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godwin_n de_fw-fr praesul_fw-la angl._n p._n 59_o circa_fw-la annum_fw-la 640._o though_o spelman_n attribute_v this_o to_o theodorus_n about_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o year_n after_o but_o none_o can_v suppose_v this_o be_v the_o first_o fix_v of_o parish-priest_n only_o the_o first_o after_o the_o sad_a inundation_n of_o saxon_a paganism_n and_o now_o we_o see_v t._n e._n have_v neither_o learning_n nor_o truth_n in_o he_o who_o attribute_n our_o fix_v to_o a_o pope_n when_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o show_v the_o way_n in_o this_o practice_n not_o intend_v that_o any_o vagabond_n speaker_n shall_v be_v allow_v after_o once_o the_o christian_a church_n be_v settle_v §_o 45._o i_o hope_v when_o t.e._n consider_v how_o wonderful_o god_n open_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o first_o christian_n not_o only_o to_o give_v the_o apostle_n meat_n and_o drink_n but_o to_o sell_v all_o and_o give_v the_o price_n to_o they_o he_o will_v upon_o second_o thought_n correct_v that_o passage_n pag._n 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name_n of_o first-fruit_n the_o first-fruit_n say_v he_o 45._o he_o in_o ezek._n 45._o of_o all_o our_o provision_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o priest_n so_o that_o we_o taste_v nothing_o of_o new-fruit_n till_o the_o priest_n have_v first_o taste_v thereof_o and_o this_o we_o do_v that_o the_o priest_n may_v lay_v up_o our_o bounty_n and_o oblation_n in_o his_o house_n so_o that_o through_o his_o prayer_n god_n may_v bless_v our_o house_n hence_o he_o affirm_v the_o law_n for_o tithe_n do_v oblige_v christian_n as_o to_o the_o substance_n as_o be_v note_v before_o and_o he_o call_v tithe_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n 22._o god_n id._n in_o matth._n 22._o yea_o he_o advise_v the_o clergy_n that_o be_v in_o the_o town_n to_o send_v part_n of_o their_o tithe_n to_o those_o who_o serve_v god_n in_o desert_n place_n which_o plain_o prove_v they_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o priest_n in_o his_o day_n s._n augustin_n who_o next_o follows_z be_v full_a in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o work_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o and_o he_o intimate_v it_o be_v no_o new_a custom_n nor_o opinion_n to_o to_o pay_v tithe_n as_o god_n due_a for_o our_o forefather_n say_v he_o therefore_o abound_v in_o all_o plenty_n because_o they_o give_v god_n his_o tithe_n and_o caesar_n his_o tribute_n 48._o tribute_n august_n hom._n 48._o and_o again_o tithe_n be_v require_v as_o due_a debt_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o give_v they_o invade_v another_o man_n right_a whatsoever_o art_n sustain_v thou_o it_o be_v god_n and_o he_o require_v tithe_n out_o of_o whatsoever_o thou_o live_v by_o may_v not_o god_n say_v the_o man_n that_o i_o make_v be_v i_o the_o seed_n that_o thou_o sowe_v be_v i_o the_o cattle_n that_o thou_o weary_a in_o thy_o work_n be_v i_o the_o shower_n the_o rain_n and_o the_o gentle_a wind_n be_v i_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v i_o and_o thou_o that_o lend_v thy_o hand_n deserve_v only_o the_o ten_o part_n but_o god_n give_v we_o a_o liberal_a reward_n for_o our_o pain_n reserve_v only_o the_o ten_o part_n to_o himself_o 219._o himself_o aug._n de_fw-fr temp._n ser._n 219._o the_o whole_a sermon_n be_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v and_o be_v translate_v into_o english_a in_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n de_fw-fr non_fw-la temerandis_fw-la ecclesiis_fw-la being_n a_o evident_a proof_n of_o the_o ancient_n opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n which_o i_o may_v further_o prove_v by_o many_o more_o instance_n but_o i_o will_v end_v these_o testimony_n of_o single_a eminent_a father_n with_o that_o of_o prosper_n of_o aquitain_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o clergy_n of_o his_o day_n say_v we_o do_v willing_o receive_v the_o daily_a oblation_n and_o tithe_n of_o the_o faithful_a and_o shall_v we_o lay_v aside_o the_o care_n of_o the_o flock_n 21._o flock_n prosp_n de_fw-fr vit._n contempl_a lib._n 1._o c._n 21._o now_o i_o hope_v the_o quaker_n will_v not_o say_v all_o these_o be_v papist_n or_o that_o the_o church_n be_v popish_a as_o early_o as_o irenaeus_n and_o origen_n and_o if_o not_o than_o he_o must_v recant_v his_o false_a assertion_n that_o tithe_n come_v in_o with_o popery_n but_o to_o go_v on_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o will_v show_v that_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n do_v confirm_v our_o assertion_n that_o tithe_n be_v due_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o first_o let_v it_o be_v note_v that_o though_o it_o be_v certain_a tithe_n be_v pay_v from_o the_o early_a day_n of_o christianity_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o long_a time_n direct_o enjoin_v by_o any_o humane_a law_n either_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a which_o show_v the_o first_o christian_n believe_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o according_a to_o s._n augustin_n rule_n viz._n that_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v universal_o observe_v and_o owe_v not_o their_o beginning_n to_o any_o council_n be_v to_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v ordain_v by_o the_o apostle_n tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n must_v at_o least_o be_v of_o apostolical_a institution_n i_o find_v indeed_o many_o ancient_a council_n suppose_v they_o to_o have_v be_v pay_v and_o order_v how_o they_o shall_v be_v distribute_v by_o the_o bishop_n as_o can._n apostolic_a 38_o &_o 41._o council_n gangrene_n can._n 7_o &_o 8._o an._n 324._o where_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecclesiastical_a tribute_n of_o fruit_n and_o council_n antiochen_n can._n 24_o 25._o an._n 341._o where_o we_o read_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o profit_n of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n and_o also_o in_o the_o canonical_a epistle_n of_o s._n cyril_n of_o alexandr_n to_o domnus_n where_o we_o find_v mention_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n etc._n etc._n among_o all_o these_o instance_n that_o of_o the_o forementioned_a council_n of_o gangra_n deserve_v more_o large_o to_o be_v describe_v as_o contain_v a_o full_a proof_n of_o the_o ancient_a donation_n of_o this_o tribute_n of_o fruit_n to_o the_o church_n for_o this_o synod_n complain_v of_o the_o several_a mischief_n wrought_v by_o the_o schismatic_n of_o eustathius_n his_o party_n mention_v these_o among_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o leave_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o contemn_v the_o church_n hold_v private_a conventicle_n and_o teach_v strange_a doctrine_n there_o as_o well_o against_o the_o church_n as_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o it_o and_o despise_v the_o usual_a garment_n do_v put_v on_o new_a and_o strange_a habit_n and_o then_o they_o add_v the_o ecclesiastical_a tribute_n also_o of_o fruit_n which_o of_o old_a time_n be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n they_o challenge_v to_o themselves_o and_o those_o with_o they_o as_o be_v saint_n 376._o saint_n bevereg_n council_n to._n 1._o p._n 416._o conc._n gangrene_n bin._n ibid._n p._n 376._o for_o which_o and_o other_o quaker-like_a practice_n the_o synod_n pronounce_v they_o to_o be_v accurse_v in_o this_o and_o the_o forecited_n place_n it_o appear_v that_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n long_o before_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 324._o and_o pay_v by_o the_o people_n without_o any_o law_n to_o compel_v they_o so_o to_o do_v and_o the_o first_o law_n which_o direct_o enjoin_v they_o be_v the_o decree_n of_o a_o roman_a council_n anno_fw-la 374._o command_a that_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n shall_v be_v pay_v by_o the_o christian_n and_o they_o which_o withhold_v they_o shall_v be_v anathematise_v but_o there_o be_v some_o question_n whether_o that_o council_n be_v genuine_a or_o no_o i_o shall_v therefore_o omit_v this_o and_o all_o those_o other_o council_n etc._n council_n council_n tarracon_n ann._n 516._o cone_n aurel._n 1._o an._n 520._o conc._n brita_n sub_fw-la s._n patricio_n etc._n etc._n which_o suppose_v they_o but_o do_v not_o enjoin_v they_o and_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o first_o positive_a ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v make_v in_o the_o council_n of_o matiscon_n almost_o 300_o year_n before_o k._n ethelwolph_n donation_n anno_fw-la 560._o who_o word_n do_v full_o prove_v our_o assertion_n of_o their_o have_v be_v pay_v from_o the_o beginning_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la for_o thus_o that_o council_n speak_v 5._o speak_v council_n matisc_n can._n 5._o the_o divine_a law_n take_v care_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n for_o their_o inheritance_n have_v enjoin_v all_o the_o people_n to_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o their_o fruit_n to_o holy_a place_n that_o be_v hinder_v by_o no_o labour_n they_o may_v more_o due_o attend_v spiritual_a ministery_n which_o law_n the_o whole_a company_n of_o christian_n have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n keep_v inviolate_a wherefore_o we_o decree_v and_o ordain_v that_o the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v observe_v still_o among_o the_o faithful_a and_o that_o all_o the_o people_n bring_v in_o the_o tithe_n which_o maintain_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o like_a decree_n be_v make_v in_o spain_n about_o thirty_o year_n after_o in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o hispalis_n an._n 590._o under_o the_o famous_a bishop_n leander_n the_o reformer_n of_o that_o nation_n from_o arrianism_n we_o ordain_v say_v they_o 174._o they_o council_n hispal_n ap_fw-mi ivon_n p._n 2._o c._n 174._o that_o all_o the_o fruit_n and_o tithe_n as_o well_o of_o cattle_n as_o of_o fruit_n be_v right_o offer_v to_o their_o several_a church_n by_o rich_a and_o poor_a according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o storehouse_n etc._n etc._n for_o as_o god_n have_v give_v we_o all_o so_o of_o all_o he_o require_v tithe_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o field_n and_o all_o provision_n of_o bee_n and_o honey_n lamb_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o that_o pay_v not_o tithe_n of_o all_o these_o be_v
but_o be_v make_v into_o broad_a plate_n for_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o property_n of_o they_o be_v alter_v before_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v use_v the_o property_n alter_v have_v not_o his_o immediate_a teach_v learn_v he_o to_o speak_v sense_n the_o form_n of_o the_o censer_n be_v alter_v indeed_o but_o the_o property_n be_v not_o alter_v at_o all_o the_o lord_n have_v the_o property_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v censer_n and_o he_o have_v the_o same_o property_n in_o they_o when_o they_o be_v make_v into_o plate_n the_o property_n of_o a_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o alter_v unless_o it_o change_v its_o master_n if_o i_o have_v a_o property_n in_o a_o piece_n of_o gold_n by_o a_o friend_n gift_n and_o after_o see_v fit_a to_o melt_v it_o into_o a_o ring_n for_o my_o own_o use_n the_o form_n be_v change_v but_o the_o property_n be_v the_o same_o but_o to_o the_o case_n before_o we_o as_o the_o censer_n be_v once_o give_v to_o god_n must_v remain_v to_o be_v his_o still_o and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v use_v to_o another_o holy_a use_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v alienate_v to_o a_o profane_a or_o common_a use_n so_o we_o may_v learn_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o other_o sacred_a dedication_n if_o the_o thing_n be_v offer_v to_o maintain_v a_o evil_a way_n of_o worship_n they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o maintain_v a_o right_a way_n of_o worship_n but_o still_o they_o must_v remain_v sacred_a god_n property_n in_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v alter_v §_o 20._o the_o poor_a quaker_n find_v his_o argument_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o wrest_v tithe_n out_o of_o the_o clergys_n hand_n attempt_n to_o get_v more_o force_n on_o his_o side_n and_o pag._n 297._o make_v a_o fine_a speech_n to_o exasperate_v the_o impropriator_n against_o the_o priest_n persuade_v they_o that_o we_o be_v about_o to_o take_v their_o estate_n from_o they_o but_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o evident_a very_o short_o §_o 37._o that_o this_o very_a flatter_a quaker_n that_o seem_v so_o tender_a of_o their_o right_n here_o do_v labour_n to_o his_o utmost_a skill_n to_o prove_v they_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o right_n to_o or_o estate_n in_o tithe_n at_o all_o and_o that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a in_o they_o to_o pretend_v to_o have_v any_o such_o estate_n so_o that_o i_o hope_v the_o impropriator_n and_o all_o other_o will_v see_v the_o falseness_n of_o his_o deal_n and_o observe_v that_o he_o will_v say_v any_o thing_n to_o serve_v a_o present_a turn_n and_o make_v the_o priest_n odious_a for_o our_o part_n we_o do_v not_o like_o the_o quaker_n take_v upon_o we_o to_o censure_v the_o action_n of_o our_o prince_n and_o parliament_n nor_o yet_o where_o priest_n have_v temporal_a estate_n the_o tithe_n whereof_o belong_v to_o lay-impropriators_a do_v we_o refuse_v to_o pay_v those_o tithe_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n appoint_v we_o do_v not_o pretend_v conscience_n to_o save_v charge_n as_o the_o quaker_n manner_n be_v whatever_o opinion_n therefore_o the_o priest_n hold_v in_o this_o matter_n they_o do_v not_o oppose_v the_o law_n nor_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v any_o to_o take_v away_o the_o impropriator_n estate_n from_o they_o there_o be_v some_o indeed_o not_o only_o of_o the_o clergy_n but_o the_o laity_n also_o who_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n and_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o divine_a law_n these_o alienation_n be_v not_o allowable_a and_o they_o have_v persuade_v such_o as_o can_v spare_v they_o free_o to_o return_v they_o to_o pious_a use_n or_o however_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o a_o minister_n out_o of_o they_o sufficient_a to_o instruct_v the_o people_n where_o the_o profit_n do_v arise_v but_o none_o of_o we_o ever_o use_v the_o impropriator_n as_o the_o quaker_n have_v do_v we_o we_o know_v the_o present_a law_n give_v they_o a_o legal_a title_n to_o they_o and_o where_o we_o be_v liable_a we_o pay_v cheerful_o to_o they_o 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