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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77418	A briefe declaration of the reasons that moved King James of blessed memory, and the state, to erect a colledge of divines, and other learned men at Chelsey. Together with a copy of His Majesties letters in favouring the same. And an addition of some motives forcible to excite good Christians zeale to a voluntary and liberall contribution.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1624 : James I).	1646 (1646)	Wing B4564; Thomason E324_12; ESTC R200614	6,109	8

A briefe DECLARATION OF The Reasons that moved King JAMES of blessed memory and the STATE to erect a Colledge of Divines and other Learned men at CHELSEY Together with a Copy of His Majesties Letters in favouring the same And an addition of some MOTIVES forcible to excite good Christians zeale to a voluntary and liberall Contribution LONDON Printed by E.P. for Nicholas Bourne 1645. A briefe Declaration of the Reasons that moved King JAMES of blessed memorie and the State to erect a Colledge of Divines and other Learned men at CHELSEY VNderstanding by experience that want of information hath much hindred mens devotion in contributing toward the erection and dotation of Chelsey Colledge we have thought it verie fit together with his Majesties Letters seconded by my Lord Archbishop of Canterburie to declare the reasons that caused this worke to be undertaken and to adde such Motives as we have supposed may be most effectuall to give satisfaction to his Majesties desire and perfection to this honourable designe First it was considered that the ●opes Agents travelled Sea and Land wrote bookes in favour of their faction devised lyes and slanders to bring Religion and the Professors thereof into hatred and not sparing any standing in their way by falshood and treacherie oppugned Kings and Princes that could not endure the Popes tyrannicall government And for this end men of readie wits good speech long experience and competent learning have beene maintained in Colledges furnished with Bookes holpen with Counsell and directions bound with Lawes and Oathes to uphold the Papall Hierarchie and Heresie and which moveth much encouraged with great promises and large rewards Whereunto albeit private men piously affected have from time to time opposed themselves yet because they wanted encouragement to undertake fo great a labour counsell of their Ancients to direct them Bookes and Libraries to instruct them formes of proceeding to keep them in compasse and rewards to maintaine them those excepted that are due for Ecclesiasticall cures it was further advised that to make a sufficient defence for the truth of Religion honour of the State and a strong and continuall opposition against the continued lyes slanders errors heresies sects idolatries and blasphemies of our Adversaries it was necessarie to unite our forces and to appoint speciall men that without other distraction might attend the cause of Religion and the State being furnished with Directions Instructions Counsell Bookes Presses competent maintenance and other necessaries This then was the reason why this Colledge by his Majesty and the State was first designed and a corporation granted with large priviledges viz. That a select number of Divines and others should be gathered together into one body and united with one form of Lawes and there maintained who being furnished with Bookes and directed by men of experience and action might alwaies be ready to maintaine our Christian faith to answer the Adversaries Calumniations as well against Religion as the State to defend the Majesty of Kings and Princes against the usurpation of Popes the liberty of Christians against the yoke of Superstition to supply the defect of teaching where Appropriations have devoured the Ministerie by teaching and conference to convince the obstinate Papist and Atheist and by all lawfull meanes to maintaine truth and discover falshood This is the Colledge commended by his Majestie and intended by the State and easily to be pefected if it please all true Christians to further it with their help and favour according to some proportion of their meanes His Majesties Letters directed to my Lord of Canterburie follow in these words Right trusty and wel-beloved Councellour we greet you well VVHereas the enemies of the Gospell have ever beene forward to write and publish bookes for confirming of erroneous doctrine and impugning the truth and now of late seeme more carefull then before to send daily into our Realmes such their writings whereby our loving Subjects though otherwise well disposed might be seduced unlesse some remedie thereof should be provided We by the advice of our Councell have lately granted a Corporation and given our allowance for erecting a Colledge at Chelsey for learned Divines to be imployed to write as occasion shall require for maintaining the Religion professed in our Kingdomes and confuting the impugners thereof Whereupon Doctor Sutcliffe designed Provost of the said Colledge hath now humbly signified unto us that upon divers promises of helpe and assistance towards the erecting and endowing the said Colledge he hath at his owne charge begun and well proceeded in the building as doth sufficiently appeare by a good part thereof alreadie set up in the place appoynted for the same We therefore being willing to favour and further so religious a worke will and require you to write your Letters to the Bishops of your Province signifying unto them in our Name that our pleasure is they deal with the Clergie and other of their Diocesse to give their charitable benevolence for the perfecting of this good worke so well begun And for the better performance of our desire we have given order to the said Provost and his Associates to attend you and others unto whom it may appertaine and to certifie us from time to time of their proceeding Thetford the 5 of May 1616. These Letters my Lord Archbishop of Canturburie sendeth abroad to the Bishops of his Province and secondeth them in these termes NOw because it is so pious and religious a worke conducing both to GODS glory and the saving of many a soule within this Kingdome I cannot but wish that all devout and wel-affected persons should by your selfe and the Preachers in your Diocesse as well publikely as otherwise be excited to contribute in some measure to so holy an intendment now well begun And although these and the like motions have beene frequent in these latter times yet let not those whom God hath blessed with any wealth be wearie of wel-doing that it may not be said that the idolatrous and superstitious Papists be more forward to advance their falshoods then we are to maintaine Gods Truth Whatsoever is collected I pray your Lordship may be carefully brought unto me partly that it passe not thorow any defrauding hand and partly that his Majestie may be acquainted what is done in this behalfe Your Lordships very loving Brother G. Canterb. The like Letters are written to my Lord Chancellour and my Lord Maior of LONDON By these Letters it may appeare that this Colledge is not an idle project of any private man but a pious worke projected by the King State and that all that professe Religion and desire the continuance and advancement thereof yea all that honour his Majestie and wish the prosperitie of the State and desire the increase of learning have interest therein and I hope shall receive contentment and good satisfaction by the same Being then a worke of pietie for the maintenance of true Religion who can be accounted truly pious religious and