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A55386	A model for the maintaining of students of choice abilities at the university, and principally in order to the ministry with epistles & recommendations, and an account of the settlement and practise of it in the universities from the doctors there : as also with answers to such objections as are most plausible, which may be made against it : and with the names of the trustees.	Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679.	1658 (1658)	Wing P2841; ESTC R38154	17,545	32

The Crucifying of the World c. Read Gal. 6. 6 7 8 9 10. Accept this invitation to so good a Work from A servant of Christ for his Church Richard Baxter February 26. 1658. A Model for the Education of Students of choice abilities at the University and principally in order to the Ministry April 1. 1658. CHAP. I. Of the Contribution and Contributers 1. THat they who through their affection to Gods glory and the Churches good in the advancement of Learning and Piety shall be willing to contribute to this work be intreited to signifie their desires by way of subscription that so it may be more certain in it self and more visible and exemplary to others 2. And because subscriptions of this nature though happily begun have heretofore failed lest it should happen so in this case whereby the whole design would be frustrated and Youth● of excellent parts hopefully planted at the University forced to remove besides many other inconveniencies we do earnestly desire that God would stir up the hearts of those whose Estates will bear it to subscribe for eight years or for more or for ever which we shall look on as a noble and eminent act of charity and which present and future ages may have cause to blesse God for and as the most proper and only certain course to promote the intended design and to prevent the forementioned mischiefs Yet if any shall contribute any thing upon other terms we judge it a very acceptable service and we hope it will occasion thanksgiving to God on their behalf 3. That the Name of every Contributer be fairly written in a Book of Velume appointed for the purpose together with the summe which it shall please him to contribute to his Work CHAP. II. Of the Trustees 1. THat the mony collected be disposed of and the election of Schollars made by sixty Trustees whereof 36 to be Gentlemen or Citizens of eminency and 24 to be Ministers in or within five miles of the City of London of which number any seven shall make a Quorum in ordinary cases whereof three to be Ministers 2. And because it is of great importance to the good of the work that there be a special inspection into it upon the place it is thought fit that there be seven Trustees chosen for each University who shall be intreated to take notice of the proficiency and deportment of the exhibitioners in the University 3. That the Trustees proceed in all things without partiality as they shall judge best for the publick good and suffer not themselves to be byassed from it by any favours or recommendations whatsoever And particularly that in the election of Schollars or Trustees when there are any vacancies the Trustees declare themselves that they will according to their Trust proceed therein with all fidelity and integrity And that the Clerk put the Chairman in mind of it 4. That when any one of the Trustees dies or refuseth to act further in the businesse or removeth ten miles from London or by the rest of the Trustees is judged to deserve dismission from his Trust the rest of the Trustees or any 7 of them whereof 3 shall be Ministers notice being given to the Trustees of the meeting and of the end of it being met together proceed to chuse another And that no Trustee be compleatly chosen at one meeting but that he be nominated one meeting and if they see fit chosen the next meeting And that they chuse one whom for wisdom candor activity publick-spiritednesse integrity affection to Religion and Learning and other necessary qualifications they judge fit for the work And that they chuse a Minister in the room of a Minister and upon the vacancy of one who is no Minister that they chuse one who is no Minister CHAP. III. Of the Officers and Expences 1. THat in the moneth of March yearly the Trustees chuse one of themselves being a Minister who shall be desired from time to time for the year ensuing to appoint meetings of the Trustees and to be present at all meetings and transactions and to take special care to promote the work and to keep correspondency with others in relation thereunto 2. That the Trustees in the moneth of March also chuse a Treasurer being a person of unquestionable fidelity from year to year And that the Treasurers or Collectors discharge shall be sufficient to any that shall pay the money And that the Treasurer be accountable once a quarter to the Trustees or any seven of them a meeting being called whereof three to be Ministers And that the Treasurer shall not dispose of any of the monies but according to the direction of the Trustees or any seven of them three being Ministers at a general meeting assembled 3. That a Clerk be chosen to be present at all meetings to draw and enter all Orders made by the Trustees and keep the Books and write such things as are necessary as also a Collector to gather in the monies and to call meetings and do other necessary works and that they have such salaries as the Trustees shall think fit 4. That all the charges incidentall to the work which the Trustees shall judge expedient shall be allowed out of the Stock CHAP. IV. Of the quality of the Schollers to be chosen 1. THat the Schollers to whom the exhibitions shall be granted be chosen out of the University or out of Schools as the Trustees from time to time shall judge most fit and that strict enquiry and diligent examination be made and all possible care used that fit persons be chosen and that the Election be made by seven of the Trustees at the least whereof three to be Ministers notice being given to the Trustees of the meeting and of the end of it And that no Schollers hereafter shall be chosen but such as have been personally and diligently examined by three at least being either of the Trustees in London who are Schollers or of the University Trustees or of such as shall be chosen and desired by the Trustees to examine Candidates c. and attested by their hands And that no Certificate be owned from the Universities but such as comes from known persons or from such persons as some of the University Trustees shall attest to 2. That the Schollers to be chosen be of Godly life or at the least hopeful for Godlinesse of eminent parts of an ingenuous disposition and such as are poor or have not a sufficient maintenance any other way That not only the pregnancy but the solidity of their parts be observed And that a speciall regard be had to Godlinesse 3. And although our great aim in this work be the bringing up of Schollers of eminent parts and learning and the supplying of the Church with choyce Ministers and such as through Gods blessing may be pillars of the Church yet because the ordinary necessities of the Church also are to be provided for and the sad condition of dark

that you love your selves and that you love your money better than to lose it by casting it away upon the flesh and leaving it in the world behind you If you can stay here alwaies with it then keep it I speak to none but those that must die and methinks such should be glad to learn the art of sending their wealth to meet them in another world If you understand not that giving is receiving and that the giver is more beholden than the beggar and that it is for your selves that God commandeth you to give and that the more you thus lose the more you save and gain you are then unacquainted with the reasons of Christianity and the life of faith I hope you are sensible of Englands priviledges above the dark Mahometans or Indians in the freedome of Ordinances and plenty of receiving opportunities And know you not that an opportunity of giving may be as great a mercy to you as of hearing or praying and should be as forwardly and thankefully accepted He was never acquainted with the Christian life of doing good that finds it not the most sweet and pleasant life Though we must snatch no unsound consolation from our works but detest the thoughts of making God beholden to us yet we must walk in them as his way Ephes. 2. 10. in which we are likeliest to meet him he is likest to God that doth most good and that would do most This is such an improvement of time and stock that you may omit a Prayer a Sermon or a Sacrament for it rather than omit it you may violate the rest of a Sabbath to shew mercy Mat. 12. 4 5. Your Lord and Master with a special remark hath set you all this lesson for to study Mat. 9. 13. But go ye and learn what that meaneth I will have mercy and not sacrifice And yet such is here the happy combination that it is mercy and sacrifice because it is mercy for sacrifice that you are called to And doubt not but with such sacrifice God is well pleased Heb. 13. 16. Forget not therefore to communicate and do good It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20. 35. For the nature of the work before you consider First Is it not pity that so good a breed of wits as England is renowned for should be starved for want of culture and encouragement Secondly Is it not pity that so many thousands of souls should starve in ignorance or be poysoned by seducements for want of cost to procure a remedy And what abundance that may be saved by the Ministry of such as you maintain may blesse God for you as the helpers of their salvation Thirdly The necessities of the Church have of late called Students so young into the Ministry that eminent Proficients in Languages Sciences Antiquities c. grow thin and are in danger of being worn out if there be not some extraordinary helps for chosenwits addicted to these studies And what a dishonour what a losse that would be to us the Papists would quickly understand Fourthly The barbarous face of the Greek and other Eastern Churches tels us what need there is of Learned Instruments for the maintenance and propagation of the Truth Fifthly what abundance of Colledges and Monasteries can the Romanists maintain to fill the World with Missionaries of all sorts which is the very strength of their Kingdome And is it not pity that a better work should be starved through our want of pious charity and that Papists should dare us and we be unfurnished with Champions to resist them when we are furnished with so much evidence of truth which yet may easily be lost by ill managing Sixthly If you are the servants of Christ above all you must now look about you for his Church and Ministry For the Devil hath given you so strong an Alarme that he that now sits still and runs not to his Armes to help the Church is a Traytor and no true Souldier of Christ Papists are up and Atheists and Infidels and Iewes are up and abundance of secret Apostates are up openly reproaching the Ministry that privately deride Christ and the Scripture and the life to come I know what I say to be too true Quakers are up and all the prophane as far as they dare And shall not we be up to further that Gospel and Ministry and Church of Christ which so many bands of the Prince of darknesse are armed to assault Let us discourage the Devil by making an advantage of his assaults Let him see that we never do so much for Christ and the Church as when he assaulteth them with the fiercest or cunningest malignity He that hath not so publick a spirit as to value the welfare of the Church and the souls of men before the fulnesse of his own estate may go away sorrowfull from Christ as Luke 8. 23 24. but a true Disciple he cannot be It would make a mans heart ake to think of the dark state of the world for want of Preachers Were it but the state of Ireland and Wales it should move us to compassion And now I offer it to your sober thoughts as to men that are going to be accountable for their Talents whether you have a better way to dispose of your money and a way that will be more comfortable to you at death and judgement I would not have you unmercifull to your children but if you think you may not lawfully alienate any of your Estates from them you are far from the mind of the primitive Christians that sold all and laid it at the Apostles feet If you ask why we leave you not to your selves to be charitable where you see cause I answer First there is so much difficulty in every good work even in giving so as to make the best of it that you should be thankefull to those that will help to facilitate it Secondly Great works must have many hands Thirdly Conjunction engageth and encourageth and draws on those in the company that else would lag behind What need we else associate for our Ministerial works of Instruction Discipline c. and leave not every Minister to himself In company we go more chearfully easily regularly and prevalently And should you not associate also in your duties Well Gentlemen seeing it is undoubted that the work before you is of great importance to the honour of Christ to the welfare of the Church to the Protestant Religion to the souls of thousands and to your own everlasting benefit take heed how you refuse to do your best lest God distrain on you before you are aware and then hold it or your souls if you can And say not but you were warned by a friend that would have had you have saved your money and your souls by making the best of your Masters stock And if what I have said do not perswade you I entreat you to read a Preface to a Book that I have written to this purpose called