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A91192	A Gospel plea (interwoven with a rational and legal) for the lawfulnes & continuance of the ancient setled maintenance and tenthes of the ministers of the Gospel: proving, that there is a just, competent, comfortable maintenance due to all lawfull painfull preachers and ministers of the Gospel, by divine right, institution, and expresse texts and precepts of the Gospel: that glebes and tithes are such a maintenance, & due to ministers by divine right, law and Gospel: that if subtracted or detained, they may lawfully be inforced by coercive laws and penalties: that tithes are no reall burden nor grievance to the people; the abolishing them, no ease or benefit to farmers, husband-men, or poor people, but a prejudice and losse. That the present opposition against tithes, proceeds not from any reall grounds of conscience, but base covetousnesse, carnall policy, &c. and a Jesuiticall and Anabaptisticall designe, to subvert and ruin our ministers, Church, religion. With a satisfactory answer to all cavils and materiall objections to the contrary. By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esq;	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing P3971; Thomason E713_12; ESTC R203238; ESTC R26600	128,273	175

14._o neh._n 10._o 38_o 39_o chap._n 12._o 44._o chap._n 13._o 5._o to_o 12._o amos_n 4._o 4._o mal._n 3._o 10._o 7._o that_o the_o detain_v of_o these_o tithe_n from_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o sacrilegious_a rob_v of_o god_n himself_o accompany_v with_o his_o curse_n and_o punish_v with_o scarcity_n barrenness_n devour_v locust_n blast_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n mal._n 3._o 8._o 9_o 10._o a_o place_n worthy_a the_o sad_a consideration_n of_o all_o tith-oppugners_a and_o substracter_n will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o rob_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n here_o be_v the_o sacrilegious_a sin_n pray_v mark_v the_o just_a deserve_a punishment_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n what_o this_o curse_n be_v follow_v the_o devourer_n that_o be_v devour_v creature_n as_o locust_n caterpillar_n 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