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john_n wickliff_n husse_n thorp_n be_v produce_v by_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o erasmus_n urge_v by_o some_o but_o without_o sufficient_a ground_n answ_n i_o have_v answer_v this_o objection_n elsewhere_o and_o shall_v here_o only_o declare_v whence_o i_o conceive_v this_o error_n that_o tithe_n be_v mere_a alm_n original_o proceed_v to_o rectify_v mistake_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o some_o ancient_a author_n and_o clear_v two_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o some_o scholar_n and_o ignorant_a people_n misapprehend_v first_o i_o conceive_v this_o error_n spring_v original_o from_o the_o misunderstanding_n of_o that_o text_n of_o deutr._n 14.28_o 29._o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o all_o the_o be_fw-mi of_o thou_o increase_v the_o same_o year_n and_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n and_o the_o levite_n because_o he_o have_v no_o place_n no_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v eat_v thereof_o and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n which_o thou_o do_v compare_v with_o deutr._n 26.12_o 13_o 14._o when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithing_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n and_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o be_v fill_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a thing_n out_o of_o my_o house_n and_o also_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v thy_o commandment_n neither_o have_v i_o forget_v they_o i_o have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o my_o mourning_n neither_o have_v i_o take_v away_o ought_v thereof_o for_o any_o uncleaness_n nor_o give_v aught_o thereof_o for_o the_o dead_a but_o have_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o do_v according_o all_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o to_o which_o that_o of_o amos_n may_v be_v refer_v from_o which_o text_n some_o have_v conceive_v that_o the_o israelite_n pay_v tithe_n only_o every_o three_o year_n 2_o that_o they_o pay_v they_o then_o not_o to_o the_o levite_n only_o but_o to_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a widow_n and_o poor_a among_o they_o who_o have_v a_o right_a and_o share_v in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o levite_n 3_o that_o these_o text_n use_v the_o phrase_n not_o of_o pay_v tithe_n as_o a_o debt_n or_o duty_n but_o of_o give_v they_o as_o a_o alm_n and_o see_v they_o be_v give_v thus_o to_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a widow_n as_o alm_n therefore_o to_o the_o levite_n likewise_o here_o couple_v with_o they_o this_o doubtless_o be_v the_o true_a ground_n that_o tithe_n be_v repute_v mere_a alm_n by_o some_o and_o not_o a_o divine_a right_o peculiar_a to_o minister_n to_o disperse_v these_o mist_n of_o error_n first_o take_v notice_n that_o neither_o these_o nor_o any_o other_o text_n in_o scripture_n style_v tithe_n alm_n much_o less_o pure_a alm_n which_o man_n may_v give_v or_o retain_v at_o their_o pleasure_n 2_o that_o they_o express_o resolve_v the_o contrary_a that_o they_o be_v no_o alm_n at_o all_o in_o the_o object_v sense_n but_o a_o most_o certain_a positive_a command_v debt_n and_o duty_n no_o way_n arbitrarie_a in_o the_o least_o degree_n for_o 1._o by_o express_v positive_a law_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n oft_o repeat_v all_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o duty_n be_v define_v 1._o the_o quota_fw-la pars_fw-la or_o quantity_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thou_o increase_v the_o same_o year_n 2_o the_o time_n of_o it_o every_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n 3_o the_o place_n of_o stowage_n thou_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n 4_o the_o person_n who_o must_v receive_v it_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a widow_n 5_o the_o place_n of_o their_o receive_n it_o within_o thy_o gate_n 6_o the_o manner_n of_o recei_v it_o they_o shall_v come_v and_o eat_v thereof_o and_o be_v fill_v second_o which_o be_v most_o considerable_a the_o owner_n and_o tithe-payer_n have_v no_o dispose_n power_n over_o it_o for_o their_o own_o use_n upon_o any_o occasion_n or_o necessity_n for_o 1._o they_o must_v bring_v all_o of_o it_o out_o of_o their_o house_n as_o a_o hallow_a thing_n 2_o they_o must_v make_v a_o solemn_a protestation_n before_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o have_v give_v it_o all_o to_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a widow_n and_o that_o not_o of_o their_o own_o free_a voluntary_a bounty_n but_o as_o a_o bind_a debt_n and_o duty_n according_a to_o all_o god_n commandment_n which_o he_o have_v command_v they_o 2_o that_o they_o have_v neither_o wilful_o transgress_v nor_o negligent_o forget_v his_o commandment_n herein_o 3._o that_o they_o have_v neither_o eat_v thereof_o in_o their_o mourning_n in_o time_n of_o want_n and_o distress_n neither_o have_v they_o take_v away_o ought_v thereof_o for_o any_o unclean_a use_n etc._n etc._n but_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o do_v according_a to_o all_o that_o he_o command_v they_o the_o reason_n of_o which_o protestation_n be_v because_o god_n commit_v the_o custody_n and_o dispence_n of_o these_o three_o year_n tithe_n to_o the_o owner_n themselves_o who_o may_v be_v apt_a to_o purloin_v and_o pervert_v part_n of_o they_o to_o their_o own_o private_a use_n i_o appeal_v now_o to_o all_o man_n conscience_n whether_o these_o very_a text_n do_v not_o unanswerable_o prove_v
tithe_n to_o be_v no_o alm_n or_o arbitrary_a benevolence_n at_o all_o but_o a_o most_o precise_a positive_a certain_a debt_n and_o duty_n most_o punctual_o limit_v in_o each_o particular_a and_o whether_o that_o we_o now_o usual_o call_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v not_o a_o debt_n and_o duty_n as_o rom._n 15.27_o with_o other_o text_n resolve_v it_o not_o a_o mere_a freewill_n gift_n which_o we_o may_v neglect_v or_o dispense_v with_o as_o we_o please_v have_v clear_v the_o text_n as_o to_o alm_n i_o shall_v next_o vindicate_v they_o from_o the_o other_o mistake_v concern_v the_o time_n of_o tithing_n and_o person_n receive_v tithe_n for_o which_o end_n we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n as_o the_o scripture_n and_o 17._o marglnal_a author_n prove_v beside_o their_o first_o fruit_n amount_v to_o any_o proportion_n from_o the_o 40th_o to_o the_o 60th_o part_n among_o the_o pharisee_n who_o exceed_v other_o in_o bounty_n 1._o such_o tithe_n as_o every_o of_o the_o laity_n in_o every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v any_o come_n in_o or_o increase_v at_o all_o pay_v unto_o the_o levite_n out_o of_o their_o annual_a increase_n that_o be_v eatable_a or_o useful_a for_o they_o as_o a_o sacred_a inheritance_n possession_n and_o reward_n for_o their_o service_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v the_o full_a ten_o part_n of_o their_o increase_n after_o the_o first_o fruit_n deduct_v which_o tithe_n they_o receive_v in_o kind_n at_o their_o respective_a city_n and_o place_n of_o abode_n and_o if_o any_o tithe-payer_n will_v redeem_v or_o compound_v for_o they_o he_o be_v to_o add_v a_o five_o part_v more_o than_o they_o be_v value_v at_o because_o the_o levite_n shall_v not_o be_v cheat_v by_o any_o undervalue_v and_o those_o who_o redeem_v they_o do_v it_o only_o for_o their_o own_o advantage_n for_o the_o most_o part_n not_o the_o levite_n and_o then_o they_o shall_v pay_v for_o it_o these_o be_v the_o tithe_n prescribe_v levit._n 27.30_o 31_o 32_o 33._o numb_a 18.20_o to_o 32._o which_o the_o levite_n and_o their_o household_n be_v to_o eat_v in_o every_o place_n where_o they_o reside_v as_o their_o peculiar_a portion_n and_o inheritance_n wherein_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n have_v no_o share_n neither_o be_v they_o bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n nor_o put_v into_o any_o common_a treasury_n and_o pay_v constant_o every_o year_n and_o these_o be_v the_o tithe_n which_o our_o minister_n now_o challenge_v and_o receive_v by_o a_o divine_a right_n as_o their_o stand_a inheritance_n and_o the_o church_n patrimony_n and_o the_o tithe_n intend_v heb._n 7.2_o 5_o 8_o 9_o 2_o such_o tithe_n as_o the_o levite_n pay_v to_o all_o the_o priest_n as_o most_o affirm_v or_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n only_o as_o lyra_n tostatus_n and_o some_o other_o popish_a author_n assert_v to_o justify_v the_o pope_n right_a to_o ten_o which_o he_o challenge_v and_o receive_v for_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n in_o all_o place_n for_o their_o better_a maintenance_n and_o support_v beside_o their_o first-fruit_n fee_n of_o sacrifice_n oblation_n and_o other_o duty_n be_v the_o full_a ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n they_o receive_v from_o the_o people_n due_a to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n numb_a 18.20_o to_o 31._o 3_o a_o second_o ten_o which_o the_o lay_v israelites_n be_v oblige_v by_o god_n to_o pay_v every_o year_n out_o of_o their_o nine_o part_n remain_v after_o separation_n of_o the_o first_o ten_o hear_v mention_v and_o this_o be_v likewise_o of_o all_o their_o annual_a increase_n of_o corn_n wine_n oil_n cattle_n sheep_n honey_n and_o thing_n eatable_a this_o tithe_n be_v by_o god_n special_a appointment_n to_o be_v carry_v up_o to_o the_o place_n which_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o kind_n by_o the_o place_n that_o be_v near_o and_o the_o full_a value_n thereof_o in_o money_n by_o place_n more_o remote_a which_o tithe_n and_o money_n be_v design_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o public_a solemn_a stand_a feast_n every_o year_n wherein_o the_o owner_n priest_n levite_n and_o all_o the_o people_n feast_v together_o before_o the_o lord_n the_o residue_n be_v lay_v up_o in_o storehouse_n treasury_n and_o chamber_n together_o with_o the_o first-fruit_n and_o offering_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n have_v no_o abide_n elsewhere_o in_o the_o country_n and_o for_o those_o who_o come_v up_o thither_o in_o their_o course_n and_o serve_v in_o and_o about_o the_o temple_n of_o which_o some_o select_a priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v faithful_a have_v the_o oversight_n and_o distribution_n not_o any_o lay_v treasurer_n officer_n or_o sequestrator_n who_o will_v be_v singer_v all_o our_o minister_n tithe_n now_o and_o reduce_v they_o to_o a_o public_a treasury_n to_o fill_v their_o private_a purse_n with_o they_o these_o be_v the_o tithe_n command_v specify_v and_o principal_o intend_v deut._n 12.6_o 7_o 8_o 11_o 12_o 17_o 18_o 19_o c._n 14.22_o to_o 28._o 2_o chron._n 31.6_o to_o 16._o neh._n 10.37_o 38_o 39_o c._n 12.44_o c._n 13.9_o to_o 14._o mal._n 3.10_o which_o tithe_n be_v abolish_v with_o the_o jewish_a feast_n and_o temple_n yet_o the_o shadow_n and_o footstep_n of_o they_o continue_v many_o year_n after_o in_o the_o primitive_a christian_n love-feast_n as_o mr._n montague_n prove_v at_o large_a 4_o the_o four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n which_o the_o lay_v israelite_n pay_v be_v that_o for_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n payable_a only_o every_o three_o year_n out_o of_o all_o that_o year_n increase_v after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o forementioned_a tithe_n for_o the_o levite_n priest_n and_o annual_a feast_n which_o the_o owner_n keep_v in_o their_o own_o barn_n and_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n within_o their_o gate_n and_o house_n deut._n 14.28_o 29._o c._n 26.11_o to_o 17._o now_o in_o allusion_n to_o the_o last_o kind_n of_o tithe_n st._n ambrose_n sermone_fw-la in_o die_n ascentionis_fw-la st._n jerome_n in_o mal._n 3._o st._n augustine_n sermo_n 219._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la fratres_n in_o eremo_fw-la serm._n 64._o caesarius_n arelatensis_fw-la de_fw-fr eleemosyna_fw-la hom._n 2._o eutropius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n steven_n c._n 17_o 18._o the_o exhortation_n write_v about_o an._n 700._o beda_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 10._o agilardus_n contra_n insulsam_n vulgi_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-la grandine_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o ivo_n carnotensis_n epist_n 102._o the_o synod_n of_o york_n under_o hubert_n an._n 1194._o and_o some_o other_o press_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n to_o minister_n and_o give_v alm_n or_o some_o part_n of_o their_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a joint_o together_o and_o some_o few_o of_o they_o style_v tithe_n tributa_fw-la refectorium_fw-la animarum_fw-la the_o tribute_n not_o alms_n of_o the_o poor_a soul_n and_o tell_v we_o of_o tithe_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o this_o they_o intend_v not_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o tithe_n due_a to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n but_o of_o a_o ten_o of_o their_o remain_v annual_a increase_n after_o the_o minister_n tithe_n first_o pay_v as_o most_o of_o they_o express_o declare_v viz._n hierom._n on_o mal._n saltem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la imitemur_fw-la exordia_fw-la ut_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la partem_fw-la demus_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la &_o sacerdotibus_fw-la &_o levitis_fw-la honorem_fw-la debitum_fw-la et_fw-la decimas_fw-la referamus_fw-la de_fw-fr sua_fw-la particula_fw-la not_o the_o minister_n pauperibus_fw-la ministrare_fw-la and_o the_o english_a synod_n of_o calchuth_n an._n 786._o with_o capitularia_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 29._o most_o distinct_o decimas_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fructibus_fw-la &_o pecoribus_fw-la terrae_fw-la annis_fw-la singulis_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la reddant_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-fr novem_fw-la partibus_fw-la que_fw-la remanserint_fw-la eleemosynas_fw-la facient_fw-la so_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n right_o understand_v to_o prove_v tithe_n to_o be_v pure_a alm_n as_o some_o have_v erroneous_o fancy_v the_o second_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v free_a and_o pure_a alm_n be_v the_o frequent_a grant_n donation_n and_o consecration_n of_o tithe_n and_o portion_n of_o tithe_n by_o several_a lord_n of_o manor_n and_o land_n by_o special_a charter_n yet_o extant_a recite_v in_o mr._n etc._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n between_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1060._o and_o 1250._o in_o the_o dark_a time_n of_o popish_a superstition_n to_o abbey_n monk_n friar_n nun_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o eleemosynam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la in_fw-la liberam_fw-la puram_fw-la et_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la to_o be_v distribute_v by_o these_o monk_n or_o their_o almoner_n to_o
will_v content_v such_o perverse_a and_o contentious_a wretch_n but_o a_o liberty_n to_o pay_v their_o minister_n only_o what_o they_o please_v and_o that_o in_o conclusion_n shall_v be_v just_a nothing_o as_o their_o subsequent_a petition_n and_o present_a practice_n now_o manifest_a to_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n and_o i_o doubt_v the_o change_n of_o this_o ancient_a know_v long_o approve_v certain_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n to_o any_o other_o certain_a or_o uncertain_a way_n will_v create_v more_o suit_n and_o trouble_n among_o people_n than_o ever_o our_o tithe_n do_v since_o their_o first_o institution_n this_o be_v my_o subitan_a opinion_n of_o their_o proposition_n when_o i_o first_o read_v it_o and_o shall_v serve_v for_o a_o public_a answer_n to_o it_o now_o if_o any_o insist_v upon_o it_o to_o prove_v tithe_n inconvenient_a and_o burdensome_a to_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o sit_v to_o be_v total_o abolish_v the_o main_a objection_n object_n i_o ever_o yet_o 963._o 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