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law_n make_v the_o son_n high_a priest_n who_o be_v consecrate_a for_o evermore_o i_o answer_v first_o although_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v mention_v by_o david_n come_v after_o the_o law_n give_v upon_o mount_n sinai_n yet_o the_o oath_n itself_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v make_v at_o the_o first_o make_v of_o the_o covenant_n and_o so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n imply_v be_v render_v in_o the_o pretertense_n the_o lord_n swear_v as_o a_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v do_v long_o before_o second_o if_o the_o law_n there_o be_v to_o be_v take_v with_o a_o reference_n to_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n give_v to_o adam_n of_o which_o covenant_n the_o law_n give_v upon_o sinai_n be_v in_o some_o respect_n a_o renovation_n than_o it_o will_v be_v clear_a that_o this_o oath_n be_v make_v in_o the_o time_n prefix_v viz._n upon_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n three_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v limit_v to_o the_o time_n after_o the_o law_n be_v give_v by_o 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and_o that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n after_o the_o power_n of_o a_o endless_a life_n for_o he_o be_v without_o father_n 7.3_o heb._n 7.16_o heb._n 7.3_o without_o mother_n without_o descent_n have_v neither_o begin_n of_o day_n nor_o end_n of_o life_n according_a to_o his_o scriptural_a be_v the_o meaning_n whereof_o in_o short_a be_v this_o his_o priesthood_n be_v a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n answerable_a hereunto_o and_o home_n to_o our_o purpose_n such_o also_o be_v the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n viz._n a_o everlasting_a priesthood_n for_o as_o melchizedek_n in_o his_o scriptural_a be_v have_v neither_o beginning_n nor_o end_n but_o a_o priest_n he_o be_v before_o any_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o he_o gen._n 14.18_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o he_o also_o that_o he_o abide_v a_o priest_n continual_o heb._n 7.3_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n be_v the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o effect_n a_o priest_n long_o before_o his_o appearance_n in_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v be_v take_v from_o man_n do_v most_o proper_o signify_v 28.1_o exit_fw-la 28.1_o thus_o be_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n sever_v and_o set_v apart_o for_o the_o priest_n office_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o as_o the_o aaronicall_a priest_n be_v thus_o sever_v so_o be_v christ_n for_o though_o he_o have_v not_o his_o bodily_a be_v among_o man_n till_o he_o be_v make_v of_o a_o woman_n yet_o he_o be_v set_v apart_o and_o destine_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o priest_n of_o his_o church_n from_o the_o beginning_n and_o his_o office_n be_v virtual_o in_o force_n before_o his_o solemn_a and_o public_a undertake_n thereof_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n which_o assertion_n that_o it_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o plain_a by_o a_o instance_n of_o somewhat_o the_o like_a nature_n when_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v by_o their_o disobedience_n throw_v themselves_o under_o god_n displeasure_n 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