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And verily they that are of the sonnes of Leui, who receiue the office of the Priesthood, haue a commandement to take Tithes of the people according to the Law, that is of their brethren, though they come out of the loines of Abraham:

If therefore perfection were by the Leuiticall Priesthood (for vnder it the people receiued the Law) what further neede was there, that another Priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not bee called after the order of Aaron?

For the Priesthood being chaunged, there is made of necessitie a change also of the Law.

Who is made not after the Law of a carnall commandement, but after the power of an endles life.

For the Law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did: by the which wee draw nigh vnto God.

1611 marginal noteOr, but it was the bringing in.

For the Law maketh men high Priests which haue infirmitie, but the word of the othe which was since the Law, maketh the Sonne, who is consecrated for euermore.

1611 marginal noteGr. perfected.

For if he were on earth, he should not bee a Priest, seeing that there are Priests that offer gifts according to the Law:

1611 marginal noteOr, they are Priests.

For when Moses had spoken euery precept to all the people according to the Law, he tooke the blood of Calues and of Goates, with water and scarlet wooll, and hysope, and sprinckled both the booke and all the people,

1611 marginal noteOr, purple.

And almost all things are by the Law purged with blood: and without shedding of blood is no remission.

¶ For the Law hauing a shadow of good things to come, and not the very Image of the things, can neuer with those sacrifices which they offered yeere by yeere continually, make the commers thereunto perfect: