to God in Worfhip. But had Godever forbidden it ? Where do we find that eve God had forbidden them to offer ftrange Fire, or appointed that they should offer only onekind of Fire ? There is no text of Scri ture that you can find from the be inning of gene if to this p ace, w ere a at ai in terminis io man words expre ou a o er no re zit one 14n o re. An yet ere r e are confuted by Fire fromGod for offerin thane Fire. I find in t e 5 C7. o xo ver. 9. that there they were or widen offering !grange Incenfe, but I do nor find that they were foL- biden offering ftrange Fire. In Levit 6. i and divers verfes in that Chapteer we find that God had appointed that they thould keep contiantly theFire on the Altar burning, and never to let it go out : Now that was (it Teems) Gods intention that there- fore they fhouldmake ufe ofthat Fire, and that Fire only. God would have them to pick out his meaning : God fenc Fire down from Heaven upon the Altar, fo in the latter end ache 9. Chap. God fent down Fire from Heaven, and gave them a charge to keep that Fire on the Altar confiantly, and never to let it goout :. fo chat it teems God would have them pick outhis meaning, that becaute he had fent downFire from Heaven upon the Altar, and gave them power tokeep that contently, God would have them therefore to underfland, that what Incenfe or Sacrifice he would have theufe ofFire in, it timid be only that Fire and no other, thou h God did never fa to them diredl in thefe words, You Pall make tile of this fire an no other, but God would have them tounderfland this. That's their fin therefore in offeringof ftrange Fire. Now. Firecomes from the Lord anddot h continue them. Some think this Vire came from the Altar, but furely is could not beany ordinary Fire that did confume gZadab and Abihu at this time : for you that find in the next vet. tomy text, That thebo, dies of Wadal, and Abihuwere not confumed by the fire, no, not their cloaths,they werekird by the fire and yet their cloathsWere whol, therefore it was not an ordinary Fire,it was lame Cceleftial Fire (truck into them to flay them, for fo faiththe text in the 4. ver. Come neer, carry away your Brethrenfrom before the Sane Efitary out of the Camp : and fo, they went and carried them in their Cratsouroftbe Carnp,fo that their cloathes and bodies were nor confined, only they were kil'dby theFare : theywere(truck wit 4
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