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A73378	An exposition of the lawes of Moses Viz. Morall. Ceremoniall. Iudiciall. The second volume. Containing an explanation of diverse questions and positions for the right understanding thereof. Wherein also are opened divers ancient rites & customes of the Iewes, and also of the Gentiles, as they haue relation to the Iewish. Together with an explication of sundry difficult texts of Scripture, which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the Commandements, as also upon the ceremoniall and iudiciall lawes. Which texts are set downe in the tables before each particular booke. All which are cleered out of the originall languages, the Hebrew and Greeke, and out of the distinctions of the schoolemen and cases of the casuists. / By Iohn Weemse, of Lathocker in Scotland, preacher of Gods Word.; Works. v. 3	Weemes, John, 1579?-1636.	1632 (1632)	STC 25207.5; ESTC S112662	524,931	1,326

cōcerneth the whole people then Levi is reckoned amongst the rest as in the matter of blessing and cursing Deut. 27. So in setting up the twelve stones at Iordan and upon Aarons breastplate so here when the question is to which of the Tribes the Priesthood belonged but when the matter is concerning civill things then Levi is excluded as in the division of the land and then the tribe of Ioseph is divided into two Ephraim and Manasses and so there are twelve Tribes Every Tribe must lay their rod before the Lord and have their name written upon it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tribus and from hence it came afterwards that the Tribes were called Shebhte because they carried rods before them and their names written in them and therefore Baculus is put for Tribus Num. 1.4.16.26 Iosh 20.10 Aaron tooke not his brother Moses rod which was the rod of God Why Aaron tooke not his brothers rod. by which he wrought so many miracles for the rest of the Tribes would have excepted against that rod because it was the rod of God but it was a common rod like the rest of the rods that they might take no exception against it The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded God thinkes not every man fit for this holy calling he maketh choise here of Aarons rod amongst all the rest and maketh it to bud God thinketh not every man fit for the Calling of the Ministery No man taketh this honour unto himselfe but he that is called as was Aaron Heb. 5.4 First no man taketh this honor that is ought to take it What it is to take this calling Secondly take it that is usurpeth it at his owne hand as he that taketh the sword shall dye with the sword Matth. 26.55 That is he that takes it having no calling So thou shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine Exod. 20.7 that is usurpe it having no calling to take it up Thirdly this honor the Priesthood was an honorable calling and therefore every base fellow should not usurpe it any was fit enough yea the basest of the people if he could but conserate a ram to bee a Priest sufficient for Ieroboam 1 King 12.31 but the Lord would have none to take upon him this honorable calling but those whom he separated for it and were called as was Aaron if any man might challenge this prerogative might not the King but see what Vzzia got for attempting this 2 Chro. 26.19 Saul for sacrificing before Samuel came thou that canst not shew that the Lord hath made thy rod to bud meddle not with this calling for then some marke of Gods wrath may light upon thee The rod of Aaron was budded This miracle was not so much to confirme Aaron as to convince his gainstanders the Lord sayes The chiefe end of this miracle was to convince the enemies of Aaron Bring Aarons Rod backe againe to bee kept for a token against the Rebels As the Rodde was kept for a testimony against the rebels so it budded for a testimony against them the Apostle 1 Cor. 14.22 saith of tongues that they are for signes not to them that beleeve but to them that beleeve not so are miracles for the most part ordained for those that are unbeleevers Miracles doe not beget faith but confirme it or for those who had a small measure of faith in the beginning of the Gospell see what sort have beene most desirous of miracles those who had no faith first the Devill he cryed for a miracle that stones might be turned into bread Matth. 4.3 Secondly the rich glutton in hell he would have one sent from the dead to tell his brethren Luc. 16.30 Moses and the Prophets would not serve the turne so the misbeleeving Nazarits would have had a signe from Christ What sort of people desired miracles and the Iewes would have seene miracles Mat. 12.39 And Herod hoped to have seene some miracle of Christ Luc. 23.8 All these because they had not faith cryed for miracles When Paul healed the father of Publius the Consull of a fever he healed him by a miracle and made him presently to arise Act. 28.8 but he healed not Timothy that way but seemed rather to play the Physitian to him bidding him drinke no longer water but wine 1 Tim. 5.23 What was the reason of this Timothy beleeved therefore he needed not a miracle but the father of Publius beleeved not he was an infidell as yet therefore a miracle was more necessary for him many men cry for miracles but that argues infidelity in them but if thou didst beleeve thou neededst none of these they serve but for infidels but they serve nothing to beget faith the theefe said if thou wilt come downe from the Crosse and save thy selfe and us then I wil beleeve in thee Luc. 23.39 But if the death of Christ will not worke faith in the if thou shouldst see miracles both in heaven and earth they will never convert thee Quest What is the reason that God confirmes not now mens callings by miracles Answ Because now religion hath taken roote Why God confirmeth not mens calling by miracles Simile at the first when the Law and the Gospell were planted they were confirmed by miracles but when they once tooke roote he withdrew these miracles A gardner when he transplāteth a tree out of one ground to another before the tree take roote he setteth stayes to it he poureth water at the roote of it dayly but when it once taketh roote he ceaseth to water it and pulleth away the stayes that he set to uphold it and suffereth it to grow with the ordinary influence of the heavens so a Chirurgian when a legge is broken he bindeth it up but after the bones be fastened he taketh away these helps from it so the Lord in planting of Religon he put to these helpes of miracles as stayes to uphold it but when it is once confirmed and fastened he taketh away these helpes Quest What sort of miracle was this when Aarons rod did bud Ans The Schoolemen marke that there are three sorts of miracles First miracles in the highest degree Thom. contra gentiles Secondly miracles in the second degree and thirdly miracles in the lowest degree Miracles in the highest degree they make to be these Three sorts of miracles wherein nature never had a hand as for the sunne to goe backe and stand stil Miracles in the second degree they make to be these when nature had once an hand in them but when they are once decayed nature can never restore them againe nature bringeth forth a man seeing but when he is once blind nature can never make him to see againe but when he is restored to his sight againe this is a miracle in the second degree A miracle in the third degree they make to bee this when nature in time could doe such a thing but nature