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The Covenant <strong>and</strong> Baptism<br />
between clergy <strong>and</strong> laity, but a copy of the<br />
separation of the Levites from their brethren?<br />
On what does their claim of receiving tithes rest,<br />
but the example of Israel? Whence do they<br />
arrogate to themselves the exclusive right of<br />
dispensing ordinances, <strong>and</strong> endeavor to trace their<br />
genealogy as the successors of the apostles, but<br />
because it was unlawful for any but the priests,<br />
the successors of Aaron, to offer sacrifice or<br />
burn incense? Whence do they assume the<br />
name of priests, seeing the office is exclusively<br />
held by the Son of God, as is shown at large in<br />
the epistle to the Hebrews? What are the<br />
festivals of Lent <strong>and</strong> Easter, &c. but an imitation<br />
of those appointed by Moses? In short, it will<br />
be found that the whole system of antichristian<br />
worship is founded on the Jewish law, which<br />
was fulfilled <strong>and</strong> abrogated by Christ.<br />
Let the instructions delivered by the apostles<br />
in the epistle to the Galatians, &c. be<br />
understood <strong>and</strong> acted upon, <strong>and</strong> it will destroy<br />
the very foundation of antichristian<br />
worship.”―We ought then to be very cautious<br />
how we endeavor to prove any of the<br />
ordinances of the kingdom of Christ from the<br />
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