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A56170 A gospel plea (interwoven with a rational and legal) for the lawfulness and continuance fo the antient setled maintenance and tenths of the ministers of the Gospel in two parts, proving that there is a just, competent, comfortable maintenance ... that the present opposition against tithes ... / by William Prynne ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1660 (1660) Wing P3972; ESTC R33924 270,085 347

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doctrinal_a fidei_fw-la tom._n 1._o l._n 2._o artic._n 3._o c._n 64_o 65._o 65._o epist_n 240._o object_n 4._o 4._o 7_o e._n 3._o f._n 5._o 44_o e._n 3._o f._n 5._o 10_o h._n 7._o f._n 18.7_o 6_o dyer_n 84.8_o cook_n 2_o report_n f._n 44._o b._n b._n voice_n p._n 13._o 13._o surius_n council_n tom._n 3._o p._n 751._o 751._o see_v rastal_n abridgement_n title_n tithe_n and_o the_o ordinance_n for_o tithe_n lindwood_n provinc_fw-la constit_fw-la l._n 3._o tit._n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la mr._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n ch_n 8._o 8._o see_v mr._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n p._n 320_o 322_o 338_o 346_o 350._o 350._o hoveden_n annal._n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 828._o lindwood_n provinc_n constit_fw-la l._n 3._o tit._n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la decimis_fw-la 1_o thess_n 4.11_o 4.11_o hist_o angl._n p._n 4._o 4._o history_n of_o tithe_n ch_n 7._o p._n 147_o 148._o 148._o hist_o l._n 16_o 17._o dr._n usher_n annales_n eccles_n veteris_fw-la testam_fw-la p._n 516_o 525._o 525._o 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11._o cottoni_fw-la posthuma_n p._n 174_o 179._o the_o act_n of_o resumption_n 6_o h._n 3.5_o 9.10_o e._n 2.1_o 2_o r._n 2.6_o 6_o h._n 4_o 1.2_o h._n 5.28_o 29._o 33_o h._n 6.2.1_o h._n 7.4_o 5.12_o e._n 4._o 4._o britan._n p._n 161_o 162._o purchas_n pilgrimage_n p._n 133._o 133._o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o 3.2_o sermo_n 219._o tom._n 10._o 10._o causa_fw-la 16._o qu._n 7._o 7._o decret_n eccles_n gall._n l._n 6._o t●●_n 3._o c._n 19_o 3●_n 3●_n suidas_n in_o leone_n leone_n a_o thing_n former_o propose_v by_o they_o in_o their_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n present_v to_o the_o commons_o house_n jan._n 20._o 1649._o p._n 24._o 24._o deut._n 12.17_o 18._o neh._n 13.12_o 19_o 2_o chro._n 31.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o purchase_v pilgrimage_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o p._n 130_o 131._o object_n object_n this_o objection_n i_o find_v recite_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lingon_n anno_fw-la 1404._o &_o there_o answer_v bochellus_n decret_a eccles_n gall._n p._n 963._o answ_n answ_n see_v the_o leveler_n new_o print_v paper_n entitle_v england_n fundamental_a law_n and_o liberty_n claim_v etc._n etc._n and_o many_o petition_n of_o late_a late_a see_v all_o act_n for_o tonnage_n poundage_n and_o imposition_n mr._n hackwels_n argument_n against_o imposition_n cook_n 2._o instit_n p._n 58_o 59_o to_o 64._o 64._o mal._n 3.5_o 10_o 11_o 12._o see_v augustine_n sermo_n 219._o 219._o gul._n malmesburiensis_fw-la de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o juocus_fw-la chron._n in_o carolo_n simplici_fw-la cent._n magd._n 8._o c._n 7._o &_o 9_o dr._n tilles_o in_o his_o animadversion_n on_o mr._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n p._n 64_o to_o 69._o 69._o tom._n 3._o p._n 648._o 648._o review_n p._n 466._o 466._o extravag_n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la c._n 10._o joannes_n sarisbur_n de_fw-fr nugis_fw-la curialium_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 21._o mr._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n c._n 6._o p._n 120_o 121._o 121._o can_n 2d_o voice_n from_o the_o temple_n p._n 24_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 2.5_o 9_o 9_o rev._n 1.5_o 1.5_o gal._n 6.16_o 1_o cor._n 15.1_o 2_o 3._o 3._o gen._n 14.20_o hebr._n 7.2_o 4_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o chron._n 26.26_o 27_o 28._o 28._o herodotus_n l._n 5._o c._n 25._o valerius_n maximus_n l._n 5._o c._n 3._o diodorus_n an._n 4._o olymp._n 98._o dr._n usher_n annales_n veteris_fw-la testamenti_fw-la p._n 260._o 260._o see_v holinsh_v speed_v and_o other_o 10_o &_o 11_o r._n 2._o mr._n st._n john_n speech_n against_o the_o shipmony-judge_n shipmony-judge_n gul._n malmesburi_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 4._o vita_fw-la eucherii_fw-la apud_fw-la surium_n tom._n 1.10_o f._n gratian_n caus_n 16._o qu._n 1._o edit_fw-la gregoriana_n flodourdus_n rhem._n hist_n l._n 2._o c._n 12._o juonis_fw-la chron._n mr._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n p._n 51.465_o dr._n tillesley_n p._n 67._o 67._o mat._n 〈…〉_z flores_n 〈…〉_z an._n 853._o ●_o 306._o 306._o bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la tom._n 9_o pars_fw-la 1._o p._n 600_o 601._o 601._o aventinus_n annal._n boyorum_fw-la l._n 3._o p._n 179._o centur._n magd._n 8._o c._n 7_o &_o 9_o goldastus_n constit_fw-la imp._n tom._n 1._o p._n 15._o dr._n tillesley_n animadversion_n on_o mr._n selden_n p._n 64_o to_o 75._o 75._o exact_a collection_n p._n 340_o 342_o 376_o 572_o 631_o 632_o 641_o 743._o a_o collection_n p._n 428_o 8_o 13_o 41_o 43_o 44_o 49_o 51_o 61_o 64_o 96_o 99_o 623_o 696_o 879._o appendix_n p._n 15._o and_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o luke_n 3.14_o 3.14_o ambros_n orat._n in_o julianum_fw-la &_o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n p._n 35_o 88_o 88_o grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o sect_n 3._o p._n 35_o 36_o 88_o crantzius_n saxonitorum_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 16._o 16._o exttavag_n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la c._n 10_o mr._n selden'_v history_n p._n 120_o 121._o 121._o see_v the_o book_n of_o judge_n king_n chron._n maccabe_n josephus_n paul_n eber_n and_o other_o other_o antiqu._n ecclesiae_fw-la brit._n p._n 209_o to_o 220_o 282_o 284_o 299_o 300._o thomas_n walsingham_n hist_o angl_n p._n 348._o see_v the_o act_n for_o the_o clergy_n subsidy_n in_o all_o our_o king_n reign_v grant_v only_o by_o themselves_o in_o convocation_n convocation_n xenophon_n helien_n l._n 4._o montague_n diatriba_fw-la p._n 500_o 501._o 501._o lib._n 4._o epist_n 38._o 38._o in_o his_o exposition_n on_o 2_o thess_n 2._o p._n 116._o 116._o 2_o thess_n 2.4_o 2.4_o see_v dr._n abbot_n dr._n beard_n dr._n squire_n of_o antichrist_n and_o dr._n sclater_n on_o that_o place_n place_n luke_n 3.14_o 3.14_o luke_n 7.2_o to_o 11._o 11._o matth._n c._n 26_o &_o 27_o &_o 28._o mar._n 14_o &_o 15._o luk._n 22_o 22._o john_n 18_o &_o 19_o 19_o act_n 12.1_o to_o 12._o 12._o act_n 21.31_o 32_o 33_o etc._n etc._n c._n 22.24_o etc._n etc._n c._n 23.23_o etc._n etc._n to_o 35._o c._n 27_o &_o 28._o 28._o matth._n 12.33_o luk._n 6_o 43_o 44._o 44._o 2_o tim._n 2.3_o 2.3_o hebr._n 6.6_o 6.6_o rev._n 1.5_o 1_o pet._n 2.5_o 9_o 9_o see_v col._n pride_n beacon_n quench_v quench_v titus_n 1.16_o 1.16_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o 2._o act_n 26.13_o 26.13_o 2_o thess_n 2._o 2._o mat._n 15.14_o 15.14_o eutropius_n grimston_n in_o his_o life_n theodoret_n nicephorus_n l._n 10._o c._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 24_o 25_o 32_o 33._o mr._n fox_n baronius_n spondanus_n and_o other_o centur._n magd._n 4._o c._n 3_o 14._o col._n 114_o to_o 120_o 1438_o 1439._o nazianzen_n orat._n 2._o in_o julianum_fw-la ambros_n epist_n l._n 5._o ep._n 29._o zozoman_n l._n 5._o c._n 22._o rushamus_n l._n 1._o c._n 28._o 28._o eusebius_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 8._o c._n 13._o l._n 10._o c._n 8._o eutropius_n and_o grimston_n in_o his_o life_n fox_n act_n and_o monument_n vol._n 1._o p._n 113._o bishop_n jewel_n sermon_n p._n p._n see_v eusebius_n in_o vita_fw-la constantini_n bacon_n advancement_n of_o learning_n mr._n edward_n waterhouse_n his_o apology_n for_o learning_n and_o learned_a man_n man_n asser_n menevensis_n