A Collection of the Works of Thomas Chalkley. [2 PT. Wanting the General Title-Leaf]. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1751 Excerpt: ... wipe off these Money loving Priests very handsomely. 1713. Verse 7. / have-, says he, preached to you the Gospel of (/W God freely. Oh! that cutting "Word freeh, what shall we do with it? Tho' it was so near our legal Minister, yet he thought fit not to meddle with it, and in the 9th Verse (just under, as the 7th just above, by which the poor Man is hedged in, how he will get out I know not j the Apostje fays, And when 1 was present with you, and wanted, J was chargeable to no Man. And tells them in the fame Verse, that he kept himself from being burthensome to them, and that he resolved to keep himself so. We dare all those that preach for Hire, and have Money for Divining, to come to such a Resolution. However, if they will not come to this good Resoluton, let them forbear abusing and persecuting those that (by the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christy are. The next is 1 Cor: ix. 7, 14. « Who goeth a Warfare at his own Charges? Who planteth a f Vineyard,and eateth not of the Fruit thereof? Who « feedeth a Flock, and eateth not of the Milk there of? Even so hath the Lord ordained, that those which 'preach the Gospel, should live of the Gospel.' Joseph hath left out what he thought made against it, from the 8th Verse to the 13th, and 15th, where holy Paul says, (though he had Power to eat and drink Verse 4. at free Cost,yet he doth not say any where, that he had Power to take it by Force, and we think it ought to be preached from an inward Necessity, and not for an outward Maintenances 1 have used none of these Things, neither bave I written those Things, that it should be so done unto me. I wish Joseph Met' calseta.nd others in his Station, could fay so honestly. Now I may proceed to fay something to each Particular above, as it lieth in the holy Tex...

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