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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02526	Contemplations vpon the principal passages of the holy story. The second volume; in foure books. By I. Hall, Dr. of Diuinity; Contemplations upon the principall passages of the Holy Storie. Vol. 2	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1614 (1614)	STC 12652; ESTC S103630	102,855	492

others eyes with admiration not caring for vnknowne riches But those yet more vvhich desire to seeme aboue themselues whether in parts or graces vvhose vayle is fayrer then their skinne Modest faces shall shine through their vayles when the vain-glorious shall bewray their shame through their couering That GOD which gaue his Law in smoke deliuered it againe through the vayle of Moses Israel coulde not looke to the ende of that which should be abolished for the same cause had GOD a vayle vppon his owne face which hidde his presence in the holy of holies Now as the vayle of GOD did rend when hee said It is finished so the vayle of Moses was then pulled off Wee clearely see Christ the ende of the Law Our Ioshua that succeeded Moses speakes to vs bare-faced what a shame is it there should be a vayle vpon our hearts when there is none on his face When Moses went to speake with GOD hee pull'd off his vayle It was good reason hee should present to GOD that face which hee had made There had beene more neede of his vayle to hide the glorious face of GOD from him then to hide his from GOD but his faith and thankfulnesse serue for both these vses Hypocrites are contrary to Moses hee show'd his worst to men his best to GOD they show their best to men their worst to GOD but GOD sees both their vayle and their face I knowe not whether he more hates their vayle of dissimulation or their face of wickednesse Nadab and Abihu THat GOD vvhich show'd himself to men in fire when he deliuered his Law would haue men present their sacrifices to him in fire And this fire hee would haue his owne that there might be a iust circulation in this creature as the water sends vp those vapours which it receiues downe againe in raine Herevpon it was that fire came downe from God vnto the altar That as the charge of the sacrifice was deliuered in fire and smoke so God might signifie the acceptation of it in the like fashion wherin it was commanded The Baalites might lay ready their bullock vpon the wood and water in their trench but they might sooner fetch the blood out of their bodyes and destroy themselues then one flash out of heauen to consume the sacrifice That diuell which can fetch downe fire from heauen either maliciously or to no purpose altho hee abound with fire and did as feruently desire this fire in emulation to God as euer hee desired mitigation of his owne yet now hee could no more kindle a fire for the Idolatrous sacrifice then quench the flames of his owne torment Herein God approoues himselfe onely woorthy to be sacrificed vnto that he creates the fire for his owne seruice whereas the impotent Idols of the heathen must fetch fire from their neighbours kitchen and themselues are fit matter for their borrowed fire The Israelits that were led too much with sense if they had seen the bullock consumed with a fire fetcht from a common hearth could neuer haue acknowledged what relation the sacrifice had to GOD had neuer perceiued that God took notice of the sacrifice but now they see the fire cōming out from the presence of God they are conuinced both of the power and acceptation of the Almighty They are at once amazed and satisfied to see the same God answer by fire which before had spoken by fire God doth no lesse approue our Euangelical sacrifices then theirs vnder the law But as our sacrifices are spirituall so are the signes of his acceptation Faith is our guide as sense was theirs Yea euen still doth God testify his approbation by sensible euidences when by a liuely faith and feruent zeale our harts are consecrated to GOD then doth his heauenly fire come downe vpon our sacrifices Then are they holy liuing acceptable This flame that GOD kindled was not as som momentany bonfire for a suddaine and short Triumph nor as a domesticall fyre to goe out with the day but is giuen for a perpetuitie neither must die nor be quenched God as he is himself eternal so he loues permanency constancie of grace in vs If we be but a flash and away God regards vs not all promises are to perseuerance Sure it is but an elementary fyre that goes out that which is celestiall continues it was but some presumptuous heat in vs that decayes vpon euery occasion But hee that miraculously sent down this fyre at first will not renue the miracle euery day by a like supply it began immediatly from God it must bee nourished by meanes Fuell must maintaine that fyre which came from heauen God wil not worke miracles euery day if he haue kindled his spirit in vs we may not expect he shall euery day begin again wee haue the fuell of the word and sacraments praiers meditations which must keep it in for euer It is frō God that these helps can nourish his graces in vs like as euery flame of our materiall fyre hath a concourse of prouidence but we may not expect new infusions rather know that God expects of vs an improuement of those habituall graces we haue receiued Whiles the people with fear and ioy see God lighting his own fire fire from heauen the two sons of Aaron in a careless presumption will be seruing him with a cōmon flame As if hee might not haue leaue to choose the formes of his own worship If this had bin done some ages after when the memory of the originall of this heauenly fire had bin worne out it might haue bin excused with ignorance but now when God had newlie sent his fire from aboue newly commaunded the continuance of it either to let it go out or whiles it still flamed to fetch profane coales to Gods altar could sauor of no lesse then presumption and sacriledge when wee bring zeale without knowledge misconceits of faith carnall affections the deuises of our will-worship superstitious deuotions into Gods seruice wee bring common fire to his altar these flames were neuer of his kindling He hates both altar fire priest sacrifice And now behold the same fire vvhich consumed the sacrifice before consumes the sacrificers It vvas the signe of his acceptation in consuming the beast but whiles it destroyed men the fearfull signe of his displeasure By the same meanes can GOD bewray both loue hatred We would haue pleaded for Nadab and Abthu They are but yong men the sons of Aaron not yet warme in their function let both age bloud and inexperience excuse them as yet No pretences no priuiledges can beare off a sin with God Men think either to patronize or mitigate euils by their fained reasons That no man may hope the plea either of birth or of youth or of the first commission of euil may challenge pardon I see heer young men sonnes of the Ruler of Israel for the first offence strooke dead Yea this made God the more to stomach and the rather