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most_o divine_o express_v by_o the_o apostle_n from_o v_o 23._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o they_o true_o be_v many_o priest_n because_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o continue_v by_o reason_n of_o death_n but_o this_o man_n or_o rather_o this_o priest_n because_o he_o continue_v for_o ever_o have_v a_o unchangeable_a priesthood_n wherefore_o he_o be_v able_a also_o to_o save_v they_o to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o come_v unto_o god_n by_o he_o see_v he_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o they_o for_o such_o a_o high_a priest_n become_v we_o who_o be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sin_n and_o high_a than_o the_o heaven_n who_o need_v not_o daily_o as_o those_o high_a priest_n to_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n first_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n and_o then_o for_o the_o people_n for_o this_o he_o do_v once_o when_o he_o offer_v up_o himself_o for_o the_o law_n make_v man_n high_a priest_n which_o have_v infirmity_n but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o 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do_v take_v its_o original_n from_o a_o mistake_n or_o misapplication_n of_o the_o tradition_n or_o prenotion_n concern_v the_o stability_n or_o everlasting_a condition_n of_o thing_n confirm_v by_o oath_n he_o with_o some_o other_o apply_v this_o undoubted_a rule_n unto_o thing_n temporal_a or_o to_o this_o present_a world_n which_o hold_v true_a only_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v sect_n 4._o by_o what_o person_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o consecration_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o his_o priesthood_n be_v prefigure_v chap._n 21._o that_o jesus_n or_o jehoshua_n the_o son_n of_o nun_n zerubbabel_n the_o son_n of_o shealtiel_n and_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o jehosadeck_n be_v special_a type_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n respective_o as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o now_o be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n some_o good_a historian_n have_v observe_v that_o many_o famous_a kingdom_n have_v be_v ruinate_v or_o extinguish_v under_o prince_n 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