The Clergyman's Pretense Of Divine Right To Tithes, Examined And Refuted is a book written by John Gratton in 1703. The book is a critical examination of the clergy's claim to have a divine right to collect tithes from their congregations. Gratton argues that this claim is not supported by scripture and that the practice of tithing is not a requirement of Christianity. He also challenges the idea that the clergy has a right to collect tithes as compensation...