Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

  • Stubbs, Philip, active 1581-1593.
Date:
1877-1882
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Credit: Phillip Stubbes's Anatomy of the abuses in England in Shakspere's youth, A.D. 1583 / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    but bis parishioners should try to get him removed. An endowd Minister may not force men to pay him for preaching in other places. P Sig. M. I.] Ministers may not take fees for sermons 84 II. 2. Ministers may preach to other Flocks gratis. themfelues to praier^ and fuing to them that haue the authoritie for his difplacing, and placing of another that is more able in fome meafure to difcharge the dutie of a faithfull paitor. Notwithftanding I know fome are of opinion that if any man giue either tithes, or anie dutie elfe, to their paftor being an vnfit and an vnable perfon, he is partaker with him of his linne, he communicateth with other mens offences, and he maintaineth him in his idlenelfe, floth, ignorance, ^ and fecuritie, and therefore offendeth greeuoufly. But I am of opinion that euerye man ought to pay their dutie (for elfe he might feeme, as I faid, to refill the power) & if he be not able to difcharge his dutie, to pray for his remoouing, and to make iuftance to them that are in author- itie appointed for the redrefle of fuch inormities, for his difplacing, and fo not to attempt anything without good and lawfull authoritie grounded vpon the word for the fame. Theod. May a paftor that hath a charge and a flocke alfigned him to watch ouer (hauing a maintainable lining allowed him of his flock) preach in other places for monie? Amphil. Hee may fometimes, obteining licence for fome reafon- able caufe of his owne flocke, preach the word of God abroad in other places, but then he ought to doe it gratis, contenting himfelfe with the lining allowed him at home of his owne parifli. Notwithftanding, if the other churches where he lhall have preached, will voluntarily impart any thing to the fupplie of his neceflities, m refpe6l of his painftaking, he may thankfully receiue the fame, but he may not compell, nor conftraine them to giue it him whether they will or not, againft their wils, as manie impudently doe. Theod. Then I perceiue if it be not law^full for a paftor that hath a flocke, and a ftipend appointed him, to receiue monie vppon con- ftraint of ftrangers for preaching the worde abroad in other places, then is it not lawfull for him to take monie in his cure for preaching funerall fermons, marriage fermons, chriftening fermons, and the like, as many do. What fay you to this ? .■ r a. Amphil. There are manie woorthie of great blame in this refpett. For though they receiue fortie pound, a hundred pound, or two hundred pound a yeere, of fome one parifli, yet will they hardly preach once a moneth, nay happily not once in a quarter of a yeere, and fometimes not once a twelue moneth, for the fame. And if a