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the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v handle_v but_o by_o holy_a man_n in_o which_o respect_n a_o holy_a father_n say_v mallem_fw-la sustinere_fw-la poenam_fw-la caiphae_n pilati_n &_o herodis_fw-la quà m_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la indignè_fw-la celebrantis_fw-la that_o he_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o caiphas_n and_o of_o pilate_n and_o of_o herod_n than_o of_o a_o wicked_a bishop_n or_o priest_n that_o do_v unworthy_o administer_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n second_o because_o these_o man_n be_v to_o render_v their_o account_n more_o strict_o be_v look_v into_o more_o narrow_o than_o other_o man_n because_o as_o s._n bernard_n say_v those_o fault_n and_o transgression_n quae_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la nugae_fw-la sunt_fw-la 6._o cujâ—s_n vita_fw-la despicâ—tu_fw-la restay_o ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la gregor_n super_fw-la evangel_n l._n 1._o hom._n 6._o 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and_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebuke_n and_o exhort_v with_o all_o long_a suffering_n and_o doctrine_n and_o he_o say_v woe_n be_v i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n and_o s._n gregory_n say_v oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la praedicatores_fw-la sint_fw-la fortes_fw-la in_o praeceptis_fw-la compatientes_fw-la infirmis_fw-la 39_o greg._n in_o mor._n 30._o super_fw-la job_n 39_o terribiles_fw-la in_o minis_fw-la in_fw-la exhortationibus_fw-la blandi_fw-la in_fw-la ostendâ—ndo_fw-la magisterio_fw-la bumiles_fw-la in_fw-la rerum_fw-la temporalium_fw-la contemptu_fw-la dominantes_fw-la &_o in_o tolerandis_fw-la adversitatibus_fw-la rigidi_fw-la it_o behoove_v that_o preacher_n shall_v be_v strong_a and_o strict_a in_o their_o precept_n compassionate_a and_o pitiful_a to_o the_o weak_a terrible_a in_o their_o threaten_n to_o the_o impenitent_a smooth_a and_o gentle_a in_o their_o exhortation_n in_o show_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n humble_a in_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n stout_a and_o domineer_a and_o in_o suffering_n and_o bear_v adversity_n firm_a and_o constant_a and_o the_o same_o s._n gregory_n say_v also_o 17._o idem_fw-la moral_a l._n 17._o that_o non_fw-la debet_fw-la praedicator_n infirmis_fw-la insinnare_fw-la cuncta_fw-la
tithe_n that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v to_o have_v without_o any_o diminution_n you_o may_v 3._o note_v that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v to_o have_v a_o special_a share_n of_o all_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o their_o cattle_n of_o all_o kind_n as_o of_o bullock_n sheep_n goat_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o tree_n and_o of_o their_o corn_n both_o the_o therumoth_a and_o thenuphoth_v 13._o exod._n 13._o their_o heave-offering_a and_o wave-offering_a and_o the_o firstling_n or_o first-born_a of_o every_o man_n the_o lord_n challenge_v as_o his_o own_o and_o they_o be_v to_o be_v redeem_v for_o five_o silver_n shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v unto_o the_o priest_n for_o each_o of_o they_o 16._o num._n 18.15_o 16._o and_o so_o you_o see_v how_o god_n will_v be_v honour_v and_o how_o great_a be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o priest_n which_o receive_v god_n part_n by_o the_o firstling_n of_o man_n and_o of_o cattle_n and_o by_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o sheafe_n in_o the_o threshing-floor_n in_o the_o dough_n and_o in_o the_o loaf_n which_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o consecrate_v the_o prime_n of_o our_o year_n and_o of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a unto_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n part_n 3._o the_o divers_a kind_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n of_o the_o jew_n whereof_o the_o priest_n have_v their_o part_n 3._o beside_o all_o this_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o jew_n have_v divers_a kind_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o ceremonial_a oblation_n institute_v by_o god_n and_o administer_v by_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v either_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propitiatory_a and_o piacular_a that_o be_v also_o two_o fold_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reconcile_a which_o the_o grecian_n call_v holocaust_n because_o it_o be_v whole_o burn_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d redeem_v 1._o pro_fw-la peccato_fw-la 2._o pro_fw-la delicto_fw-la the_o 1._o a_o 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for_o ever_o and_o so_o out_o of_o every_o eucharistical_a sacrifice_n 24.9_o levit._fw-la 24.9_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o right_a shoulder_n be_v the_o levite_n fee_n and_o from_o every_o holocaust_n or_o whole-burnt_a sacrifice_n they_o have_v the_o skin_n and_o whensoever_o they_o detain_v any_o of_o these_o either_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n 5.15_o levit._fw-la 7_o 8._o levit._fw-la 5.15_o the_o lord_n require_v they_o to_o make_v a_o plenary_a satisfaction_n and_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o ram_n for_o that_o detention_n out_o of_o all_o which_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o maintenance_n of_o these_o minister_n of_o the_o law_n be_v both_o liberal_a and_o honourable_a and_o so_o much_o the_o better_a because_o it_o be_v perpetual_a and_o entail_v to_o their_o posterity_n whereas_o our_o mean_n be_v transient_a and_o die_v from_o our_o child_n when_o we_o die_v yet_o you_o know_v how_o saint_n paul_n reason_v if_o the_o ministration_n of_o death_n write_v and_o 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and_o priest_n to_o supply_v those_o church_n and_o to_o instruct_v the_o people_n and_o then_o 3._o to_o see_v that_o those_o servant_n of_o god_n shall_v have_v that_o allowance_n and_o wage_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v appoint_v and_o command_v to_o be_v pay_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o pain_n and_o service_n of_o his_o church_n we_o be_v now_o to_o examine_v what_o their_o mean_n and_o maintenance_n shall_v be_v that_o god_n appoint_v for_o their_o wage_n and_o i_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o bountiful_a master_n that_o take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o prosperity_n of_o his_o servant_n as_o king_n david_n speak_v donation_n the_o two_o special_a portion_n of_o the_o clergy_n 1._o tithe_n 2._o donation_n and_o therefore_o give_v they_o a_o very_a large_a reward_n which_o do_v chief_o consist_v in_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o the_o tithe_n or_o ten_o part_n of_o his_o people_n good_n 2._o the_o free-will-offering_n oblation_n and_o donation_n of_o the_o people_n the_o 1._o 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