Melchizedek
King of Salem and priest of God Most High. Listed first among patriarchs who held both supreme powers (prince and priest) in conjunction.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Listed first among patriarchs who held both supreme powers (prince and priest) in conjunction
"in Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the other ancient patriarchs, both supreme powers — that is, of the prince and of the priest — were held in conjunction"