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priesthood_n they_o have_v a_o commandment_n to_o receive_v tithe_n of_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o law_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o law_n yea_o of_o their_o brethren_n though_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n but_o verse_n the_o six_o he_o that_o be_v melchisedec_n 7.6_o heb._n 7.6_o who_o descent_n be_v not_o count_v from_o they_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n great_a grandfather_n of_o levi_n who_o have_v the_o priesthood_n and_o bless_v he_o that_o have_v the_o promise_n therefore_o melchisedec_n priesthood_n be_v far_o more_o excellent_a than_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n or_o levi_n because_o he_o receive_v tithe_n not_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o levitical_a law_n but_o by_o a_o high_a and_o far_o more_o ancient_a right_n even_o by_o a_o right_n from_o god_n himself_o as_o god_n high_a priest_n more_o ancient_a than_o levi_n by_o far_o as_o your_o may_v read_v gen._n 14.20_o abraham_n great-grandfather_n of_o levi_n pay_v tithe_n to_o 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by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 7._o this_o melchisedec_n be_v king_n of_o salem_n priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n who_o meet_v abraham_n return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n and_o bless_a he_o to_o who_o also_o abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o and_o why_o the_o ten_o part_n question_n and_o not_o the_o seven_o or_o eight_o part_n or_o the_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o part_n wherefore_o do_v abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o to_o melchisedec_n answer_n 4._o vnde_fw-la enim_fw-la homo_fw-la reâ—um_fw-la juarum_fw-la decimam_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la nonam_fw-la vel_fw-la octavam_fw-la vel_fw-la aliam_fw-la quamque_fw-la partem_fw-la offerendam_fw-la esse_fw-la scire_fw-la potuisset_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la â—octus_fw-la suisset_fw-la from_o the_o begin_n man_n be_v teach_v by_o god_n to_o pay_v tithe_n as_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_n victory_n erudii_fw-la theol._n de_fw-fr saer_n lib._n 1._o par_fw-fr 12._o cap._n 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what_o be_v and_o be_v the_o lord_n part_n or_o portion_n for_o maintenance_n of_o his_o service_n and_o servant_n in_o their_o ministerial_a office_n etc._n gen._n 28.12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n this_o he_o do_v upon_o that_o vision_n or_o apparition_n of_o christ_n to_o jacob_n in_o that_o dream_n of_o the_o ladder_n who_o top_n do_v reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v gen._n 28._o and_o jehovah_n promise_v blessing_n to_o jacob_n upon_o which_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v take_v with_o a_o awful_a reverence_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o his_o presence_n there_o and_o make_v that_o solemn_a vow_n to_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v his_o god_n that_o he_o will_v worship_v god_n in_o that_o place_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n and_o give_v he_o but_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o of_o all_o that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v give_v the_o ten_o to_o god_n this_o 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