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reason_n and_o of_o equity_n have_v declare_v luke_n 10._o 7._o the_o labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n next_o by_o who_o and_o last_o in_o what_o manner_n what_o recompense_n ought_v to_o be_v give_v to_o church_n minister_n god_n have_v answerable_o ordain_v according_a to_o that_o difference_n which_o he_o have_v manifest_o put_v between_o those_o his_o two_o great_a dispensation_n the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n under_o the_o law_n he_o give_v they_o tithe_n under_o the_o gospel_n have_v leave_v all_o thing_n in_o his_o church_n to_o charity_n and_o christian_a freedom_n he_o have_v give_v they_o only_o what_o be_v just_o give_v they_o that_o as_o well_o under_o the_o gospel_n as_o under_o the_o law_n say_v our_o english_a divine_v and_o they_o only_o of_o all_o protestant_n be_v tithe_n and_o they_o say_v true_a if_o any_o man_n be_v so_o mind_v to_o give_v they_o of_o his_o own_o ten_o or_o twenty_o but_o that_o the_o law_n therefore_o of_o tithe_n be_v in_o force_n 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unsanctified_a and_o pollute_a ver_fw-la 32._o and_o therefore_o never_o think_v on_o in_o the_o first_o christain_n time_n till_o ceremony_n altar_n and_o oblation_n by_o a_o ancient_a corruption_n be_v bring_v back_o long_o before_o and_o yet_o the_o jew_n ever_o since_o their_o tample_n be_v destroy_v though_o they_o have_v rabbi_n and_o teacher_n of_o their_o law_n yet_o pay_v no_o tithe_n as_o have_v no_o levites_n to_o who_o no_o temple_n where_o to_o pay_v they_o no_o altar_n whereon_o to_o hallow_v they_o which_o argue_v that_o the_o jew_n themselves_o never_o think_v tithe_n moral_a but_o ceremonial_a only_o that_o christian_n therefore_o shall_v take_v they_o up_o when_o jew_n have_v lay_v they_o down_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o absurd_a and_o preposterous_a next_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n have_v not_o their_o tithe_n for_o their_o labour_n only_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o in_o regard_n they_o be_v to_o 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