~o <Jttotet~~~.a ret; 1 frotn cdrhparry that hemay converfe with God,! Piepiftt are tru~ Chrifl:ian Apes: hence comes-the folintry life of Monks; pretending to imitate E/ijah, and Elijha, cyohn Bapti{f and the Ap~/fles: but 'tisacknowledged by Hierom,andgreat fi:ri.cklers for amonafl:ick Iife,that tb' _practicebeg~n not till about t~e yeari6d, or3d0. fay Hilarion,others Pau/us Theb~M,others Antonitu, 'gun this manner of c.onverfation : But certainly isava!t differencebetwixt thofe Ancient Chtifl:ians tary life, and the Papi.fts way af Mona{Hck Hvin .J. Thofe firft ·Chrifi:ians lived folitary: of neceffit,y,th they mightly~ hidmo_refafely in atimeofpe~fe~ution 2. They ·were not compelled to give all to the poor 3. They were ~ot bound to;a certain rule,nor did t -. ingage themfelves by a ~pe Y1d. Perk. Demo-aftr. Vow to that Place and ftate, prob~em. Monach. p. . h h h . f 227 , 22 s. -~-n'g t c ange t etr man~er o . tf they faw good; th~y were, not bound as to rrieats,tllarfi.age, failing ; 4· Tbeie anc· Monk..s were of the l aity,not of the. Clergy~nay not much as Deacofu,or Presbyters: ). 1 They had no of merit in a MonaftiCk life, till thefe latter ages: Cl k E l ,r ~;fl . may add, 6. Thofeancien't Mon fol~r 1 ;~ cc er ~"" had a J?artiCu~ar .Callin'g and . · . . . work, as the Monk1 ofBflfi.K.or rha lived by the fweat oftheit brows; and, 7· They oot tyed up from converfingabroad as there.was fion; and occafions there are manifold: ..'Tis not pedonsthouldbe always c'oopt up in~ Corner,but t ~hey be of ufe to ()thers in their places and capacities We were not born fot our felves, nor inufl we Jive · ly wi~hinour felves, which WQuldco'ritradU1 the La '. of Love .and Charity : A ·co'nlant folitarinefi feth perfons to a world of temptations,. i't is not.. tO be alone, faith Solomon~ ·An Ancient couta fpea~ - · ' I > • f
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