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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28368	A remonstrance against the non-residents of Great Brittaine, or, Non-residency condemned by Scripture, by strength of arguments, by fathers, councels, canon-law, by the iudgement of reverend and learned divines	Blaxton, John.	1642 (1642)	Wing B3177; ESTC R4482	34,053	62

EZEK. 34. 2. THus saith the Lord God unto the shepheards woe be to the shepheards of Israel that do feed themselves should not the shepheards feed the flock I Have read over this short Treatise and conceive that it will be usefull being printed to convince the World of that soule murthering sin of Non-Residency JO SEDGWICK A REMONSTRANCE AGAINST THE NON-RESIDENTS of great Brittaine OR Non-Residency condemned by Scripture by strength of Arguments by Fathers Councels Canon-Law by the Iudgement of Reverend and Learned Divines THE CARELESSE NON-RESIDENT LONDON Printed by T. Badger for Rich. Royston dwelling in Ivy-lane 1642. To all Carelesse Non-Residents In England Scotland Ireland THe Locust in Hebrew is called Arbeh of the numbers and multitudes for rabah signifieth to multiply Non-Residents are like a Company of Locusts for they multiply exceedingly there being no County in England but swarmes with them The Locusts are very fearefull and timerous and therefore it is said of the horse Job 39 23. Canst thou make him afraid as the Grashopper Whereby one may expresse the nature of carnall and worldly Non-Residents that are full of feare and at their wits ends and know not which way to turne themselves when they suppose that the Parliament will command them to attend their flocks and to feed them in their own persons The Locust often shifted his place Non-Residents have no certain dwelling or abiding place The Locust flock together so do Non-Residents in Cathedrall Churches The Locust is given to spoile and devoure green things it was one of the plagues of Aegip● Non-Residents devoure the tithes of many Parishes in this Kingdome and they are not to bee numbred amongst the least of those plagues that God inflicts upon us for our sins The Locusts caused Pharaoh and his servants to cry unto Moses that he would intreat the Lord to take them away and our Non-Res●dents cause all good people to cry mightily unto God to the Kings Majesty and to the Honourable House of Parliament to reform them or remove them that there may not be any carelesse Non-Resident in all the Coasts of England Search the Scriptures for in them ye think to have eternall life but they are they which testifie against you Why are ye called * Watchmen but that you should be vigilant * Harvest labourers but that you should be painefull * Shepheards but that you should have a care of your flocks * Stewards but that you should bee faithfull You say that you love your Congregations why do you not therefore in your own persons drive them to the green pastures of Gods Word and lead them by the waters of comfort When Christ in John 21 asked Peter thrice Simon lowest ●ho● me 1 Plusquàm tua 2 Plusquàm tuos 3 Plusquàm te More than thine more than thy self as Bernard expounds it and Peter still ani swered Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee Christ gives him this marke to know it by pasce oves pasce agnos It may be known by thy care in feeding my lambs and tending my sheep The Apostle cals Ministers {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} o● {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} to row as if they were captives condemned to the Oares whose armes must row the ship of Christ to shore yea the winds being conspired against them Why should you so undervalue and slight Preaching as if it were too meane for the dignitaries and rich beneficed Parsons of our Church and leave it as the refuse of your office for inferiour Ministers Read Acts 26. 17 18 and there you shall find that the summe of the Apostles Commission was preaching whence we may observe that preaching and converting the soules of men of all the acts of the ministery is the most * Apostolicall for further proofe see 1 Tim. 2. 7. both put together I am ordained a preacher and an Apostle a Teacher of the Gentiles c. the very same words again 2 Tim. 1. 11. in both see how the Apostleship is supported on each side with this imployment 't is preferred before the administration of Sacraments 1 Cor. 1. 17. Christ sent me not that is not so much to Baptize but to Preach the Gospel Nay 1 Cor. 12. 28 29. God hath set in the Church first Apostles secondly Prophets thirdly Teachers after that Miracles then gifts of healings Governments diversities of tongues c. Now wherein hath it so offended that lately it should be compelled to take the lowest room 'T is a speech of Gregory we account those to beare the image of the Apostles who are Preachers if so than the more negligent you are in Preaching the neerer you draw to the Pope whose Kingdom most of you establish and the further from the Apostles whom you ought to imitate When I read of S. Pauls charge to Timothy in what high termes he gives it I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and in his Kingdome preach the Word be instant c. mee thinkes it should make your eares to thingle that have almost wholly neglected Preaching both in your own Cures in the Cathedrals where most of you live Veluti pecora quae natura prona at que ventri obedientia finxit Let me be but your remembrancer of what hath been so solemnely and publikely vowed at Ordination and Consecration and such a profession before many witnesses ought to be of no light esteeme The * exhortation to preaching before the receiving of the Order of Priesthood the obligatory promises upon demand for it the words of * Ordination it selfe the solemne delivery of the Bible with a charge to preach this being the summe of the Office why retaine you the name without executing of it For excuses if imployment in government be alleadged for an exemption consider what S. Paul saith of himselfe upon whom came daily the care of all the Churches 1 Cor 9. 16. Yet necessity is laid upon me and wo unto me if I preach not the Gosp●ll and Paul aged too if disputing and writing be produced for a dispensation remember it was S. Pauls work also as writing not a little so disputing daily with the Jews and Greeks It is recorded of S. Augustin that he had contention with Arrians Ma●ichees Pe●agians Donat c. Yet notwithstanding he did labour in a constant preaching to his last and the like might be related of Bishop Jewell Bishop Vsher Dr. Willet M. Perkins and of divers others so that no pretence whatsoever can excuse Non-Residents from the performance of this function to what dignity soever advanced what burthen soever ●ravelling under Of what a shamelesse disposition are our greedy Non-Residents to take the profits of many Parishes for doing little or nothing amongst them in their own persons let them consider what S. Hierome saith Quomodo mercedem obsequimur