to god in Worfhip. that are neer me look to it, I will be fauttified by them. I will be fantified in thole that draw neer me. Now upon this, when Wofef laid thus, That God would be fanttified in thole char draw neer him : this was 111ofes fcope to Aaron, as if 'Moles fhould fay Aaron though I confefs the hand of God is heavy upon you this day : Yet it is fit for you to fub- mit to God, 'cis tit that God fhould be glorified what ever be- comes ofyou ; you are deare to God,bur Gods Name is dearer to him then you are ::what ever the liVes of your Ions were, yet it is tic that God should be honored, and his Name Scznaified what ever become of your Sons, or of your Comforts, and therefore let your heart be quieced,you have had a great lots and afilidionupon you ; but God bath had glory ; God hash glo- rified himfelf. How hath God glorified himfelf ? Very much by this way ; for God by this way have done an att to make al the People of the Land fear before him ; to caufe them to Worfhip himwith al reverance. All the people of the Land teeing fuch a Judgment as this, and hearing of it ; they will learn for ever to fear and reverance this God they wil fay, How (hall we appear before this (Holy God ? We had need take heed how we appear in his pretence, and Worpip him according to the way that He Himfelf would be Worfbzped ; As if 'More" fhould fay, This Honor that God hath by this tneanes in the hearts of his people ; it is that that you thould account a greater good than the Lives of your Children,what ever they are. This is the fcope of 'Moles fpeech toAaron. Now upon this the Text faith: Aaron heldhispeace :1 Hewas filenced. It may be before, He was exprelling himfelf in grief, and forrow'd exceeding much in words ; but now he was quiet and had nothing to fay : he did by his filence acknowledg his Children were deer to him, but it's fit that God fhould be glorified what ever becomes of his Children, and therefore Aaronholds his peace. But the word that is here trantlated, his peace, It hath more in it than tneerfilence; for the Hebrews have another word that fignifie meer filence of speech : but this fignifies, a flaying of the heart,that it doch not further proceed in any trouble of fpirit, a filence in the very heart, ftaying of it ; a flaying of the B 4 tions 7
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