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he_o and_o that_o be_v as_o before_o we_o have_v show_v in_o the_o same_o step_n that_o the_o rule_n and_o maxim_n of_o his_o own_o law_n have_v prescribe_v viz._n first_o that_o we_o shall_v do_v unto_o he_o homage_n that_o be_v true_a and_o faithful_a service_n for_o it_o be_v write_v he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v second_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o as_o become_v true_a tenant_n that_o be_v not_o to_o adhere_v to_o his_o enemy_n the_o world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n as_o conspire_v with_o they_o or_o suffer_v they_o to_o subtract_v or_o encroach_v upon_o any_o part_n of_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o god_n our_o lord_n paramount_n three_o that_o we_o shall_v pay_v due_o unto_o he_o all_o right_n and_o duty_n that_o belong_v unto_o his_o seignory_n for_o it_o be_v write_v give_v unto_o god_n that_o that_o be_v go_n and_o again_o give_v the_o lord_n the_o honour_n due_a unto_o his_o name_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 29.1_o for_o all_o which_o we_o must_v 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that_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v but_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v the_o sabbath_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n what_o other_o time_n soever_o we_o employ_v private_o and_o particular_o in_o his_o worship_n this_o must_v general_o be_v perform_v and_o keep_v both_o by_o ourselves_o and_o our_o very_a cattle_n for_o if_o every_o creature_n groan_n with_o we_o rom._n 8.22_o it_o be_v also_o just_a that_o they_o rejoice_v with_o we_o sometime_o but_o though_o god_n be_v much_o wrong_v in_o this_o kind_n as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o his_o right_n yet_o since_o it_o be_v confess_v of_o all_o part_n to_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o by_o the_o express_a canon_n of_o his_o word_n i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o it_o any_o far_o only_o i_o desire_v that_o the_o abuse_n of_o it_o be_v severe_o punish_v or_o at_o least_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o law_n have_v appoint_v cap._n ii_o the_o second_o kind_n of_o tribute_n that_o we_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o god_n i._n a_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n the_o second_o thing_n that_o god_n have_v give_v unto_o man_n be_v a_o place_n for_o his_o residence_n and_o that_o be_v the_o earth_n in_o general_a and_o to_o every_o nation_n and_o family_n a_o part_n thereof_o in_o particular_a the_o earth_n have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n psal_n 115.16_o but_o as_o he_o reserve_v a_o portion_n of_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n for_o the_o celebration_n of_o his_o honour_n so_o have_v he_o also_o reserve_v a_o portion_n out_o of_o the_o place_n of_o our_o residence_n for_o in_o ezek._n 45._o he_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o in_o they_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n that_o when_o they_o come_v to_o inhabit_v the_o land_n he_o give_v they_o they_o must_v divide_v it_o into_o three_o part_n one_o for_o the_o people_n another_o for_o the_o king_n but_o the_o first_o for_o god_n himself_o god_n must_v have_v enetiam_fw-la partem_fw-la as_o the_o lawyer_n term_v it_o the_o part_n of_o the_o elder_a or_o first_o bear_v for_o the_o tribe_n of_o the_o levi_n that_o be_v his_o priest_n and_o minister_n be_v call_v to_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o his_o people_n therefore_o he_o say_v when_o you_o shall_v divide_v the_o land_n for_o inheritance_n you_o shall_v offer_v a_o oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n a_o holy_a portion_n of_o the_o land_n ezek._n 45._o and_o by_o and_o by_o he_o declare_v how_o it_o shall_v be_v employ_v one_o part_n to_o the_o build_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o other_o part_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n to_o dwell_v on_o and_o this_o be_v no_o leviticall_a precept_n but_o a_o institution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o performance_n of_o the_o duty_n that_o he_o be_v tie_v unto_o by_o this_o law_n jacob_n when_o he_o be_v poor_a and_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o build_v god_n a_o house_n yet_o he_o sanctify_v a_o portion_n of_o ground_n when_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o to_o that_o purpose_n by_o erect_v a_o stone_n and_o pour_v oil_n on_o the_o head_n thereof_o call_v the_o place_n bethel_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o vow_v to_o build_v it_o when_o god_n shall_v bless_v and_o make_v he_o able_a to_o do_v it_o gen._n 28.22_o which_o as_o josephus_n testify_v antiq._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 27._o he_o afterward_o perform_v and_o as_o god_n command_v the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o general_a that_o in_o lay_v out_o the_o chief_a city_n they_o shall_v first_o assign_v a_o place_n unto_o god_n for_o his_o temple_n &_o priest_n so_o likewise_o he_o command_v every_o tribe_n thereof_o in_o particular_a that_o after_o they_o have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n they_o shall_v likewise_o out_o of_o the_o same_o assign_v unto_o the_o levite_n city_n to_o dwell_v in_o with_o a_o circuit_n or_o suburb_n of_o a_o thousand_o cubit_n round_o about_o to_o keep_v their_o cattle_n in_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o they_o give_v unto_o the_o levite_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o their_o possession_n city_n to_o dwell_v in_o you_o shall_v also_o give_v unto_o the_o levite_n the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n round_o about_o so_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o city_n to_o dwell_v in_o and_o the_o suburb_n shall_v be_v for_o their_o cattle_n and_o for_o their_o substance_n and_o for_o their_o beast_n and_o the_o suburb_n of_o the_o city_n which_o you_o shall_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n from_o the_o wall_n outward_a shall_v be_v a_o thousand_o cubit_n round_o about_o numb_a 35.2_o 3_o 4._o in_o execution_n of_o this_o commandment_n every_o tribe_n of_o israel_n allot_v certain_a city_n to_o the_o levite_n out_o of_o their_o portion_n according_a to_o the_o quantity_n thereof_o as_o appear_v jos_n 21.41_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o promise_n according_a as_o st._n hierom_n lay_v it_o out_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o dardanus_n tom._n 3.68_o contain_v in_o length_n from_o dan_n to_o bersabe_n scarce_o 160._o mile_n and_o in_o breadth_n from_o joppa_n to_o bethlem_n 46._o mile_n a_o small_a portion_n of_o ground_n for_o a_o kingdom_n so_o famous_a and_o so_o small_a indeed_o as_o st._n hierom_n there_o say_v that_o he_o be_v ashamed_a to_o tell_v the_o breadth_n of_o it_o lest_o it_o shall_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o heathen_a to_o blaspheme_v or_o deride_v it_o yet_o out_o of_o this_o small_a territory_n not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n with_o the_o march_n forty_o eight_o wall_a city_n more_o than_o be_v in_o all_o england_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v assign_v only_o for_o their_o clergy_n to_o dwell_v upon_o their_o maintenance_n and_o revenue_n be_v otherwise_o provide_v general_o through_o the_o whole_a
labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n mat._n 10.10_o and_o therefore_o into_o who_o house_n soever_o you_o enter_v stay_v there_o mat._n 10.11_o cap._n v._n what_o part_n in_o reason_n and_o by_o direction_n of_o nature_n may_v seem_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v agree_v that_o some_o part_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v due_a unto_o god_n out_o of_o all_o the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o good_n that_o we_o possess_v it_o be_v now_o to_o be_v examine_v how_o far_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n may_v lead_v we_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o part_n or_o portion_n for_o which_o purpose_n we_o must_v for_o a_o while_o lay_v aside_o canonical_a divinity_n i_o mean_v the_o scripture_n and_o suppose_v ourselves_o to_o live_v in_o the_o age_n before_o the_o law_n be_v give_v that_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n and_o then_o let_v we_o propose_v this_o question_n to_o the_o sage_n of_o that_o world_n and_o see_v what_o answer_n we_o be_v like_a to_o receive_v from_o they_o and_o first_o touch_v this_o question_n what_o portion_n of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n be_v fit_a for_o god_n it_o be_v like_a they_o will_v have_v consider_v the_o matter_n in_o this_o manner_n that_o god_n have_v not_o any_o need_n either_o of_o our_o time_n or_o good_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o require_v they_o not_o in_o tanto_fw-la that_o be_v to_o have_v so_o much_o and_o no_o less_o but_o on_o our_o part_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o yield_v unto_o he_o as_o much_o in_o quanto_fw-la as_o we_o can_v convenient_o forbear_v over_o and_o beside_o our_o necessary_a maintenance_n so_o that_o as_o bracton_n say_v of_o hyde_n that_o tenant_n be_v to_o yield_v unto_o their_o lord_n it_o must_v be_v honorarium_fw-la domine_fw-la and_o not_o grave_a tenenti_fw-la so_o much_o as_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v honour_v by_o it_o and_o the_o tenant_n not_o oppress_v wherein_o if_o a_o second_o three_o or_o four_o part_n be_v too_o much_o so_o a_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o seem_v also_o too_o little_a as_o god_n therefore_o desire_v but_o a_o honorary_a part_n not_o a_o pressory_n so_o reason_n shall_v direct_v we_o to_o give_v he_o that_o part_n wherein_o his_o own_o nature_n with_o the_o respect_n aforesaid_a be_v most_o proper_o express_v for_o the_o maxim_n or_o axiom_n which_o our_o saviour_n allege_v date_fw-la deo_fw-la quae_fw-la dei_fw-la sunt_fw-la give_v unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n be_v ground_v on_o the_o moral_a law_n original_o and_o therefore_o examine_v among_o number_n which_o of_o they_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o resemble_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o seven_o and_o ten_o above_o all_o other_o perform_v this_o mystery_n and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v most_o especial_o to_o be_v choose_v thereunto_o therefore_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n choose_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o the_o age_n thereof_o as_o philo_n judaeus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr fabricatione_n mundi_fw-la pag._n 36._o have_v with_o singular_a and_o profound_a observation_n declare_v and_o because_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v hereupon_o why_o he_o shall_v not_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v the_o seven_o part_n of_o our_o good_n also_o i_o answer_v that_o as_o touch_v the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n he_o give_v that_o unto_o we_o of_o his_o own_o bounty_n mere_o without_o any_o industry_n on_o our_o part_n so_o that_o whether_o we_o sleep_v or_o wake_v labour_n or_o play_v the_o allowance_n thereof_o that_o he_o make_v unto_o we_o run_v on_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n and_o therefore_o we_o owe_v he_o the_o great_a retribution_n out_o thereof_o as_o have_v it_o without_o labour_n or_o charge_n but_o as_o for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o have_v they_o partly_o by_o our_o own_o labour_n though_o chief_o by_o his_o bounty_n and_o therefore_o he_o therein_o require_v his_o part_n as_o it_o be_v with_o deduction_n or_o allowance_n of_o our_o charge_n seek_v another_o number_n befit_v the_o same_o the_o first_o place_n in_o scripture_n wherein_o a_o priest_n be_v mention_v be_v gen._n 14.18_o where_o melchisedek_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n there_o also_o be_v tithe_n speak_v of_o and_o pay_v unto_o he_o v._o 20._o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o first_o place_n also_o where_o a_o house_n of_o god_n or_o church_n be_v speak_v of_o be_v gen._n 28.18_o &_o 22._o there_o also_o be_v tithe_n mention_v and_o vow_v unto_o god_n even_o by_o that_o very_a name_n whereby_o parish_n church_n upon_o their_o first_o institution_n in_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v also_o style_v that_o be_v by_o the_o name_n of_o tituli_fw-la gen._n 28.22_o lapis_fw-la iste_fw-la quem_fw-la pofui_fw-la in_o titulum_fw-la erit_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la quod_fw-la dederis_fw-la mihi_fw-la decimas_fw-la prorsus_fw-la dabo_fw-la tibi_fw-la wherein_o it_o seem_v the_o primitive_a church_n at_o that_o time_n follow_v the_o translation_n then_o in_o use_n for_o damasus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o euaristus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 112._o say_v hic_fw-la titulos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it divisit_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la 1606._o edit_fw-la 1606._o tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 106._o and_o speak_v after_o of_o dionysius_n who_o live_v anno_fw-la 260._o he_o say_v presbyteris_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la divisit_fw-la &_o coemeteria_fw-la parochiasque_fw-la &_o diaeceses_fw-la constituit_fw-la tom._n council_n 1._o pag._n 206._o thus_o church_n and_o tithe_n go_v together_o in_o their_o first_o institution_n if_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n after_o of_o tithe_n in_o the_o scripture_n till_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n that_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o exclude_v they_o for_o so_o also_o be_v there_o not_o of_o any_o house_n of_o god_n or_o priest_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o both_o be_v necessary_a and_o therefore_o let_v they_o also_o say_v whether_o they_o 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as_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o corruption_n with_o the_o deserve_a torment_n of_o fire_n and_o send_v the_o other_o that_o be_v the_o fume_n and_o vapour_n as_o the_o pure_a part_n to_o carry_v their_o prayer_n and_o invocation_n up_o into_o heaven_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n first_o how_o corruptible_a they_o be_v that_o be_v even_o like_o the_o great_a body_n of_o a_o bullock_n sudden_o consume_v second_o the_o punishment_n in_o justice_n due_a unto_o they_o even_o the_o torment_n of_o fire_n three_o the_o place_n and_o person_n from_o whence_o they_o hope_v for_o redemption_n heaven_n and_o almighty_n god_n and_o last_o the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o be_v to_o attain_v it_o take_v from_o two_o of_o the_o propriety_n of_o fire_n light_n and_o heat_n that_o be_v first_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n whereby_o they_o long_o foresee_v the_o promise_a seed_n and_o second_o the_o heat_n of_o zeal_n and_o hearty_a prayer_n breathe_v and_o send_v forth_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o 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the_o covenant_n be_v fulfil_v and_o the_o seal_n of_o circumcision_n present_o thereby_o deface_v §_o 2._o of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n easter_n and_o pentecost_n the_o institution_n of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n have_v in_o it_o much_o more_o levitical_a ceremony_n than_o the_o matter_n of_o tithing_n for_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n on_o that_o day_n nor_o dress_v the_o meat_n he_o shall_v eat_v 17.11_o exod._n 35.3.16.24_o jer._n 17.11_o nor_o carry_v any_o burden_n take_v a_o journey_n or_o stir_v out_o of_o the_o place_n he_o be_v in_o tarry_v every_o man_n in_o his_o place_n let_v no_o man_n go_v out_o of_o his_o place_n the_o seven_o day_n exod._n 16.29_o it_o be_v beside_o a_o day_n appoint_v for_o divers_a particular_a ceremony_n sacrifice_n and_o offering_n as_o you_o may_v read_v num._n 28.9_o 10._o and_o among_o other_o signification_n to_o be_v a_o memorial_n of_o the_o great_a deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n a_o thing_n peculiar_a to_o the_o jew_n neither_o 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