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to_o god_n riches_n and_o tithe_n have_v the_o same_o letter_n in_o hebrew_n they_o differ_v only_o by_o a_o stop_n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o letter_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pay_v tithe_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rich_a augustin_n speak_v of_o those_o who_o have_v their_o corn_n smite_v with_o blast_v and_o mildew_n who_o will_v not_o willing_o pay_v their_o tithe_n say_v reckon_v now_o o_o covetous_a wretch_n nine_o part_n be_v withdraw_v from_o thou_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v the_o ten_o and_o he_o add_v this_o reason_n dei_fw-la enim_fw-la justa_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la es_fw-la decimam_fw-la non_fw-la dederis_fw-la tu_fw-la ad_fw-la decimam_fw-la revoceris_fw-la novem_fw-la partibus_fw-la sc_fw-la detractis_fw-la for_o this_o be_v god_n just_a custom_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v the_o ten_o to_o he_o thou_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o ten_o nine_o part_n be_v take_v away_o so_o 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a_o man_n wisdom_n in_o his_o work_n and_o book_n and_o god_n show_v we_o his_o in_o the_o heaven_n and_o in_o his_o law_n psal_n 19.1_o 7._o comparata_fw-la omne_fw-la creata_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la sicut_fw-la artificia_fw-la ad_fw-la artificem_fw-la recuperus_n all_o create_v thing_n compare_v to_o god_n be_v as_o artificial_a work_n to_o the_o cunning_a workman_n as_o they_o show_v the_o workman_n wisdom_n so_o do_v these_o god_n yea_o much_o more_o for_o if_o we_o admire_v a_o watch_n make_v by_o the_o art_n of_o man_n for_o the_o rare_a workmanship_n and_o frame_v of_o the_o wheel_n and_o their_o motion_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v we_o admire_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o make_v the_o glorious_a light_n of_o heaven_n with_o their_o revolution_n without_o which_o no_o watch_n can_v exact_o measure_v time_n and_o in_o the_o variety_n of_o earthly_a creature_n without_o which_o our_o life_n can_v afford_v we_o no_o comfort_n 2._o use_v take_v heed_n of_o find_v any_o fault_n in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n they_o be_v all_o make_v in_o wisdom_n though_o thy_o shallow_a brain_n can_v reach_v they_o 4._o doct._n god_n uphold_v the_o earth_n strange_o the_o world_n be_v establish_v that_o it_o can_v be_v move_v ps_n 93.1_o no_o man_n can_v tell_v whereupon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v fasten_v god_n pose_n job_n with_o this_o question_n job_n 38.6_o and_o may_v pose_v all_o the_o world_n they_o must_v answer_v with_o he_o god_n hang_v the_o earth_n upon_o nothing_o job_n 26.1_o and_o that_o 1._o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o above_o it_o or_o under_o it_o to_o uphold_v it_o it_o be_v the_o low_a element_n and_o the_o heaven_n above_o can_v uphold_v it_o 2._o because_o it_o be_v above_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n to_o do_v it_o or_o to_o know_v how_o it_o be_v do_v use_v when_o we_o tread_v on_o the_o earth_n let_v we_o take_v notice_n who_o uphold_v it_o and_o make_v it_o able_a to_o uphold_v we_o no_o creature_n can_v do_v it_o the_o earth_n 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