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spirit_n thus_o stand_v it_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n so_o the_o ministry_n or_o priesthood_n that_o change_v have_v no_o ground_n from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n but_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o it_o be_v a_o change_n or_o deviation_n from_o they_o it_o have_v no_o footing_n either_o in_o the_o letter_n or_o in_o the_o spirit_n not_o in_o the_o letter_n for_o that_o be_v a_o priesthood_n figurative_a have_v relation_n to_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v which_o in_o he_o end_v so_o there_o be_v to_o be_v no_o more_o as_o there_o never_o be_v but_o that_o not_o in_o the_o spirit_n for_o that_o be_v it_o which_o change_v not_o be_v not_o at_o the_o will_n order_n or_o direction_n of_o man_n but_o the_o will_n of_o god_n its_o ground_n its_o bottom_n its_o fountain_n its_o beginning_n and_o end_n be_v from_o he_o who_o change_v not_o who_o the_o changeable_a signify_v i_o need_v not_o be_v long_o in_o these_o thing_n the_o matter_n be_v so_o plain_a already_o the_o whole_a progress_n of_o the_o history_n which_o i_o have_v before_o be_v particular_a in_o speak_v the_o priesthood_n after_o the_o apostle_n decease_n to_o be_v changeable_a lean_v to_o this_o creed_n and_o that_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o vary_v and_o change_v according_a to_o the_o leader_n of_o that_o confession_n and_o this_o creed_n and_o what_o work_v it_o make_v in_o the_o world_n i_o have_v manifest_v whatsoever_o stand_v not_o in_o he_o which_o change_v not_o that_o be_v call_v ministry_n which_o be_v not_o spirit_n and_o proceed_v from_o it_o be_v not_o from_o he_o who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o lawgiver_n and_o teacher_n of_o his_o people_n it_o have_v no_o foot_n from_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n nor_o the_o spirit_n of_o they_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o spirit_n that_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v not_o letter_n it_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o that_o of_o the_o jew_n the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v change_v and_o end_v in_o christ_n nor_o to_o christ_n jesus_n or_o the_o ministry_n of_o he_o who_o change_v the_o priesthood_n jesus_n i_o know_v and_o paul_n i_o know_v but_o who_o be_v you_o say_v the_o evil_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o man_n who_o the_o exorcist_n jew_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o adjure_v by_o jesus_n who_o paul_n preach_v from_o whence_o come_v 15._o act_n 19_o 13_o 14_o 15._o this_o new_a cover_a priesthood_n which_o fill_v the_o earth_n may_n a_o man_n say_v that_o be_v neither_o paul_n nor_o jesus_n nor_o jew_n nor_o christian_a it_o be_v much_o that_o man_n be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o these_o thing_n man_n make_v man_n man_n make_v themselves_o diversity_n of_o man_n make_v diversity_n here_o be_v the_o priesthood_n a_o god_n they_o make_v a_o system_fw-la of_o divinity_n a_o form_n of_o worship_n and_o then_o they_o form_v themselves_o or_o one_o another_o minister_n of_o that_o form_n of_o worship_n teacher_n of_o the_o system_n or_o precept_n of_o religion_n they_o make_v of_o the_o god_n who_o they_o form_v thou_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o god_n but_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n to_o israel_n of_o old_a who_o give_v israel_n a_o form_n whereby_o to_o worship_v god_n but_o now_o man_n make_v god_n and_o make_v form_n of_o worship_n for_o their_o god_n and_o priest_n to_o their_o form_n and_o whosoever_o will_n consecrate_v himself_o a_o priest_n or_o be_v consecrate_v to_o whatsoever_o godd_n he_o have_v make_v or_o worship_n he_o have_v form_v which_o be_v not_o from_o that_o which_o be_v everlasting_a the_o priest_n that_o be_v for_o ever_o that_o change_v not_o whosoever_o will_v he_o consecrate_v he_o and_o he_o become_v one_o of_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o high_a place_n it_o be_v say_v of_o &_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeroboam_n 1_o king_n 13._o 33._o and_o the_o man_n micah_n have_v a_o house_n of_o god_n and_o make_v a_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o consecrate_a one_o of_o his_o son_n who_o become_v his_o priest_n in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o 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