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they_o be_v teach_v not_o the_o duty_n for_o nature_n itself_o can_v teach_v they_o that_o but_o the_o proportion_n of_o god_n due_a this_o be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o concern_v the_o particularity_n of_o a_o seven_o day_n for_o god_n public_a worship_n a_o thing_n moral_a not_o in_o respect_n of_o nature_n dictate_v but_o in_o regard_n of_o nature_n inform_v by_o the_o divine_a instruction_n or_o angelical_a illumination_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o so_o the_o very_a particular_a part_n be_v moral_a although_o not_o ratione_fw-la naturae_fw-la yet_o ratione_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la thus_o than_o you_o see_v that_o ratione_fw-la originis_fw-la or_o by_o right_a original_a tithe_n be_v the_o lord_n for_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o lord_n levit._n 27.30_o and_o therefore_o in_o malachi_n thus_o we_o read_v 3.8_o malac._n 3.8_o will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n now_o this_o be_v know_v before_o 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ten_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v a_o ten_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o nine_o but_o if_o thou_o will_v give_v a_o ten_o i_o will_v then_o increase_v thy_o nine_o and_o again_o nolite_fw-la de_fw-la cuncta_fw-la substantia_fw-la vestra_fw-la fraudare_fw-la decimam_fw-la ne_fw-la vobis_fw-la novem_fw-la part_n aufer_fw-la antur_fw-la et_fw-la sola_fw-la decima_fw-la remaneat_fw-la and_o again_o teusp_n idem_fw-la serm._n 219._o the_o teusp_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la decimas_fw-la non_fw-la habes_fw-la fructunm_fw-la terrenorum_fw-la quod_fw-la habet_fw-la agricola_n quod_fw-la cunque_fw-la te_fw-la pascit_fw-la ingenium_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la inde_fw-la decimas_fw-la expetit_fw-la unde_fw-la vivis_fw-la beside_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v also_o well_o please_v with_o the_o free-wil-offring_n and_o oblation_n of_o holy_a man_n and_o although_o he_o require_v both_o 9_o exod._n 25.2_o &_o chap._n 35.5_o &_o 1_o chron._n 29_o 9_o yet_o not_o both_o alike_o he_o leave_v the_o 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enough_o to_o show_v it_o can_v be_v avoid_v that_o general_o they_o practise_v the_o pay_v of_o tithe_n as_o a_o necessary_a duty_n i_o shall_v neeâ—_n therefore_o to_o say_v little_a of_o that_o which_o may_v be_v allege_v out_o of_o herodotus_n xenophon_n plutarch_n macrobius_n diodorus_n siculus_n livy_n pliny_n and_o other_o concern_v either_o the_o egyptian_n persian_n grecian_n sabaean_o ethiopian_n carthaginian_n or_o roman_n with_o many_o more_o beside_o who_o give_v to_o their_o god_n both_o tithe_n and_o offering_n for_o beside_o their_o ordinary_a payment_n they_o offer_v likewise_o in_o token_n of_o thankfulness_n gifts_z and_o sacrifice_n upon_o recovery_n of_o health_n they_o remember_v to_o gratify_v esculapius_n if_o they_o have_v success_n at_o sea_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o neptune_n if_o their_o vintage_n be_v good_a they_o make_v their_o offering_n to_o bacchus_n if_o their_o flock_n thrive_v they_o pay_v their_o vow_n to_o pan_n and_o faunus_n or_o if_o their_o 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service_n they_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o have_v cheapness_n or_o save_v of_o charge_n name_v do_v we_o not_o also_o read_v that_o the_o heathen_n believe_v prometheus_n to_o be_v chain_v to_o mount_n caucasus_n and_o torment_v by_o a_o eagle_n for_o cozen_a jupiter_n in_o his_o sacrifice_n it_o be_v no_o shame_n for_o we_o to_o gather_v good_a out_o of_o their_o example_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n rather_o that_o a_o false_a god_n shall_v be_v more_o honour_v than_o the_o true_a we_o may_v avoid_v their_o superstition_n but_o imitate_v their_o zeal_n otherwise_o they_o walk_v better_o by_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n than_o we_o who_o have_v both_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o scripture_n to_o direct_v we_o i_o do_v not_o say_v or_o think_v that_o in_o the_o payment_n of_o their_o tithe_n nature_n teach_v they_o the_o just_a portion_n of_o a_o ten_o for_o though_o the_o substance_n of_o this_o duty_n be_v lex_fw-la inscita_fw-la yet_o the_o other_o be_v by_o way_n of_o imitation_n take_v from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n to_o who_o the_o will_n of_o
than_o themselves_o witness_v that_o passage_n which_o be_v between_o abraham_n and_o melchisedech_n for_o though_o when_o melchisedech_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n of_o salem_n abraham_n also_o be_v king_n and_o priest_n over_o his_o own_o family_n yet_o abraham_n office_n yield_v and_o give_v place_n to_o melchisedech_n because_o he_o be_v of_o a_o elder_a house_n and_o so_o great_a than_o abraham_n for_o this_o melchisedech_n be_v sem_fw-mi genes_n hier._n tradit_fw-la in_o genes_n as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n also_o witness_v and_o make_v the_o firstborn_a not_o by_o birth_n but_o by_o his_o father_n 9.26.27_o father_n gen._n 9.26.27_o blessing_n and_o indeed_o see_v that_o japhets_n son_n 2.5_o son_n act._n 2.5_o fetch_v their_o religion_n from_o salem_n who_o god_n will_v persuade_v to_o 9.27_o to_o gen_n 9.27_o fetch_v it_o from_o sems_n tent_n who_o shall_v rule_v 76.2_o rule_v or_o jerusalem_n as_o in_o psal_n 76.2_o salem_n where_o god_n his_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v rather_o than_o sem_fw-mi wherein_o we_o may_v also_o note_v that_o although_o there_o be_v priest_n and_o offering_n before_o yet_o be_v melchisedech_n the_o first_o who_o be_v direct_o say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o the_o first_o also_o that_o in_o direct_a term_n be_v say_v to_o take_v god_n portion_n by_o the_o name_n of_o tithe_n yea_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o god_n but_o tithe_n be_v 7.6_o be_v abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o gen._n 14.19_o 20_o not_o by_o voluntary_a contribution_n but_o by_o necessary_a injunction_n witness_v both_o melchisedechs_n superiority_n as_o also_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o heb._n 7.6_o pay_v to_o he_o and_o those_o even_o as_o be_v afterward_o mention_v in_o the_o write_a law_n for_o the_o service_n that_o he_o do_v and_o what_o be_v that_o special_a service_n as_o a_o 8.16_o a_o for_o thut_v do_v josephus_n rabbt_n solomon_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o cajetan_n among_o the_o the_o papist_n understand_v the_o place_n num._n 6.23_o &_o num._n 8.16_o king_n he_o bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o comfort_v both_o abraham_n and_o his_o soldier_n but_o as_o a_o priest_n he_o bless_v he_o namely_o abraham_n and_o then_o take_v tithe_n thesa_fw-mi cred_fw-mi due_n belong_v to_o his_o holy_a function_n it_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a but_o substantial_a part_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v among_o the_o levite_n afterward_o who_o be_v choose_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o first-born_a yea_o and_o have_v still_o follow_v the_o priesthood_n from_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n to_o our_o very_a day_n it_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n himself_o mark_v 10.16_o luke_n 24.50_o it_o be_v by_o he_o command_v and_o a_o promise_v grant_v to_o second_v it_o upon_o such_o as_o ready_o receive_v they_o that_o he_o send_v luke_n 10.5_o it_o be_v also_o practise_v by_o the_o bless_a apostle_n and_o have_v as_o i_o say_v still_o follow_v the_o priesthood_n ever_o since_o for_o according_a to_o that_o form_n in_o the_o 2._o cor._n 13.14_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o all_o age_n thereof_o have_v continue_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n or_o if_o otherwise_o it_o be_v according_a to_o what_o be_v else_o where_o teach_v they_o as_o in_o phil._n 4.7_o rom_n 15.33_o shall_v then_o the_o wage_n for_o this_o service_n be_v abolish_v it_o can_v it_o may_v not_o it_o must_v not_o be_v for_o to_o who_o the_o self_n same_o power_n and_o duty_n of_o blessing_n belong_v as_o do_v to_o melchisedech_n before_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n under_o the_o law_n to_o they_o from_o the_o bless_a aught_o the_o same_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v that_o be_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o but_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o same_o power_n and_o right_n of_o blessing_n the_o people_n therefore_o tithe_n be_v their_o due_n as_o well_o as_o the_o due_a of_o the_o priest_n before_o they_o thus_o then_o as_o i_o say_v before_o priesthood_n and_o tithe_n be_v relative_n quorum_fw-la uno_fw-la posito_fw-la ponitur_fw-la et_fw-la alterum_fw-la et_fw-la uno_fw-la sublato_fw-la tollitur_fw-la et_fw-la alterum_fw-la for_o he_o bless_v abraham_n and_o receive_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o for_o melchisedech_n 18.22_o gen._n 14_o 19.20_o heb._n 7.1.2_o deut._n 10_o 9_o numb_a 18.22_o and_o again_o to_o bless_v in_o his_o name_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n be_v their_o inheritance_n and_o have_v give_v they_o all_o the_o ten_o in_o israel_n that_o for_o the_o levite_n object_n object_n 1_o but_o it_o be_v object_v that_o abraham_n pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o his_o spoil_n and_o not_o of_o his_o other_o good_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o necessary_o bind_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n perpetual_o at_o other_o time_n and_o out_o of_o his_o other_o substance_n answ_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answ_n in_o heb._n 7.4_o translate_v the_o spoil_n of_o war_n do_v signify_v the_o top_n the_o chief_a the_o principal_a or_o best_a of_o anything_o as_o well_o or_o rather_o than_o the_o spoil_n of_o war_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o which_o be_v mention_v at_o the_o second_o verse_n so_o de_fw-fr praecipuis_fw-la of_o the_o best_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d that_o learned_a author_n speak_v he_o give_v he_o the_o best_a of_o all_o for_o tithe_v 〈◊〉_d pag._n 〈◊〉_d but_o say_v we_o shall_v grant_v that_o at_o this_o time_n abraham_n give_v only_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n yet_o be_v it_o so_o far_o from_o hinder_v the_o right_a of_o tithe_n that_o it_o rather_o confirm_v all_o more_o full_o for_o if_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n much_o more_o than_o of_o his_o own_o good_n ordinary_o and_o at_o other_o time_n the_o vow_n of_o jacob_n do_v well_o confirm_v it_o where_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v nothing_o speak_v concern_v spoil_n for_o of_o all_o say_v he_o which_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o i_o will_v give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o gen._n 28.22_o out_o of_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v how_o general_a this_o practice_n be_v of_o pay_v tithe_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o when_o he_o speak_v they_o 32.10_o gen._n 32.10_o he_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o such_o a_o payment_n howbeit_o because_o he_o know_v the_o equity_n of_o it_o and_o have_v ordinary_o see_v the_o zealous_a performance_n of_o it_o he_o vow_v not_o to_o be_v deficient_a in_o it_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o enable_v he_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o kindred_n beside_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o tithe_n give_v by_o abraham_n to_o melchisedech_n but_o of_o those_o spoil_n only_o why_o be_v this_o compare_v with_o leviticall_a tithe_n which_o be_v pay_v yearly_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o common_a practice_n as_o well_o then_o as_o under_o the_o law_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n to_o god_n priest_n and_o so_o what_o be_v do_v before_o the_o law_n in_o these_o duty_n can_v no_o more_o cease_v now_o after_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n cease_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n object_n object_n 2_o and_o second_o whereas_o some_o object_n that_o vow_n be_v only_o to_o be_v make_v of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o not_o of_o thing_n necessary_a 5._o mr._n perrot_n append._n to_o jacobs_n vow_n pag_n 5._o it_o be_v answer_v very_o fit_o that_o to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n be_v a_o duty_n necessary_a but_o we_o may_v not_o only_o vow_v this_o in_o baptism_n but_o take_v the_o sacrament_n afterward_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o same_o vow_n object_n object_n 3_o oh_o but_o say_v some_o jacob_n vow_v tithe_n with_o condition_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n answ_n it_o be_v answer_v answ_n that_o albeit_o we_o be_v bind_v without_o a_o vow_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o moral_a duty_n 8._o see_v doctor_n carlt._n of_o tithe_n 6.2_o pag._n 8._o yet_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v nothing_o unlawful_a to_o vow_v they_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o with_o the_o more_o exact_a care_n and_o fervent_a zeal_n for_o beside_o that_o a_o vow_n serve_v to_o show_v a_o resolve_v and_o willing_a mind_n it_o also_o serve_v to_o stir_v up_o a_o diligent_a care_n and_o so_o though_o david_n be_v bind_v without_o a_o oath_n or_o vow_v to_o keep_v the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o he_o 15.12.13_o he_o see_v also_o concern_v the_o vow_v of_o moral_a duty_n in_o 2_o chron._n 15.12.13_o bind_v himself_o by_o a_o