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as_o a_o service_n due_a to_o he_o by_o divine_a right_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o for_o joh._n 4.24_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n according_a to_o his_o own_o will_n not_o the_o will_n of_o man_n four_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n shem_o ham_n and_o japhet_n and_o their_o posterity_n by_o who_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v people_v they_o have_v so_o much_o light_n even_o of_o nature_n or_o of_o that_o law_n of_o god_n give_v to_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o to_o their_o posterity_n before_o and_o continue_v after_o their_o fall_n as_o to_o know_v that_o god_n the_o great_a creator_n have_v a_o part_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o their_o increase_n due_a to_o he_o as_o a_o yearly_a chief_a rent_n to_o he_o dispose_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n for_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n which_o even_o the_o gentile_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n do_v pay_v at_o every_o year_n end_n it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o gentile_n that_o the_o ancient_a sacrifice_n and_o assembly_n to_o that_o end_n be_v after_o the_o gather_n in_o of_o the_o fruit_n at_o the_o year_n end_n witness_v our_o learned_a countryman_n ainsworth_n in_o gen._n 4._o ex_fw-la arist_n ethic._n lib._n 8._o cum_fw-la multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o some_o ancient_a writer_n do_v record_v but_o you_o will_v say_v objection_n though_o some_o part_n may_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o adam_n son_n and_o of_o noah_n son_n seem_v to_o be_v god_n yet_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o ten_o or_o tithe_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o england_n do_v seek_v after_o every_o one_o from_o his_o parish_n where_o he_o live_v and_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n i_o answer_v answer_v first_o for_o the_o posterity_n of_o noah_n shem_n and_o his_o offspring_n we_o find_v that_o long_a before_o the_o levitical_a priesthood_n or_o that_o levy_n be_v bear_v that_o what_o be_v the_o special_a part_n or_o the_o lord_n portion_n be_v declare_v by_o that_o great_a patriarch_n and_o excellent_a christian_a 8.56_o joh._n 8.56_o faithful_a abraham_n call_v by_o the_o apostle_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a 21._o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 14.18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o or_o of_o all_o they_o that_o believe_v rom._n 4_o and_o this_o be_v that_o memorable_a action_n of_o his_o record_a gen._n 14.18_o when_o abraham_n come_v from_o smite_v chedorlaomar_a and_o the_o king_n that_o be_v with_o he_o melchisedec_n 7.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d omnibus_fw-la dedecimaâ—_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o heb._n 7.12_o who_o be_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n meet_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o bless_a he_o etc._n etc._n and_o he_o give_v he_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o same_o be_v repeat_v
by_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 7._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 who_o meet_v abraham_n return_v from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o king_n and_o bless_a he_o to_o who_o also_o abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o and_o why_o the_o ten_o part_n question_n and_o not_o the_o seven_o or_o eight_o part_n or_o the_o twenty_o or_o thirty_o part_n wherefore_o do_v abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o to_o melchisedec_n answer_n 4._o vnde_fw-la enim_fw-la homo_fw-la reâ—um_fw-la juarum_fw-la decimam_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la nonam_fw-la vel_fw-la octavam_fw-la vel_fw-la aliam_fw-la quamque_fw-la partem_fw-la offerendam_fw-la esse_fw-la scire_fw-la potuisset_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la â—octus_fw-la suisset_fw-la from_o the_o begin_n man_n be_v teach_v by_o god_n to_o pay_v tithe_n as_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_n victory_n erudii_fw-la theol._n de_fw-fr saer_n lib._n 1._o par_fw-fr 12._o cap._n 4._o i_o answer_v certain_o abraham_n do_v know_v god_n will_n what_o be_v god_n part_n either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n teach_v he_o from_o his_o ancestor_n from_o the_o patriarch_n noah_n or_o shem_n or_o some_o other_o or_o they_o or_o their_o father_n have_v receive_v from_o adam_n and_o adam_n from_o god_n and_o therefore_o abraham_n give_v to_o melchisedec_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n the_o ten_o part_n and_o neither_o more_o nor_o less_o this_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o this_o be_v receive_v of_o melchisedec_n as_o the_o lord_n portion_n no_o doubt_n and_o not_o a_o will_v worship_v of_o abraham_n again_o not_o only_a abraham_n but_o jacob_n the_o grandchild_n of_o abraham_n and_o father_n of_o levi_n before_o levi_n be_v bear_v or_o that_o solemn_a gift_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n he_o follow_v the_o step_n of_o his_o grandfather_n abraham_n and_o free_o declare_v what_o be_v and_o be_v the_o lord_n part_n or_o portion_n for_o maintenance_n of_o his_o service_n and_o servant_n in_o their_o ministerial_a office_n etc._n gen._n 28.12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n this_o he_o do_v upon_o that_o vision_n or_o apparition_n of_o christ_n to_o jacob_n in_o that_o dream_n of_o the_o ladder_n who_o top_n do_v reach_v to_o heaven_n and_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n ascend_v and_o descend_v gen._n 28._o and_o jehovah_n promise_v blessing_n to_o jacob_n upon_o which_o when_o he_o awake_v he_o be_v take_v with_o a_o awful_a reverence_n of_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o his_o presence_n there_o and_o make_v that_o solemn_a vow_n to_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v his_o god_n that_o he_o will_v worship_v god_n in_o that_o place_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v bless_v he_o etc._n etc._n and_o give_v he_o but_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o raiment_n to_o put_v on_o of_o all_o that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v give_v the_o ten_o to_o god_n this_o 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