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10.41_o 42._o but_o also_o in_o this_o very_a book_n which_o do_v not_o only_o mention_v the_o slay_v of_o the_o witness_n but_o also_o for_o the_o same_o draw_v up_o a_o indictment_n against_o babylon_n that_o in_o she_o be_v find_v the_o blood_n as_o well_o of_o prophet_n as_o of_o private_a saint_n rev._n 18.24_o for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o other_o be_v witness_n by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o testimony_n and_o not_o love_v their_o life_n unto_o the_o death_n many_o godly_a minister_n in_o several_a age_n have_v bear_v testimony_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n and_o appoted_a antichrist_n so_o that_o god_n notwithstanding_o the_o idolatry_n sorcery_n whoredom_n heresy_n persecution_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o rome_n do_v always_o preserve_v the_o essence_n of_o the_o ministry_n even_o where_o satan_n seat_n be_v rev._n 2.13_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o gainsay_n on_o judas_n vers_fw-la 11._o corah_n be_v a_o levite_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o 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which_o though_o they_o may_v easy_o be_v gift_v for_o yet_o be_v not_o call_v to_o it_o and_o questionless_a the_o people_n intend_v their_o own_o profit_n too_o for_o if_o the_o priest_n work_v may_v be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o do_v as_o lawful_o by_o other_o why_o may_v not_o also_o their_o tithe_n and_o wage_n this_o schism_n pretend_v the_o purity_n power_n privilege_n and_o indirect_o the_o profit_n too_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o congregation_n and_o complain_v of_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o priest_n though_o resist_v by_o moses_n and_o aaron_n who_o have_v be_v high_o and_o visible_o honour_v by_o god_n deserve_v to_o have_v be_v very_o venerable_a among_o the_o people_n so_o far_o prevail_v that_o corah_n gather_v all_o the_o congregation_n against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n v._o 19_o and_o though_o god_n by_o moses_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o congregation_n follow_v he_o charge_v they_o to_o forsake_v corah_n and_o his_o company_n yea_o though_o god_n himself_o according_a as_o moses_n have_v foretell_v appear_v against_o they_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a miraculous_a way_n v._o 28._o to_o 34._o so_o that_o the_o people_n see_v it_o and_o flee_v v._o 34._o yet_o on_o the_o morrow_n all_o the_o congregation_n so_o fond_a they_o be_v of_o that_o please_a doctrine_n after_o they_o have_v sleep_v on_o it_o murmer_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n say_v you_o have_v slay_v the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n v._o 41_o 42._o as_o though_o moses_n aaron_n and_o the_o elder_n be_v not_o the_o lord_n people_n but_o enemy_n yea_o murderer_n of_o they_o they_o mean_v of_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o god_n immediate_a hand_n but_o afterward_o god_n for_o this_o their_o murmur_v send_v a_o plague_n v._o 45._o etc._n etc._n this_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o corah_n be_v indeed_o a_o evil_a seditious_a schismatical_a spirit_n and_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n how_o pleasant_a and_o plausible_a soever_o and_o what_o ever_o 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