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A13216 Redde debitum. Or, A discourse in defence of three chiefe fatherhoods grounded upon a text dilated to the latitude of the fift Commandement; and is therfore grounded thereupon, because 'twas first intended for the pulpit, and should have beene concluded in one or two sermons, but is extended since to a larger tract; and written chiefely in confutation of all disobedient and factious kinde of people, who are enemies both to the Church and state. By John Svvan. Swan, John, d. 1671. 1640 (1640) STC 23514; ESTC S118031 127,775 278

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14._o quod_fw-la debehat_fw-la ahraham_n deo_fw-la solvit_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la melchisedeck_n say_v calmin_n 7._o calvin_n in_o heb._n 7._o that_o which_o abraham_n owe_v unto_o god_n he_o pay_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o melchisedeck_n or_o as_o saint_n chrysostome_n speak_v abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a judaeo_n chrysost_n house_n 5._o adversus_fw-la judaeo_n pay_v his_o tithe_n to_o melchisedeck_n shadow_v out_o all_o the_o faithful_a pay_v tithe_n unto_o christ_n again_o tithe_n pay_v to_o melchisedeek_v be_v here_o bring_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o prove_v not_o only_o the_o greatness_n but_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n and_o therefore_o tithe_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v as_o long_o as_o christ_n priesthood_n stand_v and_o as_o i_o say_v before_o although_o the_o priest_n have_v always_o receive_v they_o yet_o the_o original_a right_n be_v none_o of_o they_o they_o have_v they_o but_o by_o way_n of_o deputation_n or_o assignment_n and_o this_o 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god_n be_v better_o reveal_v then_o to_o the_o heathen_n thus_o also_o think_v that_o learned_a brentius_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o leviticus_n chap._n 27._o verse_n the_o 30_o the_o how_o they_o have_v it_o from_o they_o be_v not_o much_o material_a it_o be_v without_o question_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n among_o they_o as_o well_o as_o among_o god_n people_n and_o a_o man_n may_v as_o well_o declare_v who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v deos_fw-la esse_fw-la colendos_fw-la as_o who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o deliver_v the_o ten_o part_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o part_n to_o be_v the_o reserve_a and_o special_a portion_n appropriate_v to_o a_o deity_n in_o brief_a all_o these_o practice_n serve_v to_o show_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o a_o part_n of_o god_n service_n all_o people_n know_v themselves_o bind_v to_o give_v something_o to_o god_n of_o those_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o they_o this_o something_o be_v no_o will_n worship_v 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for_o there_o be_v nothing_o cease_v but_o what_o be_v typical_a all_o else_o abide_v with_o what_o have_v ever_o belong_v to_o it_o so_o that_o although_o it_o be_v grant_v that_o like_a that_o viz._n part_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o such_o like_a some_o portion_n belong_v to_o the_o levite_n be_v now_o cease_v because_o the_o part_n of_o those_o service_n for_o which_o they_o be_v due_a be_v abolish_v and_o go_v yet_o that_o which_o be_v pay_v for_o the_o main_a duty_n and_o principal_a service_n belong_v to_o the_o substance_n of_o religion_n before_o any_o such_o ceremony_n be_v command_v be_v still_o of_o force_n and_o of_o right_a our_o lawful_a hire_n this_o be_v the_o full_a ten_o of_o all_o that_o increase_n wherewith_o the_o lord_n almighty_n bless_v his_o people_n and_o although_o cajetan_n by_o the_o name_n of_o ten_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o ten_o part_n but_o a_o certain_a portion_n which_o in_o moses_n his_o time_n be_v call_v a_o ten_o 14._o lippom._n in_o gen_n 14._o yet_o lippoman_n seek_v no_o such_o evasion_n overthrow_v his_o supposition_n with_o a_o more_o downright_a deal_n for_o in_o that_o story_n of_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n melchisedech_n he_o render_v it_o from_o the_o hebrew_n and_o say_v it_o be_v thus_o dedit_fw-la ei_fw-la decimam_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la he_o give_v he_o a_o ten_o out_o of_o all_o which_o as_o the_o chaldee_n interprete_v be_v one_o out_o of_o ten_o and_o therefore_o juxta_fw-la legem_fw-la naturae_fw-la &_o dei_fw-la solvuntur_fw-la sacerdoti_fw-la say_v the_o same_o author_n so_o also_o in_o that_o vow_n of_o jacob_n genesis_n 28._o 28.22_o idem_fw-la in_o gen._n 28.22_o et_fw-la ne_fw-fr forte_fw-fr alicui_fw-la dubitare_fw-la contigeret_fw-la de_fw-la portione_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la decima_fw-la se_fw-la soluturum_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la promittit_fw-la occurrit_fw-la chaldaica_n inquiens_fw-la et_fw-la omnium_fw-la quae_fw-la dederis_fw-la mihi_fw-la unum_fw-la ex_fw-la decem_fw-la seperabo_fw-la coram_fw-la te_fw-la mean_v as_o before_o that_o this_o patriarch_n will_v separate_v one_o part_n of_o ten_o and_o again_o to_o show_v how_o the_o old_a patriarch_n come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o this_o part_n rather_o than_o of_o any_o other_o the_o say_a author_n record_v out_o of_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la deum_fw-la docu_fw-la sse_fw-la adam_n divinum_fw-la cultum_fw-la quo_fw-la ejus_fw-la benevolentiam_fw-la recuperaret_fw-la quam_fw-la per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la transgress_v sionis_fw-la amiserat_fw-la ipsumquè_fw-fr docuisse_fw-la filios_fw-la sue_v dare_v deo_fw-la decimas_fw-la &_o primitias_fw-la mean_v that_o god_n divine_a worship_n be_v immediate_o teach_v unto_o adam_n by_o god_n himself_o etc._n etc._n and_o that_o adam_n teach_v his_o son_n to_o give_v tithe_n and_o first_o fruit_n to_o the_o lord_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o they_o bring_v their_o offering_n at_o a_o set_a time_n and_o to_o a_o choose_a place_n god_n house_n call_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o lord_n more_o special_a presence_n there_o 4._o see_v gen._n 4._o god_n face_n that_o then_o and_o there_o they_o may_v offer_v unto_o the_o lord_n not_o immediate_o but_o rather_o mediate_o by_o adam_n the_o priest_n of_o god_n for_o so_o the_o lord_n expound_v our_o offering_n to_o he_o number_n 5.8_o to_o the_o lord_n even_o to_o the_o priest_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o 2_o chron._n 15.11_o the_o people_n be_v say_v to_o offer_v when_o as_o they_o only_o bring_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o priest_n offer_v for_o they_o neither_o may_v this_o seem_v strange_a for_o among_o god_n people_n from_o adam_n to_o moses_n he_o that_o be_v the_o elder_a of_o every_o family_n be_v both_o the_o king_n and_o the_o priest_n over_o his_o own_o family_n thus_o do_v the_o hebrew_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o priesthood_n be_v a_o perpetual_a annexum_fw-la to_o the_o birthright_n yea_o thus_o do_v saint_n hierome_n witness_n in_o more_o place_n of_o his_o writing_n evagr._fw-la hier._n quaest_n hebraic_a et_fw-fr in_o epist_n 126._o ad_fw-la evagr._fw-la than_o one_o and_o we_o also_o find_v it_o in_o those_o many_o priestly_a practice_n of_o the_o bless_a patriarch_n saint_n chrysostome_n likewise_o say_v that_o the_o prerogative_n of_o birthright_n be_v great_a whether_o it_o be_v by_o nature_n or_o of_o grace_n when_o jacob_n and_o esau_n therefore_o strive_v about_o their_o birthright_n they_o contend_v not_o about_o a_o trifle_n but_o about_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o moment_n and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v that_o in_o sundry_a family_n there_o be_v sundry_a priest_n yet_o the_o elder_a patriarch_n than_o live_v be_v as_o it_o be_v high_a priest_n among_o they_o all_o 14.18_o bp._n mount_n against_o mr._n seld._n c._n 1._o pag._n 207_o 208._o gen._n 14.18_o their_o office_n cease_v or_o be_v suspend_v for_o a_o time_n when_o a_o great_a high_a priest_n be_v present_a
than_o themselves_o witness_v that_o passage_n which_o be_v between_o abraham_n and_o melchisedech_n for_o though_o when_o melchisedech_n be_v king_n and_o priest_n of_o salem_n abraham_n also_o be_v king_n and_o priest_n over_o his_o own_o family_n yet_o abraham_n office_n yield_v and_o give_v place_n to_o melchisedech_n because_o he_o be_v of_o a_o elder_a house_n and_o so_o great_a than_o abraham_n for_o this_o melchisedech_n be_v sem_fw-mi genes_n hier._n tradit_fw-la in_o genes_n as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n also_o witness_v and_o make_v the_o firstborn_a not_o by_o birth_n but_o by_o his_o father_n 9.26.27_o father_n gen._n 9.26.27_o blessing_n and_o indeed_o see_v that_o japhets_n son_n 2.5_o son_n act._n 2.5_o fetch_v their_o religion_n from_o salem_n who_o god_n will_v persuade_v to_o 9.27_o to_o gen_n 9.27_o fetch_v it_o from_o sems_n tent_n who_o shall_v rule_v 76.2_o rule_v or_o jerusalem_n as_o in_o psal_n 76.2_o salem_n where_o god_n his_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v rather_o than_o sem_fw-mi wherein_o we_o may_v also_o note_v that_o although_o there_o be_v priest_n and_o offering_n before_o yet_o be_v melchisedech_n the_o first_o who_o be_v direct_o say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o the_o first_o also_o that_o in_o direct_a term_n be_v say_v to_o take_v god_n portion_n by_o the_o name_n of_o tithe_n yea_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o god_n but_o tithe_n be_v 7.6_o be_v abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o gen._n 14.19_o 20_o not_o by_o voluntary_a contribution_n but_o by_o necessary_a injunction_n witness_v both_o melchisedechs_n superiority_n as_o also_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o heb._n 7.6_o pay_v to_o he_o and_o those_o even_o as_o be_v afterward_o mention_v in_o the_o write_a law_n for_o the_o service_n that_o he_o do_v and_o what_o be_v that_o special_a service_n as_o a_o 8.16_o a_o for_o thut_v do_v josephus_n rabbt_n solomon_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o cajetan_n among_o the_o the_o papist_n understand_v the_o place_n num._n 6.23_o &_o num._n 8.16_o king_n he_o bring_v forth_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o comfort_v both_o abraham_n and_o his_o soldier_n but_o as_o a_o priest_n he_o bless_v he_o namely_o abraham_n and_o then_o take_v tithe_n thesa_fw-mi cred_fw-mi due_n belong_v to_o his_o holy_a function_n it_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a but_o substantial_a part_n of_o the_o priest_n office_n it_o be_v among_o the_o levite_n afterward_o who_o be_v choose_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o first-born_a yea_o and_o have_v still_o follow_v the_o priesthood_n from_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n to_o our_o very_a day_n it_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n himself_o mark_v 10.16_o luke_n 24.50_o it_o be_v by_o he_o command_v and_o a_o promise_v grant_v to_o second_v it_o upon_o such_o as_o ready_o receive_v they_o that_o he_o send_v luke_n 10.5_o it_o be_v also_o practise_v by_o the_o bless_a apostle_n and_o have_v as_o i_o say_v still_o follow_v the_o priesthood_n ever_o since_o for_o according_a to_o that_o form_n in_o the_o 2._o cor._n 13.14_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o all_o age_n thereof_o have_v continue_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n or_o if_o otherwise_o it_o be_v according_a to_o what_o be_v else_o where_o teach_v they_o as_o in_o phil._n 4.7_o rom_n 15.33_o shall_v then_o the_o wage_n for_o this_o service_n be_v abolish_v it_o can_v it_o may_v not_o it_o must_v not_o be_v for_o to_o who_o the_o self_n same_o power_n and_o duty_n of_o blessing_n belong_v as_o do_v to_o melchisedech_n before_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n under_o the_o law_n to_o they_o from_o the_o bless_a aught_o the_o same_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v that_o be_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o but_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v as_o have_v be_v show_v the_o same_o power_n and_o right_n of_o blessing_n the_o people_n therefore_o tithe_n be_v their_o due_n as_o well_o as_o the_o due_a of_o the_o priest_n before_o they_o thus_o then_o as_o i_o say_v before_o priesthood_n and_o tithe_n be_v relative_n quorum_fw-la uno_fw-la posito_fw-la ponitur_fw-la et_fw-la alterum_fw-la et_fw-la uno_fw-la sublato_fw-la tollitur_fw-la et_fw-la alterum_fw-la for_o he_o bless_v abraham_n and_o receive_v tithe_n of_o all_o that_o for_o melchisedech_n 18.22_o gen._n 14_o 19.20_o heb._n 7.1.2_o deut._n 10_o 9_o numb_a 18.22_o and_o again_o to_o bless_v in_o his_o name_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n be_v their_o inheritance_n and_o have_v give_v they_o all_o the_o ten_o in_o israel_n that_o for_o the_o levite_n object_n object_n 1_o but_o it_o be_v object_v that_o abraham_n pay_v the_o tithe_n of_o his_o spoil_n and_o not_o of_o his_o other_o good_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o necessary_o bind_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n perpetual_o at_o other_o time_n and_o out_o of_o his_o other_o substance_n answ_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d answ_n in_o heb._n 7.4_o translate_v the_o spoil_n of_o war_n do_v signify_v the_o top_n the_o chief_a the_o principal_a or_o best_a of_o anything_o as_o well_o or_o rather_o than_o the_o spoil_n of_o war_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o give_v tithe_n of_o all_o which_o be_v mention_v at_o the_o second_o verse_n so_o de_fw-fr praecipuis_fw-la of_o the_o best_a of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d that_o learned_a author_n speak_v he_o give_v he_o the_o best_a of_o all_o for_o tithe_v 〈◊〉_d pag._n 〈◊〉_d but_o say_v we_o shall_v grant_v that_o at_o this_o time_n abraham_n give_v only_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n yet_o be_v it_o so_o far_o from_o hinder_v the_o right_a of_o tithe_n that_o it_o rather_o confirm_v all_o more_o full_o for_o if_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n much_o more_o than_o of_o his_o own_o good_n ordinary_o and_o at_o other_o time_n the_o vow_n of_o jacob_n do_v well_o confirm_v it_o where_o i_o be_o sure_a be_v nothing_o speak_v concern_v spoil_n for_o of_o all_o say_v he_o which_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o i_o will_v give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o gen._n 28.22_o out_o of_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v how_o general_a this_o practice_n be_v of_o pay_v tithe_n it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o when_o he_o speak_v they_o 32.10_o gen._n 32.10_o he_o have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o such_o a_o payment_n howbeit_o because_o he_o know_v the_o equity_n of_o it_o and_o have_v ordinary_o see_v the_o zealous_a performance_n of_o it_o he_o vow_v not_o to_o be_v deficient_a in_o it_o whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o lord_n to_o enable_v he_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o kindred_n beside_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o tithe_n give_v by_o abraham_n to_o melchisedech_n but_o of_o those_o spoil_n only_o why_o be_v this_o compare_v with_o leviticall_a tithe_n which_o be_v pay_v yearly_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o common_a practice_n as_o well_o then_o as_o under_o the_o law_n to_o pay_v their_o tithe_n to_o god_n priest_n and_o so_o what_o be_v do_v before_o the_o law_n in_o these_o duty_n can_v no_o more_o cease_v now_o after_o the_o law_n than_o christ_n cease_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n object_n object_n 2_o and_o second_o whereas_o some_o object_n that_o vow_n be_v only_o to_o be_v make_v of_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o not_o of_o thing_n necessary_a 5._o mr._n perrot_n append._n to_o jacobs_n vow_n pag_n 5._o it_o be_v answer_v very_o fit_o that_o to_o forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n be_v a_o duty_n necessary_a but_o we_o may_v not_o only_o vow_v this_o in_o baptism_n but_o take_v the_o sacrament_n afterward_o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n to_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o same_o vow_n object_n object_n 3_o oh_o but_o say_v some_o jacob_n vow_v tithe_n with_o condition_n therefore_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n answ_n it_o be_v answer_v answ_n 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