132. Irenaeus ad Haeres. 1. iv. c. 26, 34. Origen in Num.
Hom. 11. Cyprian de Unitat. Eccles. Constitut. Apostol. l.
ii. c. 34, 35, with the notes of Cotelerius. The
Constitutions introduce this divine precept by declaring
that priests are as much above kings as the soul is above
the body. Among the tithable articles, they enumerate corn,
wine, oil, and wool. On this interesting subject, consult
Prideaux's History of Tithes, and Fra Paolo delle Materie
Beneficiarie; two writers of a very different character.