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for_o mor_n honourable_a than_o the_o magistracy_n itself_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o any_o right_a to_o intermeddle_v in_o these_o matter_n that_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a the_o priest_n hood_n must_v needs_o be_v own_a for_o a_o authority_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n and_o more_o noble_a than_o even_o the_o magistracy_n itself_o nay_o this_o very_a consequence_n be_v infer_v from_o those_o principle_n and_o own_a as_o true_a in_o that_o very_a age._n philo_n own_v it_o for_o the_o high_a honour_n possible_a speak_v concern_v the_o word_n of_o moses_n there_o mention_v 1640._o use_v say_v he_o a_o hyperbolical_a expression_n of_o honour_n god_n he_o say_v be_v their_o lot_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o consecrate_a gift_n on_o two_o account_n one_o of_o the_o high_a honour_n because_o they_o be_v partaker_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n allot_v to_o god_n the_o other_o because_o they_o be_v employ_v on_o those_o thing_n alone_o which_o belong_v to_o expiation_n as_o if_o they_o be_v guardian_n or_o gurator_n that_o be_v the_o roman_a word_n of_o the_o inheritance_n the_o similitude_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o roman_a custom_n of_o make_v tutor_n and_o curator_n of_o young_a heir_n who_o estate_n till_o they_o themselves_o come_v to_o age_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o such_o tutor_n and_o curator_n be_v till_o then_o at_o their_o disposal_n suppose_v that_o the_o revenue_n of_o god_n be_v so_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o young_a heir_n be_v so_o at_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o curator_n this_o philo_n take_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n be_v please_v to_o call_v himself_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o priest_n as_o if_o god_n himself_o have_v be_v their_o pupil_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o very_a hyperbolical_a expression_n of_o the_o high_a honour_n that_o can_v be_v ascribe_v to_o mortal_n but_o this_o be_v general_a only_o he_o else_o where_o express_o equal_v nay_o prefer_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o sacerdocal_a office_n to_o the_o regal_a he_o equal_v they_o in_o that_o same_o discourse_n it_o be_v manifest_a say_v he_o that_o 832._o the_o law_n prescribe_v that_o reverence_n and_o honour_n to_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o king_n in_o another_o place_n he_o prefer_v the_o priest_n hood_n these_o be_v his_o word_n †_o priest_n hood_n be_v the_o proper_a reward_n of_o a_o pious_a 819._o man_n who_o profess_v himself_o to_o serve_v the_o father_n who_o service_n be_v better_a not_o only_o than_o liberty_n but_o also_o than_o a_o kingdom_n nor_o be_v this_o a_o singular_a opinion_n of_o philo._n jesephus_n also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n the_o scripture_n itself_o own_v the_o power_n of_o moses_n to_o have_v be_v regal_a when_o it_o call_v he_o a_o 5._o king_n in_o
the_o priest_n be_v not_o first_o authorize_v by_o he_o to_o covenant_n for_o he_o and_o to_o oblige_v he_o by_o that_o act_n of_o his_o own_o authority_n thus_o there_o fore_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o priest_n as_o a_o common_a mediator_n in_o a_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o man_n must_v therefore_o be_v invest_v with_o a_o divine_a as_o well_o a_o humane_a authority_n §_o xxxvi_o and_o that_o also_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o time_n nor_o be_v this_o reason_v only_o true_a but_o also_o believe_v to_o be_v so_o in_o the_o time_n i_o be_o now_o discourse_v of_o st._n paul_n plain_o suppose_v it_o as_o true_a of_o priest_n in_o general_a in_o his_o reason_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o priest_n ought_v to_o be_v authorize_v by_o the_o god_n for_o who_o they_o be_v to_o officiate_v every_o high_a priest_n take_v from_o among_o man_n be_v ordain_v for_o man_n in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v both_o gift_n and_o 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that_o first_o consecration_n be_v authorize_v for_o they_o the_o unction_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o priesthood_n do_v so_o far_o exceed_v the_o unction_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o regal_a power_n that_o the_o prince_n intervention_n in_o the_o consecrate_v of_o a_o priest_n can_v not_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o time_n be_v take_v for_o the_o act_n of_o god_n requisite_a for_o give_v a_o priesthood_n it_o be_v very_o true_a the_o king_n on_o account_n of_o his_o anoint_v be_v count_v holy_a and_o so_o be_v all_o the_o congregation_n holy_a numb_a xvi_o 3._o and_o it_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o privildege_n of_o the_o peculium_fw-la in_o general_n that_o they_o be_v a_o holy-priest-hood_n yet_o that_o do_v not_o excuse_v they_o from_o a_o great_a piacular_a crime_n whenever_o they_o invade_v any_o office_n of_o their_o own_o priesthood_n every_o low_a degree_n of_o holiness_n be_v count_v profane_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o be_v above_o it_o as_o therefore_o 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