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A31054
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The relief of the poore and advancement of learning proposed by Humphrey Barrow.
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Barrow, Humphrey.
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1656
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Wing B924; ESTC R29008
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Christ in the election of his Apostles made choice of poore ignorant laboring men but I hope none will denie that though he found them such yet after the sealing of their great Commission to preach the Gospel by the Holy Ghost in cloven tongues they went away the most sublimated Scholars that ever were or shall be upon the World That Great School-Master in a moment dispelling the mist of despicable ignorance and filling them with all Languages and requisite Knowledge And 't is observable that when God had a purpose to stay the Building of Babel and scatter mankind into fractions he confounds their speech and divides tongues to the Nations but when he resolves to build up his Church he recollects them all into the Mouths of his Apostles With some measure of which Qualification immediate gift of tongues being ceased the most eminent Servants of Christ and faithful promoters of the purity of his truth have from time to time indefatigably labored by Nurseries of Learning to endow the Ministry 'T is true Exhortations Reproofs Consolations and Directions in plain and patent matters are highly commendable in those of meanest parts for they that feared the Lord spake often one to another but Preaching Exposition and the unfolding of hidden Mysteries do modestly call for sanctified Learning and Authority The management of which Assertion I humbly leave to those Champions of the Truth whose Shields I am not worthy to bear And now craving pardon to my prolixity glance once aagain upon the poore and wish the most obdurate wretch to lay his hand upon his heart and consider how his eares will one day tingle to hear that Soul-crushing charge of unkindnesse from the mouth of the Son of God I was hungry and yee fed me not Adding onely this If there be any heart so much Adamant brow so much brass or minde so void of Mercie as to set himself in positive Opposition to what is here suggested or that his evil Example or Coldness cause this great Business to fall to the ground he must give me leave to tell him He runs the desperate hazard of eternally sinking under the weight of all the Curses that shall in bitternesse of spirit fall from the trembling Aged Anxieted Infirm persons and friendless Orphans that shall ever languish upon the face of this fruitful Land from this day to the day of Judgment In regard the effecting of this great Work may to some dull spirits seem difficult the ensuing Suggestions are humbly offered to consideration I. That Commissioners of active spirits and unbyassed Principles be appointed to the management and carrying on of this businesse II. That the Muster-masters in the respective Provinces of this Dominion be ordered to offer it to the Subscription of every Officer relating to that part of the Armie the next Muster-day after he receivs it from hence III. That whereas some are in parcel possession of their Estates and out of emploiment the High Sheriff of every respective Countie be ordered by himself or his Substitutes to tender it to the voluntarie Subscription of every such person as also to all personally possest Adventurers and purchasors of Debentures for the deduction of the proportion out of the part remaining due unto him IV. That whereas many are in possession of their full proportion of Lands and consequently no convenient way left for contributing their proportions in kinde there are numerous presidents of persons so compleated that offer their return in money rateably as they received each Acre V. That wheras it may be objected that many so in possession of their full proportions are not provided with ready money the High Sheriff of every Countie be ordered by himself or his Substitutes to tender it to the voluntarie Subscription of every such person for the summe and time wherein they cheerfully consent to pay it VI That what money shall so be received be paid into a Treasurie appointed for that purpose in Dublin and laid out in purchase of Land for the uses aforesaid VII That the Sheriffs of every respective Countie be ordered yearly to give in their Account to their Successors before a full Bench of Justices VIII That the Sheriffs and Muster-masters aforesaid be ordered to return hither the names of all the Dissenters to the end that being here recorded there may be no mistake in the deductions IX That the Sheriffs do within twenty daies return all the Subscriptions to the Commissioners before-mentioned X. That his Highness's Council for the affairs of Ireland bee moved for their countenance to and assistance in the promotion of it XI That his Highness the Lord Protector be moved to recommend it to the Adventurers in England who are ordinarily cheerful contributors to works of this nature XII That the Chancellor of this Universitie be moved to a speedy Rectification and rescue of it from Disorder FINIS My first Letter to my LORD wherein I enclosed the PROPOSAL MY LORD I Had once a purpose to present this Address and make it my own but considering that all things of this nature derive their value and vigour from the countenance and power of those persons that are Primarily and Potently Motive I thought it most expedient to put it into your Excellencies hand as the onely person able to promote it to perfection My LORD as for Learning you have already own'd its Patronage and for what concerns the Poor you have great cause of confidence that if you begin in Mercie you shal end in Peace And for my self I shall humbly crave you will believe That if this paper finde the effect it seems to aime at I have my end onely shall beg to be esteemed MY LORD Your Excellencies faithful and humble servant HUMP BARROW Sept. 12. 1655. My second Letter to my LORD upon the delay MY LORD IT is not long since I presented your Excellencie a Paper of Motion to the Relief of the poor and Ad 〈…〉 ning what value it found in your 〈…〉 yet happie to know but have hope that no Aversion of Will but the croud of publick affairs have hurried it aside though I have unhappily heard of almost impossible difficulties charged upon it And indeed my LORD it was not much my wonder there being nothing wherein the depraved constitution of man is more quick-sighted then spying Lions in the way to all good Works My LORD What I have proposed will I hope be deemed the requisite promotion of Mercie and Truth and if those two be once shut out of our gates 't is greatly to be feared it will not be long before their old inseparable companions Righteousnesse and Peace leap over the Walls My Lord I perceive that if this languishing designe bee not kept alive by your Excellencies power example and personal industrie it will inevitably die but as certainly rise again at the day of Judgment to the confusion of faces of all those that have either neglected or opposed it to save to themselvs a Spade-full of uncertain dung And My Lord I humbly crave that to this great office of good to posteritie and honour to your self you will add a pardon to the presumption of MY LORD Your Excellencies faithful and humble servant Humph. Barrowe My first Letter to Doctor Harrison my LORD'S Chaplain SIR FEw daies since I snatch an opportunitie in your presence to present some papers to my Lord expecting your auxiliary endeavors to perfect a work which posteritie may blesse you for but whether or no they were imparted to you I am yet much to seek and more unwilling to doubt there wants its fire or the Priest a readinesse to receive in Sacrificers Sir if you are not already acquainted with it this Gentleman who is laudibly zealous for it will inform you Sir the Condition of my Proposal is the same with that of Bethesda Cripple it hath neither enemies nor friends but it is sad that so much preaching and so much praying should not be seconded by that pretious and pertinent ornament of Cristianitie Pitie Sir wee do with a great deal of confidence own ourselves upon God sit before him as his people and call to him for all mercies safeties and successes and 't is fit our eies should bee often up towards him but somtimes down upon the poor otherwise which I much fear wee shall run a course parallel with the Merchant Jew who craves favour and credit from every man but will trust no man Sir as for the Advancement of Learning your manifest Education in and high improvement of it hath from the Pulpit saved me a labour from whence one sentence of your Chrysostomiz'd exhortations to this glorious work would be heard in a continued Eccho from generation to generation till the last Trumpet received it into the Consort of Eternitie Sir I crave your pardon to my importunitie but you know whose businesse it is and further begs libertie to tell you it was not for nothing that Hester was set so near her King Joseph to Pharaoh Nehemiah to his potent Master Nor need I tell you that the improvement of that great talent of advantage God hath given you in the ear of that hopeful person to whom you relate will be one day required And Sir I further crave you will believe I write not this to move you but to minde you assuming onely the office of a silly Sexton to toll the Bell of to duties of pietie and am SIR Your servant Humph. Barrow Novemb. 1. 1655. My second Letter to Doctor Harrison LEARNED SIR I Have here inclosed sent you a Copie of my late PROPOSALS and another of my last Letter to his Excellencie which it seems is mis-laid wherein I then inclosed a removal of all obstructions and answer to all objections which I could upon severest scruteny discern obvious but shall not trouble you with that till I see in the great ONES a propensitie to and some progresse in the great businesse which I am confident had been in a good forwardnesse had I wisely made a more timely application to your self upon whom I may not omit to acquaint you the eies of