like Contemptible WITTICISMS, Unworthy an Author of any Name. And fhew Mr. Toland's Judgment in Picking out these, to Adorn his Life, left the Reader might have Over-look'd fuch Delicious Stroaks, in the Perufal of his Works!

But to Men of Senfe, it seems rather lik Playing of Booty, to Please thofe Fools and Knaves who Hir'd him to write against Hirelings. Nothing else cou'd have made him Submit to fet down (what he muft know to be Falfe, unlefs we have a very Mean Opinion of his Knowledge) the Cry of the Ignorant QUAKERS, That we made Ufe of The P 0PISH Arguments against Tythes (which Mr. Toland likewife Reprints in the Quotations he Repeats in his Life) Whereas all

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that have any skill in these Matters do know, That the Popish Writers were the First and Great Corrupters of the Doctrine of Tythe (As is told Pag. 128, 129.) And that the Oppofers, and not the Defenders of Tythe have borrow'd their Arguments. But Mr. Milton knew what wou'd Pleafe; he Regarded not the Truth, but the Hire.

And knowing this, he was Refolv'd to Cry Whore firft. Therefor he Charg'd the Clergy with the Name of Hirelings. Which if it be Meant of those who take any thing for their Preaching, it flies Directly in the face of our Bleffed Saviour, who ufes the fame word concerning Preachers, faying that The Labonrer is worthy of his Hire, Luk. x.7. But if it be Meant (as it can bear

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bear no other Meaning) That they are the Culpable Hirelings who value the Hire more than the Work: That is to be known only by Him who knows the Heart. And can be Guest at by us, only from the Confequences.

And for St. Paul's Freaching Gratis to the Corinthians and Theffalonians, which is urg'd by the Quakers and Milton, it makes against them; for the Apoftle Afferts his Right to have been Burthenfome as the Apostles of Chrift. i Theff. ii. 6. And fays, I have Robbed other Churches. taking Wages of them, to do you Service, 2 Cor xi. 8. And he gives the Reafon ver. 12. To. cut off occafion from them that Defire occafion Such are False Apostles, &c. who had Rais'd a Great Schifm in the Church of

Corinth,

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Corinth, Alledging that the Apofiles fought their own Gain by their Preaching: And Endeavour'd to Make Disciples to themselves rather than to Christ. For which Cause he fays he was glad that he had Baptized so few in Corinth (Whence the Quakers Argue against Baptism too) Left (fays he) any fhou'd fay, that I had Baptized in mine own Name. 1 Cor. 1.15. And asks them v. 13. ye Baptifed in the Name of Paul? For the fame Reafon he wou'd take no Wages from the Church at Corinth, to stop the Mouths of these Schifmatical Apoftles. And fays, he Boafts in it, 2 Cor. But where had been the Caufe of Boafting, if he had only Refus'd to Exact what was None of his Due? He ftands upon it to be his Due And fays,

xi. 10.

So hath the Lord Ordained, that they who Preach the Gospel, fhou'd Live of the Gospel. 1 Cor. ix. 14. But fays he, I have used none of these things, that is, Amongst you. And therein he Glories.

He fays, Tho I Preach the Gospel, I have nothing to Glory of, for Neceffity is laid upon Me, Tea Woe is unto Me if I Preach not the Gofpel. But ther was no Neceffity laid upon him to Abate of his Right, which Chrift had given to all his Minifters, of taking Wages or a Maintenance from the People to whom they Preach. And he Abating of that, for Prudential Confiderations, at that time, is far from a Precedent to all other Times and Places. For the fame Apoftle tells us that the other Apoftles did not fo, and that he did otherwise, at other Times and Places.

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