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elder_n of_o the_o tribe_n 15._o tribe_n num._n 11.16_o deut._n 1.13_o 14_o 15._o know_v to_o be_v man_n of_o courage_n fear_v god_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n and_o to_o make_v they_o roshim_n head_n of_o the_o people_n and_o sarim_n captain_n over_o thousand_o hundred_o fifty_n ten_o this_o be_v further_a put_v in_o practice_n num._n 2._o where_o each_o of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n have_v nasi_n one_o chief_a captain_n and_o the_o four_o captain_n of_o judah_n reuben_n ephraim_n and_o dan_n have_v not_o only_o the_o command_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n but_o each_o of_o they_o two_o other_o captain_n and_o their_o tribe_n subordinate_a unto_o they_o god_n then_o also_o appoint_v aaron_n high_a priest_n a_o type_n of_o christ_n our_o high_a priest_n this_o aaron_n 23.5_o aaron_n exod._n 22.28_o act._n 23.5_o be_v also_o nasi_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n and_o chief_a ruler_n over_o the_o priest_n eastward_o by_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o son_n of_o levi_n etc._n levi_n num._n 3.21_o etc._n etc._n divide_v according_a to_o their_o family_n into_o the_o gersonite_n coathites_n and_o merarites_n have_v three_o nesiim_n captain_n over_o they_o and_o 32._o and_o num._n 4.28_o 32._o over_o these_o ithamar_n and_o eleazar_n son_n of_o aaron_n this_o eleazar_n be_v 3.32_o be_v num._n 3.32_o pakid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v call_v nasi_n nesiim_v praelatus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la captain_n of_o captain_n also_o roshei_n aboth_o the_o head_n of_o the_o father_n or_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o levite_n be_v by_o the_o seventy_o interpreter_n 24.31_o interpreter_n jos_n 21.1_o 1._o chro._n 24.31_o call_v archpatriot_n and_o patriarch_n the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n come_v elsewhere_o in_o speech_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n and_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v so_o translate_v again_o when_o god_n take_v david_n from_o as_o mean_a employment_n as_o moses_n before_o and_o depute_v he_o king_n of_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n and_o settle_v he_o on_o the_o 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because_o cain_n be_v the_o elder_a it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o adam_n their_o father_n be_v in_o the_o same_o regard_n to_o rule_v over_o both_o of_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o when_o he_o die_v to_o leave_v this_o deputation_n of_o authority_n to_o the_o patriarch_n according_a as_o they_o be_v elder_n of_o their_o family_n noah_n by_o god_n command_n and_o his_o fatherly_a authority_n take_v his_o three_o son_n and_o their_o wife_n into_o the_o ark_n with_o he_o to_o he_o and_o they_o be_v the_o government_n of_o the_o new_a world_n commit_v so_o then_o he_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v ruler_n over_o they_o and_o their_o child_n and_o do_v perform_v sacred_a office_n for_o they_o as_o a_o priest_n or_o sacrificer_n and_o a_o preacher_n of_o righteousness_n sem_fw-mi noah_n second_o son_n but_o more_o eminent_a for_o piety_n then_o the_o other_o two_o be_v call_v melchisedech_n and_o be_v god_n deputy_n and_o both_o king_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a god_n how_o 4._o 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the_o way_n of_o instruction_n for_o doctrine_n and_o for_o resolution_n in_o case_n of_o doubt_n be_v to_o 32.7_o to_o deut._n 32.7_o inquire_v of_o their_o father_n who_o shall_v show_v they_o and_o of_o their_o elder_n that_o be_v their_o priest_n who_o shall_v tell_v they_o for_o this_o duty_n in_o special_a manner_n belong_v to_o the_o father_n and_o elder_n as_o they_o be_v priest_n and_o that_o some_o religious_a elder_n be_v make_v priest_n in_o these_o time_n appear_v because_o abraham_n upon_o some_o thought_n of_o his_o 15.2_o his_o gen._n 15.2_o die_a childless_a say_v that_o of_o all_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o have_v get_v to_o the_o lord_n eleazar_n of_o damascus_n 24.2_o damascus_n gen._n 24.2_o the_o elder_a servant_n in_o his_o house_n and_o manifest_o a_o religious_a man_n shall_v be_v his_o
priest_n and_o levite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diversity_n of_o gift_n of_o god_n of_o administration_n and_o operation_n by_o god_n appointment_n and_o gracious_a dispensation_n the_o high_a priest_n have_v the_o chief_a place_n other_o priest_n be_v under_o he_o the_o levite_n inferior_a to_o these_o have_v one_o chief_a in_o every_o degree_n the_o rest_n under_o they_o have_v their_o different_a administration_n some_o be_v singer_n other_o porter_n some_o of_o these_o be_v gift_v by_o god_n for_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n or_o prophecy_n or_o make_v sacred_a hymn_n and_o other_o holy_a employment_n so_o in_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v 6._o be_v 1._o cor._n 12.4_o 5_o 6._o diversity_n of_o gift_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n diversity_n of_o administration_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o lord_n diversity_n of_o operation_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o god_n of_o the_o disciple_n and_o scholar_n of_o christ_n some_o be_v call_v to_o be_v apostle_n 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