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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11600	The ministers portion· By William Sclater. Batchelar of Diuinity and minister of the word of God at Pitmister in Somerset	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.	1612 (1612)	STC 21841; ESTC S116822	29,708	56

domo mea et probate me super hoc c dicit dominus sicut sapiens ait nemo iustam Eleemosynam de his quae possidet facere valet nisi prius separaverit domino quod à primordio ipse sibi reddere delegauit ac per hoc plerunque contingit ut qui decimam non tribuit ad decimam revertatur Vnde etiam cum obtestatione praecipimus vt omnes studeant de omnibus quae possidēt decimas dare quia speciale domini dei sui est de novem partibus sibi vivat Eleemosynas tribuat More need not be added How in after times the case of tithes stood amongst vs practise of the Church in this land till the daies of Henry the 8 abundantly witnesseth exorbitancie enough from the primary rule of assignement to parish Churches might be noted but till those daies nothing is found of their whole alienation to seculars As a corollary here let vs obserue that tithes of England haue bin by law separate from common vse the inference thence is out of former grounds that they could never be lawfully alienated Yes said one once for eius est tollere cuius ponere Resp Peter was not acquainted with any such mixime in the case of Ananias Syst Polit. lib. 1. cap 21. and Levit. 27. Things once separated from common vse are forever holy vnto the Lord. And heare Keckerman Princeps iure non potest c. Things sacred or goods designed or destined to diuine worship though but in a generality yea though they serue to superstitious worship Princes haue no right to transfer to common vse Jf his sentence swaie nothing heare his reason Res sacrae pertinent ad statum scopum ●eipub eminentiorem perfectiorem ideo ad inferiorem retrahi non debent media enim perfectiorem finem respicientia non debent abusive ad imperfectiorem applicari And Polanus In Ezec. c. 48. vers 14. Res sanctas è quarum numero est possessio Deo sanctificata neque vendat neque permutet neque transferat quisquam Ratio legi addita est quia res sanctae non sunt hominum sed ipsius Iehovae cui dicatae cui consecratae Epist 33. cui sanctificatae sunt c. Ambrose when one thus presseth him to deliver vp the Temple to the Emperour because all things were his thus answers Noli te gravare Imperator vt putes te in ea quae divina sunt imperiale aliquid ius habere noli te extollere sed si vis diutius imperare esto Deo subditus scriptum est quae Dei Deo quae Caesaris Caesari But enough of this we haue seen the practise of the church in all times and so their iudgement for this duty of tithing which alone so long so generally on such groūds continued me thinkes proues more for their paiment then any prescription though never so gray headed or even bald with age can for their detainement J might ad to this continual practise of the Church the vnanimous consent of divines in iudgement from Apostles daies downeward till such time as Popish Demi-sacrilege had made seisure of tithes transferring them from parochial Pastors to the Covēts of Drones then began their Schoolemen to studie shifts whereby to iustifie the practise of their Synagogue and after many disputs resolved of this as best plaster for that sore that forsooth they were Judicials I might also adioine the consenting practise of heathen by light of nature yea suffrages of sundry late divines but that this taske is sufficiently done by others and authorities of men even best learned and devoutest beare little sway in truthes so dangerous This only I desire that in this question we may contend with reasons rather then authorities not that J feare to bee overlaid either with waight or number of voices for the ods in both kindes I dare avow to be with vs. But 1. whereto tends committing of divines in fight except to worke distraction in people And 2. the saying of Augustine is me thinkes iudicious Scripturarum autoritatibus non quorumque proprijs sed vtrisque communibus testibus res cum re causa cum causa ratio cum ratione concertet And of the proving part hetherto Let vs now proceed to examine such arguments as are brought by the adverse part to disproue this truth such J meane as seeme to haue any footing in the word of God For other others haue fully and often answered them Thus then some reason Tithes are not in all the new Testament specified to bee the ministers maintenance so indeed reasons Bellarmine so Thomas so Canisius and many others of that rancke of honest men In nova lege in the new law .i. in scriptures of the newe Testament we finde no such precept Ergo not due to Ministers by the word of God Resp Now sure J had thought it had beene sufficient to haue found them grounded on any part of Scripture not particularly cōcerning the Church of the Iewes because o 1. Tim 3.16 the whole Scripture is given by inspiration from God and p 2. Pet. 1.19 that word of Prophets saith Peter is a most sure word we shall doe well to attend thereto And therefore hetherto it hath been a maxime amongst divines A parte scripturae non valet argumentum negativè Jts a morall statute given to Magistrats to punish with death q Gen. 9.6 the shedder of mans blood yet J finde it not specified in all the new Testament An ordinance irrevocable that the Sabboth bee kept with cessation from labours yet specification of the dutie J finde not in the new Testament Sundry the like might be instanced as by view of that place Ezek. 22 7. ad 12. to every man may appeare Only let mee intreat men fearing God not so farre to forget their reverence to the old scriptures and the spirit that inspired them as to deny thē their share with the new Testamēt in this honour of being rule in part of their faith and practise This age is strangely in loue with Epitomees if faith it selfe shall be drawne to her compendium Aug. de bono perfect lib. 2. cap. 11. But let vs beware we fall not into Manicheisme Christ said of Moses r Ioh. 5.45 He should iudge the Iewes so shall hee and Prophets iudge Christians also as well as Evangelists and Apostles 2 Who can question this truth so cleare to all men so necessary for all that will with Tertullian maintaine the fulnesse of the Scriptures That scripture teacheth as well what it implies as what it expresseth Teacheth it not particulars in generals Effects or consequents in principles equals by equivalence The conclusion is not expressed in scriptures of the new Testament that precept of Sabboth is not abrogated yet taught in the new Testament Sith ſ Mat. 5.17 no precept of the Decalogue abrogated Ergo not that of Sabboth The conclusion not expressed in the new Testament Infants