these_o time_n come_v far_o short_a in_o their_o duty_n and_o may_v be_v upbraid_v with_o these_o example_n which_o be_v here_o more_o large_o insist_v on_o to_o show_v the_o impiety_n of_o many_o man_n in_o these_o last_o day_n who_o be_v more_o inexcusable_a then_o ever_o any_o people_n be_v because_o we_o have_v the_o rule_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o age_n set_v before_o we_o for_o our_o direction_n as_o before_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n in_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n and_o likewise_o under_o the_o law_n during_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n and_o since_o under_o the_o gospel_n abundant_a light_n to_o guide_v we_o beside_o all_o the_o record_n history_n and_o monument_n of_o god_n judgement_n in_o former_a time_n to_o instruct_v we_o all_o which_o say_v the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 10._o be_v write_v and_o record_v for_o our_o admonition_n upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v if_o we_o therefore_o offend_v now_o we_o be_v great_a sinner_n than_o any_o former_a people_n as_o sin_v against_o conscience_n knowledge_n and_o example_n of_o all_o age_n and_o like_v to_o the_o servant_n that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n but_o do_v it_o not_o who_o therefore_o must_v be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n cap._n xxvii_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o church_n so_o be_v they_o likewise_o due_a by_o the_o very_a temporal_a law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o well_o ancient_a as_o late_a therefore_o edward_n the_o elder_a and_o guthrun_n saxon_n and_o danish_a king_n punish_v the_o not_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o their_o temporal_a constitution_n lambard_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 54._o tom._n 1._o council_n britan._n pag._n 392._o king_n athelstan_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 924._o not_o only_o decree_v they_o to_o be_v pay_v by_o himself_o his_o bishop_n aldermen_z and_o officer_n but_o maintain_v that_o his_o law_n by_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n say_v decimas_fw-la meas_fw-la &_o hostiam_fw-la pacificam_fw-la offeram_fw-la tibi_fw-la and_o by_o other_o effectual_a authority_n provide_v precise_o that_o his_o own_o tithe_n shall_v diligent_o be_v pay_v and_o appoint_v a_o time_n certain_a for_o do_v thereof_o viz._n the_o feast_n of_o the_o decollation_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pa._n 57_o tom._n 1._o council_n p._n 402._o king_n edmund_z about_o the_o year_n 940._o in_o a_o solemn_a parliament_n as_o well_o of_o the_o laity_n as_o spiritualty_n ordain_v that_o every_o man_n upon_o pain_n of_o his_o christendom_n and_o be_v accurse_v shall_v pay_v they_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 73._o tom._n 1._o council_n pag._n 420._o king_n edgar_z in_o a_o great_a parliament_n about_o the_o year_n 959._o confirm_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n assign_v certain_a time_n when_o every_o thing_n shall_v be_v pay_v viz._n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o young_a thing_n before_o whitsuntide_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o harvest_n equinoctial_a i._o about_o the_o 12._o septemb_n and_o of_o seed_n by_o martimas_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v under_o the_o pain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v ancient_o provide_v for_o the_o payment_n hereof_o though_o the_o book_n remain_v not_o to_o we_o at_o this_o day_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n and_o he_o further_o enact_v that_o the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n shall_v compel_v every_o man_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o shall_v set_v it_o forth_o and_o deliver_v it_o if_o they_o will_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o party_n offend_v only_o the_o 9_o part_n and_o that_o the_o other_o eight_o part_n shall_v be_v divide_v four_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o four_o to_o the_o bishop_n and_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v herein_o be_v spare_v be_v he_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o any_o gentleman_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o tom._n 1._o council_n pa._n 444._o king_n canutus_n about_o the_o year_n 1016._o make_v the_o like_a law_n with_o some_o little_a enlargement_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o law_n 44._o tom._n con._n pag._n 44._o ca._n 8._o and_o as_o malmesbury_n testify_v strict_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n lib._n 2._o p._n 55._o and_o he_o write_v also_o about_o the_o 15._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n a_o long_a letter_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o nobility_n of_o england_n conjure_v they_o by_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o ought_v both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o god_n that_o they_o cause_v these_o law_n touch_v tithe_n and_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v due_o execute_v and_o the_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v as_o abovesaid_a malmsb._n p._n 74._o but_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n about_o the_o year_n 1042_o make_v all_o certain_a namely_o that_o tithe_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v pay_v the_o ten_o sheaf_n the_o ten_o foal_n the_o ten_o calf_n the_o ten_o cheese_n where_o cheese_n be_v make_v or_o the_o ten_o day_n milk_n where_o there_o be_v no_o cheese_n make_v the_o ten_o lamb_n the_o ten_o fleece_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o butter_n the_o ten_o pig_n and_o that_o they_o that_o have_v but_o a_o calf_n or_o two_o shall_v pay_v for_o every_o of_o they_o a_o penny_n and_o to_o this_o price_n be_v the_o parson_n general_o hold_v at_o this_o day_n when_o ten_o of_o our_o penny_n be_v scarce_o worth_a one_o of_o that_o time_n he_o also_o ordain_v that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v of_o bee_n wood_n meadow_n water_n mill_n park_n warren_n fishing_n coppise_v orchard_n and_o negotiation_n and_o out_o of_o all_o thing_n say_v the_o law_n that_o the_o lord_n give_v note_n for_o the_o sheriff_n and_o bishop_n be_v in_o those_o day_n the_o king_n justice_n in_o every_o county_n and_o all_o matter_n be_v hear_v and_o decide_v before_o they_o note_n the_o ten_o be_v to_o be_v render_v unto_o he_o that_o give_v the_o nine_o part_n with_o the_o ten_o and_o bind_v the_o sheriff_n as_o well_o as_o the_o bishop_n to_o see_v this_o execute_v and_o all_o these_o be_v grant_v say_v the_o book_n by_o the_o king_n baron_n and_o commonalty_n as_o appear_v in_o those_o his_o law_n cap._n 8._o and_o hoveden_n annal._n part_n poster_n pag._n 602._o long_o after_o the_o learned_a author_n have_v write_v this_o he_o publish_v the_o first_o tome_n of_o our_o english_a counsel_n wherein_o not_o only_o these_o law_n mention_v be_v recite_v but_o also_o many_o other_o law_n and_o constitution_n concern_v tithe_n by_o other_o king_n and_o parliament_n of_o that_o age_n it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o have_v insert_v they_o at_o large_a here_o be_v there_o set_v down_o in_o order_n of_o time_n successive_o but_o because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o add_v any_o thing_n or_o alter_v in_o the_o text_n of_o his_o discourse_n and_o that_o the_o tome_n of_o the_o counsel_n be_v obvious_a to_o every_o man_n perusal_n i_o will_v only_o add_v some_o brief_a reference_n to_o they_o as_o also_o to_o m._n selden_n in_o the_o eight_o chap._n of_o his_o history_n who_o have_v recite_v they_o all_o and_o some_o more_o than_o be_v here_o mention_v from_o both_o these_o learned_a lawyer_n the_o studious_a reader_n may_v be_v abundant_o satisfy_v especial_o when_o the_o second_o tome_n of_o the_o synod_n shall_v be_v extant_a there_o will_v be_v full_a testimony_n of_o our_o own_o law_n to_o confirm_v this_o truth_n for_o 500_o year_n after_o the_o conquest_n as_o these_o be_v for_o 500_o year_n before_o it_o when_o gregory_n the_o great_a scent_n augustine_n about_o the_o year_n 600._o chr._n assist_v with_o 40._o preacher_n to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n to_o our_o forefather_n in_o england_n it_o be_v testify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n among_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o preach_v and_o command_v tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v haec_fw-la beatus_fw-la augustinus_n praedicavit_fw-la &_o docuit_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la concessa_fw-la sunt_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la instinctu_fw-la diaboli_fw-la multi_fw-la eam_fw-la detinuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o all_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o baron_n and_o the_o people_n tom._n 1._o council_n brit._n pag._n 619._o §_o 8_o 9_o egbert_n archbishop_n of_o york_n brother_n to_o eadbert_n king_n of_o northumberland_n publish_v canon_n about_o the_o year_n 750._o which_o do_v bind_v all_o the_o northern_a part_n and_o scotland_n in_o those_o day_n wherein_o he_o direct_v all_o minister_n to_o
they_o shall_v have_v place_v their_o parsonage_n or_o rectory_n where_o their_o cellar_n for_o their_o tithe_n of_o wine_n where_o the_o tithe_n barn_n for_o the_o corn_n or_o if_o they_o have_v have_v such_o place_n how_o shall_v they_o have_v be_v defend_v a_o fisce_n how_o from_o the_o rapine_n of_o their_o persecutor_n our_o saviour_n send_v his_o disciple_n but_o to_o the_o neighbour_n town_n of_o judaea_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o encumber_v themselves_o with_o carry_v any_o thing_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o eschew_v all_o impediment_n in_o these_o their_o turbulent_a and_o long_a peregrination_n cap._n xii_o that_o minister_n must_v have_v plenty_n those_o that_o will_v have_v minister_n live_v of_o alm_n and_o benevolence_n make_v their_o reason_n that_o they_o must_v follow_v the_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n but_o by_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n they_o be_v teach_v to_o abound_v in_o all_o work_n of_o charity_n themselves_o to_o feed_v the_o hungry_a to_o clothe_v the_o naked_a lodge_v the_o harbourlesse_a etc._n etc._n and_o how_o shall_v they_o perform_v this_o live_v in_o want_n 5000._o do_v christ_n feed_v at_o one_o time_n joh._n 6.10_o mat._n 14.21_o above_o 4000_o at_o another_o time_n mat._n 15.38_o and_o even_o herein_o be_v his_o minister_n bind_v to_o follow_v he_o not_o in_o the_o miracle_n but_o in_o show_v like_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n for_o he_o faith_n not_o i_o desire_v to_o do_v a_o miracle_n but_o i_o have_v compassion_n on_o this_o people_n mat._n 15.32_o and_o therefore_o lest_o his_o merciful_a disposition_n towards_o they_o shall_v be_v unprofitable_a want_v then_o other_o mean_n he_o choose_v rather_o to_o perform_v it_o by_o a_o miracle_n then_o to_o leave_v it_o undo_v yet_o to_o show_v that_o all_o ordinary_a mean_n must_v first_o therein_o be_v use_v as_o far_o as_o it_o may_v be_v he_o neither_o call_v for_o manna_n from_o heaven_n nor_o quail_n from_o the_o sea_n exo._n 16.13_o numb_a 11.31_o but_o begin_v the_o feast_n by_o ordinary_a mean_n the_o one_o with_o 5._o loaf_n and_o 2._o fish_n the_o other_o with_o 7._o and_o a_o few_o little_a fish_n in_o which_o example_n of_o charity_n and_o hospitality_n the_o minister_n i_o say_v be_v bind_v to_o follow_v he_o as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v for_o the_o commandment_n be_v sequere_fw-la i_o follow_v thou_o i_o mark_v 10.21_o &_o cap._n 5.27_o joh._n 21.19_o and_o if_o the_o minister_n be_v not_o able_a to_o follow_v he_o for_o worldly_a want_n as_o the_o galatian_n will_v have_v give_v paul_n their_o eye_n so_o the_o congregation_n must_v give_v he_o their_o leg_n that_o be_v mean_n and_o faculty_n to_o do_v it_o for_o the_o arm_n of_o work_v of_o miracle_n be_v now_o take_v from_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n and_o therefore_o her_o child_n must_v now_o strengthen_v her_o hand_n the_o more_o abundant_o to_o work_v by_o ordinary_a mean_n that_o be_v they_o must_v 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hold_v also_o in_o divinity_n that_o eadem_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la partium_fw-la qua_fw-la est_fw-la totius_fw-la there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o the_o part_n that_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a therefore_o if_o the_o priesthood_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v much_o more_o excellent_a than_o that_o of_o aaron_n &_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o gospel_n then_o that_o of_o the_o law_n then_o much_o more_o excellent_a must_n they_o ember_n be_v of_o the_o gospel_n then_o of_o the_o law_n and_o as_o their_o call_n be_v more_o honourable_a so_o be_v their_o charge_n as_o have_v the_o care_n of_o soul_n commit_v to_o they_o for_o which_o they_o must_v give_v a_o stract_n account_n the_o levite_n and_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n be_v free_a thereof_o and_o stand_v only_o charge_v with_o the_o perform_v the_o ordinary_a ceremony_n and_o no_o further_o their_o pain_n much_o more_o laborious_a than_o the_o levite_n domino_fw-la though_o the_o levite_n be_v say_v 2_o chron._n 25.3_o to_o teach_v all_o israel_n yet_o it_o seem_v not_o that_o they_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o the_o people_n or_o have_v it_o in_o charge_n so_o to_o do_v but_o that_o they_o instruct_v they_o how_o to_o carry_v themselves_o in_o their_o sacrifice_n &_o ceremony_n therefore_o i_o translate_v this_o place_n davitis_fw-la quoque_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la eruditionem_fw-la omnis_fw-la israel_n sanctificabatur_fw-la domino_fw-la who_o neither_o be_v burden_a with_o preach_v nor_o serve_v any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o above_o a_o week_n at_o a_o time_n and_o notwithstanding_o have_v their_o corrodary_n or_o allowance_n in_o the_o vacation_n if_o then_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n have_v the_o ten_o part_n for_o his_o entertainment_n how_o much_o rather_o be_v it_o to_o be_v confer_v and_o enlarge_v upon_o the_o
call_v and_o waken_v as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o ship_n with_o peter_n but_o as_o he_o be_v our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n multo_fw-la post_fw-la futurum_fw-la domini_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ante_fw-la signavit_fw-la ac_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la mysterium_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la expressit_fw-la p._n to._n 4.14_o c._n he_o will_v come_v forth_o of_o himself_o and_o meet_v they_o and_o give_v they_o bread_n and_o wine_n as_o melchisedek_n do_v to_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v they_o that_o be_v the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n then_o as_o a_o perpetual_a high_a priest_n and_o mediator_n he_o do_v bless_v they_o and_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o as_o melchisedek_n do_v abraham_n and_o his_o spiritual_a posterity_n in_o the_o person_n of_o abraham_n as_o well_o jew_n as_o gentile_n for_o in_o the_o person_n of_o abraham_n melchisedek_n bless_v both_o the_o jew_n as_o his_o child_n by_o circumcision_n and_o the_o gentile_n as_o his_o child_n by_o faith_n then_o must_v we_o do_v as_o abraham_n do_v in_o his_o own_o and_o our_o person_n give_v tithe_n of_o all_o to_o melchisedek_n and_o his_o substitute_n melchisedek_n give_v bread_n and_o wine_n real_o and_o we_o must_v also_o as_o abraham_n do_v give_v he_o the_o tithe_n real_o and_o this_o tithe_n be_v not_o give_v to_o melchisedek_n as_o a_o leviticall_a duty_n but_o as_o a_o duty_n belong_v to_o god_n both_o before_o the_o law_n 18._o ministravitistâ—_n melchisedek_n abrahamo_n &_o exercitui_fw-la xenia_fw-la &_o multam_fw-la abundantiam_fw-la rerum_fw-la optimarum_fw-la simul_fw-la exhibuit_fw-la &_o super_fw-la epulas_fw-la eum_fw-la collaudare_fw-la coepit_fw-la &_o benedicere_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la ei_fw-la subdiderat_fw-la inimicos_fw-la jos_n antiquit._fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o melchisedek_n meet_v not_o abraham_n with_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n like_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o law_n but_o with_o bread_n and_o wine_n the_o element_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o in_o figure_n thereof_o be_v only_o remember_v in_o this_o place_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n though_o josephus_n mention_v many_o other_o rich_a gift_n at_o this_o very_a time_n plentiful_o give_v by_o melchisedek_n to_o abraham_n so_o that_o if_o melchisedek_n in_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n receive_v tithe_v then_o doubtless_o be_v tithe_v due_a unto_o christ_n and_o consequent_o to_o his_o minister_n this_o be_v the_o first_o place_n in_o scripture_n wherein_o tithe_n be_v mention_v therefore_o some_o may_v think_v it_o the_o first_o time_n they_o be_v pay_v but_o that_o be_v no_o argument_n for_o so_o it_o be_v the_o first_o place_n where_o a_o priest_n be_v mention_v yet_o no_o doubt_n priest_n be_v before_o noah_n perform_v the_o priest_n office_n when_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n sea_n no_o fish_n as_o though_o the_o curse_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o sea_n and_o offer_v of_o every_o clean_a beast_n and_o fowl_n upon_o it_o gen._n 8.20_o and_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o melchisedek_n himself_o have_v bear_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n many_o hundred_o year_n before_o he_o meet_v abraham_n though_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o mention_v he_o till_o the_o meeting_n for_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o inquire_v of_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n reveal_v not_o many_o great_a divine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o be_v sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o the_o salemite_n have_v make_v their_o king_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v for_o it_o appear_v in_o gen._n 11._o that_o sem_fw-mi live_v 600._o year_n whereof_o 502._o after_o the_o flood_n and_o of_o they_o 209._o in_o the_o life_n of_o abraham_n so_o that_o to_o those_o of_o that_o new_a world_n that_o abraham_n live_v in_o i_o mean_v after_o the_o flood_n he_o may_v well_o seem_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o any_o beginning_n be_v bear_v almost_o 100_o year_n before_o the_o flood_n and_o to_o have_v be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o and_o then_o in_o like_a consequence_n he_o may_v have_v receive_v tithe_n of_o divers_a other_o before_o he_o thus_o meet_v abraham_n for_o that_o use_n be_v common_a long_o before_o among_o the_o heathen_a and_o likely_a it_o be_v that_o the_o heathen_a rather_o learned_a it_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n then_o that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n shall_v learn_v it_o of_o they_o as_o hemmingius_n will_v have_v it_o who_o say_v that_o abraham_n give_v these_o tithe_n of_o his_o own_o accord_n follow_v therein_o without_o all_o doubt_n the_o manner_n of_o conqueror_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o consecrate_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n unto_o their_o god_n or_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o their_o priest_n i_o read_v in_o ovid_n that_o bacchus_n who_o live_v before_o this_o time_n have_v conquer_v the_o indian_n and_o other_o nation_n send_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o spoil_n magno_fw-la jovi_fw-la to_o great_a jupiter_n but_o whether_o abraham_n either_o hear_v of_o it_o or_o take_v it_o for_o a_o precedent_n that_o can_v i_o tell_v te_fw-la memor_fw-la ant_n gange_n totoque_fw-la oriente_fw-la subacto_fw-la primitial_a magno_fw-la supposuisse_fw-la jovi_fw-la cinnama_fw-la tu_fw-la primus_fw-la captivaque_fw-la thura_fw-la dedisti_fw-la deque_fw-la triumphate_v viscera_fw-la tosta_fw-la above_o fast_o li._n 3._o the_o next_o place_n of_o scripture_n mention_v tithe_n be_v the_o 28._o gen._n ver_fw-la the_o last_o jacob_n go_v upon_o his_o adventure_n vow_v that_o if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n and_o give_v he_o meat_n and_o cloth_n and_o so_o that_o he_o return_v safe_a then_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n and_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o here_o set_v up_o as_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o will_v i_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o 1._o liv._o l._n 1._o romulus_n make_v the_o like_a vow_n for_o build_v the_o temple_n to_o jupiter_n feretrius_n upon_o mount_n palatine_n tatius_n and_o tarqvinius_n upon_o tarpeius_n william_n the_o conqueror_n for_o battle_n abbey_n but_o hemmingius_n can_v say_v that_o jacob_n do_v it_o by_o their_o example_n for_o they_o live_v too_o too_o long_o after_o he_o i_o think_v rather_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n teach_v all_o nation_n to_o render_v honour_n thanks_o and_o service_n unto_o god_n and_o that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v more_o illuminate_v in_o the_o true_a course_n thereof_o than_o the_o heathen_a by_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n can_v be_v first_o begin_v the_o precedent_n and_o that_o then_o the_o heathen_a dwell_n round_o about_o they_o apprehend_v and_o disperse_v it_o for_o the_o use_n of_o pay_v tithe_n even_o in_o those_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n be_v general_a as_o hereafter_o shall_v appear_v but_o jacob_n do_v not_o here_o bargain_n and_o condition_n with_o god_n that_o if_o god_n will_v do_v thus_o and_o thus_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o god_n and_o that_o he_o will_v build_v he_o a_o house_n and_o pay_v he_o tithe_v and_o otherwise_o not_o but_o he_o allege_v it_o as_o show_v by_o this_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o perform_v those_o debt_n and_o duty_n that_o he_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o will_v therefore_o do_v it_o the_o more_o ready_o the_o action_n and_o answer_n of_o the_o sage_n be_v in_o all_o law_n a_o law_n to_o their_o posterity_n justinian_n the_o emperor_n do_v therefore_o make_v they_o a_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o common_a lawyer_n do_v so_o allege_v they_o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n have_v always_o so_o receive_v &_o allow_v they_o 218._o non_fw-la ideonobis_fw-la proponi_fw-la exempla_fw-la justorum_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n justificemur_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la imitantes_fw-la ab_fw-la eorum_fw-la justificatore_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la justificari_fw-la sciamus_fw-la aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr catechisand_n udibus_fw-la tom._n 4._o f._n 218._o and_o though_o saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o the_o example_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v not_o set_v forth_o unto_o we_o that_o thereby_o we_o shall_v be_v justify_v yet_o he_o add_v further_a that_o they_o be_v set_v forth_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o by_o imitate_v they_o may_v know_v ourselves_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o he_o that_o justifi_v they_o why_o then_o shall_v we_o now_o call_v tithe_n in_o question_n since_o we_o find_v they_o to_o be_v pay_v and_o confirm_v by_o two_o such_o great_a sage_n and_o patriarch_n abraham_n &_o jacob_n yea_o their_o payment_n practise_v general_o by_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n for_o 3000._o year_n at_o least_o never_o abrogate_a by_o any_o law_n but_o confirm_v also_o by_o all_o the_o father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o impugn_a by_o a_o single_a author_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v find_v during_o all_o the_o
his_o command_n to_o his_o disciple_n not_o to_o take_v aught_o with_o they_o bind_v not_o minister_n now_o sp._n 44._o his_o miracle_n of_o the_o loaf_n how_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o his_o minister_n sp._n 55_o 56._o his_o live_n upon_o alm_n ti_v not_o minister_n to_o the_o same_o course_n sp._n 55_o church_n its_o etymology_n and_o signification_n ap._n 11_o 12._o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v church_n and_o priest_n and_o tithe_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 10._o church-maintenance_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n what_o and_o how_o employ_v sp._n 16-24_a no_o express_a command_n for_o the_o build_n of_o church_n sp._n 110._o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o church_n sp._n 82._o church_n and_o minister_n necessary_a ap._n 15._o whether_o the_o church_n may_v possess_v land_n and_o temporalty_n sp._n 24._o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n sp._n 13._o alexandria_n sp._n 14_o rome_n sp._n 14._o africa_n sp._n 15._o the_o church_n of_o england_n a_o while_n ago_o the_o most_o flourish_a in_o christendom_n st._n 20._o church_n in_o england_n how_o many_o appropriate_a how_o many_o not_o ap._n 16._o see_v clergy_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n r._n 26._o church-government_n why_o so_o long_o in_o settle_v sp._n 46-51_a circumcision_n and_o sacrifice_n intermit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n sp._n 47._o why_o see_v it_o be_v before_o the_o leviticall_a law_n do_v it_o expire_v with_o it_o sp._n 147_o clergy_n immunity_n how_o large_o once_o how_o now_o infringe_v st._n 13._o english_a clergy_n tax_v with_o luxury_n ap._n 16_o 17._o how_o much_o the_o present_a parliament_n have_v already_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n r._n 1_o that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o will_v continue_v their_o ancient_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n clodoveus_n king_n of_o france_n sp._n 178_o committee-man_n decipher_v r._n 7.12_o community_n of_o good_n among_o christian_n for_o how_o long_o r._n 22_o consecration_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n why_o ordain_v sp._n 180_o constantine_n the_o great_a his_o pious_a munificence_n st._n 6._o sp._n 24_o cool_v of_o the_o day_n gen._n iii._o 8._o what_o sp._n 98._o 1_o cor._n xi_o 18_o 20_o 22._o expound_v ap._n 10._o etc._n etc._n d_o dalmaticae_fw-la vestes_fw-la in_o what_o reverence_n among_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n sp._n 176_o why_o wear_a by_o king_n at_o their_o coronation_n ibid._n deacon_n distributer_n of_o church_n good_n sp._n 23._o ancient_a than_o bishop_n sp._n 50._o of_o women-deacon_n sp._n 51_o decimae_fw-la or_o decima_fw-la whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o decimus_n decumanut_n decimare_fw-la &_o exdecimare_n sp._n 75_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o deodate_n testimony_n concern_v our_o church_n st._n 20_o sir_n william_n dodington_n st._n 22_o drusius_n put_v to_o hard_a shift_n st._n 19_o e_o easter_n sp._n 50._o concern_v the_o ground_n and_o time_n of_o its_o observation_n sp._n 149_o edgar_n see_v king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n see_v king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n xi_o 12._o signify_v a_o material_a church_n sp._n 84._o ap._n 1_o 2._o 6-11_a eleven_o this_o number_n signify_v sin_n sp._n 73_o enoch_n translation_n a_o emblem_n of_o the_o sabbath_n sp._n 99_o example_n and_o say_n of_o wise_a man_n a_o law_n to_o posterity_n sp._n 110_o excommunication_n exercise_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n sp._n 181_o exod._n xxii_o 29._o non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la expound_v sp._n 103._o 140_o f_o fast_v practise_v and_o allow_v though_o not_o command_v sp._n 48._o when_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n uncertain_a sp._n 87._o first-fruit_n or_o annates_fw-la pay_v to_o priest_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 102.108_o why_o then_o abrogate_a with_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sp._n 144_o etc._n etc._n when_o first_o impose_v on_o the_o clergy_n st._n 12_o the_o flood_n a_o kind_n of_o tithing_n of_o the_o world_n sp._n 99_o g_o gavelkind_n what_o r._n 14._o gen._n fourteen_o allegorical_o expound_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 104_o etc._n etc._n glastenbury-abbey_n sp._n 183_o glebeland_n when_o let_v must_v pay_v tithe_n sp._n 79_o god_n glory_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n introd_a what_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o for_o his_o bounty_n ibid._n &_o ep._n 1._o he_o have_v a_o portion_n of_o time_n place_n fruit_n even_o in_o paradise_n sp._n 97_o why_o he_o require_v the_o ten_o of_o our_o good_n and_o but_o the_o seven_o of_o our_o time_n sp._n 9_o see_v ten_o the_o best_a part_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v his_o due_n sp._n 67_o 68_o and_o that_o such_o a_o part_n as_o impli_v the_o whole_a sp._n 72._o thing_n offer_v to_o he_o how_o holy_a sp._n 82._o 168._o what_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n sp._n 95._o trismegist_n description_n of_o god_n sp._n 70._o the_o thoe_n destroy_v for_o their_o neglect_n of_o the_o god_n sp._n 123_o good_a thing_n though_o abuse_v by_o some_o may_v lawful_o be_v use_v by_o other_o sp._n 84_o etc._n etc._n ms._n elen_n goulston_n her_o beneficence_n to_o st._n john_n in_o oxford_n st._n 22_o greek_a church_n poor_a every_o way_n r._n 26_o h_n sir_n ralph_n hare_n a_o benefactor_n to_o st._n john_n in_o cambridge_n st._n 21_o 23_o heathen_n how_o liberal_a to_o their_o god_n sp._n 114_o etc._n etc._n their_o example_n fit_a to_o be_v propose_v to_o christian_n sp._n 116._o their_o devotion_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o our_o sacrilege_n sp._n 117._o 127_o 128_o henry_n the_o eighth_n speech_n concern_v abbey-land_n etc._n etc._n sp._n 166._o his_o virtue_n and_o act_n especial_o his_o shake_n off_o the_o romish_a yoke_n high_o commend_v b._n 1_o 2_o hercules_n his_o offering_n how_o profuse_a sp._n 117._o 124_o baptist_n l._n hicks_n a_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o clergy_n st._n 22_o holiness_n of_o thing_n dedicate_v to_o god_n sp._n 82_o hospitaler_n a_o question_n concern_v they_o and_o the_o templar_n sp._n 160_o hospitulity_n be_v the_o minister_n duty_n the_o people_n must_v afford_v he_o a_o certain_a maintenance_n sp._n 16_o i_o &_o i_o jacobs_n vow_n concern_v tithe_n sp._n 109_o idolatry_n the_o rise_n of_o it_o sp._n 43_o jew_n pay_v for_o more_o to_o their_o priest_n than_o christian_n st._n 9_o how_o forward_o and_o cheerful_a they_o be_v in_o their_o payment_n st._n 11._o they_o receive_v priesthood_n from_o the_o gentile_n sp._n 44._o 102._o the_o chief_a judge_n and_o officer_n among_o they_o be_v levite_n sp._n 38_o 39_o of_o their_o court_n of_o justice_n sp._n 40._o their_o ceremony_n why_o so_o long_o permit_v under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 48._o etc._n etc._n impropriation_n see_v appropriation_n john_n iii._o 23._o mystical_o expound_v sp._n 105_o isa_n lvi_o 7._o expound_v ap._n 10_o just_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o just_a because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n allow_v it_o sp._n 172_o k_o king_n alured_v the_o first_o anoint_v king_n of_o england_n sp._n 177._o his_o virtue_n and_o famous_a act_n ibid._n clodoveus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n that_o receive_v unction_n sp._n 178._o king_n of_o spain_n neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v till_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n fall_v to_o they_o sp._n 179._o the_o king_n of_o england_n chief_a king_n of_o christendom_n ibid._n the_o papist_n deny_v our_o king_n spiritual_a power_n yet_o be_v it_o grant_v by_o a_o pope_n sp._n 178_o 179._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v and_o exercise_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n sp._n 181._o king_n of_o england_n ancient_o assume_v and_o use_v ecclesiastical_a authority_n sp._n 181_o etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n sp._n 181._o edgar_z and_o nine_o of_o his_o predecessor_n sp._n 182_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o king_n of_o mercia_n sp._n 185._o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n sp._n 186._o and_o william_n rufus_n sp._n 188._o king_n be_v wont_a to_o seek_v confirmation_n of_o their_o law_n from_o pope_n and_o counsel_n of_o their_o canon_n from_o king_n sp._n 184._o king_n have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a power_n sp._n 155._o otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o govern_v both_o church_n and_o state_n sp._n 174._o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o sword_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o their_o temporal_a so_o be_v oil_n &_o vestis_fw-la dalmatica_fw-la of_o their_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n sp._n 175_o etc._n etc._n what_o king_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v be_v anoint_v sp._n 176._o the_o king_n chapel_n ancient_o under_o no_o ordinary_a but_o himself_o only_o sp._n 155._o 186_o 188._o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o king_n though_o heathen_a sp._n 174._o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n sp._n 161_o
&c_n &c_n king_n ought_v not_o to_o invade_v the_o people_n possession_n much_o less_o god_n sp._n 167._o see_v appropriation_n mr._n richard_n knightley_n st._n 22._o knowledge_n tree_n of_o knowledge_n god_n part_n sp._n 98_o john_n knox_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o general_n assembly_n sc._n 5._o s_o land_n some_o portion_n thereof_o to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n origen_n opinion_n of_o clergyman_n enjoy_n land_n sp._n 21_o lawful_a see_v unlawful_a law_n humane_a law_n ever_o imperfect_a often_o wicked_a must_v yield_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n sp._n 172_o 173._o they_o may_v give_v a_o man_n jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la not_o jus_o in_o re_fw-mi sp._n 173._o law_n of_o nation_n what_o sp._n 113._o law_n of_o our_o english_a king_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n sp._n 129_o etc._n etc._n law_n of_o nature_n what_o sp._n 94._o what_o we_o learn_v thence_o of_o god_n nature_n and_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o sp._n 95._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n oft_o better_a observe_v by_o barbarous_a people_n then_o civil_a sp._n 124._o see_v leviticall_a learn_v by_o who_o first_o plant_v in_o england_n sp._n 177_o levites_n how_o small_a a_o part_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n st._n 14._o yet_o how_o large_o maintain_v st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o land_n assign_v they_o to_o dwell_v upon_o sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n their_o service_n about_o the_o tabernacle_n sp._n 33._o about_o the_o temple_n sp._n 35._o their_o division_n and_o office_n sp._n 35_o 36._o provincial_n levites_n receive_v tithe_n as_o well_o as_o the_o templar_n sp._n 37._o see_v provincial_n their_o portion_n far_o less_o than_o the_o priest_n sp._n 57_o they_o stand_v not_o charge_v with_o the_o cure_n of_o soul_n as_o minister_n now_o sp._n 58_o leviticall_a law_n how_o far_o abrogate_a sp._n 111_o many_o moral_a precept_n intermingle_v with_o it_o ibid._n the_o frame_n of_o leviticall_a ceremony_n compare_v to_o nebuchadnezzar_n image_n sp._n 144._o leviticall_a rite_n of_o two_o sort_n natural_a adoptive_a sp._n 145_o the_o lord_n day_n when_o first_o observe_v sp._n 49_o m_o man_n how_o furnish_v for_o the_o glorify_v of_o god_n sp._n introd_a what_o duty_n he_o owe_v to_o god_n for_o his_o beneficence_n ibid._n what_o portion_n of_o his_o time_n sp._n 1_o what_o of_o his_o land_n sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n what_o of_o his_o good_n sp._n 3_o etc._n etc._n charles_n martell_n the_o first_o christian_n that_o offer_a violence_n to_o tithe_n sp._n 31_o melchisedech_n think_v to_o have_v be_v shem_n sp._n 108._o his_o story_n mystical_o expound_v sp._n 104_o etc._n etc._n merchant_n and_o tradesman_n ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o their_o gain_n sp._n 81._o 131_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n god_n place_n sp._n 98_o minister_n call_v priest_n by_o isaiah_n sp._n 143._o they_o receive_v much_o less_o than_o the_o priest_n of_o old_a st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n 14._o though_o they_o deserve_v much_o more_o st._n 12_o sp._n 58_o etc._n etc._n whether_o and_o how_o they_o may_v hold_v temporalty_n sp._n 24_o etc._n etc._n they_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o plentiful_a and_o certain_a maintenance_n sp._n 55_o 56._o sc._n 3._o r._n 24_o 25._o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o land_n sp._n 4._o and_o a_o convenient_a habitation_n sp._n 6._o how_o they_o be_v maintain_v in_o the_o primitive_a age_n of_o the_o church_n sp._n 16_o etc._n etc._n their_o charge_n and_o pain_n how_o great_a sp._n 58_o 59_o their_o portion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v the_o price_n of_o their_o doctrine_n but_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o travel_n sp._n 59_o a_o set_a ministry_n be_v necessary_a ap._n 15._o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o maintenance_n be_v sacrilege_n ap._n 15._o &_o worse_a than_o put_v they_o to_o death_n sc._n 2._o they_o ought_v to_o do_v their_o work_n though_o defraud_v of_o their_o hire_n r._n 26._o whether_o their_o live_n shall_v be_v equal_a r._n 10_o 11._o tithe_n no_o necessary_a cause_n of_o distraction_n and_o trouble_n to_o they_o r._n 14.24_o see_v clergy_n priest_n and_o tithe_n monastery_n see_v statute_n and_o appropriation_n money_n the_o rate_n thereof_o how_o uncertain_a st._n 18._o sp._n 131.153_o r._n 5._o n_o nature_n see_v law_n nine_o part_n over_z and_o above_o the_o ten_o pay_v to_o the_o clergy_n st._n 15._o sp._n 30._o 91_o number_n great_a mystery_n attribute_v to_o they_o both_o by_o heathen_n and_o christian_n sp._n 68_o etc._n etc._n o_o oblation_n of_o primitive_a christian_n how_o employ_v sp._n 14_o etc._n etc._n offering_n due_a to_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 96._o p_o paradise_n a_o model_n of_o the_o church_n sp._n 97_o etc._n etc._n see_v god_n parish_n church_n style_v tituli_fw-la sp._n 10_o parliamentary_a power_n in_o theological_a matter_n what_o sp._n 156_o 157._o see_v clergy_n passover_n and_o other_o feast_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o rare_o observe_v sp._n 47_o st._n paul_n travel_n sp._n â—â—_o pentecost_n why_o celebrate_v by_o christian_n sp._n 150_o people_n mind_n how_o variable_a sp._n 56_o st._n peter_n travel_n sp._n 53_o polygamy_n though_o at_o first_o forbid_v yet_o long_o permit_v sp._n 46_o poor_a how_o careful_o relieve_v by_o christ_n sp._n 11._o his_o apostle_n sp._n 13._o and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n sp._n 14_o etc._n etc._n what_o discretion_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o consider_v their_o necessity_n sp._n 22._o who_o of_o old_a be_v wont_a to_o distribute_v church_n good_n unto_o they_o sp._n 23._o they_o be_v christ_n proctor_n substitute_n publican_n to_o gather_v up_o his_o rent_n sp._n 78._o how_o dear_o they_o be_v to_o god_n sp._n 97_o prayer_n a_o duty_n that_o we_o learn_v from_o nature_n sp._n 95_o 96._o price_n of_o thing_n see_v rate_n priest_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 10._o 42._o 100_o 108._o the_o original_n of_o priesthood_n sp._n 42._o 100_o priest_n of_o what_o dignity_n in_o ancient_a time_n sp._n 100_o of_o their_o maintenance_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 101_o etc._n etc._n priest_n maintenance_n among_o the_o jew_n far_o large_a than_o among_o christian_n st._n 9_o 10._o their_o course_n appoint_v by_o david_n sp._n 35._o 38._o their_o part_n much_o great_a than_o the_o levite_n sp._n 57_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n call_v priest_n sp._n 143._o the_o charge_n and_o pain_n of_o leviticall_a and_o evangelicall_n priest_n compare_v sp._n 57-60_a see_v minister_n provincial_n levites_n of_o what_o learning_n dignity_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n sp._n 38_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n lxxxiii_o expound_v against_o sacrilegious_a person_n ap._n 13_o q_n question_n of_o divinity_n where_o and_o by_o who_o to_o be_v decide_v sp._n 156_o r_n rate_n of_o money_n and_o commodity_n how_o various_a r._n 5._o see_v money_n reformation_n never_o perfect_a at_o once_o but_o accomplish_v by_o degree_n sp._n 30._o 46_o etc._n etc._n witness_v that_o hereunder_o henry_n viij_o and_o edward_n vi_fw-la sp._n 170_o etc._n etc._n restitution_n of_o impropriation_n to_o the_o church_n it_o a_o act_n not_o of_o bounty_n but_o duty_n sp._n 169_o s_o sabbath_n by_o who_o and_o why_o change_v sp._n 111._o difference_n between_o the_o jewish_a sabbath_n and_o we_o sp._n 148._o there_o be_v more_o ceremony_n in_o the_o sabbath_n then_o in_o tithe_n sp._n 148_o sacrifice_n almost_o whole_o neglect_v in_o the_o wilderness_n sp._n 47._o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n of_o sacrifice_n sp._n 145._o why_o they_o be_v burn_v sp._n 146._o see_v they_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n sp._n 42._o 95_o 96._o why_o be_v they_o abolish_v by_o christ_n sp._n 144-147_a r._n 23._o sacrifice_v in_o the_o high_a place_n unlawful_a yet_o for_o a_o time_n accept_v sp._n 46_o sacrilege_n for_o bid_a st._n 7._o christ_n discover_v his_o zeal_n more_o against_o this_o sin_n then_o any_o st._n 16._o no_o sin_n tend_v more_o to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o religion_n sc._n 2._o humane_a law_n against_o it_o st._n 25._o sp._n 155._o 161._o wo_n to_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o it_o sp._n 82._o 134-139_a 168._o how_o it_o come_v to_o abound_v so_o much_o in_o scotland_n sc._n 1_o 2_o scotland_n grievous_o overrun_v with_o sacrilege_n sc._n 1._o rollock_n sharp_o inveigh_v against_o it_o sc._n 4._o and_o so_o do_v knox_n sc._n 6_o lord_n scudamere_n viscount_n slego_n st._n 26_o sr._n james_n sempill_n book_n of_o tithe_n st._n 4_o servant_n in_o some_o place_n pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o their_o wage_n sp._n 80_o seven_o a_o mystical_a number_n sp._n 113._o no_o simony_n in_o minister_n to_o receive_v maintenance_n from_o the_o people_n sp._n 59_o abolishment_n of_o tithe_n no_o prevention_n of_o simony_n r._n 13._o soldier_n ought_v to_o pay_v tithe_n of_o their_o spoil_n sp._n 81._o heathen_a soldier_n have_v oft_o do_v so_o sp._n 114-120_a sr._n henry_n spelman_n worth_n
to_o the_o husbandman_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pay_v two_o tithe_n 590_o bushel_n be_v the_o first_o tithe_n pay_v to_o the_o levite_n 59_o bushel_n the_o levite_n pay_v the_o priest_n which_o be_v call_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o tithe_n 5310_o bushel_n remain_v to_o the_o husbandman_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pay_v his_o second_o tithe_n 531_o bushel_n be_v the_o second_o tithe_n 4779_o bushel_n remain_v to_o the_o husbandman_n as_o his_o own_o all_o be_v pay_v 1121_o bushel_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o both_o tithe_n join_v together_o which_o be_v above_o a_o sixth_o part_n of_o the_o whole_a namely_o nineteen_o out_o of_o a_o hundred_o so_o that_o of_o six_o thousand_o bushel_n the_o levite_n have_v in_o all_o 1063._o whole_a to_o themselves_o the_o priest_n 159_o and_o the_o husbandman_n only_o 4779._o he_o yearly_o thus_o pay_v more_o than_o a_o sixth_o part_n of_o his_o increase_n beside_o first-fruit_n almost_o a_o five_o many_o of_o no_o small_a name_n gross_o skip_v in_o reckon_v these_o kind_n of_o their_o tithe_n say_v mr_n selden_n observe_v how_o much_o say_v chrysostome_n savil._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la philip._n tom._n 4._o edit_fw-la savil._n speak_v of_o the_o great_a maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n the_o jew_n give_v to_o their_o priest_n and_o levite_n as_o ten_o first-fruit_n than_o ten_o again_o then_o other_o ten_o and_o again_o other_o thirtieth_n and_o the_o sickle_n and_o yet_o no_o man_n say_v they_o eat_v or_o have_v too_o much_o the_o rabbin_n also_o reckon_v 24._o gift_n to_o the_o priesthood_n according_a as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o both_o by_o rabbi_n bechai_n and_o r._n chaskoni_n on_o numb_a 18._o and_o so_o jarchi_n on_o gen._n 29.34_o and_o in_o talmud_n in_o the_o massech_v cholin_n 133._o f._n 2._o pag._n in_o this_o order_n i._n the_o twenty_o four_o gift_n of_o the_o priesthood_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n twelve_o at_o jerusalem_n and_o twelve_o in_o the_o border_n the_o twelve_o that_o be_v give_v in_o jerusalem_n be_v these_o the_o sin-offering_n the_o trespasse-offering_a the_o peace-offering_n of_o the_o congregation_n the_o skin_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n the_o shewbread_n the_o two_o loaf_n the_o omer_n or_o sheaf_n the_o remainder_n of_o the_o meat-offering_n the_o residue_n of_o the_o log_n or_o pint_n of_o oil_n for_o the_o leper_n the_o oblation_n of_o the_o thanksgiving_n the_o oblation_n of_o the_o peace-offering_a the_o oblation_n of_o the_o ram_n of_o the_o nazarite_n and_o these_o follow_a be_v the_o twelve_o that_o be_v give_v in_o the_o border_n the_o great_a heave-offering_a the_o heave-offering_a or_o oblation_n of_o the_o tithe_n the_o cake_n the_o first-fruit_n the_o first_o of_o the_o fleece_n the_o shoulder_n the_o two_o cheek_n and_o the_o maw_n the_o first-born_a of_o man_n the_o first-born_a of_o the_o clean_a beast_n the_o firstling_n of_o the_o ass_n the_o dedication_n or_o vow_n the_o field_n of_o possession_n the_o robbery_n of_o the_o stranger_n leu._n 6.5_o numb_a 5.7_o 8._o these_o be_v the_o 24._o gift_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o priesthood_n but_o among_o these_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o the_o first-born_a of_o any_o unclean_a beast_n but_o only_o the_o ass_n and_o no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o the_o tithe_n of_o cattle_n 120._o m._n nettle_n pag._n 120._o thus_o a_o learned_a author_n observe_v out_o of_o the_o rabbin_n all_o these_o several_a tithe_n oblation_n and_o duty_n be_v pay_v not_o deduct_v nor_o account_v their_o charge_n and_o labour_n of_o the_o husbandman_n and_o yet_o they_o among_o their_o aphorism_n both_o divine_a and_o moral_a do_v tell_v we_o that_o as_o the_o masore_v be_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o law_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maighsheroth_n seag_fw-mi laighsher_n that_o be_v tithe_n pay_v be_v the_o defence_n of_o riches_n so_o god_n promise_v mal._n 3._o bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o storehouse_n that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o my_o house_n and_o prove_v i_o herewith_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n if_o i_o will_v not_o open_v you_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n and_o pour_v you_o out_o a_o blessing_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v room_n enough_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o one_o note_n that_o at_o this_o day_n when_o they_o have_v no_o temple_n nor_o priesthood_n qui_fw-la religiosiores_fw-la sunt_fw-la inter_fw-la judaeos_fw-la loco_fw-la decimarum_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la pendunt_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la lucris_fw-la decem_fw-la aureos_fw-la de_fw-la centum_fw-la centum_fw-la de_fw-la mille_fw-la as_o mr_n selden_n observe_v in_o his_o review_n cap._n 2._o yea_o they_o pay_v not_o only_o their_o tithe_n but_o their_o first-fruit_n also_o wherein_o they_o be_v so_o liberal_a in_o some_o age_n that_o even_o from_o the_o abundance_n of_o first-fruit_n pay_v by_o the_o owner_n to_o the_o priest_n there_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n in_o the_o 24._o course_n of_o they_o but_o may_v be_v account_v a_o very_a rich_a or_o large_o furnish_v man_n as_o 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clergy_n now_o beside_o out_o of_o their_o small_a receipt_n bear_v the_o burden_n of_o ten_o and_o first-fruit_n to_o the_o value_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a impose_v on_o they_o late_o whereas_o ten_o be_v not_o annual_o pay_v before_o the_o 26_o h._n 8._o which_o statute_n be_v repeal_v by_o q._n mary_n but_o at_o some_o time_n but_o they_o be_v a_o popish_a invention_n at_o the_o first_o and_o only_o of_o late_a year_n though_o now_o continue_v yearly_a and_o further_a charge_n impose_v in_o tax_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o subsidy_n to_o the_o public_a in_o a_o great_a proportion_n than_o by_o the_o laity_n provision_n of_o arm_n also_o though_o their_o tithe_n and_o due_n be_v abate_v and_o cut_v short_a more_o then_o ancient_o not_o only_o by_o fraud_n and_o false_a payment_n but_o also_o by_o unconscionable_a small_a rate-tithe_n and_o custom_n almost_o most_o in_o every_o parish_n and_o also_o many_o great_a estate_n whole_o discharge_v of_o tithe_n as_o 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to_o increase_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o the_o vicarage_n of_o pitchley_n in_o northamptonshire_n belong_v to_o his_o bishopric_n and_o so_o do_v his_o successor_n dr_n wright_n for_o the_o vicarage_n of_o torcester_n also_o in_o the_o same_o shire_n which_o be_v very_o pious_o do_v consider_v what_o great_a land_n and_o manor_n be_v take_v away_o from_o that_o bishopric_n among_o other_o and_o some_o impropriation_n give_v in_o lieu_n of_o they_o beside_o this_o present_a parliament_n have_v take_v singular_a care_n to_o augment_v the_o maintenance_n of_o many_o poor_a vicarage_n and_o other_o small_a live_n wherein_o they_o have_v proceed_v careful_o and_o have_v make_v many_o addition_n to_o several_a poor_a benefice_n for_o the_o better_a enable_v of_o the_o incumbent_a minister_n to_o be_v faithful_a and_o diligent_a in_o their_o calling_n and_o while_o six_o hen._n sp._n live_v there_o come_v some_o unto_o he_o almost_o every_o term_n at_o london_n to_o 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to_o the_o memory_n of_o this_o excellent_a knight_n to_o who_o i_o be_v infinite_o oblige_v for_o his_o instruction_n conference_n and_o favour_n which_o i_o enjoy_v in_o the_o course_n of_o my_o study_n many_o year_n frequent_v his_o house_n and_o company_n not_o to_o conceal_v these_o work_n any_o long_o from_o the_o public_a view_n but_o to_o publish_v they_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n now_o especial_o when_o profaneness_n have_v so_o licentious_o overflow_v and_o the_o covetous_a wretch_n and_o mammonist_n of_o this_o world_n have_v begin_v to_o withdraw_v and_o deny_v their_o tithe_n mutter_v that_o they_o be_v popish_a and_o superstitious_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v root_v out_o as_o their_o language_n be_v wherein_o yet_o the_o parliament_n have_v honourable_o discover_v their_o zeal_n and_o care_n by_o their_o censure_n and_o check_v upon_o the_o petition_n against_o tithe_n exhibit_v in_o may_n 1646._o and_o by_o their_o ordinance_n provide_v for_o the_o true_a payment_n of_o all_o tithe_n right_n and_o due_n to_o the_o church_n as_o more_o full_o appear_v therein_o wherein_o they_o have_v follow_v the_o modern_a and_o ancient_a law_n as_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 20._o that_o whereas_o number_n of_o ill_o dispose_v person_n have_v no_o respect_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n but_o against_o right_a and_o good_a conscience_n do_v withhold_v their_o tithe_n due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n as_o in_o that_o statute_n be_v more_o at_o large_a express_v so_o in_o the_o 12._o table_n sacrum_n sacrove_v commendatum_fw-la qui_fw-la dempserit_fw-la rapseritve_n parricida_fw-la esto_fw-la it_o be_v account_v sacrilege_n by_o all_o law_n to_o take_v away_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v former_o give_v to_o god_n for_o so_o they_o be_v give_v express_o to_o god_n as_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la say_v concessimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o have_v give_v to_o god_n for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n etc._n etc._n so_o charles_n the_o great_a we_o know_v that_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o sacred_a endowment_n of_o god_n to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n we_o offer_v and_o dedicate_v whatsoever_o we_o deliver_v to_o his_o church_n cap._n car._n lib._n 6._o so_o tully_n ancient_o communi_fw-la jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la sancitum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la mortales_fw-la quod_fw-la deorum_fw-la immortalium_fw-la cultui_fw-la consecratum_fw-la est_fw-la usucapere_fw-la possint_fw-la so_o calvin_n sacrum_n deo_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la insigni_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la injurin_fw-mi ad_fw-la prosanos_fw-la usus_fw-la applicatur_fw-la instit_fw-la li._n 3._o cap._n 7._o §_o 1._o tithe_n therefore_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n ought_v careful_o to_o be_v preserve_v in_o these_o day_n in_o regard_n the_o church_n enjoy_v not_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o ten_o which_o former_o it_o have_v and_o have_v also_o to_o this_o day_n among_o the_o papist_n who_o do_v not_o take_v away_o from_o the_o church_n but_o be_v ready_a to_o restore_v as_o they_o have_v do_v in_o many_o country_n content_n of_o the_o several_a treatise_n and_o chapter_n the_o large_a book_n of_o tithe_n contain_v these_o particular_n follow_v the_o introduction_n to_o it_o cap._n 1._o what_o thing_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n first_o a_o portion_n of_o our_o time_n pag._n 1_o cap._n 2_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o tribute_n that_o we_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o god_n that_o be_v a_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n pag._n 2_o cap._n 3_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n assign_v to_o god_n must_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o minister_n pag._n 3_o cap._n 4_o that_o christ_n release_v not_o the_o portion_n due_a to_o god_n out_o of_o our_o land_n pag._n 6_o cap._n 5_o what_o part_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o direction_n of_o nature_n may_v seem_v fit_a for_o god_n pag._n 8_o cap._n 6_o concern_v the_o revenue_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n in_o her_o infancy_n first_o in_o christ_n time_n then_o in_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n rome_n and_o africa_n pag._n 11_o cap._n 7_o that_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v clean_o alter_v from_o the_o first_o institution_n yet_o they_o enjoy_v their_o tithe_n pag._n 33_o §_o 1._o of_o templar_n levites_n §_o 2._o of_o provincial_n levites_n cap._n 8_o the_o great_a account_n make_v of_o priest_n in_o the_o old_a law_n and_o before_o pag._n 42_o cap._n 9_o when_o our_o saviour_n command_v the_o disciple_n shall_v take_v nothing_o with_o they_o but_o live_v of_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o faithful_a this_o bind_v not_o the_o disciple_n perpetual_o pag._n 44_o cap._n 10_o that_o many_o thing_n in_o the_o beginning_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n be_v admit_v and_o omit_v for_o the_o present_a or_o reform_v afterward_o pag._n 46_o cap._n 11_o that_o upon_o the_o reason_n allege_v and_o other_o here_o ensue_v the_o use_n of_o tithing_n be_v omit_v in_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o these_o reason_n be_v draw_v ab_fw-la expediente_a the_o other_o à _fw-fr necessitate_v pag._n 51_o cap._n 12_o that_o minister_n must_v have_v plenty_n pag._n 55_o cap._n 13_o not_o to_o give_v less_o than_o the_o ten_o pag._n 57_o cap._n 14_o the_o etymology_n and_o definition_n of_o tithe_n and_o why_o a_o ten_o part_n rather_o then_o any_o other_o be_v due_a pag._n 67_o cap._n 15_o who_o shall_v pay_v tithe_n pag._n 76_o cap._n 16_o out_o of_o what_o thing_n tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v pag._n 79_o cap._n 17_o that_o thing_n offer_v unto_o god_n be_v holy_a pag._n 62_o cap._n 18_o tithe_n must_v not_o be_v contemn_v because_o they_o be_v use_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag._n 64_o cap._n 19_o that_o the_o tradition_n of_o ancient_a father_n and_o counsel_n be_v not_o light_o to_o be_v regard_v pag._n 86_o cap._n 20_o ancient_a canon_n of_o counsel_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n pag._n 88_o cap._n 21_o in_o what_o right_a tithe_n be_v due_a and_o first_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n pag._n 93_o cap._n 22_o how_o far_o forth_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n pag._n 94_o cap._n 23_o tithe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n first_o consider_v in_o paradise_n pag._n 97_o cap._n 24_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n after_o the_o fall_n pag._n 100_o cap._n 25_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n pag._n 104_o cap._n 26_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n pag._n 113_o cap._n 27_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n pag._n 129_o cap._n 28_o tithe_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a how_o it_o be_v and_o how_o not_o and_o wherein_o judaical_a pag._n 139_o §_o 1._o a_o objection_n touch_v sacrifice_n first-fruit_n and_o circumcision_n §_o 2._o touch_v the_o sabbath_n day_n easter_n and_o pentecost_n cap._n 29_o
kingdom_n by_o tithe_n oblation_n and_o other_o devotion_n of_o their_o brethren_n so_o that_o it_o be_v apparent_a both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n that_o god_n must_v have_v one_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n on_o that_o be_v his_o church_n and_o another_o portion_n thereof_o for_o the_o habitation_n of_o his_o levite_n that_o be_v his_o minister_n cap._n iii_o that_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n assign_v to_o god_n must_v be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o habitation_n of_o the_o minister_n though_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n thus_o to_o be_v render_v to_o god_n for_o his_o minister_n be_v not_o certain_a yet_o be_v it_o thus_o far_o determine_v that_o it_o must_v be_v answerable_a to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o service_n and_o to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v there_o must_v be_v church_n sufficient_a for_o the_o congregation_n and_o habitation_n sufficient_a for_o the_o minister_n and_o their_o family_n to_o dwell_v upon_o with_o pasture_n convenient_a for_o their_o domestical_a cattle_n they_o must_v not_o be_v pull_v from_o god_n with_o secular_a care_n and_o therefore_o their_o maintenance_n be_v appoint_v to_o arise_v by_o other_o mean_n then_o by_o till_v the_o earth_n but_o their_o habitation_n as_o befit_v student_n and_o man_n of_o contemplative_a life_n must_v be_v under_o their_o own_o command_n and_o solitary_a but_o what_o shall_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n assign_v they_o for_o their_o maintenance_n be_v certain_a as_o namely_o the_o ten_o part_n and_o not_o the_o portion_n of_o land_n also_o allot_v for_o their_o habitation_n i_o answer_v that_o as_o the_o people_n increase_v so_o also_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n increase_v with_o they_o by_o their_o industry_n and_o labour_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o levite_n increase_n in_o number_n so_o do_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n and_o by_o reason_n thereof_o there_o be_v a_o great_a increase_n of_o tithe_n towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o levite_n for_o the_o labour_n of_o ten_o man_n yield_v more_o profit_n than_o the_o labour_n of_o five_o but_o when_o the_o levite_n be_v enclose_v within_o wall_n and_o confine_v with_o immutable_a bound_n this_o circuit_n in_o reason_n can_v not_o always_o be_v sufficient_a for_o they_o and_o therefore_o be_v so_o increase_v as_o their_o city_n may_v not_o contain_v they_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n have_v new_a place_n of_o habitation_n provide_v for_o they_o for_o in_o such_o case_n god_n give_v a_o general_a rule_n to_o the_o people_n deut._n 12.19_o beware_v that_o thou_o forsake_v not_o the_o levite_n as_o long_o as_o thou_o line_v in_o the_o land_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o this_o necessity_n do_v not_o forsake_v the_o levite_n for_o before_o the_o transmigration_n to_o babylon_n which_o be_v about_o 840._o year_n after_o the_o leviticall_a city_n as_o appear_v 1_o chron._n cap._n 6._o and_o cap._n 9.1_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v about_o sixty_o eight_o viz._n twenty_o more_o than_o be_v appoint_v by_o josua_n they_o may_v not_o enlarge_v the_o bound_n prescribe_v to_o their_o city_n but_o they_o may_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o the_o city_n as_o the_o number_n of_o the_o levite_n increase_v and_o necessity_n require_v the_o reason_n be_v they_o may_v not_o add_v house_n to_o house_n and_o field_n to_o field_n lest_o grow_v great_a in_o earthly_a possession_n they_o shall_v forget_v god_n who_o have_v otherwise_o provide_v for_o they_o then_o by_o manure_v the_o earth_n but_o if_o they_o want_v habitation_n they_o may_v then_o seek_v for_o new_a city_n and_o the_o care_n of_o the_o people_n be_v to_o provide_v they_o for_o they_o one_o levite_n may_v not_o have_v more_o than_o sufficient_a for_o his_o habitation_n but_o if_o the_o city_n appoint_v be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o yield_v a_o habitation_n for_o every_o levite_n then_o may_v they_o assign_v new_a city_n to_o that_o purpose_n cap._n iu._n that_o christ_n release_v not_o the_o portion_n due_a to_o god_n out_o of_o our_o land_n the_o possession_n of_o land_n be_v ex_fw-la jure_fw-la â—â—umino_fw-la but_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n ex_fw-la jure_fw-la divine_a therefore_o when_o he_o grant_v the_o earth_n to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n and_o reserve_v a_o portion_n thereof_o for_o his_o service_n and_o minister_n this_o part_n thus_o reserve_v be_v in_o he_o and_o his_o minister_n ex_fw-la jure_fw-la divine_a in_o this_o right_a christ_n call_v the_o temple_n the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o say_v also_o my_o house_n shall_v be_v on_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o st._n paul_n say_v 11.22_o 1_o crr._n 11.22_o despise_v you_o the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o that_o doubtless_o god_n must_v have_v house_n for_o his_o forvice_n in_o all_o place_n where_o we_o inhabit_v but_o christ_n have_v not_o wherein_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n mat._n 8.20_o luke_n 9.18_o therefore_o the_o minister_n must_v have_v no_o house_n provide_v for_o they_o for_o the_o disoiple_n be_v not_o above_o his_o master_n christ_n indeed_o have_v not_o whereon_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n for_o he_o come_v to_o his_o own_o and_o his_o own_o receive_v he_o not_o but_o do_v this_o prove_v that_o minister_n shall_v neither_o have_v nest_n in_o the_o air_n like_o bird_n nor_o hole_n in_o the_o ground_n like_o fox_n do_v not_o he_o that_o make_v the_o vineyard_n in_o the_o gospel_n build_v a_o tower_n in_o it_o for_o they_o that_o dress_v it_o so_o like_o wise_a must_v the_o minister_n that_o attend_v upon_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o church_n have_v their_o habitation_n in_o it_o st._n paul_n appoint_v it_o so_o when_o he_o command_v we_o to_o render_v a_o portion_n unto_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n gal._n 5.6_o how_o have_v they_o a_o part_n in_o all_o if_o they_o want_v it_o in_o the_o chief_a of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o our_o habitation_n again_o he_o command_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v hospitales_fw-la goodhouskeeper_n how_o shall_v they_o be_v so_o if_o they_o have_v no_o house_n to_o keep_v john_n baptist_n live_v in_o the_o wilderness_n it_o be_v true_a and_o he_o be_v commend_v for_o it_o christ_n do_v not_o so_o though_o he_o frequent_v the_o field_n yet_o in_o that_o he_o give_v no_o commandment_n that_o his_o disciple_n shall_v follow_v he_o for_o he_o appoint_v they_o to_o remain_v in_o other_o man_n house_n what_o that_o they_o shall_v go_v sojourn_v where_o they_o list_v the_o commandment_n have_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a but_o the_o meaning_n be_v thereby_o apparent_a they_o must_v have_v habitation_n provide_v for_o they_o or_o else_o shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o your_o foot_n against_o they_o mat._n 10.14_o as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v let_v they_o be_v accurse_v so_o then_o our_o saviour_n have_v not_o repeal_v the_o law_n of_o provide_v for_o the_o levite_n unto_o his_o minister_n he_o can_v not_o give_v they_o city_n to_o possess_v for_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n but_o he_o appoint_v they_o to_o such_o place_n as_o themselves_o shall_v choose_v among_o the_o child_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v this_o differ_v from_o the_o commandment_n of_o provide_v city_n for_o the_o levite_n doubtless_o no_o for_o as_o the_o logician_n say_v conveniunt_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la tertio_fw-la they_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o the_o minister_n must_v have_v habitation_n provide_v for_o they_o as_o well_o in_o the_o gospel_n as_o the_o levite_n have_v under_o the_o law_n oh_o but_o they_o must_v have_v no_o inheritance_n among_o their_o brethren_n for_o the_o lord_n be_v their_o portion_n numb_a 18.24_o it_o be_v true_a the_o lord_n have_v communicate_v with_o they_o his_o own_o portion_n viz._n his_o tithe_n and_o his_o offering_n as_o he_o do_v with_o the_o levite_n therefore_o as_o the_o levite_n have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n so_o our_o minister_n must_v have_v no_o share_n with_o we_o in_o till_v the_o land_n &_o matter_n of_o husbandry_n for_o they_o be_v call_v from_o secular_a care_n to_o spiritual_a contemplation_n but_o after_o the_o israelite_n have_v their_o share_n in_o the_o land_n they_o yield_v portion_n to_o the_o levite_n for_o their_o convenient_a residence_n and_o so_o must_v we_o for_o our_o minister_n and_o so_o still_o the_o conclusion_n be_v they_o must_v be_v provide_v for_o which_o to_o shut_v up_o the_o matter_n be_v invincible_o ratify_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o who_o in_o send_v forth_o his_o disciple_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o take_v the_o least_o implement_n of_o sustenance_n with_o they_o because_o he_o will_v put_v they_o absolute_o upon_o the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o congregation_n allege_v a_o maxim_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n for_o warranty_n thereof_o that_o the_o
labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n mat._n 10.10_o and_o therefore_o into_o who_o house_n soever_o you_o enter_v stay_v there_o mat._n 10.11_o cap._n v._n what_o part_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o direction_n of_o nature_n may_v seem_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o some_o part_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n out_o of_o all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o good_n that_o we_o possess_v it_o be_v now_o to_o be_v examine_v how_o far_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n may_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o part_n or_o portion_n for_o which_o purpose_n we_o must_v for_o a_o while_o lay_v aside_o canonical_a divinity_n i_o mean_v the_o scripture_n and_o suppose_v ourselves_o to_o live_v in_o the_o age_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n and_o then_o let_v we_o propose_v this_o question_n to_o the_o sage_n of_o that_o world_n and_o see_v what_o answer_n we_o be_v like_a to_o receive_v from_o they_o and_o first_o touch_v this_o question_n what_o portion_n of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n be_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v like_a they_o will_v have_v consider_v the_o matter_n in_o this_o manner_n that_o god_n have_v not_o any_o need_n either_o of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o require_v they_o not_o in_o tanto_fw-la that_o be_v to_o have_v so_o much_o and_o no_o less_o but_o on_o our_o part_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o yield_v unto_o he_o as_o much_o in_o quanto_fw-la as_o we_o can_v convenient_o forbear_v over_o and_o beside_o our_o necessary_a maintenance_n so_o that_o as_o bracton_n say_v of_o hyde_n that_o tenant_n be_v to_o yield_v unto_o their_o lord_n it_o must_v be_v honorarium_fw-la domine_fw-la and_o not_o grave_a tenenti_fw-la so_o much_o as_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v honour_v by_o it_o and_o the_o tenant_n not_o oppress_v wherein_o if_o a_o second_o three_o or_o four_o part_n be_v too_o much_o so_o a_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o seem_v also_o too_o little_a as_o god_n therefore_o desire_v but_o a_o honorary_a part_n not_o a_o pressory_n so_o reason_n shall_v direct_v we_o to_o give_v he_o that_o part_n wherein_o his_o own_o nature_n with_o the_o respect_n aforesaid_a be_v most_o proper_o express_v for_o the_o maxim_n or_o axiom_n which_o our_o saviour_n allege_v date_fw-la deo_fw-la quae_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la give_v unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o moral_a law_n original_o and_o therefore_o examine_v among_o number_n which_o of_o they_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o seven_o and_o ten_o above_o all_o other_o perform_v this_o mystery_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v most_o especial_o to_o be_v choose_v thereunto_o therefore_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n choose_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o the_o age_n thereof_o as_o philo_n judaeus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fabricatione_n mundi_fw-la pag._n 36._o have_v with_o singular_a and_o profound_a observation_n declare_v and_o because_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v hereupon_o why_o he_o shall_v not_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o our_o good_n also_o i_o answer_v that_o as_o touch_v the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n he_o give_v that_o unto_o we_o of_o his_o own_o bounty_n mere_o without_o any_o industry_n on_o our_o part_n so_o that_o whether_o we_o sleep_v or_o wake_v labour_n or_o play_v the_o allowance_n thereof_o that_o he_o make_v unto_o we_o run_v on_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n and_o therefore_o we_o owe_v he_o the_o great_a retribution_n out_o thereof_o as_o have_v it_o without_o labour_n or_o charge_n but_o as_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o have_v they_o partly_o by_o our_o own_o labour_n though_o chief_o by_o his_o bounty_n and_o therefore_o he_o therein_o require_v his_o part_n as_o it_o be_v with_o deduction_n or_o allowance_n of_o our_o charge_n seek_v another_o number_n befit_v the_o same_o the_o first_o place_n in_o scripture_n wherein_o a_o priest_n be_v mention_v be_v gen._n 14.18_o where_o melchisedek_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n there_o also_o be_v tithe_n speak_v of_o and_o pay_v unto_o he_o v._o 20._o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o first_o place_n also_o where_o a_o house_n of_o god_n or_o church_n be_v speak_v of_o be_v gen._n 28.18_o &_o 22._o there_o also_o be_v tithe_n mention_v and_o vow_v unto_o god_n even_o by_o that_o very_a name_n whereby_o parish_n church_n upon_o their_o first_o institution_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v also_o style_v that_o be_v by_o the_o name_n of_o tituli_fw-la gen._n 28.22_o lapis_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la pofui_fw-la in_o titulum_fw-la erit_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la dederis_fw-la mihi_fw-la decimas_fw-la prorsus_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la wherein_o it_o seem_v the_o primitive_a church_n at_o that_o time_n follow_v the_o translation_n then_o in_o use_n for_o damasus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o euaristus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 112._o say_v hic_fw-la titulos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it divisit_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la 1606._o edit_fw-la 1606._o tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 106._o and_o speak_v after_o of_o dionysius_n who_o live_v anno_fw-la 260._o he_o say_v presbyteris_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la divisit_fw-la &_o coemeteria_fw-la parochiasque_fw-la &_o diaeceses_fw-la constituit_fw-la tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 206._o thus_o church_n and_o tithe_n go_v together_o in_o their_o first_o institution_n if_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n after_o of_o tithe_n in_o the_o scripture_n till_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n that_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o exclude_v they_o for_o so_o also_o be_v there_o not_o of_o any_o house_n of_o god_n or_o priest_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o both_o be_v necessary_a and_o therefore_o let_v they_o also_o say_v whether_o they_o be_v ex_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la i_o mean_v churches_n and_o priest_n before_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n cap._n vi_o concern_v the_o revenue_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n in_o her_o infancy_n first_o in_o christ_n time_n then_o in_o the_o apostle_n by_o a_o communion_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o submit_v all_o to_o the_o apostle_n as_o in_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n rome_n and_o africa_n how_o the_o clergy_n have_v their_o allowance_n give_v they_o weekly_a or_o monthly_o per_fw-la sportulas_fw-la in_o basket_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la sportularum_fw-la concern_v those_o basket_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o they_o when_o land_n be_v first_o give_v the_o church_n good_n distribute_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o officer_n under_o they_o the_o liberality_n of_o constantine_n and_o other_o emperor_n the_o piety_n and_o charity_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o spend_v their_o good_n and_o mean_n while_o the_o church_n be_v in_o her_o foundation_n she_o have_v no_o other_o maintenance_n than_o the_o poor_a private_a purse_n of_o our_o saviour_n support_v only_o by_o the_o alm_n and_o contribution_n of_o his_o poor_a disciple_n and_o follower_n for_o as_o himself_o have_v no_o house_n to_o live_v in_o 12.6_o joh._n 12.6_o so_o have_v he_o no_o rent_n to_o live_v on_o be_v therefore_o often_o in_o want_n he_o be_v constrain_v sometime_o to_o use_v the_o power_n of_o his_o godhead_n to_o supply_v the_o necessity_n of_o his_o manhood_n and_o to_o call_v the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o aid_v he_o with_o money_n miraculous_o mat._n 17.27_o while_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o land_n withhold_v their_o devotion_n from_o he_o unnatural_o but_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o his_o godhead_n bless_v his_o manhood_n withal_o he_o divide_v it_o as_o appeareth_z in_o the_o gospel_n of_o saint_n john_n 13._o â—9_n into_o two_o part_n one_o for_o the_o sustenance_n of_o his_o family_n the_o other_o for_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a touch_v the_o part_n assign_v to_o his_o 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part_n suffer_v all_o thing_n ibid._n v._n 12._o and_o again_o v._o 15._o i_o have_v use_v none_o of_o all_o these_o thing_n but_o why_o do_v he_o not_o use_v they_o since_o they_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o his_o reason_n be_v that_o we_o as_o though_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o apostle_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n ibid._n v._n 12._o but_o why_o shall_v the_o take_n of_o that_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o hinder_v the_o gospel_n because_o the_o malicious_a backbiter_n will_v thereupon_o report_v that_o he_o rather_o preach_v it_o for_o gain_n then_o of_o zeal_n and_o so_o abase_v his_o authority_n in_o the_o gospel_n ib._n 18._o whereas_o by_o this_o course_n of_o take_v nothing_o for_o his_o pain_n he_o make_v it_o as_o he_o say_v free_a ibid._n and_o stop_v their_o mouth_n thus_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o apostle_n not_o only_o neglect_v but_o absolute_o refuse_v even_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o certain_o know_v to_o belong_v unto_o they_o another_o reason_n why_o the_o apostle_n receive_v no_o tithe_n draw_v a_o necessitate_v the_o very_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o receive_v tithe_n for_o as_o the_o levite_n receive_v they_o not_o in_o their_o travel_n and_o way_n but_o when_o they_o be_v settle_v and_o the_o temple_n build_v so_o the_o apostle_n be_v altogether_o in_o travel_n through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o continual_a warfare_n with_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n one_o while_o in_o prison_n another_o while_n in_o slight_a always_o in_o persecution_n much_o less_o can_v they_o look_v after_o tithe_n which_o also_o be_v not_o to_o he_o pay_v as_o they_o need_v they_o but_o at_o the_o time_n and_o place_n only_o when_o and_o where_o they_o grow_v to_o be_v due_a and_o one_o that_o time_n come_v they_o that_o be_v to_o receive_v they_o be_v in_o another_o country_n many_o hundred_o mile_n off_o for_o example_n the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v that_o peter_n walk_v through_o all_o quarter_n act_n â—_o 32._o one_o while_n at_o lyddâ—_n ib._n another_o while_n as_o joppa_n ib._n 〈◊〉_d 36._o first_o at_o jerusalem_n after_o at_o antioch_n in_o syria_n gal._n 2.11_o then_o at_o babylon_n in_o egypt_n junii_fw-la egypt_n many_o affirm_v that_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n metaphrastes_n and_o some_o other_o that_o he_o be_v here_o in_o britannia_n petri_n igitur_fw-la muneris_fw-la erat_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la jam_fw-la complures_fw-la orientis_fw-la provincias_fw-la praedicando_fw-la evangelium_fw-la peragrasset_fw-la jam_fw-la quod_fw-la reliquum_fw-la esse_fw-la videbatur_fw-la lustraret_fw-la orbem_fw-la accidentalem_fw-la &_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la britannos_fw-la quod_fw-la tradunt_fw-la metaphrastes_n &_o alii_fw-la christi_fw-la sidem_fw-la annuncian_n penetraret_fw-la baron_fw-fr tom._n 1._o f._n 5_o 97._o l._n 13._o metaph._n die_v 29._o junii_fw-la 1_o pet._n 5.13_o paul_n and_o burnabas_n be_v at_o antioch_n aforesaid_a or_o send_v forth_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n first_o to_o seleucia_n in_o syria_n then_o to_o salamis_n and_o paphus_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n after_o from_o thence_o to_o berga_n in_o bamphilia_n so_o to_o the_o other_o antioch_n in_o pisidia_n act_v 13._o after_o to_o iconiuâ—â—_n lystria_n derbe_n the_o part_n of_o lycaonia_n so_o again_o to_o antioch_n in_o syria_n thence_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o present_o back_o to_o the_o same_o antioch_n where_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n break_v company_n barnabas_n with_o mark_n sail_v to_o cypras_fw-la paul_n take_v silas_n travel_v through_o syria_n and_o cilitâ—a_n confirm_v the_o church_n then_o he_o come_v to_o the_o country_n of_o phrygia_n galatia_n mysia_n from_o whence_o be_v call_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o leave_v asia_n and_o pass_v by_o samothracia_n into_o europe_n preach_v at_o philippi_n a_o city_n of_o macedonia_n further_a northward_o of_o all_o greece_n then_o back_o again_o and_o up_o and_o down_o asia_n to_o jerusalem_n again_o and_o from_o thence_o at_o length_n to_o rome_n read_v act_n 13.14_o 15_o 16._o cap._n i_o will_v not_o speak_v of_o that_o theodoritus_n and_o sâ—phroniâ—â—_n the_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n affirm_v that_o after_o his_o first_o imprisonment_n at_o rome_n he_o preach_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o britain_n be_v our_o countryman_n for_o happy_o he_o may_v do_v that_o at_o rome_n but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n bartholomew_n as_o i_o witness_v catalogue_n script_n eccles_n tom._n 1._o go_v to_o the_o indian_n thomas_n to_o the_o mede_n persian_n hyrcanian_n and_o bastrians_n matthew_n up_o and_o down_o aethiopia_n every_o one_o of_o they_o one_o way_n or_o other_o to_o carry_v one_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n through_o all_o the_o world_n psal_n 19_o i_o ask_v now_o what_o these_o man_n shall_v have_v do_v with_o their_o tithe_n where_o
former_o due_a very_a reason_n tell_v we_o and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o other_o part_n of_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v it_o for_o the_o very_a same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n deut._n 23.21_o when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o be_v slack_a to_o pay_v it_o or_o shall_v not_o keep_v it_o back_o this_o be_v not_o a_o commandment_n to_o pay_v or_o give_v a_o new_a thing_n but_o to_o pay_v that_o be_v already_o due_a the_o thing_n vow_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o pet._n 3.9_o non_fw-la tardat_fw-la dominus_fw-la promissa_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a in_o perform_v his_o promise_n that_o be_v not_o slack_a or_o hold_v that_o back_n which_o in_o his_o honour_n and_o justice_n he_o have_v tie_v himself_o to_o pay_v or_o perform_v the_o blessing_n he_o promise_v which_o by_o his_o promise_n be_v make_v a_o debt_n cap._n xxv_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v say_v in_o genesis_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 13._o ca._n and_o so_o on_o in_o the_o 14._o and_o in_o the_o 7._o to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o whilst_o abraham_n dwell_v at_o hebron_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n his_o brother_n lot_n be_v carry_v away_o prisoner_n by_o the_o four_o assyrian_n or_o babylonian_a king_n with_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o that_o abraham_n confederate_a with_o mamre_a the_o amorite_n and_o his_o brethren_n escol_n and_o aner_n arm_v his_o household_n even_o the_o bondman_n as_o well_o as_o free_v 318._o in_o all_o and_o pursue_v they_o unto_o dan_o where_o he_o smite_v they_o in_o the_o night_n and_o recover_v lot_n and_o the_o prey_n and_o that_o as_o he_o return_v melchisedek_n king_n of_o salem_n priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n meet_v he_o and_o give_v he_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o bless_v he_o melchisedek_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n it_o be_v indefinite_a which_o of_o they_o give_v tithe_v â—o_o other_o therefore_o the_o jew_n say_v melchisedek_n give_v it_o to_o abraham_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o 7._o to_o the_o hebrew_n explain_v it_o that_o abraham_n give_v they_o to_o melchisedek_n and_o pray_v and_o praise_v god_n for_o he_o and_o that_o abraham_n do_v thereupon_o give_v he_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o this_o place_n of_o scripture_n be_v very_o material_a for_o our_o purpose_n as_o portrait_v unto_o we_o the_o whole_a model_n or_o platform_n of_o the_o church_n now_o under_o the_o gospel_n even_o as_o if_o the_o one_o be_v measure_v out_o by_o the_o other_o with_o a_o line_n or_o rod_n as_o moses_n measure_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o as_o if_o god_n have_v say_v as_o he_o do_v unto_o moses_n see_v that_o thou_o make_v it_o in_o all_o thing_n like_o the_o pattern_n i_o have_v show_v thou_o exod._n 25.40_o the_o last_o we_o will_v therefore_o stay_v a_o while_n upon_o it_o and_o consider_v the_o action_n the_o time_n the_o place_n the_o person_n and_o some_o other_o circumstance_n the_o action_n as_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o leviticall_a law_n 370._o codomannus_n say_v in_o the_o year_n 293._o some_o other_o count_v it_o above_o 370._o and_o therefore_o a_o plain_a direction_n unto_o we_o how_o to_o demean_v ourselves_o under_o the_o gospel_n the_o time_n as_o perform_v before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v namely_o about_o 300._o year_n after_o the_o flood_n both_o according_a to_o the_o rite_n 〈…〉_o that_o time_n and_o to_o be_v precedent_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v after_o the_o law_n abolish_v the_o place_n where_o this_o action_n be_v perform_v hebron_n dan_n and_o salem_n hebron_n a_o place_n in_o judah_n where_o abraham_n dwell_v afterward_o one_o of_o the_o leviticall_a city_n from_o whence_o abraham_n depart_v when_o he_o go_v into_o this_o expedition_n dan_o the_o uttermost_a limit_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n whither_o abraham_n pursue_v his_o enemy_n and_o there_o slay_v and_o chase_v they_o salem_n the_o place_n where_o melchisedek_n be_v king_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o josephus_n his_o mistake_n it_o 33._o melchised_a dei_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la solymorum_fw-la quam_fw-la civitatem_fw-la postâ—a_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la vocarunt_fw-la jos_n antiq._n l._n 1._o c._n 18._o hieron_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la euagr._fw-la et_fw-la â—n_fw-la loc_fw-la heb._n lyra_n in_o gen._n 33._o be_v common_o take_v to_o be_v jerusalem_n but_o erroneous_o as_o jerome_n and_o lyra_n explain_v it_o for_o saint_n hierome_n out_o of_o the_o ancient_a rabbin_n show_v it_o to_o be_v a_o town_n near_o ______o so_z call_v in_o his_o time_n and_o man_n then_o show_v the_o ruin_n of_o melchisedek's_n palace_n in_o great_a magnificence_n s._n john_n also_o do_v witness_v it_o to_o be_v enon_n a_o know_a town_n in_o jeromes_n time_n near_o jordan_n where_o the_o spring_n be_v that_o john_n baptist_n baptize_v in_o john_n also_o say_v he_o baptize_v at_o elim_n beside_o salem_n 3.23_o joh._n 3.23_o because_o there_o be_v much_o water_n there_o so_o that_o the_o first_o door_n that_o be_v open_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o first_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n as_o s._n john_n here_o report_v it_o be_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o salem_n that_o be_v by_o interpretation_n the_o kingdom_n of_o peace_n and_o righteousness_n which_o baptism_n bring_v by_o wash_v away_o original_a sin_n the_o person_n be_v melchisedek_n abraham_n and_o his_o confederate_n and_o family_n melchisedek_n be_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a god_n and_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o for_o the_o scripture_n neither_o show_v his_o beginning_n nor_o his_o end_n a_o priest_n not_o anoint_v with_o material_a oil_n after_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n not_o ordain_v for_o a_o time_n as_o aaron_n but_o establish_v with_o a_o oath_n by_o god_n himself_o to_o be_v for_o ever_o and_o sanctify_v with_o the_o spiritual_a oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o all_o the_o rank_n and_o order_n of_o leviticall_a priesthood_n abraham_n a_o hebrew_n and_o represent_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o hebrew_n god_n choose_a people_n father_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o circumcision_n and_o by_o faith_n the_o father_n of_o the_o gentile_n ipse_fw-la so_o that_o melchisedek_n prefigurate_v the_o whole_a priesthood_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o abraham_n the_o whole_a laity_n therefore_o chrysostome_n say_v considera_fw-la quanta_fw-la sit_fw-la excellentia_fw-la nostratis_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la abraham_n patriarcha_fw-la judaeorum_n progenitor_n levitarum_fw-la comperitur_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la accipere_fw-la à _fw-la melchisedec_n orat._n 4._o advers._fw-la jud._n sedita_n paulus_n ipse_fw-la his_o confederate_n mamre_v escol_n aner_n amorites_n and_o gentiles_n represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o family_n of_o abraham_n as_o well_o bondman_n as_o freeman_n all_o mingle_a together_o and_o all_o here_o march_v as_o under_o one_o ensign_n not_o of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n which_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n embrace_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n bondman_n and_o freeman_n the_o child_n of_o hagar_n as_o well_o as_o sarah_n their_o enemy_n be_v the_o idolatrous_a assyrian_n or_o babylonian_n who_o spoil_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o these_o abraham_n pursue_v killeth_z and_o chase_v beyond_o dan_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o apply_v and_o moral_a this_o to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n they_o that_o be_v the_o true_a child_n and_o consort_n of_o abraham_n whether_o hebrew_n or_o gentiles_n free_a or_o bond_n who_o now_o be_v all_o alike_o they_o must_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o leviticall_a city_n that_o be_v the_o ordinance_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n they_o must_v fight_v against_o the_o four_o great_a king_n the_o enemy_n of_o lot_n and_o of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n sin_n flesh_n the_o world_n and_o the_o devil_n so_o hugo_n expound_v they_o hugo_n superbia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la carnis_fw-la hypocrisis_fw-la avaritia_fw-la vel_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la aculorun_v hugo_n they_o must_v chase_v and_o cast_v they_o not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o their_o heart_n but_o out_o of_o the_o compass_n and_o bound_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o kill_v and_o subdue_v they_o by_o faith_n and_o repentance_n even_o when_o they_o be_v asleep_a and_o thereby_o seem_v to_o have_v sure_a possession_n of_o they_o have_v thus_o conquer_v melchisedek_n our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v meet_v they_o in_o their_o return_n but_o where_o not_o till_o they_o come_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o salem_n into_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o then_o he_o will_v not_o stay_v till_o he_o be_v
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