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A40312	Tythes, offerings, and first-fruits, commanded by the law in the Old Testament, is not Gospel neither before the law nor after : and also circumcision and oathes, and swearing, and the Sabbath-days commanded by the law in the old time in the Old Testament, is not Gospel, neither before the law, nor since in the glorious gospel-day of Christ ... / by George Fox.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1683 (1683)	Wing F1973; ESTC R28015	10,324	18

TYTHES OFFERINGS AND FIRST-FRUITS Commanded by the Law in the Old Testament IS NOT GOSPEL Neither before the Law nor after AND ALSO Circumcision and Oathes and Swearing and the Sabbath-days commanded by the Law in the old time in the Old Testament is not Gospel neither before the Law nor since in the glorious Gospel-day of Christ And also the trial of the Ministers and Teachers who are they that Plant Vineyards and Plow and Thresh in hope and keep a Flock and Minister holy or spiritual things c. as the Apostles did in their days By George Fox Christ hath blotted out the hand writing of Ordinances that was against us which was contrary to us and took it out of the way nailing it to the Cross Colos 2.14 And behold at Evening-tide trouble and before the Morning he is not this is the Portion of them that spoil us and the Lot of them that rob us Isa 17.14 London Printed for Benjamin Clark in George-Yard in Lombard-street 1683. TYTHES OFFERINGS AND FIRST-FRUITS NO Gospel-Commands Although Commanded by the LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT CHrist hath blotted out the hand-writing of Ordinances contained in the Law that was against us and contrary to us and hath taken them out of the way and nailed them to his Cross and hath not he spoiled the rule and authority and power that held them up And he hath made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in his own person having abolished in his Flesh the Enmity even the Law of Comandments contained in Ordinances for to make in himself of twain one new man so making Peace Now what was this Law and Commandments and Ordinances were they not Tythes Offerings and the outward Altars and Tabernacles and outward Circumcision and the outward things contained in the Law and the outward Priests with their Garments and Services with all the outward Signs Figures and Shadows which Christ has abolished blotted out and nailed to his Cross And all their Jewish Ceremonies with outward washing and sprinkling and all their observing their Meats Feasts and Sabbath-days and Oaths and Swearing hath not Christ abolished all these things and nailed them to his Cross and triumphed over them and changed the Priesthood and the Law by which it was made and disannulled the Commandments that gave the Priest his Tythes who was made a Priest after the Law of a carnal Commandment but Christ is made a Priest after the power of an endless Life Now as for them that say Abraham gave Tythes the tenth of all the spoil that he had gotten in the Wars to Melchisedeck King of Salem but that 's no proof nor example that Kings and Governours and Captains that did conquer their Enemies did give the Tenths c. And the Sons of Levi who received the Office of the Priesthood had a Commandment according to the Law to take Tythes of the People that is of their Brethren but the Apostle saith Levi who received Tythes paid Tythes in Abraham when he was yet in the Loins of his Father Abraham when Melchisedeck met him so it was Levi that paid them in Abraham and the Gospel was Preached to Abraham by the Lord saying In thee shall all the Families of the Earth be blessed before Abraham was either Circumcised or Levi paid Tythes in Abraham I say again the Gospel was Preached to Abraham and the Promise was to Abraham before either he was Circumcised or before he went to offer his Son Isaac or Levi paid Tythes in Abraham saying In thy Seed shall all the Families of the Earth be blessed And how was Faith reckoned to Abraham for Righteousness when he was in Circumcision or un-circumcision not when he was Circumcised but before he was Circumcised not when Levi paid Tythes in Abraham but before Levi paid Tythes in Abraham for the Promise that he should be Heir of the World was not to Abraham or to his seed through the Law but through the Righteousness of Faith and this was before either Abraham was Circumcised or Levi paid Tythes in Abraham and now the Levitical Priest-hood is changed and the Law by which he was made and the Commandments disannulled that gave him his Tythes and Christ hath blotted out the Law and Hand writing of Ordinances c. and Nailed them to his Cross and triumphed over them and therefore if you be circumcised Christ profits you nothing so the Gospel and Faith was preached to Abraham before either Tythes or Circumcision was and Christ he came not after the order of Levi or Aaron but after the order of Melchisedeck and of the Tribe of Judah And it was the Sons of Levi that were commanded to take Tythes it doth not say the Sons of the Tribe of Judah of which Christ came hat were commanded to take Tythes but the Levitical Priest-hood is Changed and the law by which the Priest-hood was made and the Commandment disannulled by Christ our high-Priest who is made higher than the Heavens and we who are of Faith and in the Gospel we are not under the law of Tythes Offerings and outward Circumcision c. but we are under grace that teaches us c. and brings us Salvation and as the Apostle saith Wherefore my Brethren we also are become dead to the Law by the body of Christ that you should be married to another even to Christ whom God hath raised from the Dead for Christ is the end of the Law for Righteousness sake to every one that believes for Moses describeth the Righteousness which is of the Law that a man which doth these things shall live by them but the Righteousness which is of Faith speaketh on this wise Say not in thy heart who shall ascend into Heaven that is to bring Christ from above or who shall desend into the deep that is to bring up Christ from the Dead but what saith it the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart and this is the word of Faith which we preach that if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the Dead thou shalt be saved for with the heart man believeth unto Righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation for as many as are under the work of the Law are under the curse For if the inheritance had been of the law it is no more of promises but God gave it to Abraham by promises before the law and are not Tythes the work of the law seeing the Apostle saith As many as are under the law are under the curse but Christ hath redeemed us from under the curse of the law being made a curse for us so that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God it is evident for the just shall live by Faith in the Faith which Abraham lived in before he was Circumcised and Levi paid Tythes in Abraham and the Apostle said God hath made them able Ministers of the

new Testament not of the letter but of the Spirit the letter killeth the Spirit gives life now this letter must be the law and Old Testament and further saith that if the ministration of death written and engraven in stones was glorious how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious For if the ministration of Condemnation be glory for that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect by reason of the glory that excedeth for if that which is done away was glorious much more that which remaineth is glorious So that the Ministration of Condemnation and the Ministration of death Written and Ingraven in Stones is the Ministration of the letter Was not this the Law and Old Testament and old Covenant and Moses who put a vail over his face that the Children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished Mark that which is abolished but the Jews minds were blinded for until this day remains the same vail untaken away in Reading of the Old Testament which vail is done away in Christ but even unto this day when Moses is read the vail is upon their hearts and is it not upon the Christians who read the Old Testament of Moses that commands Tythes Offerings Swearing and First-fruits and Altars and Priests with their White Garments c. for are not all these things done away by Christ hath not Christ nailed them to his Cross and triumphed over these things that was commanded by the law in the law of the old Covenant and Testament Nevertheless saith the Apostle When the hearts of the Jews shall turn to the Lord the vail shall be taken away Is not that the vail of the Letter the Ministration of death the Ministration Written and Ingraven in Stones and the Old Testament and the vail of Moses and is not this vail over the Christians hearts in reading Moses and the Old Testament and preaching and practising of it viz Tythes Swearing and Offerings c. and can this vail be taken away until you turn to the Lord and were not the promises of the Lord to Abraham and the Gospel preached to Abraham saying In thee shall all Nations be blessed I say was not this Gospel and Promises to Abraham before circumcision and before Oathes and Swearing and Levi paying Tythes in Abraham and doth not Christ in in his Gospel-day which was preached to Abraham say It has been said of them in old time thou shalt not for-swear thy self but perform thy Oathes to the Lord and was not that old time the time of the Law the Old Testament and the old Covenant that commanded Circumcision Oathes Tythes and Offerings and Christ saith But now I say unto you swear not at all but let your yea be yea and your nay nay for what is more than these comes from evil and James saith the same James 5. Above all things my Brethren In his general Epistle to the 12 Tribes scattered abroad Swear not neither by Heaven neither by Earth neither by any other Oath Mark any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay lest you fall into condemnation doth not the Apostle here conclude that Swearing and Oathes were in condemnation in the time of the Gospel and New Covenant and New Testament although they were Justified and commanded in the old Covenant and by the law in the Old Testament but forbiden under the penalty of going into evil and condemnation in the glorious Gospel of Christs day and his new Covenant who sayes Out of the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is established and they should not accuse an Elder but with the mouth of two or three witnesses and doth not say of two or three Swearers every word should be established this is the command of Christ in his Gospel-day and New Testament and new Covenant of grace and of light and life and they that love Christ will keep his Commandments John 14.21 He that hath my Commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him and Jesus said If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings John 25. And Tythes that Levi paid in Abraham and renewed them in the law that was commanded in the Old Testament Tythes Offerings Circumcision and before Abraham received the sign of Circumcision so Circumcision outwardly was but a sign of the Circumcision of the Spirit Christ having ended the Law and the Priesthood that was made by the law and disannulled the commandment that gave Tythes and blotted out the hand-writing of ordinances that was against us which was contrary to us and took them out of the way and nailed them to his Cross now this hand-writing of Ordinances was Circumcision Tythes Offerings and Oathes and Swearing c. in the Old Testament which Christ hath nailed to his Cross and hath spoiled the principalities and powers of the Jews which held them up which was against us and contrary to us in the New Testament and the new Covenant in the glorious Gospel-day of Christ and Christ in his new Covenant and New Testament and in his Gospel-day who came of the tribe of Judah not of the tribe of Aaron that took Tythes he saith to his Ministers and Apostles that he sent forth to preach the new Covenant the New Testament and the Gospel Freely you have received freely give c. and this was the command of Christ and he that loveth him will keep his Command and his words and sayings and they are beloved of God and of Christ and Christ and his Father will come and make their abode with him John 14. Whereas you say that the Jews paid Tythes of Mint and Rude and of all manner of Herbs to the Sons of Levi and Christ said unto them These things ought ye to have done to the Sons of Levi c. mark have done I do grant that the Jews ought to have done these things to pay the Tythes to the Priests and to the Levites for Christ many times when he had healed the people he bid them go to offer to the Priest for their Cleansing and therefore were not the Tythes part of the Priests wages which had no lot in the Land as the other eleven Tribes had but you that call your selves Christians do not pay Tythes to Jewish Priests now But this paying of Tythes that Christ spake of and offering to the Priests was before Christ himself was offered up for as the Apostle saith The offering up of the body of Christ once for all and by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified and Christ after he had once offered up himself a Sacrifice for sin forever sat down at the right hand of God