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and_o revel_v or_o jethro_n prince_n and_o priest_n of_o midian_a 1â—_n of_o other_o priest_n it_o appear_v in_o exod._n 19_o 22._o &_o 24._o that_o there_o be_v many_o let_v the_o priest_n say_v god_n that_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v sanctify_v and_o again_o let_v not_o the_o priest_n break_v their_o bound_n etc._n etc._n touch_v these_o priest_n we_o find_v no_o mention_n either_o how_o they_o be_v call_v to_o their_o function_n or_o how_o they_o be_v maintain_v in_o it_o neither_o of_o they_o that_o execute_v that_o place_n after_o the_o law_n be_v give_v till_o the_o call_n of_o the_o levite_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o short_a time_n as_o not_o above_o a_o year_n and_o some_o month_n yet_o must_v they_o have_v some_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v on_o even_o during_o that_o time_n the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n have_v not_o only_a land_n for_o their_o maintenance_n but_o they_o also_o have_v a_o certain_a part_n appoint_v they_o by_o pharaoh_n to_o live_v upon_o and_o though_o it_o appear_v not_o by_o the_o scripture_n what_o this_o part_n be_v yet_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v such_o and_o so_o bountiful_a as_o when_o all_o the_o other_o egyptian_n sell_v their_o land_n to_o joseph_n for_o pharaoh_n to_o save_v their_o life_n in_o the_o famine_n they_o live_v upon_o this_o part_n and_o keep_v their_o land_n the_o child_n of_o god_n no_o doubt_n come_v not_o behind_o the_o heathen_a in_o devotion_n and_o consequent_o not_o in_o their_o bounty_n to_o their_o priest_n therefore_o though_o we_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o demonstrate_v unto_o we_o the_o particular_a mean_n wherein_o they_o be_v provide_v for_o before_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o may_v very_o probable_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v much_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o heathen_a priest_n of_o that_o time_n for_o that_o the_o priest_n and_o child_n of_o god_n be_v then_o scatter_v among_o the_o heathen_a as_o melchisedek_n among_o the_o canaanite_n jethro_n among_o the_o midianite_n can_v use_v no_o rite_n nor_o ceremony_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n but_o the_o heathen_a will_v have_v the_o same_o in_o the_o service_n of_o their_o god_n insomuch_o as_o nothing_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n concern_v the_o same_o before_o the_o leviticall_a institution_n but_o it_o be_v particular_o find_v among_o the_o gentile_n first_o touch_v both_o their_o priest_n and_o manner_n of_o sanctify_v of_o they_o as_o also_o touch_v their_o offering_n altar_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o feast_v at_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o thanksgiving_n use_v by_o jethro_n exod._n 18._o 12._o i_o infer_v therefore_o that_o see_v the_o heathen_a take_v their_o original_a manner_n of_o holy_a rite_n from_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o therefore_o what_o original_a rite_n the_o heathen_a have_v in_o their_o service_n of_o their_o religion_n that_o the_o same_o be_v in_o use_n also_o among_o the_o child_n of_o god_n though_o they_o be_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o that_o insomuch_o as_o the_o heathen_a universal_o pay_v tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n unto_o their_o god_n and_o priest_n that_o therefore_o the_o child_n of_o god_n do_v so_o likewise_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o true_a god_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v hugo_n cardinalis_fw-la say_v it_o be_v think_v that_o adam_n teach_v his_o son_n to_o offer_v first-fruit_n and_o ten_o unto_o god_n so_o that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n borrow_v it_o not_o from_o the_o heathen_a or_o the_o heathen_a from_o they_o but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o as_o ambrose_n say_v god_n therefore_o by_o moses_n follow_v not_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o gentile_n non_fw-la ergo_fw-la deus_fw-la per_fw-la mosem_fw-la gentilium_fw-la formam_fw-la secutus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsa_fw-la naturalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la hoc_fw-la habet_fw-la ut_fw-la quis_fw-la inde_fw-la vivat_fw-la ubi_fw-la laborat_fw-la in_o epist._n 1_o cor._n ca._n 9_o c._n 41._o col._n c._n and_o as_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n do_v plain_o confirm_v it_o to_o be_v do_v by_o they_o so_o doubtless_o be_v it_o also_o do_v by_o other_o of_o the_o hebrew_n even_o before_o the_o leviticall_a institution_n and_o even_o then_o hold_v and_o take_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n belong_v unto_o god_n as_o plain_o appear_v by_o god_n own_o mouth_n in_o 22._o exod._n 29._o when_o he_o say_v and_o that_o before_o the_o leviticall_a institution_n thy_o abundance_n and_o thy_o liquor_n shall_v thou_o not_o keep_v back_o which_o all_o interpreter_n agree_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n of_o corn_n oil_n and_o wine_n and_o therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o so_o to_o translate_v it_o viz._n thy_o tithe_n and_o first-fruit_n shall_v thou_o not_o keep_v back_o wherein_o the_o word_n keep_v back_o non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la be_v very_o material_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o evident_o show_v that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n of_o old_a to_o pay_v these_o tithe_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o now_o require_v they_o not_o as_o a_o new_a thing_n but_o as_o due_a unto_o he_o by_o a_o ancient_a usage_n that_o the_o word_n non_fw-fr tardabis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o keep_v back_o or_o delay_n imply_v a_o thing_n former_o due_a very_a reason_n tell_v we_o and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o other_o part_n of_o scripture_n do_v confirm_v it_o for_o the_o very_a same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n deut._n 23._o 21._o when_o thou_o vowe_v a_o vow_n unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o be_v slack_a to_o pay_v it_o or_o shall_v not_o keep_v it_o back_o this_o be_v not_o a_o commandment_n to_o pay_v or_o give_v a_o new_a thing_n but_o to_o pay_v that_o be_v already_o due_a the_o thing_n vow_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n it_o be_v say_v 2_o pet._n 3._o 9_o non_fw-la tardat_fw-la dominus_fw-la promissa_fw-la the_o lord_n be_v not_o slack_a in_o perform_v his_o promise_n that_o be_v not_o slack_a or_o hold_v that_o back_n which_o in_o his_o honour_n and_o justice_n he_o have_v tie_v himself_o to_o pay_v or_o perform_v the_o blessing_n he_o promise_v which_o by_o his_o promise_n be_v make_v a_o debt_n cap._n xxv_o that_o they_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v say_v in_o genesis_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 13._o ca._n and_o so_o on_o in_o the_o 14._o and_o in_o the_o 7._o to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o whilst_o abraham_n dwell_v at_o hebron_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o mamre_n his_o brother_n lot_n be_v carry_v away_o prisoner_n by_o the_o four_o assyrian_n or_o babylonian_a king_n with_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o that_o abraham_n confederate_a with_o mamre_a the_o amorite_n and_o his_o brethren_n escol_n and_o aner_n arm_v his_o household_n even_o the_o bondman_n as_o well_o as_o free_v 318._o in_o all_o and_o pursue_v they_o unto_o dan_o where_o he_o smite_v they_o in_o the_o night_n and_o 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