a piece yearly of this Rent, lent them freely for four or five years to trade with, putting in security to repay it: And so the stock will increase, and more Land may be bought by it after certain years, to go on to the same use: (only let the Trustees have power to remit all or part where there is an extraordinary unexpected failing) And that the fittest men may still receive it, some godly Trustees may be chosen, who may choose their successors; the Minister being one, as likest to choose the fittest subjects of this beneficence. If Honest men be kept up, they will better relieve ⟨image 31⟩the poor, then if it were left to their own hands.
9. It would be a blessed Work for our Rulers and some Rich men to erect a College (at Salop, I think the only fit place, for many Reasons) for the education of Scholars for the use of Wales; a Country, whose present misery, and ancient honour, and readiness to receive the Gospel, and zealous profession of what they know, should encourage all good men to help them. Too few will send their sons to our present Universities, and too few of those that come thither are willing to return. But if this may not be done, the next way, will be to add some Charitable help for them in Oxford, obliging them to return to the service of their Country.
10. Were I to speak to Princes, or men so Rich and Potent as to be able to do so good a Work, I would provoke them to do as much as the Jesuits have done, in seeking the Conversion of some of the vast Nations of Infidels, that are possest of so great a part of the world: viz. To erect a College for those whom the Spirit of God shall animate for so great a Work, and to procure one or two of the Natives out of the Countries whose Conversion you design, to Teach the Students in this College their language (which its like might be effected.) And when they have learned the Tongues, to Devote themselves to the Work, where by the Countenance of Ambassadors, Merchants, Plantations or any other means, they may procure access and liberty of speech. Doubtless God would stir up some among us, to venture on the labour and apparent danger, for so great a work: If we be not better principled, disposed and resolved to do or suffer in so good a cause, then the ⟨image 31⟩Jesuits are, we are much to blame. And where we can but have opportunity, we are like to do mu•• more good then they. 1.
a piece yearly of this Rent, lent them freely for four or five years to trade with, putting in security to repay it: And so the stock will encrease, and more Land may be bought by it after certain years, to go on to the same use: (only let the Trustees have power to remit all or part where there is an extraordinary unexpected failing) And that the fittest men may still receive it, some godly Trustees may be chosen, who may choose their successors; the Minister being one, as likest to choose the fittest subjects of this beneficence. If Honest men be kept up, they will better relieve ⟨image 31⟩the poor, then if it were left to their own hands.
9. It would be a blessed Work for our Rulers and some Rich men to erect a Colledge (at Salop, I think the only fit place, for many Reasons) for the education of Scholars for the use of Wales; a Countrey, whose present misery, and antient honour, and readiness to receive the Gospel, and zealous profession of what they know, should encourage all good men to help them. Too few will send their sons to our present Universities, and too few of those that come thither are willing to return. But if this may not be done, the next way, will be to add some Charitable help for them in Oxford, obliging them to return to the service of their Countrey.
10. Were I to speak to Princes, or men so Rich and Potent as to be able to do so good a Work, I would provoke them to do as much as the Jesuites have done, in seeking the Conversion of some of the vast Nations of Infidels, that are possest of so great a part of the world: viz. To erect a Colledge for those whom the Spirit of God shall animate for so great a Work, and to procure one or two of the Natives out of the Countries whose Conversion you design, to Teach the Students in this Colledge their language (which its like might be effected.) And when they have learned the Tongues, to Devote themselves to the Work, where by the Countenance of Embassadors, Merchants, Plantations or any other means, they may procure access and liberty of speech. Doubtless God would stir up some among us, to venture on the labour and apparent danger, for so great a work: If we be not better principled, disposed and resolved to do or suffer in so good a cause, then the ⟨image 31⟩Jesuites are, we are much to blame. And where we can but have opportunity, we are like to do mu•• more good then they. 1.
