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these_o thing_n may_v suffice_v to_o make_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o melchisedec_n be_v abraham_n priest_n in_o ordinary_a and_o doubtless_o abraham_n and_o he_o be_v acquaint_v before_o yea_o in_o league_n together_o as_o appear_v from_o his_o be_v so_o glad_a of_o abraham_n victory_n present_v he_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n for_o his_o refreshment_n or_o as_o some_o have_v think_v offer_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n to_o god_n in_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o same_o and_o since_o all_o abraham_n increase_n come_v as_o much_o by_o god_n blessing_n as_o these_o spoil_n why_o shall_v he_o not_o pay_v tithe_n of_o his_o ordinary_a gain_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o extraordinary_a and_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a jacob_n have_v see_v this_o custom_n in_o his_o father_n house_n because_o he_o vow_v to_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o good_n that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o even_o in_o that_o strange_a land_n to_o which_o he_o be_v then_o go_v gen._n xxviii_o 22._o and_o when_o t._n e._n can_v bring_v as_o great_a authority_n and_o as_o good_a probability_n to_o the_o contrary_a it_o will_v then_o be_v time_n enough_o for_o he_o to_o say_v that_o abraham_n pay_v not_o tithe_n of_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o spoil_n §_o 6._o another_o bold_a pretence_n of_o t._n e._n be_v pag._n 280._o viz._n that_o tithe_n can_v not_o be_v due_a to_o melchisedec_n upon_o a_o right_o found_v in_o natural_a justice_n and_o equity_n since_o there_o be_v not_o in_o those_o day_n any_o settle_a public_a worship_n wherein_o he_o can_v perform_v any_o priestly_a office_n for_o which_o tithe_n can_v be_v due_a to_o he_o this_o poor_a quaker_n be_v as_o bold_a as_o he_o be_v blind_a and_o have_v expose_v himself_o to_o the_o scorn_n of_o all_o know_a man_n by_o this_o absurd_a position_n which_o i_o may_v confute_v from_o that_o place_n of_o gen._n four_o 26._o then_o begin_v man_n to_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o must_v be_v mean_v in_o public_a for_o in_o private_a they_o do_v it_o before_o unless_o t._n e._n will_v assert_v they_o be_v all_o atheist_n before_o enos_n time_n i_o may_v also_o show_v his_o mistake_n from_o other_o instance_n but_o i_o will_v keep_v myself_o to_o melchisedec_n do_v not_o moses_n say_v express_o he_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n gen._n fourteen_o 18._o and_o do_v not_o s._n paul_n make_v he_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n and_o have_v he_o not_o a_o fix_a place_n of_o residence_n at_o salem_n now_o what_o be_v a_o priest_n fix_v in_o a_o city_n for_o not_o for_o private_a worship_n that_o every_o man_n may_v perform_v at_o home_n it_o be_v then_o for_o perform_v public_a worship_n that_o he_o reside_v there_o and_o we_o can_v suspect_v so_o holy_a a_o man_n as_o melchisedec_n will_v be_v negligent_a in_o his_o office_n wherefore_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v he_o do_v perform_v god_n public_a worship_n solemn_o at_o salem_n and_o constant_o also_o and_o by_o that_o he_o have_v a_o right_o found_v in_o natural_a justice_n and_o equity_n to_o receive_v tithe_n from_o all_o within_o his_o jurisdiction_n it_o be_v very_o likely_a the_o tyrian_n who_o be_v of_o the_o ancient_a phoenician_n inhabitant_n of_o canaan_n learned_a to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o their_o priest_n which_o they_o be_v observe_v to_o have_v do_v from_o the_o tithe_n pay_v to_o melchisedec_n when_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n here_o among_o the_o phoenician_n and_o as_o to_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o he_o do_v perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n now_o to_o abraham_n in_o blessing_n the_o most_o high_a god_n for_o his_o victory_n with_o suitable_a hymn_n say_v josephus_n and_o in_o blessing_n abraham_n himself_o at_o this_o time_n and_o so_o he_o deserve_v those_o extraordinary_a tithe_n as_o just_o as_o he_o do_v his_o ordinary_a tithe_n for_o his_o daily_a administration_n he_o proceed_v in_o his_o gross_a mistake_n say_v ibid._n i_o find_v not_o one_o instance_n this_o single_a gift_n of_o abraham_n except_v of_o give_v or_o receive_v tithe_n in_o all_o that_o 400_o year_n between_o abraham_n time_n and_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o mention_v any_o more_o instance_n of_o pay_v tithe_n it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o prove_v they_o be_v never_o pay_v at_o other_o time_n for_o a_o argument_n from_o scripture-silence_n in_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v not_o valid_a as_o we_o note_v before_o but_o alas_o this_o inspire_v man_n reading_n and_o revelation_n both_o fail_v he_o in_o this_o matter_n for_o there_o be_v a_o plain_a instance_n in_o holy_a jacob_n gen._n xxviii_o 22._o who_o make_v a_o solemn_a vow_n to_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o his_o gain_n and_o josephus_n tell_v we_o 18._o we_o joseph_n antiq._n li._n 1._o cap._n 18._o he_o do_v perform_v it_o now_o if_o jacob_n do_v perform_v this_o vow_n than_o there_o be_v another_o instance_n of_o give_v tithe_n and_o if_o t._n e._n say_v jacob_n do_v not_o perform_v his_o vow_n than_o he_o charge_v that_o bless_a patriarch_n with_o perjury_n and_o ingratitude_n it_o be_v true_a the_o book_n of_o genesis_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o who_o be_v god_n receiver_n then_o but_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v some_o perform_v that_o office_n though_o it_o be_v not_o express_v who_o however_o if_o jacob_n give_v they_o immediate_o to_o god_n by_o way_n of_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v all_o that_o t._n e._n can_v pretend_v yet_o still_o he_o give_v the_o tithe_n and_o so_o this_o be_v another_o instance_n of_o give_v tithe_n before_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n therefore_o the_o quaker_n have_v not_o a_o repetition_n of_o all_o revelation_n or_o not_o a_o good_a memory_n to_o retain_v they_o §_o 7._o he_o have_v yet_o another_o fetch_v more_o pag._n 281._o that_o if_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o melchisedec_n yet_o can_v not_o the_o clergy_n of_o this_o age_n derive_v any_o right_n from_o he_o to_o they_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v not_o of_o his_o priesthood_n i_o hope_v t._n e._n will_v grant_v that_o christ_n be_v of_o his_o priesthood_n or_o else_o he_o contradict_v the_o scripture_n psal_n cx_o 4._o and_o if_o he_o grant_v this_o we_o must_v ask_v whether_o or_o no_o his_o apostle_n be_v not_o his_o successor_n and_o then_o whether_o we_o do_v not_o derive_v our_o succession_n from_o they_o beside_o aaron_n priesthood_n be_v only_o temporal_a but_o melchisedec_n be_v to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o indeed_o all_o the_o father_n note_n that_o melchisedec_n have_v the_o same_o priesthood_n with_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n he_o be_v not_o derive_v from_o levi_n nor_o admit_v to_o his_o office_n by_o the_o catalogue_n of_o his_o parent_n whence_o he_o
ethelwolph_n do_v this_o alone_a since_o he_o confess_v pag._n 285._o that_o his_o noble_n consent_v to_o the_o gift_n and_o if_o he_o have_v read_v the_o charter_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o must_v know_v that_o ingulph_n say_v it_o be_v make_v all_o the_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o england_n be_v present_a and_o subscribe_v to_o it_o as_o also_o beorred_a king_n of_o mercia_n and_o edmund_n king_n of_o the_o east-angle_n before_o the_o abbot_n abbess_n duke_n earls_z and_o noble_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n and_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o other_o faithful_a people_n who_o all_o consent_v to_o the_o king_n charter_n and_o the_o man_n of_o dignity_n subscribe_v their_o name_n 350._o name_n ingulph_n apud_fw-la spelm._n p._n 350._o we_o have_v also_o note_v before_o how_o often_o this_o donation_n have_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o whole_a nation_n representative_a since_o that_o time_n which_o t._n e._n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o but_o to_o serve_v his_o end_n he_o conceal_v all_o this_o mere_o to_o get_v a_o occasion_n to_o indite_v good_a king_n ethelwolph_n of_o invade_v his_o subject_n property_n §_o 30._o but_o his_o conscience_n accuse_v he_o for_o this_o slander_n in_o pag._n 323._o he_o suppose_v that_o ethelwolph_n do_v it_o by_o general_a consent_n and_o then_o say_v if_o it_o be_v so_o yet_o neither_o can_v he_o single_a nor_o they_o all_o conjoin_v give_v any_o more_o than_o belong_v to_o themselves_o viz_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o land_n or_o of_o the_o yearly_o profit_v for_o their_o own_o life_n but_o to_o make_v a_o grant_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n for_o ever_o be_v to_o my_o understanding_n say_v he_o utter_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n it_o may_v be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o understanding_n so_o sad_o corrupt_v by_o prejudice_n but_o it_o be_v agreeable_a enough_o to_o the_o reason_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o other_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n in_o fee_n to_o give_v what_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o estate_n they_o please_v for_o ever_o be_v it_o not_o usual_a for_o such_o as_o settle_v their_o estate_n to_o oblige_v their_o heir_n for_o ever_o to_o pay_v out_o of_o it_o a_o six_o eighth_n or_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o that_o estate_n which_o the_o heir_n many_o hundred_o year_n after_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v to_o the_o use_v appoint_v by_o the_o first_o donor_n be_v not_o all_o perpetual_a rent-charge_n and_o grant_n with_o reservation_n of_o free-rent_n with_o many_o donation_n of_o certain_a yearly_a sum_n to_o college_n school_n and_o hospital_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o these_o grant_n of_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o a_o man_n estate_n for_o ever_o the_o lawyer_n will_v deride_v t._n be_v understanding_n in_o the_o law_n as_o much_o as_o we_o do_v his_o skill_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o they_o will_v inform_v he_o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o absolute_a master_n of_o his_o estate_n unless_o he_o can_v make_v such_o grant_n as_o these_o but_o that_o which_o stumble_v t.e._n be_v that_o in_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n right_o compute_v the_o labour_n sweat_v care_n charge_v skill_n industry_n diligence_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v include_v and_o that_o inseparable_o for_o these_o be_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o production_n to_o admit_v then_o a_o power_n in_o any_o man_n to_o give_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o profit_n beyond_o his_o own_o life_n be_v to_o suppose_v a_o power_n in_o that_o man_n to_o give_v away_o the_o labour_n care_n skill_n charge_n diligence_n and_o industry_n of_o another_o which_o reason_n gainsay_v and_o a_o little_a after_o it_o be_v most_o ridiculous_a this_o be_v his_o main_a argument_n which_o he_o glory_v in_o much_o and_o repeat_v often_o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o it_o but_o mistake_v falsehood_n and_o impiety_n for_o if_o t._n e._n will_v grant_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o lord_n to_o lay_v a_o perpetual_a rent-charge_n upon_o his_o estate_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o money_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a or_o more_o legal_a he_o must_v grant_v it_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o this_o lord_n to_o charge_v his_o estate_n with_o pay_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n in_o specie_fw-la for_o do_v not_o the_o raise_v the_o sum_n of_o money_n settle_v by_o rent-charge_n suppose_v 10_o l._n or_o 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la include_v the_o labour_n sweat_v care_n charge_v skill_n and_o industry_n of_o the_o husbandman_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prepare_v the_o tithe_n nay_o the_o pay_v a_o rent-charge_n in_o money_n require_v more_o labour_n charge_v and_o pain_n than_o pay_v tithe_n in_o specie_fw-la for_o the_o husbandman_n must_v not_o only_o get_v his_o profit_n together_o but_o carry_v suppose_v his_o corn_n into_o the_o barn_n thresh_v it_o winnow_v it_o and_o carry_v it_o out_o again_o and_o sell_v it_o and_o after_o all_o this_o he_o must_v pay_v this_o money_n for_o which_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o his_o profit_n be_v sell_v whereas_o tithe_n be_v pay_v in_o specie_fw-la needs_o only_o be_v get_v together_o and_o the_o husbandman_n have_v no_o more_o charge_n nor_o trouble_v with_o it_o and_o beside_o tithe_n be_v a_o more_o equitable_a payment_n by_o far_o than_o a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n settle_v by_o rent-charge_n for_o if_o the_o land_n yield_v little_a profit_n the_o priest_n have_v but_o little_a tithe_n but_o rent-charge_n must_v be_v pay_v in_o full_a even_o when_o the_o worst_a year_n come_v without_o any_o consideration_n if_o the_o whole_a profit_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o yield_v twice_o as_o much_o the_o utmost_a farthing_n of_o the_o rent-charge_n must_v be_v pay_v now_o let_v any_o rational_a man_n judge_n whether_o the_o grant_n of_o a_o perpetual_a rent-charge_n be_v not_o to_o give_v away_o the_o labour_n charge_v and_o industry_n of_o another_o as_o well_o as_o the_o grant_n of_o tithe_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v t._n e._n be_v not_o so_o bereave_v of_o all_o sense_n that_o he_o will_v say_v such_o rent-charge_n be_v ridiculous_a or_o unreasonable_a beside_o we_o see_v that_o all_o landlord_n who_o let_v long_a lease_n and_o settle_v the_o rent_n on_o their_o young_a child_n or_o more_o distant_a relation_n do_v give_v away_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o husbandman_n labour_n charge_v and_o industry_n not_o only_o the_o ten_o but_o the_o three_o part_n of_o they_o at_o least_o but_o t._n e._n will_v reply_n a_o man_n may_v charge_v his_o tenant_n successive_o with_o such_o a_o payment_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o their_o labour_n because_o he_o afford_v they_o land_n to_o work_v upon_o but_o he_o can_v charge_v his_o heir_n successive_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o lord_n also_o do_v afford_v his_o heir_n land_n to_o raise_v this_o payment_n out_o of_o pray_v how_o come_v this_o present_a possessor_n to_o have_v any_o right_n to_o this_o land_n do_v he_o not_o derive_v his_o right_n from_o his_o forefather_n t._n e._n grant_v they_o may_v have_v sell_v off_o what_o part_n of_o the_o land_n they_o please_v and_o since_o they_o transmit_v it_o entire_a may_v they_o not_o leave_v a_o charge_n upon_o it_o and_o if_o the_o heir_n will_v not_o pay_v the_o charge_n he_o must_v renounce_v the_o land_n also_o for_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o all_o law_n that_o the_o burden_n descend_v with_o the_o inheritance_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v the_o encumbrance_n must_v not_o have_v the_o benefit_n and_o in_o point_n of_o reason_n why_o have_v not_o the_o father_n as_o good_a right_n to_o oblige_v his_o posterity_n as_o they_o have_v to_o possess_v his_o land_n why_o shall_v not_o the_o father_n be_v obey_v by_o the_o son_n as_o well_o as_o the_o son_n provide_v for_o by_o the_o father_n he_o may_v have_v charge_v his_o posterity_n with_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o best_a year_n profit_v in_o money_n but_o now_o the_o charge_n be_v only_o the_o bare_a ten_o of_o the_o year_n profit_n be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o which_o all_o man_n but_o quaker_n will_v grant_v be_v a_o easy_a charge_n if_o t._n e._n shall_v say_v the_o land_n have_v go_v through_o many_o hand_n since_o i_o answer_v whoever_o buy_v this_o land_n or_o howsoever_o it_o be_v convey_v no_o follow_a owner_n can_v sell_v that_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n which_o he_o never_o have_v convey_v to_o he_o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o at_o present_v it_o shall_v suffice_v to_o note_v this_o argument_n of_o the_o quaker_n be_v protestatio_fw-la contra_fw-la factum_fw-la and_o so_o signify_v nothing_o at_o all_o it_o be_v a_o attempt_n to_o prove_v that_o can_v be_v do_v which_o be_v do_v as_o well_o in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o like_a case_n and_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v
statute_n of_o 32_o h._n 8._o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o estate_n of_o inheritance_n or_o freehold_a in_o tithe_n and_o in_o the_o countess_n of_o oxford_n case_n 5_o jacob._n a_o writ_n of_o dower_n be_v bring_v of_o predial_a tithe_n cook_n 2_o part_n in_o priddle_n and_o nappers_n case_n 9_o case_n see_v hughs_n abridgement_n tit_n dime_n §._o 1._o num_fw-la 9_o but_o tenure_n in_o dower_n be_v one_o kind_n of_o freehold_n as_o be_v show_v before_o it_o appear_v therefore_o that_o tithe_n may_v be_v sue_v for_o at_o law_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o other_o freehold_n may_v and_o therefore_o our_o law_n do_v esteem_v they_o no_o other_o than_o a_o freehold_a and_o it_o be_v a_o miserable_a shift_n of_o the_o baffle_a quaker_n to_o pretend_v they_o be_v only_o a_o freehold_n to_o the_o laity_n and_o not_o to_o the_o clergy_n since_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o when_o some_o of_o the_o tithe_n be_v alienate_v those_o very_a law_n which_o make_v the_o alienation_n do_v not_o give_v the_o laity_n any_o other_o estate_n in_o tithe_n than_o such_o as_o the_o clergy_n have_v before_o and_o such_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v then_o to_o the_o tithe_n remain_v in_o ecclesiastical_a hand_n and_o though_o the_o clergy_n have_v a_o better_a right_o to_o tithe_n in_o foro_fw-la coeli_fw-la yet_o in_o foro_fw-la soli_fw-la they_o have_v not_o a_o less_o right_o to_o they_o than_o the_o laity_n now_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n nor_o have_v a_o layman_n who_o be_v a_o impropriator_n any_o more_o better_a or_o other_o way_n to_o recover_v his_o tithe_n than_o the_o clergy_n have_v so_o that_o either_o the_o quaker_n must_v grant_v the_o law_n make_v they_o both_o freehold_v or_o neither_o of_o they_o since_o the_o same_o law_n and_o method_n of_o prosecution_n be_v concern_v in_o the_o security_n of_o both_o these_o sort_n of_o freehold_n we_o may_v see_v therefore_o what_o rare_a effect_n ignorance_n and_o confidence_n can_v produce_v since_o they_o can_v inspire_v a_o raw_a quaker_n to_o give_v his_o opinion_n contrary_a to_o the_o most_o famous_a oracle_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o fancy_n he_o can_v confute_v the_o whole_a bench_n of_o judge_n by_o his_o empty_a fallacy_n i_o will_v only_o tell_v this_o puisne_n man_n of_o law_n that_o if_o he_o can_v prove_v tithe_n to_o be_v no_o freehold_n he_o will_v discharge_v thereby_o the_o clergy_n from_o divers_a public_a burden_n which_o they_o lie_v under_o as_o other_o freeholders_n do_v from_o which_o they_o have_v far_o more_o reason_n to_o be_v exempt_v than_o the_o quaker_n have_v from_o pay_v tithe_n yet_o they_o quiet_o submit_v to_o the_o payment_n of_o these_o imposition_n for_o their_o freehold_n in_o tithe_n neither_o do_v they_o call_v these_o custom_n by_o the_o odious_a name_n of_o oppression_n and_o foul_a abuse_n by_o which_o it_o may_v be_v see_v whether_o be_v the_o patient_fw-la man_n of_o the_o two_o the_o priest_n or_o the_o quaker_n and_o which_o be_v the_o better_a subject_n and_o just_a person_n those_o who_o submit_v to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n and_o give_v unto_o all_o their_o due_n or_o those_o who_o revile_v the_o law_n and_o detain_v man_n right_n from_o they_o but_o ne_o suitor_n ultra_fw-la crepidam_fw-la i_o must_v not_o imitate_v t._n be_v extravagance_n while_o i_o do_v reprove_v they_o nor_o dare_v i_o say_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o other_o man_n but_o with_o all_o due_a submission_n to_o such_o as_o be_v better_o learn_v in_o our_o law_n than_o i_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v to_o who_o i_o shall_v free_o confess_v my_o error_n if_o i_o have_v say_v any_o thing_n on_o this_o subject_a that_o they_o shall_v not_o approve_v for_o law_n and_o reason_n §_o 35._o the_o quaker_n p._n 334._o think_v to_o overthrow_v these_o law_n and_o statute_n by_o repeat_v his_o old_a baffle_a falsehood_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v ground_v on_o this_o false_a supposition_n that_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n but_o we_o have_v prove_v this_o be_v a_o true_a supposition_n and_o maintain_v by_o the_o primitive_a orthodox_n father_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v more_o false_a than_o his_o say_n again_o here_o this_o be_v a_o doctrine_n pure_o popish_a and_o hatch_v at_o rome_n and_o since_o these_o statute_n be_v ground_v on_o a_o primitive_a and_o a_o protestant_a doctrine_n the_o statute_n be_v therefore_o good_a again_o he_o say_v pag._n 335._o a_o man_n can_v claim_v that_o by_o a_o temporal_a law_n as_o a_o temporal_a right_n which_o that_o law_n command_v to_o be_v pay_v as_o a_o divine_a right_n whereas_o all_o the_o world_n know_v two_o title_n to_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v subordinate_a to_o one_o another_o do_v strengthen_v each_o other_o as_o a_o father_n have_v a_o maintenance_n reserve_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o son_n estate_n mention_v in_o those_o deed_n which_o settle_v the_o say_a estate_n on_o the_o son_n though_o he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o be_v maintain_v by_o his_o son_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la may_v claim_v a_o maintenance_n by_o virtue_n of_o these_o deed_n jure_fw-la humano_fw-la and_o the_o second_o title_n strengthen_v but_o do_v not_o destroy_v the_o first_o he_o go_v on_o to_o ask_v pag._n 336._o whether_o the_o property_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o priest_n or_o the_o office_n i_o reply_v a_o office_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v vest_v in_o a_o property_n and_o the_o present_a person_n who_o sustain_v that_o office_n have_v this_o property_n vest_v in_o he_o during_o his_o life_n with_o remainder_n to_o his_o successor_n for_o ever_o as_o the_o elwoods_n family_n may_v be_v endow_v with_o a_o estate_n in_o tail_n the_o property_n of_o which_o belong_v to_o that_o family_n and_o be_v special_o vest_v in_o the_o present_a heir_n but_o whether_o in_o the_o man_n or_o the_o elwood_n be_v hard_o to_o tell_v again_o he_o make_v himself_o sure_a of_o that_o which_o none_o but_o a_o wild_a quaker_n can_v ever_o so_o much_o as_o once_o suppose_v viz._n to_o be_v sure_a say_v he_o the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n be_v popish_a and_o the_o office_n itself_o be_v now_o lay_v aside_o the_o property_n vest_v in_o it_o must_v be_v go_v along_o with_o it_o he_o must_v be_v under_o some_o degree_n of_o frenzy_n who_o can_v persuade_v himself_o that_o there_o be_v no_o priest_n now_o or_o that_o the_o reformation_n lay_v the_o office_n aside_o that_o have_v be_v a_o reformation_n as_o wild_a as_o a_o quaker_n can_v project_v do_v he_o think_v that_o any_o body_n will_v grant_v these_o dote_a falsehood_n no_o protestant_n that_o ever_o i_o know_v hold_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n to_o be_v popish_a and_o true_o t._n e._n thy_o supposition_n will_v not_o be_v grant_v by_o any_o but_o those_o who_o be_v as_o senseless_a as_o thyself_o §_o 36._o i_o shall_v tire_v the_o reader_n if_o i_o follow_v he_o in_o the_o examine_v all_o he_o mistake_v but_o one_o 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it_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o he_o and_o tender_v now_o will_v the_o quaker_n say_v this_o show_v that_o the_o lord_n title_n to_o this_o free-rent_n lie_v in_o the_o gift_n of_o he_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o pay_v it_o and_o that_o the_o property_n of_o it_o be_v vest_v in_o he_o who_o incur_v a_o penalty_n if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v it_o ready_a and_o come_v and_o tender_v it_o t._n e._n be_v a_o rare_a lawyer_n and_o can_v make_v the_o worst_a tenor_n to_o seem_v the_o best_a and_o the_o badge_n of_o have_v no_o right_a at_o all_o to_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o property_n if_o i_o delight_v to_o talk_v like_o t._n e._n i_o may_v pretend_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o husbandman_n have_v no_o property_n in_o the_o nine_o part_n but_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o parson_n because_o the_o law_n forbid_v he_o to_o lead_v away_o any_o of_o the_o nine_o part_n till_o the_o parson_n have_v notice_n to_o come_v and_o take_v his_o ten_o but_o i_o scorn_v such_o fool_n §_o 37._o and_o now_o he_o be_v force_v pag._n 338._o to_o supply_v his_o emptiness_n of_o matter_n by_o repeat_v his_o old_a silly_a and_o blasphemous_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o unreasonable_a for_o any_o to_o pretend_v a_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o those_o profit_n or_o any_o part_n of_o they_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o labour_n stock_n and_o care_n of_o another_o especial_o after_o their_o own_o decease_n which_o i_o have_v sufficient_o baffle_v before_o §_o 30._o and_o here_o i_o will_v only_o remark_n how_o that_o this_o argument_n if_o it_o be_v good_a do_v utter_o take_v away_o all_o the_o impropriator_n right_o to_o their_o estate_n in_o tithe_n how_o much_o soever_o he_o flatter_v they_o before_o pag._n 299._o for_o be_v not_o their_o tithe_n grant_v to_o their_o ancestor_n long_o ago_o and_o by_o they_o settle_v on_o their_o child_n a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o another_o man_n labour_n stock_n care_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v they_o not_o 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tithe_n can_v be_v grant_v or_o convey_v if_o opportunity_n serve_v will_v force_v you_o to_o restore_v they_o to_o his_o painful_a husbandman_n see_v elwood_n p._n 297_o 298._o and_o now_o you_o may_v discern_v the_o genius_n of_o this_o double-tongued_a and_o false-hearted_a man_n who_o talk_v backward_o or_o forward_o as_o may_v best_o serve_v his_o turn_n claw_v the_o impropriator_n to_o engage_v they_o to_o take_v his_o part_n against_o the_o clergy_n and_o again_o lay_v down_o assertion_n that_o make_v the_o levite_n of_o old_a the_o clergy_n and_o impropriator_n now_o to_o be_v a_o company_n of_o ridiculous_a and_o unreasonable_a man_n to_o pretend_v a_o right_n to_o tithe_n to_o which_o none_o can_v ever_o grant_v they_o any_o right_n at_o all_o as_o for_o artificer_n pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o gain_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o s._n paul_n rule_n galat._n vi_fw-la 6._o to_o give_v their_o pastor_n a_o share_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o it_o be_v enjoin_v by_o s._n augustine_n and_o by_o s._n ambrose_n and_o by_o divers_a saxon_a law_n cite_v before_o and_o since_o they_o have_v soul_n to_o save_v as_o well_o as_o other_o they_o seem_v oblige_v to_o it_o in_o reason_n and_o conscience_n but_o this_o be_v seldom_o demand_v except_o in_o great_a city_n where_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n enjoin_v it_o final_o we_o grant_v to_o t._n e._n tithe_n be_v due_a out_o of_o the_o profit_v only_o and_o therefore_o if_o god_n give_v no_o increase_n or_o the_o husbandman_n have_v nothing_o grow_v we_o expect_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o and_o how_o be_v this_o unreasonable_a §_o 38._o the_o quaker_n will_v not_o grant_v that_o his_o argument_n for_o take_v away_o tithe_n tend_v to_o destroy_v hospital_n and_o donation_n to_o the_o poor_a for_o this_o reason_n sorsooth_o pag._n 542._o because_o in_o that_o of_o the_o poor_a there_o be_v say_v he_o a_o settlement_n of_o certain_a land_n in_o which_o the_o donor_n have_v a_o 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destroy_v all_o charitable_a donation_n except_v such_o as_o be_v make_v in_o land_n give_v whole_o to_o the_o hospital_n or_o other_o poor_a and_o true_o these_o will_v not_o stand_v long_o neither_o for_o all_o other_o man_n believe_v the_o ancient_a donor_n have_v not_o more_o or_o better_a right_o to_o give_v away_o the_o land_n itself_o than_o they_o have_v to_o dispose_v of_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_v thereof_o t._n e._n who_o question_n be_v the_o one_o may_v question_v the_o other_o also_o and_o thus_o that_o he_o may_v starve_v the_o clergy_n he_o attempt_v to_o starve_v all_o the_o poor_a in_o england_n also_o in_o their_o company_n §_o 39_o his_o next_o position_n pag._n 343._o be_v that_o tithe_n be_v a_o
refuge_n which_o be_v a_o better_a proportion_n than_o our_o glebe-land_n and_o in_o value_n may_v be_v esteem_v the_o twelve_o part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n wherefore_o t._n e._n be_v mistake_v again_o in_o affirm_v the_o levite_n have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o land_n three_o he_o allege_v that_o the_o present_a clergy_n have_v offering_n as_o well_o as_o the_o levitical_a priest_n and_o here_o he_o have_v a_o large_a bill_n of_o name_n some_o of_o which_o we_o never_o hear_v of_o and_o yet_o he_o end_v with_o a_o &c._n &c._n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v when_o he_o can_v reckon_v no_o more_o but_o after_o all_o this_o the_o sum_v pay_v for_o some_o of_o these_o be_v so_o small_a and_o the_o other_o be_v so_o occasional_a that_o the_o present_a clergy_n get_v not_o half_a so_o much_o in_o one_o year_n by_o these_o as_o the_o levite_n and_o jewish_a priest_n do_v in_o a_o few_o month_n by_o their_o offering_n for_o 1._o they_o have_v their_o part_n of_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n 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