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The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded
The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propounded : more largely & clearly handled and explained / published by John Downame ...The summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded : more largly & cleerely handled and explaned / published by John Downame ...
London: printed by Willi, 1625
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And albeit Teaching may seem a part of the Priestly Function, by that which is written, Deut. 33. 10. They teach JACOB thy Judgements, and Israel thy Law; yet the essential point of the Priests Office, which stood in Sacrifices and Oblations, must be distinguished from that common, to the whole Tribe of Levi, as in that very place the words following do distinguish them: They put Incense before thy face, and Sacrifice wholly to be consumed upon thine Altar: for as Priests they went no further ⟨p. 345⟩then to do, and to be types of those things which before were assigned unto the Priest-hood of Christ.
And albeit Teaching may seeme a part of the Priestly Function, by that which is written, Deut. 33. 10. They teach IACOB thy Iudgements, and Israel thy Law; yet the essentiall point of the Priests Office, which stood in Sacrifices and Oblations, must bee distinguished from that common, to the whole Tribe of Leui, as in that very place the words following doe distinguish them: They put Incense before thy face, and Sacrifice wholy to bee consumed vpon thine Altar: for as Priests they went no further ⟨p. 345⟩then to doe, and to be types of those things which before were assigned vnto the Priest-hood of Christ.
Their Office of teaching and instructing the people: they had another calling for common with the Tribe of Levi, which the Prophets else, who were not of the same Tribe, yet took upon them being raised up (extraordinarily) for that purpose, from whom this part of Christs Office took the name, and not from the Priestly Function, though they were also called of GOD unto it.
Their Office of teaching and instructing the people: they had another calling for common with the Tribe of Leui, which the Prophets else, who were not of the same Tribe, yet tooke vpon them being raysed vp (extraordinarily) for that purpose, from whom this part of Christs Office tooke the name, and not from the Priestly Function, though they were also called of GOD vnto it.