ability_n will_v stand_v up_o to_o defend_v the_o church-right_n and_o so_o these_o blast_n of_o jesuit_n and_o other_o sectary_n design_n and_o practice_n against_o the_o minister_n shall_v prove_v but_o as_o wind_v shake_v tree_n and_o thereby_o cause_v they_o to_o take_v the_o strong_a root_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o such_o pernicious_a piece_n as_o this_o against_o tithe_n have_v in_o other_o case_n former_o awaken_v good_a author_n and_o occasion_v they_o to_o write_v many_o thing_n for_o the_o necessary_a defence_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o the_o adversary_n thereof_o in_o the_o issue_n prove_v but_o as_o those_o goose_n which_o give_v the_o alarm_n to_o the_o court_n of_o guard_n in_o the_o capitol_n whereby_o both_o that_o and_o the_o city_n be_v preserve_v of_o these_o thing_n let_v the_o prudent_a reader_n judge_n and_o the_o good_a lord_n god_n open_v all_o our_o understanding_n that_o know_v the_o truth_n consent_v and_o 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l._n 23._o arrange_v p._n 59_o l._n 11._o proportion_n between_o p._n 63._o l._n 30._o not_o unwilling_o grudge_o or_o p._n 64._o l._n 27._o as_o honesty_n p._n 66._o l._n 28._o concern_v who_o we_o only_o say_v p._n 68_o l._n 3._o alta_fw-la paâ—_n p._n 74._o l._n 7._o law_n p._n 78._o l._n 16._o unhappy_a p._n 81._o l._n 11._o faithful_a minister_n ibid._n l._n 13._o and_o all_o ministe_n s._n the_o great_a case_n of_o tithe_n state_v to_o the_o countryman_n farmer_n etc._n etc._n the_o author_n very_o considerable_o address_v this_o pamphlet_n to_o those_o who_o be_v as_o marchant-man_n to_o man_n of_o war_n where_o he_o may_v probable_o expect_v some_o purchase_n and_o not_o many_o knock_v it_o be_v for_o your_o sake_n etc._n etc._n 5.8_o job_n 1.7_o &_o 2.2_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o satan_n may_v have_v say_v as_o much_o to_o sinner_n and_o pharisee_n to_o their_o proselyte_n for_o who_o sake_n they_o travel_v not_o to_o save_v but_o to_o destroy_v they_o be_v they_o not_o much_o 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to_o have_v be_v due_a to_o the_o levite_n they_o must_v be_v confess_v to_o have_v be_v due_a to_o the_o priest_n for_o all_o the_o priest_n be_v levites_n though_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o priest_n the_o priest_n be_v of_o a_o high_a order_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o which_o they_o be_v to_o minister_v the_o levite_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v to_o prepare_v the_o wood_n water_n fire_n vessel_n and_o instrument_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o holy_a rite_n etc._n etc._n now_o the_o priest_n as_o they_o have_v a_o more_o excellent_a office_n so_o have_v they_o a_o more_o honourable_a portion_n for_o first_o they_o have_v the_o tithe_n of_o their_o brethren_n the_o levite_n part_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o because_o they_o be_v but_o few_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v anon_o be_v a_o large_a allowance_n unto_o they_o so_o that_o as_o 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silij_fw-la aaron_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la accipiebant_fw-la decimam_fw-la cum_fw-la levitis_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._n 18._o and_o therefore_o by_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o priest_n receive_v tithe_n of_o the_o people_n and_o not_o only_o the_o inferior_a levite_n hererto_o add_v that_o in_o the_o general_a grant_n of_o the_o ten_o to_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n for_o a_o inheritance_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n num._n 18.21_o the_o whole_a tribe_n both_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v include_v here_o it_o seem_v the_o pamphleter_n follow_v mr._n selden_n too_o close_o and_o catch_v some_o knock_n which_o make_v he_o forget_v his_o own_o word_n pag._n 12._o when_o he_o come_v there_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o pope_n work_v under_o colour_n of_o jewish_a law_n he_o say_v by_o which_o tithe_n be_v 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