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A66899
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Moses and Aaron, the king and the priest by the author of the examination of Tilenus before the triers, in the time of the late rebellion.
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Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.
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Wing W3346; ESTC R20340
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plant_n which_o the_o heavenly_a father_n have_v plant_v for_o no_o man_n take_v this_o 5._o heb._n 5._o honour_n to_o himself_o but_o he_o that_o be_v call_v of_o god_n as_o be_v aaron_n our_o rod_n be_v that_o which_o undoubted_o spring_v from_o the_o root_n of_o jesse_n as_o 20._o joh._n 20._o my_o father_n send_v i_o so_o i_o send_v you_o out_o of_o that_o ground_n it_o shoot_v up_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o all_o antiquity_n set_v forth_o the_o lineage_n of_o it_o in_o the_o visible_a succession_n of_o bishop_n from_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o several_a church_n of_o their_o plantation_n in_o tabernaculum_fw-la bring_v it_o into_o the_o tabernacle_n there_o it_o have_v the_o approbation_n of_o god_n eye_n the_o protection_n of_o his_o presence_n from_o hence_o therefore_o it_o must_v take_v direction_n to_o minister_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o authority_n and_o honour_n thereof_o there_o it_o be_v install_v ut_fw-la servetur_fw-la in_o signum_fw-la lodge_v there_o in_o safety_n oblige_v therefore_o to_o serve_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o god_n and_o of_o immortal_a soul_n in_o order_n hereunto_o it_o be_v set_v up_o in_o signum_fw-la for_o a_o sign_n yes_o and_o in_o signum_fw-la ad_fw-la sagittam_fw-la too_o as_o a_o mark_n for_o the_o arrow_n it_o be_v the_o prophet_n complaint_n behold_v i_o and_o the_o child_n which_o god_n have_v give_v i_o be_v for_o sign_n and_o wonder_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n own_o lot_n he_o be_v set_v up_o in_o signum_fw-la contradictionis_fw-la a_o sign_n liable_a to_o great_a contradiction_n against_o he_o they_o shoot_v out_o their_o arrow_n even_o bitter_a word_n and_o if_o so_o bold_a with_o aaron_n himself_o they_o will_v not_o forbear_v his_o substitute_n if_o they_o forbear_v not_o the_o chief_a bishop_n they_o will_v not_o spare_v his_o shadow_n as_o long_o as_o aaron_n be_v set_v up_o for_o a_o sign_n in_o the_o church_n there_o will_v be_v find_v such_o 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