Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	according_a	tabernacle_n	248	3	9.1197	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91565	The great case of tythes truly stated, clearly opened, and fully resolved. By a countrey-man, A.P.	Pearson, Anthony, 1628-1670?	1657 (1657)	Wing P989; Thomason E931_2; ESTC R207656	39,708	44

THE GREAT CASE OF TYTHES Truly stated clearly opened and fully resolved By a Countrey-man A. P. LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls MDCLVII To the Countrey-men Farmers and Husbandmen of England IT is for your sakes that this small Treatise is sent abroad that in a matter wherein you are so much concern'd you might be truly informed And because there are many differing opinions and of late yeers have been great disputes concerning the right of Tythes which makes the case seem difficult to be resolved I have given you the substance of all that ever I could finde written or hear discoursed touching that point and for more then two yeers last past I have made much enquiry into it and if there be any who have something to say for them which is not herein touched or in some generall head comprehended it shall be acceptable to me to receive it The Method of the Discourse First I have begun with tything amongst the Jewes which either in precept or example is the foundation for all others Secondly I have given you a short view of the Doctrines Opinions Decrees and Practises of the Primitive Church concerning them and from thence-downward untill this day which is enough to clear the whole point Thirdly Out of which having made some short Observations I state the case as it concerns us in England Fourthly And then hearing what every one hath to say for them and giving them particular Answers Fifthly I proceed to satisfie some great Objections and so conclude the whole in as much brevity as the variety of the subject would permit A. P. OF TYTHING Amongst the IEWES GOD having chosen Aaron and his sons for the Office of the Priesthood and the rest of the Tribe of Levi for the service of the Tabernacle he gave unto the Levites all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance for their service and they were to have no inheritance among the children of Israel And the Levites out of their Tythe were to offer up an Heave-offering of it for the Lord even the tenth part of the tythe and give it unto Aaron the Priest for himself and his sons and no other portion had the Priests out of the tythes but they were for the Levites that did the common services of the Tabernacle for the strangers for the fatherless and the widowes Besides the tenth of the tythe the Priests had the first ripe fruits of the ground of Wheat of Barley of Figs of Grapes of Olives of Pomgranates and Dates at what quantity the owner pleased Deut. 18.4 Ezek. 45.13 a Heave-offering also of corn wine oyl fleece and the like were given to the Priests at the 60. part sometimes at the 50. or more at the devotion of the owner Of Cattel also the first-born were the Lords paid to the Priests of clean beasts in kinde of unclean in money with a fifth part added Also divers parts of the sacrifices were appointed for the Priests Exod. 13.2 But no tythes did the Priests receive of the people for those belonged to the Levites that were appointed over the tabernacle and the instruments thereof to bear it to take it down and set it up to serve Aaron and his sons and to do the Services of the tabernacle and keep the instruments thereof and their service chiefly was upon removing of the Host for better ordering whereof and every ones service they were divided into three parts the Koathites the Gerthonites and the Mararites and these received tythes of the people and out of them a tenth part they delivered to the Priests Afterwards when Solomon had builded a temple and placed the Ark therein other offices were appointed for the Levites one part of them were to be singers another to be porters and take the charge of the gates of the Temple another to be keepers of the treasury others of them also were placed abroad in the country 2 Chron. 26.30 32. on the West side of Iordan 1700. and on the East side 2700. By this time also the posterity of Aaron being much increased the Priests were divided into 24 ranks or courses according to the names of their Families and every ones attendance was required by turns and hereupon Zacharias is said to be of the course of Abiah and to execute the Priests office and burn incense as his turn came Luk. 1. and the first of the first rank had the pre-eminence and was the High Priest and so every one according to their precedency were preferred The Levites that were singers were divided as the Priests into 24. ranks or courses the porters into five parts one part to every of the four gates of the temple and the five to Asuppim i.e. the Councell-house The treasury was generally committed to one as the chief but under him to two sorts of other officers one to keep the treasures of the House of the Lord and those things that were offered to the Lord and the other to keep the dedicate things In these treasuries were put the second tythes the offerings of all sorts of people which were for the uses and services of the temple for the fatherless the stranger and the widow After the captivity and new dedication of the temple it appears that in many particulars their Laws Ordinances and Customs were very much changed especially in this of tything But not being much pertinent to this discourse I shall pass them over onely from these short hints let the Reader understand that though the Priests and Levites were both of the tribe of Levi yet was the priesthood setled in the sons of Aaron and the offices of the priests were quite different from the Levites and so was their maintenance distinct as before is herein plainly shewed These Priests and Levites being separated for the work of the Lord in the tabernacle and in the temple they ministred according to the Ordinances of the first Covenant which were figures for the time then present and shadows of good things to come A view of the Doctrines Decrees and Practises of TYTHING from the Infancy of the Christian Church untill this day BVt in the fulness of time God raised up another Priest Christ Jesus who was not of the Tribe of Levi nor consecrated after the order of Aaron for he pertained to another tribe of which no man gave attendance at the Altar who having obtained a more excellent Ministery of a greater and more perfect Tabernacle not of the former building being the sum and substance of all the patterns of things under the first Covenant put an end to the first priesthood with all its shadowes sigures and carnall ordinances and changing the priesthood which had a command to take tythes of their brethren there was made of necessity also a change of the Law and a disannulling of the commandement going before which was but imposed untill the time of reformation And the Apostles and Ministers of Christ Iesus when he