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A13881	A full and plaine declaration of ecclesiasticall discipline owt off the word off God and off the declininge off the churche off England from the same.; Ecclesiasticae disciplinae, et Anglicanae Ecclesiae ab illa aberrationis, plena è verbo Dei, et dilucidà explicatio. English	Travers, Walter, 1547 or 8-1635.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.	1574 (1574)	STC 24184; ESTC S118505	144,991	206

vpon that lawe which forbiddeth to mussel the oxe that treadethe out the corne For god in making that lawe had not so great respect to oxen and beastes as he had to men For he teacheth vs therby that the ploughe man may confort him selffe in his troblesome labor with the hope off fruit And that the haruest man ought to be partaker off his hope And finallie that euery man ought to liue off his labor Yea futher the Apostle plainly addethe that as they that ministred the holie thinges vnder the lawe did liue also off the holie thinges and they that serued the Aulter wer partakers of the offeringe off the aulter So the lord did also appoint it that they which preache the Gospell should also liue off the Gospell And in the fift chap. off his first Epistle to Tymothy he alledgethe both thes Testimonies that off the lawe and this off the Gospell in the same place to proue that the Elders that do rule well are to prouided for for saithe he it is in the Scripture Thow shalt not mussel the oxe that treadethe out the corne and againe The worckman is worthie off his wages For so the Euangelistes do reherse that The Lord when he sent out his Apostles to preache the Gospell and cōmanded them not to be carefull for ther meate or apparell tolde thē that the workmā is euery were worthy off his hire and Therfore into what cyty so euery they should enter iff ther were any man worthie he cōmandethe them to goe to his house and to tarie there vntill they departe vpon which ordinaunce off god in the old lawe and off Christ in the new Testament the Apostle growndinge ordeined in the churche off the Galathians that he that was instructed in the word off God should communicate all his goods with hym by whom he had beene instructed And further addethe as one that did forsee the manifolde pretences wherby couetous men notwithstandinge this lawe would goe aboute to defraude them and mock the Lord that the lord cannot be mocked declaring that it shall come to passe that iff they doe not sowe to the Spirit but sowe all ther seed to the fleshe they should not looke at all to reape euerlasting life off the spirit but corruption and destruction off the feeld off the fleshe wherin they had so plentifully sowed and scattered wheroff I thinck it is manifest that the Bishopp ought to be liberally prouided for by the churches lest they be compelled most iniuriously by reason off ther neede and pouerty to distract ther studies and to be hindered in the doinge off their dewty by exercising off other occupacions which cannot be otherwise iff they neede seinge they as well as other men are commanded by the Apostle to norishe and to loke to ther familie and as well as other to be esteemed infidells by the Apostles precept iff they prouide not for ther owne especially for ther owne houshold And allthoughe it be not easie to set a certen rate how they should be prouided for by reason off the great diuersitie off times and persons yet generally it may be saide that we ought not to deale with them sparingly couetously and pinchingly but contrariwise friendly gently and liberally For iff we haue receiued the gospell off Christ with that mind we ought we will also make muche off the ministers off the same which mind and affection Paule him selffe testifiethe that the Galathians had towardes him who saithe that he was receiued off them as an Aungell off God yea as Iesus Christ him selffe So that they wer ready to haue bestowed ther goodes yea iff it had bene possible to haue plucked out ther owne eies to haue dōne him Good. Therfore it is plaine enoughe off that which hathe bene saide that Bishoppes that is to say the mynisters ought to haue an honest reasonable and comodious liuinge to mainteine them that they may more freely applie them selues to ther vocation and callinge But this heauenly holie and most righteous lawe as it is transgressed by the pompe and superfluecry off a fewe So muche more by the want and neede off a great nombre which surely is so great that I am ashamed to speake off it yet It must needes be spoken and the disease disclosed and freely declared what and how great it is that we may think and be carefull to prouide some speedy remedye allthoughe I am afraide that the disease allready be so great that in vayne may we seeke for remedy and geue Medycine to that which is past remedy which Hyppocrates forbiddethe For what remedy may be founde in so trobled and confused a state wher yt wantethe not muche that the ministers go a begginge as in times past the Popishe Priestes wer wont to do And they that are charged in many places with the cure off the churche are allmost in worse condicion then any hired seruanntes then shepherdes or laboringe men who besides ther meate and drinck haue some thing geuen them to cary home towardes the norishment off ther howse and famylie wheras the Teachers off many churches haue scarcely to finde them meate and drinck The cause off which shamefull beggery is a certen prophane vngodlines ioyned with an vnsatiable couetousnes wherby many neglectinge Religion the seruice off god and the saluation off men looke to ther owne proffit only and rake to them selues all that they can with out respect off right or wronge So that they had rather all Religion were banished that all opynion off worshipping and fearing god were abolished that all faithe in Christ and hope and looking for euerlastinge life were forgotten amonges men then to mainteine it with any penny off thers Yea further they will not only geue nothinge to the mayntenance off the Ministerie which beinge in good estate the other fonamed vertues doe florishe and likewise fall awaie by the ruine theroff But most vniustly scrape vnto them selues that which was liberally geuen by others and spoile the churche robbing hir off hir goods For how many churches be there which somtimes wereable to haue mainteined sufficiētly and honestly a godly and lerned man to teache them the gospell which nowe are scarce able to finde a reader and seruice saier by reason that thos goodes are taken away by impropriation as they call it that is to saie by an improper and no right title and distributed into many partes wherin we shewe our selues more barbarous couetous and vngodly then all nacions haue done from tyme to tyme which haue allwais bene carefull and are to this day for mainteininge amonges them the manner that god ought to be serued by and with all to keepe and mainteine ther priestes So we reade in Genesis that Pharo prouided for the Priestes off Egypt And in the story off the kinges that Iesabell prouided for the Priestes off the groues and that with suche loue care and affection that foure hundred off them were norished at hir table And Pharo

when the rest off the Egyptians for famyn were compelled to sell ther flockes and droues and euen ther landes and possessions for corne vntill that ar the last all the country by this means was come into the kinges handes he suffered not the priestes to sell theirs neither would he encrease his treasure by ther losse and hinderaunce But contrarywise ordeined that they should be prouided for geuinge them euen that which was his owne So likewise all other nacions and kingdomes prouide for ther priestes and Religious men and think that god would be greuously offended with them iff they should neglect them And we see how beneficiall and liberall Papistes were to the mainteininge off Idolatrie and superstition for yt ys allmost incredible what cost they made vpon there Idolatry and that shewe and shadowe off Religion which they had And how costly and swete odors they bestowed as it were vpon the deade corps off Christ But we forsake him aliue and raised vp againe So that it is to be feared that he will one day vpbraide vs with his pouerty and need and complaine that we left him naked hungry thirsty and forsaken without helpe or succor But he is not only forsaken beinge naked But euen robbed off that apparell which he hathe So that yt apperethe that some men thought to crucifie hym againe when they thus parted his garmentes amonges them and cast lottes for his coate But allthoughe ther be many waies off spoilinge yet me thinck none more greuous then impropriation the only name wheroff declarethe how litle right ther is in it which is the translatinge and the alienatinge off the goodes off some churche to an other that hathe no right vnto them But seinge this wholl matter off the most vnworthy spoilinge and robbinge our church is fully handled by that worthy and lerned man Master Bucer in that booke off his which I named in the beginninge and seing that in the same booke he handlethe not only impropriacions but also first fruites which is a certen kind theroff presentacions collacions resignations and diuers other kind off robberies I had rather thes thinges were sought for in the lerned wrightinges off that worthy man that the matter might carie more credit and authoritie with it As for me I lament with him this miserable state of our church which allmost in euery place is destitute off fit Pastors and ministers seing no man is willing to take that condicion wherby after he hathe taken neuer so great paines he shal be scarce able to mainteine his life Neither is it destitute only at this present tyme but it is to be feared that it is alwais like to be so here after and that the studie off god his word shal be neglected For no man will willingly follow that trade off life wherin he hathe only no hope to liue honestly and with some commoditie but wherin besides the infinit trauell and greefes that follow that profession he shal be afflicted also with neede and pouertie And iff we had not rather be wise by our owne domage and losse then by other mens ther ruyns off the churches round about vs might sufficiently teache vs how daungerous this spoilinge off the churches goode is and this neglect off mainteninge the holy ministery Therfore iff we prouide not otherwise let vs assure our selues that euen this fault doth threatē the vndoubted ruine off the churche and that so worthy gestes as the preachers off the gospell cannot long tary in an In̄e wher they be so ill receiued and interteined And iff we compell them to leaue vs surely they will take away wi h them that peace and blessinge which they brought and which we may truly professe came into England with them Therfore let vs not so lightly esteeme the great care that the Lord hath ouer vs in feeding ouerseinge and rulinge vs by his seruantes lest at the last he breake his shepherdes hooke in his anger ād cast awaie all care ouer vs and go his way and leste that being prouoked with this thirty pence a notable hire that we pay him he leaue vs and depart in his anger as some times he threatned the Iewes not caringe any more whither the broken be bound vp or the lost be sought againe Therfore let vs at the last amend this shamefull neglect off the ministers off the word off god and seinge as the Apostle saithe they sowe spirituall thinges to vs and suche as belonge to euerlasting life let vs not thinck muche iff they reape carnall thinges off vs againe and some commodities off this present life yea rather seinge this is a most gainfull husbandry for the churche off this so vile seede to reape thos most precious fruites off the Spirite Loue Peace Ioye Long Suffering Goodnes Faith Meeknes Temperance and at the last that golden haruest off life euerlasting let vs sowe plentifully and with good corage that we may reape a more plentifull haruest Neither let vs now be more weried with sowinge whiles it is sowinge time then we will be weary hereafter when haruest shall come in reapinge and gatheringe most precious fruit into our barnes Therfore let vs embrace the ministers off the gospell with all loue kindnes and dutie and that so muche the more liberally and plentifully for that what so euer is bestowed vpon them euen to a dishe off cold water shall not only be muche more richely requited and recōpensed againe but accompted euen as it had bene bestowed off Christ him selffe But we ought not only to lay our clothe and spreade our Table for Christ whom we haue bidden vnto vs as Symon the Pharisie did in S Luke iff we wold haue him know that he is well come to vs and that we loue him with great affection but also embrace him and kisse him and washe his feete with water and anoint his heade with oyle and finallie to receiue with all seruice and dutie so worthie a guest as both becometh his honor and also is meet for the great loue we beare vnto him And this is the dewty off all men But kinges that are wont to receiue no man off any countenaunce or estimation but honorablie and with great magnificence and ther Equalles with more princely port and stately manner how ought they to take heed that they be not to pinching and to sparinge when they receiue Christ the Lord the kinge off heauen and earthe off whom they as Vasselles hold ther kingdomes and lordshippes as off see nor commit any thing that may offend so noble and worthie a guest and rather be carefull that all thinges heere be magnificall gorgeous and princely But I would not that any man should thinck I say thus as iff I thought vnder pretence off Christ nothing cold be to muche that were bestowed vpon Bishopes and ministers or that I would haue them made dronke with the delightes and pleasures off this world who ought to be an example to other men off