An harmony of the confessions of the faith of the Christian and Reformed Churches which purelie professe the holy doctrine of the Gospell in all the chiefe kingdomes, nations, and prouinces of Europe: the catologue and order whereof the pages following will declare. There are added in the ende verie shorte notes: in which both the obscure thinges are made plaine, & those thinges which maie in shew seeme to be contrarie each to other, are plainelie and verie modestlie reconciled, and if anie points doe as yet hang in doubt, they are sincerelie pointed at. All which things, in the name of the Churches of Fraunce and Belgia, are submitted to the free and discrete iudgement of all other Churches. Newlie translated out of Latine into English. Also in the end is added the confession of the Church of Scotland. Alowed by publique authoritie.

Hitherto also pertaineth the last parte of the 12. artilce of this confession, where these thinges are founde, touching the reuenues of Monasteries.

IN manie places the Churches want Pastours, or else Pastours want liuing. These men ought chiefelie to be relieued, out of the reuenues of rich Monasteries: then the studies of those which be poore must thereby be furthered, and in some places Schooles maie be erected, especiallie se∣ing that it is necessary that the church should discharge the expences of manie poore, that they might learne, that so out of that number Pastours and ministers may be chosen, to teach the Churches. Also hospitals are thence to be re∣lieued, wherein it is necessarie, that the poore, which haue beene sicke along time, should be nourished. A great parte of the reuenues in these countries is by the goodnes of god transferred to such vses, which are indeede godlie, to wit, to

nourish Pastors, the poore, and Schollers, to erect Schooles, and to relieue hospitales: that wich remaineth is bestowed in euerie Monasterie vpon the guiding & ordering of thinges partaining to their houses: and to think that this is not verie sumptuous, it is but foolishnes. As for the richer Abbotes in these daies, vpon what vses they lauish out the reuenues, the examples of manie doe declare▪ whome we could name, who doe both hate learning, Religion, and vertue, and doe waste th••se almes rauenouslie▪ and either set no Pastours ouer their Churches, or if they haue anie, they suffer them to statue.