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government_n and_o dissolve_v the_o tie_n to_o all_o humane_a law_n if_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o bind_v indispensable_o for_o otherwise_o upon_o what_o ground_n must_v man_n yield_v obedience_n to_o any_o law_n that_o be_v make_v be_v it_o not_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o man_n must_v stand_v to_o all_o compact_n and_o agreement_n make_v if_o law_n take_v their_o force_n among_o man_n from_o hence_o they_o can_v bind_v no_o further_o than_o those_o compâ—cts_n do_v extend_v which_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v to_o violate_v and_o destroy_v their_o own_o nature_n positive_a law_n may_v restrain_v much_o of_o what_o be_v only_o of_o the_o permissive_a law_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o intent_n of_o positive_a law_n be_v to_o make_v man_n abate_v so_o much_o of_o their_o natural_a freedom_n as_o shall_v be_v judge_v necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o humane_a society_n but_o against_o the_o obligatory_a law_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o its_o precept_n no_o after-law_n can_v derogate_v from_o the_o obligation_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v otherwise_o between_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o positive_a law_n then_o between_o law_n mere_o civil_a for_o as_o to_o these_o the_o rule_n be_v that_o posterior_n derogat_fw-la priori_fw-la the_o latter_a law_n cassat_v and_o null_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o former_a but_o as_o to_o natural_a law_n and_o positive_a prio_fw-la derogat_fw-la posteriori_fw-la the_o law_n oâ—_n nature_n which_o be_v firstâ—_o takes_z away_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n if_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o as_o justellus_n observe_v it_o be_v in_o the_o primitive_a church_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n that_o such_o as_o 14._o be_v insert_v in_o the_o codex_fw-la canonum_fw-la be_v of_o the_o more_o ancient_a council_n do_v render_v the_o obligation_n of_o late_a canon_n invalid_a which_o be_v contrary_a to_o they_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o mâ—tteâ—s_n of_o small_a moment_n we_o see_v then_o that_o suppose_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v not_o continue_v obligatory_a the_o obligation_n of_o all_o humane_a positive_a law_n will_v fall_v with_o it_o as_o the_o superstructure_n needs_o must_v when_o the_o foundation_n be_v remove_v for_o if_o any_o other_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v dissolve_v why_o not_o that_o whereby_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v to_o covenant_n and_o contract_n make_v and_o if_o that_o be_v dissolve_v how_o can_v the_o obligation_n to_o humane_a law_n remain_v which_o be_v found_v upon_o that_o basis_n and_o so_o all_o civil_a society_n be_v thereby_o overturn_v three_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o obligation_n which_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o thereby_o no_o humane_a law_n can_v bind_v against_o this_o for_o humane_a law_n bind_v only_o outward_a humane_a â—_z direct_o and_o internal_a act_n only_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o necessary_a connexion_n with_o and_o influence_n upon_o outward_a action_n and_o not_o otherwise_o but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n immediate_o bind_v the_o soul_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o obligatio_fw-la naturalis_fw-la and_o nexus_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la be_v make_v to_o be_v the_o same_o by_o lessius_fw-la suarâ—z_n and_o other_o for_o lessius_fw-la dispute_v whether_o 6._o a_o will_n make_v without_o solemnity_n of_o law_n do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n or_o no_o he_o prove_v it_o doâ—h_o by_o â—his_n argument_n from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o lawyer_n that_o without_o those_o solemnity_n there_o do_v arise_v from_o it_o a_o natural_a obligation_n and_o the_o hresae_fw-la ab_fw-la intestato_fw-la who_o be_v the_o next_o of_o kin_n be_v bind_v to_o make_v it_o good_a therefore_o it_o do_v bind_v in_o conscience_n so_o then_o there_o arise_v a_o necessary_a obllgation_n upon_o conscience_n from_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v by_o any_o positive_a law_n for_o although_o there_o lie_v no_o action_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n against_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o mere_o natural_a law_n as_o in_o the_o former_a case_n of_o succession_n to_o a_o will_v not_o legal_o make_v in_o covenant_n make_v without_o condition_n express_v in_o recovery_n of_o debt_n from_o a_o person_n to_o who_o money_n be_v lend_v in_o his_o pupillage_n without_o consent_n of_o his_o tutor_n in_o these_o case_n though_o no_o action_n lie_v against_o the_o person_n yet_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o these_o have_v no_o obligation_n upon_o a_o man_n but_o only_o that_o he_o be_v not_o responsible_a for_o the_o breach_n of_o moral_a honesty_n in_o they_o before_o civil_a court_n in_o which_o sense_n those_o lawyer_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o deny_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o however_o conscience_n bind_v the_o offender_n over_o to_o answer_v at_o a_o high_a tribunal_n before_o which_o all_o such_o offence_n shall_v be_v punish_v thus_o than_o we_o see_v no_o positive_a humane_a law_n can_v dispense_v with_o or_o dissolve_v the_o obligation_n of_o thâ—_n law_n of_o nature_n much_o less_o second_o can_v we_o suppose_v any_o positive_a divine_a law_n shall_v for_o although_o god_n power_n be_v immense_a and_o infinite_a to_o do_v what_o please_v he_o yet_o we_o must_v always_o suppose_v this_o power_n to_o be_v conjoin_v with_o goodness_n else_o it_o be_v no_o divine_a power_n and_o therefore_o posse_fw-la malum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la posse_fw-la it_o be_v no_o power_n but_o weakness_n to_o do_v evil_a and_o without_o this_o posse_fw-la malum_fw-la there_o can_v be_v no_o alteration_n make_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o must_v be_v suppose_v if_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o natural_a law_n be_v dispense_v with_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o say_v by_o origen_n when_o câ—lsus_n object_v it_o as_o the_o common_a speech_n of_o
for_o the_o internal_a act_n of_o worship_n for_o he_o can_v neither_o add_v to_o that_o rule_n nor_o dissolve_v the_o obligation_n of_o it_o nor_o yet_o can_v he_o force_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n the_o chief_a seat_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v both_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o religion_n its_o self_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o the_o great_a freedom_n and_o internal_a liberty_n and_o it_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o magistrate_n law_n which_o respect_v only_o external_a action_n as_o their_o proper_a object_n for_o the_o obligation_n of_o any_o law_n can_v extend_v no_o further_o than_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o legislator_n which_o among_o man_n be_v only_o to_o the_o outward_a action_n but_o then_o if_o we_o consider_v religion_n as_o it_o be_v public_o own_a and_o profess_v by_o a_o nation_n the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v bind_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n and_o authority_n not_o only_o to_o defend_v and_o protect_v it_o but_o to_o restrain_v man_n from_o act_v any_o thing_n public_o tend_v to_o the_o subversion_n of_o it_o so_o that_o the_o plea_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n as_o it_o tend_v to_o restrain_v the_o magistrate_n power_n iâ—_n both_o irrational_a and_o impertinent_a because_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v the_o liberty_n of_o man_n judgement_n which_o the_o magistrate_n can_v deprive_v they_o of_o for_o man_n may_v hold_v what_o opinion_n they_o will_v in_o their_o mind_n the_o law_n take_v no_o cognizance_n of_o they_o but_o it_o be_v the_o liberty_n of_o practice_n and_o vent_v and_o broach_v those_o opinion_n which_o the_o magistrate_n power_n extend_v to_o the_o restraint_n of_o and_o he_o that_o have_v the_o care_n of_o the_o public_a good_a may_v give_v liberty_n to_o and_o restrain_v liberty_n from_o man_n as_o they_o act_n in_o order_n to_o the_o promote_a of_o that_o good_a and_o as_o a_o liberty_n of_o all_o opinion_n tend_v manifest_o to_o the_o subvert_v a_o nation_n peace_n and_o to_o the_o embroil_v it_o into_o continual_a confusion_n a_o magistrate_n can_v discharge_v his_o office_n unless_o he_o have_v power_n to_o restrain_v such_o a_o liberty_n therefore_o we_o find_v plain_o in_o scripture_n that_o god_n impute_v the_o increase_n and_o impunity_n of_o idolatry_n as_o well_o as_o other_o vice_n to_o the_o want_n of_o a_o lawful_a magistracy_n judge_n 17._o 5_o 6._o where_o the_o account_n give_v of_o micahs_n idolatry_n be_v because_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n which_o imply_v it_o to_o be_v the_o care_n and_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n to_o punish_v and_o restrain_v whatever_o tend_v to_o the_o oppose_a and_o subvert_v the_o true_a religion_n beside_o i_o can_v find_v any_o reason_n plead_v against_o the_o magistrate_n power_n now_o which_o will_v not_o have_v hold_v under_o david_n solomon_n asa_n jehosophat_n hezekias_n josias_n or_o other_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o assert_v the_o public_a profession_n to_o the_o extirpation_n to_o what_o oppose_v it_o for_o the_o plea_n of_o conscience_n take_v for_o man_n judgement_n go_v contrary_a to_o what_o be_v public_o own_a as_o religion_n it_o be_v indifferent_o calculate_v for_o all_o meridian_n and_o will_v serve_v for_o a_o religion_n of_o any_o elevation_n nay_o stiff_a and_o contumacious_a infidel_n or_o idolater_n may_v plead_v as_o high_o though_o not_o so_o true_o as_o any_o that_o it_o go_v against_o their_o judgement_n or_o their_o conscience_n to_o own_o that_o religion_n which_o be_v establish_v by_o authority_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a then_o to_o restrain_v such_o notwithstanding_o this_o pretence_n why_o not_o other_o who_o doctrine_n and_o principle_n the_o magistrate_n judge_v to_o tend_v in_o their_o degree_n though_o not_o so_o high_o to_o the_o dishonour_v god_n and_o subvert_v the_o profession_n entertain_v in_o a_o nation_n for_o a_o man_n own_o certainty_n and_o confidence_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o right_n can_v have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o magistrate_n judge_v otherwise_o only_o if_o it_o be_v true_a it_o will_v afford_v he_o the_o great_a comfort_n and_o patience_n under_o his_o restraint_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n under_o persecution_n the_o magistrate_n than_o be_v bind_v to_o defend_v protect_v and_o maintain_v the_o religion_n he_o own_v as_o true_a and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o office_n as_o he_o be_v custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la the_o maintainer_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n law_n which_o can_v be_v if_o he_o suffer_v those_o of_o the_o first_o table_n to_o be_v break_v without_o any_o notice_n take_v of_o they_o be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o power_n of_o magistrate_n under_o the_o gospel_n how_o can_v that_o promise_n be_v ever_o make_v good_a that_o king_n shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n unless_o 23._o they_o mean_v such_o nurse_n father_n as_o astyages_n be_v to_o cyrus_n or_o amulius_n to_o romulus_n and_o remus_n who_o expose_v their_o nursling_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o wild_a beast_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o they_o for_o so_o must_v a_o magistrate_n do_v the_o church_n unless_o he_o secure_v it_o from_o the_o incursion_n of_o heretic_n and_o the_o inundation_n of_o seducer_n but_o so_o much_o for_o that_o which_o be_v more_o large_o assert_v and_o prove_v by_o other_o the_o magistrate_n than_o have_v power_n concern_v religion_n as_o own_a in_o a_o nation_n second_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o a_o external_a and_o objective_a power_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o a_o internal_a formal_a power_n which_o some_o call_v a_o imperative_a and_o elicitive_a power_n other_o a_o power_n of_o order_n and_o a_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n other_o potestas_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la and_o potestas_fw-la circa_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la or_o in_o the_o old_a distinction_n of_o constantine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 24._o a_o power_n of_o thing_n within_o and_o without_o the_o church_n the_o sense_n of_o all_o be_v the_o same_o though_o the_o term_n differ_v the_o internal_a formal_a elicitive_a power_n of_o order_n concern_v thing_n in_o the_o church_n lie_v in_o authoritative_a exercise_n of_o the_o ministerial_a function_n in_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o administration_n of_o sacrament_n but_o the_o external_a objective_n imperative_a power_n of_o jurisdiction_n concern_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n lie_v in_o a_o due_a care_n and_o provision_n for_o the_o defence_n protection_n and_o propagation_n of_o religion_n the_o former_a be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o ministry_n the_o latter_a to_o the_o supreme_a magistracy_n for_o though_o the_o magistrate_n have_v so_o much_o power_n about_o religion_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o usurp_v the_o ministerial_a function_n nor_o to_o do_v any_o proper_a act_n belong_v to_o it_o to_o which_o the_o instance_n of_o uzzias_n be_v pertinent_o apply_v but_o then_o this_o take_v nothing_o off_o from_o the_o magistrate_n power_n for_o it_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o magistrate_n imperata_fw-la facere_fw-la but_o imperare_fw-la facienda_fw-la as_o grotius_n true_o observe_v 1._o not_o to_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v but_o to_o command_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v from_o this_o distinction_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v and_o resolve_v that_o so_o much_o vex_v and_o intricate_a question_n concern_v the_o mutual_a subordination_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a 19_o power_n for_o as_o peter_n martyr_n well_o observe_v these_o two_o power_n be_v some_o way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v conversant_a several_a way_n about_o the_o same_o thing_n but_o the_o function_n of_o both_o of_o they_o must_v be_v distinguish_v for_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o to_o administer_v justice_n but_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o declare_v how_o justice_n shall_v be_v right_o administer_v without_o partiality_n or_o oppression_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o magistrate_n must_v not_o preach_v the_o gospel_n nor_o administer_v sacrament_n but_o however_o must_v take_v care_n that_o these_o be_v due_o do_v by_o â—hose_n to_o who_o function_n it_o belong_v but_o for_o a_o clear_a make_n it_o appear_v these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v both_o in_o a_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o a_o magistrate_n the_o power_n itself_o and_o the_o person_n bear_v that_o power_n the_o power_n itself_o of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v no_o way_n subordinate_a to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ministry_n indeed_o if_o we_o consider_v both_o power_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o object_n and_o end_n there_o may_v be_v a_o inferiority_n of_o dignity_n as_o chamier_n call_v 6._o it_o in_o the_o civil_a power_n to_o the_o other_o consider_v abstract_o but_o consider_v it_o concrete_o as_o lodge_v in_o the_o person_n there_o be_v a_o inferiority_n of_o subjection_n in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o civil_a but_o still_o the_o person_n
be_v a_o power_n govern_v be_v suppose_v a_o society_n of_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v that_o without_o which_o no_o society_n can_v be_v maintain_v and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n not_o in_o a_o absolute_a state_n of_o liberty_n but_o suppose_v some_o act_n of_o man_n which_o once_o suppose_v become_v immutable_a and_o indispensable_a as_o suppose_v propriety_n every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o abstain_v from_o what_o be_v in_o another_o possession_n without_o his_o consent_n by_o a_o immutable_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o yet_o suppose_v some_o act_n of_o man_n viz._n the_o voluntary_a introduce_v of_o propriety_n by_o consent_n so_o suppose_v a_o society_n in_o be_v it_o be_v a_o immutable_a dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o power_n of_o government_n shall_v be_v maintain_v and_o preserve_v in_o it_o so_o i_o say_v for_o the_o second_o thing_n order_n this_o as_o it_o imply_v 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they_o answerable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o employment_n this_o appear_v to_o have_v foundation_n in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v easy_o deducible_a from_o one_o of_o the_o first_o principle_n of_o that_o law_n that_o god_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v if_o so_o than_o those_o who_o employment_n be_v chief_o to_o attend_v upon_o himself_o aught_o to_o have_v great_a reverence_n than_o other_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n in_o nature_n that_o if_o we_o do_v honour_v the_o king_n himself_o the_o near_a any_o be_v to_o the_o king_n person_n in_o attendance_n and_o employment_n the_o great_a honour_n be_v to_o be_v show_v they_o the_o ground_n of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o honour_n give_v to_o servant_n as_o such_o be_v not_o give_v to_o their_o person_n but_o to_o their_o relation_n or_o to_o the_o one_o only_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o other_o and_o so_o it_o do_v not_o fix_v and_o terminate_v upon_o themselves_o but_o rebound_v back_o and_o reflect_v upon_o the_o original_a and_o fountain_n of_o that_o honour_n the_o prince_n himself_o so_o if_o any_o be_v honour_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o immediate_a employment_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n it_o be_v god_n who_o be_v chief_o honour_v and_o not_o they_o it_o be_v the_o way_n man_n have_v to_o express_v their_o honour_n to_o god_n by_o show_v it_o proportionable_o and_o respective_o to_o those_o who_o either_o represent_v he_o or_o be_v employ_v by_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o chrysostome_n speak_v in_o this_o very_a case_n the_o honour_n pass_v through_o savil._n they_o to_o god_n himself_o where_o he_o large_o prove_v this_o very_a thing_n from_o the_o egyptian_n spare_v the_o land_n of_o their_o priest_n and_o argue_v at_o least_o for_o a_o equality_n of_o honour_n from_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v to_o those_o who_o serve_v the_o true_a god_n nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o part_v of_o their_o superstition_n that_o he_o mount_v his_o argument_n à _fw-la pari_fw-la to_o one_o à _fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v as_o much_o as_o truth_n exceed_v error_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n do_v the_o idol-priest_n so_o much_o let_v the_o honour_n we_o give_v to_o they_o exceed_v that_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o heathen_a to_o they_o but_o we_o have_v a_o further_a evidence_n of_o the_o honourablenesse_n of_o this_o employment_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n from_o the_o person_n employ_v in_o this_o work_n before_o any_o positive_a law_n do_v restrain_v it_o for_o i_o say_v not_o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n do_v dictate_v that_o the_o function_n of_o those_o employ_v in_o this_o work_n shall_v be_v difference_v from_o all_o other_o that_o be_v do_v by_o divine_a positive_a law_n but_o the_o honour_n of_o those_o in_o that_o function_n be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o appear_v hence_o in_o that_o in_o the_o elder_a time_n those_o who_o have_v the_o great_a authority_n civil_a have_v likewise_o the_o sacred_a conjoin_v with_o it_o for_o as_o aristotle_n right_o observe_v that_o the_o original_n 2._o of_o civil_a government_n be_v from_o private_a family_n so_o in_o those_o family_n before_o they_o come_v to_o associate_v for_o more_o public_a worship_n the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n be_v the_o priest_n of_o it_o thence_o 8._o we_o read_v of_o noah_n sacrifice_v abraham_n duty_n to_o instruct_v his_o family_n and_o his_o own_o command_n for_o offer_v up_o his_o son_n we_o read_v of_o jacob_n sacrifice_v and_o job_n and_o so_o of_o other_o every_o master_n of_o the_o family_n than_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n too_o and_o govern_v his_o family_n not_o only_o as_o such_o but_o as_o a_o religious_a society_n afterward_o from_o what_o institution_n we_o know_v not_o but_o certain_o 4._o the_o reason_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v so_o be_v to_o put_v the_o great_a honour_n upon_o the_o elder_a son_n it_o be_v general_o conceive_v that_o the_o first-born_a have_v the_o priesthood_n of_o the_o family_n in_o their_o possession_n till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n the_o jewish_a doctor_n 69._o think_v that_o be_v the_o birthright_n which_o jacob_n procure_v from_o his_o father_n and_o which_o abraham_n give_v to_o isaac_n when_o it_o be_v say_v that_o he_o give_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o that_o he_o have_v for_o say_v postellus_n if_o it_o be_v mean_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n how_o can_v he_o give_v those_o gift_n to_o his_o other_o son_n which_o be_v mention_v before_o wherefore_o he_o conjecture_n by_o that_o all_o be_v mean_v the_o spiritual_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n which_o he_o call_v intellectus_fw-la generalis_fw-la which_o may_v be_v more_o proper_a to_o he_o as_o priest_n of_o the_o family_n but_o the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v no_o more_o than_o
when_o abraham_n have_v bestow_v legacy_n on_o his_o other_o child_n he_o leave_v isaac_n haredem_fw-la ex_fw-la ass_n his_o lawful_a heir_n i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o deny_v a_o tradition_n so_o general_o receive_v among_o both_o jewish_a and_o christian_a writer_n as_o the_o priesthood_n of_o the_o first-born_a before_o the_o law_n but_o this_o i_o say_v i_o can_v yet_o find_v any_o other_o ground_n for_o it_o but_o tradition_n no_o place_n of_o scripture_n give_v we_o sufficient_a evidence_n for_o it_o and_o many_o against_o it_o that_o which_o serve_v sufficient_o for_o the_o consutation_n of_o it_o be_v that_o observation_n of_o theodoret_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v gen._n that_o the_o young_a be_v always_o prefer_v before_o the_o first-born_a which_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o from_o the_o case_n he_o there_o speak_v to_o of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n and_o so_o run_v it_o up_o to_o abel_n prefer_v before_o cain_n seth_n before_o japheth_n abraham_n before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n isaac_n before_o ishmael_n jacob_n before_o esau_n judas_n and_o joseph_n before_o reuben_n moses_n before_o aaron_n and_o david_n before_o fiâ—_n the_o rest_n of_o his_o brethren_n although_o that_o be_v after_o the_o law_n that_o place_n which_o give_v the_o great_a countenance_n to_o the_o opinion_n be_v number_n 3._o 41._o and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o levite_n for_o i_o instead_o of_o the_o first-born_a where_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o first-born_a be_v former_o the_o priest_n in_o who_o room_n the_o levite_n be_v take_v but_o with_o submission_n to_o better_a judgement_n i_o can_v see_v nothing_o employ_v in_o this_o place_n but_o only_o that_o god_n have_v deliver_v their_o first-born_a in_o egypt_n exodus_fw-la 12._o 23._o and_o call_v for_o they_o to_o be_v sanctify_v to_o he_o exodus_fw-la 13._o 2._o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o propriety_n he_o have_v in_o they_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n by_o that_o deliverance_n and_o not_o on_o the_o account_n of_o any_o special_a service_n for_o many_o be_v very_o unfit_a for_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o age_n and_o which_o be_v observable_a god_n require_v as_o well_o the_o first-born_a of_o beast_n both_o to_o be_v sanctify_v and_o redeem_v number_n 3_o 41._o therefore_o god_n now_o settle_v a_o way_n of_o worship_n he_o give_v the_o israelite_n liberty_n to_o redeem_v they_o and_o instead_o of_o they_o pitch_v on_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o his_o own_o service_n another_o placâ—_n be_v exodus_fw-la 16._o 24._o 5._o where_o the_o young_a man_n be_v mention_v that_o offer_v burnt-offering_a it_o be_v confess_v that_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v and_o arabic_a version_n understand_v here_o the_o first-born_a but_o however_o the_o place_n imply_v no_o more_o than_o that_o they_o be_v employ_v to_o bring_v the_o sacrifice_n for_o so_o the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o else_o that_o they_o be_v employ_v as_o the_o popae_n only_o to_o kill_v the_o sacrifice_n for_o we_o see_v the_o sprinkle_n of_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n intend_v here_o as_o a_o foederal_a rite_n be_v do_v by_o moses_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o prince_n till_z aaron_n and_o his_o son_n be_v set_v a_o part_n which_o be_v not_o till_o exodus_fw-la 28._o 1_o 2._o and_o yet_o aaron_n be_v three_o year_n elder_a than_o moses_n exod._n 7._o 7._o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o aaron_n as_o first-born_a be_v not_o the_o priest_n for_o till_o his_o consecration_n moses_n and_o not_o aaron_n perform_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n thence_o we_o read_v psalm_n 99_o 6._o moses_n and_o aaron_n among_o his_o priest_n for_o although_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v sometime_o attribute_v to_o those_o in_o civil_a authority_n 1_o as_o 2_o samuel_n 8._o 18._o compare_v with_o 1_o chron._n 18._o 17._o and_o 2_o sam._n 26._o 26._o gen._n 41._o 50._o exodus_fw-la 2._o 16._o job_n 12._o 19_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o reason_v so_o to_o understand_v it_o of_o moses_n and_o further_o the_o ground_n why_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v attribute_v to_o both_o prince_n and_o priest_n before_o the_o law_n be_v because_o the_o same_o person_n may_v be_v both_o as_o the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n be_v prince_n too_o gen._n 41._o 50._o but_o for_o moses_n we_o read_v not_o only_o of_o the_o 3._o title_n but_o the_o proper_a office_n of_o priest_n attribute_v to_o he_o as_o sacrifice_v exodus_fw-la 24._o 5._o consecrate_v aaron_n and_o his_o son_n exodus_fw-la 29._o 35._o and_o therefore_o aben_n ezra_n upon_o that_o psalm_n forecited_a call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o high_a priest_n this_o priesthood_n of_o moses_n lead_v we_o to_o another_o evidence_n of_o 5._o the_o honour_n of_o those_o who_o be_v employ_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n which_o be_v that_o when_o family_n increase_v and_o many_o associate_v into_o a_o commonwealth_n though_o the_o private_a service_n may_v belong_v to_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n yet_o the_o public_a before_o positive_a law_n restrain_v it_o be_v most_o common_o join_v with_o the_o civil_a power_n that_o melchizedek_n be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n in_o salem_n if_o with_o the_o jew_n we_o conclude_v he_o be_v some_o which_o we_o have_v little_a reason_n for_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a evidence_n sem_fw-mi being_n then_o the_o great_a potentate_n live_v but_o we_o pass_v from_o he_o to_o other_o nation_n after_o the_o dispersion_n to_o see_v where_o the_o power_n over_o religious_a society_n be_v general_o hold_v in_o egypt_n we_o find_v 2._o that_o their_o priest_n be_v often_o make_v king_n as_o plutarch_n observe_v out_o of_o hecataeus_n and_o be_v confess_v by_o strabo_n diodorus_n and_o other_o of_o the_o greek_n the_o same_o plutarch_n give_v we_o a_o large_a testimony_n that_o among_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priesthood_n be_v account_v of_o equal_a dignity_n with_o the_o kingdom_n the_o same_o do_v aristotle_n in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o politic_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o spartan_n of_o who_o herodotus_n add_v that_o the_o priesthood_n of_o jupiter_n coelestibus_fw-la and_o lacedaemonius_n do_v always_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n own_o person_n for_o the_o old_a latin_n virgil_n anius_n be_v sufficient_a and_o among_o the_o roman_n after_o the_o power_n be_v separate_v the_o pontifex_fw-la max._n have_v royal_a state_n his_o cella'curulis_fw-la and_o lictores_fw-la as_o the_o consul_n have_v only_o their_o priest_n meddle_v not_o in_o civil_a affair_n of_o which_o plutarch_n give_v a_o double_a reason_n the_o impossibility_n of_o mind_v both_o employment_n as_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o so_o must_v either_o 110._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d neglect_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n or_o else_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wrong_v the_o people_n with_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v because_o those_o that_o be_v employ_v in_o civil_a affair_n be_v put_v upon_o execution_n of_o justice_n and_o it_o be_v no_o way_n fit_v a_o man_n shall_v come_v reek_v from_o the_o blood_n of_o citizen_n to_o go_v and_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n this_o conjunction_n of_o civil_a and_o sacred_a power_n be_v attest_v by_o 10._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n of_o the_o most_o civilise_a heathen_n so_o likewise_o by_o synesius_n of_o the_o most_o ancient_a nation_n by_o strabo_n of_o the_o ephesian_n by_o the_o roman_a historian_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n who_o from_o augustus_n to_o gratian_n and_o some_o say_v after_o continue_v the_o title_n of_o pontifex_n maximus_n among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o imperial_a honour_n thus_o much_o then_o may_v serve_v to_o manifest_v how_o the_o honour_n of_o those_o person_n who_o be_v he_o 〈…〉_z e_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o governme_n 〈…〉_z be_v a_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o 〈…〉_z chap._n v._n 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