Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…

1. Their Ignorance, or scandalous Ambition, Covetousness, and other sins, do render them so contemptible in the Eyes of many, that it tends to make the Church, and all Religion so. And when Nobles, Gentlemen, and People think basely of the Ministry, Church, and Religion for their sakes, how sad is the case of such a people. The Gospel is half taken away from a Nation, when 'tis taken out of their esteem, and brought under their reproach and scorn: And a scorned Clergy will prepare for the scorning of Religion: And an ignorant, or worldly ambitious, fleshly, scandalous Clergy, will be a scorned Clergy with two many. Erasmus much disgraced the Germane Protestants, when he described some of them, as having a Bottle of Wine at their Girdle, and his Translation of the New Testament in their hands, ready to dispute for it with blows: And so do many that tell the world how many of the Lutheran Ministers are given to excess of Drink, and unpeaceable reviling of Dissenters. And the ⟨p. 122⟩same Erasmus much depreciated either Bishops, or Scotists, when speaking of the Scotist Bishop of London, who was Dr. Collet's Adversary, he saith, I have known some such whom I would not call Knaves, but never one, whom I could call a Christian. Not only Drunkenness and brutish sins, but factitiousness, envy, unpeaceableness, Contentiousness, and especially a proud and worldly mind, will be in most mens Eyes, more ugly in a Minister, than others: For where there is a double Dedication to God, that which is Common, will seem Unclean, and when there should be a double Holiness, sin will appear to be double sin.

1. Their Ignorance, or scandalous Ambition, Covetousness, and other sins, do render them so contemptible in the Eyes of many, that it tends to make the Church, and all Religion so. And when Nobles, Gentlemen, and People think basely of the Ministry, Church, and Religion for their sakes, how sad is the case of such a people. The Gospel is half taken away from a Nation, when 'tis taken out of their esteem, and brought under their reproach and scorn: And a scorned Clergie will prepare for the scorning of Religion: And an ignorant, or worldly ambitious, fleshly, scandalous Clergie, will be a scorned Clergy with two many. Erasmus much disgraced the Germane Protestants, when he described some of them, as having a Bottle of Wine at their Girdle, and his Translation of the New Testament in their hands, ready to dispute for it with blows: And so do many that tell the world how many of the Lutheran Ministers are given to excess of Drink, and unpeaceable reviling of Dissenters. And the