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office_n and_o priesthood_n long_o before_o he_o and_o levi_n as_o it_o signify_v the_o office_n and_o not_o the_o person_n note_v all_o minister_n in_o all_o degree_n and_o all_o age_n so_o under_o the_o law_n all_o the_o levite_n make_v up_o but_o one_o priesthood_n though_o all_o levite_n be_v not_o proper_o priest_n 3.7_o 2._o cor._n 3.7_o and_o the_o apostle_n compare_v the_o law_n with_o the_o gospel_n call_v both_o a_o ministration_n and_o both_o their_o officer_n minister_n and_o the_o moral_a service_n in_o both_o 10.7_o act._n 15.21_o matth._n 10.7_o preach_v but_o to_o derive_v the_o name_n of_o both_o levite_n and_o priest_n by_o §_o two_o plain_a warrant_v to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n esay_n prophesy_v direct_o of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o evangelist_n age_n levit_fw-la priest_n minister_n be_v for_o all_o age_n how_o god_n will_v work_v amid_o the_o gentile_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o jew_n other_o than_o levites_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v all_o 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he_o live_v and_o bless_v again_o melchisedec_n tithe_v and_o live_v ergo_fw-la he_o live_v and_o tithe_v levi_n lose_v his_o tithe_n because_o he_o die_v not_o so_o much_o in_o §_o vi_o person_n as_o from_o his_o priesthood_n tithe_n why_o levi_n lose_v tithe_n death_n then_o in_o levi_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o same_o thing_n whereunto_o life_n be_v apply_v in_o melchisedec_n else_o the_o antithesis_fw-la be_v not_o ad_fw-la idem_fw-la priesthood_n then_o in_o both_o be_v subiectum_fw-la of_o life_n and_o death_n a_o endless_a priesthood_n a_o die_a priesthood_n for_o melchisedecs_n reentry_n be_v not_o at_o the_o death_n of_o every_o single_a levitical_a priest_n but_o at_o the_o final_a death_n of_o the_o whole_a priesthood_n the_o change_n of_o law_n and_o the_o change_n of_o priesthood_n levi_n then_o the_o priest_n be_v dead_a and_o die_v with_o christ_n but_o not_o the_o person_n of_o levi_n for_o doubtless_o many_o thousand_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n live_v long_o 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of_o the_o priesthood_n as_o the_o person_n and_o more_o of_o christ_n the_o verity_n than_o his_o type_n distinguish_v from_o he_o so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o new_a antonomasie_n of_o melchisedec_n for_o christ_n clear_v full_o by_o the_o apostle_n 24._o cap._n 5.11_o compare_v with_o 11.8.13.14_o 24._o for_o if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o person_n it_o be_v sure_a melchisedec_n as_o such_o a_o man_n only_o be_v both_o bear_v and_o die_v but_o not_o as_o he_o be_v propose_v for_o such_o a_o priest_n or_o type_n yea_o christ_n the_o true_a melchisedec_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v christus_fw-la sacerdos_n mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la but_o christi_fw-la sacerdotium_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o ipsi_fw-la morte_fw-la mortuum_fw-la priesthood_n aaron_n perish_v priesthood_n the_o general_a apodosis_n to_o this_o on_o aaron_n part_n go_v thus_o aaron_n and_o levi_n have_v father_n and_o mother_n not_o only_o of_o their_o flesh_n but_o lately_a even_o of_o their_o very_a priesthood_n and_o calling_n they_o 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abraham_n be_v great_a than_o levi._n he_o prove_v his_o assumption_n that_o melchisedec_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n thus_o he_o who_o bless_v and_o tithe_v be_v great_a than_o he_o who_o be_v bless_v and_o tithe_v melchisedec_n bless_a and_o tithe_v abraham_n ergo_fw-la melchisedec_n be_v great_a than_o abraham_n the_o proposition_n be_v the_o very_a 7._o ver_fw-la of_o paul_n in_o the_o text_n cite_v the_o assumption_n be_v prove_v by_o moses_n history_n and_o here_o vers_fw-la 3.4.6_o and_o this_o for_o abraham_n person_n follow_v from_o levy_n person_n wherein_o let_v the_o reader_n note_n that_o all_o paul_n proof_n be_v only_o from_o tithing_n thus_o levi._n great_a then_o levi._n he_o that_o tithe_v levi_n be_v great_a than_o levi_n melchisedec_n tithe_v levi._n ergo_fw-la greater_n then_o levi._n this_o assumption_n he_o prove_v vers_n 10_o thus_o all_o that_o be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n when_o melchisedec_n meet_v he_o be_v tithe_v in_o abraham_n levi_n be_v in_o abraham_n loin_n then_o ergo_fw-la levi_n be_v tithe_v in_o abraham_n and_o so_o by_o melchisedec_n §_o iv_o now_o mark_n that_o although_o this_o last_o syllogism_n launce_v only_o against_o levi_n 7._o all_o abraham_n seed_n tithe_v in_o he_o jos_n cap_n 7._o because_o paul_n here_o have_v only_o to_o do_v with_o levi_n as_o a_o priest_n yet_o the_o force_n of_o the_o proposition_n fetch_v in_o all_o abraham_n seed_n seed_n i_o say_v not_o only_o legal_a but_o also_o euangelical_n not_o only_o of_o his_o flesh_n but_o also_o of_o his_o faith_n this_o for_o melchisedecs_n tithing_n of_o abraham_n the_o antithesis_fw-la on_o levy_n part_n go_v thus_o levi_n tithe_v but_o his_o brethren_n melchisedec_n tithe_v abraham_n father_n both_o of_o levi_n and_o all_o his_o brethren_n brethren_n as_o be_v say_v both_o by_o flesh_n and_o faith_n ergo_fw-la all_o still_a subject_n to_o melchisedecs_n tithing_n and_o such_o as_o see_v not_o this_o be_v too_o big_a in_o flesh_n too_o beggarly_a in_o faith_n follow_v the_o circumstance_n in_o the_o form_n of_o their_o tithe_n this_o point_n have_v this_o antithesis_fw-la levi_n verse_n 5._o they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o levi._n which_o receive_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n have_v a_o commandment_n to_o take_v according_a to_o the_o law_n tithe_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v of_o their_o brethren_n though_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n melchisedec_n ver._n 6._o he_o who_o kindred_n be_v not_o count_v among_o they_o verse_n 3._o who_o priesthood_n be_v 16._o after_o the_o power_n of_o endless_a life_n gen._n 14._o have_v offer_v to_o he_o free_o and_o long_o before_o that_o law_n tithe_n by_o the_o patriarch_n of_o both_o levi_n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o who_o loin_n all_o his_o seed_n be_v both_o bless_a and_o tithe_v the_o chief_a note_n here_o be_v that_o melchisedecs_n form_n of_o tithing_n before_o the_o law_n must_v be_v great_a than_o levy_n tithing_n by_o the_o law_n and_o so_o melchisedec_n a_o great_a priest_n then_o levi._n for_o this_o action_n between_o abraham_n and_o melchisedec_n proceed_v either_o from_o a_o secret_a instinct_n of_o that_o supreme_a power_n work_v in_o both_o this_o ready_a and_o religious_a reverence_n or_o rather_o that_o god_n even_o teach_v abraham_n who_o say_v he_o will_v hide_v nothing_o from_o abraham_n that_o he_o be_v to_o do_v and_o concern_v abraham_n for_o say_v god_n i_o know_v abraham_n 18.17.19_o gen._n 18.17.19_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o son_n and_o household_n that_o they_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o offer_n of_o abraham_n be_v not_o in_o his_o free_a option_n for_o as_o abraham_n vers_fw-la 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o give_v free_o so_o be_v it_o say_v v._o 6._o that_o melchisedec_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tithe_v abraham_n as_o have_v authority_n they_o strive_v in_o perform_v all_o duty_n and_o we_o in_o pervert_v this_o for_o the_o two_o first_o circumstance_n of_o person_n and_o form_n follow_v the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n in_o their_o tithe_n chap._n vi_o melchisedecs_n priesthood_n more_o excellent_a than_o aaron_n because_o he_o be_v a_o perpetual_a priest_n and_o this_o perpetuity_n be_v prove_v by_o only_a tithe_n time_z be_v a_o argument_n whereupon_o depend_v §_o i_o the_o chief_a conclusion_n priest_n melchisedec_n a_o perpetual_a priest_n of_o both_o the_o apostle_n cause_n and_o our_o question_n we_o will_v look_v more_o narrow_o into_o it_o for_o be_v a_o priest_n never_o so_o great_a and_o his_o blessing_n never_o so_o good_a what_o avail_v it_o if_o it_o â—â—anish_v the_o only_a triumph_n of_o melchisedec_n over_o levi_n be_v his_o eternity_n in_o all_o his_o endless_a priesthood_n then_o if_o the_o apostle_n prove_v his_o priesthood_n perpetual_a he_o win_v his_o cause_n and_o in_o prove_v hereof_o see_v he_o use_v here_o no_o other_o medium_fw-la but_o a_o perpetual_a tithing_n he_o settle_v our_o question_n and_o thus_o it_o go_v a_o perpetual_a priesthood_n be_v better_a than_o a_o temporal_a melchisedecs_n be_v perpetual_a levy_n be_v temporal_a melchisedecs_n therefore_o better_a than_o levy_n to_o prove_v the_o assumption_n he_o reason_v thus_o vers_fw-la 8._o for_o melchisedec_n he_o that_o take_v tithe_n and_o live_v be_v a_o perpetual_a priest_n melchisedec_n take_v tithe_n and_o live_v ergo_fw-la melchisedec_n be_v a_o perpetual_a priest_n the_o proposition_n be_v true_a for_o life_n ever_o affirm_v make_v the_o person_n endless_a and_o tithing_n ever_o follow_v life_n make_v a_o priesthood_n endless_a tithing_n no_o priesthood_n without_o a_o tithing_n §_o two_o the_o assumption_n both_o for_o melchisedecs_n perpetuity_n and_o levy_n temporality_n be_v the_o eight_o verse_n itself_o thus_o and_o here_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n die_v man_n receive_v tithe_n viz._n levites_n levi_n die_v daily_o one_o succeed_v daily_o in_o the_o priesthood_n to_o another_o and_o in_o end_n they_o