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land_n	acre_n	appurtenance_n	county_n	2,551	5	9.7358	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96073	A modest discourse, of the piety, charity & policy of elder times and Christians. Together with those their vertues paralleled by Christian members of the Church of England. / By Edward Waterhouse Esq;	Waterhouse, Edward, 1619-1670.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1049; Thomason E1502_2; ESTC R208656	120,565	278

to 1 Eliz. c. 1. confirmed by 5 Eliz. 1. so Canon 1. Convocat Anno 1640. In this was maintained the antique Episcopacy as of Divine right and of annexed Prelacy as of civil foundation and Regall bounty the sacred Order of Presbytery and the validity of Ordination by Imposition of hands and holy separation to to the Ministry Thirdly This Church of England hath answered Antiquity in countenancing Truth and opposing Errour both in Doctrine and Manners It hath ever yielded stout Princes who have been warm and kindled in the Cause of God against errours of all sorts Prelates and Preachers have flourished in it whose breasts and brains by constant reading and meditation became Christs Libraries As S t Jerom saies of Nepotian They that consider but the expences and rewards given by Ed. the 6. to learned men sent for hither to assist in our refinement the grave Councill took in the declaring of the Christian faith and doctrine of the Sacraments for avoiding of diversity of opinions and for establishing of consent touching true Religion the zeal and open Protestation of many of our Prelates and Professor● against Toleration of Popery By name the not long since deceased Primate of England Archbishop Abbot M r Powell Chaplain to the then Bishop of London D r Su●liff Dean of Worcester D r Willes D r Hackwell and others Yea all the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland as appears by the Instrument read and pronounced by the then famous B. of Derry Doctor Downham before God and the whole Estate of Ireland at the Cathedrall of Dublin The proceedings of King James with the States of Holland in the case of Vo●stius and against others in the Synod of Dort the Synod of this Nation in Anno 1640. Can. 3 4. against Socinianism yea and the judgements against Ham●unt 21 Eliz. Anno 1579. and Lewis 25 of the same Queen and Hacket with others together with the many excellent laws and prudent sanctions for promoting the honour of God by incouraging preaching praying and holy exercises by commanding sanctification of the Lords day and prohibiting any servile work therein with sundry other provisions of like nature They I say that well weigh these things cannot but commend our Churches well-grounded zeal I wish those that rend from her would consider what S t Jerom said to some in his time Segregas te cúm tuis vermulis nov●m balneum aperis si te Angelus aliquis aut Apostolus rebaptizavit non infringo quod sequeris si vero in sinu meo natus si uberum meorum lacte nutritus adversum me gladium levas redde quod dedi esto si potes aliter Christianus Fourthly This Church of England hath had the blessing of God accompanying her in her waies of study and practise of general learning and holy preaching 'T were endless to enumerate the learned Bishops laborious Presbyters renowned Physicians accomplisht Lawyers florid Philologers and practicall Clerks bred up in her yea so great so considerable they were that the whole Body of the University of Oxford in An. 1603. published There were then more learned men in the Ministry in this Land then were to be found amongst all the Ministers of the Religion in France Flaunders Denmark Germany Poland Geneva Scotland or all Europe beside This touch concerning the piety of our Church No less her charity This Church was much at unity with it self few snarling or factious spiritati's in her all her notes were by the book her language Canonique things were so carried as offence to tender consciences might be as much as possible avoided I know there were ever and ever will be smaller differences in the Church and who can help it since God concludes them necessary that those who are approved might be made manifest c. I am not ignorant that many bitter invectives and hot ragings were currant between the Disciplinarian and Conformable party but yet I trust I may say they kept the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace and were not alienated in affection each from other Nor were they wanting in works of Charity to the poor Gods poor and the Nations poor to both there are instances of charity since the Reformation and extrusion of the Pope I 'le begin with the renowned liberality of King Ed. the 6. who by the advice of that after famous Martyr D r Ridley then Lord Bishop of London and after his Sermon preached at the Court upon mercy and charity was moved to found the Hospitals of Christ for poor Orphans and of S t Thomas and S t Bartholmews for diseased people besides which he gave great relief to house-keepers at their own houses To perfect which charity the Bishop travelled greatly and brought the Citizens of London into the work To them and their successors for ever he gave the charge thereof and on them setled lands to the value of 100 l per annum with license to take lands in Mortmaine to the yearly value of 4000 Mark all which he setled not above two daies before his death At which time in the hearing of his Councill he uttered these words Lord God I yield thee most hearty thanks that thou hast given me life thus long to finish this work to the glory of thy Name The greatest and most noble Work that ever I read of done by One man and he a subject was that of the Memorable Gentleman M r Thomas Sutton the Princely Founder of the Charterhouse for the entertainment of youth and decayed Gentlemen who by maims in the Warres or other casualties had been ruined The provision there is so bounteous that it hath scarce a match to it in Europe the very house and appurtenances cost him to purchase 13000 l which he endowed with five Mannors in Essex two in Lincoln and eight in Wiltshire besides very many rich Pasture grounds of near 4000. Acres in that County Two in Cambridgeshire besides his Lands in Hackney Marsh and Tottenham in the County of Middlesex and with all and singular the Woods Reversions Presentations and Rights of him the said Thomas Sutton in any the aforesaid Mannors Over and above this he hath given great gifts to poor Towns to mend High-waies to loans of young men to set up trade with gratis To the Prisons to certain Colledges to make additions to his Hospital ●5000 lb and to the Treasury of the House to defend their right if need were 1000 lb and other Gifts he hath given right liberally Next The Royal Foundations of the Exchange for the meeting of persons of trade and business and Gresham College by S r Thomas Gresham in part of which poor people are lodged and provided for and in the rest Lecturers in all the Arts are allowed is a most memorable act of charity and bounty So also is that of S r Thomas White Lord Mayor of the City of London who first purchased Glocester Hall