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A38604 The civil right of tythes wherein, setting aside the higher plea of jus divinum from the equity of the Leviticall law, or that of nature for sacred services, and the certain apportioning of enough by the undoubted canon of the New Testament, the labourers of the Lords vineyard of the Church of England are estated in their quota pars of the tenth or tythe per legem terræ, by civil sanction or the law of the land ... / by C.E. ... Elderfield, Christopher, 1607-1652. 1650 (1650) Wing E326; ESTC R18717 336,364 362

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22._o bracton_n the_o except_o cap_v 3._o sect_n 2._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 2_o 3._o 7._o cap._n 10._o sect_n 1._o radulph_n de_fw-fr hengham_n sum_fw-la parva_fw-la cap._n 8_o pa._n 105._o fl●t._n lib._n 5_o cap._n 5._o sect_n 50._o cap._n 26._o sect_n 26._o cap_n 28._o 10._o ca._n 30._o 1_o 2._o li._n 6._o ca._n 39_o sect_n 5_o 9_o ca_fw-mi 44._o 6._o stat._n de_fw-fr westmin_fw-fr 2._o cap._n 5._o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la 13_o ed._n 1._o cook_n institut_fw-la 2._o pa._n 487._o doct._n &_o stud._n dia●_n 2._o cap._n 55._o book_n of_o entry_n fol._n 488._o curia_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la or_o the_o court-christian_a hereto_o court-christian_a our_o ancestor_n have_v the_o commonwealth_n before_o ordain_v and_o set_v in_o frame_n when_o they_o do_v agree_v to_o receive_v the_o true_a and_o christian_a religion_n that_o which_o be_v before_o and_o concern_v extern_a policy_n which_o their_o apostle_n doctor_n and_o preacher_n do_v allow_v they_o hold_v and_o keep_v still_o with_o 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