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the_o condition_n require_v levit._fw-la cap._n 21._o his_o office_n be_v to_o order_v the_o lamp_n upon_o the_o pure_a candlestick_n before_o the_o lord_n continual_o to_o offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n to_o burn_v incense_n 16_o levit._fw-la 24.4_o 1_o sam._n 2.28_o levit._fw-la 24.8_o levit._fw-la cap._n 16_o to_o wear_v the_o ephod_n to_o make_v and_o set_v forth_o in_o order_n the_o shewbread_n before_o the_o lord_n every_o sabbath_n to_o go_v within_o the_o veil_n and_o to_o make_v the_o solemn_a atonement_n once_o a_o year_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o be_v prescribe_v levit._fw-la cap._n 16._o under_o these_o condition_n aaron_n first_o have_v it_o than_o eleazar_n his_o son_n than_o phinees_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n etc._n etc._n the_o priest_n of_o the_o second_o order_n 21.21_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o second_o order_n levit._fw-la 21.21_o be_v all_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n successive_o in_o their_o generation_n who_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o priesthood_n that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o they_o have_v no_o blemish_n nor_o be_v blind_a or_o lame_a etc._n etc._n for_o the_o law_n be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v a_o blemish_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o aaron_n the_o priest_n shall_v come_v nigh_o to_o offer_v the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n he_o have_v a_o blemish_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o to_o offer_v the_o bread_n of_o his_o god_n these_o be_v consecrate_v as_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v and_o with_o the_o same_o oil_n though_o not_o to_o the_o same_o measure_n as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o they_o may_v not_o defile_v themselves_o for_o the_o dead_a yet_o for_o their_o near_a kindred_n their_o mother_n their_o father_n their_o son_n their_o daughter_n their_o brethren_n and_o their_o sister_n which_o be_v virgin_n and_o have_v not_o be_v marry_v they_o may_v defile_v themselves_o by_o go_v in_o unto_o they_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a they_o may_v uncover_v their_o head_n but_o they_o may_v not_o make_v baldness_n 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go_v out_o fire_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o devour_v they_o and_o they_o die_v before_o the_o lord_n 24.2_o levit._fw-la 10.1_o 2_o 1_o chro._n 24.2_o and_o leave_v none_o to_o succeed_v they_o in_o the_o priesthood_n wherefore_o the_o priesthood_n be_v continue_v by_o eleazar_n and_o ithamar_n and_o in_o their_o stock_n and_o progeny_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o david_n but_o david_n in_o his_o time_n find_v that_o there_o be_v sixteen_o family_n which_o descend_v from_o eleazar_n and_o eight_o from_o ithamar_n distribute_v they_o into_o four_o and_o twenty_o rank_n or_o order_n according_a to_o the_o head_n of_o the_o several_a family_n by_o lot_n that_o so_o they_o may_v orderly_o and_o in_o their_o course_n and_o not_o altogether_o give_v attendance_n upon_o the_o temple_n and_o these_o be_v call_v the_o first_o second_o three_o and_o four_o lot_n etc._n etc._n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v 1_o chron._n cap._n 24._o this_o be_v do_v by_o david_n solomon_n have_v build_v and_o consecrate_v the_o temple_n appoint_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o david_n his_o father_n 8.14_o 2_o chr._n 8.14_o the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o their_o service_n the_o several_a order_n serve_v their_o several_a week_n and_o then_o other_o succeed_v in_o their_o place_n for_o zacharias_n the_o priest_n the_o father_n of_o st_n john_n the_o baptist_n execute_v the_o priest_n office_n before_o god_n 1.8_o s._n luc._n 1.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o order_n of_o his_o course_n say_v the_o translation_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d course_n as_o theophilact_fw-mi say_v and_o after_o he_o scuttetus_n and_o beza_n be_v hebdomadae_fw-la week_n it_o seem_v also_o that_o when_o they_o be_v meet_v together_o they_o cast_v lot_n what_o every_o man_n shall_v do_v and_o what_o service_n he_o shall_v perform_v for_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o same_o zacharias_n that_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o lot_n be_v or_o he_o obtain_v by_o lot_n to_o burn_v incense_n 9_o v._o 9_o and_o by_o this_o the_o reader_n may_v take_v notice_n who_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o high_a priest_n or_o chief_a priest_n be_v 2.4_o s._n mat._n 2.4_o with_o who_o herod_n consult_v and_o who_o they_o be_v who_o so_o often_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v obtain_v to_o be_v style_v high_a priest_n or_o chief_a priest_n there_o be_v but_o one_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v the_o high_a or_o chief_a priest_n of_o all_o as_o be_v jehoiada_n the_o chief_a but_o there_o be_v high_a priest_n or_o chief_a priest_n 24.6_o 2_o chr._n 24.6_o four_o and_o twenty_o in_o number_n who_o be_v the_o high_a or_o chief_a of_o the_o several_a course_n order_n or_o lot_n the_o head_n of_o the_o several_a family_n these_o upon_o all_o occasion_n assist_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o be_v of_o his_o counsel_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v act_v 4.6_o 4.6_o act._n 4.6_o and_o because_o they_o be_v the_o head_n of_o 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