and_o that_o upon_o this_o only_a reason_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o scripture_n at_o all_o in_o abraham_n time_n if_o no_o command_n at_o all_o have_v be_v remember_v in_o scripture_n of_o elder_a date_n than_o the_o scripture_n itself_o or_o then_o this_o act_n of_o abraham_n this_o exception_n of_o the_o priest_n have_v be_v less_o impertinent_a but_o see_v even_o from_o the_o very_a infancy_n of_o the_o world_n the_o divine_a command_n be_v record_v and_o more_o especial_o in_o so_o many_o particular_a instance_n in_o abraham_n own_o time_n and_o to_o abraham_n himself_o whether_o be_v more_o impertinent_a i_o in_o call_v for_o a_o command_n in_o scripture_n to_o prove_v melchizedec_n right_a to_o tithe_n or_o the_o priest_n in_o sob_v i_o off_o with_o this_o evasive_a answer_n that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o scripture_n at_o all_o in_o abrahâ—â—m's_n time_n let_v the_o understand_a reader_n judge_n he_o confess_v moses_n indeed_o do_v write_v a_o brief_a history_n of_o those_o time_n four_o hundred_o year_n after_o but_o since_o he_o comprise_v the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o year_n in_o one_o book_n of_o genesis_n it_o can_v be_v expect_v he_o shall_v set_v down_o all_o particular_n nor_o in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o patriarch_n show_v what_o reason_n they_o have_v for_o oâ—_n how_o they_o weâ—e_v direct_v in_o such_o a_o action_n pag._n 24._o though_o it_o can_v be_v expect_v that_o in_o so_o brief_a a_o history_n moses_n shall_v set_v down_o all_o particular_n or_o show_v what_o reason_n the_o patriarch_n have_v for_o and_o how_o they_o be_v direct_v in_o all_o their_o action_n yet_o in_o a_o action_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n as_o this_o be_v make_v from_o which_o so_o large_a a_o claim_n and_o weighty_a title_n be_v derive_v it_o may_v reasonable_o be_v expect_v he_o shall_v have_v be_v more_o particular_a full_a and_o plain_a and_o will_v no_o doubt_n have_v be_v so_o have_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n by_o which_o he_o write_v intend_a tithe_n to_o be_v a_o gospel-maintenance_n and_o to_o be_v claim_v from_o hence_o how_o many_o other_o passage_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v less_o material_a do_v he_o insist_v more_o large_o on_o as_o the_o description_n of_o place_n the_o name_n of_o river_n mountain_n town_n &_o c_o how_o exact_a be_v he_o in_o set_v down_o the_o fashion_n and_o dimension_n of_o the_o ark_n â—ow_o punctual_a in_o compute_v the_o time_n of_o the_o flood_n be_v beginning_n increase_n continuance_n and_o decrease_n not_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o year_n only_o or_o with_o the_o month_n but_o add_v even_o the_o very_a day_n â—nd_v when_o he_o come_v to_o abraham_n â—ime_n he_o give_v the_o very_a circumstance_n of_o the_o thing_n he_o treat_v of_o as_o in_o 〈◊〉_d account_n of_o his_o go_v into_o aegypâ—_n and_o what_o beâ—el_v he_o there_o gen._n 12._o his_o part_a with_o lot_n and_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o the_o memorable_a battle_n fight_v in_o the_o vale_n of_o siddim_n between_o four_o king_n and_o five_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o war_n the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n on_o either_o side_n and_o of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v pitch_v twice_o over_o the_o success_n of_o the_o â—ight_n the_o plunder_n of_o sodâ—m_n and_o lâ—t's_n captivity_n abraham_n muster_n pursuit_n and_o rescue_v gen._n 14._o in_o every_o of_o which_o he_o be_v more_o particular_a then_o in_o this_o passage_n of_o abraham_n give_v melchiâ—edec_n tithe_n which_o as_o it_o be_v do_v upon_o a_o accidental_a occasion_n so_o moses_n run_v over_o it_o as_o brief_o as_o may_v be_v giving_z it_o only_o a_o transient_a touch_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a passage_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o parenthesis_n for_o in_o the_o 17_o verse_n moses_n say_v the_o king_n of_o sodom_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v abram_n after_o his_o return_n from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o chedorlaomer_n and_o of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v with_o he_o at_o the_o valley_n of_o shaveh_n which_o be_v the_o king_n dale_n then_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o mention_n melchizedec_n and_o melchizedec_n king_n of_o salem_n bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n vers._n 18._o and_o he_o bless_v he_o and_o say_v bless_a be_v abram_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n vers._n 19_o and_o bless_v be_v the_o most_o high_a god_n which_o have_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n and_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o vers._n 20._o this_o be_v the_o full_a and_o whole_a account_n which_o moses_n give_v of_o this_o matter_n and_o then_o immediate_o in_o the_o next_o word_n resume_v his_o discourse_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers._n 21._o and_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n say_v unto_o abram_n give_v i_o the_o personâ—_n etc._n etc._n what_o can_v he_o have_v say_v less_o how_o can_v he_o have_v mention_v this_o passage_n of_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n in_o few_o word_n and_o with_o less_o remark_n which_o can_v reasonable_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o brevity_n of_o his_o history_n by_o any_o one_o that_o shall_v due_o consider_v how_o copious_a he_o be_v upon_o other_o subject_n set_v down_o at_o large_a even_o the_o small_a circumstance_n as_o beside_o the_o former_a instance_n will_v plentiful_o appear_v in_o the_o story_n of_o abraham_n servant_n fetch_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n gen._n 24._o of_o iacob_n supplant_n his_o brother_n chap._n 27._o of_o his_o service_n with_o laban_n chap._n 19_o 20_o 21._o to_o omit_v the_o story_n of_o ioseph_n be_v sell_v into_o egypt_n and_o what_o beâ—el_n both_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n there_o but_o this_o be_v a_o art_n the_o priest_n have_v to_o persuade_v his_o reader_n there_o be_v more_o in_o this_o passage_n then_o the_o brevity_n of_o the_o history_n will_v give_v room_n to_o express_v the_o history_n be_v write_v by_o moses_n who_o be_v inspire_v thereto_o by_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o imagine_v that_o this_o passage_n of_o aâ—braham's_n give_v tithe_n to_o melchizedec_n will_v have_v be_v pass_v over_o so_o light_o and_o leave_v so_o bare_a if_o it_o have_v have_v relation_n to_o future_a age_n &_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o right_a to_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o hence_o as_o the_o author_n of_o the_o friendly_a conference_n say_v it_o be_v pag._n 135._o so_o it_o be_v great_a impiety_n to_o suggest_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v here_o omit_v which_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o know_v and_o understand_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v say_v express_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n of_o all_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v say_v express_o it_o be_v the_o spoil_n which_o abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o heb._n 7._o 4._o and_o who_o be_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o add_v or_o alter_v dare_v thou_o say_v he_o paâ—d_v when_o god_n say_v he_o give_v dare_v thou_o say_v it_o be_v of_o his_o own_o substance_n when_o god_n say_v it_o be_v of_o the_o spoil_n dare_v thou_o say_v he_o do_v this_o ordinary_o when_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o mention_v this_o one_o only_a extraordinary_a time_n add_v thou_o not_o unto_o his_o word_n lest_o he_o reprove_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v find_v a_o liar_n prov._n 30._o 6._o §_o 6._o but_o he_o say_v p._n 29._o to_o give_v and_o to_o pay_v be_v all_o one_o in_o this_o case_n or_o else_o the_o apostle_n be_v over-seen_a who_o not_o only_o say_v he_o give_v the_o ten_o heb._n 7._o 4._o but_o levi_n pay_v tithe_n in_o abraham_n vers._n 9_o neither_o be_v to_o give_v and_o to_o pay_v all_o one_o in_o this_o case_n nor_o yet_o be_v the_o apostle_n over-seen_a for_o the_o apostle_n most_o proper_o accommodate_v his_o speech_n to_o the_o several_a time_n it_o have_v relation_n to_o when_o he_o speak_v in_o vers._n 4._o of_o abraham_n in_o who_o it_o be_v a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a gift_n he_o use_v the_o word_n give_v as_o moses_n have_v do_v before_o he_o but_o when_o in_o vers._n 9_o he_o speak_v of_o levi_n who_o he_o figurative_o mention_n with_o a_o as_o i_o may_v so_o say_v for_o he_o speak_v not_o personal_o of_o levi_n himself_o but_o of_o his_o offspring_n the_o levitieal_a priesthood_n who_o receive_v tithe_n which_o levi_n never_o do_v himself_n than_o i_o say_v refer_v to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n in_o which_o god_n have_v command_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n he_o express_v himself_o by_o the_o word_n give_v so_o that_o it_o be_v manifest_a he_o vary_v his_o expression_n according_a to_o the_o person_n he_o treat_v of_o and_o the_o different_a time_n his_o speech_n have_v relation_n to_o when_o
achaia_n to_o make_v a_o certain_a contribution_n for_o the_o poor_a saint_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o fair_o do_v of_o the_o priest_n to_o persuade_v his_o reader_n that_o these_o weekly_a collection_n make_v by_o the_o christian_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o their_o poor_a brethren_n be_v oblation_n or_o offering_n to_o their_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n for_o their_o peculiar_a use_n as_o he_o seem_v to_o do_v which_o yet_o if_o they_o have_v be_v it_o will_v not_o in_o any_o measure_n have_v prove_v tithe_n since_o no_o certain_a quantity_n be_v express_v much_o less_o a_o ten_o nor_o any_o force_a maintenance_n they_o be_v altogether_o free_a and_o voluntary_a §_o 2._o but_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o hasten_v from_o scripture-evidence_n find_v nothing_o there_o that_o may_v serve_v his_o purpose_n therefore_o he_o say_v pag._n 75._o not_o to_o expaliate_v into_o the_o whole_a maintenance_n of_o the_o christian_a bishop_n and_o priest_n in_o the_o first_o age_n he_o will_v come_v to_o inquire_v whether_o they_o have_v nothing_o in_o that_o maintenance_n answer_v to_o tithe_n yea_o whether_o they_o have_v not_o tithe_n give_v they_o by_o a_o voluntary_a devotion_n for_o this_o he_o offer_v the_o testimony_n of_o irenaus_n thuâ—_n pag._n 76._o we_o ought_v to_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o his_o creature_n as_o moses_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n empty_a for_o not_o all_o kind_n of_o oblation_n be_v abrogate_a there_o be_v olation_n among_o they_o and_o there_o be_v oblation_n among_o 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o little_a after_o thus_o as_o the_o jew_n give_v their_o ten_o so_o the_o christian_n give_v all_o they_o have_v free_o and_o cheerful_o to_o the_o lord_n use_n not_o give_v less_o than_o they_o as_o have_v a_o great_a hope_n in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o place_n no_o mention_n at_o all_o be_v make_v of_o tithe_n but_o of_o first_o fruit_n and_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n not_o bind_v to_o christian_n in_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v evident_a the_o christian_n do_v not_o give_v tithe_n or_o any_o thing_n answer_v tithe_n for_o the_o word_n be_v express_v they_o give_v all_o they_o have_v free_o and_o cheerful_o to_o the_o lord_n use_n so_o that_o neither_o of_o these_o place_n serve_v his_o end_n but_o because_o he_o here_o and_o elsewhere_o in_o ancient_a writer_n read_v the_o word_n first_o fruit_n he_o will_v persuade_v his_o reader_n that_o first_o fruit_n and_o tithe_n be_v all_o one_o the_o same_o thing_n under_o divers_a name_n and_o that_o the_o very_o firâ—t_o christian_n dedicate_v their_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n production_n to_o god_n pag._n 77._o â—ere_z this_o true_a that_o the_o very_o first_o christian_n dedicate_v their_o fiâ—st_a fruit_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n production_n to_o god_n mâ—tâ—ings_v some_o mention_n of_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v in_o holy_a scripture_n but_o neither_o any_o hint_n at_o all_o do_v i_o there_o find_v that_o they_o do_v so_o nor_o any_o exhortation_n to_o they_o in_o any_o of_o the_o epistle_n so_o to_o do_v since_o therefore_o no_o proof_n of_o thiâ—_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o scripture_n and_o that_o â—renaeus_fw-la and_o other_o that_o write_v after_o he_o speak_v oâ—_n the_o timeâ—_n in_o wâ—ich_a they_o live_v i_o conclude_v the_o priest_n be_v somewhat_o mistake_v in_o father_v thiâ—_n dedication_n of_o fiâ—st_a fruit_n upon_o the_o very_a first_o christian_n then_o for_o â—is_n other_o conceit_n that_o first_o fruit_n aâ—d_v tytâ—es_n siâ—nifiâ—_n the_o same_o thing_n the_o evidence_n he_o offerâ—_n be_v tâ—e_v apostolical_a canon_n which_o he_o say_v pag._n 77._o be_v the_o decree_n of_o divers_a christian_a synod_n make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o persecution_n and_o of_o great_a authority_n in_o thâ—_n câ—ristian_n church_n but_o doubtless_o be_v he_o not_o at_o a_o very_a low_a ebb_n he_o will_v never_o have_v mention_v the_o apostolical_a canon_n as_o they_o be_v call_v which_o though_o to_o credit_n his_o cause_n he_o pretend_v to_o have_v be_v of_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n yet_o he_o must_v not_o be_v the_o man_n he_o will_v willing_o pass_v for_o in_o point_n of_o knowledge_n and_o read_n iâ—_n he_o be_v now_o to_o learn_v that_o many_o learned_a and_o know_a man_n have_v long_a since_o explode_v &_o reject_v they_o aâ—_n supposition_n and_o false_a perkins_n against_o coccius_n in_o his_o problem_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 7._o say_v the_o book_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o be_v apocryphal_a and_o quote_v isidorâ—_n affirm_v the_o same_o the_o first_o that_o mention_v they_o he_o say_v be_v epiphanius_n who_o write_v about_o the_o year_n â—80_n and_o in_o the_o six_o council_n of_o constantinople_n they_o be_v condemn_v selden_n also_o in_o his_o history_n of_o tithe_n â—_o 4._o pag._n 43._o call_v they_o plain_o counterfeit_a canon_n and_o in_o his_o review_n on_o that_o chapter_n show_v more_o at_o large_a that_o they_o be_v so_o §_o 3._o the_o priest_n quote_v here_o a_o sentence_n out_o of_o origen_n wherein_o first_o fruit_n be_v mention_v but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o tithe_n yet_o in_o his_o application_n of_o it_o pag._n 79._o he_o make_v origen_n conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o law_n of_o tithe_n and_o first_o fruit_n ought_v to_o stand_v in_o force_n among_o christian_n but_o therein_o he_o wrong_v origen_n who_o word_n be_v haec_fw-la diximus_fw-la asserentes_fw-la modatum_fw-la de_fw-la primitijs_fw-la frugum_fw-la vel_fw-la pecorum_fw-la debere_fw-la etiam_fw-la secundum_fw-la literam_fw-la stare_n i._n e._n these_o thing_n we_o have_v say_v affirm_v that_o the_o commandment_n concern_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o fruit_n and_o of_o cattle_n ought_v to_o stand_v even_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n these_o be_v origen_n word_n into_o which_o the_o priest_n for_o his_o own_o end_n have_v sly_o thrust_v the_o word_n tithe_n and_o make_v he_o say_v the_o law_n of_o tithe_n and_o first_o fruit_n ought_v to_o stand_v what_o credit_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o such_o a_o man_n nor_o deal_v he_o much_o better_a with_o cyprian_n who_o he_o quote_v next_o after_o this_o manner_n to_o he_o say_v he_o pag._n 79._o we_o may_v add_v st._n cyprian_n who_o live_v about_o forty_o year_n after_o who_o commend_v the_o nobleness_n of_o the_o â—irst_n christian_n blame_v those_o who_o do_v not_o give_v the_o tithe_n out_o of_o their_o inheritance_n which_o say_v the_o priest_n cyprian_n will_v not_o have_v do_v but_o that_o he_o believe_v christ_n intend_v tithe_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o gospel_n ministry_n he_o that_o shall_v fair_o consue_v the_o place_n will_v easy_o see_v that_o the_o priest_n have_v quite_o miss_v cyprian_n meaning_n for_o he_o do_v not_o blame_v they_o for_o not_o give_v tithe_n but_o compare_v the_o oblation_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n with_o those_o of_o the_o time_n wherein_o he_o live_v he_o show_v the_o decay_n of_o devotion_n to_o be_v such_o that_o they_o do_v not_o then_o give_v so_o much_o as_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o what_o the_o first_o christian_n give_v his_o word_n as_o i_o find_v they_o in_o selden_n review_n c._n 4._o be_v doâ—â—s_fw-la tunc_fw-la et_fw-la fun_n los_fw-la renundabant_fw-la et_fw-la the_o sauros_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o calo_fw-la repomente_n distribuenda_fw-la in_o usus_fw-la indigentium_fw-la praetia_fw-la apostolis_n offerebaut_fw-fr at_o nunc_fw-la patrimonio_fw-la nec_fw-la decimas_fw-la damus_fw-la et_fw-la cum_fw-la vendâ—re_fw-la jubeat_fw-la dominus_fw-la emimus_fw-la potius_fw-la et_fw-la augemus_fw-la i._n e._n then_o they_o sell_v house_n and_o farm_n and_o lay_v up_o treasure_n for_o themseluâ—s_o in_o heaven_n they_o offer_v the_o price_n to_o the_o apostle_n to_o be_v distribute_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a but_o now_o we_o do_v not_o give_v so_o much_o as_o thâ—_n ten_o of_o our_o patrimony_n and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n command_v to_o sell_v we_o rather_o buy_v and_o increase_v whence_o it_o be_v plain_a cyprian_n do_v not_o either_o require_v tithe_n or_o blame_v they_o that_o do_v not_o give_v tithe_n but_o use_v the_o word_n decimas_fw-la rhetorical_o to_o persuade_v the_o christian_n of_o his_o time_n to_o great_a liberality_n and_o charity_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n to_o who_o free_a bounty_n what_o these_o give_v will_v not_o if_o compare_v be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o ten_o part_n and_o thus_o selden_n in_o the_o place_n forequote_v understand_v he_o but_o no_o more_o reason_n be_v there_o to_o suppose_v cyprian_n do_v here_o blame_v the_o christian_n foâ—_n not_o give_v tithe_n out_o of_o their_o patrimony_n than_o there_o will_v be_v to_o imagine_v he_o blame_v they_o for_o increase_v their_o estate_n by_o purchase_n which_o the_o christian_a religion_n do_v in_o no_o wise_n prohibit_v christian_n
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of_o god_n idem_fw-la pag._n 119._o the_o use_n of_o chrism_n be_v institute_v by_o pope_n sylvester_n about_o the_o year_n 330._o extreme_a vnâ—â—on_n be_v decree_v by_o pope_n innocent_a the_o first_o in_o the_o year_n 402._o monkish_a life_n begin_v about_o the_o year_n 260._o idem_fw-la pag._n 226._o the_o caelibate_n or_o single_a life_n of_o priest_n begin_v to_o be_v preach_v up_o by_o or_o before_o the_o year_n 300._o and_o about_o the_o year_n 380._o it_o be_v command_v by_o the_o public_a judgement_n of_o the_o church_n and_o a_o vow_n of_o perpetual_a chastity_n declare_v necessary_a and_o enjoin_v idem_fw-la pag._n 192._o by_o these_o few_o instance_n the_o reader_n may_v give_v a_o guess_n at_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o day_n wherein_o tithe_n begin_v to_o get_v up_o how_o much_o worse_o it_o grow_v afterward_o in_o the_o follow_a age_n when_o tithe_n come_v to_o be_v settle_v and_o establish_v by_o law_n i_o shall_v have_v further_a â—ccasion_n anon_o to_o show_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o proceed_v to_o examine_v the_o authority_n the_o priest_n urge_v from_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n §_o 5._o as_o a_o introduction_n to_o his_o conâ—iliary_a testimony_n he_o give_v his_o reader_n a_o note_n paâ—_n 8â—_n first_o say_v he_o let_v it_o be_v note_v that_o 〈…〉_z be_v certain_a tithe_n be_v pay_v from_o the_o early_a daâ—es_n 〈◊〉_d christianity_n yet_o it_o waâ—_n not_o for_o a_o long_a time_n direct_o enjoin_v by_o aâ—y_o human_a law_n either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a which_o show_v the_o first_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n pag_n 84_o this_o be_v a_o note_n worth_a the_o note_n he_o say_v it_o be_v certain_a tithe_n be_v pay_v from_o the_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n the_o early_a day_n of_o châ—istianity_n why_o do_v he_o not_o say_v pagâ—_n 67._o oâ—e_a reason_n why_o tithe_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o newâ—_n testament_n by_o namâ—_n be_v to_o avoid_v all_o occasion_n of_o scandal_n to_o the_o jew_n who_o priest_n be_v then_o in_o possession_n of_o they_o will_v the_o 〈◊〉_d have_v be_v offend_v at_o the_o mention_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o new-testament_n which_o they_o be_v not_o like_a to_o see_v and_o will_v they_o not_o have_v beeâ—_n offend_v at_o see_v tithe_n pay_v by_o the_o christian_n to_o their_o minister_n do_v he_o not_o there_o say_v maâ—y_v thing_n be_v suffer_v a_o while_n to_o run_v in_o their_o oâ—d_a chanâ—el_n till_o the_o whole_a jewish_a polity_n be_v destroy_v and_o will_v he_o now_o make_v tithe_n to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o old_a channel_n â—nd_v to_o â—un_v in_o a_o new_a one_o from_o the_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n before_o the_o â—hole_a jewish_a polity_n be_v destroy_v do_v he_o not_o there_o say_v it_o will_v have_v be_v use_v as_o a_o prejudice_n to_o the_o young_a beginning_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o the_o preacher_n have_v present_o claim_v the_o maintenance_n which_o other_o be_v legal_o instate_v in_o and_o will_v he_o here_o say_v the_o christians_n do_v pay_v to_o their_o preacher_n the_o maintenance_n which_o other_o be_v legal_o instate_v in_o and_o that_o from_o the_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n do_v he_o not_o say_v â—â—g_n 71._o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n be_v such_o that_o believer_n though_o they_o werâ—_n willing_a can_v not_o have_v opportunity_n to_o pay_v tithe_n regular_o nor_o can_v the_o gospel-ministers_a receive_v they_o and_o will_v he_o here_o say_v tithe_n be_v pay_v from_o the_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n and_o that_o this_o be_v certain_a too_o certain_o this_o deserve_v to_o be_v nigro_n carbone_fw-la notatum_fw-la note_a with_o a_o black_a cole_n he_o have_v forget_v perhaps_o that_o his_o brother_n priest_n who_o he_o defend_v have_v say_v in_o his_o conference_n pag._n 157._o i_o confess_v the_o apostle_n have_v not_o the_o tithe_n in_o their_o day_n the_o levite_n themselves_o be_v in_o 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carnal_a mind_n may_v imagine_v i_o have_v learn_v to_o know_v myself_o better_a than_o to_o ascribe_v to_o myself_o or_o my_o own_o ability_n any_o of_o that_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o the_o power_n of_o prevail_a truth_n judge_n reader_n whether_o from_o those_o expression_n my_o opponent_n have_v any_o just_a ground_n to_o tax_v i_o with_o brag_v of_o my_o learning_n but_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o my_o want_n of_o learning_n yeaâ—_n gross_a ignorance_n as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o term_v it_o ep._n p._n 3_o he_o charge_v i_o with_o mistake_v another_o basil_n for_o basil_n the_o great_a this_o he_o take_v out_o of_o that_o chapter_n of_o my_o book_n which_o treat_v of_o swear_v and_o his_o brother_n priest_n in_o his_o vindication_n of_o the_o conference_n object_n the_o same_o against_o i_o in_o his_o chapter_n of_o swear_v in_o answer_n to_o i_o when_o i_o shall_v come_v to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o vindication_n i_o intend_v to_o give_v a_o account_n oâ—_n that_o 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call_v a_o friendly_a conference_n and_o apprehensive_a of_o great_a danger_n if_o timely_a course_n be_v not_o take_v he_o give_v the_o alarm_n to_o his_o fellow-crafts-man_n and_o bespeak_v he_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o do_v the_o ephesian_a silver-smith_n of_o old_a he_o say_v then_o this_o be_v the_o craft_n by_o which_o we_o have_v our_o wealth_n this_o say_v now_o this_o be_v the_o oil_n by_o which_o our_o laâ—p_n be_v nourish_v the_o â—ay_n by_o which_o our_o army_n be_v maintain_v page_n 13._o he_o say_v then_o this_o paul_n have_v persuade_v and_o turn_v away_o much_o people_n say_v they_o be_v no_o god_n which_o be_v make_v with_o hand_n this_o say_v now_o when_o i_o consider_v how_o easy_o so_o plausible_a a_o discourse_n mean_v that_o book_n of_o i_o may_v 〈◊〉_d some_o well-meaning_a man_n out_o of_o the_o right_a way_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 4._o again_o the_o obstinacy_n which_o the_o unhappy_a quaker_n contract_n from_o such_o false_a insâ—â—uations_n as_o these_o of_o t._n e._n in_o this_o case_n of_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 6._o again_o our_o changer_n of_o religion_n main_o seek_v to_o overthrow_v these_o thing_n &_o to_o that_o end_n have_v send_v out_o t._n e._n as_o their_o champion_n pag._n 15._o with_o more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n he_o say_v then_o not_o only_o this_o our_o craft_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v sâ—t_v at_o nought_o but_o also_o that_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o great_a goddess_n diana_n shall_v be_v despise_v this_o say_v now_o they_o will_v glâ—â—ly_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o take_v away_o our_o book_n and_o subsistence_n from_o we_o pag._n 14._o to_o stop_v the_o oil_n that_o nourish_v our_o lamp_n and_o force_v we_o to_o disband_v for_o want_v of_o pay_n pag._n 13._o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o wise_a and_o pious_a man_n look_v upon_o they_o as_o design_v to_o disturb_v the_o kingdom_n destroy_v learning_n &_o ruin_v the_o most_o famous_a of_o all_o protestant_a churcheâ—_n pag._n 14._o to_o overthrow_v not_o only_o the_o minister_n and_o their_o maintenance_n but_o also_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n and_o religion_n who_o safety_n he_o say_v depend_v upon_o that_o maintenance_n pag._n 15._o he_o raise_v the_o people_n into_o a_o uproar_n and_o fill_v the_o city_n with_o confusion_n cry_v out_o for_o about_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hour_n great_a be_v diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n this_o man_n abound_v with_o confusion_n also_o have_v little_a strength_n of_o sound_a argument_n or_o source_n of_o solid_a reason_v but_o cry_v up_o the_o sacred_a maintenance_n divine_a tribute_n righâ—_n of_o holy_a church_n etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o the_o main_a difference_n that_o do_v appear_v between_o that_o demetrius_n and_o this_o be_v that_o he_o though_o he_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o bespatter_v he_o with_o approbrious_a language_n whereas_o this_o man_n have_v endeavour_v to_o besmear_v my_o name_n with_o all_o the_o ignominy_n reproach_n and_o obloquy_n his_o evil_a nature_n can_v prompt_v he_o to_o and_o his_o worse_a education_n furnish_v he_o with_o of_o which_o these_o that_o follow_v be_v some_o this_o poor_a retailer_n pag._n 3._o our_o strut_a quaker_n pag._n 16._o obscure_a and_o empty_a quaker_n pag._n â—7_n this_o skulk_a adversary_n pag._n 19_o this_o poor_a quaker_n be_v as_o bold_a as_o he_o be_v blind_a pag._n 35._o this_o quaker_n have_v learn_v to_o cant_n pag._n 40._o he_o have_v the_o impudence_n pag._n 113._o this_o ungracious_a chaâ—_n pag._n 122._o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o manifest_a liar_n pag._n 〈◊〉_d this_o insolent_a quaker_n pag._n 161._o t._n elwood_n be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d wretch_n pag._n 173._o though_o t._n e_o use_v the_o name_n of_o popish_a priest_n to_o gull_v the_o people_n yet_o he_o be_v one_o of_o their_o journey_n man_n pag._n 179._o he_o be_v a_o inspirado_n pag._n 18â—_n a_o wild_a quaker_n pag._n 190._o this_o double-tongued_a and_o false-hearted_a man_n pag._n 195._o his_o own_o base_a humour_n pag_n 100l_n common_a experience_n preclaim_v he_o a_o liar_n ibid._n this_o seditious_a libeler_n pag._n 201._o be_v not_o the_o quaker_n a_o knave_n pag._n 212._o this_o malicious_a slanderer_n pag._n 214._o this_o black-mouthed_a slanderer_n may_v publish_v his_o own_o venomous_a impiety_n pag._n 233._o this_o reader_n be_v the_o language_n wherewith_o he_o treat_v i_o notwithstanding_o which_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o brand_v i_o with_o rail_a for_o call_v tithe_n the_o priest_n delilah_n the_o very_a darling_n and_o minion_n of_o the_o clergy_n this_o he_o say_v be_v ill_a language_n pag._n 11._o and_o scurrillity_n pag._n 12._o which_o he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o but_o if_o this_o be_v ill_a language_n and_o scurillity_n by_o what_o name_n i_o marvel_v shall_v that_o language_n of_o his_o pass_n which_o be_v before_o recite_v doubtless_o if_o rail_a be_v not_o reason_v as_o he_o true_o say_v his_o book_n be_v so_o replete_a with_o rail_a that_o there_o be_v little_a room_n for_o reason_v in_o it_o and_o though_o he_o term_v that_o expression_n of_o my_o scurrillity_n and_o say_v he_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o it_o yet_o can_v he_o not_o forbear_v but_o in_o the_o very_a next_o page_n catch_v up_o this_o which_o himself_o account_v ill_a language_n and_o scurrillity_n and_o throw_v it_o at_o the_o quaker_n call_v tithe_n the_o quaker_n delilah_n the_o very_a darling_n and_o minion_n of_o that_o sect_n pag._n 13._o and_o so_o transport_v he_o be_v with_o passion_n against_o the_o quaker_n that_o he_o see_v not_o the_o absurdity_n he_o run_v himself_o upon_o in_o tax_v the_o quaker_n with_o rail_v at_o tithe_n in_o the_o very_a same_o line_n wherein_o he_o call_v tithe_n the_o quaker_n delilah_n the_o very_a darling_n and_o minion_n of_o that_o sect_n be_v not_o this_o contradictory_n and_o as_o
but_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n which_o be_v then_o settle_v in_o aaron_n the_o great_a grandchild_n of_o levi_n for_o which_o priesthood_n he_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a when_o he_o give_v the_o land_n to_o the_o other_o eleven_o tribe_n reserve_v this_o as_o a_o subsistance_n more_o suitable_a to_o their_o service_n and_o a_o compensation_n for_o their_o part_n of_o the_o land_n but_o the_o better_a to_o colour_v this_o conceit_n of_o tithe_n be_v claim_v in_o levit._n 27._o 30._o as_o due_a long_o before_o he_o pervert_v another_o text_n and_o put_v a_o plain_a abuse_n upon_o his_o reader_n for_o he_o say_v pag._n 22._o the_o first_o time_n tithe_n be_v mention_v exod._n 22._o 29._o they_o be_v not_o direct_o enjoin_v but_o suppose_v due_a and_o forbid_v to_o be_v withhold_v whereas_o in_o ex._n 22._o 29._o tithe_n be_v not_o mention_v at_o all_o nor_o in_o all_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la that_o i_o observe_v nor_o elsewhere_o as_o enjoin_v 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13._o â—_o while_o the_o people_n of_o israâ—l_n be_v yet_o in_o egypt_n and_o in_o numb_a 3._o 13._o the_o very_a day_n be_v assign_v whereon_o god_n do_v appropriate_v this_o part_n to_o himself_o and_o from_o which_o with_o reverence_n so_o to_o speak_v he_o date_n his_o claim_n thereto_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v i_o for_o on_o the_o day_n that_o i_o smite_v all_o the_o first-born_a in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o hallow_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first-born_a in_o israel_n both_o man_n and_o beast_n i_o they_o shall_v be_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n here_o be_v the_o time_n precise_o sâ—t_v down_o here_o be_v the_o day_n express_o mention_v on_o which_o god_n do_v sanctify_v the_o first-born_a to_o himself_o on_o which_o and_o not_o till_o which_o he_o assume_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a right_n to_o the_o first-born_a distinct_a and_o separate_a from_o the_o rest_n which_o yet_o be_v above_o four_o hundred_o yearâ—_n after_o abrahâ—m's_n gift_n to_o melchizedec_n let_v the_o assertor_n of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n show_v as_o plain_o if_o they_o can_v when_o god_n do_v appropriate_a to_o himself_o the_o tithe_n or_o ten_o part_n distinct_a from_o the_o other_o nine_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n for_o who_o maintenance_n he_o then_o appoint_v it_o can_v it_o with_o any_o colour_n of_o reason_n be_v suppose_v that_o he_o who_o so_o precise_o and_o punctual_o set_v down_o the_o very_a day_n whereon_o he_o choose_v to_o himself_o the_o first-born_a which_o relate_v but_o to_o that_o typical_a state_n of_o the_o jew_n will_v have_v give_v no_o hint_n nor_o leave_v any_o footstep_n at_o all_o of_o his_o right_n and_o claim_v to_o tithe_n before_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n if_o he_o have_v indeed_o sanctify_v they_o to_o himself_o before_o and_o intend_v they_o to_o be_v continue_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o priesthood_n for_o a_o maintenance_n to_o his_o gospel-minister_n §_o 4._o the_o priest_n say_v pag._n 22._o though_o god_n have_v a_o right_n to_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o our_o substance_n yet_o he_o can_v be_v his_o own_o receiver_n so_o that_o we_o be_v to_o inquire_v who_o must_v be_v god_n receiver_n and_o for_o that_o even_o reason_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o what_o be_v due_a to_o the_o master_n aught_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o his_o next_o and_o immediate_a servant_n that_o be_v to_o his_o priest_n what_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v for_o grant_v i_o acknowledge_v that_o god_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o have_v a_o right_a to_o all_o our_o substance_n and_o may_v command_v and_o dispose_v the_o whole_a or_o what_o part_n thereof_o he_o please_v but_o that_o god_n have_v a_o distinct_a right_n â—o_o the_o ten_o more_o than_o to_o all_o or_o any_o of_o the_o other_o nine_o part_n and_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n antecedent_n to_o any_o positive_a constitution_n as_o this_o â—riest_n make_v the_o assertorâ—_n seâ—tors_n of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n to_o assâ—rt_n be_v more_o than_o i_o have_v yet_o see_v prove_v either_o by_o this_o or_o any_o other_o of_o the_o assertor_n of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o meet_v with_o and_o till_o this_o be_v prove_v it_o be_v needless_a to_o inquire_v who_o shall_v be_v the_o receiver_n though_o even_o in_o that_o also_o the_o priest_n fall_v short_a take_z that_o to_o be_v a_o dictate_v of_o reason_n which_o right_a reason_n do_v never_o dictate_v to_o he_o for_o what_o be_v due_a to_o the_o master_n aught_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o such_o of_o his_o servant_n aâ—_n he_o appoint_v to_o receive_v it_o whether_o they_o be_v his_o next_o and_o immediate_a servant_n or_o not_o for_o it_o be_v not_o their_o be_v next_o unto_o he_o that_o do_v authorise_v they_o to_o be_v his_o receiver_n but_o his_o depute_v they_o unto_o that_o service_n again_o he_o say_v pag._n 23._o abraham_n in_o pay_v his_o tithe_n which_o be_v god_n part_n unto_o melchizedec_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n do_v confirm_v this_o dictate_v of_o reason_n etc._n etc._n what_o else_o be_v this_o but_o beg_v the_o question_n and_o that_o twice_o in_o two_o line_n he_o suppose_v abraham_n pay_v his_o tithe_n which_o the_o scripture_n no_o where_o sayeâ—_n he_o do_v and_o that_o tithe_n as_o tithe_n as_o a_o distinct_a part_n be_v then_o god_n part_n which_o the_o scripture_n no_o where_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v and_o if_o this_o will_v be_v grant_v he_o he_o will_v then_o infer_v that_o melchizedec_n have_v indeed_o a_o right_n to_o tithe_n and_o perhaps_o also_o that_o from_o he_o a_o right_a to_o tithe_n may_v be_v derive_v to_o a_o gospel_n ministry_n but_o he_o run_v too_o fast_o to_o hold_v that_o of_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o make_v no_o question_n be_v the_o main_a question_n in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o controversy_n namely_o whether_o in_o abraham_n time_n and_o antecedent_n to_o any_o positive_a constitution_n tithe_n as_o tithe_n or_o a_o ten_o part_n distinct_a from_o the_o rest_n be_v any_o more_o god_n peculiar_a part_n than_o the_o other_o nine_o and_o whether_n abraham_n in_o give_v as_o the_o text_n express_v it_o the_o ten_o of_o his_o military_a spoil_n to_o melchizedeâ—_n do_v pay_v a_o just_a debt_n to_o melchizedec_n which_o he_o can_v not_o without_o injustice_n have_v withhold_v or_o whether_o that_o gift_n of_o abraham_n be_v a_o grateful_a acknowledgement_n and_o voluntaryâ—eturn_v â—eturn_z of_o kindness_n to_o melchizedec_n for_o his_o so_o friendly_a congratulation_n fatherly_a blessing_n and_o bountiful_a present_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o weary_a follower_n this_o be_v indeed_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o very_a thing_n on_o which_o and_o which_o alone_a a_o claim_n of_o tithe_n from_o melchizedec_n to_o any_o other_o can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v suppose_v to_o turn_v and_o if_o my_o opponent_n either_o first_o or_o second_o will_v stick_v to_o this_o and_o though_o but_o for_o a_o while_n deny_v themselves_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n they_o seem_v to_o take_v in_o rail_v and_o revile_v deride_v and_o jeer_v insult_a and_o boast_v disdain_v and_o scorn_v and_o will_v apply_v themselves_o to_o manage_v this_o argument_n with_o that_o gravity_n &_o seriousness_n that_o become_v the_o subject_a i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v to_o see_v this_o case_n bring_v to_o a_o speedy_a and_o fair_a issue_n but_o then_o i_o shall_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o more_o forcible_a argument_n more_o cogent_a reason_n more_o evident_a proof_n and_o plain_a demonstration_n than_o supposition_n conjecture_n probability_n likelihood_n and_o maybe's_a and_o that_o which_o be_v a_o poor_a way_n
custom_n of_o pay_v they_o and_o opinion_n of_o their_o be_v due_a if_o any_o such_o custom_n or_o opinion_n have_v be_v general_a in_o augustin_n time_n who_o be_v bear_v before_o epiphanius_n die_v must_v needs_o be_v somewhat_o new_a but_o if_o andrâ—w_n willet_n judgement_n be_v of_o any_o force_n with_o the_o priest_n he_o be_v very_o plain_a and_o positive_a as_o to_o this_o case_n in_o auâ—ustin's_n time_n say_v he_o it_o be_v no_o general_a law_n nor_o custom_n in_o the_o church_n that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v synop._n papism_n 5._o gen_n controu._n pag._n 314._o and_o yet_o there_o be_v ground_n to_o suppose_v that_o in_o augustin_n time_n in_o some_o place_n and_o at_o some_o time_n some_o person_n do_v give_v tithe_n but_o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o general_a settle_a or_o constant_a payment_n of_o they_o he_o add_v another_o quotation_n from_o augustin_n sermon_n de_fw-la tempore_fw-la 219._o thus_o tithe_n be_v require_v as_o due_a debt_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v they_o invade_v another_o man_n right_a whatsoever_o art_n sustain_v thou_o it_o be_v god_n and_o he_o require_v tithe_n out_o of_o whatsoever_o thou_o live_v by_o he_o give_v we_o more_o of_o he_o but_o this_o the_o most_o material_a and_o say_v the_o whole_a sermon_n be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v be_v a_o evident_a proof_n of_o the_o ancient_n opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n whether_o that_o sermon_n be_v augustin_n or_o no_o be_v a_o great_a question_n selden_n a_o curious_a searcher_n into_o antiquity_n suspâ—cts_v it_o his_o word_n of_o it_o be_v about_o harvest_n he_o make_v it_o if_o it_o be_v he_o for_o it_o have_v be_v doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v his_o or_o no._n and_o in_o the_o margin_n he_o say_v the_o very_a word_n of_o this_o sermon_n be_v in_o that_o counterfeit_a treatise_n false_o attribute_v to_o st._n augustin_n and_o inscribe_v de_fw-fr rectitudine_fw-la catholicae_fw-la conversationis_fw-la history_n of_o tithe_n c._n 5._o pag._n 54._o which_o treatise_n perkins_n place_n among_o those_o write_n of_o his_o which_o by_o the_o common_a judgement_n of_o all_o man_n be_v repute_v spurious_a or_o counterfeit_a but_o be_v it_o true_a or_o false_a the_o priest_n have_v not_o give_v his_o quotation_n out_o of_o it_o fair_o but_o have_v omit_v those_o text_n which_o show_v whence_o he_o derive_v the_o claim_n to_o tithe_n namely_o from_o malachy_n 3._o and_o other_o text_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n relate_v to_o tithe_n and_o first_o fruit_n among_o the_o jew_n but_o not_o oblige_v christian_n yea_o disclaim_v by_o this_o very_a priest_n pag._n 46._o â—nd_n have_v also_o leave_v out_o several_a passage_n which_o show_v that_o tithe_n be_v then_o claim_v not_o for_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o poor_a decima_fw-la tributa_fw-la sunt_fw-la egentium_fw-la auimarum_fw-la red_a ergo_fw-la tributa_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la i_o e._n tithe_n be_v the_o tribute_n of_o needy_a soul_n therefore_o pay_v the_o poor_a their_o tribute_n and_o in_o that_o very_a place_n from_o which_o the_o priest_n give_v we_o these_o word_n tithe_n be_v require_v as_o due_a debt_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v they_o invade_v another_o man_n right_n and_o there_o leave_v off_o with_o a_o it_o follow_v thus_o et_fw-la quaenti_fw-la paâ—peres_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipse_fw-la habitat_fw-la illo_fw-la decimas_fw-la non_fw-la dante_o fame_n mortui_fw-la fuerint_fw-la tantoruâ—_n homicidiorum_fw-la reus_fw-la ante_fw-la tribunal_n eterni_fw-la judicis_fw-la apparebit_fw-la quiae_fw-la domino_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la delegatum_fw-la suis_fw-la usibus_fw-la resâ—rvavit_fw-la i_o e._n and_o look_v how_o many_o poor_a in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o live_v shall_v perish_v through_o hunger_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o not_o give_v tithe_n of_o so_o many_o murder_n shall_v hâ—_n be_v find_v guilty_a before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o eternal_a judge_n because_o he_o have_v keep_v to_o his_o own_o use_n that_o which_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o poor_a from_o these_o passage_n it_o be_v manifest_a both_o whence_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o right_n of_o tithe_n then_o enter_v the_o church_n be_v take_v viz._n the_o levitical_a law_n and_o to_o who_o they_o be_v then_o suppose_v to_o be_v due_a viz._n the_o poor_a and_o he_o may_v also_o have_v it_o suit_v his_o interest_n have_v add_v another_o passage_n in_o the_o same_o place_n which_o give_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o state_n of_o those_o time_n if_o the_o sermon_n be_v allow_v genuine_a in_o point_n of_o doctrine_n the_o word_n be_v these_o qui_fw-la ergo_fw-la sibi_fw-la aut_fw-la premium_fw-la comparare_fw-la aut_fw-la pecâ—atoruâ—â—_n desider_v at_o indulgentiam_fw-la promereri_fw-la reddat_fw-la decimal_n i_o e._n he_o therefore_o that_o desire_v either_o to_o purchase_v a_o reward_n to_o himself_o or_o to_o merit_v pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n let_v he_o pay_v tithe_n by_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v how_o far_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n have_v by_o that_o time_n wrought_v and_o to_o what_o pass_v the_o state_n of_o christianity_n be_v then_o come_v when_o tithe_n begin_v to_o be_v preach_v up_o and_o pay_v the_o priest_n say_v he_o can_v further_o prove_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n that_o tithe_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n by_o many_o more_o instance_n but_o say_v he_o i_o will_v end_v these_o testimony_n of_o single_a eminent_a father_n with_o that_o of_o prosper_n of_o aquitain_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o ciergy_n of_o his_o day_n say_v we_o do_v willing_o receive_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o tithe_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o shall_v we_o lay_v aside_o the_o care_n of_o the_o flock_n pag._n 83._o that_o tithe_n by_o the_o private_a devotion_n of_o some_o begin_v to_o be_v give_v in_o augustin_n time_n be_v already_o note_v and_o that_o such_o gift_n be_v more_o frequent_a in_o prosper_n time_n which_o be_v about_o fifty_o year_n after_o be_v not_o unliâ—eâ—y_a nor_o need_v we_o question_v but_o the_o clergy_n then_o do_v willing_o as_o he_o say_v receive_v thâ—m_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v how_o much_o even_a in_o those_o time_n they_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o purity_n and_o soundness_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o which_o occasion_n will_v offer_v to_o speak_v at_o large_a hereafter_o at_o present_v therefore_o take_v only_o a_o touch_n out_o of_o prosper_n himself_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr promissionibus_fw-la et_fw-la praedictionibus_fw-la dei_fw-la orationibus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la say_v he_o i_o expiari_fw-la ob_fw-la omina_fw-la peccato_fw-la posse_fw-la confido_fw-la i_o e._n i_o firm_o believe_v that_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n i_o may_v be_v purge_v from_o all_o sin_n but_o this_o say_n of_o prosper_n that_o the_o priest_n do_v willing_o receive_v what_o the_o people_n offer_v although_o it_o may_v prove_v that_o tithe_n be_v sometime_o give_v yet_o it_o can_v prove_v any_o general_a or_o constant_a payment_n of_o tithe_n i_o have_v noâ—_n go_v through_o the_o testimony_n he_o have_v bring_v of_o which_o some_o be_v repute_v false_a and_o sergeant_n as_o the_o apostolical_a canon_n clement_n constitution_n and_o the_o sermon_n attribute_v to_o ambrose_n sâ—me_v suspect_v as_o that_o of_o augustin_n de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la some_z not_o fair_o cite_v as_o origen_n cyprian_n and_o hierom._n some_o misapply_v as_o justin_n martyr_n irenaeur_n and_o epiphaniâ—â—_n some_o speak_v of_o tithe_n by_o way_n of_o comparison_n only_o and_o with_o allusion_n to_o the_o jewish_a state_n some_o mention_n tithe_n by_o way_n of_o provocation_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o great_a charity_n and_o liberality_n some_o about_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n preach_v up_o tithe_n to_o be_v due_a but_o to_o the_o poor_a and_o enforce_v the_o claim_n from_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n and_o other_o write_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o none_o of_o they_o i_o except_v those_o spurious_a constitution_n and_o canon_n say_v that_o christ_n appoint_v establish_v confirm_a tithe_n or_o that_o the_o apostle_n either_o inâ—oyned_v or_o approve_v the_o payment_n of_o they_o or_o that_o they_o be_v at_o all_o pay_v in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o christianity_n so_o that_o hitherto_o we_o have_v find_v no_o divine_a right_o to_o tithe_n under_o the_o gospel_n unless_o any_o will_v so_o far_o deceive_v themselves_o as_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o for_o a_o divine_a right_o now_o in_o force_n which_o depend_v on_o the_o levitical_a law_n and_o by_o its_o abrogation_n cease_v §_o 4._o at_o the_o close_a of_o his_o testimony_n the_o priest_n say_v now_o i_o hope_v the_o quaker_n will_v not_o say_v all_o these_o be_v papist_n or_o that_o the_o church_n be_v popish_a as_o early_o as_o irenaeus_n and_o origen_n and_o if_o not_o than_o he_o must_v recant_v his_o false_a assertion_n that_o tithe_n come_v in_o with_o popery_n pag._n 84._o that_o which_o in_o my_o former_a book_n i_o say_v of_o tithe_n have_v
former_a church-constitution_n neither_o do_v the_o name_n excerptiones_fw-la denote_v otherwise_o but_o in_o that_o collection_n some_o whole_a constitution_n occur_v in_o the_o same_o syllable_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o capitulary_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a of_o which_o he_o instance_n one_o and_o say_v there_o be_v some_o other_o which_o can_v not_o be_v know_v to_o egbert_n that_o die_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o pippin_n father_n to_o charles_n how_o say_v he_o come_v he_o then_o by_o that_o and_o how_o may_v we_o believe_v that_o egbert_n be_v the_o author_n of_o any_o part_n of_o those_o excerption_n unless_o you_o will_v excusâ—_n it_o with_o that_o use_n of_o the_o middle_a timeâ—_n which_o often_o insert_v into_o one_o body_n and_o â—â—dâ—r_n one_o name_n law_n of_o different_a age_n but_o that_o excuse_n will_v not_o help_v since_o there_o will_v still_o remain_v tâ—e_v same_o doubt_n and_o ground_n for_o jealousy_n that_o these_o canon_n about_o tithe_n be_v 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speak_v against_o the_o set_n up_o of_o such_o stock_n and_o image_n judge_v now_o reader_n whether_o this_o council_n of_o chalcuth_n be_v a_o fit_a instance_n to_o prove_v that_o tithe_n be_v settle_v on_o the_o church_n before_o popery_n have_v make_v her_o encroachment_n in_o it_o and_o that_o tithe_n have_v not_o their_o institution_n from_o popery_n when_o this_o very_a council_n be_v hold_v by_o legate_n send_v by_o the_o pope_n on_o purpose_n for_o that_o end_n §_o 10._o have_v say_v what_o he_o can_v from_o council_n and_o canon_n he_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o he_o will_v bring_v forth_o sâ—me_v temporal_a law_n also_o for_o the_o settlement_n of_o tithe_n in_o england_n before_o ethelwolf_n time_n his_o word_n be_v these_o pag._n 94._o if_o it_o be_v inquire_v what_o law_n our_o prince_n make_v in_o this_o matter_n not_o to_o mention_v all_o those_o charter_n which_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o christianity_n do_v confirm_v all_o the_o liberty_n and_o all_o the_o 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these_o word_n in_o it_o pro_fw-la remissione_n animarum_fw-la &_o peccatorum_fw-la nosâ—rorum_fw-la he_o have_v this_o note_n hereby_o say_v he_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o when_o the_o church_n of_o england_n begin_v first_o to_o be_v endue_v with_o temporality_n and_o land_n also_o with_o privilege_n and_o exemption_n enlarge_v moreover_o and_o that_o which_o special_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o lament_v what_o pernicious_a doctrine_n be_v this_o wherewith_o they_o be_v lead_v thus_o to_o set_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o remedy_n of_o their_o soul_n in_o this_o donation_n and_o such_o other_o deed_n of_o their_o donation_n contrary_a to_o the_o information_n of_o god_n word_n and_o no_o small_a derogation_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o christ._n thus_o far_o fox_n by_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v at_o once_o see_v both_o the_o opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o ethelwolf_n age_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o also_o the_o censure_n of_o this_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n in_o 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suos_fw-la ad_fw-la pontificem_fw-la mittit_fw-la eumque_fw-la rogat_fw-la ut_fw-la regnum_fw-la francia_fw-la sibi_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la sua_fw-la confirmet_fw-la amuit_fw-la pontisex_n ejas_fw-la postulatis_fw-la atque_fw-la it_o a_o ejus_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la regnum_fw-la francia_fw-la pipino_n ad_fw-la judicatur_fw-la i_o e._n but_o pipin_n have_v a_o desire_n 〈◊〉_d reign_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o popeâ—_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o to_o confirm_v the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n to_o he_o by_o his_o authority_n â—_o the_o pope_n grant_v his_o request_n and_o so_o by_o his_o authority_n the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n be_v adjudge_v to_o pipin_n burdegalensis_n say_v of_o pope_n zachary_n chronograph_n l._n 2._o ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 741._o 〈◊〉_d caepit_fw-la francos_fw-la juramento_fw-la 〈◊〉_d absolvere_fw-la i._n e._n this_o pope_n be_v the_o first_o that_o absolve_v the_o french_a from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n for_o which_o he_o quote_v aemil._n lib._n 2._o and_o a_o 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pag._n 223._o say_v depositio_fw-la childerici_fw-la francorum_fw-la regis_fw-la suit_n a_o proceribus_fw-la et_fw-la popâ—lo_fw-la
consilium_fw-la vero_fw-la deponendi_fw-la papae_fw-la fuit_fw-la i_o e._n the_o depose_n of_o childerick_n the_o french_a king_n be_v do_v by_o the_o noble_n and_o people_n but_o the_o counsel_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v depose_v be_v give_v by_o the_o pope_n he_o quote_v there_o sabellicus_n blondus_n and_o from_o he_o alcuinus_fw-la paulus_n and_o many_o other_o all_o agree_v that_o childerick_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o pope_n do_v all_o these_o combine_v to_o invent_v a_o forgery_n or_o be_v all_o these_o champion_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n some_o whereof_o be_v protestant_n the_o priest_n say_v chilperick_n be_v depose_v before_o any_o notice_n be_v give_v to_o the_o poâ—e_n about_o it_o and_o that_o he_o do_v only_o approve_v of_o the_o deed_n after_o it_o be_v do_v pag._n 125._o but_o beside_o popish_a author_n fox_n say_v he_o be_v depose_v by_o the_o pope_n authority_n and_o perkins_n though_o he_o make_v the_o act_n of_o depose_v to_o be_v the_o 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epistle_n there_o be_v great_a ground_n to_o suspect_v that_o he_o purpose_v to_o depose_v as_o well_o as_o excommunicate_v he_o and_o to_o sâ—t_v up_o another_o in_o his_o stead_n why_o else_o do_v hinc-marus_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o french_a say_v there_o let_v he_o not_o command_v we_o frank_n to_o serve_v he_o tâ—at_o we_o will_v not_o serve_v hence_o i_o think_v may_v well_o be_v gather_v that_o the_o pope_n do_v not_o only_o require_v the_o archbishop_n of_o rheims_n to_o excommunicate_v the_o french_a king_n but_o also_o command_v the_o french_a man_n or_o frank_n to_o sâ—rve_v another_o wâ—icâ—_n sufficient_o shewâ—_n how_o much_o the_o pope_n even_a theâ—_n take_v upon_o they_o although_o the_o frank_n will_v not_o so_o losâ—_n theiâ—_n king_n but_o he_o say_v there_o be_v as_o little_a truth_n in_o gregory_n the_o three_o depose_n of_o leo_n isaurus_n about_o image_n pag._n 126._o the_o very_a word_n of_o platina_n in_o the_o life_n of_o gregory_n the_o three_o be_v these_o hic_fw-la statim_fw-la ubi_fw-la pontificatum_fw-la iniit_fw-la cleri_fw-la romani_fw-la consensu_fw-la leonem_fw-la tertium_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la constantinopolitanum_n imperio_fw-la simul_fw-la et_fw-la communione_fw-la â—idelium_fw-la private_a quod_fw-la sanctas_fw-la imagine_v â—_o sacris_fw-la aedibus_fw-la abrasissâ—t_fw-la &_o statuas_fw-la demolitus_fw-la esset_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n he_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v make_v pope_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o roman_a clergy_n excommunicate_v leâ—_n the_o three_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n and_o withal_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o empire_n because_o he_o have_v raze_v the_o holy_a image_n out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o have_v demolish_v the_o statue_n fox_n say_v vol._n 1._o pag._n 116._o leo_n be_v excommunicate_v by_o gregory_n the_o three_o and_o perkins_n pag._n 210._o quote_v august_n stench_n cont_n vallam_fw-la in_o these_o word_n gregorius_n tertius_fw-la excommunicavit_fw-la leonem_fw-la 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carp_v at_o be_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n which_o he_o say_v pag._n 128._o be_v another_o manifest_a slander_n not_o that_o the_o saxon_n have_v no_o image_n for_o that_o he_o acknowledge_v they_o have_v but_o say_v they_o have_v they_o only_o for_o ornament_n memory_n reverencâ—_n and_o example_n but_o not_o for_o worship_n pag._n 129._o perkins_n show_v the_o gradual_a introduction_n of_o image_n say_v problem_n pag._n 77._o they_o be_v not_o use_v otherwise_o then_o for_o ornament_n for_o three_o hundred_o &_o eighty_o year_n after_o christ._n then_o pag._n 78._o about_o the_o year_n 400_o the_o historical_a use_n of_o they_o begin_v to_o come_v up_o not_o in_o private_a house_n only_o but_o also_o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o christian_n but_o add_v he_o as_o superstition_n increase_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n take_v place_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o receive_v by_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n nor_o be_v image_n set_v forth_o to_o be_v worship_v open_o before_o the_o year_n 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and_o that_o stephen_n the_o three_o not_o only_o maintain_v the_o filthy_a idolatry_n of_o image_n in_o
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pain_n to_o inform_v i_o that_o hen._n 8._o have_v assume_v the_o supremacy_n before_o the_o make_n of_o that_o statute_n since_o i_o have_v advertise_v he_o of_o that_o in_o the_o same_o page_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pretend_v to_o pick_v these_o mistake_n pag._n 333._o where_o i_o say_v henry_n 8._o being_n more_o papist_n then_o protestant_n though_o he_o have_v transfer_v the_o supremacy_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o himself_o and_o believe_v as_o most_o of_o the_o other_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o of_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o which_o he_o either_o can_v or_o will_v not_o understand_v be_v how_o they_o can_v be_v papiâ—tâ—_n that_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n true_o though_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v much_o kindness_n of_o i_o yet_o i_o will_v take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o inform_v he_o how_o this_o may_v be_v and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o the_o definition_n of_o popery_n which_o his_o brotheâ—_n give_v in_o his_o conference_n pag._n 149._o popery_n be_v sucâ—â—_n doctrine_n and_o superstitious_a practice_n which_o by_o the_o corruption_n of_o time_n have_v prevail_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n contrary_a to_o the_o trâ—e_n ancient_a catholic_n anâ—_n apostolic_a church_n as_o this_o be_v popery_n so_o â—e_a thaâ—_n hold_v believe_v and_o use_v such_o doctrine_n and_o pâ—acticeâ—_n be_v a_o papist_n but_o so_o do_v hen._n 8._o after_o he_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o assume_v the_o supremacy_n to_o himself_o and_o if_o herbert_n who_o write_v his_o life_n may_v find_v credit_n with_o the_o priest_n he_o will_v tell_v he_o pag._n 369._o that_o though_o he_o separate_v from_o the_o obedience_n oâ—_n the_o roman_a church_n yet_o not_o from_o the_o religion_n thereof_o some_o few_o article_n except_v of_o which_o more_o full_a testimony_n we_o may_v find_v in_o fox_n act_n and_o monument_n and_o in_o speed_n chronicle_n the_o six_o article_n be_v â—naâ—ted_v after_o the_o pope_n authority_n be_v â—eâ—ounced_v and_o after_o this_o law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v make_v also_o which_o article_n be_v for_o the_o establish_n of_o doctrine_n gross_o popish_a viz._n transubstantiation_n the_o half_a communion_n the_o single_a life_n of_o priest_n vow_n of_o perpetual_a chastity_n private_a mass_n and_o auricular_a confession_n and_o stand_v in_o force_n all_o his_o time_n and_o many_o suffer_v martyrdom_n under_o he_o after_o he_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n as_o laubert_n barns_n askew_n and_o many_o other_o who_o to_o be_v sure_o be_v no_o renegado_n but_o such_o as_o certain_o seal_v their_o testimony_n with_o their_o blood_n beside_o he_o may_v have_v learn_v from_o his_o brother_n priest_n that_o hen._n 8._o do_v establish_v the_o six_o bloody_a article_n to_o show_v himself_o as_o ill_a a_o friend_n to_o protestant_n as_o to_o tithe_n vindication_n pag._n 305._o which_o if_o he_o have_v consider_v may_v perhaps_o have_v help_v to_o open_v his_o understanding_n a_o little_a in_o this_o dark_a and_o difficult_a point_n however_o by_o that_o time_n he_o have_v read_v and_o weigh_v what_o have_v now_o be_v offer_v concern_v it_o i_o hope_v he_o may_v begin_v to_o understand_v how_o they_o can_v be_v papist_n that_o have_v renounce_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o then_o i_o expect_v he_o shall_v withdraw_v his_o action_n and_o not_o charge_v i_o with_o a_o mistake_n in_o say_v the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v make_v by_o a_o popish_a king_n and_o parliament_n but_o he_o say_v i_o mistake_v a_o statute_n make_v in_o 32_o hen._n 8._o c._n 7._o for_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o 37._o hen._n 8._o who_o but_o will_v take_v this_o man_n to_o have_v be_v domitian_n scholar_n he_o be_v so_o ready-handed_n at_o catch_a fly_n what_o a_o grand_a mistake_n be_v this_o to_o set_v 37_o foâ—_n 32_o a_o mistake_v it_o be_v however_o but_o common_a ingenuity_n will_v rather_o have_v impute_v it_o to_o the_o printer_n than_o the_o author_n especial_o consider_v how_o ill_o the_o book_n be_v print_v throughout_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o till_o he_o have_v make_v a_o second_o correction_n of_o error_n his_o own_o book_n be_v not_o free_a from_o such_o mistake_n if_o it_o be_v yet_o and_o if_o i_o can_v have_v take_v the_o same_o course_n 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o have_v this_o straw_n to_o stumble_v at_o he_o add_v that_o i_o bring_v in_o protestant_a king_n edw._n 6._o for_o a_o popish_a confirmer_n of_o tithe_n he_o wrong_v i_o in_o that_o my_o word_n be_v these_o pag._n 334._o in_o pursuance_n of_o these_o law_n of_o hen._n 8._o â—is_fw-la son_n and_o successor_n edward_n 6._o make_v another_o ground_v be_v upon_o those_o which_o his_o father_n have_v make_v before_o this_o be_v not_o call_v edw._n 6._o a_o popish_a confirmer_n of_o tithe_n §_o 11._o but_o he_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o prove_v tithe_n a_o freehold_n and_o spend_v several_a page_n about_o it_o use_v great_a earnestness_n therein_o and_o call_v i_o heretic_n for_o but_o so_o much_o as_o question_v it_o i_o do_v not_o profess_v myself_o a_o lawyer_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o answer_v all_o his_o law-quotation_n lest_o i_o shall_v need_v the_o same_o excuse_n that_o he_o at_o last_o be_v fain_o to_o make_v pag._n 188._o ne_fw-la suitor_n ultra_fw-la crepidaâ—_n but_o i_o observe_v he_o say_v pag._n 185._o that_o in_o the_o very_a statute_n of_o 32._o hen._n 8._o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n or_o freehold_n in_o tithe_n by_o this_o i_o perceive_v he_o confound_v the_o claim_n of_o priest_n and_o impropriator_n for_o that_o clause_n in_o the_o statute_n have_v plain_a relation_n to_o the_o impropriator_n a_o direct_a how_o and_o where_o layman_n possess_v tithe_n and_o be_v thereof_o disseize_v may_v have_v their_o remedy_n the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n run_v thus_o and_o be_v it_o further_o enact_v etc._n etc._n that_o all_o case_n where_o any_o person_n or_o person_n which_o now_o have_v or_o which_o hereafter_o shall_v have_v any_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n freehold_n term_n right_o or_o interest_n of_o in_o or_o to_o any_o parsonage_n vicarage_n portion_n pension_n tithe_n oblation_n or_o other_o ecclesiastical_a or_o spiritual_a profit_n which_o now_o be_v 〈◊〉_d which_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v make_v temporal_a or_o admit_v to_o be_v abide_v and_o go_v to_o or_o in_o temporal_a hand_n and_o lay_v use_n and_o profit_n by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n shall_v hereafter_o fortune_n to_o be_v disseise_v etc._n etc._n
god_n give_v no_o increase_n they_o expect_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o perceive_v what_o he_o mean_v by_o increase_n by_o his_o add_v or_o the_o husbandman_n have_v nothing_o grow_v there_o be_v some_o difference_n sure_a between_o increase_n and_o have_v something_o grow_v he_o that_o sow_v ten_o bushel_n of_o seed_n in_o a_o field_n and_o receive_v but_o eight_o again_o which_o that_o it_o often_o prove_v so_o many_o man_n to_o their_o loss_n know_v to_o be_v true_a be_v far_o enough_o from_o have_v increase_n when_o he_o decrease_v two_o in_o ten_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o conscience_n of_o these_o priest_n that_o they_o will_v have_v the_o tithe_n of_o that_o crop_n though_o they_o see_v apparent_o there_o be_v not_o only_o no_o profit_n or_o increase_n but_o a_o certain_a loss_n and_o decrease_v even_o of_o the_o seed_n beside_o all_o the_o husbandman_n other_o charge_n and_o pain_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o as_o the_o priest_n say_v if_o god_n give_v no_o increase_n that_o they_o expect_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o but_o if_o there_o be_v a_o utter_a and_o total_a decrease_n if_o the_o husbandman_n have_v nothing_o grow_v i._n e._n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o for_o they_o to_o have_v than_o they_o expect_v nothing_o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o if_o the_o husbandman_n have_v anything_o grow_v though_o never_o so_o little_a if_o his_o loss_n be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o he_o reap_v â—ot_n again_o the_o one_o half_a of_o what_o he_o sow_v and_o clear_o lose_v the_o other_o half_a with_o all_o his_o charge_n and_o labour_n yet_o will_v the_o priest_n make_v his_o loss_n so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o take_v from_o he_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o 〈◊〉_d crop_v he_o haâ—_n and_o have_v the_o face_n when_o he_o have_v do_v to_o look_v the_o poor_a man_n in_o the_o face_n and_o tell_v he_o thâ—s_a 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o st._n paul_n rule_n but_o long_o enough_o may_v the_o priest_n say_v so_o before_o any_o wise_a man_n will_v believe_v he_o §16_n in_o his_o next_o section_n pag._n 196._o he_o allege_v 〈◊〉_d my_o argument_n for_o take_v away_o tithe_n tend_v to_o destroy_v hospital_n and_o donation_n to_o the_o poor_a which_o supposition_n in_o my_o forme_a book_n i_o have_v deny_v and_o disprove_v by_o several_a reason_n one_o whereof_o he_o after_o his_o imperfect_a manner_n of_o quote_v thus_o set_v down_o because_o in_o that_o of_o the_o poor_a there_o be_v a_o settlement_n of_o certain_a land_n in_o which_o the_o donor_n have_v a_o legal_a property_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o in_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o occupier_n stock_n he_o that_o give_v tithe_n neither_o have_v nor_o never_o can_v have_v a_o property_n and_o therefore_o no_o power_n to_o give_v this_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o he_o have_v maim_v it_o but_o in_o my_o book_n it_o stand_v thus_o in_o that_o of_o the_o poor_a there_o be_v a_o certain_a settlement_n of_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v suppose_v the_o donor_n have_v a_o legal_a property_n or_o of_o which_o he_o be_v actual_o seize_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o in_o the_o case_n of_o tithe_n here_o be_v no_o gift_n of_o land_n and_o tenement_n but_o of_o the_o increase_n grow_v and_o arise_v through_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o labour_n care_n industry_n and_o stock_n of_o the_o occupier_n which_o he_o that_o give_v the_o tithe_n neither_o have_v noâ—_n can_v have_v any_o property_n in_o nor_o be_v or_o can_v be_v actual_o seize_v of_o and_o therefore_o have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v this_o reason_n be_v firm_a and_o solid_a and_o will_v endure_v a_o shock_n and_o i_o observe_v that_o though_o he_o have_v peel_a it_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v and_o bring_v it_o in_o too_o with_o a_o scornful_a forsooth_o yet_o he_o be_v quick_o content_v to_o leave_v it_o and_o take_v up_o one_o of_o his_o old_a note_n for_o he_o immediate_o say_v pag._n 197._o we_o have_v note_v before_o that_o by_o his_o rule_n frame_v against_o tithe_n all_o donation_n make_v by_o papist_n on_o consideration_n of_o merit_v and_o expiate_v their_o sin_n thereby_o be_v void_a and_o this_o will_v destroy_v a_o great_a many_o of_o these_o hospital_n and_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v not_o the_o consequent_a of_o my_o agument_n against_o tithe_n but_o a_o inference_n of_o his_o own_o make_v to_o shelter_v tithe_n under_o all_o donation_n make_v by_o papist_n be_v not_o void_a because_o some_o be_v the_o donation_n of_o tithe_n be_v design_v to_o uphold_v and_o maintain_v a_o worship_n and_o ministry_n that_o be_v false_a and_o antichristian_a but_o donation_n to_o hospital_n for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o the_o poor_a have_v no_o such_o intendment_n the_o papist_n as_o i_o observe_v before_o chap._n 4._o sect_n 12._o in_o their_o â—ivil_a and_o politic_a capacity_n do_v many_o thing_n well_o and_o commendable_o but_o what_o they_o do_v in_o their_o religious_a capacity_n be_v stark_a nought_o but_o he_o say_v ibid._n by_o my_o own_o confession_n all_o hospital_n endow_v out_o of_o tithe_n and_o all_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a grant_v out_o of_o tithe_n for_o perpetuity_n be_v void_a what_o then_o if_o man_n will_v give_v that_o which_o belong_v not_o to_o they_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o themselves_o though_o charity_n be_v a_o excellent_a virtue_n yet_o it_o may_v not_o patronize_v â—njustice_n nor_o indeed_o be_v that_o to_o be_v account_v charity_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o justice_n now_o if_o the_o donor_n of_o tithe_n â—ad_a no_o power_n nor_o right_a to_o make_v such_o perpetual_a donation_n of_o tithe_n as_o be_v now_o claim_v but_o that_o such_o donation_n do_v violate_v the_o right_n of_o other_o as_o in_o my_o former_a book_n i_o have_v argue_v at_o large_a pag._n 323_o 324_o 325_o 338_o 339_o 341._o and_o also_o in_o this_o chap._n 5._o sect._n 5._o then_o may_v not_o any_o pretence_n of_o charity_n be_v urge_v to_o justify_v such_o violation_n athird_n sort_n he_o say_v ibid._n of_o these_o charitable_a donation_n consist_v of_o perpetual_a rent-charge_n and_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o forever_o out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o some_o certain_a estate_n now_o he_o say_v the_o occupier_n of_o the_o land_n thus_o charge_v must_v sell_v such_o part_n of_o the_o profit_v produce_v by_o their_o labour_n sweat_v stock_n skill_n and_o industry_n and_o when_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o money_n â—ust_z pay_v it_o entire_o to_o the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 198._o this_o he_o will_v make_v a_o parallel_a case_n to_o tithe_n but_o it_o be_v not_o as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v chap._n 5._o sect._n 5._o for_o this_o rent-charge_n do_v not_o lie_v upon_o the_o stock_n nor_o upon_o the_o occupier_n unless_o he_o be_v proprietor_n of_o the_o land_n or_o by_o particular_a contract_n with_o the_o proprietor_n have_v take_v it_o upon_o himself_o but_o it_o lie_v upon_o the_o land_n be_v charge_v thereon_o by_o he_o that_o be_v then_o actual_o seize_v of_o the_o land_n or_o have_v at_o that_o time_n a_o legal_a property_n therein_o and_o the_o burden_n descend_v with_o the_o inheritance_n the_o heir_n be_v fain_o to_o undertake_v the_o burden_n because_o he_o can_v else_o enjoy_v the_o land_n but_o the_o tenant_n who_o occupies_n this_o land_n and_o employ_v his_o stock_n upon_o it_o be_v no_o way_n at_o all_o concern_v in_o this_o payment_n because_o it_o go_v out_o of_o the_o rent_n unless_o it_o be_v otherwise_o provide_v by_o private_a agreement_n between_o the_o landlord_n and_o he_o but_o there_o be_v no_o proportion_n between_o tithe_n and_o this_o for_o tithe_n be_v a_o burden_n lie_v upon_o the_o stockâ—_n which_o the_o donor_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o actual_o seize_v of_o nor_o have_v a_o legal_a property_n in_o and_o go_v not_o out_o of_o the_o rent_n but_o out_o of_o the_o stock_n and_o the_o landlord_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o it_o but_o the_o tenant_n and_o if_o the_o proprietor_n occupy_v the_o land_n himself_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o stock_n he_o use_v upon_o the_o land_n that_o he_o payâ—_n tithe_n not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o land_n for_o if_o he_o have_v the_o land_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o have_v no_o stock_n upon_o it_o but_o let_v it_o lie_v and_o make_v no_o profit_n of_o it_o he_o have_v no_o tithe_n to_o pay_v for_o the_o land_n though_o if_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o employ_v his_o stock_n any_o other_o way_n he_o be_v liable_a to_o pay_v tithe_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o stock_n but_o though_o he_o make_v no_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n at_o all_o yet_o the_o rent-charge_n he_o must_v pay_v the_o priest_n say_v he_o know_v a_o estate_n of_o
pag._n 333._o have_v t._n e_o clear_v his_o brethren_n from_o the_o imposture_n he_o have_v effectual_o convict_v i_o of_o virulency_n i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v here_o find_v my_o brethren_n so_o effectual_o clear_v from_o the_o priest_n false_a charge_n of_o â—mpâ—sture_n that_o he_o will_v see_v the_o priest_n effectual_o convict_v of_o virulency_n even_o according_a to_o his_o own_o confession_n but_o leave_v that_o to_o the_o readâ—â—'s_n judgement_n let_v i_o now_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o expostulate_v a_o little_a with_o the_o priest_n and_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o do_v not_o answer_v those_o ground_n and_o reason_n which_o in_o the_o book_n before-quoted_n out_o of_o which_o he_o piâ—ked_v this_o passage_n to_o cavil_v at_o the_o quaker_n give_v why_o we_o deny_v the_o world_n teacher_n he_o charge_v i_o with_o leave_v my_o argument_n to_o catch_v at_o or_o play_v upon_o a_o word_n or_o phrase_n vindicat._n pag._n 311._o but_o have_v not_o he_o charge_v his_o own_o guilt_n upon_o i_o have_v he_o not_o here_o catch_v at_o and_o play_v upon_o a_o word_n or_o phrase_n and_o let_v the_o argument_n pass_v untouched_a again_o his_o brother_n priest_n say_v in_o another_o case_n though_o without_o cause_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v the_o quaker_n may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o let_v the_o objection_n grow_v old_a and_o overworn_a before_o they_o have_v either_o confess_v the_o truth_n or_o â—ade_v some_o satisfactory_a reply_n thereunto_o right_o of_o tithe_n pag._n 240._o but_o how_o long_o have_v these_o objection_n lie_v against_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v little_o less_o than_o twenty_o year_n since_o they_o be_v first_o print_v may_v not_o they_o well_o be_v ashamed_a if_o they_o be_v not_o past_a shame_n who_o in_o all_o this_o time_n have_v neither_o confess_v the_o truth_n nor_o make_v any_o satisfactory_a reply_n to_o the_o objection_n this_o priest_n can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o look_v among_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n there_o give_v to_o see_v if_o he_o can_v find_v any_o thing_n to_o carp_v at_o but_o let_v whoso_o will_v answer_v they_o for_o he_o he_o have_v not_o it_o seem_v ingenuity_n enough_o to_o confess_v the_o truth_n nor_o courage_n enough_o to_o undertake_v a_o reply_n to_o the_o reason_n nay_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o attempt_v to_o answer_v that_o one_o reason_n out_o of_o which_o he_o take_v he_o cavil_v viâ—_n that_o they_o be_v such_o priest_n as_o bear_v rule_n by_o their_o mean_n that_o they_o be_v indeed_o such_o be_v too_o notorious_a to_o be_v deny_v and_o according_a as_o their_o mean_n be_v greâ—ter_n or_o less_o so_o do_v they_o bear_v more_o or_o less_o rule_n over_o the_o people_n what_o parish_n be_v it_o that_o know_v not_o this_o bâ—_n sad_a experience_n yet_o have_v he_o neither_o confess_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o nor_o make_v any_o much_o less_o a_o satisfactory_a reply_v thereunto_o beside_o in_o that_o very_a page_n out_o of_o which_o he_o catch_v that_o word_n he_o have_v so_o play_v upon_o the_o priest_n be_v charge_v to_o be_v such_o shepherd_n that_o seek_v for_o their_o gain_n from_o their_o quarter_n and_o can_v never_o have_v enough_o which_o the_o lord_n send_v isaiah_n to_o cry_v out_o against_o etc._n etc._n isa._n 56._o 11._o they_o be_v charge_v to_o be_v such_o shepherd_n that_o seek_v after_o the_o fleece_n and_o clothe_v with_o the_o wool_n and_o feed_v on_o the_o fat_a which_o the_o lord_n send_v ezâ—kiel_n to_o cry_v out_o against_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 34._o they_o be_v charge_v to_o be_v such_o prophet_n and_o priest_n that_o divine_a for_o money_n and_o preach_v for_o hire_n which_o the_o lord_n send_v micah_n to_o cry_v against_o and_o whilst_o we_o put_v into_o their_o mouth_n they_o preach_v peace_n to_o we_o but_o now_o we_o do_v not_o put_v into_o their_o mouth_n they_o prepare_v war_n against_o we_o mic._n 3._o 11._o may_v not_o these_o priest_n be_v ashamed_a to_o let_v these_o objection_n and_o many_o more_o in_o the_o same_o book_n lie_v near_o twenty_o year_n against_o they_o and_o neither_o confess_v the_o truth_n nor_o make_v any_o satisfactory_a râ—ply_n thereunto_o have_v it_o not_o beeâ—_n more_o for_o this_o priest_n credit_n to_o have_v endeavour_v at_o least_o to_o remove_v these_o objection_n by_o a_o sober_a answer_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n in_o the_o forementioned_a book_n give_v than_o to_o catch_v at_o a_o word_n as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o only_o play_v upon_o a_o phrase_n to_o exercise_v upon_o it_o his_o abusive_a wit_n and_o sophistry_n as_o he_o most_o false_o charge_v i_o to_o have_v do_v but_o let_v this_o suffice_v to_o manifest_v the_o injustice_n of_o these_o priest_n in_o charge_v the_o quaker_n and_o i_o with_o those_o very_a thing_n which_o they_o themselves_o be_v so_o deep_o guilty_a of_o §_o 30._o now_o for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n i_o recommend_v to_o the_o reader_n be_v diligent_a observation_n the_o follow_a particular_n as_o a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o whole_a 1._o that_o tithe_n or_o a_o exact_a ten_o part_n be_v never_o due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o eternal_a moral_a law_n thatâ—_n there_o be_v no_o eternal_a reason_n for_o that_o part_n nor_o internal_a rectitude_n in_o it_o 2._o that_o abraham_n give_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n to_o melchizedec_n and_o iacob_n vow_v to_o give_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o increase_n to_o god_n be_v both_o of_o they_o spontaneous_a and_o frâ—e_a act_n be_v no_o oblige_a precedent_n to_o any_o to_o give_v tithe_n now_o 3._o that_o tithe_n be_v not_o now_o due_a by_o virtue_n of_o that_o mosaic_a law_n by_o which_o they_o once_o be_v due_a that_o law_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o jewish_a polity_n and_o take_v away_o by_o christ_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o polity_n 4._o that_o tithe_n be_v never_o command_v by_o christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v pay_v under_o the_o gospel_n nor_o ever_o demand_v by_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o other_o minister_n in_o their_o time_n that_o there_o be_v no_o direction_n no_o exhortation_n in_o any_o of_o the_o apostolic_a epistle_n to_o the_o church_n then_o gather_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n either_o then_o or_o in_o after_o time_n that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o tithe_n they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v in_o any_o of_o the_o new-testament_n write_n with_o respect_n to_o gospel-maintenance_n although_o the_o maintenance_n of_o gospel-minister_n be_v therein_o treat_v of_o in_o a_o word_n that_o tithe_n be_v not_o either_o demand_v or_o pay_v in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n 5._o that_o those_o donation_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v urge_v by_o the_o priest_n from_o ethelwolf_n and_o other_o be_v make_v by_o papist_n not_o in_o their_o civil_a but_o religious_a capacity_n and_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o religion_n 6._o that_o tithe_n be_v claim_v as_o due_a out_o of_o the_o profit_v only_o those_o donor_n can_v extend_v their_o donation_n no_o further_o than_o to_o tâ—e_v tithe_n of_o those_o profit_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o themselves_o and_o of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o right_a owner_n but_o the_o prâ—seâ—t_n profit_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o to_o the_o present_a occupant_n who_o be_v as_o real_o the_o right_a owner_n of_o these_o profit_n that_o arise_v now_o as_o they_o then_o be_v of_o those_o profit_n that_o arise_v then_o and_o the_o present_a occupant_n who_o be_v the_o right_a owner_n of_o the_o present_a profitâ—_n not_o have_v make_v any_o donation_n of_o tithe_n it_o follow_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o now_o due_a by_o virtue_n of_o any_o donation_n from_o the_o right_a owner_n 7._o that_o the_o law_n which_o have_v be_v make_v for_o â—he_n payment_n of_o tithe_n not_o make_v nor_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o priest_n a_o right_a to_o tithe_n but_o suppose_v they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o tithe_n before_o if_o that_o supposition_n prove_v to_o be_v false_a as_o it_o plain_o and_o evident_o do_v and_o it_o now_o appear_v that_o in_o very_a deed_n the_o priest_n have_v â—o_o right_a to_o tithe_n before_o then_o haâ—e_v the_o priest_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n now_o by_o virtue_n of_o these_o law_n for_o those_o law_n not_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o priest_n a_o 〈◊〉_d right_o but_o by_o mistake_n suppose_v they_o have_v a_o old_a one_o that_o old_a one_o be_v trâ—ed_v and_o â—â—oved_a 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v now_o neither_o old_a nor_o new_a tâ—us_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o priest_n have_v no_o right_n to_o tithe_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o right_a owner_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n 8._o tâ—at_a tithe_n as_o take_v in_o this_o