Five disputations of church-government and worship

§. 21. And yet 4. If all this suffice not, be it known to you that we endeavour to have the best that can be got for every Parish: and Novices we will have none, except in case of mere necessity: And we have an act for rejecting all the insufficient, as well as the scandalous and negligent: and any of you may be heard that will charge any among us with insufficiency. Sure I am we are cleansing the Church of the insufficient and scandalous that the Prelates brought in, as fast a we can: if any prove like them, that since are introduced, we desire that they may ⟨p. 323⟩speed no better. What side soever they be on, we desire able faithful men, and desire the ejection of the insufficient and unfaithful. And youth doth not alway prove insufficiency. Witness Timothy, whose youth was not to be despised. At what age Origen and many more of old began, is commonly known. Vigelius was Bishop at twenty years of age (the Tridentine Bishop) We will promise you that we will have none so young to be Parish Presbyters, as Rome hath had some Popes and Cardinals and Archbishops and Bishops. Nor shall any such ignorant insufficient men, I hope, be admitted, as were commonly admitted by the Prelates.

§. 21. And yet 4. If all this suffice not, be it known to you that we endeavour to have the best that can be got for every Parish: and Novices we will have none, except in case of meer necessity: And we have an act for rejecting all the insufficient, as well as the scandalous and negligent: and any of you may be heard that will charge any among us with insufficiency. Sure I am we are cleansing the Church of the insufficient and scandalous that the Prelates brought in, as fast a we can: if any prove like them, that since are introduced, we desire that they may ⟨p. 323⟩speed no better. What side soever they be on, we desire able faithfull men, and desire the ejection of the insufficient and unfaithfull. And youth doth not alway prove insufficiency. Witness Timothy, whose youth was not to be despised. At what age Origen and many more of old began, is commonly known. Vigelius was Bishop at twenty years of age (the Tridentine Bishop) We will promise you that we will have none so young to be Parish Presbyters, as Rome hath had some Popes and Cardinals and Archbishops and Bishops. Nor shall any such ignorant insufficient men, I hope, be admitted, as were commonly admitted by the Prelates.