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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840. Excerpt: ... pres the thing that is here most principal. For this word Accipite, is all together a word of gevyng or delyvering. The Lord geve us grace that we may all speake one thing to the edyfying of the faith among us. Amen. Subscribed. Martin. Bucerus D. Professor. Theologiae Cantabrigiae. NUM. XLVII. Bishop Hoper to the Clergy of his Diocm of Glocester. To the glory of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost..TORASMUCH as of all Charges and Vocations, theEMSto. Charge of such as be appointed to the ministry and func-Priratotion of the Church is the greatest; it is to be provided and foreseen, that such as be called and appointed to such Vocation and Office, be such as can satisfy the said Office. Which may be done as S. Paul saith, two manner of wayes. The one if they be of sound doctrine, apt to teach, and to exhort after knowledg, and able to withstand, and confute the evil sayers. The other, if their Life and maners be unculpable, and cannot justly be blamed: Which consisteth in this; if the minister be sober, modest, keeping hospitality, honest, religious, chast; not dissolute, angry, nor given to much wine, no fighter, no covetous man, such as governeth wel his own house, and giveth an example of vertue and honesty unto others. For as the godly life and conversation of the Parson, or Doctor, doth no less avayle in the reformation of others, then the doctrin it self; so likewise they, who have no respect nor regard what evil, mischievous and devilish example of life outwardly appeareth to be in them, cannot have in them any just authority 134 to reform or correct the faults of others. For by what just means canst thou reprehend and blame any other in that fault, wherin thou thy self art to be blamed? Or by what occasion canst thou preach chastity, or de...
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