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along_o from_o the_o beginning_n his_o share_n in_o the_o civil_a government_n if_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v to_o moses_n in_o that_o he_o be_v instead_o of_o god_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v speak_v or_o publish_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o aaron_n and_o therefore_o s._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 beforecited_a num._n xxii_o 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 xxiii_o 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 preeminence_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 xuj_o 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 2._o before_o the_o egyptian_n pharaoh_n his_o servant_n and_o his_o people_n cap._n seven_o 1._o i_o have_v set_v thou_o as_o a_o god_n to_o pharaoh_n and_o aaron_n thy_o brother_n shall_v be_v thy_o prophet_n thou_o shall_v speak_v what_o i_o command_v as_o from_o i_o to_o aaron_n and_o he_o shall_v speak_v what_o thou_o shall_v suggest_v as_o from_o i_o to_o pharaoh_n and_o thus_o thou_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n to_o they_o both_o my_o oracle_n to_o the_o one_o to_o reveal_v all_o my_o mind_n my_o rod_n and_o scourge_n upon_o the_o other_o to_o execute_v all_o my_o wrath_n though_o he_o will_v not_o as_o a_o man_n of_o wisdom_n shall_v hear_v the_o rod_n and_o he_o that_o have_v appoint_v it_o yet_o thou_o shall_v multiply_v my_o sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n jannes_n and_o jambres_n though_o they_o may_v withstand_v shall_v not_o altogether_o prevail_v when_o they_o see_v the_o dust_n from_o under_o they_o to_o crawl_v up_o in_o vermin_n on_o they_o they_o shall_v lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o mouth_n and_o abhor_v themselves_o in_o that_o dust_n acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v 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 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 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