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A80359	The memory of that faithful servant of the Lord Thomas Carleton, reviv'd. Being a collection of several of his vvritings in the ensuing volume as a testimony of his zeal for promoting the blessed truth and establishing of Friends therein. : Also some testimonies concerning his faithfulness and perseverance in the way of the Lord, unto the finishing of his course here with joy, which was the 18th day of the ninth month, 1684.	Carleton, Thomas, 1636?-1684.	1694 (1694)	Wing C589A; ESTC R170899	77,974	209

no Inheritance among the Children of Israel Numb 18.20 21 23 24. for the Tythe which the Children of Israel offered was to be the Levites Inheritance and out of them they were to extract a Tenth which they were to offer as an Heave-offering unto the Lord which was to be given unto Aaron and his Sons verse 26.28 only when they were come into the Land of Canaan Joshua by the appointment of Moses set forth Forty eight Cities with their Suburbs which the Children of Israel gave of their Inheritance at the Command of the Lord Joshua 21.1 2. c. Then again I read Deut. 14.28 29. beside the Tythe they were to bring year by year unto the Lord at the end of every three years they were to bring forth all the Tythe of their Increase and lay it up within their Gates and thither should the Levites come because they had no Inheritance among them and the Strangers the Fatherless and the Widows and should Eat and be filled that the Lord might bless Israel in all the works of their hands Deut. 26.12 13 c. Again Deut. 18.3 4. They which offer Sacrifice whether Bullock or Sheep shall give unto the Priests the right shoulder and the two Cheeks and the Maw and the First-fruits of the Corn the Wine and Oyl and the first of the Fleece of the sheep c. Then again Nehemiah when he came he saw the House of God was forsaken and the Portion of the Levites had not been given but every one was fled to his own Land he reproved the Rulers and set the Levites in their places and caused all Judah to bring their Tythe of Corn and Wine and Oyl into the Treasuries c. and appointed the Wards of the Priests and of the Levites every one in his Office Nehem. 13.10 11 12 30 c. Also King Hezekiah appointed the Courses of the Priests and Levites by their turns every Man according to his Office hence it is said Zacharias was of the Course of Abia and executed the Priests Office before God as his turn came Luk. 1.5.8 and commanded the People to bring in part for the Priests and Levites that they might be Encouraged in the Law of the Lord So the Children of Israel brought in abundance of First-fruits Corn Wine Oyl and Hony and of the increase of the Field and the Tythes of Bullocks Sheep and of the holy and consecrated things the Tythe of all things in abundance yea so much as they eat and were satisfied and there was many heaps laid up in store and Hezekiah commanded them to build Chambers and in them they laid up all their Tythe and their First-fruits and their dedicated things and set Overseers over them to whome they committed the charg of them who destributed with fidelity to their Brethren great and small by course 2 Chron. 31.2 4 5 6. to vers 14. c. And in Nehemiah 10. they were all sworn and sealed to fidelity both Priests and Levites Porters Singers Nethinims and all the Children of Israel to keep the Law and the Ordinances of it and to bring in all the First-fruits the Tythe and the dedicated things Corn Wine and Oyl c. into the Chambers and Treasures c. Then Ezekiel setting forth the glory of the Temple and measuring it with the measuring Reed he shews who shall be admitted to the service of the Temple and who not he also divided the Land into four Portions one for the Priests one for the Levites one for the House of Israel and one for the Princes Ezekiel 44. and chapters 45 46. also he sets forth the Offerings of the Princes and their Ordinances as Meat-offerings Drink-offerings Burnt-offerings Sin-offersings Trespass-offerings and Peace-offerings c. also the Sacrifices of their New-moons their Sabbaths and solemn Feasts c. Also Amos coming to cry against the Idolatry in Jeroboam's time and against the Princes and Prophets of Bethel he calls their Princes Kine they oppressed the Poor and destroyed the needy and multiplyed Transgresssion in Gilgal and said bring let us Drink c. and yet they would go to Bethel and bring their Sacrifices in the Morning and their Tythes after three years they could offer Thanksgiving and proclaim Free-Offerings and this they liked then as the Priests of our Age loves Free-offerings and give ye now so they might live in their sins but the Lord swore by his Holiness he would take them away with Thorns and their Posterity with Fish-hooks and he gave them cleanness of Teeth and scarceness of Bread He with-held the Rain in its season and he sent Blasting and Mildew and Pestilence and Sword amongst them Then again the Prophet Malachi cries out against the Priests how they dispised the Name of the Lord they said the Table of the Lord was not to be regarded and said it was polluted and snuffed at it when as it was they that polluted it by offering unclean Bread the Blind the Lame the Torn and the Sick for Sacrifice Mal. 1 6 7 8. Go offer it to your Princes saith the Lord and see if they will accept it from you you have fed your selves and served your selves and not the Lord For who among you saith he will shut a door or kindle a fire on mine Altar for naught verse 10. Cursed be the Deceiver that hath in his Flock a Male and sacrificeth a corrupt thing And chap. 2. O ye Priests saith Malachi this Commandment is for you ye have broke the Covenant of Levi even my Covenant of Life and Peace ye have been partial in the Law if you will not hear and consider to give glory to my Name I will corrupt your seed and cast dung upon you faces and will curse your Blessings chap. 2.2.4 5 c. for the Priests lips should preserve knowledge and they should seek the Law at his mouth c. but ye are gone out of the way ye have broken Covenant and caused many to fall c. And in chap. 3. he saith Behold the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his Temple but who may abide the day of his coming for he sitteth to try and fine as silver yea he will fine and purifie the Sons of Levi mark it is the Sons of Levi that they may bring Offerings of Righteousness and he will come near them to Judgment and will be a swift witness against the Adulterer false swearer and those that keep back the Hirelings wages that vex the Widow and the Fatherles and oppress the Poor and Stranger and fear not me saith the Lord for from the days of your Fathers saith he ye are gone away from mine Ordinances and have not kept them Will a Man rob God saith he yet ye have robbed me in Tyths and Offerings ye are cursed with a Curse Bring all the Tythe into the store-house that there may be meat in my House and prove me therewith and see if I will not open you the windows of Heaven and