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saducee_n themselves_o in_o religion_n which_o 2._o sect_n 〈◊〉_d â—…he_n resurrectioâ—…_n of_o the_o bâ—…y_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n perish_v wâ—…h_v their_o body_n and_o that_o there_o be_v neither_o 8_o angel_n nor_o spirit_n but_o that_o christ_n be_v a_o priest_n we_o deny_v not_o yea_o our_o great_a high_a priest_n which_o john_n make_v a_o reconciliation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n we_o acknowledge_v he_o yet_o after_o another_o order_n than_o aaron_n be_v and_o of_o another_o tribe_n then_o that_o of_o levi_n even_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o order_n of_o 7._o melchisedeck_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a say_v the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n that_o our_o lord_n spring_v out_o of_o judah_n concern_v which_o tribe_n 14._o moses_n speak_v nothing_o touch_v the_o priesthood_n in_o which_o his_o office_n he_o continue_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o and_o in_o who_o likewise_o the_o government_n of_o his_o peace_n be_v prefigure_v so_o 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judahs_n crown_n ascend_v as_o be_v say_v no_o high_a than_o abraham_n unto_o who_o the_o first_o promise_n either_o of_o king_n or_o kingdom_n be_v give_v for_o when_o god_n mean_v to_o make_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o man_n and_o have_v 8._o call_v he_o from_o ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldean_n have_v show_v and_o give_v he_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n this_o further_o he_o assure_v that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v in_o number_n to_o the_o 5_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o multitude_n as_o the_o dust_n 16._o of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o king_n shall_v proceed_v out_o of_o his_o loin_n &_o sara_n his_o wife_n shall_v be_v a_o mother_n to_o king_n of_o people_n now_o as_o in_o 7_o isaac_n the_o seed_n be_v call_v so_o in_o 10._o judah_n the_o sceptre_n be_v establish_v which_o whilst_o it_o stand_v upright_o with_o god_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o their_o temple_n the_o very_a gate_n of_o heaven_n but_o when_o all_o religion_n be_v turn_v to_o a_o outward_a worship_n 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