Tithing
Thou shalt maintain thy neighbour’s right.
1. OF all the fruit of your fields, and the increase of your flocks, a tenth shall you render to the house of the Lord your God,1 and the treasury of the King; that the Priest who administers in holy things, and the servants of the King, who rule in righteousness, may eat bread, and the land yield her increase.
59 words,
241 letters.
1. Tithing of crops is payable as often as crops are harvested, whether in whole, or in part; and no one has a right to the crop until the tithing is paid, or set out for that purpose; and to use it as his own, would be the same offence as stealing. When set out, he is bound to take care of it till it is duly delivered.
2. The tithing of crops is payable in the same condition in which they are harvested. Cereal grains need not to be thrashed, nor corn to be husked. In general, it is required of those who raise the crops, to deliver the tithing at the place of collection. Those who have no teams are excused removing heavy articles.
3. Tithing of horses and cattle is payable, the tenth animal, at three years old; of sheep and hogs, at one year old; of fowls, generally, at six months old. It matters not wheth-
[1. Lev. xxvii, 30, 32. Deut. xii, 6. xiv, 22. xxvi, 12. 2d Chron. xxxi, 5. Neh. x, 37. xii, 44. Mal, iii, 8. Luke xi, 42. Heb. vii. 5, 6, 8, 9.
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er it is superiour or inferiour, the tenth, or the choice of the flock the year which produces the tenth, is the tithing.
4. If animals are sold or marketed before that age, the tithing must be commuted, and then onefifth is added to the value. (Lev. xxvii, 31.) But if any change is made to give a poorer one for tithing, both it and that received in exchange are taken. (id. 33.) These forfeitures are not for the purpose of increasing the tithing, but to prevent frauds.
2. If ye do not these things, the Priest shall fail to instruct you and your children: the order of God’s house shall be forgotten; and the servants of the King shall forget the Law, and judge for hire, and righteousness shall cease. Then shall wickedness be in the midst of you, and oppression come upon you.
56 words,
242 letters.
3. Moreover, the King shall send his servants to demand of you, and they shall exact that which ye have withheld, and shall wrest it from you with increase; and if ye resist them, ye shall be spoiled.
37 words,
155 letters.
4. Of all the spoil which you take from your enemies, a tenth shall ye render to the house of the Lord your God, and the treasury of the King:1 that he who administers in holy things may remember you before God, and the King’s arm may deliver you.
48 words,
190 letters.
5. If ye do not this, ye shall not go out
[1 Gen. xiv, 16, 20.
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with a blessing, and ye shall flee before your enemies, and none shall deliver you.
25 words,
94 letters.
6. Moreover, the King shall lift his hand against you, and shall buffet you, and from you shall he take the spoil; and if ye remove it from him, he shall spoil you.
32 words,
124 letters.
7. When you labour not in these things, yet onetenth of your time shall you consecrate to the Lord your God, and shall labour for the house of the Lord your God, and for the treasury of the King, according to your skill, and your cunning, and your art, and you shall not withhold; that a place for God to dwell among you may not be wanting, and the work of the King may not fail, and that you may possess abundantly fields, flocks, and habitations.
85 words,
348 letters.
1. Tithing of butter, cheese, eggs, and numerous mixed productions of agriculture and industry, is payable from time to time, as they are brought to a suitable condition for use.
2. No general rule can be laid down for the payment of tithing on the products of industry, beyond that which requires a tenth. When it can be paid in labour, it is easy to determine the amount, and it ought to be paid every tenth working day, or the tithing for a quarter year at one time, early in the quarter. A tenth of all is due in some form.
8. If ye do not these things, ye shall not prosper in the work of your hands, and poverty shall be in your dwellings.
23 words,
89 letters.
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9. Moreover, the King shall take your goods and your substance from you, to recompense what you have defrauded the house of the Lord, and the treasury of the King, with increase. And if ye obstinately defraud in these things, ye shall be beaten with stripes.
45 words,
204 letters.
When increase is taken, it shall be onefifth the tithing, (Lev, xxvii, 31,) and the charges of the officer for collecting the same.
10. And whosoever cometh into the Kingdom, a tenth of all he possesses shall he give for the establishment of the Kingdom, and for its increase, that he may have an everlasting inheritance therein.
33 words,
157 letters.
11. And until he do this, no inheritance shall be given unto him, and he shall not wax rich in goods.
20 words,
75 letters.
12. Moreover, the King shall send his servants to take a tenth from him, with increase; and then the King, remembering his children, shall grant an inheritance unto him: but his obstinacy shall surely be remembered.
35 words,
170 letters.
Total—12 sec., 493 words. 2,089 letters.
Tithing should be settled quarterly, at the Solstices, and Equinoxes, and the settlement recorded. Remittances of tithing are made to the needy liberally; but they are not allowed to withhold, because in want, till remitted.
1. OF all the fruit of your fields, and the increase of your flocks, a tenth shall you render to the house of the Lord your God,1 and the treasury of the King; that the Priest who administers in holy things, and the servants of the King, who rule in righteousness, may eat bread, and the land yield her increase.
59 words,
241 letters.
1. Tithing of crops is payable as often as crops are harvested, whether in whole, or in part; and no one has a right to the crop until the tithing is paid, or set out for that purpose; and to use it as his own, would be the same offence as stealing. When set out, he is bound to take care of it till it is duly delivered.
2. The tithing of crops is payable in the same condition in which they are harvested. Cereal grains need not to be thrashed, nor corn to be husked. In general, it is required of those who raise the crops, to deliver the tithing at the place of collection. Those who have no teams are excused removing heavy articles.
3. Tithing of horses and cattle is payable, the tenth animal, at three years old; of sheep and hogs, at one year old; of fowls, generally, at six months old. It matters not wheth-
[1. Lev. xxvii, 30, 32. Deut. xii, 6. xiv, 22. xxvi, 12. 2d Chron. xxxi, 5. Neh. x, 37. xii, 44. Mal, iii, 8. Luke xi, 42. Heb. vii. 5, 6, 8, 9.
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er it is superiour or inferiour, the tenth, or the choice of the flock the year which produces the tenth, is the tithing.
4. If animals are sold or marketed before that age, the tithing must be commuted, and then onefifth is added to the value. (Lev. xxvii, 31.) But if any change is made to give a poorer one for tithing, both it and that received in exchange are taken. (id. 33.) These forfeitures are not for the purpose of increasing the tithing, but to prevent frauds.
2. If ye do not these things, the Priest shall fail to instruct you and your children: the order of God’s house shall be forgotten; and the servants of the King shall forget the Law, and judge for hire, and righteousness shall cease. Then shall wickedness be in the midst of you, and oppression come upon you.
56 words,
242 letters.
3. Moreover, the King shall send his servants to demand of you, and they shall exact that which ye have withheld, and shall wrest it from you with increase; and if ye resist them, ye shall be spoiled.
37 words,
155 letters.
4. Of all the spoil which you take from your enemies, a tenth shall ye render to the house of the Lord your God, and the treasury of the King:1 that he who administers in holy things may remember you before God, and the King’s arm may deliver you.
48 words,
190 letters.
5. If ye do not this, ye shall not go out
[1 Gen. xiv, 16, 20.
[Page 333]
with a blessing, and ye shall flee before your enemies, and none shall deliver you.
25 words,
94 letters.
6. Moreover, the King shall lift his hand against you, and shall buffet you, and from you shall he take the spoil; and if ye remove it from him, he shall spoil you.
32 words,
124 letters.
7. When you labour not in these things, yet onetenth of your time shall you consecrate to the Lord your God, and shall labour for the house of the Lord your God, and for the treasury of the King, according to your skill, and your cunning, and your art, and you shall not withhold; that a place for God to dwell among you may not be wanting, and the work of the King may not fail, and that you may possess abundantly fields, flocks, and habitations.
85 words,
348 letters.
1. Tithing of butter, cheese, eggs, and numerous mixed productions of agriculture and industry, is payable from time to time, as they are brought to a suitable condition for use.
2. No general rule can be laid down for the payment of tithing on the products of industry, beyond that which requires a tenth. When it can be paid in labour, it is easy to determine the amount, and it ought to be paid every tenth working day, or the tithing for a quarter year at one time, early in the quarter. A tenth of all is due in some form.
8. If ye do not these things, ye shall not prosper in the work of your hands, and poverty shall be in your dwellings.
23 words,
89 letters.
[Page 334]
9. Moreover, the King shall take your goods and your substance from you, to recompense what you have defrauded the house of the Lord, and the treasury of the King, with increase. And if ye obstinately defraud in these things, ye shall be beaten with stripes.
45 words,
204 letters.
When increase is taken, it shall be onefifth the tithing, (Lev, xxvii, 31,) and the charges of the officer for collecting the same.
10. And whosoever cometh into the Kingdom, a tenth of all he possesses shall he give for the establishment of the Kingdom, and for its increase, that he may have an everlasting inheritance therein.
33 words,
157 letters.
11. And until he do this, no inheritance shall be given unto him, and he shall not wax rich in goods.
20 words,
75 letters.
12. Moreover, the King shall send his servants to take a tenth from him, with increase; and then the King, remembering his children, shall grant an inheritance unto him: but his obstinacy shall surely be remembered.
35 words,
170 letters.
Total—12 sec., 493 words. 2,089 letters.
Tithing should be settled quarterly, at the Solstices, and Equinoxes, and the settlement recorded. Remittances of tithing are made to the needy liberally; but they are not allowed to withhold, because in want, till remitted.