An Essay Concerning the Divine Right of TithesR. Grant & Sons, 1700 - 192 pages |
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Page 61
... See what has been faid N. II . of Firft- fruits and Tenths being the fame . And that their Offerings to their Gods were call'd Δεκατηφόροι ̓Απαρχαὶ Firft - fruits in Tenths ; which fhews that the ufual Quantum of their Offerings was a ...
... See what has been faid N. II . of Firft- fruits and Tenths being the fame . And that their Offerings to their Gods were call'd Δεκατηφόροι ̓Απαρχαὶ Firft - fruits in Tenths ; which fhews that the ufual Quantum of their Offerings was a ...
Page 63
... See be- fore . Sect . vj . n . 4. p . 50 . 3. Mr. Selden himfelf gives many Inftances , which cannot be Reftrain'd only to the Cafe of Vows . Nor can what I have above - quoted out of him be Limited to Vows , or meant of them , with any ...
... See be- fore . Sect . vj . n . 4. p . 50 . 3. Mr. Selden himfelf gives many Inftances , which cannot be Reftrain'd only to the Cafe of Vows . Nor can what I have above - quoted out of him be Limited to Vows , or meant of them , with any ...
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... See N. 2. of Lay , this Triptolemus was Co - tempo- this Sect , rary with Mofes ; and , for the Rea- fons before told , cou'd not have learnt the Notion of Tythes from him , or the Jews in his time . And yet Trip- tolemus is not faid to ...
... See N. 2. of Lay , this Triptolemus was Co - tempo- this Sect , rary with Mofes ; and , for the Rea- fons before told , cou'd not have learnt the Notion of Tythes from him , or the Jews in his time . And yet Trip- tolemus is not faid to ...
Page 127
... See alone ; Affuming to himself the Supremacy over all other Bishops ; and fought to Swallow up all their Authority , and Center it in the Plenitude of his Pow- er : And that , for this End , it was ne- ceffary to Ufurp the Revenues ...
... See alone ; Affuming to himself the Supremacy over all other Bishops ; and fought to Swallow up all their Authority , and Center it in the Plenitude of his Pow- er : And that , for this End , it was ne- ceffary to Ufurp the Revenues ...
Page 146
... see it Surely Thou hast feen it , for Thou be- boldest Ungodliness and Wrong : That Thou may'st take the Matter into Thine own Hand . And the Jews are Reprehended by our Saviour , for Not Discerning the Mat . xvi . 3. Signs of the Times ...
... see it Surely Thou hast feen it , for Thou be- boldest Ungodliness and Wrong : That Thou may'st take the Matter into Thine own Hand . And the Jews are Reprehended by our Saviour , for Not Discerning the Mat . xvi . 3. Signs of the Times ...
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Page 260 - But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
Page 259 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 12 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee.
Page 208 - Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Page 203 - And unto man he said, Behold, The fear of the LORD, that is wisdom ; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Page 12 - For the poor shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Page 109 - Do ye not know, that they who minister about holy things live of the sacrifice; and they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so hath the Lord also ordained, that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
Page 207 - Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Page 144 - He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him : was not this to know me ? saith the LORD.
Page 260 - For we are strangers before Thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers : our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.