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Clergy. How they first grew into power, xvi. 42. The opposition made to the usurpation of king James II, proceeded chiefly from those of the church of England, ii. 358; and see iv. 389. By a mistaken conduct, they do less service to religon and virtue than they otherwise might, ii. 412. The general disposition of the people toward them in Ireland, iv. 432. Too liberal of hard words in their sermons, and modern terms of art, v. 88. Blamable for perpetually reading their sermons, 96. Should not attempt explaining the mysteries of the Christian religion, 104. Ireland would be a paradise of them, if they were in most credit where ignorance prevails, 109. Discretion the most serviceable talent to them, 113. Levity the last crime the world will pardon in them, ibid. Characters of two, 116. 119. Their deficiency of action, 158. Those of the church of England made the principal stand against the invasion of our rights before the revolution, iii. 67. The base treatment they have received, 68. Maintaining them by subscriptions an indignity to their character, 70. The queen's favour alleged by the author of The Crisis to be only a colour of zeal toward them, 285. Exhorted by Mr. Steele to inflame the people with apprehensions of a popish successor, yet blamed by the whigs for concerning themselves with politicks of any sort, 285, 286. Bishop Burnet's character of the English clergy, iv. 397, particularly of the tory clergy, 407. Of their livings several hundred under twenty pounds a year, and many under ten, 392. Three parts in four of the church revenues taken from the clergy, v. 269. Are not only taxed in common with their fellow subjects, but have peculiar impositions, x. 255. 258. 259. The greatest part of them throughout Ireland stripped of their glebes, 255. In general, receive little more than half of their legal dues there, 257. How injured by the practice of claiming a modus in many parishes in both kingdoms, ibid. By the original constitution of these kingdoms, had the sole right of taxing themselves, 264. Their maintenance in Ireland precarious, though their office laborious, ix. 244. Acted with little concert in a point Rh