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religion_n and_o the_o intercourse_n with_o god_n to_o be_v the_o mean_a of_o employment_n or_o the_o person_n so_o officiate_a to_o receive_v their_o estimate_n according_a to_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o office_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n before_o christ_n time_n among_o who_o they_o not_o only_o separate_v person_n for_o the_o service_n 12._o of_o their_o god_n respective_o but_o choose_v the_o best_a of_o man_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n to_o officiate_v in_o their_o mystery_n and_o adorn_v they_o with_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o special_a immunity_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o priesthood_n be_v so_o honourable_a that_o although_o the_o expectation_n which_o each_o tribe_n have_v of_o the_o messiah_n be_v reason_n enough_o to_o make_v they_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o distinct_a marriage_n yet_o it_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o marry_v with_o the_o kingly_a tribe_n of_o judah_n that_o they_o also_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o messias_n most_o glorious_a generation_n and_o for_o the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v philo_n a_o celestial_a honour_n not_o a_o earthly_a a_o heavenly_a profession_n and_o it_o grow_v so_o high_a and_o be_v so_o naturalize_v into_o that_o nation_n to_o honour_v their_o priest_n and_o mystic_a person_n that_o they_o make_v it_o the_o pretence_n of_o their_o war_n and_o mutiny_n against_o their_o conqueror_n honour_n sacerdotii_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la potentiae_fw-la assumebatur_fw-la say_v tacitus_n speak_v of_o their_o war_n against_o antiochus_n the_o honour_n of_o their_o priesthood_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o the_o pretence_n of_o their_o arm_n and_o all_o the_o great_a honour_n they_o can_v do_v to_o their_o priesthood_n they_o fair_o derive_v from_o a_o divine_a precept_n that_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o synagogue_n shall_v go_v in_o and_o out_o that_o be_v shall_v commence_v and_o finish_v their_o great_a and_o most_o solemn_a action_n at_o the_o voice_n and_o command_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o therefore_o king_n agrippa_n do_v himself_o honour_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o cajus_n caesar._n 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v king_n that_o be_v my_o ancestor_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v high_a priest_n which_o dignity_n they_o esteem_v high_a than_o their_o royal_a purple_a believe_v that_o priesthood_n to_o be_v great_a than_o the_o kingdom_n as_o god_n be_v great_a than_o man_n and_o this_o great_a estimate_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o their_o religion_n derive_v 13._o itself_o from_o the_o jew_n unto_o their_o enemy_n the_o philistine_n that_o dwell_v upon_o their_o skirt_n insomuch_o that_o in_o the_o hill_n of_o god_n where_o there_o be_v a_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistine_n there_o be_v also_o a_o college_n of_o prophet_n 10._o new_o institute_v by_o samuel_n from_o who_o because_o he_o be_v their_o founder_n s._n peter_n reckon_v the_o ordinary_a descent_n from_o samuel_n 24._o unharmed_a and_o undisturbed_a though_o they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o when_o david_n flee_v from_o saul_n he_o come_v to_o naioth_n where_o the_o prophet_n dwell_v and_o think_v to_o take_v sanctuary_n there_o know_v it_o be_v a_o privilege_a place_n there_o it_o be_v where_o saul_n messenger_n and_o saul_n himself_o 18._o turn_v prophet_n that_o they_o may_v estimate_v the_o place_n and_o preserve_v its_o privilege_n himself_o become_v one_o of_o their_o society_n for_o this_o be_v observe_v among_o all_o nation_n that_o beside_o the_o band_n 14._o of_o humanity_n forbid_v soldier_n to_o touch_v unarm_v people_n as_o by_o all_o religion_n and_o all_o nation_n priest_n ever_o be_v the_o very_a sacrednesse_n of_o their_o person_n shall_v exempt_v they_o from_o violence_n and_o the_o chance_n or_o insolence_n of_o war_n thus_o the_o cretan_n do_v to_o their_o priest_n and_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o person_n who_o be_v appoint_v for_o burial_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o same_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fossarii_fw-la in_o the_o primitive_a church_n no_o soldier_n dare_v touch_v they_o they_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o religion_n the_o immunity_n of_o priest_n hos_fw-la quae_fw-la necabant_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la purae_fw-la manus_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o grow_v up_o into_o a_o proverb_n when_o they_o intend_v to_o express_v a_o most_o destructive_a and_o unnatural_a war_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o priest_n that_o carry_v fire_n before_o the_o army_n do_v escape_v the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o homer_n in_o the_o case_n of_o messenger_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eustath_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o messenger_n return_v into_o the_o city_n these_o be_v sacred_a and_o therefore_o exempt_a person_n and_o so_o