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A30871 The storming and totall routing of tythes wherein is shewed the unlawfullnesse of claiming them by the now pretended tribe of Levy, and both takers and payers therein denying Christ to be come in the flesh / by Edward Barber. Barber, Edward, d. 1674? 1651 (1651) Wing B695; ESTC R24192 16,063 22

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protest to defend and maintain with life power and estate the true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations contrary to the said Doctrine the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subjects or rather the freemen of England and note this every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall do in the lawfull persuance of the same and to their power and as far as lawfully they may oppose and by all good waies and means endevour to bring to condign punishment all such as shall either by force practice Counsels Plots Conspiracies or otherwise do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained c. Also in the Explanation thereof it is said that whereas some doubts have been raised by several persons out of this House concerning the meaning of these words contained in the Protestation lately made by the Members of this House viz. The true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realm contrary to the same Doctrine this House doth declare that by these words was and is meant onely the publick Doctrine professed in the said Church so far as it is opposite to Popery and Popish Innovations and that the said words are not to be extened to the maintaining of any form or Worship Discipline or Governdment nor of any Rites or Ceremonies of the said Church of England Resolved that what person soever shall not take the Protestation is unfit to bear Office in the Church or Common-wealth again 2. Again by the Vow and Covenant we are injoyned for the defence of the true Protestant Religion and Liberties of the Subjects and this is made in the presence of Almighty God c. 3. We are ingaged in the Reformation of the Churches of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government to have it according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches 4. That we shall without respect of persons to wit from the Prelate to the Sexton in like manner endevour the exterpation of Popery Prelacie that is Church-government by Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancelours Commissaries Deans Deans and Chapters Arch-Deacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending upon that Hirarchy which these Priests extent do Superstition Heresee Schisme Prophanenesse and whatsoever shall be sound to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godlinesse least we partake in other mens sinns and thereby be in danger to receive of their Plagues Revel. 18. 4. The performance of which Protestation and Covenant concerning the said Minestery and Popish Tythes so cruel and burthensome to all inlightened conscientious men hath been often desired as by the Declaration of the Army and Petitions of diverse Countries to the House may appear c. Now forasmuch as the Lord saith Eccles. 5. 4. 5. When thou vowest a vow unto God defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools pay therefore that which thou hast vowed better is it that thou shouldst not vow then that thou shouldst vow and not pay And Deut. 23. 21. When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God thou shalt not slack to pay it for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee and it would be sin in thee Compared with vers 22. 23. And Psal. 76. 11. Vow and pay unto the Lord your God This David performs Psalm 66. 13. 14. I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings I will pay thee my vows which my lips have uttered and my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble For the not performing whereof I believe with Jeremiah the Land now mourneth Jer. 23. 10. And Jer. 6. 14. They have also healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying peace peace when there is no peace Compared with Isa. 9. 15 16. The Prophet that teacheth lies he is the tail for the leaders of this people cause them to erre And they that are led by them are destroyed 1. They Preaching for hire and divining for money and yet will lean upon the Lord and say is not the Lord amongst us none evil can come upon us Micha 3. 11. Pulling down poor Wooden and stone Crosses and yet leaving that cruel Popish burthensome Crosse of their Priests and Tythes remaining 2. Observe that whosoever shall submit to and receive any Ministery ordained by virtue of a forraign power from Rome is a Traytor by the known declared Laws of this Land Now whether men receiving their Ordination beyond the Seas or here it being done by one and the same power springing from one and the same root for as the root is so is the branches Rom. 11. 16. Ye shall know them by their fruits do men gather grapes of thorns or figgs of thistle And have not the Ministery of England their ordination from Rome As by their Book of ordination appears as also confest by many of them yea all that are true to their own principles and therefore to be protested against by all that have taken the Protestation or Covenant c. 3. Christ saith John 10. 1. to the 19. He that enters not in by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way the same is a thief and a robber c. And are not these Tyth-takers guilty of the same Judgement as Psalm 50. 16. to the 19. To wit these that enters not in by the door Christ Jesus that is by his way Laws and Ordinances and are not the Ministers of England such Ergo are they not such as are there spoken of Judge ye Noble Bere●ns Hath all our Fasts and professing Liberty taking of Oaths and Ingagements with the free-will-offrings of the Nation bloud and taxations produc'd this to wit Ordinances for Tythes with treble damages for those who much like Eliahs sons 1 Sam. 2. 13. to the 17. who came with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand while the flesh was in seething and he strook it into the Pan or Kettel or Cauldron or Pot all that the flesh-hook brought up the Priest took for himself also before they burnt the fat the Priests servant came and said to the man that sacrificed give flesh to rost for the Priest for he will not have sodden flesh but raw and thou shalt give it me now and if not I will take it by force note this The like is these mens practice whereby they rob Christ of his Honour Priesthood poor people of their goods and without repentance of their souls as Isa. 9. 16. Revel. 14. 9. 10. But would these consider Deut. 18. 1 2 3. The Priests the Levites were to have no part nor inheritance with Israel but were to eat the offrings of the Lord made by fire and his inheritance therefore shall they have no inheritance amongst their brethren the Lord is their inheritance as he hath said unto