Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	aaron_n	abraham_n	bring_v	21	3	4.7787	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11886	Sacrilege sacredly handled That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.	Sempill, James, Sir, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 22186; ESTC S117106	109,059	172

tithing_n of_o they_o hebr._n paul_n meaning_n to_o the_o hebr._n for_o that_o time_n be_v not_o come_v as_o be_v say_v they_o be_v poor_a new_a convert_a christian_n even_o those_o for_o who_o paul_n have_v gather_v that_o collection_n in_o achaia_n asia_n and_o rom●_n paul_n only_o as_o be_v say_v will_v draw_v they_o from_o levi_n to_o christ_n and_o that_o in_o the_o power_n and_o prerogative_n of_o melchisedec_n in_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o levy_n priesthood_n special_o blessing_n and_o tithe_n they_o know_v tithe_n be_v due_a but_o not_o due_a to_o christ_n this_o paul_n teach_v they_o let_v every_o christian_a balance_n these_o argument_n in_o the_o scale_n of_o a_o upright_a conscience_n fix_v and_o settle_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o according_o dispose_v of_o his_o affection_n §_o viii_o behold_v then_o last_o how_o fit_o all_o thing_n be_v match_v in_o those_o type_n christ_n comparison_n of_o melchisedec_n aaron_n and_o christ_n and_o their_o verity_n christ_n grace_n be_v join_v to_o eternity_n and_o law_n &_o bondage_n bring_v to_o a_o end_n melchisedec_n christ_n first_o free_a and_o most_o perfect_a priestly_a type_n and_o kingly_a too_o meet_v abraham_n free_o without_o law_n and_o before_o law_n and_o as_o a_o king_n feed_v he_o as_o a_o priest_n bless_v he_o all_o in_o freedom_n abraham_n again_o in_o who_o loin_n we_o be_v all_o then_o both_o feed_v and_o bless_v like_o a_o thankful_a soul_n meet_v also_o free_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o melchisedec_n likewise_o before_o law_n and_o so_o christ_n our_o true_a melchisedec_n not_o command_v little_o expect_v least_o of_o all_o deserve_a free_o meet_v abraham_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n ever_o feed_v &_o bless_v to_o salvation_n and_o therefore_o must_v all_o we_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n flesh_n and_o faith_n return_v to_o he_o 5.19.20_o 2_o cor_fw-la 5.19.20_o and_o to_o those_o in_o who_o he_o have_v put_v the_o ministry_n of_o reconciliation_n tithe_n free_o not_o as_o 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morning_n 1.5_o gen._n 1.5_o make_v up_o but_o one_o day_n in_o the_o creation_n christ_n be_v but_o as_o in_o dawn_v then_o he_o shine_v now_o in_o melchisedec_n he_o put_v the_o word_n of_o benediction_n in_o his_o ministry_n he_o have_v put_v the_o word_n of_o reconciliation_n melchisedec_n type_v everlasting_a promise_n in_o christ_n his_o ministry_n preach_v everlasting_a performance_n in_o christ_n now_o glad_a promise_n and_o glad_a tiding_n of_o their_o performance_n be_v but_o one_o and_o therefore_o their_o maintenance_n just_o one_o tithe_n inheritance_n levi_n a_o link_n of_o the_o same_o chain_n also_o a_o priest_n of_o the_o same_o work_n in_o effect_n though_o different_a in_o form_n a_o remembrancer_n for_o support_v the_o weakness_n of_o those_o day_n interuening_n between_o the_o promise_n and_o the_o performance_n type_v and_o foretell_v by_o number_n of_o rite_n &_o thousand_o of_o time_n christ_n come_v in_o their_o carnal_a sacrifice_n till_o they_o point_a he_o out_o as_o by_o a_o finger_o demonstration_n who_o our_o ministry_n now_o preach_v in_o a_o heavenly_a contemplation_n the_o door_n of_o faith_n in_o those_o day_n be_v much_o their_o eye_n hic_fw-la est_fw-la and_o so_o trust●es_v thomas_n must_v first_o put_v his_o finger_n in_o his_o side_n and_o then_o believe_v the_o door_n of_o faith_n in_o our_o true_a melchisedecs_n day_n be_v most_o our_o ear_n by_o hear_v and_o so_o even_o abraham_n believe_v hic_fw-la erit_fw-la and_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n and_o he_o see_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o rejoice_v but_o we_o hic_fw-la fuit_fw-la and_o therefore_o bless_a be_v they_o that_o have_v not_o see_v and_o yet_o believe_v so_o the_o general_a end_n of_o all_o be_v one_o and_o the_o general_a inheritance_n for_o all_o still_o one_o levi_n be_v under_o the_o law_n as_o a_o tenant_n at_o will_n removable_a melchisedec_n &_o christ_n ministry_n as_o freeholder_n oaken-tenant_n diversity_n of_o order_n 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5.13.14_o heb._n 5.13.14_o from_o milk_n for_o babe_n to_o strong_a meat_n for_o man_n of_o age_n we_o must_v ever_o grow_v never_o decrease_v therefore_o christ_n the_o first_o author_n of_o grace_n and_o perfection_n of_o all_o grace_n have_v not_o cast_v all_o again_o in_o the_o chaos_n of_o confusion_n then_o see_v nature_n at_o first_o free_o dote_v conclude_v the_o right_a of_o tithe_n conclude_v grace_n ensue_v distinct_o define_v jacob_n instruct_v in_o grace_n solemn_o vow_v law_n succeed_v strict_o command_v the_o gospel_n reviue_v have_v by_o reason_n venue_v the_o primitive_a church_n by_o practice_n restore_v tithe_n for_o god_n worship_n let_v we_o ever_o hold_v that_o tithe_n be_v only_o the_o true_a inheritance_n of_o the_o church_n flow_v immediate_o from_o god_n to_o his_o ministry_n in_o all_o age_n as_o we_o define_v they_o part_n 1._o cap._n 1._o the_o sum_n then_o of_o all_o the_o proof_n from_o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n be_v whatsoever_o be_v due_a to_o a_o eternal_a priest_n be_v perpetual_a by_o due_a tithe_n be_v and_o be_v due_a to_o melchisedec_n a_o eternal_a priest_n ergo_fw-la tithe_n be_v perpetual_o due_a and_o by_o consequent_a this_o priest_n be_v the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o gospel_n tithe_n be_v due_a to_o the_o gospel_n chap._n viii_o the_o time_n of_o melchisedecs_n first_o tithing_n four_o doubt_n in_o his_o posterity_n tithing_n to_o who_o from_o who_o whereof_o and_o for_o what_o use_v tithe_n be_v to_o be_v take_v and_o employ_v and_o if_o prince_n may_v tithe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o tithe_n thus_o settle_v as_o the_o church_n true_a inheritance_n §_o i_o these_o doubt_n rest_v to_o be_v resolve_v tithe_v how_o long_o melchisedec_n tithe_v first_o in_o melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n our_o fundator_n second_o in_o their_o succeed_a posterity_n in_o melchisedec_n touch_v the_o time_n and_o continue_v of_o his_o tithe_n

father_n who_o have_v the_o promise_n hebr._n 7.6_o if_o we_o will_v pass_v for_o son_n of_o the_o same_o promise_n in_o he_o we_o must_v be_v bind_v in_o he_o ever_o to_o return_v our_o thankfulness_n to_o the_o minister_n of_o these_o glad_a tiding_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bind_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o iii_o some_o man_n say_v that_o abraham_n give_v of_o tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n once_o abraham_n tithing_n be_v more_o than_o once_o this_o one_o time_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o posterity_n but_o rather_o redeem_v they_o from_o further_a tithing_n i_o answer_v than_o his_o posterity_n can_v not_o have_v be_v tithe_v under_o the_o law_n to_o this_o they_o reply_v a_o special_a law_n bring_v on_o that_o tithe_n for_o levi_n and_o come_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o abraham_n deed_n i_o yet_o answer_v as_o often_o before_o the_o only_a priesthood_n bring_v tithe_n to_o levi_n because_o they_o be_v a_o priesthood_n long_o before_o he_o but_o a_o priesthood_n so_o far_o different_a from_o he_o as_o levi_n without_o a_o special_a law_n can_v not_o challenge_v tithe_n as_o his_o due_n beside_o that_o matter_n between_o melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n be_v in_o those_o day_n so_o shut_v up_o from_o man_n understanding_n as_o no_o man_n can_v fetch_v any_o conclusion_n from_o it_o for_o till_o paul_n apply_v all_o here_o it_o be_v doubtful_a to_o the_o ancient_n whether_o abraham_n give_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n or_o melchisedec_n to_o he_o so_o perish_v levi_n can_v not_o serve_v himself_o heir_n to_o perpetual_a melchisedec_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n be_v needful_a for_o that_o age_n but_o now_o see_v the_o apostle_n have_v so_o perfect_o clear_v these_o cloud_n unto_o we_o that_o levi_n tithe_v and_o die_v melchisedec_n tithe_v and_o live_v what_o need_v we_o a_o new_a law_n it_o will_v but_o stain_v the_o prerogative_n of_o our_o priesthood_n and_o antiquity_n of_o our_o title_n so_o if_o abraham_n have_v by_o this_o one_o tithing_n deliver_v his_o posterity_n from_o further_a tithing_n neither_o have_v god_n draw_v a_o law_n of_o tithing_n upon_o they_o neither_o have_v paul_n reviue_v tithe_n to_o the_o euangel_n but_o say_v it_o have_v be_v but_o one_o tithing_n for_o all_o then_o must_v §_o iv_o it_o be_v also_o but_o one_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n for_o all_o and_o then_o blessing_n tithing_n ever_o answer_v blessing_n where_o be_v we_o let_v we_o not_o lose_v glad_a tiding_n for_o glad_a tithing_n lyra_n say_v pretty_o ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o lumbis_fw-la adae_fw-la peccaverunt_fw-la ita_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o lumbis_fw-la abrahae_fw-la decimati_fw-la sunt_fw-la bless_v and_o tithe_n be_v by_o moses_n couple_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o by_o paul_n tithing_n once_o more_o than_o blessing_n and_o that_o in_o the_o very_a point_n of_o perpetuity_n then_o quos_fw-la deus_fw-la coniunxit_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la separet_fw-la further_o if_o that_o once_o in_o melchisedec_n argue_v not_o as_o be_v say_v perpetuity_n then_o die_v levi_n shall_v resemble_v more_o a_o perpetual_a priest_n then_o live_v melchisedec_n which_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n mind_n for_o levi_n tithe_v near_o two_o thousand_o year_n and_o who_o will_v not_o think_v two_o thousand_o year_n like_a eternity_n than_o one_o hour_n therefore_o once_o be_v endless_a life_n and_o often_o 25._o heb._n 7.16_o 25._o be_v carnal_a commandment_n as_o the_o apostle_n term_v they_o and_o so_o melchisedec_n take_v tithe_n and_o live_v the_o apostle_n have_v for_o he_o to_o urge_v this_o argument_n §_o v_o more_o against_o levi_n than_o the_o other_o tribe_n melchisedec_n levi_n bind_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n because_o levi_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o the_o tithe_n taker_n and_o so_o may_v seem_v exempt_v from_o pay_v tithe_n to_o any_o whereas_o the_o other_o tribe_n in_o their_o own_o person_n pay_v tithe_n to_o levi_n as_o a_o priest_n even_o as_o abraham_n do_v to_o melchisedec_n the_o priest_n but_o paul_n tell_v they_o that_o this_o tithe_n must_v be_v mean_v of_o melchisedec_n which_o even_o levi_n himself_o must_v pay_v but_o can_v not_o during_o the_o law_n of_o his_o own_o priesthood_n therefore_o we_o may_v just_o hold_v levi_n as_o melchisedecs_n deputy_n till_o the_o day_n of_o correction_n for_o to_o say_v as_o it_o be_v 9.10_o hebr._n 9.10_o even_o levi_n be_v a_o officer_n of_o christ_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d point_v out_o his_o come_n so_o no_o tithing_n whatsoever_o but_o one_o way_n or_o other_o it_o have_v a_o relation_n and_o his_o perfection_n in_o and_o to_o christ_n and_o so_o melch._n still_o live_v and_o take_v tithe_n decimis_fw-la rebuffas_fw-la de_fw-la decimis_fw-la as_o one_o note_v pretty_o decimae_fw-la erant_fw-la ante_fw-la legem_fw-la sub_fw-la consilio_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la sub_fw-la praecepto_fw-la post_fw-la legem_fw-la in_fw-la libertate_fw-la spiritus_fw-la so_o live_v tithing_n go_v ever_o with_o melchisedec_n and_o die_a tithing_n with_o levi_n but_o in_o all_o tithe_n ever_o god_n inheritance_n so_o soon_o then_o as_o levi_n lose_v his_o priesthood_n he_o lose_v also_o his_o title_n in_o tithe_n and_o become_v tie_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n as_o his_o brethren_n tribe_n and_o as_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n embrace_v the_o euangel_n §_o vi_o consider_v then_o the_o course_n that_o paul_n have_v keep_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o maintenance_n maintenance_n summa_fw-la of_o paul_n doctrine_n touch_v maintenance_n he_o be_v the_o apostle_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o so_o all_o his_o general_a epistle_n be_v write_v to_o they_o save_o this_o one_o to_o the_o hebrew_n the_o gentile_n never_o embrace_v levy_n priesthood_n can_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o levy_n tithing_n they_o know_v it_o not_o therefore_o paul_n have_v instruct_v they_o in_o the_o rudiment_n of_o christian_a religion_n teach_v they_o their_o duty_n touch_v maintenance_n in_o general_n and_o yet_o allege_v the_o 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chief_a argument_n to_o confirm_v they_o in_o the_o alsufficiencie_n and_o eternity_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n apply_v that_o most_o mystical_a and_o hide_v history_n even_o from_o they_o then_o of_o melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n blessing_n and_o tithe_n unto_o christ_n the_o verity_n it_o be_v even_o christ_n our_o true_a melchisedec_n of_o who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n be_v speak_v he_o bless_v he_o tithe_v he_o live_v a_o fit_a and_o timely_a argument_n for_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v already_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o medium_fw-la of_o his_o conclusion_n but_o for_o the_o gentile_n unfit_a and_o untimely_a unfit_a because_o it_o have_v be_v as_o we_o speak_v to_o prove_v obscurumper_n obscurius_fw-la untimely_o because_o tithe_n be_v ever_o as_o be_v say_v a_o most_o orderly_a inheritance_n never_o able_a to_o be_v exact_v but_o where_o both_o church_n and_o civil_a policy_n be_v peaceable_o settle_v in_o god_n obedience_n and_o yet_o in_o paul_n own_o 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rest_v upon_o this_o according_a to_o three_o age_n foresay_v do_v i_o treat_v of_o the_o question_n before_o and_o under_o the_o law_n in_o the_o first_o part_n under_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o second_o objection_n be_v bring_v for_o earch_n period_n as_o i_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v they_o but_o most_o part_n nameless_a for_o i_o seek_v to_o clear_v the_o truth_n not_o to_o be_v the_o whetstone_n of_o contradiction_n some_o objection_n from_o my_o own_o private_a debate_n with_o myself_o all_o which_o i_o have_v set_v down_o here_o fear_v other_o man_n may_v stumble_v at_o the_o same_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o doubt_v be_v a_o earthly_a guest_n and_o common_a the_o spirit_n of_o true_a resolution_n from_o above_o only_o truth_n be_v but_o one_o and_o error_n infinite_a if_o all_o doubt_n than_o be_v not_o here_o peculiar_o answer_v yet_o the_o ground_n well_o hold_v will_v answer_v all_o the_o town_n of_o abe_n in_o phocis_n be_v preserve_v by_o philip_n macedo_n when_o he_o 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num._n 18.21_o to_o levi_n and_o for_o inheritance_n and_o levit._n 27.30.31_o he_o be_v special_a of_o what_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o bullock_n and_o sheep_n and_o of_o all_o that_o go_v under_o the_o rod._n here_o now_o be_v those_o ordinary_a yearly_a tithe_n the_o natural_a legem_fw-la ante_fw-la legem_fw-la sub_fw-la lege_fw-la &_o post_fw-la legem_fw-la legal_a and_o evangelicall_a maintenance_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o be_v set_v down_o here_o by_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ever_o in_o the_o first_o room_n and_o only_o privilege_v with_o that_o high_a title_n the_o lord_n inheritance_n §_o iii_o to_o discern_v they_o lively_o from_o the_o rest_n remember_v these_o general_a note_n as_o they_o occur_v in_o scripture_n with_o tithe_n tithe_n three_o note_n whereby_o to_o discern_v tithe_n first_o of_o all_o second_o year_n by_o year_n three_o all_o place_n and_o person_n all_o those_o shall_v thou_o ever_o find_v to_o agree_v with_o and_o only_o with_o tithe_n inheritance_n the_o restriction_n import_v ever_o some_o ceremony_n as_o in_o their_o particular_a collation_n shall_v plain_o appear_v solution_n to_o the_o argument_n then_o tithe_n must_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o temple_n ergo_fw-la ceremonial_a it_o be_v clear_a that_o tithe_n inheritance_n as_o in_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v never_o all_o tie_v to_o the_o temple_n nor_o jerusalem_n because_o all_o the_o levite_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o jerusalem_n but_o live_v abroad_o many_o of_o they_o for_o read_v of_o the_o law_n unto_o the_o people_n every_o sabbath_n day_n in_o their_o synagogue_n 15.21_o act._n 15.21_o and_o so_o must_v have_v have_v their_o sustenance_n where_o they_o serve_v that_o they_o stay_v not_o all_o still_o at_o jerusalem_n be_v clear_v by_o their_o turn_n according_a to_o their_o lot_n 1._o chron._n 24.5_o etc._n etc._n and_o all_o the_o levite_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n be_v 284._o and_o the_o residue_n of_o israel_n 11.18.20_o neh._n 11.18.20_o of_o the_o priest_n and_o of_o the_o levite_n dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n every_o one_o in_o his_o inheritance_n now_o that_o they_o draw_v their_o sustenance_n in_o the_o place_n of_o their_o service_n it_o be_v also_o clear_a 10.37.38_o neh._n 10.37.38_o that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v their_o tithe_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o our_o travel_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n will_v clear_v this_o more_o §_o iv_o the_o second_o sort_n of_o tithe_n follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 24._o the_o second_o sort_n of_o tithe_n verse_n 23._o &_o deut._n 12.6.17.11_o etc._n etc._n verse_n 24._o and_o thou_o shall_v eat_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n where_o he_o shall_v choose_v to_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o dwell_v there_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o corn_n of_o thy_o wine_n and_o of_o thy_o oil_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o this_o way_n be_v too_o long_o for_o thou_o so_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o able_a to_o carry_v it_o because_o the_o place_n be_v far_o from_o thou_o etc._n etc._n 25._o verse_n 25._o then_o shall_v thou_o make_v it_o in_o money_n and_o bind_v up_o the_o money_n in_o thy_o hand_n and_o go_v unto_o the_o place_n etc._n etc._n 26._o verse_n 26._o and_o thou_o shall_v bestow_v the_o money_n for_o whatsoever_o thy_o heart_n desire_v whether_o it_o be_v ox_n or_o sheep_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o levite_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n shall_v thou_o not_o forsake_v etc._n etc._n 27._o verse_n 27._o these_o tithe_n can_v be_v inheritance_n see_v they_o agree_v only_o with_o one_o of_o our_o three_o general_a note_n proper_a thereto_o viz._n yearly_o they_o be_v not_o of_o all_o but_o of_o only_a corn_n wine_n and_o oil_n as_o vers_n 23._o they_o be_v not_o for_o all_o place_n but_o only_o at_o jerusalem_n vers_fw-la 24.25_o and_o this_o exchange_n of_o they_o into_o money_n vers_n 24._o for_o the_o longnesse_n of_o the_o journey_n and_o difficulty_n of_o carriage_n prove_v clear_o that_o tithe_n inheritance_n be_v of_o all_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v first_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o thence_o back_o again_o to_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o disperse_a levite_n 12.6.17_o levite_n lyra_n on_o deut._n 12.6.17_o lyra_n and_o tremellio_n and_o junius_n in_o analysi_fw-la sva_fw-la contra_fw-la quam_fw-la priu●_fw-la cum_fw-la tremellio_n other_o will_v confound_v these_o two_o verse_n and_o make_v both_o but_o one_o tithing_n but_o mark_v how_o the_o text_n itself_o distinguish_v they_o vers_n 22._o thou_o shall_v give_v of_o all_o here_o the_o giver_n be_v the_o israelite_n the_o taker_n than_o must_v be_v the_o levite_n verse_n 23._o thou_o shall_v eat_v mean_v the_o israelite_n as_o of_o before_o so_o give_v take_v and_o eat_v can_v meet_v in_o eadem_fw-la personâ_fw-la and_o num._n 18.21_o tithe_n be_v call_v haereditas_fw-la vestra_fw-la mean_v the_o only_a levite_n therefore_o the_o israelite_n can_v be_v command_v here_o to_o eat_v they_o and_o beside_o scripture_n we_o oppose_v to_o lyra_n josephus_n say_v d._n amiq._n lib._n 4._o pag._n 91._o a._n d._n let_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n beside_o they_o that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o you_o be_v accustom_v to_o sell_v in_o y_fw-fr ur_fw-la market_n be_v reduce_v into_o ready_a money_n be_v spend_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o banquet_n in_o the_o sacred_a city_n and_o beside_o the_o two_o tenthes_o which_o i_o command_v you_o yearly_o to_o pay_v the_o one_o to_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o other_o for_o your_o festival_n you_o shall_v for_o every_o three_o year_n annex_v a_o three_o to_o be_v distribute_v among_o the_o poor_a to_o woman_n widow_n and_o orphan_n 1.7.8.9_o cap._n 1.7.8.9_o again_o tobit_n another_o jew_n also_o pay_v they_o all_o three_o as_o three_o distinct_a tithing_n here_o therefore_o old_a lyra_n beget_v a_o young_a error_n §_o v_o that_o place_n then_o of_o malachi_n bring_v you_o all_o the_o tithe_n into_o the_o storehouse_n generum_fw-la genera_n singulorum_fw-la non_fw-la singula_fw-la generum_fw-la this_o universal_a note_n all_z must_v be_v all_o such_o tithe_n as_o the_o law_n appoint_v to_o be_v bring_v up_o of_o each_o sort_n not_o the_o whole_a tithe_n of_o all_o sort_n this_o limitation_n of_o all_z be_v so_o agreeable_a to_o precept_n of_o logic_n and_o so_o frequent_a in_o practice_n of_o scripture_n as_o it_o need_v no_o proof_n 31.11_o 2._o chro._n 31.11_o malachies_n storehouse_n then_o and_o ezekias_n chamber_n be_v both_o one_o the_o chamber_n be_v build_v for_o the_o great_a heap_n of_o tithe_n the_o heap_n be_v for_o the_o feast_n the_o feast_n for_o the_o lord_n worship_n 16.16_o deut._n 16.16_o and_o if_o this_o course_n have_v not_o be_v hold_v see_v all_o the_o male_n poor_a and_o rich_a must_v have_v be_v thrice_o a_o year_n at_o jerusalem_n they_o have_v rather_o fast_v then_o feast_v now_o the_o remainder_n of_o those_o heap_n be_v for_o those_o that_o either_o stay_v still_o at_o jerusalem_n or_o as_o come_v out_o of_o their_o city_n to_o worship_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o deut._n 18.6_o who_o all_o this_o time_n be_v not_o to_o live_v of_o the_o sale_n of_o their_o own_o patrimony_n abroad_o 18.7.8_o deut._n 18.7.8_o but_o have_v a_o portion_n with_o their_o brethren_n stay_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o serve_v as_o they_o do_v keep_v each_o one_o both_o the_o family_n he_o be_v of_o and_o charge_v they_o be_v appoint_v unto_o as_o a_o gershonite_n to_o a_o gershonite_n and_o so_o forth_o the_o distribution_n of_o those_o tithe_n be_v by_o choose_a man_n to_o that_o purpose_n appoint_v in_o that_o same_o place_n etc._n 2._o chron._n 31.12_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o levite_n themselves_o §_o vi_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o tithe_n in_o vers_fw-la 28._o at_o the_o end_n of_o three_o year_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o same_o year_n tithe_n three_o sort_n of_o tithe_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o within_o thy_o gate_n then_o the_o levite_n shall_v come_v 4.4_o deut_n 14._o amos_n 4.4_o still_o the_o levite_n because_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o thou_o and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n which_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o shall_v eat_v and_o be_v fill_v now_o see_v all_o inheritance_n be_v yearly_o and_o these_o tithe_n but_o each_o three_o year_n they_o can_v be_v god_n inheritance_n whatsoever_o ceremony_n may_v be_v in_o the_o time_n tertio_fw-la anno_fw-la yet_o the_o perpetual_a equity_n of_o those_o tithe_n ratione_fw-la finis_fw-la &_o usus_fw-la hold_v still_o for_o as_o lyra_n allege_v they_o to_o have_v be_v institute_v for_o preservation_n of_o the_o poor_a from_o eat_v in_o necessity_n the_o meat_n of_o the_o gentile_n idol_n so_o have_v the_o

apostle_n by_o diverse_a precept_n provide_v for_o the_o poor_a but_o chief_o for_o those_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n 16.1_o gal._n 6.10_o 1._o cor._n 16.1_o and_o late_a writer_n hold_v this_o to_o answer_v those_o tithe_n for_o the_o poor_a this_o be_v call_v afterward_o by_o moses_n 26.12_o deut._n 26.12_o the_o year_n of_o tithing_n because_o this_o three_o year_n increase_v one_o tithing_n above_o the_o other_o two_o and_o such_o be_v tithe_n pay_v by_o the_o israelite_n follow_v now_o the_o four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n pay_v by_o levi_n the_o tithe-taker_n §_o vii_o to_o aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n high-priest_n 28._o the_o four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n num._n 18.26_o 28._o when_o you_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o tithe_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o of_o they_o for_o your_o inheritance_n then_o shall_v you_o t●ke_v a_o heaveoffering_a of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o lord_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n behold_v here_o tithe-taker_n become_v tithe-payer_n and_o so_o these_o tithe_n can_v be_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n be_v defective_a in_o two_o of_o the_o general_a note_n agree_v to_o god_n inheritance_n viz._n person_n and_o place_n in_o person_n 28._o verse_n 28._o because_o they_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o ordinary_a officiar_fw-la of_o receive_v inheritance_n levi_n to_o the_o only_a highpriest_n in_o place_n ●8_o nehem._n 10._o ●8_o and_o the_o levite_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n unto_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o treasure-house_n now_o if_o all_o tithe_n be_v bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o what_o end_n shall_v he_o here_o command_v to_o bring_v up_o the_o ten_o of_o they_o again_o all_o this_o be_v ceremonial_a but_o mark_v yet_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v unto_o the_o levite_n as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o corne-floore_n or_o as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o winepress_a then_o tithe_n inheritance_n can_v no_o way_n be_v 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the_o same_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o his_o own_o patrimony_n separate_v to_o his_o own_o service_n if_o they_o yet_o reply_v the_o other_o tribe_n be_v only_o temporal_a but_o levi_n both_o temporal_a and_o ceremonial_a ergo_fw-la so_o be_v tithe_n his_o inheritance_n here_o a_o piece_n of_o sacrilegious_a sophistry_n to_o conclude_v from_o his_o priesthood_n to_o god_n patrimony_n they_o be_v not_o of_o one_o nature_n nor_o both_o the_o son_n of_o one_o father_n his_o priesthood_n breed_v only_o by_o the_o law_n this_o patrimony_n long_o before_o both_o levi_n and_o the_o law_n his_o priesthood_n bring_v with_o it_o only_o aetatem_fw-la but_o this_o inheritance_n aeternitatem_fw-la that_o sort_n of_o priesthood_n be_v levy_n only_o this_o sort_n of_o patrimony_n be_v his_o also_o but_o not_o only_o he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n god_n say_v not_o this_o shall_v be_v levy_n inheritance_n 18.20.22.24_o num._n 18.20.22.24_o but_o i_o be_o his_o inheritance_n and_o i_o have_v give_v not_o i_o will_v give_v levi_n all_o the_o tithe_n they_o be_v but_o levy_n secundariô_o they_o be_v and_o be_v the_o lord_n primò_fw-la have_v settle_v the_o ten_o of_o tithe_n in_o aaron_n he_o subjoin_v §_o ix_o vers_fw-la 31._o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o all_o place_n etc._n etc._n this_o it_o can_v be_v the_o tenthes_o of_o tithe_n as_o some_o guess_n but_o it_o must_v be_v tithe_n inheritance_n for_o first_o otho_fw-la otho_fw-la the_o hebrew_n pronoune_n be_v masculine_a and_o must_v be_v relative_n to_o proventu●_n area_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n which_o in_o the_o remainder_n be_v tithe_n inheritance_n as_o the_o learned_a may_v perceive_v second_o you_o shall_v eat_v be_v speak_v here_o to_o the_o levite_n but_o what_o reason_n have_v they_o to_o eat_v the_o priest_n portion_n which_o themselves_o be_v to_o pay_v they_o three_o in_o all_o place_n can_v agree_v with_o thing_n once_o tie_v to_o aaron_n and_o jerusalem_n unless_o we_o dream_v they_o carry_v they_o back_o again_o to_o all_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n through_o the_o country_n the_o true_a meaning_n than_o be_v this_o as_o the_o other_o tribe_n must_v first_o give_v god_n his_o tithe_n before_o they_o may_v use_v their_o nine_o part_n so_o must_v levi_n give_v to_o aaron_n his_o tithe_n before_o he_o put_v hand_n to_o tithe_n his_o inheritance_n and_o this_o do_v tithe_n inheritance_n be_v account_v unto_o levi_n as_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o own_o barn_n and_o winepresses_a though_o they_o have_v none_o and_o so_o they_o may_v eat_v they_o in_o all_o the_o place_n of_o their_o travel_n thus_o have_v we_o bring_v these_o confound_a matter_n to_o a_o method_n and_o send_v each_o tithe_n to_o his_o own_o place_n but_o wonder_v it_o be_v to_o see_v the_o strange_a subtlety_n of_o sacrilege_n seat_v once_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n how_o they_o can_v allege_v those_o text_n bring_v all_o the_o tithe_n to_o god_n house_n to_o conclude_v this_o bring_v no_o more_o tithe_n to_o the_o lord_n house_n for_o doubtless_o if_o it_o be_v not_o more_o for_o love_n of_o the_o tithe_n than_o the_o text_n this_o theology_n shall_v never_o be_v so_o frequent_a chap._n iu_o tithe_n not_o ceremonial_a of_o their_o nature_n how_o to_o discern_v a_o moral_a offering_n from_o a_o ceremonial_a tithe_n a_o moral_a offering_n §_o i_o the_o text_n we_o see_v be_v full_a of_o tithe_n and_o tithe_n full_a of_o tentation_n to_o hungrie-zealed_n man_n fames_fw-la sacri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la so_o that_o we_o shall_v soon_o solve_v their_o syllogism_n then_o dissolve_v their_o sacrilege_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o tithe_n to_o levi_n they_o reason_v two_o way_n first_o from_o their_o nature_n second_o from_o their_o end_n from_o their_o nature_n thus_o all_o offering_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n under_o the_o law_n be_v ceremonial_a tithe_n even_a inheritance_n be_v offer_v by_o israel_n under_o the_o law_n ergo_fw-la tithe_n inheritance_n be_v ceremonial_a and_o consequent_o can_v be_v due_a to_o the_o gospel_n the_o proposition_n they_o take_v the_o assumption_n they_o prove_v thus_o for_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 18.24_o num._n 18.24_o which_o they_o shall_v offer_v as_o a_o offer_v some_o read_v heaveoffering_a unto_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v give_v the_o levite_n for_o a_o inheritance_n ceremonial_a tithe_n by_o nature_n not_o ceremonial_a we_o confess_v the_o assumption_n true_o read_v but_o because_o of_o the_o diversity_n of_o translation_n we_o must_v look_v unto_o the_o original_a word_n and_o distinguish_v it_o in_o the_o proposition_n two_o hebrew_n word_n rum_o and_o nuph_n be_v use_v by_o moses_n in_o diverse_a sort_n of_o offering_n the_o first_o signify_v to_o heave_v or_o lift_v up_o the_o second_o to_o wave_v or_o shake_v to_o and_o fro_o sometime_o these_o word_n retain_v their_o simple_a and_o common_a signification_n though_o the_o subject_n be_v sacred_a sometime_o they_o import_v a_o mere_a leviticall_a ceremony_n tend_v and_o end_v in_o christ_n for_o example_n exod._n 14.16_o lift_v thou_o up_o thy_o rod_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 8.14_o lest_o thy_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o first_o word_n without_o any_o ceremony_n for_o the_o second_o word_n exod._n 20.25_o in_o build_v the_o altar_n a_o thing_n 27.5_o deut._n 27.5_o both_o sacred_a and_o ceremonial_a he_o forbid_v to_o lift_v up_o or_o shake_v a_o mason_n tool_n or_o instrument_n for_o hew_v of_o it_o here_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a end_n in_o lift_v but_o only_o god_n will_v have_v these_o altar_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o peregrination_n so_o build_v as_o they_o may_v be_v easy_o overthrow_v and_o not_o serve_v for_o the_o superstition_n of_o other_o after_o their_o departure_n exod._n 35.21_o etc._n etc._n be_v both_o word_n use_v ceremony_n how_o to_o discern_v the_o ceremony_n and_o

king_n dale_n 4.13_o rom._n 4.13_o party_n royal_a melchisedec_n a_o king_n and_o abraham_n heir_n of_o the_o world_n melchisedec_n a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n point_n all_o p●sse_n on_o royal_a point_n and_o abraham_n patriarch_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a witness_v royal_a the_o king_n of_o sodom_n vers_fw-la 21._o recorder_n or_o clerk_n royal_a viz._n moses_n governor_n of_o all_o god_n people_n reviue_v by_o a_o royal_a prophet_n david_n psal_n 110.4_o and_o reestablish_v in_o the_o most_o royal_a day_n of_o the_o gospel_n hebr._n 7.1_o etc._n etc._n may_v we_o not_o just_o say_v here_o then_o that_o heaven_n and_o earth_n enter_v a_o league_n when_o as_o the_o true_a melchisedec_n possessor_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n first_o king_n of_o justice_n than_o king_n of_o peace_n bless_a abraham_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o world_n when_o shall_v this_o bargain_n have_v a_o end_n on_o who_o part_n shall_v it_o fail_v so_o long_o as_o earth_n 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lord_n to_o give_v the_o levite_n this_o have_v god_n square_v to_o tithe_n this_o can_v never_o be_v so_o perfect_o practise_v on_o both_o side_n under_o the_o law_n as_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n this_o can_v no_o wit_n supply_v much_o less_o surpass_v in_o chap._n iii_o §._o i._o the_o special_a of_o tithe_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n good_a till_o very_o near_o paul_n conversion_n and_o therefore_o all_o his_o general_n dispute_n must_v end_v in_o tithe_n or_o some_o other_o special_a object_n why_o a_o special_a there_o be_v no_o necessity_n in_o the_o world_n for_o it_o answ_n if_o paul_n take_v from_o we_o a_o special_a maintenance_n must_v he_o not_o give_v special_a for_o special_a must_v he_o leave_v we_o a_o black-patent_n never_o to_o be_v fill_v wage_n that_o can_v be_v count_v can_v be_v crave_v ibidem_fw-la

the_o flesh_n with_o who_o only_o the_o comparison_n be_v institute_v first_o as_o be_v say_v not_o only_a flesh_n for_o then_o the_o only_a flesh_n have_v here_o be_v bless_v in_o abraham_n and_o so_o melchisedec_n not_o a_o perpetual_a but_o a_o carnal_a type_n of_o christ_n second_o though_o it_o have_v be_v only_o the_o flesh_n yet_o not_o only_a levi_n for_o the_o reason_n of_o levy_n be_v tithe_v here_o be_v as_o true_a of_o all_o the_o tribe_n as_o of_o levi_n for_o all_o be_v alike_o in_o abraham_n loin_n as_o levi_n and_o if_o we_o frame_v not_o the_o proposition_n general_a thus_o all_o that_o be_v then_o in_o abraham_n loin_n be_v tithe_v in_o abraham_n levi_n can_v no_o more_o come_v under_o the_o assumption_n than_o the_o rest_n the_o cause_n then_o why_o levi_n only_o here_o be_v specify_v be_v that_o his_o case_n be_v hard_a to_o include_v be_v tithe-taker_n than_o his_o brethren_n payer_n and_o to_o subject_v he_o be_v a_o priest_n to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o melchisedec_n as_o at_o length_n be_v note_v cap_n 7._o §_o 5._o as_o to_o the_o comparison_n remember_v there_o be_v two_o one_o of_o melch._n with_o levi_n &_o this_o stand_v whole_o in_o dissimilibus_fw-la and_o so_o all_o remove_v from_o christ_n the_o verity_n of_o they_o both_o the_o other_o of_o melchisedec_n and_o christ_n both_o of_o one_o order_n and_o so_o all_o thing_n speak_v of_o melchisedec_n in_o the_o five_o eleven_o vers_fw-la be_v transfer_v to_o christ_n vers_fw-la 13.14_o etc._n etc._n and_o more_o than_o a_o illustrate_v comparison_n it_o be_v a_o demonstrative_a conclusion_n à_fw-fr typo_n ad_fw-la veritatem_fw-la then_o which_o no_o scripture_n yield_v more_o frequent_a or_o forcible_a chap._n vi_o §._o v._o the_o verb_n use_v in_o both_o the_o type_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o present_a time_n of_o levi_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v etc._n etc._n object_n not_o yet_o levi_n dead_a and_o go_v for_o in_o the_o apostle_n day_n diverse_a priest_n be_v still_o among_o the_o jew_n answ_n how_o i_o understand_v this_o be_v sufficient_o set_v down_o cap._n 6._o §_o 6._o dead_a and_o go_v they_o be_v even_o then_o in_o law_n though_o not_o yet_o bury_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o ceremony_n and_o if_o paul_n have_v not_o hold_v they_o then_o for_o dead_a he_o have_v not_o write_v this_o epistle_n thrust_v out_o levi_n in_o this_o whole_a seven_o chapter_n and_o reviue_v the_o priesthood_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o chap._n 8.13_o proclaim_v both_o priesthood_n and_o tabernacle_n to_o be_v finish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o he_o say_v a_o new_a testament_n he_o have_v abrogate_v the_o old_a now_o that_o which_o be_v disannul_v and_o wax_v old_a be_v ready_a to_o vanish_v away_o ibidem_fw-la s._n v._n therefore_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v suppose_v in_o praesenti_fw-la to_o melchisedec_n object_n wherefore_o must_v it_o no_o necessity_n in_o grammar_n will_v crave_v it_o and_o the_o reason_n you_o subjoine_v seem_v not_o of_o consequence_n to_o wit_n see_v he_o present_o live_v since_o tithing_n now_o 〈◊〉_d not_o the_o point_n the_o apost_n urge_v but_o be_v great_a also_o the_o verb_n which_o the_o apostle_n himself_o subjoin_v be_v not_o a_o present_a but_o a_o preterite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o testify_v clear_o if_o he_o have_v express_v the_o verb_n which_o fall_v to_o be_v repeat_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o have_v express_v it_o in_o the_o same_o preterite_n time_n and_o not_o in_o the_o present_a whereof_o this_o also_o may_v be_v a_o witness_n that_o vers_n 9_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o clause_n speak_v of_o levy_n tithing_n he_o use_v the_o present_a participle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o speak_v of_o melchisedec_n he_o use_v the_o foresay_a preterite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o though_o he_o will_v say_v he_o levi_n that_o now_o take_v tithe_n be_v then_o tithe_v by_o melchisedec_n answ_n this_o argument_n be_v but_o grammatical_a and_o so_o but_o probable_a the_o conclusion_n must_v rest_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o divinity_n and_o si_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la prosint_fw-la singula_fw-la iuncta_fw-la invent_v yet_o my_o grammer-grippe_a be_v thus_o ground_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o enuntiation_n grammarian_n usual_o put_v all_o in_o the_o same_o case_n number_n and_o time_n and_o see_v here_o vers_fw-la 8._o paul_n have_v two_o word_n and_o so_o all_o in_o the_o present_a time_n of_o melchisedec_n i_o hold_v it_o good_a grammar_n that_o those_o that_o be_v subaudite_fw-la in_o the_o same_o verse_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o time_n too_o special_o see_v the_o truth_n hold_v alike_o in_o both_o in_o sum_n thus_o aaron_n die_v bless_v tithe_v melchisedec_n live_v bless_v tithe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o here_o be_v not_o refer_v to_o the_o day_n of_o paul_n writing_n this_o but_z to_o the_o law_n and_o time_n of_o it_o and_o so_o the_o preterite_n verb_n have_v mar_v nothing_o in_o aaron_n if_o it_o have_v please_v the_o apostle_n to_o use_v they_o nor_o yet_o the_o present_a verb_n apply_v to_o melchisedec_n where_o you_o say_v the_o apostle_n self_n subjoin_v preterite_n verb_n that_o be_v but_o in_o the_o 6._o and_o 9_o vers_fw-la in_o the_o former_a prove_v melchisedec_n a_o great_a priest_n than_o levi_n because_o he_o bless_v and_o tithe_v a_o great_a person_n than_o do_v levi_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a verse_n to_o prove_v that_o even_o levi_n himself_o be_v then_o tithe_v by_o melchisedec_n but_o here_o vers_fw-la 8._o where_o his_o greatness_n be_v only_o prove_v from_o perpetuity_n in_o die_v tithing_n and_o live_v tithing_n here_o i_o say_v paul_n use_v only_a verb_n of_o the_o present_a time_n for_o perpetual_a thing_n must_v be_v ever_o present_a so_o paul_n be_v grammatical_a enough_o in_o both_o now_o to_o his_o theology_n albeit_o those_o preterite_n verb_n be_v only_o proper_a for_o melchisedec_n the_o type_n who_o only_o once_o tithe_v abraham_n yet_o see_v these_o verb_n de_fw-fr praesenti_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v only_o perfect_o true_a of_o christ_n the_o verity_n they_o must_v i_o say_v bind_v tithing_n in_o praesenti_fw-la upon_o christ_n if_o not_o so_o i_o will_v fain_o see_v clear_o out_o of_o this_o 8._o vers_fw-la how_o melchisedec_n have_v any_o prerogative_n above_o levi_n in_o these_o note_n die_v and_o live_v join_v with_o tithing_n for_o if_o we_o do_v bind_v all_o these_o thing_n upon_o the_o only_a type_n than_o we_o lose_v the_o verity_n christ_n and_o as_o for_o the_o type_n levi_n as_o be_v say_v tithing_n two_o thousand_o year_n surpass_v that_o melchisedecs_n one_o day_n tithing_n in_o the_o prerogative_n of_o time_n further_o in_o virtue_n of_o christ_n the_o verity_n though_o not_o yet_o then_o in_o the_o flesh_n yet_o may_v he_o be_v say_v even_o then_o in_o melchisedec_n his_o type_n and_o attorney_n to_o have_v tithe_v abraham_n and_o by_o his_o type_n levi_n to_o tithe_n under_o the_o law_n as_o now_o when_o he_o be_v go_v up_o to_o the_o father_n to_o tithe_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o be_v say_v chap._n 6._o §_o 10._o so_o tithing_n and_o blessing_n be_v ever_o in_o christ_n de_fw-la praesenti_fw-la how_o the_o particular_a practice_n in_o his_o type_n pass_v de_fw-fr praeterito_fw-la and_o so_o be_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o david_n prophecy_n prove_v all_o these_o true_a even_o of_o his_o priesthood_n for_o the_o preterite_n he_o have_v swear_v for_o the_o future_a and_o will_v not_o repent_v and_o f●r_v the_o present_a thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n so_o christ_n before_o his_o incarnation_n be_v now_o be_v and_o ever_o shall_v be_v a_o priest_n and_o therefore_o all_o accessory_a to_o that_o priesthood_n though_o not_o eiusdem_fw-la ordinis_fw-la &_o ordinationis_fw-la must_v bless_v and_o tithe_n even_o as_o do_v the_o inferior_a levite_n who_o be_v not_o proper_o sacerdotes_fw-la yet_o ex_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la levitico_fw-la but_o vers_fw-la 13._o as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o treatise_n clear_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o pray_v how_o will_v you_o exclu_fw-fr e_o tithing_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v it_o be_v relative_a of_o all_o these_o thing_n urge_v in_o the_o whole_a precede_a verse_n i_o confess_v there_o be_v different_a degree_n of_o the_o point_v compare_v and_o blessing_n be_v above_o tithing_n but_o the_o one_o must_v not_o thrust_v out_o the_o other_o hac_fw-la oportet_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o illa_fw-la non_fw-la omittere_fw-la yea_o tithing_n be_v the_o very_a handmaid_n of_o blessing_n for_o none_o may_v bless_v as_o god_n minister_n but_o he_o may_v also_o tithe_n for_o

his_o maintenance_n so_o though_o tithing_n have_v be_v out_o here_o it_o have_v come_v in_o therefore_o see_v it_o be_v in_o and_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o time_n only_o it_o in_o i_o pray_v put_v it_o not_o out_o in_o chap._n viii_o §._o i._o once_o melchisedec_n get_v tithe_n and_o this_o once_o be_v obligatorie_n of_o the_o posterity_n object_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o obligatorie_n in_o these_o same_o person_n to_o do_v the_o like_a how_o then_o can_v it_o be_v obligatory_a of_o the_o posterity_n abraham_n be_v not_o oblige_v here_o to_o pay_v any_o more_o tithe_n at_o any_o time_n after_o why_o then_o his_o posterity_n to_o pay_v ever_o and_o yearly_o answ_n because_o as_o be_v there_o say_v melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n be_v type_n here_o of_o thing_n ever_o to_o be_v perform_v under_o the_o gospel_n special_o and_o thing_n daily_o to_o be_v do_v have_v in_o their_o type_n but_o one_o representation_n and_o yet_o that_o once_o be_v ever_o in_o their_o verity_n so_o we_o note_v that_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n be_v ever_o true_a in_o praesenti_fw-la in_o christ_n he_o live_v bless_v intercede_v tithe_v etc._n etc._n but_o such_o typical_a action_n as_o must_v be_v daily_o repeat_v in_o the_o type_n and_o so_o by_o one_o only_a action_n of_o the_o verity_n wipe_v away_o there_o plurality_n in_o the_o type_n argue_v singularity_n in_o the_o verity_n and_o so_o be_v ever_o true_a in_o the_o type_n for_o their_o time_n in_o praesenti_fw-la but_o in_o the_o verity_n only_o perpetual_a in_o praeterito_fw-la as_o aaron_n daily_o sacrifice_v not_o christ_n daily_o sacrifice_v and_o so_o forth_o in_o the_o like_a the_o diligent_a digest_v of_o what_o be_v there_o write_v will_v i_o think_v answer_v all_o such_o doubt_n in_o chap._n viii_o §._o ii_o whose_o do_n though_o they_o pass_v in_o the_o prerogative_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o law_n or_o like_a example_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v that_o this_o one_o action_n be_v a_o law_n for_o ever_o object_n yea_o who_o will_v not_o deny_v that_o it_o can_v be_v a_o law_n for_o ever_o see_v it_o be_v without_o law_n how_o can_v it_o pass_v as_o a_o law_n see_v without_o example_n how_o pass_n for_o example_n answ_n nothing_o can_v be_v say_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o law_n and_o example_n but_o what_o be_v without_o precede_a law_n and_o example_n and_o no_o example_n pass_v for_o law_n but_o such_o be_v first_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d author_n second_o in_o thing_n imitable_a by_o the_o posterity_n of_o both_o these_o be_v this_o meeting_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o action_n record_v between_o they_o object_n you_o subjoine_v this_o for_o the_o reason_n because_o their_o action_n be_v powerful_a in_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o far_o above_o law_n but_o i_o say_v how_o above_o law_n by_o or_o beside_o law_n i_o grant_v and_o therefore_o not_o a_o law_n answ_n 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be_v he_o not_o expl_a ca_fw-mi e_z for_o such_o a_o type_n in_o vers_fw-la 9_o where_o levi_n be_v bring_v in_o from_o abraham_n loin_n do_v not_o the_o promise_v in_o abraham_n make_v all_o nation_n his_o son_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o further_o extend_v than_o paul_n intend_v paul_n call_v neither_o melchisedec_n nor_o abraham_n by_o name_n of_o type_n yet_o he_o prove_v both_o to_o imbr_v and_o bind_v other_o person_n after_o come_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o thing_n by_o they_o then_o represent_v ergo_fw-la re_fw-mi apse_n tip_n ibidem_fw-la §._o viii_o thing_n pay_v tithe_n tithe_n be_v either_o praediale_n or_o personales_fw-la object_n where_o be_v these_o find_v answ_n they_o be_v as_o vocabula_fw-la artis_fw-la now_o common_a to_o all_o writer_n but_o their_o foundation_n be_v from_o

this_o part_n 7._o cap._n 5._o §_o 2._o add_v from_o nehem._n 11._o how_o they_o bring_v by_o lot_n but_o one_o man_n of_o ten_o to_o dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n the_o nine_o part_n live_v always_o abroad_o in_o their_o city_n see_v then_o only_o the_o ten_o man_n stay_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o tithe_n be_v their_o inheritance_n why_o shall_v this_o inheritance_n be_v all_o carry_v up_o and_o so_o nine_o part_n again_o down_o like_o post-wage_n according_a as_o they_o come_v and_o go_v by_o their_o course_n levite_n then_o num_fw-la 18._o from_fw-la vers_fw-la 20_o to_o 25._o have_v no_o clear_a limitation_n nor_o distinction_n in_o the_o text_n must_v include_v the_o whole_a tribe_n in_o their_o gift_n to_o tithe_n verse_n 20._o he_o first_o debar_v aaron_n inheritance_n with_o israel_n vers_fw-la 21_o and_o 24._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d causal_n as_o all_o translate_v for_o for_o say_v he_o i_o have_v give_v the_o child_n of_o levi_n even_o aaron_n and_o all_o another_o inheritance_n all_o the_o ten_o of_o israel_n therefore_o see_v one_o and_o the_o same_o reason_n debar_v all_o by_o express_a name_n here_o from_o that_o civil_a inheritance_n the_o same_o reason_n that_o be_v this_o sacred_a inheritance_n must_v be_v alike_o one_o and_o the_o same_o to_o all_o and_o i_o pray_v you_o mark_v the_o course_n and_o coherence_n of_o these_o text_n thou_o aaron_n shall_v have_v not_o civil_a inheritance_n in_o isra●l_n vers_fw-la 20._o for_o vers_fw-la 21._o i_o have_v give_v the_o child_n of_o levi_n all_o the_o ten_o of_o israel_n what_o be_v this_o to_o aaron_n that_o he_o must_v want_v his_o inheritance_n because_o the_o only_a inferior_a levite_n have_v get_v a_o inheritance_n unless_o aaron_n go_v as_o a_o child_n of_o levi_n in_o that_o reason_n and_o joseph_n be_v plain_a that_o tithe_n be_v give_v for_o levite_n jos_n antiq._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o c._n engl._n &_o in_o vita_fw-la jos_n and_o priest_n and_o tribe_n neither_o take_v i_o tithe_n that_o be_v due_a to_o i_o as_o priest_n from_o such_o as_o bring_v i_o they_o if_o man_n apply_v these_o to_o decimarum_fw-la decimae_fw-la first_o joseph_n be_v not_o now_o at_o jerusalem_n whither_o these_o tithe_n must_v be_v bring_v second_o joseph_n be_v no_o highpriest_n three_o i_o never_o read_v those_o tithe_n under_o one_o single_a name_n but_o still_o tenthes_o of_o tithe_n otherwise_o the_o priest_n have_v no_o tithe_n inheritance_n at_o all_o in_o israel_n for_o their_o decimarum_fw-la decimae_fw-la be_v not_o tithe_n of_o israel_n but_o of_o levi_n and_o levi_n in_o these_o account_n be_v no_o more_o an_o israelite_n indeed_o the_o materia_fw-la prima_fw-la of_o both_o be_v one_o to_o wit_n the_o ten_o of_o israel_n g_o ven_n to_o levi_n whereof_o they_o again_o give_v the_o other_o ten_o but_o in_o person_n place_n and_o end_v they_o whole_o differ_v and_o in_o these_o only_a difference_n stand_v the_o true_a definition_n of_o what_o be_v m_n ral_a or_o ceremonial_a perpetual_a or_o temporal_a in_o they_o then_o the_o text_n give_v we_o those_o two_o syllogism_n first_o all_o tithe_n inheritance_n be_v pay_v by_o israel_n to_o levi._n ver_fw-la 21.24_o ten_o of_o tithe_n be_v not_o pay_v by_o israel_n to_o levi_n but_o by_o levy_v to_o aaron_n 26._o ergo_fw-la ten_o of_o tithe_n be_v not_o tithes-inheritance_n again_o the_o child_n of_o levi_n have_v this_o inheritance_n give_v they_o all_o priest_n be_v the_o child_n of_o levi._n ergo_fw-la all_o priest_n have_v this_o inheritance_n give_v they_o and_o for_o confirmation_n deut._n 18.1_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o levit_n and_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n shall_v have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o israel_n but_o shall_v eat_v of_o the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v by_o fire_n and_o his_o inheritance_n and_o ezech_v 44_o 28._o the_o priesthood_n be_v their_o inheritance_n and_o josu_n 13.14_o only_o to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n give_v he_o no_o inheritance_n ergo_fw-la as_o 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israel_n as_o only_a jerusalem_n but_o say_v not_o paul_n plain_o heb._n 7._o the_o son_n of_o levi_n receive_v the_o priesthood_n have_v a_o command_n to_o tithe_n the_o people_n be_v not_o here_o the_o command_n of_o tithing_n direct_o give_v to_o the_o son_n priest_n and_o to_o take_v from_o the_o people_n ergo_fw-la tithe_n be_v inheritance_n to_o priest_n as_o well_o as_o levite_n and_o yet_o master_n selden_n review_n pa_n 454._o in_o it_o will_v prove_v from_o this_o same_o place_n of_o paul_n that_o priest_n be_v not_o partner_n in_o these_o first_o tithe_n but_o what_o if_o this_o decima_fw-la decimarum_fw-la be_v not_o proper_o &_o primò_fw-la due_a to_o the_o priest_n as_o mr._n selden_n seem_v to_o avouch_v but_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n the_o text_n bid_v direct_o give_v it_o to_o aaron_n the_o high_a priest_n numb_a 18.26_o 28._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o chap_n from_o ver_fw-la 8._o to_o 20._o he_o join_v ever_o aaron_n son_n with_o himself_o as_o partner_n of_o all_o the_o oblation_n of_o the_o other_o tribe_n but_o in_o this_o offering_n of_o decima_fw-la decimarum_fw-la we_o read_v no_o such_o copartnership_n not_o that_o i_o doubt_v but_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n this_o ceremony_n be_v perform_v may_v thereafter_o partake_v in_o and_o by_o he_o of_o this_o offering_n but_o the_o reason_n and_o analogy_n of_o this_o in_o my_o judgement_n be_v that_o as_o all_o the_o tribe_n have_v barn_n &_o winepress_a must_v pay_v first_o that_o first_o be_fw-mi inheritance_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n before_o they_o dare_v put_v hand_n in_o their_o nine_o part_n remain_v so_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n must_v out_o of_o his_o inheritance_n give_v a_o ten_o also_o answer_v his_o barn_n and_o winepresses_a but_o to_o exempt_v all_o priest_n from_o this_o be_v first_o to_o exempt_v the_o best_a though_o not_o the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o tribe●_n from_o acknowledge_v god_n by_o a_o offer_n as_o do_v the_o rest_n second_o it_o give_v levi_n a_o prerogative_n above_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o tribe_n void_a both_o of_o precept_n and_o reason_n the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n &_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o so_o the_o possessor_n of_o it_o acknowledge_v god_n by_o give_v their_o tithe_n tithe_n be_v yet_o a_o degree_n more_o holy_a to_o the_o lord_n be_v make_v the_o general_a inheritance_n of_o his_o minister_n and_o levit_n but_o their_o ten_o again_o holy_a of_o all_o proceed_v from_o a_o holy_a person_n the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n out_o of_o holy_a barn_n and_o winepresses_a the_o tithe_n to_o holy_a person_n the_o high-priest_n at_o only_o holy_a place_n the_o temple_n now_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v how_o aaron_n shall_v pass_v here_o who_o be_v still_o the_o receiver_n i_o answer_v ultra_fw-la summum_fw-la nihil_fw-la and_o as_o aaron_n have_v that_o transcendent_a power_n only_o he_o to_o offer_v that_o yearly_a expiatory_a sacrifice_n for_o prince_n people_n and_o himself_o too_o so_o by_o the_o same_o power_n may_v he_o 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and_o comprehend_v not_o herb_n under_o that_o name_n they_o deliver_v indeed_o that_o by_o tradition_n from_o their_o father_n all_o thing_n grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o fit_a for_o man_n meat_n be_v titheable_a etc._n etc._n but_o it_o seem_v say_v selden_n well_o that_o for_o this_o payment_n of_o herb_n the_o pharisee_n be_v of_o the_o true_a side_n from_o luke_n and_o matthew_n allow_v by_o christ_n here_o now_o be_v prove_v our_o historia_fw-la fallax_fw-la by_o m._n seldens_n own_o consent_n therefore_o out_o of_o m._n seldens_n just_a observation_n here_o against_o talmud_n will_v i_o ask_v leave_n to_o affirm_v that_o the_o proof_n from_o talmud_n in_o other_o point_n of_o tithing_n allege_v by_o he_o or_o scaliger_n be_v not_o to_o go_v for_o sure_a ground_n see_v himself_o have_v find_v they_o so_o erroneus_fw-la in_o this_o and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o sure_a course_n of_o argue_v the_o true_a intent_n of_o precept_n by_o the_o sinistrous_a extent_n of_o practice_n 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tithe_n be_v at_o first_o due_a all_o priesthood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v ever_o tithe_n before_o law_n by_o practice_n tradition_n instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n under_o law_n by_o write_a law_n agreeable_a to_o the_o former_a practice_n whether_o both_o those_o be_v moral_a judicial_a or_o ceremonial_a we_o shall_v hear_v anon_o and_o so_o what_o ever_o prerogative_n those_o law_n give_v the_o priesthood_n above_o the_o laity_n the_o same_o still_o remain_v the_o ten_o be_v ever_o first_o to_o be_v pay_v else_o the_o nine_o part_n be_v not_o the_o layman_n ibid._n ibid._n or_o if_o say_v selden_n they_o have_v tithe_n only_o as_o by_o humane_a positive_a law_n and_o so_o give_v they_o for_o their_o spiritual_a labour_n that_o be_v in_o brief_a whether_o by_o original_a distributive_a justice_n or_o by_o commutative_a they_o be_v payable_a how_o kingdom_n be_v by_o their_o own_o law_n positive_a seetle_v in_o tithe_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o how_o they_o shall_v be_v another_o thing_n and_o their_o so_o great_a difference_n among_o themselves_o argue_v infallible_o that_o they_o have_v vary_v from_o the_o true_a foundation_n as_o to_o justice_n distributive_a and_o commutative_a they_o hold_v alike_o also_o from_o the_o beginning_n even_o in_o levi_n under_o the_o law_n all_o have_v the_o ten_o for_o their_o spiritual_a labour_n distribute_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o have_v the_o gospel_n now_o as_o for_o that_o title_n humane_a positive_a law_n we_o must_v have_v a_o good_a ground_n to_o prove_v how_o divine_a positive_a law_n which_o only_o dote_v tithe_n to_o levi_n do_v resign_v they_o under_o the_o power_n of_o humane_a positive_a law_n for_o the_o gospel_n here_o be_v strange_a odds_o ibid._n ibid._n but_o the_o first_o opinion_n be_v say_v selden_n that_o the_o ten_o consider_v quoad_fw-la quotam_fw-la partem_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v due_a only_a by_o law_n positive_a and_o ecclesiastical_a but_o quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la svam_fw-la or_o cleri_fw-la sustentationem_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v due_a by_o the_o divine_a moral_a law_n and_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o this_o distinction_n they_o interpret_v the_o leviticall_a commandment_n of_o tithe_n quoad_fw-la substantiam_fw-la and_o quoad_fw-la quotam_fw-la the_o quota_fw-la be_v but_o a_o judicial_a or_o as_o some_o will_v a_o ceremonial_a law_n &c_n &c_n and_o what_o a_o strange_a distinguo_fw-la be_v this_o to_o divide_v the_o ten_o and_o quota_fw-la as_o if_o both_o be_v not_o one_o the_o strong_a mathematical_a imaginary_a abstraction_n can_v separate_v they_o maintenance_n indeed_o general_o and_o so_o be_v their_o meaning_n may_v be_v free_a of_o a_o quota_fw-la but_o a_o ten_o can_v but_o who_o teach_v they_o that_o maintenance_n be_v moral_a divine_a and_o the_o quota_fw-la but_o positive_a and_o ecclesiastical_a find_v they_o any_o such_o trick_n in_o the_o two_o testament_n what_o positive_a law_n give_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n finem_fw-la m._n seld_o ib._n pag._n 157._o ad_fw-la finem_fw-la because_o forsooth_o the_o maintenance_n say_v they_o of_o the_o ministry_n in_o general_n be_v moral_a or_o natural_a there_o be_v according_a to_o consideration_n of_o it_o see_v far_o the_o very_a character_n of_o it_o write_v in_o the_o table_n of_o man_n heart_n that_o be_v that_o spiritual_a labourer_n be_v to_o be_v reward_v with_o temporal_a bounty_n as_o every_o labourer_n be_v worthy_a of_o his_o hire_n but_o quoad_fw-la quotum_fw-la it_o be_v but_o a_o judicial_a or_o ceremonial_a law_n etc._n etc._n here_o have_v we_o three_o law_n to_o ponder_v and_o to_o couch_n our_o tithe_n under_o some_o one_o of_o they_o tithe_n to_o be_v ceremonial_a be_v but_o a_o ceremony_n and_o as_o soon_o do_v as_o speak_v no_o man_n ever_o dare_v offer_v a_o proof_n for_o it_o to_o be_v judicial_a they_o can_v first_n because_o that_o practice_n of_o abraham_n and_o vow_v of_o jacob_n can_v never_o be_v bring_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o jewish_a judicial_a law_n no_o i_o say_v further_o within_o no_o law_n mere_o or_o only_o jewish_a consider_v it_o well_o yea_o tithe_n legal_o enact_v as_o i_o do_v think_v can_v be_v proper_o judicial_a for_o their_o judicial_a law_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o without_o mixture_n do_v concern_v chief_o their_o civil_a commonwealth_n and_o so_o all_o the_o tribe_n alike_o but_o the_o law_n of_o tithe_n go_v in_o favour_n of_o only_a levi_n a_o law_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o the_o priesthood_n before_o and_o then_o to_o to_o all_o priesthood_n melchisedechicall_a and_o aaronicall_a evangelicall_a and_o legal_a now_o how_o can_v either_o melchisedec_n or_o aaron_n come_v under_o the_o judicial_a law_n it_o be_v more_o than_o i_o have_v yet_o observe_v if_o the_o judicial_a law_n give_v any_o order_n for_o the_o priesthood_n yea_o the_o change_n of_o the_o priesthood_n make_v a_o change_n of_o the_o law_n heb._n 7.12_o melchisedec_n

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continuance_n as_o that_o of_o concupiscence_n else_o give_v we_o a_o legal_a limit_n of_o the_o law_n of_o tithe_n from_o scripture_n but_o if_o law_n shall_v fail_v what_o say_v you_o to_o melchisedecs_n priesthood_n and_o abraham_n practice_n david_n prophecy_n and_o paul_n application_n all_o these_o be_v of_o grace_n and_o the_o promise_n not_o of_o the_o law_n thus_o far_o for_o moral_a now_o let_v we_o consider_v of_o this_o character_n by_o nature_n in_o our_o heart_n they_o talk_v so_o much_o of_o it_o be_v natural_a say_v they_o that_o the_o labourer_n have_v his_o wage_n the_o ministry_n a_o maintenance_n but_o the_o quota_fw-la be_v not_o of_o nature_n but_o positive_a law_n ergo_fw-la a_o eleven_o nine_o or_o less_o or_o more_o part_n may_v be_v assign_v as_o well_o as_o a_o ten_o i_o answer_v it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o nature_n be_v most_o lively_o instruct_v with_o the_o general_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o more_o she_o draw_v ad_fw-la individua_fw-la the_o 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seem_v sacrilege_n most_o sweet_a as_o serve_v for_o all_o lust_n cloth_n drink_n and_o meat_n and_o seldom_o end_n where_o once_o it_o do_v begin_v steal_v good_n seem_v sweet_a and_o what_o great_a stealth_n then_o cousin_n christ_n by_o colour_n of_o a_o law_n and_o all_o his_o levite_n living_n to_o withdraw_v curse_v to_o the_o kirk_n wrack_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o faithful_a child_n he_o fear_v his_o father_n rod_n he_o say_v he_o swear_v he_o shall_v not_o do_v it_o again_o but_o these_o pernicious_a person_n and_o profane_a they_o fear_v not_o though_o they_o feel_v the_o plague_n of_o god_n poor_a sacrilegious_a soul_n repent_v amend_v and_o prove_v not_o achan_n in_o your_o latter_a end_n dav_n dicksoni_fw-la in_o sacram_fw-la hanc_fw-la sacrilegij_fw-la confutationem_fw-la qvo_fw-la decimas_fw-la cumules_fw-la ad_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o open_v ad_fw-la honores_fw-la quo_fw-la tibi_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o honour_n quo_fw-la mihi_fw-la vita_fw-la petis_fw-la ah_o 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