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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85558	Tithes a curse to all nations but Canaan, and a disturbance, and vexation to all people but the Hebrevvs. Clearly demonstrated in the case of Isaack Graye, now a prisoner, for the non-payment of tithes in the counter of great Woodstreet, London. Exposed to publick view for the discovering of the cruelties, persecutions, and oppressors of those that stand for it's maintainance.	Graye, Isaac.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1627; Thomason E809_20; ESTC R207598	8,770	16

of flesh as I had done whereby I was deceived and did too much depart from the living God whom I have found since to be my preserver and Protector blessed be JEHOVAH Oh that I had been so guided before for I was deceived by the flatteries of men in power and by their fair and religious pretences which have and did deceive me and many thousands and by their not performing their Oaths Vows and Covenants I am bereaved of my calling which God did then inable me to follow being the just and honest imployment and order which God appointed mankinde unto us from the beginning viz. To till and manure the earth that it may bring forth fruit unto his Creation and this was my righteous calling and I would their callings were as righteous that have robbed and imprisoned me although by the power of the oppressor I am taken there from and by the worst of Theeves and Robbers am destroyed as my conscience with God beareth me witnesse that they are enemies to Christ and his Gospell seeing it is in meer conscience that I cannot pay Tithes for if I do I sin against the Light of knowledge and so become an enemy to the truth of the Scripture and should thereby deny my Christ to be come in the flesh and the better hope of the Gospel which all they do that either pay Tithes or take Tithes as Heb. 7. 12. verse doth witnesse with me For the priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also of the Law which is recorded in Deuterenomie 18. 3. verse pointing out the then Priests portion and saith what should be their due from such a people as offered sacrifice whether of oxe or sheep that they should give unto the Priest the shoulder and the two cheeks also and the maw 4. verse the first fruits of thy corn of thy wine and of thy oyle c. so that it doth clearly appear that there is a great difference between the Priesthood under the Ordinance of the Law and under the Gospel which did but figure out Christ to come in the flesh therefore when Christ the substance was come the shadow was done away as Heb. 9 8. verse Chap. 10. 1. doth witnesse Christ being come an high Priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect Tabernacle not made with hands that is to say not of this building ver 11. 23 24. Thus it is evident by the Scriptures and doth plainly appear unto all those who live in obedience to the knowledge of God and doth make the Scripture their rule to walk by and do use no hypocrisie so as to make Religion a cloak to cover their wickednesse for which if they do not they can do no other but witnesse with me that to take or pay Tithes hath and doth plainly deny Christ to be come in the flesh and so do they also that lend their power to force the payment and maintainance thereof For our Saviour doth testifie and saith as by the report of the Scripture The tree is known by the fruit for an evill tree cannot bring forth good fruit neither do men gather grapes of thornes or figs of thistles Therefore my Lord if you be a reall Professor of Christ indeed and in truth it will manifestly appear in your actions whilst you have power in your hands you may appear to be for Christ for it doth clearly appear that such a power that forceth the payment of Tithes is not of God but is of the Beast and therefore not to be permitted and is of the Army of Antichrist for they force the shadow or type which was but figurative to take place of the substance viz. Christ and therefore take heed what you do in siding with or giving forth your power for this is the time that you wil show your self either to be a friend or an enemy if an enemy then know you deny Christ and his Mediatorship his Redemption Justification and the Resurrection c. for Christ saith unto all his if any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his crosse dayly and follow me Luk. 9. 23 24 25 26. verses for if we suffer with him we shall also reign with him if we deny him he also will deny us therefore once more my Lord implored I beseech you well to consider what you do or suffer to be done now you are got ●…o to be chief Magistrate of the Nation or Nations will you permit the permit the people of God in this nation any longer to be thus persecuted and cruelly used by the means of wicked Laws or rather lusts of wicked men which tyrannically compels and takes away our Liberties Lives Estates and goods many wayes and amongst others by way of Tithes and forced maintainance by Priests and Impropriators my hearty desires to Almighty God for you my Lord is that your assistance be not nor subsistance by those oppressors or oppressing wayes which proceeds from those bottomlesse pit locusts and catterpillars of this Common-wealth viz. The Armies of Antichrist that lives by devouring destroying and imprisoning the Saints of God My Lord if it must be so that we must pay Tithes against our Conscsences let there be store-houses appointed throughout the whole Nation that the Tithes may there be kept that the strangers the fatherlesse and the Widows may come thither to be filled within the Priests and Impropriators gates as was in the time of the Law of Moses who was Judge of all Israel and gave forth this Order which he had received from God which was in the first Covenant a figure of the everlasting Priesthood yet for all this know my Lord if you do thus that the Priests and other Tithe-mongers have storehouses to put Tithes and the tenth of mens estates into to fill the strangers widows and fatherless withal that there may be no beggers in England though it be a good thing in it self yet you do but act according to the figure own not Christ come in the flesh as I do through grace obtained in the acknowledgement of the truth of the Scriptures and of the Priesthood to be changed and of the everlasting high Priest over the houshold of God according to the report of the Scriptures and therefore do I suffer unworthy as I am as to be a witnesse the spoiling of my goods and Imprisonment in a joyfull Spirit Ah my Lord if you would but own the report of the truth of the Scripture you could not but acknowledge that the Priesthood is changed and by your Actions you would appear changed too for Christ and his Cause which now suffers Oh then how would you own Jesus Christ with his people who witnesseth the end of the Levitical Law and the end of the Priesthood at whose Name every knee should bow and every tongue confesse him for it is he that inlightens every one that cometh into the world though some hate it and him and a few love him

and his yet they that hate him shall one day confesse to their shame and see that their deeds be evill when they have their reward for lo I come saith he and my reward is with me to give to every one according to their works whether they be good or evill he that saith so is the Mighty King of Saints and Nations Now my Lord by the favour of truth give me leave to reason with your Lordship a little according to the Scriptures Did you ever read or hear from them that ever any was cast into prison for his conscience by those that owned Christ as I and others are and my goods spoiled and my Family ruinated and left open to enemies by those that did own Christ as I and others are and their goods spoiled and families ruinated I am sure the Law of God in the rigour of it as it was delivered unto Moses doth not witnesse any such cruelties as I have undergone and many in this Nation besides my self and I am made to suffer for not paying Tithes neither doth the Law of God witnesse the taking of treeble dammages surely surely my conscience telleth me and in the discharge thereof must declare it unto you that if you will not do justice herein or suffer it to be done so as to take off this murdering oppressing power that now is for the help of Antichrist and tyranny which lyeth upon the people of God or cry for vengeance to the Almighty will ere long be heard arising from the poor despised oppressed and dear people of God in this Land who are precious in the sight of heaven therefore my Lord while you have time and power is now in your hands make good your promise as taking of oppression from the people of God together with a new promise as I am imformed which by you was made after the turning out of doors of the late last Parliament to diverse special friends of the City to wit that if tit he were not taken off the Nation before September were out or fully ended never trust you more as I hope we shall have no such cause to judge of you but that you will acquite your self in all and of all former and hoped not to be forgotten promises as at Newmarket Heath and Triplo Heath with severall other places what protestations you made there in the eyes of heaven and earth Oh remember remember the dayes of your then calamity when you were in great distresse with the Army of the Common wealth of England which you were then intrusted withall when you and they were in great jeopardy of life whose General you then were at Dumbar and also at Worcester fight when and where my self with you was ingaged and at several other places which you may remember did not we all there declare for Christ King of his Saints and have not all your pretences then and since as before been to take off oppression tyranny and absolutenesse and for this very cause expressed we rest in hope that the strength of God may cause you to yield obedience so far to deny your self as in answer to that blessed Scripture which gives a good report of the words of our Saviour Christ for I was hungry and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink naked ye cloathed me in prison and ye visited me c. And so far as you are found performing the work of the Lord the answer of the King to you will be for as much as you have done it to one of these my Brethren you have done it unto me whose blessed example my desires are unto God for you that you may follow so humbly taking leave of you my Lord I Devote my self yours so far as you are Christs ISAACK GRAYE August the 9th 1654. From my burdedsome oppressive illegall antichrestian and tyrannicall imprisonment in great Woodstreet Counter London the place of my present captivity