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minister_n live_n like_a to_o end_v not_o only_o in_o the_o diminution_n but_o total_a annihilation_n and_o substraction_n both_o of_o their_o augmentation_n ancient_a glebe_n tithe_n due_n the_o constitution_n of_o our_o clergy_n in_o their_o convocation_n under_o our_o king_n record_v in_o lindwood_n john_n de_fw-fr aton_n willielmus_fw-la de_fw-fr burgo_n and_o other_o prescribe_v the_o due_a payment_n of_o tithe_n under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n and_o other_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n as_o likewise_o the_o resolution_n of_o our_o judge_n concern_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n and_o case_n that_o no_o layman_n by_o our_o law_n can_v prescribe_v to_o be_v exempt_v from_o payment_n of_o tithe_n or_o lay_v any_o original_a claim_n unto_o they_o with_o the_o law_n of_o foreign_a kingdom_n as_o well_o civil_a as_o ecclesiastical_a for_o the_o due_a payment_n of_o tithe_n whereof_o you_o may_v find_v store_n in_o fredericus_fw-la lindebrogus_n codex_fw-la legum_n antiquarum_fw-la p._n 674_o 675_o 703_o etc._n etc._n capitularia_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la &_o ludovici_n in_o brochellus_n decret_n ecclesiae_fw-la gallicanae_n l._n 6._o tit_n 8._o de_fw-fr decimis_fw-la in_fw-la binius_fw-la surius_n and_o other_o in_o their_o collection_n of_o council_n but_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o shall_v cite_v only_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sicilia_n which_o be_v short_a and_o very_o pertinent_a 703._o constitutionum_fw-la sicularum_fw-la l._n 1._o tit_n 7._o lex_fw-la 1._o which_o run_v thus_o quantò_fw-la caeteris_fw-la terrae_fw-la principibus_fw-la munifica_fw-la dextra_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la nos_fw-la praefecit_fw-la tantò_fw-la saltem_fw-la juris_fw-la naturalis_fw-la instinctu_fw-la ad_fw-la antedicta_fw-la strictius_fw-la obligamur_fw-la cum_fw-la etiam_fw-la veritate_fw-la dicente_fw-la cui_fw-la amplius_fw-la creditur_fw-la amplius_fw-la exigatur_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o nostrae_fw-la mentis_fw-la intrinseca_fw-la meditatione_n solicita_fw-la revolventes_fw-la &_o illud_fw-la etiam_fw-la attendentes_fw-la ☞_o quod_fw-la divino_fw-la decimarum_fw-la quarum_fw-la debitum_fw-la ex_fw-la utriusque_fw-la testamenti_fw-la tabulis_fw-la confirmatur_fw-la let_v all_o tith-oppugners_a observe_v it_o tanti_fw-la in_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la petidatior_fw-la redditur_fw-la quaniò_fw-la decimalis_fw-la obligatio_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la hominum_fw-la a_fw-la damno_fw-la reputatur_fw-la officialibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la universis_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la praesentis_fw-la legis_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la mandamus_fw-la ut_fw-la decimas_fw-la integras_fw-la prout_fw-la regis_fw-la gulielmi_n tempore_fw-la praedecessoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la officialibus_fw-la &_o bavilis_fw-la exolutae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la locorum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la exolvere_fw-la absque_fw-la omni_fw-la difficultate_fw-la procurent_fw-la nos_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la favente_fw-la domino_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la sumus_fw-la in_o praeminenti_fw-la culmine_fw-la constituti_fw-la quantum_fw-la sine_fw-la injuria_fw-la regalium_fw-la possumus_fw-la tollerare_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la jura_n &_o praesertim_fw-la earum_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la consistum_fw-la quas_fw-la sub_fw-la protectione_n nostra_fw-la accepimus_fw-la et_fw-la habemus_fw-la in_o nullo_n diminuere_fw-la volumus_fw-la sed_fw-la augere_fw-la subjectis_fw-la etiam_fw-la nostris_fw-la indicimus_fw-la ut_fw-la decimas_fw-la quas_fw-la de_fw-la bladis_fw-la et_fw-la donis_fw-la suis_fw-la antecessores_fw-la eorum_fw-la praedicti_fw-la regis_fw-la gulielmi_n tempore_fw-la praestituerunt_fw-la venerabilibus_fw-la locis_fw-la quibus_fw-la decimae_fw-la istae_fw-la debentur_fw-la cum_fw-la integritate_fw-la persolvant_fw-la to_o which_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o 190._o stephen_n king_n of_o hungaria_n under_o who_o that_o kingdom_n be_v first_o total_o convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n as_o he_o build_v and_o endow_v many_o magnificent_a church_n for_o god_n worship_n at_o his_o own_o cost_n so_o he_o enact_v this_o good_a law_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n that_o he_o who_o refuse_v to_o pay_v his_o tithe_n shall_v forfeit_v the_o 9_o part_n to_o the_o minister_n and_o he_o who_o shall_v steal_v the_o tithe_n shall_v be_v repute_v a_o thief_n si_fw-mi cui_fw-la deus_fw-la decem_fw-la dederit_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la decimam_fw-la deo_fw-la det_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la decimam_fw-la svam_fw-la abscondit_fw-la novem_n solvat_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la decimationem_fw-la episcopo_fw-la separatam_fw-la furatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la dijudicetur_fw-la ut_fw-la fur_n ac_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la compositio_fw-la tota_fw-la pertineat_fw-la ad_fw-la episcopum_fw-la and._n c._n 1._o de_fw-fr statu_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la &_o veneratione_n domus_fw-la dei_fw-la he_o enact_v this_o good_a law_n against_o the_o invasion_n and_o alienation_n of_o the_o church_n possession_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1000_o quisquis_fw-la fastu_fw-la superbiae_fw-la elatus_fw-la domum_fw-la dei_fw-la ducit_fw-la contemptibilem_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la deo_fw-la consecratas_fw-la atque_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la dei_fw-la sub_fw-la regius_fw-la immunitatis_fw-la defension_n constitutas_fw-la inhoneste_a tractarit_fw-mi vel_fw-la infringere_fw-la praesumpserit_fw-la quast_n invasor_n et_fw-fr violator_n domus_fw-la dei_fw-la excommunicetur_fw-la decet_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la indignationem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la sentiat_fw-la cujus_fw-la benevolentiae_fw-la contemptor_n &_o constitutionis_fw-la praevaricator_n existit_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la tamen_fw-la rex_fw-la suae_fw-la concessionis_fw-la immunitatem_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la ditioni_fw-la suae_fw-la subjectis_fw-la illaesam_fw-la conservari_fw-la praecipiat_fw-la assensum_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la praebeat_fw-la improvide_v affirmantibus_fw-la non_fw-la â—ebere_fw-la esse_fw-la res_fw-la dominicas_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la domino_fw-la dominantium_fw-la traditas_fw-la itaque_fw-la sub_fw-la defension_n regis_fw-la sit_fw-la et_fw-la sicuti_fw-la suae_fw-la propriae_fw-la haereditati_fw-la magisque_fw-la advertat_fw-la quia_fw-la quaniò_fw-la deus_fw-la excellentior_fw-la est_fw-la hominibus_fw-la tanto_fw-la praestantior_fw-la est_fw-la divina_fw-la causa_fw-la mortalium_fw-la possessione_n quocirca_fw-la decipitur_fw-la quisquis_fw-la plus_fw-la in_o propriis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o dominicis_fw-la rebus_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la quarum_fw-la defensor_fw-la et_fw-la custos_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la diligenti_fw-la cura_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la eas_fw-la seruare_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la multiplicare_fw-la debet_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la igitur_fw-la insanus_fw-la importunitate_fw-la illa_fw-la quae_fw-la diximus_fw-la praestantiora_fw-la quam_fw-la sua_fw-la defendere_fw-la oportet_fw-la &_o augmentare_fw-la si_fw-mi quis_fw-la igitur_fw-la insanus_fw-la importunitate_fw-la improbitateque_fw-la sua_fw-la regem_fw-la a_o recto_fw-la proposito_fw-la pervertere_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la nullisque_fw-la remediis_fw-la mitigari_fw-la posse_fw-la visus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la licet_fw-la obsequiis_fw-la aliquibus_fw-la &_o transitoriis_fw-la sit_fw-la necessarius_fw-la abscindendus_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la projiciendusque_fw-la est_fw-la juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la evangelium_fw-la si_fw-la pes_fw-la manus_fw-la aut_fw-la occulus_fw-la tuus_fw-la scandiliâ—atâ—te_fw-la erue_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o projice_fw-la abs_fw-la te_fw-la since_o than_o christian_a emperor_n king_n prince_n in_o foreign_a part_n and_o our_o own_o king_n and_o parliament_n in_o and_o by_o all_o the_o forecited_a law_n and_o statute_n yet_o in_o force_n have_v establish_v tithe_n and_o other_o duty_n on_o our_o clergy_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o thus_o public_o brand_v the_o negligent_a or_o wilful_a detainerâ—_n sustractor_n of_o this_o just_a debt_n and_o duty_n prescribe_v by_o our_o law_n with_o warrant_n from_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n for_o evil_a dispose_v person_n not_o regard_v their_o duty_n to_o almighty_a god_n which_o therefore_o none_o who_o claim_v their_o power_n from_o or_o for_o god_n shall_v now_o regard_v or_o countenance_n in_o the_o least_o degree_n enforce_v they_o by_o action_n at_o law_n imprisonment_n payment_n of_o treble_a damage_n excommunication_n and_o the_o like_a coercive_a way_n to_o render_v to_o they_o tithe_n at_o last_o to_o their_o loss_n why_o christian_a magistrate_n shall_v not_o still_o enforce_v the_o obstinate_a detainer_n of_o minister_n tithe_n and_o defrauder_n of_o they_o in_o their_o just_a due_n and_o merit_v reward_n for_o their_o ministry_n as_o have_v be_v former_o practise_v in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n too_o let_v all_o anti-tithers_a who_o will_v be_v lawless_a as_o well_o as_o titheless_o and_o godless_a resolve_v i_o when_o they_o can_v and_o if_o they_o deem_v themselves_o above_o
proof_n that_o tithe_n be_v no_o real_a grievance_n burden_n oppression_n to_o god_n people_n especial_o since_o original_o grant_v and_o command_v by_o god_n himself_o who_o commandment_n be_v not_o grievous_a 1_o john_n 5.3_o and_o who_o heavy_a yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o burden_n light_n matth._n 11.30_o and_o those_o new-saint_n who_o shall_v think_v otherwise_o of_o this_o divine_a commandment_n yoke_n and_o burden_n of_o tithe_n under_o the_o gospel_n give_v the_o gospel_n itself_o and_o christ_n the_o lie_n herein_o for_o the_o second_o branch_n that_o the_o abolish_n of_o tithe_n will_v be_v no_o real_a ease_n gain_n or_o advantage_n to_o farmer_n lessee_n and_o the_o poor_a sort_n of_o people_n liable_a to_o pay_v tithe_n other_o poor_a being_n not_o concern_v in_o the_o controversy_n who_o poverty_n itself_o ex-exempts_a they_o from_o this_o surmise_a grievance_n but_o a_o gain_n and_o benefit_n only_o to_o rich_a landlord_n and_o landed-man_n be_v apparent_a by_o the_o premise_n for_o no_o soon_o shall_v tithe_n be_v abrogate_a but_o every_o landlord_n will_v raise_v the_o full_a annual_a value_n of_o they_o in_o his_o annual_a rent_n or_o fine_n and_o exact_v more_o for_o they_o from_o his_o poor_a tenant_n farmer_n lessee_n than_o they_o may_v have_v compound_v for_o with_o their_o minister_n and_o where_o then_o be_v their_o expect_a gain_n or_o ease_n wherewith_o they_o be_v delude_v by_o impostor_n as_o for_o the_o rich_a landlord_n they_o complain_v not_o of_o tithe_n as_o a_o burden_n and_o need_v no_o exemption_n from_o they_o and_o as_o all_o predial_a tithe_n now_o real_o issue_v out_o of_o their_o inheritance_n charge_v with_o they_o in_o perpetuity_n who_o therefore_o abate_v allow_v the_o full_a value_n of_o they_o to_o their_o farmer_n and_o tenant_n in_o their_o fee_n and_o rent_n by_o way_n of_o defalcation_n they_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o great_a and_o most_o considerable_a tithe-payer_n not_o the_o poor_a farmer_n or_o under_o tenant_n so_o their_o inheritance_n only_o will_v be_v much_o improve_v augment_v by_o tithe_n abolish_n at_o least_o one_o part_n in_o ten_o while_o the_o poor_a minister_n and_o family_n shall_v be_v starve_v and_o the_o tenant_n then_o more_o rack_v by_o the_o landlord_n than_o by_o the_o minister_n now_o and_o this_o be_v the_o godly_a goodly_a ease_n this_o saintlike_a project_n will_v effect_v if_o put_v into_o execution_n by_o which_o none_o will_v be_v real_a gainer_n in_o their_o temporal_a estate_n but_o those_o who_o have_v inheritance_n and_o all_o loser_n in_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n by_o the_o loss_n or_o great_a discouragement_n of_o their_o minister_n hebr._n 13.17_o this_o will_v appear_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o greedy_a landlord_n of_o old_a thus_o recite_v condemn_v in_o this_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n under_o pope_n innocent_a the_o 3_o anno_fw-la 1215._o in_o aliquibus_fw-la regionibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v english_a it_o that_o our_o country_n farmer_n may_v the_o better_a understand_v it_o in_o some_o country_n there_o be_v a_o stupid_a or_o mongrel_n sort_n of_o people_n who_o living_n according_a to_o their_o custom_n although_o they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n i_o doubt_v can_n will_v say_v they_o be_v anabaptist_n and_o his_o godly_a predecessor_n some_o lord_n of_o farm_n or_o land_n let_v they_o out_o to_o these_o man_n to_o manure_v ut_fw-la decimis_fw-la defraudentes_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la majores_fw-la inde_fw-la redditus_fw-la assequantur_fw-la that_o by_o defraud_v the_o church_n of_o tithe_n they_o may_v gain_v the_o great_a rent_n from_o their_o tenant_n equivalent_a no_o doubt_n to_o their_o tithe_n where_o then_o be_v the_o tenant_n gain_v by_o any_o hope_a exemption_n from_o tithe_n be_v willing_a therefore_o to_o provide_v remedy_n for_o these_o prejudices_fw-la for_o the_o indemnity_n of_o church_n we_o ordain_v that_o the_o landlord_n themselves_o shall_v commit_v their_o farm_n to_o be_v lease_v to_o and_o till_v by_o such_o person_n and_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o without_o contradiction_n they_o may_v pay_v tithe_n to_o church_n with_o integrity_n or_o their_o entire_a tithe_n without_o any_o deduction_n and_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v need_n let_v they_o be_v thereto_o compel_v by_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n for_o these_o tithe_n be_v necessary_o to_o be_v pay_v which_o be_v due_a by_o divine_a law_n or_o approve_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n though_o not_o within_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n be_v the_o council_n meaning_n not_o any_o modus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la of_o aught_o within_o god_n law_n against_o which_o no_o custom_n can_v or_o must_v prescribe_v let_v all_o countryman_n learn_v from_o hence_o what_o they_o will_v get_v by_o abolish_n tithe_n if_o vote_v quite_o down_o nay_o let_v they_o consider_v well_o whether_o the_o real_a design_n now_o on_o foot_n prosecute_v by_o some_o army_n officer_n and_o soldier_n be_v not_o to_o vote_n down_o tithe_n just_a as_o they_o do_v the_o crown_n land_n former_o 4._o repute_v sacred_a and_o incapable_a of_o any_o sale_n because_o the_o common_a stand_a inheritance_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n to_o defray_v all_o ordinary_a public_a expense_n in_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o war_n to_o case_v they_o of_o all_o subsidy_n and_o tax_n whatsoever_o except_o one_o in_o three_o or_o four_o year_n upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n grant_v in_o full_a parliament_n for_o their_o safety_n even_o to_o vote_n they_o only_o from_o the_o minister_n and_o get_v they_o into_o their_o own_o hand_n to_o help_v pay_v themselves_o and_o the_o army_n under_o pretext_n to_o ease_v the_o people_n in_o their_o tax_n and_o yet_o continue_v their_o tax_n still_o upon_o they_o in_o the_o same_o extreme_a or_o a_o high_a proportion_n as_o heretofore_o though_o they_o take_v their_o tithe_n to_o boot_v without_o ease_v they_o one_o farthing_n in_o their_o contribution_n as_o in_o case_n of_o the_o king_n prince_n bishop_n dean_n and_o chaptet_n land_n sure_o these_o officer_n and_o soldier_n who_o pretend_v so_o much_o liberty_n and_o ease_n to_o the_o people_n in_o word_n and_o still_o so_o oppress_v they_o in_o deed_n as_o not_o to_o ease_v they_o one_o penny_n in_o their_o former_a unsupportable_a tax_n excise_n which_o their_o ancestor_n never_o know_v nor_o pay_v under_o which_o they_o have_v for_o some_o year_n groan_v though_o all_o ireland_n be_v now_o reduce_v england_n in_o peace_n within_o itself_o and_o scotland_n under_o contribution_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o impose_v such_o illegal_a tax_n now_o without_o any_o parliament_n by_o their_o own_o super-regal_a authority_n transcend_v all_o precedent_n of_o our_o king_n and_o their_o council_n out_o of_o parliament_n can_v never_o be_v presume_v to_o tender_v their_o ease_n and_o gain_n so_o much_o as_o to_o permit_v they_o or_o their_o landlord_n to_o put_v up_o into_o their_o own_o private_a 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and_o family_n 3_o to_o all_o impropriator_n and_o their_o lessee_n which_o be_v very_o many_o there_o be_v by_o 133._o mr._n cambden_n and_o other_o computation_n 9284._o parish_n in_o england_n whereof_o 3845._o of_o the_o best_a value_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v impropriate_v or_o appropriate_v and_o the_o abrogation_n of_o tithe_n without_o give_v competent_a recompense_n to_o all_o impropriator_n as_o well_o body_n politic_n as_o natural_a and_o their_o lessee_n which_o how_o it_o can_v be_v do_v now_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n land_n devote_v and_o vote_v once_o for_o their_o satisfaction_n be_v sell_v to_o pay_v the_o soldier_n i_o can_v yet_o discern_v will_v ruin_v many_o college_n hospital_n school_n with_o other_o corporation_n and_o thousand_o of_o family_n depend_v on_o they_o 4_o all_o tenant_n and_o farmer_n will_v be_v loser_n by_o it_o in_o their_o estate_n as_o well_o as_o soul_n for_o then_o the_o landlord_n will_v raise_v the_o full_a improve_a value_n 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to_o secure_v the_o country_n either_o from_o a_o invade_v or_o pillage_n enemy_n by_o sea_n or_o land_n as_o i_o have_v make_v many_o garrison-souldier_n acknowledge_v by_o unanswerable_a demonstration_n disband_v their_o long-continued_a army_n and_o force_n keep_v up_o on_o the_o people_n be_v drain_v purse_n to_o their_o undo_n for_o what_o end_v the_o very_o blind_a man_n now_o see_v put_v the_o people_n necessary_a defence_n when_o there_o be_v occasion_n into_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o elect_a militia_n and_o abolish_v all_o these_o heavy_a incessant_a monthly_a contribution_n tax_n excise_n so_o long_o continue_v on_o they_o to_o maintain_v the_o army_n and_o enrich_v the_o officer_n be_v the_o people_n sore_a grievance_n not_o minister_n tithe_n which_o few_o count_v a_o burden_n and_o then_o upon_o mere_a mistake_v which_o late_o create_v monster_n unknown_a to_o our_o forefather_n who_o know_v none_o but_o ten_o fifteenth_n and_o subsidy_n due_o grant_v one_o or_o two_o in_o several_a year_n will_v in_o short_a time_n eat_v out_o not_o only_o our_o minister_n and_o people_n tithe_n but_o the_o remain_v nine_o part_n too_o and_o leave_v they_o most_o miserable_a beggar_n in_o conclusion_n without_o any_o food_n or_o provision_n for_o their_o soul_n or_o body_n and_o no_o other_o magistracy_n ministry_n government_n law_n liberty_n privilege_n but_o what_o the_o army-officer_n and_o soldier_n their_o late_a pretend_a humble_a servant_n but_o now_o their_o supreme_a lord_n and_o master_n shall_v out_o of_o their_o mere_a grace_n and_o favour_n allow_v they_o as_o their_o conquer_a vassal_n as_o many_o of_o they_o be_v not_o ashamed_a even_o public_o in_o my_o hear_n as_o well_o as_o other_o for_o to_o style_v our_o own_o enslave_v nation_n as_o well_o as_o scot_n and_o irish_a and_o then_o they_o shall_v all_o lament_v their_o folly_n when_o too_o late_o in_o concur_v with_o these_o swordman_n to_o abolish_v their_o minister_n tithe_n in_o the_o old_a 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shall_v enjoy_v their_o tithe_n and_o glebe_n than_o soldier_n and_o buff-preacher_n all_o which_o out_o of_o true_a affection_n to_o our_o ministry_n and_o my_o native_a country_n without_o any_o private_a design_n to_o scandalize_v the_o soldier_n i_o submit_v to_o all_o prudent_a man_n consideration_n who_o by_o this_o will_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o proposition_n without_o further_a proof_n in_o the_o 24._o officer_n print_v proposal_n august_n 13._o 1652._o to_o those_o they_o then_o style_v the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o nation_n i_o find_v the_o first_o of_o all_o to_o be_v the_o abolish_n of_o all_o tithe_n as_o a_o unequal_a troublesome_a and_o contentious_a way_n of_o maintenance_n respect_n be_v have_v therein_o to_o other_o right_n but_o not_o to_o the_o minister_n who_o have_v the_o only_a true_a proper_a legal_a right_n unto_o they_o and_o this_o to_o propagate_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n i_o profess_v when_o i_o read_v it_o in_o the_o diurnal_a i_o tell_v some_o soldier_n who_o bring_v it_o i_o to_o read_v in_o pendennys_n 1._o i_o can_v not_o possible_o conceive_v that_o the_o put_v down_o of_o minister_n tithe_n shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o propagate_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o rather_o to_o suppress_v it_o the_o very_a scripture_n resolve_v the_o contrary_a neh._n 13.10_o 11_o 12._o and_o 2_o chron._n 31.3_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o heathen_a poet_n conclude_v quis_fw-la enim_fw-la virtutem_fw-la amplectitur_fw-la ipsam_fw-la praemia_fw-la si_fw-la tollas_fw-la 2_o that_o i_o wonder_v man_n profess_v conscience_n justice_n and_o religion_n shall_v have_v more_o regard_n to_o impropriator_n and_o other_o right_n to_o tithe_n who_o have_v no_o original_a right_n at_o all_o unto_o they_o but_o only_o by_o pope_n bull_n and_o dispensation_n and_o do_v no_o service_n for_o they_o without_o any_o special_a regard_n to_o minister_n right_n who_o have_v only_o a_o due_a and_o true_a divine_a and_o human_a right_n to_o they_o and_o receive_v they_o as_o due_a wage_n for_o their_o ministry_n i_o doubt_v the_o only_a cause_n be_v because_o they_o or_o some_o of_o their_o friend_n be_v owner_n of_o lessee_n of_o some_o impropriation_n which_o they_o be_v loath_a to_o part_v with_o for_o the_o people_n ease_n or_o give_v in_o to_o the_o church_n without_o a_o considerable_a recompense_n 3_o that_o the_o suggestion_n of_o the_o unequal_a troublesome_a and_o contentious_a way_n of_o tithe_n be_v a_o very_a strange_a and_o dare_a objection_n against_o the_o very_a wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o institute_v and_o prescribe_v they_o to_o his_o own_o choose_a people_n against_o the_o wisdom_n justice_n prudence_n of_o our_o own_o and_o all_o other_o christian_a king_n state_n parliament_n church_n that_o have_v at_o first_o pitch_v upon_o and_o so_o long_o continue_v establish_v by_o successive_a law_n and_o edict_n this_o way_n of_o maintenance_n as_o most_o equal_a rich_a and_o poor_a pay_v a_o ten_o alike_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n or_o smallness_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o poor_a farmer_n and_o tenant_n pay_v they_o out_o of_o his_o landlord_n estate_n as_o allow_v in_o his_o rent_n or_o fine_a not_o out_o of_o his_o own_o private_a purse_n alone_o be_v more_o equal_a than_o any_o tax_n or_o excise_n for_o the_o army_n pay_v as_o least_o troublesome_a to_o the_o minister_n at_o least_o who_o be_v only_o at_o the_o cost_n and_o trouble_v to_o carry_v in_o their_o tithe_n at_o harvest_n when_o cut_n and_o sever_v from_o the_o crop_n to_o their_o hand_n to_o prevent_v the_o trouble_n of_o plough_v sow_v weed_n mow_v reap_v gather_v which_o may_v divert_v they_o from_o their_o study_n and_o ministry_n and_o as_o little_a troublesome_a or_o not_o overtroublesom_a at_o least_o it_o be_v to_o the_o husbandman_n who_o sow_v cut_n and_o make_v it_o up_o together_o with_o his_o own_o and_o then_o only_o sever_v it_o out_o and_o be_v not_o now_o bind_v to_o carry_v it_o into_o his_o minister_n barn_n much_o less_o to_o thresh_v cleanse_v and_o sever_v his_o corn_n wine_n or_o oil_n and_o other_o tithe_n and_o carry_v it_o to_o hierusalemâ—_n and_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n at_o his_o own_o cost_n as_o the_o 131._o israelite_n be_v oblige_v by_o god_n to_o do_v which_o these_o officer_n have_v they_o live_v among_o they_o and_o pay_v a_o second_o ten_o as_o well_o as_o a_o first_o and_o first-fruit_n beside_o will_v have_v petition_v god_n himself_o to_o abolish_v as_o a_o troublesome_a way_n of_o maintenance_n which_o they_o can_v not_o brook_v though_o the_o godly_a israelite_n and_o jew_n repine_v not_o against_o it_o but_o cheerful_o bring_v up_o their_o tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n treasury_n as_o they_o be_v enjoin_v and_o as_o no_o way_n contentious_a or_o litigious_a in_o itself_o be_v people_n as_o just_a and_o conscionable_a to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n there_o be_v many_o parish_n 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nothing_o
will_v content_v such_o perverse_a and_o contentious_a wretch_n but_o a_o liberty_n to_o pay_v their_o minister_n only_o what_o they_o please_v and_o that_o in_o conclusion_n shall_v be_v just_a nothing_o as_o their_o subsequent_a petition_n and_o present_a practice_n now_o manifest_a to_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n and_o i_o doubt_v the_o change_n of_o this_o ancient_a know_v long_o approve_v certain_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n to_o any_o other_o certain_a or_o uncertain_a way_n will_v create_v more_o suit_n and_o trouble_n among_o people_n than_o ever_o our_o tithe_n do_v since_o their_o first_o institution_n this_o be_v my_o subitan_a opinion_n of_o their_o proposition_n when_o i_o first_o read_v it_o and_o shall_v serve_v for_o a_o public_a answer_n to_o it_o now_o if_o any_o insist_v upon_o it_o to_o prove_v tithe_n inconvenient_a and_o burdensome_a to_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o sit_v to_o be_v total_o abolish_v the_o main_a objection_n object_n i_o ever_o yet_o 963._o read_v or_o hear_v against_o tithe_n be_v this_o that_o tithe_n be_v a_o great_a discouragement_n and_o hindrance_n to_o husbandman_n industry_n and_o improvement_n since_o minister_n must_v have_v not_o only_o the_o ten_o of_o their_o land_n as_o they_o find_v they_o but_o likewise_o of_o their_o crop_n labour_n industry_n and_o improvement_n which_o be_v now_o write_v can_n and_o other_o more_o large_o one_o of_o the_o sore_a burden_n and_o great_a oppression_n and_o tyranny_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o and_o discourage_v many_o from_o improve_n the_o land_n to_o the_o public_a prejudice_n i_o answer_v answ_n 1._o that_o this_o objection_n no_o way_n concern_v soldier_n weaver_n tailor_n tradesman_n townsman_n and_o other_o mechanic_n who_o be_v the_o most_o and_o great_a stickler_n and_o petitioner_n against_o tithe_n but_o only_a husbandman_n and_o country_n gentleman_n and_o farmer_n live_v upon_o tillage_n very_o few_o of_o which_o not_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o ever_o yet_o 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least_o not_o any_o considerable_a number_n of_o man_n or_o any_o that_o have_v either_o true_a wisdom_n grace_n honesty_n or_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o ministrey_n from_o any_o sort_n of_o tillage_n or_o improvement_n whatsoever_o out_o of_o which_o tithe_n be_v pay_v the_o gain_n by_o the_o good_a husbandry_n and_o improvement_n be_v abundant_o recompense_v in_o the_o nine_o part_n over_o and_o above_o the_o tithe_n and_o therefore_o till_o the_o objector_n can_v make_v good_a their_o allegation_n by_o precedent_n of_o considerable_a number_n of_o wise_a godly_a man_n and_o other_o discourage_v from_o tillage_n and_o improvement_n mere_o by_o the_o payment_n of_o predial_a tithe_n out_o of_o they_o in_o all_o former_a age_n or_o of_o late_a year_n to_o the_o real_a prejudice_n of_o the_o public_a which_o they_o can_v never_o do_v this_o grand_a objection_n against_o tithe_n must_v be_v decry_v both_o as_o fabulous_a and_o ridiculous_a yea_o as_o scandalous_a the_o late_a 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