tithe_n be_v give_v to_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n that_o be_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o namely_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ezra_n and_o that_o by_o the_o general_a consent_n and_o testimony_n of_o the_o jew_n neither_o be_v that_o constitution_n ever_o after_o reverse_v i_o demand_v then_o to_o who_o the_o levite_n do_v pay_v their_o decimas_fw-la decimarum_fw-la when_o as_o the_o first_o tithe_v itself_o out_o of_o the_o which_o they_o be_v take_v be_v then_o give_v immediate_o to_o the_o priest_n we_o read_v indeed_o num._n 18.28_o that_o the_o levite_n be_v command_v to_o give_v the_o ten_o of_o their_o tithe_n the_o lord_n heave_v offer_v to_o aaron_n the_o priest_n but_o concern_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n the_o jew_n dispute_n and_o differ_v in_o the_o talmud_n sanhedrin_n cap._n 11._o fol._n 90._o rabbi_n jochanan_n argue_v from_o hence_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o resurrection_n and_o because_o aaron_n do_v not_o live_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n 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it_o they_o afford_v more_o argument_n for_o confirmation_n of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n than_o either_o have_v as_o yet_o from_o they_o or_o can_v be_v show_v against_o it_o the_o last_o of_o his_o hebrew_a sentence_n wherein_o also_o i_o will_v join_v with_o he_o and_o conclude_v be_v set_v down_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 2_o chap._n of_o his_o review_n that_o be_v that_o among_o their_o aphorism_n both_o divine_a and_o moral_a they_o tell_v we_o that_o as_o the_o masore_v be_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o law_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d meighsheroth_n seag_fw-mi leaighsher_n that_o be_v tithe_n pay_v be_v the_o defence_n of_o riches_n for_o which_o he_o quote_v in_o the_o margin_n pirke_n auoth_v cap._n 3._o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n such_o a_o other_o sentence_n present_o follow_v which_o if_o this_o author_n have_v well_o observe_v i_o persuade_v myself_o his_o history_n have_v never_o come_v to_o light_n and_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o silence_n be_v the_o hedge_n or_o defence_n of_o wisdom_n but_o it_o be_v well_o yet_o that_o now_o in_o the_o end_n not_o consonant_a to_o his_o former_a discourse_n he_o acknowledge_v this_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o tithe_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a and_o moral_a aphorism_n and_o sure_o not_o only_a this_o but_o also_o many_o other_o such_o like_a moral_n and_o divine_a aphorism_n be_v utter_v by_o the_o jew_n both_o in_o their_o comment_n on_o the_o holy_a text_n and_o also_o in_o the_o talmud_n which_o promise_v a_o blessing_n to_o they_o that_o due_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o a_o curse_n to_o those_o that_o do_v withhold_v they_o that_o worthy_a learned_a divine_a master_n hooker_n in_o his_o five_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n fol_z 428._o allege_v this_o that_o the_o jew_n be_v accustom_v to_o name_v their_o tithe_n the_o hedge_n of_o their_o riches_n have_v there_o a_o further_a observation_n say_v that_o a_o hedge_n do_v only_o fence_v and_o preserve_v 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tagnanith_n cap._n 1._o fol._n 9_o there_o be_v a_o exception_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o work_n of_o mercy_n in_o this_o text_n of_o malach._n 3._o and_o that_o other_o proverb_n 3.9_o honour_n the_o lord_n with_o thy_o substance_n &c_n &c_n where_o jarchi_n and_o ralbag_n understand_v it_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o tithe_n and_o bechai_n also_o work_v of_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o for_o proof_n of_o a_o blessing_n to_o the_o performance_n of_o these_o precept_n ralbag_n appli_v that_o in_o 2._o chron._n 31.10_o since_o the_o people_n begin_v to_o bring_v the_o offering_n into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n we_o have_v eat_v and_o have_v be_v satisfy_v and_o there_o be_v leave_v in_o abundance_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v his_o people_n and_o this_o abundance_n that_o be_v leave_v so_o on_o deut_n 14.22_o they_o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o pay_v tithe_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rich_a pay_v tithe_n that_o thou_o come_v not_o to_o poverty_n this_o be_v record_v by_o ramban_n and_o bechai_n and_o other_o and_o in_o divers_a place_n in_o the_o talmud_n as_o massech_n sabuth_n cap._n 16._o fol._n 119._o tagnanith_n cap._n 1._o fol._n 9_o on_o num._n 5.10_o jarchi_n thus_o gloss_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o the_o man_n that_o give_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o gift_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o he_o he_o shall_v have_v riches_n in_o abundance_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o massech_n beracoth_n fol._n 63._o and_o baal_n haturim_n on_o deut._n 12.19_o take_v heed_n thou_o forsake_v not_o the_o levite_n he_o join_v to_o that_o ver_fw-la 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o when_o god_n shall_v enlarge_v thy_o border_n and_o to_o signify_v that_o a_o man_n gift_n do_v enlarge_v he_o prov._n 18.16_o mean_v a_o gift_n to_o the_o priest_n deut._n 16.4_o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o feast_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n and_o thy_o maid_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o the_o stranger_n and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o gate_n here_o say_v jarchi_n and_o bechai_n on_o gen._n 37.1_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o four_o that_o belong_v to_o i_o answerable_a to_o four_o that_o belong_v to_o thou_o thy_o son_n thy_o daughter_n thy_o man_n thy_o maid_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o thou_o comfort_v those_o that_o be_v i_o i_o will_v comfort_v those_o that_o be_v thou_o deut._n 26.11_o and_o thou_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o every_o good_a thing_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o to_o this_o be_v annex_v say_v baal_n haturim_n when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithing_n ver_fw-la 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
a_o answer_n to_o the_o jewish_a part_n of_o mr_n selden_n history_n of_o tithe_n by_o stephen_n nettle_n b._n of_o divinity_n prov_n 3.9_o &_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o 9_o honour_n the_o lord_n with_o thy_o riches_n and_o with_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o all_o thy_o increase_n 10._o so_o shall_v thy_o barn_n be_v fill_v with_o abundance_n and_o thy_o press_n shall_v burst_v with_o new_a wine_n ac_fw-la ox_n at_o oxford_n print_v by_o john_n lichfield_n &_o william_n turner_n printer_n to_o the_o famous_a university_n 1625._o to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a doctor_n prideaux_n rector_n of_o exeter_n college_n his_o maiestie_n professor_n in_o divinity_n and_o vicechancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n reverend_a and_o worthy_a sir_n the_o combination_n of_o zeal_n and_o learning_n wherewith_o god_n have_v honour_v you_o the_o love_n you_o bear_v to_o the_o hebrew_n study_n and_o the_o cause_n handle_v in_o this_o little_a tract_n together_o with_o the_o manifold_a favour_n you_o have_v please_v to_o vouchsafe_v i_o be_v as_o yet_o unknown_a unto_o you_o have_v be_v the_o allective_n to_o this_o small_a remembrance_n whereby_o covet_v to_o show_v my_o thankfulness_n i_o first_o offer_v unto_o you_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o these_o my_o poor_a endeavour_n and_o albeit_o come_v now_o to_o write_v in_o this_o manner_n after_o the_o diverse_a treatise_n of_o tithe_n already_o extant_a i_o know_v it_o be_v but_o little_a that_o can_v either_o be_v perform_v or_o expect_v from_o i_o in_o this_o subject_n yet_o as_o the_o jew_n in_o gather_v their_o fruit_n in_o harvest_n beside_o their_o oblation_n and_o tithe_n have_v also_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d levit._n 19.9_o deut._n 24.19_o 20._o i_o the_o corner_n of_o the_o field_n the_o glean_v and_o the_o forget_a sheaf_n which_o be_v assign_v to_o the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o poor_a so_o in_o some_o respect_n may_v i_o judge_v these_o scatter_a slender_a and_o poor_a collection_n to_o be_v much_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o therefore_o desire_v to_o cast_v my_o mite_n into_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o church_n i_o present_v they_o unto_o you_o in_o hope_n that_o as_o you_o have_v already_o afford_v they_o your_o favourable_a construction_n so_o you_o will_v please_v also_o to_o assist_v they_o so_o far_o as_o truth_n require_v with_o your_o willing_a and_o able_a protection_n and_o thus_o beseech_v the_o almighty_a to_o bless_v you_o and_o your_o worthy_a labour_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n i_o take_v my_o leave_n and_o rest_v your_o worship_n in_o all_o christian_a duty_n to_o be_v command_v stephen_n nettles_n lexden_n may_v 4._o 1625._o the_o preface_n whereas_o diverse_a treatise_n have_v be_v publish_v heretofore_o in_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o the_o book_n entitle_v the_o history_n of_o tithe_n it_o may_v be_v after_o this_o long_a silence_n it_o will_v now_o seem_v strange_a and_o be_v think_v a_o work_n altogether_o unseasonable_a and_o superfluous_a either_o to_o write_v or_o speak_v any_o more_o of_o that_o subject_n notwithstanding_o because_o the_o historian_n himself_o and_o many_o other_o lead_v rather_o with_o affection_n than_o judgement_n do_v still_o much_o magnify_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o jewish_a part_n of_o that_o history_n as_o though_o some_o hide_a matter_n of_o importance_n be_v involue_v therein_o i_o hope_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v offensive_a to_o any_o since_o this_o passage_n as_o yet_o have_v not_o be_v scan_v if_o i_o as_o another_o witness_n in_o the_o same_o cause_n endeavour_v only_o to_o bring_v in_o some_o evidence_n not_o yet_o explain_v that_o may_v help_v to_o unfold_v &_o clear_v sundry_a doubt_n and_o question_n in_o this_o kind_n for_o albeit_o the_o author_n of_o the_o history_n in_o the_o praeface_n thereof_o offer_v it_o to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o most_o censorious_a examination_n with_o a_o challenge_n against_o all_o opponent_n in_o his_o poëticall_a phrase_n si_fw-la falsa_fw-la est_fw-la accingere_fw-la contra_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v thereby_o insinuate_v that_o he_o have_v write_v nothing_o but_o infallible_a truth_n and_o though_o also_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o jewish_a writer_n against_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o the_o church_n in_o tithe_n be_v allege_v with_o much_o confidence_n and_o ostentation_n and_o receive_v also_o with_o great_a applause_n and_o more_o than_o ordinary_a approbation_n yet_o let_v praejudice_n and_o partiality_n with_o other_o sinister_a respect_n be_v lay_v aside_o and_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o there_o will_v appear_v as_o much_o defect_n and_o error_n even_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o history_n as_o in_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o and_o that_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o jew_n though_o we_o depend_v not_o on_o they_o because_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o be_v vain_a and_o fabulous_a yet_o take_v they_o as_o they_o be_v be_v true_o relate_v will_v afford_v more_o ground_n of_o proof_n for_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithe_n than_o either_o have_v as_o yet_o from_o they_o or_o can_v be_v show_v against_o it_o i_o do_v wish_v &_o expect_v that_o a_o more_o able_a workman_n will_v have_v undertake_v this_o task_n and_o therefore_o these_o paper_n of_o i_o which_o long_o since_o have_v be_v view_v and_o censure_v be_v neither_o at_o the_o first_o intend_v nor_o after_o hasten_v to_o the_o press_n but_o see_v in_o all_o this_o time_n i_o hear_v of_o no_o other_o discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n either_o perform_v or_o promise_v i_o have_v at_o length_n yield_v to_o the_o desire_n and_o persuasion_n of_o such_o as_o may_v command_v i_o to_o publish_v this_o the_o rather_o because_o not_o long_o after_o the_o first_o appear_v of_o the_o history_n i_o do_v in_o a_o public_a sermon_n take_v exception_n against_o diverse_a part_n thereof_o which_o be_v distasteful_a to_o some_o hearer_n i_o think_v it_o do_v concern_v i_o for_o better_a satisfaction_n aswell_o to_o the_o eye_n as_o to_o the_o ear_n to_o justify_v with_o my_o pen_n what_o i_o avouch_v in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o the_o same_o together_o with_o other_o observation_n to_o present_a to_o open_a view_n the_o intendment_n whereof_o aim_v at_o nothing_o else_o but_o manifestation_n and_o confirmation_n of_o truth_n i_o be_o not_o careful_a neither_o do_v i_o think_v it_o needful_a for_o this_o attempt_n to_o make_v any_o long_a apology_n have_v therefore_o thus_o much_o praemise_v in_o way_n of_o praeface_n i_o now_o pass_v forward_o unto_o our_o purpose_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o jewish_a part_n of_o mr_n selden_n his_o history_n of_o tithe_n sect_n 1._o there_o be_v two_o thing_n for_o which_o this_o history_n be_v due_o examine_v do_v discover_v itself_o worthy_a to_o be_v tax_v the_o first_o be_v the_o wrest_n of_o holy_a scripture_n against_o their_o true_a sense_n the_o other_o the_o boast_n of_o jewish_a rabbin_n without_o any_o soundness_n or_o show_v of_o reason_n for_o the_o author_n as_o it_o seem_v bear_v no_o good_a affection_n either_o to_o priest_n or_o payment_n of_o tithe_n when_o he_o will_v draw_v a_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o his_o purpose_n he_o do_v usual_o garnish_v and_o set_v it_o forth_o with_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o in_o general_a term_n as_o though_o he_o have_v they_o all_o at_o his_o finger_n end_n and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v on_o his_o side_n when_o as_o notwithstanding_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o sometime_o none_o right_o understand_v sometime_o instead_o of_o all_o only_o one_o be_v cite_v as_o on_o that_o text_n levit._n 27.30_o also_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n both_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v holy_a to_o the_o lord_n the_o history_n say_v cap._n 2._o pag._n 13._o the_o jew_n apply_v this_o scripture_n to_o the_o second_o tithe_n the_o jew_n be_v here_o propound_v in_o general_a yet_o there_o be_v none_o quote_v but_o salomoh_n jarchi_n 16._o cap._n 2._o pag._n 16._o so_o on_o deut._n 26.12_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o say_v this_o place_n of_o the_o year_n of_o tithing_n be_v interpret_v by_o the_o common_a gloss_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o year_n of_o one_o tithe_n &c_n &c_n and_o yet_o none_o be_v cite_v but_o salomoh_n jarchi_n notwithstanding_o when_o salomoh_n jarchi_n speak_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v for_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o tithing_n than_o his_o testimony_n be_v curtole_v &_o contradict_v as_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o history_n gen._n 14.20_o and_o abraham_n give_v he_o tithe_v of_o all_o that_o be_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v as_o the_o ordinary_a gloss_n of_o salomoh_n jarchi_n there_o
so_o in_o jer._n 31.9_o ephraim_n be_v my_o firstborn_a chimki_n there_o give_v tbe_n same_o interpretation_n and_o so_o do_v the_o targum_fw-la of_o jonathan_n in_o that_o place_n sometime_o the_o name_n of_o firstborn_a be_v ascribe_v to_o man_n in_o scripture_n in_o regard_n of_o dignity_n and_o honour_n psal_n 89.27_o also_o i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o firstborn_a high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o call_v he_o firstborn_a say_v chimki_n because_o the_o firstborn_a have_v dignity_n over_o the_o other_o son_n which_o be_v that_o privilege_n of_o birthright_n as_o r._n bechai_n think_v that_o esau_n sell_v to_o jacob_n gen._n 25.31_o and_o so_o the_o patriarch_n and_o father_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o honour_n term_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o firstborn_a heb._n 12.23_o and_o further_o on_o exod._n 13.2_o r._n bechai_n say_v that_o whereas_o the_o lord_n smite_v all_o the_o first_o bear_v in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n exod._n 12.29_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o that_o it_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o elder_a in_o the_o family_n if_o no_o firstborn_a be_v there_o for_o he_o be_v also_o call_v a_o first_o bear_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o patriarch_n and_o head_n of_o family_n whether_o firstborn_a or_o not_o may_v be_v account_v instead_o of_o priest_n in_o their_o generation_n and_o be_v also_o prophet_n and_o king_n as_o chimki_n show_v on_o psal_n 105.15_o touch_v not_o my_o anoint_a etc._n etc._n but_o proper_o priest_n they_o be_v not_o for_o no_o man_n take_v this_o honour_n to_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n heb._n 5.4_o and_o we_o find_v but_o two_o order_n of_o priesthood_n in_o scripture_n the_o one_o after_o melchisedek_n the_o other_o after_o aaron_n the_o priesthood_n of_o aaron_n be_v not_o yet_o institute_v &_o none_o but_o only_a christ_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedek_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o the_o talmud_n in_o massech_n nedarim_n cap._n 3._o fol._n 32._o they_o write_v thus_o concern_v melchisedek_n priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n he_o be_v a_o priest_n but_o his_o seed_n no_o priest_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o it_o be_v lest_o altogether_o uncertain_a in_o this_o passage_n of_o the_o history_n either_o what_o order_n of_o priesthood_n it_o be_v that_o belong_v to_o the_o firstborn_a or_o what_o manner_n of_o firstborn_a it_o be_v to_o which_o the_o priesthood_n be_v annex_v and_o yet_o he_o proceed_v further_a in_o this_o kind_n say_v and_o noah_n abraham_n and_o job_n and_o the_o like_a be_v account_v by_o this_o right_n priest_n of_o that_o time_n for_o proof_n of_o this_o origen_n lib._n 1._o in_o job_n be_v cite_v in_o the_o margin_n but_o origen_n do_v not_o there_o say_v that_o these_o be_v priest_n by_o that_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n but_o thus_o erant_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la etiam_fw-la eâ_fw-la tempestate_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la necdum_fw-la adhuc_fw-la à _fw-la lege_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sed_fw-la naturali_fw-la sapientiâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la requirente_fw-la ac_fw-la perficiente_fw-la ita_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la functus_fw-la est_fw-la noah_n &c_n &c_n and_o again_o speak_v there_o of_o iob_n sacrifice_v for_o his_o son_n &_o daughter_n he_o do_v not_o thence_o infer_v that_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n but_o prove_v out_o of_o job_n 12.19_o that_o there_o be_v priest_n in_o his_o time_n and_o then_o conclude_v doubtful_o thus_o sive_fw-la ergo_fw-la memorati_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la sive_fw-la ipse_fw-la per_fw-la seipsum_fw-la job_n offerebat_fw-la hostias_fw-la pro_fw-la illis_fw-la secundùm_fw-la numerum_fw-la illorum_fw-la but_o the_o jew_n they_o do_v not_o teach_v that_o job_n be_v a_o priest_n but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n for_o so_o aben-ezra_n in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o commentary_n on_o job_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n direct_o express_v prove_v it_o from_o cap._n 22._o ver_fw-la 9_o of_o that_o book_n compare_v with_o cap._n 29.13.14.15.16_o his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o his_o companion_n say_v unto_o he_o thou_o have_v send_v widow_n away_o empty_a and_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o therefore_o he_o answer_v i_o be_v a_o father_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o i_o cause_v the_o widow_n heart_n to_o sing_v for_o joy_n furthermore_o to_o prove_v iacob_n priesthood_n gain_v by_o the_o sale_n of_o the_o birthright_n from_o esau_n the_o historian_n say_v that_o express_a mention_n be_v of_o his_o exercise_v this_o holy_a function_n in_o sacrifice_n during_o his_o father_n life_n and_o for_o this_o allege_v gen._n 31.54_o but_o he_o have_v mistake_v and_o misapplyed_n this_o text_n if_o his_o own_o author_n rabbi_n jarchi_n may_v be_v believe_v for_o jarchi_n do_v not_o think_v that_o jacob_n do_v here_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n neither_o do_v he_o interpret_v the_o text_n in_o that_o sense_n but_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o that_o he_o slay_v cattle_n to_o make_v a_o feast_n for_o his_o brethren_n and_o friend_n that_o come_v with_o laban_n and_o so_o often_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v signify_v aswell_o mactare_fw-la as_o sacrificare_fw-la to_o slay_v as_o to_o sacrifice_v neither_o can_v he_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n invite_v they_o to_o his_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n be_v as_o they_o be_v of_o another_o religion_n as_o that_o judicious_a divine_a mr_n perkins_n answer_v our_o adversary_n allege_v and_o interpret_n this_o text_n against_o their_o argument_n for_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n in_o his_o reform_a catholic_a again_o all_o those_o that_o offer_v sacrifice_n be_v not_o priest_n as_o appear_v by_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 7.9_o for_o r._n levi_n ben_n gershom_n write_v on_o that_o text_n say_v plain_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o samuel_n be_v no_o priest_n and_o so_o s._n austin_n retract_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 43._o &_o chimki_n here_o show_v that_o josuah_n do_v sacrifice_n in_o gilgal_n josuah_n 8.30_o and_o eliah_n in_o carmel_n 1_o king_n 18._o and_o so_o do_v balaam_n numb_a 23._o jarchi_n speak_v of_o this_o and_o r._n bechai_n on_o numb_a 18.7_o and_o deut._n 2.8_o who_o say_v that_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n be_v permit_v &_o every_o man_n that_o will_v offer_a sacrifice_n on_o the_o top_n of_o his_o house_n but_o after_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n they_o be_v prohibit_v so_o long_o as_o the_o host_n continue_v in_o the_o wilderness_n as_o in_o levit._n 17.3_o â—_o afterward_o when_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 14_o year_n whilst_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o subdue_a and_o divide_v the_o land_n the_o use_n of_o the_o high_a place_n be_v then_o lawful_a which_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o direction_n of_o a_o prophet_n a_o strange_a that_o be_v no_o priest_n may_v offer_v sacrifice_n in_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n the_o inheritance_n mention_v deut._n 12.9_o then_o be_v they_o no_o long_o lawful_a therefore_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v blame_v when_o they_o destroy_v not_o the_o high_a place_n and_o touch_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o patriarch_n one_o thing_n here_o may_v be_v remember_v which_o in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o counsel_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o anacletus_fw-la be_v record_v in_o these_o word_n initium_fw-la sacerdotij_fw-la aaron_n fuit_fw-la licet_fw-la melchisedec_n prio_fw-la obtulerit_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la &_o post_fw-la eum_fw-la abraham_n isaae_n &_o jacob_n sed_fw-la hi_o spontanea_fw-la voluntate_fw-la non_fw-la sacerdotali_fw-la autoritate_fw-la ista_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la which_o show_v that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_n though_o the_o patriarch_n do_v offer_v sacrifice_n yet_o that_o be_v no_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v priest_n and_o if_o cain_n and_o abel_n be_v therefore_o both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v account_v priest_n because_o both_o of_o they_o do_v offer_v sacrifice_n than_o be_v not_o the_o priesthood_n before_o aaron_n whole_o annex_v to_o the_o firstborn_a of_o family_n for_o abel_n be_v no_o firstborn_a and_o yet_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o abel_n be_v accept_v and_o not_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o cain_n but_o our_o author_n have_v not_o yet_o do_v with_o this_o treatise_n of_o the_o priesthood_n he_o press_v it_o further_o say_v whence_o observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o both_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n according_a to_o the_o right_n of_o that_o time_n must_v be_v priest_n also_o when_o they_o pay_v these_o tithe_n i_o marvel_v what_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v of_o this_o observation_n it_o may_v be_v will_v hence_o conclude_v that_o priest_n shall_v therefore_o pay_v tithe_n now_o aswell_o as_o other_o man_n or_o else_o none_o
to_o be_v pay_v at_o all_o i_o answer_v therefore_o to_o this_o observe_v also_o by_o the_o way_n that_o first_o here_o be_v very_o slender_a evidence_n bring_v either_o to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o right_n of_o priesthood_n as_o he_o speak_v of_o at_o that_o time_n or_o that_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n be_v priest_n by_o the_o to_o right_v as_o have_v already_o be_v show_v for_o as_o for_o abraham_n though_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o firstborn_a but_o prove_v it_o not_o and_o say_v also_o that_o the_o form_n of_o offer_v his_o son_n isaac_n justify_v he_o to_o be_v a_o priest_n yet_o the_o jew_n account_v he_o a_o priest_n in_o the_o offering_n of_o his_o son_n no_o otherwise_o then_o as_o i_o show_v before_o by_o that_o fiction_n of_o they_o in_o translate_n the_o priesthood_n from_o melchisedek_n to_o abraham_n and_o so_o r._n chaskuni_fw-la testify_v on_o gen._n 22.2_o and_o offer_v he_o there_o for_o a_o burn_a offering_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n he_o say_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o world_n can_v there_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n without_o a_o priest_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v i_o have_v appoint_v thou_o already_o to_o be_v a_o priest_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v etc._n etc._n psal_n 110._o and_o for_o iacob_n priesthood_n baal_n haturim_n on_o gen._n 28._o write_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o to_o put_v on_o garment_n be_v twice_o in_o the_o masore_v here_o viz_o gen._n 28.20_o and_o in_o levit._n 21.10_o which_o teach_v that_o jacob_n be_v the_o high_a priest_n as_o it_o be_v in_o bereshith_n rabbah_n the_o bless_a almighty_a say_v to_o michael_n thou_o have_v make_v jacob_n my_o high_a priest_n to_o have_v a_o blemish_n levit_fw-la 21.18_o for_o he_o halt_v upon_o his_o thigh_n as_o sure_a as_o thou_o live_v thou_o must_v be_v fain_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n above_o in_o his_o room_n this_o be_v it_o that_o he_o say_v &_o will_v give_v i_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o clothes_n to_o put_v on_o that_o he_o will_v confirm_v to_o i_o the_o priesthood_n which_o i_o have_v buy_v of_o esau_n these_o word_n though_o strange_a in_o the_o literal_a sense_n yet_o may_v be_v in_o some_o sort_n admit_v in_o a_o figurative_a and_o spiritual_a application_n for_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o priest_n on_o earth_n be_v lame_a and_o have_v all_o of_o they_o some_o one_o blemish_n or_o other_o to_o stain_v they_o and_o therefote_v heb._n 7.27_o the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o law_n be_v daily_o to_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n first_o for_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o then_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n but_o our_o michael_n that_o fight_v against_o the_o dragon_n rev._n 12.7_o dan._n 12.1_o our_o high_a priest_n which_o be_v most_o perfect_a be_v above_o and_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o for_o such_o a_o high_a priest_n it_o become_v we_o to_o have_v which_o be_v holy_a harmless_a undefiled_a separate_a from_o sinner_n and_o make_v high_a than_o the_o heaven_n heb._n 7.26_o but_o gtant_a that_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n be_v after_o a_o sort_n priest_n as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v they_o at_o that_o time_n when_o they_o pay_v their_o tithe_n and_o so_o also_o in_o that_o respect_n type_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v in_o their_o loin_n and_o be_v the_o true_a high_a priest_n and_o the_o firstborn_a of_o every_o creature_n coloss_n 1.15_o yet_o in_o the_o action_n itself_o of_o pay_v tithe_n they_o do_v nor_o represent_v christ_n but_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n that_o pay_v tithe_n to_o christ_n represent_v in_o melchisedek_n and_o this_o be_v note_v by_o bucanus_n de_fw-fr peccato_fw-la quaest_n 19_o cùm_fw-la levi_n dicatur_fw-la decimatus_fw-la in_o abraham_n quia_fw-la fuit_fw-la in_o lumbis_fw-la abrahae_fw-la heb._n 7.9_o quomodò_fw-la non_fw-la etiam_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o adam_n peccasse_fw-la dicitur_fw-la resp_n quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la communi_fw-la more_fw-it ratione_fw-la seminali_fw-la de_fw-la semine_fw-la viri_fw-la natus_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la conceptus_fw-la ideo_fw-la à _fw-la peccato_fw-la originali_fw-la eiusque_fw-la reatu_fw-la libre_fw-la &_o exemptus_fw-la extitit_fw-la sicut_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o abrahae_fw-la lumbis_fw-la decimatus_fw-la fuit_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o melchisedechi_n persona_fw-la repraesentatus_fw-la ut_fw-la aeternus_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la non_fw-la decimas_fw-la dans_fw-fr sed_fw-la accipiens_fw-la christ_n do_v not_o pay_v tithe_n in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n as_o levi_n do_v but_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o person_n of_o melchisedek_n as_o a_o eternal_a priest_n not_o give_v but_o receive_v tithe_n therefore_o in_o this_o relation_n betwixt_o priest_n and_o people_n christ_n in_o the_o person_n of_o melchisedek_n stand_v for_o the_o priest_n and_o abraham_n for_o the_o people_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n s._n augustine_n on_o john_n 3_o write_v thus_o abraham_n isaac_n &_o jacob_n tres_fw-la patres_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la unus_fw-la tres_fw-la patres_fw-la in_o quibus_fw-la figurabatur_fw-la populus_fw-la and_o after_o in_o populo_fw-la judaeorum_n figuratus_fw-la est_fw-la populus_fw-la christianorum_fw-la and_o therefore_o say_v the_o jew_n abraham_n be_v first_o call_v abram_n pater_fw-la syriae_n and_o after_o the_o promise_n abraham_n pater_fw-la multarum_fw-la gentium_fw-la as_o jarchi_n write_v on_o gen._n 17._o and_o bechai_n on_o deut._n 26._o fol._n 30._o and_o in_o the_o talmud_n in_o massech_n beracoth_fw-mi cap._n 1._o fol._n 13._o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o father_n of_o all_o the_o world_n both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o believe_v therefore_o abraham_n in_o pay_v tithe_n to_o melchisedek_n be_v herein_o a_o type_n and_o pattern_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n for_o ramban_n on_o gen._n 36.43_o say_v express_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o the_o action_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o the_o accident_n that_o happen_v to_o they_o have_v relation_n to_o their_o seed_n and_o the_o same_o author_n and_o bechai_n also_o on_o gen._n 12._o do_v exemplify_v this_o in_o diverse_a particular_n and_o on_o gen._n 14._o they_o make_v the_o four_o king_n there_o name_v to_o signify_v the_o four_o monarch_n of_o the_o world_n and_o speak_v there_o also_o of_o abraham_n tithing_n he_o confirm_v this_o say_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n and_o this_o be_v a_o sign_n to_o abraham_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o thither_o his_o seed_n shall_v bring_v the_o tithe_n &_o there_o they_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n verify_v in_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n that_o vow_v tithe_n whereof_o say_v mercer_n on_o gen._n 28.22_o et_fw-la hoc_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la quà m_fw-la pro_fw-la posteris_fw-la suis_fw-la vovet_fw-la he_o vow_v not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o posterity_n agree_v herein_o with_o r_n bechai_n and_o chaskuni_fw-la say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o iacob_n vow_n be_v a_o pattern_n for_o future_a generation_n no_o other_o express_a mention_n be_v of_o tithe_n before_o moses_n his_o time_n unless_o with_o the_o jew_n you_o dream_v that_o the_o leviticall_a law_n be_v write_v before_o the_o creation_n and_o yet_o by_o his_o leave_n the_o jew_n allege_v another_o text_n before_o moses_n time_n from_o whence_o they_o teach_v that_o as_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n so_o also_o isaac_n pay_v tithe_n gen._n 26.12_o afterward_o isaac_n sow_v in_o that_o land_n and_o find_v in_o the_o same_o year_n a_o hundred_o measure_n or_o a_o hundred_o fold_n by_o estimation_n whereupon_o say_v jarchi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o our_o doctor_n say_v that_o this_o measure_n be_v for_o the_o tithe_n and_o ramban_n likewise_o on_o the_o same_o place_n confirm_v it_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n they_o write_v concern_v the_o hundred_o measure_n that_o the_o measure_n thereof_o be_v for_o the_o tithe_n and_o there_o he_o add_v further_a that_o the_o patriarch_n be_v liberal_a in_o give_v their_o tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o to_o shem_n and_o heber_n and_o their_o disciple_n if_o any_o think_v this_o collection_n of_o they_o have_v not_o sufficient_a ground_n or_o warrant_v from_o the_o text_n though_o this_o be_v grant_v yet_o hereby_o appear_v that_o the_o tradition_n of_o their_o ancestor_n and_o their_o opinion_n concurre_v in_o this_o that_o all_o the_o patriarch_n in_o their_o time_n do_v due_o pay_v their_o tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n again_o the_o book_n of_o job_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v write_v before_o moses_n time_n and_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o talmud_n in_o baba_n bathra_fw-la cap._n 1._o fol._n 15._o among_o other_o opinion_n say_v that_o job_n live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o jacob_n aben-ezra_n and_o jarchi_n on_o job_n 1._o say_v he_o descend_v of_o