L1 •· VJ. Of A" R o N alld Mu 1 A Ill. 1------------·----- A piety.There Aarm fees his fons lye; hemay neither put his hand to them, to bury them,nor {hed a teare for their death. Never parent can have jufter caufeofmourning, then ro fee his fons dead in their fin ; if prepared, and penitent, yer who can but farrow for their end( but ro partwith childrento the danger ofa fecond death is worthy of more than teares. Yet A~ro» muft learn fo far to deny nature,that h~ muft mor< !Tiagnifie the jufticeof God, thanlament the judgement. Thofc whom God bathcalled to his immediate fervice, muft know, that he will not allow them the common paflions and cares ofothers. Nothin~ is more naturall than fortow for the death ofqur own: ifever griefe be feafonable,tt becomesa funerall. And if Nadab and Abiha baddied in their beds,this f.wor had bin allowed them,the farrowof their Father and brethren: for when God forbids folemne mourning to his Priefts, B over the dead, be excepts the cafes ofthis nearneffe ofbloud. Now all Ifrael may mourne fort efe two ; onely the father and brethren may not. God is jealous left their farrow lhoold feeme to countenance the fin, which be had punilhed:even the fearfulleft aas ofGod muft be applauded by the heavieft hearts ofthe faithfull. Thatwhich the Father andBrother may not doe, the Coufins are commanded : dead carcalfes are not forrhe prefence o{ Go_d ; his juftice was lhown fufli:iently in killing them : They are now fit for the grave, notthe San~uary: neither are they carryed out naked, but in theircoates.Itwas an unufuall fi~ht for Ifrael to fee a linnt n Ephod upon the Beere;The judgement was fo much the more remarkable becaufe they had the b>dgeoftheir calling upon their b>eks. ' ·Nothingiseither more pleating unto Cod, or more commodious to men then C thatwhen he harh executed judgemenr,it lhouldbe fcen and wondred at;for ;herefore he ftrikes fome that he may wame:UI. Of AARON andMIRlAM• .• He tfuelites are ftayed feven da'yes in ;i,e fiation ofHazzerdth, for the puni!hment of Miriam.The fins oftheGovemours are a juft !lop to the people;all of them f mart tn one; all muft !laythe leafure of Miri.um recovery. Whofoever feekes the landofPromife,lhall finde many lets : ...Am•lek,og,Sehm,and the KingsofCanaan meet'with Ifrael:che£0reD iifred, but hindred not the!r palfage,their fins only !lay them fromremoving. AffliCtions are nor croffes rous, in the way to heavOII',in comparifon ro our finnes. W~ar is this I fee~ is not this .Aaron that was brother in nature,&byoffice joyntCommiflioner with Mofts1 Is not this <.A'"" ,that made hisBrother an inrercelfor for him,to God,in the cafe ofhis Idqlatty~Is notrhis Aaron,that climb<:d~ theHil ofSinai,with UWojts(Is nocthis At<r/111, whom the mouth& hand of UUojts confecrared an high P,rieft unroGod 1 Is not'this c.Miri.cm,tbeelder fifter of c.M•ftr ~Is r.ut ti1i~ tllfiri,.,..;th:.t led theTriumph6ftheWomen, andfung glorioufly to the Lord~Is notthis Miri~m,wi~I,J laid heri,JI:other Mojes in theReeds, andfetcht her · motherto l;>e his Nurfe~Borh,Prophersof GOO; both,the tlelh & bloudot c.Mojts : And doth t\l!s ,faron repine atthe honour ofhim,which gave himfdfthat honour, E and faved his life;: Doth ~his c.Miriam repine ar theprofperityofhimwhofe lifi: lh: f.wed ! Who w 0 uld not have thoughtthis lhould have been their glory, to have. feene the glory oftl\eir owne brot~er ! . what could )lave been a greater comfort ro <.Miriam,than ro think,Howhapptly cloth he now fit at the Srerne oflfracl,whom I favedfrom periflJ(na in a :B'oate ofBul-rulhes! It is tO. me, that Ifrad owes this Commander;But n~ enyy bath fo blinded their eies,rhat they can neither fee this priviledge ofnature, non f.; honou~(>fGods choyce. c..Miria"' and ...Aaron are in mutiny againft M•fts .Whdis fo holythar fins nor·•, What fin is fo unnatural! that the beft can avoidwithoutGoo;Bjlt whar~eakoel'fe foever may plead forc.Miri.cm, who canbut grieve to fee ...Aar&lf' att!1eeird offo many fins!Oflate I faw him carving the mol tell Image,&confecratinganAltartoafa\f1: god:now I fee him feconding an unldndc mutiny againft his brother:Both fins finde himaccBfary ; neither · princip.1ll
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