[ontemple~tiont. Church,which carry in the the tnoft manifeft e\•idences ofrhar which they import. A The fame God,which by many rranfienr demonftrarions had approved thecal· lingofAar.nto Ifrael, will now have a permanent memorial! of their conviCtion, that whenfoever they fhouldfeerlmreh<]ue, they lhould be al!umed of their pre. fumption & infiddiry.The name ofAaron was nor more plainly written in that rod then the fin of lfrael was inthe fruit ofir; and ho\v much Ifrael findesth<ir rebel~ lion beaten with this rod,appeares in their prefent relenting and complainr;Bchold wt aredcad, we pm'lb. God knowes how to pulldownrhe biggeft f\omack,and ea~ extort glory to his own Name fi·om the molt obltinare gainfayers. The 'Brazm Serpent, rimes already harhIfraelmurined againltMofts,and feven rimes bath either bin threarned, or puni!hed; yet now they fall ro it afrell1. As a teaf\y man lindes occafion.ro chafe at every rriOe; fo this difconrenred people either findeor make all things rroublefome.One while they have B no water; then bitter;One while no God;then one too many; One while no bread· then bread enough,but too light; One while they will nor abide their Govemours; then rky cannot abide their loffe.<.A aron and Miriam were never fo grudged alive, as they are bewayled dead.Before,theywanted Onions, Garlike, Flefh-pors ; now they want Figs,Vines,Pomegranates,Come. And as crabbed children rhat cry for everythingtheycanthinkof,arewhippedby their wife mother: So God jull!y C ferves thefe fond lfraelites. It was firft their way that makes them repine;They wer. fain to goe round about Idumea, the journey was long and troublefome. They had fenr intrearies to Edom for licence ofpaffage the next way,reafonably,fubmilly; It was chudifhly denyed them.Ejau lives !till in his polterity;Iatob in Ifrael;The cornbare which they began in Rehecc4ts belly,is not yet ended. Amaltk, which wa• one limbeof Efat~,followes them at the heeles; The Edomire,which was another, meets them in rhe face: So long as there is a world,there will beoppofition to the chofen ofGod. They may comeattheir perill ; the way had bin nearer, but bloudy; they dare not goe ir,and yet complaine oflenllth. · Ifrhey were arra1d to purchace tlieir relting place with warre, how much leffe D would they their paffage ~ What !hould Goddoewith impatient men ~ They will not goe the neareit way,and yet complaine rogoe about. He that will paffe· ro rhe promifed land,muit neirherl!and upon lengthofway,nor difficulty.Everywayharh his inconveniencies; the neareit hath more danger, the farrhel! hath more pnine; either,orborh muit be overcome,ifever we will enter the reft ofGod. <.Auon andMiriam•werenow pait the danger oftheirmutinies; for want ofanother match,they joyne God with M'ofos,inrheir murmurings:Though they had nor mentioned him, they could nor fever him in their infurreCtion; For, in thecaufes of his own fervanrs,he challenges ev<n when he !sno~ challenged.What will become ofthee,O Ifrael,when thou makel! ,thy Maker thine enemy? Impatience isthecou· !inro rrenfie;this caufes men notto c~re upon whom they run,fothey may breathe E out fome revenge How oft have we heard men that have bin difpleafed by others, tearetheN'ameoftheir Maker in pieces~ He that will judge, and can confound, is fercht into the <]Uarrell without caufe. But iftofhive with amighty man be unwife and unfafe,what !hall it be to itrive wirli the mi~l1ty God? As an angry child ea~ away that whic? is given him,becaufe he bathnorrh?t he would;fo do~ thefefoohfh Ifraehres; rhetr breatHshght,and the11 water unfaml)tihg,becaufe their way difpleafedthem.Was ever p<ople fed"1,ith fl1ch bteadorwa: "r~Twicehath thevery Rock yeelded themwat@r,&everyday theheaven a~rds them bread, Didany one foule amongft themmlfcarry,eirherfor hunger or th1df ~ But no bread will down with them, fave that which theearth yteld.s; no warH but from thenatllrall Wells or Rivers. Unleffenature may be allowtd to be hermvlie carver, fl1e is never contented. Manna
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