A Discourse Shewing the Duty of Honouring the Lord with Our Substance, Together with the Impiety of Tithe Stealing. By John Newte, ...

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F. C., 1711 - 95 pages

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Page 36 - Do ye not know that they which minifter about holy things live of the things of the temple ? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar ? 14 Even fo hath the Lord ordained, • that they which preach the gofpel fhould live of the gofpel.
Page 49 - Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground ; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 15 - By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Page 39 - Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
Page 23 - And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham...
Page 20 - And all the tithe' of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S : it is holy unto the LORD.
Page 24 - But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
Page 38 - Neither was there any among them that ' lacked : for as many as were poflefTors of lands or houfes, fold them, and brought the prices of the things that were fold, and laid them down at the apoftles feet : and diftribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 62 - Taxc es, which were extorted from them, * to carry on that War in which they * were engaged.

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