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whosoever_o therefore_o yet_o stick_v in_o these_o ceremony_n he_o witting_o deprive_v himself_o of_o this_o great_a benefit_n of_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n be_v not_o without_o a_o oath_n verse_n 20_o this_o be_v a_o argument_n show_v why_o the_o law_n be_v to_o give_v place_n to_o the_o gospel_n to_o wit_n because_o god_n prefer_v the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n before_o aaron_n so_o that_o for_o the_o honour_n thereof_o he_o be_v content_a to_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n for_o when_o he_o ordain_v the_o priest_n in_o old_a time_n he_o use_v no_o oath_n but_o as_o touch_v christ_n it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n have_v swear_v which_o doubtless_o be_v do_v to_o the_o end_n his_o priesthood_n shall_v be_v adorn_v and_o also_o to_o show_v the_o excellency_n thereof_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o he_o allege_v the_o psalm_n once_o again_o to_o wit_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v know_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o god_n oath_n more_o dignity_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n than_o to_o any_o other_o now_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v this_o principle_n again_o that_o the_o priest_n be_v create_v to_o be_v a_o surety_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n the_o apostle_n conclude_v that_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o we_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o christ_n be_v much_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o old_a covenant_n whereof_o moses_n be_v the_o mediator_n 23_o and_o among_o they_o many_o be_v make_v priest_n because_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o endure_v by_o reason_n of_o death_n 24_o but_o this_o man_n because_o he_o endure_v ever_o have_v a_o priesthood_n which_o can_v pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o 25_o wherefore_o he_o be_v able_a perfect_o also_o to_o save_v they_o 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 26_o for_o such_o a_o high_a priest_n it_o become_v we_o to_o have_v which_o be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n and_o make_v high_a than_o the_o heaven_n 27_o which_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 that_o he_o do_v once_o when_o he_o offer_v up_o himself_o 28_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 oath_n that_o be_v since_o the_o law_n make_v the_o son_n who_o be_v consecrate_v for_o evermore_o and_o among_o they_o many_o be_v make_v priest_n ver._n 23_o etc._n etc._n he_o touch_v this_o comparison_n by_o the_o way_n heretofore_o but_o because_o the_o matter_n require_v to_o be_v further_o weigh_v and_o better_o consider_v of_o he_o now_o declare_v it_o more_o full_o although_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o disputation_n be_v otherwise_o than_o before_o for_o heretofore_o he_o gather_v that_o the_o old_a priesthood_n ought_v to_o end_v because_o mortal_a man_n be_v ordain_v to_o exercise_v the_o same_o 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gather_v this_o fruit_n by_o faith_n as_o we_o ought_v for_o in_o vain_a shall_v a_o man_n seek_v salvation_n where_o there_o be_v either_o death_n or_o mutability_n and_o therefore_o those_o who_o rest_n in_o the_o old_a and_o ancient_a priesthood_n shall_v never_o come_v to_o salvation_n when_o he_o say_v those_o that_o come_v to_o god_n by_o this_o he_o signify_v the_o faithful_a who_o do_v only_o enjoy_v the_o salvation_n obtain_v by_o christ_n in_o the_o mean_a while_o he_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o faith_n ought_v to_o behold_v in_o christ_n the_o mediator_n for_o it_o be_v the_o chief_a happiness_n of_o man_n to_o be_v knit_v unto_o his_o god_n who_o be_v the_o wellspring_n of_o life_n and_o of_o all_o felicity_n but_o all_o of_o we_o be_v shut_v out_o from_o have_v access_n unto_o he_o by_o our_o own_o unworthines_n therefore_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o the_o mediator_n be_v to_o succour_v we_o in_o this_o regard_n to_o reach_v we_o his_o hand_n to_o bring_v we_o into_o 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