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be_v of_o use_n and_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o i_o say_v do_v god_n claim_v his_o inheritance_n 27.30_o levit._fw-la 27.30_o declare_v that_o those_o good_n bring_v out_o at_o first_o by_o cain_n and_o abel_n confuse_o and_o those_o tithe_n offer_v by_o abraham_n distinct_o be_v both_o his_o inheritance_n mark_v that_o he_o but_o declare_v tithe_n to_o be_v his_o inheritance_n without_o any_o precept_n for_o the_o law_n make_v they_o only_a inheritance_n to_o levi_n etc._n num._n 18.20_o etc._n etc._n not_o to_o god_n and_o unless_o we_o draw_v god_n right_a from_o the_o first_o beginning_n as_o be_v say_v we_o shall_v never_o find_v they_o the_o lord_n by_o any_o other_o scripture_n and_o this_o for_o tithe_n both_o in_o matter_n and_o title_n chap._n vii_o the_o word_n inheritance_n make_v tithe_n due_a to_o all_o age_n levite_n priest_n minister_n word_n for_o all_o age_n god_n have_v a_o double_a inheritance_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n ministry_n of_o old_a have_v find_v god_n inheritance_n to_o have_v begin_v §_o i_o with_o the_o begin_n in_o effect_n and_o before_o the_o law_n four_o hundred_o year_n by_o name_n of_o tithe_n what_o inheritance_n what_o and_o the_o law_n to_o have_v prorogue_v they_o so_o till_o christ_n day_n four_o thousand_o year_n how_o shall_v this_o inheritance_n lose_v his_o virtue_n in_o christ_n it_o seem_v here_o that_o if_o we_o but_o understand_v our_o natural_a mother_n tongue_n we_o may_v easy_o know_v our_o heavenly_a father_n will_n for_o inheritance_n have_v ever_o this_o prerogative_n that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v take_v from_o the_o lawful_a lord_n but_o either_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o owner_n or_o by_o violence_n tithe_n take_v back_o by_o violence_n as_o be_v all_o now_o adays_o may_v reap_v achan_n reward_n when_o god_n please_v as_o for_o god_n consent_v hereto_o we_o will_v glad_o expect_v either_o their_o proof_n or_o our_o repossession_n inheritance_n again_o be_v either_o personae_fw-la or_o officij_fw-la if_o personal_a than_o it_o go_v jure_fw-la patris_fw-la ad_fw-la filium_fw-la if_o official_a that_o be_v gift_v by_o the_o supreme_a lord_n to_o any_o office_n or_o service_n than_o it_o be_v ius_n praedecessoris_fw-la in_o successores_fw-la tithe_n be_v inheritance_n both_o way_n personal_a as_o they_o be_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n primò_fw-la propriè_fw-la and_o perpetuò_fw-la official_a as_o they_o be_v levy_n for_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v as_o they_o be_v by_o the_o lord_n annex_v in_o inheritance_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o worship_n which_o worship_n though_o it_o alter_v in_o form_n yet_o never_o in_o substance_n or_o moral_a part_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o the_o moral_a maintenance_n must_v ever_o be_v one_o for_o all_o now_o if_o they_o object_n that_o tithe_n be_v gift_v to_o levi_n in_o official_a inheritance_n can_v stand_v no_o long_o than_o levi_n &_o he_o no_o long_o than_o the_o law_n we_o answer_v tithe_n be_v at_o a_o office_n and_o priesthood_n long_o before_o he_o and_o levi_n as_o it_o signify_v the_o office_n and_o not_o the_o person_n note_v all_o minister_n in_o all_o degree_n and_o all_o age_n so_o under_o the_o law_n all_o the_o levite_n make_v up_o but_o one_o priesthood_n though_o all_o levite_n be_v not_o proper_o priest_n 3.7_o 2._o cor._n 3.7_o and_o the_o apostle_n compare_v the_o law_n with_o the_o gospel_n call_v both_o a_o ministration_n and_o both_o their_o officer_n minister_n and_o the_o moral_a service_n in_o both_o 10.7_o act._n 15.21_o matth._n 10.7_o preach_v but_o to_o derive_v the_o name_n of_o both_o levite_n and_o priest_n by_o §_o two_o plain_a warrant_v to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n esay_n prophesy_v direct_o of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o evangelist_n age_n levit_fw-la priest_n minister_n be_v for_o all_o age_n how_o god_n will_v work_v amid_o the_o gentile_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o jew_n other_o than_o levites_n and_o they_o shall_v bring_v all_o your_o brethren_n that_o be_v etc._n esay_n 66.20_o etc._n etc._n the_o adopt_a gentile_n for_o a_o offer_v to_o the_o lord_n out_o of_o all_o nation_n etc._n etc._n and_o i_o will_v take_v of_o they_o for_o priest_n and_o levite_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o special_a performance_n of_o this_o be_v when_o paul_n be_v separate_v apostle_n for_o the_o gentile_n and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v plain_o of_o himself_o both_o as_o a_o minister_n and_o as_o a_o priest_n and_o by_o consequent_a a_o levite_n 15.16_o rom._n 15.16_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n towards_o the_o gentile_n minister_a the_o gospel_n of_o god_n that_o the_o offer_v up_o of_o the_o gentile_n may_v be_v acceptable_a so_o these_o be_v word_n for_o all_o world_n and_o all_o worship_n levite_n priest_n minister_n ever_o such_o priesthood_n such_o law_n and_o levi_n at_o first_o nomen_fw-la proprium_fw-la of_o one_o single_a man_n the_o son_n of_o jaacob_n then_o of_o a_o whole_a tribe_n for_o distinction_n with_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o end_n that_o tribe_n be_v separate_v to_o god_n service_n levi_n become_v officij_fw-la nota_fw-la and_o so_o common_a to_o all_o age_n and_o therefore_o may_v just_o admit_v one_o common_a maintenance_n as_o their_o inheritance_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o gospel_n succeed_v to_o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n to_o melchisedec_n and_o melchisedec_n to_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o confuse_a age_n before_o he_o this_o be_v enough_o for_o our_o whole_a cause_n to_o defend_v it_o if_o we_o be_v in_o possessorio_fw-la but_o see_v we_o do_v but_o plead_v for_o it_o we_o must_v keep_v nothing_o back_o inheritance_n pertain_v to_o god_n in_o scripture_n be_v twofold_a §_o iii_o his_o people_n who_o he_o create_v to_o his_o own_o image_n 1.2_o god_n have_v a_o double_a inheritance_n deut._n 4.20_o heb._n 1.2_o his_o tithe_n which_o he_o separate_v to_o his_o own_o service_n now_o in_o scripture_n language_n inheritance_n have_v a_o prerogative_n here_o above_o the_o civili_fw-la custom_n for_o the_o son_n inherit_v joint_o with_o the_o father_n and_o so_o as_o the_o father_n create_v the_o son_n redeem_v his_o inheritance_n yea_o he_o god_n make_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o by_o he_o also_o make_v the_o world_n to_o come_v to_o tithe_n then_o what_o wonder_v that_o be_v inheritance_n to_o the_o father_n they_o be_v also_o the_o son_n or_o shall_v we_o yet_o once_o more_o kill_v the_o heir_n when_o the_o father_n send_v he_o in_o his_o vineyard_n but_o what_o if_o no_o soon_o the_o father_n than_o the_o son_n shall_v he_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o lose_v his_o birthright_n he_o be_v coeternall_a with_o the_o father_n the_o father_n never_o receive_v tithe_n but_o by_o his_o officiar_n as_o first_o of_o all_o by_o melchisedec_n then_o i_o ask_v whether_o be_v tithe_n inheritance_n to_o melchisedec_n or_o not_o if_o not_o then_o have_v god_n no_o inheritance_n before_o the_o law_n but_o the_o law_n give_v none_o to_o god_n but_o only_o to_o levi_n and_o so_o god_n have_v none_o at_o all_o 2d_o num._n 18_o 20_o 2d_o unless_o we_o derive_v it_o from_o in_o principio_fw-la and_o again_o to_o ascribe_v tithe_n as_o inheritance_n to_o levi_n a_o perish_a priesthood_n and_o make_v they_o no_o inheritance_n to_o a_o eternal_a priesthood_n be_v beside_o all_o reason_n and_o to_o say_v tithe_n may_v be_v inheritance_n to_o melchisedec_n so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v even_o as_o to_o levi_n then_o i_o ask_v when_o end_v melchisedec_n 7.3_o heb._n 7.3_o he_o have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n of_o day_n but_o be_v liken_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o continue_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o ergo_fw-la he_o must_v tithe_n forever_o and_o the_o same_o melchisedec_n in_o the_o same_o that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n priest_n be_v also_o the_o son_n type_n the_o consequence_n be_v all_o good_a but_o a_o fit_a time_n shall_v bring_v further_a strength_n lib._n 2._o §_o iv_o this_o for_o tithe_n inheritance_n in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o royal_a priest_n melchisedec_n initium_fw-la dignity_n of_o the_o church_n ministry_n of_o old_a vita_fw-la joseph_n ad_fw-la initium_fw-la royal_a i_o say_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a odds_n between_o that_o and_o this_o our_o age_n now_o for_o of_o old_a as_o write_v josephus_n the_o true_a mark_n of_o nobility_n be_v to_o derive_v a_o man_n pedigree_n from_o the_o priesthood_n so_o joseph_n be_v a_o gentleman_n because_o ex_fw-la sanguine_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la and_o in_o our_o own_o time_n the_o only_o best_a tenure_n and_o hold_v of_o possession_n be_v to_o hold_v of_o the_o church_n but_o now_o all_o to_o the_o contrary_n for_o rome_n have_v frustrate_v her_o ministry_n of_o matrimony_n and_o we_o at_o home_n we_o of_o their_o patrimony_n she_o can_v bring_v forth_o no_o wel-begotten_a child_n and_o we_o but_o few_o well_o
of_o salem_n that_o be_v king_n of_o peace_n without_o father_n without_o mother_n without_o kindred_n and_o have_v neither_o begin_n of_o his_o day_n neither_o end_n of_o life_n but_o be_v liken_v to_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o continue_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o now_o consider_v how_o great_a this_o man_n be_v unto_o who_o even_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n give_v the_o tithe_n of_o the_o spoil_n for_o very_o they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o levi_n which_o receive_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n have_v a_o commandment_n to_o take_v according_a to_o the_o law_n tithe_n of_o the_o people_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 but_o he_o who_o kindred_n be_v not_o count_v among_o they_o receive_v tithe_n of_o abraham_n and_o bless_v he_o that_o have_v the_o promise_n and_o without_o all_o contradiction_n the_o less_o be_v bless_v of_o the_o great_a and_o here_o man_n that_o die_v receive_v tithe_n but_o there_o 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our_o conclusion_n then_o go_v thus_o through_o this_o epistle_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o melchisedec_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o christ_n and_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o aaron_n to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o christ_n for_o these_o be_v the_o apostle_n own_o note_n again_o hundrethe_n of_o aaron_n with_o thousand_o of_o his_o associate_n thousand_o of_o year_n and_o million_o of_o redouble_a action_n bind_v but_o only_a christ_n and_o christ_n only_o once_o they_o bind_v not_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n belong_v to_o christ_n priesthood_n but_o melchisedecs_n one_o only_a blessing_n design_v his_o priesthood_n bind_v christ_n ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o all_o his_o ministry_n ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v we_o not_o hereupon_o infer_v then_o that_o if_o melchisedecs_n service_n bind_v our_o ministry_n his_o maintenance_n must_v also_o be_v due_a to_o they_o we_o see_v then_o that_o unity_n 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the_o sum_n and_o perfection_n of_o peaceable_o settle_a priesthood_n for_o blessing_n after_o this_o sort_n here_o be_v real_a and_o exhibitive_a be_v the_o end_n and_o perfection_n of_o all_o priesthood_n and_o priestly_a office_n for_o that_o legal_a form_n of_o blessing_n under_o levi_n num._n 6.23_o be_v but_o as_o a_o prayer_n for_o blessing_n as_o we_o yet_o use_v to_o this_o day_n and_o have_v no_o ceremony_n it_o and_o again_o to_o give_v tithe_n as_o do_v abraham_n here_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a testification_n of_o our_o due_a obedience_n to_o christ_n minister_n the_o very_a fruit_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o this_o for_o his_o function_n next_o vers_fw-la 3._o come_v his_o order_n dignity_n and_o excellency_n §_o two_o thereof_o without_o father_n mother_n kindred_n beginning_n end_v like_o the_o son_n of_o god_n remain_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o those_o strange_a note_n must_v be_v apply_v and_o understand_v as_o well_o
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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
and_o of_o what_o thing_n he_o get_v tithe_n once_o he_o get_v sure_o it_o be_v and_o this_o once_o in_o all_o his_o action_n we_o have_v find_v ever_o obligatorie_n of_o the_o posterity_n type_v in_o mechisedec_n and_o abraham_n it_o continue_v not_o because_o we_o read_v never_o that_o abraham_n or_o any_o of_o he_o meet_v any_o more_o with_o melchisedec_n and_o so_o hereafter_o abraham_n never_o meet_v with_o so_o good_a a_o priest_n as_o himself_o here_o then_o be_v but_o a_o nuncupation_n a_o fundation_n of_o priesthood_n and_o maintenance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n begin_v to_o be_v orderly_o with_o melchisedec_n but_o to_o be_v of_o melchisedecs_n peculiar_a order_n viz._n eternal_a this_o cease_v on_o earth_n from_o this_o time_n till_o the_o law_n in_o his_o order_n both_o come_v and_o cease_v and_o christ_n the_o perfection_n of_o this_o order_n and_o all_o order_n come_v so_o of_o melchisedecs_n order_n we_o have_v but_o two_o person_n melchisedec_n type_n and_o priest_n christ_n verity_n and_o highpriest_n again_o it_o can_v not_o last_n for_o tithe_n as_o be_v say_v require_v necessary_o settle_a religion_n abraham_n be_v here_o a_o stranger_n among_o infidel_n he_o give_v tithe_n as_o he_o find_v the_o priest_n let_v we_o do_v the_o like_a so_o here_o grace_v prepare_v the_o way_n to_o the_o law_n by_o god_n good_a order_n because_o grace_n must_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o law_n by_o the_o same_o order_n now_o whereof_o melchisedec_n get_v tithe_n because_o it_o concern_v also_o the_o posterity_n we_o will_v there_o answer_v it_o and_o this_o for_o the_o doubt_n in_o our_o fundator_n §_o two_o in_o the_o posterity_n we_o have_v those_o question_n to_o answer_v anent_o tithing_n due_a to_o who_o tithe_n due_a to_o what_o person_n give_v from_o what_o person_n take_v of_o what_o thing_n take_v and_o for_o be_v use_n in_o all_o which_o have_v once_o find_v the_o person_n giver_n viz._n god_n we_o shall_v easy_o find_v the_o rest_n for_o he_o give_v for_o all_o respect_n and_o that_o only_a god_n give_v tithe_n it_o be_v clear_a first_o in_o that_o action_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o abraham_n who_o do_n tho_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 either_o record_a law_n or_o like_o example_n yet_o no_o man_n will_v deny_v but_o that_o their_o call_n be_v powerful_a in_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o far_o above_o law_n as_o this_o one_o action_n be_v a_o law_n for_o ever_o again_o god_n have_v here_o give_v tithe_n to_o his_o eternal_a priest_n under_o the_o law_n he_o also_o give_v they_o to_o his_o temporal_a priest_n and_o minister_n so_o we_o have_v here_o two_o lesson_n first_o tithe_n be_v pendicles_a of_o priest_n not_o of_o prince_n for_o though_o melchisedec_n and_o christ_n be_v both_o prince_n and_o priest_n yet_o be_v tithe_n only_o annex_v to_o their_o priesthood_n heb._n 7._o but_o to_o be_v plain_a and_o neither_o wrong_a prince_n nor_o priest_n §_o iii_o it_o be_v one_o question_n to_o say_v tithe_n how_o prince_n may_v tithe_n whether_o may_v king_n take_v a_o ten_o for_o their_o necessity_n another_o whether_o king_n may_v take_v tithe_n god_n inheritance_n decimam_fw-la sacram_fw-la from_o his_o church_n or_o no_o for_o the_o first_o they_o will_v allege_v 1._o sam._n 8.15_o and_o we_o see_v prince_n daily_o lift_v lawful_o subsidy_n of_o all_o proportion_n 10._o 15._o for_o maintenance_n of_o their_o estate_n yea_o our_o body_n our_o life_n be_v liable_a hereto_o also_o but_o wonder_v it_o be_v that_o some_o learned_a shall_v allege_v this_o place_n of_o samuel_n 7._o pareus_n in_o heb._n 7._o as_o a_o surrender_n of_o god_n right_a in_o tithe_n unto_o king_n after_o levi_n see_v samuel_n speak_v here_o only_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n such_o as_o live_v joint_o with_o levi_n under_o the_o law_n jude._n perkins_n in_o jude._n who_o neither_o do_v nor_o dare_v touch_v levy_n tithe_n king_n then_o may_v tithe_n but_o god_n must_v tithe_n never_o religious_a king_n think_v otherwise_o nor_o never_o king_n have_v further_a authority_n for_o if_o any_o then_o doubtless_o under_o the_o law_n but_o there_o hezekiah_n our_o best_a &_o rare_a example_n set_v down_o a_o pattern_n for_o all_o his_o posterity_n he_o command_v his_o people_n to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o levi_n according_a to_o the_o law_n 3â—_n 2._o chron._n 3â—_n he_o make_v no_o new_a law_n he_o question_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n anent_o the_o heap_n he_o cause_v build_v chamber_n for_o the_o heap_n but_o put_v never_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o heap_n he_o leave_v that_o to_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o levite_n for_o who_o they_o be_v ordain_v for_o our_o patro-latrons_a be_v not_o then_o hatch_v neither_o mean_v i_o but_o that_o a_o prince_n need_n may_v be_v such_o that_o levi_n in_o duty_n may_v and_o must_v yield_v he_o a_o portion_n as_o the_o priest_n give_v david_n the_o show_n bread_n 12.4_o 1._o â—am_n 21.6_o and_o mat._n 12.4_o but_o let_v it_o come_v by_o levi_n for_o avoid_v of_o sacrilege_n but_o why_o our_o scottish_a levites_n can_v so_o little_a help_n their_o david_n ult._n cap._n ult._n a_o prince_n of_o so_o rare_a both_o reformation_n and_o religion_n shall_v be_v quick_o know_v §_o iv_o our_o second_o lesson_n flow_v from_o the_o former_a the_o positive_a law_n of_o prince_n be_v not_o the_o fundamental_a ground_n as_o many_o think_v tie_v tithe_n to_o the_o church_n tithe_n king_n no_o fundator_n of_o tithe_n no_o doubtless_o god_n law_n lead_v our_o forbear_v christian_a king_n and_o church_n so_o to_o do_v for_o at_o first_o tithe_n be_v either_o moral_a or_o ceremonial_a if_o moral_a then_o all_o king_n be_v but_o hezekiahs_n command_v to_o pay_v they_o according_a to_o the_o law_n but_o if_o ceremonial_a than_o it_o be_v no_o less_o superstition_n now_o to_o restore_v they_o than_o it_o be_v sacrilege_n then_o to_o refuse_v they_o for_o nothing_o that_o type_v christ_n as_o a_o ceremony_n may_v be_v reviue_v after_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n the_o person_n owner_n then_o in_o both_o melchisedec_n and_o levi_n be_v only_o ecclesiastic_n priest_n and_o levite_n all_o those_o to_o who_o charge_n the_o ministration_n of_o god_n worship_n be_v in_o any_o sort_n commit_v filii_fw-la prophetarum_fw-la whereof_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o all_o and_o only_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n must_v live_v by_o tithe_n by_o ministry_n i_o mean_v not_o only_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o word_n but_o also_o all_o and_o whatsoever_o inferior_a officer_n have_v warrant_n for_o their_o special_a calling_n in_o the_o church_n else_o we_o have_v not_o both_o priest_n and_o levite_n 6.1_o 2._o king_n 2.3.5_o &_o 4.38_o 42._o &_o 6.1_o as_o esay_n prophesy_v of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o this_o of_o esay_n must_v signify_v priest_n by_o church-calling_a 9_o cap._n 66.21.1.2_o 9_o minister_n not_o general_o as_o peter_n term_v all_o christian_n a_o royal_a priesthood_n §_o v_o now_o whereas_o some_o hold_n that_o our_o preacher_n may_v not_o answer_v the_o priest_n priest_n our_o preacher_n answer_v to_o the_o priest_n but_o only_o the_o inferior_a levite_n i_o see_v no_o warrant_n for_o it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v for_o their_o different_a sacrifice_n from_o we_o the_o name_n will_v never_o import_v the_o service_n out_o of_o the_o own_o period_n of_o time_n but_o still_o such_o priest_n such_o sacrifice_n otherwise_o it_o shall_v bind_v a_o carnal_a sacrifice_n on_o melchisedec_n the_o type_n we_o answer_v those_o priest_n then_o genere_fw-la not_o specie_fw-la again_o the_o inferior_a levite_n be_v by_o call_v as_o ceremonial_a as_o priest_n and_o our_o preacher_n labour_v in_o word_n and_o sacrament_n resemble_v more_o the_o priest_n service_n then_o that_o of_o the_o levite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v paul_n of_o the_o priest_n 9.13_o 1._o cor._n 9.13_o very_o competent_a to_o our_o ministry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15.16_o rom._n 15.16_o and_o the_o gospel_n have_v also_o the_o own_o inferior_a officer_n who_o may_v better_a answer_n to_o the_o inferior_n of_o the_o law_n then_o all_o of_o church-calling_a must_v live_v by_o the_o church-kitchin_n away_o then_o with_o those_o laic_a bishop_n parson_n prior_n §_o vi_o patron_n etc._n etc._n such_o patroni_fw-la be_v latrones_fw-la patro-latrons_a patro-latrons_a but_o if_o the_o church-inheritance_n must_v go_v by_o the_o presentation_n of_o laic_n then_o let_v lordship_n go_v by_o the_o presentation_n of_o levite_n so_o shall_v we_o have_v on_o both_o side_n a_o perfect_a hurlyburly-government_n till_o each_o have_v his_o due_n tithe_n be_v the_o church_n inheritance_n flow_v from_o god_n then_o in_o general_a no_o man_n can_v present_v they_o and_o in_o particular_a hezekias_n as_o
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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
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for_o although_o we_o have_v not_o here_o christ_n latter_a approbation_n of_o that_o tithe_n against_o the_o record_n of_o rabbin_n yet_o the_o very_a precept_n themselves_o be_v well_o ponder_v will_v include_v all_o such_o herb_n and_o much_o more_o for_o even_o that_o place_n deut_n 26.12_o thy_o increase_n who_o teach_v the_o talmudist_n that_o increase_n here_o must_v signify_v only_a man_n meat_n why_o shall_v not_o tithing_n be_v extend_v in_o this_o text_n to_o all_o increase_v and_o levit_fw-la 27.30_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n be_v there_o not_o much_o seed_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v not_o man_n meat_n seed_n here_o be_v not_o only_o what_o by_o our_o sow_v come_v but_o also_o whatsoever_o by_o god_n fir_v blessing_n of_o all_o creature_n bring_v forth_o the_o kind_n history_n of_o all_o time_n confirm_v this_o for_o hay_n hemp_n oat_n mine_n quarry_n and_o the_o like_a have_v be_v subject_a to_o tithing_n as_o selden_n have_v observe_v yea_o even_o his_o ruticilia_n ruta_n caesa_fw-la chap_n 1._o §_o 1_o et_fw-fr chap_n 4._o §_o 2._o and_o true_a analogy_n warrant_v history_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v to_o be_v supply_v in_o every_o their_o necessity_n out_o of_o all_o that_o the_o earth_n yield_v the_o other_o tribe_n for_o their_o necessity_n this_o make_v jerom_n interpret_v that_o of_o num_fw-la 18._o in_o usus_fw-la et_fw-la necessaria_fw-la eorum_fw-la separavi_fw-la all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o earth_n again_o may_v well_o enough_o include_v all_o trade-encrease_a even_o where_o no_o seede-encrease_a be_v the_o earth_n bear_v all_o both_o we_o and_o for_o us._n so_o whatsoever_o the_o earth_n bring_v we_o by_o way_n of_o increase_n yearly_o of_o that_o we_o owe_v a_o yearly_a portion_n to_o god_n out_o of_o a_o ten_o proportion_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n may_v we_o say_v vbi_fw-la nummus_fw-la nummum_fw-la gignit_fw-la nummus_fw-la nummum_fw-la soluet_fw-la as_o selden_n have_v well_o observe_v in_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n where_o no_o prediall_a tithe_n be_v and_o therefore_o 3._o selicha_n 7._o §._o 3._o pag._n 164._o chap._n 7._o §._o 3._o personal_a due_n now_o come_v we_o to_o m._n seldens_n history_n of_o the_o opinion_n touch_v the_o right_n of_o tithe_n the_o three_o article_n of_o his_o title_n handle_v in_o his_o seven_o chapter_n §_o 3_o etc._n etc._n and_o concern_v most_o our_o purpose_n the_o chief_a question_n say_v selden_n among_o the_o divine_n come_v to_o this_o whether_o by_o god_n immediate_a moral_a law_n the_o evangelicall_a priesthood_n have_v a_o right_n to_o tithe_n as_o to_o their_o inheritance_n in_o equal_a degree_n as_o the_o lay_v man_n have_v to_o his_o nine_o if_o ever_o tithe_n be_v due_a by_o god_n immediate_a moral_a law_n they_o must_v be_v ever_o so_o this_o be_v sure_a then_o our_o recourse_n must_v still_o be_v in_o examine_v by_o what_o law_n 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 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