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privilege_n custom_n etc._n etc._n be_v exempt_a god_n do_v assign_v and_o warrant_v to_o minister_n their_o maintenance_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v it_o first_o and_o principal_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o labour_n which_o be_v painful_a to_o themselves_o profitable_a to_o other_o 2._o for_o that_o they_o do_v not_o intermeddle_v in_o other_o man_n labour_n &_o trade_n of_o life_n their_o maintenance_n can_v without_o great_a sin_n be_v deny_v they_o ¶_o the_o three_o chapter_n be_v a_o more_o special_a explication_n of_o the_o hearer_n duty_n before_o in_o general_a sort_n only_o set_v down_o declare_v 1._o what_o this_o word_n good_n use_v in_o the_o text_n do_v signify_v 2._o of_o what_o sort_n of_o good_n the_o minister_n must_v have_v a_o paâ—t_n ¶_o the_o four_o chapter_n 1_o that_o the_o right_a &_o best_a manner_n of_o payment_n to_o the_o minister_n be_v that_o he_o be_v pay_v his_o part_n of_o every_o thing_n in_o its_o proper_a kind_n as_o natural_o god_n do_v send_v it_o 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in_o many_o place_n the_o people_n be_v not_o teach_v as_o they_o shall_v be_v but_o live_v still_o in_o blindness_n and_o error_n in_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n to_o the_o no_o little_a prejudice_n and_o slander_n of_o the_o gospel_n dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o exceed_a hazard_n of_o their_o soul_n they_o have_v minister_n rather_o in_o name_n then_o indeed_o and_o as_o the_o poet_n fain_o of_o their_o tantalus_n in_o the_o water_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o abundance_n and_o plenty_n of_o the_o word_n round_o about_o they_o they_o remain_v needy_a enough_o as_o feed_v rather_o with_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o the_o substance_n and_o have_v hear_v of_o it_o rather_o by_o fame_n then_o taste_v of_o it_o indeed_o the_o minister_n themselves_o be_v many_o where_o disable_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v but_o weak_a and_o mean_a of_o themselves_o for_o such_o be_v common_o thrust_v into_o such_o place_n be_v make_v more_o weak_a and_o even_o utter_o 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such_o as_o be_v not_o to_o the_o salvation_n but_o the_o perdition_n of_o the_o people_n and_o covetousness_n principal_o it_o be_v that_o so_o blind_v and_o harden_v many_o of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o neither_o do_v nor_o will_v understand_v when_o they_o do_v most_o open_a wrong_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o manifest_o abuse_v the_o minister_n thereof_o the_o second_o cause_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o very_a contempt_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o disease_n too_o common_a in_o all_o place_n there_o be_v not_o that_o love_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o word_n nor_o that_o desire_n of_o the_o preach_v thereof_o that_o shall_v be_v in_o people_n few_o they_o be_v that_o account_n the_o very_a foot_n of_o they_o that_o bring_v the_o glad_a tiding_n of_o salvation_n unto_o they_o beautiful_a 15._o or_o that_o receive_v the_o preacher_n thereof_o as_o the_o galatian_n do_v paul_n 4._o even_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n 10._o that_o esteem_v the_o word_n as_o the_o better_a 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the_o word_n themselves_o and_o first_o to_o the_o precept_n or_o commandment_n ver_fw-la 6._o in_o which_o as_o the_o special_a branch_n thereof_o may_v more_o particular_o be_v observe_v agreeable_a unto_o our_o purpose_n these_o 3._o thing_n first_o the_o person_n command_v who_o they_o be_v that_o must_v contribute_v unto_o the_o minister_n viz_n he_o every_o one_o that_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o word_n 2._o the_o reason_n or_o cause_n why_o he_o must_v do_v it_o and_o that_o be_v because_o he_o be_v teach_v because_o the_o minister_n do_v teach_v he_o for_o the_o labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n the_o three_o be_v what_o he_o must_v impart_v unto_o he_o namely_o a_o part_n of_o all_o his_o good_n i_o concern_v the_o person_n that_o must_v contribute_v confer_v these_o
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kind_n of_o good_n have_v nothing_o proper_a to_o himself_o deal_v not_o as_o we_o say_v for_o himself_o any_o way_n but_o live_v altogether_o either_o under_o or_o by_o other_o as_o child_n prentice_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v yet_o whole_o under_o the_o tutele_n keep_v &_o find_v of_o parent_n master_n and_o other_o like_a or_o such_o as_o be_v extreme_a poor_a and_o so_o do_v live_v not_o by_o their_o own_o good_n but_o by_o the_o good_n and_o alm_n of_o other_o man_n this_o precept_n be_v very_o like_a unto_o that_o law_n which_o god_n of_o old_a have_v by_o moses_n give_v unto_o his_o people_n israel_n as_o appear_v exo._n 23._o 15._o in_o these_o word_n none_o shall_v appear_v before_o the_o lord_n empty_a and_o be_v both_o repeat_v &_o explain_v deut._n 16._o 17._o thus_o every_o man_n shall_v give_v according_a to_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o hand_n &_o according_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o he_o have_v give_v thou_o that_o be_v every_o man_n 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