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and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o faithful_a perceive_v that_o whereas_o land_n and_o inheritance_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v sell_v and_o the_o price_n give_v to_o the_o church_n it_o may_v be_v more_o profitable_a if_o those_o land_n and_o inheritance_n themselves_o be_v give_v to_o the_o church_n that_o be_v govern_v by_o bishop_n because_o the_o faithful_a that_o live_v in_o common_a might_n better_o be_v serve_v and_o much_o more_o convenient_o by_o the_o rent_n of_o such_o land_n both_o for_o the_o present_a time_n and_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v then_o by_o the_o price_n in_o money_n hereupon_o those_o land_n which_o before_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o sell_v they_o begin_v to_o bestow_v upon_o cathedral_n church_n and_o to_o live_v of_o the_o rent_n now_o these_o land_n be_v ecclesijs_fw-la within_o the_o privilege_n of_o every_o such_o diocese_n of_o the_o bishop_n spiscoporum_fw-la who_o hold_v the_o place_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o so_o the_o same_o land_n be_v and_o for_o
time_n of_o reformation_n begin_v by_o the_o bless_a labour_n of_o they_o who_o god_n raise_v up_o for_o that_o service_n after_o which_o time_n the_o opinion_n that_o tithe_n be_v ceremonial_n be_v first_o devise_v chap._n vi_o the_o objection_n answer_v and_o the_o point_n in_o question_n confirm_v thus_o far_o have_v we_o follow_v the_o story_n of_o tithe_n from_o the_o beginning_n though_o not_o so_o exact_o as_o may_v be_v wish_v yet_o so_o as_o serve_v sufficient_o to_o show_v how_o the_o right_a of_o tithe_n have_v stand_v that_o they_o be_v always_o due_a to_o the_o teacher_n of_o the_o church_n before_o the_o law_n under_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n and_o this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o this_o thing_n belong_v to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o so_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o that_o which_o always_o remain_v the_o same_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n do_v sure_o belong_v to_o the_o moral_a law_n thus_o have_v tithe_n always_o 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somewhat_o hasty_o by_o it_o and_o make_v but_o one_o objection_n but_o alphonsus_n tostale_v bishop_n of_o abula_n do_v insist_v in_o the_o question_n and_o seek_v to_o breed_v more_o trouble_n first_o he_o will_v prove_v that_o tithe_n belong_v not_o to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n second_o not_o to_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o first_o he_o object_v thus_o god_n do_v institute_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v pay_v therefore_o 136._o this_o be_v not_o pertain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o reason_n be_v that_o which_o be_v natural_a be_v not_o institute_v by_o a_o law_n for_o unto_o such_o thing_n the_o bond_n of_o nature_n suffice_v we_o answer_v we_o find_v many_o thing_n institute_v in_o the_o law_n which_o out_o of_o question_n belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o whole_a decalog_n abulensis_n reason_v against_o this_o answer_n thus_o thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o put_v among_o other_o precept_n but_o 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yield_v again_o where_o he_o say_v nothing_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v set_v among_o other_o precept_n this_o be_v false_a for_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v include_v in_o the_o decalog_n be_v often_o repeat_v among_o other_o precept_n therefore_o idolatry_n whoredom_n and_o such_o like_a be_v forbid_v not_o only_o in_o the_o decalog_n but_o among_o other_o precept_n usury_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o natural_a man_n have_v witness_v yet_o it_o be_v set_v among_o other_o precept_n and_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n show_v that_o all_o these_o usury_n idolatry_n whoredom_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n ezek._n 18._o therefore_o those_o thing_n that_o beelong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v set_v among_o other_o precept_n to_o that_o objection_n which_o abulensis_n draw_v from_o jacob_n vow_n we_o have_v answer_v before_o farther_o he_o object_v thus_o if_o they_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o shall_v all_o nation_n be_v bind_v thereto_o to_o this_o we_o have_v answer_v before_o show_v that_o all_o christian_n have_v think_v themselves_o bind_v thereto_o and_o that_o even_o heathen_a man_n have_v think_v no_o less_o another_o objection_n be_v if_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o shall_v they_o be_v due_a to_o god_n minister_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n tithe_n be_v not_o give_v nor_o any_o part_n of_o they_o to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v god_n chief_a minister_n but_o only_o to_o the_o levite_n which_o be_v minister_n of_o less_o place_n i_o answer_v where_o as_o abulensis_n say_v the_o priest_n have_v no_o tithe_n which_o say_v he_o often_o repeat_v we_o think_v it_o enough_o to_o answer_v he_o with_o the_o authority_n of_o other_o lyra_n a_o jew_n bear_v and_o more_o skilful_a in_o the_o ancient_a affair_n of_o the_o jew_n than_o abulensis_n upon_o the_o 7._o heb._n say_v thus_o levitae_n generaliter_fw-la recipiebant_fw-la decimas_fw-la a_o reliquo_fw-la populo_fw-la inter_fw-la levitas_fw-la autem_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la erant_fw-la maiores_fw-la illius_fw-la tribus_fw-la videlicet_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la summi_fw-la filii_fw-la aaron_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la accipiebant_fw-la decimam_fw-la à _fw-la populo_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la de_fw-la parte_fw-la levitarum_fw-la recipiebant_fw-la quae_fw-la vocabatur_fw-la decima_fw-la decimae_fw-la num_fw-la 18._o this_o testimony_n spoil_v his_o argument_n hierom_n also_o witness_v asmuch_o in_o malach._n 3_o again_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o father_n this_o word_n levites_n under_o the_o gospel_n be_v always_o use_v for_o a_o preach_a minister_n whereby_o they_o signify_v that_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o labour_a minister_n bishop_n be_v otherwise_o provide_v for_o albeit_o in_o the_o begin_n bishop_n have_v the_o distribute_v of_o such_o thing_n among_o the_o minister_n he_o object_v far_a when_o god_n dispose_v of_o tithe_n num._n 18._o he_o say_v i_o have_v give_v the_o tithe_n to_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n for_o their_o service_n at_o the_o tabernacle_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o be_v mean_v that_o he_o give_v this_o possession_n but_o of_o late_a to_o the_o levit_n and_o therefore_o command_v they_o to_o possess_v nothing_o among_o their_o brethren_n thus_o much_o we_o grant_v what_o be_v the_o conclusion_n now_o if_o tithe_n be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o will_v not_o god_n take_v from_o they_o the_o right_n of_o possess_v the_o land_n among_o the_o israelite_n we_o answer_v this_o last_o inference_n be_v divide_v there_o be_v no_o proof_n bring_v for_o it_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o affinity_n between_o the_o antecedent_n and_o consequent_a for_o god_n may_v command_v the_o levite_n to_o possess_v no_o land_n other_o than_o be_v assign_v to_o they_o which_o be_v a_o large_a portion_n because_o no_o worldly_a business_n shall_v call_v they_o away_o from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o because_o the_o minister_n of_o 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that_o therefore_o tithe_n shall_v be_v ceremonial_a the_o consequence_n hould_v not_o no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o prove_v the_o leviticall_a assignation_n ceremonial_a it_o prove_v that_o assignation_n only_o temporary_a not_o perpetual_a for_o it_o be_v to_o last_v no_o long_o than_o the_o service_n of_o the_o levite_n this_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v true_o infer_v another_o objection_n be_v thus_o that_o thing_n be_v only_o pertain_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n who_o bond_n and_o duty_n may_v be_v determine_v by_o natural_a reason_n but_o natural_a reason_n do_v not_o determine_v number_n for_o there_o can_v no_o natural_a reason_n be_v bring_v why_o rather_o the_o ten_o part_n then_o more_o or_o less_o shall_v be_v pay_v we_o answer_v by_o distinguish_v both_o law_n natural_a and_o moral_a if_o we_o understand_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o his_o large_a sense_n as_o abulensis_n understand_v it_o than_o tithe_n belong_v 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