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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77137	A defence and justification of ministers maintence by tythes. And of infant-baptism, humane learning, and the sword of the magistrate; which some Anabaptists falsely call four sandy pillars, and popish foundations of our ministry and churches. In which tythes are proved to be due by divine right to the ministers of the gospel. All common objections answered, and divers cases of conscience humbly proposed: with a light to clear them. / In a reply to a paper sent by some Anabaptists to Immanuel Bourne, late pastor of the church in Asheover in the county of Derby: now preacher to the congregation at Waltham in the county of Leicester. With a short answer to Anthony Peirson's great case of tythes, &c.	Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing B3851; Thomason E1907_1	92,679	184

A Defence and Justification OF Ministers Maintenance BY TYTHES AND OF Infant-Baptism Humane Learning and the Sword of the Magistrate Which some ANABAPTISTS falsely call Four Sandy Pillars and Popish Foundations of our Ministry and Churches In which Tythes are proved to be due by Divine Right to the Ministers of the Gospel All common Objections Answered and divers cases of Conscience humbly proposed with a light to clear them In a REPLY to a Paper sent by some Anabaptists to IMMANUEL BOURNE Late Pastor of the Church in Asheover in the County of Derby now Preacher to the Congregation at Waltham in the County of Leicester With a short ANSWER to Anthony Peirson's Great Case of Tythes c. Thou that abhorrest Idols dost thou commit Sacriledge Rom. 2.22 LONDON Printed for John Allen at the Rising Sun in Paul's Church-yard 1659. To the Supream Authority of this NATION The PARLIAMENT of the Common-wealth of ENGLAND By the special Providence of God restored to their TRUST Christian Senators IT is now above twelve years since I Dedicated a larger Treatise to this Honourable Parliament then full of pious Members and full of the Favour of God and high esteem in the World the most wise and powerfull Lord of Hosts the God of all the Armies in the earth having made you hopeful Conquerors over the Adverse Party and given you power to establish the Nations upon the sure Foundation of Truth and Righteousness and not only to confirm the setled Maintenance of the Ministers of the Gospel by Tythes according to the Laws of the most wise God and the most ancient Law of this Nation but to have increased their Maintenance in those places where by that abominable Sacriledg of Antichrist the Tythes were appropriated to Abbies Monasteries and such superstitious uses and after most unjustly detained from the right Owners the particular Parish-Ministers by King Henry the Eighth and the Parliament that then consented to him for their alienation by occasion of which in divers thousands of Parishes even since the time of Reformation poor ignorant yea scandalous Ministers have been setled and continued to the dishonour of God our Religion and succeeding Parliaments A light from Christ leading unto Christ Printed for John VVright 1646. multitudes of Souls made ready to perish for lack of Knowledg as they are in too many places at these dayes In the Epistle Dedicatory of that Book of mine presented unto you I did complain of this miserable ignorance as a cause that such a multitude of poor blind Souls did run to the Kings Standard set up at Nottingham and joyn with that Army against the Parliament which was a sad occasion the King did not return Humble Petition presented at York although he was most humbly Petitioned by multitudes of his most faithful Subjects from several Counties in this Nation which if it had been the will of God he had done might by Gods b●essing have prevented those Rivers of Blood which have been shead in these intestine Wars and for my own particular have saved me from that most barbarous plundering of my house and Goods in which I lost with what is still owing me upon the Publick Faith in other respects above five hundred pounds which I hoped I should have received before this having the Engagement of England and Scotland in print that those who were plundered and lost their Estates for their faithfulness to the Parliament and the Cause of God and the Nation then undertaken and continued faithful should have their Estates restored and be recompenced to the full or words to that effect but when the Parliament was Dissolved I gave up my hopes as dead yet since God hath raised you from the Dead again and in his Providence brought you to sit here to perfect the good work was begun I will not despair but both I my self and others may find that Promise of both Nations made good to our comforts in time And yet Right Honourable my Spirits have not been a little troubled to hear and see a Generation of Seduced Souls Quakers Anabaptists and others cry out so bitterly against the Godly faithful Ministers of Christ in the Nation as all Antichristians to be destroyed and their maintenance by Tythes to be taken away Ye to see those inhumane I am sure most unchristian abuses are still offered to too many of us till this day I am afraid lest if the God of Heaven and Earth find it to be with England as it was with Israel when the God of their Fathers sent to them by his Messengers rising up betimes 2 Chro. 36 15 16. and sending because he had compassion on his People and on his dwelling-place they mocked his Messengers and despised his words and misused his Prophets untill the wrath of the Lord arose against his people till there was no remedy therefore he brought against them Forraign Enemies to their destruction the Lord pardon these our sins and prevent those Judgements if it be his will Josh 6. and I fear if Achans sin of Sacriledge the taking away of Gods reserved part be found in England as it was in Israel the punishment of Israel may befall us also that our Army as theirs should fly before our enemies and then how sad our condition may prove none but God himself knows to prevent this to the best of my power I make bold most humbly to present this little Treatise to your Honours in which to the best of my understanding Tythes are proved to be Gods Reserved part and due to the Ministers of the Gospel by Divine right and the unsetling of this antient Right may prove I fear the removing of a house built upon a Rock and setting it upon the Sand or a sandy Foundation which may prove the ruine of the House and of those that inhabit it Upon my studying of this Question had I found Tythes unlawful or the Wages of Unrighteousnesse as my Adversary-Anabaptists in their written paper sent to me did affirm or Theft and Robbery as the Quakers I hope the Lord would have given me such a spirit of Contentment that I should have chosen rather to have begged my Bread from door to door as old as I am now almost Threescore and Ten rather than to have lived and dyed a Thief and a Robber accursed of God and Good men But as worthy Luther professed when he contested against the Popes Indulgencies If any man can shew me a more firm and better way of Ministers maintenance than by Tythes which the Lord himself in his wisdom found out to be the fittest I shall lye down in the Dust and when my Conscience is satisfied change my mind In the mean time not cease to pray the most Wise God to guide your Counsels and prosper you in all your just and lawfull Endeavours hoping of your Protection and encouragement for my self and the rest of my Brethren the faithful Ministers of the Gospel I most humbly Subscribe my self A most unworthy Servant