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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76498	An answer to a Quakers seventeen heads of queries, containing in them seventy-seven questions. Wherein sundry scriptures out of the prophets and apostles are cleared: the maintenance of ministers by tithes is by scripture fullly [sic] vindicated: several cases of conscience are resolved: several points of Christian religion are confirmed; parochial churches, and the practises of some things in these our English churches are throughly justified: the Grand Antichrist with the heretical antichrists are decyphered and parallelled. By John Bewick minister of the Gospel, and rector of the parish church of Stanhop in Weredale in the county of Durham.	Bewick, John, d. 1671.	1660 (1660)	Wing B2191; Thomason E1038_1; ESTC R207858	143,317	191

spoilings from their Princes and other Rulers from their wicked Priests and false prophets Jehoiakim taxed the Land and exacted silver and gold of every 2 King 23. 35. Ier. 26. 20 Eze. 22. 27 Ezek. 45. 8 9 one of the people of the Land according to the taxation and he slew Vrijah the Prophet The Princes also in that time was exceeding covetous shedding blood to get gaine they oppressed and exacted on people spoiling them yea and the wicked Priests and prophets were also covetous to have from people deceitfully and cruelly what did not legally belong unto them from the least to the greatest of them every one was Ier. 6. 13. given to covetousness and from the Prophet to the Priest every one dealt falsely thus that people was made a prey upon before their captivity In the latter part of that cloudy and dark day of sufferings which was at their captivity these people were then made a prey by Heathens both by those who led them captives the Chaldeans and also by the neighbouring Heathens who helped on that captivity as be the Edomites who laid hands on Obadiah 13. 14. their substance and did cut off those who did escape yea they were then made desolate and were swallowed up on every side becoming a prey and derision to the residue of the Heathen that were round about In this manner and no otherwise that I read of did these peoples own Princes Priests and false prophets and their enemies make a prey upon them in the day of their sufferings and utter suppressing To thy demand I truly say I have not to my knowledge by any unjust act or unlawful arts in the times of peace got any thing from any of the people which was justly theirs neither have I in the times of the late wars took from any by violence or force or any other unlawful course any thing which was justly theirs to possesse and therefore I am not one of those nor like one of those of whom the Prophet spake who made a prey upon the people in the cloudy and dark day of our Nations troubles and tribulations I have been in all these times and am still content with the tithes which by Gods and mans Law are due unto me knowing full well that the taking of these of the people is an act just and righteous in the sight both of God and man knowing also that an understanding and just man cannot account that a Ministers taking the tithes which are his dues from the people is a making a prey upon the people unlesse he conceives also that the asking and receiving by any one of the people their rents and of their due debts from any of their debtors is a making a prey upon their debtors in this dark and cloudy day but sure they are under a judgement of great darknesse and cloudinesse who judge thus either of the Ministers or of the peoples receiving of their dues 3. To that other part of thy Demand which is Art not thou one of them that hath with force and cruelty ruled over them I answer I have not used either force or cruelty towards any of my people This is my rejoycing even the testimony of my conscience that I as became a Minister of God have shewed gentlenesse towards all men and have been patient and in meeknesse have instructed them that oppose themselves if God peradventure would give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth I have not used among them Zac. 11. 15 the instruments of a foolish wicked shepherd as did the wicked shepherds of Israel namely the sheeres of violence to take from them what is their right and the knife of cruelty to butcher their persons and destroy their lives but I have used only the instruments of a good shepherd namely the spirit of love and of meeknesse to perswade them to do that which is right according to Gods and mans Law agreeing with Gods which is their duty and the rod of a righteous Law to drive such into the paths of righteousnesse who have straied from rightful into wrong doing and will be no other wayes reduced to do that which is right which is their duty The Law which I have been sometime constrained from some to make use of for the recovering of my dues as also all other men may lawfully use the same course in appealing to Caesar and the Laws of the Land when other courses cannot prevaile to obtaine what belongs unto them from men resolved to wrong them I say this Law is clamoured against by such men who do wrong and desire to do wrong to others as if it were nothing else but force and cruelty These exorbitant and disobedient men speak evil of the things which they do not or are not willing to understand for the just Laws of a Nation are Proprietaries Sanctuary the reliever of the oppressed and the appointer of due sufferings to those that do evil and wrong their brethren The Law saith the Apostle is good if it be used lawfully knowing that the Law is made for the lawlesse 1 Tim. 1. 8 9. and disobedient namely for such people who are licentiously and rebelliously disposed the Law is to bring such to understand and to practise their duty who without its determinations will not out of a willing minde apply themselves to that which is right and just Briefly I have not at all used either force or cruelty towards any of my people but I have applyed my self to do that which is just and righteous fit for me to do according to the Law or Word of God as I am a Minister of the Church and according to the Laws of my Nation as I am a member of the Common-wealth Thy Demand touching the saying of the Lord is this Doth not the Lord say he will seek his sheep and gather them from your mouthes and feed them upon the tops of the mountaines even I will do it saith the Lord God Ezek. 39. I will answer in their order to thy three Questions here propounded 1. Thou asks Doth not the Lord say he will seek his sheep Answ The Lord doth say so both in the eleventh and twelfth verses of the thirty fourth of Ezekiel I saith he will search my sheep and seek them out And again I will se●k out my sheep and will deliver them out of all places whether they have been scattered The Lord who is the shepherd of Israel made good once this his Word to his people Israel when he sought and brought them out of the Babylonish captivity and from all places whether they had been scattered and the Prophet saith that he will set his hand a second time to recover the remnant of that people which shall be left from all places He shall set up an Ensigne for the Nations and shall assemble Isa 11. 11 12 the Out-casts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth yea

p. 146 147 Belly and what it is to serve the belly and what is not serving it 70 71 Briars Thorns and Thistles what is in Scripture said of them 94 95 Wicked men are Briars 96 C CAins way what it was 81 Ministers walk not in Cains way of Cruelty nor in his way of Infidelity 81 82 Popes and his Factors and other false Teachers walks in Cains way 82 Careless Servers of God and deceitfull payers of tithes to his Ministers are Walkers in Cains way 83 Christ is Mediator of the Everlasting Covenant 27 28 Christ is a Priest of Melchizedecks order for ever 108 Christs Priest-hood is differenced from Aarons 109 Christ hath ratified the Law of tithes 3 4 Christs laying down his life for his s●eep is no ground for his sheep to detain tithes from his ministerial Shepherds 132 Christs biding people learn of him doth not warrant them to neglect the hearing of their Ministers and to with-hold from them their maintenance p 132 133 Christ saying that he is the way doth not hinder Ministers from being guides in the way neither doth it discharge them from having maintenance and dues paid to them for their labours 133 Christ is a faithfull witnesse ibid. Christ being a faithfull witness doth not allow people to deny due maintenance to his Ministers 134 Christs anointing is no exclusion of Ministers from their work nor an expulsion of them from their means 135 Serving of Christ 68 Christ frees no commers to him from Tithes 131 Christians Primitives were exact and righteous payers unto others all dues and were no detainers from others their Rights 2 Church a rational Church what 145 A local Church allowed of by holy Scripture ibid. The local Church of Stanhopes Assemblies are vindicated thus 145 The Church of Corinth corrupted ibid. Clouds carried with a Tempest who 87 88 Cloathing with wool what 52 Comers unto God are to tender unto him what he requires of them and what that is 19 20 Congregations are not out of order when all things in them are done decently and in order 92 The fauls of some appertaining to a Congregation are not to be charged on it ibid. Covenant what the Everlasting Covenant is 27 Covetousness what lawfull and what is unlawfull 74 Covetous who so called in the old and new Testament 75 The Ministers are not covetous for demanding their dues 76 People are not covetous for demanding and taking their due debts ibid. They are truly covetous who seek to bereave Ministers of the Gospel of the Tithes which God and Law gives unto them 77 D DIrections for observing of spiritual mercies 25 26 27 28 29 E EAte Ministers have titlc to more then to eat a little meat and drink a little drink 120 121 124 Enthusiasts are one sort of false Prophets who in our dayes teach and divine for money 44 45 F FAT What is meant by eating the fat which was the sin of wicked Shepherds 51 52 Fed. What is meant by killing them that are fed 53 First borns maintenance or double portion 121 Fruits The fruits of Seducers will whither 103 The fruits of holy Ministers will not whither 104 G GAin Looking for gain from ones quarter what meant by it 17 18 gleab lands may lawfully be possessed by Ministers of the Gospel 123 God is no wayes benefitted by ought from man 19 What things God requires of those that come unto him 20 Coming unto God without money and without price what is signifies 19 Gospel What it is to live of the Gospel 111 119 120 Living of the Gospel in tithes the Ministers thereof have more then to a power to eat and d●ink 121 Tithes are the things of the Gospel on which Ministers are to live 116 H HEarers must not withdraw from hearing their Teachers though they be faulty in some things 9 Hearers of the Word are not hindered from profiting because their Ministers who teacheth them receive titbes 25 29 Hire What the Hire of Ministers is 139 140 Ministers are not hired by the people but by Christ to preach the Gospel 139 Ministers may lawfully take means from those people that never heard them 138 Ministers are not such who teach for hire 44 I Jeremiah did not disallow of the maintenance or means which the Priests and Levites had in his time 32 33 L LAW The Commendation of the just Laws of a a Nation 60 61 The Law is clamored against by men who do wrong and desire to do wrong 61 Prooofs from the Law for tithes and other things in the new Testament and unabolished are not to be cavilled against 117 Living of the Gospel what it implyes 111 119 120 Love What kind of self-love is lawfull and what unlawfull 73 74 Ministers maintenance is no filthy lucre 8 M MAintenance of Ministers is not by the Apostle called filthy lucre 8 Master the several acceptations of of that word 10 11 12 13 The word Master is not to be given to any but to Christ as it signifies one who hath power and authority over anothers faith and spiritual obedience 11 Pharisees and Scribes affected to be called Masters of others faith ibid. Ministers are not in this sense of the word Master called Masters ibid. Not being Masters but they being called Masters or the affecting of Soveraignty over others faith is condemned by our blessed Saviour 10 Master as signifying a subordinate teacher under Christ or the Master of a family may lawfully be imposed on a Minister or any other 12 Master as a civil title of honour may be lawfully imposed by others and accepted on by those on whom it is imposed 12 13 14 To be called Master in some senses of the word doth not thwart Christs saying Bee not ye called of men Masters and how 13 Paul Silas and Philip were called Masters or Sirs in Scripture record ibid. Means or maintenance which the Priests and Levites had in Jeremiahs time was not disallowed by him 32 33 What is meant by ruling by bearing rule by means 35 37 38 From the ordinary way of living in this world by means or maintenance 38 No Ministers are exempt ibid. The Rule which Ministers have in the Church is not by their means or maintenance though while they rule they have means or maintenance 38 39 Melchizedecks Priesthood is contemned 108 109 Melchizedeck had from Abraham tithes of his substance and of his spoil more then once he had from him tithes 112 113 114 Mercies of David what they are and why so called 25 26 Micah full of power and honor 46 47 Ministers are Christs Messengers 133 134 They are no Messengers of Satan nor Ministers of unrighteousness 137 Ministers toils and pains 45 73 74 Ministers do work for all people who are within their charge 137 138 The scope and end of Ministers preaching is to testifie their love to Christ their care to discharge conscionably their duty and their compassion to the souls of their people 45 Ministers must fight against