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of_o feast_v banquet_a apparel_v game_n build_a or_o some_o other_o of_o like_a nature_n which_o be_v maintain_v by_o many_o man_n in_o city_n and_o town_n of_o trade_n with_o the_o minister_n money_n while_o he_o be_v not_o pay_v his_o due_a tenthes_o three_o man_n may_v pay_v their_o true_a tenthes_o and_o yet_o both_o continue_v the_o bounty_n of_o their_o liberal_a expense_n and_o also_o increase_v their_o estate_n never_o the_o less_o for_o not_o man_n but_o god_n have_v speak_v by_o the_o prophet_n bring_v all_o the_o tithe_n into_o â—1_n â—al_a â—_o 10_o â—1_n my_o storehouse_n that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o my_o house_n and_o try_v i_o now_o herewith_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v the_o window_n of_o heaven_n unto_o you_o and_o poor_a you_o out_o a_o blessing_n without_o measure_n i_o will_v rebuke_v the_o devourer_n for_o your_o sake_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v to_o god_n that_o man_n profess_v the_o name_n of_o god_n will_v learn_v and_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o depend_v upon_o his_o providence_n the_o heathen_a shall_v stand_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o christian_n for_o the_o very_a heathen_a as_o have_v be_v show_v repute_v themselves_o not_o undo_v or_o hinder_v but_o to_o be_v the_o more_o plentiful_o enrich_v by_o pay_v their_o tithe_n we_o often_o do_v hear_v man_n complain_v that_o though_o they_o follow_v their_o trade_n diligent_o and_o careful_o with_o a_o good_a competent_a stock_n yet_o they_o put_v all_o into_o a_o bottomless_a bag_n either_o they_o decay_n and_o go_v backward_o or_o at_o least_o they_o go_v not_o forward_o they_o be_v not_o increase_v may_v i_o not_o speak_v here_o after_o the_o same_o fashion_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v unto_o the_o corinthian_n in_o a_o other_o case_n for_o this_o cause_n â—_o 〈◊〉_d 11._o â—_o 〈…〉_o and_o weak_a amongst_o you_o and_o many_o sleep_n so_o for_o thiâ—_n cause_n uz._n for_o defraud_v god_n and_o his_o minister_n many_o be_v poor_a &_o needy_a among_o you_o and_o diverse_a be_v undo_v by_o one_o casualty_n or_o other_o if_o my_o speech_n may_v seem_v too_o peremptory_a to_o they_o who_o self_n love_n and_o covetousness_n have_v bewitch_v then_o hear_v again_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o same_o prophet_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n because_o you_o have_v spoil_v i_o â—_o mal_fw-fr 3_o â—_o to_o the_o like_a effect_n be_v the_o say_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n most_o vehement_a as_o special_o of_o augustine_n nolite_fw-la de_fw-la cuncta_fw-la comâ—â—s_n aug_n 〈…〉_o comâ—â—s_n substantia_fw-la vestra_fw-la fraudare_fw-la decimam_fw-la ne_fw-la vobis_fw-la novem_fw-la part_n auferantur_fw-la &_o sola_fw-la decima_fw-la remaneat_fw-la that_o be_v with_o hold_v not_o the_o tithe_n of_o any_o of_o your_o substance_n lest_o god_n take_v from_o you_o the_o nine_o part_n and_o leave_v you_o only_o the_o ten_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n also_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o serm_n de_fw-fr tempor_fw-la 1._o dom._n 12._o serm_n 1._o where_o speak_v of_o a_o barrenness_n then_o present_a and_o so_o grievous_a upon_o the_o field_n and_o the_o vine_n that_o year_n when_o he_o make_v that_o sermon_n as_o that_o they_o have_v not_o pass_v the_o â—enth_fw-mi part_n of_o the_o wont_a increase_n of_o other_o year_n he_o assign_v the_o cause_n thereof_o in_o these_o word_n novem_n tibi_fw-la part_n retractae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quia_fw-la decimam_fw-la dare_v noluisti_fw-la that_o be_v the_o nine_o part_n be_v withdraw_v from_o thou_o because_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v the_o ten_o where_o he_o further_o show_v plentiful_o that_o for_o so_o much_o as_o man_n himself_o be_v the_o lord_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n the_o cattle_n wherewith_o man_n plow_v be_v the_o lord_n the_o dew_n and_o shower_n wherewith_o the_o earth_n and_o seed_n be_v water_v be_v the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o lord_n may_v just_o challenge_v nine_o part_n if_o he_o will_v and_o assign_v unto_o man_n the_o ten_o part_n only_o for_o his_o labour_n but_o whereas_o god_n deal_v otherwise_o in_o so_o great_a bounty_n he_o be_v just_o offend_v and_o provoke_v to_o send_v upon_o man_n oppression_n to_o their_o undo_n and_o sickness_n also_o and_o death_n to_o their_o utter_a destruction_n when_o they_o refuse_v to_o pay_v their_o tenthes_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o augustine_n and_o all_o of_o it_o ground_v upon_o god_n word_n as_o they_o may_v more_o full_o see_v who_o will_v read_v augustine_n his_o own_o text_n at_o large_a which_o for_o brevity_n i_o have_v thus_o abridge_v and_o if_o man_n will_v yet_o see_v a_o short_a epitome_n let_v they_o read_v consider_v and_o fear_v what_o the_o lord_n speak_v by_o solomon_n it_o be_v destruction_n for_o a_o 25._o prou._n 20._o 25._o man_n to_o devour_v that_o which_o be_v holy_a when_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o pray_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o land_n they_o be_v so_o to_o crave_v the_o goodness_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o themselves_o have_v deal_v true_o with_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o tithe_n yea_o they_o must_v in_o their_o prayer_n 15_o 〈…〉_o 15_o menâ—ion_n that_o they_o have_v tythe_v true_o and_o neither_o keep_v back_o in_o their_o own_o stock_n nor_o waste_v in_o their_o feast_n any_o of_o god_n tithe_n and_o not_o unlike_a but_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o pharisie_n in_o his_o thanksgiving_n luk._n 18._o 12._o sâ—id_v in_o the_o temple_n that_o he_o pay_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o he_o possess_v know_v that_o the_o more_o true_o tithe_n be_v pay_v the_o more_o abundant_o may_v man_n expect_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o therefore_o that_o be_v but_o a_o plea_n proceed_v from_o want_n of_o faith_n when_o a_o man_n say_v because_o i_o can_v save_v nothing_o at_o the_o year_n end_n or_o because_o i_o have_v much_o ado_n to_o maintain_v myself_o therefore_o i_o will_v pay_v no_o tithe_n where_o the_o unaduised_a foolish_a man_n do_v argue_v against_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n for_o if_o he_o be_v needy_a and_o beggarly_a this_o be_v come_v upon_o he_o because_o of_o not_o pay_v tithe_n true_o and_o the_o more_o ado_n any_o man_n have_v to_o live_v by_o his_o endeavour_n the_o more_o need_n have_v he_o to_o tithe_v true_o that_o he_o may_v obtain_v god_n blessing_n the_o more_o effectual_o for_o it_o be_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n that_o bless_v a_o man_n to_o make_v he_o rich_a and_o it_o be_v the_o anger_n of_o god_n that_o cross_v a_o man_n to_o make_v he_o poor_a in_o the_o common_a excuse_n which_o the_o citizen_n make_v one_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o can_v but_o seem_v unto_o i_o something_o admirable_a uz._n that_o when_o the_o countryman_n have_v with_o great_a charge_n and_o labour_n tyll_v his_o field_n he_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o that_o which_o grow_v without_o diduct_v any_o kind_n of_o charge_n yet_o the_o tradesman_n or_o handicraft_n think_v himself_o deep_o tax_v if_o he_o be_v urge_v to_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o ten_o which_o be_v the_o hundred_o as_o for_o example_n the_o husbandman_n with_o the_o charge_n of_o his_o seed_n cattle_n and_o servant_n and_o his_o own_o endeavour_n also_o employ_v upon_o a_o farm_n or_o tenement_n reap_v at_o the_o year_n end_v as_o much_o corn_n as_o be_v worth_a fifty_o pound_n present_o he_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o same_o the_o worth_n of_o five_o pound_n be_v the_o ten_o part_n holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o howsoever_o the_o ungodly_a man_n which_o consider_v not_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n do_v lay_v out_o his_o tithe_n with_o heart_n grief_n and_o grudge_a yet_o that_o man_n who_o in_o the_o godliness_n and_o faith_n of_o his_o heart_n know_v that_o all_o proceed_v from_o god_n blessing_n he_o do_v lay_v out_o his_o ten_o with_o gladness_n and_o readiness_n expect_v that_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n will_v be_v the_o more_o plentiful_a upon_o his_o nine_o part_n the_o more_o faithful_o he_o do_v perform_v the_o ten_o to_o god_n as_o his_o sacred_a tribute_n but_o take_v a_o tradesman_n or_o handicraft_n which_o with_o less_o charge_n and_o toil_n every_o way_n earn_v by_o his_o own_o and_o his_o servant_n labour_v fifty_o pound_n in_o the_o year_n and_o this_o man_n think_v himself_o very_o bountiful_a if_o there_o come_v out_o of_o his_o purse_n ten_o shilling_n to_o the_o minister_n maintenance_n that_o year_n wherein_o he_o have_v earn_v fifty_o pound_n now_o here_o be_v but_o the_o hundred_o part_n pay_v where_o the_o ten_o be_v due_a suppose_v 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o that_o the_o exact_a ten_o be_v not_o due_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o the_o eleven_o twelve_o or_o twenty_o yet_o sure_o there_o must_v be_v some_o proportion_n