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A61105 The vvay to everlasting happinesse: or, the substance of christian religion methodically and plainly handled in a familiar discourse dialogue-wise: wherein, the doctrine of the Church of England is vindicated; the ignorant instructed, and the faithfull directed in their travels to heaven. By Benjamin Spencer, preacher of the word of God at Bromley neer Bow in Middlesex. Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595? 1659 (1659) Wing S4945; ESTC R222156 362,911 329

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against_o this_o order_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n 10._o num._n 6.9_o 10._o who_o account_v that_o order_n wherein_o god_n have_v place_v they_o to_o be_v a_o small_a matter_n do_v aspire_v to_o the_o priest_n office_n and_o so_o incur_v upon_o themselves_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n beside_o among_o the_o levite_n themselves_o be_v three_o principal_a head_n name_v by_o god_n himself_o as_o eliasaph_n for_o the_o gershonite_n 30._o num._n 3.24_o 30._o elizaphan_n for_o the_o kohathite_n and_o zuriel_n for_o the_o merarite_n and_o afterward_o there_o be_v other_o chief_a father_n of_o the_o levite_n that_o direct_v the_o rest_n in_o their_o several_a course_n allort_v by_o david_n 1_o chron._n 23.24_o the_o priest_n also_o be_v of_o sundry_a order_n among_o themselves_o the_o first_o dignity_n belong_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o secondary_a to_o he_o be_v ithamar_n 33._o num._n 4.28_o 33._o and_o his_o offspring_n who_o command_v the_o gershonite_n and_o merarite_n to_o their_o service_n these_o be_v reckon_v and_o call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o pertain_v to_o god_n and_o out_o of_o these_o be_v choose_v by_o david_n the_o twenty_o four_o course_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o temple_n 14._o 1_o chron._n 14._o together_o with_o substitute_n under_o they_o to_o assist_v in_o their_o presence_n or_o in_o their_o absence_n 〈◊〉_d luke_n 1.5_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o respect_n zacharias_n be_v say_v to_o be_v of_o the_o course_n of_o abia_n viz._n the_o eight_o course_n of_o the_o twenty_o four_o and_o these_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v call_v the_o chief_a priest_n mat._n 2.4_o and_o these_o also_o be_v elder_n and_o judge_n in_o their_o own_o city_n 26._o 1_o chron._n 26._o for_o the_o execution_n of_o moses_n law_n and_o sit_v also_o with_o the_o elder_n sometime_o of_o other_o city_n in_o judgement_n for_o the_o explication_n of_o moses_n law_n wherein_o if_o any_o 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