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in_o all_o kind_n of_o learning_n ibid._n and_o he_o advise_v minister_n that_o they_o be_v long_o in_o learn_v what_o they_o be_v to_o teach_v unto_o other_o 76._o i_o can_v produce_v infinite_a testimony_n to_o show_v how_o learning_n be_v encourage_v by_o the_o ancient_a christian_n and_o for_o this_o kind_n of_o inspiration_n which_o ellwood_n talk_v of_o it_o be_v never_o pretend_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heretic_n montanus_n till_o st._n francis_n pretend_v to_o this_o point_n of_o quakerism_n and_o other_o fanatical_a popish_a friar_n and_o monk_n the_o modern_a enemy_n of_o all_o ingenuous_a education_n so_o that_o i_o hope_v the_o quaker_n champion_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o put_v you_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o learning_n that_o he_o have_v raise_v your_o esteem_n and_o opinion_n of_o it_o chap._n ix_o of_o tithe_n par._n t._n e._n begin_v his_o chapter_n of_o tithe_n with_o rail_v and_o say_v that_o he_o be_v get_v to_o the_o priest_n dalilah_n the_o very_a 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any_o of_o your_o argument_n he_o have_v however_o the_o cunning_a to_o pass_v they_o by_o for_o he_o have_v skip_v over_o four_o page_n and_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o he_o inquire_v into_o be_v whether_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o melchisedeck_v that_o which_o shall_v make_v they_o due_a say_v he_o must_v be_v a_o command_n p._n 277._o min._n you_o know_v that_o abraham_n build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n who_o appear_v to_o he_o 7._o now_o according_a to_o t._n e._n that_o be_v a_o superfluous_a service_n not_o a_o due_a to_o god_n because_o we_o do_v not_o read_v that_o any_o where_o he_o have_v command_v it_o par._n i_o suppose_v that_o t._n e._n be_v sensible_a that_o melchizedeck_v be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o if_o tithe_n be_v due_a to_o the_o type_n they_o be_v no_o less_o due_a to_o the_o antitype_n wherefore_o he_o produce_v three_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o his_o due_n first_o because_o moses_n say_v express_o that_o he_o give_v he_o tithe_n and_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o same_o phrase_n now_o to_o give_v import_v one_o thing_n to_o pay_v another_o p._n 278._o min._n that_o the_o phrase_n import_v no_o such_o thing_n will_v appear_v when_o we_o observe_v the_o very_a same_o in_o other_o scripture_n as_o for_o example_n my_o son_n say_v joshua_n give_v glory_v to_o god_n do_v 19_o this_o imply_v that_o glory_n be_v not_o god_n almighty_n due_n any_o further_a than_o man_n be_v please_v to_o give_v it_o to_o he_o second_o the_o apostle_n who_o give_v the_o best_a account_n of_o the_o phrase_n have_v it_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o tithe_v abraham_n now_o since_o t._n e._n pretend_v to_o understand_v greek_a and_o this_o passage_n be_v in_o my_o book_n how_o come_v he_o to_o pass_v it_o by_o this_o i_o be_o persuade_v have_v he_o not_o find_v it_o true_a it_o will_v not_o have_v escape_v his_o lash_n wherefore_o do_v i_o suspect_v that_o here_o he_o offer_v a_o 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