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A godly and shorte treatise of the sacraments. vvritten by Robert Some..
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Some, Robert, 1542-1609.
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1582
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A Godly and shorte Treatise of the Sacraâ—eâ—â—s VVritten by Robert Some By one spirite are we all baptised into one body whether Iewes or Grecians whether bond or free and haue bin all made to drinke into one spirit 1. Corinth chap. 12. verse 13. Imprinted at London for Geo. Bish Anno. 1582. To the right honourable his very good Lord master the Lord Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Baron of Denbigh knight of the most noble order of the gatter Maister of the Queenes Maiesties Horses and one of her highnesse most honourable priuie Counsell Robert Some wisheth increase of Gods giftes by Iesus Christ IT hath pleased God to deale verie graciously with your L. your thankfulnesse to his Maiestie wil notably appeare if you goe on in doing your best for the increase of Gods religion The high way to compasse this is the calling for and placing of such in the lande as by gods blessing are able and willing to profite his Church When fitt men are found out they must haue both defence maintenance defence that for well doing they be not discouraged maintenaÌ„ce that they may attende vpon Gods seruice without distraction of minde If this were put in practise almightie God should bee better serued then he is and our gracious soueraigne Queene Elizabeth more heartely obeyed then shee is Howe singlie many parts of this realm are furnished with teachers all the worlde doth see the enemie with great ioy the godly with great grief The cause of this mischiefe is either great want of iudgement or great corruption in theÌ„ which do preferre are preferred to ecclesiasticall liuings The first of these is a grose fault but the latter is intollerable sin as is manifestly proued in the nexte leafe after this epistle Our Vniuersities both haue and do bread vp many excellent meÌ„ and may well be coÌ„pared to the Apple tree of Persia which in good mesure doth bud blossoÌ„ beare fruit al times of the yere Before that students do come to excellent passe their paines and charges are verie great for without labour and Gods blessing learning is not come by and without expence studie cannot be maintayned When students are furnished with knowledge are they prouided for is good done to theÌ„ for the churches greater good it is verie cleare that they are singly rewarded and the case of manie both in the vniuersities abroad doth sufficieÌ„tly proue this But answere peradueÌ„ture wil be made that these studentes must vse meanes for their preferment If by meanes we vnderstande coasting vp down the couÌ„trey for liuings Iudg. chap. 17. verse 8. it was the practise of Michahs priest is at no haÌ„d to be liked of if by meanes be vnderstood either buying of places right out or departing with some part of the coÌ„modities it is a grieuous plague must bee taken head of for it infecteth both the taker the giuer some other partes of the Church of God the taker because it maketh him thinke vily of religion when he sees feeles the corruption of a teacher the giuer for besids the present shipwrack of a good conscience he is driuen to sell deare because he bought deare the church of God for it pesters it with vnfit corrupt both teachers gouernours wherby gods honor is greatly defaced the good subiects of the land very greuously offended I may add to this that this mischief if it not in time meete with will be the vndoing of Cambridge and Oxford and consequently bring forth Barbarisme Gene. cha 47 verse 22. The priestes of Egypt were carefully prouided for in the time of famine and shall a number of our learned preachers almost famish in the florishing estate of the realme of England The popish sort are very carefull that the Popes plough goe forwarde they spare neither cost not labour to increase superstition Howe bountifully their priests are dealt with euery man may see and their liberalitie doth more hurt Gods religion then we are aware of Shall they prouide extraordinarilie for theirs and shall ourgodly and learned students not haue that prouision which of right belongs vnto them they which are seruante to any meÌ„ of trade are after a time in case to maintaine theÌ„selues theirs and shall the vniuersitie diuines after many yeeres studie and great expense be compelied for want of maintenance either to commend themselues to the staffe and waller or betake themselues to some other course many seruants in court for a litle and meane seruice receiue great good of their Lordes and masters charge what haue the studentes committed not to haue prouision of their own that is to say of the Churches charge Good my L. teÌ„der the studeÌ„ts cases seing almighy God hath giueÌ„ coÌ„maundement for their defence and prouision haue good care especially of such as are furnished by almightie God for the comfort of his Churche If your Lordship worke the good of these which I do and will pray for you shall do God great seruice he wil multiplie his blessings fauour vpon you As for them which are guilty of corruptioÌ„ either by taking or giuing money because their sinne is very great they must first make restitution of money Church liuings vngraciouslye come by then craue pardon humblie as almightie Gods handes for these grose enormities This order which I prescribe is gods order and therefore with al reuerence to his Maiestie must be liked of If restitution be not made by such as are in case to doe it their repentance is no repentaÌ„ce therefore the pardoÌ„ they looke for at gods haÌ„ds will not be grauÌ„ted theÌ„ I beseech almightie God either to giue these men vnfained repentance of his great mercy for the lesse hurt of the church or to coÌ„fouÌ„d theÌ„ of his iustice for the greater good of his church Aug. epist 54. ad Macedomum Nehem. chap. 5. verse 13. And as to Nehemias praier in another case of oppression the Lords people said AmeÌ„ so I doubt not but your Lorship and all which feare God both in the court other parts of this land wil say many a harty AmeÌ„ to this praier of mine against the spoyle of both church vniuersities I did present to your L. when I waited on your honor in the court a latin SermoÌ„ because it pleasd you to take it in good part I am now bold to offer to your L. a Treatise of the SacrameÌ„ts for another testimonie of my dutiful mind If it shal please you to peruse it I doubt neither of your profiting by it nor of your good accepting of it The stuffe in this treatise is very souÌ„d and hath in it varietie inough for the coÌ„passe of so short a writiÌ„g Thus desiring almightie God to increase his good gifts in your L. for the great good of this noble land for your own singuler comfort I take my leaue of your good L. in most humble maner At Cambridge the