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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	appoint_v	numb_a	103	3	9.7436	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68281	Certayne reasons and arguments proving that it is not lawfull to heare or have any spirituall communion with the present ministerie of the Church of England.	Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1608 (1608)	STC 14660; ESTC S103950	70,851	120

Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben with other famous men of the Congregation conspire and strive against Moses and Aaron touching the Priesthood challenging them that they took too much vpon them because as they thought the Priesthood belonged not to Aaron and his sonnes onely as Moses had appointed it but seing all the Congregation was holy and that the Lord was among them therefore others of them also might have and execute it Where further it is to be noted that Corah Dathan Abiram and the rest differed not from Moses neyther strove with him in any point of Religion but towching the Priesthood and Ministery onely They held that the true God onely was to be worshipped and not after any idolatrous maner but according to his owne will with the sacrifices and the incense which he had appointed and in all other points of Religion accounted fundamentall they agreed with Moses Onely in this they differed opposed concerning those offices and Officers by which the incense was to be offered and other duties of Gods worship to be performed that is as towching the Priests office Moses holding that the Priesthood perteyned to Aaron and his sonnes Corah his company thinking otherwise The matter is brought by Moses before the Lord to be decided He ended the controversie first by bringing destruction vpon Corah Dathan Abiram and such as abode in their tents secondly by the budding of Aarons rod and the not budding of the other rods of the Princes of Israel and herevpon also giveth strait charge that no straunger come neare to do the Priests office or if any do come neare that he dye for it Num. 16. 17. and 18 1-7 Now to apply this to the question in hand we may thus consider of it That now the controversie conspiracy being not against Moses the servāt but against Christ the sonne not about the persons who are to be in the true offices but about holding keeping in of false offices not by Corah Dathan Abirā others sometymes visible mēbers famous men in the true Church but by the officers of Antichrist the great enemy of Iesus Christ yea by Antichrist himself in his officers in the false Church That therfore if the people then were bound to hearken vnto Moses † Num. 16.25.26 perswading thē to depart from the tents of those wicked men and to touch nothing of theirs least they perished in their sinnes then it behooveth the people of God now to obey Iesus Christ ‖ Rev. 18.4 requiring vs to depart out of Babylon and not to partake in her sinnes least we receive also of her plagues and therfore not to abide or have any spirituall communion within the tents that is vnder the jurisdiction in the conspiracy of Antichrist yea not so much as to heare the word or receive the Sacraments ministred in a true Church of Christ by any officer of the kingdome of Antichrist such as the present Ministery in question hath been proved to be For if at that time none of the children of Israel might execute the Priests office being strangers as touching it then now may no Canaanite no stranger specially by office administer before Iesus Christ nor be received into his Church But all the vessels brought before the Lord must be holy vnto him and therfore must be clensed first and purged from the filthynes of Antichrist before they may be vsed in the house of the Lord of hosts Numb 16.40 with Ioel. 3.17 Zach. 14.21 Esa 35.8 52.11 and 66.20 with Heb. 3.1.2.3 and 5.4 If any think that yet notwithstanding they may present their bodyes at these assemblies so as they do not hearken nor cōsent with the heart to that which is done among them they both deceive themselves and dissemble with others and above all sinne against God who in the second commandement hath straitly forbidden vs to submit eyther body or soule to any straunge worship or inventions of man in religion Exod. 20.4.5 As accordingly the Prophets in the defection of Israell taught the people not to come to Gilgal nor to go vp to Beth-aven vnles they would multiply their transgressions Hos 4.15 Amos 4.4 and 5.15 And the Apostles likewise have taught all Christians what to do in such cases Save your selves from this froward generation Come out from among them and separate your selves and touch no vncleane thing And Goe out of Babylon that ye be not partakers in her sinnes Act. 2.40 2 Cor. 6.17 Rev. 18.4 Even as in the history of Corah Dathā Abiram the rest hath ben seen what heavie destructiō came vpon such as departed not from their tents but continued with them Neyther wil it help to say that they which were in that company of Corah and his complices consented with them in their conspiracy which these pretend they do not For it is playne notwithstāding that when once they were warned to depart from their tents such as departed not were destroyed in that destruction all of them even to the young children who having not vnderstanding could not give consent to that which was done Num. 16.26.27.32 c. Neyther can the example of Naaman sometymes alledged warrant such practise For first it is manifest that Naaman spake of two things wherevnto the Prophet giveth but one answer The first that there might be given him two miles load of the earth of Israel because he would thenceforth offer no burnt offring or sacrifice vnto any other God save vnto the Lord. The other that the Lord would be mercifull vnto him when his Maister went into the house of Rimmon to worship there leaned on his hand he bowed downe in the house of Rimmon that when he bowed downe in the house of Rimmō the Lord would be merciful to him in that matter Which two things when Naaman had propounded Elishaes answer vnto him was thus Goe in peace 2 King 5.17.18.19 Now whatsoever men would think of the latter of these yet the first is such as all will graunt to be superstitious and vnlawfull For there was no holynes in the earth it self and Ierusalem onely was the place appointed for sacrifice at that tyme. So as by the Prophets answer whether it were onely according to their woonted maner of bidding one another farewell or to be further otherwise mynded yet there cannot be proved a consent approbation given to the things spoken of Next let vs suppose that Naamans bowing down in the house of Rimmon may have a double consideration one as being a religious action the other as being civill Religious if Naaman himself worshipped there Civil if the King onely worshipped and no other with him so as Naaman now was with him but for to leane vpon there as in other places at other tymes Which being admitted yet then if it be considered as a religious action in him all know it to be vnlawful * 1 King 19.18 Rom. 11.4 to bow the knee