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and_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n much_o better_a than_o his_o body_n as_o augustine_n in_o his_o 229._o sermon_n tom._n 10._o and_o the_o ancient_a saxon_a canon_n of_o a_o uncertain_a time_n and_o author_n resolve_v there_o be_v no_o purchaser_n heir_n inheritor_n farmer_n tenant_n or_o lessee_n of_o land_n in_o our_o whole_a nation_n that_o pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o it_o since_o tithe_n first_o settle_v in_o this_o kingdom_n but_o he_o inherit_v purchase_v take_v and_o hold_v his_o land_n charge_v with_o tithe_n whence_o our_o decima_fw-la law-book_n resolve_v that_o no_o layman_n can_v by_o the_o very_a common_a law_n of_o england_n allege_v any_o custom_n or_o prescription_n for_o not_o pay_v tithe_n but_o only_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la in_o recompense_n of_o his_o tithe_n which_o he_o may_v in_o some_o case_n plead_v because_o ground_v on_o some_o ancient_a contract_n and_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n in_o lieu_n of_o tithe_n moreover_o as_o all_o man_n take_v their_o 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poverty_n itself_o ex-exempts_a they_o from_o this_o surmise_a grievance_n but_o a_o gain_n and_o benefit_n only_o to_o rich_a landlord_n and_o landed-man_n be_v apparent_a by_o the_o premise_n for_o no_o soon_o shall_v tithe_n be_v abrogate_a but_o every_o landlord_n will_v raise_v the_o full_a annual_a value_n of_o they_o in_o his_o annual_a rent_n or_o fine_n and_o exact_v more_o for_o they_o from_o his_o poor_a tenant_n farmer_n lessee_n than_o they_o may_v have_v compound_v for_o with_o their_o minister_n and_o where_o then_o be_v their_o expect_a gain_n or_o ease_n wherewith_o they_o be_v delude_v by_o impostor_n as_o for_o the_o rich_a landlord_n they_o complain_v not_o of_o tithe_n as_o a_o burden_n and_o need_v no_o exemption_n from_o they_o and_o as_o all_o predial_a tithe_n now_o real_o issue_v out_o of_o their_o inheritance_n charge_v with_o they_o in_o perpetuity_n who_o therefore_o abate_v allow_v the_o full_a value_n of_o they_o to_o their_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n in_o 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tenant_n and_o farmer_n will_v be_v loser_n by_o it_o in_o their_o estate_n as_o well_o as_o soul_n for_o then_o the_o landlord_n will_v raise_v the_o full_a improve_a value_n of_o their_o abolish_v tithe_n in_o their_o fine_n and_o rent_n and_o if_o they_o have_v a_o godly_a able_a minister_n to_o instruct_v they_o for_o their_o salvation_n and_o spiritual_a weal_n they_o must_v hire_v and_o pay_v he_o out_o of_o their_o own_o private_a purse_n only_o while_o their_o landlord_n or_o other_o purse_n up_o their_o tithe_n whereon_o now_o their_o minister_n live_v without_o further_a charge_n unto_o they_o and_o which_o be_v more_o chargeable_a they_o must_v pay_v their_o minister_n share_v of_o tax_n and_o other_o public_a payment_n to_o boot_v out_o of_o their_o own_o purse_n and_o estate_n which_o now_o be_v defray_v whole_o by_o minister_n themselves_o and_o so_o instead_o of_o hope_a ease_n by_o abolish_n tithe_n they_o shall_v but_o draw_v a_o causeless_a perpetual_a charge_n on_o 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tit._n decima_fw-la sect_n 20._o in_o his_o time_n petrus_n blesensis_n arch_a deacon_n of_o bath_n who_o flourish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1160._o write_v thus_o to_o the_o cistertian_n monk_n who_o have_v then_o procure_v from_o the_o pope_n a_o bull_n of_o exemption_n from_o pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o possession_n of_o their_o order_n epist_n 82._o ad_fw-la cistercienses_n you_o know_v that_o covetousness_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a yet_o it_o be_v say_v and_o we_o relate_v it_o with_o tear_n that_o this_o mother_n of_o transgression_n this_o mistress_n of_o ambition_n this_o captain_n or_o ringleader_n of_o iniquity_n this_o wagoner_n of_o mischief_n this_o cuâ—â—broat_n of_o virtue_n this_o original_a of_o sedition_n this_o sink_v of_o scandal_n have_v dare_v to_o break_v in_o even_o to_o your_o congregation_n the_o voâ—es_n and_o tongue_n of_o all_o man_n will_v be_v loosen_v into_o the_o commendation_n of_o your_o sanctity_n if_o you_o do_v not_o forcible_o snatch_v away_o that_o which_o be_v
to_o xenophon_n who_o receive_v it_o buy_v therewith_o a_o field_n have_v wood_n &_o mountain_n in_o it_o store_v with_o tree_n swine_n goat_n sheep_n wildbeast_n and_o horse_n for_o the_o goddess_n in_o that_o place_n which_o be_v show_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n he_o likewise_o build_v a_o temple_n &_o a_o altar_n out_o of_o that_o sacred_a money_n aâ—_n post_fw-la id_fw-la temporis_fw-la semper_fw-la consecratis_fw-la fructuuâ—_n agri_fw-la decumis_fw-la sacrum_n deae_fw-la faciebat_fw-la and_o after_o that_o time_n he_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o goddess_n for_o eder_n consecrate_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o field_n to_o her_o service_n near_o the_o temple_n there_o be_v a_o garden_n set_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o fruit-tree_n good_a to_o eat_v before_o the_o temple_n be_v pillar_n erect_v with_o this_o inscription_n on_o they_o fundus_fw-la dianae_n sacer._n hoc_fw-la qui_fw-la possessor_n fruitur_fw-la quotannis_fw-la consecrato_fw-la decumam_n de_fw-fr reliquo_fw-la fanum_n sartum_fw-la tectum_fw-la conservato_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la dea_fw-la vindex_fw-la estâ—_n in_o which_o memorable_a history_n we_o have_v six_o thing_n considerable_a 1._o tithe_n of_o spoil_n consecrate_v by_o the_o heathen_a grecian_a general_n captain_n and_o soldier_n to_o apollo_n and_o diana_n as_o 493._o agis_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n between_o the_o elei_fw-mi and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n go_v to_o delphos_n offer_v a_o ten_o of_o the_o spoil_n to_o apollo_n and_o agesilaus_n take_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o enemy_n field_n ut_fw-la intra_fw-la biennium_fw-la decumam_n delphico_n deo_fw-la consecraret_fw-la c._n talentis_fw-la ampliorem_fw-la as_o the_o same_o 657._o xenophon_n record_v 2_o land_n purchase_v with_o the_o spoil_n and_o appropriate_v consecrate_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o diana_n 3_o a_o temple_n and_o altar_n build_v with_o part_n of_o the_o spoil_n for_o her_o worship_n and_o honour_n 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her_o temple_n the_o seven_o be_v the_o memorable_a domestic_a precedent_n of_o cedwalla_n one_o of_o our_o west-saxon_a king_n who_o though_o a_o pagan_a and_o great_a plunderer_n even_o before_o he_o become_v a_o christian_a or_o be_v baptize_v be_v so_o pious_a that_o he_o give_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o his_o spoil_n of_o war_n and_o plunder_n unto_o god_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 686._o which_o 14._o william_n of_o malmesbury_n thus_o record_v arduum_fw-la memoratu_fw-la est_fw-la quantum_fw-la etiam_fw-la ante_fw-la baptismum_fw-la inserviret_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la manubias_fw-la quas_fw-la jure_fw-la praedatorio_n in_o usus_fw-la suos_fw-la transcripserat_fw-la deo_fw-la decimaret_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la etsi_fw-la approbamus_fw-la affectum_fw-la in_o pay_v tithe_n improbamus_fw-la exemplum_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o his_o plunder_v yea_o our_o 16._o venerable_a beda_n record_v that_o such_o be_v his_o transcendent_a liberality_n and_o bounty_n to_o god_n church_n 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conscience_n shall_v not_o secret_o check_v censure_n condemn_v they_o for_o substract_v their_o tithe_n from_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o faithful_a minister_n as_o well_o as_o some_o of_o these_o pagan_n conscience_n do_v they_o for_o detain_v their_o tithe_n from_o their_o idol-god_n and_o priest_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n dictate_v engrave_v in_o their_o heart_n but_o still_o pretend_v conscience_n against_o the_o due_a payment_n of_o they_o and_o that_o out_o of_o their_o gain_n or_o spoil_n of_o war_n as_o well_o as_o their_o other_o increase_n they_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o fear_v and_o other_o to_o suspect_v that_o their_o conscience_n be_v most_o desperate_o cauterise_v and_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n more_o dangerous_o obliterated_a out_o of_o their_o heart_n than_o out_o of_o these_o idolatrous_a pagan_n 5_o agobardus_n who_o flourish_v anno_fw-la 830._o lib._n the_o dispensation_n etc._n etc._n rei_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la contra_fw-la sacrilegos_fw-la p._n 266._o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la erud_v theol._n de_fw-fr sacramentis_fw-la l._n 1._o parte_fw-la 12._o c._n 4._o lib._n 2._o part_n 9_o c._n 10._o part_n 10._o c._n 5._o and_o annot._n eluc_n in_o genes_n c._n 4._o petrus_n commestor_n hist_o scholast_n in_o genes_n c._n 26_o petrus_n blesensis_n epist_n 82._o gerold_n bishop_n of_o oldenburge_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o wagria_n helmoldus_n hist_o sclavorum_n p._n 92._o positive_o affirm_v and_o since_o they_o sir_n james_n semple_n in_o his_o sacrilege_n sacred_o handle_v stephen_n nettles_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o jewish_a part_n of_o mr._n selden_n and_o mr._n richard_n montague_n in_o his_o diatribae_fw-la p._n 211._o to_o 250._o large_o argue_v and_o aâ—â—ert_v that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o mankind_n tithe_n be_v institute_v and_o appoint_v to_o be_v pay_v by_o god_n who_o instruct_v adam_n himself_o and_o he_o his_o two_o son_n kain_n and_o abel_n and_o they_o their_o posterity_n to_o pay_v tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n to_o god_n of_o all_o their_o increase_n that_o the_o first-fruit_n abel_n offer_v unto_o god_n be_v no_o other_o but_o his_o tithe_n or_o the_o ten_o of_o his_o flock_n increase_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o cain_n cause_v god_n to_o reject_v his_o offer_n be_v this_o that_o he_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o worst_a and_o less_o than_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n give_v he_o not_o the_o full_a proportion_n of_o the_o ten_o and_o best_a of_o his_o increase_n as_o abel_n do_v which_o they_o ground_n on_o gen._n 4._o 7._o thus_o translate_v by_o the_o septuagint_n who_o philo_n the_o jew_n and_o the_o greek_a father_n general_o follow_v if_o thou_o offer_v right_o and_o divide_v not_o upright_o in_o give_v i_o my_o ten_o thou_o have_v sin_v hold_v thy_o peace_n and_o on_o hebr._n 11._o 4._o by_o faith_n abel_n offer_v unto_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a render_v plurimam_fw-la 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the_o pope_n who_o authority_n and_o esteem_n be_v then_o very_o great_a to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o thereupon_o repeal_n null_a it_o for_o the_o present_a and_o provide_v against_o the_o grant_n of_o any_o such_o bull_n for_o nonpayment_n of_o tithe_n for_o the_o future_a and_o make_v the_o procurer_n and_o executioner_n of_o they_o subject_n to_o a_o praemunire_n such_o a_o transcendent_a crime_n and_o grievance_n do_v they_o then_o adjudge_v it_o to_o seek_v or_o procure_v the_o least_o exemption_n from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n from_o any_o earthly_a power_n yea_o from_o their_o very_a holy_a father_n the_o pope_n himself_o then_o in_o his_o high_a power_n 4_o that_o they_o resolve_v the_o exemption_n from_o tithe_n though_o amount_v but_o to_o a_o four_o part_n in_o every_o parish_n will_v prove_v a_o great_a prejudice_n to_o the_o king_n and_o all_o other_o patron_n in_o their_o advowsons_n
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be_v that_o tithe_n be_v pure_a alm_n therefore_o 3._o not_o to_o be_v enforce_v by_o any_o law_n for_o which_o the_o opinion_n of_o john_n wickliff_n husse_n thorp_n be_v produce_v by_o the_o anabaptist_n and_o erasmus_n urge_v by_o some_o but_o without_o sufficient_a ground_n i_o have_v answer_v this_o objection_n elsewhere_o and_o shall_v here_o answ_n only_o declare_v whence_o i_o conceive_v this_o error_n that_o tithe_n be_v mere_a alm_n original_o proceed_v to_o rectify_v mistake_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o some_o ancient_a author_n and_o clear_v two_o text_n of_o scripture_n which_o some_o scholar_n and_o ignorant_a people_n misapprehend_v first_o i_o conceive_v this_o error_n spring_v original_o from_o the_o misunderstanding_n of_o that_o text_n of_o deutr._n 14._o 28_o 29._o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o all_o the_o be_fw-mi of_o thou_o increase_v the_o same_o year_n and_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n and_o the_o levite_n because_o he_o have_v no_o place_n no_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v eat_v thereof_o and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n which_o thou_o do_v compare_v with_o deutr._n 26._o 12_o 13_o 14._o when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithing_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thinâ—_n increase_v the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithing_n and_o have_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o be_v fill_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a thing_n out_o of_o my_o house_n and_o also_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v thy_o commandment_n neither_o have_v i_o forget_v they_o i_o have_v not_o eat_v thereof_o in_o my_o mourning_n neither_o have_v i_o take_v away_o ought_v thereof_o for_o any_o uncleaness_n nor_o give_v aught_o thereof_o for_o the_o dead_a but_o have_v hearken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o do_v according_o all_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o to_o which_o that_o of_o amos_n may_v be_v refer_v from_o which_o text_n some_o have_v conceive_v that_o the_o israelite_n pay_v tithe_n only_o every_o three_o year_n 2_o that_o they_o pay_v they_o then_o not_o to_o the_o levite_n only_o but_o to_o the_o stranger_n fatherless_a widow_n and_o poor_a among_o they_o who_o have_v a_o right_a and_o share_v in_o they_o as_o well_o as_o the_o levite_n 3_o that_o these_o text_n use_v the_o phrase_n not_o of_o pay_v tithe_n as_o a_o debt_n or_o duty_n but_o of_o give_v they_o as_o a_o alm_n and_o see_v they_o
levite_n priest_n and_o annual_a feast_n which_o the_o owner_n keep_v in_o their_o own_o barn_n and_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n within_o their_o gate_n and_o house_n deut._n 14._o 28_o 29._o c._n 26._o 11_o to_o 17._o now_o in_o allusion_n to_o the_o last_o kind_n of_o tithe_n st._n ambrose_n sermone_fw-la in_o die_n ascentionis_fw-la st._n jerome_n in_o mal._n 3._o st._n augustine_n sermo_n 219._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la &_o add_v fratce_n in_o eremo_fw-la serm._n 64._o caesarius_n arelatensis_fw-la de_fw-fr eleemosyna_fw-la hom._n 2._o eutropius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n steven_n c._n 17_o 18._o the_o exhortation_n write_v about_o an._n 700._o beda_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 10._o agilardus_n contra_n insulsam_n vulgi_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-la grandine_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o ivo_n carnotensis_n epist_n 102._o the_o synod_n of_o york_n under_o hubert_n an._n 1194_o and_o some_o other_o press_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n to_o minister_n and_o give_v alm_n or_o some_o part_n of_o their_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a joint_o together_o and_o some_o few_o of_o they_o stilâ—_n tithe_n tributa_fw-la refectorium_fw-la animarum_fw-la the_o tribute_n not_o alms_n of_o the_o poor_a soul_n and_o tell_v we_o of_o tithe_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o this_o they_o intend_v not_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o tithe_n due_a to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n but_o of_o a_o ten_o of_o their_o remain_v annual_a increase_n after_o the_o minister_n tithe_n first_o pay_v as_o most_o of_o they_o express_o declare_v viz._n hierom._n on_o mal._n saltem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la imitemur_fw-la exordia_fw-la ut_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la partem_fw-la demus_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la &_o sacerdotibus_fw-la &_o levitis_fw-la honorem_fw-la debitum_fw-la et_fw-la decimus_fw-la referamus_fw-la de_fw-fr sua_fw-la particula_fw-la not_o the_o minister_n pauperibus_fw-la ministrare_fw-la and_o the_o english_a synod_n of_o calchuth_n an._n 786._o with_o capitularia_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 29._o most_o distinct_o decimas_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fructibus_fw-la &_o pecoribus_fw-la terrae_fw-la annis_fw-la singulis_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la reddant_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-fr novem_fw-la partibus_fw-la que_fw-la remanserint_fw-la eleemosynas_fw-la facient_fw-la so_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n right_o understand_v to_o prove_v tithe_n to_o be_v pure_a alm_n as_o some_o have_v erroneous_o fancy_v the_o second_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v free_a and_o pure_a alm_n be_v the_o frequent_a grant_n donation_n and_o consecration_n of_o tithe_n and_o portion_n of_o tithe_n by_o several_a lord_n of_o manor_n and_o land_n by_o special_a charter_n yet_o extant_a recite_v in_o mr._n etc._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n between_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1060._o and_o 1250._o in_o the_o dark_a time_n of_o popish_a superstition_n to_o abbey_n monk_n friar_n nun_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o eleemosynam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la in_fw-la liberam_fw-la puram_fw-la et_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la to_o be_v distribute_v by_o these_o monk_n or_o their_o almoner_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a pilgrim_n stranger_n widow_n and_o orphan_n in_o general_a at_o their_o discretion_n or_o particular_o of_o such_o and_o such_o parish_n and_o they_o suppose_v the_o monk_n to_o be_v most_o charitable_a to_o distribute_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a most_o of_o which_o grant_v or_o all_o be_v make_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o confirm_v by_o they_o and_o many_o of_o they_o with_o the_o assent_v of_o the_o patron_n and_o encumbent_n of_o the_o church_n and_o sometime_o whole_a church_n with_o their_o tithe_n be_v thus_o grant_v and_o impropriate_v to_o monastery_n and_o monk_n in_o jure_fw-la perpetual_a frankalmoigne_n to_o the_o starve_a of_o the_o people_n soul_n to_o pray_v for_o their_o patron_n when_o decease_v and_o seed_v the_o body_n of_o the_o poor_a without_o their_o soul_n whence_o all_o or_o most_o of_o our_o appropriation_n and_o impropriation_n real_o spring_v to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o minister_n maintenance_n and_o parishioner_n soul_n upon_o this_o ground_n &c_n many_o monk_n and_o mendicant_a friar_n who_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o ordain_v ministry_n just_a like_o our_o vagrant_a anabaptistical_n and_o unordained_a sectarian_n predicant_o now_o to_o rob_v the_o minister_n and_o most_o priest_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n engross_v they_o into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o disposal_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o and_o their_o monastery_n every_o where_o cry_v up_o tithe_n to_o be_v pure_a alm_n which_o every_o man_n may_v bestow_v where_o he_o please_v and_o that_o themselves_o have_v renounce_v the_o world_n and_o vow_a poverty_n be_v fit_a to_o receive_v and_o dispense_v they_o than_o 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