Concerning tithes [by] Humphrey Smith. Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A93354 of text R43747 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S4054). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A93354 Wing S4054 ESTC R43747 42475185 ocm 42475185 151344 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A93354) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 151344) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2256:1) Concerning tithes [by] Humphrey Smith. Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663. 2 leaves. Printed for Mary Westwood, [London] : 1659. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Signed at end: Humphery Smith. Reproduction of original in: Friends' Library (London, England) eng Tithes -- Quaker authors. Society of Friends -- Doctrines. A93354 R43747 (Wing S4054). civilwar no Concerning tithes. Tithes At first were not required, but given, only of the spoyles of the warre, (only once,) by Abraham, unto him that wa Smith, Humphrey 1659 764 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-07 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion CONCERNING TITHES . TITHES AT first were not required , but given , only of the spoyles of the Warre , ( only once , ) by Abraham , unto him that was made like unto the Son , but the substance being now come , ( even Christ ) who was before the Warres , and before Abraham , he redeemes out of the lust from whence the Warres ariseth , and so bringeth to an end of that from whence Warres cometh , and so to an end of that from whence Tithes were first given ; and so to give nor pay Tithes no longer ; being redeemed out of lust , and Warres , and fightings , by the blood of Jesus who said I am the light , that abides a Priest for ever , and his day Abraham rejoyced to see , who brings to the end of the Tithes , and makes Warre with that , and slayes that , which caused Men to slay one another , in the Warres , who comes to save the life , who is greater then Abraham , who being now come ; denyeth fighting , and saith he that taketh the Sword shall perish with the Sword , and so that was to perish whereby Tithes were first given , then must there needs be an end of Tithes , which also perisheth with the using , and the Law for the Tithes ( which had a shadow of good things to come ) decayes , and waxes old , and vanisheth away , the good things themselves being come , and good will towards Man , and the Covenant of Light to joyne the hearts together . For Tithes were never given nor paid untill after Men had killed , and slaine , and done violence and wrong one to another , and Christ saith love your enemies , and if he smite thee on the one cheeke turn the other , and such as are come to that , and obeyes his command , are come out of the Warres , and the strife , unto the Prince of peace , who was before the Warres , and so knowes the peaceable Covenant , which will not wax old , but last for ever , in which there is no Warres , nor killing one another , and so comes to the end of that Covenant which commanded the Tithes , and to the change of the Law , the Priest whereof and they that receive the Tithes , murdered and slew him that is to bring to the end of the Tithes , so that by him to the end they are not come , nor from under the first Covenant , where the Tithes is paid whilest the vayle is over the heart , and that ministry standing which makes nothing perfect , and will dye , and change , and perish : but he that redeemes out of , and from among them , and that , which perisheth , abides a Preist for ever ; and of him it is said he liveth : and so him we beare testimony of , who is entred within the vaile in whom the vaile is done away , and so that is seen , and departed from , and made an end of , which stood whilest the vaile was not rent , and the way into a more holy knowne , then the first Covenant where the Tithes were paid , the vaile being over the heart , and is yet over the hearts of all them , who pay or receive Tithes , and all that uphold it , who may take notice that the first Priests that ever tooke Tithes and offerings by force , were Sons of Beliall and know not God , whom the Lord destroyed , and they perished in the Warres , with the Sword , 1 Sam. 2. 12. vers. 16. Therefore we cannot but deny Tithes , and the upholding of it , and all such as take it ( especially ) by force , which actions are the fruits of such Priests as know not God , and such he will overturn . For the seed of God in many thousands , cryes unto him , by reason of the cruell oppression of Tithes , from under which the Lord will deliver us . Humphery Smith . Printed for Mary Westwood , 1659.