Sacrilege sacredly handled. That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.
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Sacrilege sacredly handled. That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.
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Sempill, James, Sir, 1566-1625.
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London :: Printed by William Iones, for Edmund Weauer, and are to be sold at his shop at the great north-doore of Saint Pauls,
1619.
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Scaliger, Joseph Juste, -- 1540-1609, -- De decimis diatriba -- Early works to 1800.
Selden, John, -- 1584-1654. -- Historie of tithes -- Early works to 1800.
Tithes -- Early works to 1800.
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"Sacrilege sacredly handled. That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A11886.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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In CHAP. IX.
§. I.
VVIth Porters, Musitians, &c.]
Obiect. Shall these then bee Church-men? or are Musitians counted among Pauls officers? or if not counted, shall they haue Tithes Inhiritance?
Answ. They may be all very well Church-men. And as to Musitians or Porters, I distinguish with Sarauia, There is Mi∣nister Euangelij, and Minister Ecclesiae: the first, bee onely such as Paul pointeth out, Ephes. 4.11. hauing power of publike mini∣stration of the Word and Sacraments. The second, may com∣prehend all such as in all ages may be found necessarie for the well being of the Church, and things concerning it; whereof Paul for his time numbreth Deacons, Widdowes, and the like. Now, that Musitians are so far necessary, we haue Christs example in singing Psalmes publikely after the Supper: wee haue the perpetual practise of al Christian Churches euer since, except where no fingers can be had. The like of Porters, ne∣cessary
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in Nature it selfe: also Beadels, and the like. Is it not as meete then, that Leuies portion (being sufficient) maintaine such as must attend and assist him; as to giue Laicks the Tithes, and ouercharge the Church with a new prouision for both Leui and his substitute seruants? May not Musitians be so far a Seed for singing Psalmes in the Church, as other schooles are held Semina religionis, and as Diuinitie Colledges, be held Se∣mina Ministeris; such as were Filii Prophetarum, vnder the Law? 2. King. 2.3, 5. But all these I noted, not to giue a Church-politie of mine owne, but to shew, how Leuies portion, though fully leuied by him, had vents enowe to disperse it selfe; being well vsed. And though it be in some sense, and of some Chur∣ches truely said, Ecclesia peperit diuitias & filià deuorauit ma∣trem; yet I see no reason why Laicks should deuoure both Ma∣trem and Filiam.
And so much (Reader) for satisfaction to those doubts mo∣ved by this religious gentle-man: whose paynes argue his sin∣ceritie; and his faire dealing, his charity: God grant all men the same spirit, that aspire to cleare the truth.
Next commeth the second part of our Appendix, arising from doubts I meet with in that Noble and Learned Scaligers Diatribe de Decimis; next, in M. Ioh. Seldens Historie of Tithes.