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Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated,…
Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministry rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsel to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...Sacrilegious desertion of the holy ministery rebuked, and tolerated preaching of the gospel vindicated, against the reasonings of a confident questionist, in a book called Toleration not abused; with counsil to the nonconformists, and petition to the pious conformists / by one that is consecrated to the sacred ministry, and is resolved not to be a deserter of it ...
London : s.n., 1672
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7. Therefore in Parishes where all may well hear the Parish Minister, I would not have you, without necessity, preach at the same hour as he doth, but at some middle time; that you may not seem to vie with him for Auditors, nor to draw the people from him; But let them go with you to hear him, and after come and hear you (or before;) But in London and great Parishes where all cannot come to the Parish Church, as also in Parishes where the Minister is not to be owned, I persuade you to no such observation: It is so inconvenient to the people there, to be cast upon unmeet hours, that I persuade you not to do it.
7. Therefore in Parishes where all may well hear the Parish Minister, I would not have you, without necessity, preach at the same hour as he doth, but at some middle time; that you may not seem to vie with him for Auditors, nor to draw the people from him; But let them go with you to hear him, and after come and hear you (or before;) But in London and great Parishes where all cannot come to the Parish Church, as also in Parishes where the Minister is not to be owned, I perswade you to no such observation: It is so inconvenient to the people there, to be cast upon unmeet hours, that I perswade you not to do it.
8. Where the Parish Minister is to be heard by you and your hearers, I think it best to preach there but once a day, and at some neighbour place that hath most need, the other part. My reasons are,
8. Where the Parish Minister is to be heard by you and your hearers, I think it best to preach ther but once a day, and at some neighbour place that hath most need, the other part. My reasons are,
First, Because the people cannot hear and digest four Sermons a day, nor three well: and those that hear you twice, will not go to the Parish Church; and so you will but draw them away, from that which might profit them as well as yours. And it is preaching well that more affecteth people, then Preaching long or often.