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and_o pompous_a priest_n do_v constrain_v the_o poor_a people_n of_o england_n viz._n the_o popish_a canon_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n unto_o they_o 1653._o in_o his_o book_n call_v tithe_n total_o rout_v by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la print_v 1653._o so_o that_o tithe_n be_v ground_v mere_o upon_o a_o popish_a canon_n contrary_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la which_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o the_o learned_a viz._n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la to_o be_v the_o common-law_n of_o england_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o conquest_n etc._n etc._n and_o cook_n that_o learned_a oracle_n in_o the_o law_n of_o england_n say_v in_o his_o chapter_n of_o tithe_n 139._o eight_o book_n of_o cook_n report_n and_o in_o dr._n and_o stud._n jenkins_n fol._n 139._o that_o all_o canon_n which_o be_v against_o the_o common_a law_n or_o custom_n of_o the_o land_n be_v of_o no_o force_n and_o in_o bonham_n case_n it_o be_v lay_v down_o for_o law_n that_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v against_o common_a 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ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o for_o say_a they_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n in_o the_o new-testament_n as_o can_v be_v find_v for_o they_o 1647._o see_v their_o book_n call_v the_o husbandman_n plea_n print_a 1647._o but_o only_o from_o the_o pope_n law_n and_o canon_n and_o therefore_o may_v they_o be_v true_o call_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n or_o antichrist_n the_o pope_n of_o rome_n neither_o be_v there_o say_v they_o any_o great_a tyranny_n of_o the_o pope_n exercise_v over_o man_n person_n and_o good_n then_o be_v by_o this_o law_n of_o tithe_n and_o say_v they_o in_o their_o epistle_n that_o tithe_n be_v the_o most_o unequal_a the_o most_o irregular_a and_o the_o most_o unagreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n fâ—r_o say_v they_o in_o their_o plea_n if_o therefore_o perfection_n have_v be_v by_o the_o priesthood_n of_o the_o levite_n than_o what_o further_a need_n be_v there_o that_o another_o priest_n shall_v arise_v for_o under_o it_o be_v the_o law_n establish_v unto_o the_o people_n &_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n even_o until_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n which_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n jesus_n who_o change_v the_o priesthood_n 2.14_o col._n 2.14_o and_o at_o his_o death_n abolish_v the_o law_n blote_v out_o the_o hand-writing_n of_o ordinance_n that_o be_v against_o we_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o we_o and_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o way_n nail_v it_o to_o the_o cross_n and_o say_v they_o as_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n for_o say_v they_o pope_n gregory_n the_o ten_o ordain_v that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n so_o that_o the_o custom_n that_o we_o pay_v tithe_n by_o at_o this_o day_n be_v settle_v upon_o this_o kingdom_n by_o the_o pope_n legate_n in_o provincial_a and_o synodal_n constitution_n about_o the_o time_n of_o hen._n 3._o and_o hen._n 5._o and_o say_v 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as_o appear_v both_o in_o the_o epistle_n and_o schedule_n of_o their_o particular_a suffering_n in_o the_o book_n they_o say_v that_o antichristian_a teacher_n improprietor_n and_o all_o other_o which_o afflict_v the_o conscientious_a people_n by_o own_v receive_v and_o urge_v of_o tithe_n and_o force_a maintenance_n deni_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n do_v at_o his_o death_n for_o in_o that_o he_o have_v dissolve_v the_o levitical_a law_n and_o the_o priesthood_n for_o he_o say_v it_o be_v finish_v as_o you_o may_v see_v joh._n 10.30_o for_o say_v they_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o every_o one_o that_o believe_v and_o christ_n be_v our_o lawgiver_n and_o highpriest_n which_o come_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o so_o the_o priesthood_n be_v change_v and_o therefore_o a_o necessity_n of_o a_o change_n of_o the_o law_n also_o 8._o luk._n 10.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o but_o say_v they_o tithe_n be_v no_o law_n of_o 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