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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1730. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... continues flavin?, for it in his old Age ? It is the Hopes either of Gain or Reputation, of large Revenues and great Dignities, that promote Learning ; and when we say that any Calling, Art or Science, is not encouraged, we mean no more by it, than that the Masters or Profeflors of it are not sufficiently rewarded for their Pains, either with Honour or Prosit. The most Holy Functions are po Exception to what I say; and few Ministers of the Gospel are so disinterested as to have a lest regard to the Honours and Emoluments, that are or ought to be annex'd to their Employment, than they have to the Service and Benesit they should Ibe stf to others ; and among those of them, that iludy hard and take uncommon Pains, it is not easily proved that many are excited to their extraordinary Labour by a publick Spirit, or Solicitude for the Spiritual Welfare of the Laity: On the contrary, it is visible, in the greatest Tart of them, that they are animated by the Love of Glory and the Hopes of Preferment; neither is it uncommon 'to see the most useful Parts of Learning neglected For the most trifling, when, from the latter, Men have Reason to hope that they shall have greater Opportunities of shewing their Parts, than offer themselves from the former. Ostentation and Envy have made more Authors than Virtue and Belie volence. Men of known Capacity and Erudition are often labouring hard to eclipse and ruin one another's Glory. What Principle must we say two Adversaries act from, both Men of unquestionable good Sense and extensive Knowledge, when ah* the Skill and Prudence they are Masters of are not able to stifle, in their study'd Performances, and hide from the World the Rancour of their Minds, the Spleen and Animosity they both write with against one another ? Hor. I don't s...
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1730. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... continues flavin?, for it in his old Age ? It is the Hopes either of Gain or Reputation, of large Revenues and great Dignities, that promote Learning ; and when we say that any Calling, Art or Science, is not encouraged, we mean no more by it, than that the Masters or Profeflors of it are not sufficiently rewarded for their Pains, either with Honour or Prosit. The most Holy Functions are po Exception to what I say; and few Ministers of the Gospel are so disinterested as to have a lest regard to the Honours and Emoluments, that are or ought to be annex'd to their Employment, than they have to the Service and Benesit they should Ibe stf to others ; and among those of them, that iludy hard and take uncommon Pains, it is not easily proved that many are excited to their extraordinary Labour by a publick Spirit, or Solicitude for the Spiritual Welfare of the Laity: On the contrary, it is visible, in the greatest Tart of them, that they are animated by the Love of Glory and the Hopes of Preferment; neither is it uncommon 'to see the most useful Parts of Learning neglected For the most trifling, when, from the latter, Men have Reason to hope that they shall have greater Opportunities of shewing their Parts, than offer themselves from the former. Ostentation and Envy have made more Authors than Virtue and Belie volence. Men of known Capacity and Erudition are often labouring hard to eclipse and ruin one another's Glory. What Principle must we say two Adversaries act from, both Men of unquestionable good Sense and extensive Knowledge, when ah* the Skill and Prudence they are Masters of are not able to stifle, in their study'd Performances, and hide from the World the Rancour of their Minds, the Spleen and Animosity they both write with against one another ? Hor. I don't s...
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