ut_fw-la apud_fw-la christianos_n veteres_fw-la apud_fw-la prisca_fw-la secula_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la scriptis_fw-la edoceas_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la nomen_fw-la pastoris_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-fr episcopo_fw-la non_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la and_o if_o bishop_n be_v the_o prophet_n and_o pastor_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o shall_v the_o office_n of_o preach_v chief_o and_o primary_o belong_v but_o they_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n confirm_v this_o in_o justin_n martyr_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_v up_o and_o make_v the_o exhortation_n i._n e._n the_o bishop_n in_o the_o 19_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o laodicea_n the_o style_n of_o the_o church_n show_v this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o the_o homily_n of_o the_o bishop_n in_o alexandria_n soromon_n write_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bishop_n alone_o of_o the_o city_n do_v teach_v st._n chrysostom_n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n cap._n 4._o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n and_o teach_n be_v great_a refer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priesthood_n timothy_n be_v choose_v to_o and_o that_o be_v the_o high_a priesthood_n of_o episcopacy_n thom._n aquin._n supplem_fw-la 3._o par_fw-fr quaest_a 36._o artic_a 2._o in_o prim_fw-la argum_fw-la call_v preach_v opus_fw-la episcopalissimum_fw-la the_o most_o episcopal_a work_n estius_n upon_o the_o sentence_n speak_v of_o preach_v say_v verùm_fw-la hoc_fw-la munus_fw-la principaliter_fw-la episcopis_fw-la incumbit_fw-la qui_fw-la propriè_fw-la secundum_fw-la apostolum_n ephes_n 4.11_o in_o ecclesia_fw-la constituti_fw-la sunt_fw-la pastor_n &_o doctores_fw-la secundariò_fw-la autem_fw-la parochis_fw-la qui_fw-la episcopis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la subsidiariam_fw-la navant_fw-la operam_fw-la but_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v be_v primary_o incumbent_a upon_o the_o 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that_o power_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o canon_n till_o they_o have_v a_o licence_n from_o the_o bishop_n i_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n concern_v the_o form_n of_o ordination_n use_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n but_o i_o suppose_v howsoever_o the_o matter_n of_o ordination_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n by_o a_o bishop_n be_v a_o apostolical_a tradition_n yet_o the_o form_n of_o word_n use_v in_o ordination_n be_v not_o so_o but_o of_o ecclesiastical_a institution_n whence_o it_o come_v that_o most_o church_n vary_v in_o their_o form_n of_o ordination_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n the_o form_n be_v divina_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la semper_fw-la infirma_fw-la sanat_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la desunt_fw-la supplet_fw-la create_v seu_fw-la promovet_fw-la n._n venerabilem_fw-la diaconum_fw-la in_o presbyterum_fw-la dei_fw-la amabilissimum_fw-la presbyterum_fw-la in_o episcopum_fw-la the_o divine_a grace_n which_o always_o heal_v our_o infirmity_n and_o supply_v our_o want_n 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suffer_v all_o presbyter_n to_o preach_v but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v eminent_a for_o their_o prudence_n gravity_n piety_n and_o ability_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n say_v grotius_n in_o his_o annot._n upon_o s._n luke_n 10.1_o do_v not_o all_o preach_v but_o they_o alone_o quibus_fw-la docendi_fw-la populum_fw-la potestas_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la to_o who_o the_o power_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o bishop_n which_o presbyter_n therefore_o he_o say_v be_v call_v by_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d presbyter_n entrust_v with_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n three_o because_o i_o see_v in_o the_o ancient_a church_n there_o be_v presbyteri_fw-la monachi_fw-la presbyter_n monk_n presbyter_n in_o monastery_n which_o have_v no_o cure_n of_o soul_n st._n hierome_n in_o his_o epistle_n ad_fw-la dammachium_n tell_v we_o of_o five_o presbyter_n they_o have_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o bethlehem_n on_o purpose_n to_o 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obligation_n upon_o the_o apostle_n of_o preach_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o incur_v god_n heavy_a displeasure_n as_o act._n 4.19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 9.16_o be_v of_o personal_a concernment_n to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o prime_a promulgation_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o unbeliever_n and_o concern_v not_o we_o presbyter_n unless_o we_o think_v ourselves_o oblige_v by_o the_o commission_n christ_n give_v his_o apostle_n to_o go_v preach_v to_o the_o american_n and_o indian_n the_o word_n bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v word_n of_o relation_n relate_v to_o the_o several_a province_n and_o flock_n under_o their_o charge_n though_o they_o have_v a_o duty_n incumbent_n on_o they_o of_o instruct_v they_o in_o christianity_n yet_o not_o of_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o every_o creature_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v they_o have_v not_o those_o extraordinary_a enablement_n of_o tongue_n and_o miracle_n and_o immediate_a inspiration_n simple_o necessary_a unto_o that_o work_n and_o whereby_o their_o doctrine_n become_v authentic_a and_o divine_a as_o that_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o hearer_n be_v without_o further_a inquiry_n to_o be_v resolve_v into_o it_o as_o into_o a_o divine_a revelation_n in_o which_o sense_n alone_o st._n paul_n word_n be_v verifiable_a rom._n 10.14_o 17._o faith_n come_v by_o hear_v and_o hear_v by_o the_o word_n how_o shall_v they_o hear_v without_o a_o preacher_n etc._n etc._n i_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o man_n dare_v the_o pope_n except_v to_o who_o some_o of_o his_o vain_a flatterer_n presume_v to_o attribute_v infallibility_n assume_v to_o preach_v in_o such_o a_o notion_n as_o to_o make_v his_o doctrine_n that_o whereinto_o auditorum_fw-la side_n ultimo_fw-la resolvitur_fw-la which_o if_o not_o then_o there_o be_v not_o par_fw-fr ratio_fw-la nor_o par_fw-fr obligatio_fw-la nor_o par_fw-fr potestas_fw-la between_o we_o and_o the_o apostle_n as_o to_o the_o strict_a notion_n and_o office_n of_o a_o preacher_n in_o scripture_n language_n but_o whatsoever_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o gospel_n notion_n yet_o now_o the_o word_n preach_v be_v become_v a_o word_n of_o art_n and_o be_v use_v to_o signify_v that_o act_n of_o the_o ministerial_a function_n which_o consist_v of_o instruct_v christian_n in_o their_o duty_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n from_o henceforward_o i_o shall_v take_v it_o and_o for_o the_o more_o distinct_a understanding_n of_o the_o thing_n make_v some_o little_a enquiry_n into_o the_o kind_n of_o preach_v mention_v in_o the_o gospel_n and_o first_o there_o we_o find_v a_o preach_v by_o inspiration_n and_o a_o preach_v by_o pain_n and_o industry_n a_o preach_v by_o inspiration_n such_o as_o i_o now_o intimate_v of_o this_o sort_n be_v the_o preach_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o those_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o prophesy_v in_o the_o apostle_n time_n they_o all_o speak_v with_o tongue_n as_o the_o spirit_n give_v they_o utterance_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d teach_v of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o my_o father_n that_o speak_v in_o you_o and_o the_o spirit_n speak_v in_o they_o after_o their_o inauguration_n to_o their_o apostleship_n and_o ministry_n on_o the_o day_n of_o pentecost_n give_v st._n paul_n reason_n to_o call_v that_o their_o ministry_n the_o ministration_n of_o the_o spirit_n 2_o cor._n 3._o then_o there_o be_v a_o scripture-preaching_a by_o pain_n and_o industry_n at_o least_o not_o without_o it_o altogether_o after_o this_o manner_n it_o seem_v timothy_n preach_v and_o therefore_o be_v exhort_v to_o give_v attendance_n to_o read_v and_o to_o study_v to_o show_v himself_o a_o workman_n etc._n etc._n again_o there_o be_v a_o preach_v by_o write_v and_o a_o preach_v by_o sermon_n one_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o clem._n alexan._n in_o lib._n 1._o stro_fw-la the_o apostle_n themselves_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n by_o write_v of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v evangelist_n and_o do_v preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o unbielever_n by_o write_v of_o their_o epistle_n they_o do_v teach_v the_o church_n and_o therefore_o saint_n paul_n do_v call_v his_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n his_o gospel_n rom._n 2.16_o solomon_n be_v a_o famous_a preacher_n yet_o we_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o preach_v otherwise_o then_o by_o write_v the_o prophet_n be_v preacher_n too_o but_o they_o do_v not_o preach_v altogether_o by_o sermon_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v command_v to_o write_v his_o vision_n and_o revelation_n impart_v to_o he_o chap._n 30.2_o mr._n calvin_n say_v in_o his_o preface_n to_o isaiah_n prophet_n be_v mos_fw-la fuit_fw-la postquam_fw-la justi_fw-la sunt_fw-la aliquid_fw-la populo_fw-la nunciare_fw-la paucis_fw-la summam_fw-la rerum_fw-la complecti_fw-la &_o valvis_fw-la templi_fw-la praefigere_fw-la it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o deelare_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o people_n to_o contract_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o writing_n and_o fix_v it_o upon_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n last_o there_o be_v a_o preach_v in_o one_o own_o person_n and_o a_o preach_v by_o proxy_n a_o preach_v in_o one_o own_o person_n thus_o christ_n himself_o preach_v while_o he_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n preach_v where_o they_o come_v themselves_o then_o there_o be_v a_o preach_n by_o proxy_n and_o thus_o christ_n himself_o preach_v after_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n ephes_n 2.17_o he_o come_v and_o preach_v peace_n unto_o you_o i._n e._n by_o his_o apostle_n and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n preach_v where_o they_o come_v not_o themselves_o by_o the_o evangelist_n there_o substitute_n from_o these_o kind_n of_o preach_v i_o shall_v deduce_v two_o or_o three_o corollary_n more_o and_o so_o conclude_v this_o part_n of_o my_o undertake_n first_o that_o that_o frequency_n of_o preach_v can_v be_v expect_v from_o we_o that_o be_v use_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n because_o they_o preach_v by_o inspiration_n we_o by_o pain_n and_o industry_n only_o second_o that_o man_n may_v preach_v in_o a_o gospel-notion_n and_o yet_o never_o make_v a_o sermon_n in_o a_o vulgar_a notion_n they_o may_v preach_v by_o write_v and_o preach_v by_o proxy_n preach_v by_o their_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o by_o their_o tongue_n see_v dr._n holdsworth_n in_o praelect_a prima_fw-la non_fw-la procul_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la three_o that_o see_v our_o preach_a be_v not_o by_o immediate_a inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n it_o be_v infallible_a and_o subject_a to_o error_n and_o therefore_o be_v ordinable_a by_o our_o superior_n and_o reducible_a to_o such_o direction_n and_o rule_n as_o most_o conduce_v to_o the_o promotion_n of_o peace_n and_o piety_n chap._n ii_o to_o who_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v primary_o belong_v the_o second_o thing_n i_o stand_v charge_v withal_o 17._o see_v dr._n casaubon_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o preach_v pag._n 1â—_n 17._o be_v to_o inquire_v and_o resolve_v to_o who_o this_o office_n of_o preach_v primary_o belong_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v god_n will_n that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o his_o service_n either_o rash_o or_o disorderly_a ubi_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o à _fw-la quibus_fw-la peragi_fw-la vult_fw-la ipse_fw-la excelsissima_fw-la sva_fw-la voluntate_fw-la definivit_fw-la clem._n rom._n pag._n 52._o he_o have_v define_v by_o his_o most_o heavenly_a will_n both_o in_o what_o place_n and_o by_o what_o person_n he_o will_v have_v divine_a office_n perform_v it_o stand_v we_o in_o hand_n then_o to_o know_v to_o who_o this_o office_n belong_v and_o the_o examination_n and_o resolution_n of_o this_o will_v open_v a_o fair_a way_n to_o the_o justification_n of_o many_o thing_n in_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n late_a direction_n but_o for_o the_o indagation_n of_o this_o i_o must_v premise_v certain_a principle_n and_o maxim_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o authority_n be_v in_o christ_n all_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n or_o authority_n to_o any_o ecclesiastical_a office_n be_v in_o christ_n original_o in_o other_o but_o derivate_o for_o as_o it_o be_v foretell_v that_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v upon_o his_o shoulder_n isa_n 9.6_o so_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o he_o and_o anoint_v he_o to_o preach_v glad_a tiding_n isa_n 62.1_o and_o this_o trust_n which_o his_o father_n commit_v to_o he_o he_o discharge_v in_o his_o own_o person_n while_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n he_o preach_v the_o gospel_n convert_v sinner_n make_v disciple_n hence_o he_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n
be_v privilege_v to_o decide_v matter_n of_o controversy_n in_o the_o law_n till_o they_o be_v learn_v in_o the_o school_n of_o a_o doctor_n and_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n and_o john_n baptist_n begin_v not_o to_o preach_v till_o they_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o church_n afterward_o in_o several_a canon_n forbid_v that_o any_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o presbyter_n till_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n the_o canon_n be_v extant_a in_o gratian._n distinct_a 78._o i_o shall_v name_v only_o the_o 11._o can._n of_o the_o neocaesarian_a council_n presbyter_n ante_fw-la triginta_fw-la annorum_fw-la aetatem_fw-la non_fw-la ordinetur_fw-la quamvis_fw-la sit_fw-la probabilis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sed_fw-la observet_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la praefinitum_fw-la tempus_fw-la dominus_fw-la enim_fw-la trigesimo_fw-la anno_fw-la babtizatus_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o praedicavit_fw-la let_v no_o presbyter_n though_o he_o be_v of_o a_o good_a life_n be_v ordain_v till_o he_o be_v thirty_o year_n but_o let_v he_o wait_v till_o the_o time_n appoint_v for_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n be_v baptize_v the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o then_o begin_v to_o preach_v if_o there_o be_v no_o canon_n upon_o record_n to_o attest_v the_o sense_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o church_n yet_o the_o very_a title_n of_o presbyter_n which_o belong_v to_o man_n of_o that_o order_n be_v enough_o to_o do_v it_o for_o the_o word_n presbyter_n be_v not_o only_a nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o name_n of_o dignity_n but_o of_o age_n and_o insinuate_v that_o they_o be_v all_o man_n of_o year_n admit_v into_o that_o order_n erasmus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n jerom_n testify_v that_o when_o paulinianus_n brohter_n to_o st._n hierome_n upon_o his_o singular_a merit_n be_v make_v presbyter_n before_o those_o canonical_a year_n hoc_fw-la nomine_fw-la posteà _fw-la calumniam_fw-la struxit_fw-la jeronimo_n joannes_n hierosolymitanus_n quod_fw-la infra_fw-la legitimam_fw-la aetatem_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la honoris_fw-la esset_fw-la evectus_fw-la olim_fw-la enim_fw-la ante_fw-la tricesimum_fw-la annum_fw-la nullus_fw-la erat_fw-la maturus_fw-la honori_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la john_n b._n of_o jerusalem_n afterward_o go_v about_o to_o detract_v from_o s._n hierom_n because_o his_o brother_n be_v promote_v to_o that_o order_n be_v under_o age_n for_o ancient_o say_v he_o before_o the_o thirty_o year_n none_o be_v ripe_a for_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o presbyter_n in_o which_o word_n erasmus_n acknowledge_v both_o the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a censure_n st._n heirom_n lie_v under_o for_o promote_a or_o suffer_v his_o brother_n ordination_n before_o the_o legitimate_a age_n and_o though_o happy_o our_o church_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n through_o scarcity_n of_o man_n to_o serve_v in_o those_o sacred_a office_n be_v force_v to_o abate_v something_o of_o the_o rigour_n of_o those_o canon_n and_o admit_v man_n into_o the_o order_n of_o presbyterate_a before_o they_o be_v arrive_v to_o that_o maturity_n of_o year_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o suffer_v they_o to_o preach_v ex_fw-la proprio_fw-la out_o of_o their_o own_o stock_n and_o ability_n if_o in_o the_o ancient_a church_n where_o none_o be_v presbyter_n till_o they_o be_v thirty_o year_n of_o age_n all_o presbyter_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o preach_v but_o only_o such_o as_o give_v good_a security_n for_o the_o prudent_a managery_n of_o the_o office_n it_o may_v seem_v a_o oversight_n to_o suffer_v young_a man_n to_o preach_v and_o then_o leave_v they_o to_o their_o liberty_n in_o preach_v the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v pay_v dear_a for_o her_o indulgence_n in_o this_o thing_n nothing_o have_v be_v more_o detrimental_a to_o the_o peace_n order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n than_o the_o preach_n of_o these_o youngster_n who_o not_o be_v right_o biased_a at_o their_o first_o set_v out_o through_o the_o fervour_n of_o youth_n and_o some_o youthful_a lust_n as_o pride_n vain_a glory_n popularity_n have_v often_o fall_v into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o prove_v desperate_a sect-master_n trumpet_n of_o schism_n and_o sedition_n if_o any_o have_v escape_v this_o charybdis_n yet_o they_o have_v dash_v their_o foot_n against_o another_o scylla_n through_o their_o ungroundedness_n and_o unskilfulness_n in_o divinity_n for_o howsoever_o young_a man_n may_v be_v of_o pregnant_a part_n excel_v in_o subordinate_a art_n and_o science_n yet_o for_o want_v of_o year_n and_o maturity_n of_o judgement_n they_o can_v be_v master_n of_o such_o a_o sound_a body_n of_o divinity_n as_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o undertake_n so_o weighty_a a_o province_n divinity_n be_v a_o vast_a and_o comprehensive_a science_n full_a of_o depth_n and_o profundity_n a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o polemical_a the_o very_a practical_o encumber_v with_o many_o difficulty_n beside_o to_o the_o right_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n a_o duty_n incumbent_n on_o the_o preacher_n there_o be_v require_v acquaintance_n with_o the_o write_n of_o the_o father_n for_o in_o a_o canon_n of_o our_o own_o church_n the_o exposition_n of_o the_o father_n be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o exposition_n and_o how_o can_v such_o young_a man_n make_v this_o the_o canon_n of_o their_o interpretation_n when_o they_o scarce_o know_v their_o name_n much_o less_o be_v conversant_a in_o their_o write_n as_o every_o man_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o make_v a_o scholar_n no_o more_o be_v every_o scholar_n fit_a to_o make_v a_o preacher_n man_n shall_v be_v divine_n before_o they_o be_v preacher_n and_o to_o be_v divine_n there_o be_v time_n and_o pain_n and_o maturity_n of_o judgement_n require_v whereupon_o s._n jerom_n advise_v his_o friend_n nepotian_n and_o pammachius_n diu_fw-la discere_fw-la before_o they_o do_v docere_fw-la he_o tell_v nepotian_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la cleric_n nolo_fw-la te_fw-la declamatorem_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o rabulam_fw-la garrulúmque_fw-la sine_fw-la ratione_fw-la sed_fw-la mysteriorum_fw-la peritum_fw-la i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o a_o declaimer_n a_o jangler_n and_o garrulous_a without_o reason_n but_o skilful_a in_o divine_a mystery_n he_o admonish_v rusticus_n the_o monk_n si_fw-mi clericatus_fw-la titillat_n de_fw-la siderium_fw-la disce_fw-la quod_fw-la poss_n be_v docere_fw-la ne_fw-la mile_n antequam_fw-la tyro_fw-la ne_fw-la priùs_fw-la magister_fw-la sis_fw-la quà m_fw-la discipulus_fw-la if_o the_o desire_n of_o be_v a_o clergyman_n tickle_v he_o he_o shall_v learn_v himself_o what_o to_o teach_v other_o lest_o he_o shall_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o soldier_n before_o he_o handle_v a_o weapon_n and_o a_o master_n before_o he_o be_v a_o scholar_n ancient_o it_o be_v require_v man_n shall_v be_v divine_n before_o they_o be_v preacher_n but_o since_o man_n have_v turn_v preacher_n before_o they_o be_v divine_n their_o preach_a have_v be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o backward_o forward_v of_o the_o matter_n though_o preach_v have_v gain_v yet_o religion_n have_v lose_v and_o people_n have_v be_v lead_v aside_o into_o sect_n and_o faction_n it_o be_v a_o memorable_a passage_n that_o erasmus_n relate_v of_o s._n jerom_n in_o his_o life_n s._n jerom_n once_o undertake_v to_o interpret_v allegorical_o the_o prophecy_n of_o obadiah_n when_o he_o do_v not_o himself_o understand_v the_o literal_a meaning_n of_o it_o this_o comment_n of_o his_o be_v by_o many_o very_o high_o extol_v when_o he_o himself_o be_v ashamed_a to_o own_v it_o whereupon_o afterward_o he_o write_v thus_o merry_o of_o himself_o fateor_fw-la miratus_fw-la sum_fw-la quod_fw-la quantumvis_fw-la aliquis_fw-la malè_fw-la scripserit_fw-la invenit_fw-la similem_fw-la svi_fw-la lectorem_fw-la ille_fw-la praedicabat_fw-la ego_fw-la erubescebam_fw-la ille_fw-la my_o sticos_fw-la sensus_fw-la ferebat_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o confess_v i_o wonder_v that_o though_o a_o man_n write_v never_o so_o ill_a yet_o he_o find_v a_o reader_n like_o himself_o he_o high_o commend_v it_o i_o blush_v at_o it_o he_o extol_v the_o mystical_a sense_n unto_o the_o sky_n i_o hang_v my_o head_n and_o secret_o condemn_v it_o what_o he_o ingenuous_o acknowledge_v of_o his_o juvenile_a write_n young_a preacher_n may_v of_o their_o youthful_a sermon_n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o a_o reverend_a prelate_n of_o this_o church_n young_a divine_n must_v have_v young_a divinity_n and_o though_o young_a divine_n have_v the_o luck_n to_o be_v men-pleasers_a yea_o and_o women-pleasers_a too_o yet_o young_a divinity_n will_v never_o conduce_v to_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o god_n church_n no_o nor_o to_o the_o edification_n of_o man_n in_o piety_n and_o holiness_n it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o lord_n grace_n of_o canterbury_n that_o it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o young_a divine_n and_o minister_n either_o out_o of_o a_o spirit_n of_o contention_n and_o contradiction_n or_o in_o a_o