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eternal_a priest_n without_o a_o eternal_a church_n but_o of_o christ_n it_o be_v say_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o therefore_o tyrant_n shall_v not_o waste_v it_o time_n shall_v not_o outlast_v it_o death_n shall_v not_o hinder_v the_o be_v and_o happiness_n of_o it_o no_o more_o than_o it_o can_v the_o eternity_n of_o the_o priest_n himself_o who_o rise_v glorious_o from_o the_o dead_a so_o shall_v the_o member_n how_o happy_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o to_o be_v of_o this_o houshhold_v v._o the_o excellency_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n above_o the_o leviticall_a leviticall_a this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o describe_v melchizedek_n priesthood_n so_o large_o for_o the_o leviticall_a priest_n be_v homager_n to_o this_o yea_o to_o the_o shadow_n of_o it_o in_o melchizedek_n while_o they_o be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n 1._o they_o be_v man_n only_o of_o man_n christ_n the_o son_n
content_v to_o be_v reject_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n not_o enemy_n only_o but_o of_o brethren_n so_o be_v david_n so_o christ_n and_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o better_a than_o the_o master_n it_o be_v ever_o the_o lot_n of_o truth_n to_o be_v reject_v of_o the_o builder_n as_o be_v david_n as_o be_v christ_n few_o noble_n few_o wise_a nay_o many_o great_a rabbi_n profess_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n be_v great_a enemy_n to_o the_o truth_n as_o the_o truth_n be_v in_o christ_n that_o be_v to_o the_o sincere_a profession_n and_o practice_n of_o christianity_n nay_o the_o base_a sort_n make_v mouth_n and_o scorn_v they_o both_o and_o be_v there_o not_o now_o such_o as_o will_v scorn_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o grace_n be_v it_o possible_a 3._o though_o christ_n the_o chief_a corner_n stone_n may_v be_v refuse_v he_o can_v be_v remove_v david_n must_v be_v king_n against_o all_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o christ_n shall_v keep_v his_o place_n and_o headship_n against_o 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