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A57303	The good old way and truth which the ancient Christians many ages and generations ago witnessed unto in the world from age to age, even from the dayes of Christ unto this very time, wherein the same doctrine, life and practice is witnessed unto by us who are in contempt called Quakers, through many tribulations, which our ancestors, the most ancient and true Christians that ever were upon the earth, sealed unto, with the loss of their lives and liberties, by which, in short, is fully manifested, in what is treated of herein, that the doctrine of the Quakers, in denying to swear any oath, and their refusing to pay tythes, and many other things they practise, was the doctrine and practise of the most famous and renowned Christians, both testified of in the Scriptures of truth, and the books of martyrs : also, a brief discovery of the ground and rise and tythes, manifesting them no Gospel-maintenance, but was testified against by the best and most ancient Christians many ages ago / written by ... Ambros Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.; R. T. (Rebecca Travers), 1609-1688.	1669 (1669)	Wing R1483; ESTC R17133	29,214	42

should be said over the Tombs of the Dead Now Priests see the original of your Prayers over the dead and see if it be Apostolical yea or nay 10. Gregory also ordained that neither Flesh nor any thing that had affinity in it as Cheese Milk Butter Eggs should be eaten on such dayes as were Fasts here came in that Doctrine of Devils commanding to abstain from Meats which God hath commanded to be received with thanksgiving of them that believe and obey the Truth 11. Sabinianus ordained that People should come together to hear Service by ringing of Bells at certain hours 12. John the twenty second Bishop of Rome ordained Bells to be tol'd three times a day here was the original of your Bells and tolings from the Popes Decrees 13. Singing of Mattens at set times Hicrom appointed as Polydore and others say 14. Pelagius the second commanded Priests to say them daily and Vtilianus invented the decent tunes wherewith the Hyms be sung and joyned thereto the Organs c. 15. Telesphorus appointed that Lent should be kept before Easter and added another week to it which is called Quinquagessima and also ordained Epistles and Gospels and Damasus divided them as they are read at this day in the Reformed Churches so called 16. Anastasius commanded that People should stand at the reading of the Gospel 17. Higinus the nineth Bishop of Rome ordained the Communnion to be celebrated three times a year 18. Pius about the year Four hundred and seven after Christ the tenth Bishop ordained that Easter-day should be kept on the Sunday 19. Vrbanus the seventeenth Bishop of Rome ordained Church-yards to be hallowed and forbad marriage of Priests 20. Sextus the twenty fourth Bishop of Rome in the year Two hundred and twenty after Christ ordained the Priests to wear holy Garments as Copes and divers other things in imitation of Aaron and then came in Surplices he commanded Images to be set up in Churches Much more such Trumpery might be instances too tedious to rehearse which is now upheld among the Protestants so called as great Ordinances of God though such things were never ordained by him in any Age of the World but invented by the several Antichrists which John saw entring into the World in his day which are upheld by the false Prophets of our Age without any ground or colour from that which they pretend to be their Rule viz. the Scriptures who have either in matter or form erred from the Spirit of Truth and the Scriptures in every thing relating to their Worship professing in words to know God but in works denying him being abominable and unclean and to every good work a Reprobate A few words followeth concerning Tythes manifesting them no Gospel-maintenance but since Christ and the Apostle dayes invented by the Papists TYthes were never commanded to be paid by the Lord to any but Israel under the Law neither was it ever payable but by the Jews in the first Covenant under the Levitical Priesthood out of the Land of Canaan to such Levites as had no part nor portion allotted them in the promised Land the Tythe or Tenth part of the increase thereof was commanded to be given unto them by the Lord for the Office of the Priesthood and for the service of the Tabernacle Deut. 18. 4. and the Levites out of the Tythes were to offer up to the Lord a Tenth part of the Tythes and give it unto Aaron the Priest for himself and his Sons Ezek. 45. 13. and no other portion had the Levitical Priests out of the Tythes but the tenth of the tenths for the rest had the Levites that did serve at the Tabernacle and it was also to relieve Strangers Fatherless and Widows Deut. 14. 29. So Israel's Tythes were not all given to the Priests but the Poor was maintained out of it beside for there was not to be a Begger in Israel here was the end for which it was at first instituted But Christ the Everlasting High-Priest being come he changed that Priesthood which was but to continue until the time of Reformation Hebr. 9. 10. and the Priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change of the Law that took Tythes Heb. 7. 12. after which there was never any Command given by Christ to any of his Ministers or Servants under the Second Covenant either to take or receive Tythes of any people and for Eight hundred years after Christ it was never imposed upon the People but they might give it to whom they would at their own pleasure And the Maintenance which Christ allotted his Ministers under the Gospel is expressed in Luke into whatsoever house they entred to eat and drink such things as were set before them for the Labourer was worthy of his hire Luke 10. 7 8. This is the hire the Ministers of Christ are contented withal at this day but the Ministers of Antichrist are not contented with their Allowance nor the allowance of the First Covenant which shews that they are Ministers of neither for if they were they would act according to one but their Fruits plainly testifies to their faces that they are Ministers of Antichrist who have run when the Lord never sent them Matthew 7. 16 17 18. Object Now some have pleaded for Tythes from Abraham's giving the Tenth of the Spoils of the Kings c. to Melchisedeck c. Heb. 7. 2. Answ This was not Tythe of Lands increase neither was it any Command of God to Abraham but a free voluntary gift out of the Spoils he had taken in war but Mark He was yet in the loyns of his Father when Melchisedeck met him Hebr 7. 10. and therefore no Gospel Plea So who would have Tythes from the Scripture must go and meet the Souldiers as they return from the Spoils of their Enemies and receive the Tenth thereof at their hands if they will give it them freely for it is evident that he who changed the Priesthood and fulfilled the Law which commanded Tythes of Lands sprang out of Judah of which Tribe Moses spake nothing concerning Priesthood Hebr. 7. 13 14. And it is yet far more evident for that after the similitude of Melchisedeck their ariseth another Priest verse 15. Who is not made after the Law of a carnal Commandment but after the Power of an endless Life verse 16. For there is verily a disannulling of the Commandment going before mark a disannulling of the Commandment that was carnal where Tythes were included for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof verse 17 18. Because it made nothing perfect but the bringing of a better hope did by which they drew nigh to God verse 19. which better hope was Christ in them the hope of glory By all which it is evident that whoever receives or payes Tythes as any Legal right denies Christ come in the Flesh and such are the Antichrists which the Scripture speaks of 2 Joh. 7. and this is the reason why they who now witness him come in their