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 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