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that_o christ_n give_v some_o apostle_n and_o some_o prophet_n and_o some_o evangelist_n and_o some_o pastort_v and_o teacher_n ephes_n 4.11_o and_o therefore_o this_o office_n of_o teach_v the_o people_n be_v not_o mere_o leviticall_a and_o to_o be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n we_o see_v the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v plain_o witness_v the_o contrary_n four_o reward_n and_o wage_n for_o levi's_fw-la service_n be_v not_o ceremonial_a but_o moral_a according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n not_o to_o end_v in_o christ_n or_o at_o christ_n come_n but_o to_o continue_v to_o god_n to_o his_o minister_n laborer_n and_o servant_n for_o their_o labour_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o gospel_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o christ_n himself_o appoint_v wage_n for_o his_o apostle_n and_o minister_n and_o this_o not_o of_o charity_n or_o alm_n at_o man_n pleasure_n whether_o they_o will_v pay_v or_o not_o but_o of_o due_a debt_n for_o their_o labour_n when_o he_o send_v 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law_n say_v he_o prescribe_v the_o tything_n of_o mint_n and_o annis_n the_o tthe_n of_o every_o herb_n be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v for_o the_o example_n of_o future_a time_n for_o this_o cause_n in_o hilary_n judgement_n christ_n do_v not_o forbid_v but_o approve_v of_o tithe_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n five_o gregory_n nazianzen_n 5._o greg_n naz._n orat_fw-la 5._o who_o live_v about_o three_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n after_o christ_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v call_v melchisedec_n as_o receive_v tithe_n and_o if_o christ_n receive_v tithe_n it_o must_v be_v by_o his_o minister_n and_o this_o must_v be_v by_o right_a from_o christ_n thus_o do_v this_o father_n declare_v tithe_n as_o due_a to_o christ_n and_o his_o minister_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n six_o quadrage_n amb._n ser_n 34_o in_o feria_n 3._o post_n prim_fw-la dominicam_fw-la quadrage_n holy_a ambrose_n that_o famous_a bishop_n of_o milan_n who_o live_v about_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n 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