PHIL. Ye say trueth. Therefore were 1it convenient, ye they, which should be appointed to be Curates & over sears of the Christen people, into whose hands the whose life & care of Christs flock is committed, should be of such sort, as S. Paul descry 2beth in his Epistles to Timothy & Titus, that is to say, irreprehensi ble, faultless, sober, discrete, righteous, holy, temperate, apt to teach, & such one as cleaveth unto y• true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome ⟨image 35⟩learning, and to improve them that speak against it. For this cause 3did God command in the old Testament that they should not be chosen to be priests for to minister to him, which had any blemish on them whither they were, blind, lame, with an evil favoured nose, with any misshapen member, or that have a broken foot or hand, crook backed, or any blemish in their eyes. &c. What meant God by this perfection of the priests 4members, but only to show that he which should serve him, & give attendance on his flock, should be whole & sound in all kind of virtue & godliness, not corrupt nor de formed with any iniquity, & uncleanness A priest ought to have no blemish on him, that is to say, he ought to be pure both in his doctrine & conversation.
PHIL. Ye say trueth. Therfore were 1it conuenient, ye they, which should be appoynted to be Curates & ouer sears of the Christen people, into whose handes the whose lyfe & care of Christes flocke is cōmitted, shuld be of such sorte, as S. Paule descri 2beth in his Epistles to Timothe & Titus, that is to saye, irreprehensi ble, fautles, sober, discrete, ryghteous, holy, temperate, apte to teach, & suche one as cleueth vnto y• true worde of doctryne, that he maye be able to exorte with wholesome lear ⟨image 35⟩nynge, and to improue them that speake agaynste it. For this cause 3dyd God cōmaunde in the olde Te stamēt that they should not be chosen to be preestes for to minister to him, which had ony blemysh on thē whyther they were, blynd, lame, wt an euell fauoured nose, wt any misshapen member, or yt haue a brokē fote or hande, croke backed, or any blemish in theyr eies. &c. What mēt God by this perfeccion of the prestes 4mēbers, but only to shew that he whiche should serue him, & gyue attendance on his flocke, should be whole & sounde in all kynde of vertu & godlynes, not corrupte nor de formed wt ony iniquite, & vnclenes A preste ought to haue no blemysh on him, that is to saye, he ought to be pure both in his doctryne & conuersacion.
- 1What man •er of men they ought to ve, that should be Curates.What mā •er of men they ought to ve, that shulde be Curates.
- 2[…]. Tim. iii. Titus. i.〈…〉. Tim. iii. Titus. i.
- 3Levi. xxiiLeui. xxii
- 4Note well,Note wel,
