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lord_n	aaron_n	bless_v	consecration_n	42	3	10.2831	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64337	A treatise relating to the worship of God divided into six sections / by John Templer ...	Templer, John, d. 1693.	1694 (1694)	Wing T667; ESTC R14567	247,266	554

the Church of the first-born Esau is stiled profane because he slighted this sacred immunity The Posterity of Levi who ministred about holy things are said to be taken in the room of the first-born Numb 3. If there be any ambiguity in these Texts Universal Tradition gives us no small degree of assurance that we are not mistaken in that sence which we have chosen It is the general belief of the Jews and of the antient Fathers of the Christian Church That the first-born were invested with the power we have attributed to them Omnes primogeniti ex stirpe Noae Epist 126. ad Evag. Qu. Heb. ●●1 All the first-born of Noah's stock were Priests are the words of S. Jerome What is usually produced by those who are of a contrary mind is not sufficient to invalidate this Evidence It is said That the Young men Exo. 24. were not Priests They did not sprinkle the Blood upon the Altar Esau is stiled prophane for contemning his Primogeniture because the primacy and a double portion were annex'd to it by a divine institution The Levites which were substituted in the room of the first-born were not Priests The First-born were not consecrated to God till the deliverance out of Egypt upon the account of their being preserved when the first-born of the Aegyptians were destroyed The Younger Brother is generally preferred before the Elder as Jacob before Esau Judah and Joseph before Reuben as Theodoret notes In Gen. Qu. 108. To all which I reply in order 1. The Young Men mentioned Exod. 24.5 are expresly called Priests Exod. 19.22 The Order of Aaron was not then instituted and who can they be but those whom Moses imployed to offer Sacrifice The Sacerdotal Work is attributed to them They are said to offer burnt-offerings and sacrifice peace-offerings unto the Lord. A Priest was ordained for this very purpose Heb. 5.1 If they had been Ministers to Moses and brought only the beasts in order to the being offered up the very act of Offering would not be ascribed to them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 indeed some have thought that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 imports only LXX That the Young Men were appointed to bring the Sacrifices but without any just reason for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when joyned with Sacrifice by the Greek Interpreters generally signifies to offer up If it should here denote only to bring it would not disappoint what is designed to be proved by us for it is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they sacrificed as well as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tho' the Young Men did not sprinkle the Blood yet there were other Sacerdotal actions which they were ingaged in the performance of as the Dedication of the Offering and the Mactation and Oblation of it by Fire which are sufficient to demonstrate that they were vested in a Sacerdotal Power 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 imports all these 2. Esau is stiled prophane because he slighted something which was Holy That is properly Holy which is dedicated unto God and immediately related to him The double portion and the power to govern the Family had no such Dedication They were Civil Matters appertaining to the concerns of this Life and therefore there is reason to believe that this Epithete 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is given to him not for the disvaluing of them but the Priesthood which was conversant about things appertaining unto God Tho' a Divine Precept did entitle him to the Primacy and a double portion yet it is not so proper to say They were Holy and he Prophane for neglecting of them By a Divine Command every man is obliged to do his own business Yet it is not very congruous to assert that every Man 's Worldly business is Holy and he prophane who is idle or meddles with other mens matters 3. When it is said That the Levites were taken instead of all the first-born Num. 3.12 We may understand all which were descended from Levi and then Aaron and his Sons will be included which were undoubtedly invested in the Priestly Office If Levites be taken only for all the Sons of Levi except Aaron's Family yet we have enough for our purpose They were devoted to attend upon the Priesthood and minister about Sacred Things when the Priests were so few That they could not slay all the burnt-offerings they helped them 2 Chron. 29.34 When one is said to be in the room of another it doth not argue a similitude in every circumstance but an agreement in the main As the First-born were devoted to the ministery of holy things so were the Levites 4. The preservation of the First-born of Israel when the First-born of Aegypt were destroyed gave occasion to the renewal of an old Charter Sanctifie all the first-born whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel both of man and beast it is mine Exo. 13.2 It is not said it shall be mine but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is mine Which intimates some constitution whereby the first-born were devoted to God antecedent to the sanctification here spoken of After the redemption from the Aegyptian bondage many of the Laws given to the people were declaratory only of former constitutions as the Precept concerning clean and unclean beasts blood sacrifices with many others All these were antient constitutions which the practices of the Zabiists gave occasion to renew and why this concerning the First-born might not be of the same nature I see no reason to think 5. Tho' the Younger Brothers had the preference in some respects yet not in those which did relate to the Primogeniture Tho' Jacob was designed to be the object of the peculiar favours of Heaven yet the right to the immunities of the first-born was in Esau until his voluntary alienation The same priviledge was vested in Reuben till he forfeited it by desiling his Father's bed The preference which Theodoret speaks of was upon the account of the Unction and Graces which the Younger Brothers were indued with and not the Function and Office Those who are Superiour in Office may be Inferiour in Gifts to those who are under an obligation of subjection From the giving of the Law to the times of the Messias we have likewise sufficient evidence for Ecclesiastical Persons It being the pleasure of God to be Worshipped in two places the Temple and the Synagogue there were persons solemnly set apart for the discharge of the duties of Religion required in both To the Temple-Service the Sons of Levi were devoted The Rites belonging to their Consecration are perspicuous in the Holy Scripture These were divided into Priests and those who were assistant to them The Priests were of the house of Aaron and their work to offer Sacrifice and to Bless in the name of the Lord. The Levites had their several offices allotted to them After the Ark was fixed and the work which they were originally dedicated to in part brought to a period they were digested into several Classes Some of