Ch. 7, Aaron's Prieffhood Hebrews. Changed into ChrA Ch.7 tradiélion, the lets is blefred of the better. 6, 7. But Melchifedecreceiv'd Tythes of..4- brabam, who was none of his People ; and Wired him, who had fromGod thepromife of a peculiar. Offspring : which is a certain lign that he wasgreater than .,4brahara : And fo is Chrift greater than the fexifhPriefts. 8. And here men that die receive tithes : but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witneffed that he livetle. 9. And as I may fo fay, Levi alfo, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abra- ham. Io, For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchifedee met him. 8, 9, to. And here it is Mortal Men that take Tythes; but Mekhifedec is mention'd as if he had not died : And Levi, who receiveth Tythes, paid them, thenbeing in Abraham's Loins. r r. If therefore perfeftion were by the Levitical priefihood (for under it the people received the law) what fur- therneed was there that another prieft Mould rife after the order of Melchi fedec, and not be called after the or- der ofAaron ? II. This proveth that the Levitical Pried- hood (and confegaently theLaw) was not per- fe t, nor gave perfeLion : elk what need had there been of another more excellent Royal Priedhood which was promifed. 12. For the prieflhood beingchan- ged, there is made of necefïity a change alfo of the law. 12. And ifthere mud be a more excellent priefhood than the Legal, there mud needs be fume other more excellent Laws, appointing them their work : For theold Priefhood had their work prefcrib'd them by the Law of Metes. Note, That they who deny Chrift to be a Law-giver, deny his Royal Prietlhood, and de- nyhim to be Chrift. 1$. And it is yet far more evident; for that after the ffmilitude of Mel- chifedec there arifeth another priefl, 16. Who ismade notafter the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endlefs life. r 5, 16. And it is yet more evident, that there mud be a higher Priefhood than ,laron's, becaufe he mint be made as Melchifidee; not by Lineal Succefhon, according to the Law of Mo/is, but with reference to a dare of Immor- talky as to its Rife and End. 17, For be teflifieth, Thou art a priefl for ever after the order of Mel- chifedec, 18. For there is verily a difannullingof the commandmentgo- ing before, for the weaknefs and un- profitablenefs thereof. 17, 18. And this exprefs tefimony ofano- ther fort ofPriefhood lheweth, that the Law which they were to execute was to ceafe, as weak,infufñcient and unprofitable. Note; Quell. Is not theGoflel Prief(hood then, in conformity to Chrift, to be Kingly, and above al/ Kings, under Chrift the King ? or Kings and Priefis to be the fame ? Anfw. I. Let them here on Earth followChrift in his Humiliation, who laid, My Kingdom to not cf this World ; and then when they come to him in Heaven, they (hall reign as Kings. a. Our uncertain Collebons are not fó rime a way to know Chrifis Will, as his own Words; who hath plainly forbidden SecularDominion to his Mi- niftcrs, and given themafar other Defcription and Canon. 3. Bjkby the ufe ofthe Church. Keys they have the Government of Church.. Communion; which, as it bath a nearer rela- tion to the Heavenly Kingdom,is therein nobler than Secular Power. 19. For the lawmade nothing per- fed, but the bringing in of a better hope did: by the which wedrawnigh. unto God. r9. For the Law ofMofes did all as an im- perfeff thing, which was not of it felttomake Manor his Service perfea, or his Hopes and 13. For he of Whotn there things Revel's, but to lebrinhi htowards a better are fpoken, ertaineth to another b e nonce of p pardonand'Grace, Life and Immortality, dd- tribe, of which no mar gave atten- vanceth us nearer to God, and givedt us more dance at the altar. 14. For it is evi- hold and comfortable accefs to him, in order to dent that our Lord (prang out of Ju- Qar Heavenly Fruition. dah, of which tribe Mofes fpake no. 2fl 21, And in as much 'ás not thing concerning prieflhood, (For thofe an oath he was made priefi, 13, t}. And the marinating the Priedhood For l prieJfs were made without to yirtah, the ruling Tribe, of which phriû an oath; but this with an oath, by *as, proveth the clang; off thepaw. him that fah! unto him, The Lori ti >a fsya'Æ
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