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not_o circumcise_v as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o natural_a believe_a child_n of_o abraham_n under_o the_o law_n who_o be_v circumcise_v rom._n 4._o 9_o to_o 13._o come_n this_o blessedness_n then_o upon_o the_o circumcision_n only_o or_o upon_o the_o uncircumcision_n also_o for_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n how_o be_v it_o then_o reckon_v when_o he_o be_v in_o circumcision_n or_o in_o uncircumcision_n not_o in_o circumcision_n but_o in_o uncircumcision_n and_o he_o receive_v circumcision_n a_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o he_o have_v yet_o be_v uncircumcised_a that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o father_n of_o they_o that_o beliebe_fw-fr under_o the_o gospel_n though_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_a that_o righteousness_n may_v be_v impute_v unto_o they_o also_o and_o the_o father_n of_o circumcision_n to_o they_o who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o circumcision_n only_o but_o also_o walk_v in_o the_o step_n of_o the_o faith_n 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anastatius_fw-la abbas_n contra_fw-la judaeos_fw-la elias_n cretensis_n in_o orat._n 5_o walafridus_n strabo_n de_fw-fr rebus_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la c._n 27._o stephanus_n tornacensis_n epist_n 171._o with_o other_o ancient_n conclude_v tithe_n to_o be_v due_a to_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o divine_a right_n who_o the_o council_n council_n of_o mentz_n anno_fw-la 813_o 846_o 887._o concilium_fw-la aquense_a anno_fw-la 837._o cap._n 18._o with_o the_o council_n of_o london_n under_o archbishop_n hubert_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1200._o record_v by_o roger_n de_fw-fr hoveden_n annalium_fw-la pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 806_o 808._o thus_o second_v decimas_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sacerdotibus_fw-la dei_fw-la dandas_fw-la abraham_n factis_fw-la jacobus_n promissis_fw-la insinuat_fw-la deinde_fw-la lex_fw-la statuit_fw-la et_fw-la omnes_fw-la doctores_fw-la sancti_fw-la commemorant_fw-la et_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la veteris_fw-la et_fw-la novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la necnon_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la statuta_fw-la declarant_fw-la decree_v thereupon_o decimas_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la renovantur_fw-la etc._n etc._n praestare_fw-la deo_fw-la omnino_fw-la non_fw-la negligatur_fw-la quas_fw-la deus_fw-la sibi_fw-la dari_fw-la constituit_fw-la quia_fw-la timendum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la quisquis_fw-la deo_fw-la debitum_fw-la suum_fw-la abstrahit_fw-la ne_fw-fr forte_fw-fr deus_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la suum_fw-la auferat_fw-la ei_fw-la necessaria_fw-la sua_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o his_o example_n second_v with_o divine_a precept_n 76._o gerold_n bishop_n of_o oldenburg_n about_o an._n dom._n 1100._o write_v thus_o to_o the_o holzati_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o desert_n of_o wagira_n than_o new_o convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o beginning_n to_o build_v church_n for_o god_n public_a worship_n that_o they_o shall_v likewise_o pay_v tithe_n to_o their_o minister_n without_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o devotion_n will_v be_v nothing_o worth_a dei_fw-la enim_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la est_fw-la decimas_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dabis_fw-la mihi_fw-la ut_fw-la bene_fw-la sit_fw-la tibi_fw-la &_o longo_fw-la vivas_fw-la tempore_fw-la cui_fw-la obedierunt_fw-la patriarchae_fw-la abraham_n scilicet_fw-la isaac_n &_o jacob_n &_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la secundum_fw-la fidem_fw-la facti_fw-la sunt_fw-la silij_fw-la abrahae_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la laudem_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o praemia_fw-la aeterna_fw-la consecuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la apostoli_fw-la quoque_fw-la et_fw-la apostolici_fw-la viri_fw-la exore_fw-la dei_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la mandaverunt_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la anathematis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la posteris_fw-la servandum_fw-la tradiderunt_fw-la cum_fw-la ergo_fw-la dei_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la hoc_fw-la constat_fw-la esse_fw-la pra_fw-la ceptum_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la sit_fw-la aucioritate_fw-la firmatum_fw-la nobis_fw-la id_fw-la incumbit_fw-la negotii_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la vestrae_fw-la saluti_fw-la deest_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o vobis_fw-la opere_fw-la per_fw-la deigratiam_fw-la suppleatur_fw-la monemus_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o obsecramus_fw-la omnes_fw-la vos_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la decimas_fw-la prout_fw-la deus_fw-la instituit_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la banno_fw-la firmavit_fw-la autoritas_fw-la ad_fw-la ampliandum_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la detis_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la deo_fw-la quae_fw-la ipsi_fw-la debentur_fw-la substraxeritis_fw-la &_o substantiam_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o animam_fw-la in_o interitum_fw-la mittatis_fw-la aeternam_fw-la valete_fw-la upon_o read_v which_o letter_n the_o rude_a people_n cry_v out_o and_o rage_v just_a as_o the_o anabaptist_n do_v now_o his_o auditis_fw-la tumultuosa_fw-la gens_fw-la infremuit_fw-la dixeruntque_fw-la se_fw-la huic_fw-la conditioni_fw-la servili_fw-la nunquam_fw-la collum_fw-la submissuros_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la 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c._n 7._o 2_o &_o 3e_n 6._o c._n 13._o style_v those_o evil_n dispose_v person_n not_o regard_v their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n and_o to_o the_o king_n their_o sovereign_a lord_n who_o out_o of_o a_o ungodly_a and_o perverse_a will_n and_o mind_n detain_v all_o or_o any_o part_n or_o parcel_n of_o their_o tithe_n and_o offering_n enact_v strict_a penalty_n against_o all_o substracter_n and_o detaineâ—s_n of_o they_o how_o then_o they_o can_v now_o be_v repute_v conscientious_a godly_a saint_n unless_o enrol_v for_o such_o in_o the_o roman_a calendar_n be_v worthy_a resolution_n some_o of_o they_o as_o the_o quaker_n beginning_n of_o late_a to_o work_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n deny_v god_n one_o day_n in_o seven_o as_o well_o as_o the_o ten_o of_o their_o annual_a increase_n deem_v both_o jewisâ—_n and_o antichristian_a as_o they_o deem_v our_o minister_n exit_fw-la cauda_fw-la draconem_fw-la finis_fw-la finis_fw-la act_n 13._o 22_o 22_o matth._n 1._o 6._o c._n 9_o 27._o c._n 15._o 22._o c._n 22._o 42_o 43_o 45._o rom._n 1._o 3._o rev_n 22._o 16._o 16._o see_v john_n cannes_n epistle_n before_o his_o second_o voice_n nor_o from_o but_o against_o the_o temple_n and_o many_o late_a petition_n against_o tithe_n from_o kent_n somersetshire_n wiltshite_v and_o other_o place_n place_n 3_o e._n 1._o c._n 5._o see_v cook_n ibidem_fw-la 7_o h._n 4._o c._n 14._o 1_o h._n 5._o c._n 1._o 1_o h._n 6_o c._n 7._o 10_o h._n 6._o c._n 2._o 23_o h._n 6._o c._n 11._o 32_o h._n 6._o c._n 15._o 9_o h._n 8._o c._n 16._o 27_o h_o 8._o c._n 26._o 35_o h._n 8._o c._n 11._o cook_n 4_o instit_n c._n 1._o 1._o 2_o sam._n 16._o 18_o c._n 19_o cl_o 33_o e._n 1._o m._n 4._o dor_n 43._o brook_z parliament_n 101_o custom_n 6._o &_o 32._o grotius_n de_fw-fr jute_fw-fr belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 15._o sect_n 3._o c._n 6_o sect_n 1_o to_o 7._o c._n 13._o sect_n 14._o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o 17._o in_o my_o quaker_n
181_o to_o 240._o tithe_n be_v due_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o dr._n william_n sclater_n his_o question_n of_o tithe_n revive_v or_o minister_n portion_n london_n 1623._o an_o acute_a piece_n wherein_o all_o evasion_n and_o cavil_n to_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o this_o example_n be_v sufficient_o answer_v 4_o from_o this_o example_n of_o abraham_n second_v with_o the_o israelite_n practice_n 34._o mr._n selden_n conjecture_n or_o rather_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o man_n heart_n as_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la de_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la l._n 2._o parte_fw-la 9_o c._n 10._o &_o l._n 1._o parte_fw-la 12._o c._n 4._o mr._n montague_n in_o his_o diatribae_fw-la ch_n 3._o dr._n tilles_o in_o his_o animadversion_n p._n 34_o 35._o and_o other_o determine_v the_o old_a heathen_a grecian_n roman_n carthaginian_n arabian_n with_o other_o pagan_a nation_n as_o the_o 3._o mahometan_a turk_n moor_n and_o other_o infidel_n since_o by_o a_o 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that_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n thus_o record_v by_o 449._o diodorus_n siculus_n a_o pagan_a historian_n very_o remarkable_a the_o carthaginian_n be_v descend_v from_o tyrus_n be_v accustom_v in_o former_a time_n to_o send_v unto_o tyrus_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o their_o revenue_n &_o increase_v any_o way_n renew_v issue_v or_o grow_v for_o hercules_n the_o idol-god_n there_o worship_v but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n become_v very_o wealthy_a and_o have_v exceed_o great_a income_n they_o send_v very_o seldom_o their_o tithe_n unto_o tyrus_n and_o that_o but_o small_a and_o refuse_v in_o neglect_n and_o disregard_n of_o the_o deity_n hereupon_o many_o disaster_n in_o war_n cross_n in_o affair_n of_o state_n with_o great_a loss_n and_o straits_n befall_v they_o especial_o by_o agathocles_n the_o sicilian_a upon_o which_o come_v home_n to_o themselves_o and_o repent_v of_o their_o irreligion_n they_o betake_v themselves_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o supplication_n and_o devotion_n 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build_v for_o olympia_n megab_n come_v thither_o to_o behold_v olympia_n restore_v the_o money_n
not_o of_o confusion_n do_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n number_n and_o due_a proportion_n have_v among_o all_o other_o number_n special_o fix_v upon_o a_o ten_o and_o thereupon_o the_o ancient_n heretofore_o both_o natural_a legal_a pagan_a and_o christian_n lead_v by_o a_o natural_a and_o divine_a instinct_n thereunto_o have_v ever_o principal_o insist_v on_o a_o ten_o in_o all_o their_o divine_a sacred_a rite_n mystery_n due_n reserve_v by_o or_o render_v of_o they_o to_o their_o god_n and_o in_o all_o their_o public_a civil_a tax_n tribute_n custom_n duty_n impose_v by_o or_o pay_v to_o their_o emperor_n king_n prince_n and_o supreme_a magistrate_n hence_o god_n say_v express_o all_o tithe_n be_v the_o lord_n levit._n 27._o 30_o etc._n etc._n and_o how_o his_o not_o by_o covetesie_n or_o toleration_n not_o by_o purchase_n or_o stipulation_n not_o by_o compensation_n or_o annexation_n not_o by_o benevolence_n or_o man_n free_a donation_n but_o by_o original_a right_n of_o creation_n in_o produce_v every_o thing_n in_o its_o kind_n and_o of_o absolute_a sovereign_a dominion_n express_v in_o the_o word_n 16._o lord_n as_o a_o universal_a rend_a service_n or_o acknowledgement_n reserve_v by_o god_n himself_o the_o supreme_a landlord_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n from_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 17._o when_o he_o give_v they_o the_o earth_n to_o inhabit_v and_o manure_v as_o mere_a tenant_n at_o will_n under_o he_o he_o that_o be_v 14._o i_o be_o himself_o qui_fw-la cepit_fw-la nunquam_fw-la desinet_fw-la numquam_fw-la being_n aquavitae_fw-la &_o essentiae_fw-la interminabilis_fw-la tota_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o perfecta_fw-la possessio_fw-la in_fw-la aeterno_fw-la suâ—_n consummato_fw-la ever_o possess_v tithe_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seven_o day_n which_o he_o say_v be_v â—â—_o his_o sabbath_n since_o they_o have_v be_v which_o be_v indeed_o his_o ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la svo_fw-la inchâ—ato_fw-la in_o this_o tithe_n be_v god_n 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pay_v no_o tithe_n at_o all_o or_o to_o dispose_v of_o they_o how_o and_o to_o who_o they_o will_v at_o their_o pleasure_n to_o destroy_v our_o church_n minister_n parish_n and_o breed_v nothing_o but_o quarrel_n and_o confusion_n in_o every_o place_n and_o parish_n at_o this_o present_a when_o all_o have_v now_o need_v to_o 11._o study_v to_o be_v quiet_a and_o to_o do_v their_o own_o business_n and_o not_o to_o disturb_v all_o our_o minister_n and_o other_o right_n without_o any_o lawful_a call_v from_o god_n or_o the_o nation_n which_o unparallelled_a encroachment_n on_o our_o minister_n and_o parish-church_n right_n if_o once_o admit_v countenance_v all_o the_o people_n in_o the_o nation_n by_o better_a right_n and_o reason_n may_v pull_v down_o all_o the_o fence_n and_o enclosure_n of_o field_n forest_n or_o commons_o make_v since_o this_o council_n deny_v subtract_v all_o custom_n imposition_n duty_n rent_n payment_n public_a or_o private_a impose_v on_o or_o reserve_v from_o they_o since_o that_o time_n by_o public_a law_n or_o special_a contract_n and_o pay_v all_o their_o rent_n custom_n and_o tenure-serviceâ—_a to_o who_o and_o when_o they_o please_v which_o our_o
word_n and_o keep_v thy_o covenant_n they_o shall_v or_o let_v they_o teach_v jacob_n thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n they_o shall_v put_v incense_n before_o thou_o and_o whole_a burn_a sacrifice_n upon_o thy_o altar_n bless_v o_o lord_n his_o substance_n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o â—ands_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o which_o i_o shall_v recommend_v to_o john_n can_v for_o his_o next_o text_n when_o he_o preach_v before_o his_o fraternity_n of_o anabaptistical_n tithe-oppugners_a and_o church-robber_n to_o all_o injurious_a substracter_n of_o their_o minister_n tithe_n and_o profess_a enemy_n to_o their_o call_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o three_o proposition_n chap._n iu._n i_o now_o march_v to_o the_o four_o proposition_n that_o our_o minister_n 4._o tithe_n be_v real_o no_o burden_n grievance_n or_o oppression_n to_o the_o people_n but_o a_o just_a ancient_a charge_n debt_n annuity_n or_o duty_n as_o well_o as_o their_o landlord_n rent_n or_o merchant_n poundage_n that_o the_o abolish_n of_o they_o will_v be_v no_o real_a ease_n gain_n or_o advantage_n to_o farmer_n lessee_n and_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n as_o be_v false_o pretend_v but_o only_a to_o rich_a landlord_n and_o landed-man_n and_o a_o loss_n and_o detriment_n to_o all_o other_o there_o have_v be_v divers_a clamorous_a petition_n of_o late_a against_o tithe_n subscribe_v by_o many_o poor_a people_n labourer_n servant_n apprentice_n who_o never_o be_v capable_a in_o their_o estate_n to_o pay_v any_o not_o by_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o freeholder_n of_o the_o nation_n or_o the_o generality_n of_o those_o who_o estate_n be_v most_o charge_v with_o they_o who_o repute_v they_o no_o burden_n nor_o grievance_n and_o desire_v their_o continuance_n as_o if_o they_o be_v the_o very_a bond_n of_o wickedness_n the_o heavy_a burden_n and_o yoke_n which_o god_n himself_o 9_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a call_n have_v call_v forth_o some_o in_o present_a power_n speedy_o to_o loose_v undo_v and_o break_v isaiah_n 58._o 6_o 7._o to_o which_o they_o allude_v and_o much_o insist_v on_o when_o as_o it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o this_o pervert_v text_n be_v never_o once_o intend_v of_o tithe_n which_o god_n himself_o impose_v on_o his_o people_n as_o a_o just_a reserve_a rent_n and_o tribute_n due_a unto_o himself_o and_o his_o minister_n and_o adjudge_v it_o plain_a b_o rob_v of_o god_n to_o subtract_v much_o more_o than_o to_o abolish_v and_o those_o who_o press_v the_o abolish_n of_o tithe_n from_o this_o text_n may_v with_o much_o more_o colour_n urge_v it_o against_o all_o landlord_n rent_n annuity_n tonnage_n poundage_n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o wool_n woolfels_n leather_n tin_n lead_v which_o they_o and_o their_o ancestor_n by_o their_o tenor_n and_o our_o know_a law_n have_v pay_v time_n out_o of_o mind_n and_o press_v those_o in_o power_n to_o expunge_v these_o text_n out_o of_o the_o very_a gospel_n as_o apocryphal_a and_o burdensome_a mat._n 22._o â—1_n render_v to_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n a_o clear_a gospel-text_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v god_n own_o tribute_n and_o portion_n levit._n 27._o 30_o 32._o mal._n 3._o 8_o 9_o and_o rom._n 13._o 7_o render_v therefore_o to_o all_o their_o due_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n be_v due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n etc._n etc._n against_o both_o which_o they_o direct_o petition_v as_o the_o premise_n demonstrate_v this_o calumny_n and_o wrest_v of_o scripture_n be_v remove_v i_o shall_v thus_o make_v good_a the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o proposition_n i_o have_v already_o manifest_v by_o undeniable_a antiquity_n law_n record_n that_o tithe_n be_v free_o give_v to_o and_o settle_v on_o our_o church_n and_o minister_n by_o our_o pious_a king_n munificence_n charter_n law_n with_o the_o general_a applause_n and_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o nobility_n and_o people_n upon_o the_o very_a first_o setlement_n of_o religion_n in_o this_o island_n many_o hundred_o year_n before_o we_o read_v of_o any_o public_a tax_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o maintenance_n of_o the_o war_n by_o land_n or_o sea_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v 21._o dane-gelt_a first_o impose_v by_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n an._n 983._o or_o before_o the_o ancient_a yet_o continue_a custom_n on_o wool_n woolfels_n and_o skin_n export_v first_o grant_v by_o parliament_n in_o 3_o e._n 1._o anno_fw-la dom._n 1276._o at_o least_o 500_o year_n after_o the_o first_o extant_a grant_n law_n and_o setlement_n of_o tithe_n in_o perpetuity_n as_o a_o divine_a duty_n rent_n and_o service_n for_o the_o necessary_a maintenance_n of_o god_n minister_n and_o public_a worship_n this_o most_o ancient_a annual_a rent_n charge_v or_o tribute_n unto_o god_n have_v inviolable_o continue_v in_o all_o public_a change_n and_o revolution_n of_o church_n and_o state_n britons_z saxon_n dane_n norman_n english_a papist_n protestant_n conqueror_n invador_n right_a heir_n and_o lawful_a purchaser_n intruder_n disseiser_n lessâ—es_n of_o all_o sort_n whether_o public_a person_n or_o private_n maintain_v consirm_v render_v their_o tithe_n successive_o as_o a_o divine_a and_o sacred_a quitrent_n due_a to_o god_n wherewith_o they_o come_v charge_v into_o the_o world_n till_o they_o depart_v out_o of_o it_o lay_v down_o this_o for_o a_o principle_n of_o divinity_n law_n equity_n 610._o that_o god_n alone_o bathe_v give_v to_o every_o man_n the_o land_n and_o all_o he_o hold_v and_o possess_v whereby_o he_o gain_v his_o food_n and_o live_a and_o therefore_o out_o of_o the_o land_n and_o trade_n whereby_o every_o one_o get_v necessary_a supply_n for_o his_o body_n he_o ought_v to_o contribute_v a_o ten_o and_o tribute_n towards_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n much_o better_a than_o his_o body_n as_o augustine_n in_o his_o 229._o sermon_n tom._n 10._o and_o the_o ancient_a saxon_a canon_n of_o a_o uncertain_a time_n and_o author_n resolve_v there_o be_v no_o purchaser_n heir_n inheritor_n farmer_n tenant_n or_o lessee_n of_o land_n in_o our_o whole_a nation_n that_o pay_v tithe_n out_o of_o it_o since_o tithe_n first_o settle_v in_o this_o kingdom_n but_o he_o inherit_v purchase_v take_v and_o hold_v his_o land_n charge_v with_o tithe_n whence_o our_o decima_fw-la law-book_n resolve_v that_o no_o layman_n can_v by_o the_o very_a common_a law_n of_o england_n allege_v any_o custom_n or_o prescription_n for_o not_o pay_v tithe_n but_o only_o a_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la in_o recompense_n of_o his_o tithe_n which_o he_o may_v in_o some_o case_n plead_v because_o ground_v on_o some_o ancient_a contract_n and_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n in_o lieu_n of_o tithe_n moreover_o as_o all_o man_n take_v their_o purchase_n farm_n lease_n or_o inheritance_n by_o descent_n thus_o charge_v so_o this_o charge_n be_v universal_o know_v to_o all_o purchaser_n lesee_v and_o the_o full_a annual_a value_n of_o the_o predial_a tithe_n they_o pay_v out_o of_o their_o land_n or_o lease_n abate_v they_o in_o their_o purchase_n rent_n fines_n by_o the_o vender_n and_o lesser_n of_o purpose_n to_o defray_v the_o public_a necessary_a annual_a charge_n which_o if_o the_o land_n have_v be_v tithe-free_a have_v be_v proportionable_o raise_v to_o the_o common_a value_n of_o the_o tithe_n in_o the_o purchase_n money_n fine_n or_o rent_n and_o will_v be_v so_o by_o every_o seller_n of_o land_n and_o landlord_n when_o ever_o tithe_n be_v suppress_v this_o be_v a_o clear_a undeniable_a truth_n which_o every_o rational_a man_n must_v subscribe_v to_o it_o be_v certain_a no_o person_n this_o day_n live_v complain_v or_o not_o complain_v against_o tithe_n can_v in_o verity_n equity_n justice_n reason_n repute_n or_o call_v they_o either_o a_o unjust_a or_o oppress_a yoke_n bond_n burden_n as_o many_o ignoramuss_n do_v without_o sense_n or_o reason_n nor_o any_o burden_n or_o charge_n at_o all_o to_o he_o since_o he_o have_v or_o rather_o have_v the_o full_a annual_a value_n of_o they_o allow_v he_o in_o his_o purchase_n fine_a or_o rent_n by_o he_o that_o sell_v or_o lease_v his_o land_n unto_o he_o and_o although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o such_o tithe_n as_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o natural_o produce_v without_o labour_n as_o it_o do_v grass_n wood_n fruit_n viz._n corn_n hops_n saffron_n woad_n and_o the_o like_a the_o minister_n enjoy_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o husbandman_n increase_n seed_n labour_n and_o cost_n in_o tillage_n and_o improvement_n the_o great_a objection_n against_o tithe_n as_o a_o heavy_a burden_n and_o oppression_n yet_o all_o this_o pretend_a great_a cost_n and_o charge_n except_o only_o in_o case_n of_o improvement_n be_v altogether_o or_o
for_o the_o most_o part_n allow_v and_o defalk_v in_o the_o purchase_n rent_n or_o fine_a which_o if_o tithe-free_a will_v have_v 13._o be_v and_o when_o make_v tithe-free_a will_v be_v raise_v to_o the_o full_a value_n of_o the_o tithe_n even_o one_o year_n purchase_n more_o in_o ten_o sale_n and_o 28._o rend_v more_o in_o every_o pound_n each_o year_n upon_o leaseâ—_n as_o all_o understand_a man_n know_v what_o belong_v to_o purchase_n sales_n of_o land_n or_o lease_n must_v acknowledge_v and_o that_o farmer_n purchaser_n or_o improver_n of_o land_n who_o deem_v not_o his_o faithful_a minister_n prayer_n preach_v pain_n and_o god_n blessing_n on_o his_o seed_n crop_n estate_n soul_n family_n 11._o promise_v and_o entail_v to_o the_o true_a payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o be_v only_o procure_v by_o his_o minister_n prayer_n without_o which_o his_o seed_n crop_n and_o all_o his_o estate_n will_v be_v blast_v with_o a_o curse_n &_o amount_v not_o to_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o what_o he_o now_o enjoy_v by_o god_n promise_n and_o blessing_n by_o pay_v tithe_n and_o his_o minister_n prayer_n deserve_v not_o the_o name_n of_o a_o rational_a man_n much_o less_o of_o a_o christian_a and_o can_v expect_v nothing_o but_o god_n curse_n upon_o all_o he_o sow_n plant_n enjoy_v instead_o of_o a_o bless_a crop_n or_o harvest_n all_o which_o consider_v i_o appeal_v to_o any_o christian_a or_o rational_a man_n conscience_n whether_o tithe_n be_v any_o such_o heavy_a oppress_a intolerable_a discourage_a yoke_n bondage_n burden_n oppression_n as_o some_o now_o declaim_v they_o which_o god_n chief_o saint_n before_o the_o law_n voluntary_o render_v without_o murmur_v and_o cheerful_o vow_v pay_v unto_o god_n without_o a_o law_n and_o his_o ancient_a people_n render_v without_o murmur_v though_o double_a to_o our_o tithe_n now_o by_o a_o express_a law_n during_o all_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n and_o all_o our_o own_o ancestor_n as_o well_o protestant_n as_o papist_n have_v for_o so_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n cheerful_o render_v without_o dispute_n and_o all_o now_o live_v come_v charge_v with_o into_o the_o world_n and_o be_v thus_o allow_v the_o value_n of_o they_o in_o their_o purchase_n fine_n and_o lease_n and_o whether_o all_o tithe-payer_n have_v not_o far_o more_o cause_n to_o petition_v against_o all_o old_a and_o new_a rent-service_n rend_a charge_n annuity_n quitrent_n statute_n debt_n wherewith_o they_o be_v charge_v by_o their_o ancestor_n grant_n or_o contract_n and_o of_o all_o the_o ancient_a custom_n for_o merchandise_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o sea_n of_o realm_n as_o intolerable_a oppress_a burden_n yoke_n grievance_n as_o the_o leveller_n and_o anabaptist_n in_o some_o lâ—â—e_n print_v paper_n style_v all_o custom_n tonnage_n poundage_n imposition_n whatsoever_o as_o well_o as_o tithe_n our_o excise_n or_o monthly_a tax_n of_o new_a illegal_a formation_n as_o well_o as_o imposition_n than_o thus_o to_o murmur_v complain_v petition_v against_o their_o predial_a tithe_n our_o minister_n chief_a livelihood_n except_o in_o city_n which_o have_v no_o tillage_n wood_n or_o meadow_n and_o so_o much_o brief_o for_o proof_n that_o tithe_n be_v no_o real_a grievance_n burden_n oppression_n to_o god_n people_n especial_o since_o original_o grant_v and_o command_v by_o god_n himself_o who_o commandment_n be_v not_o grievous_a 1_o john_n 5._o 3._o and_o who_o be_v heavy_a yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o burden_n light_n matth._n 11._o 30._o and_o those_o new-saint_n who_o shall_v think_v otherwise_o of_o this_o divine_a commandment_n yoke_n and_o burden_n of_o tithe_n under_o the_o gospel_n give_v the_o gospel_n itself_o and_o christ_n the_o lie_n herein_o for_o the_o second_o branch_n that_o the_o abolish_n of_o tithe_n will_v be_v no_o real_a ease_n gain_n or_o advantage_n to_o farmer_n lessee_n and_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n liable_a to_o pay_v tithe_n other_o poor_a being_n not_o concern_v in_o the_o controversy_n who_o poverty_n itself_o ex-exempts_a they_o from_o this_o surmise_a grievance_n but_o a_o gain_n and_o benefit_n only_o to_o rich_a landlord_n and_o landed-man_n be_v apparent_a by_o the_o premise_n for_o no_o soon_o shall_v tithe_n be_v abrogate_a but_o every_o landlord_n will_v raise_v the_o full_a annual_a value_n of_o they_o in_o his_o annual_a rent_n or_o fine_n and_o exact_v more_o for_o they_o from_o his_o poor_a tenant_n farmer_n lessee_n than_o they_o may_v have_v compound_v for_o with_o their_o minister_n and_o where_o then_o be_v their_o expect_a gain_n or_o ease_n wherewith_o they_o be_v delude_v by_o impostor_n as_o for_o the_o rich_a landlord_n they_o complain_v not_o of_o tithe_n as_o a_o burden_n and_o need_v no_o exemption_n from_o they_o and_o as_o all_o predial_a tithe_n now_o real_o issue_v out_o of_o their_o inheritance_n charge_v with_o they_o in_o perpetuity_n who_o therefore_o abate_v allow_v the_o full_a value_n of_o they_o to_o their_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n in_o 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historian_n record_v that_o for_o this_o his_o sacrilege_n â—e_n be_v smite_v with_o a_o long_a and_o terrible_a convulsion_n of_o all_o his_o member_n whereof_o he_o die_v in_o great_a anguish_n that_o eucherius_n bishop_n of_o orleans_n in_o a_o vision_n see_v he_o damn_v for_o it_o and_o that_o upon_o search_n make_v in_o his_o tomb_n by_o a_o angel_n admonition_n it_o be_v also_o confirm_v for_o truth_n no_o relic_n of_o his_o corpse_n be_v find_v therein_o but_o only_o a_o dreadful_a serpent_n 306._o apud_fw-la frances_n carolus_n martellus_n insignis_fw-la vir_fw-la fortitudinis_fw-la exactis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la diebus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la beati_fw-la dionysii_fw-la legitur_fw-la esse_fw-la sepultus_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la patrimonia_fw-la cum_fw-la decimis_fw-la omnium_fw-la fere_n ecclesiarum_fw-la galliae_fw-la pro_fw-la stipendio_fw-la commilitonum_fw-la suorum_fw-la mutilaverat_fw-la miserabiliter_fw-la à _fw-la malignis_fw-la spiritibus_fw-la de_fw-la 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gospel_n and_o neither_o jewish_a nor_o antichristian_a nor_o illegal_a nor_o burdensome_a to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o least_o degree_n be_v allow_v in_o all_o lease_n purchase_n before_o they_o be_v vote_v down_o abolish_v and_o quite_o abrogate_a as_o such_o upon_o their_o clamorous_a scandalous_a petition_n suggestion_n void_a of_o all_o truth_n vi_o whether_o the_o present_a and_o future_a pretend_a ease_n of_o the_o people_n in_o their_o tithe_n to_o their_o minister_n if_o effect_v will_v not_o be_v recompense_v with_o a_o augmentation_n or_o duplication_n of_o their_o monthly_a tax_n to_o the_o army_n or_o in_o fines_n rent_n to_o their_o landlord_n to_o a_o far_o great_a value_n than_o they_o now_o pay_v to_o their_o minister_n and_o be_v levy_v with_o great_a rigour_n and_o hard_a composition_n if_o detain_v than_o now_o they_o be_v according_a to_o saint_n augustine_n prediction_n sermo_n 219._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la if_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v thy_o tithe_n dabis_fw-la impio_fw-la militi_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la dare_v deo_fw-la &_o sacerdoti_fw-la hoc_fw-la tollis_fw-la fiscus_n quod_fw-la non_fw-la accepit_fw-la
levite_n priest_n and_o annual_a feast_n which_o the_o owner_n keep_v in_o their_o own_o barn_n and_o be_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o the_o levite_n stranger_n fatherless_a and_o widow_n within_o their_o gate_n and_o house_n deut._n 14._o 28_o 29._o c._n 26._o 11_o to_o 17._o now_o in_o allusion_n to_o the_o last_o kind_n of_o tithe_n st._n ambrose_n sermone_fw-la in_o die_n ascentionis_fw-la st._n jerome_n in_o mal._n 3._o st._n augustine_n sermo_n 219._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la &_o add_v fratce_n in_o eremo_fw-la serm._n 64._o caesarius_n arelatensis_fw-la de_fw-fr eleemosyna_fw-la hom._n 2._o eutropius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o st._n steven_n c._n 17_o 18._o the_o exhortation_n write_v about_o an._n 700._o beda_n eccles_n hist_o l._n 4._o c._n 10._o agilardus_n contra_n insulsam_n vulgi_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-la grandine_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 155._o ivo_n carnotensis_n epist_n 102._o the_o synod_n of_o york_n under_o hubert_n an._n 1194_o and_o some_o other_o press_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n to_o minister_n and_o give_v alm_n or_o some_o part_n of_o their_o good_n to_o the_o poor_a joint_o together_o and_o some_o few_o of_o they_o stilâ—_n tithe_n tributa_fw-la refectorium_fw-la animarum_fw-la the_o tribute_n not_o alms_n of_o the_o poor_a soul_n and_o tell_v we_o of_o tithe_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v command_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a but_o this_o they_o intend_v not_o of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o tithe_n due_a to_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n but_o of_o a_o ten_o of_o their_o remain_v annual_a increase_n after_o the_o minister_n tithe_n first_o pay_v as_o most_o of_o they_o express_o declare_v viz._n hierom._n on_o mal._n saltem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la imitemur_fw-la exordia_fw-la ut_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la partem_fw-la demus_fw-la ex_fw-la toto_fw-la &_o sacerdotibus_fw-la &_o levitis_fw-la honorem_fw-la debitum_fw-la et_fw-la decimus_fw-la referamus_fw-la de_fw-fr sua_fw-la particula_fw-la not_o the_o minister_n pauperibus_fw-la ministrare_fw-la and_o the_o english_a synod_n of_o calchuth_n an._n 786._o with_o capitularia_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 29._o most_o distinct_o decimas_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la fructibus_fw-la &_o pecoribus_fw-la terrae_fw-la annis_fw-la singulis_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la reddant_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-fr novem_fw-la partibus_fw-la que_fw-la remanserint_fw-la eleemosynas_fw-la facient_fw-la so_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n right_o understand_v to_o prove_v tithe_n to_o be_v pure_a alm_n as_o some_o have_v erroneous_o fancy_v the_o second_o ground_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v free_a and_o pure_a alm_n be_v the_o frequent_a grant_n donation_n and_o consecration_n of_o tithe_n and_o portion_n of_o tithe_n by_o several_a lord_n of_o manor_n and_o land_n by_o special_a charter_n yet_o extant_a recite_v in_o mr._n etc._n selden'_v history_n of_o tithe_n between_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1060._o and_o 1250._o in_o the_o dark_a time_n of_o popish_a superstition_n to_o abbey_n monk_n friar_n nun_n and_o religious_a house_n in_o eleemosynam_fw-la pauperum_fw-la in_fw-la liberam_fw-la puram_fw-la et_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la eleemosynam_fw-la to_o be_v distribute_v by_o these_o monk_n or_o their_o almoner_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a pilgrim_n stranger_n widow_n and_o orphan_n in_o general_a at_o their_o discretion_n or_o particular_o of_o such_o and_o such_o parish_n and_o they_o suppose_v the_o monk_n to_o be_v most_o charitable_a to_o distribute_v they_o to_o the_o poor_a most_o of_o which_o grant_v or_o all_o be_v make_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o diocese_n and_o confirm_v by_o they_o and_o many_o of_o they_o with_o the_o assent_v of_o the_o patron_n and_o encumbent_n of_o the_o church_n and_o sometime_o whole_a church_n with_o their_o tithe_n be_v thus_o grant_v and_o impropriate_v to_o monastery_n and_o monk_n in_o jure_fw-la perpetual_a frankalmoigne_n to_o the_o starve_a of_o the_o people_n soul_n to_o pray_v for_o their_o patron_n when_o decease_v and_o seed_v the_o body_n of_o the_o poor_a without_o their_o soul_n whence_o all_o or_o most_o of_o our_o appropriation_n and_o impropriation_n real_o spring_v to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o minister_n maintenance_n and_o parishioner_n soul_n upon_o this_o ground_n &c_n many_o monk_n and_o mendicant_a friar_n who_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o ordain_v ministry_n just_a like_o our_o vagrant_a anabaptistical_n and_o unordained_a sectarian_n predicant_o now_o to_o rob_v the_o minister_n and_o most_o priest_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n engross_v they_o into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o disposal_n to_o enrich_v themselves_o and_o their_o monastery_n every_o where_o cry_v up_o tithe_n to_o be_v pure_a alm_n which_o every_o man_n may_v bestow_v where_o he_o please_v and_o that_o themselves_o have_v renounce_v the_o world_n and_o vow_a poverty_n be_v fit_a to_o receive_v and_o dispense_v they_o than_o the_o secular_a parish-priest_n and_o make_v this_o doctrine_n a_o very_a gainful_a trade_n whereby_o they_o get_v most_o of_o the_o best_a benefice_n of_o england_n and_o a_o multis_fw-la great_a part_n of_o the_o tithe_n into_o their_o own_o possession_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o church_n and_o not_o content_v herewith_o the_o premonstratense_n and_o other_o order_n procure_v a_o bull_n from_o pope_n innocent_a the_o 3d._n about_o the_o year_n 1â—10_n to_o exempt_v all_o their_o land_n which_o themselves_o manure_v and_o all_o their_o meadow_n wood_n fishpond_n from_o pay_v any_o tithe_n at_o all_o to_o parish-priest_n or_o other_o that_o they_o may_v bestow_v they_o in_o alm_n or_o on_o the_o poor_a of_o their_o monastery_n as_o they_o have_v request_v they_o from_o the_o pope_n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o bull_n attest_v after_o which_o they_o invent_v other_o bull_n condemn_v in_o our_o parliament_n by_o a_o special_a act_n to_o exempt_v their_o tenant_n likewise_o from_o pay_v tithe_n under_o the_o same_o pretext_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a ground_n and_o original_a of_o that_o monkish_a opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v pure_a alm_n and_o that_o man_n may_v give_v they_o to_o who_o they_o please_v which_o grant_v of_o thithe_n to_o monastery_n monk_n and_o exemption_n of_o their_o land_n from_o pay_v they_o upon_o pretext_n of_o give_v they_o in_o alm_n to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o minister_n perdenda_fw-la basilica_n sine_fw-la plebibus_fw-la plebes_fw-la sine_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sine_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la christo_fw-la denique_fw-la christiani_n bernard_n epist_n 240._o be_v severe_o censure_v and_o sharp_o declaim_v against_o by_o st._n bernard_n and_o hugo_n partimacensis_n epist_n ad_fw-la abbatum_fw-la &_o conventum_fw-la nantire_fw-la monasterii_fw-la after_o ivo_n his_o epistle_n p._n 245._o ah_o most_o excellent_a epistle_n against_o this_o practice_n the_o council_n of_o vienna_n an._n 1340._o joannis_n sarisburiencis_n de_fw-fr nugiâ—_n curialium_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 21._o petrus_n blesensis_n epist_n 82._o petrus_n clamianensis_fw-la epist_n l._n 1._o epist_n 33._o and_o the_o monkish_a assertor_n of_o this_o doctrine_n that_o tithe_n be_v pure_a alm_n and_o disposable_a to_o who_o the_o people_n will_v be_v by_o 168._o pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o style_v and_o censure_v in_o these_o term_n i_o sti_fw-la novi_fw-la magistrique_fw-la dicent_fw-la &_o praedicant_fw-la contra_fw-la novum_n et_fw-la vetus_fw-la testamentum_fw-la yea_o richard_n archbishop_n of_o armaugh_n complain_v much_o against_o these_o greedy_a unconscionable_a monk_n in_o his_o defensorium_fw-la curatorum_fw-la for_o possess_v the_o people_n with_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o command_n of_o tithe_n be_v not_o moral_a but_o only_o ceremonial_a and_o not_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o constraint_n of_o conscience_n to_o the_o minister_n and_o curate_n and_o that_o what_o land_n or_o good_n soever_o be_v give_v by_o any_o of_o the_o four_o order_n of_o mendicant_n ought_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o pay_v tithe_n to_o minister_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n which_o he_o refute_v from_o these_o monk_n john_n wickliff_n walter_n brute_n and_o william_n thorp_n live_v in_o that_o blind_a age_n take_v up_o their_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v pure_a alm_n and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v give_v they_o to_o who_o they_o please_v if_o they_o be_v godly_a preacher_n and_o their_o parish_n priest_n lazy_a proud_a and_o wicked_a which_o opinion_n of_o wickliff_n be_v refute_v by_o 65._o thomas_n waldensis_n as_o erroneous_a and_o condemn_v in_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n this_o i_o have_v the_o long_o insist_v on_o to_o show_v how_o can_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o anabaptistical_n tithe-oppugners_a revive_v only_o these_o old_a greedy_a monk_n friar_n tenant_n and_o practice_n for_o their_o own_o private_a end_n and_o lucre_n to_o wrest_v our_o minister_n tithe_n from_o they_o into_o their_o own_o hand_n or_o dispose_n and_o exempt_v their_o own_o land_n and_o estate_n from_o pay_v tithe_n that_o so_o we_o may_v have_v church_n without_o people_n people_n without_o minister_n minister_n