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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43226	Tythes no maintenance for gospel-ministers, or, A seasonable discourse concerning tythes wherein it is fully proved that those that urge the payment thereof for their maintenance are no true gospel ministers, but antichristian, and do concur with priests of the Leviticall order and institution ... / by T.H. and T.R.	Heath, Thomas.; Rosewell, Thomas, 1630-1692.	1652 (1652)	Wing H1344; ESTC R32342	26,306	36

Tythes no Maintenance FOR Gospel-Ministers OR A seasonable Discourse concerning Tythes Wherein it is fully proved That those who urge the payment thereof for their maintenance are no true Gospel-Ministers but Antichristian and do concur with Prietsts of the Leviticall Order and Institution Occasioned by a PROPOSITION with nine Reasons laid down for the proof thereof which was lately printed and published holding forth the dreadfull danger of Sacriledge and sin even in the highest nature in the with-holding of Tythes Which said PROPOSITION with the Reasons therein contained at large are hereunto annexed the grosse absurdities thereof briefly discussed and confuted and the Truth vindicated and cleered from those mists and foggs of Judaism and Antichristian darknesse which the Proposer bath darkened it withall By T. H. and T. R. 1 John 4.1 Beloved believe not every spirit but trie the spirits whether they are of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the world Rev. 2.9 I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews and are not but are the synagogue of Satan Jer. 6.13 For from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetousnesse and from the Prophet even unto the Priest every one dealeth falsly LONDON Printed by R. A. for William Larnar at the Black-Moore neer Fleet-bridge and Thomas Heath in Martins is Grand 1652. To all who love the Lord Iesus Christ in sincerity IF the mystery of iniquity did Login to work in the Apostles time 2 Thes 2.7 2. Cor. 11.13 14 15. if there were false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ If there were the Ministers of Satan who were transformed as the Ministers of righteousnesse whose end should be according to their works And if we are exhorted to try the Spirits whether they are of God 1 Joh. 4.1 upon this accompt because many false Prophets are gone out into the world Then no marvell is it that the factors and agents for Antichrist are so encreased and the Mystery of Iniquity grown to such maturity and ripenesse nay may we not rather say to such boldnesse and impudency that they are not ashamed to open their pack of Romish Trumpery we meane their unwritten Traditions and humane Constitutions in the sight and view of the whole world and these their musty and putrified wares for sound and substantiall commodities would they force upon tender consciences whom God hath inlightned to discover the slights and cunning craftinesse of these grand Impostors Eph. 4.14 whereby they lye in wait to deceive One piece of which their Merchantable stuffe most cunningly and artificially woven together with Scriptures absurdly applied and others as lamentably perverted is here presented unto your view whose eyes the Lord hath annoynted with his eye-salve to discern the wiles and workings of Satan in these men Rev. 3.18 And although evill men and seducers shall wax worse and worse 2 Tim. 3.13 deceiving and being deceived yet the righteous shall hold on his way and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger Job 17.9 And although many deceivers are entred into the world 2 John 7. who confesse not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh and such are all they who would bring us back again unto Moses and presse the Observation of Leviticall Rites and Ceremonies upon the conscience which are altogether abolished and done away by the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh And although Antichrist by his Sorceries hath deceived the Nations Rev. 8.22 19.20 Esa 44.20 and a deceived heart hath turned many aside that they cannot deliver their soul nor say Is 〈…〉 ot a lye in my right hand yet it is not possi●…e Mat. 24. ●4 that the Elect shall be deceived by them Beloved you are those who are taught of God Esa 54.13.1 Iohn 2.21 those to whom he hath revealed his secrets Psal 25.14 who have the gift of trying and discerning the Spirits 1 Iohn 4.1 and therefore we could not but recommend unto you this ensuing Treatise wherein we hope we have discovered the grosse absurdity of that Proposition and have vindicated the truth from that error and darknesse which the Proposer hath clouded it withall and truly our consciences do beare us witnesse that it was not out of any prejudice to the person of the Proposer but the love which we beare unto Truth that did stir up our spirits to this undertaking and the rather so that the Author of the said paper who being a chief man of the Presbyterian Sect and pretends himself a Minister of the Gospell hath said such high accusations against the most conscientious people charging them with sin in the highest aggravations thereof with temporall and spirituall judgements accompanying it threatning also no lesse then eternall death against them in a case where no Law is transgressed And to inforce his accusation and charge of sin and judgement how notoriously hath he wrested and perverted the Scriptures dishonoring the Lord and falsifying his truth which was so great a trouble unto our spirits that we could not be silent Nor would we be thought to be disobedient to that authority which God hath set over us and under which we live and through his blessing do enjoy much freedome protection and preservation We professe our subj●ction to Magistracy in all lawfull things that are commanded by them only in the matters of God and of his Christ our Lord and Saviour and wherin the glory of God is so highly concerned it is our desire to keep our consciences pure and undefiled remembring alwayes that the Laws of God must have the preheminence and all humane Lawes and Ordinances must and ought to be subordinate thereunto And in reference unto his House which is spirituall we can acknowledge no other King or Law-giver save Christ alone We look not to receive honour from men Joh. 5 44. but we seek the honour that cometh from God onely And if the Lord will vouchsafe to honour his Truth by such poor and unworthy Instruments as we are we shall account it honour enough Thomas Heath Thomas Rosewell The dreadfull danger of Sacriledge held forth in this one Proposition Namely The with-holding of Tythes from a Minister that labours in the Word and Doctrine or denying those accustomed rates upon houses which have been paid to the Ministers successively time out of mind is a great and grievous sin highly displeasing to Almighty God as appears by these Reasons 1. Reas BEcause it is a direct breach of the eighth Commandement which saith That thou shalt not steal and directly contrary to the Rule of the Apostle Rom. 13.7 Render therefore to all their dues Custome to whom Custome c. Yea Tythes are due to the Minister by the Law of the Land and the Minister hath as legall a right to the rates set upon houses as the Landlord hath to his rent therefore to deprive the Minister