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great_a title_n than_o that_o of_o a_o prophet_n 20.7_o nor_o any_o great_a right_o to_o handle_v divine_a mystery_n than_o any_o other_o father_n of_o a_o family_n which_o derive_v priesthood_n down_o from_o adam_n so_o that_o abram_n pay_v tithe_n unto_o he_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o whole_a dispute_n about_o melchisedeck_v 3_o saint_n paul_n prefer_v ancient_a thing_n before_o the_o latter_a set_v the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n before_o the_o law_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n and_o thereby_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o it_o above_o the_o latter_a and_o to_o show_v that_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v of_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n far_o above_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n he_o prove_v that_o levi_n himself_o pay_v both_o tithe_n and_o homage_n to_o he_o by_o abraham_n in_o his_o antitype_n melchisedeck_v while_o levi_n be_v in_o the_o loin_n of_o his_o progenitor_n abraham_n as_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n and_o king_n of_o righteousness_n and_o king_n of_o peace_n by_o augmentation_n of_o his_o title_n king_n and_o priest_n from_o ancient_a time_n agree_v in_o the_o same_o person_n till_o god_n appropriate_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o the_o better_a preservation_n of_o purity_n after_o many_o of_o the_o head_n of_o family_n be_v find_v so_o prone_a unto_o degeneracy_n whatever_o proper_a name_n he_o may_v have_v beside_o the_o generality_n agree_v that_o he_o be_v a_o 3._o mortal_a man_n immortal_a only_o as_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o some_o think_v as_o à _fw-la ..._o lapide_fw-la quote_v the_o author_n that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o roytelet_n of_o canaan_n who_o by_o god_n providence_n be_v preserve_v to_o be_v both_o a_o faithful_a man_n and_o a_o good_a king_n among_o they_o 7
whereof_o this_o hagar_n and_o her_o son_n ishmael_n be_v a_o type_n or_o allegory_n which_o do_v answer_v say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o unbelieving_a jerusalem_n 〈◊〉_d that_o now_o be_v or_o still_o remain_v fix_v to_o the_o law_n of_o mount_n sinai_n the_o law_n of_o the_o old_a covenant_n or_o testament_n but_o sarah_n and_o her_o son_n isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n do_v answer_n unto_o that_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v from_o above_o viz._n the_o church_n of_o the_o gentile_n call_v by_o wonder_n from_o heaven_n 10.11_o with_o the_o descend_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o church_n be_v free_a both_o from_o all_o the_o burden_n of_o the_o law_n frobenii_fw-la and_o from_o all_o its_o defect_n as_o have_v that_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o by_o the_o law_n it_o can_v not_o possible_o have_v attain_v to_o unto_o which_o church_n it_o be_v further_o promise_v that_o the_o desolate_a which_o be_v shall_v have_v more_o child_n than_o she_o which_o have_v the_o law_n for_o a_o husband_n but_o what_o say_v the_o scripture_n cast_v out_o the_o bondwoman_n and_o her_o son_n for_o they_o can_v live_v together_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o persecution_n that_o be_v in_o one_o against_o the_o other_o much_o less_o can_v they_o inherit_v together_o that_o lie_v claim_v by_o title_n so_o opposite_a to_o one_o another_o as_o the_o law_n and_o work_n the_o gospel_n and_o its_o grace_n chap._n xv._n at_o the_o five_o renewal_n of_o the_o promise_n god_n augment_v the_o name_n of_o abram_n and_o sarai_n and_o require_v a_o covenant_n from_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n the_o effect_n of_o which_o be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n why_o god_n require_v such_o a_o sign_n as_o circumcision_n to_o be_v the_o token_n of_o the_o covenant_n wherein_o the_o gloss_n of_o philo_n and_o maimonides_n be_v detect_v how_o circumcision_n come_v to_o be_v in_o use_n in_o egypt_n and_o who_o of_o they_o 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a_o figure_n a_o mystery_n or_o a_o sacrament_n refer_v unto_o christ_n and_o the_o state_n of_o his_o church_n to_o come_v under_o the_o ministration_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n which_o be_v all_o worthy_a to_o be_v weigh_v by_o themselves_o 10._o first_o i_o find_v that_o philo_n a_o jewish_a philosopher_n of_o alexandria_n imitate_v plato_n descend_v from_o one_o class_n or_o other_o of_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o send_v as_o a_o ambassador_n from_o the_o jew_n of_o that_o place_n unto_o the_o emperor_n cain_n about_o seven_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n endeavour_v as_o his_o manner_n be_v to_o apologise_v for_o judaism_n that_o it_o may_v seem_v the_o more_o gentile_a among_o the_o gentile_n among_o other_o reason_n why_o circumcision_n be_v introduce_v by_o their_o ancestor_n and_o transmit_v to_o their_o posterity_n speak_v thus_o the_o circumcision_n of_o our_o ancestor_n be_v deride_v but_o it_o be_v have_v in_o no_o small_a honour_n among_o other_o 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priest_n do_v add_v rasure_n to_o it_o over_o all_o their_o body_n that_o they_o may_v come_v the_o pure_a to_o their_o office_n now_o as_o for_o this_o decoros_fw-la herodotus_n indeed_o say_v that_o the_o egyptian_n circumcise_v themselves_o for_o cleanliness_n make_v more_o account_n of_o that_o than_o to_o be_v decorous_a but_o on_o whatsoever_o trust_n herodotus_n take_v this_o it_o can_v not_o escape_v the_o search_n of_o the_o learned_a father_n origen_n that_o this_o pretend_a cleanliness_n be_v for_o some_o repute_a sanctity_n among_o the_o egyptian_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o admit_v their_o vulgar_a unto_o circumcision_n but_o their_o priest_n only_o or_o their_o soothsayer_n and_o student_n of_o their_o hieroglyphic_n and_o their_o sacred_a science_n as_o they_o repute_v they_o apud_fw-la vos_fw-la inquit_fw-la o_fw-la gentiles_n frobenio_n it_o a_o magni_fw-la
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will_v not_o suffer_v his_o own_o name_n to_o be_v profane_v by_o set_v up_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n before_o their_o face_n nor_o ioseph_n service_n to_o be_v prejudice_v thereby_o for_o although_o the_o father_n of_o a_o family_n be_v the_o ordinary_a priest_n of_o his_o own_o house_n yet_o any_o man_n apart_o as_o jacob_n may_v erect_v a_o altar_n and_o offer_v his_o thanksgiving_n thereupon_o use_v such_o as_o he_o have_v about_o he_o like_o so_o many_o levites_n all_o sanctify_a by_o the_o sacrifice_n if_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n be_v right_a three_o if_o joseph_n have_v any_o outward_a part_n of_o devotion_n to_o accomplish_v it_o may_v be_v he_o may_v have_v find_v some_o of_o his_o retainer_n not_o unmeet_a to_o be_v assist_v to_o he_o 42.18_o for_o in_o his_o handle_n of_o his_o brethren_n while_o they_o take_v he_o for_o a_o egyptian_a he_o say_v unto_o they_o the_o three_o day_n this_o do_v and_o live_v for_o i_o fear_v 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