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A40737 A funeral sermon on the occasion of the death of Algernon Sidney, Esq. Who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, on December the seventh 1683. for high-treason 1683 (1683) Wing F2539A; ESTC R214649 22,178 74

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A FUNERAL SERMON ON THE OCCASION OF THE DEATH OF Algernon Sidney Esq Who was BEHEADED on TOWER-HILL on December the seventh 1683. for HIGH-TREASON LONDON Printed for J. Smith M DC LXXXIII Numbers XVI 1 2 3 4. Now Korah the Son of Izhar the Son of Kohath the Son of Levi and Dathan and Abiram the Sons of Eliab and On the Son of Peleth Sons of Reuben took Men And they rose up before Moses with certain of the Children of Israel Two Hundred and Fifty Princes of the Assembly Fathers in the Congregation Men of Renown And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them Ye take too much upon you seeing all the Congregation are Holy every one of them and the Lord is among them wherefore then lift you up your selves above the Congregation of the Lord And when Moses heard it he fell upon his Face c. SUCH is Satan's Malice and the Corruption of Man's Nature That the Church of God is Exercised with variety of Difficulties and Distractions Satan turning himself into divers shapes appearing in variety of Forms and by several sorts of Instruments sometimes acting one part and sometimes another whereof we have plentiful Evidences in the History of Israel penned by Moses who wrote the Story of many hundred years and in the Book of Exodus and this Book of Numbers the things that befel for the most part his own Government 1. Satan seemed to shew himself in Pharaoh like a roaring Lyon or a wild Boar of the Forrest breaking into the Vineyard of the Lord of Hosts commanding first the Midwives and afterwards his own People to cast every Son of the Children of Israel that should be born into the River Nilus Exod. 1. ● the last And withal made the men of Israel themselves to serve with rigour and to sigh for hard Bondage 2. And when as it appeareth after Moses and Aaron were sent from the Lord to deliver them and the Lord sealed to it by many Miracles the Devil appeared in the shape of a Mountebank or Jugler apishly imitating the glorious Works of God by counterfeit Signs and Lying Wonders until the Lord did confound him and brought him to an open Confession This is the Finger of God Afterward he proceedeth no further that way 3. Now in the third place the Devil puts on his Harness and appears like a mighty man stirring up Pharaoh by force of Arms to destroy them and bring them back again into Bondage after they marched out of Egypt but the Lord caused the Sea to fwallow up Pharaoh and all his Host 4. And now Satan remembring how he prevailed over our first Parents in the Form of a Serpent he putteth on that shape and windeth into the Bosoms of many of the Israelites stiring them up to Pride Murmuring Idolatry Fornication Tempting of God Lusting and at last to Unbelief and Apostacy hereupon the Lord passeth Sentence upon them and excludeth them out of the promised Land and adjudging them to wander Forty years in the Wilderness the Lord reserved the Mercies they had forfeited for their innocent Children Now in this time of Vacation their old Enemy was not idle bnt seems to take upon him the appearance of an Angel of Light and by his Accomplices sets on foot the Levelling Design viz. by his Factors Corah Dathan and Abiram who said unto Moses and Aaron Ye take too much upon you What need have we of Prince and Priest seeing all the Congregation are Holy every one of them c. This was a most mischievous Plot and more like to undermine the Church than Pharaohs Rage and Cruelty Where ye may observe two things First the Mutineers Attempt and in that Four Particulars First The Actors and they are of two ranks 1. The Principals 2. The Accessories The Principals are described by their Names and Pedigree And of these there were Two Parties Korah a Levite and Dathan and Abiram Reubenites 1. Korah and his Pedigree He was descended of Levi of the same Tribe whereof Moses and Aaron was yea he was of the principal Family of Levi coming from Kohath who was the principal Son of Levi. And this is thought to be one cause of the discontent because the preheminence was given to Elizapban the Son of Uzziel Numb 3. 30. He was appointed to be the Chief of the House of the Family of the Kahathites Elizaphan was of the Fourth and youngest Family of the Kahathites yet preferred to be Prince over them This as the Hebrews think was offensive to Korah who was of the second Family of Izhar and occasioned him to rebel Korah is noted as the Principal in the Rebellion which St. Jude calls the Gainsaying of Kore Epistle of Jude v. the 11. And in Numb 27. 3. only Korah's Companies are mentioned where Speech is of this mutiny To Elizaphan was given the charge of the Ark and the Table and the Candlestick and the Altars and the Vessels of the Sanctuary wherewith they minister and the hangings and all the service thereof therefore as R. Sol. Jarchi on Numb 3. noteth Korah was offended that Elizaphan and his Family should have this Honourable Charge rather than Korah and his Posterity Another part of these Actors were Dathan and Abiram and On Sons of Reuben i. e. descended from Reuben who had forfeited his Birth-right by defiling his Fathers Bed Reuben had lost his Honour by his Sin which his Sons by unlawful means seek to recover By the Sequel it appeareth that Korah lifteth up himself not only against Elizaphan but against Moses and Aaron who were descended of Levi the Third Son of Jacob and they did not only stomach at the personal preferment of Moses but sought the Priesthood also verse 10. Now compare their Stations Numb 2. 10. Ye shall find that the Reubenites were to be placed on the South-side of the Camp of Israel and on the otherside the Kohathites of whom Korah was encamped on the side of the Tabernacle South ward Numb 3. 29. These Reubenites encamped next unto the Kahathites and so being Neighbours in Situation associated themselves in evil which Sol. Jarchi observing saith woe be unto the wicked and woe unto his Neighbour Their quarters being so near one to another their Agitators had leave to confer together and to hatch this Conspiracy The Accessories in general were certain of the Children of Israel In particular Two Hundred and Fifty Men described first by their Degree Princes of the Assembly or Called of the Assembly or Senatours called to the Assembly Men of Name of Renown famous in the Congregation whereby the Conspiracy was the stronger A small number in comparison of those who were under Moses's Government yet in regard of their Eminence such as had a great Influence upon the People 2. Consider their Design which as it was closely carried by them so it is covertly laid down here Their Aim was to destroy the present Government setled by God in the Church and