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A11890
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An arrovv against idolatrie Taken out of the quiver of the Lord of hosts. By H.A.
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Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?
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God if any that was not a Levite and of Aarons line did minister at the altar k Num. 18 3.7 he was to be slain Therefore Korah though a principall Levite was killed of God and all that took his part l Num. 16.9.10 32 3â— for presuming to doe the Priests office wherunto he was not called Such was the severity of God against the sinns that Jeroboam and his followers haue made so light of 4 Nadab and Abihu the sons of Aaron being newly entred into the Priests office wherto a many particular observances were annexed failed but in one point taking strange or common fire to burn incense in sted of hallowed fire from the Altar and behold m Lev. 10.1.2 a fire went out from the Lord and devoured them When the Ark of God was in transporting to Ierusalem upon a cart and the oxen shaking it endangered the overthrow thereof Vzzah a Levite that guided the cart of a good intent to help the Ark put forth his hand to hold it n 1 Chron. 13.7.10 but the wrath of the Lord was kindled against him and hee smote him that hee died there because he laid his hand upon the Ark which was not lawfull for him to doe God having charged the Levites o Num. 4.5 15. not to touch the holy things lest they died The men of Bethshesâ—esh a citie of p Ios. 21.4 16. the Priests when the Ark of God came home unto them out of the Philistims land because they looked into the Ark which by the Law q Num. 4.20 they mought not doe the Lord r 1 Sam. 6.19 slew of the people of that citie fiftie thousand men three score and ten So gealous hath God been for the transgression of every rite and circumstance of his Law that all mought learn to dread him and haue care of his commandements Here was no place found for those distinctions of mortall sinnes and veniall fundamentall and accidentall and other like quirks which the Serpent and his Seed haue invented to beguile mans heart The soule that s Ezek. 18.20 sinneth shall die and sin is every t 1 Ioh. 3.4 transgression of the Law the person that doth any sin with a high hand u Num. 15 30. blasphemeth the Lord must be cut off from among his people for x Gal. 3.10 cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to doe them and y Deut. 27.26 all the people must say Amen 5 The innovation then which Ieroboam brought in by his Kingly power what colours soever could be set upon it was loathsome idolatry His assembling of Israel unto Dan and Bethel was a double sin a departure from God and a schism from his people From God they departed by leaving Sion a Psal. 132 13.14 where hee loved to dwell and which should be his rest for ever There was his b Ps. 27.8 face and presence there was his c Deu. 12.5 name there was his d 1 Kin. 9 3 heart and eyes perpetually There e 1 King 8 was the holy and most holy sanctuary with the Ark f 2 Chron. 6.41 Heb. 9 4.5 of Gods strength the Tables of the Testament the memorials of ancient benefits the tokens of his loue and mercy and mysterie of salvation in the pot of Manna the rod of Aaron the book of the Law the Mercy-seat the glorious Cherubims and other g Heb. 9 1â— like resemblances of heavenly things not made by wit of man h 1 Chron. 28.19 by direction and pattern from God himselfe So the leaving of these was the leaving of God wherefore Israel now is said for to be i 2 Chron. 15.3 without the true God Ieroboams calues made to worship God by were teachers of lies being called k 1 King 12.28 Gods as resembling his presence who was not there and signifying his favour which l Hos. 8.13 was farr away as hallowing the place where Satan had his throne and sanctifying the worshippers polluted by apostasie So Ephraim was Hos. 12.1 fed with the wind and followed after the east wind for the golden Gods which Ieroboam made them were 2 Chron. 1.16 Divils unto God and so esteemed of his Saints 6 The schism from their brethren was a breach of that brotherhood and unitie in faith and loue wherin God had set the twelv Tribes of Israel to grow up together as branches of q Ezek. 37.17 one tree and members of r Eph. 4.4 one body whose abiding together was s Psal. 133 both good and pleasant but the renting asunder was a with-drawing t Heb. 10.39 to perdition because Gods u vers 38. soule had no plealure in them that forsook the x vers 25 mutuall gathering together of themselvs As in the former Jeroboam shewed y Eccles. 10 15. his foolishnesse not knowing the way into the Citie of the Lord so in this later he added to his sin doing that which the Lord did z Prov. 6.16.19 abhor 7 The pollution of the Temple is but a pretence and the sanctitie of Bethel rather in conceit then indeed and truth Solomons idolatry defiled himselfe and all the partakers but not the Temple wherin it never came Or if it had come there yet mought it haue been purged as a 2 Chr. 29.15.16 c it was in daies following Or if it had not been purged yet could no other place be hallowed without b 1 Chron 17.6 1 Tim. 4.5 the word of God For who could put his name there and cause him there to dwell but c Deu. 12. â— himselfe It was not Solomons sin that gaue Ieroboam right to the Kingdom but the d 1 King 11.29.31 word of the Lord in the mouth of the Prophet neither was it the pollution of the TeÌ„ple if defiled that could warrant the King to build him another for God was to appoint both e 1 Chron 21.18 22.1 place and f 1 Chron 28.2.3.6 person and without his g Ier. 7 3â— word nothing is lawfull in his service So sanctity in Bethel there was none at all but it was h Hos 4.15 Bethaven the house of iniquity The holinesse which had been there of old was onely by relation unto God that appeared i Gen. 35 â— and his Word which appointed an altar there when his presence departed and commandment ceased it was as common as any other place For this God ordained an k Exod. 20 24. Altar of earth to be made unto him in the wildernesse and all places where he should cause his name to be remembred that at their departure it mought be defaced not left for superstition 8 Ieroboams supremacy in the Kingdom of Israel could not bear him out in altering the ordinances of the service of God For he was a subject unto God bound l Deut. 17.9