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devil_n 9_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o unhappy_a man_n who_o nothing_o less_o will_v satisfy_v then_o to_o dash_v himself_o against_o that_o stone_n which_o if_o it_o fall_v upon_o he_o will_v dash_v he_o to_o piece_n 〈…〉_z enough_o that_o he_o have_v revile_v and_o vilifiedâ—s_v â—s_z throughout_o his_o whole_a book_n but_o he_o must_v also_o blaspheme_v the_o light_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o call_v the_o one_o a_o false_a &_o fantastic_a light_n and_o the_o other_o a_o lie_n well_o let_v he_o remember_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v he_o that_o despise_v 4.8_o despise_v not_o man_n but_o god_n who_o have_v also_o give_v unto_o we_o his_o good_a spirit_n and_o let_v he_o beware_v of_o persist_v in_o this_o course_n lest_o he_o bring_v on_o himself_o a_o irreversible_a doom_n which_o he_o may_v read_v mat._n 12.31_o 32._o yet_o will_v not_o this_o man_n for_o all_o this_o be_v think_v to_o deny_v all_o revelation_n 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1.1_o and_o that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n of_o job_n that_o he_o be_v perfect_a and_o upright_o and_o that_o he_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil._n of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n act_v 13.22_o now_o to_o blemish_v noah_n perfection_n the_o priest_n object_n that_o he_o be_v drink_v and_o uncover_v in_o his_o tent_n gen._n 9.20_o 21._o answ._n noah_n walk_v with_o god_n before_o this_o and_o i_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v after_o this_o also_o this_o i_o grant_v be_v his_o sin_n and_o while_o he_o be_v in_o his_o sin_n while_o he_o be_v drink_v he_o do_v not_o walk_v with_o god_n what_o be_v his_o state_n then_o while_o he_o do_v walk_v with_o god_n both_o before_o and_o after_o this_o do_v he_o ever_o fall_v into_o sin_n again_o let_v the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n charge_v he_o with_o evil_a if_o he_o can_v to_o stain_v the_o beauty_n of_o iob_n perfection_n he_o object_n that_o job_n in_o one_o place_n confess_v i_o have_v sin_v 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temporal_a but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o tithe_n a_o temporal_a settlement_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o sufficient_a because_o tithe_n be_v claim_v upon_o consideration_n that_o be_v not_o temporal_a but_o spiritual_a but_o the_o parishioner_n put_v the_o question_n if_o tithe_n be_v temporal_a right_n how_o come_v you_o 〈◊〉_d call_v they_o spiritual_a preferment_n the_o priest_n answer_v all_o tithe_n be_v not_o so_o call_v because_o all_o impropriation_n be_v hold_v in_o a_o laity_n etc._n etc._n answ._n by_o this_o than_o it_o appear_v that_o if_o the_o impropriation_n be_v hold_v in_o a_o laity_n tithe_n be_v not_o so_o sacred_a a_o thing_n but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v and_o be_v alienate_v to_o common_a uses_n notwithstanding_o the_o dedication_n of_o they_o and_o whatever_o else_o he_o say_v elsewhere_o page_n 146_o 147._o to_o the_o contrary_n but_o other_o tithe_n the_o priest_n say_v be_v call_v spiritual_a preferment_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o profit_n but_o the_o person_n who_o be_v capable_a of_o they_o and_o therefore_o be_v they_o vulgar_o call_v spiritual_a preferment_n because_o enjoy_v by_o spiritual_a person_n page_n 137._o answ._n so_o then_o it_o seem_v the_o person_n enjoy_v tithe_n must_v be_v spiritual_a yea_o so_o spiritual_a as_o to_o communicate_v to_o the_o tithe_n themselves_o the_o denomination_n of_o spiritual_a preferment_n and_o yet_o they_o must_v be_v hold_v by_o a_o temporal_a right_n and_o why_o but_o because_o they_o have_v no_o spiritual_a right_n to_o they_o but_o let_v that_o pass_n two_o thing_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v resolve_v in_o first_o why_o these_o priest_n who_o hide_v such_o defiance_n to_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v affect_v to_o call_v themselves_o spiritual_a person_n second_o see_v towards_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o book_n page_n 11._o he_o say_v some_o man_n for_o a_o corrupt_a interest_n will_v intrude_v themselves_o into_o these_o sacred_a office_n and_o again_o near_o the_o end_n of_o it_o pag_n 160._o he_o tell_v we_o the_o secular_a care_n of_o some_o of_o the_o clergy_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o family_n have_v be_v excessive_a i_o will_v glad_o know_v whether_o he_o reckon_v these_o for_o some_o of_o his_o spiritual_a person_n see_v these_o do_v enjoy_v the_o preferment_n as_o well_o as_o any_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o page_n 140._o that_o which_o nobody_n doubt_v viz._n that_o temporal_a authority_n have_v power_n to_o establish_v temporal_a right_n from_o whence_o in_o page_n 141._o he_o infer_v that_o in_o temporal_a affair_n a_o argument_n draw_v from_o temporal_a authority_n where_o the_o thing_n be_v equitable_a and_o reasonable_a be_v a_o good_a and_o convince_a argument_n and_o in_o the_o next_o page_n take_v a_o occasion_n to_o repeat_v he_o say_v i_o do_v not_o say_v in_o every_o case_n a_o temporal_a authority_n can_v create_v a_o right_n to_o a_o temporal_a interest_n but_o in_o such_o case_n only_o as_o be_v equitable_a and_o reasonable_a answ._n i_o observe_v here_o he_o reel_v from_o establish_v a_o right_a to_o create_v a_o right_n i_o hope_v he_o do_v not_o think_v that_o to_o establish_v &_o create_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n let_v he_o stick_v to_o which_o he_o pleaseâ—â—_n so_o he_o will_v be_v please_v without_o confound_v they_o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o temporal_a authority_n have_v create_v a_o right_a to_o tithe_n he_o thereby_o cut_v off_o all_o pretension_n to_o any_o right_a antecedent_n to_o that_o creation_n if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o temporal_a authority_n have_v only_o establish_v a_o temporal_a right_n to_o tithe_n that_o suppose_v a_o temporal_a right_n to_o they_o before_o but_o that_o will_v lyeâ—â—_n his_o door_n to_o prove_v which_o hitherto_o he_o have_v not_o in_o any_o degree_n do_v unless_o to_o say_v iâ—_n be_v a_o degree_n of_o do_v it_o and_o then_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d have_v 〈◊〉_d it_o in_o many_o degree_n for_o he_o have_v say_v it_o over_o and_o over_o if_o tithe_n say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d anâ—ther_n man_n estate_n and_o property_n the_o caâ—â—_n will_v be_v clear_a against_o i_o but_o thiâ—_n say_v he_o be_v bâ—gging_v of_o the_o question_n therefore_o i_o be_o ready_a 〈◊〉_d prove_v that_o tithe_n be_v i_o not_o he_o from_o who_o i_o receive_v they_o here_o he_o say_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o prove_v but_o i_o wonder_v when_o he_o will_v do_v it_o after_o a_o periphrasis_n of_o three_o page_n or_o more_o he_o bring_v his_o discourse_n to_o this_o issue_n if_o you_o will_v grant_v say_v he_o that_o maintenance_n in_o general_n be_v due_a by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o gospel_n you_o will_v sufficient_o justify_v tithe_n from_o all_o the_o idle_a cavil_n which_o be_v bring_v against_o they_o page_n 145._o iâ—_n not_o this_o notable_o argue_v to_o prove_v tithe_n his_o not_o they_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v they_o especial_o from_o one_o that_o be_v in_o such_o readiness_n too_o well_o iâ—le_n grant_v he_o that_o maintenance_n in_o general_n be_v due_a by_o the_o gospel_n to_o a_o gospel_n minister_n and_o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o can_v make_v on_o it_o why_o say_v he_o pag._n 146._o the_o gospel_n command_v a_o maintenace_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o ministry_n and_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o nurse_n father_n of_o the_o church_n have_v set_v out_o tithe_n for_o that_o maintenance_n to_o prove_v this_o he_o urge_v a_o voluntary_a dedication_n of_o they_o and_o to_o prove_v that_o offer_v ethelwolfe_n charter_n the_o dedication_n and_o charter_n i_o have_v already_o examine_v and_o show_v how_o little_a they_o conduce_v to_o this_o cause_n therefore_o not_o to_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n let_v we_o now_o inquire_v what_o power_n those_o nurse_n father_n have_v to_o set_v 〈◊〉_d tithe_n for_o a_o maintenance_n for_o the_o ministry_n he_o that_o appoint_v a_o