St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.

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St. Augustine, Of the citie of God vvith the learned comments of Io. Lod. Viues. Englished by I.H.
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Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.
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London :: Printed by George Eld,
1610.
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How Abraham ouerthrew the enemies of the Sodomites, freed Lot from captiuity, and was blessed by Melchisedech the Priest. CHAP. 22.

ABraham hauing receiued this promise, departed and remained in another place, by the wood of Mambra, which was in Chebron. And then Sodome being spoiled, and L•…•…t taken prisoner by fiue Kings that came against them, Abra∣ham went to fetch him backe with three hundred and eighteene of those that

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〈◊〉〈◊〉 borne and bred in his house, and ouer-threw those Kings, and set Lot at li∣•…•… and yet would take nothing of the spoile though the (a) King for whome •…•…rred proffered it him. But then was hee blessed of Melchisedech, who was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the high God, of whome there is written in the Epistle to the Hebrews * 1.1 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (b) the most affirme to bee Pauls though some deny it) many and great 〈◊〉〈◊〉. For there the sacrifice that the whole church offereth now vnto GOD, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 apparant, and that was prefigured which was long after fulfilled in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, of whom the Prophet said, before he came in the flesh: Thou art a Priest * 1.2 〈◊〉〈◊〉•…•…er the order of Melchisedech: not after the order of Aaron, for that was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…emooued, when the true things came to effect, wherof those were figures 〈◊〉〈◊〉

L. VIVES.

〈◊〉〈◊〉) King] Basa King of Sodome, whose quarrell Abraham reuenged, Gen. 14. (b) [Which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…st] Hierome, Origen, and Augustine do doubt of this Epistle, and so doe others. The * 1.3 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Church before Hierome held it not canonicall. Erasmus disputeth largely and learned∣•…•… 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the end of his notes vpon it. This bread and wine, was type of the body and bloud of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that are now offered in those formes.]

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