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A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and…A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and…
A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and six sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithful man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the sum and order of the whole book, according to the authors own method, to which are further added, four brief tables to direct the reader ...A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and sixe sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithfull man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the summe and order of the whole booke, according to the authors owne method, to which are further added, foure briefe tables to direct the reader ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1606
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Here a question may be demanded; namely, whether those whom we call lay men, having Church lands & livings impropriate unto them, may be said with these seducers to feed themselves without fear; or whether can any man impropriate any Church goods or livings, without sacrilege? Ans. The answer hereof is two-fold: first, though no good member of the Church can in good conscience seek the harm and prejudice of the same; yet the plain truth is, that the Church goods and lands may be sometimes upon some occasions alienated: the ground of which answer is this rule; namely, that the governors of the Church are to content themselves with things necessary. For when the people had brought sufficient for the building of the tabernacle, Moses biddeth them bring no more,1 seeing (saith he) there is enough: so as when the Church hath too much and excess (as the Romish Church & these Churches of Europe gotten by Masses, Purgatory, Dirge•, Sacrament of Penance, &c.) there may be admitted alienation and impropriation of Church goods and l•nds; but so as two conditions must be necessarily observed: first, there must be just cause: and that which is so alienated must be employed to some good use in the Church or Commonwealth; and this is four ways: first in case of present necessity; for tenths have bin in some cases of necessity lawfully payed in way of tribute, and otherwise neither Church nor Common-wealth could have been preserved. Secondly, in way of exchange when the alienation of some lands shall be rather more convenient both to the Church it self, and to whom such lands are alienated. Thirdly, when as some great profit shall ensue unto the Church and common-wealth: upon which ground King Henry the 8. of famous memory most justly alienated most of the Church lands called Abbey lands; that Monks, Friars, Abbots, and such like idle Drones should never have more footing in this our land▪ Fourthly, in way of reward: for Kings and Princes that are the Patrons & protectors of the Church may alienate Church lands (where there are excess) unto such as have bin faithful in the defence of Church or Common-wealth▪ and that in way of requital and reward of their service. The second condition is, that there must be reserved a sufficient relief for the poor, and maintenance for an able Ministry. Some there are which teach otherwise, and they reason thus: