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A
REFORMATION
SERMON.
is
still
stretched out against
the enemies
of
heaven
at
home and
abroad
;
and
we
have
still
reason to
believe,
that
it
is
lifted
up in addresses to heaven
by
faith and
prayer,
that
all
the adversaries
of
the
Lord
may be
over-
come.
O
may
her
life
be
precious
in
the sight
of
the
Lord,
and guarded
by
the angel
of
the covenant,
as
the
life
of
Moses
was
!
May her
days
be
many,
as
the days
of
1Vloses
!
Deut.
xxxiv.
7.
May her
eye
never grown dim
to
the
true interest of
our Israel,
nor her natural
force
and
resolution
to fight the battles
of
the
Lord
be ever
abated
!
Aaron
is
the
next
person mentioned
here,
Aaron the
High-
priest, though,
perhaps
he
was
not at
this time
invested
with
that
office,
yet
being designed for
it,
we
may
take
him now
under
this
character;
he was to
assist
Moses
in
bearing
up
his
hand
on
the
one
side, as
Hur
on
the
other
.
We
have
also the
ministers
of
the
gospel in
our
age
attending
this holy warfare
:
Those
whom the
favour
of
her
majesty
hath advanced near
to
her
royal
person support her
hands
in
this
design,
encourage
her
zeal to
lift
up this
standard
against
sin,
and
assist
her
to
pray
for victory
:
Nor
are
these who
lie
at
a distance
from the throne,
but
still within
the
verge
and
shadow
of
its
protection,
less
zealous
in
their
assistance
of
the
war,
or
less
fervent
in
pleading
with
God
for success.
O may
our
Aarons never
grow weary
of
encouraging
the
work
of
reformation,
and
giving
their utmost
aid to the pious de-
sign
of
our
supreme magistrate
!
May they
still revive
and quicken the languishing
diligence
of
all
that
have
engaged
in
the
same cause
!
And wheresoever
men
are
joined
in societies, to
build the house
of
God, or
to de-
molish the
houses
of
Satan, there
let
it
be always said,
that
"
with them
are
the
prophets of God
helping them
;"
Ezra
v.
2.
Hur
follows
the mention
of
Aaron, and
his
post
is
to
support
the
other hand of
Moses
against
Amalek
:
His
character
seems
to
be
a
prudent
man,
and a considerable
counsellor;
Ex.
xxiv.
14.
when Moses left the camp
of
Israel
for a
season,
"
behold," saith
he to
the people,
"
Aaron
and
Hur
are with
you
;
if
any man have any
matters
to
do,
let
him come
unto
them."
The
rod
of
power lifted up
by
the
civil
magistrate must
be well
ma-
naged
by
the hand
of
zeal,
and
the
band
of
prudence.