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unless_o they_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v themselves_o in_o a_o condition_n above_o the_o common_a rank_n of_o men._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n or_o the_o sense_n of_o duty_n which_o maintain_v religion_n among_o many_o of_o the_o mean_a and_o unlearned_a sort_n as_o the_o opinion_n which_o they_o have_v of_o their_o pastor_n and_o the_o deference_n which_o they_o be_v teach_v to_o pay_v to_o their_o judgement_n and_o direction_n if_o the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o bare_a subsistence_n all_o this_o authority_n will_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o their_o person_n thereby_o become_v contemptible_a to_o the_o people_n religion_n will_v be_v despise_v with_o they_o even_o among_o person_n of_o great_a knowledge_n and_o better_a education_n piety_n and_o virtue_n in_o that_o case_n can_v scarce_o be_v maintain_v when_o such_o will_v scorn_v to_o converse_v with_o those_o who_o poverty_n make_v they_o far_o inferior_a to_o their_o quality_n man_n may_v frame_v to_o themselves_o what_o system_n they_o please_v in_o their_o closet_n and_o in_o speculation_n and_o imagine_v that_o the_o clergy_n however_o poor_a will_v still_o be_v honour_v for_o their_o work_n sake_n that_o virtue_n and_o a_o conscientious_a discharge_n of_o their_o duty_n will_v procure_v to_o they_o everlasting_a respect_n and_o authority_n but_o when_o these_o system_n be_v reduce_v to_o practice_n experience_n demonstrate_v the_o folly_n of_o they_o if_o a_o angel_n shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o ministerial_a office_n if_o he_o abstain_v from_o work_a miracle_n he_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o procure_v any_o great_a respect_n to_o himself_o or_o do_v eminent_a service_n to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o religion_n unless_o he_o may_v converse_v with_o the_o gentry_n upon_o equal_a ground_n and_o be_v raise_v a_o degree_n above_o the_o commonalty_n let_v any_o gentleman_n fancy_v himself_o strip_v of_o his_o large_a possession_n and_o reduce_v to_o a_o bare_a subsistence_n and_o then_o let_v he_o imagine_v if_o he_o can_v that_o his_o virtue_n will_v secure_v that_o authority_n among_o his_o neighbour_n which_o a_o large_a estate_n and_o power_n delegated_a to_o he_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o it_o do_v before_o procure_v to_o he_o in_o the_o last_o place_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o additional_a provision_n be_v make_v for_o the_o reward_n of_o those_o clergyman_n who_o by_o extraordinary_a learning_n and_o industry_n shall_v deserve_v more_o than_o other_o for_o without_o this_o the_o church_n will_v be_v deprive_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o extraordinary_a labour_n of_o her_o clergy_n since_o scarce_o any_o will_v be_v find_v willing_a to_o undertake_v any_o unnecessary_a pain_n if_o after_o all_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o be_v distinguish_v from_o other_o who_o labour_v not_o so_o much_o as_o well_o by_o their_o preferment_n as_o by_o their_o merit_n it_o be_v common_o say_v indeed_o that_o prebend_n and_o other_o dignity_n in_o cathedral_n church_n be_v intend_v for_o reward_n of_o extraordinary_a merit_n and_o be_v sufficient_a to_o that_o purpose_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o those_o be_v give_v promiscuous_o as_o benefice_n be_v to_o man_n of_o ordinary_a as_o extraordinary_a worth_n and_o that_o it_o never_o do_v or_o can_v happen_v otherwise_o that_o the_o person_n of_o extraordinary_a worth_n to_o who_o they_o be_v give_v be_v general_o those_o who_o ply_v next_o at_o court_n that_o reward_n of_o extraordinary_a merit_n aught_o to_o be_v provide_v for_o the_o clergy_n of_o other_o diocese_n as_o well_o as_o for_o they_o that_o many_o bishop_n have_v not_o the_o gift_n of_o one_o prebend_n wherewith_o to_o reward_v their_o chaplain_n and_o deserve_a clergy_n and_o the_o archbishop_n himself_o of_o no_o more_o than_o three_o and_o consequent_o that_o no_o constant_a provision_n can_v be_v make_v for_o extraordinary_a merit_n otherwise_o than_o by_o plurality_n other_o great_a inconvenience_n which_o will_v arise_v from_o confine_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o a_o bare_a subsistence_n may_v be_v urge_v as_o that_o it_o will_v reflect_v dishonour_n upon_o religion_n that_o it_o will_v soon_o introduce_v a_o general_a ignorance_n that_o it_o will_v induce_v they_o to_o follow_v a_o secular_a life_n that_o it_o will_v tempt_v they_o to_o prevaricate_v to_o flatter_v vice_n in_o rich_a man_n and_o to_o betray_v the_o cause_n of_o religion_n in_o time_n of_o trial_n such_o as_o we_o late_o see_v these_o and_o the_o abovementioned_a consideration_n make_v it_o absolute_o necessary_a that_o the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v endow_v with_o and_o permit_v to_o enjoy_v ample_a possession_n and_o revenue_n god_n therefore_o foretell_v it_o as_o the_o great_a blessing_n of_o his_o church_n which_o shall_v be_v found_v among_o the_o gentile_n that_o king_n shall_v be_v her_o
natural_a philosophy_n that_o a_o superficial_a knowledge_n of_o it_o make_v man_n atheist_n but_o a_o perfect_a knowledge_n of_o it_o reduce_v they_o to_o religion_n be_v full_o as_o true_a in_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n a_o imperfect_a view_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o constitution_n and_o state_n of_o our_o church_n make_v man_n desirous_a of_o a_o change_n or_o reformation_n but_o a_o thorough_a knowledge_n of_o it_o make_v they_o not_o only_o be_v content_a but_o please_v with_o her_o present_a constitution_n only_o desirous_a that_o her_o excellent_a law_n and_o institution_n may_v be_v put_v in_o practice_n this_o case_n of_o plurality_n be_v general_o esteem_v the_o most_o scandalous_a and_o inexcusable_a of_o all_o her_o suppose_a corruption_n yet_o upon_o a_o strict_a examination_n of_o it_o it_o do_v now_o as_o i_o hope_v appear_v to_o be_v neither_o scandalous_a nor_o inconvenient_a but_o lawful_a necessary_a and_o advantageous_a to_o the_o church_n all_o the_o real_a inconvenience_n of_o it_o proceed_v whole_o from_o the_o ill_a use_n of_o it_o and_o from_o the_o fault_n of_o private_a person_n to_o which_o the_o best_a institution_n be_v equal_o subject_a and_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v their_o lordship_n the_o bishop_n will_v in_o time_n remedy_n by_o the_o due_a application_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o law_n of_o this_o church_n and_o nation_n have_v already_o invest_v in_o they_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 6._o line_n 14._o for_o graliâ—iâ—th_v read_v gratifi_v p._n 13._o l._n 2d_o for_o asgarvey_n read_v asgardby_n p._n 17._o l._n 9_o for_o cause_n r._n case_n p._n 23._o l._n 28._o for_o cause_n r._n case_n p._n 37._o l._n 3._o for_o true_a r._n true_o p._n 45._o l._n 16._o for_o in_o r._n to_o p._n 83._o 1._o 8._o for_o have_v found_v r._n have_v be_v found_v p._n 87._o 1._o 13._o in_o the_o marg._n for_o alsadi_n r._n aâ—fredi_n p._n 123._o l._n 28._o for_o districtive_a r._n districtius_fw-la p._n 124._o l._n 29._o for_o clementon_n r._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 153._o l._n 28._o for_o derivation_n r._n deviation_n book_n print_v for_o r._n clavel_n publish_a in_o michaelmas_n term_n 1691._o a_o deâ—ence_n of_o plurality_n or_o hold_v two_o benefice_n with_o cure_n of_o soul_n as_o now_o practise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o state_n of_o the_o protestant_n of_o ireland_n under_o the_o late_a king_n james_n government_n in_o which_o their_o carriage_n towards_o he_o be_v justify_v and_o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o their_o endeavour_v to_o be_v freâ—d_v from_o his_o government_n and_o of_o submit_v to_o their_o present_a majesty_n be_v demonstrate_v observation_n on_o a_o journey_n to_o naples_n be_v a_o far_a discovery_n of_o the_o fraud_n of_o romish_a priest_n and_o monk_n write_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o former_a book_n entitle_v the_o fraud_n of_o romish_a priest_n and_o monk_n set_v forth_o in_o eight_o letter_n l._n annaei_fw-la elori_fw-la rerum_fw-la româ—norum_fw-la epitome_n cum_fw-la interpretatione_n &_o notis_n in_o usum_fw-la serenissimi_fw-la delphini_n unà _fw-la cum_fw-la indicibus_fw-la copiosissimis_fw-la oppidò_fw-la necessariis_fw-la will_v be_v publish_v at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o term._n compendium_n graecum_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la continens_fw-la ex_fw-la 7959_o versiculis_fw-la totius_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la tantum_fw-la versiculos_fw-la 1900_o non_fw-la tamen_fw-la integros_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la omnes_fw-la universi_fw-la novi_fw-la test._n voces_fw-la unà _fw-la cum_fw-la versione_n latina_n inveniuntur_fw-la auctore_fw-la johanne_n leusden_n editio_fw-la quinta_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la themata_fw-la graeca_n &_o voces_fw-la derivatae_fw-la exprimuntur_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la tempora_fw-la verborum_fw-la adduntur_fw-la tandem_fw-la ne_fw-la aliquid_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la desideretur_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la novissima_fw-la editione_n londinensi_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la voci_fw-la aut_fw-la compositae_fw-la aut_fw-la derivatae_fw-la radix_fw-la adjicitur_fw-la propria_fw-la in_fw-la tyronum_fw-la gratiam_fw-la de_fw-fr presbyteratu_fw-la dissertatio_n quadriparita_n presbyteratûs_fw-la sacri_fw-la origines_fw-la naturam_fw-la titulum_fw-la officia_fw-la &_o ordines_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la mundi_fw-la primordiis_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la catholicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consummatum_fw-la plantationem_fw-la complectens_fw-la in_fw-la qua_fw-la hierarchiae_n episcopalis_fw-la jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la &_o immutabile_fw-la ex_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la scriptuaâ—um_fw-la canonicè_fw-la expositarum_fw-la &_o eccâ—â—siasticae_fw-la traditionis_fw-la suffragiis_fw-la brevitèr_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la luculentèr_fw-la asseriter_fw-la authore_fw-la samuele_n hill_n diaecesâ—ôs_fw-la bathoniensis_fw-la &_o wellensis_n presbyterio_n londini_fw-la typis_fw-la s._n roycrâ—ft_a l._n l._n oriental_n typographi_fw-la regis_fw-la impensis_fw-la r._n clavel_n in_o coemeterio_fw-la d._n pauli_n mdcxci_o sometime_o since_o publish_v for_o r._n clavel_n form_n of_o private_a devotion_n for_o every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n in_o a_o method_n agreeable_a to_o the_o liturgy_n with_o occasional_a prayer_n and_o a_o office_n for_o the_o holy_a communion_n and_o for_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n a_o scholastical_a history_n of_o the_o primitive_a and_o general_a use_n of_o liturgy_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n together_o with_o a_o answer_n to_o david_n clarkson_n late_a discourse_n concern_v liturgy_n roman_n forgery_n in_o the_o council_n during_o the_o first_o four_o century_n together_o with_o a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o forgery_n and_o error_n in_o the_o annal_n of_o baronius_n the_o fraud_n of_o romish_a monk_n and_o priest_n set_v forth_o in_o eight_o letter_n late_o write_v by_o a_o gentleman_n in_o his_o journey_n into_o italy_n the_o three_o edition_n 〈◊〉_d apol_n p._n 337._o xxxiv_o 2_o etc._n etc._n lvi_o 10._o matth._n 1â—_n 2._o hist._n conc._n trid._n p._n 217._o etc._n etc._n hist._n conc._n trid._n p._n 255._o chron._n hisp._n p_o 〈◊〉_d conc_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d paâ—_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d aâ—t_n 7._o â—om_n 3._o 8._o report_n 149._o hist._n eccles._n l._n 1._o c._n 1â—_n not._n in_o epiphan_n in_o hâ—eresi_fw-la aâ—ianâ_fw-la hist._n eccl._n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o defence_n of_o diocesan_n episc_n p._n 47._o 〈◊〉_d eccl._n l._n 7._o c._n 19_o â—_o tim._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d epist._n 2._o conc_fw-fr tom._n 1._o p._n 829._o cap._n 9_o §_o â—_o epist._n gilâ—â—_n p._n 23._o edit_fw-la oxon._n conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 53._o ibid._n p_o 495._o tom._n 3â—_n p._n 188._o lâ—x_fw-la 3._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p_o 4â—9_n ib_a p._n 413._o descript._n â—all_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o hist._n eccl._n l._n i._o c._n 27._o hiâ—_n eccl._n â—_o 3._o c._n 7._o l._n 3._o c._n â—6_n in_o fine_a beda_n hist._n eccl._n l._n 4._o c._n 27._o circa_fw-la med_n antiq._n britan_n p._n 52._o l_o 5._o c._n 4._o l._n 4._o c._n â—_o conc._n ang._n t._n 1._o p_o 3â—â—_n capitular_a edit_fw-la â—_o balazio_n t_o 1_o p._n 416._o l._n 5._o c._n 334._o ib._n p._n 896._o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o ibid._n p._n 41._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o capitâ—l_n t._n 1._o p._n 565._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 1205._o l._n 7._o c._n 375._o ib._n p._n 1104._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o cap._n 1._o in_o capit_fw-la franc._n t._n 2._o p._n 327._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o tiâ—_n 1._o â—_o 1â—_n capitul_n t._n 1._o p._n 99_o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 293._o ibid._n p._n 328._o ibid._n p._n 248._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 196._o ibid._n p_o 730._o lex_fw-la alsâ—di_fw-la 24._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 154_o ib_a p._n 192._o i._o 6._o c._n 59_o ib._n p._n 932._o ib._n p._n 708._o sic_fw-la 8â—_n l._n 1._o c._n 24._o addit_fw-la 3_o capit._n c._n 83._o ib._n p._n 1172._o can._n 14._o can._n 20._o capitul_n â—_o 5._o c._n 175._o t._n 1_o p._n 857._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o can._n 13._o cap._n 24._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 258._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 416._o ibid._n p._n 504._o v._o selden_n hist_o decim_fw-la p_o 264._o council_n angl_n tom._n 1._o p._n 444._o ibid._n p._n 545._o leâ—_n 11._o capital_a tom._n 1._o p._n 171._o ibid._n t._n 2._o p._n 327._o c._n 1._o ibid._n p._n 24._o conc._n angl._n tom._n 1._o p_o 621._o ibid_fw-la tom._n 1._o p._n 448._o can._n 6_o 9_o 15._o lex_fw-la 13._o ibid._n p._n 545._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 565._o l_o â—_o c._n 149._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 730._o l._n 1._o c._n 24._o capitular_a l._n 7_o c._n 198._o t._n 1._o p_o 1067._o conc._n angl._n t._n 1._o p._n 593._o ibid._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o append._n ad_fw-la conc._n lateran_n p._n 4._o c._n 4._o conc._n labb_n t._n 10._o p._n 1569._o hist._n decim_fw-la c._n 9_o â—â—_o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 22._o ibid._n p._n 34._o conc._n angl._n tâ—â—_n p._n 101._o can._n 9_o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 22._o can._n 9_o extrau_n de_fw-fr praebend_n c._n avaritia_fw-la ib._n cap._n dâ—_n monachis_fw-la extr._n de_fw-fr suppl_n nâ—glig_v praelat_fw-la c._n sicut_fw-la conc._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 239._o ibid._n p._n 253._o canc._n ang._n t._n 2._o p._n 44._o ib._n p._n 183._o ib._n p._n 440._o cap._n 28._o ib._n p._n 374._o ib._n p._n 158._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 227._o ibid._n p._n 272._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 183._o ib._n p._n 272._o ib._n p._n 297._o ib_a p._n 183._o ib._n p._n â—â—_o append._n 1_o d_o l._n 4._o c._n 14._o capitul_n t._n 1._o p._n 794._o capitul_n l._n 6._o c._n 73._o t._n 1._o p._n 934._o l._n 6._o c._n 73._o ibid._n ib._n p._n 1291._o l._n 1._o c._n 254._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 565._o cap._n 11._o conc._n t._n 10._o p._n 985._o council_n t._n 10._o p._n 1516._o hoveden_n hist._n par_fw-fr â—_o ad_fw-la ann_n 1179._o can._n 29._o conc._n t._n 11._o p._n 180._o clement_n on_o tit._n 2._o cap._n 3._o gloss_n conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 158._o ibid._n p._n 369._o conc._n labb_n t._n 11._o p._n 983._o abridgement_n of_o the_o record_n num._n 50._o supra_fw-la conc._n ang._n t._n 2_o p._n 12._o ibid._n p._n 281._o ibid._n p._n 34._o ibid._n p._n 36_o 〈◊〉_d 273._o p._n 35._o conc_fw-fr angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 227._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 277._o ibid._n p._n 3â—_n hiâ—t_fw-la council_n â—â—ident_a p._n 217._o vid._n registr_n peckhim_n sol_fw-mi 159._o cap._n 13._o capitular_a t._n 1._o p._n 154._o l._n 6._o c._n 59_o ibid_fw-la p._n 932._o con._n angl._n t._n 2._o p_o 34._o ib._n p._n 328._o capitular_a t._n â—_o p._n 146._o ib._n p._n 369._o lex_fw-la 3_o conc._n ang._n t._n â—_o p._n 409._o conc._n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 320._o ib._n p._n 340_o exit_fw-la registro_fw-la winchelse_n f._n 34._o &_o pat._n 22._o e._n â—_o in_o turri_n london_n conâ—_n angl._n t._n 2._o p._n 612._o extr_n de_fw-la testam_fw-la cap._n cumin_n off_o par._n 1._o c._n 4._o &_o 7._o the_o word_n of_o the_o latter_a author_n be_v include_v in_o uncis_fw-la pag._n 252._o hist._n counc_fw-la trent_n p._n 251_o 252._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 26._o bishop_n of_o worcester_n charge_n p._n 48._o preface_n to_o hist._n of_o tithe_n isa._n 49._o 2d_o