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and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n when_o he_o have_v speak_v less_o wary_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n beg_v pardon_n with_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o fault_n as_o a_o transgression_n of_o that_o inhibition_n before_o cite_v num._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n i_o wist_v not_o brethren_n that_o he_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n act._n 23.5_o so_o then_o if_o they_o both_o act_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o commission_n he_o of_o the_o two_o that_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n for_o a_o supremacy_n and_o subordination_n must_v be_v admit_v else_o there_o can_v be_v no_o government_n do_v no_o more_o than_o vindicate_v to_o himself_o his_o own_o royal_a prerogative_n whilst_o he_o secure_v as_o firm_a and_o inviolable_a to_o the_o other_o his_o priestly_a privilege_n and_o immunity_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n most_o proper_o and_o to_o best_a purpose_n be_v moses_n to_o be_v unto_o aaron_n instead_o of_o god_n instead_o of_o god_n yea_o and_o that_o in_o as_o many_o respect_n as_o aaron_n be_v to_o be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o a_o mouth_n the_o relation_n be_v all_o along_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a instead_o of_o god_n to_o aaron_n whether_o it_o be_v before_o the_o israelite_n or_o the_o egyptian_n 1._o before_o the_o israelite_n yea_o though_o they_o be_v the_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o prince_n of_o the_o assembly_n num._n 16.1_o man_n of_o renown_n famous_a in_o the_o congregation_n gather_v together_o in_o a_o grand_a conspiracy_n to_o invade_v the_o priesthood_n moses_n must_v then_o speak_v as_o from_o god_n himself_o and_o declare_v who_o it_o be_v that_o be_v holy_a among_o they_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v choose_v to_o come_v nigh_o unto_o himself_o v._n 11._o what_o be_v aaron_n that_o you_o murmur_v against_o he_o before_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n his_o servant_n and_o his_o people_n cap._n 7.1_o i_o have_v set_v thou_o as_o 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the_o finger_n of_o god_n and_o throughout_o all_o they_o shall_v confess_v that_o the_o rod_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o the_o almighty_a thus_o god_n have_v fence_v against_o a_o common_a enemy_n both_o king_n and_o priest_n in_o a_o mutual_a dependence_n the_o one_o with_o a_o power_n sufficient_a that_o he_o may_v uphold_v the_o other_o with_o a_o sure_a defence_n that_o he_o may_v be_v sustain_v and_o the_o interest_n of_o both_o these_o be_v so_o interweave_v together_o that_o wherever_o the_o breach_n be_v make_v the_o injury_n be_v alike_o damage_n to_o both_o it_o be_v the_o same_o god_n who_o have_v give_v commandment_n concern_v prince_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v touch_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o violence_n touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v as_o they_o be_v anoint_v they_o be_v i_o they_o be_v as_o myself_o who_o have_v likewise_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n give_v it_o in_o charge_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o prince_n or_o people_n to_o magistrate_n or_o peasant_n concern_v those_o who_o have_v a_o more_o immediate_a attendance_n upon_o he_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n as_o therefore_o aaron_n divine_a mouth_n must_v be_v open_v for_o not_o against_o moses_n he_o must_v not_o traduce_v speak_v evil_a of_o he_o before_o the_o people_n so_o moses_n godlike_a power_n must_v be_v exercise_v and_o exert_v for_o not_o against_o aaron_n he_o must_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n of_o a_o froward_a and_o a_o untoward_a generation_n in_o order_n to_o which_o defence_n that_o their_o person_n may_v be_v venerable_a who_o office_n be_v so_o sacred_a the_o maintenance_n of_o who_o in_o honour_n be_v so_o great_a a_o security_n unto_o majesty_n to_o be_v sure_a moses_n will_v be_v careful_a that_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n have_v a_o inheritance_n allot_v to_o they_o in_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o that_o not_o apart_o or_o distinct_a by_o themselves_o but_o as_o a_o 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