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thereof to the Church of God, may exceed, or coun 

 tervail that which may follow of their labours in any, 

 though never so large a congregation ; so it were 

 reasonable that their maintenance should honourably 

 and liberally proceed thence, where their labours be 

 employed. Neither are there wanting in the Church 

 dignities and preferments not joined with any exact 

 cure of souls ; by which, and by the hope of which, 

 such attendants in ordinary, who ought to be, as for 

 the most part they are, of the best gifts and sort, 

 may be farther encouraged and rewarded. And as 

 for extraordinary attendants, they may very well 

 retain the grace and countenance of their places and 

 duties at times incident thereunto, without disconti 

 nuance or non-residence in their pastoral charges. 

 Next for the case of intending studies in the univer 

 sities, it will more easily receive an answer ; for 

 studies do but serve and tend to the practice of those 

 studies : and therefore for that which is most princi 

 pal and final to be left undone, for the attending of 

 that which is subservient and subministrant, seemeth 

 to be against proportion of reason. Neither do I 

 see, but that they proceed right well in all know 

 ledge, which do couple study with their, practice ; 

 and do not first study altogether, and then practise 

 altogether ; and therefore they may very well study 

 at their benefices. Thirdly, for the case of extraor 

 dinary service of the Church ; as if some pastor be 

 sent to a general council, or here to a convocation ; 

 and likewise for the case of necessity, as in the parti 

 cular of infirmity of body, and the like, no man will 



