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their_o hand_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n they_o may_v either_o give_v they_o to_o the_o ministry_n or_o dispose_v they_o to_o private_a person_n or_o possess_v they_o to_o the_o public_a use_n the_o present_a inhabitant_n or_o countryman_n have_v no_o more_o legal_a right_n unto_o they_o where_o they_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o ministry_n then_o where_o they_o be_v assign_v to_o other_o person_n and_o use_n for_o when_o they_o buy_v or_o take_v their_o land_n they_o do_v not_o think_v of_o buy_v or_o take_v the_o tithe_n or_o do_v the_o seller_n or_o setter_n think_v of_o set_v or_o sell_v they_o if_o they_o have_v they_o will_v have_v require_v more_o money_n for_o the_o sale_n or_o lease_n sect._n 6._o reply_v p._n 61._o there_o be_v great_a inequality_n in_o tithe_n and_o in_o all_o settle_a maintenance_n if_o not_o unrighteousness_n person_n who_o estate_n arise_v from_o trading_n and_o consist_v in_o good_n not_o have_v any_o land_n in_o some_o place_n pay_v nothing_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o render_v distributive_o i_o grant_v but_o not_o always_o nor_o necessary_o in_o the_o first_o chap._n in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v translate_v in_o a_o dream_n speak_v of_o one_o not_o many_o dream_n 3._o when_o it_o be_v take_v distributive_o it_o be_v not_o always_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o every_o but_o of_o sundry_a as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 2.46_o they_o break_v bread_n not_o in_o every_o house_n but_o in_o several_a house_n 4._o however_o you_o understand_v it_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o paul_n will_v have_v no_o gather_n when_o be_v come_v and_o then_o he_o intend_v to_o come_v short_o 1_o cor._n 4.19_o even_o when_o be_v have_v pass_v through_o macedonia_n which_o journey_n he_o then_o be_v enter_v upon_o 1._o cor._n 16.3_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o probable_o there_o be_v but_o few_o lords-daye_n may_v be_v two_o or_o three_o before_o the_o intend_a time_n of_o his_o be_v with_o 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