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A30871 The storming and totall routing of tythes wherein is shewed the unlawfullnesse of claiming them by the now pretended tribe of Levy, and both takers and payers therein denying Christ to be come in the flesh / by Edward Barber. Barber, Edward, d. 1674? 1651 (1651) Wing B695; ESTC R24192 16,063 22

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protest to defend and maintain with life power and estate the true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations contrary to the said Doctrine the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subjects or rather the freemen of England and note this every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall do in the lawfull persuance of the same and to their power and as far as lawfully they may oppose and by all good waies and means endevour to bring to condign punishment all such as shall either by force practice Counsels Plots Conspiracies or otherwise do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained c. Also in the Explanation thereof it is said that whereas some doubts have been raised by several persons out of this House concerning the meaning of these words contained in the Protestation lately made by the Members of this House viz. The true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realm contrary to the same Doctrine this House doth declare that by these words was and is meant onely the publick Doctrine professed in the said Church so far as it is opposite to Popery and Popish Innovations and that the said words are not to be extened to the maintaining of any form or Worship Discipline or Governdment nor of any Rites or Ceremonies of the said Church of England Resolved that what person soever shall not take the Protestation is unfit to bear Office in the Church or Common-wealth again 2. Again by the Vow and Covenant we are injoyned for the defence of the true Protestant Religion and Liberties of the Subjects and this is made in the presence of Almighty God c. 3. We are ingaged in the Reformation of the Churches of England and Ireland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government to have it according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches 4. That we shall without respect of persons to wit from the Prelate to the Sexton in like manner endevour the exterpation of Popery Prelacie that is Church-government by Arch-Bishops Bishops their Chancelours Commissaries Deans Deans and Chapters Arch-Deacons and all other Ecclesiasticall Officers depending upon that Hirarchy which these Priests extent do Superstition Heresee Schisme Prophanenesse and whatsoever shall be sound to be contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godlinesse least we partake in other mens sinns and thereby be in danger to receive of their Plagues Revel. 18. 4. The performance of which Protestation and Covenant concerning the said Minestery and Popish Tythes so cruel and burthensome to all inlightened conscientious men hath been often desired as by the Declaration of the Army and Petitions of diverse Countries to the House may appear c. Now forasmuch as the Lord saith Eccles. 5. 4. 5. When thou vowest a vow unto God defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools pay therefore that which thou hast vowed better is it that thou shouldst not vow then that thou shouldst vow and not pay And Deut. 23. 21. When thou shalt vow a vow unto the Lord thy God thou shalt not slack to pay it for the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee and it would be sin in thee Compared with vers 22. 23. And Psal. 76. 11. Vow and pay unto the Lord your God This David performs Psalm 66. 13. 14. I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings I will pay thee my vows which my lips have uttered and my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble For the not performing whereof I believe with Jeremiah the Land now mourneth Jer. 23. 10. And Jer. 6. 14. They have also healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying peace peace when there is no peace Compared with Isa. 9. 15 16. The Prophet that teacheth lies he is the tail for the leaders of this people cause them to erre And they that are led by them are destroyed 1. They Preaching for hire and divining for money and yet will lean upon the Lord and say is not the Lord amongst us none evil can come upon us Micha 3. 11. Pulling down poor Wooden and stone Crosses and yet leaving that cruel Popish burthensome Crosse of their Priests and Tythes remaining 2. Observe that whosoever shall submit to and receive any Ministery ordained by virtue of a forraign power from Rome is a Traytor by the known declared Laws of this Land Now whether men receiving their Ordination beyond the Seas or here it being done by one and the same power springing from one and the same root for as the root is so is the branches Rom. 11. 16. Ye shall know them by their fruits do men gather grapes of thorns or figgs of thistle And have not the Ministery of England their ordination from Rome As by their Book of ordination appears as also confest by many of them yea all that are true to their own principles and therefore to be protested against by all that have taken the Protestation or Covenant c. 3. Christ saith John 10. 1. to the 19. He that enters not in by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way the same is a thief and a robber c. And are not these Tyth-takers guilty of the same Judgement as Psalm 50. 16. to the 19. To wit these that enters not in by the door Christ Jesus that is by his way Laws and Ordinances and are not the Ministers of England such Ergo are they not such as are there spoken of Judge ye Noble Bere●ns Hath all our Fasts and professing Liberty taking of Oaths and Ingagements with the free-will-offrings of the Nation bloud and taxations produc'd this to wit Ordinances for Tythes with treble damages for those who much like Eliahs sons 1 Sam. 2. 13. to the 17. who came with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand while the flesh was in seething and he strook it into the Pan or Kettel or Cauldron or Pot all that the flesh-hook brought up the Priest took for himself also before they burnt the fat the Priests servant came and said to the man that sacrificed give flesh to rost for the Priest for he will not have sodden flesh but raw and thou shalt give it me now and if not I will take it by force note this The like is these mens practice whereby they rob Christ of his Honour Priesthood poor people of their goods and without repentance of their souls as Isa. 9. 16. Revel. 14. 9. 10. But would these consider Deut. 18. 1 2 3. The Priests the Levites were to have no part nor inheritance with Israel but were to eat the offrings of the Lord made by fire and his inheritance therefore shall they have no inheritance amongst their brethren the Lord is their inheritance as he hath said unto
them But if these Priests will be circumcised and do the work slay the Beasts c. As Levit. 14. 13. Then shall they have the wages Deut. 18. 1. 2 3. the shoulder the two Cheeks and Maw also the Tyth of the increase Deut. 14. 22. But out of that must be relieved the Levite because he hath no inheritance and the stranger and the fatherlesse and the widow vers. 29. which these men perform not in the least neither were they to take Tythes of any but of their brethren the Jews not of us Gentiles Heb. 7. 5. 4. Christs Ministers Ambassadors or the servants of the Churches must be content with their Masters wages and not to trouble the Civil Magestrate to have Statute-Laws or Ordinances of Parliament to strain on mens goods or have them committed to Prison without Bayl or Mainprize untill they pay treble damages besides costs and charges the which hath been inflicted on divers to the utmost whereas for the duest debts men are so tortured in Law that many choose rather to loose their debts then to endure the torture of the Laws as they are now administred wherein this Clergy makes good that Scripture Revel. 9. 10. In making the Civil Magistrate the Tayl of the Beast for their strength is in their Tayles and with them do they hurt to wit force and strain mens consciences and goods and therefore if these men and the Synod would have given themselves to have truly Translated the Bible knowing there be many grosse Errours they would have much discovered the mystery of iniquity and their own deceits done the best service they could to this State brought much glory to God as Balaam did in acknowledging the Truth dealing plainly with King Balack who told his servants that if he would give him his house full of silver and gold he could not go beyond the word of the Lord to do lesse or more desiring to die the death of the righteous and that his last end might be like theirs Numb. 22. 18. 38. and 27. 8. 10. which if these had done thus they would have brought much glory to God and peace to this bleeding nation As by experience with us is manifested as formerly causing the Civil Magistrate to oppresse the Conscience and take away the life of many as in Queen Maries Queen Elisabeths and King Charles his dayes whose bloud I fear lies fall on this nation as Barrows Greenwoods and Penries c. Also who stirred up the King against the Scots and against the Parliament but those unclean spirits like froggs Revel. 16. 13. 14. being the spirits of Devils working Miracles that go out unto the Kings of the Earth c. Consider again their practice at Zion Colledge and their morning Lectures Courts of Justice yea at the Parliament and Committees where they like Locusts swarm And therefore note that as Judgement is to be powred forth upon the nations in general that have given their power to the setting up or upholding that State of Antichrist without submitting and turning to Christ by Repentance so upon them in especial they having been the Instruments whereby they with the Nations their Kings and Rulers have been made drunck and committed fornication with the Whore and therefore shall the Jndgements of God be powred fourth upon them as Revel. 17. 12. to the 14. and 18. 9 23 24. Compared with Isa. 60. 12. For that Nation and Kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted c. Again Christ saith Mat. 10. 38 to his Ministers as ye go preach saying The Kingdom of heavenis at hand Heal the sick cleanse the Lepers raise the dead and cast out Devils freely ye have received freely give compared with 1 Cor. 4. 9. to the 12. Acts 20. 33. 34. where the Apostle saith I have coveted no mans silver nor gold nor Apparel yea you your selves know that these hands have ministred to my necessities and to those that were with me I have shewed you all things how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus how he said it is more blessed to give then to receive c. compared with 1 Thes. 2. 9. and 2 Thes. 3. 8. 2 Cor. 12. 14. 15. or as Fox in his Acts and Monuments saith The maintenance of the Ministers is the pure Alms of the Church but have not they as Christ saith to the Jews Mat. 15. 6. 9. made the word of God of no effect by their traditions Now consider the vast difference between the Commission and Commands of Christ to his Ministers and Servants Mat. 28. 18. 19. 20. Mark 16. 15. 16. And the several Cannons Statute-Laws and Ordinances of Parliament to their Ministers as also the administration thereof and know that their Servants you are to whom ye yield your selves Servants to obey whether the Church and State of Rome or the Prelates and Parliament of England c. 5. It being against or beyond the Law of the Land every free man of Englands Birth-right to be so by them tyranized over for Tythes it being first given for the maintenance of Prelates Priests Abbots Moncks and Friers as in the councel of Lateren But now God having discovered them to be Antichristian and Popish so also must be their maintenance there being not one word of God for it but was taken by force and violence or given for superstitious Tithes of the same nature Popish and Antichristian and more burthensome and oppressive then Nebuchadnezars golden Image was to the Jews which he set up in the plain of Dura for although he required worship from them to his Idol yet not maintenance for the Idol-Priests 6. That these men as their Fathers have usually been still are the cause and fomenters of the troubles and ruine of all or most Nations where they come or have any power as by experience with us is manifested 7. Divers faithful Subjects and good Common-wealthsmen have been forc't through their tyranny to leave the●r houses and Kingdom chusing rather to expose themselves to a desart Wilderness then to endure that misery at home by them forc't upon their bodies and minds others shut up in prison ti●l they have paid treble damages besides Prison Fees and Charges yea some lost their lives others having their Cattel strained on and for legal replying them committed to prison yea the Bayliffs and Atourney fined for their prosecuting the same according to Law who paid 61. per peece by force to escape imprisonment this was done by the means of the good Lord Say and the house of Lords in Browns of Hanworths business So that from what hath been said it doth clearly appear that although we are freed from Prelacy Book of Common-Prayer with divers other Ordinances yet do their Sonnes succeed in cruelty they being as like their Fathers as ever they can look or Rheoboam-like exceeding in cruelty their little finger as his being thicker then their