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A08816	A godlie and fruitefull sermon, made vpon the 20. & 21. verses of the 14. chapter of the booke of Genesis wherein there is taught, what prouision ought to be made for the mynister. Very necessary to be learned of all Christians. By Eusebius Paget.; Godlie and fruitefull sermon, made upon the 20. & 21. verses of the 14. chapter of the booke of Genesis.	Pagit, Eusebius, 1547?-1617.	1583 (1583)	STC 19102; ESTC S105803	12,089	34

namely Tythes Secondly to whom it was giuen to Melchizedech Thirdly by whome they were gyuen by Abram and Fourthly whereof these Tythes were which are set down by the holye Ghost in the epistle to the Hebrewes 7. to be of the spoyles which Abram had gotten in the Warres as appeareth in the fourth verse Tythes were a portion which the Lorde reserued to him selfe to be paide to himselfe by them to whome he gaue the possession of the earth and the enioying of Earthlye blessings so Moises saith Leuit. 27.30 The tith is the Lords it is holy to the Lord. So Iacob said Gene. 28.22 Of all thou shalt giue me I will giue the tenth to thee which thing was yeelded as a testimonie of their gratefull thankefull minds to him that bestowed those benefites vppon them and as an acknowledgement that all they had was the Lordes and they held the same of him in chiefe For the second part to whom it was giuen it is here noted that it was to Melchizedech an axcellent person a figure of Christ the sonne of God a choyce man placed by the Lord as it were in his own roome to take homage of Abram for the Lords right and thus the Lord hath delt in sundry places of the scripture appointing diuers sonnes of men to bee his deputies to receaue reliefe of those outward signes of the inwarde honour due vnto him selfe of which sortes there bee principally foure First the Leuites appointed to teach Gods people who being first cursed by Iacob for the bloodinesse of the handes of Leui and left wythout any tribe or inheritance but to bee deuided in Iacob and scattered in Israell Gen. 49.7 their handes were after sanctified of the Lord for shewing their loue zeale to the Lord in killing the idolaters which had worshipped the calfe The curse of deuiding scattering the Lorde applied as a meanes that his law might be taught in euery corner of Israell and the losse of their inheritance hee recompensed by feeding them wyth his owne portion and promising them that hee himselfe would be their lot and their inheritance Nomb. 18.20 The second sort are the poore the straunger the fatherlesse and the widow Deut. 26.12 The third sort are kings whome the Lorde hath placed in his owne roome to guide and gouerne his people as Samuell sayde when the people would needes haue a King he will take the tenth of your sede and of your fieldes and giue it to his Eunuches and to his seruants 1. Sam. 8.15 The fourth sort were the children of the Prophetes trayned vp at schoole at Rama and such other places as Vniuersities that they might be the apter for the matters of the Lord as may bee gathered by sundry places of the scripture Next commeth to be considered who payd Tythes namely Abram wherin the author to the Hebrewes noteth what an excellent man Melchizedech was to whom Abram the Patriark paid tithes but farre more excellent is the Kingdome and Priesthood of Christ figured by Melchizedech he also doth teach vs that the end and abolishing of the priesthoode of Leui was figured in this that Leui in the loines of Abrahā paid Tithes to Melchizedech This also was figured in that the priestes Leuites paid tithes of those Tythes which were brought them to the high priest who was also a figure of Christ Num. 18.26 Lastly in this text we are to note whereof he payd tythes which the holy Ghost to the Heb. 7.4 answereth to be of the spoyles gottē by his handes There were sundrie sorts of Tythes payed as of the fruites of the ground of the gaines of their handes of the encrease of their Cattel whereby we see the great care that God had for the Leuites in prouiding for them that had no inheritance of their owne so that as the people of Israel had encrease of any fruites the Leuites attending vpon religion had their portion of the same As these tithes were of diuers sorts so were they diuersly paid of some they paide the first fruites of some the third of some the tenth some were paid in mony some otherwise whereby we see that the holy ghost speaking of tythes is not alwaies to be vnderstod of tenths some do take it but these Tythes were of the fruits gotten by Abram his hands Thus haue you heard the summe of this text But now it is conuenient this being the first time that we finde the mat-of Tythes spoken of since wee began this booke of Genesis that we should enter deeper into these wordes and learne somewhat out of them for our selues Which matter I would gladly passe ouer for the auoyding of false surmises sinister reports but that our Sauiour in that commission giuen in the latter end of the 28. after Mathew giueth commandement saying Teach them to doe al that I haue commanded you And the Apostle Paul in the Act. 20. cap. 26. 27. verses protesteth that he is free from the bloude of all men for that he kept nothing backe but had shewed them al the counsel of God the minister therefore must teach al that Christ hath commanded euen all the councels of God reuealed in his word and hee that keepeth them backe shall be found guiltie both of the breach of the commandement of Christ and also of the bloud of his flocke The Pastor must teach threefore and you must learne not onelye to know the duetie of a Minister to his people but also of the people towardes their minister Howsoeuer therefore the doctrine deliuered shall be mistaken or wrested yet the truth must bee deliuered let men take it as they wyll the Lord will giue it such successe as he shall thinke best Some peraduenture will aske what this matter of tythes appertaineth to the ministerie now and will to saue their goods say that these were ceremoniall lawes and so were abrogated by Christes comming To whome I answere that the Lorde of that portion reserued vnto him selfe appointed some part to the Leuites for the mayntenance of the ministery about the Lords worke and some part of them for the sacryfices of meate offeringes drinke offeringes sinne offeringes trespasse offerings and peace offeringes this last part for the sacrifices was ceremoniall and so Christe the body being come the shadowes are ended But this that homage bee done to the King of all Kinges and that the mynystrye be maintained for the setting forth of the true worship of GOD and suppressing of all false worships is not ceremoniall but morall and shall so long continue as any face of a Church or religion shall be vpon the earth Hee therefore that shall say that this is altogither ceremoniall and ended by Christ saith the Christ is a hinderer and lesse carefull for the ministry of the Gospell then he was for the exercise of figures shadows vnder the law But many of these men which so willinglye woulde haue this lawe for the maintenance of the ministrie to be disanulled as ceremonyall