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confirm_v by_o repeat_v vow_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n we_o be_v to_o bring_v our_o tithe_n and_o offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o leave_v he_o or_o his_o priest_n to_o draw_v they_o or_o choose_v and_o beside_o the_o affront_n to_o god_n it_o engage_v the_o priest_n and_o his_o flock_n in_o many_o dispute_n and_o heartburning_n and_o often_o into_o strife_n and_o lawsuit_n which_o lessen_v his_o authority_n and_o render_v his_o labour_n ineffectual_a by_o personal_n prejudices_fw-la conceive_v against_o he_o all_o this_o god_n foresee_v and_o by_o his_o law_n he_o prevent_v it_o but_o we_o be_v grow_v wise_a than_o he_o can_v the_o priest_n under_o the_o law_n
increase_n i_o have_v not_o transgress_v his_o commandment_n 16._o deut._n xuj_o 16._o to_o appear_v empty_a before_o the_o lord_n neither_o will_v i_o offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n of_o that_o which_o do_v cost_v i_o nothing_o 24._o 2_o sam._n xxiv_o 24._o and_o o_o lord_n that_o it_o may_v please_v thou_o gracious_o to_o accept_v this_o offer_n at_o my_o hand_n and_o to_o make_v it_o well-pleasing_a in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 8._o heb._n seven_o 8._o the_o priest_n who_o ever_o live_v to_o receive_v tithe_n and_o to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o receive_v this_o our_o tribute_n our_o bind_a duty_n and_o service_n 25._o 1_o pet._n ij_o 25._o o_o thou_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o thy_o goodness_n and_o make_v it_o acceptable_a to_o thy_o father_n and_o our_o father_n 17._o joh._n xx_o 17._o to_o thy_o god_n and_o our_o god_n o_o thou_o who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v to_o the_o uttermost_a those_o that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o thou_o 25._o heb._n seven_o 25._o and_o to_o succour_v they_o that_o be_v tempt_v 18._o ch._n ij_o 18._o in_o that_o thou_o thyself_o be_v tempt_v o_o thou_o merciful_a and_o faithful_a highpriest_n 17._o 17._o in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o god_n o_o do_v thou_o make_v powerful_a intercession_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n 8._o mal._n iij._n 8._o who_o have_v robe_v god_n in_o his_o tithe_n and_o offering_n o_o thou_o who_o do_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a open_v the_o eye_n of_o this_o people_n and_o smite_v lord_n their_o heart_n they_o that_o may_v see_v and_o consider_v their_o horrid_a sacrilege_n and_o repent_v and_o return_v and_o that_o thou_o may_v pardon_v all_o that_o be_v past_a all_o their_o neglect_n of_o pay_v their_o tithe_n hitherto_o all_o mine_n o_o god_n who_o smite_v upon_o my_o breast_n this_o day_n and_o turn_v myself_o i_o mourn_v for_o this_o great_a offence_n and_o bless_v thy_o name_n with_o the_o utmost_a power_n of_o my_o soul_n that_o thou_o have_v gracious_o and_o wonderful_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o now_o though_o late_o have_v show_v to_o i_o thy_o glory_n and_o thy_o truth_n o_o preserve_v and_o bless_v i_o in_o it_o and_o bring_v more_o and_o more_o into_o it_o even_o this_o whole_a people_n 4._o hos_fw-la ix_o 4._o that_o his_o their_o bread_n for_o their_o soul_n may_v never_o hereafter_o cease_v to_o come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n 10._o mal._n iij._n 10._o that_o there_o may_v be_v meat_n in_o thy_o house_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v open_v the_o window_n of_o heaven_n and_o pour_v we_o out_o a_o blessing_n till_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v room_n enough_o to_o receive_v it_o 11._o 11._o that_o thou_o may_v rebuke_v the_o destroyer_n for_o our_o sake_n that_o he_o may_v not_o destroy_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o ground_n nor_o our_o corn_n cast_v her_o fruit_n before_o the_o time_n in_o the_o field_n 12._o 12._o that_o all_o nation_n may_v call_v we_o bless_v that_o we_o may_v be_v a_o delightsome_a land_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n look_v down_o from_o thy_o holy_a habitation_n 15._o deut._n xxvi_o 15._o from_o heaven_n and_o bless_v thy_o people_n israel_n and_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v we_o bless_v thy_o holy_a catholic_n church_n and_o every_o land_n and_o country_n where_o she_o dwell_v this_o in_o a_o especial_a manner_n o_o lord_n our_o god_n her_o governor_n the_o bishop_n with_o the_o inferior_a priest_n and_o deacon_n and_o all_o thy_o faithful_a commit_v to_o their_o charge_n their_o king_n their_o prince_n and_o temporal_a government_n 23._o isa_n xlx_fw-fr 23._o make_v they_o faithful_a nourisher_n to_o thy_o church_n and_o to_o bow_v down_o their_o ear_n to_o her_o instruction_n and_o submit_v themselves_o to_o her_o discipline_n that_o thy_o worship_n may_v be_v set_v up_o among_o we_o in_o its_o purity_n and_o fullness_n that_o thou_o may_v delight_n to_o bless_v we_o 16._o deut._n viij_o 16._o and_o to_o do_v we_o good_a at_o our_o latter_a end_n and_o now_o o_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n let_v i_o return_v unto_o thou_o for_o a_o blessing_n upon_o myself_o a_o most_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a sinner_n who_o be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n which_o thou_o do_v daily_o renew_v unto_o i_o and_o for_o my_o and_o who_o thou_o have_v gracious_o give_v unto_o thy_o servant_n and_o all_o my_o family_n friend_n relation_n benefactor_n and_o wellwisher_n feed_v we_o o_o lord_n with_o food_n convenient_a for_o we_o 22._o gen._n xxviij_o 22._o and_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o give_v we_o grant_v that_o we_o may_v sure_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o 21._o 21._o that_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v our_o god_n and_o may_v bless_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o body_n etc._n deut._n xxviij_o 4._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o our_o ground_n the_o fruit_n of_o our_o cattle_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o kine_n and_o the_o flock_n of_o our_o sheep_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v command_v a_o blessing_n upon_o we_o in_o our_o storehouse_n and_o in_o all_o that_o we_o set_v our_o hand_n unto_o when_o we_o come_v in_o and_o when_o we_o go_v out_o that_o we_o may_v be_v bless_v in_o our_o basket_n and_o bless_a in_o our_o store_n bless_a in_o the_o city_n and_o bless_a in_o the_o field_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v open_v unto_o we_o his_o good_a treasure_n the_o heaven_n to_o give_v the_o rain_n unto_o our_o land_n in_o his_o season_n and_o to_o bless_v all_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n and_o that_o we_o may_v lend_v un-many_a but_o not_o borrow_v that_o the_o lord_n may_v make_v we_o the_o head_n and_o not_o the_o tail_n and_o to_o be_v above_o only_o and_o not_o to_o be_v beneath_o when_o we_o shall_v hearken_v unto_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o therefore_o we_o do_v now_o honour_n and_o hallow_n and_o worship_n thy_o holy_a name_n in_o render_v our_o bind_a tribute_n and_o service_n thy_o ten_o of_o all_o our_o increase_n which_o we_o offer_v with_o thankful_a and_o joyful_a heart_n adore_v thy_o goodness_n and_o praise_v thy_o mercy_n in_o give_v we_o all_o that_o we_o have_v bless_a be_v thou_o 10._o 1_o chr._n xxix_o 10._o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n our_o father_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v the_o greatness_n and_o the_o power_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o victory_n and_o the_o majesty_n for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o earth_n be_v thou_o thou_o be_v the_o kingdom_n o_o lord_n and_o thou_o be_v exalt_v as_o head_n above_o all._n now_o therefore_o our_o god_n we_o thank_v thou_o and_o praise_v thy_o glorious_a name_n but_o who_o be_o i_o and_o what_o be_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o offer_v so_o willing_o after_o this_o sort_n for_o all_o thing_n come_v of_o thou_o and_o of_o thy_o own_o have_v we_o give_v thou_o for_o we_o be_v stranger_n before_o thou_o and_o sojourner_n as_o be_v all_o our_o father_n our_o day_n on_o the_o earth_n be_v as_o a_o shadow_n and_o there_o be_v none_o abide_v o_o lord_n our_o god_n all_o that_o we_o have_v come_v of_o thy_o hand_n and_o all_o be_v thy_o own_o i_o know_v also_o my_o god_n that_o thou_o try_v the_o heart_n and_o have_v pleasure_n in_o uprightness_n as_o for_o i_o in_o the_o uprightness_n of_o my_o heart_n i_o have_v willing_o offer_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o and_o pray_v god_n that_o i_o may_v yet_o see_v with_o joy_n all_o thy_o people_n offer_v the_o same_o willing_o unto_o thou_o and_o o_o lord_n god_n keep_v this_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o people_n lord_n 19_o psal_n x._o 19_o prepare_v their_o heart_n and_o let_v thy_o ear_n hearken_v thereto_o redeem_v israel_n o_o god_n 25.21_o 25.21_o out_o of_o all_o his_o trouble_n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n a_o blessing_n to_o be_v pronounce_v by_o the_o priest_n bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n 20._o gen._n fourteen_o 19_o 20._o possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o bless_v 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from_o he_o for_o say_v he_o 7._o isai_n xlv_o 7._o i_o make_v peace_n and_o create_v evil_a i_o the_o lord_n do_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o 6._o am._n iij._n 6._o shall_v there_o be_v evil_a in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o do_v it_o the_o wicked_a blaspheme_n god_n 15._o psal_n x._o 12_o 14_o 15._o while_o they_o do_v say_v in_o their_o heart_n tush_o thou_o god_n care_v not_o for_o it_o he_o hide_v away_o his_o face_n and_o he_o will_v never_o see_v it_o sure_o thou_o have_v see_v it_o for_o thou_o behold_v ungodliness_n and_o wrong_n this_o thou_o may_v take_v the_o matter_n into_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o the_o jew_n be_v reprehend_v by_o our_o saviour_n for_o not_o discern_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o time_n 3._o mat._n xuj_o 3._o it_o be_v call_v a_o know_v of_o god_n to_o observe_v the_o course_n of_o his_o judgement_n and_o his_o mercy_n for_o how_o otherwise_o can_v we_o know_v he_o upon_o earth_n he_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a 16._o jer._n xxij_o 16._o than_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o waâ—_n not_o this_o to_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o consequence_n be_v that_o not_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o know_v god_n it_o be_v to_o belie_v he_o to_o blaspheme_n he_o as_o in_o the_o text_n before_o quote_v and_o many_o more_o that_o can_v be_v produce_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n now_o to_o apply_v this_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o draw_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o many_o instance_n of_o god_n remarkable_a judgement_n upon_o both_o their_o person_n and_o family_n who_o have_v rob_v his_o church_n as_o if_o those_o judgement_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v be_v inflict_v pure_o and_o sole_o for_o this_o sin_n but_o if_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o of_o so_o deep_a a_o dye_n as_o it_o must_v be_v if_o it_o be_v any_o sin_n at_o all_o for_o it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o sacrilege_n and_o if_o that_o be_v the_o most_o open_a and_o notorious_a know_a sin_n of_o these_o person_n and_o likewise_o that_o these_o judgement_n be_v observe_v to_o follow_v the_o land_n house_n and_o tithe_n impropriate_a though_o often_o buy_v and_o sell_v and_o change_a of_o owner_n not_o in_o every_o case_n for_o if_o god_n shall_v punish_v wickedness_n in_o all_o the_o world_n must_v soon_o be_v destroy_v and_o he_o do_v often_o suffer_v the_o wicked_a to_o prosper_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o sharp_a scourge_v he_o use_v to_o chastise_v a_o sinful_a nation_n and_o have_v do_v his_o work_n to_o burn_v the_o rod_n but_o when_o we_o see_v judgement_n to_o follow_v such_o a_o sin_n for_o the_o most_o part_n and_o in_o such_o repeat_v and_o remarkable_a instance_n as_o sir_n henry_n spelman_n give_v we_o in_o his_o history_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o many_o more_o of_o the_o same_o sort_n which_o we_o can_v gather_v elsewhere_o and_o some_o that_o our_o own_o experience_n can_v furnish_v we_o withal_o in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v far_o from_o superstition_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o they_o and_o not_o to_o do_v it_o be_v that_o stupidity_n and_o blasphemy_n before_o reprehend_v it_o be_v a_o harden_v ourselves_o against_o all_o the_o method_n of_o divine_a providence_n a_o denial_n of_o it_o and_o live_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n who_o can_v for_o example_n avoid_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o new-forest_n in_o hampshire_n devour_v so_o many_o of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n son_n by_o strange_a death_n he_o have_v destroy_v 26_o parish_n church_n to_o make_v room_n for_o his_o deer_n there_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o spelman_n hist_n sacril_n p._n 119_o 120._o or_o what_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o de_fw-fr non_fw-fr temerand_n eccl._n p._n 42._o that_o within_o 20_o year_n after_o hen._n viii_o his_o seize_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n by_o the_o advice_n and_o assistance_n of_o his_o nobility_n and_o divide_v her_o patrimony_n among_o they_o chief_o more_n of_o they_o and_o their_o child_n be_v attaint_v and_o die_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n than_o from_o the_o conquest_n to_o that_o time_n which_o be_v about_o 500_o year_n sir_n henry_n spelman_n hist_n sacril_n c._n seven_o compute_v that_o the_o great_a increase_n of_o land_n and_o wealth_n that_o come_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o dissolution_n be_v quadruple_a to_o the_o crown-land_n and_o take_v notice_n p._n 226_o 227._o how_o the_o crown-land_n be_v dwindle_v away_o most_o of_o they_o be_v then_o go_v when_o he_o write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n i._o and_o only_o fee-farm_n rent_n reserve_v out_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o viz._n 40000_o l._n a_o year_n out_o of_o the_o crown-land_n and_o 60000_o l._n out_o of_o the_o church-land_n and_o observe_v as_o a_o continuance_n of_o the_o judgement_n upon_o they_o that_o a_o infraction_n be_v then_o begin_v to_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o very_a fee-farm_n rent_n themselves_o and_o that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v alienate_v but_o if_o he_o have_v live_v another_o reign_n he_o will_v have_v see_v they_o every_o one_o sold_n and_o the_o crown_n reduce_v to_o live_v from_o hand_n to_o mouth_n upon_o the_o mere_a benevolence_n of_o those_o who_o care_n it_o be_v to_o keep_v it_o always_o so_o depend_v and_o upon_o its_o good_a behaviour_n so_o much_o have_v the_o crown_n gain_v by_o the_o access_n of_o sacrilegious_a wealth_n as_o from_o imperial_a dignity_n and_o a_o propriety_n paramount_n in_o all_o the_o land_n of_o england_n to_o become_v a_o honourable_a beggar_n for_o its_o daily_a bread_n i_o know_v not_o how_o far_o this_o have_v sink_v with_o those_o who_o be_v concern_v or_o whether_o another_o curse_n may_v not_o be_v add_v that_o be_v never_o to_o consider_v but_o go_v on_o however_o sir_n hen._n spelman_n have_v tell_v we_o of_o several_a gentleman_n in_o england_n who_o out_o of_o a_o due_a sense_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o this_o sacrilege_n have_v free_o give_v up_o and_o restore_v to_o the_o church_n as_o far_o as_o the_o law_n will_v permit_v they_o all_o their_o impropriate_a tithe_n which_o have_v descend_v to_o they_o from_o their_o ancestor_n that_o instead_o of_o they_o and_o the_o curse_n which_o attend_v they_o they_o may_v entail_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o upon_o their_o posterity_n the_o sense_n of_o this_o sink_v so_o deep_a with_o the_o great_a earl_n of_o strafford_n that_o foresee_v a_o new_a sacrilegious_a deluge_n of_o usurpation_n upon_o the_o church_n then_o come_v on_o an._n 1640_o he_o make_v it_o his_o die_v in_o junction_n to_o his_o sâ—â—_n under_o peril_n of_o his_o curse_n and_o of_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n never_o to_o meddle_v with_o any_o church-land_n or_o what_o have_v be_v once_o dedicate_v to_o god_n this_o legacy_n he_o send_v he_o from_o the_o scaffold_n where_o man_n be_v past_o dissemble_v or_o court_v of_o favour_n though_o this_o can_v have_v be_v no_o recommendation_n to_o he_o at_o that_o time_n and_o how_o light_n soever_o some_o man_n make_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o sacrilege_n while_o they_o gain_v by_o it_o yet_o when_o they_o come_v to_o die_v they_o may_v have_v the_o same_o sense_n of_o it_o which_o that_o noble_a lord_n then_o so_o religious_o express_v but_o there_o be_v no_o repentance_n accept_v by_o god_n without_o restitution_n as_o far_o as_o in_o our_o power_n i_o pray_v god_n they_o may_v think_v of_o it_o while_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o make_v that_o restitution_n which_o alone_o can_v witness_v the_o sincerity_n of_o their_o repentance_n 8._o there_o can_v no_o pretence_n be_v make_v for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o impropriation_n when_o those_o very_a act_n of_o parliament_n which_o take_v they_o from_o the_o church_n and_o give_v they_o to_o lay-man_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v god_n due_n and_o his_o right_n that_o they_o be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o holy_a church_n as_o in_o 27_o hen._n viii_o c._n 20._o nay_o they_o be_v always_o so_o acknowledge_v and_o no_o otherwise_o insomuch_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n or_o precedent_n for_o a_o layman_n to_o sue_v for_o tithe_n it_o be_v utter_o heterogeneous_a and_o abhorrent_n for_o which_o reason_n when_o tithe_n be_v give_v to_o lay-man_n they_o be_v force_v to_o have_v a_o particular_a act_n of_o parliament_n 32_o hen._n viii_o c._n 7._o to_o enable_n layman_n to_o sue_v for_o tithe_n which_o before_o they_o can_v not_o do_v in_o which_o very_o act_n tithe_n be_v name_v as_o be_v due_a to_o almighty_a god_n and_o next_o to_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o great_a oracle_n of_o our_o law_n sir_n edw._n coke_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v who_o
decree_n ever_o since_o adam_n how_o will_v the_o heathen_a rise_v up_o in_o the_o judgement_n and_o condemn_v we_o who_o have_v through_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n make_v conscience_n of_o pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o god_n though_o they_o worship_v god_n in_o this_o as_o in_o other_o part_n of_o their_o worship_n after_o a_o unlawful_a and_o idolatrous_a manner_n how_o will_v this_o condemn_v we_o who_o stand_v out_o against_o the_o light_n and_o universal_a tradition_n which_o they_o have_v against_o the_o positive_a command_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n and_o against_o the_o current_a sense_n of_o the_o primitive_a and_o universal_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o oppose_v to_o all_o these_o the_o modern_a corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o have_v make_v tithe_n eleemosinary_a and_o alienable_n and_o we_o have_v alienate_v they_o in_o a_o much_o more_o scandalous_a manner_n and_o upon_o less_o pretence_n than_o rome_n have_v do_v she_o give_v they_o from_o the_o secular_a to_o the_o regular_a clergy_n we_o from_o all_o clergy_n to_o the_o laity_n this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o popery_n whereby_o a_o penny_n be_v to_o be_v get_v therefore_o we_o reform_v it_o backward_o into_o our_o own_o pocket_n our_o jehu_n destroy_v baal_n indeed_o out_o of_o the_o land_n 29._o 2_o kin._n x._o 28_o 29._o but_o he_o depart_v not_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n sect_n xix_o if_o tithe_n may_v be_v commute_v or_o redeem_a i._o tithe_n be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n institute_v by_o himself_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v alter_v or_o change_v but_o by_o himself_o no_o man_n may_v alter_v or_o change_v any_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n under_o the_o law_n he_o may_v not_o sacrifice_v a_o bullock_n for_o a_o sheep_n where_o a_o sheep_n be_v command_v though_o a_o bullock_n be_v of_o more_o value_n we_o must_v keep_v close_o to_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o tithe_n be_v one_o of_o the_o offering_n under_o the_o law_n it_o be_v a_o heave-offering_a as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v buy_v off_o or_o redeem_a and_o to_o prevent_v all_o such_o redemption_n of_o tithe_n it_o be_v order_v levit._n xxvii_o 31._o that_o if_o any_o will_v redeem_v aught_o of_o his_o tithe_n he_o shall_v add_v thereto_o a_o five_o part_n thereof_o and_o ver._n 33._o both_o it_o and_o the_o change_n thereof_o shall_v be_v holy_a it_o shall_v not_o be_v redeem_a and_o ezek._n xlviii_o 14._o they_o shall_v not_o sell_v of_o it_o neither_o exchange_n neither_o alienate_v the_o first-fruit_n of_o the_o land_n for_o it_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o the_o jew_n of_o after_o age_n understand_v it_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o judeth_n xi_o 13_o 14_o 15._o where_o it_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o people_n though_o in_o the_o great_a extremity_n to_o meddle_v with_o the_o tithe_n or_o so_o much_o as_o to_o touch_v they_o with_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o dispensable_a by_o the_o senate_n and_o so_o the_o heathen_a thought_n gen._n xlvij_o 22_o 26._o that_o the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v not_o to_o be_v sell_v upon_o any_o account_n even_o when_o the_o people_n be_v force_v to_o sell_v all_o and_o themselves_o too_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o famine_n and_o if_o the_o land_n give_v to_o the_o priest_n be_v hold_v so_o sacred_a as_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n much_o more_o the_o tithe_n which_o be_v dedicate_v likewise_o but_o moreover_o be_v antecedent_o reserve_v by_o god_n himself_o which_o the_o gentile_a world_n do_v believe_v as_o well_o as_o the_o jew_n as_o before_o be_v show_v ii_o again_o for_o another_o reason_n tithe_n can_v be_v redeem_a by_o we_o because_o they_o have_v be_v so_o oft_o vow_v and_o dedicate_v to_o god_n as_o before_o have_v be_v say_v and_o it_o be_v express_o command_v by_o god_n leu._n xxvij_o 28._o that_o no_o devote_a thing_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v devote_n unto_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v both_o of_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o of_o the_o field_n of_o his_o possession_n shall_v be_v sell_v or_o redeem_a every_o devote_a thing_n be_v most_o holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o pope_n and_o a_o popish_a parliament_n first_o have_v dispense_v with_o this_o out_o of_o the_o plenitude_n of_o their_o power_n and_o their_o pardon_n be_v all_o that_o either_o of_o their_o impropriator_n will_v have_v to_o plead_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n iii_o these_o have_v no_o other_o consideration_n of_o tithe_n but_o as_o a_o maintenance_n for_o the_o clergy_n and_o if_o they_o provide_v for_o they_o another_o way_n where_o be_v the_o harm_n but_o the_o folly_n of_o god_n be_v wise_a than_o men._n he_o know_v well_o what_o will_v be_v the_o consequence_n of_o have_v the_o clergy_n depend_v upon_o any_o for_o their_o subsistence_n that_o the_o temptation_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o humane_a nature_n in_o our_o fallen_n condition_n that_o time-servers_a and_o men-pleasers_a will_v by_o this_o creep_v into_o the_o church_n and_o sow_v pillow_n under_o the_o arm_n of_o those_o who_o feed_v they_o that_o by_o this_o they_o must_v fall_v into_o contempt_n and_o religion_n with_o they_o as_o the_o effect_n have_v sad_o show_v therefore_o god_n will_v not_o give_v the_o levite_n temporal_a possession_n among_o their_o brethren_n for_o these_o will_v be_v liable_a to_o their_o municipal_a law_n like_o the_o rest_n and_o they_o may_v be_v voted_n out_o and_o in_o be_v chop_v and_o change_v according_a to_o the_o caprice_n of_o those_o who_o will_v not_o abide_v their_o doctrine_n but_o he_o settle_v upon_o they_o his_o own_o inheritance_n as_o he_o call_v it_o deut._n xviij_o 1._o which_o none_o other_o may_v touch_v without_o sacrilege_n and_o throw_v off_o their_o homage_n and_o allegiance_n to_o god_n himself_o i_o e._n reject_v he_o from_o be_v their_o king_n and_o their_o god_n which_o now_o a_o day_n be_v the_o slender_a sort_n of_o security_n that_o as_o the_o priesthood_n have_v its_o original_a and_o institution_n so_o it_o shall_v have_v its_o revenue_n and_o maintenance_n and_o dependence_n from_o god_n alone_o and_o as_o they_o that_o serve_v god_n at_o the_o altar_n be_v partaker_n with_o the_o altar_n i._n e._n with_o the_o due_n of_o god_n which_o be_v offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n even_o so_o have_v the_o lord_n ordain_v that_o they_o who_o preach_v the_o gospel_n shall_v live_v of_o the_o gospel_n i._n e._n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o tithe_n and_o free-will-offering_n still_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v as_o free_a and_o independent_a on_o man_n in_o their_o office_n as_o the_o priest_n be_v under_o the_o law_n sect_n xx._n to_o who_o tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v i._o the_o tithe_n of_o charity_n or_o the_o poor-man_n tithe_n be_v alm_n we_o may_v dispose_v of_o they_o to_o such_o object_n of_o charity_n as_o we_o think_v best_a and_o these_o be_v call_v sacrifice_n in_o a_o 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