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R E L 1 G ION.

T Il

JO:

O L O G Y.

Lclongs much more properly

fuperflition th.m

rel icion.

The

mon~nlC

h(c, of which lhen: is

nOl

lhe

leAn

trol ee

be found in lhe

H uly SCnptufcs, ...

nd which is fo

contr.uy

tO the wifdorn i\nd goodoefs o( God; lile ,""ontcmpl. tlvl:

hte

,~hich

eOlpJo~'C~

IIlcrdy in theoretic

and

barren [pecula–

'¡OIlS,

and whieh

continu.tl

ImpedlOlenl

the

praéllce

dH~

dUlies of a citizen,

and

of lhe

(..,cial

vinucs;

Ihe

corporal challilcments th;:¡,t

lhe

pious

vdion.ny

lI.tih.. ('h on

h imfclf, ¡od a

thoul.~ nd

hkc :tbrurditics. are lhe

frulu

·fanat icif.n, and lhe

errl!n

e of

",rcclic

'heology.

V . UnJ(:r this ht!04d

m.ty

be alfo incluJed , conrenton and

;:abic.lulion, whi..:h are

modt.rn

invcmions, and of which there

001

Ihe

It ..

a!t vcttige la

be found

in {he (;o(pel, and which

u'ere llnkoowo tO J t:fus ChriH aod his apollles; unlcfs \Ve

would torture and difguife the texl, ano nlclkc

Orange a·

bufe of words. aod oC phrafes the muH (¡mplc: invcnti ons.

fhore , tlut are mOle politic ano lucrOltlve! (hilO divine.

He chat

;t,

it may, the afcetic theology prefcribes general

mOl,lt lms rel:.uive to conreffian Olnd abfolutioo,

and

p<lrticulOlr

precepts

r the prieOs of

{he

confdJional.

The

Portie/die

7 'fuol"g} ,

on th" conlrary, is

toul·

emplo) ed

prcparing conloldtions againll plagues aod

ther pub!!c calamities aod

adver(jtl(~s.

and agalnn ,he

moa

confiderable evil, th.t befdll individuals.

confidcrs, ex·

amines. and direéls theCe confolalions, aod poínts out (he

proper m«hod or .pplyiog thcm. As it is the buGners or

afcetic theology tO humble aod íotimidatc the Chnftian,

and 'o rubjeél him tO all rons or piou••nd painrul bodily

~xerci res,

fo il is that of paracletic theology

reanimale

bis courage and his f.ith, and lO adminifier confolatioD to

b is roul.

VI!. The five doélrine. or which we have here trea,ed.

to wit, the HOOlililic, Catechetie, and CaCoiOic Theology,

and (he ConfiHorial and Theologic Prudence in (he ordinary

4Cxercife of the ruiniílry, [orm thertfore what

called

R E M

REMEMBRANCE. See MEMOOV.

R EMEMBRANCERS. anciently called clerks or ,he re·

membrance, certain officers in the cxchequer, whereof

three are ditlinguifhcd by the Dames of the: king's remem–

braneer, the lord rreafurer', remembrancer, and the re·

membrancer oflhe fira fruits. The king's remembrancer

euters

his office all recognizanees cakea before the

baron, [or any of lhe king's debu, [or appearances or

o;fervlng or orders: he airo ,ake. all bond. ror the king·s

debu,

t;e.

and makes out proce(fes theleon. He like·

wife l(fues procdres 2gaioll the colleétors of Ihe cultoms,

exclfe, and others , for their accounts

and informations

1Jpon penal ftatutes are eotered and rued in his ofll ce,

where all proceedings

matters upon Englifh bilis in the

cxchequer-ehamber remaio. His duty further is

make

out the bilis of compofitions upon peRal laws, tO take the

fiatement of debu; and into his office are deli't'ered all

kiods

¡ndemures and other evidences wbieh concero

the ;t(fu ring any lands to the CrOWD.

He, every yea r

in craflino animarum, reads in opeo court the Hatutt: Cor

elcl..9.ion of fheriffs; ilnd likewife openly r('ads in COtlrt

Ihe o.ths of all the officers, when thcy are admitted.

The lord trcafura ', remembrancer is chargcd lOmake

01.11

procefs againO

al!

fhenffs, eCl.heators, receivers, and

,bailiff., fo, their aceoun". He alfo males out lV,i" of

• col1c.9i"c f<ofe.

p,.¡Jarpl Th,alag)";

•

(eiene< on which

n i

t"Y

iludlOfS.

of all cumOlunio05, hue wrote

van

rreatlfes ;

Wllldl

compll!tc courfcs drt maJe at uo;verlities,

lhe

facultles of Ihculogy

which is

l('duced

Into a regular fy.

Clcm; ..nd wllich.

f.tl.

furms nOl one- of lhe Ictlll paru

th.dt

fcien..:e

\lo

hich

necelT,u y

abJe

aod

(¡illhful

thcoll)1

:i.tn

\\I ho underrake:s Ihe cure of [ouls.

VIIi. 'Ve ¡hink we have

{.Id enough to give

idea

Ih,lf..! Iciencl."s th ...

compofe Ihe gt neral

fyfit.m

l hcvlo~y.

' VI'

are nOI ignora n!, hO'.I,ever. that there are theologies e.

fld~ldhed

in the fchools,

lhll

ddfcrent in lheir genus and

fpectes: tha! they dditnguith, for exaOlple.

l .

l~he

"Che·

ology or God.

(Theolo~

.. Dei). , . Th.. or Jefu. Chrill.

3. TI'" of the Holy Ghol!. 4 That 01 Angels. and 5.

Th.. of lIlen: ,h.. they again rub·d...de the Th<ology or

God. (.

(mo

Tht8/ogia

D( j

natura/h,

~Jl~nliQliJ.

which is

nl~wn.

that God percelves

jimul

flnul,

once

and for ever.

all

th~l

is contclined in his elTence;

and

rh~()logia

id,afiJ

(umplarÍJ,

which confiders (hofe

thlngs that muO: be revealed tO mankiod

work lhelr

{al·

VOItioo: IhlS lan artlo..lC!

is again divided into

Arch" Jpic

rht'o/~í;"J.

which tearhl"S what comes, in this refpeél,

1m·

med..tdy rroOl God hllllfelf; and

EflJpic

T h,alag,.

which

cODliders the

theolo~ic

notions that moln, as [he Image of

God, is able tO acquire by his own natur(', {hat ¡s, by the

abdity he has receivc:d from the Supreme Being,

kno\V

and adore him, ano by the preachlng of hls divine word.

But \Ve fhould never have done, were \Ve to relate

all the

diflinéllons, divi!ions. and fubJivifions,

&c.

that mtn, fond

of fytl ematic fOfms. have introduced into

all

the fcicnc('s :

dlv¡(ions whofe whtnlfical denominalions bufy and embarraC.

Ihe ruind that ought to be more urerully employed in atter.d–

ing to reaJitics ; and which conOantly favour of that pedan.

_try which infinuates itfdf, more or leCs, iDtO the Oudy of

every fcience.

R E M

fieri facías, and extcnt for drhts due to the king, either

in the pipe or with lhe auditors ; aDd procefs for aJl fuch

revenue as is due to tbe king on aceount of his tenures .

takes the account of

n\~riffs;

aDd alfo keeps a record,

by which it appears whelher ,he Iheriffs or other aceount·

an¡s pay lheir proffcrs due at EaOer and

~1¡chaelmas

: aod

al lhe (..me time he makes

rccord, whercby lhe Iheriffs

Of other accountants kcep their prefixed days : there are

Jikewife brought into his oAlce

4111

the accounts of cullo.

mers, comptrolers, aod accountants, in orde:r¡to makeentry

thereof

record :

alto

all

eHreats and amercemeots are

cenified here,

6c.

T he remembrancer of Ihe 6rll-fruits

cil.k.cs

all cDmpo.

{jlioos

and bonds for Ihe paymeot of tirtl· fruits and tenlhs;

and makes out procefs agamlt fuch as do not pay Ihe

fame .

REMINISCENCE. thatpowe r orthe hum.nmind. whcre·

by it recolleéh itfelf, or caJls aCilio iato iu remeOlbr,.¡nce

fuch id<:ls or nOlions as it had really Co'got; in whlctl

diff.!rs from memory. whieh is a tr('afunng up o( things

in lhe mind, anJ keeping lhem

there. withom forgetting

them.

R EMISSION. in phyGcs. tbe abatement or the pO ...

cfficacy

oi" any

C}l1:\lity.

R'MI SSIO N, in

!dW,

ó~·.

dt'note, thc pudon of a enroe,

or the givinc

\Ir

lhe rl1nirhruent

d\h~

lhcrelo.

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