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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The REMARKS. But the quelHon is, by what authority he is fo poffefled; for as Chriftians and Proteftants, we want fcripture for thefe things. And whatever he hath been held called or reputed, there are many who never fo accounted of him, as a true reftor or ruler that rules well, and is worthy of double honour, or minifter of Chrift; for if he was, he would not receive tithes, however he came to be poffefled of them. But not by the gofpel or law f God: and all laws contrary to that are, ipfo fafto, null and void, fays Doctor and Student. Cuflom without lawful authority, is no good round for a ihinilter of Chrift to go upon or follow, for the culloms of the people and nations arc com- ' monly vain, Jer. x. 3. Nay, the foundation of tithes is fhakcn in this nation fince the reformation, and the more glorious light of truth lately broken forth; fo that they will never fettle on a gofpel bottom; and the Lord hath fhaken his hand at your diflioneft gain, Ezek. xxii. 13. Libel, feffor of' the fame was for the time a- forefaid and at thg prefent is common- ly called held had named and reputed openly publickly and notorioufly and fets forth jointly and feverally of every 2. Item, That as . well bythe common Law and Statutes and Laws of this Kingdom of Eng- land as of and by Antient Laudable and Lawfully pre- fcribed Cuftom from time and by time of whofe be- ginning or the con- trarythere is no me-' mory of Men extant hitherto inviolably and unmakenly y ufed and obferved and in uncontradic- toryjudgment often ' or at leaft once ob- ' tainedL I B E L. tained the Right' of taking receiving and having all and fm- gular the Tithes Rights and Emolu- ments Ecclefiaftical whatfoe...
| ISBN-13 | 9781458896797 |
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| ISBN-10 | 145889679X |
| Weight | 1.40 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.97 In |
| List Price | $19.94 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 434 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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