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A66890	Anti-boreale an answer to that seditious and lewd piece of poetry upon Master Calamy's late confinement, supposed his who wrote Iter boreale.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3334; ESTC R31824	84,472	126

over thousands and all their Companies for there were Thirty thousand chosen men of Israel 2 Sam. 6.1 when the Ark was to be Carted to the City of David and sure there were as many now 1. By whose Authority and Example the Ark was Conducted or Translated I. The King The people might not do it of their own head no nor yet the Elders they had no Warrant for it It was done by David's by the Kings Authority and Example It was observed by the Philosopher that the King ought to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Supreme Governour of things that pertain to divine Worship The Model of this Ark was at first given by God to Moses it was his Concern to see it made being the Supreme Governour and David's to see it kept The highest Honour the Royal Office entitles Princes to is to be Defenders of the Faith Indeed Princes may do much to the advantage of Religion as well by the encouragement of their Example as by their Authority and it is their interest to do their uttermost for 1. Sam. 2. Those that honour me will I honour saith the Lord And it is said of Lycurgus that he commanded nothing in his Laws that he did not confirm by his example and of Agesilaus it is said that he first of all performed that himself which he did injoin to others and David will not only make one but lead the Dance in this holy Solemnity and invite others by the force of his example I will bless the Lord at all times His praise shall continually be in my mouth Psal 34.1 2 3. My soul shall make her boast of the Lord The humble shall hear thereof and be glad O magnifie the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together When such eminent persons shall advance the Standard of Piety Ecclus. 10.2 a plentiful train will follow As the Judge of the people is himself so are his Officers and what manner of man the Ruler of the City is such are all they that dwell therein But the ill president findes most followers men learn soonest to write after a foul Copy Good examples for the most part gain more reverence then imitation It is not enough therefore for a Prince to commend Piety by his Example old Eli did so much He must Imprint it by the Royal Stamp of his Authority And to go regularly to work he must in the first place exercise his Authority in setling the H●erarchy of the Church under whose inspection and Ministry the Ark is to be conducted and thus did David 1 Chron. 15.11 12. And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the Priests and for the Levites for Uriel Asaiah and Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and Aminadab And said unto them Ye are the chief of the Fathers of the Levites sanctifie your selves both ye and your brethren that ye may bring up the Ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it II. The Hierarchy of Priests and Levites This was the Hierarchy under whose Inspection and Ministry the service of the Ark was to be accomplished wherein three things are considerable 1. Their Consecration and Sanctity 2. Their Subordination and Inequality 3. Their Regulation and Conformity 1. Of their Consecration and Sanctity It was not enough for them to be of the Tribe of Levi though God had taken that Tribe instead of the first-born * Numb 3.6 with 12. of every Family to minister unto him there was a solemn separation of their persons to the sacred Office They were to be solemnly Anointed Consecrated and Hallowed to minister in the Priests Office a Exod. 19. ● Numb 3.3 and the Levites were to be cleansed solemnly dedicated before the Lord that they might execute the service of the Lord b Numb 8.3 11. and this was required indispensably under pain of death c Numb 3.10 And besides this Consecration of their persons there was a prefatory sanctifying by way of preparation unto the address before they did officiate 1 Chron. 15.14 So the Priests and Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the Ark of the Lord God of Israel 2. For their Subordination and Inequality this commenced with the Ark it self by Gods own immediate Order Aaron as a Type of Christ was head of all but Eleazar and Ithamar no such Types to be sure in Aarons life time though under him had very large jurisdictions all the Levites were under their inspection and command Numb 3.4 Besides the family of Aaron there were the Families of Cohath Gershon and Merari Of Cohath there were four Families and each family had its Chief or Ruler and over all these was Elizaphan d Numb 3.30 Of Gershon there were two families and each of them had its head and over both these was Eliasaph e Numb 3.24 Of Merari were two families and each of them had its hiad and over these was Zuriel f Ib. vers 35. Now all the Gershonites with their Heads or Presidents which were 2630. And all the Merarites with their Guides or Presidents which were 3200. were under Ithamars inspection Numb 4.28 33. Eleazar had his own family with the Fathers and Heads thereof And the Cohathites with the Rulers thereof in number 2750. as his peculiar Diocess But besides this he had a general jurisdiction over all the rest He was Primate under Aaron over 8580. Priests and Levites and therefore he is stiled Princeps Principum or Prelatus Prelatorum the Prelate of the Prelates or which is all one Chief over the Chief Numb 3.32 And all matters that belonged to the service of God were generally under his care and inspection Numb 4.16 This Subordination and Inequality did continue to the days of David as appears in the place before mentioned 1 Chron. 15.11 12. Zadok and Abiathar the Priests were above all the Heads of Levites and there was an inequality between the two Priests too Abiathar attended the Ark at Jerusalem 2 Sam. 15.29 1 Chro. 16.39 the higher function and Zadok the Tabernacle at Gibeon There was a first and second even amongst the high Priests 2 Kings 25.18 And how exactly David setled this Hierarchy in its state of Subordination and Inequality when 38000. were put into 24. Courses under so many Presidents and all these under the Jurisdiction and Government of Zadok and Ahimelech you may finde at large 1 Chron. 23 24 25 26. Chapters more particularly and concisely 1 Chron. 24.3 4 5. verses The Governours of the Sanctuary and of the House of God were of the Sons of Eleazar and of the Sons of Ithamar and the Offices were distributed for the sacred service But of the Sons of Eleazar there were sixteen Chiefs under Zadok and but eight of the Sons of Ithamar under Ahimelech This leads us to 3. Their Regulation and Conformity The Priests in their Courses applied themselves to their service and the Levites to their