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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	pay_v	priest_n	tithe_n	4,836	5	10.3389	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85148	A rod to drive out the wilde bores, and subtill foxes, from amongst the vines that the vineyard may be kept cleer. Or, a gift sent to the priests; to let them see themselves, that they may acknowledge their errors, and upon them own their condemnation to be just and right, now the truth doth so plainly appear. / By R. Farneworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F502; Thomason E830_6; ESTC R207435	15,477	16

A ROD To drive out the Wilde Bores AND Subtill Foxes From amongst the VINES That the Vineyard may be kept cleer OR A GIFT Sent to the PRIESTS To let them see themselves that they may acknowledge their Errors and upon them own their condemnation to be just and right now the truth doth so plainly appear By R. FARNEWORTH London Printed and are to be sold by Giles Calvert at the Black Spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls 165● THey who claime Tythes as a divine right professing themselves to be Ministers of Christ and the new Covenant have long deceived the people seeing neither Christ nor his Gospel Ministers ever practised any such things in that Covenant who were made able Ministers thereof to preach the Gospel for Gospel allowance without Tythes as hereafter will appear and also without a set maintenance of 20. 40. 60. 100. or 200 l. by the year 2. They who profess themselves to be Ministers of Christ and transgresseth not abiding in his Doctrine have not God 2 Iohn 9. and are not to be received by believers but such are the Priests of these times therefore receive them not into your house neither bid them God speed least you in so doing be made partakers of their evil deeds 2 Iohn 9.10 il 3. They who claime Tythes of the people from that of Melchizedeck meeting Abraham when he returned from the slaughter of the Kings after the Conquest and blessed him who then freely without any Command or known Law than voluntarily for his blessing gave him the tenth of spoils returning the rest into their places at that present Tythes being a free-will offering and no command neither was they then given by a Law nor any more there to be done neither to Melchizedeck nor his successors that were after his order therefore according to that of Melchizedecke tythes was not after his order for succeeding ages but there begun and ended in that thing never done before nor after according to that order but the Priests of these times who call themselves Ministers that take Tythes of the people before their enemies are conquered and subdued and hath no blessing for them neither but before conquest take tythes of the people and compel them to pay them by a Law successively such are not after Melchizedeck the fygure and then likeness of Christ not the substance but Christ is now come the greater who is the end of all Figures and likeness of him and he now raignes who is after Melchizedeck and over who endures for ever the end and substance and sum of all things before and after Abraham and the Types in the life and power of truth over all God blessed for ever Therefore the Priests of the world who call themselves Gospell ministers but are not but by their Logick fallacies and Philosophy which is vain deceit Colos 2.8 hath in that long deceived the people and if they could have proved that they had been as Melchizedeck was when he met Abraham which they could not but if they had they were but to have taken Tythes of the Army to wit the tenth of the spoiles only and not before but after the Conquest provided that they had brought them forth from God a blessing and if the Souldiery would freely they might have given them a tenth out of the spoiles but not out of mens estates but no command for tenths out of the Spoils it might have been a free-will offering only at one time and no more Gen i4 answering that in Heb. 7. 4 They who take not of the Souldiery only but countrey also not the tenth of spoils but mens labours are contrary to Melchizedecks order therefore from that to be denyed and they who take tenths also before the conquest whilest people are burthened with Sin and Sinful oppressed by their enemies and adversary are there also contrary so they likewise who neither meet the Conqueror nor bring forth for him any blessing where the Conquest is such have no right in that to receive a gift the tenths of the spoils only therefore are these by such conquerors and souldiers to be denied for such are not after the order of him who was and is in the time of free-will offerings before the Law and witnessed through the Law in the same place out of Egyt where Abraham dwels and his seed that are in Abraham to see the end upon the rock witnessing the antient of days through the Cloud re●●●…nder and then stand over where the Priests of the world stand out who are the usurpers ruling in Tyranny over the people bond and free in that compelling people to pay tythes by a Law before they have conquered their enemies and have no blessing for them that are returned who divide the spoile and now begin to blossome seeing them the Peiests who have lost and are without the blessing and themselves yet under the curse as Ham was who lives in the disobedience to Christ and the New-Covenant being by nature and in it yet the children of wrath serving diverse lusts and pleasures who are not after the order of Melchizedeck neither before the Law with such yet as follow the error of Balaam who go on in the ways of Cam Iude 1i Gen. 3. but such are the Priests of the world who call themselves Ministers of the Gospel having no other proofe nor warrant but to say so as those who said they were the children of Abraham and said God was their Father but had no other proofe but to lay so for their natures properties and actions declared the contrary so that Christ the Gospel spirit told them they were of their father the Devil and his works they would do and if I say so to you the Priests and national Ministers your fruits declare the same to wit that you are of your father the Devil oppressing the people and this spirit that tels you so is not Ungospel-like but agreeing thereunto Iohn 8.45 Mat. 20. the 34. There you the tything Priests are by the faithful Abrahamites to be denyed and your wayes by them is to be again to others testifyed Ephes 5. i1 You and your wayes and worships being with them weighed and tryed and now are found with Nebuchadnezar and belshazar who have not humbled your selves also to be too high and your Kingdom is to be taken from you Mene Mene Tekel Eupharsin Dan. 5.26.27 28. 5 The Priests who call themselves Ministers are proved to be contrary to Melchizedecks order before the Law in receiving Tythes and now also contrary to the Aacronical and Levitical order not doing their service for the Tythes a peculiar gift to the Aronicall and Leviticall Priesthood having no other inheritance and so set apart and ordained for that service in its time and after ended therefore the Priests are without all order for that and no ways can prove their right to them but from Popes to bishops and so to Priests their successors therefore from the Popes father are they risen

up to them and they from the Pope and the Pope from the Devil up Priests to the sides of the pit for now about your Tythes are you weighed and tryed turn under they who had a command to receive Tythes had no other inheritance Numbers 18.20 to the 25 c. and were set apart to serve in the Aaronicall and Leviticall Priesthood and had the Tythes a peculiar gift for that service onely during that Ministration then these that claime Tythes by a Law and are not Aaronicall and Leviticall who do not the service therein contained in that Law under that Priesthood and are without their order who do not their service are deceivers of the people and nations which God is against but such are the Priests of the world who takes tythes who call themselves Ministers of the Gospell but are neither after the Legal order nor Gospel Ministration therefore are they to be denyed by all those that witness Christ Iesus come in the flesh and to put an end to the Aronicall and Leviticall Priesthood and is of another Tribe to wit the Tribe of Iudah that had no command to take Tythes who now raignes over all God blessed for ever And it is the Summe of Abraham the Summe of Melchizedeck of Aaron and Levi and of all things contained in the Law and fyrst Covenant which is disannulled and another now establisht upon better promises for he took away the fyrst that he might establish the second who now liveth the Saints High Priest and sum of all things ●s here spoken of over all God blessed for ever who is able to save to the uttermost all those that come to God by him the summe and substance of all things there spoken of Heb. 7.8 9 i0 cap. 7 They who say they are Ministers of Christ and the Gospel and take thought and care before-hand with a people or before they settle with a people agreed with to have Tythes or a set maintainace so much by the year such reject Christs Counsel and shew their distrust and infydelity therefore no Ministers of his seeing that Christ Iesus the deare Sonne of God and only begotten of the Father when he sent his Ministers into the world to preach his Gospel and to turn people from darkness to the light he said to them that he sent forth take no thought what yee shall eat nor what you shall drink nor wherewith you shall be cloathed for after these things do the Gentiles and Nations of the world seek and look after they went upon that account to wit freeiy and wanted not Mat. 6.25.26 Luke i2 22 23 Neither had they any set means but such as distrust and are not willing to serve Christ upon that account are not content with Gospel allowance but take thought and care before for earthly things are carnally minded which is death Rom. 8. VVho have set maintenances agreed for by the year before hand contrary to Christs Counsel and Gospel order therein but such are national and ungospellike Ministers who contemn Christs Counsel and authority and despising that good Gospel order and dominion therefore such in that nature are no Ministers of Christ nor the Gospel but are with the world in their ways and worships customes and vain Heathenish observations and though the subtil Foxes have holes and the birds of the ayre have nests yet the light which changeth not le ts us see all subtil deceitful spirits and roving minds which fly from the light and dare not appear before it to be tryed with it yet to that light which searcheth the heart and condemns al deceivers in secret for acting contrary to it to that light am I made manifest though shut up from all dark minds for light shineth in darkness but da●kness comprehendeth it not Iohn i. 5. 8. Christ Iesus said unto his Ministers be not ye called of men Masters Mat. 23.8 i0 He that saith he is a Minister of Christ and the Gospel who taketh upon him to be called of men Master hee therein disobeys presumptuously Christs command and shews by that his contempt to Gospel-order and to Christs authority and so despiseth his dominion and government and wil none of his counsel then none of his Ministers Mat. 23. Ioh. 5 38 39 40 4i 42 43 45. but such was the Pharisees and Iewish High Priests and such are the Priests of the world or Nationall Ministers now who are out of Christs counsell and doctrine therefore no servants of Christ nor Ministers of the Gospel but enemies to Christ and rebels to his Power as the Pharisees and Chief Priests were who now despise his spiritual dominion and his true Gospel Government as such in their nature did and greater will their damnation be Mark i2 38 39 40. 9. Such as stood praying in the Synagogues and had the chiefest places there laid heavy burthens upon the people and grievously to bee borne such were against Christs Coming in the flesh and were then enemies to Christ and the Gospel and such Christ cryed wo unto them Mat. 23. But such are the Priests of the world or national Ministers now that do as they did therefore are they ungospellike and no Ministers of Christ but enemies against Christs appearance in the Spirit and as the chiefe Priests and Scribes and Pharises their fore fathers were who follow their example and are out of all Gospel order example practise fellowship government that are in that nature the woes is unto such now and the vengeance from God they cannot escape therefore people of such beware least you perish with them for t is like Priests like people in their nature and deceivableness of unrighteousness and if the blind lead the blind shall they not both fall into the ditch such leaders of the people cause them to err and they that are led of them are destroyed Hosea 4. i0 Mat. i5 i7 I say 9. i6 i0 The Ministers of Christ were and are content with Christs allowance to wit meat and drink where they were received being sent into the world of such as do in his name receive them for the workman is worthy of his meat and the labourer worthy of his hire Gospel Ministers that labour in the word and doctrine were and are to have Gospel allowance by Christ opening the hearts of people to receive them and having food and rayment they are therewith content which is their wages or hire Gospel allowance for Gospel labour not Tythes nor hundreds nor twenties of pounds by the year but into what house they entred or enter into Town or City provided that they fyrst enquire in it who are worthy and Gospel Ministers were and are to eate and drink in such places what they set before them whilest in such places they stayed and do stay and was and is their reward in that case and Gospel allowance and he or they who say they are Gospel Ministers and are not content with Christs allowance Luke ●0 5.6.7 and Mat. i0 8.9.10