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think_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v so_o enable_v unto_o it_o
his_o command_n to_o his_o disciple_n not_o to_o take_v aught_o with_o they_o bind_v not_o minister_n now_o sp._n 44._o his_o miracle_n of_o the_o loaf_n how_o to_o be_v imitate_v by_o his_o minister_n sp._n 55_o 56._o his_o live_n upon_o alm_n ti_v not_o minister_n to_o the_o same_o course_n sp._n 55_o church_n its_o etymology_n and_o signification_n ap._n 11_o 12._o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v church_n and_o priest_n and_o tithe_n before_o the_o law_n sp._n 10._o church-maintenance_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n what_o and_o how_o employ_v sp._n 16-24_a no_o express_a command_n for_o the_o build_n of_o church_n sp._n 110._o of_o the_o holiness_n of_o church_n sp._n 82._o church_n and_o minister_n necessary_a ap._n 15._o whether_o the_o church_n may_v possess_v land_n and_o temporalty_n sp._n 24._o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o church_n of_o jerusalem_n sp._n 13._o alexandria_n sp._n 14_o rome_n sp._n 14._o africa_n sp._n 15._o the_o church_n of_o england_n a_o while_n ago_o the_o most_o flourish_a in_o christendom_n st._n 20._o church_n in_o england_n how_o many_o appropriate_a how_o many_o not_o ap._n 16._o see_v clergy_n the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o greek_a church_n r._n 26._o church-government_n why_o so_o long_o in_o settle_v sp._n 46-51_a circumcision_n and_o sacrifice_n intermit_v in_o the_o wilderness_n sp._n 47._o why_o see_v it_o be_v before_o the_o leviticall_a law_n do_v it_o expire_v with_o it_o sp._n 147_o clergy_n immunity_n how_o large_o once_o how_o now_o infringe_v st._n 13._o english_a clergy_n tax_v with_o luxury_n ap._n 16_o 17._o how_o much_o the_o present_a parliament_n have_v already_o do_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n r._n 1_o that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o will_v continue_v their_o ancient_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n clodoveus_n king_n of_o france_n sp._n 178_o committee-man_n decipher_v r._n 7.12_o community_n of_o good_n among_o christian_n for_o how_o long_o r._n 22_o consecration_n of_o thing_n and_o person_n why_o ordain_v sp._n 180_o constantine_n the_o great_a his_o pious_a munificence_n st._n 6._o sp._n 24_o cool_v of_o the_o day_n gen._n iii._o 8._o what_o sp._n 98._o 1_o cor._n xi_o 18_o 20_o 22._o expound_v ap._n 10._o etc._n etc._n d_o dalmaticae_fw-la vestes_fw-la in_o what_o reverence_n among_o the_o ancient_a clergy_n sp._n 176_o why_o wear_a by_o king_n at_o their_o coronation_n ibid._n deacon_n distributer_n of_o church_n good_n sp._n 23._o ancient_a than_o bishop_n sp._n 50._o of_o women-deacon_n sp._n 51_o decimae_fw-la or_o decima_fw-la whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o decimus_n decumanut_n decimare_fw-la &_o exdecimare_n sp._n 75_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whence_o derive_v sp._n 67_o 70_o deodate_n testimony_n concern_v our_o church_n st._n 20_o sir_n william_n dodington_n st._n 22_o drusius_n put_v to_o hard_a shift_n st._n 19_o e_o easter_n sp._n 50._o concern_v the_o ground_n and_o time_n of_o its_o observation_n sp._n 149_o edgar_n see_v king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n see_v king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n xi_o 12._o signify_v a_o material_a church_n sp._n 84._o ap._n 1_o 2._o 6-11_a eleven_o this_o number_n signify_v sin_n sp._n 73_o enoch_n translation_n a_o emblem_n of_o the_o sabbath_n sp._n 99_o example_n and_o say_n of_o wise_a man_n a_o law_n to_o posterity_n sp._n 110_o excommunication_n exercise_v by_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n sp._n 181_o exod._n xxii_o 29._o non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la expound_v sp._n 103._o 140_o f_o fast_v practise_v and_o allow_v though_o not_o command_v sp._n 48._o when_o it_o be_v first_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n uncertain_a sp._n 87._o first-fruit_n or_o annates_fw-la pay_v to_o priest_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 102.108_o why_o then_o abrogate_a with_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sp._n 144_o etc._n etc._n when_o first_o impose_v on_o the_o clergy_n st._n 12_o the_o flood_n a_o kind_n of_o tithing_n of_o the_o world_n sp._n 99_o g_o gavelkind_n what_o r._n 14._o gen._n fourteen_o allegorical_o expound_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 104_o etc._n etc._n glastenbury-abbey_n sp._n 183_o glebeland_n when_o let_v must_v pay_v tithe_n sp._n 79_o god_n glory_v the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n introd_a what_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o for_o his_o bounty_n ibid._n &_o ep._n 1._o he_o have_v a_o portion_n of_o time_n place_n fruit_n even_o in_o paradise_n sp._n 97_o why_o he_o require_v the_o ten_o of_o our_o good_n and_o but_o the_o seven_o of_o our_o time_n sp._n 9_o see_v ten_o the_o best_a part_n of_o every_o thing_n be_v his_o due_n sp._n 67_o 68_o and_o that_o such_o a_o part_n as_o impli_v the_o whole_a sp._n 72._o thing_n offer_v to_o he_o how_o holy_a sp._n 82._o 168._o what_o may_v be_v know_v of_o god_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n sp._n 95._o trismegist_n description_n of_o god_n sp._n 70._o the_o thoe_n destroy_v for_o their_o neglect_n of_o the_o god_n sp._n 123_o good_a thing_n though_o abuse_v by_o some_o may_v lawful_o be_v use_v by_o other_o sp._n 84_o etc._n etc._n ms._n elen_n goulston_n her_o beneficence_n to_o st._n john_n in_o oxford_n st._n 22_o greek_a church_n poor_a every_o way_n r._n 26_o h_n sir_n ralph_n hare_n a_o benefactor_n to_o st._n john_n in_o cambridge_n st._n 21_o 23_o heathen_n how_o liberal_a to_o their_o god_n sp._n 114_o etc._n etc._n their_o example_n fit_a to_o be_v propose_v to_o christian_n sp._n 116._o their_o devotion_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o our_o sacrilege_n sp._n 117._o 127_o 128_o henry_n the_o eighth_n speech_n concern_v abbey-land_n etc._n etc._n sp._n 166._o his_o virtue_n and_o act_n especial_o his_o shake_n off_o the_o romish_a yoke_n high_o commend_v b._n 1_o 2_o hercules_n his_o offering_n how_o profuse_a sp._n 117._o 124_o baptist_n l._n hicks_n a_o great_a friend_n to_o the_o clergy_n st._n 22_o holiness_n of_o thing_n dedicate_v to_o god_n sp._n 82_o hospitaler_n a_o question_n concern_v they_o and_o the_o templar_n sp._n 160_o hospitulity_n be_v the_o minister_n duty_n the_o people_n must_v afford_v he_o a_o certain_a maintenance_n sp._n 16_o i_o &_o i_o jacobs_n vow_n concern_v tithe_n sp._n 109_o idolatry_n the_o rise_n of_o it_o sp._n 43_o jew_n pay_v for_o more_o to_o their_o priest_n than_o christian_n st._n 9_o how_o forward_o and_o cheerful_a they_o be_v in_o their_o payment_n st._n 11._o they_o receive_v priesthood_n from_o the_o gentile_n sp._n 44._o 102._o the_o chief_a judge_n and_o officer_n among_o they_o be_v levite_n sp._n 38_o 39_o of_o their_o court_n of_o justice_n sp._n 40._o their_o ceremony_n why_o so_o long_o permit_v under_o the_o gospel_n sp._n 48._o etc._n etc._n impropriation_n see_v appropriation_n john_n iii._o 23._o mystical_o expound_v sp._n 105_o isa_n lvi_o 7._o expound_v ap._n 10_o just_o it_o be_v folly_n to_o say_v a_o thing_n be_v therefore_o just_a because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n allow_v it_o sp._n 172_o k_o king_n alured_v the_o first_o anoint_v king_n of_o england_n sp._n 177._o his_o virtue_n and_o famous_a act_n ibid._n clodoveus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o france_n that_o receive_v unction_n sp._n 178._o king_n of_o spain_n neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v till_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n fall_v to_o they_o sp._n 179._o the_o king_n of_o england_n chief_a king_n of_o christendom_n ibid._n the_o papist_n deny_v our_o king_n spiritual_a power_n yet_o be_v it_o grant_v by_o a_o pope_n sp._n 178_o 179._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v and_o exercise_v the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n sp._n 181._o king_n of_o england_n ancient_o assume_v and_o use_v ecclesiastical_a authority_n sp._n 181_o etc._n etc._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n sp._n 181._o edgar_z and_o nine_o of_o his_o predecessor_n sp._n 182_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o king_n of_o mercia_n sp._n 185._o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n sp._n 186._o and_o william_n rufus_n sp._n 188._o king_n be_v wont_a to_o seek_v confirmation_n of_o their_o law_n from_o pope_n and_o counsel_n of_o their_o canon_n from_o king_n sp._n 184._o king_n have_v a_o ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a power_n sp._n 155._o otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o govern_v both_o church_n and_o state_n sp._n 174._o etc._n etc._n as_o the_o sword_n be_v a_o emblem_n of_o their_o temporal_a so_o be_v oil_n &_o vestis_fw-la dalmatica_fw-la of_o their_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n sp._n 175_o etc._n etc._n what_o king_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v be_v anoint_v sp._n 176._o the_o king_n chapel_n ancient_o under_o no_o ordinary_a but_o himself_o only_o sp._n 155._o 186_o 188._o christian_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o king_n though_o heathen_a sp._n 174._o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n sp._n 161_o
and_o same_o st._n 1._o a_o account_n of_o his_o large_a work_n of_o tithe_n st._n 2_o 3._o 23._o his_o two_o tome_n of_o english_a law_n and_o counsel_n st._n 3._o his_o practice_n according_a to_o his_o writing_n st._n 20._o a_o brief_a account_n of_o his_o life_n study_n and_o employment_n bp._n 5._o his_o book_n de_fw-fr non_fw-la temerandis_fw-la ecclesil_n vindicate_v ap._n 1._o why_o print_v in_o scotland_n sc._n 1._o divers_a gentleman_n move_v by_o the_o read_n of_o his_o book_n some_o to_o part_v with_o impropriation_n st._n 21._o other_o not_o to_o buy_v they_o st._n 24_o sportulae_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n what_o and_o their_o several_a sort_n sp._n 18._o sportula_fw-la presbyteria_fw-la in_o the_o primitive_a church_n what_o sp._n 19_o sportula_fw-la menstrua_fw-la sp._n 89_o statute_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o monastery_n sp._n 169_o etc._n etc._n how_o it_o be_v make_v to_o book_n in_o parsonage_n ep._n 4_o stipend_n and_o pension_n for_o minister_n bow_v inconvenient_a st._n 18_o etc._n etc._n sp._n 55_o 56._o r._n 5.12_o synagoga_fw-la put_v both_o for_o the_o person_n and_o the_o place_n ap._n 9_o t_o templar_n see_v hospitaler_n ten_o the_o mystery_n and_o excellency_n of_o this_o number_n sp._n 69_o 113_o etc._n etc._n how_o it_o represent_v the_o nature_n of_o god_n sp._n 69_o and_o bear_v his_o inscription_n sp._n 71._o it_o signify_v god_n law_n sp._n 73._o 113_o ten_o part_n of_o fruit_n due_a unto_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seven_o of_o time_n st._n 15._o sp._n 111._o why_o the_o ten_o sp._n 67-76_a ten_o pay_v by_o the_o clergy_n st._n 12._o see_v tithe_n teoda_fw-it sp._n 67_o time_n what_o part_n thereof_o due_a unto_o god_n sp._n 1â—9_n tithe_n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n sp._n 67._o the_o definition_n of_o the_o thing_n ibid._n payment_n of_o tithe_n how_o ancient_a sp._n 114._o r._n 6_o they_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n sp._n 139._o r._n 2d_o they_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o levite_n after_o the_o atteration_n of_o their_o service_n as_o well_o as_o before_o sp._n 37._o their_o antiquity_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n sp._n 31.86.88_o etc._n etc._n r._n 22._o tithe_n pay_v by_o all_o without_o question_n for_o three_o thousand_o year_n together_o sp._n 110._o tithe_n frequent_o pay_v by_o heathen_n sp._n 114-127_a to_o to_o give_v tithe_n a_o general_a custom_n among_o the_o grecian_n sp._n 123._o in_o use_n also_o among_o barbarous_a nation_n sp._n 124._o both_o learn_v it_o from_o god_n people_n sp._n 126_o both_o oftentimes_o outgo_v god_n people_n in_o practice_n of_o it_o ibid._n some_o beast_n seem_v to_o pay_v tithe_n sp._n 127._o how_o do_v these_o example_n shame_n and_o condemn_v such_o christian_n as_o neglect_v this_o duty_n sp._n 128._o abraham_n and_o jaeob_n precedent_n as_o strong_a for_o tithe_n as_o the_o apostle_n for_o the_o lord_n day_n sp._n 111._o the_o sabbath_n be_v more_o ceremonial_a than_o tithe_n sp._n 148._o why_o no_o settle_a law_n for_o they_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n st._n 8._o sp._n 29._o they_o be_v not_o pay_v to_o the_o levite_n while_o in_o travel_n and_o unsettle_a sp._n 52._o neither_o be_v it_o expedient_a or_o possible_a the_o apostle_n shall_v have_v receive_v they_o sp._n 52_o etc._n etc._n how_o they_o be_v ancient_o dispose_v sp._n 89-92_a 151._o christian_n tithe_n far_o short_a of_o the_o leviticall_a st._n 9_o etc._n etc._n by_o what_o right_a tithe_n be_v due_a to_o god_n st._n 93._o tithe_n of_o two_o sort_n moral_a leviticall_a sp._n 93._o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n sp._n 94-103_a of_o scripture_n sp._n etc._n etc._n r._n 2.17_o of_o nation_n sp._n 113._o by_o a_o precedent_n right_n sp._n 140._o they_o be_v due_a here_o by_o law_n of_o several_a king_n of_o england_n sp._n 129-135_a and_o by_o donation_n and_o vow_n of_o our_o ancestor_n sp._n 135_o 136._o decree_n of_o counsel_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o they_o sp._n 89._o they_o be_v not_o a_o whit_n leave_v lawful_a to_o we_o because_o use_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sp._n 84._o that_o tithe_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a prove_v by_o five_o argument_n sp._n 139._o they_o have_v nothing_o ceremonial_a or_o typical_a in_o they_o sp._n 140._o r._n 23._o our_o manner_n of_o tithing_n differ_v from_o that_o of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n sp._n 140._o the_o end_n of_o tithe_n be_v moral_a namely_o piety_n justice_n gratitude_n against_o all_o which_o the_o with-holders_n of_o tithe_n grievous_o offend_v sp._n 141._o in_o what_o respect_n tithe_n be_v leviticall_a and_o judicial_a sp._n 142_o etc._n etc._n the_o employment_n of_o tithe_n be_v in_o part_n ceremonial_a and_o temporal_a but_o the_o payment_n and_o receive_n of_o they_o be_v moral_a and_o unalterable_a sp._n 149._o the_o tithe_n which_o our_o minister_n receive_v be_v neither_o jewish_a nor_o popish_a r._n 15_o 16._o but_o that_o which_o they_o pay_v to_o the_o king_n or_o state_n be_v r._n 16_o 17._o four_o several_a opinion_n about_o the_o tenure_n of_o tithe_n r._n 23._o reasins_z why_o they_o shall_v be_v pay_v sp._n 92._o r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n god_n accept_v the_o tithe_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o whole_a sp._n 73._o pay_v of_o tithe_n reward_v with_o plenty_n sp._n 114.117_o 118._o detain_v of_o they_o with_o vengeance_n sp._n 120.123_o etc._n etc._n fearful_a curse_n denounce_v against_o the_o detainer_n of_o they_o sp._n 91_o 134_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v incomparable_o the_o best_a and_o fit_a provision_n for_o minister_n sc._n 17_o etc._n etc._n r._n 4_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o minister_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a sp._n 32._o 60._o the_o enemy_n of_o tithe_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o ministry_n itself_o r._n 3._o take_v away_o tithe_n and_o look_v for_o nothing_o but_o ignorance_n and_o baseness_n sc._n 2.3_o r._n 3.26_o tithe_n pay_v by_o the_o levite_n sp._n 73.77_o to_o what_o end_n sp._n 78._o the_o clergy_n now_o bishop_n king_n all_z aught_o to_o pay_v tithe_n sp._n 78_o 79._o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o every_o thing_n sp._n 123_o 130_o 131._o not_o only_o out_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o ground_n sp._n 79._o but_o out_o of_o the_o wage_n of_o servant_n sp._n 80._o and_o the_o spoil_n of_o soldier_n and_o the_o gain_n of_o merchant_n and_o tradesman_n sp._n 81._o how_o tithe_n become_v appropriate_a see_v appropriation_n the_o perverse_a humour_n of_o many_o against_o tithe_n st._n 2.8.25_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v due_a both_o by_o divine_a law_n and_o humane_a st._n 4_o etc._n etc._n the_o boundless_a liberty_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n in_o germany_n begin_v at_o tithe_n r._n 3._o kentish_n petitioner_n exception_n against_o tithe_n answer_v r._n 7._o etc._n etc._n what_o answer_v the_o parliament_n give_v they_o r._n 15._o what_o make_v the_o anabaptist_n in_o london_n contest_v so_o bold_o against_o tithe_n r._n 19_o 20._o how_o the_o dispute_n about_o tithe_n between_o b.c._n &_o i._n r._n be_v disappoint_v r._n 19-21_a animadversion_n on_o the_o country_n be_v plea_n against_o tithe_n r._n 21_o etc._n etc._n not_o tithe_n but_o covetousness_n the_o cause_n of_o simony_n r._n 13._o argument_n show_v that_o it_o be_v unlikely_a the_o parliament_n will_v take_v away_o tithe_n r._n 2_o etc._n etc._n the_o plea_n of_o divine_a right_n can_v be_v no_o way_n prejudicial_a to_o tithe_n r._n 18._o whether_o they_o be_v of_o divine_a right_n or_o no_o the_o state_n may_v lawful_o impose_v they_o and_o the_o people_n pay_v they_o r._n 27_o tituli_fw-la sp._n 10_o st._n roger_n townsend_n st._n 21_o tradition_n of_o ancient_a father_n much_o to_o be_v regard_v sp._n 86_o treasury_n of_o the_o temple_n its_o part_n sp._n 36.78_o turk_n pay_v tithe_n sp._n 127._o u_o &_o five_o vicarage_n sp._n 152._o well_o augment_v by_o some_o college_n in_o oxford_n st._n 23.26_o by_o bishop_n morton_n and_o bishop_n wright_n st._n 24._o by_o dr._n fell_n st._n 26._o by_o st._n henry_n spelman_n st._n 20._o by_o viscount_n slego_n st._n 26_o by_o the_o present_a parliament_n st._n 24_o unlawful_a thing_n admit_v and_o lawful_a omit_v sp._n 46_o etc._n etc._n vow_n lawful_o make_v by_o parent_n descend_v upon_o their_o child_n sp._n 135._o though_o arbitrary_a to_o make_v yet_o be_v they_o necessary_a to_o keep_v sp._n 136._o bp._n 3_o 4._o w_n westminster-church_n subject_a to_o none_o but_o the_o king_n sp._n 179_o 180_o whitsuntide_n see_v pentecost_n x_o xenophon_n example_n of_o pay_v tithe_n and_o endow_v a_o temple_n sp._n 121_o x_o signify_v both_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o number_n of_o ten_o sp._n 71_o 76_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n cite_v in_o these_o treatise_n a_o chill_v statius_n aelianus_n agobardus_fw-la alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandre_n ambrose_n antonius_n de_fw-fr dominis_n aristophanes_n aristoteles_n arnobius_n
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say_v to_o honour_v he_o with_o it_o not_o to_o reward_v he_o therefore_o both_o of_o they_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o gen._n offer_v of_o their_o fruit_n cain_n like_o a_o churl_n his_o fruit_n simple_o that_o be_v his_o ordinary_a and_o lean_a stuff_n but_o abel_n like_o a_o prince_n his_o first-fruit_n that_o be_v his_o best_a fruit_n namely_o the_o fat_a etc._n etc._n gen._n 4.3_o 4._o thus_o be_v priesthood_n institute_v corrupt_v and_o reform_v even_o in_o the_o beginning_n cain_n for_o aught_o that_o here_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a begin_v it_o and_o likewise_o corrupt_v it_o abel_n continue_v and_o reform_v it_o but_o some_o rather_o think_v and_o so_o say_v hugo_n that_o adam_n teach_v it_o to_o his_o child_n and_o this_o to_o i_o seem_v more_o likely_a 4.3_o in_o gen._n 4.3_o that_o the_o better_a function_n shall_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o better_a man_n and_o not_o from_o the_o bloody_a mind_n of_o murder_a cain_n from_o this_o fountain_n it_o run_v under_o ground_n 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herein_o be_v spare_v be_v he_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o any_o gentleman_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 77._o tom._n 1._o council_n pa._n 444._o king_n canutus_n about_o the_o year_n 1016._o make_v the_o like_a law_n with_o some_o little_a enlargement_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o law_n 44._o tom._n con._n pag._n 44._o ca._n 8._o and_o as_o malmesbury_n testify_v strict_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o ancient_a king_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la angl._n lib._n 2._o p._n 55._o and_o he_o write_v also_o about_o the_o 15._o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n a_o long_a letter_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o nobility_n of_o england_n conjure_v they_o by_o the_o faith_n that_o they_o ought_v both_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o god_n that_o they_o cause_v these_o law_n touch_v tithe_n and_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o be_v due_o execute_v and_o the_o tithe_n to_o be_v pay_v as_o abovesaid_a malmsb._n p._n 74._o but_o king_n edward_n 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this_o do_v in_o the_o heat_n and_o agony_n of_o zeal_n then_o privy_o inflame_v on_o all_o part_n against_o the_o romish_a religion_n insomuch_o as_o other_o inconvenience_n and_o enormity_n likewise_o follow_v thereon_o as_o in_o ed._n 6._o the_o burn_a of_o many_o notable_a manuscript_n book_n the_o spoil_n and_o deface_v of_o many_o goodly_a tomb_n and_o monument_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n pull_v down_o of_o bell_n chancel_v and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o very_a church_n themselves_o moses_n for_o haste_n break_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o these_o inconvenience_n in_o such_o notable_a transmutation_n can_v be_v avoid_v some_o corn_n will_v go_v away_o with_o the_o chaff_n and_o some_o chaff_n will_v remain_v in_o the_o corn_n man_n wit_n can_v sudden_o or_o easy_o sever_v they_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n christ_n foresee_v this_o consequence_n delay_v the_o weed_n out_o of_o the_o tare_n from_o the_o wheat_n till_o the_o harvest_n be_v come_v that_o 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be_v also_o partly_o lay_v and_o partly_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o end_n that_o from_o these_o divers_a fountain_n in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o majesty_n those_o divers_a member_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v according_o to_o their_o peculiar_a faculty_n receive_v their_o just_a and_o competent_a government_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o a_o prince_n can_v in_o moral_a matter_n govern_v his_o subject_n profess_v in_o religion_n unless_o himself_o do_v participate_v with_o they_o in_o some_o portion_n of_o their_o spiritual_a vocation_n 2.13_o rom._n 13.1_o 2_o pet._n 2.13_o for_o i_o see_v that_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o be_v therein_o subject_a to_o the_o heathen_a prince_n and_o give_v commandment_n to_o all_o christian_n in_o general_a rom._n oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la ex_fw-la 〈◊〉_d parte_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la â—ertinet_fw-la subdiâ—os_fw-la esse_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la i._o homininibus_fw-la res_fw-la humanas_fw-la cum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la honore_fw-la administrantibus_fw-la in_o li._n ex_fw-la pos_fw-la
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which_o in_o his_o own_o consideration_n he_o have_v advise_v upon_o and_o deliver_v to_o they_o in_o head_n and_o title_n and_o they_o have_v answer_v thereunto_o and_o frame_v the_o canon_n of_o that_o council_n according_o do_v submit_v they_o to_o his_o judgement_n and_o desire_v if_o it_o approve_v they_o himself_o for_o great_a authority_n will_v confirm_v they_o tom._n 2._o council_n pag._n 309._o in_o rescripto_fw-la synodi_fw-la the_o king_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o sicil_n be_v also_o anoint_v and_o endow_v with_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n whereof_o we_o shall_v speak_v more_o anon_o for_o the_o right_n of_o both_o these_o kingdom_n reside_v at_o this_o present_a upon_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n who_o till_o the_o same_o come_v unto_o they_o be_v neither_o anoint_v nor_o crown_v and_o though_o since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v be_v dignify_v with_o both_o these_o prerogative_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o illustrious_a in_o they_o as_o in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 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nicholas_n 2._o of_o who_o we_o speak_v before_o in_o a_o epistle_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n have_v upon_o the_o matter_n agree_v that_o it_o may_v be_v so_o for_o among_o other_o privilege_n that_o he_o there_o bestow_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n peter_n of_o westminster_n then_o new_o found_v by_o that_o virtuous_a king_n he_o grant_v and_o absolute_o confirm_v that_o it_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v a_o place_n of_o regal_a constitution_n and_o consecration_n and_o a_o perpetual_a habitation_n of_o monk_n that_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o no_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o king_n himself_o free_a from_o episcopal_a service_n and_o authority_n and_o where_o no_o bishop_n shall_v enter_v to_o give_v any_o order_n etc._n etc._n tom._n council_n part_n 3._o pa._n 1129._o a._n in_o which_o word_n i_o note_v first_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o those_o ancient_a day_n be_v before_o their_o coronation_n mere_o lay_v person_n be_v by_o their_o consecration_n 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&_o tuitionem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la loci_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la ut_fw-la vice_fw-la nostra_fw-la cum_fw-la concilio_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o abbatum_fw-la constituatis_fw-la ubique_fw-la quae_fw-la justa_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o that_o if_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v please_v to_o execute_v this_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n as_o the_o pope_n vicar_n then_o by_o this_o his_o charter_n they_o be_v invest_v therewith_o and_o peradventure_o the_o clergy_n of_o rome_n can_v never_o revoke_v it_o be_v grant_v posteris_fw-la regibus_fw-la and_o the_o epistle_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v as_o barclayus_n say_v of_o nich._n 1._o to_o michael_n the_o emperor_n as_o a_o ecclesiastical_a law_n lib._n de_fw-fr potest_fw-la papae_fw-la ca._n 2._o pag._n 13._o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v hereby_o evident_a which_o i_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v just_o capable_a of_o spiritual_a jurisdiction_n by_o the_o pope_n own_o confession_n for_o which_o purpose_n only_o i_o here_o allege_v it_o and_o to_o give_v more_o life_n to_o the_o matter_n it_o appear_v by_o baronius_n that_o pope_n vrbane_n the_o grant_v not_o only_o as_o much_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicil_n to_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n be_v the_o anoint_a king_n thereof_o but_o add_v also_o to_o that_o his_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n divers_a branch_n of_o spiritual_a power_n belong_v mere_o to_o the_o key_n and_o not_o to_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v to_o the_o very_a function_n of_o a_o bishop_n as_o namely_o that_o of_o excommunication_n all_o which_o though_o baronius_n impugn_v main_o to_o be_v of_o no_o validity_n because_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v void_a he_o say_v that_o the_o church_n do_v against_o herself_o yet_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n both_o hold_v and_o exercise_v this_o function_n and_o jurisdiction_n only_o by_o the_o connivency_n of_o the_o pope_n but_o defend_v therein_o by_o cardinal_n ascanius_n colonna_n against_o baronius_n but_o to_o leave_v foreign_a example_n and_o to_o go_v on_o with_o our_o domestical_a precedent_n it_o be_v manifest_a by_o other_o ancient_a authority_n charter_n and_o manuscript_n that_o the_o pope_n thereby_o grant_v no_o more_o to_o king_n edward_n and_o his_o successor_n than_o the_o same_o king_n and_o his_o predecessor_n before_o assume_v to_o themselves_o for_o this_o epistle_n can_v not_o be_v write_v to_o s._n edward_n before_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n nicholas_n not_o be_v pope_n till_o then_o and_o in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o same_o king_n before_o that_o time_n publish_v himself_o do_v plain_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v vicarius_fw-la summi_fw-la regis_fw-la not_o summi_fw-la pontificis_fw-la yea_o and_o that_o in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o word_n of_o his_o own_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cap._n 17._o be_v these_o the_o king_n because_o he_o be_v the_o vicar_n of_o the_o high_a king_n be_v appoint_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o he_o shall_v rule_v his_o earthly_a kingdom_n and_o the_o lord_n people_n and_o shall_v above_o all_o thing_n worship_v his_o holy_a church_n and_o govern_v it_o and_o defend_v it_o against_o they_o that_o will_v wrong_v it_o and_o to_o pull_v the_o evil_a doer_n out_o of_o it_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o write_v the_o pope_n what_o he_o will_v s._n edward_n here_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o have_v the_o rule_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n commit_v to_o he_o from_o god_n and_o not_o from_o the_o pope_n and_o to_o be_v god_n vicar_n not_o the_o pope_n wherein_o he_o imitate_v his_o predecessor_n for_o king_n edgar_n speak_v of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n say_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o himself_o ad_fw-la nos_fw-la say_v he_o spectat_fw-la and_o because_o casaubon_n in_o cite_v this_o place_n out_o of_o the_o manuscript_n be_v charge_v by_o parson_n to_o falsify_v it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v on_o the_o
&c_n &c_n king_n ought_v not_o to_o invade_v the_o people_n possession_n much_o less_o god_n sp._n 167._o see_v appropriation_n mr._n richard_n knightley_n st._n 22._o knowledge_n tree_n of_o knowledge_n god_n part_n sp._n 98_o john_n knox_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o general_n assembly_n sc._n 5._o s_o land_n some_o portion_n thereof_o to_o be_v give_v to_o god_n sp._n 2_o etc._n etc._n origen_n opinion_n of_o clergyman_n enjoy_n land_n sp._n 21_o lawful_a see_v unlawful_a law_n humane_a law_n ever_o imperfect_a often_o wicked_a must_v yield_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o god_n sp._n 172_o 173._o they_o may_v give_v a_o man_n jus_o ad_fw-la rem_fw-la not_o jus_o in_o re_fw-mi sp._n 173._o law_n of_o nation_n what_o sp._n 113._o law_n of_o our_o english_a king_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n sp._n 129_o etc._n etc._n law_n of_o nature_n what_o sp._n 94._o what_o we_o learn_v thence_o of_o god_n nature_n and_o the_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o he_o sp._n 95._o the_o law_n of_o 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also_o touch_v their_o offering_n altar_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o feast_v at_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n use_v by_o jethro_n exod._n 18.12_o i_o infer_v therefore_o that_o see_v the_o heathen_a take_v their_o original_a manner_n of_o holy_a rite_n from_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o therefore_o what_o original_a rite_n the_o heathen_a have_v in_o their_o service_n of_o their_o religion_n that_o the_o same_o be_v in_o use_n also_o among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o that_o insomuch_o as_o the_o heathen_a universal_o pay_v tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n unto_o their_o god_n and_o priest_n that_o therefore_o the_o child_n of_o god_n do_v so_o likewise_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o true_a god_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la say_v it_o be_v think_v that_o adam_n teach_v his_o son_n to_o offer_v first-fruit_n and_o ten_o unto_o god_n so_o that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n borrow_v it_o not_o from_o the_o heathen_a or_o the_o heathen_a from_o they_o but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o as_o ambrose_n say_v god_n therefore_o by_o moses_n follow_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n non_fw-la ergo_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la mosem_fw-la gentilium_fw-la formam_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la hoc_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la inde_fw-la vivat_fw-la ubi_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o epist_n 1_o cor._n ca._n 9_o c._n 41._o col._n c._n and_o as_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n do_v plain_o confirm_v it_o to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o so_o doubtless_o be_v it_o also_o do_v by_o other_o of_o the_o hebrew_n even_o before_o the_o leviticall_a institution_n and_o even_o then_o hold_v and_o take_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n belong_v unto_o god_n as_o plain_o appear_v by_o god_n own_o mouth_n in_o 22._o exod._n 29._o when_o he_o say_v and_o that_o 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former_o due_a very_a reason_n tell_v we_o and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o other_o part_n of_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v it_o for_o the_o very_a same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n deut._n 23.21_o when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o be_v slack_a to_o pay_v it_o or_o shall_v not_o keep_v it_o back_o this_o be_v not_o a_o commandment_n to_o pay_v or_o give_v a_o new_a thing_n but_o to_o pay_v that_o be_v already_o due_a the_o thing_n vow_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o pet._n 3.9_o non_fw-la tardat_fw-la dominus_fw-la promissa_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a in_o perform_v his_o promise_n that_o be_v not_o slack_a or_o hold_v that_o back_n which_o in_o his_o honour_n and_o justice_n he_o have_v tie_v himself_o to_o pay_v or_o perform_v the_o blessing_n he_o promise_v which_o by_o his_o promise_n be_v make_v a_o debt_n cap._n xxv_o that_o they_o 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god_n himself_o to_o be_v for_o ever_o and_o sanctify_v with_o the_o spiritual_a oil_n of_o gladness_n above_o all_o the_o rank_n and_o order_n of_o leviticall_a priesthood_n abraham_n a_o hebrew_n and_o represent_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o hebrew_n god_n choose_a people_n father_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o circumcision_n and_o by_o faith_n the_o father_n of_o the_o gentile_n ipse_fw-la so_o that_o melchisedek_n prefigurate_v the_o whole_a priesthood_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o abraham_n the_o whole_a laity_n therefore_o chrysostome_n say_v considera_fw-la quanta_fw-la sit_fw-la excellentia_fw-la nostratis_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la abraham_n patriarcha_fw-la judaeorum_n progenitor_n levitarum_fw-la comperitur_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la accipere_fw-la à _fw-la melchisedec_n orat._n 4._o advers._fw-la jud._n sedita_n paulus_n ipse_fw-la his_o confederate_n mamre_v escol_n aner_n amorites_n and_o gentiles_n represent_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o family_n of_o abraham_n as_o well_o bondman_n as_o freeman_n all_o mingle_a together_o and_o all_o here_o march_v as_o under_o one_o ensign_n not_o of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n which_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n embrace_v both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n bondman_n and_o freeman_n the_o child_n of_o hagar_n as_o well_o as_o sarah_n their_o enemy_n be_v the_o idolatrous_a assyrian_n or_o babylonian_n who_o spoil_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o these_o abraham_n pursue_v killeth_z and_o chase_v beyond_o dan_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o apply_v and_o moral_a this_o to_o the_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n they_o that_o be_v the_o true_a child_n and_o consort_n of_o abraham_n whether_o hebrew_n or_o gentiles_n free_a or_o bond_n who_o now_o be_v all_o alike_o they_o must_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o leviticall_a city_n that_o be_v the_o ordinance_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n they_o must_v fight_v against_o the_o four_o great_a 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call_v and_o waken_v as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o ship_n with_o peter_n but_o as_o he_o be_v our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n multo_fw-la post_fw-la futurum_fw-la domini_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la ante_fw-la signavit_fw-la ac_fw-la sacrificio_fw-la panis_fw-la &_o vini_fw-la mysterium_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o sanguinis_fw-la expressit_fw-la p._n to._n 4.14_o c._n he_o will_v come_v forth_o of_o himself_o and_o meet_v they_o and_o give_v they_o bread_n and_o wine_n as_o melchisedek_n do_v to_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v they_o that_o be_v the_o other_o sacrament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n then_o as_o a_o perpetual_a high_a priest_n and_o mediator_n he_o do_v bless_v they_o and_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o as_o melchisedek_n do_v abraham_n and_o his_o spiritual_a posterity_n in_o the_o person_n of_o abraham_n as_o well_o jew_n as_o gentile_n for_o in_o the_o person_n of_o abraham_n melchisedek_n bless_v both_o the_o jew_n as_o his_o child_n by_o circumcision_n and_o the_o gentile_n as_o his_o child_n by_o faith_n then_o must_v we_o do_v as_o abraham_n do_v in_o his_o own_o and_o our_o person_n give_v tithe_n of_o all_o to_o melchisedek_n and_o his_o substitute_n melchisedek_n give_v bread_n and_o wine_n real_o and_o we_o must_v also_o as_o abraham_n do_v give_v he_o the_o tithe_n real_o and_o this_o tithe_n be_v not_o give_v to_o melchisedek_n as_o a_o leviticall_a duty_n but_o as_o a_o duty_n belong_v to_o god_n both_o before_o the_o law_n 18._o ministravitistâ—_n melchisedek_n abrahamo_n &_o exercitui_fw-la xenia_fw-la &_o multam_fw-la abundantiam_fw-la rerum_fw-la optimarum_fw-la simul_fw-la exhibuit_fw-la &_o super_fw-la epulas_fw-la eum_fw-la collaudare_fw-la coepit_fw-la &_o benedicere_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la ei_fw-la subdiderat_fw-la inimicos_fw-la jos_n antiquit._fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 18._o and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o melchisedek_n meet_v not_o abraham_n with_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n like_o a_o priest_n of_o 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offer_v of_o every_o clean_a beast_n and_o fowl_n upon_o it_o gen._n 8.20_o and_o it_o be_v very_o likely_a that_o melchisedek_n himself_o have_v bear_v the_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n many_o hundred_o year_n before_o he_o meet_v abraham_n though_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o mention_v he_o till_o the_o meeting_n for_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o inquire_v of_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n reveal_v not_o many_o great_a divine_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o he_o be_v sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n who_o the_o salemite_n have_v make_v their_o king_n and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v for_o it_o appear_v in_o gen._n 11._o that_o sem_fw-mi live_v 600._o year_n whereof_o 502._o after_o the_o flood_n and_o of_o they_o 209._o in_o the_o life_n of_o abraham_n so_o that_o to_o those_o of_o that_o new_a world_n that_o abraham_n live_v in_o i_o mean_v after_o the_o flood_n he_o may_v well_o seem_v without_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o any_o beginning_n be_v bear_v almost_o 100_o year_n before_o 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but_o whether_o abraham_n either_o hear_v of_o it_o or_o take_v it_o for_o a_o precedent_n that_o can_v i_o tell_v te_fw-la memor_fw-la ant_n gange_n totoque_fw-la oriente_fw-la subacto_fw-la primitial_a magno_fw-la supposuisse_fw-la jovi_fw-la cinnama_fw-la tu_fw-la primus_fw-la captivaque_fw-la thura_fw-la dedisti_fw-la deque_fw-la triumphate_v viscera_fw-la tosta_fw-la above_o fast_o li._n 3._o the_o next_o place_n of_o scripture_n mention_v tithe_n be_v the_o 28._o gen._n ver_fw-la the_o last_o jacob_n go_v upon_o his_o adventure_n vow_v that_o if_o god_n will_v be_v with_o he_o in_o his_o journey_n and_o give_v he_o meat_n and_o cloth_n and_o so_o that_o he_o return_v safe_a then_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v my_o god_n and_o this_o stone_n which_o i_o here_o set_v up_o as_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o will_v i_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o 1._o liv._o l._n 1._o romulus_n make_v the_o like_a vow_n for_o 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thus_o and_o thus_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o god_n and_o that_o he_o will_v build_v he_o a_o house_n and_o pay_v he_o tithe_v and_o otherwise_o not_o but_o he_o allege_v it_o as_o show_v by_o this_o mean_v he_o shall_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o perform_v those_o debt_n and_o duty_n that_o he_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o will_v therefore_o do_v it_o the_o more_o ready_o the_o action_n and_o answer_n of_o the_o sage_n be_v in_o all_o law_n a_o law_n to_o their_o posterity_n justinian_n the_o emperor_n do_v therefore_o make_v they_o a_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n the_o common_a lawyer_n do_v so_o allege_v they_o and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n have_v always_o so_o receive_v &_o allow_v they_o 218._o non_fw-la ideonobis_fw-la proponi_fw-la exempla_fw-la justorum_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n justificemur_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la imitantes_fw-la ab_fw-la eorum_fw-la justificatore_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la justificari_fw-la sciamus_fw-la 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instruct_v their_o people_n when_o and_o how_o to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n tom._n 1._o con._n pa._n 258._o can._n 5_o etc._n etc._n about_o the_o year_n 786._o in_o the_o time_n of_o offa_n a_o great_a king_n of_o mercia_n and_o helfwood_n king_n of_o northumberland_n and_o the_o two_o archbishop_n there_o be_v a_o great_a council_n hold_v by_o two_o legate_n from_o hadrian_n the_o first_o wherein_o tithe_n be_v establish_v and_o it_o be_v likewise_o confirm_v in_o the_o south_n part_n by_o the_o king_n of_o west-saxony_n and_o as_o m._n selden_n say_v it_o be_v a_o most_o observable_a law_n be_v make_v with_o great_a solemnity_n of_o both_o power_n of_o both_o state_n history_n cap._n 8._o pag._n 201._o tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 291._o can._n 17._o in_o the_o year_n 855._o king_n ethelwolph_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o his_o baronage_n and_o bishop_n grant_v the_o perpetual_a right_n of_o tithe_n to_o the_o church_n throughout_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o that_o free_a from_o all_o tax_n and_o exaction_n use_v then_o in_o the_o state_n and_o this_o statute_n be_v very_o remarkable_a and_o be_v confirm_v by_o other_o king_n brorredus_fw-la and_o edmundus_n of_o east-angle_n tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 384._o for_o the_o northern_a clergy_n there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v to_o punish_v the_o nonpayment_n of_o tithe_n tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 501._o in_o a_o great_a parliament_n at_o earham_n anno_fw-la 1009._o by_o all_o the_o state_n assemble_v under_o king_n ethelred_n tithe_n be_v command_v and_o confirm_v tom._n 1._o con._n pag._n 510_o etc._n etc._n maccabeus_n a_o ancient_a king_n of_o scotland_n confirm_v tithe_n in_o his_o law_n con._n pag._n 571._o anno_fw-la 1050._o in_o the_o canon_n of_o aelfric_n tithe_n be_v confirm_v anno_fw-la 1052._o con._n pag._n 572._o these_o and_o many_o other_o constitution_n and_o law_n be_v particular_o and_o more_o full_o recite_v in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o our_o counsel_n and_o in_o mr_n selden_n history_n cap._n 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name_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o grant_v all_o this_o anew_o unto_o god_n we_o have_v grant_v say_v he_o unto_o god_n and_o by_o this_o our_o present_a charter_n have_v confirm_v for_o we_o and_o for_o our_o heir_n for_o evermore_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v free_a and_o shall_v have_v all_o her_o holy_a right_n inviolable_a magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 1._o and_o that_o this_o charter_n may_v be_v immortal_a and_o like_o the_o sanctify_a thing_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o ever_o inviolable_a it_o be_v not_o only_o fortify_v by_o the_o king_n seal_n the_o sacred_a anchor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o by_o his_o solemn_a oath_n and_o the_o oath_n of_o his_o son_n and_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yea_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n yield_v themselves_o to_o stand_v accurse_v if_o they_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n after_o impeach_v this_o grant_n and_o therefore_o in_o the_o 25_o ed._n 1._o a_o special_a statute_n be_v make_v for_o confirmation_n of_o this_o charter_n chartas_fw-la v._o rastal_n abridge_v destat_fw-la do_fw-mi confirmat_fw-la sententia_fw-la lata_fw-la super_fw-la chartas_fw-la wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o bishop_n shall_v excommunicate_v the_o breaker_n thereof_o and_o the_o very_a form_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v there_o prescribe_v according_a to_o which_o upon_o the_o 13._o maii_n anno_fw-la 1304._o ed._n 1.31_o boniface_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o five_o other_o bishop_n solemn_o denounce_v this_o curse_n in_o westminster_n hall_n the_o king_n himself_o with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o nobility_n be_v present_a 22._o vid._n pupil_n oculi_fw-la part_n 5._o cap._n 22._o first_o against_o all_o they_o that_o shall_v witting_o and_o malicious_o deprive_v or_o spoil_v church_n of_o their_o right_n second_o against_o those_o that_o by_o any_o art_n or_o devise_v infringe_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n or_o kingdom_n grant_v by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr foresta_n three_o against_o all_o those_o that_o shall_v make_v new_a statute_n against_o the_o article_n of_o these_o charter_n or_o shall_v keep_v they_o be_v make_v or_o bring_v in_o or_o keep_v other_o custom_n and_o against_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o statute_n counsellor_n and_o executioner_n thereof_o that_o shall_v presume_v to_o give_v judgement_n according_a to_o they_o and_o lest_o this_o shall_v seem_v a_o passion_n of_o some_o particular_a man_n for_o the_o present_a time_n rather_o than_o a_o perpetual_a resolution_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o the_o succeed_a age_n the_o zeal_n and_o care_n thereof_o be_v continual_o propagate_v from_o posterity_n to_o posterity_n so_o that_o in_o 42_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 1._o it_o be_v further_o enact_v that_o if_o any_o statute_n be_v make_v contrary_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v void_a and_o 15._o time_n be_v this_o charter_n confirm_v by_o parliament_n in_o ed._n 3._o time_n eight_o time_n in_o rich._n 2._o reign_n and_o six_o time_n in_o hen._n 4._o yea_o the_o frontispiece_n of_o every_o parliament_n almost_o be_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n as_o have_v learn_v of_o the_o very_a heathen_a poet_n who_o have_v it_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o begin_v ever_o with_o god_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o man_n find_v that_o ever_o will_v or_o dare_v with_o nero_n lay_v hand_n upon_o his_o mother_n the_o church_n for_o he_o that_o smite_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n exod._n 20.15_o heu_fw-la tot_fw-la sancitas_fw-la per_fw-la plurima_fw-la secula_fw-la leges_fw-la hauserit_fw-la una_fw-la dies_fw-la hora_fw-la una_fw-la et_fw-fr persidus_fw-la error_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o strain_v these_o law_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o such_o superstitious_a gift_n as_o be_v make_v to_o the_o church_n against_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n but_o to_o those_o only_a that_o be_v for_o maintenance_n of_o his_o word_n and_o ministry_n which_o if_o they_o be_v lawful_o confer_v as_o no_o man_n i_o think_v doubt_v but_o they_o be_v then_o let_v we_o consider_v how_o fearful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o pull_v they_o from_o god_n to_o rend_v they_o from_o the_o church_n to_o violate_v the_o dedication_n of_o our_o father_n the_o oath_n of_o our_o ancestor_n the_o decree_n of_o so_o many_o parliament_n and_o final_o to_o throw_v ourselves_o into_o those_o horrible_a curse_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v contract_v with_o god_n as_o nehomiah_n and_o the_o jew_n do_v nehem._n 10._o shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o if_o they_o transgress_v herein_o for_o as_o levi_n pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n heb._n 7._o so_o the_o lawful_a vow_n of_o the_o father_n descend_v upon_o their_o child_n and_o as_o the_o posterity_n of_o jonadab_n the_o son_n of_o rechab_n be_v bless_v in_o keep_v it_o jer._n 35.18_o so_o doubtless_o have_v we_o just_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o dint_n of_o this_o curse_n in_o break_v this_o vow_n say_v then_o that_o tithe_n be_v not_o original_o due_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o there_o belong_v no_o portion_n of_o our_o land_n unto_o his_o minister_n yet_o be_v we_o in_o the_o case_n of_o nehemiah_n and_o the_o jew_n nehem._n 10.32_o they_o make_v statute_n by_o themselves_o to_o give_v every_o year_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o shekel_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o our_o father_n make_v law_n among_o themselves_o to_o give_v a_o portion_n of_o their_o land_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o substance_n that_o be_v these_o parsonage_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n if_o they_o be_v not_o due_a before_o they_o be_v now_o due_a for_o when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o
be_v slack_a to_o be_v pay_v it_o 4._o eccles_n also_o 5.3_o 4._o for_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v sure_o require_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v sin_n unto_o thou_o deut._n 23.20_o therefore_o s._n peter_n reason_v the_o matter_n with_o ananias_n tell_v he_o that_o while_o his_o land_n remain_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o appertain_v unto_o he_o and_o when_o it_o be_v sell_v the_o money_n be_v his_o own_o act._n 5.4_o he_o may_v have_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v give_v they_o god_n or_o not_o but_o when_o his_o heart_n have_v vow_v his_o hand_n be_v tie_v to_o perform_v they_o he_o vow_v all_o and_o all_o be_v due_a not_o by_o the_o levitical_a law_n which_o now_o be_v end_v but_o by_o the_o moral_a law_n which_o last_v for_o ever_o for_o job_n be_v a_o heathen_a man_n and_o not_o a_o jew_n say_v also_o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o prayer_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v render_v he_o thy_o vow_n job_n 22.27_o if_o the_o king_n give_v a_o gift_n of_o his_o inheritance_n to_o his_o son_n his_o son_n shall_v have_v it_o if_o he_o give_v it_o to_o his_o servant_n his_o servant_n shall_v have_v it_o ezek._n 46.16_o if_o the_o king_n then_o give_v a_o gift_n to_o his_o father_n that_o be_v to_o god_n almighty_n shall_v not_o god_n have_v it_o or_o the_o servant_n to_o his_o master_n and_o maker_n shall_v not_o he_o enjoy_v it_o who_o have_v power_n to_o take_v that_o from_o god_n which_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o according_a to_o his_o word_n can_v the_o bishop_n can_v the_o clergy_n give_v this_o away_o no_o they_o be_v but_o vsufructuarii_fw-la they_o have_v but_o the_o use_n of_o it_o the_o thing_n itself_o be_v god_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o grant_n be_v concedimus_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o give_v it_o to_o god_n not_o to_o the_o bishop_n therefore_o when_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n require_v the_o church_n of_o milan_n of_o that_o noble_a bishop_n s._n ambrose_n o_o say_v he_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v require_v of_o i_o that_o be_v i_o as_o my_o land_n my_o house_n 2.38_o orat._n the_o basilie_o tradend_n p._n 2.38_o my_o gold_n or_o my_o silver_n whatsoever_o be_v i_o i_o will_v willing_o offer_v it_o but_o say_v he_o i_o can_v take_v nothing_o from_o the_o church_n nor_o deliver_v that_o to_o other_o which_o i_o myself_o receive_v but_o to_o keep_v and_o not_o to_o deliver_v cap._n xxviii_o tithe_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a how_o it_o be_v and_o how_o not_o and_o wherein_o judicial_a tithe_n be_v not_o simple_o a_o leviticall_a duty_n but_o respective_o not_o the_o natural_a child_n of_o moses_n law_n but_o the_o adoptive_a consider_v first_o the_o action_n and_o then_o the_o end_n the_o action_n in_o payment_n of_o they_o the_o end_n in_o the_o employment_n or_o dispose_n of_o they_o the_o action_n of_o payment_n of_o they_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v proper_o leviticall_a for_o divers_a reason_n first_o it_o be_v much_o more_o ancient_a than_o the_o leviticall_a law_n as_o 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confident_o affirm_v the_o doctrine_n that_o s._n paul_n so_o much_o beat_v upon_o that_o all_o legal_a ceremony_n be_v abolish_v and_o yet_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o speak_v of_o tithe_n do_v without_o all_o controversy_n both_o conclude_v and_o teach_v that_o still_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pay_v and_o therefore_o plain_o not_o to_o be_v a_o ceremony_n four_o the_o tithe_n now_o use_v be_v not_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n for_o by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n nothing_o be_v tithe_v but_o such_o thing_n as_o renew_a and_o increase_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o our_o manner_n of_o tithing_n be_v after_o that_o of_o abraham_n 7.2_o heb._n 7.2_o who_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o and_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n well_o to_o be_v consider_v for_o therein_o as_o abraham_n tithe_v to_o melchisedek_n not_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n so_o our_o tithing_n be_v now_o to_o christ_n be_v of_o melchisedek's_n order_n and_o not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n but_o of_o that_o of_o juda_n whereunto_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v also_o to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n five_o and_o last_o the_o end_n whereunto_o tithe_n be_v ordain_v be_v plain_o moral_a and_o that_o in_o three_o main_a point_n piety_n justice_n and_o gratitude_n 1._o piety_n as_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 2._o justice_n as_o for_o the_o wage_n and_o remuneration_n of_o his_o minister_n 3._o gratitude_n 31.4_o and_o to_o encourage_v they_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 2_o chron._n 31.4_o as_o sacrificium_fw-la laudis_fw-la a_o offering_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o his_o benefit_n receive_v all_o which_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o use_n of_o tithe_n before_o they_o be_v assign_v over_o to_o the_o levite_n both_o in_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o nation_n for_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v before_o in_o and_o after_o the_o law_n and_o though_o the_o law_n have_v never_o be_v give_v but_o his_o worship_n can_v not_o be_v without_o minister_n nor_o his_o minister_n without_o maintenance_n and_o therefore_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o minister_n be_v the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o consequent_o the_o tithe_n apply_v to_o the_o one_o extend_v to_o both_o god_n himself_o do_v so_o expound_v it_o mal._n 3.8_o where_o he_o term_v the_o not-payment_n of_o tithe_n to_o be_v his_o spoil_n and_o wherein_o his_o spoil_n but_o in_o his_o worship_n and_o how_o in_o his_o worship_n but_o by_o take_v from_o he_o the_o service_n of_o his_o minister_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n who_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o can_v neither_o perform_v his_o holy_a rite_n in_o matter_n of_o charge_n nor_o give_v their_o attendance_n for_o want_v of_o maintenance_n so_o that_o herein_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v not_o only_o guilty_a of_o that_o great_a sin_n commit_v against_o piety_n in_o hinder_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o cry_a sin_n also_o commit_v against_o equity_n in_o withhold_v the_o wage_n of_o the_o labourer_n his_o minister_n and_o consequent_o of_o that_o monstrous_a and_o foul_a sin_n of_o ingratitude_n which_o jacob_n in_o vow_v of_o his_o tithe_n so_o careful_o avoid_v to_o come_v to_o the_o other_o point_n before_o speak_v of_o the_o dispose_n or_o employment_n of_o the_o tithe_n after_o they_o be_v pay_v that_o be_v when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o they_o that_o pay_v they_o and_o at_o the_o order_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o receive_v they_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o therein_o be_v many_o ceremony_n as_o namely_o in_o the_o sanctify_a of_o they_o in_o the_o eat_v they_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o eat_n of_o they_o by_o the_o
have_v they_o as_o the_o religious_a person_n have_v they_o that_o be_v as_o spiritual_a live_n and_o consequent_o subject_a to_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n before_o have_v over_o they_o and_o then_o be_v they_o not_o otherwise_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o laity_n for_o testimony_n whereof_o they_o also_o carry_v at_o this_o day_n the_o badge_n and_o livery_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n of_o the_o clergy_n for_o as_o joseph_n be_v tax_v in_o his_o own_o city_n so_o be_v they_o yet_o rank_v among_o other_o spiritual_a live_n and_o as_o member_n of_o that_o body_n do_v still_o pay_v their_o synodal_n and_o proxy_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o archdeacon_n and_o if_o tithe_n be_v withhold_v from_o the_o approprietary_n he_o still_o sue_v for_o they_o as_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o the_o spiritual_a court_n all_o which_o be_v by_o god_n providence_n leave_v upon_o they_o as_o mark_n of_o the_o tribe_n they_o belong_v unto_o that_o when_o the_o jubilee_n come_v if_o ever_o it_o please_v god_n to_o send_v it_o they_o may_v thereby_o be_v distinguish_v and_o bring_v back_o again_o to_o their_o own_o tribe_n §_o 2_o that_o no_o man_n proper_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o appropriation_n but_o spiritual_a man_n spiritual_a thing_n and_o spiritual_a man_n be_v correlative_n and_o can_v in_o reason_n be_v divorce_v therefore_o be_v no_o man_n capable_a of_o appropriation_n but_o spiritual_a person_n before_o the_o law_n of_o dissolution_n which_o first_o violate_v this_o holy_a marriage_n and_o like_a abimelech_n gen._n 20.2_o take_v the_o wife_n from_o the_o husband_n and_o make_v lay_v man_n which_o before_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o church_n now_o become_v spiritual_a father_n the_o act_n of_o appropriation_n be_v nothing_o but_o to_o make_v a_o body_n corporate_a or_o politic_a spiritual_a that_o have_v succession_n perpetual_a incumbent_n in_o a_o rectory_n or_o no_o more_o upon_o the_o matter_n then_o to_o entail_v the_o incumbency_n to_o one_o certain_a succession_n of_o spiritual_a man_n therefore_o as_o a_o patron_n say_v my_o lord_n dyer_n chief_a justice_n and_o plowden_n 496._o must_v present_v a_o spiritual_a person_n to_o a_o church_n and_o not_o a_o temporal_a so_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n a_o appropriation_n must_v be_v make_v unto_o a_o spiritual_a person_n and_o not_o temporal_a for_o say_v he_o the_o one_o have_v cure_v of_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o they_o differ_v in_o nothing_o but_o in_o this_o the_o one_o be_v parson_n for_o his_o life_n and_o the_o other_o and_o his_o successor_n parson_n shall_v be_v for_o ever_o and_o for_o this_o in_o the_o beginning_n say_v he_o be_v the_o appropriation_n make_v to_o abbot_n prior_n dean_n prebend_n and_o such_o like_a as_o might_n in_o their_o own_o person_n minister_v the_o sacrament_n and_o sacramental_n and_o to_o none_o other_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v hold_v that_o they_o can_v not_o grant_v their_o estate_n to_o any_o other_o no_o more_o than_o the_o incumbent_n of_o a_o parsonage_n presentative_a who_o though_o he_o may_v lease_v his_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n yet_o can_v he_o not_o grant_v his_o incumbency_n to_o any_o other_o but_o must_v resign_v it_o and_o then_o the_o patron_n and_o bishop_n must_v make_v the_o new_a incumbent_n and_o so_o the_o incumbency_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a office_n can_v be_v grant_v nor_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n can_v the_o perpetual_a incumbent_n which_o be_v the_o approprietary_n at_o the_o first_o grant_v his_o estate_n which_o contain_v the_o incumbency_n and_o the_o rectory_n which_o be_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o incumbent_n therefore_o when_o the_o order_n of_o the_o templar_n to_o who_o divers_a appropriate_a parsonage_n be_v belong_v be_v dissolve_v and_o their_o possession_n grant_v to_o the_o prior_n of_o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o england_n justice_n herle_n in_o 3_o ed._n 3._o say_v that_o if_o the_o templar_n have_v grant_v their_o estate_n in_o the_o appropriation_n to_o the_o hospitaler_n that_o be_v to_o they_o of_o s._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o hospitaler_n shall_v not_o have_v it_o for_o it_o be_v grant_v only_o to_o the_o templar_n and_o they_o can_v not_o make_v a_o appropriation_n thereof_o over_o unto_o other_o therefore_o to_o make_v good_a the_o estate_n of_o the_o prior_n and_o hospitaler_n it_o be_v show_v there_o that_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o pope_n king_n and_o parliament_n the_o prior_n have_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o templar_n and_o so_o by_o herle_n a_o appropriation_n can_v be_v transfer_v to_o another_o and_o with_o good_a reason_n say_v the_o book_n for_o it_o have_v in_o it_o a_o perpetual_a incumbency_n which_o be_v a_o spiritual_a function_n appropriate_v to_o a_o certain_a person_n spiritual_a and_o can_v be_v remove_v from_o they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v first_o settle_v by_o any_o act_n of_o they_o herle_v there_o also_o say_v that_o that_o which_o be_v appropropriate_a unto_o the_o templar_n be_v disappropriate_a by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o order_n foe_n 497._o b._n so_o that_o as_o death_n be_v the_o dissolution_n of_o every_o ordinary_a incumbent_n so_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o religious_a order_n monastery_n or_o corporation_n be_v the_o death_n thereof_o and_o by_o that_o death_n according_a to_o this_o opinion_n of_o justice_n herle_v the_o church_n appropriate_v that_o belong_v thereunto_o be_v again_o become_v presentable_a as_o it_o be_v before_o the_o appropriation_n whereunto_o my_o lord_n dyer_n and_o manwood_n do_v also_o agree_v 2._o dier_n plough_v 497._o manwood_n ib._n 501._o l._n 2._o and_o therefore_o by_o the_o dissolution_n of_o religious_a house_n all_o appropriation_n have_v be_v presentable_a like_o other_o church_n if_o the_o statute_n of_o dissolution_n have_v not_o give_v they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o by_o as_o good_a reason_n may_v the_o same_o lawmaker_n have_v give_v he_o the_o other_o also_o for_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o perceive_v to_o the_o contrary_n yet_o let_v we_o see_v in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o king_n for_o though_o i_o can_v examine_v the_o matter_n according_a unto_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n be_v not_o so_o happy_a which_o i_o lament_v as_o to_o attain_v that_o profession_n yet_o under_o correction_n i_o will_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o offer_v some_o point_n thereof_o to_o further_a consideration_n as_o first_o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n second_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o be_v grant_v three_o the_o end_n why_o and_o herein_o i_o humble_o beseech_v my_o master_n of_o the_o law_n to_o censure_v i_o favourable_o for_o i_o take_v it_o by_o protestation_n that_o i_o do_v it_o not_o as_o asserendo_fw-la docere_fw-la sed_fw-la disserendo_fw-la quaerere_fw-la legitima_fw-la illa_fw-la vera_fw-la that_o littleton_n speak_v of_o §_o 3_o what_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n 1._o the_o statute_n say_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v all_o such_o monastery_n priory_n and_o other_o such_o religious_a house_n of_o monk_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v not_o above_o 200_o a_o year_n and_o the_o sites_n and_o circuit_n thereof_o and_o all_o manor_n grange_n mease_n land_n etc._n etc._n tithe_n pension_n church_n chapel_n advowsons_n patronage_n annuity_n right_n condition_n and_o other_o hereditament_n appertain_v or_o belong_v to_o every_o such_o monastery_n 2._o in_o as_o large_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o the_o governor_n of_o those_o and_o such_o other_o religious_a house_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v the_o same_o in_o the_o right_n of_o their_o house_n 3._o to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v etc._n etc._n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o assign_v to_o do_v and_o use_v therewith_o his_o and_o their_o own_o will_n to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n and_o profit_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o word_n have_v divers_a signification_n and_o therefore_o make_v the_o sense_n the_o more_o obscure_a monastery_n priory_n and_o religious_a house_n be_v 1._o sometime_o take_v personal_o for_o the_o head_n and_o member_n of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v for_o the_o man_n of_o the_o house_n as_o church_n for_o the_o congregation_n city_n for_o citizen_n 2._o sometime_o they_o be_v take_v local_o for_o the_o soil_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n one_o while_n extensive_o to_o all_o the_o territory_n thereof_o another_o while_n restrictive_o to_o the_o site_n and_o building_n only_o 3._o they_o be_v take_v civil_o or_o local_o for_o the_o whole_a right_n of_o the_o house_n the_o land_n the_o rent_n the_o possession_n and_o inheritance_n whatsoever_o in_o which_o of_o these_o sense_n the_o parliament_n have_v give_v they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o whether_o in_o all_o of_o they_o or_o not_o it_o be_v not_o manifest_a but_o i_o conceive_v the_o word_n must_v be_v take_v in_o the_o last_o sense_n which_o as_o the_o
more_o general_a include_v also_o the_o second_o and_o if_o the_o very_a carcase_n of_o the_o monastery_n person_n have_v be_v worth_a the_o have_v may_v well_o enough_o have_v fetch_v they_o in_o also_o therefore_o though_o after_o these_o general_a and_o spacious_a word_n there_o follow_v a_o grant_n of_o divers_a particular_a thing_n as_o sites_n circuit_n grange_n mease_n land_n tithe_n etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v but_o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o specie_fw-la which_o before_o be_v grant_v in_o genere_fw-la for_o if_o the_o general_a word_n have_v not_o carry_v they_o as_o the_o body_n carry_v the_o member_n than_o it_o seem_v these_o particular_n do_v not_o carry_v they_o for_o they_o be_v grant_v but_o as_o appurtenance_n to_o the_o say_a monastery_n and_o house_n for_o the_o word_n be_v sites_n circuit_n land_n tithe_n etc._n etc._n appertain_v or_o belong_v to_o every_o such_o monastery_n word_n in_o my_o understanding_n only_o of_o explanation_n and_o restraint_n and_o not_o trench_v to_o the_o enlargement_n of_o the_o grant_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o matter_n the_o parliament_n have_v grant_v tithe_n and_o appropriation_n to_o the_o king_n if_o they_o belong_v unto_o the_o monastery_n and_o not_o otherwise_o let_v we_o therefore_o see_v whether_o they_o belong_v or_o not_o §_o 4_o whether_o tithe_n and_o appropriation_n belong_v to_o the_o monastery_n or_o not_o abbot_n prior_n and_o such_o religious_a man_n have_v two_o sort_n of_o tithe_n one_o incorporate_a to_o their_o house_n which_o i_o call_v monastical_a tithe_n the_o other_o depend_v upon_o their_o function_n as_o they_o be_v parson_n of_o any_o parish_n which_o therefore_o i_o call_v parish_n tithe_n 1._o the_o first_o of_o these_o come_v unto_o they_o as_o their_o very_a land_n do_v by_o plain_a point_n of_o charter_n for_o before_o the_o lugdune_n and_o lateran_n counsel_n every_o man_n may_v bestow_v his_o tithe_n upon_o what_o religious_a house_n person_n he_o list_v and_o then_o the_o founder_n and_o benefactor_n of_o religious_a house_n do_v ordinary_o grant_v all_o or_o some_o portion_n of_o their_o tithe_n to_o those_o house_n as_o by_o a_o multitude_n of_o precedent_n thereof_o of_o appear_v 240._o neol_n fossard_n dedit_fw-la a_o 1081._o aldwino_n abbati_n de_fw-fr ramsey_n viz._n deo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ecclesiam_fw-la de_fw-la bromham_n &_o terram_fw-la ad_fw-la dvas_fw-la carrucas_fw-la &_o decimas_fw-la trium_fw-la villarum_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr duobis_fw-la molendinis_fw-la &_o totam_fw-la decimam_fw-la de_fw-la propria_fw-la aula_fw-la libre_fw-la ms._n ramsey_n pag._n 240._o from_o hence_o it_o rise_v that_o the_o monastery_n have_v so_o many_o portion_n of_o tithe_n or_o rent_n for_o they_o which_o we_o call_v pension_n out_o of_o so_o many_o several_a and_o remote_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o all_o these_o tithe_n how_o unjust_o soever_o they_o be_v confer_v upon_o they_o be_v the_o corpore_fw-la monasterii_fw-la and_o pass_v undoubted_o to_o the_o king_n 2._o but_o the_o other_o sort_n that_o be_v parish_n tithe_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o parson_n of_o the_o parish_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o function_n and_o incumbency_n which_o function_n though_o by_o act_n of_o appropriation_n it_o be_v collate_v upon_o these_o religious_a man_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o invest_v the_o property_n of_o those_o tithe_n in_o their_o monastery_n but_o make_v their_o person_n capable_a of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o that_o their_o function_n for_o without_o their_o function_n of_o be_v ecclesiastical_a person_n they_o can_v not_o have_v they_o be_v foreign_a unto_o they_o as_o i_o may_v term_v it_o and_o not_o domestical_a as_o belong_v to_o their_o house_n or_o monastical_a as_o belong_v to_o their_o conventuall_a body_n §_o 5_o in_o what_o sort_n they_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n though_o the_o parliament_n have_v power_n to_o dispose_v temporal_a inheritance_n and_o to_o make_v law_n to_o 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