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Certain letters, translated into English, being first written in Latin. Two, by the reverend…Certayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend…
Certain letters, translated into English, being first written in Latin. Two, by the reverend and learned Mr. Francis Junius, divinity reader at Leiden in Holland. The other, by the exiled English Church, abiding for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. Together with the confession of faith prefixed: where upon the said letters were first writtenCertayne letters, translated into English, being first written in Latine. Two, by the reverend and learned Mr. Francis Iunius, divinitie reader at Leyden in Holland. The other, by the exiled English Church, abiding for the present at Amsterdam in Holland. Together with the confession of faith prefixed: where vpon the said letters were first written
Amsterdam : Printed, in the year. 1602Amsterdam : Printed, in the yeare. 1602
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly / The inferior ministry of that Church / consisteth of Priests / Parsons / Vicars / Curates / hired preachers / or Lecturers, with Clerks, Sextons, &c. all which have received their offices callings and authority from their forenamed Lords the Prelates, to whom they have sworn their canonical obedience / and promised to perform it with all reverence and submission. 1Their office is to read over the service book and Bps. Decrees, thereby to worship God / to marry / to bury / to church women / to visit the sick / give him the Sacrament / and forgive him all his sins: and if their livings or benefices (as they are called) amount to a certain sum of money in the Queens book / then must they preach / or get some other to preach for them four sermons in a year in their parish / where also must be noted that the most part of these Priests are utterly unlearned / and cannot preach at all: whereby it cometh to pass that most of the people are as blind as they were in the dark days of popery. These ministers generally / aswell preachers as other / live in fear and servitude under their foresaid Lords the Bbs. for as without their licence written and sealed they cannot preach / so upon their displeasure and for not obeying their injunctions / they are many times suspended degraded / and if they will not be ruled / put in prison: so that sundry of them have been suspended and imprisoned for preaching against the Prelates, not subscribing to their devised articles and book of common prayer not wearing the square cap and surplus / not reading the service book / and be tied to the same / not coming to the Bishops courts / visitations / inquisitions / and c. till now of late being wearied with these troubles / they give place to their tyranny / and are content to conform themselves / and yield their canonical obedience according to their oath / keeping now silence / yea going back / bearing and bolstering the things / which heretofore by word and writing they stood against so long as there was any hope that the Queen and Counsel would have harkened unto them / and put these adversary Prelates out of the Church.
Thirdly / The inferiour ministery of that Churche / consisteth of Priests / Parsons / Vicars / Curats / hired preachers / or Lecturers, with Clarkes, Sextons, &c. all which have receved their offices callings and aucthoritie from their •orenamed Lordes the Prelats, to whome they have sworne their canonicall obedience / and promysed to performe it with all reverence and submyssion.