Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	power_n	3,921	5	4.7466	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54612	A discourse of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of crown-lands, assessments, customs, poll-moneys, lotteries, benevolence, penalties, monopolies, offices, tythes, hearth, excise, &c. : with several intersperst discourses and digressions concerning wars, the church, universities, rents and purchases ... : the same being frequently applied to the state and affairs of Ireland, and is now thought seasonable for the present affairs of England : humbly recommended to the present Parliament.	Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687.	1689 (1689)	Wing P1920; ESTC R20953	59,806	88

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to_o the_o fond_a conceit_n of_o their_o own_o parent_n and_o friend_n crow_n that_o think_v their_o own_o bird_n ever_o fair_o but_o rather_o by_o the_o approbation_n of_o other_o more_o impartial_a such_o as_o they_o be_v who_o pick_v from_o out_o of_o the_o christian_n child_n the_o able_a instrument_n and_o support_v of_o the_o turkish_a government_n of_o which_o selection_n more_o hereafter_o 11._o another_o branch_n be_v that_o of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o orphan_n find_v and_o expose_v child_n which_o also_o be_v orphan_n as_o also_o of_o impotents_a of_o all_o sort_n and_o moreover_o such_o as_o want_v employment_n 12._o for_o the_o permit_v of_o any_o to_o beg_v be_v a_o more_o chargeable_a way_n of_o maintain_v they_o who_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o starve_v where_o food_n may_v possible_o be_v have_v beside_o it_o be_v unjust_a to_o let_v any_o starve_v when_o we_o think_v it_o be_v just_a to_o limit_v the_o wage_n of_o the_o poor_a so_o as_o they_o can_v lay_v up_o nothing_o against_o the_o time_n of_o their_o impotency_n and_o want_n of_o work_n 13._o a_o last_o branch_n may_v be_v the_o charge_n of_o highway_n navigable_a river_n aqueduct_n bridge_n havens_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o universal_a good_a and_o concernment_n 14._o other_o branch_n may_v be_v think_v on_o which_o let_v other_o man_n either_o refer_v unto_o these_o or_o add_v over_o and_o above_o for_o it_o suffice_v for_o my_o purpose_n to_o have_v for_o the_o present_a set_v down_o these_o the_o chief_a and_o most_o obvious_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o cause_n which_o encrcase_n and_o aggravate_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o public_a charge_n have_v thus_o speak_v of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o public_a charge_n we_o shall_v next_o consider_v the_o cause_n which_o increase_v they_o both_o in_o general_a and_o in_o particular_a among_o the_o general_a cause_n be_v first_o the_o unwillingness_n of_o the_o people_n to_o pay_v they_o arise_v from_o a_o opinion_n that_o by_o delay_n and_o reluctancy_n they_o may_v whole_o avoid_v they_o with_o a_o suspicion_n that_o what_o be_v impose_v be_v too_o much_o or_o that_o what_o be_v collect_v be_v embezelled_a or_o ill_o expend_v or_o that_o it_o be_v unequal_o levy_v and_o assess_v all_o these_o resolve_v into_o a_o unnecessary_a charge_n to_o collect_v they_o and_o of_o force_v their_o prince_n to_o hardship_n towards_o the_o people_n 2._o another_o cause_n which_o aggravate_v tax_n be_v the_o force_n of_o pay_v they_o in_o money_n at_o a_o certan_a time_n and_o not_o in_o commodity_n at_o the_o most_o convenient_a season_n 3._o three_o obscurity_n and_o doubt_n concern_v the_o right_a of_o impose_v 4._o fourthy_a scarcity_n of_o money_n and_o confusion_n of_o coin_n 5._o five_o fewness_n of_o people_n especial_o of_o labourer_n and_o artificer_n 6._o sixthly_a ignorance_n of_o the_o number_n wealth_n and_o trade_n of_o the_o people_n cause_v a_o needless_a repetition_n of_o the_o charge_n and_o trouble_v of_o new_a additional_a levy_n in_o order_n to_o amend_v mistake_n 7._o as_o to_o particular_n the_o cause_n of_o encrase_v the_o military_a charge_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o that_o increase_v war_n or_o fear_v of_o war_n which_o be_v foreign_a or_o civil_a 8._o a_o offensive_a foreign_a war_n be_v cause_v by_o many_o and_o those_o very_a variours_n fecret_a personal_a distaste_n colour_v with_o public_a pretence_n of_o which_o we_o can_v say_v nothing_o but_o that_o the_o common_a encouragement_n unto_o they_o particular_o here_o in_o england_n be_v a_o false_a opinion_n that_o our_o country_n be_v full_o people_v or_o that_o if_o we_o want_v more_o territory_n we_o can_v take_v it_o with_o less_o charge_n from_o our_o neighbour_n than_o purchase_v it_o from_o the_o american_n and_o a_o mistake_n that_o the_o greatness_n and_o

though_o the_o difficulty_n of_o compute_v the_o contingent_a value_n of_o land_n be_v great_a yet_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o undergo_a it_o p._n 33_o the_o nature_n of_o credit_n as_o the_o say_a word_n be_v common_o use_v among_o tradesman_n and_o otherwise_o ibid._n that_o the_o sovereign_n exact_a knowledge_n of_o the_o subject_n estate_n will_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n ibid._n a_o description_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o custom_n p._n 34_o a_o conjecture_n that_o custom_n at_o first_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o praemium_fw-la for_o insurance_n against_o pirate_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o the_o say_a duty_n upon_o exported_a good_n p._n 35_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o too_o heavy_a custom_n ibid._n what_o commodity_n may_v be_v force_v to_o pay_v custom_n ibid._n the_o measure_n of_o custom_n upon_o import_v good_n ibid._n the_o inconvenience_n of_o raise_v money_n by_o the_o way_n of_o custom_n p._n 36_o a_o proposal_n that_o instead_o of_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n upon_o ship_v good_n a_o tonnage_n be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o ship_n freight_v p._n 37_o or_o that_o the_o custom_n be_v take_v as_o a_o insurance_n praemium_fw-la ibid._n of_o prohibit_v commodity_n in_o general_n ibid._n of_o prohibit_v the_o exportation_n of_o money_n and_o bullion_n ibid._n the_o say_a prohibition_n of_o money_n serve_v as_o a_o sumptuary_n law._n p._n 38_o about_o the_o exportation_n of_o wool_n ibid._n the_o lessen_v of_o our_o sheep-trade_n and_o increase_v of_o corn-tillage_n be_v a_o expedient_a in_o this_o case_n for_o many_o reason_n p._n 39_o other_o consideration_n tend_v to_o show_v that_o the_o too_o vehement_a prohibition_n of_o wool_n may_v be_v ineffectual_a or_o to_o do_v more_o harm_n than_o good_a ibid._n of_o prohibit_v importation_n 40_o it_o be_v better_a to_o make_v and_o raise_v commodity_n though_o to_o burn_v they_o than_o not_o to_o make_v they_o or_o let_v the_o maker_n lose_v their_o faculty_n and_o be_v idle_a ibid._n of_o free_a port_n and_o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v do_v good_a or_o harm_n ibid._n of_o poll-money_n and_o the_o sort_n of_o it_o p._n 41_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o late_a poll-money_n ibid._n of_o the_o most_o simple_a poll-money_n where_o all_o pay_n alike_o its_o convenience_n and_o inconvenience_n p._n 42_o of_o poll-money_n upon_o title_n office_n and_o faculty_n ibid._n hearth-money_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o simple_a poll-money_n but_o both_o be_v rather_o accumulative_a excize_n p._n 43_o grant_n for_o public_a lottery_n be_v tax_n upon_o the_o people_n ibid._n why_o lottery_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v but_o by_o good_a authority_n p._n 44_o raise_v of_o money_n by_o benevolence_n be_v a_o real_a tax_n ibid._n three_o case_n where_o the_o way_n of_o a_o benevolence_n may_v be_v make_v good_a ibid._n several_a reason_n against_o it_o p._n 45_o the_o several_a species_n of_o penalty_n ibid._n a_o doubt_n whether_o the_o penalty_n set_v down_o in_o moses_n law_n ought_v to_o be_v inflict_v now_o p._n 46_o the_o proper_a use_n and_o reason_n of_o every_o sort_n of_o penalty_n ibid._n perpetual_a imprisonment_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o slow_a death_n p._n 47_o in_o what_o case_n death_n mutilation_n imprisonment_n disgrace_n etc._n etc._n aught_o to_o be_v commute_v for_o pecuniary_a mulct_n ibid._n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o double_a and_o multiple_a restitution_n mention_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n p._n 48_o of_o the_o way_n for_o punish_v or_o permit_v heterodox_n believer_n in_o religion_n p._n 49_o that_o the_o sovereign_n may_v do_v either_o ibid._n that_o all_o pseudodoxy_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v safe_o muzzle_v from_o do_v harm_n by_o pecumary_a mulct_n ibid._n 50_o that_o the_o sovereign_n by_o punish_v they_o with_o death_n mutilation_n or_o imprisonment_n do_v therein_o punish_v himself_o and_o that_o too_o re_fw-mi insecta_fw-la very_o often_o ibid._n that_o the_o pastor_n ought_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o error_n and_o defection_n of_o their_o flock_n ibid._n the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v pattern_n of_o holiness_n than_o to_o teach_v man_n variety_n of_o opinion_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la divinis_fw-la p._n 51_o the_o substance_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v in_o this_o whole_a discourse_n about_o the_o church_n ibid._n the_o abuse_n of_o penal_a law_n p._n 52_o of_o monopoly_n ibid._n the_o use_n and_o reason_n of_o institute_a monopoly_n p._n 53_o a_o digression_n about_o new_a invention_n and_o the_o vexation_n incident_a to_o the_o projector_n of_o new_a practice_n ibid._n office_n institute_v by_o the_o state_n with_o fee_n of_o their_o own_o appointment_n be_v of_o a_o parallel_a nature_n to_o monopoly_n p._n 54_o why_o the_o fee_n of_o office_n be_v great_a heretofore_o ibid._n how_o office_n be_v become_v as_o a_o saleable_a commodity_n p._n 55_o why_o many_o superfluous_a office_n be_v not_o abolish_v ibid._n a_o description_n of_o tithe_n in_o several_a particular_n ibid._n the_o cause_n why_o tithe_n increase_v p._n 56_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o land_n of_o england_n be_v but_o a_o quarter_n of_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o people_n the_o tithe_n in_o england_n be_v six_o time_n as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o p._n 57_o the_o clergy_n be_v far_o rich_a now_o than_o they_o be_v in_o ancient_a time_n and_o yet_o have_v less_o work_n to_o do_v ibid._n the_o danger_n of_o too_o many_o churchman_n ibid._n how_o to_o adjust_a the_o number_n of_o church_n man_n and_o student_n in_o divinity_n p._n 58_o tithe_n be_v now_o no_o tax_n or_o burden_n upon_o the_o people_n ibid._n the_o way_n of_o tithe_n be_v a_o good_a pattern_n for_o a_o tax_n ibid._n the_o way_n of_o pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o city_n and_o country_n be_v very_o disproportionable_a p._n 59_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o contribute_v to_o the_o public_a charge_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o tithe_n ibid._n a_o reason_n why_o the_o way_n of_o tax_v the_o people_n be_v often_o shift_v ibid._n the_o state_n gain_v in_o several_a country_n by_o be_v common_a cashier_n usurer_n ensurer_n monopolist_n etc._n etc._n p._n 60_o the_o case_n of_o the_o jew_n every_o where_o subject_n to_o great_a tax_n brief_o state_v p._n 61_o the_o way_n of_o levy_v a_o aliquot_fw-la part_n of_o man_n estate_n very_o dangerous_a ibid._n alteration_n in_o the_o value_v of_o coin_n be_v a_o tax_n upon_o such_o as_o live_v by_o determine_a rent_n pension_n fee_n etc._n etc._n p._n 62_o what_o be_v embase_v of_o money_n and_o what_o be_v not_o ibid._n of_o tyn_n and_o copper_n money_n as_o well_o curious_o as_o coarse_o wrought_v ibid._n of_o the_o token_n coin_a by_o retail_v shopkeeper_n p._n 63_o what_o be_v gold_n and_o silver_n embase_v ibid._n the_o reason_n for_o embase_v of_o money_n ibid._n reason_n against_o the_o same_o ibid._n what_o be_v proper_o raise_v of_o money_n p._n 64_o the_o effect_n of_o raise_v both_o domestic_a and_o foreign_a coin_n ibid._n raise_v of_o money_n change_v the_o species_n of_o money_n but_o lessen_v the_o bullion_n p._n 65_o why_o many_o wise_a state_n have_v raise_v their_o money_n ibid._n raise_v of_o foreign_a money_n to_o a_o double_a value_n or_o abate_v the_o price_n of_o our_o native_a commodity_n to_o half_a be_v all_o one_o but_o the_o former_a be_v better_a p._n 66_o the_o way_n of_o compute_v and_o compare_v the_o price_n of_o commodity_n upon_o natural_a ground_n ibid._n 67_o man_n be_v real_o and_o actual_o rich_a according_a to_o what_o they_o spend_v and_o enjoy_v in_o their_o own_o person_n p._n 68_o excize_n be_v a_o tax_n upon_o such_o riches_n be_v a_o just_a way_n by_o which_o to_o defray_v the_o public_a charge_n ibid._n that_o a_o proportion_n ought_v to_o be_v pitch_v between_o the_o expense_n or_o consimption_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o the_o public_a charge_n thereof_o p._n 69_o commodity_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v tax_v until_o they_o be_v just_o ripe_a for_o consumption_n ibid._n commodity_n of_o equal_a value_n may_v be_v unequal_o excize_v with_o justice_n ibid._n of_o accumulate_v the_o excize_n of_o many_o thing_n upon_o some_o one_o thing_n p._n 70_o whether_o native_a commodity_n export_v ought_v to_o pay_v excize_a ibid._n the_o explication_n of_o accumulative_a excize_n ibid._n reason_n for_o accumulate_v the_o excize_n of_o all_o thing_n upon_o some_o one_o thing_n ibid._n why_o beer_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v that_o one_o thing_n ibid._n hearth_n or_o smoak-money_n be_v a_o accumulative_a excize_n with_o the_o reason_n for_o and_o against_o it_o p._n 71_o reason_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o excize_n p._n 72_o of_o frame_v person_n to_o be_v sit_v for_o great_a trust_n as_o to_o be_v cashier_v store-keeper_n checques_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o public_a charge_n the_o public_a charge_n

glory_n of_o a_o prince_n lie_v rather_o in_o the_o extent_n of_o his_o territory_n than_o in_o the_o number_n art_n and_o industry_n of_o his_o people_n well_o unite_v and_o govern_v and_o moreover_o that_o it_o be_v more_o glorious_a to_o take_v from_o other_o by_o fraud_n or_o rapine_n than_o to_o gain_v one_o self_n out_o of_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o sea._n 9_o now_o those_o state_n be_v free_a from_o foreign_a offensive_a war_n arise_v as_o abovesaid_a out_o of_o personal_a and_o private_a cause_n where_o the_o chief_a governors_n revenue_n be_v but_o small_a and_o not_o sufficient_a to_o carry_v on_o such_o war_n the_o which_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v begin_v and_o so_o far_o carry_v on_o as_o to_o want_v general_a contribution_n than_o those_o who_o have_v the_o power_n to_o impose_v they_o do_v common_o inquire_v what_o private_a person_n and_o end_n occasion_v the_o war_n and_o so_o fall_v upon_o the_o author_n rather_o than_o contribute_v to_o the_o effect_n otherwise_o than_o to_o quench_v it_o 10._o defensive_a war_n be_v cause_v from_o unpreparedness_n of_o the_o offend_a state_n for_o war_n as_o when_o defective_a store_n be_v serve_v into_o the_o magazine_n by_o corrupt_a officer_n at_o the_o rate_n of_o good_a when_o army_n be_v false_o muster_v when_o soldier_n be_v either_o tenant_n or_o servant_n to_o their_o commander_n or_o else_o person_n who_o for_o their_o crime_n or_o debt_n want_v protection_n from_o justice_n when_o the_o officer_n be_v ignorant_a of_o their_o business_n and_o absent_a from_o their_o command_n and_o withal_o afraid_a to_o punish_v because_o unwilling_a to_o pay_v wherefore_o to_o be_v always_o in_o a_o posture_n of_o war_n at_o home_n be_v the_o cheap_a way_n to_o keep_v off_o war_n from_o abroad_o 11._o the_o cause_n of_o civil_a war_n here_o in_o europe_n proceed_v very_o much_o from_o religion_n viz._n the_o punish_v of_o believer_n heterodox_n from_o the_o authorize_v way_n in_o public_a and_o open_a place_n before_o great_a multitude_n of_o ignorant_a people_n with_o loss_n of_o life_n liberty_n and_o limb_n rather_o than_o by_o well_o proportion_v tolerable_a pecuniary_a mulct_n such_o as_o every_o conscientious_a nonconformist_a will_v glad_o pay_v and_o hypocrite_n by_o refuse_v discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v such_o 12._o civil_a war_n be_v likewise_o cause_v by_o people_n fancy_v that_o their_o own_o uneasy_a condition_n may_v be_v best_a remedy_v by_o a_o universal_a confusion_n although_o indeed_o upon_o the_o upshot_n of_o such_o discorder_n they_o shall_v probable_o be_v in_o a_o worse_o even_o although_o they_o survive_v and_o succeed_v but_o more_o probable_o perish_v in_o the_o contest_v 13._o morover_n the_o people_n believe_v that_o form_n of_o government_n shall_v in_o a_o few_o year_n produce_v any_o considerable_a alteration_n as_o to_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o the_o form_n which_o be_v most_o ancient_a and_o present_a be_v not_o the_o best_a for_o the_o place_n that_o any_o establish_a family_n or_o person_n be_v not_o better_a than_o any_o new_a pretender_n or_o even_o than_o the_o best_a election_n that_o can_v be_v make_v that_o sovereignty_n be_v invisible_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o certain_o annex_v unto_o some_o certain_a person_n or_o person_n 14._o cause_n of_o civil_a war_n be_v also_o that_o the_o wealth_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v in_o too_o few_o man_n hand_n and_o that_o no_o certain_a mean_n be_v provide_v to_o keep_v all_o man_n from_o a_o necessity_n either_o to_o beg_v or_o steal_v or_o be_v soldier_n moreover_o the_o allow_a luxury_n in_o some_o whilst_o other_o needless_o starve_v the_o dispense_n of_o benefit_n upon_o casual_a and_o uncertain_a motive_n the_o give_v vast_a emolument_n to_o person_n and_o party_n of_o no_o certain_a visible_a merit_n these_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o cause_n animosity_n among_o the_o totter-headed_n multitude_n who_o be_v the_o tinder_n that_o the_o spark_n of_o a_o few_o designer_n may_v easy_o inflame_v 15._o one_o cause_n of_o public_a charge_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v the_o not_o have_v change_v the_o limit_n of_o parish_n and_o cure_n with_o the_o change_n of_o religion_n from_o popery_n and_o with_o the_o change_n in_o plantation_n and_o trade_n for_o now_o when_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n preach_v unto_o multitude_n assemble_v in_o one_o place_n may_v not_o parish_n be_v big_a that_o be_v may_v not_o flock_n be_v more_o numerous_a than_o when_o every_o particular_a sheep_n be_v as_o heretofore_o dress_v and_o shear_v three_o or_o four_o time_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o shrift_n if_o there_o be_v in_o england_n and_o wales_n but_o about_o five_o million_o of_o people_n what_o need_v be_v more_o than_o 5000_o parish_n that_o be_v 1000_o sheep_n under_o every_o shepherd_n whereas_o in_o the_o middling_a parish_n of_o london_n there_o be_v about_o 5000_o soul_n in_o each_o upon_o which_o account_n there_o needs_o be_v in_o england_n and_o wales_n but_o 1000_o parish_n whereas_o there_o be_v near_o 10000_o 16._o now_o the_o save_n of_o half_a the_o parish_n will_v reckon_v the_o benefice_n one_o with_o another_o but_o at_o 100_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la a_o piece_n save_o 500000_o l._n beside_o when_o the_o number_n of_o parochial_a parson_n be_v halve_v then_o there_o will_v need_v but_o half_a the_o present_a number_n of_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n college_n and_o cathedral_n which_o perhaps_o will_v amount_v to_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n more_o and_o yet_o the_o church_n of_o god_n will_v be_v more_o regular_o serve_v than_o now_o and_o that_o without_o prejudice_n to_o that_o sacred_a ancient_a order_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o the_o way_n of_o their_o maintenance_n by_o tithe_n and_o all_o this_o in_o a_o method_n of_o great_a reformation_n and_o suitableness_n thereunto_o 17._o but_o suppose_v it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o some_o wild_a country_n a_o thousand_o people_n do_v not_o live_v in_o a_o less_o scope_n of_o ground_n than_o of_o eight_o mile_n square_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v few_o or_o no_o such_o place_n the_o large_a parish_n i_o know_v be_v not_o more_o capacious_a than_o of_o three_o or_o four_o mile_n square_a in_o which_o be_v no_o difficulty_n for_o the_o people_n to_o meet_v once_o a_o week_n at_o some_o central_a place_n within_o that_o scope_n 18._o moreover_o i_o say_v that_o a_o curate_n of_o small_a learning_n if_o of_o good_a life_n and_o due_o ordain_v may_v officiate_v in_o four_o chapel_n of_o ease_n every_o sunday_n and_o the_o preacher_n who_o indeed_o shall_v be_v a_o person_n of_o learning_n and_o eloquence_n may_v preach_v every_o other_o sunday_n in_o every_o of_o the_o say_a chapel_n by_o preach_v in_o two_o of_o they_o one_o day_n and_o in_o the_o other_o two_o the_o other_o day_n and_o this_o with_o catechise_v and_o extra-lecture_n upon_o the_o weekday_n will_v perform_v as_o much_o as_o now_o be_v perform_v and_o as_o much_o as_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n for_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n 19_o but_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o this_o doubt_n i_o affirm_v that_o if_o england_n and_o wales_n be_v cut_v out_o in_o parcel_n of_o three_o mile_n square_a there_o will_v be_v find_v few_o above_o four_o thousand_o such_o of_o which_o to_o make_v parish_n 20._o now_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o alienation_n of_o these_o tithe_n be_v sacrilege_n i_o answer_v that_o if_o the_o same_o be_v employ_v to_o defend_v the_o church_n of_o god_n against_o the_o turk_n and_o pope_n and_o the_o nation_n who_o adhere_v to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o or_o less_o than_o to_o give_v three_o fourth_n of_o the_o same_o to_o the_o wife_n and_o child_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v not_o in_o be_v when_o those_o allowance_n be_v set_v forth_o 21._o if_o i_o have_v not_o a_o abhorrence_n from_o propound_v the_o lessen_v of_o the_o church-mean_n i_o can_v say_v that_o the_o retrench_a part_n of_o each_o ramain_a parson_n tithe_n and_o emolument_n and_o leave_v they_o for_o part_n to_o the_o free_a contribution_n of_o their_o flock_n be_v a_o way_n to_o promote_v the_o gospel_n and_o to_o give_v less_o offence_n to_o such_o as_o think_v that_o their_o whole_a maintenance_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o that_o manner_n 22._o i_o may_v also_o say_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v more_o male_n than_o female_n in_o england_n the_o say_a disproportion_n pro_fw-la tanto_fw-la hinder_v procreation_n that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o minister_n to_o return_v to_o their_o caelibat_fw-la or_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v minister_n whilst_o they_o be_v marry_v it_o be_v easy_a among_o five_o million_o of_o people_n to_o find_v out_o 5000_o that_o can_v and_o will_v live_v

be_v by_o design_n of_o the_o sovereign_n but_o of_o some_o temporary_a assessor_n who_o turn_n it_o may_v be_v to_o receive_v the_o talio_n upon_o the_o next_o occasion_n from_o the_o very_a man_n he_o have_v wrong_v 5._o 4._o man_n repine_v much_o if_o they_o think_v the_o money_n levy_v will_v be_v expend_v on_o entertainment_n magnificent_a show_n triumphal_a arch_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o same_o be_v a_o refund_v the_o say_a money_n to_o the_o tradesman_n who_o work_v upon_o those_o thing_n which_o trade_n though_o they_o seem_v vain_a and_o only_a of_o ornament_n yet_o they_o refund_v present_o to_o the_o most_o useful_a namely_o to_o brewer_n baker_n tailor_n shoemaker_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o the_o prince_n have_v no_o more_o pleasure_n in_o these_o show_n and_o entertainment_n than_o 100000_o other_o of_o his_o mean_a subject_n have_v who_o for_o all_o their_o grumble_a we_o see_v to_o travel_v many_o mile_n to_o be_v spectator_n of_o these_o mistake_v and_o distaste_v vanity_n 6._o 5._o the_o people_n often_o complain_v that_o the_o king_n bestow_v the_o money_n he_o raise_v from_o the_o people_n upon_o his_o favourite_n to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o what_o be_v give_v to_o favourite_n may_v at_o the_o next_o step_n or_o transmigration_n come_v into_o our_o own_o hand_n or_o they_o who_o we_o wish_v well_o and_o think_v do_v deserve_v it_o 7._o second_o as_o this_o man_n be_v a_o favourite_n to_o day_n so_o another_o or_o ourselves_o may_v be_v hereafter_o favour_n be_v of_o a_o very_a slippery_a and_o movable_a nature_n and_o not_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o we_o need_v much_o to_o envy_v for_o the_o same_o way_n that_o lead_v up_o a_o hill_n lead_v also_o down_o the_o same_o beside_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o law_n or_o custom_n of_o england_n which_o exclude_v any_o the_o mean_a man_n child_n from_o arrive_v to_o the_o high_a office_n in_o this_o kingdom_n much_o less_o debar_v he_o from_o the_o personal_a 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land_n wherein_o be_v but_o four_o for_o the_o same_o governor_n which_o be_v the_o great_a charge_n may_v serve_v near_o as_o well_o for_o the_o great_a as_o the_o lesser_a number_n 13._o second_o if_o the_o people_n be_v so_o few_o as_o that_o they_o can_v live_v exit_fw-la sponte_fw-la creatis_fw-la or_o with_o little_a labour_n such_o as_o be_v graze_v etc._n etc._n they_o become_v whole_o without_o art._n no_o man_n that_o will_v not_o exercise_v his_o hand_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o torture_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o much_o thoughtfulness_n do_v occasion_n 14._o 9_o scarcity_n of_o money_n be_v another_o cause_n of_o the_o bad_a payment_n of_o tax_n for_o if_o we_o consider_v that_o of_o all_o the_o wealth_n of_o this_o nation_n viz._n land_n house_n ship_n commodity_n furniture_n plate_n and_o money_n that_o scarce_o one_o part_n of_o a_o hundred_o be_v coin_n and_o that_o perhaps_o there_o be_v scarce_o six_o million_o of_o pound_n now_o in_o england_n that_o be_v but_o 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the_o king_n be_v again_o reconvert_v into_o corn_n fetch_v many_o mile_n further_o 16._o moreover_o the_o farmer_n for_o haste_n be_v force_v to_o under-sell_a his_o corn_n and_o the_o king_n for_o haste_n likewise_o be_v force_v to_o over-buy_a his_o provision_n whereas_o the_o pay_n in_o kind_n pro_fw-la hic_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la will_v lessen_v a_o considerable_a grievance_n to_o the_o poor_a people_n 17._o the_o next_o consideration_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o consequence_n and_o effect_n of_o too_o great_a a_o tax_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o particular_a man_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o but_o to_o the_o whole_a people_n in_o general_a to_o which_o i_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a measure_n and_o proportion_n of_o money_n requisite_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o a_o nation_n more_o or_o less_o than_o which_o will_v prejudice_v the_o same_o just_o as_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a proportion_n of_o farthing_n necessary_a in_o a_o small_a retail_n trade_n 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follow_v that_o where_o there_o be_v register_n of_o land_n whereby_o the_o just_a value_n of_o each_o man_n interest_n in_o they_o may_v be_v well_o know_v and_o where_o there_o be_v depository_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o of_o metal_n cloth_n linen_n leather_n and_o other_o useful_n and_o where_o there_o be_v bank_n of_o money_n also_o there_o less_o money_n be_v necessary_a to_o drive_v the_o trade_n for_o if_o all_o the_o great_a payment_n be_v make_v in_o land_n and_o the_o other_o perhaps_o down_o to_o ten_o pound_n or_o twenty_o pound_n be_v make_v by_o credit_n in_o lombar_n or_o money-bank_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o needs_o only_a money_n to_o pay_v sum_n less_o than_o those_o aforemention_v just_a as_o few_o farthing_n be_v requisite_a for_o change_n where_o there_o be_v plenty_n of_o silver_n twopence_n then_o

lunatic_n and_o idiot_n 4._o wherefore_o a_o lottery_n be_v not_o tolerate_v without_o authority_n assign_v the_o proportion_n in_o which_o the_o people_n shall_v pay_v for_o their_o error_n and_o take_v care_n that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o and_o so_o often_o cozen_v as_o they_o themselves_o will_v be_v 5._o this_o way_n of_o lottery_n be_v use_v but_o for_o small_a levy_n and_o rather_o upon_o privato-publick_a account_n than_o for_o maintain_v army_n or_o equip_v fleet_n such_o as_o be_v aque-ducts_a bridge_n and_o perhaps_o highway_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o we_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o upon_o this_o occasion_n chap._n ix_o of_o benevolence_n the_o raise_n of_o money_n by_o benevolence_n seem_v to_o be_v no_o force_n upon_o any_o man_n nor_o to_o take_v from_o any_o man_n but_o what_o himself_o know_v he_o can_v spare_v nevertheless_o there_o be_v more_o in_o it_o for_o to_o be_v but_o browbeaten_a by_o a_o prince_n or_o grandee_n prove_v often_o as_o heavy_a as_o to_o be_v distrain_v upon_o for_o a_o assessment_n or_o subsidy_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v misrepresent_v by_o linsy_n pickthank_n and_o informer_n as_o disaffect_v to_o the_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o levy_n be_v make_v be_v more_o frequent_a than_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o sum_n in_o a_o due_a proportion_n with_o all_o other_o man_n which_o i_o have_v say_v be_v no_o impoverishment_n can_v possible_o be_v hurtful_a the_o benefit_n of_o this_o way_n be_v these_o viz._n that_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o sometime_o fall_v out_o as_o in_o the_o late_a difference_n with_o the_o scot_n annis_fw-la 1638._o and_o 1639._o when_o the_o church_n dignitary_n be_v most_o concern_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o expense_n concern_v some_o man_n more_o than_o other_o that_o then_o a_o imposition_n shall_v not_o pass_v upon_o all_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o part_n sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o one_o sort_n of_o man_n have_v receive_v great_a and_o fresh_a favour_n than_o another_o as_o upon_o the_o late_a restauration_n of_o his_o majesty_n anno_fw-la 1660._o those_o who_o need_v a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n do_v and_o sometime_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o some_o man_n have_v have_v better_a time_n of_o gain_n and_o advantage_n than_o other_o as_o the_o clergy_n most_o eminent_o have_v have_v since_o his_o majesty_n say_a restauration_n in_o all_o these_o case_n the_o proposal_n of_o a_o benevolence_n may_v be_v offer_v although_o in_o no_o case_n it_o be_v without_o its_o inconvenience_n the_o which_o be_v principal_o these_o 1._o the_o abovementioned_a brow-beating_a and_o distaste_v give_v if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o contribute_v as_o large_o as_o envious_a observer_n think_v he_o shall_v have_v do_v 2._o a_o benevolence_n in_o many_o case_n may_v divide_v a_o whole_a nation_n into_o party_n or_o at_o least_o make_v the_o strength_n of_o party_n too_o well_o know_v to_o such_o as_o need_v not_o know_v it_o and_o withal_o it_o may_v on_o the_o contrary_a and_o upon_o design_n disguise_v the_o same_o and_o elude_v the_o measure_n which_o the_o governor_n think_v to_o have_v take_v by_o such_o a_o exploratory_n artifice_n 3._o some_o man_n my_o have_v particular_a reason_n to_o contribute_v large_a viz._n complacency_n with_o and_o hope_n of_o be_v repair_v by_o the_o favour_n of_o some_o grandee_n who_o favour_v the_o business_n and_o the_o very_a same_o may_v make_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o other_o 4._o man_n of_o sink_a estate_n who_o nevertheless_o love_v to_o live_v high_a and_o appear_v splendid_a and_o such_o who_o make_v themselves_o friend_n by_o their_o hospitality_n pay_v for_o in_o effect_n by_o other_o enough_o to_o be_v protect_v even_o from_o justice_n do_v often_o upon_o this_o occasion_n of_o benevolence_n set_v extravagant_a example_n unto_o other_o who_o have_v labour_v hardly_o for_o what_o they_o have_v those_o not_o care_v what_o they_o pay_v because_o it_o increase_v their_o credit_n to_o borrow_v the_o more_o so_o as_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a burden_n of_o such_o bankrupt_n benevolence_n light_n upon_o the_o frugal_a patriot_n by_o who_o the_o public_a weal_n subsist_v chap._n x._o of_o penalty_n the_o usual_a penalty_n be_v death_n mutilation_n imprisonment_n publibk_v disgrace_n corporal_a transient_a pain_n and_o great_a torture_n beside_o the_o pecuniary_a mulct_n on_o which_o last_o we_o shall_v most_o insist_v speak_v of_o the_o other_o but_o in_o order_n to_o examine_v whether_o they_o may_v not_o be_v commute_v for_o these_o 2._o there_o be_v some_o certain_a crime_n for_o which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n appoint_v death_n and_o these_o must_v be_v punish_v with_o it_o unless_o we_o say_v that_o those_o be_v but_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n although_o give_v by_o god_n himself_o of_o which_o opinion_n certain_o most_o modern_a state_n be_v in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o punish_v not_o adultery_n etc._n etc._n with_o death_n as_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o punish_v small_a theft_n with_o death_n instead_o of_o multiple_a reparation_n 3._o upon_o this_o supposition_n we_o shall_v venture_v to_o offer_v whether_o the_o reason_n of_o simple_a death_n be_v not_o to_o punish_v incorrigible_a committer_n of_o great_a fault_n 4._o of_o public_a death_n with_o torment_n to_o affright_v man_n from_o treason_n which_o cause_n the_o death_n and_o misery_n of_o many_o thousand_o innocent_a and_o useful_a people_n 5._o of_o death_n secret_o execute_v to_o punish_v secret_a and_o unknown_a crime_n such_o as_o public_a execution_n will_v teach_v to_o the_o world_n or_o else_o to_o suffocate_v betimes_o some_o dangerous_a novelty_n in_o religion_n which_o the_o patient_a suffering_n of_o the_o worst_a man_n will_v much_o spread_v and_o encourage_v 6._o mutilation_n suppose_v of_o ear_n nose_n etc._n etc._n be_v use_v for_o perpetual_a disgrace_n as_o stand_v in_o the_o pillory_n be_v for_o temporary_a and_o transient_a which_o and_o such_o other_o punishment_n have_v by_o the_o way_n make_v some_o corrigible_a offender_n to_o become_v desperate_a and_o incurable_a 7._o mutilation_n of_o part_n as_o of_o fingure_n be_v proper_a to_o disable_v such_o as_o have_v abuse_v their_o dextrous_a use_n of_o they_o by_o pocket-picking_a counterfeit_v of_o seal_n and_o write_n etc._n etc._n mutilation_n of_o other_o part_n may_v serve_v to_o punish_v and_o prevent_v adultery_n rape_n incest_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o small_a corporal_a pain_n serve_v to_o punish_v those_o who_o can_v pay_v no_o pecuniary_a mulct_n 8._o imprisonment_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o suspect_a than_o guilty_a person_n and_o such_o as_o by_o their_o carriage_n give_v the_o magistrate_n occasion_n to_o think_v either_o they_o have_v do_v some_o small_a particular_a crime_n as_o theft_n etc._n etc._n or_o that_o they_o will_v commit_v great_a as_o treason_n and_o sedition_n but_o where_o imprisonment_n be_v not_o a_o secure_n man_n until_o their_o trial_n but_o a_o sentence_n after_o trial_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o proper_a only_a to_o seclude_v such_o man_n from_o conversation_n who_o discourse_n be_v bewitch_a and_o practice_n infectious_a and_o in_o who_o nevertheless_o remain_v some_o hope_n of_o their_o future_a amendment_n or_o usefulness_n for_o some_o service_n not_o yet_o appear_v 9_o as_o for_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n by_o sentence_n it_o seem_v but_o the_o same_o with_o death_n itself_o to_o be_v execute_v by_o nature_n itself_o quicken_v with_o such_o disease_n as_o close_o live_v sadness_n solitude_n and_o reflection_n upon_o a_o past_a and_o better_a condition_n do_v common_o beget_v nor_o do_v man_n sentence_v hereunto_o live_v long_o though_o they_o be_v long_o in_o die_v 10._o here_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v in_o consequence_n of_o our_o opinion_n that_o labour_n be_v the_o father_n and_o active_a principle_n of_o wealth_n as_o land_n be_v the_o mother_n that_o the_o state_n by_o kill_v mutilate_v or_o imprison_v their_o member_n do_v withal_o punish_v themselves_o wherefore_o such_o punishment_n ought_v as_o much_o as_o possible_a to_o be_v avoid_v and_o commute_v for_o pecuniary_a mulct_n which_o will_v increase_v labour_n and_o public_a wealth_n 11._o upon_o which_o account_n why_o shall_v not_o a_o man_n of_o estate_n find_v guilty_a of_o manslaughter_n rather_o pay_v a_o certain_a proportion_n of_o his_o whole_a estate_n than_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o hand_n 12._o why_o shall_v not_o insolvent_a thief_n be_v rather_o punish_v with_o slavery_n than_o death_n so_o as_o be_v slave_n they_o may_v be_v force_v to_o as_o much_o labour_n and_o as_o cheap_a fare_n as_o nature_n will_v endure_v and_o thereby_o become_v as_o two_o man_n add_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o not_o as_o one_o take_v away_o from_o it_o for_o if_o england_n be_v under-peopled_n suppose_v by_o half_a i_o say_v that_o next_o to_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o as_o many_o more_o as_o now_o be_v be_v the_o

design_n office_n institute_v by_o the_o state_n with_o fee_n of_o their_o own_o appointment_n be_v of_o parallel_a nature_n to_o monopoly_n the_o one_o relate_v to_o action_n and_o employment_n as_o the_o other_o to_o thing_n and_o have_v the_o same_o to_o be_v say_v for_o and_o against_o they_o as_o monoply_n have_v as_o a_o kingdom_n increase_v and_o flourish_v so_o do_v variety_n of_o thing_n of_o action_n and_o even_o of_o word_n increase_v also_o for_o we_o see_v that_o the_o language_n of_o the_o most_o flourish_a empire_n be_v ever_o the_o most_o copious_a and_o elegant_a and_o that_o of_o mountainous_a canton_n the_o contrary_a now_o as_o the_o action_n of_o this_o kingdom_n increase_v so_o do_v the_o office_n that_o be_v the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o sole_o execute_v and_o perform_v the_o say_a action_n increase_v likewise_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a as_o the_o business_n of_o office_n increase_v so_o do_v the_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n of_o discharge_v they_o 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neighbour_n may_v perform_v as_o well_o as_o a_o jury_n of_o no_o able_a man_n and_o man_n may_v tell_v the_o judge_n himself_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o cause_n as_o well_o as_o now_o they_o instruct_v their_o council_n this_o therefore_o of_o office_n be_v a_o voluntary_a tax_n upon_o contentious_a man_n as_o excize_v upon_o drink_n be_v to_o good_a fellow_n to_o love_v it_o chap._n xii_o of_o tithe_n the_o word_n tithe_n be_v the_o same_o with_o ten_o signify_v of_o itself_o no_o more_o than_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o excisium_n or_o part_v retrench_v as_o if_o custom_n upon_o import_v and_o export_v commodity_n shall_v be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o twentieth_n as_o it_o be_v sometime_o call_v tonnage_n and_o poundage_n wherefore_o it_o remain_v to_o say_v that_o tithe_n in_o this_o place_n do_v together_o with_o the_o say_a proportion_n consignifie_v the_o use_n of_o it_o viz._n the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o clergy_n as_o also_o the_o matter_n or_o substance_n out_o of_o which_o this_o maintenance_n be_v cut_v viz._n the_o immediate_a fruit_n of_o the_o land_n and_o water_n or_o the_o proceed_v of_o man_n labour_n art_n and_o stock_n lay_v out_o upon_o they_o it_o signify_v also_o the_o manner_n of_o pay_v it_o viz._n in_o spccie_a and_o not_o but_o upon_o special_a and_o voluntary_a cause_n in_o money_n 2._o we_o say_v the_o matter_n of_o tithe_n be_v the_o immediate_a fruitsof_n the_o earth_n viz._n of_o grain_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o ground_n that_o bear_v it_o and_o not_o of_o bread_n which_o be_v corn_n thresht_v winnow_v ground_n temper_v with_o liquor_n and_o bake_a 3._o it_o be_v also_o the_o second_o choice_n out_o of_o the_o young_a of_o multiparous_a cattle_n take_v in_o spccie_a so_o soon_o as_o the_o say_a youngling_n can_v subsist_v without_o their_o dam_n or_o else_o a_o composition_n in_o money_n for_o the_o uniparon_n 4._o it_o be_v wool_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v shear_v it_o be_v fowl_n and_o fish_n where_o fowl_v and_o fish_n be_v rather_o a_o trade_n then_o a_o mere_a recreation_n &_o sic_fw-la de_fw-la cateris_fw-la 5._o moreover_o in_o great_a city_n tithe_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o composition_n in_o money_n for_o the_o labour_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o artisan_n who_o work_v upon_o the_o material_n which_o have_v pay_v tithe_n before_o 6._o tithe_n therefore_o increase_v within_o any_o territory_n as_o the_o labour_n of_o that_o country_n increase_v and_o labour_n do_v or_o aught_o to_o increase_v as_o the_o people_n do_v now_o within_o four_o hundred_o year_n the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v about_o quadruple_v as_o double_v every_o two_o hundred_o year_n and_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o all_o the_o land_n in_o england_n be_v about_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o expense_n of_o the_o people_n in_o it_o so_o as_o the_o other_o three_o part_n be_v labour_n and_o stock_n 7._o wherefore_o the_o tithe_n now_o shall_v be_v twelve_o time_n as_o good_a as_o they_o be_v four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o which_o the_o rate_n of_o benefice_n in_o the_o king_n book_n do-pretty_a well_o show_v by_o compare_v of_o time_n something_o of_o this_o shall_v be_v abate_v because_o the_o proportion_n between_o the_o proceed_v of_o land_n and_o labour_n do_v vary_v as_o the_o hand_n of_o labourer_n vary_v wherefore_o we_o shall_v rather_o say_v that_o the_o tithe_n be_v but_o six_o time_n as_o good_a now_o as_o four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o that_o be_v that_o the_o tithe_n now_o will_v pay_v six_o time_n as_o many_o labourer_n or_o feed_v six_o time_n as_o many_o mouth_n as_o the_o tithe_n four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o will_v have_v do_v 8._o now_o if_o there_o be_v not_o only_o as_o many_o parish_n then_o as_o now_o more_o priest_n in_o every_o parish_n and_o also_o more_o religious_a man_n who_o be_v also_o priest_n and_o the_o religion_n of_o those_o time_n be_v more_o operose_fw-la and_o full_a of_o work_n than_o now_o by_o reason_n of_o confession_n holiday_n office_n etc._n etc._n more_o in_o those_o day_n than_o now_o the_o great_a work_n in_o these_o day_n be_v a_o compendious_a teach_n of_o above_o a_o thousand_o at_o once_o without_o much_o particular_a confession_n and_o catechise_n or_o trouble_v about_o the_o dead_a it_o seem_v clear_a that_o the_o clergy_n now_o be_v far_o rich_a than_o heretofore_o and_o that_o to_o be_v a_o clergy_n man_n then_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o a_o mortification_n whereas_o now_o praise_v by_o god_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o splendour_n and_o magnificence_n unless_o any_o will_v say_v that_o there_o be_v golden_a priest_n when_o the_o chalice_n be_v wood_n and_o but_o wooden_a priest_n when_o the_o chalice_n be_v gold_n or_o that_o religion_n best_o flourish_v when_o the_o priest_n be_v most_o mortify_v as_o be_v before_o say_v