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 furnish_v she_o with_o worldly_a necessary_n whereby_o she_o may_v be_v enable_v to_o perform_v these_o great_a work_n of_o charity_n require_v of_o she_o paul_n command_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hospitales_fw-la 3.2_o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o good_a housekeeper_n and_o how_o shall_v they_o be_v so_o if_o they_o have_v not_o provision_n and_o mean_n to_o maintain_v it_o and_o that_o in_o a_o certain_a manner_n for_o if_o themselves_o be_v feed_v at_o the_o trencher_n of_o benevolence_n what_o assurance_n have_v they_o of_o a_o dish_n of_o meat_n for_o their_o poor_a brethren_n the_o heaven_n themselves_o be_v unstable_a now_o it_o rain_v and_o we_o have_v abundance_n then_o come_v drought_n and_o all_o be_v in_o scarcity_n the_o humour_n of_o man_n be_v as_o variable_a the_o people_n of_o lystra_n that_o make_v a_o god_n of_o paul_n on_o the_o one_o day_n stone_v he_o on_o the_o other_o act_v 14._o and_o in_o the_o fiery_a time_n itself_o when_o zeal_n be_v most_o inflame_v our_o saviour_n as_o it_o seem_v find_v even_o then_o a_o cool_a blast_n when_o for_o want_v of_o ordinary_a supply_n he_o be_v fain_o to_o fetch_v 20d._o by_o a_o miracle_n out_o of_o a_o fish_n mouth_n to_o serve_v his_o need_n withal_o mat._n 17.27_o it_o be_v mere_o therefore_o unfit_a that_o minister_n shall_v live_v upon_o benevolence_n and_o uncertainty_n therefore_o though_o christ_n and_o the_o apostle_n live_v so_o for_o the_o present_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o prescribe_v as_o a_o perpetual_a law_n to_o the_o succeed_a minister_n cap._n xiii_o not_o to_o give_v less_o than_o the_o ten_o if_o those_o that_o minister_v without_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o ten_o part_n how_o much_o more_o deserve_v they_o that_o minister_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n the_o levite_n may_v not_o come_v within_o the_o vail_n that_o be_v into_o the_o first_o tabernacle_n or_o holy_a place_n heb._n 9.2_o nor_o meddle_v with_o the_o ceremony_n but_o do_v only_o the_o outward_a work_n and_o drudgery_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n as_o to_o bear_v the_o burden_n prepare_v the_o wood_n the_o water_n fire_n vessel_n and_o instrument_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o holy_a rite_n kill_v dress_v and_o flay_v the_o bullock_n and_o beast_n for_o the_o burn_a sacrifice_n yet_o even_o in_o this_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n they_o deserve_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o land_n yea_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o priest_n themselves_o be_v but_o in_o earthly_a and_o transitory_a thing_n as_o in_o type_n and_o ceremony_n to_o foreshow_v a_o better_a testament_n yet_o because_o their_o vocation_n be_v more_o honourable_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o levite_n as_o be_v call_v into_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o to_o perform_v the_o holy_a ceremony_n therefore_o they_o receive_v a_o more_o honourable_a portion_n for_o first_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n of_o their_o brethren_n the_o levite_n part_n that_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o because_o they_o be_v but_o few_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o whole_a tribe_n of_o the_o levite_n as_o not_o the_o 40._o part_n perhaps_o therefore_o the_o allowance_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v much_o great_a than_o of_o any_o other_o levite_n and_o yet_o to_o increase_v it_o they_o have_v the_o first-fruit_n and_o their_o portion_n and_o fee_n out_o of_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o other_o offering_n and_o all_o these_o great_a allowance_n have_v they_o for_o their_o service_n about_o the_o earthly_a sanctuary_n or_o as_o it_o be_v call_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n 9.1_o the_o worldly_a tabernacle_n come_v then_o unto_o the_o minister_n and_o clergy_n of_o our_o church_n look_v upon_o they_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o common_a equity_n compare_v they_o with_o the_o leviticall_a ministry_n what_o proportion_n their_o desert_n hold_v one_o to_o the_o other_o sure_o though_o it_o be_v a_o axiom_n of_o philosophy_n yet_o it_o 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
&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
and_o same_o st._n 1._o a_o account_n of_o his_o large_a work_n of_o tithe_n st._n 2_o 3._o 23._o his_o two_o tome_n of_o english_a law_n and_o counsel_n st._n 3._o his_o practice_n according_a to_o his_o writing_n st._n 20._o a_o brief_a account_n of_o his_o life_n study_n and_o employment_n bp._n 5._o his_o book_n de_fw-fr non_fw-la temerandis_fw-la ecclesil_n vindicate_v ap._n 1._o why_o print_v in_o scotland_n sc._n 1._o divers_a gentleman_n move_v by_o the_o read_n of_o his_o book_n some_o to_o part_v with_o impropriation_n st._n 21._o other_o not_o to_o buy_v they_o st._n 24_o sportulae_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n what_o and_o their_o several_a sort_n sp._n 18._o sportula_fw-la presbyteria_fw-la in_o the_o primitive_a church_n what_o sp._n 19_o sportula_fw-la menstrua_fw-la sp._n 89_o statute_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o monastery_n sp._n 169_o etc._n etc._n how_o it_o be_v make_v to_o book_n in_o parsonage_n ep._n 4_o stipend_n and_o pension_n for_o minister_n bow_v inconvenient_a st._n 18_o etc._n etc._n sp._n 55_o 56._o r._n 5.12_o synagoga_fw-la put_v both_o for_o the_o person_n and_o the_o place_n ap._n 9_o t_o templar_n see_v hospitaler_n ten_o the_o mystery_n and_o excellency_n of_o this_o number_n sp._n 69_o 113_o etc._n etc._n how_o it_o represent_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n sp._n 69_o and_o bear_v his_o inscription_n sp._n 71._o it_o signify_v god_n law_n sp._n 73._o 113_o ten_o part_n of_o fruit_n due_a unto_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seven_o of_o time_n st._n 15._o sp._n 111._o why_o the_o ten_o sp._n 67-76_a ten_o pay_v by_o the_o clergy_n st._n 12._o see_v tithe_n teoda_fw-it sp._n 67_o time_n what_o part_n thereof_o due_a unto_o god_n sp._n 1â—9_n tithe_n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n sp._n 67._o the_o definition_n of_o the_o thing_n ibid._n payment_n of_o tithe_n how_o ancient_a sp._n 114._o r._n 6_o they_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sp._n 139._o r._n 2d_o they_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o atteration_n of_o their_o service_n as_o well_o as_o before_o sp._n 37._o their_o antiquity_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n sp._n 31.86.88_o etc._n etc._n r._n 22._o tithe_n pay_v by_o all_o without_o question_n for_o three_o thousand_o year_n together_o sp._n 110._o tithe_n frequent_o pay_v by_o heathen_n sp._n 114-127_a to_o to_o give_v tithe_n a_o general_a custom_n among_o the_o grecian_n sp._n 123._o in_o use_n also_o among_o barbarous_a nation_n sp._n 124._o both_o learn_v it_o from_o god_n people_n sp._n 126_o both_o oftentimes_o outgo_v god_n people_n in_o practice_n of_o it_o ibid._n some_o beast_n seem_v to_o pay_v tithe_n sp._n 127._o how_o do_v these_o example_n shame_n and_o condemn_v such_o christian_n as_o neglect_v this_o duty_n sp._n 128._o abraham_n and_o jaeob_n precedent_n as_o strong_a for_o tithe_n as_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n sp._n 111._o the_o sabbath_n be_v more_o ceremonial_a than_o tithe_n sp._n 148._o why_o no_o settle_a law_n for_o they_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n st._n 8._o sp._n 29._o they_o be_v not_o pay_v to_o the_o levite_n while_o in_o travel_n and_o unsettle_a sp._n 52._o neither_o be_v it_o expedient_a or_o possible_a the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v receive_v they_o sp._n 52_o etc._n etc._n how_o they_o be_v ancient_o dispose_v sp._n 89-92_a 151._o christian_n tithe_n far_o short_a of_o the_o leviticall_a st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n by_o what_o right_a tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n st._n 93._o tithe_n of_o two_o sort_n moral_a leviticall_a sp._n 93._o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 94-103_a of_o scripture_n sp._n etc._n etc._n r._n 2.17_o of_o nation_n sp._n 113._o by_o a_o precedent_n right_n sp._n 140._o they_o be_v due_a here_o by_o law_n of_o several_a king_n of_o england_n sp._n 129-135_a and_o by_o donation_n and_o vow_n of_o our_o ancestor_n sp._n 135_o 136._o decree_n of_o counsel_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o they_o sp._n 89._o they_o be_v not_o a_o whit_n leave_v lawful_a to_o we_o because_o use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sp._n 84._o that_o tithe_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a prove_v by_o five_o argument_n sp._n 139._o they_o have_v nothing_o ceremonial_a or_o typical_a in_o they_o sp._n 140._o r._n 23._o our_o manner_n of_o tithing_n differ_v from_o that_o of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n sp._n 140._o the_o end_n of_o tithe_n be_v moral_a namely_o piety_n justice_n gratitude_n against_o all_o which_o the_o with-holders_n of_o tithe_n grievous_o offend_v sp._n 141._o in_o what_o respect_n tithe_n be_v leviticall_a and_o judicial_a sp._n 142_o etc._n etc._n the_o employment_n of_o tithe_n be_v in_o part_n ceremonial_a and_o temporal_a but_o the_o payment_n and_o receive_n of_o they_o be_v moral_a and_o unalterable_a sp._n 149._o the_o tithe_n which_o our_o minister_n receive_v be_v neither_o jewish_a nor_o popish_a r._n 15_o 16._o but_o that_o which_o they_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n or_o state_n be_v r._n 16_o 17._o four_o several_a opinion_n about_o the_o tenure_n of_o tithe_n r._n 23._o reasins_z why_o they_o shall_v be_v pay_v sp._n 92._o r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n god_n accept_v the_o tithe_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a sp._n 73._o pay_v of_o tithe_n reward_v with_o plenty_n sp._n 114.117_o 118._o detain_v of_o they_o with_o vengeance_n sp._n 120.123_o etc._n etc._n fearful_a curse_n denounce_v against_o the_o detainer_n of_o they_o sp._n 91_o 134_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v incomparable_o the_o best_a and_o fit_a provision_n for_o minister_n sc._n 17_o etc._n etc._n r._n 4_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o minister_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a sp._n 32._o 60._o the_o enemy_n of_o tithe_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o ministry_n itself_o r._n 3._o take_v away_o tithe_n and_o look_v for_o nothing_o but_o ignorance_n and_o baseness_n sc._n 2.3_o r._n 3.26_o tithe_n pay_v by_o the_o levite_n sp._n 73.77_o to_o what_o end_n sp._n 78._o the_o clergy_n now_o bishop_n king_n all_z aught_o to_o pay_v tithe_n sp._n 78_o 79._o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o every_o thing_n sp._n 123_o 130_o 131._o not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n sp._n 79._o but_o out_o of_o the_o wage_n of_o servant_n sp._n 80._o and_o the_o spoil_n of_o soldier_n and_o the_o gain_n of_o merchant_n and_o tradesman_n sp._n 81._o how_o tithe_n become_v appropriate_a see_v appropriation_n the_o perverse_a humour_n of_o many_o against_o tithe_n st._n 2.8.25_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v due_a both_o by_o divine_a law_n and_o humane_a st._n 4_o etc._n etc._n the_o boundless_a liberty_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n begin_v at_o tithe_n r._n 3._o kentish_n petitioner_n exception_n against_o tithe_n answer_v r._n 7._o etc._n etc._n what_o answer_v the_o parliament_n give_v they_o r._n 15._o what_o make_v the_o anabaptist_n in_o london_n contest_v so_o bold_o against_o tithe_n r._n 19_o 20._o how_o the_o dispute_n about_o tithe_n between_o b.c._n &_o i._n r._n be_v disappoint_v r._n 19-21_a animadversion_n on_o the_o country_n be_v plea_n against_o tithe_n r._n 21_o etc._n etc._n not_o tithe_n but_o covetousness_n the_o cause_n of_o simony_n r._n 13._o argument_n show_v that_o it_o be_v unlikely_a the_o parliament_n will_v take_v away_o tithe_n r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o plea_n of_o divine_a right_n can_v be_v no_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o tithe_n r._n 18._o whether_o they_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n or_o no_o the_o state_n may_v lawful_o impose_v they_o and_o the_o people_n pay_v they_o r._n 27_o tituli_fw-la sp._n 10_o st._n roger_n townsend_n st._n 21_o tradition_n of_o ancient_a father_n much_o to_o be_v regard_v sp._n 86_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n its_o part_n sp._n 36.78_o turk_n pay_v tithe_n sp._n 127._o u_o &_o five_o vicarage_n sp._n 152._o well_o augment_v by_o some_o college_n in_o oxford_n st._n 23.26_o by_o bishop_n morton_n and_o bishop_n wright_n st._n 24._o by_o dr._n fell_n st._n 26._o by_o st._n henry_n spelman_n st._n 20._o by_o viscount_n slego_n st._n 26_o by_o the_o present_a parliament_n st._n 24_o unlawful_a thing_n admit_v and_o lawful_a omit_v sp._n 46_o etc._n etc._n vow_n lawful_o make_v by_o parent_n descend_v upon_o their_o child_n sp._n 135._o though_o arbitrary_a to_o make_v yet_o be_v they_o necessary_a to_o keep_v sp._n 136._o bp._n 3_o 4._o w_n westminster-church_n subject_a to_o none_o but_o the_o king_n sp._n 179_o 180_o whitsuntide_n see_v pentecost_n x_o xenophon_n example_n of_o pay_v tithe_n and_o endow_v a_o temple_n sp._n 121_o x_o signify_v both_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o sp._n 71_o 76_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n cite_v in_o these_o treatise_n a_o chill_v statius_n aelianus_n agobardus_fw-la alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandre_n ambrose_n antonius_n de_fw-fr dominis_n aristophanes_n aristoteles_n arnobius_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 mr_n selden_n observe_v out_o of_o philo_n and_o that_o they_o prevent_v the_o officer_n in_o demand_v of_o they_o pay_v they_o before_o they_o be_v due_a by_o law_n as_o if_o they_o have_v rather_o take_v a_o benefit_n then_o give_v any_o both_o sex_n of_o their_o own_o most_o forward_o readiness_n in_o every_o first-fruit_n season_n bring_v they_o in_o with_o such_o courtesy_n and_o thanksgiving_n as_o be_v beyond_o all_o expression_n whereas_o in_o these_o time_n under_o the_o gospel_n the_o priesthood_n be_v far_o more_o excellent_a than_o that_o of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o clergy_n deserve_v infinite_o more_o than_o the_o old_a priest_n and_o levite_n who_o employment_n be_v not_o to_o light_v candle_n snuff_v lamp_n set_v bread_n upon_o the_o table_n kindle_v fire_n put_v incense_n at_o the_o altar_n to_o kill_v slay_v and_o hew_v beast_n in_o piece_n but_o have_v incumbent_a onus_fw-la even_o angelis_n formidabile_fw-la if_o man_n will_v right_o understand_v what_o they_o undergo_v or_o other_o value_v what_o these_o sustain_v they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o be_v a_o office_n no_o temporal_a satisfaction_n can_v countervail_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o themselves_o and_o other_o their_o study_n labour_n after_o long_a and_o chargeable_a education_n in_o read_v watch_v preach_v pray_v visit_v the_o sick_a be_v full_o express_v by_o this_o learned_a author_n cap._n 14._o yet_o the_o husbandman_n pay_v now_o but_o one_o ten_o to_o the_o clergy_n and_o no_o particular_a tithe_n for_o feast_n or_o to_o the_o poor_a or_o other_o use_n as_o the_o israelite_n do_v annatis_fw-la decimae_fw-la philippo_n regi_fw-la francorum_fw-la in_o oppugnatiotem_fw-la saladani_fw-la mahometani_fw-la principis_fw-la concessae_fw-la erant_fw-la nujusmodi_fw-la etiam_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la richardus_fw-la 1_o â—testatur_fw-la matth._n paris_n in_o anno_fw-la 1189._o &_o ab_fw-la templis_fw-la istis_fw-la posteri_fw-la saepe_fw-la reges_fw-la annatas_fw-la sive_fw-la primitias_fw-la bonifacius_n papa_n benefitis_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la primus_fw-la imposuit_fw-la circa_fw-la annum_fw-la 400._o sunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la inventum_fw-la johanni_n 22._o scribant_fw-la hanc_fw-la autem_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la omnes_fw-la â—misere_fw-la praeter_fw-la anglos_n qui_fw-la id_fw-la de_fw-fr solis_fw-la episcopatibus_fw-la â—ncessere_fw-la in_fw-la caeteris_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la non_fw-la adeo_fw-la platina_n jodie_fw-la fisco_fw-la penduntur_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la ex_fw-la episcopatius_n verùm_fw-la etiam_fw-la ex_fw-la beneficiis_fw-la quibuslibet_fw-la ecclesiticis_fw-la annui_fw-la valeris_fw-la 10._o marcarum_fw-la vicariisque_fw-la 10_o â—b_fw-la nec_fw-la minores_fw-la sane_fw-la quà m_fw-la unius_fw-la anni_fw-la fructus_fw-la â—tegri_fw-la juxta_fw-la tabulas_fw-la regias_fw-la aestimandos_fw-la glossariâ—m_fw-la spelin_n in_o annatis_fw-la but_o the_o 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 cistercian_n land_n and_o those_o of_o the_o templar_n and_o hospitaler_n who_o have_v thirty_o thousand_o manor_n in_o christendom_n whereof_o a_o great_a part_n be_v in_o england_n by_o the_o pope_n
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
seq_n but_o solomon_n perform_v the_o work_n the_o levite_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n one_o levite_n and_o priest_n the_o other_o levite_n only_o in_o the_o function_n of_o the_o priest_n he_o change_v little_a save_o the_o place_n of_o their_o service_n not_o the_o manner_n before_o they_o serve_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n now_o he_o remove_v they_o to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o to_o avoid_v confusion_n because_o the_o posterity_n of_o aaron_n be_v by_o this_o time_n that_o be_v in_o 600._o year_n exceed_o multiply_v he_o divide_v the_o priest_n into_o 24._o rank_n or_o course_n according_a to_o the_o name_n of_o their_o family_n as_o you_o may_v read_v 1_o chron._n 24.7_o appoint_v they_o their_o turn_n and_o time_n of_o attendance_n which_o as_o it_o seem_v 2_o chron._n 23.8_o and_o as_o 389._o as_o praecepit_fw-la eye_n ut_fw-la unaquaeque_fw-la generatio_fw-la ministrarel_n deo_fw-la per_fw-la dies_fw-la octo_fw-la à _fw-la sabbatho_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sabbathum_fw-la joseph_n antiq._n l._n 7._o cap._n 15._o p._n 389._o josephus_n explain_v it_o be_v from_o one_o sabbath_n to_o another_o therefore_o the_o greek_a translation_n call_v these_o turn_n or_o course_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o theophylact_v say_v be_v hebdomia_fw-la a_o week_n hereupon_o zacharias_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o rank_n or_o course_n of_o abiah_n which_o be_v the_o 8._o rank_n and_o to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n and_o burn_v incense_n as_o his_o turn_n come_v luke_n 1_o the_o other_o levite_n of_o the_o temple_n that_o be_v those_o that_o be_v simple_o levites_n and_o not_o priest_n namely_o such_o as_o descend_v not_o of_o the_o line_n of_o aaron_n he_o divide_v into_o 3._o part_n one_o to_o be_v singer_n another_o to_o be_v porter_n and_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o three_o to_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o treasury_n the_o singer_n to_o be_v divide_v as_o the_o priest_n into_o 24._o rank_n or_o course_n the_o porter_n into_o 5._o part_n one_o part_n to_o every_o of_o the_o 4._o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o five_o to_o asuppim_fw-la i._n e._n the_o council-house_n their_o treasury_n be_v general_o commit_v to_o one_o as_o the_o chief_a but_o under_o he_o to_o 2._o sort_n of_o other_o officer_n one_o to_o keep_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o temple_n v._n 22._o and_o the_o other_o to_o keep_v the_o dedicate_v thing_n v._o 26._o &_o 28._o but_o i_o find_v that_o the_o treasury_n be_v divide_v into_o 3._o part_n one_o call_v mesark_n wherein_o be_v lay_v up_o donaria_fw-la principum_fw-la the_o gift_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n the_o second_o corban_n in_o which_o be_v donaria_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la the_o offering_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o three_o gazophylacium_fw-la pro_fw-la donariis_fw-la transeuntium_fw-la for_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o people_n in_o general_a into_o which_o it_o seem_v the_o poor_a widow_n cast_v her_o mite_n 390._o mite_n eos_n verò_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la de_fw-fr germine_fw-la mosis_fw-la eminentiùs_fw-la honoravit_fw-la fecit_fw-la eos_fw-la auten_v custodes_fw-la thesaurorum_fw-la dei_fw-la atque_fw-la vasorum_fw-la quae_fw-la reges_fw-la deo_fw-la dicare_fw-la contigerit_fw-la antlq._n l._n 7._o c._n 15._o pag._n 390._o josephus_n say_v that_o with_o this_o office_n of_o the_o treasury_n as_o the_o most_o eminent_a david_n honour_v the_o offspring_n of_o moses_n §_o 2._o of_o the_o provincial_n levites_n the_o provincial_n levites_n be_v those_o who_o he_o sever_v from_o the_o temple_n and_o place_v abroad_o in_o the_o country_n to_o be_v ruler_n over_o the_o people_n both_o in_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v spiritual_o and_o temporal_o some_o to_o be_v judge_n some_o to_o be_v other_o officer_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n 1700._o of_o they_o he_o set_v on_o the_o westside_n of_o jordan_n and_o 2700._o on_o the_o east-side_n chief_a father_n and_o all_o worthy_a man_n chron._n 26.30_o &_o 32._o 389._o judices_fw-la autem_fw-la populi_fw-la &_o scribas_fw-la eorum_fw-la 6000._o antiq._n l._n 7._o c._n 15._o p._n 389._o josephus_n count_v the_o levite_n of_o this_o kind_n with_o their_o scribe_n as_o he_o call_v they_o to_o be_v 6000._o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o scribe_n belong_v to_o the_o judge_n thus_o david_n make_v a_o new_a form_n of_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n far_o differ_v from_o the_o first_o yet_o the_o tithe_n appoint_v to_o the_o first_o remain_v over_o to_o the_o second_o sort_n and_o those_o that_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o temple_n and_o holy_a thing_n namely_o the_o provincial_n levites_n have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o tithe_n as_o well_o as_o the_o templar_n levites_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o service_n 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23.3_o magnus_fw-la sanè_fw-la numerus_fw-la pro_fw-la isto_fw-la populo_fw-la ut_fw-la facilè_fw-la intelligas_fw-la multos_fw-la ornatui_fw-la magis_fw-la serviisse_fw-la quà m_fw-la necessitati_fw-la as_o grotius_n there_o say_v therefore_o god_n employ_v they_o for_o many_o use_v more_o than_o to_o attend_v at_o the_o temple_n some_o be_v design_v for_o other_o employment_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o they_o apply_v other_o study_n as_o be_v the_o chief_a man_n for_o nobility_n and_o dignity_n and_o also_o for_o learning_n and_o knowledge_n in_o that_o commonwealth_n cum_fw-la pingue_n haberent_fw-la otium_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la omne_fw-la legis_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o medicinae_fw-la aliarumque_fw-la artium_fw-la diligentes_fw-la ediscebant_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o aegyptii_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la ideoque_fw-la primis_fw-la seculis_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la ut_fw-la eruditioribus_fw-la senatus_n 70_o virûm_fw-la legi_fw-la maxim_n solebat_fw-la grotius_n in_o deut._n 17._o there_o 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they_o be_v the_o principal_a
judge_n and_o lawyer_n in_o that_o commonwealth_n of_o god_n own_o constitution_n and_o whereas_o it_o be_v now_o grant_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o there_o be_v 3._o court_n of_o justice_n in_o that_o kingdom_n 1._o the_o great_a council_n of_o 70._o elder_n 2._o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n consist_v of_o 23._o 3._o the_o court_n of_o three_o or_o some_o few_o more_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v principal_a man_n both_o judge_n and_o officer_n in_o all_o court_n scophtim_n &_o schoterim_n as_o 1_o chron._n 23.4_o both_o to_o give_v sentence_n and_o judgement_n and_o also_o to_o execute_v the_o same_o so_o the_o divine_n do_v affirm_v also_o in_o their_o late_a annotation_n upon_o 1_o chron._n 26.29_o 30._o and_o 2_o chron._n 19.8.11_o they_o do_v study_v the_o judicial_a and_o politic_a law_n and_o have_v power_n to_o see_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o injunction_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o to_o order_v divine_a and_o humane_a affair_n and_o they_o hold_v 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in_o all_o cause_n and_o court_n and_o so_o mr_n selden_n in_o his_o history_n cap._n 14._o §_o 1._o by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v great_a union_n and_o harmony_n between_o all_o judge_n and_o officer_n whereas_o there_o be_v now_o great_a contention_n for_o jurisdiction_n and_o intolerable_a clash_n in_o all_o court_n by_o injunction_n prohibition_n consultation_n and_o cross_a order_n to_o the_o great_a vexation_n of_o the_o client_n and_o subject_n the_o division_n of_o court_n seem_v to_o have_v proceed_v first_o from_o pope_n nicholas_n 1._o as_o be_v mention_v in_o gratian_n can._n cum_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la 96._o do_v about_o 200._o year_n before_o the_o conquest_n which_o be_v imitate_v here_o by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o statute_n be_v recite_v and_o illustrate_v by_o spelman_n in_o his_o glossary_a and_o counsel_n and_o late_o also_o publish_v by_o lord_n cook_n lib._n 4._o institutes_n cap._n 52._o but_o the_o further_a proof_n hereof_o will_v require_v 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the_o first_o which_o be_v from_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n 2._o erant_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la ea_fw-la tempestate_fw-la sacrdote_n nec_fw-la dum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la à _fw-la lege_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sed_fw-la naturali_fw-la sapientia_fw-la hoc_fw-la requirente_fw-la &_o perficiente_fw-la l._n 11._o in_o job_n p._n 2._o for_o as_o origen_n say_v natural_a wisdom_n require_v and_o establish_v it_o abel_n and_o cain_n before_o the_o priest_n office_n by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n not_o by_o commandment_n when_o each_o of_o they_o sacrifice_v or_o make_v a_o oblation_n unto_o the_o lord_n gen._n 4.4_o their_o outward_a sense_n report_v to_o they_o continual_o the_o great_a mercy_n that_o god_n have_v show_v unto_o they_o and_o their_o inward_a teach_v they_o present_o that_o they_o must_v be_v thankful_a and_o what_o course_n be_v fit_a to_o express_v their_o thankfulness_n namely_o to_o honour_v he_o that_o give_v all_o with_o somewhat_o of_o his_o own_o i_o say_v to_o honour_v he_o with_o it_o not_o to_o reward_v he_o therefore_o both_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o gen._n offer_v of_o their_o fruit_n cain_n like_o a_o churl_n his_o fruit_n simple_o that_o be_v his_o ordinary_a and_o lean_a stuff_n but_o abel_n like_o a_o prince_n his_o first-fruit_n that_o be_v his_o best_a fruit_n namely_o the_o fat_a etc._n etc._n gen._n 4.3_o 4._o thus_o be_v priesthood_n institute_v corrupt_v and_o reform_v even_o in_o the_o beginning_n cain_n for_o aught_o that_o here_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a begin_v it_o and_o likewise_o corrupt_v it_o abel_n continue_v and_o reform_v it_o but_o some_o rather_o think_v and_o so_o say_v hugo_n that_o adam_n teach_v it_o to_o his_o child_n and_o this_o to_o i_o seem_v more_o likely_a 4.3_o in_o gen._n 4.3_o that_o the_o better_a function_n shall_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o better_a man_n and_o not_o from_o the_o bloody_a mind_n of_o murder_a cain_n from_o this_o fountain_n it_o run_v under_o ground_n i_o mean_v unspoken_a of_o till_o the_o time_n
ad_fw-la librum_fw-la conficiendum_fw-la praebet_fw-la argumentum_fw-la phil._n the_o 10._o praecep_n that_o he_o that_o shall_v run_v into_o the_o mathematical_a power_n and_o observation_n thereof_o have_v work_n enough_o for_o a_o large_a volume_n de_fw-fr ratione_fw-la decimarum_fw-la &_o denario_fw-la numero_fw-la pluribus_fw-la get_fw-fr philo_n lib._n the_o congress_n quaer_fw-la ernd_fw-mi gratia_fw-la x_o exprimit_fw-la antiquis_fw-la haec_fw-la christum_fw-la litterae_fw-la scriptis_fw-la exprimit_fw-la &_o partem_fw-la quam_fw-la petit_fw-la ille_fw-la sacram_fw-la ergo_fw-la citus_fw-la christi_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la dato_fw-la munera_fw-la christo_fw-la caesaris_fw-la accipiat_fw-la caesar_n uterque_fw-la suum_fw-la this_o x_o of_o old_a express_v christ_n holy_a name_n and_o eke_o the_o sacred_a ten_o which_o he_o do_v claim_v give_v then_o to_o christ_n what_o be_v christ_n without_o delay_n give_v caesar_n caesar_n due_a and_o both_o their_o pay_n cap._n xv._o 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tithe_n which_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n save_o one_o they_o be_v command_v to_o deliver_v to_o aaron_n god_n general_a vicar_n in_o spiritual_a function_n and_o in_o the_o 10._o of_o nehem._n it_o be_v further_o say_v the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n shall_v be_v with_o the_o levite_n when_o the_o levite_n take_v tithe_n and_o the_o levite_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n unto_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o treasure_n house_n so_o then_o the_o levite_n themselves_o pay_v tithe_n and_o by_o their_o example_n the_o clergy_n of_o our_o time_n must_v do_v it_o likewise_o but_o the_o question_n will_v be_v then_o to_o who_o first_o let_v we_o see_v what_o become_v of_o these_o tithe_n paramount_n thus_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o treasury_n we_o must_v understand_v that_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v not_o particular_o for_o that_o purpose_n but_o for_o the_o guest_n and_o offering_n also_o whatsoever_o 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these_o end_n must_v our_o clergy_n give_v and_o pay_v over_o their_o own_o tithe_n unto_o god_n first_o in_o repair_v and_o maintain_v the_o house_n and_o service_n of_o god_n as_o 2_o king_n 12.4_o then_o in_o alm_n and_o charitable_a devotion_n to_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o poor_a be_v god_n publican_n and_o by_o he_o appoint_v to_o gather_v and_o collect_v this_o rent_n or_o custom_n due_a to_o he_o and_o to_o carry_v it_o into_o his_o treasury_n of_o heaven_n as_o the_o porter_n thereof_o there_o to_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o our_o use_n and_o benefit_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v 9_o de_fw-fr rectitud_n cath._n convers_n tom._n 9_o deciman_n deo_fw-la in_o pauperibus_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la donet_fw-la say_v s._n augustine_n let_v he_o give_v it_o to_o god_n either_o in_o bestow_v it_o upon_o the_o poor_a or_o in_o the_o church_n though_o christ_n be_v ascend_v into_o heaven_n in_o his_o person_n he_o be_v still_o upon_o earth_n by_o his_o proctor_n and_o substitute_n the_o poor_a and_o needy_a and_o therefore_o a_o father_n jerome_n i_o take_v it_o answer_v mary_n when_o she_o complain_v that_o they_o have_v take_v away_o the_o lord_n servum_fw-la sustulerunt_fw-la dominum_fw-la at_o non_fw-la servum_fw-la oh_o say_v he_o but_o they_o have_v not_o take_v away_o his_o servant_n mean_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a on_o who_o she_o may_v abundant_o express_v her_o charity_n as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n enjoin_v the_o levite_n to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n so_o also_o the_o old_a law_n of_o the_o land_n bind_v our_o bishop_n themselves_o to_o pay_v tithe_n yea_o the_o king_n himself_o i_o command_v my_o sheriff_n say_v ethelstane_n through_o my_o kingdom_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o upon_o my_o love_n that_o they_o present_o pay_v my_o own_o tithe_n to_o the_o uttermost_a both_o of_o live_a thing_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n do_v the_o same_o of_o their_o own_o good_n and_o also_o my_o alderman_n and_o sheriff_n tom._n 1._o council_n britan._n pag._n 402._o and_o the_o very_a glebe_n land_n of_o the_o parson_n himself_o if_o it_o be_v let_v to_o another_o must_v pay_v tithe_n as_o be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n this_o term_n sancti_fw-la hillarii_n quaere_fw-la cap._n xvi_o out_o of_o what_o thing_n tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v it_o be_v record_v in_o genesis_n 7._o gen._n 14.20_o heb._n 7._o that_o abraham_n before_o his_o name_n be_v change_v give_v he_o tithe_v of_o all_o and_o jacob_n in_o the_o 28._o ca._n say_v 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 30._o v._o 30._o in_o the_o 27._o leu._n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o ground_n &_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o 14._o deut._n 22._o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o
they_o to_o church_n out_o of_o their_o possession_n and_o family_n where_o they_o baptize_v and_o receive_v burch_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 132._o and_o council_n cavallon_n c._n 1._o decreeth_n that_o all_o church_n with_o their_o whole_a live_n and_o tithe_n shall_v be_v whole_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o to_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v by_o he_o burchard_n lib._n 3._o ca._n 146._o council_n moguntin_n 1._o ca._n 8._o recite_v by_o burchard_n who_o live_v about_o 6â—0_n year_n since_o say_v that_o abraham_n by_o his_o action_n and_o jacob_n by_o his_o promise_n declare_v unto_o we_o that_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n the_o law_n have_v since_o confirm_v it_o and_o all_o the_o holy_a doctor_n be_v mindful_a of_o it_o etc._n etc._n hereof_o the_o venerable_a doctor_n saint_n augustine_n say_v tithe_n be_v require_v as_o a_o debt_n what_o if_o god_n shall_v say_v quoth_v he_o thyself_o a_o man_n art_n i_o and_o so_o forth_o as_o follow_v in_o that_o sermon_n 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bishop_n but_o must_v restore_v they_o cap._n xxi_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 we_o have_v say_v in_o our_o definition_n that_o they_o be_v due_a unto_o god_n now_o we_o be_v to_o show_v by_o what_o right_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o first_o therefore_o i_o divide_v tithe_n into_o two_o sort_n moral_a and_o leviticall_a moral_a be_v those_o which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n before_o the_o law_n give_v in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n leviticall_a be_v those_o nine_o part_n assign_v by_o god_n himself_o upon_o give_v the_o law_n unto_o the_o levite_n for_o their_o maintenance_n the_o ten_o part_n be_v still_o reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o retain_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n moral_a tithe_n be_v pay_v by_o man_n unto_o god_n absque_fw-la praecepto_fw-la without_o any_o commandment_n leviticall_a tithe_n be_v pay_v by_o the_o israelite_n unto_o the_o levite_n as_o transact_v and_o set_v over_o by_o god_n unto_o they_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la 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determine_v the_o thing_n grant_v be_v to_o revert_v to_o the_o donor_n and_o then_o be_v god_n seize_v again_o as_o in_o his_o first_o estate_n of_o all_o the_o ten_o part_n in_o fee._n but_o we_o must_v prove_v the_o part_n of_o the_o case_n and_o first_o the_o title_n namely_o that_o he_o be_v seize_v in_o fee_n of_o original_a tithe_n that_o be_v that_o original_a tithe_n do_v for_o ever_o belong_v unto_o he_o hear_v the_o evidence_n which_o i_o will_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n as_o ground_v it_o first_o upon_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n second_o upon_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o three_o upon_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n cap._n xxii_o how_o far_o forth_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n when_o i_o say_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o tie_v myself_o to_o that_o same_o jus_o naturale_fw-la define_v by_o justinian_n which_o be_v common_a to_o beast_n as_o well_o as_o to_o man_n but_o to_o nature_n take_v in_o the_o sense_n that_o 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to_o keep_v his_o perpetual_a sabbath_n and_o so_o likewise_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ten_o age_n which_o be_v that_o of_o noah_n for_o he_o be_v the_o ten_o from_o adam_n he_o take_v whole_o to_o himself_o make_v the_o evil_a part_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o wrath_n to_o honour_v he_o by_o their_o destruction_n and_o the_o better_a part_n which_o be_v save_v in_o the_o ark_n of_o his_o church_n to_o glorify_v his_o name_n by_o their_o preservation_n so_o that_o in_o this_o time_n of_o nature_n the_o full_a ten_o of_o all_o thing_n be_v pay_v unto_o god_n as_o a_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o of_o the_o ten_o age_n from_o adam_n he_o have_v the_o fruit_n of_o one_o whole_a age_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o he_o have_v have_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o every_o particular_a thing_n as_o it_o grow_v due_a in_o every_o particular_a age_n and_o so_o the_o church_n expound_v in_o that_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o ______o where_fw-mi it_o be_v command_v that_o 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also_o touch_v their_o offering_n altar_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o feast_v at_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n use_v by_o jethro_n exod._n 18.12_o i_o infer_v therefore_o that_o see_v the_o heathen_a take_v their_o original_a manner_n of_o holy_a rite_n from_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o therefore_o what_o original_a rite_n the_o heathen_a have_v in_o their_o service_n of_o their_o religion_n that_o the_o same_o be_v in_o use_n also_o among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o that_o insomuch_o as_o the_o heathen_a universal_o pay_v tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n unto_o their_o god_n and_o priest_n that_o therefore_o the_o child_n of_o god_n do_v so_o likewise_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o true_a god_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la say_v it_o be_v think_v that_o adam_n teach_v his_o son_n to_o offer_v first-fruit_n and_o ten_o unto_o god_n so_o that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n borrow_v it_o not_o from_o the_o heathen_a or_o the_o heathen_a from_o they_o but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o as_o ambrose_n say_v god_n therefore_o by_o moses_n follow_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n non_fw-la ergo_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la mosem_fw-la gentilium_fw-la formam_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la hoc_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la inde_fw-la vivat_fw-la ubi_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o epist_n 1_o cor._n ca._n 9_o c._n 41._o col._n c._n and_o as_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n do_v plain_o confirm_v it_o to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o so_o doubtless_o be_v it_o also_o do_v by_o other_o of_o the_o hebrew_n even_o before_o the_o leviticall_a institution_n and_o even_o then_o hold_v and_o take_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n belong_v unto_o god_n as_o plain_o appear_v by_o god_n own_o mouth_n in_o 22._o exod._n 29._o when_o he_o say_v and_o that_o 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be_v slack_a to_o be_v pay_v it_o 4._o eccles_n also_o 5.3_o 4._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o deut._n 23.20_o therefore_o s._n peter_n reason_v the_o matter_n with_o ananias_n tell_v he_o that_o while_o his_o land_n remain_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o appertain_v unto_o he_o and_o when_o it_o be_v sell_v the_o money_n be_v his_o own_o act._n 5.4_o he_o may_v have_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v give_v they_o god_n or_o not_o but_o when_o his_o heart_n have_v vow_v his_o hand_n be_v tie_v to_o perform_v they_o he_o vow_v all_o and_o all_o be_v due_a not_o by_o the_o levitical_a law_n which_o now_o be_v end_v but_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o last_v for_o ever_o for_o job_n be_v a_o heathen_a man_n and_o not_o a_o jew_n say_v also_o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o prayer_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v render_v he_o thy_o vow_n job_n 22.27_o if_o the_o king_n give_v a_o gift_n of_o his_o inheritance_n to_o his_o son_n his_o son_n shall_v have_v it_o if_o he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n his_o servant_n shall_v have_v it_o ezek._n 46.16_o if_o the_o king_n then_o give_v a_o gift_n to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v to_o god_n almighty_n shall_v not_o god_n have_v it_o or_o the_o servant_n to_o his_o master_n and_o maker_n shall_v not_o he_o enjoy_v it_o who_o have_v power_n to_o take_v that_o from_o god_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o according_a to_o his_o word_n can_v the_o bishop_n can_v the_o clergy_n give_v this_o away_o no_o they_o be_v but_o vsufructuarii_fw-la they_o have_v but_o the_o use_n of_o it_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v god_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o grant_n be_v concedimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o give_v it_o to_o god_n not_o to_o the_o bishop_n therefore_o when_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n require_v the_o church_n of_o milan_n of_o that_o noble_a bishop_n s._n ambrose_n o_o say_v he_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v 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be_v already_o declare_v and_o can_v therefore_o be_v say_v to_o begin_v by_o it_o or_o to_o be_v mere_o leviticall_a second_o the_o manner_n of_o establish_v of_o it_o in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o annexion_n of_o a_o thing_n former_o in_o use_n than_o the_o create_v or_o erect_v of_o a_o new_a custom_n for_o in_o all_o the_o leviticall_a law_n there_o be_v no_o original_a commandment_n to_o pay_v tithe_n but_o in_o the_o place_n where_o first_o it_o be_v mention_v leu._n 27.30_o it_o be_v positive_o declare_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n without_o any_o commandment_n precedent_n to_o yield_v it_o to_o he_o some_o happy_o will_v affirm_v the_o commandment_n in_o the_o 22._o exod._n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o keep_v back_o thy_o tithe_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o leviticall_a law_n though_o it_o be_v give_v before_o the_o levite_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o be_v no_o fundamental_a law_n whereupon_o to_o ground_v the_o 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confident_o affirm_v the_o doctrine_n that_o s._n paul_n so_o much_o beat_v upon_o that_o all_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v abolish_v and_o yet_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o speak_v of_o tithe_n do_v without_o all_o controversy_n both_o conclude_v and_o teach_v that_o still_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o therefore_o plain_o not_o to_o be_v a_o ceremony_n four_o the_o tithe_n now_o use_v be_v not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n for_o by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n nothing_o be_v tithe_v but_o such_o thing_n as_o renew_a and_o increase_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o our_o manner_n of_o tithing_n be_v after_o that_o of_o abraham_n 7.2_o heb._n 7.2_o who_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o to_o be_v consider_v for_o therein_o as_o abraham_n tithe_v to_o melchisedek_n not_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n so_o our_o tithing_n be_v now_o to_o christ_n be_v of_o melchisedek's_n order_n and_o not_o of_o the_o 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