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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 become_v tithe-payer_n and_o so_o these_o tithe_n can_v be_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n be_v defective_a in_o two_o of_o the_o general_a note_n agree_v to_o god_n inheritance_n viz._n person_n and_o place_n in_o person_n 28._o verse_n 28._o because_o they_o be_v pay_v by_o the_o ordinary_a officiar_fw-la of_o receive_v inheritance_n levi_n to_o the_o only_a highpriest_n in_o place_n â—8_o nehem._n 10._o â—8_o and_o the_o levite_n shall_v bring_v up_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n unto_o the_o chamber_n of_o the_o treasure-house_n now_o if_o all_o tithe_n be_v bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n to_o what_o end_n shall_v he_o here_o command_v to_o bring_v up_o the_o ten_o of_o they_o again_o all_o this_o be_v ceremonial_a but_o mark_v yet_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v count_v unto_o the_o levite_n as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o corne-floore_n or_o as_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o winepress_a then_o tithe_n inheritance_n can_v no_o way_n be_v 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the_o same_o peculiar_a interest_n in_o his_o own_o patrimony_n separate_v to_o his_o own_o service_n if_o they_o yet_o reply_v the_o other_o tribe_n be_v only_o temporal_a but_o levi_n both_o temporal_a and_o ceremonial_a ergo_fw-la so_o be_v tithe_n his_o inheritance_n here_o a_o piece_n of_o sacrilegious_a sophistry_n to_o conclude_v from_o his_o priesthood_n to_o god_n patrimony_n they_o be_v not_o of_o one_o nature_n nor_o both_o the_o son_n of_o one_o father_n his_o priesthood_n breed_v only_o by_o the_o law_n this_o patrimony_n long_o before_o both_o levi_n and_o the_o law_n his_o priesthood_n bring_v with_o it_o only_o aetatem_fw-la but_o this_o inheritance_n aeternitatem_fw-la that_o sort_n of_o priesthood_n be_v levy_n only_o this_o sort_n of_o patrimony_n be_v his_o also_o but_o not_o only_o he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n god_n say_v not_o this_o shall_v be_v levy_n inheritance_n 18.20.22.24_o num._n 18.20.22.24_o but_o i_o be_o his_o inheritance_n 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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 bring_v no_o more_o tithe_n to_o the_o lord_n house_n for_o doubtless_o if_o it_o be_v not_o more_o for_o love_n of_o the_o tithe_n than_o the_o text_n this_o theology_n shall_v never_o be_v so_o frequent_a chap._n iu_o tithe_n not_o ceremonial_a of_o their_o nature_n how_o to_o discern_v a_o moral_a offering_n from_o a_o ceremonial_a tithe_n a_o moral_a offering_n §_o i_o the_o text_n we_o see_v be_v full_a of_o tithe_n and_o tithe_n full_a of_o tentation_n to_o hungrie-zealed_n man_n fames_fw-la sacri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la so_o that_o we_o shall_v soon_o solve_v their_o syllogism_n then_o dissolve_v their_o sacrilege_n from_o the_o institution_n of_o tithe_n to_o levi_n they_o reason_v two_o way_n first_o from_o their_o nature_n second_o from_o their_o end_n from_o their_o nature_n thus_o all_o offering_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n under_o the_o law_n be_v ceremonial_a tithe_n even_a inheritance_n be_v offer_v by_o israel_n under_o the_o law_n ergo_fw-la tithe_n inheritance_n be_v ceremonial_a and_o consequent_o can_v be_v due_a to_o the_o gospel_n the_o proposition_n they_o take_v the_o assumption_n they_o prove_v thus_o for_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 18.24_o num._n 18.24_o which_o they_o shall_v offer_v as_o a_o offer_v some_o read_v heaveoffering_a unto_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v give_v the_o levite_n for_o a_o inheritance_n ceremonial_a tithe_n by_o nature_n not_o ceremonial_a we_o confess_v the_o assumption_n true_o read_v but_o because_o of_o the_o diversity_n of_o translation_n we_o must_v look_v unto_o the_o original_a word_n and_o distinguish_v it_o in_o the_o proposition_n two_o hebrew_n word_n rum_o and_o nuph_n be_v use_v by_o moses_n in_o diverse_a sort_n of_o offering_n the_o first_o signify_v to_o heave_v or_o lift_v up_o the_o second_o to_o wave_v or_o shake_v to_o and_o fro_o sometime_o these_o word_n retain_v their_o simple_a and_o common_a signification_n though_o the_o subject_n be_v sacred_a sometime_o they_o import_v a_o mere_a leviticall_a ceremony_n tend_v and_o end_v in_o christ_n for_o example_n exod._n 14.16_o lift_v thou_o up_o thy_o rod_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 8.14_o lest_o thy_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o first_o word_n without_o any_o ceremony_n for_o the_o second_o word_n exod._n 20.25_o in_o build_v the_o altar_n a_o thing_n 27.5_o deut._n 27.5_o both_o sacred_a and_o ceremonial_a he_o forbid_v to_o lift_v up_o or_o shake_v a_o mason_n tool_n or_o instrument_n for_o hew_v of_o it_o here_o be_v no_o ceremonial_a end_n in_o lift_v but_o only_o god_n will_v have_v these_o altar_n during_o the_o time_n of_o their_o peregrination_n so_o build_v as_o they_o may_v be_v easy_o overthrow_v and_o not_o serve_v for_o the_o superstition_n of_o other_o after_o their_o departure_n exod._n 35.21_o etc._n etc._n be_v both_o word_n use_v ceremony_n how_o to_o discern_v the_o ceremony_n and_o
couple_v here_o holy_a thing_n to_o the_o temple_n as_o tithe_n be_v numb_v 18._o with_o the_o tabernacle_n because_o these_o place_n be_v then_o the_o chief_a where_o both_o service_n be_v do_v though_o not_o the_o sole_a place_n as_o we_o have_v say_v at_o large_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o the_o ceremonial_a service_n paul_n paint_v out_o in_o their_o own_o term_n wait_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o partaker_n with_o the_o altar_n now_o wait_v and_o with_o be_v note_n of_o expire_a as_o be_v the_o altar_n and_o to_o say_v that_o paul_n here_o by_o both_o these_o member_n mean_v only_o the_o ceremonial_a maintenance_n be_v a_o double_a absurdity_n first_o a_o tautologick_n description_n of_o one_o thing_n second_o a_o neglect_n of_o the_o chief_a point_n he_o speak_v of_o inheritance_n minister_a then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o word_n and_o sacrament_n be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o gospel_n 15.16_o 1._o cor._n 9.1_o &_o rom._n 15.16_o be_v you_o not_o say_v paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_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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paul_n may_v easy_o discern_v their_o affirmative_a meaning_n but_o we_o shall_v hear_v better_a news_n anon_o and_o even_o from_o paul_n seq_n cap._n seq_n only_o remember_v that_o paul_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v here_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o quoto_fw-la of_o the_o maintenance_n but_o only_o to_o justify_v that_o he_o and_o barnabas_n may_v live_v unlabour_v as_o well_o as_o other_o apostle_n now_o remain_v their_o second_o assault_n from_o the_o ceremony_n §_o vii_o of_o the_o number_n and_o so_o any_o other_o number_n of_o new_a to_o be_v appoint_v we_o answer_v two_o way_n first_o give_v we_o any_o other_o instance_n in_o any_o of_o these_o five_o general_a point_n of_o god_n worship_n where_o the_o matter_n and_o number_n be_v of_o different_a nature_n it_o be_v moral_a you_o say_v to_o give_v maintenance_n but_o ceremonial_a in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o ten_o but_o let_v we_o try_v they_o brief_o person_n the_o levite_n be_v all_o ceremonial_a and_o so_o be_v their_o number_n 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