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A62374	A brief and plain commentary with notes, not more useful than seasonable, upon the whole prophecie of Malachy delivered, sermon-wise, divers years since at Pitmister in Summerset / by William Sclater ... ; now published by his son William Sclater ...	Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing S913; ESTC R17140	147,505	246

Idolater Notes of it are these 1. Such are abominable in life Psal 14.1 2. Call not upon the name of the Lord ib. v. 4. 3. Light esteem of the pledges of Gods favour Heb. 12 15. as amongst us of the word of God whereas a childe of God buyes the truth and sells it not Prov. 23.23 Observ 2 Idolaters sometimes more conscionable to preserve the worship of Idols then some in the Church of maintaining the worship of God See Israelites Exod. 32.3 Nothing so dear but they part with their very Jewels and earings to make a Calfe yea children themselves made to pass through the fire and Act. 19. How many craftsmen maintained by that Idol Diana Baals Priests how cut they themselves with knives and lancers 1 King 18.28 Compare us with Papists see we it not verified how liberal are they in maintaining the Idolatry among them practised What pains take they in Pilgrimages And none appears empty-handed before the Idoll Well beloved Vse this shall be the just condemnation of many in our Church that people doting upon Idols should be thus zealous for Idolatry and we so regardless of the worship of God See but their Priests how in a blinde zeal they hazard their lives to make a Proselyte shall it not condemn us that may safely labour settling in truth and neglect it How careful they that no contempt shall be shewn to their Idols Yet we with patience can endure the horriblest disgraces offered to the majesty of God they will rise up in judgment and condemn us see Matth. 12.41 Now before I come to propound the doctrine it shall not be amiss a little to handle the question that here offers it seif to be discussed lest we think this sin concerns us not Question of Tythes handled The question then is whether tenths be by divine right belonging to the ministry of the Gospel for their maintenance Answ herein Answ let me propound the judgment of sundry sound Divines both wayes and leave it to Gods people to be judged of Divine right therefore is doubly understood 1. Either that it is directly so by express and precise commandment or else 2. By consequent as having ground in the word of God The distinction is 1 Cor. 7.6 I not the Lord the Lord not I I have no commandment but give advice Now this is the judgment of some ancient and modern Divines That by Divine law the tenths of all fruites both predial and personal are due unto ministers of the Gospel by those very lawes that were given concerning the Levites Origen in Num. Hom. 11. This law of Tythes he thinks should be observed according to the letter Hierome upon this place accords with him Austin makes Tythes to ministers and tribute to Caesar of equal right Divines of late years accord with them Junius Tythes by all lawes of God nature nations have been hallowed unto God Gaulter in Matth. 23. Zepper de leg lib. 4.10 are peremptory this way and demand with what reasons it may be proved that the law was merely ceremonial Hear their reasons because payd before the law when ceremonies were not in force as by Abraham to Melchizédech this argument concludes not for even some ceremonies were in force before the law of ceremonies given in writing as sacrifices c. Better reasons are these First that we are not able to shew what was in this law ceremonial therefore not so to be esteemed Secondly Origen thus As Gods blessings under the new Testament exceed those vouchsafed unto the Jews so should our maintenance This proves thus much only that as liberal if not more is due to the ministers of the Gospel Thirdly greatest reason that of Iunius that by all lawes due very light of nature taught Gentiles to hallow the tenth unto God whence may thus be concluded That what by instinct of nature is due that is perpetual for this is one rule to discern judicial lawes of common equity from those of equity particular namely if they be universally received by all nations and accord with the word of God but thus it 's apparent that in all ages of heathen they were due Fourthly Ab absurdo it seems not likely that the Lord providing so liberally for maintenance of Levites would leave all uncertain to the devotion of the people under the new Testament but other certainty is not determined Ergo. These reasons are something urgent And I must needs profess to see no certainty of answer to them A second opinion is of them that hold them to be due by consequent from the law of God though no direct law given concerning them As 1. From the command of the Magistrate to whom they imagine the Lord to have left determining of particulars only with this generall so it be competent 2. By vertue of confecration that way either by vow or other wholesome ordinance And thus they think them due unto us so that he shall be guilty of sacriledg that withholds or alienates them Gal. 3.15 A mans testament no man abrogates Prov. 20.25 It s a destruction to devoure Holy things and after the vow to enquire A third sort think them utterly unlawfull to be either paid or exacted in as much as it was a part of ceremoniall law and for this cause amongst others abandon society with our Church because as they say we judaize in maintaining our Ministers by tenths These need rather pity in respect of their zeal then confutation of their judgment It being a principle holden amongst all Divines that judiciall lawes especially when there appeares not some evident cause why they should concerne only the State of the Iowes may justily be revived in Christian Common-wealths nay that Common-wealths are best governed that come nearest that plat-forme What my judgment is I will forbear to propose professing only an inclination this way that they are due by divine right for some reasons before specified To leave these Uncertainties See what the Scripture certainly teacheth touching maintenance of the Ministery First of all Observ that there is maintenance due unto them for their work sake 1 Cor. 9. 1. From common equity vers 7. 2. From voice of the Law the oxe not muzled vers 9. 3. Spirituall things are ministred therefore temporall things may be reaped 4. A pari they that serve at the Altar live by the Altar 5. A sanctione Christi God hath ordained c. vers 14. 2. That this must be a liberall maintenance 1 Tim. 5.17 18. double honour Gal. 6.6 Made partaker of all his goods 1 Tim. 3.2 How else given to hospitality due from all that partake in benefit of instruction Again this the word teacheth morally that magistrates are to be obeyed in things lawfull for conscience sake Rom. 13.5 3. That things consecrated unto Gods service may not be alienated to other uses out of case of necessity Prov. 20.25 Gal. 3.15 Out of all which I think this conclusion ariseth that Tythes of England are due by Gods