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which_o i_o conceive_v none_o will_v deny_v that_o true_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n that_o create_v the_o world_n and_o give_v part_n only_o not_o all_o to_o adam_n or_o that_o true_o believe_v the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o be_v the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n question_v then_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v by_o what_o deed_n of_o gift_n the_o lord_n have_v give_v these_o tithe_n his_o own_o portion_n from_o himself_o or_o from_o his_o minister_n and_o servant_n who_o once_o have_v they_o whether_o he_o have_v release_v his_o right_n and_o title_n which_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n he_o have_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o increase_v thereof_o to_o any_o man_n and_o to_o who_o have_v god_n release_v his_o special_a right_n in_o the_o ten_o part_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o which_o be_v once_o yea_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n own_o if_o none_o can_v show_v a_o better_a title_n to_o they_o let_v we_o search_v the_o record_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o first_o see_v if_o we_o 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10._o christ_n send_v they_o forth_o as_o laborer_n into_o his_o harvest_n and_o he_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n to_o take_v no_o purse_n nor_o scrip_n nor_o silver_n nor_o brass_n no_o provisi_fw-la on_o for_o maintenance_n but_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v what_o be_v set_v before_o they_o and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n for_o the_o laborer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o meat_n and_o worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n or_o reward_v for_o his_o labour_n now_o i_o demand_v the_o question_n who_o laborer_n be_v christ_n minister_n be_v they_o not_o christ_n and_o who_o shall_v pay_v they_o their_o wage_n or_o give_v reward_n or_o maintenance_n for_o their_o labour_n in_o preach_v and_o publish_v the_o gospel_n be_v it_o not_o christ_n and_o out_o of_o who_o substance_n or_o estate_n shall_v christ_n pay_v his_o workman_n be_v it_o not_o our_o of_o his_o own_o if_o not_o why_o then_o do_v not_o christ_n give_v they_o provision_n with_o they_o when_o he_o send_v they_o out_o to_o preach_v the_o 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judgement_n then_o for_o that_o man_n or_o that_o woman_n or_o that_o city_n that_o refuse_v christ_n servant_n or_o deni_v they_o that_o part_n which_o the_o lord_n christ_n appoint_v they_o for_o their_o just_a and_o due_a maintenance_n witness_v our_o saviour_n himself_o luke_n 10.10_o 11._o 2._o again_o 27._o rom._n 15.26_o 27._o the_o apostle_n paul_n hold_v forth_o this_o as_o a_o duty_n that_o to_o those_o that_o communicate_v spiritual_a thing_n it_o be_v the_o people_n duty_n to_o communicate_v carnal_a thing_n to_o they_o rom._n 15.26_o thus_o between_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o gentile_a and_o thus_o between_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o people_n for_o the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o the_o minister_n communicate_v spiritual_a thing_n in_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n therefore_o the_o people_n be_v debror_n to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o communicate_v temporral_n or_o carnal_a thing_n such_o as_o be_v for_o the_o comfortable_a 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