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that_o point_n and_o acknowledge_v as_o be_v just_a and_o do_v no_o doubt_n come_v still_o to_o pass_v that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n to_o prosper_v well_o if_o he_o shall_v defraud_v god_n and_o his_o servant_n of_o their_o sacred_a and_o appoint_a portion_n 3._o it_o be_v the_o speedy_a course_n whereby_o the_o minister_n may_v receive_v his_o due_a soon_o than_o else_o he_o possible_o can_v or_o shall_v for_o pay_v in_o kind_n assoon_o as_o it_o can_v be_v sever_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n it_o may_v be_v pay_v which_o can_v so_o speedy_o always_o be_v do_v if_o the_o owner_n be_v permit_v to_o convert_v it_o first_o into_o money_n and_o this_o also_o be_v a_o point_n special_o provide_v for_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v 219._o exod._n 22._o 29._o where_o it_o be_v say_v thy_o abundance_n and_o thy_o liquour_n shall_v thou_o not_o keep_v back_o that_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o defer_v the_o payment_n of_o they_o to_o the_o priest_n for_o that_o be_v 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say_v 1._o cor._n 9_o that_o the_o minister_n shall_v eat_v as_o the_o shepherd_n of_o the_o milk_n of_o his_o own_o flock_n drink_v as_o the_o husbandman_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o own_o wine_n be_v feed_v as_o the_o ox_n of_o that_o corn_n which_o himself_o do_v thresh_v out_o and_o as_o our_o text_n declaâ—â—â—_n plain_o â—ee_n make_v partaker_n of_o all_o his_o good_n who_o he_o do_v teach_v in_o the_o word_n which_o be_v not_o observe_v unless_o as_o the_o husbandman_n yield_v he_o tithe_v of_o his_o corn_n of_o his_o cattle_n of_o his_o fruit_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o fisherman_n yield_v he_o tithe_v of_o his_o fish_n the_o foul_a of_o his_o fowl_n the_o soldier_n of_o his_o prey_n the_o hireling_n of_o his_o wage_n the_o tradesman_n and_o artificer_n of_o their_o monny_n get_v by_o their_o labour_n art_n &_o industry_n etc._n etc._n 3._o from_o the_o jew_n if_o we_o go_v to_o the_o heathen_a to_o search_v for_o this_o matter_n their_o story_n do_v abundant_o testify_v that_o touch_v their_o bootres_n &_o pray_v take_v in_o war_n it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n with_o they_o to_o pay_v decimas_fw-la the_o tithe_n thereof_o as_o abraham_n have_v do_v to_o the_o true_a god_n to_o some_o or_o other_o of_o their_o imagine_a god_n as_o 〈◊〉_d general_n among_o the_o greek_n have_v get_v a_o notable_a victory_n against_o the_o persian_n decimae_fw-la seposuae_fw-la the_o tithe_n of_o the_o prey_n be_v lay_v aside_o to_o sacred_a use_n &_o employ_v part_n unto_o the_o honour_n of_o apollo_n part_n of_o jupâ—ter_n &_o part_n of_o neptune_n sabellic_n aenead_n 3._o lib._n 2._o pag._n 339._o camillus_n dictator_n among_o the_o roman_n subdue_a the_o veian_o tithe_n be_v pay_v unto_o apollo_n livi._n decad._n pri_fw-la lib._n 5._o the_o carthaginian_o pay_v unto_o hercules_n the_o ten_o of_o their_o sicilian_a prey_n davell_n pag._n 464._o of_o other_o good_n to_o pay_v the_o ten_o be_v happy_o not_o so_o usual_a among_o they_o yet_o not_o altogether_o 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