apostle_n by_o diverse_a precept_n provide_v for_o the_o poor_a but_o chief_o for_o those_o of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n 16.1_o gal._n 6.10_o 1._o cor._n 16.1_o and_o late_a writer_n hold_v this_o to_o answer_v those_o tithe_n for_o the_o poor_a this_o be_v call_v afterward_o by_o moses_n 26.12_o deut._n 26.12_o the_o year_n of_o tithing_n because_o this_o three_o year_n increase_v one_o tithing_n above_o the_o other_o two_o and_o such_o be_v tithe_n pay_v by_o the_o israelite_n follow_v now_o the_o four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n pay_v by_o levi_n the_o tithe-taker_n §_o vii_o to_o aaron_n and_o his_o successor_n high-priest_n 28._o the_o four_o sort_n of_o tithe_n num._n 18.26_o 28._o when_o you_o shall_v take_v of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n the_o tithe_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o of_o they_o for_o your_o inheritance_n then_o shall_v you_o tâ—ke_v a_o heaveoffering_a of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o lord_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n behold_v here_o tithe-taker_n 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and_o i_o have_v give_v not_o i_o will_v give_v levi_n all_o the_o tithe_n they_o be_v but_o levy_n secundariô_o they_o be_v and_o be_v the_o lord_n primò_fw-la have_v settle_v the_o ten_o of_o tithe_n in_o aaron_n he_o subjoin_v §_o ix_o vers_fw-la 31._o and_o you_o shall_v eat_v it_o in_o all_o place_n etc._n etc._n this_o it_o can_v be_v the_o tenthes_o of_o tithe_n as_o some_o guess_n but_o it_o must_v be_v tithe_n inheritance_n for_o first_o otho_fw-la otho_fw-la the_o hebrew_n pronoune_n be_v masculine_a and_o must_v be_v relative_n to_o proventuâ—_n area_n in_o the_o former_a verse_n which_o in_o the_o remainder_n be_v tithe_n inheritance_n as_o the_o learned_a may_v perceive_v second_o you_o shall_v eat_v be_v speak_v here_o to_o the_o levite_n but_o what_o reason_n have_v they_o to_o eat_v the_o priest_n portion_n which_o themselves_o be_v to_o pay_v they_o three_o in_o all_o place_n can_v agree_v with_o thing_n once_o tie_v to_o aaron_n and_o jerusalem_n unless_o we_o dream_v they_o carry_v they_o back_o again_o to_o all_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n through_o the_o country_n the_o true_a meaning_n than_o be_v this_o as_o the_o other_o tribe_n must_v first_o give_v god_n his_o tithe_n before_o they_o may_v use_v their_o nine_o part_n so_o must_v levi_n give_v to_o aaron_n his_o tithe_n before_o he_o put_v hand_n to_o tithe_n his_o inheritance_n and_o this_o do_v tithe_n inheritance_n be_v account_v unto_o levi_n as_o the_o increase_n of_o their_o own_o barn_n and_o winepresses_a though_o they_o have_v none_o and_o so_o they_o may_v eat_v they_o in_o all_o the_o place_n of_o their_o travel_n thus_o have_v we_o bring_v these_o confound_a matter_n to_o a_o method_n and_o send_v each_o tithe_n to_o his_o own_o place_n but_o wonder_v it_o be_v to_o see_v the_o strange_a subtlety_n of_o sacrilege_n seat_v once_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n how_o they_o can_v allege_v those_o text_n bring_v all_o the_o tithe_n to_o god_n house_n to_o conclude_v this_o 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ceremonial_a though_o this_o be_v in_o leviticus_fw-la yet_o be_v it_o not_o of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n because_o it_o contain_v no_o precept_n and_o therefore_o no_o law_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a exception_n from_o that_o leviticall_a law_n for_o moses_n treat_v here_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o legal_a vow_n and_o of_o what_o thing_n the_o people_n may_v vow_v he_o tell_v they_o tithe_n be_v already_o the_o lord_n long_o ago_o and_o therefore_o they_o may_v vow_v none_o of_o their_o tithe_n for_o to_o what_o end_n jacob_n vow_v they_o already_o yet_o be_v not_o his_o vow_n legal_a or_o ceremonial_a as_o be_v say_v but_o moral_a as_o be_v his_o vow_v god_n shall_v be_v his_o god_n further_n vow_n of_o the_o law_n here_o be_v voluntary_a at_o man_n option_n to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v tithe_n not_o so_o and_o as_o this_o place_n of_o leviticus_fw-la be_v but_o a_o edict_n of_o god_n right_a so_o be_v it_o no_o right_n for_o levi_n for_o levy_n right_o come_v not_o till_o num._n 18._o in_o which_o also_o he_o keep_v ever_o the_o same_o method_n first_o tell_v they_o tithe_n be_v the_o lord_n vers_n 20._o and_o then_o give_v they_o to_o levi_n vers_fw-la 21._o §_o two_o and_o though_o vers_fw-la 26._o he_o use_v the_o like_a phrase_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v as_o he_o do_v here_o of_o tithe_n forbid_v to_o vow_v any_o such_o for_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n yet_o that_o same_o be_v be_v relative_a to_o a_o precede_a precept_n exod._n 13.2_o sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o the_o first_o bear_v etc._n etc._n but_o no_o such_o law_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o god_n inheritance_n but_o evangelicall_a liberty_n and_o liberality_n proceed_v from_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n in_o man_n or_o tradition_n to_o and_o from_o the_o first_o man_n because_o ut_fw-la fides_fw-la ita_fw-la fidei_fw-la opera_fw-la ex_fw-la auditu_fw-la but_o the_o very_a ethnic_n as_o paul_n say_v not_o have_v the_o law_n by_o nature_n do_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o law_n so_o they_o dote_v tithe_n to_o 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in_o very_a offering_n and_o yet_o import_v no_o ceremony_n for_o although_o the_o tabernacle_n once_o build_v be_v a_o most_o ceremonial_a type_n yet_o the_o people_n offering_n according_a as_o they_o have_v man_n and_o woman_n gold_n or_o silver_n silk_n or_o linen_n as_o material_n to_o build_v it_o withal_o here_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a offering_n perfect_v and_o abolish_v by_o christ_n for_o why_o may_v not_o every_o christian_a moses_n for_o build_v house_n to_o god_n worship_n command_v their_o people_n lift_v up_o or_o offer_v of_o their_o substance_n to_o that_o use_n their_o ceremonial_a signification_n flow_v never_o from_o §_o two_o the_o nature_n and_o propriety_n of_o the_o word_n but_o because_o the_o whole_a circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n show_v the_o matter_n to_o be_v ceremonial_a for_o example_n exod_a 29.23_o etc._n etc._n both_o word_n be_v mix_v for_o the_o lift_n up_o and_o shake_v to_o and_o fro_o 7.34_o levit._fw-la 7.34_o of_o the_o right_a shoulder_n and_o 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then_o be_v the_o fruit_n for_o christ_n settle_v the_o magistrate_n in_o paul_n time_n be_v not_o christian_n 31._o 2._o chron._n 31._o on_o who_o power_n even_o under_o the_o law_n depend_v much_o the_o inbr_n of_o tithe_n neither_o be_v tithe_n give_v levi_n straight_o with_o his_o service_n neither_o yet_o with_o the_o law_n of_o tithe_n the_o law_n come_v numb_a 18._o before_o they_o be_v come_v to_o canaan_n long_o but_o tithe_n come_v not_o till_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v divide_v and_o enjoy_v in_o peace_n they_o not_o so_o much_o as_o enter_v the_o land_n more_o than_o 50._o year_n after_o all_o this_o see_v tremel_n arg._n on_o num._n &_o josua_n chap._n iii_o paul_n general_n doctrine_n 1._o cor._n 9_o object_v against_o tithe_n but_o prove_v for_o tithe_n §_o i_o maintenance_n thus_o in_o the_o general_n conclude_v even_o with_o consent_n the_o question_n still_o remain_v of_o the_o quota_fw-la what_o the_o special_a must_v be_v paul_n say_v they_o never_o mean_v tithe_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o work_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inheritance_n be_v his_o due_n 13.10_o heb._n 13.10_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o wait_v at_o the_o altar_n for_o we_o have_v a_o altar_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o eat_v which_o serve_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n §_o vi_o paul_n next_o phrase_n come_v in_o his_o application_n so_o also_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v in_o the_o preterite_n time_n we_o only_o ask_v here_o where_o when_o be_v this_o ordinance_n give_v paul_n give_v no_o precept_n here_o but_o only_o intimate_v the_o lord_n alike_o ordinance_n for_o both_o law_n and_o gospel_n one_o and_o the_o same_o lord_n give_v it_o at_o first_o to_o melchisedec_n a_o priest_n for_o ever_o he_o give_v it_o to_o levi_n for_o the_o law_n he_o give_v it_o from_o levi_n to_o melchisedec_n again_o he_o give_v it_o then_o as_o levi_n live_v by_o the_o law_n must_v we_o live_v say_v paul_n by_o the_o gospel_n 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of_o melchisedec_n apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n to_o christ_n how_o and_o how_o far_o type_n be_v to_o be_v match_v with_o their_o verity_n by_o the_o example_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o aaron_n with_o christ_n §_o ay_o but_o shall_v we_o have_v no_o more_o in_o all_o the_o new_a testament_n for_o tithe_n but_o only_a allegory_n example_n and_o circumlocution_n true_o it_o need_v not_o seeing_z they_o be_v sufficient_o ground_v already_o yet_o one_o author_n who_o writ_n some_o man_n can_v wish_v to_o be_v as_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la as_o himself_o be_v nameless_a begin_v once_o more_o to_o talk_v and_o even_o of_o tithe_n and_o not_o to_o talk_v only_o but_o melchisedec_n abraham_n moses_n be_v to_o he_o even_o as_o this_o day_n many_o suspect_v paul_n and_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a but_o howsoever_o his_o title_n be_v to_o the_o hebrew_n but_o our_o sacrilegious_a segniour_n may_v just_o deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v hebrean_o for_o the_o word_n sacrilege_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o read_v in_o hebrew_n yet_o paul_n find_v out_o a_o fit_a greek_a word_n for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19.37_o rom._n 2.22_o act._n 19.37_o to_o spoil_v or_o rob_v holy_a thing_n but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o they_o will_v deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v grecian_n too_o and_z i_o fear_v to_o be_v christian_n before_o they_o yield_v they_o understand_v not_o paul_n he_o write_v not_o to_o they_o here_o now_o begin_v our_o matter_n of_o melchisedec_n hard_o to_o be_v utter_v of_o that_o everlasting_a priesthood_n in_o his_o order_n by_o moses_n naked_o propound_v by_o david_n but_o obscure_o expound_v here_o be_v all_o repeat_v and_o to_o our_o own_o day_n apply_v by_o this_o new_a joseph_n interpret_n all_o he_o therefore_o that_o have_v ear_n let_v he_o hear_v history_n gen._n 14.18_o and_o melchisedec_n king_n of_o salem_n broughtforth_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n therefore_o he_o bless_v he_o say_v bless_a art_n thou_o abraham_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n possessor_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n and_o bless_v be_v the_o most_o high_a god_n which_o deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n and_o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_n of_o all_o prophecy_n psal_n 110.4_o the_o lord_n swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n interpretation_n and_o application_n for_o this_o melchisedec_n be_v king_n of_o salem_n priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n 7.1_o heb._n 7.1_o who_o meet_v abraham_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n and_o bless_v he_o to_o who_o also_o abraham_n give_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o first_o be_v by_o interpretation_n king_n of_o righteousness_n after_o that_o also_o king_n
if_o paul_n have_v mean_v any_o alteration_n than_o be_v he_o bind_v to_o a_o plainness_n see_v he_o say_v i_o have_v keep_v back_o nothing_o but_o have_v show_v you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n object_n then_o shall_v he_o have_v speak_v plain_o of_o tithe_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o maintenance_n but_o this_o he_o do_v not_o ergo_fw-la he_o mean_v not_o tithe_n answ_n the_o counsel_n of_o god_n here_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o thing_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la not_o that_o paul_n be_v to_o repeat_v plain_o the_o whole_a counsel_n of_o god_n already_o reveal_v and_o of_o nature_n moral_n but_o remember_v still_o paul_n plainness_n be_v yet_o a_o come_n chap._n 4._o part_n 2._o in_o chap._n v._n §._o iv_o mechisedec_n tithe_v abraham_n father_n both_o of_o levi_n and_o all_o his_o brethren_n brethren_n as_o be_v say_v both_o by_o flesh_n and_o faith_n ergo_fw-la all_o still_a subject_n to_o melchisedecs_n tithing_n and_o such_o as_o see_v not_o this_o be_v too_o big_a in_o flesh_n too_o beggarly_a in_o faith_n object_n quick_a but_o be_v it_o also_o solid_a it_o be_v but_o the_o priesthood_n that_o be_v there_o compare_v melchisedecs_n with_o levy_n christ_n with_o it_o of_o the_o law_n for_o levi_n in_o this_o be_v not_o the_o type_n of_o christ_n answ_n but_o these_o priesthood_n be_v compare_v in_o the_o point_n of_o blessing_n and_o tithe_n peculiar_a to_o only_a priest_n and_o it_o levi_n in_o this_o as_o you_o say_v be_v no_o type_n of_o christ_n then_o tithe_n in_o levi_n be_v not_o typical_a if_o not_o typical_a not_o ceremonial_a ergo_fw-la ever_o moral_a for_o their_o judicial_n meddle_v not_o with_o it_o but_o the_o truth_n be_v melchisedec_n and_o levi_n be_v both_o in_o all_o their_o do_n here_o record_v very_a type_n of_o christ_n but_o of_o diverse_a order_n that_o be_v nature_n and_o the_o endless_a order_n of_o melchisedec_n in_o blessing_n and_o tithe_n be_v by_o paul_n transfer_v on_o christ_n as_o be_v there_o prove_v in_o chap._n vi_o against_o the_o title_n perpetuity_n of_o melchisedecs_n priesthood_n prove_v by_o only_a tithe_n object_n not_o but_o greatness_n prove_v by_o tithing_n and_o blessing_n vers_fw-la 4._o and_o 7._o and_o perpetuity_n in_o vers_fw-la 3._o without_o father_n without_o mother_n and_o as_o the_o syriak_n who_o neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n be_v write_v in_o the_o genealogy_n etc._n etc._n answ_n and_o be_v not_o tithing_n in_o vers_fw-la 8._o join_v with_o time_n in_o their_o die_v and_o live_v chap._n vi_o §._o ii_o against_o the_o second_o syllogism_n he_o that_o take_v tithe_n and_o live_v be_v a_o perpetual_a priest_n melchisedec_n take_v tithe_n and_o live_v ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n object_n the_o argument_n seem_v not_o so_o but_o thus_o he_o that_o live_v be_v great_a than_o he_o that_o die_v thus_o in_o effect_n both_o priest_n melchisedec_n and_o aaron_n but_o who_o great_a he_o that_o live_v he_o that_o take_v he_o that_o bless_a both_o priest_n be_v take_v pro_fw-la confesso_fw-la or_o prove_v by_o david_n testimony_n not_o by_o take_v of_o tithe_n answ_n see_v our_o point_n here_o be_v of_o only_a time_n and_o that_o you_o yield_v he_o that_o live_v be_v the_o great_a priest_n than_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a give_v the_o prerogative_n to_o the_o time_n present_a why_o place_v you_o the_o prerogative_n of_o tithing_n and_o blessing_n upon_o the_o preterite_n time_n again_o for_o in_o bonis_fw-la praesentiae_fw-la quaeque_fw-la semper_fw-la optima_fw-la so_o god_n call_v himself_o i_o be_o still_o though_o he_o both_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v even_o so_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o melchisedec_n decimavit_fw-la tithe_v bless_v in_o the_o preterite_n yet_o that_o momentary_a praeterite_fw-la in_o that_o one_o only_a tithing_n can_v have_v no_o prerogative_n over_o aaron_n present_n and_o two_o thousand_o year_n stand_v and_o how_o shall_v he_o be_v a_o great_a priest_n that_o take_v than_o he_o that_o take_v see_v you_o make_v he_o that_o live_v great_a than_o he_o that_o die_v these_o can_v both_o hold_v neither_o can_v you_o imagine_v how_o to_o make_v he_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o by_o this_o text_n unless_o he_o perform_v for_o ever_o such_o point_n as_o be_v in_o this_o text_n record_v proper_a to_o his_o priesthood_n and_o these_o be_v only_a blessing_n and_o tithe_n to_o divide_v these_o i_o think_v very_o it_o go_v against_o all_o the_o course_n of_o these_o text_n but_o i_o still_o submit_v myself_o and_o more_o of_o this_o afterward_o and_o albeit_o david_n prophecy_n prove_v he_o a_o priest_n yet_o paul_n here_o prove_v even_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o prophecy_n from_o two_o propriety_n of_o all_o priesthood_n blessing_n and_o tithe_n competent_a to_o no_o call_v but_o priesthood_n and_o so_o reciproke_v with_o all_o priesthood_n else_o how_o shall_v we_o more_o have_v apply_v that_o prophecy_n than_o moses_n history_n gen._n 14._o if_o paul_n have_v be_v silent_a chap._n vi_o §._o iii_o abraham_n type_v all_o his_o posterity_n the_o seed_n of_o his_o faith_n as_o well_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o his_o flesh_n object_n true_a in_o matter_n of_o justify_v not_o in_o this_o in_o this_o he_o but_o represent_v his_o son_n levi_n by_o the_o flesh_n with_o who_o only_o the_o comparison_n be_v institute_v answ_n even_o in_o both_o the_o text_n say_v vers_fw-la 4._o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n give_v he_o a_o ten_o and_o vers_fw-la 6._o he_o tithe_v abraham_n and_o bless_v he_o have_v the_o promise_n and_o vers_fw-la 9_o he_o tithe_v also_o levi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o tithe-taker_n not_o as_o have_v the_o promise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o i_o mean_v levi_n belong_v no_o way_n to_o the_o promise_n god_n forbid_v but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v here_o the_o proper_a correlate_n and_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o let_v we_o weave_v all_o these_o passage_n in_o one_o web_n of_o truth_n the_o woafe_n go_v thus_o disjoin_v in_o tithing_n the_o patriarch_n and_o bless_v he_o that_o have_v the_o promise_n but_o the_o perfect_a web_n must_v be_v thus_o melchisedec_n both_o tithe_v and_o bless_v the_o patriarch_n have_v the_o promise_n in_o the_o second_o verse_n he_o first_o bless_v then_o tithe_v for_o that_o be_v the_o right_a order_n first_o to_o give_v they_o spiritual_a food_n before_o you_o exact_v their_o carnal_a a_o sore_a check_n to_o such_o sacrilegious_a both_o levite_n as_o do_v not_o and_o laicke_n as_o can_v give_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o word_n and_o yet_o will_v devour_v the_o milk_n of_o god_n church_n appoint_v to_o that_o end_n in_o the_o four_o verse_n tithing_n come_v without_o name_v blessing_n and_o vers_fw-la 6._o tithing_n go_v before_o blessing_n verse_n 8._o tithing_n again_o alone_o and_o also_o vers_fw-la 9_o then_o say_v i_o what_o more_o reason_n be_v there_o here_o to_o separate_v tithing_n from_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o promise_n then_o to_o separate_v blessing_n see_v all_o three_o be_v so_o syllogistical_o weave_v and_o interlace_v or_o shall_v we_o divide_v abraham_n patriarchship_n from_o his_o promise_n and_o bind_v the_o first_o to_o his_o flesh_n the_o second_o to_o his_o seed_n by_o faith_n but_o paul_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o god_n make_v abraham_n a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n 4._o rom._n 4._o and_o in_o the_o verse_n precede_v that_o the_o promise_n may_v be_v firm_a to_o his_o whole_a seed_n not_o only_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o law_n but_o also_o to_o oh_o seed_n of_o faith_n then_o see_v his_o fathership_n reach_v even_o to_o all_o nation_n we_o know_v the_o nation_n come_v not_o all_o of_o abraham_n flesh_n ergo_fw-la they_o must_v leap_v with_o lazarus_n in_o his_o bosom_n by_o faith_n ergo_fw-la both_o flesh_n and_o faith_n law_n and_o gospel_n levite_n and_o laicke_n peace_n and_o war_n be_v here_o bless_v and_o tithe_v in_o their_o father_n abraham_n by_o that_o priest_n for_o ever_o melchisedec_n if_o then_o we_o be_v justify_v with_o paul_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o word_n and_o work_n blessing_n why_o not_o also_o with_o james_n by_o work_n as_o witness_n in_o the_o word_n tithing_n but_o to_o clear_v his_o fathership_n better_a to_o who_o it_o belong_v neither_o be_v they_o all_o child_n because_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n etc._n etc._n 9.7_o rom._n 9.7_o that_o be_v they_o which_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o the_o child_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v count_v for_o the_o seed_n here_o be_v abraham_n fathership_n tie_v only_o to_o his_o faith_n in_o the_o promise_n and_o divide_v from_o his_o flesh_n but_o here_o say_v you_o he_o represent_v but_o levi_n his_o son_n by_o