A sermon preached at Lambeth-Chappel on the 25th of November, upon the consecration of the Right Reverend Father in God, Dr John Dolben, Lord Bishop of Rochester by Robert South ...
A SERMON Preached at LAMBETH-CHAPPEL on the 25th of November, Upon the Consecration of the Right Reverend Father in God Dr JOHN DOLBEN Lord Bishop of ROCHESTER. 2 Titus, last Verse.
A SERMON Preached At LAMBETH-CHAPEL on the 25th of November, Upon the Consecration of the Right Reverend Father in God Dr JOHN DOLBEN Lord Bishop of ROCHESTER. 2 Titus, last Verse.
IT may possibly be expected, that the very taking of my Text out of this Epistle to Titus may engage me in a Discourse about the Nature, Original, and Divine Right of Episcopacy;
IT may possibly be expected, that the very taking of my Text out of this Epistle to Titus may engage me in a Discourse about the Nature, Original, and Divine Right of Episcopacy;
and if it should, it were no more, then what some of the greatest, and the learned'st persons in the world (when men served Truth instead of Design) had done before:
and if it should, it were no more, then what Some of the greatest, and the Learnedest Persons in the world (when men served Truth instead of Design) had done before:
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I am not so much a Friend to the stale Starched Formality of Preambles, as to detain so great an Audience with any praevious discourse extrinsick to the Subject matter and design of the Text;
I am not so much a Friend to the stale Starched Formality of Preambles, as to detain so great an Audience with any previous discourse extrinsic to the Subject matter and Design of the Text;
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for how could another mans Action be his Duty? Was it in his power that men should not be wicked and injurious? and if such persons would despise him, could any thing pass an obligation upon him not to be despised? No, this cannot be the meaning;
for how could Another men Actium be his Duty? Was it in his power that men should not be wicked and injurious? and if such Persons would despise him, could any thing pass an obligation upon him not to be despised? No, this cannot be the meaning;
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And then, the means, the onely means to make him Successful, Bright and Victorious in the performance of these great works, was to be above Contempt, to shine like the Baptist, with a clear, and a triumphant Light.
And then, the means, the only means to make him Successful, Bright and Victorious in the performance of these great works, was to be above Contempt, to shine like the Baptist, with a clear, and a triumphant Light.
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To say a man is advanced too high to condescend to teach the Ignorant, is as much as to say, that the Sun is in too high a place to shine upon what is below him.
To say a man is advanced too high to condescend to teach the Ignorant, is as much as to say, that the Sun is in too high a place to shine upon what is below him.
And yet we know moreover, that God sometimes converts even the dull and the slow, turning very Stones into Sons of Abraham; where, besides that the difficulty of the Conquest advances the Trophee of the Conquerer;
And yet we know moreover, that God sometime converts even the dull and the slow, turning very Stones into Sons of Abraham; where, beside that the difficulty of the Conquest advances the Trophy of the Conqueror;
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it often falls out, that the backward Learner makes amends another way, recompencing Sure for Suddain, and expiating his want of Docility with a deeper and a more rooted Sincerity.
it often falls out, that the backward Learner makes amends Another Way, recompensing Sure for Sudden, and expiating his want of Docility with a Deeper and a more rooted Sincerity.
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In the first of Ecclesiastes, Solomon represents himself both as Preacher and King of Israel: and every soul that a Bishop gains, is a new accession to the extent of his Power;
In the First of Ecclesiastes, Solomon represents himself both as Preacher and King of Israel: and every soul that a Bishop gains, is a new accession to the extent of his Power;
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The Preaching part indeed of a Romish Bishop, is easie enough, whose Grand business is onely to teach men to be Ignorant, to instruct them how to know Nothing,
The Preaching part indeed of a Romish Bishop, is easy enough, whose Grand business is only to teach men to be Ignorant, to instruct them how to know Nothing,
or, which is all one, to know upon Trust, to believe implicitly, and in a word, to see with other mens eyes, till they come to be lost in their own souls.
or, which is all one, to know upon Trust, to believe implicitly, and in a word, to see with other men's eyes, till they come to be lost in their own Souls.
It needs no Legends, no Service in an unknown tongue, no inquisition against Scripture, no purging out of the heart and sence of Authors, no altering or bribing the voice of Antiquity to speak for it;
It needs no Legends, no Service in an unknown tongue, no inquisition against Scripture, no purging out of the heart and sense of Authors, not altering or bribing the voice of Antiquity to speak for it;
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for all that, remains as much a Spring as it was before, and flows as plentifully, onely it flows with the circumstance of greater State and Magnificence, Height of place is intended onely to stamp the endowments of a private condition with Lustre and Authority:
for all that, remains as much a Spring as it was before, and flows as plentifully, only it flows with the circumstance of greater State and Magnificence, Height of place is intended only to stamp the endowments of a private condition with Lustre and authority:
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It is not the gift of every Person, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus. And since Experience fits for government,
It is not the gift of every Person, nor of every Age, to harangue the multitude, to Voice it high and loud, & Dominari in Concionibus. And since Experience fits for government,
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in which, since the Action of the Instrumental agent is upon all grounds of Reason to be ascribed to the Principal, He that ordains and furnishes all his Churches with able Preachers, is an Universal Teacher, he instructs, where he cannot be Present, he speaks in every mouth of his Diocess,
in which, since the Actium of the Instrumental agent is upon all grounds of Reason to be ascribed to the Principal, He that ordains and furnishes all his Churches with able Preachers, is an Universal Teacher, he instructs, where he cannot be Present, he speaks in every Mouth of his Diocese,
Teaching is not a Flow of Words, nor the Draining of an Hour-glass, but an effectual procuring, that a man comes to know something that he knew not before, or to know it better.
Teaching is not a Flow of Words, nor the Draining of an Hourglass, but an effectual procuring, that a man comes to know something that he knew not before, or to know it better.
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And therefore Eloquence and Ability of speech is to a Church Governour, as Tully said it was to a Philosopher, Si afferatur non repudianda, si absit non magnoperè desideranda:
And Therefore Eloquence and Ability of speech is to a Church Governor, as Tully said it was to a Philosopher, Si afferatur non repudianda, si absit non magnoperè desideranda:
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2. The second is to Rule, Expressed in these words; Rebuke with all Authority. By which I doubt not, but the Apostle principally intends Church-censures,
2. The second is to Rule, Expressed in these words; Rebuke with all authority. By which I doubt not, but the Apostle principally intends Church censures,
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and so the Words are a Metonymy of the Part for the whole, giving an instance in Ecclesiastical Censures, instead of all other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
and so the Words Are a Metonymy of the Part for the Whole, giving an instance in Ecclesiastical Censures, instead of all other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.
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A Jurisdiction, which in the Essentials of it is as old as Christianity, and even in those Circumstantial additions of secular Encouragement, with which the Piety and Wisdom of Christian Princes alwayes thought necessary to support it, against the Encroachments of the injurious World, much Older,
A Jurisdiction, which in the Essentials of it is as old as Christianity, and even in those Circumstantial additions of secular Encouragement, with which the Piety and Wisdom of Christian Princes always Thought necessary to support it, against the Encroachments of the injurious World, much Older,
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and what he said to Him, he says to every Christian Bishop after him, Rebuke with all Authority. This Authority, is a Spiritual Sword put into the hands of every Church Ruler,
and what he said to Him, he Says to every Christian Bishop After him, Rebuke with all authority. This authority, is a Spiritual Sword put into the hands of every Church Ruler,
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Now the Nature of Government Contains in it these three parts. 1. An Exaction of Duty from the Persons placed under it. 2. A Protection of them in the performance of their Duty. 3. Coercion and Animadversion upon such as neglect it.
Now the Nature of Government Contains in it these three parts. 1. an Exaction of Duty from the Persons placed under it. 2. A Protection of them in the performance of their Duty. 3. Coercion and Animadversion upon such as neglect it.
All which are in their Proportion, ingredients of that Government that we call Ecclesiastical. 1. And first it implies Exaction of Duty from the Persons placed under it:
All which Are in their Proportion, ingredients of that Government that we call Ecclesiastical. 1. And First it Implies Exaction of Duty from the Persons placed under it:
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and that by many who profess a Conformity to the Rules of the Church? What makes them mince and mangle that in their Practise, which they could swallow whole in their Subscriptions? Why are the Publick Prayers curtail'd and left out, Prayers composed with Sobriety,
and that by many who profess a Conformity to the Rules of the Church? What makes them mince and mangle that in their practice, which they could swallow Whole in their Subscriptions? Why Are the Public Prayers curtailed and left out, Prayers composed with Sobriety,
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Such persons seem to Conform (a Word whose signification they never make good) onely that they may despise the Churches Injunctions, under the Churches Wing,
Such Persons seem to Conform (a Word whose signification they never make good) only that they may despise the Churches Injunctions, under the Churches Wing,
But if Governors do not remind men of, and call them to Obedience, they will find that it will never come as a Free-will-offering, no, not from many who even serve at the Altar.
But if Governors do not remind men of, and call them to obedience, they will find that it will never come as a Free will offering, no, not from many who even serve At the Altar.
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and with a Grave insignificant Nodd, to call a well Regulated, and Resolved Zeal, Want of Prudence and Moderation. Such Discouraging of men in the ways of an Active Conformity to the Churches Rules, is that, that will crack the Sinews of Government,
and with a Grave insignificant Nod, to call a well Regulated, and Resolved Zeal, Want of Prudence and Moderation. Such Discouraging of men in the ways of an Active Conformity to the Churches Rules, is that, that will Crac the Sinews of Government,
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Many will choose rather to neglect their Duty safely and creditably, then to get a Broken Pate in the Churches Service, onely to be rewarded with that, that shall Break their Hearts too.
Many will choose rather to neglect their Duty safely and creditably, then to get a Broken Pate in the Churches Service, only to be rewarded with that, that shall Break their Hearts too.
And when an insolent despiser of Discipline, nurtur'd into Impudence and Contempt of all Order, by a long Risk of Licence and Rebellion, shall appear before a Church governour, Severity and Resolution are that Governours Vertues,
And when an insolent despiser of Discipline, nurtured into Impudence and Contempt of all Order, by a long Risk of Licence and Rebellion, shall appear before a Church governor, Severity and Resolution Are that Governors Virtues,
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but being, as most of them now a days are, Hell and Damnation-proof, her bare Anathema's fall but like so many Bruta fulmina upon the Obstinate and Schismatical:
but being, as most of them now a days Are, Hell and Damnation-proof, her bore Anathema's fallen but like so many Bruta Thunderbolts upon the Obstinate and Schismatical:
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Some will by no means allow the Church any further power then onely to Exhort and to Advise, and this but with a Proviso too, that it extends not to such as think themselves too Wise,
some will by no means allow the Church any further power then only to Exhort and to advice, and this but with a Proviso too, that it extends not to such as think themselves too Wise,
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yet meerly because he is a Church-man, unfit to be intrusted by his Prince with a share of that Power and Jurisdiction, which in many Circumstances his Prince has judged but too necessary, to secure the Affairs and Dignity of the Church;
yet merely Because he is a Churchman, unfit to be Entrusted by his Prince with a share of that Power and Jurisdiction, which in many circumstances his Prince has judged but too necessary, to secure the Affairs and Dignity of the Church;
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But surely all our Kings, and our Parliaments, understood well enough what they did, when they thought fit to prop and fortifie the Spiritual Order with some Power that was Temporal;
But surely all our Kings, and our Parliaments, understood well enough what they did, when they Thought fit to prop and fortify the Spiritual Order with Some Power that was Temporal;
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onely, I suppose, the Common Theory and Speculation of things, is free and open to any one whom God has sent into the world with an ability to contemplate,
only, I suppose, the Common Theory and Speculation of things, is free and open to any one whom God has sent into the world with an ability to contemplate,
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1. The ill effects and destructive Influence that Contempt has upon Government. 2. The groundless Causes upon which Church-Rulers are frequently despised.
1. The ill effects and destructive Influence that Contempt has upon Government. 2. The groundless Causes upon which Church-Rulers Are frequently despised.
All which being clearly made out, and impartially laid before our eyes, it will be easie and obvious for every one, by avoiding the Evil so markt out, to answer and come up to the Apostles Exhortation. ▪
All which being clearly made out, and impartially laid before our eyes, it will be easy and obvious for every one, by avoiding the Evil so marked out, to answer and come up to the Apostles Exhortation. ▪
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As for the thing it self, every mans Experience will inform him, that there is no Action in the Behaviour of one man towards another, of which humane Nature is more Impatient than of Contempt;
As for the thing it self, every men Experience will inform him, that there is no Actium in the Behaviour of one man towards Another, of which humane Nature is more Impatient than of Contempt;
and Shame is a Banishment of him from the good Opinion of the World, which every man most earnestly Desires, both upon a Principle of Nature and of Interest.
and Shame is a Banishment of him from the good Opinion of the World, which every man most earnestly Desires, both upon a Principle of Nature and of Interest.
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while the Heart Insults? and the Actions Submit, while the Aprehensions Rebel? And therefore the most experienced Disturbers and Underminers of Government, have always laid their first Train in Contempt, endeavouring to blow it up in the Judgement and Esteem of the Subject.
while the Heart Insults? and the Actions Submit, while the Apprehensions Rebel? And Therefore the most experienced Disturbers and Underminers of Government, have always laid their First Train in Contempt, endeavouring to blow it up in the Judgement and Esteem of the Subject.
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And was not this method observed in the late most flourishing and succesful Rebellion? for how studiously did they lay about them, both from the Pulpit and the Press, to cast a slurr upon the Kings Person,
And was not this method observed in the late most flourishing and successful Rebellion? for how studiously did they lay about them, both from the Pulpit and the Press, to cast a slurr upon the Kings Person,
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and to bring his governing Abilities under a Disrepute? and then, after they had sufficiently Blasted him in his Personal Capacity, they found it easie Work to dash and overthrow him in his Political. Reputation is Power:
and to bring his governing Abilities under a Disrepute? and then, After they had sufficiently Blasted him in his Personal Capacity, they found it easy Work to dash and overthrow him in his Political. Reputation is Power:
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and if there is no Subjection, it is impossible without the help of the •ormer Distinction of a Politick Capacity, to imagine how a Prince can be a Governour.
and if there is no Subjection, it is impossible without the help of the •ormer Distinction of a Politic Capacity, to imagine how a Prince can be a Governor.
and after this, he may easily strip him of his other Garrisons, having already dispossest him of his strongest, by dismantling him of his Honour, and seising his Reputation.
and After this, he may Easily strip him of his other Garrisons, having already dispossessed him of his Strongest, by dismantling him of his Honour, and seizing his Reputation.
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Nor is, what has been said of Princes, less true of all other Governours, form Highest to Lowest, from him that Heads an Army, to him that is but Master of a Family, or of one single Servant;
Nor is, what has been said of Princes, less true of all other Governors, from Highest to Lowest, from him that Heads an Army, to him that is but Master of a Family, or of one single Servant;
As on the Contrary, be but a Person in Vogue and Credit with the Multitude, he shall be able to commend and set off whatsoever he says, to authorize any Nonsence,
As on the Contrary, be but a Person in Vogue and Credit with the Multitude, he shall be able to commend and Set off whatsoever he Says, to authorise any Nonsense,
as a Zealous Tradesman would even Live and Dye under. And now I suppose it is no ill Topick of Argumentation, to shew the Prevalence of Contempt, by the contrary Influences of Respect;
as a Zealous Tradesman would even Live and Die under. And now I suppose it is no ill Topic of Argumentation, to show the Prevalence of Contempt, by the contrary Influences of Respect;
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And I have nothing to say more upon this Head, but that, if Churchmen are called upon to Discharge the parts of Governours, they may with the highest Reason expect those Supports and Helps that are indispensably Requisite thereunto:
And I have nothing to say more upon this Head, but that, if Churchmen Are called upon to Discharge the parts of Governors, they may with the highest Reason expect those Supports and Helps that Are indispensably Requisite thereunto:
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which according to a true and plain Estimate of things, is nothing else but to mock and betray them into a Splendid and Magisterial way of being Ridiculous.
which according to a true and plain Estimate of things, is nothing Else but to mock and betray them into a Splendid and Magisterial Way of being Ridiculous.
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And thus much for the ill Effects and destructive Influence that Contempt has upon Government: I pass now to the 2d. Thing, which is to shew the Groundless Causes, upon which Church-Rulers are frequently Despised.
And thus much for the ill Effects and destructive Influence that Contempt has upon Government: I pass now to the 2d. Thing, which is to show the Groundless Causes, upon which Church-Rulers Are frequently Despised.
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Concerning which, it is a sad, but an experimented Truth, that the Names derived from it, in the refined Language of the present Age, are made but the Appellatives of Scorn.
Concerning which, it is a sad, but an experimented Truth, that the Names derived from it, in the refined Language of the present Age, Are made but the Appellatives of Scorn.
But surely the Bottom and Foundation of this Behaviour towards Persons set apart for the Service of God, that this very Relation should entitle them to such a peculiar Scorn, can be nothing else but Atheisme;
But surely the Bottom and Foundation of this Behaviour towards Persons Set apart for the Service of God, that this very Relation should entitle them to such a peculiar Scorn, can be nothing Else but Atheism;
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and that, he that taxes him, is but a Pedant, an Vnexperienced, and a Morose fellow; one that does not know men, nor understand what it is to Eat and Drink well ▪ But call a man Priest or Parson, and you set him, in some mens Esteem, ten degrees below his own Servant.
and that, he that Taxes him, is but a Pedant, an Unexperienced, and a Morose fellow; one that does not know men, nor understand what it is to Eat and Drink well ▪ But call a man Priest or Parson, and you Set him, in Some men's Esteem, ten Degrees below his own Servant.
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2. Another groundless Cause of some mens despising the Governours of our Church, is their loss of that former Grandeur, and Priviledge that they enjoyed.
2. another groundless Cause of Some men's despising the Governors of our Church, is their loss of that former Grandeur, and Privilege that they enjoyed.
like the good Physician, who out of tenderness to his Patient, lest he should hurt himself by Drinking, was so kind as to rob him of his silver Cup. The Church of England Glories in nothing more,
like the good physician, who out of tenderness to his Patient, lest he should hurt himself by Drinking, was so kind as to rob him of his silver Cup. The Church of England Glories in nothing more,
then that she is the truest Friend to Kings, and to Kingly Government of any other Church in the World, that they were the same Hands and Principles that took the Crown from the Kings Head,
then that she is the Truest Friend to Kings, and to Kingly Government of any other Church in the World, that they were the same Hands and Principles that took the Crown from the Kings Head,
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as it stood while the Church enjoyed those Priviledges. And thus much for the two groundless Causes upon which Church Rulers are frequently Despised. I descend now to the
as it stood while the Church enjoyed those Privileges. And thus much for the two groundless Causes upon which Church Rulers Are frequently Despised. I descend now to the
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and not set their Defects in an high Place ▪ to make them Visible and Conspicuous ▪ If Owls will not be hooted at, let them keep close within the Tree,
and not Set their Defects in an high Place ▪ to make them Visible and Conspicuous ▪ If Owls will not be hooted At, let them keep close within the Tree,
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And therefore with what a Controlling, Overpowering force did our Savior Tax the Sins of the Jews, when he ushered in his Rebukes of them, with that high assertion of himself, Who is there amongst you that convinces me of Sin? Otherwise, we may easily guess with what impatience the world would have heard an incestuous Herod discoursing of Chastity, a Judas condemning Covetousness,
And Therefore with what a Controlling, Overpowering force did our Saviour Tax the Sins of the jews, when he ushered in his Rebukes of them, with that high assertion of himself, Who is there among you that convinces me of since? Otherwise, we may Easily guess with what impatience the world would have herd an incestuous Herod discoursing of Chastity, a Judas condemning Covetousness,
For, let a Vitious Person be in never so high Command, yet still he will be lookt upon but as one great Vice, empowred to Correct and Chastise others.
For, let a Vicious Person be in never so high Command, yet still he will be looked upon but as one great Vice, empowered to Correct and Chastise Others.
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And for their so doing, have this infallible Recompence, that they are not at all the more Loved, but much the less Feared; and, which is a sure Consequent of it, accordingly Respected. But believe it, it is a Resolute tenacious Adherence to well Chosen Principles,
And for their so doing, have this infallible Recompense, that they Are not At all the more Loved, but much the less Feared; and, which is a sure Consequent of it, accordingly Respected. But believe it, it is a Resolute tenacious Adherence to well Chosen Principles,
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Which being so, is it not an Enormous indecency, as well as a gross impiety, that any one who owns the Name of a Divine, hearing a great Sinner brave it against Heaven, talk Atheistically,
Which being so, is it not an Enormous indecency, as well as a gross impiety, that any one who owns the Name of a Divine, hearing a great Sinner brave it against Heaven, talk Atheistically,
if he cares to be saved at all, should instead of Vindicating the Truth to the Blasphemers Teeth, think it Discretion and Moderation (forsooth) with a Complying Silence,
if he Cares to be saved At all, should instead of Vindicating the Truth to the Blasphemers Teeth, think it Discretion and Moderation (forsooth) with a Complying Silence,
If any one should reply here, that the Times and Manners of men will not bear such a Practise, I confess, that it is an Answer from the mouth of a Profest Time-server, very Rational:
If any one should reply Here, that the Times and Manners of men will not bear such a practice, I confess, that it is an Answer from the Mouth of a Professed Timeserver, very Rational:
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A fourth thing that makes a Governour justly Despised, is a proness to Despise others. There is a kind of Respect due to the Meanest Person, even from the Greatest;
A fourth thing that makes a Governor justly Despised, is a proneness to Despise Others. There is a kind of Respect due to the Meanest Person, even from the Greatest;
But that which makes the Clergy glorious, to be Knowing in their Profession, Unspotted in their Lives, Active and Laborious in their Charges, Bold and Resolute in opposing Seducers,
But that which makes the Clergy glorious, to be Knowing in their Profession, Unspotted in their Lives, Active and Laborious in their Charges, Bold and Resolute in opposing Seducers,
These are our Robes, and our Maces, our Escutenions and highest Titles of Honour, for by all these things God is honoured, who has Declared this the Eternal Rule and Standard of all Honour deriveable upon men, That those who Honour Him, shall be Honoured by Him.
These Are our Robes, and our Maces, our Escutenions and highest Titles of Honour, for by all these things God is honoured, who has Declared this the Eternal Rule and Standard of all Honour derivable upon men, That those who Honour Him, shall be Honoured by Him.
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To which God, fearful in Praises, and working Wonders, be rendred and ascribed as is most due, all Praise, Might, Majesty and Dominion, both now and for evermore. Amen. FINIS.
To which God, fearful in Praises, and working Wonders, be rendered and ascribed as is most due, all Praise, Might, Majesty and Dominion, both now and for evermore. Amen. FINIS.
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