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the_o person_n by_o who_o this_o distribution_n of_o church_n good_n be_v make_v be_v chief_o the_o bishop_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o former_a epistle_n of_o vrbane_n and_o deacon_n appoint_v under_o they_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n act_n 6._o therefore_o origen_n in_o his_o 16._o homily_n upon_o matthew_n fol._n 31._o col_fw-fr 4._o tax_v the_o unfaithful_a deacon_n say_v diaconi_fw-la autem_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o the_o deacon_n which_o govern_v not_o well_o the_o table_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a money_n that_o be_v the_o good_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n but_o do_v always_o purloin_v they_o not_o distribute_v that_o which_o they_o give_v according_a unto_o judgement_n and_o so_o become_v rich_a by_o that_o which_o belong_v unto_o the_o poor_a they_o be_v the_o exchanger_n who_o table_n christ_n will_v overthrow_v for_o the_o apostle_n in_o their_o act_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o deacon_n be_v governor_n of_o the_o table_n of_o ecclesiastical_a money_n or_o revenue_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o after_o unusquisque_fw-la diaconorum_fw-la every_o one_o of_o
his_o command_n to_o his_o disciple_n not_o to_o take_v aught_o with_o they_o bind_v not_o minister_n now_o sp._n 44._o his_o miracle_n of_o the_o loaf_n how_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o his_o minister_n sp._n 55_o 56._o his_o live_n upon_o alm_n ti_v not_o minister_n to_o the_o same_o course_n sp._n 55_o church_n its_o etymology_n and_o signification_n ap._n 11_o 12._o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v church_n and_o priest_n and_o tithe_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 10._o church-maintenance_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n what_o and_o how_o employ_v sp._n 16-24_a no_o express_a command_n for_o the_o build_n of_o church_n sp._n 110._o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o church_n sp._n 82._o church_n and_o minister_n necessary_a ap._n 15._o whether_o the_o church_n may_v possess_v land_n and_o temporalty_n sp._n 24._o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n sp._n 13._o alexandria_n sp._n 14_o rome_n sp._n 14._o africa_n sp._n 15._o the_o church_n of_o england_n a_o while_n ago_o the_o most_o flourish_a in_o christendom_n st._n 20._o church_n in_o england_n how_o many_o appropriate_a how_o many_o not_o ap._n 16._o see_v clergy_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n r._n 26._o church-government_n why_o so_o long_o in_o settle_v sp._n 46-51_a circumcision_n and_o sacrifice_n intermit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n sp._n 47._o why_o see_v it_o be_v before_o the_o leviticall_a law_n do_v it_o expire_v with_o it_o sp._n 147_o clergy_n immunity_n how_o large_o once_o how_o now_o infringe_v st._n 13._o english_a clergy_n tax_v with_o luxury_n ap._n 16_o 17._o how_o much_o the_o present_a parliament_n have_v already_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n r._n 1_o that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o will_v continue_v their_o ancient_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n clodoveus_n king_n of_o france_n sp._n 178_o committee-man_n decipher_v r._n 7.12_o community_n of_o good_n among_o christian_n for_o how_o long_o r._n 22_o consecration_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n why_o ordain_v sp._n 180_o constantine_n the_o great_a his_o pious_a munificence_n st._n 6._o sp._n 24_o cool_v of_o the_o day_n gen._n iii._o 8._o what_o sp._n 98._o 1_o cor._n xi_o 18_o 20_o 22._o expound_v ap._n 10._o etc._n etc._n d_o dalmaticae_fw-la vestes_fw-la in_o what_o reverence_n among_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n sp._n 176_o why_o wear_a by_o king_n at_o their_o coronation_n ibid._n deacon_n distributer_n of_o church_n good_n sp._n 23._o ancient_a than_o bishop_n sp._n 50._o of_o women-deacon_n sp._n 51_o decimae_fw-la or_o decima_fw-la whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o decimus_n decumanut_n decimare_fw-la &_o exdecimare_n sp._n 75_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o deodate_n testimony_n concern_v our_o church_n st._n 20_o sir_n william_n dodington_n st._n 22_o drusius_n put_v to_o hard_a shift_n st._n 19_o e_o easter_n sp._n 50._o concern_v the_o ground_n and_o time_n of_o its_o observation_n sp._n 149_o edgar_n see_v king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n see_v king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n xi_o 12._o signify_v a_o material_a church_n sp._n 84._o ap._n 1_o 2._o 6-11_a eleven_o this_o number_n signify_v sin_n sp._n 73_o enoch_n translation_n a_o emblem_n of_o the_o sabbath_n sp._n 99_o example_n and_o say_n of_o wise_a man_n a_o law_n to_o posterity_n sp._n 110_o excommunication_n exercise_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n sp._n 181_o exod._n xxii_o 29._o non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la expound_v sp._n 103._o 140_o f_o fast_v practise_v and_o allow_v though_o not_o command_v sp._n 48._o when_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n uncertain_a sp._n 87._o first-fruit_n or_o annates_fw-la pay_v to_o priest_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 102.108_o why_o then_o abrogate_a with_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sp._n 144_o etc._n etc._n when_o first_o impose_v on_o the_o clergy_n st._n 12_o the_o flood_n a_o kind_n of_o tithing_n of_o the_o world_n sp._n 99_o g_o gavelkind_n what_o r._n 14._o gen._n fourteen_o allegorical_o expound_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 104_o etc._n etc._n glastenbury-abbey_n sp._n 183_o glebeland_n when_o let_v must_v pay_v tithe_n sp._n 79_o god_n glory_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n introd_a what_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o for_o his_o bounty_n ibid._n &_o ep._n 1._o he_o have_v a_o portion_n of_o time_n place_n fruit_n even_o in_o paradise_n sp._n 97_o why_o he_o require_v the_o ten_o of_o our_o good_n and_o but_o the_o seven_o of_o our_o time_n sp._n 9_o see_v ten_o the_o best_a part_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v his_o due_n sp._n 67_o 68_o and_o that_o such_o a_o part_n as_o impli_v the_o whole_a sp._n 72._o thing_n offer_v to_o he_o how_o holy_a sp._n 82._o 168._o what_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n sp._n 95._o trismegist_n description_n of_o god_n sp._n 70._o the_o thoe_n destroy_v for_o their_o neglect_n of_o the_o god_n sp._n 123_o good_a thing_n though_o abuse_v by_o some_o may_v lawful_o be_v use_v by_o other_o sp._n 84_o etc._n etc._n ms._n elen_n goulston_n her_o beneficence_n to_o st._n john_n in_o oxford_n st._n 22_o greek_a church_n poor_a every_o way_n r._n 26_o h_n sir_n ralph_n hare_n a_o benefactor_n to_o st._n john_n in_o cambridge_n st._n 21_o 23_o heathen_n how_o liberal_a to_o their_o god_n sp._n 114_o etc._n etc._n their_o example_n fit_a to_o be_v propose_v to_o christian_n sp._n 116._o their_o devotion_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o our_o sacrilege_n sp._n 117._o 127_o 128_o henry_n the_o eighth_n speech_n concern_v abbey-land_n etc._n etc._n sp._n 166._o his_o virtue_n and_o act_n especial_o his_o shake_n off_o the_o romish_a yoke_n high_o commend_v b._n 1_o 2_o hercules_n his_o offering_n how_o profuse_a sp._n 117._o 124_o baptist_n l._n hicks_n a_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o clergy_n st._n 22_o holiness_n of_o thing_n dedicate_v to_o god_n sp._n 82_o hospitaler_n a_o question_n concern_v they_o and_o the_o templar_n sp._n 160_o hospitulity_n be_v the_o minister_n duty_n the_o people_n must_v afford_v he_o a_o certain_a maintenance_n sp._n 16_o i_o &_o i_o jacobs_n vow_n concern_v tithe_n sp._n 109_o idolatry_n the_o rise_n of_o it_o sp._n 43_o jew_n pay_v for_o more_o to_o their_o priest_n than_o christian_n st._n 9_o how_o forward_o and_o cheerful_a they_o be_v in_o their_o payment_n st._n 11._o they_o receive_v priesthood_n from_o the_o gentile_n sp._n 44._o 102._o the_o chief_a judge_n and_o officer_n among_o they_o be_v levite_n sp._n 38_o 39_o of_o their_o court_n of_o justice_n sp._n 40._o their_o ceremony_n why_o so_o long_o permit_v under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 48._o etc._n etc._n impropriation_n see_v appropriation_n john_n iii._o 23._o mystical_o expound_v sp._n 105_o isa_n lvi_o 7._o expound_v ap._n 10_o just_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o just_a because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n allow_v it_o sp._n 172_o k_o king_n alured_v the_o first_o anoint_v king_n of_o england_n sp._n 177._o his_o virtue_n and_o famous_a act_n ibid._n clodoveus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n that_o receive_v unction_n sp._n 178._o king_n of_o spain_n neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v till_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n fall_v to_o they_o sp._n 179._o the_o king_n of_o england_n chief_a king_n of_o christendom_n ibid._n the_o papist_n deny_v our_o king_n spiritual_a power_n yet_o be_v it_o grant_v by_o a_o pope_n sp._n 178_o 179._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v and_o exercise_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n sp._n 181._o king_n of_o england_n ancient_o assume_v and_o use_v ecclesiastical_a authority_n sp._n 181_o etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n sp._n 181._o edgar_z and_o nine_o of_o his_o predecessor_n sp._n 182_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o king_n of_o mercia_n sp._n 185._o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n sp._n 186._o and_o william_n rufus_n sp._n 188._o king_n be_v wont_a to_o seek_v confirmation_n of_o their_o law_n from_o pope_n and_o counsel_n of_o their_o canon_n from_o king_n sp._n 184._o king_n have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a power_n sp._n 155._o otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o govern_v both_o church_n and_o state_n sp._n 174._o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o sword_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o their_o temporal_a so_o be_v oil_n &_o vestis_fw-la dalmatica_fw-la of_o their_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n sp._n 175_o etc._n etc._n what_o king_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v be_v anoint_v sp._n 176._o the_o king_n chapel_n ancient_o under_o no_o ordinary_a but_o himself_o only_o sp._n 155._o 186_o 188._o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o king_n though_o heathen_a sp._n 174._o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n sp._n 161_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 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faithful_a council_n aurelianense_n 1._o sub_fw-la symmacho_fw-la an._n 507._o can._n 17._o decreeth_n that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v every_o year_n the_o four_o part_n or_o every_o four_o year_n the_o whole_a tithe_n tom._n 2._o con._n concilium_fw-la tarraconense_n sub_fw-la hormisda_n an._n 517._o can._n 8._o juxta_fw-la burchandum_fw-la 9_o juxta_fw-la bin._n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o order_n antiquae_fw-la consuetudinis_fw-la that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o thing_n yearly_a and_o therefore_o will_v it_o still_o to_o be_v keep_v burchard_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 33._o bin._n tom._n 2._o conc._n concilium_fw-la mediomatricis_fw-la anno_fw-la will_v the_o bishop_n to_o reprove_v prohibeant_fw-la they_o that_o will_v not_o pay_v tithe_n without_o some_o reward_n be_v give_v they_o bur._n l._n 3._o c._n 134._o concilium_fw-la toletanum_n anno_fw-la 533._o divide_v all_o church_n right_n into_o two_o sort_n of_o oblation_n one_o to_o be_v those_o that_o be_v offer_v i._o e._n give_v to_o the_o parish_n church_n as_o land_n vineyard_n bondman_n etc._n etc._n and_o will_v that_o these_o shall_v be_v whole_o in_o the_o order_n of_o the_o bishop_n the_o other_o to_o be_v those_o of_o the_o altar_n whereof_o it_o command_v the_o three_o part_n to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o bishop_n and_o two_o part_n to_o be_v for_o the_o clerk_n and_o of_o tithe_n it_o say_v that_o according_a to_o some_o the_o three_o part_n yearly_a or_o every_o three_o year_n the_o whole_a be_v so_o pay_v but_o that_o they_o follow_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n decree_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v have_v every_o year_n the_o four_o part_n or_o every_o four_o year_n the_o whole_a tithe_n burchard_n lib._n 3._o c._n 136._o &_o bin._n paulo_fw-la aliter_fw-la tom._n 1._o in_o a_o collection_n of_o canon_n of_o a_o uncertain_a author_n in_o the_o vatican_n library_n this_o be_v attribute_v to_o sylvester_n who_o be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n 315._o binnius_n in_o a_o note_n upon_o this_o canon_n somewhat_o differ_v in_o word_n concilium_fw-la matisconense_n 2._o sub_fw-la pelagio_n 2._o anno_fw-la 588._o affirm_v tithe_n to_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n 123._o hoc_fw-la confirm_v con._n hispalens_n tom._n 2._o et_fw-la approbat_fw-la per_fw-la gualther_n &_o hospinian_n de_fw-fr origin_n honorum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ca._n 3._o p._n 123._o that_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o christian_n keep_v those_o law_n very_o wary_o of_o long_a time_n that_o by_o little_a and_o little_o they_o be_v in_o those_o day_n almost_o whole_o neglect_v and_o this_o council_n decree_v that_o the_o ancient_a usage_n of_o the_o faithful_a shall_v be_v revive_v and_o that_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v bring_v in_o their_o tithe_n to_o they_o that_o minister_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n etc._n etc._n otherwise_o to_o be_v excommunicate_v tom._n 2._o con._n concilium_fw-la hispalense_v sub_fw-la gregorio_n 1_o anno_fw-la 590._o conclude_v thus_o that_o if_o any_o mantithe_v not_o all_o these_o thing_n viz._n before_o name_v he_o be_v a_o spoiler_n of_o god_n a_o thief_n and_o a_o robber_n and_o the_o curse_n that_o god_n put_v upon_o cain_n for_o his_o deceitful_a divide_v be_v cast_v likewise_o upon_o he_o ivo_n p._n 2._o &_o 174._o tom._n 2._o council_n council_n valentinum_n sub_fw-la leone_n 4._o anno_fw-la 858._o ca._n 10._o that_o all_o faithful_a man_n shall_v with_o all_o readiness_n offer_v their_o ninth_n and_o tithe_n to_o god_n of_o all_o that_o they_o possess_v etc._n etc._n upon_o peril_n of_o excommunication_n tom._n 3._o con._n council_n rothoma_n cap._n 3._o name_v particular_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v tithe_v and_o command_v to_o do_v it_o upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n burchard_n li._n 3._o ca._n 130._o and_o annex_v the_o council_n mogunt_n ca._n 38._o council_n cavallon_n ca._n 18._o anno_fw-la 813._o that_o bishop_n abbot_n and_o religious_a person_n shall_v pay_v
they_o to_o church_n out_o of_o their_o possession_n and_o family_n where_o they_o baptize_v and_o receive_v burch_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 132._o and_o council_n cavallon_n c._n 1._o decreeth_n that_o all_o church_n with_o their_o whole_a live_n and_o tithe_n shall_v be_v whole_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v by_o he_o burchard_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 146._o council_n moguntin_n 1._o ca._n 8._o recite_v by_o burchard_n who_o live_v about_o 6â—0_n year_n since_o say_v that_o abraham_n by_o his_o action_n and_o jacob_n by_o his_o promise_n declare_v unto_o we_o that_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n the_o law_n have_v since_o confirm_v it_o and_o all_o the_o holy_a doctor_n be_v mindful_a of_o it_o etc._n etc._n hereof_o the_o venerable_a doctor_n saint_n augustine_n say_v tithe_n be_v require_v as_o a_o debt_n what_o if_o god_n shall_v say_v quoth_v he_o thyself_o a_o man_n art_n i_o and_o so_o forth_o as_o follow_v in_o that_o sermon_n 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bishop_n but_o must_v restore_v they_o cap._n xxi_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 we_o have_v say_v in_o our_o definition_n that_o they_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n now_o we_o be_v to_o show_v by_o what_o right_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o first_o therefore_o i_o divide_v tithe_n into_o two_o sort_n moral_a and_o leviticall_a moral_a be_v those_o which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n before_o the_o law_n give_v in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n leviticall_a be_v those_o nine_o part_n assign_v by_o god_n himself_o upon_o give_v the_o law_n unto_o the_o levite_n for_o their_o maintenance_n the_o ten_o part_n be_v still_o reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o retain_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n moral_a tithe_n be_v pay_v by_o man_n unto_o god_n absque_fw-la praecepto_fw-la without_o any_o commandment_n leviticall_a tithe_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o israelite_n unto_o the_o levite_n as_o transact_v and_o set_v over_o by_o god_n unto_o they_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la 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hominum_fw-la naturalem_fw-la legem_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la aug._n the_o serm_n domini_fw-la in_o monte_fw-fr l._n 2._o as_o isidor_n faith_n not_o by_o any_o legal_a constitution_n teach_v and_o instruct_v all_o nation_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o to_o affect_v the_o one_o as_o lead_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o worldly_a felicity_n and_o to_o eschew_v the_o other_o as_o the_o opposite_a thereof_o this_o be_v that_o law_n write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o heathen_a make_v they_o to_o be_v a_o law_n unto_o themselves_o as_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 2.14_o and_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n to_o do_v the_o very_a work_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n with_o admirable_a integrity_n and_o resolution_n this_o be_v that_o law_n that_o lead_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n that_o they_o have_v whereby_o they_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o creator_n supporter_n and_o preserver_n of_o all_o thing_n see_v all_o thing_n know_v all_o thing_n and_o do_v whatsoever_o please_v himself_o to_o be_v omnipotent_a eternal_a infinite_a incomprehensible_a without_o beginning_n or_o end_n good_a perfect_a just_a hate_v evil_a and_o ever_o do_v good_a a_o bless_a spirit_n and_o as_o plato_n call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a spirit_n that_o give_v all_o good_a thing_n unto_o man_n that_o guide_v his_o action_n and_o bless_v his_o labour_n all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o do_v the_o very_a heathen_a by_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n conceive_v and_o pronounce_v of_o god_n and_o therewithal_o confess_v that_o by_o reason_n thereof_o they_o be_v just_o tie_v to_o yield_v he_o all_o service_n honour_n obedience_n praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n but_o want_v grace_n to_o direct_v they_o above_o nature_n in_o the_o right_a way_n thereof_o they_o first_o swarve_v on_o one_o hand_n
then_o on_o the_o other_o and_o at_o length_n they_o fall_v into_o their_o innumerable_a superstition_n and_o idolatry_n yet_o as_o they_o concur_v with_o we_o in_o these_o fundamental_a point_n of_o christian_a confession_n touch_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n so_o do_v they_o likewise_o in_o the_o fundamental_a course_n of_o serve_v and_o worship_v he_o as_o by_o prayer_n to_o crave_v blessing_n by_o hymn_n to_o celebrate_v his_o praise_n by_o oblation_n to_o show_v their_o thankfulness_n to_o he_o by_o sacrifice_n to_o make_v atonement_n with_o he_o for_o their_o sin_n and_o trespass_n by_o honour_v and_o maintain_v his_o servant_n priest_n &_o minister_n to_o express_v the_o honour_n love_n and_o reverence_n they_o bear_v unto_o himself_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o learn_v much_o of_o this_o from_o the_o child_n of_o god_n so_o ambrose_n allege_v that_o plato_n do_v of_o jeremy_n the_o prophet_n meet_v he_o in_o egypt_n but_o it_o appear_v that_o jeremy_n live_v before_o plato_n almost_o 300._o year_n yet_o it_o be_v doubtless_o that_o with_o their_o blood_n and_o lineage_n they_o deduct_v many_o particular_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n from_o noah_n and_o his_o nephew_n but_o these_o notion_n i_o speak_v of_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n as_o s._n augustine_n witness_v say_v quis_fw-la scribit_fw-la in_o cordibus_fw-la hominum_fw-la naturalem_fw-la legem_fw-la nisi_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la who_o write_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o god_n himself_o 3._o instit_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o and_o calvin_n agree_v that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n be_v natural_o plant_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o man_n do_v we_o not_o see_v at_o this_o day_n the_o very_a barbarous_a and_o almost_o savage_a indian_n agree_v in_o effect_n most_o of_o they_o aforesaid_a touch_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o course_n of_o worship_v he_o also_o yea_o in_o the_o five_o way_n we_o speak_v of_o viz._n by_o prayer_n by_o song_n by_o offering_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o by_o honour_v and_o maintain_v his_o priest_n and_o servant_n who_o teach_v they_o this_o if_o not_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v some_o answer_v i_o the_o devil_n and_o i_o must_v answer_v they_o that_o it_o be_v true_a the_o devil_n teach_v they_o to_o pervert_v these_o notion_n but_o it_o be_v god_n that_o write_v they_o original_o in_o their_o heart_n though_o the_o devil_n have_v choke_v and_o corrupt_v they_o but_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_a learn_v these_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n 4._o calv._n jast_n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o whence_o do_v the_o child_n of_o god_n learn_v it_o themselves_o before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v who_o teach_v cain_n and_o abel_n to_o offer_v their_o first-fruit_n &_o to_o sacrifice_v abraham_n and_o jacob_n to_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o they_o have_v lactantius_n say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v 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treasure_n and_o therefore_o no_o other_o man_n may_v invade_v this_o his_o right_a and_o inheritance_n knowledge_n say_v malachi_n belong_v to_o the_o priest_n touch_v place_n what_o shall_v be_v assign_v to_o the_o chief_a but_o the_o chief_a and_o what_o be_v the_o best_a and_o chief_a but_o the_o midst_n for_o medium_n and_o therefore_o the_o place_n here_o where_o god_n portion_n be_v assign_v he_o be_v the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o therefore_o into_o this_o place_n do_v adam_n fly_v as_o into_o sanctuary_n and_o to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n when_o he_o have_v offend_v for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o adam_n hide_v himself_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n so_o calvin_n which_o be_v the_o tree_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o touch_v the_o time_n it_o be_v by_o all_o expositor_n upon_o the_o matter_n apply_v to_o the_o time_n of_o rest_n for_o either_o they_o expound_v the_o cool_a of_o the_o day_n to_o be_v the_o evening_n as_o oncalus_fw-la or_o the_o morning_n as_o calvin_n and_o take_v it_o in_o either_o of_o these_o sense_n it_o may_v apt_o discover_v the_o judaical_a sabbath_n in_o the_o first_o sense_n or_o the_o christian_n sabbath_n in_o the_o latter_a and_o as_o these_o be_v the_o time_n when_o we_o be_v to_o make_v our_o public_a reckon_n confession_n and_o prayer_n unto_o god_n and_o thereupon_o to_o receive_v sentence_n of_o curse_n or_o absolution_n so_o at_o this_o time_n present_o god_n call_v adam_n and_o eve_n and_o the_o serpent_n that_o be_v the_o whole_a congregation_n of_o paradise_n to_o a_o public_a reckon_n confession_n and_o account_n and_o like_o the_o great_a ordinary_a and_o bishop_n of_o his_o church_n denounce_v against_o they_o the_o curse_n that_o their_o sin_n have_v demerited_a if_o occasion_n require_v i_o can_v show_v many_o other_o particular_n wherein_o paradise_n exemplify_v the_o very_a church_n of_o christ_n again_o these_o right_n of_o honour_n be_v likewise_o prefigure_v unto_o we_o in_o other_o example_n under_o the_o age_n of_o nature_n the_o time_n i_o mean_v before_o the_o flood_n for_o we_o have_v therein_o three_o great_a example_n of_o all_o these_o his_o three_o right_n first_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o earth_n he_o reserve_v a_o particular_a place_n for_o himself_o as_o the_o place_n of_o his_o own_o resort_n and_o pleasure_n paradise_n which_o be_v the_o very_a local_a place_n of_o his_o church_n and_o therefore_o out_o thereof_o he_o throw_v man_n be_v accurse_v as_o a_o profane_a and_o excommunicate_a person_n and_o as_o touch_v his_o portion_n of_o time_n he_o figurative_o show_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o our_o age_n to_o belong_v unto_o he_o as_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o sabbath_n when_o he_o take_v enoch_n be_v the_o seven_o from_o adam_n
these_o time_n come_v far_o short_a in_o their_o duty_n and_o may_v be_v upbraid_v with_o these_o example_n which_o be_v here_o more_o large_o insist_v on_o to_o show_v the_o impiety_n of_o many_o man_n in_o these_o last_o day_n who_o be_v more_o inexcusable_a then_o ever_o any_o people_n be_v because_o we_o have_v the_o rule_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o age_n set_v before_o we_o for_o our_o direction_n as_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n and_o likewise_o under_o the_o law_n during_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n and_o since_o under_o the_o gospel_n abundant_a light_n to_o guide_v we_o beside_o all_o the_o record_n history_n and_o monument_n of_o god_n judgement_n in_o former_a time_n to_o instruct_v we_o all_o which_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10._o be_v write_v and_o record_v for_o our_o admonition_n upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v if_o we_o therefore_o offend_v now_o we_o be_v great_a sinner_n than_o any_o former_a people_n as_o sin_v against_o conscience_n knowledge_n and_o example_n of_o all_o age_n and_o like_v to_o the_o servant_n that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n but_o do_v it_o not_o who_o therefore_o must_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n cap._n xxvii_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o church_n so_o be_v they_o likewise_o due_a by_o the_o very_a temporal_a law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o well_o ancient_a as_o late_a therefore_o edward_n the_o elder_a and_o guthrun_n saxon_n and_o danish_a king_n punish_v the_o not_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o their_o temporal_a constitution_n lambard_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 54._o tom._n 1._o council_n britan._n pag._n 392._o king_n athelstan_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 924._o not_o only_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v pay_v by_o himself_o his_o bishop_n aldermen_z and_o officer_n but_o maintain_v that_o his_o law_n by_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n say_v decimas_fw-la meas_fw-la &_o hostiam_fw-la pacificam_fw-la offeram_fw-la tibi_fw-la and_o by_o other_o effectual_a authority_n provide_v precise_o that_o his_o own_o tithe_n shall_v diligent_o be_v pay_v and_o appoint_v a_o time_n certain_a for_o do_v thereof_o viz._n the_o feast_n of_o the_o decollation_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pa._n 57_o tom._n 1._o council_n p._n 402._o king_n edmund_z about_o the_o year_n 940._o in_o a_o solemn_a parliament_n as_o well_o of_o the_o laity_n as_o spiritualty_n ordain_v that_o every_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o christendom_n and_o be_v accurse_v shall_v pay_v they_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 73._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 420._o king_n edgar_z in_o a_o great_a parliament_n about_o the_o year_n 959._o confirm_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n assign_v certain_a time_n when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v pay_v viz._n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o young_a thing_n before_o whitsuntide_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o harvest_n equinoctial_a i._o about_o the_o 12._o septemb_n and_o of_o seed_n by_o martimas_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o pain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v ancient_o provide_v for_o the_o payment_n hereof_o though_o the_o book_n remain_v not_o to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o further_o enact_v that_o the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n shall_v compel_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o shall_v set_v it_o forth_o and_o deliver_v it_o if_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o party_n offend_v only_o the_o 9_o part_n and_o that_o the_o other_o eight_o part_n shall_v be_v divide_v four_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o four_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v herein_o be_v spare_v be_v he_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o any_o gentleman_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o tom._n 1._o council_n pa._n 444._o king_n canutus_n about_o the_o year_n 1016._o make_v the_o like_a law_n with_o some_o little_a enlargement_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o law_n 44._o tom._n con._n pag._n 44._o ca._n 8._o and_o as_o malmesbury_n testify_v strict_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n lib._n 2._o p._n 55._o and_o he_o write_v also_o about_o the_o 15._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n a_o long_a letter_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o nobility_n of_o england_n conjure_v they_o by_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o ought_v both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o god_n that_o they_o cause_v these_o law_n touch_v tithe_n and_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v due_o execute_v and_o the_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v as_o abovesaid_a malmsb._n p._n 74._o but_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n about_o the_o year_n 1042_o make_v all_o certain_a namely_o that_o tithe_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v pay_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n the_o ten_o foal_n the_o ten_o calf_n the_o ten_o cheese_n where_o cheese_n be_v make_v or_o the_o ten_o day_n milk_n where_o there_o be_v no_o cheese_n make_v the_o ten_o lamb_n the_o ten_o fleece_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o butter_n the_o ten_o pig_n and_o that_o they_o that_o have_v but_o a_o calf_n or_o two_o shall_v pay_v for_o every_o of_o they_o a_o penny_n and_o to_o this_o price_n be_v the_o parson_n general_o hold_v at_o this_o day_n when_o ten_o of_o our_o penny_n be_v scarce_o worth_a one_o of_o that_o time_n he_o also_o ordain_v that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v of_o bee_n wood_n meadow_n water_n mill_n park_n warren_n fishing_n coppise_v orchard_n and_o negotiation_n and_o out_o of_o all_o thing_n say_v the_o law_n that_o the_o lord_n give_v note_n for_o the_o sheriff_n and_o bishop_n be_v in_o those_o day_n the_o king_n justice_n in_o every_o county_n and_o all_o matter_n be_v hear_v and_o decide_v before_o they_o note_n the_o ten_o be_v to_o be_v render_v unto_o he_o that_o give_v the_o nine_o part_n with_o the_o ten_o and_o bind_v the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n to_o see_v this_o execute_v and_o all_o these_o be_v grant_v say_v the_o book_n by_o the_o king_n baron_n and_o commonalty_n as_o appear_v in_o those_o his_o law_n cap._n 8._o and_o hoveden_n annal._n part_n poster_n pag._n 602._o long_o after_o the_o learned_a author_n have_v write_v this_o he_o publish_v the_o first_o tome_n of_o our_o english_a counsel_n wherein_o not_o only_o these_o law_n mention_v be_v recite_v but_o also_o many_o other_o law_n and_o constitution_n concern_v tithe_n by_o other_o king_n and_o parliament_n of_o that_o age_n it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o have_v insert_v they_o at_o large_a here_o be_v there_o set_v down_o in_o order_n of_o time_n successive_o but_o because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o add_v any_o thing_n or_o alter_v in_o the_o text_n of_o his_o discourse_n and_o that_o the_o tome_n of_o the_o counsel_n be_v obvious_a to_o every_o man_n perusal_n i_o will_v only_o add_v some_o brief_a reference_n to_o they_o as_o also_o to_o m._n selden_n in_o the_o eight_o chap._n of_o his_o history_n who_o have_v recite_v they_o all_o and_o some_o more_o than_o be_v here_o mention_v from_o both_o these_o learned_a lawyer_n the_o studious_a reader_n may_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v especial_o when_o the_o second_o tome_n of_o the_o synod_n shall_v be_v extant_a there_o will_v be_v full_a testimony_n of_o our_o own_o law_n to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n for_o 500_o year_n after_o the_o conquest_n as_o these_o be_v for_o 500_o year_n before_o it_o when_o gregory_n the_o great_a scent_n augustine_n about_o the_o year_n 600._o chr._n assist_v with_o 40._o preacher_n to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n to_o our_o forefather_n in_o england_n it_o be_v testify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n among_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o preach_v and_o command_v tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v haec_fw-la beatus_fw-la augustinus_n praedicavit_fw-la &_o docuit_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la concessa_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la instinctu_fw-la diaboli_fw-la multi_fw-la eam_fw-la detinuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o all_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o baron_n and_o the_o people_n tom._n 1._o council_n brit._n pag._n 619._o §_o 8_o 9_o egbert_n archbishop_n of_o york_n brother_n to_o eadbert_n king_n of_o northumberland_n publish_v canon_n about_o the_o year_n 750._o which_o do_v bind_v all_o the_o northern_a part_n and_o scotland_n in_o those_o day_n wherein_o he_o direct_v all_o minister_n to_o
instruct_v their_o people_n when_o and_o how_o to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n tom._n 1._o con._n pa._n 258._o can._n 5_o etc._n etc._n about_o the_o year_n 786._o in_o the_o time_n of_o offa_n a_o great_a king_n of_o mercia_n and_o helfwood_n king_n of_o northumberland_n and_o the_o two_o archbishop_n there_o be_v a_o great_a council_n hold_v by_o two_o legate_n from_o hadrian_n the_o first_o wherein_o tithe_n be_v establish_v and_o it_o be_v likewise_o confirm_v in_o the_o south_n part_n by_o the_o king_n of_o west-saxony_n and_o as_o m._n selden_n say_v it_o be_v a_o most_o observable_a law_n be_v make_v with_o great_a solemnity_n of_o both_o power_n of_o both_o state_n history_n cap._n 8._o pag._n 201._o tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 291._o can._n 17._o in_o the_o year_n 855._o king_n ethelwolph_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o his_o baronage_n and_o bishop_n grant_v the_o perpetual_a right_n of_o tithe_n to_o the_o church_n throughout_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o that_o free_a from_o all_o tax_n and_o exaction_n use_v then_o in_o the_o state_n and_o this_o statute_n be_v very_o remarkable_a and_o be_v confirm_v by_o other_o king_n brorredus_fw-la and_o edmundus_n of_o east-angle_n tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 384._o for_o the_o northern_a clergy_n there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v to_o punish_v the_o nonpayment_n of_o tithe_n tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 501._o in_o a_o great_a parliament_n at_o earham_n anno_fw-la 1009._o by_o all_o the_o state_n assemble_v under_o king_n ethelred_n tithe_n be_v command_v and_o confirm_v tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 510_o etc._n etc._n maccabeus_n a_o ancient_a king_n of_o scotland_n confirm_v tithe_n in_o his_o law_n con._n pag._n 571._o anno_fw-la 1050._o in_o the_o canon_n of_o aelfric_n tithe_n be_v confirm_v anno_fw-la 1052._o con._n pag._n 572._o these_o and_o many_o other_o constitution_n and_o law_n be_v particular_o and_o more_o full_o recite_v in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o our_o counsel_n and_o in_o mr_n selden_n history_n cap._n 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confirmation_n of_o this_o charter_n chartas_fw-la v._o rastal_n abridge_v destat_fw-la do_fw-mi confirmat_fw-la sententia_fw-la lata_fw-la super_fw-la chartas_fw-la wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v excommunicate_v the_o breaker_n thereof_o and_o the_o very_a form_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v there_o prescribe_v according_a to_o which_o upon_o the_o 13._o maii_n anno_fw-la 1304._o ed._n 1.31_o boniface_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o five_o other_o bishop_n solemn_o denounce_v this_o curse_n in_o westminster_n hall_n the_o king_n himself_o with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v present_a 22._o vid._n pupil_n oculi_fw-la part_n 5._o cap._n 22._o first_o against_o all_o they_o that_o shall_v witting_o and_o malicious_o deprive_v or_o spoil_v church_n of_o their_o right_n second_o against_o those_o that_o by_o any_o art_n or_o devise_v infringe_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n or_o kingdom_n grant_v by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr foresta_n three_o against_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v make_v new_a statute_n against_o the_o article_n of_o these_o charter_n or_o shall_v keep_v they_o be_v make_v or_o bring_v in_o or_o keep_v other_o custom_n and_o against_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o statute_n counsellor_n and_o executioner_n thereof_o that_o shall_v presume_v to_o give_v judgement_n according_a to_o they_o and_o lest_o this_o shall_v seem_v a_o passion_n of_o some_o particular_a man_n for_o the_o present_a time_n rather_o than_o a_o perpetual_a resolution_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o the_o succeed_a age_n the_o zeal_n and_o care_n thereof_o be_v continual_o propagate_v from_o posterity_n to_o posterity_n so_o that_o in_o 42_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v further_o enact_v that_o if_o any_o statute_n be_v make_v contrary_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v void_a and_o 15._o time_n be_v this_o charter_n confirm_v by_o parliament_n in_o ed._n 3._o time_n eight_o time_n in_o rich._n 2._o reign_n and_o six_o time_n in_o hen._n 4._o yea_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o every_o parliament_n almost_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n as_o have_v learn_v of_o the_o very_a heathen_a poet_n who_o have_v it_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o begin_v ever_o with_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o man_n find_v that_o ever_o will_v or_o dare_v with_o nero_n lay_v hand_n upon_o his_o mother_n the_o church_n for_o he_o that_o smite_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n exod._n 20.15_o heu_fw-la tot_fw-la sancitas_fw-la per_fw-la plurima_fw-la secula_fw-la leges_fw-la hauserit_fw-la una_fw-la dies_fw-la hora_fw-la una_fw-la et_fw-fr persidus_fw-la error_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o strain_v these_o law_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o superstitious_a gift_n as_o be_v make_v to_o the_o church_n against_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n but_o to_o those_o only_a that_o be_v for_o maintenance_n of_o his_o word_n and_o ministry_n which_o if_o they_o be_v lawful_o confer_v as_o no_o man_n i_o think_v doubt_v but_o they_o be_v then_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o fearful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o pull_v they_o from_o god_n to_o rend_v they_o from_o the_o church_n to_o violate_v the_o dedication_n of_o our_o father_n the_o oath_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o decree_n of_o so_o many_o parliament_n and_o final_o to_o throw_v ourselves_o into_o those_o horrible_a curse_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v contract_v with_o god_n as_o nehomiah_n and_o the_o jew_n do_v nehem._n 10._o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v herein_o for_o as_o levi_n pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 7._o so_o the_o lawful_a vow_n of_o the_o father_n descend_v upon_o their_o child_n and_o as_o the_o posterity_n of_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n be_v bless_v in_o keep_v it_o jer._n 35.18_o so_o doubtless_o have_v we_o just_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o dint_n of_o this_o curse_n in_o break_v this_o vow_n say_v then_o that_o tithe_n be_v not_o original_o due_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o there_o belong_v no_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n unto_o his_o minister_n yet_o be_v we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o the_o jew_n nehem._n 10.32_o they_o make_v statute_n by_o themselves_o to_o give_v every_o year_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o our_o father_n make_v law_n among_o themselves_o to_o give_v a_o portion_n of_o their_o land_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o substance_n that_o be_v these_o parsonage_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n if_o they_o be_v not_o due_a before_o they_o be_v now_o due_a for_o when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o
be_v slack_a to_o be_v pay_v it_o 4._o eccles_n also_o 5.3_o 4._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o deut._n 23.20_o therefore_o s._n peter_n reason_v the_o matter_n with_o ananias_n tell_v he_o that_o while_o his_o land_n remain_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o appertain_v unto_o he_o and_o when_o it_o be_v sell_v the_o money_n be_v his_o own_o act._n 5.4_o he_o may_v have_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v give_v they_o god_n or_o not_o but_o when_o his_o heart_n have_v vow_v his_o hand_n be_v tie_v to_o perform_v they_o he_o vow_v all_o and_o all_o be_v due_a not_o by_o the_o levitical_a law_n which_o now_o be_v end_v but_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o last_v for_o ever_o for_o job_n be_v a_o heathen_a man_n and_o not_o a_o jew_n say_v also_o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o prayer_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v render_v he_o thy_o vow_n job_n 22.27_o if_o the_o king_n give_v a_o gift_n of_o his_o inheritance_n to_o his_o son_n his_o son_n shall_v have_v it_o if_o he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n his_o servant_n shall_v have_v it_o ezek._n 46.16_o if_o the_o king_n then_o give_v a_o gift_n to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v to_o god_n almighty_n shall_v not_o god_n have_v it_o or_o the_o servant_n to_o his_o master_n and_o maker_n shall_v not_o he_o enjoy_v it_o who_o have_v power_n to_o take_v that_o from_o god_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o according_a to_o his_o word_n can_v the_o bishop_n can_v the_o clergy_n give_v this_o away_o no_o they_o be_v but_o vsufructuarii_fw-la they_o have_v but_o the_o use_n of_o it_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v god_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o grant_n be_v concedimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o give_v it_o to_o god_n not_o to_o the_o bishop_n therefore_o when_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n require_v the_o church_n of_o milan_n of_o that_o noble_a bishop_n s._n ambrose_n o_o say_v he_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v require_v of_o i_o that_o be_v i_o as_o my_o land_n my_o house_n 2.38_o orat._n the_o basilie_o tradend_n p._n 2.38_o my_o gold_n or_o my_o silver_n whatsoever_o be_v i_o i_o will_v willing_o offer_v it_o but_o say_v he_o i_o can_v take_v nothing_o from_o the_o church_n nor_o deliver_v that_o to_o other_o which_o i_o myself_o receive_v but_o to_o keep_v and_o not_o to_o deliver_v cap._n xxviii_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 judicial_a tithe_n be_v not_o simple_o a_o leviticall_a duty_n but_o respective_o not_o the_o natural_a child_n of_o moses_n law_n but_o the_o adoptive_a consider_v first_o the_o action_n and_o then_o the_o end_n the_o action_n in_o payment_n of_o they_o the_o end_n in_o the_o employment_n or_o dispose_n of_o they_o the_o action_n of_o payment_n of_o they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v proper_o leviticall_a for_o divers_a reason_n first_o it_o be_v much_o more_o ancient_a than_o the_o leviticall_a law_n as_o 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confident_o affirm_v the_o doctrine_n that_o s._n paul_n so_o much_o beat_v upon_o that_o all_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v abolish_v and_o yet_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o speak_v of_o tithe_n do_v without_o all_o controversy_n both_o conclude_v and_o teach_v that_o still_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o therefore_o plain_o not_o to_o be_v a_o ceremony_n four_o the_o tithe_n now_o use_v be_v not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n for_o by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n nothing_o be_v tithe_v but_o such_o thing_n as_o renew_a and_o increase_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o our_o manner_n of_o tithing_n be_v after_o that_o of_o abraham_n 7.2_o heb._n 7.2_o who_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o to_o be_v consider_v for_o therein_o as_o abraham_n tithe_v to_o melchisedek_n not_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n so_o our_o tithing_n be_v now_o to_o christ_n be_v of_o melchisedek's_n order_n and_o not_o of_o the_o 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shall_v be_v contain_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n in_o every_o church_n so_o appropriate_v shall_v provide_v by_o his_o discretion_n that_o the_o vicar_n be_v convenable_o endow_v divine_a service_n perform_v and_o a_o convenient_a portion_n of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o yearly_o distribute_v to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n do_v but_o agnise_v and_o affirm_v the_o spiritual_a end_n whereto_o these_o parsonage_n be_v appoint_v and_o the_o authority_n the_o church_n have_v still_o over_o they_o notwithstanding_o such_o appropriation_n command_v the_o bishop_n to_o see_v it_o execute_v neither_o do_v i_o yet_o find_v where_o this_o power_n be_v take_v from_o the_o bishop_n for_o the_o statute_n that_o give_v these_o appropriate_a church_n to_o the_o king_n say_v not_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v they_o as_o temporal_a land_n or_o discharge_v of_o the_o bishop_n jurisdiction_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v
have_v they_o as_o the_o religious_a person_n have_v they_o that_o be_v as_o spiritual_a live_n and_o consequent_o subject_a to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n before_o have_v over_o they_o and_o then_o be_v they_o not_o otherwise_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o laity_n for_o testimony_n whereof_o they_o also_o carry_v at_o this_o day_n the_o badge_n and_o livery_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o the_o clergy_n for_o as_o joseph_n be_v tax_v in_o his_o own_o city_n so_o be_v they_o yet_o rank_v among_o other_o spiritual_a live_n and_o as_o member_n of_o that_o body_n do_v still_o pay_v their_o synodal_n and_o proxy_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n and_o if_o tithe_n be_v withhold_v from_o the_o approprietary_n he_o still_o sue_v for_o they_o as_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n all_o which_o be_v by_o god_n providence_n leave_v upon_o they_o as_o mark_n of_o the_o tribe_n they_o belong_v unto_o that_o when_o the_o jubilee_n come_v if_o ever_o it_o please_v god_n to_o send_v it_o they_o may_v thereby_o be_v distinguish_v and_o bring_v back_o again_o to_o their_o own_o tribe_n §_o 2_o that_o no_o man_n proper_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o appropriation_n but_o spiritual_a man_n spiritual_a thing_n and_o spiritual_a man_n be_v correlative_n and_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v divorce_v therefore_o be_v no_o man_n capable_a of_o appropriation_n but_o spiritual_a person_n before_o the_o law_n of_o dissolution_n which_o first_o violate_v this_o holy_a marriage_n and_o like_a abimelech_n gen._n 20.2_o take_v the_o wife_n from_o the_o husband_n and_o make_v lay_v man_n which_o before_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n now_o become_v spiritual_a father_n the_o act_n of_o appropriation_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o make_v a_o body_n corporate_a or_o politic_a spiritual_a that_o have_v succession_n perpetual_a incumbent_n in_o a_o rectory_n or_o no_o more_o upon_o the_o matter_n then_o to_o entail_v the_o incumbency_n to_o one_o certain_a succession_n of_o spiritual_a man_n therefore_o as_o a_o patron_n say_v my_o lord_n dyer_n chief_a justice_n and_o plowden_n 496._o must_v present_v a_o spiritual_a person_n to_o a_o church_n and_o not_o a_o temporal_a so_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o appropriation_n must_v be_v make_v unto_o a_o spiritual_a person_n and_o not_o temporal_a for_o say_v he_o the_o one_o have_v cure_v of_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o they_o differ_v in_o nothing_o but_o in_o this_o the_o one_o be_v parson_n for_o his_o life_n and_o the_o other_o and_o his_o successor_n parson_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o and_o for_o this_o in_o the_o beginning_n say_v he_o be_v the_o appropriation_n make_v to_o abbot_n prior_n dean_n prebend_n and_o such_o like_a as_o might_n in_o their_o own_o person_n minister_v the_o sacrament_n and_o sacramental_n and_o to_o none_o other_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o they_o can_v not_o grant_v their_o estate_n to_o any_o other_o no_o more_o than_o the_o incumbent_n of_o a_o parsonage_n presentative_a who_o though_o he_o may_v lease_v his_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o grant_v his_o incumbency_n to_o any_o other_o but_o must_v resign_v it_o and_o then_o the_o patron_n and_o bishop_n must_v make_v the_o new_a incumbent_n and_o so_o the_o incumbency_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a office_n can_v be_v grant_v nor_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n can_v the_o perpetual_a incumbent_n which_o be_v the_o approprietary_n at_o the_o first_o grant_v his_o estate_n which_o contain_v the_o incumbency_n and_o the_o rectory_n which_o be_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o incumbent_n therefore_o when_o the_o order_n of_o the_o templar_n to_o who_o divers_a appropriate_a parsonage_n be_v belong_v be_v dissolve_v and_o their_o possession_n grant_v to_o the_o prior_n of_o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n justice_n herle_n in_o 3_o ed._n 3._o say_v that_o if_o the_o templar_n have_v grant_v their_o estate_n in_o the_o appropriation_n to_o the_o hospitaler_n that_o be_v to_o they_o of_o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o hospitaler_n shall_v not_o have_v it_o for_o it_o be_v grant_v only_o to_o the_o templar_n and_o they_o can_v not_o make_v a_o appropriation_n thereof_o over_o unto_o other_o therefore_o to_o make_v good_a the_o estate_n of_o the_o prior_n and_o hospitaler_n it_o be_v show_v there_o that_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o pope_n king_n and_o parliament_n the_o prior_n have_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o templar_n and_o so_o by_o herle_n a_o appropriation_n can_v be_v transfer_v to_o another_o and_o with_o good_a reason_n say_v the_o book_n for_o it_o have_v in_o it_o a_o perpetual_a incumbency_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a function_n appropriate_v to_o a_o certain_a person_n spiritual_a and_o can_v be_v remove_v from_o they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v by_o any_o act_n of_o they_o herle_v there_o also_o say_v that_o that_o which_o be_v appropropriate_a unto_o the_o templar_n be_v disappropriate_a by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o order_n foe_n 497._o b._n so_o that_o as_o death_n be_v the_o dissolution_n of_o every_o ordinary_a incumbent_n so_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o religious_a order_n monastery_n or_o corporation_n be_v the_o death_n thereof_o and_o by_o that_o death_n according_a to_o this_o opinion_n of_o justice_n herle_v the_o church_n appropriate_v that_o belong_v thereunto_o be_v again_o become_v presentable_a as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o appropriation_n whereunto_o my_o lord_n dyer_n and_o manwood_n do_v also_o agree_v 2._o dier_n plough_v 497._o manwood_n ib._n 501._o l._n 2._o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o religious_a house_n all_o appropriation_n have_v be_v presentable_a like_o other_o church_n if_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n have_v not_o give_v they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o by_o as_o good_a reason_n may_v the_o same_o lawmaker_n have_v give_v he_o the_o other_o also_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o perceive_v to_o the_o contrary_n yet_o let_v we_o see_v in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o king_n for_o though_o i_o can_v examine_v the_o matter_n according_a unto_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n be_v not_o so_o happy_a which_o i_o lament_v as_o to_o attain_v that_o profession_n yet_o under_o correction_n i_o will_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o offer_v some_o point_n thereof_o to_o further_a consideration_n as_o first_o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n second_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v grant_v three_o the_o end_n why_o and_o herein_o i_o humble_o beseech_v my_o master_n of_o the_o law_n to_o censure_v i_o favourable_o for_o i_o take_v it_o by_o protestation_n that_o i_o do_v it_o not_o as_o asserendo_fw-la docere_fw-la sed_fw-la disserendo_fw-la quaerere_fw-la legitima_fw-la illa_fw-la vera_fw-la that_o littleton_n speak_v of_o §_o 3_o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n 1._o the_o statute_n say_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v all_o such_o monastery_n priory_n and_o other_o such_o religious_a house_n of_o monk_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v not_o above_o 200_o a_o year_n and_o the_o sites_n and_o circuit_n thereof_o and_o all_o manor_n grange_n mease_n land_n etc._n etc._n tithe_n pension_n church_n chapel_n advowsons_n patronage_n annuity_n right_n condition_n and_o other_o hereditament_n appertain_v or_o belong_v to_o every_o such_o monastery_n 2._o in_o as_o large_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o the_o governor_n of_o those_o and_o such_o other_o religious_a house_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v the_o same_o in_o the_o right_n of_o their_o house_n 3._o to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v etc._n etc._n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o assign_v to_o do_v and_o use_v therewith_o his_o and_o their_o own_o will_n to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o word_n have_v divers_a signification_n and_o therefore_o make_v the_o sense_n the_o more_o obscure_a monastery_n priory_n and_o religious_a house_n be_v 1._o sometime_o take_v personal_o for_o the_o head_n and_o member_n of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v for_o the_o man_n of_o the_o house_n as_o church_n for_o the_o congregation_n city_n for_o citizen_n 2._o sometime_o they_o be_v take_v local_o for_o the_o soil_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n one_o while_n extensive_o to_o all_o the_o territory_n thereof_o another_o while_n restrictive_o to_o the_o site_n and_o building_n only_o 3._o they_o be_v take_v civil_o or_o local_o for_o the_o whole_a right_n of_o the_o house_n the_o land_n the_o rent_n the_o possession_n and_o inheritance_n whatsoever_o in_o which_o of_o these_o sense_n the_o parliament_n have_v give_v they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o whether_o in_o all_o of_o they_o or_o not_o it_o be_v not_o manifest_a but_o i_o conceive_v the_o word_n must_v be_v take_v in_o the_o last_o sense_n which_o as_o the_o
that_o nicholas_n 2._o doubt_a not_o to_o commit_v the_o government_n of_o all_o the_o church_n of_o england_n unto_o edward_n the_o confessor_n as_o by_o and_o by_o we_o shall_v more_o large_o declare_v and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v so_o likewise_o consecrate_v ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o clodoveus_n alias_o ludovicus_n who_o saint_n remigius_n bishop_n of_o rheimes_n both_o baptize_v and_o anoint_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 500_o have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o all_o ancient_a age_n exercise_v the_o like_a ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n insomuch_o that_o clodoveus_n himself_o be_v but_o new_o enter_v into_o be_v doubt_v not_o to_o appoint_v a_o council_n at_o orleans_n and_o to_o call_v thither_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o france_n but_o out_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o priestly_a mind_n to_o use_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o council_n command_v the_o priest_n mean_v the_o bishop_n to_o assemble_v there_o for_o debate_v necessary_a matter_n which_o in_o his_o own_o consideration_n he_o have_v advise_v upon_o and_o deliver_v to_o they_o in_o head_n and_o title_n and_o they_o have_v answer_v thereunto_o and_o frame_v the_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n according_o do_v submit_v they_o to_o his_o judgement_n and_o desire_v if_o it_o approve_v they_o himself_o for_o great_a authority_n will_v confirm_v they_o tom._n 2._o council_n pag._n 309._o in_o rescripto_fw-la synodi_fw-la the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n be_v also_o anoint_v and_o endow_v with_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n whereof_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o anon_o for_o the_o right_n of_o both_o these_o kingdom_n reside_v at_o this_o present_a upon_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o till_o the_o same_o come_v unto_o they_o be_v neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v and_o though_o since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v be_v dignify_v with_o both_o these_o prerogative_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o illustrious_a in_o they_o as_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n for_o that_o these_o be_v ancient_a kingdom_n raise_v by_o their_o own_o power_n and_o prowess_n and_o those_o other_o of_o less_o continuance_n erect_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o not_o absolute_a but_o feodary_n of_o his_o sea_n and_o touch_v that_o of_o france_n also_o the_o mere_a right_n thereof_o rest_v upon_o his_o majesty_n of_o england_n though_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la another_o for_o the_o time_n possess_v it_o so_o that_o in_o this_o point_n of_o unction_n our_o sovereign_n the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o christendom_n at_o this_o day_n peerless_a and_o transcendent_a and_o well_o therefore_o may_v william_n rufus_n say_v that_o himself_o have_v all_o the_o liberty_n in_o his_o kingdom_n which_o the_o emperor_n challenge_v in_o his_o empire_n mat._n paris_n but_o i_o wonder_v why_o the_o papist_n shall_v so_o confident_o deny_v the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o be_v capable_a of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n when_o pope_n nicholas_n 2._o of_o who_o we_o speak_v before_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n have_v upon_o the_o matter_n agree_v that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o for_o among_o other_o privilege_n that_o he_o there_o bestow_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n peter_n of_o westminster_n then_o new_o found_v by_o that_o virtuous_a king_n he_o grant_v and_o absolute_o confirm_v that_o it_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v a_o place_n of_o regal_a constitution_n and_o consecration_n and_o a_o perpetual_a habitation_n of_o monk_n that_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o king_n himself_o free_a from_o episcopal_a service_n and_o authority_n and_o where_o no_o bishop_n shall_v enter_v to_o give_v any_o order_n etc._n etc._n tom._n council_n part_n 3._o pa._n 1129._o a._n in_o which_o word_n i_o note_v first_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n be_v before_o their_o coronation_n mere_o lay_v person_n be_v by_o their_o consecration_n make_v candidati_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la and_o admit_v to_o the_o administration_n thereof_o for_o to_o what_o other_o purpose_n be_v consecration_n ordain_v but_o to_o make_v secular_a thing_n to_o belong_v unto_o the_o temple_n and_o lay_v person_n to_o become_v sacred_a and_o ecclesiastical_a like_o jacob_n stone_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o present_o upon_o the_o anoint_v thereof_o become_v appropriate_a to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n second_o he_o plain_o make_v the_o king_n head_n of_o this_o monastery_n that_o be_v of_o the_o place_n itself_o and_o of_o all_o the_o person_n and_o member_n thereof_o which_o then_o by_o consequence_n he_o may_v likewise_o be_v of_o all_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o place_n through_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o even_o that_o also_o he_o grant_v in_o a_o sort_n in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o epistle_n vobis_fw-la &_o posteris_fw-la vestris_fw-la regibus_fw-la committimus_fw-la advocationem_fw-la &_o tuitionem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la loci_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la ut_fw-la vice_fw-la nostra_fw-la cum_fw-la concilio_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o abbatum_fw-la constituatis_fw-la ubique_fw-la quae_fw-la justa_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o that_o if_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v please_v to_o execute_v this_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n as_o the_o pope_n vicar_n then_o by_o this_o his_o charter_n they_o be_v invest_v therewith_o and_o peradventure_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n can_v never_o revoke_v it_o be_v grant_v posteris_fw-la regibus_fw-la and_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v as_o barclayus_n say_v of_o nich._n 1._o to_o michael_n the_o emperor_n as_o a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n lib._n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la papae_fw-la ca._n 2._o pag._n 13._o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v hereby_o evident_a which_o i_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v just_o capable_a of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n by_o the_o 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