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but_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o that_o david_n shall_v build_v it_o and_o yet_o the_o lord_n say_v david_n do_v well_o 19_o 1_o reg_n 8.17_o 18_o 19_o that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o do_v it_o god_n commend_v and_o accept_v of_o david_n act_n although_o that_o act_n be_v not_o where_o command_v to_o king_n david_n and_o in_o ezra_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o free-will-offering_n of_o those_o who_o offer_v willing_o for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 7._o ezra_n 1.3_o &_o 7._o whereas_o elsewhere_o under_o the_o law_n the_o general_a precept_n for_o free-will-offering_n to_o god_n his_o house_n and_o servant_n be_v avow_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n service_n although_o the_o particular_a offering_n of_o what_o how_o much_o be_v leave_v un-commanded_n to_o every_o man_n liberty_n to_o give_v this_o or_o that_o more_o or_o less_o as_o god_n shall_v put_v into_o his_o heart_n and_o although_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a command_n to_o this_o or_o that_o man_n to_o 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not_o christ_n 10._o luke_n 17.9_o 10._o do_v he_o thank_v that_o servant_n that_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v i_o trow_v not_o he_o who_o will_v allow_v god_n no_o more_o than_o what_o command_v shall_v in_o this_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o offering_n the_o donor_n of_o their_o reward_n and_o his_o servant_n of_o their_o relief_n and_o it_o will_v prove_v a_o pestilent_a jewish_a opinion_n and_o too_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o christianity_n which_o consist_v as_o in_o voluntary_a suffering_n so_o in_o voluntary_a offering_n above_o that_o which_o be_v in_o special_a command_v to_o conclude_v the_o minister_n under_o the_o gospel_n hold_v not_o their_o land_n by_o any_o special_a command_n or_o precept_n from_o god_n but_o by_o free-gift_n of_o the_o donor_n man_n
or_o sell_v those_o possession_n as_o belong_v to_o god_n a_o grant_n of_o the_o conqueror_n expound_v this_o wherein_o he_o say_v 125._o lamb._n archaiol_n f._n 125._o teneant_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la dei_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la exactione_n injustâ_fw-la libiras_n his_o son_n k._n william_n the_o second_o give_v land_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n 14._o regist_n roff._n f._n 11_o ib_n fol._n 13._o ib._n fol._n 14._o say_v hoc_fw-la regium_fw-la donum_fw-la facere_fw-la deo_fw-la and_o k._n henry_n the_o first_o in_o his_o inspeximus_fw-la confirm_v that_o grant_n in_o the_o same_o word_n k._n henry_n the_o first_o concedit_fw-la terras_fw-la pro_fw-la deo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la roffensi_fw-la which_o be_v a_o clear_a exposition_n of_o other_o grant_n which_o run_v as_o many_o of_o the_o saxon_a king_n do_v sancto_n petro_n ecclesiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n k._n john_n as_o divers_z other_o king_n that_o terras_fw-la episcopo_fw-la roffensi_fw-la 14._o ib._n p._n 14._o &_o successoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la in_fw-la liberam_fw-la puram_fw-la &_o perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la and_o what_o be_v give_v in_o alm_n be_v intend_v as_o give_v to_o god_n according_a to_o which_o the_o jew_n corban_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21.4_o luke_n 21.4_o the_o offering_n of_o god_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n plead_v long_o since_o 53._o ib._n p._n 53._o that_o he_o hold_v his_o land_n in_o puram_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la sr_n edward_n coke_n that_o general_o account_v and_o so_o by_o most_o call_v oracle_n of_o our_o law_n speak_v of_o frank_n almoigne_z or_o free_a alm_n say_v b._n instit_fw-la 1._o part_n p._n 94._o b._n this_o grant_n of_o frank_n almoigne_z be_v a_o ancient_a grant_n and_o shall_v be_v allow_v as_o the_o law_n be_v when_o such_o grant_n be_v make_v and_o add_v our_o old_a law_n book_n describe_v it_o to_o be_v when_o land_n or_o tonement_n be_v give_v to_o god_n i._n e._n say_v he_o to_o such_o as_o be_v consecrate_v for_o his_o service_n for_o say_v he_o what_o be_v do_v for_o god_n sake_n be_v do_v to_o god_n 96._o p._n 96._o and_o withal_o cite_v and_o allow_v of_o that_o in_o the_o canon_n law_n where_o it_o say_v offering_n be_v describe_v to_o be_v what_o ever_o thing_n be_v give_v by_o christian_n to_o god_n 489._o instit_fw-la 2._o part_n p._n 489._o and_o to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o break_v off_o this_o long_a discourse_n consider_v i_o pray_v in_o stead_n of_o all_o the_o great_a charter_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o right_n privilege_n and_o franchise_n of_o bishop_n and_o their_o church_n say_v concessimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o have_v grant_v to_o god_n that_o their_o right_n privilege_n liberty_n remain_v for_o ever_o inviolable_a and_o sure_a their_o land_n must_v be_v comprise_v here_o for_o sr_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o institut_fw-la on_o that_o charter_n add_v that_o the_o word_n there_o be_v now_o to_o be_v construe_v and_o that_o in_o as_o 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