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the_o ceâ—sers_n which_o be_v so_o offer_v which_o you_o will_v find_v notwithstanding_o that_o damnable_a sin_n commit_v in_o the_o consecration_n of_o they_o yet_o because_o they_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v alienate_v to_o common_a use_v numb_a â—6_n 37_o answ._n there_o be_v a_o particular_a reason_n give_v why_o the_o censer_n shall_v be_v take_v up_o and_o keep_v name_o to_o be_v as_o a_o sign_n and_o memorial_n and_o as_o a_o warn_v unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o no_o stranger_n in_o time_n to_o come_v who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n shall_v adventure_v to_o offer_v incense_n before_o the_o lord_n lest_o he_o shall_v speed_v as_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n have_v do_v vers._n 40._o yet_o think_v they_o be_v thus_o take_v up_o they_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o be_v use_v or_o employ_v in_o that_o service_n to_o and_o for_o which_o they_o be_v dedicate_v or_o consecrate_v but_o be_v wrought_v out_o into_o broad_a plate_n the_o property_n of_o they_o be_v alter_v before_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v use_v but_o he_o go_v on_o from_o hence_o say_v he_o you_o may_v learn_v how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o mâ—ddâ—_n with_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v give_v to_o god_n answ._n i_o need_v not_o i_o suppose_v tell_v the_o impropriator_n that_o this_o concern_v they_o for_o it_o be_v obvious_a that_o if_o because_o tithe_n have_v be_v dedicate_v as_o he_o say_v to_o god_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o alienate_v they_o to_o common_a uses_n than_o it_o must_v needs_o bâ—_n unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o hold_v their_o imâ—ro_n nation_n because_o they_o be_v offer_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tithe_n be_v but_o let_v they_o look_v to_o themselves_o be_v nâ—t_v all_o the_o abbey_n land_n and_o the_o revenue_n belong_v to_o the_o religious_a house_n as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n they_o be_v call_v offer_v also_o to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o tithe_n and_o yet_o have_v not_o all_o or_o most_o of_o these_o be_v alienate_v to_o common_a vsâ—â—_n by_o who_o be_v this_o alienation_n make_v â—as_v it_o not_o by_o some_o or_o other_o of_o his_o nâ—â—â—ing-fathers_n and_o will_v this_o priest_n like_o a_o sauâ—y_n and_o unthankful_a son_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o censure_v the_o public_a act_n of_o his_o nursing-fathers_n to_o who_o he_o owâ—â—he_v maintenance_n he_o have_v but_o you_o who_o ancestor_n do_v at_o first_o buy_v these_o land_n from_o the_o crown_n and_o into_o who_o possession_n they_o be_v now_o come_v either_o by_o descent_n or_o purchase_n what_o think_v you_o of_o this_o be_v you_o satisfy_v with_o his_o plea_n and_o willing_a to_o resign_v you_o hear_v what_o he_o say_v that_o no_o blemish_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o they_o can_v alter_v their_o property_n and_o that_o from_o the_o parallel_n of_o the_o censer_n because_o they_o be_v offer_v to_o god_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v alienate_v to_o common_a use_v nay_o he_o tell_v you_o hence_o you_o may_v learn_v how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v give_v to_o god_n and_o do_v you_o think_v that_o if_o he_o have_v power_n you_o shall_v not_o hear_v of_o this_o after_o another_o manner_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o he_o that_o now_o tell_v you_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v alienate_v will_v be_v as_o ready_a if_o opportunity_n serve_v to_o let_v you_o know_v that_o what_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v alienate_v must_v be_v restore_v but_o leave_v this_o to_o your_o consideration_n that_o which_o i_o shall_v observe_v be_v that_o tithe_n and_o other_o such_o like_a oblation_n notwithstanding_o what_o â—e_a sayâ—_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v alienable_a and_o in_o this_o nation_n have_v be_v legal_o alienate_v to_o common_a uses_n in_o his_o margin_n he_o say_v factum_fw-la valet_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la debuit_fw-la i_o e._n that_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v be_v notwithstanding_o of_o force_n or_o bind_v when_o it_o be_v do_v answ._n 1._o i_o must_v tell_v he_o his_o say_v will_v not_o hold_v true_a in_o all_o caâ—es_n i_o instance_n in_o that_o of_o herod_n oath_n by_o which_o john_n baptist_n lose_v his_o head_n which_o as_o it_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v take_v so_o neither_o ought_v it_o to_o have_v be_v keep_v when_o take_v 2._o though_o by_o this_o he_o will_v infer_v that_o tithe_n be_v offer_v &_o dedicate_v aught_o to_o be_v uphold_v which_o his_o factum_fw-la valet_fw-la import_v yet_o he_o thereby_o implicit_o and_o unawares_o acknowledge_v that_o they_o aught_v not_o to_o have_v be_v offer_v or_o dedicate_v at_o all_o which_o his_o fieri_fw-la non_fw-la dâ—buâ—t_fw-la imply_v but_o after_o all_o this_o he_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o say_v that_o tithe_n have_v not_o 〈◊〉_d institution_n from_o popery_n for_o say_v he_o tithe_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o church_n before_o popery_n have_v make_v her_o encroachment_n in_o it_o p._n 148._o answ._n if_o he_o have_v any_o charter_n or_o settlement_n of_o tithe_n of_o old_a date_n thâ—n_o that_o of_o ethelwolf_n which_o be_v about_o the_o year_n 855._o he_o shall_v have_v produce_v it_o and_o probable_o so_o he_o will_v however_o since_o he_o do_v â—ut_v i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o think_v he_o have_v any_o elder_a but_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o ethelwolf_n who_o give_v this_o charter_n be_v not_o himself_o a_o papist_n that_o the_o time_n he_o live_v in_o be_v not_o popish_a or_o that_o popery_n have_v not_o then_o make_v her_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o church_n i_o must_v then_o remind_v my_o reader_n of_o that_o character_n which_o our_o countryman_n spread_v out_o of_o housden_n huntingdon_n malmsbury_n mat._n westminster_n and_o other_o give_v we_o of_o he_o he_o say_v express_o ethelwolf_n be_v breed_v up_o by_o swithin_n the_o monk_n that_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o vow_n and_o profession_n of_o a_o monkish_a life_n that_o he_o be_v absolveâ—â—â—d_v discharge_v of_o his_o vow_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o pope_n gregory_n the_o four_o who_o creature_n say_v speed_n he_o be_v in_o both_o profession_n that_o he_o go_v himself_o in_o great_a devotion_n to_o rome_n that_o be_v there_o he_o confirm_v his_o grant_n of_o peter_n penny_n and_o further_o covenant_v to_o pay_v yearly_a three_o hundred_o mark_n to_o rome_n whereof_o one_o hundred_o to_o st._n peter_n church_n one_o hundred_o to_o st._n paul_n light_n and_o one_o hundred_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o after_o all_o this_o be_v not_o ethelwolf_n a_o papist_n then_o it_o may_v be_v gregory_n the_o four_o be_v not_o a_o pope_n neither_o although_o according_a to_o platina_n he_o be_v the_o thirty_o seven_o from_o gregory_n the_o great_a or_o will_v he_o say_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ethelwolf_n popery_n have_v not_o make_v her_o encroachment_n in_o the_o church_n what_o he_o will_v call_v encroachment_n i_o know_v not_o but_o this_o i_o find_v that_o well_o near_o a_o hundred_o year_n before_o that_o charter_n of_o ethelwolf_n be_v grant_v pope_n zacharias_n the_o first_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o absolve_v the_o french_a from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n eundem_fw-la and_o depose_v childerick_n king_n of_o france_n set_v up_o pippin_n in_o his_o stead_n but_o see_v he_o say_v that_o tithe_n be_v settle_v upon_o the_o church_n before_o popery_n have_v make_v her_o encroachment_n in_o it_o refer_v to_o ethelwolfe_n charter_n for_o the_o setlement_n and_o withal_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o popery_n namely_o such_o doctrine_n and_o superstitious_a practice_n which_o by_o the_o corruption_n of_o time_n have_v prevail_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n contrary_a to_o the_o true_a ancient_a catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n page_n 149._o let_v we_o a_o little_a inquire_v whether_o any_o such_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n have_v indeed_o prevail_v in_o the_o church_n at_o the_o time_n of_o this_o grant_n or_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grant_n spelman_n in_o his_o 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he_o any_o good_a o_o great_a oppression_n o_o foul_a abuse_n but_o he_o say_v to_o put_v the_o thing_n out_o of_o all_o doubt_n our_o law_n have_v make_v tithe_n a_o freehold_a page_n 137._o answ._n a_o freehold_a do_v he_o call_v they_o such_o a_o freehold_a i_o wis_v as_o hold_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n in_o bondage_n but_o what_o law_n be_v they_o that_o have_v make_v tithe_n a_o freehold_n where_o be_v they_o to_o be_v find_v he_o be_v peremptory_a in_o another_o case_n show_v the_o text_n show_v the_o statute_n it_o be_v the_o opponent's_n part_n to_o prove_v page_n 152._o i_o desire_v he_o therefore_o to_o show_v those_o law_n produce_v those_o statute_n that_o have_v make_v tithe_n a_o freehold_n to_o the_o clergy_n who_o right_a he_o insist_o upon_o for_o if_o he_o will_v say_v they_o be_v a_o freehold_n to_o the_o laâ—ty_n that_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o advantage_v his_o cause_n that_o it_o will_v yet_o further_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o 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act_v in_o those_o time_n and_o that_o the_o confirmation_n be_v sufficient_o suitable_a to_o the_o institution_n long_o after_o this_o henry_n the_o eight_o be_v more_o papist_n then_o protestant_n though_o he_o have_v transfer_v the_o supremacy_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o himself_o and_o believe_v as_o most_o of_o the_o other_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n so_o that_o of_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n in_o the_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n make_v a_o law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n the_o preamble_n whereof_o be_v thus_o for_o asmuch_o as_o divers_a number_n of_o evil_a dispose_v person_n etc._n etc._n have_v no_o respect_n to_o their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n but_o against_o right_n and_o â—oâ—d_a conscience_n have_v attempt_v to_o subtract_v and_o withhold_v in_o some_o place_n the_o whoâ—e_n and_o in_o some_o place_n great_a â—arâ—s_n of_o the_o tithe_n and_o oblation_n as_o wâ—ll_n personal_a as_o predial_a due_a 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