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the_o great_a charter_n to_o their_o first_o right_n and_o liberty_n ibid._n 1_o part_n instit_fw-la p._n 94._o 2._o instit_fw-la c._n 1._o ibid._n which_o be_v either_o in_o franc-almeigne_a or_o for_o divine_a service_n sr_n edward_n coke_n affirm_v this_o late_a and_o further_o say_v by_o the_o great_a charter_n all_o the_o right_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o church_n and_o churchman_n which_o they_o have_v before_o or_o at_o their_o first_o grant_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n more_o full_o say_v the_o church_n shall_v be_v fre_n i._n e._n free_v by_o which_o say_v he_o a_o restitution_n be_v grave_v of_o all_o such_o immunity_n and_o freedom_n as_o they_o enjoy_v before_o and_o to_o free_v they_o from_o all_o such_o change_n as_o have_v be_v usurp_v and_o encroach_v upon_o by_o any_o power_n whatsoever_o and_o i_o believe_v that_o if_o the_o case_n be_v put_v concern_v your_o own_o land_n you_o will_v soon_o resolve_v that_o they_o shouldhold_v as_o by_o the_o first_o donor_n 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〈◊〉_d only_o say_v it_o theft_n be_v in_o moveable_n if_o this_o and_o not_o that_o than_o why_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o law_n that_o it_o may_v not_o appear_v to_o cross_v god_n may_v we_o not_o say_v that_o our_o law_n have_v only_o make_v theft_n in_o moveable_n punishable_a because_o it_o do_v not_o conceive_v how_o land_n in_o the_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n of_o rob_v can_v be_v take_v away_o and_o steal_v but_o because_o sacrilege_n or_o take_v thing_n immovable_a be_v not_o by_o our_o law_n punishable_a do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n or_o punishable_a by_o god_n law_n suppose_v we_o have_v no_o law_n to_o punish_v a_o atheist_n a_o idoater_n one_o that_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a who_o profane_v the_o lord_n day_n who_o dishonour_v his_o parent_n who_o tell_v or_o make_v lie_n be_v therefore_o these_o no_o sin_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o by_o god_n law_n defraud_v god_n or_o man_n of_o immovables_n be_v 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the_o prophet_n ezekul_n speak_v this_o plain_o and_o leu._n 27.32_o the_o tithe_n be_v call_v holy_a the_o rest_n of_o the_o land_n be_v term_v a_o profane_a place_n for_o the_o city_n for_o dwell_v and_o for_o the_o suburb_n whereas_o before_o the_o oblation_n of_o the_o land_n mention_v for_o the_o priest_n be_v call_v holy_a 18.1_o deut._n 18.1_o and_o this_o oblation_n of_o that_o land_n that_o be_v offer_v shall_v be_v a_o thing_n most_o holy_a and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n maintenance_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n for_o then_o as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n by_o man_n dedication_n and_o god_n acceptation_n the_o propriety_n as_o by_o livery_n and_o seisin_n in_o other_o land_n be_v alter_v and_o become_v the_o donee_n god_n and_o therefore_o be_v holy_a which_o be_v plain_o and_o full_o confirm_v by_o that_o of_o our_o most_o bless_a saviour_n in_o that_o you_o give_v it_o to_o my_o brethren_n or_o disciple_n 25.40_o mat._n 25.40_o you_o give_v it_o unto_o 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bishop_n and_o the_o church_n in_o england_n be_v so_o give_v and_o therefore_o may_v not_o be_v alienate_v or_o sell_v and_o that_o the_o land_n of_o bishop_n and_o of_o the_o church_n in_o england_n be_v so_o dedicate_v be_v easy_a to_o prove_v though_o first_o i_o shall_v plain_o confess_v that_o as_o god_n hold_v not_o himself_o tie_v in_o the_o acceptation_n of_o land_n offer_v nor_o yet_o the_o ancient_a king_n hold_v themselves_o bind_v when_o they_o give_v their_o land_n some_o five_o some_o six_o some_o seven_o some_o eight_o some_o nine_o hundred_o year_n ago_o to_o give_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o norman_a or_o a_o late_a invent_v form_n of_o conveyance_n so_o indeed_o can_v there_o not_o be_v find_v in_o the_o dedication_n of_o those_o land_n such_o formality_n as_o the_o lawyer_n of_o our_o time_n will_v now_o require_v yet_o i_o be_o confident_a that_o on_o the_o donors_n part_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v so_o plain_a and_o formal_a grant_n of_o any_o gift_n or_o offering_n in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n unless_o you_o mention_v those_o of_o the_o temple_n as_o these_o of_o the_o bishop_n land_n and_o yet_o those_o god_n accept_v take_v and_o hold_v as_o he_o the_o tithe_n and_o offering_n bring_v and_o deliver_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n god_n call_v they_o in_o divers_a place_n his_o inheritance_n his_o offering_n his_o tithe_n 4._o deut._n 8.1_o leu._n 27.10_o numb_a 18.28_o eze._n 48._o mel._n 3._o act_n 4._o yet_o where_o find_v we_o the_o dedication_n of_o they_o by_o the_o donor_n to_o god_n and_o the_o like_a we_o may_v say_v of_o the_o christian_n dedicate_a and_o sell_v their_o land_n yet_o because_o the_o israelite_n and_o christian_n intend_v they_o to_o god_n god_n so_o accept_v they_o as_o give_v to_o himself_o and_o according_a marlorat_n the_o collector_n of_o the_o comment_n of_o the_o late_a reform_a divine_n term_n that_o act_n of_o ananias_n sacrilega_fw-la fraudatio_fw-la quia_fw-la subduxerat_fw-la quod_fw-la 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the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o give_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n who_o will_v accept_v it_o as_o a_o gift_n to_o himself_o but_o if_o we_o shall_v give_v credit_n to_o the_o best_a record_n and_o history_n we_o want_v not_o plain_a proof_n that_o much_o of_o the_o land_n hold_v by_o bishop_n and_o churchman_n be_v in_o express_a word_n give_v to_o god_n and_o christ_n 47._o spelm._n cone_n p._n 119._o sumner_n p._n 47._o about_o the_o year_n 605._o ethelbert_n the_o first_o christian_a king_n of_o our_o english_a nation_n give_v land_n to_o the_o church_n say_v dene_fw-mi &_o concedo_fw-la have_v terras_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o first_o english_a christian_n king_n that_o give_v land_n to_o god_n so_o be_v he_o the_o first_o that_o i_o find_v who_o give_v they_o with_o this_o curse_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la de_fw-la hac_fw-la donatione_fw-la aliquid_fw-la minuere_fw-la rentaverit_fw-la aut_fw-la irrirum_fw-la facere_fw-la sit_v in_o 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