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shall_v give_v according_a to_o his_o ability_n more_o or_o less_o the_o rich_a man_n shall_v give_v according_a to_o his_o riches_n a_o great_a &_o liberal_a portion_n and_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o his_o tenuitie_n a_o little_a also_o every_o man_n something_o none_o shall_v come_v without_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o like_o to_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o tithe_n unto_o which_o every_o man_n be_v subject_a that_o possess_v aught_o the_o ten_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o must_v be_v pay_v unto_o the_o lord_n wheresoever_o and_o with_o whosoever_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v as_o appear_v numb_a 18._o and_o otherwhere_o whereunto_o we_o may_v find_v the_o practice_n both_o of_o the_o jew_n in_o time_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o christian_n aswell_o in_o the_o infancy_n as_o flourish_a estate_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o have_v be_v very_o consonant_a as_o may_v appear_v sufficient_o for_o the_o one_o by_o the_o history_n of_o that_o poor_a widow_n luc._n 21._o who_o offer_v of_o her_o 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faith_n of_o christ_n settle_v in_o peace_n this_o law_n be_v more_o general_o and_o full_o as_o practise_v so_o establish_v and_o confirm_v for_o upon_o due_a notice_n and_o consideration_n thereof_o even_o then_o universal_o in_o all_o nation_n kingdom_n and_o country_n that_o have_v receive_v the_o faith_n land_n be_v give_v and_o consecrate_v and_o tithe_n restore_v to_o the_o church_n in_o such_o a_o general_a uniform_a godly_a and_o goodly_a sort_n both_o for_o the_o manner_n &_o the_o measure_n thereof_o as_o be_v yet_o admirable_a to_o as_o many_o as_o note_v either_o the_o action_n then_o or_o the_o disposition_n of_o people_n now_o to_o which_o course_n how_o have_v it_o be_v possible_a ever_o people_n can_v so_o general_o so_o uniform_o and_o so_o ready_o have_v be_v draw_v unless_o christian_n then_o with_o one_o mind_n and_o one_o mouth_n have_v acknowledge_v this_o doctrine_n here_o teach_v they_o by_o the_o apostle_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v every_o man_n duty_n to_o 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and_o most_o flourish_a time_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o that_o in_o time_n of_o popery_n little_o be_v add_v thereunto_o but_o rather_o much_o thereof_o be_v then_o and_o thereby_o take_v from_o the_o church_n and_o be_o ready_a to_o prove_v and_o show_v that_o the_o very_a form_n itself_o do_v plain_o and_o plentiful_o argue_v true_a zeal_n great_a piety_n &_o much_o wisdom_n with_o sound_a knowledge_n and_o not_o blind_a zeal_n and_o foolish_a superstition_n to_o have_v be_v the_o founder_n thereof_o but_o of_o these_o more_o hereafter_o the_o doctrine_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v thus_o lay_v down_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o now_o to_o consider_v somewhat_o withal_o of_o such_o motive_n as_o the_o word_n themselves_o may_v far_o afford_v whereby_o to_o move_v every_o man_n
pharisy_n that_o pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o rue_n annis_fw-la mint_n cummin_n and_o of_o every_o other_o herb_n all_o garden_n herb_n as_o every_o woman_n can_v tell_v say_v express_o that_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v weighty_a matter_n so_o this_o though_o a_o small_a thing_n they_o ought_v not_o as_o they_o do_v not_o to_o leave_v undo_v which_o speech_n of_o christ_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o s._n origen_n contain_v a_o precept_n for_o christian_n now_o as_o well_o as_o a_o approbation_n of_o that_o the_o pharisy_n in_o that_o point_n do_v then_o and_o as_o we_o do_v spy_v day_n at_o a_o little_a hole_n and_o try_v how_o good_a the_o tree_n be_v by_o the_o taste_n of_o one_o of_o the_o fruit_n so_o by_o this_o little_a trial_n may_v be_v make_v and_o notice_n take_v how_o good_a or_o how_o evil_a a_o payer_n of_o tithe_n thou_o will_v be_v if_o thou_o have_v possession_n and_o great_a store_n of_o land_n and_o cattle_n as_o the_o husbandman_n have_v it_o be_v our_o saviourâ—_n own_o rule_n and_o therefore_o currant_n luk._n 16._o 10._o he_o that_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o least_o he_o be_v faithful_a also_o in_o much_o and_o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a in_o the_o least_o be_v unjust_a also_o in_o much_o if_o therefore_o thou_o have_v not_o great_a and_o many_o tithe_n to_o pay_v yet_o pay_v thou_o thy_o few_o and_o small_a tithe_n faithful_o as_o zachariah_n and_o elizabeth_n be_v commend_v for_o just_a in_o that_o they_o walk_v in_o all_o both_o precept_n and_o ordinance_n that_o be_v both_o great_a and_o small_a observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n without_o reproof_n so_o be_v it_o the_o part_n of_o a_o just_a mâ—n_z to_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o every_o duty_n small_a and_o great_a second_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o have_v no_o field_n nor_o land_n nor_o cattle_n and_o such_o like_a that_o yield_v such_o kind_n of_o tithe_n yet_o if_o thou_o have_v other_o kind_n of_o good_n tithe_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o tithe_n mark_v well_o what_o i_o say_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v of_o those_o kind_n of_o good_n that_o thou_o have_v as_o of_o fish_n of_o fowl_n of_o spoil_n in_o war_n of_o money_n gain_v by_o trade_n august_n by_o art_n and_o labour_n s._n augustine_n as_o he_o write_v of_o this_o matter_n de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la most_o of_o any_o of_o the_o father_n so_o be_v he_o plain_a of_o all_o other_o serm._n de_fw-fr temp._n ser._n 219._o de_fw-la dec_fw-la he_o say_v direct_o quodsi_fw-la decimâ—s_fw-la non_fw-la habes_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o say_v he_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o tithe_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o husbandman_n have_v yet_o whatsoever_o mean_n thou_o have_v to_o live_v by_o it_o be_v of_o god_n &_o of_o that_o whereby_o thou_o do_v live_v he_o demand_v tithe_n pay_v thou_o therefore_o tithe_n of_o thy_o warfare_n of_o thy_o trade_n and_o of_o thy_o handicraft_n thus_o preach_v and_o write_v s._n 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