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A80688 The countreys plea against tythes. A declaration sent to divers eminent ministers in severall parishes of their kingdome, shewing the grounds and causes wherefore tythes ought to be detained: proving by Gods Word and morall reason, that tythes are not due to ministers of the Gospell; and that the law for tythes was a Leviticall law, and to indure no longer than the Leviticall priesthood did; and that there being a change of the priesthood, there ought to be also a change of maintenance thereof. Written for the generall benefit of all, as well ministers as people. Published according to order. 1646 (1646) Wing C6572; Thomason E366_9; ESTC R201259 8,425 14

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by_o so_o much_o as_o the_o tithe_n be_v if_o you_o take_v away_o but_o only_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n where_o there_o be_v a_o increase_n it_o be_v something_o tolerable_a but_o you_o by_o this_o way_n you_o go_v in_o take_v the_o ten_o where_o there_o be_v no_o increase_n nay_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o a_o man_n labour_n cost_n charge_n and_o care_n which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o the_o sixth_o part_n if_o a_o man_n bestow_v forty_o pound_n on_o a_o crop_n of_o corn_n and_o at_o harvest_n it_o be_v worth_a fifty_o pound_n than_o there_o be_v ten_o pound_n increase_n whereof_o the_o ten_o part_n which_o be_v one_o pound_n be_v the_o minister_n due_a and_o no_o more_o if_o tithe_n be_v now_o due_a according_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n if_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o increase_n belong_v to_o the_o minister_n why_o then_o be_v it_o that_o man_n live_v in_o town_n and_o follow_v gainful_a trade_n pay_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o of_o their_o increase_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o some_o man_n that_o live_v in_o town_n and_o follow_v a_o trade_n as_o draper_n gross_a chandler_n tanner_n vintner_n and_o many_o other_o in_o one_o year_n with_o less_o pain_n cost_n and_o care_n do_v gain_v more_o than_o the_o farmer_n do_v in_o all_o his_o life_n time_n which_o do_v most_o plain_o appear_v by_o their_o continual_a buy_n and_o purchase_v of_o farmer_n yeoman_n estate_n even_o of_o such_o man_n as_o be_v honest_a painful_a and_o industrious_a in_o their_o place_n and_o country_n and_o yet_o these_o man_n pay_v no_o tithe_n or_o ten_o at_o all_o of_o all_o their_o great_a increase_n except_o it_o be_v a_o pig_n a_o few_o apple_n or_o some_o such_o small_a thing_n tithe_n indeed_o be_v establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o have_v be_v so_o for_o many_o year_n but_o the_o first_o institution_n or_o act_n of_o they_o be_v i●_n time_n of_o popery_n so_o be_v the_o common-prayer-book_n the_o authority_n of_o bishop_n and_o other_o thing_n else_o establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o they_o be_v by_o act_n and_o authority_n of_o parliament_n happy_o remove_v and_o take_v away_o again_o and_o so_o may_v tithe_n also_o these_o consideration_n and_o not_o covetuousnesse_n or_o any_o affection_n to_o independency_n have_v move_v we_o to_o this_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v only_o leviticall_a and_o end_v with_o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n and_o thereupon_o to_o refuse_v the_o payment_n of_o they_o any_o long_o and_o if_o these_o consideration_n and_o many_o more_o which_o you_o if_o you_o please_v can_v call_v into_o remembrance_n may_v prevail_v so_o far_o with_o you_o as_o to_o convince_v your_o will_n and_o opinion_n concern_v tithe_n and_o move_v you_o and_o other_o minister_n to_o join_v in_o one_o with_o their_o people_n to_o seek_v and_o sue_v to_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o a_o reformation_n in_o this_o particular_a of_o tithe_n as_o be_v happy_o do_v in_o other_o particular_n and_o to_o establish_v instead_o thereof_o such_o a_o form_n of_o maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o god_n word_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o most_o pure_a primitive_a time_n so_o shall_v you_o become_v helper_n of_o a_o through_o reformation_n and_o instrument_n of_o much_o good_a to_o god_n people_n which_o that_o you_o will_v be_v be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n and_o prayer_n of_o your_o parishioner_n finis_fw-la