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13 Jan 1813 P5 Probate Anglice
For gathering
In the lives of Jesus, publications are almost always elapsed with sinners. By publications the translation of the testament, not a public house & keeper but a tax gatherer.
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Jesus little thought apparently, that in preventing the religion of benevolence, he was planting a set of publicans in every state that embraced his religion (till the United States formed an exception.) These persons were in his own country, objects of abhorrence As in the case of a good physician the loathsomeness or the disease attributed rather than repelled. Repentance was however, in this as in other cases, a
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Extract from unnecessary concordance.
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By the tax gatherers, whom even Jesus could not admit without abandonment of their practice, what was collected, was collected not for themselves (at least but a small part of it) but for a government. The government was fully being that of a foreign depot but however in return it afforded under which the enjoyed security at that time not exceeded. p.3.
p.5
Tax gathering
By the taxgatherers who preferred to preach his religion, the tax is levied for their private use. Not to speak of justice, does this tend to lessen the odium which so yielding a powerful not to inspire. p.3
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This task (tythes) a sort of incometax as being not optional as are takes on consumption, but being levied in kind is more grievous/not to speak of the amount by bringing the gatherers in closer contact with the contributor. p.4.
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But my accidental depreciations, the money levied by taxgatherers of old was applied to the purposes it was levied for, but with modern publicans and never repentant sinners, though in some applied (however badly) to it's professed purpose, it is in vast proportion applied to opposite ends - not to useful service, but to provide a luxury. p.4.
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In the eyes of rulers, had accordance of religion been a principle abject, it is impossible that payment repugnant to the principles of it should continue; but this being but a secondary abject (if any) this burden of which the produce is so misapplied, holds a sacred place the necessary taxes. p.5.
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church of englandism |
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church |
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practice anglice / tax-gathering |
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marginal summary sheet |
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walter coulson |
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a. levy |
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