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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	fire_n	numb_a	55	3	10.2019	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36343	A door opening into Christian religion, or, A brief account by way of question and answer of some of the principal heads of the great mystery of Christian religion wherein is shewed by the way that the great doctrines here asserted are no wayes repugnant, but sweetly consonant unto the light of nature and principles of sound reason / by a cordiall well-wisher to that unity and peace which are no conspiratours against the truth.	Cordiall well-wisher to that unity and peace which are no conspiratours against the truth.; Cordiall well-wisher to that unity and peace which are no conspiratours against the truth. Of the sacraments.	1662 (1662)	Wing D1909; ESTC R26732	293,130	633

Levites and strangers upon their delinquency about holy things God speaks very frequently in the voice of this thunder in the Books of the Law We shall not need to cite more places Secondly neither was God more strict in charging men about the managing and using his holy things then severe in his executions upon those that neglected his directions and commands in this kinde He was so far from dispensing with the violation of the Sabbath by the poor man that gathered sticks on this day that he expresly commanded that he should be stoned to death which was esteemed the heaviest of all the four kindes of death that were wont to be inflicted on Malefactors amongst the Jews Numb 15.35 Nor did he spare the Sons of Aaron himself when they neglected his appointment concerning the fire which they were to offer and instead hereof put strange fire upon their Censers that is fire which he had not commanded them to offer It is said that there went out fire from the Lord and devoured them and they died before the Lord. God did terrible execution upon them as it were with his own hands and that suddenly upon their sinning not affording them for ought that appeareth or is in any degree probable any time for repentance Lev. 10.12 So the two Sons of Eli. Hophni and Phineas for their misdemeanors about the Sacrifices and holy things of God were sentenced by him both to dye in one day 1 Sam 2 34. Which Sentence was soon after put in execution by the Philistines 1 Sam. 4.11 To hear of his severity against Uzzah for his miscarriage with the circumstances of it considered is enough to make both a mans ears to tingle His offence was only the putting forth his hand to stay the Ark being a person not commissioned by God to meddle with it Yet 1. He was one of the two that drove the Cart on which it was now carried which might seem to require of him some care about it 2. His intention doubtless in what he did in the case was good and commendable which was to prevent any hurt which as he reasonably conceived the Ark was like to receive by being more then ordinarily shaken as it seems by the stumbling of the Oxen. 3. Nor is it like that he saw any of the Priests who might lawfully have done that for it which he did near at hand or at least offering to do it And yet notwithstanding the favor of these circumstances God was so jealous over his Ordinances concerning the Ark and Priesthood that he could not be satised with less then the present death of the offender although at the same time he could not but be highly pleased with the zealous devotions and services of David and all the people And David and all Israel saith the text played before God withall their might and with singing and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with cymbals and with trumpets and ordinarily times of much satisfaction and contentment dispose both God and man not to acts of severity but of kindeness and bounty Therefore certainly God was most highly displeased with the fact of Uzza breaking out upon him in so sore a judgement at such a time 1 Chron. 13.8 9 10. Nor did he shew himself a respecter of persons when he smote Uzziah the King with the plague of Leprosie and would not restore him until the day of his death only for presuming and attempting to do that about the Worship of God which appertaineth not to him to do but to the Priests as viz. to burn Incense upon the Altar of Incense And it may be a question whether he did know at least whether at that time he did remember that what he would have done was unlawful for him to do however he only intended and attempted the irregular fact we speak of but acted it not being prevented first by the Priests who withstood him in that his attempt and then by God himself who fell upon him with that sore judgement of Leprosie before he had actually perpatrated the sin 2 Chron. 27.16 17 18 19. Thirdly and lastly for this God to secure the honor and reverence of his holy things under the Law to preserve them in their purity appointed a numerous and strong guard about them to whom it was given in charge to be vigilant and careful that nothing should be done in one kinde or other contrary to his minde and pleasure in his Institution and appointment of them respectively we read of four thousand Levities that were appointed as Porters 1 Chron. 23.5 whose office and imployment was partly to stand at the gates of the house of the Lord that none that was unclean IN ANY THING should enter in 2 Chron. 23.19 1 Chron. 9.19.21 22. partly to oversee the vessels and all the Instruments of the Sanctuary and the fine flour and the wine and the oyl and the frankincense and the spices with other things appointed for the worship of God in the Sanctuary that is to take care and see that all should be of the right kinds respectively so as to answer the commands of God concerning them 1 Chron. 9.27 28 29 c. Now if God under the Law when the Rites and Ordinances about his Worship were so exceedingly numerous was notwithstanding so jealous and tender over them all that the neglect contempt or prophanation of any one of them caused his anger and jealousie as we heard to smoke against every offender in this kinde is there not very great cause to fear or rather to conclude that now under the Gospel he will be yet more jealous over those few wherewith he hath here contnted himself in his Worship for the ease and accommodation of men Will he be patient under the careless violation of any of these when they who did not reverence his Counsels and appointments concerning those other found him as we heard a consuming fire where great multitudes are particulars commonly are not so much minded or regarded or where the number is but small Therefore as God plainly told Aaron that he and his Sons and his Fathers house with him should bea● the iniquity of the Sanctuary and of their Priesthood meaning should answer for all miscarriages in and about his holy things which lay in their power and within the compass of their office to prevent Numb 18.1 So hath he now laid it upon his Saints whom Christ hath made Priests unto him Revel 1.6 in their respective Bodies and Congregations to bear the iniquity of the Holy Ordinances of the Gospel and to be accountable unto him for all irregularities about them whereby through their negligence or unfaithfulness they shall at any time suffer in their purity and honour Fifthly and lastly there is little or rather no question to be made but that the looseness indifferency and remissness in Christian Churches about the holy things of God intrusted with them and matters relating unto the purity of his worship have been