Genesis
.
14.
20
Abram
gaue
him
Tythe
of
all
.
21
Then
the
King
of
Sodome
sayde
to
Abram
.
Giue
me
the
personnes
,
take
the
goods
to
thyselfe
.
THE
last
time
beloued
that
I
was
in
this
place
,
which
was
the
fourth
day
of
this
last
weeke
,
you
heard
that
this
thirde
and
laste
parte
of
this
chapter
,
Isa.
57.21
.
saith
,
ther
is
no
peace
saith
my
God
to
the
wicked
.
Secondlye
,
in
that
first
part
wee
noted
that
he
was
without
Father
and
Mother
.
For
that
the
holy
Ghost
doth
make
no
mention
of
them
.
Wherein
I
shewed
how
vainly
they
deale
,
that
would
haue
him
to
bee
eyther
Shem
,
or
an
Angell
,
or
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
brought
foorth
reasons
to
confute
those
fancies
.
Thirdly
,
wee
considered
that
hee
was
King
and
Prieste
,
noting
in
all
these
things
that
he
was
a
figure
of
Christ
.
First
in
his
name
,
for
that
Christ
is
righteousnesse
it selfe
,
raigning
in
mens
conscyences
,
&
bringing
peace
to
the
soule
:
secondly
in
his
parents
Christ
is
without
father
in
respect
of
his
manhood
,
&
without
mother
in
respect
of
his
godhead
:
Thirdly
in
his
offices
,
Christ
is
a
King
to
raigne
,
and
a
prieste
to
offer
vp
sacrifice
to
God
his
father
for
euer
.
Then
we
considered
the
deedes
of
Melchizedech
,
which
was
the
bringing
forth
of
bread
and
wine
to
relieue
the
wearied
army
of
Abram
:
where
in
I
confuted
the
fancy
of
the
Papistes
,
that
would
haue
this
bread
and
wine
of
Melchizedech
,
to
be
a
fygure
of
theyr
Masse
:
First
,
shewing
that
if
there
had
beene
anye
such
matter
in
it
,
the
holye
Ghost
woulde
haue
noted
it
in
the
7.
to
the
Hebrewes
,
where
he
descrybeth
him
so
largely
.
For
if
it
had
figured
so
greate
a
mystery
as
they
account
their
masse
to
bee
,
the
holy
Ghost
woulde
not
haue
set
so
light
by
it
,
as
to
haue
sayde
neuer
a
word
of
it
.
Melchizedech
brought
foorth
bread
,
but
they
deny
their
sacrifice
to
bee
bread
,
but
the
body
of
christ
:
In
denying
their
wafar
cake
to
be
bread
,
they
saye
truely
,
for
it
is
a
paltry
thing
,
not
mouing
the
senses
of
the
receauers
to
that
consideration
it
should
:
Besides
that
,
it
hath
beene
made
as
many
wright
,
of
bad
confections
,
as
dogs
grease
.
And
some
of
their
auncestors
before
tyme
made
their
stuffe
with
infants
blood
,
and
some
with
more
filthy
&
abhominable
things
then
are
here
to
be
named
.
Melchizedech
brought
forth
bread
and
wine
to
refresh
the
feeble
souldiars
,
wherein
was
noted
,
that
the
Lorde
doth
alwaies
prouide
for
those
that
trauaile
in
his
busynesse
,
and
take
paines
to
deliuer
the
oppressed
,
as
Abram
aduenturing
to
deliuer
his
brother
Lot
,
receiueth
comfort
by
a
stranger
.
Melchizedech
blessed
Abram
from
the
lord
,
in
which
his
words
were
noted
,
that
blessings
came
from
God
,
&
that
they
are
the
Lordes
blessings
,
and
not
mans
that
stande
,
and
his
curses
that
take
effect
.
Next
they
that
comfort
the
afflicted
are
blessed
of
God
,
and
they
that
greeue
the
Spyrite
of
GOD
in
his
children
,
by
adding
afflictions
to
afflictions
,
are
cursed
of
God
:
commyng
from
that
to
the
title
wherein
he
called
him
possessour
of
Heauen
,
and
Earth
.
I
noted
he
gaue
God
these
titles
,
beeing
onely
possessour
of
Heauen
,
and
that
the
Pope
can
not
open
and
shut
it
with
his
pardons
at
his
pleasure
,
for
heauen
is
the
Lordes
:
and
next
in
that
he
nameth
him
possessour
of
earth
:
I
noted
that
he
will
take
account
of
vs
whether
wee
vse
it
as
he
hath
directed
vs
,
or
abuse
it
contrary
to
his
will
,
and
therein
we
see
what
a
happye
and
blessed
thing
it
is
for
Gods
children
,
whose
kingdome
and
inheritance
is
not
vpon
the
earth
but
in
heauen
,
where
no
tyrannous
oppressours
can
trouble
and
annoy
:
on
the
other
side
what
a
wofull
chaunge
shall
these
oppressing
tyrants
make
,
which
say
,
now
the
earth
is
theirs
to
serue
their
lusts
,
and
then
they
must
answere
to
the
professor
of
it
,
and
must
flit
to
hell
from
the
earth
for
their
abusing
it
.
So
Melchizedech
ended
his
speech
with
thanksgiuing
and
yeelding
the
glorye
of
that
triumph
vnto
God
for
the
victorye
as
to
him
was
due
,
and
these
were
the
Principall
notes
which
I
gaue
then
as
I
remember
.
Now
it
resteth
before
wee
enter
into
the
historie
of
the
king
of
Sodome
,
that
we
consider
what
Abram
did
to
Melchizedech
:
The
holy
Ghost
saith
,
Abram
gaue
him
Tyth
of
all
,
wherein
he
giueth
vs
to
consider
that
Abram
being
lightened
by
Gods
spirite
,
sawe
in
Melchizedech
some
more
excellent
thing
then
is
ordinarilye
found
in
men
,
and
therefore
he
gaue
him
an
extraordinarye
entertainment
,
and
presented
him
with
such
a
present
,
as
we
reade
not
of
in
the
Scriptures
,
vntill
we
come
to
this
place
therefore
that
we
may
the
better
vnderstand
it
,
let
vs
obserue
.
First
,
what
it
is
that
is
giuen
,
namely
Tythes
.
Secondly
,
to
whom
it
was
giuen
,
to
Melchizedech
.
Thirdly
by
whome
they
were
gyuen
,
by
Abram
,
and
Fourthly
,
whereof
these
Tythes
were
,
which
are
set
down
by
the
holye
Ghost
in
the
epistle
to
the
Hebrewes
7.
to
be
of
the
spoyles
which
Abram
had
gotten
in
the
Warres
,
as
appeareth
in
the
fourth
verse
.
Tythes
were
a
portion
which
the
Lorde
reserued
to
him selfe
to
be
paide
to
himselfe
,
by
them
to
whome
he
gaue
the
possession
of
the
earth
,
and
the
enioying
of
Earthlye
blessings
,
so
Moises
saith
Leuit.
27.30
.
The
tith
is
the
Lords
,
it
is
holy
to
the
Lord
.
So
Iacob
said
,
Gene.
28.22
.
Of
all
thou
shalt
giue
me
,
I
will
giue
the
tenth
to
thee
,
which
thing
was
yeelded
as
a
testimonie
of
their
gratefull
&
thankefull
minds
to
him
that
bestowed
those
benefites
vppon
them
,
and
as
an
acknowledgement
that
all
they
had
was
the
Lordes
,
and
they
held
the
same
of
him
in
chiefe
.
For
the
second
part
to
whom
it
was
giuen
,
it
is
here
noted
that
it
was
to
Melchizedech
,
an
axcellent
person
,
a
figure
of
Christ
,
the
sonne
of
God
,
a
choyce
man
placed
by
the
Lord
,
as
it
were
in
his
own
roome
,
to
take
homage
of
Abram
for
the
Lords
right
,
and
thus
the
Lord
hath
delt
in
sundry
places
of
the
scripture
,
appointing
diuers
sonnes
of
men
to
bee
his
deputies
,
to
receaue
reliefe
of
those
outward
signes
of
the
inwarde
honour
due
vnto
him selfe
,
of
which
sortes
there
bee
principally
foure
.
First
,
the
Leuites
appointed
to
teach
Gods
people
,
who
being
first
cursed
by
Iacob
for
the
bloodinesse
of
the
handes
of
Leui
,
and
left
wythout
any
tribe
or
inheritance
,
but
to
bee
deuided
in
Iacob
,
and
scattered
in
Israell
.
Gen.
49.7
.
their
handes
were
after
sanctified
of
the
Lord
for
shewing
their
loue
&
zeale
to
the
Lord
,
in
killing
the
idolaters
which
had
worshipped
the
calfe
.
The
curse
of
deuiding
&
scattering
,
the
Lorde
applied
as
a
meanes
that
his
law
might
be
taught
in
euery
corner
of
Israell
,
and
the
losse
of
their
inheritance
hee
recompensed
by
feeding
them
wyth
his
owne
portion
,
and
promising
them
that
hee
himselfe
would
be
their
lot
and
their
inheritance
.
Nomb.
18.20
.
The
second
sort
are
the
poore
,
the
straunger
,
the
fatherlesse
,
and
the
widow
.
Deut.
26.12
.
The
third
sort
are
kings
,
whome
the
Lorde
hath
placed
in
his
owne
roome
,
to
guide
and
gouerne
his
people
,
as
Samuell
sayde
when
the
people
would
needes
haue
a
King
,
he
will
take
the
tenth
of
your
sede
and
of
your
fieldes
and
giue
it
to
his
Eunuches
and
to
his
seruants
.
1.
Sam.
8.15
.
The
fourth
sort
,
were
the
children
of
the
Prophetes
trayned
vp
at
schoole
at
Rama
,
and
such
other
places
as
Vniuersities
,
that
they
might
be
the
apter
for
the
matters
of
the
Lord
,
as
may
bee
gathered
by
sundry
places
of
the
scripture
.
Next
commeth
to
be
considered
,
who
payd
Tythes
:
namely
Abram
:
wherin
the
author
to
the
Hebrewes
,
noteth
what
an
excellent
man
Melchizedech
was
,
to
whom
Abram
the
Patriark
paid
tithes
:
but
farre
more
excellent
is
the
Kingdome
and
Priesthood
of
Christ
,
figured
by
Melchizedech
:
he
also
doth
teach
vs
that
the
end
and
abolishing
of
the
priesthoode
of
Leui
was
figured
in
this
,
that
Leui
in
the
loines
of
Abraham
paid
Tithes
to
Melchizedech
.
This
also
was
figured
in
that
the
priestes
,
&
Leuites
paid
tithes
(
of
those
Tythes
which
were
brought
them
)
to
the
high
priest
(
who
was
also
a
figure
of
Christ
)
Num.
18.26
.
Lastly
in
this
text
we
are
to
note
whereof
he
payd
tythes
,
which
the
holy
Ghost
to
the
Heb.
7.4
.
answereth
to
be
of
the
spoyles
gotten
by
his
handes
.
There
were
sundrie
sorts
of
Tythes
payed
,
as
of
the
fruites
of
the
ground
,
of
the
gaines
of
their
handes
,
&
of
the
encrease
of
their
Cattel
,
whereby
we
see
the
great
care
that
God
had
for
the
Leuites
in
prouiding
,
for
them
that
had
no
inheritance
of
their
owne
:
so
that
as
the
people
of
Israel
had
encrease
of
any
fruites
,
the
Leuites
attending
vpon
religion
,
had
their
portion
of
the
same
.
As
these
tithes
were
of
diuers
sorts
,
so
were
they
diuersly
paid
,
of
some
they
paide
the
first
fruites
,
of
some
the
third
,
of
some
the
tenth
:
some
were
paid
in
mony
,
&
some
otherwise
,
whereby
we
see
that
the
holy
ghost
speaking
of
tythes
is
not
alwaies
to
be
vnderstod
of
tenths
some
do
take
it
,
but
these
Tythes
were
of
the
fruits
gotten
by
Abram
his
hands
.
Thus
haue
you
heard
the
summe
of
this
text
.
But
now
it
is
conuenient
(
this
being
the
first
time
that
we
finde
the
mat-of
Tythes
,
spoken
of
since
wee
began
this
booke
of
Genesis
)
that
we
should
enter
deeper
into
these
wordes
and
learne
somewhat
out
of
them
for
our selues
.
Which
matter
I
would
gladly
passe
ouer
for
the
auoyding
of
false
surmises
&
sinister
reports
,
but
that
our
Sauiour
in
that
commission
giuen
in
the
latter
end
of
the
28.
after
Mathew
,
giueth
commandement
,
saying
:
Teach
them
to
doe
al
that
I
haue
commanded
you
:
And
the
Apostle
Paul
in
the
Act.
20.
cap.
26.
&
27.
verses
protesteth
that
he
is
free
from
the
bloude
of
all
men
,
for
that
he
kept
nothing
backe
,
but
had
shewed
them
al
the
counsel
of
God
:
the
minister
therefore
must
teach
al
that
Christ
hath
commanded
,
euen
all
the
councels
of
God
reuealed
in
his
word
,
and
hee
that
keepeth
them
backe
,
shall
be
found
guiltie
both
of
the
breach
of
the
commandement
of
Christ
,
and
also
of
the
bloud
of
his
flocke
.
The
Pastor
must
teach
threefore
,
and
you
must
learne
not
onelye
to
know
the
duetie
of
a
Minister
to
his
people
,
but
also
of
the
people
towardes
their
minister
.
Howsoeuer
therefore
the
doctrine
deliuered
,
shall
be
mistaken
or
wrested
,
yet
the
truth
must
bee
deliuered
,
let
men
take
it
as
they
wyll
,
the
Lord
will
giue
it
such
successe
as
he
shall
thinke
best
.
Some
peraduenture
will
aske
what
this
matter
of
tythes
appertaineth
to
the
ministerie
now
?
and
will
(
to
saue
their
goods
)
say
,
that
these
were
ceremoniall
lawes
,
and
so
were
abrogated
by
Christes
comming
.
To
whome
I
answere
,
that
the
Lorde
(
of
that
portion
reserued
vnto
him selfe
)
appointed
some
part
to
the
Leuites
for
the
mayntenance
of
the
ministery
about
the
Lords
worke
.
and
some
part
of
them
for
the
sacryfices
of
meate
offeringes
,
drinke
offeringes
,
sinne
offeringes
,
trespasse
offerings
,
and
peace
offeringes
:
this
last
part
for
the
sacrifices
was
ceremoniall
,
and
so
Christe
the
body
being
come
,
the
shadowes
are
ended
.
But
this
,
that
homage
bee
done
to
the
King
of
all
Kinges
,
and
that
the
mynystrye
be
maintained
for
the
setting
forth
of
the
true
worship
of
GOD
,
and
suppressing
of
all
false
worships
,
is
not
ceremoniall
but
morall
,
and
shall
so
long
continue
as
any
face
of
a
Church
or
religion
shall
be
vpon
the
earth
.
Hee
therefore
that
shall
say
that
this
is
altogither
ceremoniall
and
ended
by
Christ
,
saith
the
Christ
is
a
hinderer
,
and
lesse
carefull
for
the
ministry
of
the
Gospell
,
then
he
was
for
the
exercise
of
figures
&
shadows
vnder
the
law
.
But
many
of
these
men
which
so
willinglye
woulde
haue
this
lawe
for
the
maintenance
of
the
ministrie
to
be
disanulled
as
ceremonyall
,
and
yet
do
like
inough
,
&
to
much
of
other
ceremonies
,
not
onelye
Iewishe
,
but
Antichristian
and
Popish
,
euen
taken
from
the
heathen
,
do
hereby
declare
that
it
is
not
the
ceremony
,
which
they
would
haue
buried
,
but
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
that
they
can
not
abide
,
for
that
it
rippeth
vp
their
conscience
,
it
rubbeth
iust
where
they
are
galled
,
and
discouereth
their
sinnes
:
It
is
not
a
ceremonye
,
it
is
this
that
greeueth
them
.
On
the
other
side
,
satan
(
seeking
to
bring
the
ministers
either
to
slacke
their
dilygence
in
Gods
matters
,
and
to
get
their
bread
by
other
meanes
,
or
by
pouertie
to
runne
into
debt
,
contempt
and
shame
)
haith
raised
vp
a
sort
of
couetous
men
,
which
pul
from
the
ministers
what
they
can
,
and
will
as
willingly
haue
their
guts
drawne
out
of
their
belly
,
as
they
wil
part
from
any
of
their
goodes
for
the
maintenance
of
the
ministers
.
And
these
men
will
seeme
to
haue
scripture
for
their
purpose
,
yea
they
haue
this
at
their
fingers
end
out
of
Mat.
10.
8.
Freely
ye
haue
receyued
,
freely
giue
,
so
far
they
haue
learned
,
but
no
further
,
for
that
it
serued
not
their
purpose
:
For
our
Sauiour
left
not
his
Apostles
without
their
prouision
in
this
their
painefull
iourney
,
but
in
the
same
chapter
appointed
in
euery
citie
where
they
should
come
,
that
they
should
be
receyued
into
the
houses
of
them
that
were
worthie
.
and
that
prouision
should
be
set
before
them
for
their
maintenance
,
but
if
they
found
not
places
fit
for
that
peace
they
brought
,
they
should
shake
the
dust
from
their
feete
to
bee
a
witnesse
of
greater
vengeance
to
that
place
,
then
that
which
light
vpon
Sodom
and
Gomorrhe
:
But
few
are
those
houses
that
such
men
holde
and
keepe
,
where
the
minister
may
be
receiued
with
his
wife
and
children
,
&
haue
maintenance
set
before
them
with
ioy
:
yea
fewe
they
are
in
deede
where
the
sincere
minister
may
eate
his
meate
with
ioy
,
but
that
the
aboundance
of
sinne
shall
make
him
thinke
his
breade
to
be
as
grauel
betwene
his
teeth
,
and
his
drinke
to
bee
as
wormewood
to
his
taste
,
and
so
with
greefe
they
would
soon
make
the
minister
with
shame
to
go
&
begge
his
breade
.
But
as
our
Sauiour
that
gaue
that
former
particuler
charge
,
to
giue
freely
,
and
to
take
neither
bag
nor
scrip
nor
money
,
so
afterwards
in
the
22.
of
Luke
35.
he
doth
aske
his
Apostles
whether
they
wanted
any
thing
or
no
,
when
he
thus
sent
them
forth
and
added
therewithall
,
now
he
that
hath
a
scrippe
,
let
him
possesse
it
,
and
he
that
hath
not
a
sword
let
him
sell
his
coate
and
buye
one
,
that
is
,
the
world
will
growe
to
such
misery
,
and
the
ministery
to
such
affliction
,
that
euery
one
will
be
readie
to
scratch
&
pul
from
you
.
Therefore
vse
ye
the
meanes
that
are
lawfull
in
the
feare
of
the
lord
for
your
maintenance
.
That
this
matter
may
bee
the
playner
layde
open
,
and
made
more
manifest
to
the
capacitie
of
our
vnderstanding
.
Let
vs
consider
,
first
whether
there
be
any
stipend
appoynted
for
the
ministry
or
no
?
2.
How
the
same
should
be
paid
?
3.
to
whom
it
should
be
paid
?
For
the
first
,
the
law
of
nature
taught
it
them
that
had
not
the
law
of
God
to
direct
them
,
sundry
godly
kinges
haue
executed
it
,
the
Fathers
directed
by
Gods
spirit
before
the
law
was
written
vsed
it
,
God
by
his
law
established
it
,
Christ
hath
ratified
it
vnto
vs
in
the
new
testament
,
and
the
Apostles
haue
in
sundrie
places
taught
it
,
&
because
the
Apostle
Paul
made
a
large
discourse
of
this
matter
,
and
vsed
sundrie
reasons
to
proue
the
same
,
let
vs
leaue
all
other
,
and
rippe
vp
those
in
the
1.
Cor.
9.
where
he
vseth
foure
principal
reasons
to
confirme
the
same
.
The
first
gathered
of
the
example
of
the
Apostles
,
The
second
by
comparison
.
The
third
of
the
law
written
,
the
fourth
of
the
authority
of
Christ
.
First
he
saith
it
is
lawfull
,
yea
the
other
Apostles
haue
power
to
take
maintenance
of
you
for
them
and
their
wiues
,
and
may
not
I
and
Barnabas
haue
it
?
His
reason
of
comparison
he
followeth
thus
.
The
souldier
hath
his
costes
borne
in
his
warfare
,
the
husbandman
eateth
of
the
fruits
of
his
labours
,
the
shepeheard
feedeth
of
the
milke
of
his
flocke
.
The
Oxe
hath
his
mouth
open
to
feed
of
the
corne
he
treadeth
out
.
They
that
wayted
of
the
altar
were
fed
of
the
same
,
we
the
ministers
are
the
soldiers
and
ensigne
bearers
in
your
christian
wars
,
we
are
Gods
husbandmen
,
you
are
Gods
husbandrie
,
we
are
the
shepheardes
,
you
are
the
sheepe
,
we
treade
you
out
&
deuide
vnto
you
the
breade
of
life
,
the
word
of
God
,
we
minister
not
vnto
you
figures
and
shadowes
as
the
Leuits
did
,
but
the
gospel
,
the
power
of
God
to
saluation
,
why
should
not
we
then
be
maintayned
as
soldiers
?
why
reape
we
not
of
our
labours
as
husbandmen
?
why
are
we
not
fed
as
shepheards
?
Why
haue
we
not
the
libertie
of
Oxen
?
Why
liue
we
not
of
our
calling
as
the
Leuits
did
?
Is
our
calling
more
vile
then
any
other
occupation
?
Are
not
our
labours
worthie
meat
and
drinke
?
Yes
,
yes
,
your
gaine
is
great
by
exchaunge
with
vs
,
for
drosse
you
haue
golde
,
for
carnall
thinges
,
spiritual
.
And
for
earthly
things
,
heauenly
.
Yea
further
,
you
can
finde
nothing
in
the
world
to
be
laid
in
equal
ballance
to
weigh
against
the
worde
of
God
:
from
reasoning
thus
by
comparison
,
he
procéedeth
to
his
argument
of
authoritie
of
the
law
written
,
&
therein
he
standeth
not
long
,
for
he
said
it
is
sufficient
,
his
word
is
a
reason
of
force
,
and
his
will
is
a
perfect
rule
of
righteousnes
.
Then
he
goeth
forward
to
his
4.
argument
,
and
proueth
that
Christ
alowed
&
ratified
the
same
in
the
gospel
,
ordeyning
that
they
which
preach
the
gospell
should
liue
of
the
gospell
.
And
the
Apostle
to
the
Gal.
6.6.7
.
vseth
the
same
reason
vsed
before
in
the
law
,
for
there
the
Lord
challenged
it
as
a
law
due
vnto
himselfe
,
&
here
he
saith
,
that
he
which
defraudeth
the
minister
,
deceyueth
himselfe
,
&
mocketh
God
:
for
as
he
was
king
before
the
law
,
&
in
the
law
before
the
comming
of
Christ
in
the
flesh
,
so
is
he
king
stil
,
the
preaching
of
the
gospel
is
the
scepter
of
his
kingdome
,
the
ministers
are
his
scepter
bearers
,
&
therefore
he
sheweth
by
the
Apostle
.
1.
Tim.
5.17
.
that
they
which
labour
in
the
word
&
doctrine
,
are
worthie
of
double
honour
,
that
is
,
a
liberall
allowance
of
the
maintenance
of
him
and
his
.
For
the
second
part
,
how
the
same
shoulde
be
paide
,
or
whereof
raised
,
the
holy
Ghost
hath
not
appoynted
,
therfore
to
say
that
the
tenthes
belong
to
the
ministers
as
commanded
by
the
Lord
,
we
haue
no
warrant
for
it
,
neyther
dare
I
say
that
the
magistrate
may
not
appoynt
the
tenthes
for
the
mainetenance
of
the
ministrie
,
except
I
saw
the
same
forbidden
by
the
lord
.
As
kings
haue
receyued
their
kingdomes
&
scepters
from
the
Lord
,
so
must
they
endeuour
that
the
kingdome
of
God
may
haue
place
in
their
dominions
,
that
he
may
rule
amongst
them
by
his
worde
,
&
that
the
ministers
be
sufficiently
prouided
for
,
as
they
will
answere
for
it
to
the
king
of
kings
,
of
whome
they
holde
their
crownes
in
chiefe
:
but
it
is
left
at
libertie
to
them
to
raise
it
,
either
by
tenths
of
fruits
of
the
earth
,
or
of
cattel
,
or
of
mony
,
or
by
what
means
they
shal
in
their
godly
wisedome
thinke
most
conuenient
,
&
the
more
certaine
they
make
this
portion
,
the
mo
mischiefes
they
do
preuent
,
for
the
leauing
of
it
vncertaine
,
doth
often
cause
the
minister
,
eyther
to
make
merchandize
of
the
worde
,
or
for
gaine
to
flatter
the
welthy
,
or
with
shame
for
want
to
beg
,
or
for
néed
to
starue
,
all
which
subtil
practises
Satan
dayly
putteth
in
execution
,
séeking
thereby
either
to
ouerthrow
the
ministrie
,
or
to
make
it
by
such
blemishes
to
loose
the
force
and
bewtie
of
the
same
.
But
though
magistrates
should
be
carelesse
in
these
matters
,
yet
the
people
of
God
must
be
careful
to
do
their
duetie
in
this
respect
.
There
was
no
king
of
Canaan
that
be
law
compelled
Abram
to
pay
these
tithes
,
neither
was
there
any
Christian
prince
in
the
primatiue
Church
,
that
by
law
appointed
maintenance
for
the
ministers
,
yet
Abram
paid
,
&
the
Apostles
&
bishops
after
them
were
prouided
for
.
But
to
come
nerer
to
sée
how
they
must
be
paid
.
This
must
be
paid
religiously
,
readily
and
liberally
:
religiously
as
to
God
for
the
enlarging
of
his
kingdome
,
the
defence
of
the
trueth
,
and
maintenance
of
his
true
worship
.
It
must
be
done
readily
in
time
conuenient
,
&
of
a
willing
minde
.
It
must
be
done
liberally
,
that
the
minister
be
not
driuen
to
slack
his
calling
and
to
employ
his
time
in
other
thinges
,
thereby
to
get
his
liuing
:
by
this
liberallitie
I
mean
not
that
they
should
be
glutted
vp
with
dainties
&
maintayned
pompously
,
for
that
is
as
great
a
mischiefe
on
the
other
side
.
For
when
Satan
can
not
stop
the
preaching
of
the
gospel
by
pennury
&
scarcitie
,
then
he
tryeth
to
choake
&
smother
it
with
the
glory
of
the
world
,
and
this
way
alas
he
doth
too
much
preuaile
.
But
thogh
there
be
some
either
made
slow
of
speach
,
or
altogether
tong-tied
by
this
God
Mammon
&
so
bewitched
,
that
they
can
like
better
of
ministers
that
liue
as
Athiests
,
drunkerds
,
wantons
&
old
doting
priestes
,
then
they
do
of
paineful
&
sincere
preachers
,
yet
it
is
a
wonder
to
sée
with
what
cursing
&
swearing
,
how
slackly
&
slowly
,
&
with
what
pinching
and
sparing
the
rest
haue
their
portions
,
vnlesse
they
had
all
conspired
to
ouerthrowe
the
ministry
.
Abram
was
riche
&
yet
paid
tithes
:
the
rich
now
a
daies
that
should
giue
most
liberally
,
wil
for
the
most
part
take
tithes
,
there
are
verie
few
of
them
that
will
pay
any
.
The
ministers
are
driuen
to
liue
of
that
they
can
haue
of
the
poorest
,
which
are
oft
times
so
scraped
,
that
they
are
more
meete
to
take
almesse
then
to
pay
tithes
.
In
the
booke
of
Nehem.
13.4
.
there
is
a
story
recorded
how
Tobiah
the
Ammonite
kinsman
to
Eliashib
the
priest
had
gotten
by
his
fauour
into
the
chamber
made
for
the
prouision
of
the
house
of
God
and
of
the
Leuites
,
so
that
they
fled
to
their
land
,
&
left
the
house
of
God
voyd
,
but
when
Nehemiah
heard
of
it
,
he
obtayned
libertie
of
king
Artahshasht
,
&
came
to
Ierusalem
with
griefe
,
he
found
the
same
to
be
true
,
he
cast
out
all
Tobiah
his
stuffe
,
and
resorted
those
things
to
their
former
vse
.
If
that
our
noble
prince
wold
now
send
forth
some
godly
&
zealous
Nehemiah
,
to
looke
to
these
matters
now
,
he
might
find
a
number
of
Tobiahs
entred
into
the
chambers
,
appointed
for
the
prouision
of
the
ministrie
.
First
hee
should
find
that
the
Abbeys
(
kinsmen
to
the
high
priest
of
Rome
)
began
to
make
this
spoyle
,
&
got
into
their
hands
the
best
benefices
by
impropriating
them
,
they
are
ouerthrowne
,
these
spoiles
are
not
restored
,
but
many
men
liue
of
that
they
stole
from
the
ministry
.
Secondly
he
should
find
a
number
of
bishops
equal
in
this
sinne
,
with
Eliashih
,
or
with
that
high
priest
of
Rome
,
for
they
haue
spoyled
many
benefices
by
confirming
leases
to
their
kinsmen
by
power
,
or
by
bloude
,
or
by
the
purse
,
yea
I
know
one
bishop
in
this
realme
,
that
hath
confirmed
I
thinke
nere
20.
of
the
best
benefices
in
his
diocesse
,
some
to
his
children
,
some
to
his
kinsmen
,
some
to
his
officers
,
some
for
mony
to
diuers
that
are
as
badde
as
Ammonites
in
religion
,
Thirdly
he
shal
finde
a
number
of
patrones
that
will
bee
so
nigh
kinsmen
to
the
ministers
,
that
they
will
haue
all
the
house
and
profits
,
&
alowe
them
scraps
with
the
seruing
men
,
when
they
haue
wayted
on
their
patrones
trencher
,
or
they
will
cosin
them
of
the
house
and
gleabe
,
it
is
parte
of
their
inheritance
,
it
standeth
as
conueniently
for
them
,
as
Nabothes
vyneyard
did
for
Ahab
,
let
our
cosins
the
pield
priestes
dwell
in
some
bad
cotages
,
these
houses
are
meeter
for
gentle
men
:
or
they
will
for
cosinage
haue
the
tith
corne
for
prouision
for
their
house
,
&
leaue
their
poore
cosin
tithe
goose
and
tith
calfe
,
with
the
egges
at
Easter
,
at
least
they
will
haue
their
owne
tithes
.
Neuer
a
chaplaine
of
them
all
shall
put
them
besides
it
.
Some
what
there
must
be
giuen
to
the
mystresse
their
wiues
,
or
to
finde
a
childe
at
Schoole
.
Fourthly
,
he
shall
finde
many
wealthy
and
mightie
men
to
be
so
neere
kinsmen
to
the
ministers
,
that
they
will
pay
either
nothing
,
or
very
litle
,
they
will
pleasure
them
some
other
way
.
But
if
they
may
not
haue
it
as
they
list
,
they
will
bee
neither
their
cosins
nor
friends
,
the
preacher
nor
gospeller
must
not
harbour
there
,
he
were
better
to
be
many
a
mile
from
them
.
To
be
short
,
I
am
not
able
to
recken
vp
the
practises
that
thys
good
commissioner
shoulde
find
deuised
by
satan
and
put
in
execution
by
men
,
for
the
cosining
&
spoyle
of
the
ministry
,
prophane
men
haue
delt
better
with
their
idle
priestes
then
we
with
our
ministers
.
Pharao
that
heathenishe
king
,
in
whom
was
no
religion
,
toke
this
order
when
the
great
famine
was
in
Egipt
,
as
appeareth
in
Gen.
47.22
that
his
idoll
priestes
were
maintained
of
his
own
charge
.
Iezabel
that
Qeeene
so
full
of
wickednes
,
mayntained
Baals
priestes
at
her
owne
table
1.
King
.
18.17
.
&
Michah
as
it
is
in
the
booke
of
Iudges
17.5.10
.
made
him
an
Idole
,
got
him
a
prieste
,
and
prouided
for
him
his
handfull
,
to
wit
,
very
liberally
:
equall
with
Pharao
,
with
IeZabell
,
and
with
Michah
,
were
our
forerunners
in
the
time
of
popery
,
who
crammed
both
the
bellies
&
the
pursses
of
Satans
hirelings
,
the
chapplaines
of
Antichrist
who
coulde
do
nothinge
but
say
a
Masse
or
mumble
vp
a
mattins
,
but
nowe
in
the
time
of
the
Gospell
to
get
any
thing
for
the
maintenance
of
the
ministery
of
the
same
,
is
as
I
said
before
,
as
greeuous
to
them
as
the
pulling
of
their
bowels
out
of
their
bellies
,
yea
,
they
seeke
to
put
awaye
euen
that
which
is
lesse
.
Here
I
might
take
occasion
to
shew
both
how
religion
&
iustice
,
godlines
and
honesty
are
made
shipwrack
of
by
the
spoile
of
the
ministery
:
for
thereby
eight
commandements
of
the
ten
are
broken
.
For
neither
the
knowledge
of
God
,
nor
the
true
estimation
and
loue
of
him
commanded
in
the
first
commandement
:
nor
the
auoiding
of
Idolatrye
,
and
setting
forth
of
the
true
worship
of
God
,
prescribed
in
the
second
commandement
,
nor
the
reuerence
of
the
name
of
God
set
foorth
in
the
thirde
,
nor
the
obseruation
of
the
sabboth
,
established
in
the
4.
Nor
the
honor
of
the
ministery
appointed
in
the
fift
.
Nor
the
auoiding
of
bloudguiltines
&
preseruation
of
life
giuen
in
charge
in
the
6.
Nor
the
giuing
to
euery
man
his
right
required
in
the
8.
Nor
the
hauing
of
a
contented
hart
without
any
motion
,
coueting
or
desiring
that
which
is
another
mans
,
straitly
exacted
of
vs
in
the
tenth
,
are
any
whit
at
all
regarded
,
so
that
by
violating
all
the
commandements
in
the
first
table
,
it
sheweth
that
there
wanteth
godlines
in
him
that
spoileth
the
ministery
:
&
by
breaking
4.
commaundements
of
the
second
table
,
it
declareth
the
honesty
hath
suffred
a
very
dangerous
shipwrack
:
At
a
word
it
giueth
an
euideth
testimony
that
there
remaineth
in
the
man
a
very
small
remnant
,
either
of
religion
,
or
else
of
righteousnes
.
Now
we
are
to
consider
,
to
whom
these
tithes
,
stipends
,
or
maintenance
(
cal
them
as
you
please
)
are
to
be
paid
.
They
are
to
be
paid
to
such
as
are
ensigne
berers
in
the
Lords
wars
:
they
that
preach
the
gospell
must
liue
of
the
gospell
.
Abram
paid
tithes
to
Melchizedech
,
who
had
applied
him selfe
to
comfort
Abram
,
to
giue
thankes
to
God
to
preach
&
shewe
forth
the
praises
of
God
.
Our
sauiour
commands
that
the
hier
shoulde
be
paide
to
the
labourers
,
&
the
Apostle
appointeth
the
double
honor
to
them
that
trauel
in
the
word
&
doctrine
,
and
he
commandeth
2.
Thes.
3.10
.
that
if
there
were
any
which
would
not
work
that
they
should
not
eat
,
so
that
the
masse
men
,
the
idle
shepheards
,
the
dumb
dogs
,
the
blind
&
sleepy
watchmen
,
the
wine
prophets
,
the
foolish
ignorant
shepheards
,
the
idle
loiterers
,
&
the
slowbellies
,
haue
no
part
of
this
allowance
allotted
vnto
them
,
either
by
the
law
,
the
prophets
,
our
sauiour
,
or
his
Apostles
,
their
allowance
is
woe
,
the
pryce
of
blood
for
the
guiltines
of
the
people
of
god
Yet
these
the
preach
least
,
fleece
most
,
and
if
they
procure
a
quarter
sermon
for
their
people
,
this
must
be
one
principall
caueat
to
the
preacher
,
the
people
are
slacke
in
paying
their
tithes
,
they
must
be
stirred
vp
to
féede
the
idle
flatterer
,
and
some
preachers
are
so
simple
as
to
serue
the
greedy
chapleins
humor
for
his
Noble
.
Lorde
in
thy
good
time
remooue
these
loiterers
,
scraping
sléecers
,
&
time
seruers
,
and
place
in
their
roome
such
painfull
labourers
as
wil
bear
the
weight
of
the
burdens
,
and
abide
the
brunt
and
heat
of
the
day
,
&
be
estemed
worthy
to
that
honor
thou
hast
appointed
for
them
.
Now
it
resteth
that
we
proceede
with
the
history
of
the
king
of
Sodome
,
wherin
is
set
down
,
first
the
supplication
which
the
king
of
Sodome
made
to
Abram
expressed
in
the
21.
ver.
next
the
answere
of
Abram
to
the
same
,
which
foloweth
in
the
3.
last
verses
.
In
the
king
of
Sodoms
supplication
.
Giue
me
the
persons
,
take
the
goods
to
thy selfe
:
is
shewed
great
equitye
&
charitye
,
equity
towards
Abram
,
in
that
he
would
take
neither
men
nor
mony
without
Abrams
leaue
,
for
that
by
his
painefull
trauels
,
&
endangering
his
own
life
,
he
had
gotten
them
as
spoiles
in
the
wars
,
&
crauing
the
men
he
desireth
not
the
goods
,
but
is
willing
to
leaue
them
with
him
:
on
the
other
side
,
he
sheweth
great
charity
&
pitye
fowardes
his
subiects
,
in
that
he
sueth
so
earnestly
to
haue
them
set
at
liberty
.
This
surely
is
a
notable
supplication
,
and
a
very
rare
example
of
a
singular
sute
.
If
we
consider
all
circumstances
.
First
he
is
very
poore
,
then
his
countreye
is
spoiled
,
next
his
goods
are
caried
away
,
he
is
left
very
bare
,
why
doth
he
not
rather
in
respect
of
him selfe
,
seeke
the
riches
and
aske
the
goods
,
then
craue
the
men
.
Why
doth
he
not
consider
that
he
hath
nothing
to
keepe
them
on
,
no
not
for
himselfe
.
All
these
considerations
are
swallowed
by
the
loue
he
beareth
to
his
subiects
,
his
mercy
to
his
men
ful
of
miseries
&
calamities
,
causeth
him
to
regard
none
of
those
things
,
but
he
saith
,
Giue
me
the
persons
,
take
the
goods
to
thy selfe
.
This
example
is
seldome
folowed
(
to
the
shame
I
speak
it
of
the
miserable
worldlings
that
liue
in
these
daies
)
that
this
prophane
king
not
professing
God
,
dwelling
at
the
vile
place
Sodom
,
shewed
more
mercy
towards
men
,
than
many
called
christians
,
dwelling
in
the
body
of
Christian
realmes
,
do
to
their
Christian
brethren
.
Few
are
those
maisters
that
tender
not
their
beasts
more
then
their
seruants
,
few
are
the
Landlords
that
regard
not
the
goods
more
than
men
,
as
the
oppressing
of
the
poore
,
by
rackinges
of
rentes
,
by
excessiue
fines
,
by
extraordinary
payments
,
gnawing
from
them
the
bread
gotten
with
paineful
hands
,
before
it
can
come
into
the
childrens
bellies
,
and
the
vnharbouring
of
the
harbourlesse
,
when
they
haue
scraped
them
to
the
bones
doth
witnesse
,
and
the
cry
of
the
same
doth
come
to
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
by
the
pitiful
complaints
of
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
widowes
,
&
Orphans
,
yea
,
the
fatherlesse
infants
,
are
driuen
to
waile
,
because
that
mercilesse
Landlordes
craue
the
goods
&
haue
no
compassion
vppon
christians
.
To
be
short
,
few
are
those
ministers
the
care
more
for
the
soules
,
then
for
the
stipends
&
tithes
,
as
the
couetous
heaping
vp
of
many
benefices
togeather
the
number
of
none
residentes
,
the
carelesse
setting
ouer
of
soules
,
to
iourney
men
and
hirelings
that
will
serue
best
chepe
,
the
greedy
scraping
for
tithes
,
the
seldome
preaching
yea
many
great
Rabbyns
which
would
be
counted
ioly
preachers
,
will
preach
no
oftener
then
shame
,
law
,
or
iniunction
compell
them
.
Yea
some
that
should
spur
others
forward
,
may
be
presented
in
their
seuerall
charges
for
defaulte
of
their
quarter
Sermons
.
This
testifieth
that
they
seeke
not
the
soules
but
the
goods
.
Thus
in
these
fewe
wordes
we
see
the
course
of
the
world
in
generall
,
which
is
to
be
condemned
by
this
example
of
the
king
of
Sodom
,
&
I
feare
it
wil
not
be
amended
til
God
consume
vs
&
our
corruptions
with
fire
,
as
he
did
the
Sodomits
.
The
time
is
past
,
the
answere
of
Abram
I
defer
to
the
4.
day
of
this
weke
.
Let
vs
pray
that
we
may
profit
by
that
wee
haue
now
heard
.
FINIS
.