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continuance_n of_o public_a ecclesiastical_a officer_n or_o minister_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n adam_n the_o first_o man_n be_v the_o first_o priest_n a_o priest_n at_o first_o without_o a_o people_n as_o a_o man_n may_v have_v commission_n to_o be_v a_o colonel_n which_o yet_o have_v no_o regiment_n a_o priest_n for_o himself_o then_o for_o himself_o and_o wife_n then_o for_o his_o child_n also_o which_o do_v multiply_v and_o replenish_v the_o earth_n cain_n and_o abel_n do_v not_o offer_v up_o their_o own_o sacrifice_n but_o bring_v they_o to_o adam_n to_o be_v offer_v by_o he_o gen._n 4.3_o 4._o doubtless_o adam_n offer_v sacrifice_v before_o but_o there_o be_v no_o direct_a mention_n make_v of_o it_o because_o possible_o no_o such_o notable_a accident_n fall_v out_o therein_o as_o in_o the_o sacrifice_a of_o his_o son_n but_o doubtless_o they_o learn_v of_o adam_n to_o sacrifice_v and_o those_o beast_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v offer_v 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father_n and_o mother_n in_o the_o five_o commandment_n be_v include_v both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a parent_n as_o well_o as_o domestical_a because_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n parent_n be_v prince_n priest_n and_o prophet_n of_o his_o church_n so_o abraham_n be_v a_o priest_n offer_v sacrifice_n receive_v the_o promise_n and_o circumcision_n the_o seal_n of_o it_o and_o do_v instruct_v his_o child_n and_o servant_n gen._n 18.19_o hence_o isaac_n know_v what_o he_o go_v about_o and_o ask_v for_o a_o kid_n or_o lamb_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a gen._n 22._o after_o he_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v the_o priest_n yea_o in_o egypt_n god_n make_v his_o mercy_n visible_a in_o spare_v the_o first-born_a which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n exodus_fw-la the_o 11.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v those_o priest_n we_o read_v of_o exod._n 19.22_o indeed_o god_n do_v not_o tie_v his_o own_o hand_n in_o this_o cain_n be_v excommunicate_v and_o put_v out_o of_o god_n presence_n for_o his_o bloody_a act_n seth_n his_o young_a brother_n be_v put_v in_o gen._n 4.14.16_o so_o sem_fw-mi be_v not_o noah_n elder_a son_n though_o name_v first_o for_o dignity_n sake_n for_o japhet_n be_v his_o elder_a brother_n gen._n 10.21_o sem_fw-mi be_v the_o father_n of_o heber_n and_o of_o the_o hebrew_n the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o japhet_n of_o the_o gentile_n which_o then_o be_v not_o though_o afterward_o they_o or_o some_o of_o they_o do_v become_v member_n of_o god_n church_n and_o i_o believe_v that_o sem_fw-mi be_v he_o which_o be_v call_v melchizedek_n for_o he_o live_v sundry_a year_n in_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n and_o who_o else_o can_v be_v a_o king_n and_o priest_n in_o god_n house_n and_o great_a than_o abraham_n but_o only_o sem_fw-mi so_o god_n reject_v esau_n and_o jacob_n
the_o blessing_n and_o the_o principality_n and_o priesthood_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o primogeniture_n though_o esau_n profane_o sell_v it_o and_o rebecca_n deal_v indirect_o about_o it_o yet_o the_o lord_n confirm_v it_o gen._n 25.31_o 32._o then_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v separate_v to_o be_v priest_n and_o minister_n to_o the_o lord_n instead_o of_o all_o the_o first-born_a numb_a 3.40_o and_o aaron_n be_v consecrate_v a_o highpriest_n and_o after_o he_o eleazar_n though_o the_o high-priest_n office_n do_v not_o long_o continue_v in_o his_o family_n possible_o the_o high-priest_n in_o that_o troublesome_a and_o changeable_a time_n have_v sinful_o comply_v with_o toleration_n that_o every_o man_n may_v do_v what_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n judg._n 17.6_o &_o 21.25_o and_o with_o the_o wander_a of_o priest_n and_o levite_n for_o want_n of_o settle_a maintenance_n jud._n 17.6_o &_o 19.1_o and_o therefore_o eli_n of_o the_o family_n of_o ithamar_n be_v make_v priest_n who_o also_o again_o be_v indulgent_a to_o his_o son_n that_o be_v horrible_o profane_a the_o priesthood_n return_v to_o the_o family_n of_o eleazar_n in_o zadok_n and_o there_o god_n remember_v phinehas_n num_fw-la 25.13_o who_o other_o succeed_v even_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n for_o though_o they_o do_v eat_v the_o bread_n of_o affliction_n and_o drink_v the_o water_n of_o affliction_n yet_o their_o eye_n do_v see_v their_o teacher_n according_a to_o god_n promise_n isa_n 30.20_o jer._n 33.18.21_o and_o sundry_a of_o their_o priest_n do_v return_v with_o they_o from_o captivity_n ezra_n 2._o yea_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v continue_v till_o christ_n time_n zachariah_n of_o the_o course_n of_o abiah_n and_o his_o wife_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o aaron_n be_v mention_v luc._n 1._o and_o christ_n bid_v they_o show_v themselves_o unto_o the_o priest_n matth._n 8.4_o bid_v they_o hear_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n sit_v in_o moses_n chair_n matth._n 23.1_o and_o he_o appear_v before_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o answer_v for_o himself_o act._n 23._o to_o tell_v of_o the_o manifold_a corruption_n and_o depravation_n of_o the_o priesthood_n mention_v in_o canonical_a and_o jewish_a church-story_n what_o idolater_n apostate_n traitor_n some_o of_o they_o be_v what_o tradition_n and_o humane_a invention_n they_o observe_v what_o sect_n schism_n sedition_n war_n tumult_n murder_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o what_o buy_v and_o sell_v what_o place_v and_o displace_v chap_a and_o change_v there_o be_v of_o the_o high_a priest_n office_n the_o high-priest_n execute_v the_o office_n sometime_o by_o turn_n and_o sometime_o yearly_a as_o be_v conceive_v in_o christ_n time_n joh._n 11.49_o and_o sometime_o the_o high_a priest_n office_n be_v confer_v on_o those_o that_o be_v not_o of_o aaron_n line_n nor_o of_o any_o of_o the_o other_o levitical_a family_n and_o one_o ananelus_n one_o of_o the_o priest_n of_o babylon_n be_v thrust_v into_o 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