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though_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o layman_n they_o continue_v still_o spiritual_a live_n sp._n 154_o 157._o they_o that_o have_v they_o be_v bind_v if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o soul_n to_o restore_v they_o sp._n 169._o sr._n h._n spelman_n confidence_n that_o ere_o long_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v sp._n 171._o the_o number_n of_o appropriation_n in_o england_n ap._n 16_o aristotle_n judgement_n concern_v tithe_n sp._n 120_o b_o bacchus_n give_v first-fruit_n to_o jupiter_n sp._n 108_o barbarous_a nation_n long_o retain_v ancient_a custom_n and_o natural_a notion_n then_o those_o that_o be_v civilise_a sp._n 124_o battail-abbay_n how_o large_o privilege_v sp._n 186_o bede_n commend_v ap._n 12_o benefactor_n three_o thing_n due_a to_o they_o introd_a benevolence_n of_o the_o people_n a_o unfit_a maintenance_n for_o the_o minister_n sp._n 55_o 56._o sc._n 3_o sr._n francis_n bigot_n b._n 5_o bishop_n when_o first_o ordain_v sp._n 50._o what_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n be_v ancient_o allot_v they_o sp._n 88-92_a of_o old_a bishop_n be_v joint_a magistrate_n with_o earl_n in_o england_n sp._n 41.131_o boldness_n no_o sure_a sign_n of_o a_o good_a cause_n r._n 19_o c_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sp._n 20_o mr._n richard_n carew_n ap._n 5._o ep._n 1_o the_o cartheginians_n smart_v for_o neglect_v to_o send_v tithe_n to_o hercules_n sp._n 124._o they_o use_v to_o sacrifice_v their_o child_n to_o saturn_n sp._n 125_o ceremony_n why_o not_o all_o at_o once_o abolish_v by_o the_o apostle_n sp._n 48_o the_o charity_n of_o ancient_a christian_n sp._n 13_o etc._n etc._n with_o what_o discretion_n we_o shall_v guide_v our_o charity_n sp._n 22_o christian_n of_o old_a how_o zealous_a in_o building_n and_o endow_v of_o church_n st._n 6_o christ_n zeal_n wherein_o especial_o show_v st._n 16_o which_o his_o great_a miracle_n ibid._n how_o frugal_o he_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o follower_n sp._n 11._o
&c_n &c_n king_n ought_v not_o to_o invade_v the_o people_n possession_n much_o less_o god_n sp._n 167._o see_v appropriation_n mr._n richard_n knightley_n st._n 22._o knowledge_n tree_n of_o knowledge_n god_n part_n sp._n 98_o john_n knox_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o general_n assembly_n sc._n 5._o s_o land_n some_o portion_n thereof_o to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n origen_n opinion_n of_o clergyman_n enjoy_n land_n sp._n 21_o lawful_a see_v unlawful_a law_n humane_a law_n ever_o imperfect_a often_o wicked_a must_v yield_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n sp._n 172_o 173._o they_o may_v give_v a_o man_n jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la not_o jus_o in_o re_fw-mi sp._n 173._o law_n of_o nation_n what_o sp._n 113._o law_n of_o our_o english_a king_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n sp._n 129_o etc._n etc._n law_n of_o nature_n what_o sp._n 94._o what_o we_o learn_v thence_o of_o god_n nature_n and_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o sp._n 95._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oft_o better_a observe_v by_o barbarous_a people_n then_o civil_a sp._n 124._o see_v leviticall_a learn_v by_o who_o first_o plant_v in_o england_n sp._n 177_o levites_n how_o small_a a_o part_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n st._n 14._o yet_o how_o large_o maintain_v st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o land_n assign_v they_o to_o dwell_v upon_o sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n their_o service_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n sp._n 33._o about_o the_o temple_n sp._n 35._o their_o division_n and_o office_n sp._n 35_o 36._o provincial_n levites_n receive_v tithe_n as_o well_o as_o the_o templar_n sp._n 37._o see_v provincial_n their_o portion_n far_o less_o than_o the_o priest_n sp._n 57_o they_o stand_v not_o charge_v with_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n as_o minister_n now_o sp._n 58_o leviticall_a law_n how_o far_o abrogate_a sp._n 111_o many_o moral_a precept_n intermingle_v with_o it_o ibid._n the_o frame_n of_o leviticall_a ceremony_n compare_v to_o nebuchadnezzar_n image_n sp._n 144._o leviticall_a rite_n of_o two_o sort_n natural_a adoptive_a sp._n 145_o the_o lord_n day_n when_o first_o observe_v sp._n 49_o m_o man_n how_o furnish_v for_o the_o glorify_v of_o god_n sp._n introd_a what_o duty_n he_o owe_v to_o god_n for_o his_o beneficence_n ibid._n what_o portion_n of_o his_o time_n sp._n 1_o what_o of_o his_o land_n sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n what_o of_o his_o good_n sp._n 3_o etc._n etc._n charles_n martell_n the_o first_o christian_n that_o offer_a violence_n to_o tithe_n sp._n 31_o melchisedech_n think_v to_o have_v be_v shem_n sp._n 108._o his_o story_n mystical_o expound_v sp._n 104_o etc._n etc._n merchant_n and_o tradesman_n ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o their_o gain_n sp._n 81._o 131_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n god_n place_n sp._n 98_o minister_n call_v priest_n by_o isaiah_n sp._n 143._o they_o receive_v much_o less_o than_o the_o priest_n of_o old_a st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n 14._o though_o they_o deserve_v much_o more_o st._n 12_o sp._n 58_o etc._n etc._n whether_o and_o how_o they_o may_v hold_v temporalty_n sp._n 24_o etc._n etc._n they_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o plentiful_a and_o certain_a maintenance_n sp._n 55_o 56._o sc._n 3._o r._n 24_o 25._o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o land_n sp._n 4._o and_o a_o convenient_a habitation_n sp._n 6._o how_o they_o be_v maintain_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n of_o the_o church_n sp._n 16_o etc._n etc._n their_o charge_n and_o pain_n how_o great_a sp._n 58_o 59_o their_o portion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v the_o price_n of_o their_o doctrine_n but_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o travel_n sp._n 59_o a_o set_a ministry_n be_v necessary_a ap._n 15._o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o maintenance_n be_v sacrilege_n ap._n 15._o &_o worse_a than_o put_v they_o to_o death_n sc._n 2._o they_o ought_v to_o do_v their_o work_n though_o defraud_v of_o their_o hire_n r._n 26._o whether_o their_o live_n shall_v be_v equal_a r._n 10_o 11._o tithe_n no_o necessary_a cause_n of_o distraction_n and_o trouble_n to_o they_o r._n 14.24_o see_v clergy_n priest_n and_o tithe_n monastery_n see_v statute_n and_o appropriation_n money_n the_o rate_n thereof_o how_o uncertain_a st._n 18._o sp._n 131.153_o r._n 5._o n_o nature_n see_v law_n nine_o part_n over_z and_o above_o the_o ten_o pay_v to_o the_o clergy_n st._n 15._o sp._n 30._o 91_o number_n great_a mystery_n attribute_v to_o they_o both_o by_o heathen_n and_o christian_n sp._n 68_o etc._n etc._n o_o oblation_n of_o primitive_a christian_n how_o employ_v sp._n 14_o etc._n etc._n offering_n due_a to_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 96._o p_o paradise_n a_o model_n of_o the_o church_n sp._n 97_o etc._n etc._n see_v god_n parish_n church_n style_v tituli_fw-la sp._n 10_o parliamentary_a power_n in_o theological_a matter_n what_o sp._n 156_o 157._o see_v clergy_n passover_n and_o other_o feast_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o rare_o observe_v sp._n 47_o st._n paul_n travel_n sp._n â—â—_o pentecost_n why_o celebrate_v by_o christian_n sp._n 150_o people_n mind_n how_o variable_a sp._n 56_o st._n peter_n travel_n sp._n 53_o polygamy_n though_o at_o first_o forbid_v yet_o long_o permit_v sp._n 46_o poor_a how_o careful_o relieve_v by_o christ_n sp._n 11._o his_o apostle_n sp._n 13._o and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n sp._n 14_o etc._n etc._n what_o discretion_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o consider_v their_o necessity_n sp._n 22._o who_o of_o old_a be_v wont_a to_o distribute_v church_n good_n unto_o they_o sp._n 23._o they_o be_v christ_n proctor_n substitute_n publican_n to_o gather_v up_o his_o rent_n sp._n 78._o how_o dear_o they_o be_v to_o god_n sp._n 97_o prayer_n a_o duty_n that_o we_o learn_v from_o nature_n sp._n 95_o 96._o price_n of_o thing_n see_v rate_n priest_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 10._o 42._o 100_o 108._o the_o original_n of_o priesthood_n sp._n 42._o 100_o priest_n of_o what_o dignity_n in_o ancient_a time_n sp._n 100_o of_o their_o maintenance_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 101_o etc._n etc._n priest_n maintenance_n among_o the_o jew_n far_o large_a than_o among_o christian_n st._n 9_o 10._o their_o course_n appoint_v by_o david_n sp._n 35._o 38._o their_o part_n much_o great_a than_o the_o levite_n sp._n 57_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n call_v priest_n sp._n 143._o the_o charge_n and_o pain_n of_o leviticall_a and_o evangelicall_n priest_n compare_v sp._n 57-60_a see_v minister_n provincial_n levites_n of_o what_o learning_n dignity_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n sp._n 38_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n lxxxiii_o expound_v against_o sacrilegious_a person_n ap._n 13_o q_n question_n of_o divinity_n where_o and_o by_o who_o to_o be_v decide_v sp._n 156_o r_n rate_n of_o money_n and_o commodity_n how_o various_a r._n 5._o see_v money_n reformation_n never_o perfect_a at_o once_o but_o accomplish_v by_o degree_n sp._n 30._o 46_o etc._n etc._n witness_v that_o hereunder_o henry_n viij_o and_o edward_n vi_fw-la sp._n 170_o etc._n etc._n restitution_n of_o impropriation_n to_o the_o church_n it_o a_o act_n not_o of_o bounty_n but_o duty_n sp._n 169_o s_o sabbath_n by_o who_o and_o why_o change_v sp._n 111._o difference_n between_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o we_o sp._n 148._o there_o be_v more_o ceremony_n in_o the_o sabbath_n then_o in_o tithe_n sp._n 148_o sacrifice_n almost_o whole_o neglect_v in_o the_o wilderness_n sp._n 47._o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o sacrifice_n sp._n 145._o why_o they_o be_v burn_v sp._n 146._o see_v they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n sp._n 42._o 95_o 96._o why_o be_v they_o abolish_v by_o christ_n sp._n 144-147_a r._n 23._o sacrifice_v in_o the_o high_a place_n unlawful_a yet_o for_o a_o time_n accept_v sp._n 46_o sacrilege_n for_o bid_a st._n 7._o christ_n discover_v his_o zeal_n more_o against_o this_o sin_n then_o any_o st._n 16._o no_o sin_n tend_v more_o to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o religion_n sc._n 2._o humane_a law_n against_o it_o st._n 25._o sp._n 155._o 161._o wo_n to_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o sp._n 82._o 134-139_a 168._o how_o it_o come_v to_o abound_v so_o much_o in_o scotland_n sc._n 1_o 2_o scotland_n grievous_o overrun_v with_o sacrilege_n sc._n 1._o rollock_n sharp_o inveigh_v against_o it_o sc._n 4._o and_o so_o do_v knox_n sc._n 6_o lord_n scudamere_n viscount_n slego_n st._n 26_o sr._n james_n sempill_n book_n of_o tithe_n st._n 4_o servant_n in_o some_o place_n pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o their_o wage_n sp._n 80_o seven_o a_o mystical_a number_n sp._n 113._o no_o simony_n in_o minister_n to_o receive_v maintenance_n from_o the_o people_n sp._n 59_o abolishment_n of_o tithe_n no_o prevention_n of_o simony_n r._n 13._o soldier_n ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o spoil_n sp._n 81._o heathen_a soldier_n have_v oft_o do_v so_o sp._n 114-120_a sr._n henry_n spelman_n worth_n
to_o increase_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o vicarage_n of_o pitchley_n in_o northamptonshire_n belong_v to_o his_o bishopric_n and_o so_o do_v his_o successor_n dr_n wright_n for_o the_o vicarage_n of_o torcester_n also_o in_o the_o same_o shire_n which_o be_v very_o pious_o do_v consider_v what_o great_a land_n and_o manor_n be_v take_v away_o from_o that_o bishopric_n among_o other_o and_o some_o impropriation_n give_v in_o lieu_n of_o they_o beside_o this_o present_a parliament_n have_v take_v singular_a care_n to_o augment_v the_o maintenance_n of_o many_o poor_a vicarage_n and_o other_o small_a live_n wherein_o they_o have_v proceed_v careful_o and_o have_v make_v many_o addition_n to_o several_a poor_a benefice_n for_o the_o better_a enable_v of_o the_o incumbent_a minister_n to_o be_v faithful_a and_o diligent_a in_o their_o calling_n and_o while_o six_o hen._n sp._n live_v there_o come_v some_o unto_o he_o almost_o every_o term_n at_o london_n to_o consult_v with_o he_o how_o they_o may_v legal_o restore_v and_o dispose_v of_o their_o impropriation_n to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n to_o who_o he_o give_v advice_n as_o he_o be_v best_o able_a according_a to_o their_o particular_a case_n and_o inquiry_n and_o there_o want_v not_o other_o that_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o book_n promise_v that_o they_o will_v never_o purchase_v any_o such_o appropriate_a parsonage_n to_o augment_v their_o estate_n whereby_o it_o appear_v how_o effectual_o the_o conscience_n of_o many_o man_n be_v move_v with_o his_o moderate_a and_o pious_a persuasion_n and_o himself_o be_v much_o confirm_v in_o his_o opinion_n of_o the_o right_n of_o tithe_n which_o move_v he_o to_o consign_v his_o work_n of_o this_o argument_n beside_o other_o to_o my_o care_n with_o direction_n to_o publish_v they_o as_o be_v also_o express_v in_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n whereupon_o i_o hold_v myself_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n and_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o excellent_a knight_n to_o who_o i_o be_v infinite_o oblige_v for_o his_o instruction_n conference_n and_o favour_n which_o i_o enjoy_v in_o the_o course_n of_o my_o study_n many_o year_n frequent_v his_o house_n and_o company_n not_o to_o conceal_v these_o work_n any_o long_o from_o the_o public_a view_n but_o to_o publish_v they_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n now_o especial_o when_o profaneness_n have_v so_o licentious_o overflow_v and_o the_o covetous_a wretch_n and_o mammonist_n of_o this_o world_n have_v begin_v to_o withdraw_v and_o deny_v their_o tithe_n mutter_v that_o they_o be_v popish_a and_o superstitious_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v root_v out_o as_o their_o language_n be_v wherein_o yet_o the_o parliament_n have_v honourable_o discover_v their_o zeal_n and_o care_n by_o their_o censure_n and_o check_v upon_o the_o petition_n against_o tithe_n exhibit_v in_o may_n 1646._o and_o by_o their_o ordinance_n provide_v for_o the_o true_a payment_n of_o all_o tithe_n right_n and_o due_n to_o the_o church_n as_o more_o full_o appear_v therein_o wherein_o they_o have_v follow_v the_o modern_a and_o ancient_a law_n as_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 20._o that_o whereas_o number_n of_o ill_o dispose_v person_n have_v no_o respect_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n but_o against_o right_a and_o good_a conscience_n do_v withhold_v their_o tithe_n due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n as_o in_o that_o statute_n be_v more_o at_o large_a express_v so_o in_o the_o 12._o table_n sacrum_n sacrove_v commendatum_fw-la qui_fw-la dempserit_fw-la rapseritve_n parricida_fw-la esto_fw-la it_o be_v account_v sacrilege_n by_o all_o law_n to_o take_v away_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v former_o give_v to_o god_n for_o so_o they_o be_v give_v express_o to_o god_n as_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la say_v concessimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o have_v give_v to_o god_n for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n etc._n etc._n so_o charles_n the_o great_a we_o know_v that_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o sacred_a endowment_n of_o god_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n we_o offer_v and_o dedicate_v whatsoever_o we_o deliver_v to_o his_o church_n cap._n car._n lib._n 6._o so_o tully_n ancient_o communi_fw-la jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la mortales_fw-la quod_fw-la deorum_fw-la immortalium_fw-la cultui_fw-la consecratum_fw-la est_fw-la usucapere_fw-la possint_fw-la so_o calvin_n sacrum_n deo_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la insigni_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la injurin_fw-mi ad_fw-la prosanos_fw-la usus_fw-la applicatur_fw-la instit_fw-la li._n 3._o cap._n 7._o §_o 1._o tithe_n therefore_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n ought_v careful_o to_o be_v preserve_v in_o these_o day_n in_o regard_n the_o church_n enjoy_v not_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o ten_o which_o former_o it_o have_v and_o have_v also_o to_o this_o day_n among_o the_o papist_n who_o do_v not_o take_v away_o from_o the_o church_n but_o be_v ready_a to_o restore_v as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o many_o country_n content_n of_o the_o several_a treatise_n and_o chapter_n the_o large_a book_n of_o tithe_n contain_v these_o particular_n follow_v the_o introduction_n to_o it_o cap._n 1._o what_o thing_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n first_o a_o portion_n of_o our_o time_n pag._n 1_o cap._n 2_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o tribute_n that_o we_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o god_n that_o be_v a_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n pag._n 2_o cap._n 3_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n assign_v to_o god_n must_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o minister_n pag._n 3_o cap._n 4_o that_o christ_n release_v not_o the_o portion_n due_a to_o god_n out_o of_o our_o land_n pag._n 6_o cap._n 5_o what_o part_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o direction_n of_o nature_n may_v seem_v fit_a for_o god_n pag._n 8_o cap._n 6_o concern_v the_o revenue_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n in_o her_o infancy_n first_o in_o christ_n time_n then_o in_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n rome_n and_o africa_n pag._n 11_o cap._n 7_o that_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v clean_o alter_v from_o the_o first_o institution_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v their_o tithe_n pag._n 33_o §_o 1._o of_o templar_n levites_n §_o 2._o of_o provincial_n levites_n cap._n 8_o the_o great_a account_n make_v of_o priest_n in_o the_o old_a law_n and_o before_o pag._n 42_o cap._n 9_o when_o our_o saviour_n command_v the_o disciple_n shall_v take_v nothing_o with_o they_o but_o live_v of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o faithful_a this_o bind_v not_o the_o disciple_n perpetual_o pag._n 44_o cap._n 10_o that_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v admit_v and_o omit_v for_o the_o present_a or_o reform_v afterward_o pag._n 46_o cap._n 11_o that_o upon_o the_o reason_n allege_v and_o other_o here_o ensue_v the_o use_n of_o tithing_n be_v omit_v in_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o these_o reason_n be_v draw_v ab_fw-la expediente_a the_o other_o à _fw-fr necessitate_v pag._n 51_o cap._n 12_o that_o minister_n must_v have_v plenty_n pag._n 55_o cap._n 13_o not_o to_o give_v less_o than_o the_o ten_o pag._n 57_o cap._n 14_o the_o etymology_n and_o definition_n of_o tithe_n and_o why_o a_o ten_o part_n rather_o then_o any_o other_o be_v due_a pag._n 67_o cap._n 15_o who_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n pag._n 76_o cap._n 16_o out_o of_o what_o thing_n tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v pag._n 79_o cap._n 17_o that_o thing_n offer_v unto_o god_n be_v holy_a pag._n 62_o cap._n 18_o tithe_n must_v not_o be_v contemn_v because_o they_o be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 64_o cap._n 19_o that_o the_o tradition_n of_o ancient_a father_n and_o counsel_n be_v not_o light_o to_o be_v regard_v pag._n 86_o cap._n 20_o ancient_a canon_n of_o counsel_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n pag._n 88_o cap._n 21_o in_o what_o right_a tithe_n be_v due_a and_o first_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n pag._n 93_o cap._n 22_o how_o far_o forth_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n pag._n 94_o cap._n 23_o tithe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n first_o consider_v in_o paradise_n pag._n 97_o cap._n 24_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n after_o the_o fall_n pag._n 100_o cap._n 25_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n pag._n 104_o cap._n 26_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n pag._n 113_o cap._n 27_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n pag._n 129_o cap._n 28_o tithe_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a how_o it_o be_v and_o how_o not_o and_o wherein_o judaical_a pag._n 139_o §_o 1._o a_o objection_n touch_v sacrifice_n first-fruit_n and_o circumcision_n §_o 2._o touch_v the_o sabbath_n day_n easter_n and_o pentecost_n cap._n 29_o
labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n mat._n 10.10_o and_o therefore_o into_o who_o house_n soever_o you_o enter_v stay_v there_o mat._n 10.11_o cap._n v._n what_o part_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o direction_n of_o nature_n may_v seem_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o some_o part_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n out_o of_o all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o good_n that_o we_o possess_v it_o be_v now_o to_o be_v examine_v how_o far_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n may_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o part_n or_o portion_n for_o which_o purpose_n we_o must_v for_o a_o while_o lay_v aside_o canonical_a divinity_n i_o mean_v the_o scripture_n and_o suppose_v ourselves_o to_o live_v in_o the_o age_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n and_o then_o let_v we_o propose_v this_o question_n to_o the_o sage_n of_o that_o world_n and_o see_v what_o answer_n we_o be_v like_a to_o receive_v from_o they_o and_o first_o touch_v this_o question_n what_o portion_n of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n be_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v like_a they_o will_v have_v consider_v the_o matter_n in_o this_o manner_n that_o god_n have_v not_o any_o need_n either_o of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o require_v they_o not_o in_o tanto_fw-la that_o be_v to_o have_v so_o much_o and_o no_o less_o but_o on_o our_o part_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o yield_v unto_o he_o as_o much_o in_o quanto_fw-la as_o we_o can_v convenient_o forbear_v over_o and_o beside_o our_o necessary_a maintenance_n so_o that_o as_o bracton_n say_v of_o hyde_n that_o tenant_n be_v to_o yield_v unto_o their_o lord_n it_o must_v be_v honorarium_fw-la domine_fw-la and_o not_o grave_a tenenti_fw-la so_o much_o as_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v honour_v by_o it_o and_o the_o tenant_n not_o oppress_v wherein_o if_o a_o second_o three_o or_o four_o part_n be_v too_o much_o so_o a_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o seem_v also_o too_o little_a as_o god_n therefore_o desire_v but_o a_o honorary_a part_n not_o a_o pressory_n so_o reason_n shall_v direct_v we_o to_o give_v he_o that_o part_n wherein_o his_o own_o nature_n with_o the_o respect_n aforesaid_a be_v most_o proper_o express_v for_o the_o maxim_n or_o axiom_n which_o our_o saviour_n allege_v date_fw-la deo_fw-la quae_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la give_v unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o moral_a law_n original_o and_o therefore_o examine_v among_o number_n which_o of_o they_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o seven_o and_o ten_o above_o all_o other_o perform_v this_o mystery_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v most_o especial_o to_o be_v choose_v thereunto_o therefore_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n choose_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o the_o age_n thereof_o as_o philo_n judaeus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fabricatione_n mundi_fw-la pag._n 36._o have_v with_o singular_a and_o profound_a observation_n declare_v and_o because_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v hereupon_o why_o he_o shall_v not_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o our_o good_n also_o i_o answer_v that_o as_o touch_v the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n he_o give_v that_o unto_o we_o of_o his_o own_o bounty_n mere_o without_o any_o industry_n on_o our_o part_n so_o that_o whether_o we_o sleep_v or_o wake_v labour_n or_o play_v the_o allowance_n thereof_o that_o he_o make_v unto_o we_o run_v on_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n and_o therefore_o we_o owe_v he_o the_o great_a retribution_n out_o thereof_o as_o have_v it_o without_o labour_n or_o charge_n but_o as_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o have_v they_o partly_o by_o our_o own_o labour_n though_o chief_o by_o his_o bounty_n and_o therefore_o he_o therein_o require_v his_o part_n as_o it_o be_v with_o deduction_n or_o allowance_n of_o our_o charge_n seek_v another_o number_n befit_v the_o same_o the_o first_o place_n in_o scripture_n wherein_o a_o priest_n be_v mention_v be_v gen._n 14.18_o where_o melchisedek_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n there_o also_o be_v tithe_n speak_v of_o and_o pay_v unto_o he_o v._o 20._o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o first_o place_n also_o where_o a_o house_n of_o god_n or_o church_n be_v speak_v of_o be_v gen._n 28.18_o &_o 22._o there_o also_o be_v tithe_n mention_v and_o vow_v unto_o god_n even_o by_o that_o very_a name_n whereby_o parish_n church_n upon_o their_o first_o institution_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v also_o style_v that_o be_v by_o the_o name_n of_o tituli_fw-la gen._n 28.22_o lapis_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la pofui_fw-la in_o titulum_fw-la erit_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la dederis_fw-la mihi_fw-la decimas_fw-la prorsus_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la wherein_o it_o seem_v the_o primitive_a church_n at_o that_o time_n follow_v the_o translation_n then_o in_o use_n for_o damasus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o euaristus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 112._o say_v hic_fw-la titulos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it divisit_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la 1606._o edit_fw-la 1606._o tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 106._o and_o speak_v after_o of_o dionysius_n who_o live_v anno_fw-la 260._o he_o say_v presbyteris_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la divisit_fw-la &_o coemeteria_fw-la parochiasque_fw-la &_o diaeceses_fw-la constituit_fw-la tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 206._o thus_o church_n and_o tithe_n go_v together_o in_o their_o first_o institution_n if_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n after_o of_o tithe_n in_o the_o scripture_n till_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n that_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o exclude_v they_o for_o so_o also_o be_v there_o not_o of_o any_o house_n of_o god_n or_o priest_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o both_o be_v necessary_a and_o therefore_o let_v they_o also_o say_v whether_o they_o be_v ex_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la i_o mean_v churches_n and_o priest_n before_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n cap._n vi_o concern_v the_o revenue_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n in_o her_o infancy_n first_o in_o christ_n time_n then_o in_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o communion_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o submit_v all_o to_o the_o apostle_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n rome_n and_o africa_n how_o the_o clergy_n have_v their_o allowance_n give_v they_o weekly_a or_o monthly_o per_fw-la sportulas_fw-la in_o basket_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la sportularum_fw-la concern_v those_o basket_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o when_o land_n be_v first_o give_v the_o church_n good_n distribute_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o officer_n under_o they_o the_o liberality_n of_o constantine_n and_o other_o emperor_n the_o piety_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o spend_v their_o good_n and_o mean_n while_o the_o church_n be_v in_o her_o foundation_n she_o have_v no_o other_o maintenance_n than_o the_o poor_a private_a purse_n of_o our_o saviour_n support_v only_o by_o the_o alm_n and_o contribution_n of_o his_o poor_a disciple_n and_o follower_n for_o as_o himself_o have_v no_o house_n to_o live_v in_o 12.6_o joh._n 12.6_o so_o have_v he_o no_o rent_n to_o live_v on_o be_v therefore_o often_o in_o want_n he_o be_v constrain_v sometime_o to_o use_v the_o power_n of_o his_o godhead_n to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o his_o manhood_n and_o to_o call_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o aid_v he_o with_o money_n miraculous_o mat._n 17.27_o while_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o land_n withhold_v their_o devotion_n from_o he_o unnatural_o but_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o his_o godhead_n bless_v his_o manhood_n withal_o he_o divide_v it_o as_o appeareth_z in_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n john_n 13._o â—9_n into_o two_o part_n one_o for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o his_o family_n the_o other_o for_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a touch_v the_o part_n assign_v to_o his_o family_n it_o be_v nor_o curious_a nor_o superfluous_a no_o not_o at_o the_o great_a feast_n of_o baster_n when_o other_o be_v so_o sumptuous_a and_o profuse_a his_o rule_n be_v then_o to_o buy_v the_o thing_n they_o have_v need_n of_o and_o touch_v the_o provision_n of_o his_o house_n at_o other_o time_n we_o have_v twice_o a_o inventory_n take_v of_o it_o once_o in_o matth._n 14.17_o where_o it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v but_o five_o loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n yea_o 6.9_o mar._n 6.38_o luk._n 9.13_o joh._n 6.9_o barley_n loaf_n another_o time_n mat._n 15.34_o but_o seven_o loaf_n and_o a_o few_o little_a fish_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o whole_a household_n twelve_o apostle_n in_o ordinary_a beside_o some_o servant_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o disciple_n hang_v upon_o he_o extraordinary_o all_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o forest_n be_v he_o and_o so_o be_v the_o cattle_n upon_o
a_o thousand_o hill_n yet_o read_v we_o not_o that_o he_o once_o kill_v so_o much_o as_o a_o calf_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o his_o family_n for_o flesh_n can_v not_o be_v have_v but_o for_o money_n and_o money_n go_v always_o low_o with_o he_o he_o use_v such_o kind_n of_o victual_n especial_o as_o may_v always_o be_v supply_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o industry_n of_o his_o disciple_n from_o the_o common_a storehouse_n of_o nature_n the_o sea_n without_o be_v behold_v or_o burdensome_a to_o any_o man_n in_o this_o frugality_n live_v our_o saviour_n touch_v his_o household_n expense_n that_o there_o may_v be_v the_o great_a remanet_fw-la for_o the_o poor_a and_o from_o this_o model_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o poor_a family_n be_v the_o great_a frame_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n first_o devise_v as_o well_o for_o raise_v as_o dispose_v of_o her_o revenue_n the_o mean_n of_o raise_v they_o from_o the_o oblation_n and_o devotion_n of_o the_o people_n the_o manner_n of_o employment_n of_o they_o for_o the_o necessity_n only_o of_o the_o minister_n and_o poor_a thus_o much_o do_v augustine_n also_o declare_v upon_o the_o place_n allege_v out_o of_o saint_n john_n tractat._n 62._o habebat_fw-la dominus_fw-la loculos_fw-la habebat_fw-la â—ist_v 12.9.1_o habebat_fw-la etc._n etc._n our_o lord_n have_v his_o treasury_n or_o bag_n wherein_o he_o keep_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v offer_v by_o the_o faithful_a and_o do_v distribute_v they_o to_o his_o family_n and_o such_o other_o as_o have_v need_v then_o first_o be_v the_o form_n of_o church_n government_n institute_v the_o apostle_n follow_v our_o saviour_n exact_o will_v not_o be_v rich_a servant_n of_o a_o poor_a master_n nor_o owner_n of_o any_o thing_n when_o their_o lord_n himself_o possess_v nothing_o hold_v it_o therefore_o not_o fit_a for_o they_o aut_fw-la in_o imis_fw-la consistere_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o mediis_fw-la they_o reach_v at_o the_o high_a garland_n of_o perfection_n and_o 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part_n suffer_v all_o thing_n ibid._n v._n 12._o and_o again_o v._o 15._o i_o have_v use_v none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n but_o why_o do_v he_o not_o use_v they_o since_o they_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o his_o reason_n be_v that_o we_o as_o though_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n ibid._n v._n 12._o but_o why_o shall_v the_o take_n of_o that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o hinder_v the_o gospel_n because_o the_o malicious_a backbiter_n will_v thereupon_o report_v that_o he_o rather_o preach_v it_o for_o gain_n then_o of_o zeal_n and_o so_o abase_v his_o authority_n in_o the_o gospel_n ib._n 18._o whereas_o by_o this_o course_n of_o take_v nothing_o for_o his_o pain_n he_o make_v it_o as_o he_o say_v free_a ibid._n and_o stop_v their_o mouth_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n not_o only_o neglect_v but_o absolute_o refuse_v even_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o certain_o know_v to_o belong_v unto_o they_o another_o reason_n why_o the_o apostle_n receive_v no_o tithe_n draw_v a_o necessitate_v the_o very_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o receive_v tithe_n for_o as_o the_o levite_n receive_v they_o not_o in_o their_o travel_n and_o way_n but_o when_o they_o be_v settle_v and_o the_o temple_n build_v so_o the_o apostle_n be_v altogether_o in_o travel_n through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o continual_a warfare_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n one_o while_o in_o prison_n another_o while_n in_o slight_a always_o in_o persecution_n much_o less_o can_v they_o look_v after_o tithe_n which_o also_o be_v not_o to_o he_o pay_v as_o they_o need_v they_o but_o at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n only_o when_o and_o where_o they_o grow_v to_o be_v due_a and_o one_o that_o time_n come_v they_o that_o be_v to_o receive_v they_o be_v in_o another_o country_n many_o hundred_o mile_n off_o for_o example_n the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o peter_n walk_v through_o all_o quarter_n act_n â—_o 32._o one_o while_n at_o lyddâ—_n ib._n another_o while_n as_o joppa_n ib._n 〈◊〉_d 36._o first_o at_o jerusalem_n after_o at_o antioch_n in_o syria_n gal._n 2.11_o then_o at_o babylon_n in_o egypt_n junii_fw-la egypt_n many_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n metaphrastes_n and_o some_o other_o that_o he_o be_v here_o in_o britannia_n petri_n igitur_fw-la muneris_fw-la erat_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la jam_fw-la complures_fw-la orientis_fw-la provincias_fw-la praedicando_fw-la evangelium_fw-la peragrasset_fw-la jam_fw-la quod_fw-la reliquum_fw-la esse_fw-la videbatur_fw-la lustraret_fw-la orbem_fw-la accidentalem_fw-la &_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la britannos_fw-la quod_fw-la tradunt_fw-la metaphrastes_n &_o alii_fw-la christi_fw-la sidem_fw-la annuncian_n penetraret_fw-la baron_fw-fr tom._n 1._o f._n 5_o 97._o l._n 13._o metaph._n die_v 29._o junii_fw-la 1_o pet._n 5.13_o paul_n and_o burnabas_n be_v at_o antioch_n aforesaid_a or_o send_v forth_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n first_o to_o seleucia_n in_o syria_n then_o to_o salamis_n and_o paphus_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n after_o from_o thence_o to_o berga_n in_o bamphilia_n so_o to_o the_o other_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n act_v 13._o after_o to_o iconiuâ—â—_n lystria_n derbe_n the_o part_n of_o lycaonia_n so_o again_o to_o antioch_n in_o syria_n thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o present_o back_o to_o the_o same_o antioch_n where_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n break_v company_n barnabas_n with_o mark_n sail_v to_o cypras_fw-la paul_n take_v silas_n travel_v through_o syria_n and_o cilitâ—a_n confirm_v the_o church_n then_o he_o come_v to_o the_o country_n of_o phrygia_n galatia_n mysia_n from_o whence_o be_v call_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o leave_v asia_n and_o pass_v by_o samothracia_n into_o europe_n preach_v at_o philippi_n a_o city_n of_o macedonia_n further_a northward_o of_o all_o greece_n then_o back_o again_o and_o up_o and_o 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ceremony_n and_o therefore_o end_v with_o the_o leviticall_a law_n these_o man_n reason_n as_o if_o before_o the_o leviticall_a law_n there_o have_v be_v no_o rule_n of_o god_n honour_n and_o as_o though_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v we_o nothing_o therein_o do_v not_o god_n himself_o leave_v the_o precept_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n and_o reason_n with_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n mal._n 3._o when_o he_o say_v will_v any_o man_n spoil_v his_o goddess_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v sanctify_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v offer_v unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o will_v any_o man_n violate_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o saint_n paul_n reason_n also_o in_o the_o same_o sort_n when_o he_o say_v despise_v you_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 11.22_o if_o i_o shall_v apply_v the_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o great_a reverence_n of_o the_o temple_n 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