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be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d priest_n in_o the_o gospel_n here_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o consider_v 1._o how_o minister_n may_v be_v call_v priest_n 2._o how_o not_o or_o wherein_o there_o appear_v a_o real_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o levitical_a priest_n properly_z so_o call_v 1._o in_o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o priesthood_n be_v change_v 7.12_o heb._n 7.12_o he_o impli_v that_o the_o office_n of_o ministration_n in_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n be_v not_o abolish_v or_o take_v quite_o away_o so_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o substitute_v in_o the_o place_n thereof_o but_o that_o the_o office_n as_o to_o the_o morality_n thereof_o so_o continue_v as_o that_o analogical_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v in_o some_o sense_n be_v call_v priest_n the_o prophet_n joel_n make_v they_o convertible_a term_n 17_o joel_n â—_o 17_o say_v let_v the_o priest_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n weep_v and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o 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domus_fw-la dei_fw-la so_o damasus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o evaristus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 112._o say_v hic_fw-la titulos_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la roma_fw-it divisit_fw-la presbyteris_fw-la 1606._o platin_n vit_fw-mi evaâ—ist_n onuthrius_n compuâ—eth_v anno_fw-la 96._o council_n to._n 1._o pag._n 106._o eâ—i_fw-la 1606._o and_o the_o nicen_n council_n c._n 21_o mentionth_n parish_n as_o carraza_n recite_v the_o canon_n thereof_o out_o of_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o julius_n so_o that_o by_o those_o division_n the_o congregation_n be_v assign_v to_o such_o and_o such_o church_n and_o the_o tithe_n thence_o arise_v belong_v to_o the_o minister_n there_o serve_v as_o have_v be_v note_v from_o gal._n 6.6_o what_o the_o pope_n you_o speak_v of_o get_v of_o first-fruit_n impropriate_a tithe_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o loss_n to_o our_o clergy_n and_o therefore_o not_o advise_o urge_v by_o you_o against_o they_o that_o which_o you_o further_o say_v that_o no_o man_n can_v 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