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the_o field_n which_o the_o church_n possess_v wherefore_o the_o gift_n and_o oblation_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o they_o offer_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n be_v to_o be_v account_v holy_a good_n goâ—â—s_v sacred_a and_o divine_a because_o in_o that_o case_n the_o chief_a respect_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n under_o this_o kind_n we_o comprise_v the_o payment_n of_o tenthes_o and_o tithe_n also_o albeit_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o those_o tithe_n which_o either_o now_o the_o people_n pay_v of_o their_o own_o voluntary_a not_o constrain_v or_o have_v of_o old_a religious_o undertake_v by_o a_o law_n impose_v upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n to_o pay_v unto_o the_o minister_n &_o those_o tithe_n which_o prince_n give_v unto_o they_o and_o lay_v out_o for_o they_o by_o their_o
power_n or_o have_v he_o by_o any_o counsel_n advise_v they_o to_o withdraw_v their_o bounty_n from_o his_o servant_n or_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o regard_n of_o those_o duty_n they_o have_v perform_v or_o not_o to_o grace_v with_o title_n of_o honour_n their_o honest_a demerit_n of_o who_o truth_n &_o wisdom_n they_o have_v make_v great_a use_n &_o have_v great_a experience_n nabuchadnezer_n prefer_v daniel_n among_o the_o babylonians_n darius_n advance_v mardocheus_n among_o the_o persian_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_a king_n to_o honour_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n for_o their_o religion_n &_o that_o upon_o a_o certain_a religion_n forsooth_o that_o the_o mean_a may_v be_v exceed_v no_o man_n doubt_v namely_o when_o as_o divine_a honour_n be_v give_v to_o mortal_a man_n or_o where_o immoderate_a dignity_n be_v ambitious_o affect_v of_o they_o who_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o modesty_n &_o the_o doctor_n of_o humility_n but_o yet_o that_o civil_a honour_n can_v be_v think_v immoderate_a but_o of_o immoderate_a man_n which_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n be_v give_v for_o just_a cause_n by_o the_o advise_a prince_n to_o his_o approve_a subject_n how_o many_o most_o holy_a man_n who_o life_n be_v only_o private_a yet_o public_o renown_v which_o have_v suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v call_v lord_n witness_v the_o two_o testament_n 18._o 3._o reg._n 18._o do_v not_o abdias_n the_o servant_n of_o k._n achab_n meet_v with_o elias_n salute_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n 4._o 4._o reg._n 4._o be_v not_o elizeus_fw-la honour_v of_o the_o sunamite_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n do_v not_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o prison_n call_v paul_n and_o barnabas_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n 16._o acts._n 16._o and_o yet_o the_o modesty_n of_o their_o mind_n notwithstanding_o be_v no_o less_o then_o that_o of_o peter_n who_o will_v not_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v honour_v of_o cornelius_n 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