The Theological Works of Herbert Thorndike, Vol. 6
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Excerpt from The Theological Works of Herbert Thorndike, Vol. 6: Sometime Prebendary of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster § 2. A tiling, which it is no marvel if it seem to most men very difficult to do. For seeing that in the New Testament we have no mention of tithes, or the duty of them, and that the constitution of the law of Moses is not easily to be discerned from the rest of the ceremonial law, which never did oblige Christians; it seemeth therefore to most men, that the revenue of [the] Church is founded upon them, rather by a voluntary act of kingdoms and commonwealths, imitating indeed that provision of the Law, but no more obliged so to do, than they are obliged to make the rest of Moses his law (which this is found amongst), laws to themselves and their subjects or members: especially being dedicated to the maintenance of the priesthood, which waited upon the temple, and the service thereof, consisting in the offering of sacrifices, which all Christians believe would be extreme sacrilege for them to use. For, the reason of the provision being taken away, the right standing upon it seemeth also to cease. § 3. And indeed, the Jews themselves at this present not paying any tithes, though they have amongst them such, as themselves take to be Levites, and therefore should have the right of receiving them, if they were due; it should seem, the interpretation of the Law which they have received from their ancestors, is utterly true, that it was to be in force during the time that they stood possessed of the land of promise, in consideration of the temple and the service of it: as indeed the tithe of living creatures among them was not the priest´s, but the altar´s, to be spent in whole burnt-sacrifices. If therefore it obliged them as they were a free people, having in themselves sovereign power of themselves, and possessed of their inheritance in the land of promise, it may seem also to have no place in Christianity, but as Christianity is admitted and established by kingdoms and commonwealths; which, because they are subject to fail and do unadvisedly in their acts, cannot therefore tie the hands of posterity, to consider again and change what their predecessors have appointed, when it proves prejudicial to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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