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with_o the_o rest_n which_o may_v induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o as_o both_o abram_n and_o melchisedec_n so_o tithe_n also_o in_o that_o action_n typical_a and_o ceremonial_a signify_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o subjection_n which_o all_o the_o faithful_a both_o minister_n and_o person_n owe_v to_o christ_n our_o high_a priest_n and_o king_n in_o any_o literal_a sense_n from_o this_o example_n they_o never_o will_v be_v able_a to_o extort_v that_o the_o people_n in_o those_o day_n pay_v tithe_n to_o priest_n but_o this_o only_a that_o one_o priest_n once_o in_o his_o life_n of_o spoil_n only_o and_o in_o requital_n partly_o of_o a_o liberal_a present_a partly_o of_o a_o benediction_n give_v voluntary_a tithe_n not_o to_o a_o great_a priest_n than_o himself_o as_o far_o as_o abram_n can_v then_o understand_v but_o rather_o to_o a_o priest_n and_o king_n join_v in_o one_o person_n they_o will_v reply_v perhaps_o that_o if_o one_o priest_n pay_v tithe_n to_o another_o it_o must_v 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melchisedec_n be_v in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o who_o can_v pay_v to_o none_o great_a and_o have_v free_v we_o by_o our_o union_n with_o himself_o from_o all_o compulsive_a tribute_n and_o tax_n in_o his_o church_n neither_o do_v the_o collateral_a place_n heb._n 7_o make_v other_o use_n of_o this_o story_n then_o to_o prove_v christ_n personate_v by_o melchisedec_n a_o great_a priest_n than_o aaron_n vers._n 4._o now_o consider_v how_o great_a this_o man_n be_v etc._n etc._n and_o provâ—_z not_o in_o the_o least_o manner_n that_o tithe_n be_v of_o any_o right_n to_o minister_n but_o the_o contrary_a first_o the_o levite_n have_v a_o commandment_n to_o take_v tithe_n of_o the_o people_n according_a to_o the_o law_n that_o be_v of_o their_o brethren_n though_o they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n vers._n 5._o the_o commandment_n than_o be_v it_o seem_v to_o take_v tithe_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n that_o law_n change_v of_o necessity_n with_o the_o priesthood_n no_o other_o sort_n of_o minister_n as_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v another_o sort_n under_o another_o priesthood_n can_v receive_v that_o tribute_n of_o tithe_n which_o fall_v with_o that_o law_n unless_o renew_v by_o another_o express_a command_n and_o according_a to_o another_o law_n no_o such_o law_n be_v extant_a next_o melchisedec_n not_o as_o a_o minister_n but_o as_o christ_n himself_o in_o person_n blessed_a abraham_n who_o have_v the_o promise_n vers._n 6_o and_o in_o he_o blessed_a all_o both_o minister_n and_o people_n both_o of_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n that_o blessing_n declare_v he_o great_a and_o better_a than_o who_o he_o blessed_a vers._n 7_o receive_v tithe_n from_o they_o all_o not_o as_o a_o maintenance_n which_o melchisedec_n need_v not_o but_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o homage_n and_o subjection_n to_o their_o king_n and_o priest_n whereas_o minister_n bear_v not_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o priesthood_n or_o kingship_n bless_v not_o as_o he_o bless_v be_v not_o by_o their_o blessing_n great_a than_o abraham_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a with_o themselves_o include_v in_o he_o can_v both_o give_v and_o take_v tithe_n in_o abram_n can_v claim_v to_o themselves_o that_o sign_n of_o our_o allegiance_n due_a only_o to_o our_o eternal_a king_n and_o priest_n can_v therefore_o derive_v tithe_n from_o melchisedec_n last_o the_o eight_o verse_n have_v thus_o here_o man_n that_o die_v receive_v tithe_n there_o he_o receive_v they_o of_o who_o it_o be_v witnesd_v that_o he_o live_v which_o word_n intimate_a that_o as_o he_o offer_v himself_o once_o for_o we_o so_o he_o receive_v once_o of_o we_o in_o abraham_n and_o in_o that_o place_n the_o typical_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o redemption_n which_o have_v it_o be_v a_o perpetual_a annuity_n to_o christ_n by_o he_o claim_v as_o his_o due_a levi_n must_v have_v pay_v it_o yearly_o as_o well_o as_o then_o vers._n 9_o and_o our_o minister_n ought_v still_o to_o some_o melchisedec_n or_o other_o as_o well_o now_o as_o they_o do_v in_o abraham_n but_o that_o christ_n never_o claim_v any_o such_o ten_o as_o his_o annual_a due_n much_o less_o resign_v it_o to_o the_o minister_n his_o so_o officious_a receiver_n without_o express_a commission_n or_o assignment_n will_v be_v yet_o clear_a as_o we_o proceed_v thus_o much_o may_v at_o length_n assure_v we_o that_o this_o example_n of_o abram_n and_o melchisedec_n though_o i_o see_v of_o late_o they_o build_v most_o upon_o it_o can_v so_o little_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o any_o law_n to_o we_o that_o it_o will_v not_o so_o much_o avail_v they_o as_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o example_n of_o like_a impertinence_n be_v that_o example_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 28._o 22_o who_o of_o his_o free_a choice_n not_o enjoind_v by_o any_o law_n vow_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o which_o for_o aught_o appear_v to_o the_o contrary_a he_o vow_v as_o a_o thing_n no_o less_o indifferent_a before_o his_o vow_n than_o the_o foregoing_a part_n thereof_o that_o the_o stone_n which_o he_o have_v set_v there_o for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n and_o to_o who_o vow_v he_o this_o ten_o but_o to_o god_n not_o to_o any_o priest_n for_o we_o read_v of_o none_o to_o he_o great_a than_o himself_o and_o to_o god_n no_o doubt_n but_o he_o pay_v what_o he_o vow_v both_o in_o the_o build_n of_o that_o bethel_n with_o other_o altar_n else_o where_o and_o the_o expense_n of_o his_o continual_a sacrifice_n which_o none_o but_o he_o have_v right_a to_o offer_v however_o therefore_o he_o pay_v his_o ten_o it_o can_v in_o no_o likelihood_n unless_o by_o such_o a_o occasion_n as_o befall_v his_o grandfather_n be_v to_o any_o priest_n but_o say_v they_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n whether_o of_o
moral_a but_o ceremonial_a only_o that_o christian_n therefore_o shall_v take_v they_o up_o when_o jew_n have_v lay_v they_o down_o must_v needs_o be_v very_o absurd_a and_o preposterous_a next_o it_o be_v as_o clear_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n that_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n have_v not_o tithe_n for_o their_o labour_n only_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o in_o regard_n they_o be_v to_o have_v no_o other_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n vers._n 20_o 24._o and_o by_o that_o mean_n for_o a_o ten_o lose_v a_o twelve_o but_o our_o levite_n undergo_a no_o such_o law_n of_o deprivement_n can_v have_v no_o right_a to_o any_o such_o compensation_n nay_o if_o by_o this_o law_n they_o will_v have_v tithe_n can_v have_v no_o inheritance_n of_o land_n but_o forfeit_v what_o they_o have_v beside_o this_o tithe_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n those_o of_o every_o year_n and_o those_o of_o every_o three_o year_n of_o the_o former_a every_o one_o that_o bring_v his_o tithe_n be_v to_o eat_v his_o share_n deut._n 14._o 23._o thou_o shall_v eat_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v to_o place_v his_o name_n 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 nay_o though_o he_o can_v not_o bring_v his_o tithe_n in_o kind_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o distant_a dwell_n from_o the_o tabernacle_n or_o temple_n but_o be_v thereby_o force_v to_o turn_v it_o into_o money_n he_o be_v to_o bestow_v that_o money_n on_o whatsoever_o please_v he_o ox_n sheep_n wine_n or_o strong_a drink_n and_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v thereof_o there_o before_o the_o lord_n both_o he_o and_o his_o household_n ver._n 24_o 25_o 26._o as_o for_o the_o tithe_n of_o every_o three_o year_n they_o be_v not_o give_v only_o to_o the_o levite_n but_o to_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n vers._n 28_o 29._o and_o chap._n 26._o 12_o 13._o so_o that_o we_o if_o they_o will_v have_v tithe_n must_v admit_v of_o these_o sharer_n with_o they_o nay_o these_o tithe_n be_v not_o pay_v in_o at_o all_o to_o the_o levite_n but_o the_o levite_n himself_o be_v to_o come_v with_o those_o his_o fellow_n guest_n and_o eat_v his_o share_n of_o they_o only_o at_o his_o house_n who_o provide_v they_o and_o this_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o ministerial_a office_n but_o because_o he_o have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n in_o the_o land_n last_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n a_o tribe_n be_v of_o a_o far_o different_a constitution_n from_o this_o of_o our_o minister_n under_o the_o gospel_n in_o they_o be_v order_n and_o degree_n both_o by_o family_n dignity_n and_o office_n main_o distinguish_v the_o high_a priest_n his_o brethren_n and_o his_o son_n to_o who_o the_o levite_n themselves_o pay_v tithe_n and_o of_o the_o best_a be_v eminent_o superior_a num._n 18._o 28_o 29._o no_o protestant_a i_o suppose_v will_v liken_v one_o of_o our_o minister_n to_o a_o high_a priest_n but_o rather_o to_o a_o common_a levite_n unless_o then_o to_o keep_v their_o tithe_n they_o mean_v to_o bring_v back_o again_o bishop_n archbishop_n and_o the_o whole_a gang_n of_o prelatry_n to_o who_o will_v they_o themselves_o pay_v tithe_n as_o by_o that_o law_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o v._n 32._o certain_o this_o must_v needs_o put_v they_o to_o a_o deep_a demur_v while_o the_o desire_n of_o hold_v fast_o their_o tithe_n without_o sin_n may_v tempt_v they_o to_o bring_v back_o again_o bishop_n as_o the_o likeness_n of_o that_o hierarchy_n that_o shall_v receive_v tithe_n from_o they_o and_o the_o desire_n to_o pay_v none_o may_v advise_v they_o to_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o church_n all_o order_n above_o they_o but_o if_o we_o have_v to_o do_v at_o present_a as_o i_o suppose_v we_o have_v with_o true_a reform_a protestant_n not_o with_o papist_n or_o prelate_n it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o in_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v but_o two_o ministerial_a degree_n presbyter_n and_o deacon_n which_o if_o they_o contend_v to_o have_v any_o succession_n reference_n or_o conformity_n with_o those_o two_o degree_n under_o the_o law_n priest_n and_o levite_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v such_o whereby_o our_o presbyter_n or_o minister_n may_v be_v answerable_a to_o priest_n and_o our_o deacon_n to_o levite_n by_o which_o rule_n of_o proportion_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o we_o must_v pay_v our_o tithe_n to_o the_o deacon_n only_o and_o they_o only_o to_o the_o minister_n but_o if_o it_o be_v true_a yet_o that_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n typify_v a_o better_a reality_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o signify_v the_o christian_a true_a and_o holy_a priesthood_n to_o offer_v up_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n it_o follow_v hence_o that_o we_o be_v now_o just_o exempt_a from_o pay_v tithe_n to_o any_o who_o claim_v from_o aaron_n since_o that_o priesthood_n be_v in_o we_o now_o real_a which_o in_o he_o be_v but_o a_o shadow_n see_v then_o by_o all_o this_o which_o have_v be_v show_v that_o the_o law_n of_o tithe_n be_v partly_o ceremonial_a as_o the_o work_n be_v for_o which_o they_o be_v give_v partly_o judicial_a not_o of_o common_a but_o of_o particular_a right_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n nor_o to_o they_o alone_o but_o to_o the_o owner_n also_o and_o his_o household_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o offering_n and_o every_o three_o year_n to_o the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n their_o appoint_a sharer_n and_o that_o they_o be_v a_o tribe_n of_o priest_n and_o deacon_n improper_o compare_v to_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o ministry_n and_o the_o tithe_n give_v by_o that_o people_n to_o those_o deacon_n only_o it_o follow_v that_o our_o minister_n at_o this_o day_n be_v neither_o priest_n nor_o levite_n nor_o fit_o answer_v to_o either_o of_o they_o can_v have_v no_o just_a title_n or_o pretence_n to_o tithe_n by_o any_o consequence_n draw_v from_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o they_o think_v they_o have_v yet_o a_o better_a plea_n in_o the_o example_n of_o melchisedec_n who_o take_v tithe_n of_o abram_n ere_o the_o law_n be_v give_v whence_o they_o will_v infer_v tithe_n to_o be_v of_o moral_a right_n but_o they_o ought_v to_o know_v or_o to_o remember_v that_o not_o example_n but_o express_a command_n oblige_v our_o obedience_n to_o god_n or_o man_n next_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v do_v in_o religion_n before_o the_o law_n write_v be_v not_o present_o to_o be_v count_v moral_a when_o as_o so_o many_o thing_n be_v then_o do_v both_o ceremonial_a and_o judaical_o judicial_a that_o we_o need_v not_o doubt_v to_o conclude_v all_o time_n before_o christ_n more_o or_o less_o under_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n to_o what_o end_n serve_v else_o those_o altar_n and_o sacrifice_n that_o distinction_n of_o clean_a and_o unclean_a enter_n into_o the_o ark_n circumcision_n and_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o seed_n to_o the_o elder_a brother_n gen._n 38._o 8_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o moral_a though_o 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