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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25459	Dualitas, or, A two-fold subject displayed and opened conducible to godliness and peace in order, I. Lex loquens, the honour and dignity of magistracy with the duties thereupon depending and reverence thereunto due, II. Duorum unitas, the agreement of magistracy and ministry, at the election of the honourable magistrates of Edinburgh and the opening of a diocesan synod of the reverend clergy there / by Will. Annand.	Annand, William, 1633-1689.	1674 (1674)	Wing A3217; ESTC R27190	51,279	83

Aaron in a surprize she being punished with Leprosie for persevering Aaron quickly repents or was at first Cool in the business and therefore is not plagued Every man is free to conjecture the cause of the complaint since it is mantled about and covered I am prone to think the two Ladys strove for place Miriam it may be was elder and so would not lose her place though Aaron the Elder Brother quite his It may be she was Fairer and more Stately but indeed me thinks says Miriam I being a prophetesse born within the Covenant of God should have place of a Midianitish Proselyte c. Yet whatever was the cause it was unluky and neither by Moses nor Aaron was the Campled for seven dayes Numb 12. 15. How closely could this to the shame of many of the Holy Order and Sacred Function be pressed whose base Inadvertence whose fetid and sordid behavior hath occasioned great bre●ches in our State and Church Authority by taking part with the home spoon quarrels of the other sex Our Miriams could do little excep● scold if Aarons did not joine with them But this is confusion that Aarons Sons should stir up Active Furious Superstitious Ignorant Woman to speak against Moses and Aaron and that in things relating to the Tabernacle Pudet hac Opprobria nobis c. And what a miserable hinderance this hath been to the Camp How Scandalous to our Religion I leave to my Elders Adding that our preaching work is a work Angels would account themselves honoured if authoriz'd unto But man who is more Masculine shall I say more Divine then a Daughter of Evah must stay his hand until he fight both against Moses and Aaron because of a Pick some Dame hath took against his Brother or his Brothers Wife Her Name had bitterness in it for its Mara and bitter was it here to Aaron It is 〈◊〉 Star of Wormwood in the Firmament of our Nation and so much the more bitter that this Example with her punishment doth not edifie Do not smile if I once more suggest what may be the ground of this Quarrel to pass other causes given as more unlike It might be Mose's wife went too too fine and Miriam thinks Moses should not lead the people with his hands only but also with his Wifs Petti-coat And may be Aaron concluds and assents She goeth too too light for one of her Age and Place Though I will not make Oath upon this sure we are to invert the story that the fine Cloaths of the High-Priests Relations I mean the Decency of any Habit in a Church Mans Familie is an Eye-sore to many Prophetesses in the Land And some Sons of Aaron closeth to the Motion and with mock-finger proves that a piece of good Cloath to pass Silk is too rich for a Church-man when the same Reformer will allow it upon a Trades-mans back But mark the progress of Sacriledge This Age hath found a way to cure the prodigality of the Church there being little left her but Cloaths and that to some few and these also many would have made Courser But let me assure all Aarons Sons that when the Coat is taken away Miriam and that other Saint will weare it on their own Backs And for all the Youngsters ranting for confirmation of his own Doctrine of Church-mens grave Cloathing he shall walk the streets in Querpo and court them in a Bare-coat or pray without a Cushon Experience of these things ought to make the Priest-hood wise and not to disturb the Flock or complain against Moses for such trifling And the shame and Horror committed in such Rapes upon Aaron ought to make us more warry in our Carriage Friendly in our Places Charitable to our Brethren more Gratefully towards GOD and more Loyally towards Moses by whose Authority the Priest is yet kept from being absolutely naked and more obediently towards Aaron The Corah like resisting of whom I mean Church Officers hinders the Camp more then all the Amalekits or Papists that are about us according to that Proverb of our Neighbour Nation Tell not me of the Turk Pope it is my Neig●bour does me wrong c. The Word of GOD is divided in two parts One is the Old Testament that is the Word of Promise The other is the New Testament that is the Word of Accomplishment These two agrees in one and holds forth Christ Moses and Aaron here leads the People These two agrees in one in God who led them by their hands And in the Unity of these the Felicity of the Flock consists being without these like Sheep without one shepherd scattered by some Faction or a dicontented Corah or a Miriam Therefore Charles the ninth of France in a Medal gave his Crown above two pillars intertwisted with this devise Pietate Justitiâ It 's Church and State upholds my Crown The Motto then or Devise of the Tables this day hung forth ought to be that of the beloved Disciple Let us love one another I say one another for you the people being the Flock are not to tempt your Shepherds your Wardens your Guids your Mose's your Aaron's your Magistrats and Ministers with grumbling though ye be led through the wilderness and want Bread and water Complain not of these two It is God not they that hath the Gift of Riches or of Poverty that can straiten and enlarge your Quarters Give you food convenient or no food or Make your Cup run over Yet for obtaining the best of his Blessings the favourable Cloud of his Presence to keep you from the Destroyer to preserve you from the Scorpion tongues of them that hate you And after all windings turnings changes and vicissitudes of Providence to arrive at the promised Land of future rest and glory The securest and most effectual mean is ●earing Moses and reverencing Aaron In that dreadful Conflagration at Rome in the dayes of Commodus when Templum pacis and the Vestal Fane were burned The Sacred Virgins brought till then unseen through the open holy street Pal●as or their Palladium into the Emperors Pallace That as its Divinity as they esteemed had secured Majesty So in distress Authority might succour its Divinity that both might live or die together Say the same of the Crown and Pulpit that the people may reverence both and each of these Honor and prove Thankful to the other This double Solemnity or Meeting of these two happy Constellations in the Orbe of your City a delightful sight by your praying to GOD for them and communing with GOD about them may be the Foundation of one years journey which may refresh you as the Flock was when led to Elim a City of Palm-trees to the number of threescore and ten The number of our Lords Disciples and where there was Twelve wells of water The number of the Tribes and of the Apostles that both by Law and Gospel by Justice and Peace you be much helpt forward in your way And for your selves look down R. H. and say to the Sons of Aaron in whose meeting you are concerned as Boaz to his R●ap●rs The Lord be with you And you R. R. Look up and say to Moses and his Elders In whose electing you have Interest with them again The Lord bless thee And I say to Both to All what the Levits said in the Temple The Lord that made the Heavens and the Earth Bless you all out of Zion Psal 134 3. FINIS At this time there was Elected for Magistrats Sir Andrew Ramsay Lord Provost Walter Borthwick Bailies Thomas Murray Robert Baird James Justice Francis Kinlo●h L. Dean of Guild James Currie L. Treasurer