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schism_n be_v compel_v to_o come_v in_o reprove_v we_o that_o they_o be_v compel_v but_o consider_v whither_o we_o will_v compel_v they_o supra_fw-la they_o august_n epist_n 50._o ut_fw-la supra_fw-la to_o unity_n and_o peace_n to_o a_o right_a faith_n and_o to_o submission_n to_o their_o governor_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n nor_o do_v our_o state_n use_v any_o capital_a punishment_n any_o spanish_a cruelty_n or_o popish_a fire_n and_o faggot_n towards_o they_o but_o by_o moderate_a penalty_n labour_n to_o reduce_v they_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o first_o christian_n emperor_n do_v to_o reduce_v the_o heretic_n of_o those_o day_n by_o fine_n imprisonment_n banish_v they_o out_o of_o eminent_a city_n burn_v their_o book_n and_o prohibit_v their_o assembly_n but_o still_o preserve_v their_o life_n in_o hope_n of_o their_o repentance_n and_o when_o our_o magistrate_n imitate_v holy_a constantine_n and_o theodosius_n herein_o 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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 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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
but_o be_v make_v into_o broad_a plate_n for_o the_o cover_n of_o the_o altar_n the_o property_n of_o they_o be_v alter_v before_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v use_v the_o property_n alter_v have_v not_o his_o immediate_a teach_v learn_v he_o to_o speak_v sense_n the_o form_n of_o the_o censer_n be_v alter_v indeed_o but_o the_o property_n be_v not_o alter_v at_o all_o the_o lord_n have_v the_o property_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v censer_n and_o he_o have_v the_o same_o property_n in_o they_o when_o they_o be_v make_v into_o plate_n the_o property_n of_o a_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o alter_v unless_o it_o change_v its_o master_n if_o i_o have_v a_o property_n in_o a_o piece_n of_o gold_n by_o a_o friend_n gift_n and_o after_o see_v fit_a to_o melt_v it_o into_o a_o ring_n for_o my_o own_o use_n the_o form_n be_v change_v but_o the_o property_n be_v the_o same_o but_o to_o the_o case_n before_o we_o as_o the_o censer_n be_v once_o give_v to_o god_n must_v remain_v to_o be_v his_o still_o and_o though_o they_o may_v be_v use_v to_o another_o holy_a use_n yet_o they_o can_v not_o be_v alienate_v to_o a_o profane_a or_o common_a use_n so_o we_o may_v learn_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o other_o sacred_a dedication_n if_o the_o thing_n be_v offer_v to_o maintain_v a_o evil_a way_n of_o worship_n they_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o maintain_v a_o right_a way_n of_o worship_n but_o still_o they_o must_v remain_v sacred_a god_n property_n in_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v alter_v §_o 20._o the_o poor_a quaker_n find_v his_o argument_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o wrest_v tithe_n out_o of_o the_o clergys_n hand_n attempt_n to_o get_v more_o force_n on_o his_o side_n and_o pag._n 297._o make_v a_o fine_a speech_n to_o exasperate_v the_o impropriator_n against_o the_o priest_n persuade_v they_o that_o we_o be_v about_o to_o take_v their_o estate_n from_o they_o but_o i_o shall_v make_v it_o evident_a very_o short_o §_o 37._o that_o this_o very_a flatter_a quaker_n that_o seem_v so_o tender_a of_o their_o right_n here_o do_v labour_n to_o his_o utmost_a skill_n to_o prove_v they_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o right_n to_o or_o estate_n in_o tithe_n at_o all_o and_o that_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a in_o they_o to_o pretend_v to_o have_v any_o such_o estate_n so_o that_o i_o hope_v the_o impropriator_n and_o all_o other_o will_v see_v the_o falseness_n of_o his_o deal_n and_o observe_v that_o he_o will_v say_v any_o thing_n to_o serve_v a_o present_a turn_n and_o make_v the_o priest_n odious_a for_o our_o part_n we_o do_v not_o like_o the_o quaker_n take_v upon_o we_o to_o censure_v the_o action_n of_o our_o prince_n and_o parliament_n nor_o yet_o where_o priest_n have_v temporal_a estate_n the_o tithe_n whereof_o belong_v to_o lay-impropriators_a do_v we_o refuse_v to_o pay_v those_o tithe_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n appoint_v we_o do_v not_o pretend_v conscience_n to_o save_v charge_n as_o the_o quaker_n manner_n be_v whatever_o opinion_n therefore_o the_o priest_n hold_v in_o this_o matter_n they_o do_v not_o oppose_v the_o law_n nor_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v any_o to_o take_v away_o the_o impropriator_n estate_n from_o they_o there_o be_v some_o indeed_o not_o only_o of_o the_o clergy_n but_o the_o laity_n also_o who_o have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n and_o as_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o divine_a law_n these_o alienation_n be_v not_o allowable_a and_o they_o have_v persuade_v such_o as_o can_v spare_v they_o free_o to_o return_v they_o to_o pious_a use_n or_o however_o to_o make_v provision_n for_o a_o minister_n out_o of_o they_o sufficient_a to_o instruct_v the_o people_n where_o the_o profit_n do_v arise_v but_o none_o of_o we_o ever_o use_v the_o impropriator_n as_o the_o quaker_n have_v do_v we_o we_o know_v the_o present_a law_n give_v they_o a_o legal_a title_n to_o they_o and_o where_o we_o be_v liable_a we_o pay_v cheerful_o to_o they_o if_o their_o own_o conscience_n be_v satisfy_v to_o keep_v they_o we_o do_v not_o molest_v they_o but_o if_o we_o do_v say_v it_o be_v more_o pious_a and_o more_o christian_a free_o to_o restore_v they_o i_o hope_v this_o be_v no_o just_a cause_n of_o offence_n but_o for_o this_o matter_n see_v dr._n basier_n sacrilege_n arraign_v and_o that_o excellent_a book_n call_v the_o large_a work_n about_o tithe_n write_v by_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n who_o example_n answer_v his_o instruction_n for_o he_o give_v a_o impropriation_n back_o to_o the_o church_n out_o of_o his_o own_o estate_n and_o persuade_v divers_a great_a man_n to_o do_v the_o like_a and_o many_o other_o excellent_a man_n since_o that_o time_n have_v follow_v the_o same_o pattern_n §_o 21._o t.e._n be_v pag._n 300._o again_o harp_v upon_o the_o old_a string_n of_o popery_n and_o now_o he_o fall_v to_o work_v for_o the_o jesuit_n in_o good_a earnest_n labour_v to_o make_v out_o the_o pope_n title_n to_o england_n by_o a_o prescription_n of_o eight_o or_o nine_o hundred_o year_n and_o all_o this_o mere_o to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o the_o saxon_n be_v papist_n when_v tithe_n be_v give_v and_o consequent_o that_o they_o be_v popish_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v abolish_v but_o how_o impertinent_a and_o untrue_a all_o this_o be_v i_o will_v examine_v for_o first_o if_o the_o saxon_n in_o k._n ethelwolph_n time_n be_v papist_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o all_o their_o donation_n be_v void_a so_o that_o if_o he_o can_v make_v this_o out_o it_o will_v not_o prove_v his_o position_n viz._n that_o this_o donation_n of_o tithe_n be_v invalid_a second_o and_o suppose_v they_o be_v papist_n in_o some_o thing_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o give_a tithe_n be_v a_o popish_a act_n for_o all_o the_o act_n of_o papist_n be_v not_o popish_a the_o saxon_n of_o those_o day_n observe_v the_o lord_n day_n and_o make_v good_a law_n for_o its_o observation_n enjoin_v all_o person_n to_o learn_v the_o creed_n and_o the_o lord_n prayer_n they_o give_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a protest_v against_o adoration_n of_o image_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o these_o they_o be_v no_o papist_n yea_o those_o of_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n do_v many_o act_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n but_o sure_o those_o act_n be_v not_o popish_a the_o protestant_n have_v dispute_v as_o much_o and_o as_o well_o for_o tithe_n as_o ever_o the_o papist_n do_v and_o t._n e._n must_v know_v it_o be_v a_o popish_a opinion_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n can_v exempt_v man_n from_o pay_v tithe_n and_o therefore_o if_o our_o ancestor_n who_o give_v tithe_n have_v be_v papist_n in_o this_o act_n they_o have_v be_v good_a christian_n and_o differ_v not_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n three_o he_o begin_v too_o low_a by_o far_o for_o if_o popery_n come_v not_o into_o the_o church_n till_o about_o seven_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n according_a to_o t._n e.'s_n proof_n than_o tithe_n be_v much_o ancient_a than_o popery_n for_o they_o be_v pay_v and_o declare_v to_o be_v due_a to_o the_o christian_a church_n at_o least_o five_o hundred_o year_n before_o and_o t._n e._n must_v prove_v origen_n cyprian_n s._n ambrose_n chrysostom_n hierome_n and_o augustine_n to_o have_v be_v papist_n if_o he_o will_v make_v out_o that_o tithe_n come_v into_o the_o church_n with_o popery_n or_o if_o he_o pretend_v he_o mean_v it_o only_o of_o this_o church_n of_o england_n we_o have_v show_v tithe_n be_v pay_v general_o and_o special_o grant_v in_o some_o part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n long_o before_o ethelwolph_n time_n so_o that_o he_o may_v twattle_v thus_o to_o please_v his_o ignorant_a quaker_n but_o we_o discern_v the_o emptiness_n and_o impertinence_n of_o these_o allegation_n which_o be_v so_o nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n that_o they_o deserve_v not_o to_o be_v consider_v at_o all_o yet_o because_o the_o poor_a man_n have_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n we_o will_v give_v he_o the_o hear_n but_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o clear_v our_o pious_a ancestor_n from_o the_o reproach_n of_o this_o ungracious_a cham_n than_o out_o of_o any_o necessity_n in_o order_n to_o the_o case_n of_o tithe_n first_o therefore_o let_v we_o note_v that_o most_o of_o those_o doctrine_n which_o be_v proper_o call_v popery_n and_o which_o first_o cause_v and_o still_o justify_v the_o protestant_n separation_n from_o rome_n be_v not_o maintain_v as_o article_n of_o faith_n no_o not_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n itself_o at_o the_o time_n of_o this_o donation_n anno_fw-la 855._o the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n be_v not_o forbid_v till_o the_o time_n of_o greg._n vii_o above_o 200_o year_n after_o 4._o after_o polyd._n virgil_n derer_n invent_v l._n 5._o c._n
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
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 claim_v a_o property_n in_o they_o and_o do_v not_o elwood_n tell_v they_o they_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o unreasonable_a man_n to_o think_v any_o can_v grant_v such_o a_o property_n to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o have_v any_o right_n to_o they_o at_o present_a or_o can_v convey_v they_o to_o their_o posterity_n t._n be_v own_o word_n will_v serve_v to_o set_v out_o this_o matter_n let_v any_o impropriator_n read_v his_o book_n pag._n 225_o 335_o 336_o 338_o 339._o and_o then_o let_v i_o bespeak_v they_o in_o t._n be_v own_o phrase_n look_v to_o yourselves_o you_o who_o ancestor_n first_o do_v buy_v these_o tithe_n of_o the_o crown_n or_o into_o who_o possession_n they_o be_v come_v now_o by_o descent_n or_o purchase_n be_v you_o satisfy_v with_o the_o quaker_n be_v plea_n and_o willing_a to_o resign_v you_o hear_v what_o he_o say_v and_o do_v you_o not_o think_v if_o t._n e._n have_v power_n you_o shall_v not_o hear_v of_o this_o after_o another_o manner_n he_o that_o tell_v you_o 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 legal_a property_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o in_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o occupier_n stock_n he_o that_o give_v tithe_n neither_o have_v nor_o never_o can_v have_v a_o property_n and_o therefore_o no_o power_n to_o give_v we_o have_v note_v before_o that_o by_o his_o rule_n frame_v against_o tithe_n all_o donation_n make_v by_o papist_n on_o consideration_n of_o merit_v and_o expiate_v their_o sin_n thereby_o be_v void_a and_o this_o will_v destroy_v a_o great_a many_o of_o these_o hospital_n and_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a again_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n all_o hospital_n endow_v out_o of_o tithe_n and_o all_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a grant_v out_o of_o tithe_n for_o perpetuity_n be_v void_a and_o since_o in_o king_n henry_n the_o eighth_n time_n there_o be_v several_a such_o instance_n and_o the_o famous_a hospital_n of_o sutton_n call_v the_o charterhouse_n have_v one_o part_n of_o its_o revenue_n in_o tithe_n now_o if_o t._n be_v argument_n be_v good_a these_o hospital_n and_o gift_n also_o must_v necessary_o be_v destroy_v or_o much_o impair_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o these_o charitable_a donation_n consist_v of_o perpetual_a rent-charge_n and_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o for_o ever_o out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o some_o certain_a estate_n i_o myself_o know_v a_o estate_n of_o 40_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o heir_n whereof_o for_o ever_o be_v charge_v to_o pay_v 10_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o that_o estate_n to_o the_o poor_a of_o three_o parish_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o a_o pious_a person_n decease_v and_o there_o be_v hundred_o of_o such_o instance_n in_o england_n now_o the_o occupier_n of_o the_o land_n thus_o charge_v must_v sell_v the_o four_o or_o other_o part_n of_o the_o profit_v produce_v by_o their_o labour_n sweat_v stock_n skill_n and_o industry_n and_o when_o it_o be_v turn_v into_o money_n must_v pay_v it_o entire_o to_o the_o poor_a of_o those_o parish_n and_o hospital_n who_o never_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o this_o occupant_a only_o because_o he_o inherit_v or_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o land_n former_o thus_o charge_v by_o its_o ancient_a pious_a owner_n he_o must_v pay_v such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o say_a profit_n now_o t._n e._n overthrow_v all_o these_o donation_n also_o in_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n can_v charge_v his_o heir_n for_o ever_o with_o such_o a_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n arise_v out_o of_o their_o or_o their_o tenant_n charge_v stock_n care_n skill_n many_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o donor_n the_o money_n for_o these_o payment_n be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o occupier_n stock_n wherein_o according_a to_o t._n e._n no_o man_n now_o decease_v ever_o have_v or_o can_v have_v a_o property_n and_o therefore_o no_o power_n to_o give_v that_o these_o donation_n also_o be_v make_v void_a by_o t._n be_v wicked_a and_o sophistical_a arguing_n so_o that_o however_o the_o quaker_n 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
great_a burden_n than_o rent_n it_o will_v seem_v a_o paradox_n that_o two_o shilling_n be_v a_o great_a burden_n than_o twenty_o but_o only_o that_o nothing_o be_v so_o easy_a but_o it_o seem_v difficult_a when_o it_o be_v do_v unwilling_o as_o s._n ambrose_n speak_v 5._o speak_v hexam_n lib._n 5._o the_o quaker_n pay_v tithe_n grudge_o and_o of_o necessity_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o they_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o alm_n be_v a_o burden_n to_o the_o covetous_a and_o tribute_n to_o the_o disloyal_a subject_n but_o t._n e._n not_o content_a to_o discover_v his_o own_o base_a humour_n measure_v all_o man_n corn_n by_o his_o own_o bushel_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o such_o as_o be_v evil_n themselves_o he_o fancy_v all_o man_n pay_v their_o tithe_n with_o as_o ill_a will_n as_o the_o quaker_n and_o impudent_o slander_v the_o whole_a nation_n say_v he_o doubt_v not_o but_o if_o every_o englishman_n dare_v speak_v his_o mind_n nine_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n will_v cry_v tithe_n be_v a_o great_a oppression_n wherein_o common_a experience_n proclaim_v he_o a_o liar_n there_o be_v very_o few_o parish_n where_o nineteen_o part_n of_o twenty_o do_v not_o pay_v their_o tithe_n free_o as_o any_o other_o due_n and_o those_o who_o be_v refractory_a be_v only_o such_o as_o this_o seditious_a libeler_n and_o his_o party_n have_v stir_v up_o there_o be_v some_o indeed_o who_o cry_v out_o against_o all_o public_a payment_n and_o these_o do_v call_v not_o only_a tithe_n but_o the_o landlord_n rent_n and_o assessment_n to_o the_o king_n and_o relief_n to_o the_o poor_a great_a oppression_n but_o such_o person_n clamour_n be_v no_o argument_n since_o the_o best_a and_o wise_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n pay_v their_o tithe_n free_o but_o t._n e._n allege_v he_o have_v reason_n to_o prove_v his_o assertion_n by_o viz._n 1._o the_o tenant_n have_v the_o worth_n of_o his_o rent_n of_o the_o landlord_n but_o of_o the_o priest_n he_o receive_v nothing_o at_o all_o i_o answer_v the_o heir_n of_o a_o estate_n charge_v with_o a_o perpetual_a payment_n to_o the_o poor_a receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o poor_a to_o who_o he_o pay_v the_o money_n yet_o this_o be_v no_o oppression_n again_o the_o tenant_n receive_v as_o much_o from_o god_n as_o he_o do_v from_o his_o landlord_n for_o we_o think_v that_o land_n be_v not_o more_o necessary_a to_o the_o increase_n than_o god_n blessing_n and_o upon_o that_o consideration_n our_o pious_a ancestor_n oblige_v their_o heir_n for_o ever_o to_o give_v god_n his_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n because_o both_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n be_v yearly_a to_o receive_v all_o their_o increase_n from_o his_o blessing_n of_o all_o thing_n which_o god_n give_v say_v king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n the_o ten_o part_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v to_o he_o who_o give_v we_o the_o nine_o part_n together_o with_o the_o ten_o 9_o ten_o leg._n c._n 9_o now_o the_o priest_n be_v but_o god_n steward_n and_o receiver_n and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o tenant_n do_v receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o steward_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o may_v just_o pay_v he_o tithe_n for_o his_o master_n sake_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v all_o the_o tenant_n receive_v nothing_o from_o his_o landlord_n steward_n and_o yet_o he_o pay_v his_o rent_n to_o he_o or_o to_o any_o other_o who_o his_o landlord_n assign_v to_o receive_v it_o but_o after_o all_o this_o the_o quaker_n be_v a_o notorious_a falsifyer_n in_o say_v the_o tenant_n receive_v nothing_o from_o the_o priest_n for_o he_o receive_v his_o prayer_n and_o his_o blessing_n his_o preach_a and_o other_o administration_n which_o in_o s._n paul_n account_n be_v worth_a more_o than_o ever_o can_v be_v compensated_a for_o on_o earth_n 1_o cor._n ix_o 11.2_o but_o say_v t._n e._n rend_a be_v a_o voluntary_a contract_n and_o volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la but_o tithe_n be_v not_o voluntary_a now_o but_o take_v by_o force_n very_o good_a by_o this_o rule_n than_o it_o appear_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o as_o he_o false_o affirm_v but_o now_o they_o be_v a_o general_a oppression_n for_o the_o generality_n pay_v they_o willing_o and_o many_o thousand_o contract_n with_o their_o landlord_n and_o their_o parson_n to_o pay_v they_o as_o voluntary_o as_o they_o do_v to_o pay_v their_o rent_n to_o all_o these_o therefore_o tithe_n be_v no_o oppression_n by_o t._n be_v own_o rule_n nor_o be_v they_o indeed_o any_o oppression_n in_o themselves_o only_o they_o seem_v so_o to_o such_o as_o pay_v they_o unwilling_o to_o quaker_n atheist_n and_o covetous_a person_n yet_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o oppression_n that_o be_v pay_v involuntary_o for_o some_o knave_n will_v pay_v no_o just_a due_n to_o any_o without_o compulsion_n and_o yet_o such_o payment_n be_v just_a though_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o take_v they_o by_o force_n nor_o be_v all_o payment_n oppression_n which_o we_o do_v not_o voluntary_o contract_v for_o t._n e._n must_v beware_v of_o that_o assertion_n for_o he_o never_o contract_v with_o the_o king_n to_o pay_v he_o hearth-money_n custom_n tribute_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o these_o be_v no_o oppression_n but_o not_o to_o destroy_v his_o rule_n will_n t._n e._n be_v content_a with_o his_o quaker_n to_o pay_v tithe_n if_o i_o can_v prove_v they_o do_v voluntary_o contract_v to_o pay_v they_o if_o so_o i_o thus_o make_v it_o appear_v whoever_o take_v a_o farm_n either_o tithe_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o contract_n or_o they_o be_v not_o if_o they_o be_v mention_v than_o care_n be_v take_v express_o that_o either_o the_o landlord_n or_o the_o tenant_n shall_v pay_v they_o if_o tithe_n be_v not_o mention_v than_o the_o law_n of_o england_n suppose_v that_o the_o tenant_n consent_v to_o pay_v they_o for_o tithe_n be_v so_o know_v a_o charge_n upon_o all_o land_n the_o law_n have_v settle_v they_o so_o firm_o and_o the_o nation_n pay_v they_o so_o long_o that_o none_o can_v be_v suppose_v ignorant_a 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farm_n without_o that_o charge_n no_o more_o can_v they_o enjoy_v it_o without_o this_o of_o tithe_n neither_o which_o like_o the_o very_a rent_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o force_a voluntary_a contract_n also_o even_o to_o the_o very_a quaker_n §_o 40._o t._n e._n come_v pag._n 344._o to_o his_o last_o reserve_v viz._n that_o tithe_n be_v real_o purchase_v by_o the_o owner_n of_o estate_n which_o if_o he_o can_v make_v out_o that_o alone_o will_v do_v his_o business_n and_o he_o thus_o prove_v it_o they_o purchase_v say_v he_o all_o that_o be_v not_o except_v out_o of_o the_o purchase_n but_o tithe_n be_v not_o except_v therefore_o the_o purchaser_n buy_v they_o and_o may_v sell_v they_o again_o this_o be_v the_o quaker_n law_n but_o if_o our_o great_a lawyer_n have_v any_o skill_n this_o be_v a_o notorious_a falsehood_n for_o they_o say_v tithe_n be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a inheritance_n collateral_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o land_n case_n land_n c._n 2._o par_fw-fr 13_o b._n in_o priddle_n &_o napper_n case_n and_o more_o plain_o tithe_n be_v not_o extinguish_v by_o a_o feoffment_n make_v of_o the_o land_n by_o a_o demise_n of_o the_o land_n with_o all_o profit_n belong_v unto_o or_o out_o of_o the_o same_o they_o will_v not_o pass_v adjudge_v pass_v 7_o ed._n 6._o dy._n 84.31_o eliz._n in_o c._n b._n parkins_n case_n adjudge_v now_o what_o insolence_n be_v it_o for_o this_o novice_n to_o make_v his_o quaker_n believe_v that_o for_o law_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o best_a opinion_n and_o to_o plain_o adjudge_v case_n but_o his_o mistake_n will_v more_o full_o appear_v by_o this_o case_n a_o purchase_v a_o estate_n in_o b_o of_o c_o the_o tithe_n whereof_o be_v impropriate_a and_o belong_v to_o d_o now_o will_v the_o quaker_n say_v
so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o oppression_n that_o the_o tenant_n real_o gain_v 20_o s._n a_o year_n by_o they_o but_o i_o will_v not_o as_o t._n e._n make_v supposition_n at_o random_n but_o give_v a_o instance_n of_o my_o own_o knowledge_n the_o parish_n of_o a_o yield_v in_o rent_n to_o the_o landlord_n at_o least_o 1000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la now_o by_o t._n be_v account_n the_o tenant_n clear_a profit_n be_v general_o well_o use_v must_v be_v 3000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o the_o tithe_n of_o this_o according_a to_o t._n e._n come_v to_o 300_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la but_o there_o be_v credible_a witness_n to_o attest_v it_o that_o in_o the_o best_a year_n the_o tithe_n there_o be_v not_o worth_a 80_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o be_v 20_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la less_o than_o 2_o s._n in_o the_o pound_n rent_n which_o 20_o l._n the_o tenant_n clear_o gain_v of_o the_o priest_n for_o their_o landlord_n according_a to_o t._n e._n allow_v they_o 100_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o 1000_o l._n to_o pay_v tithe_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v store_n of_o corn_n and_o hay_n in_o this_o parish_n and_o not_o many_o custom_n so_o that_o i_o dare_v affirm_v this_o account_n will_v hold_v throughout_o england_n in_o all_o live_n take_v one_o with_o another_o so_o little_a honesty_n or_o truth_n be_v there_o in_o this_o malicious_a slanderer_n who_o care_v not_o what_o he_o say_v so_o it_o may_v make_v tithe_n seem_v a_o burden_n and_o the_o priest_n become_v odious_a but_o from_o such_o religion_n libera_n nos_fw-la §_o 42._o the_o like_a appear_v from_o his_o next_o say_v pag._n 347._o the_o landlord_n deal_v be_v far_o more_o merciful_a than_o the_o priest_n for_o the_o landlord_n allow_v two_o part_n to_o the_o tenant_n for_o his_o charge_n and_o subsistence_n but_o the_o priest_n take_v the_o full_a ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o whole_a farm_n and_o leave_v the_o poor_a farmer_n no_o consideration_n for_o his_o toil_n and_o charge_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v few_o landlord_n who_o take_v so_o little_a rent_n as_o one_o part_n of_o three_o and_o few_o priest_n get_v so_o much_o as_o a_o full_a ten_o part_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o profit_n so_o that_o this_o argument_n be_v faulty_a on_o both_o side_n and_o halt_v of_o both_o leg_n second_o if_o all_o t._n be_v falsehood_n be_v suppose_v true_a yet_o the_o very_a same_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o annuity_n free-rent_n rent-charge_n donation_n to_o the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n the_o money_n be_v pay_v entire_a and_o no_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v to_o the_o occupant_a for_o his_o pain_n in_o raise_v it_o yet_o none_o ever_o call_v these_o oppression_n till_o t._n e._n appear_v we_o labour_v spiritual_o for_o they_o who_o take_v bodily_a pain_n for_o we_o and_o indeed_o the_o parishioner_n give_v we_o nothing_o at_o all_o but_o only_o this_o pain_n they_o take_v in_o make_v god_n part_v ready_a the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o profit_n be_v we_o jure_v divine_a jure_fw-la donationis_fw-la and_o jure_fw-la humano_fw-la and_o be_v give_v to_o we_o long_o before_o these_o occupant_n be_v bear_v and_o if_o our_o ancestor_n enjoin_v their_o successor_n to_o give_v the_o priest_n the_o ten_o part_n without_o his_o take_a pain_n it_o be_v no_o more_o injustice_n in_o they_o than_o in_o king_n david_n who_o make_v his_o part_n who_o tarry_v by_o the_o stuff_n equal_a to_o his_o who_o go_v down_o into_o the_o battle_n 1_o sam._n thirty_o 25._o their_o employment_n be_v as_o useful_a to_o the_o public_a as_o the_o other_o though_o not_o so_o full_a of_o bodily_a pain_n but_o final_o will_n t._n e._n say_v it_o be_v oppression_n in_o the_o priest_n to_o take_v his_o full_a ten_o and_o make_v the_o countryman_n no_o satisfaction_n for_o his_o pain_n if_o this_o be_v oppression_n than_o god_n be_v the_o author_n according_a to_o t.e._n and_o the_o levite_n the_o instrument_n of_o oppression_n since_o they_o be_v order_v to_o take_v the_o full_a ten_o without_o any_o compensation_n he_o must_v call_v the_o levite_n chaldean_n and_o sabean_o as_o well_o as_o we_o for_o they_o fall_v on_o as_o he_o call_v it_o and_o sweep_v all_o the_o ten_o away_o and_o now_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n if_o he_o call_v all_o nighty_a god_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n ridiculous_a unreasonable_a unjust_a and_o a_o oppressor_n we_o will_v sit_v down_o quiet_o under_o the_o same_o reproach_n lament_v to_o see_v whither_o his_o rage_n against_o we_o have_v carry_v he_o even_o to_o the_o height_n of_o blasphemy_n so_o that_o to_o he_o may_v be_v apply_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n sure_o the_o spiritual_a man_n be_v mad_a hosea_n ix_o 7._o to_o let_v he_o alone_o therefore_o i_o will_v tell_v more_o sober_a man_n how_o the_o countryman_n be_v compensated_a for_o his_o pain_n s._n augustine_n say_v god_n give_v we_o all_o the_o nine_o part_n in_o compensation_n for_o our_o pain_n in_o provide_v the_o ten_o for_o he_o but_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n be_v more_o particular_a who_o observe_v that_o seven_o be_v the_o sacred_a number_n and_o the_o part_n often_o appropriate_a to_o god_n wherefore_o as_o god_n have_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o our_o time_n in_o his_o sabbath_n so_o he_o shall_v have_v have_v a_o full_a seven_o part_n of_o our_o profit_n also_o but_o only_o that_o we_o contribute_v our_o pain_n towards_o the_o raise_n these_o profit_n whereas_o towards_o our_o time_n we_o contribute_v nothing_o life_n and_o time_n be_v god_n immediate_a gift_n whereupon_o god_n take_v his_o full_a seven_o part_n of_o our_o time_n but_o give_v we_o back_o three_o part_n of_o our_o profit_n in_o compensation_n for_o our_o pain_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o seven_o he_o be_v content_v with_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o our_o estate_n i_o will_v only_o add_v that_o the_o priest_n payment_n be_v more_o merciful_a than_o the_o landlord_n for_o the_o landlord_n expect_v his_o full_a rent_n be_v the_o year_n never_o so_o bad_a or_o the_o profit_v never_o so_o few_o and_o small_a but_o the_o priest_n part_n can_v exceed_v the_o increase_n if_o it_o be_v little_a he_o have_v but_o little_a if_o god_n give_v much_o the_o countryman_n be_v able_a to_o pay_v more_o and_o indeed_o the_o priest_n be_v hereby_o oblige_v to_o sympathize_v with_o his_o neighbour_n since_o he_o be_v a_o sharer_n in_o their_o gain_n and_o loss_n and_o so_o the_o husbandman_n and_o the_o priest_n ought_v to_o have_v the_o same_o care_n for_o one_o another_o §_o 43._o if_o the_o quaker_n be_v not_o a_o ignorant_a and_o credulous_a sort_n of_o man_n they_o will_v not_o believe_v so_o gross_a a_o untruth_n as_o his_o next_o assertion_n be_v pag._n 348._o viz._n that_o the_o charge_n be_v much_o heavy_a upon_o the_o people_n now_o than_o it_o be_v under_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n for_o the_o learned_a selden_n compute_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n have_v three_o time_n as_o much_o annual_a revenue_n as_o the_o 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