Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Economics of religion" in English language version.
The revenue of every established church [...] is a branch [...] of the general revenues of the state, which is thus diverted to purpose very different from the defence of the state. The tythe, for example, is a real land-tax [...]. The more of this fund that is given to the church, the less, it is evident, can be spared to the state. [...] all other things being supposed equal, the richer the church, the poorer must necessarily be, either the sovereign on the one hand, or the people on the other [...].