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A50647
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The merit and honour of the old English clergy asserted by laws and customs patriarchal, mosaical, evangelical, English, ecclesiastick, ethnick, and the demerit of the new clergy discovered / by an author anonymous.
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Author anonymous.
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1662
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Wing M1786; ESTC R35039
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be_v so_o tender_a over_o poor_a pagan_a gibeonite_n be_v whole_o neglective_a of_o our_o own_o christian_a godly_a and_o learned_a priest_n and_o high-priest_n one_o and_o all_o o_o rather_o let_v that_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a prevail_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d let_v old_a english_a oath_n custom_n usage_n law_n concession_n execration_n prevail_v sect_n iv_o jus_fw-la israeliticum_fw-la &_o mosaicum_fw-la the_o israelitish_n account_n under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n if_o neither_o the_o signal_n and_o personal_a merit_n of_o our_o old_a english_a clergy_n nor_o the_o fair_a practice_n and_o precedent_n of_o our_o own_o ancestor_n will_v oblige_v there_o be_v yet_o many_o cord_n of_o love_n as_o the_o prophet_n phrase_v it_o twist_v from_o the_o joint_a practice_n of_o the_o most_o generous_a noble_a and_o heroic_a israelite_n in_o who_o no_o guile_n who_o live_v also_o in_o a_o pure_a and_o mere_a theocratie_n as_o god_n peculiar_a portion_n and_o appropriation_n begin_v we_o with_o moses_n who_o own_o word_n as_o god_n great_a legislator_n may_v determine_v this_o controversy_n for_o our_o more_o glorious_a ministry_n under_o the_o gospel_n moses_n the_o man_n moses_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v the_o meek_a man_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n num._n 12.3_o moses_n be_v of_o generous_a extraction_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o fair_a and_o handsome_a person_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n act_v 7.20_o moses_n be_v deep_o learn_v in_o all_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o egyptian_n act_n 7.22_o moses_n be_v valiant_a and_o courageous_a ãâ¦ã_o âampion_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o ãâ¦ã_o ness_n against_o all_o zamzummims_n ãâ¦ã_o the_o son_n of_o anak_n moses_n also_o ãâ¦ã_o friend_n ãâ¦ã_o ãâ¦ã_o the_o appellative_a of_o he_o only_o and_o of_o abraham_n in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n this_o even_o this_o moses_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o singular_a friend_n of_o aaron_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n by_o a_o specialty_n of_o favour_n and_o endearment_n this_o meek_a person_n in_o all_o the_o earth_n give_v a_o large_a benediction_n on_o they_o and_o a_o double_a execration_n and_o imprecation_n on_o all_o malignant_n to_o that_o despise_a tribe_n deut._n 33.11_o bless_v lord_n not_o he_o only_o but_o his_o substance_n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o then_o he_o shift_v his_o foot_n from_o mount_n gerizzim_n to_o mount_n ebal_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o again_o this_o mirror_n of_o gentility_n and_o lenity_n upon_o god_n own_o record_n first_o fall_v on_o curse_v of_o such_o edomite_n next_o give_v a_o extensive_a and_o entail_a curse_n upon_o the_o loin_n of_o their_o enemy_n then_o the_o fatal_a doom_n of_o a_o final_a and_o irrevocable_a destruction_n pray_v to_o the_o god_n of_o mercy_n that_o such_o may_v never_o rise_v again_o go_v on_o now_o you_o profane_a world_n ride_v on_o prosperous_o you_o edomite_n and_o zamzummims_n can_v these_o word_n be_v only_o airy_a and_o windy_a be_v these_o curse_n but_o bruta_fw-la fulmina_fw-la sure_o i_o be_o that_o if_o it_o be_v deep_o consider_v that_o the_o holy_a apostle_n fetch_v our_o gospel-ministry_n from_o aaron_n hebr._n 5.4_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n unto_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n and_o gospel-maintenance_n from_o moses_n law_n 2_o cor._n 9_o and_o saint_n judas_n make_v the_o gainsaying_n of_o core_n a_o sin_n commit_v under_o the_o gospel_n and_o 11._o judas_n 11._o 21._o jer._n 33.20_o 21._o if_o you_o can_v break_v my_o covenant_n of_o the_o day_n and_o my_o covenant_n of_o the_o night_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v day_n and_o night_n in_o their_o season_n even_o such_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o the_o levite_n and_o priest_n my_o minister_n and_o last_o if_o the_o gospel-ministry_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o that_o of_o the_o 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authority_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n but_o as_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v testify_v they_o be_v commit_v only_o to_o the_o priest_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o and_o another_o say_v that_o the_o king_n by_o evil_a counsellor_n cause_v the_o temporalty_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v seize_v into_o his_o hand_n 2._o 1_o edw._n 3._o c._n 2._o to_o the_o great_a damage_n of_o the_o bishop_n which_o from_o henceforth_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v 4._o the_o temper_n and_o tenor_n of_o english_a law_n in_o the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la confirm_v 32._o time_n by_o our_o best_a parliament_n it_o be_v express_o say_v we_o have_v grant_v to_o god_n and_o by_o this_o our_o charter_n have_v confirm_v for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n for_o ever_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v free_a and_o shall_v have_v her_o whole_a right_n &_o liberty_n inviolable_a the_o great_a charter_n proaem_fw-la 2_o part._n instit_fw-la proaem_fw-la say_v sir_n edw._n cook_n be_v no_o 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