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no_o cause_n to_o be_v so_o unreasonable_o angry_a as_o he_o be_v n._n 2._o with_o paulus_n diaconus_fw-la for_o that_o say_v which_o he_o have_v transmit_v to_o we_o of_o festus_n viz._n decima_fw-la quaeque_fw-la veteres_n diis_fw-la suiâ—_n offerebant_fw-la i_o e._n that_o the_o ancient_n do_v offer_v all_o sort_n of_o tithe_n or_o tithe_n oâ—_n all_o sort_n of_o thing_n to_o their_o go_n as_o to_o the_o vindication_n of_o paulus_n diaconus_fw-la i_o refer_v to_o the_o learned_a answer_n before_o mention_v and_o what_o i_o have_v hereafter_o quote_v out_o of_o dr._n spencer_n but_o as_o to_o this_o say_v of_o festus_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o mr._n selden_n have_v give_v instance_n of_o in_o this_o same_o chapter_n and_o which_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v he_o will_v have_v refrain_v at_o least_o conceal_v his_o violent_a concern_v against_o that_o authority_n of_o festus_n for_o pay_v tithe_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o to_o cry_v out_o no_o such_o matter_n some_o do_v and_o only_o sometime_o and_o of_o some_o thing_n and_o most_o usual_o to_o some_o god_n only_o all_o of_o which_o particular_n have_v be_v consider_v already_o let_v i_o only_o add_v and_o close_o up_o this_o head_n with_o a_o authority_n out_o of_o dr._n spencer_n who_o abuse_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o learning_n to_o justify_v a_o unhappy_a nostrum_fw-la of_o his_o own_o viz._n that_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v derive_v from_o the_o same_o custom_n prior_n among_o the_o gentile_n that_o there_o be_v such_o custom_n as_o of_o sacrifice_n tithe_n etc._n etc._n among_o the_o gentile_n prior_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v grant_v but_o their_o original_a be_v not_o from_o the_o gentile_n as_o dr._n spencer_n very_o gross_o mistake_v it_o the_o gentile_n have_v retain_v and_o withal_o corrupt_v the_o primitive_a institution_n of_o sacrifice_n of_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o adam_n and_o the_o patriarch_n before_o the_o flood_n these_o be_v revive_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o not_o therefore_o borrow_a from_o the_o gentile_n from_o who_o castom_n the_o jew_n be_v command_v to_o abstain_v but_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v hiâ—_n own_o institution_n because_o the_o gentile_n do_v retain_v they_o though_o they_o abuse_v they_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o falsâ—_n go_n but_o to_o think_v that_o sacrificeâ—_n which_o be_v ordain_v as_o type_n of_o thâ—_n sacrifice_n of_o christ_n have_v their_o originâ—â—_n from_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o god_n iâ—_n compliance_n with_o their_o idolatry_n diâ—_n institute_n sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n anâ—_n give_v christ_n himself_o to_o be_v sacrificeâ—_n which_o some_o of_o great_a name_n haâ—â—_n late_o assert_v perhaps_o mislead_v by_o thâ—_n wild_a notion_n of_o spencer_n this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d overthrow_n the_o whole_a foundation_n 〈◊〉_d our_o religion_n give_v it_o no_o high_a rise_n than_o the_o imagination_n of_o wickeâ—_n man_n and_o instead_o of_o the_o devil_n ap_v of_o god_n in_o his_o institution_n this_o by_o a_o blasphemous_a inversion_n make_v god_n to_o ape_n the_o devil_n and_o borrow_v from_o he_o the_o whole_a oeconomy_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o religion_n but_o this_o be_v a_o subject_a i_o have_v treat_v of_o elsewhere_o only_o thus_o much_o i_o think_v necessary_a in_o this_o place_n because_o dr._n spencer_n be_v not_o to_o be_v quote_v without_o a_o caution_n lest_o we_o may_v seem_v to_o approve_v his_o error_n while_o we_o make_v use_v of_o his_o learning_n he_o have_v effectual_o prove_v though_o to_o the_o evil_n end_v before_o mention_v that_o tithe_n be_v universal_o pay_v among_o the_o gentile_n even_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o vindicate_v the_o above_o quotation_n out_o of_o festus_n that_o the_o ancient_n do_v offer_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o to_o their_o go_n i._n e._n all_o of_o they_o of_o all_o thing_n to_o all_o their_o god_n and_o always_o or_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o that_o r._n montacute_n have_v sufficient_o vindicate_v this_o testimony_n of_o festus_n from_o the_o cavil_n of_o scaliger_n to_o which_o spencer_n add_v this_o of_o montacute_n viz._n that_o some_o have_v be_v find_v in_o history_n who_o do_v not_o sacrifice_n but_o none_o in_o all_o the_o annal_n of_o time_n who_o do_v not_o pay_v tithe_n nor_o be_v this_o strange_a since_o tithe_n be_v as_o frequent_v among_o the_o heathen_n as_o altar_n first-fruit_n vow_n oblation_n or_o idol_n festi_fw-la testimonium_fw-la decima_fw-la quaeque_fw-la veteres_n diis_fw-la suis_fw-la offerebant_fw-la his_o enim_fw-la apertè_fw-la docet_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiquos_fw-la omnes_fw-la eorum_fw-la omnia_fw-la diis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o omnino_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la religione_fw-la decimasse_n huic_fw-la testimonio_fw-la tutius_fw-la innitamur_fw-la quod_fw-la r._n montacutius_n illud_fw-la à _fw-la scaligeri_fw-la convitiis_fw-la tam_fw-la docte_fw-la vindicaverit_fw-la &_o famae_fw-la fideique_fw-la suae_fw-la pristinae_fw-la restitucrit_fw-fr diatrib_o count_v seld._n c._n 3._o p._n 412_o 413_o etc._n etc._n positivis_fw-la hisce_fw-la negatiâ—â—_n unum_fw-la authoris_fw-la illius_fw-la ib._n â—_o 454._o &_o 574._o adjungam_fw-la tâ—stimonium_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la non_fw-la sacrificarunt_fw-la in_fw-la isâ—storiarum_fw-la exemplis_fw-la inveâ—iuntur_fw-la nulli_fw-la vero_fw-la per_fw-la oâ—â—â—ium_fw-la temporum_fw-la annales_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reperiuntur_fw-la nâ—â—mirum_n cum_fw-la decimae_fw-la â—â—â—minus_fw-la frequentes_fw-la apud_fw-la eâ—â—nicos_fw-la quam_fw-la altaria_fw-la pimitiae_fw-la vota_fw-la oblationes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d simulacra_fw-la fuerint_fw-la speâ—â—â—_n de_fw-fr leg._n heb._n l._n 3._o dissent_n 〈◊〉_d p._n 620._o sect_n viii_o the_o original_a of_o tithe_n 1._o it_o be_v now_o time_n to_o see_v how_o faâ—â—_n upward_o we_o can_v trace_v the_o practice_n of_o tithe_n that_o if_o possible_a wâ—â—â—_n may_v find_v its_o beginning_n there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d account_n how_o it_o begin_v among_o thâ—â—_n gentile_n it_o be_v time_n out_o of_o minâ—â—_n with_o they_o as_o ancient_a as_o any_o thinâ—_n which_o their_o history_n contain_a thâ—â—_n attic_a law_n before_o mention_v foâ—â—_n pay_v of_o tithe_n be_v say_v as_o mr._n selden_n tell_v we_o review_n c._n 3._o to_o hauâ—_n come_v from_o triptolemus_n and_o he_o be_v co-temporary_a with_o moses_n but_o this_o can_v be_v the_o original_a of_o tithe_n for_o we_o find_v they_o long_o before_o and_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a say_v mr._n selden_n c._n 3._o n._n 5._o but_o that_o the_o ancient_n and_o most_o know_a example_n of_o abraham_n give_v the_o first_o ground_n both_o to_o they_o the_o phaeâ—icians_n in_o asia_n and_o from_o they_o to_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o africa_n and_o to_o the_o european_n so_o sometime_o to_o dispose_v of_o â—he_n ten_o of_o their_o spoil_n of_o war_n to_o holy_a use_v whether_o this_o ten_o be_v only_o of_o spoil_n of_o war_n or_o whether_o only_o pay_v sometime_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o but_o we_o be_v now_o follow_v the_o track_n of_o â—his_n universal_a custom_n of_o tithe_n to_o â—ee_n if_o we_o can_v come_v to_o the_o beginningâ—f_n â—f_z it_o melchisedec_n be_v the_o first_o of_o who_o exâ—ress_n mention_n be_v make_v that_o he_o receive_v tithe_n he_o be_v the_o first_o likewise_o who_o we_o read_v of_o call_v by_o the_o name_n â—f_fw-fr priest_n yet_o none_o doubt_v but_o that_o â—her_n be_v priest_n before_o as_o little_o can_v we_o doubt_v but_o tithe_n be_v pay_v before_o for_o his_o tything_n of_o abram_n be_v not_o mention_v as_o the_o introduction_n of_o any_o new_a custom_n which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o new_a will_v have_v be_v tell_v else_o who_o have_v know_v what_o it_o mean_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o apostle_n argue_v heb._n seven_o as_o we_o have_v see_v that_o this_o tithe_n be_v pay_v as_o a_o tribute_n due_a 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to_o as_o to_o tithe_n with_o some_o other_o of_o the_o after_o
deceive_v in_o after_o age_n who_o through_o covetousness_n and_o distrust_n of_o god_n do_v forbear_v to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n till_o by_o a_o long_a custom_n of_o sin_v man_n begin_v to_o lose_v the_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n who_o yet_o dare_v not_o plead_v for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o as_o the_o jew_n the_o whole_a nation_n of_o who_o subtract_v their_o tithe_n 9_o mal._n iij._n 9_o and_o be_v curse_v of_o god_n for_o it_o yet_o none_o can_v think_v that_o this_o be_v a_o sâ—â—_n of_o ignorance_n in_o they_o that_o they_o dispute_v or_o forget_v the_o positive_a command_n of_o the_o law_n for_o tithe_n but_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a and_o so_o have_v forgâ—â—_n to_o practise_v it_o which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o those_o careless_a and_o diffident_a christian_n who_o at_o first_o only_o grudge_v to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n then_o forbear_v it_o and_o at_o last_o forget_v it_o but_o begin_v not_o till_o the_o late_a must_v corrupt_v time_n to_o dispute_v against_o it_o 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those_o bishop_n who_o he_o have_v subjugate_v but_o he_o cherish_v the_o regulars_n as_o his_o lifeguard_n and_o like_o a_o conqueror_n he_o seize_v upon_o the_o estate_n of_o those_o who_o he_o have_v overcome_v as_o just_o forfeit_v and_o bestow_v they_o upon_o those_o who_o fight_v on_o his_o side_n the_o tithe_n of_o the_o church_n which_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o secular_a clergy_n the_o pope_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o alienate_v and_o let_v in_o the_o regulars_n as_o sharer_n with_o they_o and_o thus_o he_o found_v monastery_n and_o abbey_n innumerable_a and_o endow_v they_o with_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o neighbour_a parish_n to_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n impoverish_v the_o secular_a clergy_n who_o depend_v upon_o they_o and_o plentiful_o maintain_v what_o number_n he_o please_v of_o the_o regulars_n who_o be_v implicit_o at_o his_o command_n and_o to_o countenance_n and_o make_v way_n for_o these_o horrid_a sacrilege_n and_o usurpation_n the_o popish_a canonist_n be_v first_o corrupt_v who_o forget_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a end_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v as_o a_o worship_n and_o tribute_n due_a to_o god_n and_o insist_v only_o upon_o the_o secondary_a consideration_n that_o of_o be_v a_o maintenance_n to_o the_o clergy_n they_o though_o they_o own_a tithe_n to_o be_v jure_v divine_a yet_o give_v the_o pope_n power_n as_o sovereign_a disposer_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n to_o alienate_v commute_v and_o appropriate_v they_o as_o he_o think_v fit_a but_o this_o be_v a_o dangerous_a tenure_n for_o while_o tithe_n be_v own_a to_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la the_o pope_n alienation_n may_v be_v dispute_v therefore_o the_o schoolman_n who_o be_v general_o monk_n make_v a_o new_a scheme_n about_o the_o year_n 1230_o and_o say_v that_o the_o divine_a and_o moral_a law_n extend_v only_o to_o a_o competency_n for_o the_o clergy_n but_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a quantity_n of_o a_o ten_o that_o this_o be_v only_o of_o ecclesiastical_a institution_n but_o there_o be_v no_o stop_n in_o the_o art_n of_o encroachment_n for_o have_v bring_v â—â—own_a tithe_n so_o low_a the_o begging-friar_n after_o this_o get_v up_o and_o they_o make_v tithe_n to_o be_v perfect_o arbitrary_a â—t_a the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o giver_n â—nd_v not_o due_a to_o the_o secular_a priest_n â—ut_v that_o they_o be_v nothing_o else_o than_o â—here_o alm_n and_o consequent_o may_v â—e_v give_v to_o any_o religious_a beggar_n this_o â—as_v a_o shameless_a preach_a only_a for_o â—heir_v own_o belly_n and_o to_o rob_v their_o â—_z the_o secular_a clergy_n but_o to_o conclude_v the_o pope_n as_o pithful_a treasurer_n of_o the_o church_n have_v â—n_o several_a age_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o â—â—ll_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o church_n to_o layman_n to_o the_o best_a bidder_n and_o have_v infeodate_v the_o tithe_n all_o over_o italy_n to_o the_o secular_a prince_n insomuch_o that_o i_o be_v tell_v by_o 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