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A13775 Animaduersions vpon M. Seldens History of tithes, and his reuievv thereof before which (in lieu of the two first chapters purposely pretermitted) is premised a catalogue of seuenty two authours, before the yeere 1215. Maintaining the ius diuinum of tythes or more, to be payd to the priesthood vnder the Gospell: by Richard Tillesley Doctor in Diuinity, and archdeacon of Rochester. Tillesley, Richard, 1582-1621. 1619 (1619) STC 24073; ESTC S117059 181,192 288

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to_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o disorder_n in_o rebus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la quas_fw-la contra_fw-la vetitum_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la canone_o
tractant_fw-la &_o in_o usus_fw-la proprios_fw-la expendunt_fw-la homines_fw-la laici_fw-la in_o church-goods_a which_o against_o law_n and_o canon_n layman_n use_v and_o spend_v to_o their_o own_o occasion_n after_o in_o the_o next_o pag._n 259._o he_o object_v sed_fw-la quoniam_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la sacris_fw-la rebus_fw-la in_o laicale_n usus_fw-la illicite_fw-la translatis_fw-la dicimus_fw-la non_fw-la fecit_fw-la iste_fw-la dominus_fw-la imp._n sed_fw-la praedecessores_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o propterea_fw-la isti_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la omne_fw-la emendare_fw-la quae_fw-la antecedentes_fw-la malè_fw-la usurpata_fw-la dimiserunt_fw-la but_o because_o what_o we_o speak_v of_o holy_a thing_n unlawful_o translate_v to_o lay-use_a this_o now-emperour_n do_v it_o not_o but_o his_o predecessor_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o amend_v all_o which_o those_o that_o go_v before_o do_v wrongful_o usurp_v put_v away_o now_o who_o can_v here_o be_v signify_v 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