A second admonition to the parliament

But we will not stand with you so much in the manner of the raising of their provision / for raise it as it shall please ⟨p. 13⟩God to put you in mind / so y• you provide sufficiently for your ministers / that they may be of ability to maintain their charge / and to bestow upon fit furniture of books and honest hospitality. But in the mean while / until a sufficient provision be made / it is no better then sacrilege and spoiling of God to keep back any way the provision which hath been made in that respect / and the curse of God threatened by Malachi to those that spoiled y• *^f Levites then of their provision / belongeth / and will light upon our spoilers now / & upon them in whose hands it is to redress it / if they do it not. Also there must be orders taken and looked unto / for² the bestowing of the livings provided in the universities (now dens of many thievish nonresidents:) not to the greedy use of many cormorant masters of colleges / and at their wicked pleasure / as they are / but to the bringing up for the most part of such as will be content to be employed upon the charge of the ministry / when as the church shall have need of them / and to take from them that have moe livings / all save one / and that to / except they will be resident / and be able and willing to discharge it / having besides the allowance which afterwards shall be spoken of by God his grace. And this provision must so sufficiently be established / that it may be paid without ado / and not to be³ sought for / or worm by suspensions / or * excommunication §30/ which are applied by y• scriptures to a far more proper and spiritual use / & not at all to this. And also there are many charges going out of benefices / whereof they should be unburdened. Next / you must repeal your statute or statutes / whereby you have authorised that ministry that now is / making your estate partly to consist of Lords spiritual (as you call ⟨p. 14⟩