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they_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o very_a plentiful_a manner_n maintain_v i_o will_v say_v god_n satiate_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o priest_n with_o fatness_n as_o he_o 14._o jer._n 31._o 14._o promise_v also_o to_o store_v the_o people_n with_o abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o my_o people_n say_v the_o lord_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o goodness_n the_o more_o god_n blessing_n abound_v to_o his_o people_n among_o who_o his_o priest_n minister_v and_o teach_v his_o priest_n do_v fare_v the_o better_a by_o reason_n that_o tithe_n and_o offering_n than_o come_v unto_o they_o in_o 5._o 2_o chron._n 31._o 5._o great_a abundance_n as_o they_o do_v to_o they_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n wherein_o god_n great_o bless_v he_o and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n under_o he_o methinks_v it_o be_v very_o clear_a from_o these_o passage_n in_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n that_o he_o do_v not_o disallow_v of_o the_o maintenance_n or_o mean_n which_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o his_o time_n second_o i_o affirm_v that_o the_o true_a rule_n which_o the_o priest_n have_v in_o jeremiahs_n time_n be_v prescribe_v to_o they_o by_o divine_a authory_n this_o be_v very_o clear_a because_o the_o order_n of_o rule_n be_v observe_v among_o they_o in_o that_o time_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v establish_v namely_o that_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n shall_v attend_v on_o the_o holy_a service_n and_o on_o teach_v the_o judgement_n and_o statute_n of_o god_n this_o order_n god_n ordain_v that_o their_o shall_v be_v a_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v to_o command_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v 10._o deut._n 33._o 10._o likewise_o be_v a_o chief_a priest_n who_o be_v call_v the_o ruler_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o be_v of_o 5._o 1_o chro._n 14_o 5
thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o his_o house_n they_o appoint_v their_o brethren_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o their_o service_n and_o direct_v they_o in_o their_o course_n beside_o their_o be_v ordinary_a priest_n and_o levite_n to_o serve_v in_o mean_a service_n and_o to_o assist_v the_o priest_n in_o rule_n and_o govern_v this_o order_n of_o rule_v and_o govern_v among_o the_o priest_n settle_v by_o god_n do_v continue_v throughout_o several_a generation_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o remain_v unaltered_a though_o the_o priest_n have_v contract_v much_o corruption_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jeremiah_n he_o prophesy_v in_o the_o day_n of_o josiah_n and_o of_o jehoiakin_n and_o of_o zedekiah_n in_o which_o time_n hilkiah_n be_v high_a priest_n and_o so_o be_v azariah_n and_o so_o be_v seraiah_n who_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n at_o riblah_n this_o prophet_n also_o make_v mention_n of_o pashur_n 2d_o jer._n 52._o 24_o 27._o jer._n 1._o 20._o jer._n 33._o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 26_o 21_o 2d_o the_o son_n of_o immer_n the_o priest_n who_o be_v a_o chief_a governor_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o maaseiah_n and_o other_o ordinary_a priest_n and_o tell_v we_o from_o god_n that_o all_o time_n shall_v come_v wherein_o god_n will_v multiply_v the_o levite_n that_o minister_n to_o he_o this_o be_v that_o true_a rule_n observe_v among_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o time_n of_o jeremiah_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o divine_a authority_n and_o be_v not_o as_o thou_o and_o other_o suppose_v obtain_v by_o their_o maintenance_n or_o mean_n three_o touch_v that_o horrible_a filthy_a thing_n which_o the_o prophet_n say_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o land_n the_o prophet_n word_n 31._o jer._n 5._o 31._o be_v very_o plain_a a_o powerful_a and_o horrible_a thing_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o land_n the_o prophet_n prophecy_n false_o and_o the_o priest_n bear_v rule_v by_o their_o mean_n and_o my_o people_n love_n to_o have_v it_o so_o that_o wonderful_a horrible_a thing_n be_v the_o conspiracy_n or_o agreement_n of_o prophet_n priest_n and_o people_n in_o evil_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v the_o prophet_n prophesy_v lie_n the_o priest_n uphold_v they_o in_o their_o lie_n and_o the_o people_n do_v wondrous_a well_o like_a of_o such_o lie_v so_o it_o be_v express_v 1._o the_o prophet_n prophesy_v false_o some_o of_o they_o prophesy_v 8._o jer._n 2._o 8._o by_o baal_n they_o be_v idolater_n and_o they_o teach_v people_n to_o worship_v the_o idol_n baal_n they_o teach_v a_o lie_n to_o worship_v a_o idol_n for_o the_o true_a god_n and_o though_o some_o other_o of_o they_o profess_v the_o worship_n of_o jehovah_n the_o true_a god_n yet_o they_o utter_v lie_n in_o his_o name_n promise_v to_o the_o despiser_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o wicked_a 11._o jer._n 23._o 16_o 17._o jer_z 8._o 11._o liver_n peace_n and_o safety_n and_o so_o they_o harden_a people_n in_o their_o wickedness_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v they_o prophesy_v false_o 2._o the_o priest_n say_v jeremiah_n bear_v rule_n by_o their_o mean_n so_o the_o word_n be_v render_v in_o our_o english_a bibles_n whereas_o in_o the_o original_a language_n in_o which_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n be_v write_v the_o word_n be_v the_o priest_n take_v upon_o or_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o the_o sin_n of_o these_o priest_n than_o be_v this_o 1._o they_o rule_v upon_o or_o over_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o be_v they_o take_v on_o they_o to_o protect_v these_o false_a prophet_n in_o their_o unlawful_a deed_n when_o according_a to_o the_o law_n they_o shall_v have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o speak_v falsehood_n to_o thrust_v people_n out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n command_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o and_o the_o lord_n threaten_v that_o these_o false_a prophet_n shall_v be_v consume_v because_o they_o prophesy_v lie_n 2._o they_o rule_v or_o take_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o they_o that_o be_v they_o by_o the_o help_n or_o instigation_n of_o these_o false_a prophet_n who_o they_o countenance_v and_o with_o who_o they_o have_v combine_v take_v a_o tyrannical_a course_n to_o suppress_v the_o true_a prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o 15._o deut_n 13._o 5._o jer._n 14._o 14._o 15._o instance_n whereof_o be_v in_o the_o 26._o chapter_n where_o the_o priest_n as_o principal_a actor_n with_o the_o false_a prophet_n their_o second_n do_v speak_v to_o the_o prince_n and_o people_n that_o jeremiah_n be_v worthy_a to_o die_v because_o he_o have_v prophesy_v against_o the_o city_n and_o moreover_o the_o priest_n by_o the_o hand_n or_o help_v of_o the_o false_a prophet_n flatter_o magnify_v they_o and_o their_o rule_n notwithstanding_o the_o corruption_n therein_o reprove_v by_o the_o true_a prophet_n contain_v to_o rule_v the_o people_n without_o amend_v in_o themselves_o what_o be_v amiss_o and_o they_o bold_o confirm_v the_o plausible_a lie_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n by_o teach_v also_o the_o people_n the_o same_o falsehood_n and_o not_o to_o believe_v the_o true_a prophet_n who_o have_v threaten_v that_o eminent_a danger_n shall_v befall_v they_o for_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o therefore_o this_o prophet_n jeremiah_n complain_v that_o from_o the_o prophet_n unto_o the_o priest_n every_o one_o deal_v false_o and_o that_o they_o heal_v the_o hurt_n of_o the_o people_n steight_o 14_o jer._n 6._o 14_o falsehood_n in_o teach_v begin_v by_o these_o false_a prophet_n and_o be_v continue_v by_o the_o priest_n for_o from_o the_o prophet_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v profaneness_n go_v forth_o into_o all_o the_o land_n they_o hand_v first_o their_o lie_a prophecy_n which_o wrought_v profaneness_n and_o 24._o jer._n 23_o 24._o the_o priest_n take_v at_o or_o by_o their_o hand_n these_o lie_n and_o in_o teach_v hand_v they_o over_o to_o the_o people_n who_o embrace_v and_o hug_v they_o from_o they_o both_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o priest_n then_o in_o brief_a 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