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I.
L.
William
Sheffard
CORNELIO
BVRGES
Ius
Diuinum
Diuine
Right
All
Tithes
within
such
,
or
such
a
circuit
of
Ground
,
now
by
Positiue
Law
made
but
one
Parish
,
are
absolutely
,
and
without
al
exception
,
due
by
Diuine
Right
to
the
Person
of
one
single
Incumbent
there
,
but
to
the
Church
,
in
whose
name
he
receiueth
them
.
Begging
the
Question
Ten
Commaundements
if
you
come
off
well
Diuine
Right
1. Corinth . 9.13 , 14. Doe yee not know that they which minister about holy things , liue of the things of the Temple ? And they which waite at the Altar , are partakers with the Altar ? Euen so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the Gospel should liue of the Gospel .
Gal. 6.6 . Let him that is taught in the word , make him that taught him partaker of all his goods .
due
debt
Whether
,
if
a
Minister
haue
a
Competencie
out
of
Praediall
Tythes
:
that
is
,
of
the
Profits
of
the
Ground
;
A
Man
that
lines
by
Trading
be
bound
of
due
to
giue
as
much
to
his
Minister
,
as
if
he
had
not
such
a
Competencie
from
other
men
?
If
euery
Trades-man
must
pay
;
then
,
whether
he
be
bound
to
pay
a
Tenth
?
If
a
Minister
(
say
some
)
haue
a
Competent
liuing
out
of
Praediall
Tithes
in
kinde
,
or
by
Composition
,
which
he
may
recouer
by
Law
from
such
as
deale
in
Husbandry
;
then
,
such
as
liue
vpon
Trade
,
or
other
Bargaining
,
or
Manu-facture
are
not
bound
to
allow
him
more
then
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
enioyne
;
or
at
least
,
not
so
much
as
otherwise
they
ought
.
Let
him
that
is
taught
out
of
the
Word
,
&c.
Who
goeth
a
warfare
at
any
time
at
his
owne
charge
?
Who
planteth
a
Vine-yard
,
and
eateth
not
of
the
fruit
thereof
?
or
who
feedeth
a
flocke
,
and
eateth
not
of
the
milke
of
the
flocke
?
iust
,
and
good
Spirituals
doe
well
deserue
Carnals
the
Husbandman
hath
Tithes
;
and
the
Trades-man
,
none
.
Diuine
Right
sow
vnto
him
Spirituals
Honour
God
with
thy
substance
,
and
with
the
first
fruits
of
all
thine
increase
.
Prou.
his
Profession
is
Casuall
,
and
he
often
loseth
more
then
he
gets
?
a
due
for
Spirituals
The
labourer
is
worthy
of
his
hire
.
free
Contribution
pay
proportionably
to
others
that
he
is
bound
in
conscience
to
pay
the
Tenth
part
of
all
his
cleere
gaines
?
I
giue
as
much
and
more
then
the
Law
enioyneth
:
as
much
as
I
am
well
able
to
spare
:
more
then
many
,
worth
fiue
of
me
,
doe
allow
:
as
much
as
I
suppose
my selfe
bound
in
conscience
to
giue
:
and
more
then
my
Pastor
can
in
strictnesse
require
,
or
recouer
.
a
sure
Rule
expresse
Word
Established
Law
of
the
Kingdome
as
vnto
the
Lord
a
Portion
of
all
his
goods
definite
Quantitie
New
Testament
to
Leui
by
Leui
loynes
of
Abraham
Though
some
men
hold
Tithes
to
bee
no
longer
due
then
Priesthood
endured
,
and
peremptorily
deny
that
before
any
Tithes
were
paid
by
commaund
from
God
;
yet
I
fi●●e
they
were
paid
,
and
accepted
:
Since
men
cannot
agree
touching
euery
mans
particular
duty
herein
,
and
that
Holy
men
(
before
though
they
had
(
as
it
seemes
to
me
)
no
expresse
Rule
did
pay
the
Tenth
of
all
;
whether
shall
I
flie
in
this
my
distresse
to
pacifie
and
settle
my
Conscience
for
time
past
,
and
to
guide
it
safely
for
time
to
come
?
If
there
were
from
the
beginning
no
particular
diu
ne
Rule
,
nor
at
this
present
there
were
any
such
,
for
the
Quantitie
due
;
yet
if
I
were
left
to
mine
owne
discretion
,
can
I
haue
better
Presidents
then
two
such
Patriarcks
before
the
Leuiticall
Law
?
Or
may
I
safely
,
(
notwithstanding
those
examples
,
and
the
iudgement
of
the
whole
Church
of
Christ
for
aboue
a
thousand
yeares
,
)
gouerne
my selfe
by
the
Lawes
of
the
State
in
which
I
liue
?
Iudas
;
What
is
that
to
vs
?
Looke
thou
to
that
?
You
were
best
keepe
your
mony
till
you
see
all
men
agree
herein
among
themselues
vse
his
owne
discretion
,
and
to
giue
what
hee
thinkes
in
Conscience
hee
is
well
able
to
spare
,
●nd
ought
to
giue
?
well
able
to
doe
what
hee
is
well
able
to
spare
,
Looke
into
the
Scriptures
,
and
search
what
hath
bin
paid
of
old
by
the
People
of
God
,
before
the
Leuiticall
Priesthood
;
and
rather
then
ensnare
thy selfe
,
follow
those
Examples
till
it
be
made
cleere
vnto
thee
by
sure
Grounds
that
those
Payments
were
neither
enioyned
;
nor
,
in
equitie
,
due
;
nor
that
any
in
Conscience
is
bound
now
to
doe
the
like
.
Haue
recourse
to
the
established
Lawes
of
the
whole
State
and
Kingdome
wherein
thou
liuest
,
(
who
haue
absolute
power
to
appoint
and
set
out
what
Portion
they
please
of
euery
mans
estate
for
any
Publique
Vse
,
and
euery
one
is
bound
in
Conscience
to
render
the
same
)
:
And
looke
what
the
Lawes
(
thus
ratified
)
enioyne
,
that
thou
must
doe
,
or
be
a
Rebell
.
aske
no
Question
,
for
Conscience
sake
:
Tithes
giuen
to
Leui
for
seruing
at
the
Altar
,
may
not
by
any
Power
of
the
Magistrate
bee
still
continued
to
Maintaine
a
Leuiticall
Priesthood
.
(
as
they
that
serued
at
the
Altar
should
liue
of
the
Altar
,
so
)
they
which
preach
the
Gospel
should
liue
of
the
Gospel
Christians
are
now
at
liberty
from
such
Impositions
,
so
as
a
man
may
vse
his
owne
discretion
,
and
giue
what
hee
thinkes
fit
.
sonnes
of
Belial
there
was
no
King
euery
man
did
as
it
seemed
good
in
his
owne
eyes
.
Christians
may
doe
as
themselues
see
good
?
abuse
his
liberty
as
an
occasion
to
the
flesh
?
Our
Father
The
Lawes
of
this
Kingdome
established
in
Parliament
doe
bind
men
both
for
Quantitie
and
Qualitie
of
the
Ministers
Maintenance
:
And
hee
that
doth
not
strictly
obserue
it
,
can
neuer
haue
a
good
Conscience
,
because
hee
swerues
from
the
Rule
of
his
owne
choosing
.
Euery
Person
within
this
Kingdome
(
not
liuing
in
Places
Priuiledged
)
is
bound
to
pay
the
Tenth
of
all
his
cleere
Gaines
to
his
Minister
.
Edward
the
sixth
,
cap.
An
Act
for
the
true
Payment
of
Tithes
.
And
be
it
further
enacted
by
the
Authoritie
aforesaid
,
that
euery
Person
exercising
Merchandizes
,
Bargaining
and
Selling
,
Cloathing
,
Handy-craft
,
or
other
Art
or
Faculty
,
being
such
kind
of
Persons
,
and
in
such
kind
of
Places
as
heretofore
within
these
40.
yeares
haue
accustomably
vsed
to
pay
,
such
Personall
Tithes
,
or
of
right
ought
to
pay
,
other
then
such
as
bee
Common
day
Labourers
,
shall
yearely
at
or
before
the
Feast
of
Easter
,
pay
for
his
Personall
Tithes
the
Tenth
part
of
his
cleere
Gaines
;
his
charges
and
expences
according
to
his
estate
,
condition
or
degree
to
be
therein
abated
,
allowed
,
and
deducted
.
in
such
kinde
of
places
as
heretofore
within
these
40.
yeares
they
haue
accustomably
vsed
to
pay
such
Personall
Tithes
?
Other
Parts
the
Statute
(
of
Right
out
to
pay
.
Prouided
alwaies
and
be
it
enacted
that
in
all
such
places
where
haue
vsed
to
pay
their
Tenthes
within
these
yeares
,
the
same
custome
of
payment
of
Tithes
to
bee
obserued
and
to
continue
.
Prouided
that
this
Act
shall
not
extend
to
any
Parish
which
stands
vpon
and
toward
the
Sea
coasts
,
the
Commodities
and
occupying
whereof
consisteth
chiefly
in
fishing
,
and
haue
by
reason
thereof
vsed
to
satisfie
their
Tithes
by
Fish
but
that
all
and
euery
such
Parish
and
Parishes
shall
hereafter
pay
their
Tithes
according
to
the
laudable
customes
as
they
haue
heretofore
of
ancient
time
within
these
yeares
vsed
and
accustomed
,
&c.
Prouided
alwaies
and
be
it
enacted
that
this
Act
or
any
thing
therein
contained
shall
not
extend
in
any
wise
to
the
Inhabitants
of
the
Citie
of
and
the
Suburbs
of
the
same
:
ne
to
any
other
Towne
or
Places
that
haue
vsed
to
pay
their
Tithes
by
their
houses
,
otherwise
then
they
ought
or
should
haue
done
before
the
making
of
this
Act.
in
right
ought
not
to
pay
:
London
,
Canterbury
in
right
ought
to
pay
Scope
and
End
diuers
things
are
needfull
to
bee
added
to
those
other
Statutes
,
that
Tithes
may
be
truly
paid
according
to
the
minde
of
the
Law-makers
,
due
vnto
God
and
Holy
Church
:
according
to
the
Ecclesiasticall
Lawes
and
Ordinances
of
the
Church
of
England
,
and
after
the
laudable
vsages
and
customes
of
the
place
where
he
dwelleth
.
Edward
the
sixth
Be
it
ordeyned
and
enacted
by
the
King
,
&c.
that
the
said
Acts
made
in
the
yeares
of
the
reigne
of
the
late
King
concerning
true
payment
of
Tithes
,
and
euery
article
and
branch
therin
contained
,
shall
abide
and
stand
in
their
full
strength
and
vertue
.
according
to
the
Ecclesiasticall
Lawes
and
Ordinances
of
the
Church
of
England
and
after
the
and
customes
of
Ecclesiasticall
Lawes
lawfull
Customes
Edward
the
sixth
Prouinc
:
Constitut:
tit
:
de
Doc:
c.
Quon
:
Prop:
Personal
Tithes
should
be
paid
from
Artificers
,
and
Tradesmens
gaine
of
Trading
.
And
so
from
Carpenters
,
Smiths
,
Plaisterers
,
Weaners
,
Bruers
and
all
other
Labourers
who
should
all
pay
the
Tenth
of
their
Wages
.
Edward
the
sixth
of
right
they
ought
to
be
paid
.
There
Personal
Tithe●
of
right
ought
to
be
paid
by
vertue
of
the
Statute
of
Edward
the
sixth
,
where
there
was
any
right
to
them
within
yeares
before
that
Statute
,
although
they
were
not
actuacty
paid
.
There
was
in
all
places
a
right
vnto
Personal
Tithes
by
yeares
before
that
Statute
,
though
they
were
not
actually
paid
.
in
all
Places
(
not
expressely
excepted
in
the
Statute
of
Edward
th●
sixth
)
Personal
Tithe●
ought
still
to
bee
paid
though
it
cannot
be
proued
that
they
were
actually
paid
in
all
that
time
.
There
must
needs
be
a
Right
to
pay
Personal
Tithes
,
where
any
Statutes
still
in
force
,
enacted
within
yeares
before
that
Statute
of
Edward
,
enioyne
the
payment
of
Personal
Tithes
.
Both
those
Statutes
of
Hen.
enioyned
the
payment
of
Personal
Tithes
,
and
were
enacted
within
yeares
of
that
last
Statute
,
and
are
still
in
force
:
Personal
Tithes
the
Tenth
of
euery
mans
cleere
gaines
,
are
still
due
and
of
right
ought
to
be
paid
by
all
Persons
,
and
in
all
places
not
expressely
exempted
by
Statute
,
though
it
cannot
bee
proued
that
they
were
euer
actually
paid
.
Where
the
Custome
of
the
Place
hath
beene
to
pay
nothing
,
nothing
is
due
.
De
non
Soluendis
de
cimis
non
valet
consuetudo
.
History
of
Tithes
,
Cap.
Where
any
Statute
hath
made
a
discharge
,
or
Prescription
,
or
Custome
hath
setled
a
or
certaine
Quantitie
payable
,
though
neuer
so
little
,
for
the
Tith
,
there
,
by
the
Lawes
of
the
Kingdome
,
the
Owner
is
not
bound
to
pay
other
Tith
then
the
Statute
,
or
Custome
,
or
Prescription
binds
him
to
.
Which
yet
must
bee
so
vnderstood
in
the
Case
of
Lay-men
,
that
Custome
or
Prescription
founded
in
their
Possessions
as
Lay
,
cannot
wholly
discharge
the
Tith
,
or
bee
but
may
well
bee
only
.
Otherwise
is
it
in
the
case
of
Spiritual
Persons
,
that
may
by
the
Common
Law
be
by
Prescription
wholly
discharged
,
and
prescribe
paying
noth●ng
to
pay
,
according
to
Custome
paying
nothing
If
the
Law
bee
so
firme
for
Personal
Tithes
,
How
is
it
that
call
not
,
for
them
,
and
that
they
doe
not
recouer
them
by
Law
?
the
Oath
of
the
partie
that
is
to
pay
them
.
payment
at
Easter
That
no
Law
hath
any
force
to
binde
,
but
where
it
giues
power
to
punish
:
the
Magistrates
word
shall
bee
void
,
where
his
sword
doth
not
follow
at
the
heeles
:
nor
ought
to
bee
longer
obeyed
,
then
hee
is
fighting
,
or
putting
weapons
into
other
mens
hands
.
The
Law
was
not
made
for
the
righteous
,
but
for
the
Lawlesse
,
and
disobedient
God
neuer
meant
that
Law
by
which
my
Husband
seekes
to
command
me
,
should
binde
mee
;
because
he
hath
denyed
him
power
,
to
compell
me
by
stripes
?
payment
at
Ea●ter
to
sweare
Whosoeuer
gaineth
by
Trade
,
bargaining
,
or
other
lawfull
meanes
,
being
not
exempted
as
aforesaid
,
must
pay
the
Tenth
of
his
cleere
gaines
,
or
he
sinneth
against
the
lawes
of
this
Land
.
Whosoeuer
in
this
case
w●l●●ll●
v●olateth
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
,
is
a
double
sinner
against
the
law
of
God
:
for
he
breaketh
that
Commandement
,
Th●n
shalt
not
Steale
:
and
committeth
Sacriledge
by
with-holding
that
which
lawfull
Authoritie
hath
lawfully
consecrated
to
God
.
Although
a
man
imploy
part
of
his
stocke
in
Husbandry
;
yet
is
hee
bound
to
pay
the
Tith
of
his
Gaines
by
Trading
(
if
hee
vse
any
)
as
well
as
if
he
paid
no
Pradial
Tithes
at
all
.
They
who
being
informed
of
this
Dutie
,
and
con●inced
in
their
iudgement
thereof
,
are
bound
to
Restitution
(
vnlesse
their
Pastors
remit
it
)
of
all
they
haue
hitherto
wrongfully
deteined
so
neere
,
and
as
full
as
they
are
able
.
Otherwise
,
they
wickedly
;
robbe
the
Minister
,
and
liue
in
a
damnable
sinne
without
repentance
:
nor
can
they
in
such
a
condition
expect
any
thing
from
God
but
wrath
and
a
curse
vpon
them
and
theirs
,
let
their
Profession
and
forwardnesse
in
other
duties
of
Religion
be
what
it
will
.
hard
Doctrine
If
wee
should
pay
all
Arrerages
,
wee
should
part
,
it
may
bee
,
with
halfe
our
estates
.
kicke
against
the
Pricks
A
sonne
of
Abraham
Bring
yee
all
the
Tithes
into
the
Store-house
that
there
may
bee
meat
in
mine
house
,
and
proue
mee
now
herewith
,
saith
the
Lord
of
H●sts
,
if
I
will
not
open
you
the
windowes
of
heauen
,
and
powre
you
out
a
blessing
,
that
there
shall
not
bee
roome
enough
to
receiue
it
.
And
I
will
rebuke
the
deuourer
for
your
sake
,
and
he
shall
not
destroy
the
fruit
of
your
ground
,
neither
shall
your
v●ne
cast
her
fruit
before
the
time
in
the
field
,
saith
the
Lord
of
Hosts
.
And
all
nations
shall
call
you
blessed
:
for
yee
shall
be
a
delight
some
land
,
&c.
It
may
bee
my
Minister
is
vnable
,
vnfaithfull
,
or
scandalous
:
must
hee
haue
Tenths
too
?
Diuine
Right
the
Law
is
open
,
and
there
be
Iudges
,
let
them
implead
one
another
.
Whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Law , and yet offend in one point , is guiltie of all . Iam. 2.10 .
Thou that abhorrest Idols doest thou commit Sacriledge . Rom. 2.22 .