Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	earl_n	lord_n	son_n	7,283	5	6.5289	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17571	The altar of Damascus or the patern of the English hierarchie, and Church policie obtruded upon the Church of Scotland	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1621 (1621)	STC 4352; ESTC S107401	125,085	228

devouring the benefices of Parishes lying farre● off in the meane time Others are permitted to take on orders and to receive a benefice and after as unsufficient to go to the universitie to learn for the space of 3 years and all this time the parish doth perish with the famine of the word The beneficed parson who is non-resident oftentimes cannot preach howbeit he● were willing many other Non-residents there are wandring vagabonds which are not lurking in any of those dennes Some have hirelings to preach monethly or quarterly sermon● for them to their flocks But because they ar● hirelings they carie not true love to the sheep but onely serve for a little hire to the beneficed parson and performeth the taske agree● on betwixt them not thinking to render account one day to the Sheep-master but answer onely to the Sheepheard the beneficed person whose wages he receiveth Therefore he dealeth not with the conscience but perfunctoriously performeth his prescribed taske for his hire for he thinkes the sheep not his charge but M. Parsons They are like the Philistim Priests which laid the Arke of God upon a cart and hurled it with Oxen which they should have carried themselves Although I speake herein too favourably of the greatest number of them which doe not bestow so much cost as a new Cart and a draft of Oxen will come too saith M. Cartwright For they have learned their husbandry of him saith he which teacheth that alwayes it standeth a man in least which may be done by a poore asse 6. That a Layman studying to letters may retaine a Prebend and yet not be compelled to take on the Ministerie If the office of the Prebendarie be necessarie then the Prebend ought not to bee bestowed to another use Then againe to bestow it on a Lay-man and not to prepare him for the use of the Ministerie is farre from the intention of the donatour 7. That a man entred in holy orders and otherwise qualified according to the Lawes may enjoy two Ecclesiasticall Benefices if they bee Benefices of Cure within a certeine distance if without cure without respect of distance Pluralitie of benefices doth include also non-residence For the pluralist cannot make residence at 2. or 3. divers parishes at once By statute made 21. Henr. 8. it was provided that spirituall men being of the kings Councel may purchase licence or dispensation and take receive and keep three Parsonages or Benefices with cure of soules Chaplaines to the King Queen Prince or Princes or any of the Kings children brethren sisters vncles or Aunts two parsonages or benefices with cure of souls Every Archbishop and Duke may have 6. Chaplaines whereof every one may have two Parsonages or Benefices with cure of soules a Marquise of Earle five Chaplaines whereof every one may have two Parsonages or benefices with cure of soules Every Dutchesse Marquesse Countesse and Baronesse being widowes two Chaplaines the Treasurer and Controller of the Kings houses the Kings secretarie and Dean of his Chappel the Kings Amner and the master of the Rolls two Chaplaines the chiefe Iustice of the Kings bench and the warden of the five ports one Claplaine every one with two benefices of cure of soules Lords sonnes Lords brethren knights sonnes Doctors and Batchelers of divinity Doctors of Law and Batchelers of the Canon law Provided also that every Archbishop because hee must occupie 8 Chaplains at cons●cration of Bishops And every Bishop because ●e must occupie 7 Chaplains at giving of orders consecration of Churches may every one of them have two Chaplaines over and above the number above limited unto them whereof every one may purchase licence of dispensations and take receive and keepe as many Parsonages or benefices with cure of soules In the Record of the worthy proceedings it is sayd that by the provisoes of that statute the Kings Chaplaines may have as many benefices as they can get without stint and some others may have 4. benefices with cure at one time in severall counties and some two benefices and yet bee resident upon none of them so long as hee attendeth upon his Lord and master which is a thing intollerable in a Christian common wealth One person will have a mastership of a Colledge in one corner of the land a Deanrie in another a Prebend in the third as Mr. Cartwright reporteth The author of the petition to the Queen reporteth that manie have three or foure benefices scattered one from another an hundred miles In the 41. Canon of the late constitutions it is licensed onely to such as have taken the degree of a Master of Arts at the least in one of the universities and be publick and licenced teachers to have moe benefices with cure then one providing the sayd benefices bee not more then 30. miles distant asunder But what saith Brightman to the like Canon made before What hurt have masters of Arts done thee or how have they offended thee that thou shouldst owe and doe unto them this mischiefe to make them in the first place guiltie of so great a sinne Thou confessest that pluralitie is evil and a thing to be suppressed and yet thou givest them leave in thy indulgence to bee infected with this pestilent disease Doubtlesse it is a notable priviledge of their degree that they may bee naught before any others Pluralitie of benefice● distant 30. mile doth include non-residence as well as of an 100 mile The Sun is farther distant from us then the Moon yet it is not possible for us to touch the Moon The last petition for reformation relateth that double beneficed men are suffered to hold some 2 or 3. benefices with cure and some 2 3 or 4 dignities besides The defender of the said petition doth report that their double beneficed men are almost sance number If benefices without cure of soules require notwithstanding an office and attendance upon that office he cannot lawfully enioy it together with a benefice of cure It is observed by some that there is not one almost of their bishops but he was first a Non-resident or pluralist or else hee could not have had sufficient meanes to obtaine the bishoprick Generally whence it is that the Archbishop may dispense in all causes not repugnant to the word if heretofore they have been used or accustomed to bee had at the Sea of Rome or if not accustomed to bee obtained at the Sea of Rome if the Prince himselfe or those who are of his secret councell doe permit We heard of some speciall dispensations before now we heare that the Archbishop may dispense in all causes dispensed heretofore by the Pope of Rome and more also The Pope was never duly qualified to be a lawfull dispenser no more is the Archbishop Where it is sayd if the matter it selfe be not repugnant to the word of God it is to no purpose for the Pope will not say that hee dispenseth in any thing repugnant to the word