119] have molt need of Preachers, many fouls being more precious ;ban few, and the publïck Tea- chers that have many thoulands, needing, more help than they that have but little. charges. 4. Few Minifters are rich enough to be able to tell their houles and goods at lofs ( when per- haps none will cake them,) and to take houles in other Countries. s. Agreat part of the Land is feared fo neer Corporations,that iris hard to find a place that is above five miles off them ; And fame Minifters hive Preached about in fo many places, that it is hard to find a place within their reach, above five miles from the places which they have preached in : And in filch places, it is rare to find empty houíes, and Landlords that will let them on terms which they are capable of : fo hard to them is this confinement. 6. 1 hey think that men can no more difoblige them Isom preaching to- many in Cities and Cor- porations, than to four or five in Villages; feeing the Churches of old were planted molt in Cities, and Chtiit faith nor, [forftke all the fouls in Ci- ties if they b'd you,J but/ [WVhenyou arc perfVcu- cuted in oree Cityfly to another'.] 7. Though we livenot to ear, we mutt eat to live ; and when Minitters that have nothing, are like to beg or famifh among ftrangers in poor Villages, and bigger plates do more call for help, and will allow them-bread, they think it no fin to eat- bread any more than to give bread to o- thers that are in want. 8. The former Laws fend them when they are in beggery,ro he kept by the Parifhes where they laft lived ; and this Law forbids them to come within five miles of them. SECT
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