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of_o prudentiall_a thrift_n that_o tithe_n be_v too_o much_o for_o minister_n less_o will_v serve_v their_o turn_n part_n of_o what_o they_o have_v more_o then_o enough_o may_v help_v to_o defray_v public_a charge_n or_o ease_v the_o people_n who_o by_o tithe_n and_o other_o exaction_n be_v much_o impoverish_v answ_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o put_v the_o after-burthen_n of_o people_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v long_o before_o these_o civil_a tax_n and_o to_o another_o end_n nor_o do_v they_o rise_v out_o of_o any_o private_a man_n estate_n but_o out_o of_o a_o public_a patrimony_n to_o which_o god_n be_v proprietor_n and_o his_o minister_n be_v his_o pensioner_n 2._o it_o be_v a_o project_n unworthy_a the_o honour_n of_o this_o nation_n which_o be_v bless_v with_o a_o rich_a and_o good_a land_n to_o ease_v themselves_o by_o injure_v god_n and_o his_o minister_n or_o to_o repine_v at_o that_o cost_n bestow_v on_o chirst_n 3._o no_o wise_a or_o godly_a man_n 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leave_v widow_n and_o posterity_n to_o conflict_n with_o many_o difficulty_n and_o to_o find_v few_o friend_n it_o be_v not_o comely_a in_o piety_n charity_n or_o prudence_n to_o object_v superfluity_n where_o there_o be_v seldom_o competency_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n necessity_n many_o living_n afford_v but_o little_a livelihood_n to_o the_o minister_n by_o that_o time_n they_o be_v pare_v with_o those_o expense_n which_o be_v charge_v on_o they_o 7._o but_o many_o minister_n be_v unworthy_a of_o their_o maintenance_n some_o defective_a in_o ability_n other_o negligent_a in_o their_o duty_n many_o scandalous_a in_o their_o manner_n these_o in_o prudence_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v to_o that_o at_o least_o drone_n may_v not_o devour_v the_o honey_n intend_v for_o industrious_a bee_n answ_n 1._o this_o indeed_o be_v