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B04013 A letter written to a Christian friend, and one of the Parliament men. Proposing the groundlesness of the plea for tyths, impropriat [sic] tyths, or tyth as a revenue due to the magistrat. 1653 (1653) Wing L1767A; ESTC R179629 12,558 15

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A LETTER Written to a Christian Friend and one of the Parliament Men. PROPOSING The groundlesness of the Plea for TYTHS impropriat TYTHS or TYTH as a Revenue due to the Magistrat Psalm 119. verse 128. Therefore I esteem all thy Precepts concerning all things to be right and I hate every false way FOR THOV SHALT LABOR PEAC PLENTIE LONDON Printed the sixth day of the Tenth Month in the year of our Lord 1653. Christian Reader THere are Reasons not expressed why this Letter was printed and did you know what muzing thoughts in the solitary night I had and what prayers and sighes went from my heart desiring God to speak me silent because being no party that pay or receive Tyth and how I have objected that I am no man of power in the Nation and that I minde things too high for me and am unprofitable to Church or State and a Vessell but for mean use and that needs must I erre being no Master-builder Yet considering again the Great Potter of the Earth hath made me for some End I dare not but move as I am moveed the dumb Ass was not to be smitten when not faulty Thus praying you that what you finde rude and weak in these ensuing Lines that charge on mee as mine but what you finde of Truth and Justice there that is my God's and thy God's to whom I commit thee and all the Flock of Christ And that you may reade without prejudice I shall conceal my Name not fearing who can blot it if written in the Lamb's Book of Life Honorable Sir THe Salutacion of him that is unworthy greets you and presuming on your unfeigned love to the Lord Iesus Christ and all his Saints I do write these and that you should not want encouragement in this Work of the Lord now called to I shall tell you the prayers and breathings of the hearts of Gods Saints are that you may do worthily and much for Gods honor first be as zealous for the Sons honor as the Son was for his Fathers See you not the pollutions of the Land how base and wicked men make merchandise of the Word of the Lord and preach in the Name of the Lord when the Lord never sent them that know nothing of the operation of the Spirit by which the Word should be published these dumb Souls I hope you will finde somewhat like the Rods of small Coards to drive them out for they have no part nor fellowship in this business well you may call them your Servants and Hierlings but Christ owns them not they never came in by the Door wherefore their work and your care and wages for them shall be all set down for nothing in the last Account why hear you not the bleatings of of the flocks that cry Take away these Wolves that rob us at your pleasure You tell us dear Friend the Knot of Tyth you cannot undo now the Lord God and Father of Iesus be with you and teach you to work in your work I presume you are not left to serve alone for the Father of Spirits is with you Sir I believe the foolish things of this World shall stand and confound the wise and I do here presume you will suffer a Fool gladly because you are wise Indeed I cannot believe Tyths are now to be practised for it was the Iews Law proper to them onely because no where commanded but in the Ceremonial Law and there was for divers uses whereof God provides for himself a Sacrifice the first born the Levites had no other Portion nor Inheritance amongst their Brethren but Tyths the Priests were to have some certain Flesh the first fruits and for Purification also the Poor the Strangers Widdows and fatherless were fed of the Tyths and these with other Ceremonial worship were Types and Shadows of glorious things to come and to be fulfilled by our great High Priest Christ Iesus and therefore 't is clear Hebr. 7.12 the Priesthood being changed there is a necessity of changing that Law it was not Moral God never commanded Abraham to give the Tenth nor Melchisedeck did not demand it but the Text sayth He gave the Tenth amongst the Israelites when they prospered by the Sword they shared the Spoil to those which remained at home as well as to those that went to war Now we finde it cast out of the New Testament and disused among the Chrstian Churches in the Primitive time and of a truth it will and must follow they were brought in by Antichrist or some tyrannical Prince for him and was diverted from Monks and Friers to Bishops and Deans and then to the National Ministry and now some would have it for a Gospel-Ministry but shall that which was for the most part yea I may say altogether raised by the Pope the Antichrist and imposed and confirmed by Popish Laws Councils and Parliaments and was an Innovation of Antichrist for his worship and is this day one of the Crutches he leaneth on in England shall this poor Inheritance crept out of Babel be divided amongst them all Must all share of it No let every one have his right let the Antichristian Magistrate Minister and Worshipers take what pertains to them and the Christian Magistrate Minister and Worshipers take what pertains to them we are not of the entailed Heirs of Antichrist we drink not all of one Rock we have sworn and covenanted with and before the high God to resist in our Places all Popery and Popish Innovations in Doctrine Worship and Discipline Now some say they were of free Gift but prove that perhaps some were but most was imposed and that was to an idolatrous use and therefore it was ill done to give and worse to force it from men for who required it at their hands also it is an unjust Maintenance there is no Calling pays like the Farmer although there are rich moneyed men great Merchants and Tradesmen in the Land far-way abler yet pay little or nothing also some Land pays nothing at ●ll and other Lands which pay Tenths which many times amounts to three parts of the Rents are cozened and pay the Tenth of all their stock every year not laying by his Seed every year which he payd the Tenth of the year before the Law gave but the Tenth of the Increase also you have the Tenth of the Sheep and the Tenth of the Wool of the nine that remained therefore this will bear the name of a cruel curst Law by this means they bear dominion over us and the Yoak is heavier upon that Calling than all others contrary to the Apostles Rule 2 Cor. 8.13 neither is it that others should be eased and you grieved how like Iews do we look with our Oblations Tyths and Offerings Are we in carnal Ierusalem still or coming toward Mount Sion that new Ierusalem Surely we are on our way then stand by you Tithes you are not of Christ Men fear and care and conclude no Ministery nor worship of