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ten_o commandment_n a_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o charge_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v teach_v ten_o to_o all_o and_o take_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o so_o both_o be_v perpetual_a and_o proportional_a levi_n then_o be_v neither_o the_o twelve_o thirteen_o nor_o §_o vii_o scarce_o sixti_v part_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v clear_a reckon_v num._n 1.46_o compare_v with_o 3.39_o the_o people_n be_v 603550._o the_o levite_n but_o 22000._o beside_o the_o odds_n of_o age_n reckon_v that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o give_v he_o the_o ten_o for_o then_o the_o sixti_v part_n shall_v have_v be_v but_o he_o a_o pitiful_a wonder_n it_o be_v to_o see_v such_o learned_a man_n allege_v such_o reason_n but_o what_o then_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o donation_n observe_v it_o thousand_o of_o year_n before_o the_o law_n be_v tithe_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n between_o abraham_n and_o melchisedec_n 28.22_o gen._n 14.20_o and_o 28.22_o then_o vow_v by_o jaacob_n hereupon_o more_o than_o 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shall_v bring_v on_o the_o condition_n numb_a 1.49.50_o for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v take_v up_o as_o priest_n exod._n 28._o even_o so_o be_v levi_n make_v the_o lord_n more_o peculiarly_a than_o the_o other_o tribe_n all_o this_o while_n have_v levi_n no_o portion_n the_o first_o news_n he_o hear_v be_v he_o shall_v have_v no_o portion_n among_o his_o brethren_n only_o i_o be_o his_o portion_n say_v the_o lord_n num._n 18.20_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n i_o have_v give_v the_o son_n of_o levi_n all_o the_o ten_o etc._n etc._n then_o he_o subjoin_v what_o move_v he_o so_o to_o do_v for_o his_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o therefore_o levi_n have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o his_o brethren_n deut._n 10.8.9_o so_o we_o see_v the_o only_o call_v bring_v on_o the_o condition_n 7.94_o neh._n 7.94_o this_o rule_n be_v ever_o keep_v under_o the_o law_n he_o that_o can_v not_o prove_v his_o pedigree_n to_o the_o priesthood_n he_o be_v debar_v holy_a maintenance_n it_o shall_v go_v so_o under_o the_o gospel_n too_o he_o that_o can_v give_v evidence_n of_o a_o inward_a call_n his_o evangelicall_a pedigree_n shall_v not_o be_v permit_v propter_fw-la beneficium_fw-la ambire_fw-la officium_fw-la that_o this_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n and_o right_a course_n in_o levy_n maintenance_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o that_o he_o who_o commit_v sacrilege_n offend_v god_n primariò_fw-la against_o the_o first_o table_n he_o that_o rob_v any_o other_o tribe_n offend_v but_o in_o the_o second_o table_n he_o spoil_v not_o god_n he_o be_v but_o a_o thief_n the_o other_o a_o sacrilegious_a thief_n shall_v we_o clear_v it_o also_o by_o the_o gospel_n rom._n 2.21_o etc._n etc._n thou_o which_o teach_v another_o teach_v thou_o not_o thyself_o thou_o which_o preach_v a_o man_n shall_v not_o steal_v do_v thou_o steal_v thou_o that_o say_v a_o man_n shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n do_v thou_o commit_v adultery_n here_o we_o see_v 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our_o conclusion_n then_o go_v thus_o through_o this_o epistle_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o melchisedec_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o christ_n and_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o aaron_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o christ_n for_o these_o be_v the_o apostle_n own_o note_n again_o hundrethe_n of_o aaron_n with_o thousand_o of_o his_o associate_n thousand_o of_o year_n and_o million_o of_o redouble_a action_n bind_v but_o only_a christ_n and_o christ_n only_o once_o they_o bind_v not_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n belong_v to_o christ_n priesthood_n but_o melchisedecs_n one_o only_a blessing_n design_v his_o priesthood_n bind_v christ_n ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o all_o his_o ministry_n ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v we_o not_o hereupon_o infer_v then_o that_o if_o melchisedecs_n service_n bind_v our_o ministry_n his_o maintenance_n must_v also_o be_v due_a to_o they_o we_o see_v then_o that_o unity_n 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the_o sum_n and_o perfection_n of_o peaceable_o settle_a priesthood_n for_o blessing_n after_o this_o sort_n here_o be_v real_a and_o exhibitive_a be_v the_o end_n and_o perfection_n of_o all_o priesthood_n and_o priestly_a office_n for_o that_o legal_a form_n of_o blessing_n under_o levi_n num._n 6.23_o be_v but_o as_o a_o prayer_n for_o blessing_n as_o we_o yet_o use_v to_o this_o day_n and_o have_v no_o ceremony_n it_o and_o again_o to_o give_v tithe_n as_o do_v abraham_n here_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a testification_n of_o our_o due_a obedience_n to_o christ_n minister_n the_o very_a fruit_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o this_o for_o his_o function_n next_o vers_fw-la 3._o come_v his_o order_n dignity_n and_o excellency_n §_o two_o thereof_o without_o father_n mother_n kindred_n beginning_n end_v like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n remain_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o those_o strange_a note_n must_v be_v apply_v and_o understand_v as_o well_o
be_v say_v leave_v the_o distribution_n to_o levi_n himself_o god_n end_n and_o man_n be_v here_o quite_o contrary_a god_n give_v levi_n a_o maintenance_n from_o himself_o and_o free_a of_o man_n option_n to_o be_v lift_v before_o man_n shall_v meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n to_o no_o other_o end_n 13.17_o hebr._n 13.17_o but_o as_o hezekiah_n say_v that_o they_o may_v be_v encourage_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o please_v the_o laird_n or_o my_o lord_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o stumble_v at_o such_o a_o huge-stone_n as_o how_o shall_v i_o live_v that_o they_o may_v dâ—e_v it_o with_o joy_n and_o not_o with_o grief_n 33.9_o deut._n 33.9_o he_o must_v misknow_v father_n and_o mother_n brother_n his_o own_o child_n when_o god_n cause_n be_v in_o hand_n as_o he_o do_v exod._n 32.27_o 28._o 3.8_o philip._n 3.8_o he_o must_v count_v all_o thing_n dung_n for_o christ_n sake_n but_o man_n end_n be_v to_o asseruile_a the_o gospel_n to_o his_o vile_a appetite_n and_o what_o 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extremity_n to_o be_v avoid_v be_v hunger_n and_o surfeit_n want_n kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o riches_n make_v his_o grace_n roost_n but_o to_o speak_v at_o home_o now_o say_v that_o our_o levite_n §_o ix_o shall_v fast_v as_o too_o many_o of_o they_o do_v shall_v our_o people_n fair_a the_o better_a no_o for_o if_o levi_n charge_v not_o laicke_v overcharge_v a_o shame_n of_o shame_n our_o pulpit_n preach_v christ_n our_o parliament_n forfeit_a christ_n and_o our_o poor_a commons_o peel_v under_o colour_n of_o pay_v to_o christ_n the_o trick_n of_o it_o be_v cozen_v christ_n and_o the_o king_n both_o cozen_v that_o tithe_n be_v upon_o the_o sudden_a find_v unfit_a for_o the_o church_n but_o very_o fit_a for_o the_o king_n for_o the_o time_n as_o young_a as_o our_o reformation_n all_o must_v be_v annex_v to_o he_o so_o be_v he_o but_o not_o long_o both_o king_n and_o priest_n a_o new_a melchisedec_n he_o tithe_v once_o if_o once_o but_o never_o more_o for_o as_o they_o scorn_v christ_n 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