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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62373	A sermon preached in the Church of Putney in the County of Surrey upon the 24th of April, 1681, His majesty's declaration being read that day by Edward Sclater ...	Sclater, Edward, 1623-1699?	1681 (1681)	Wing S912; ESTC R16222	18,453	31

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 says the Original both of them signifying they so envied them that they did eodem studio certare strive to displace them and seat themselves in the same Authority Irritaverunt they provoked them concitando Schisma perniciosum Seditionem c. by stirring up a pernicious Schism and Sedition against him and the Priesthood says Menochius And Marinus Brixianus renders it by Zelari and gives account of it thus Est autem Zelari proprie in rem alterius concupiscentiâ maximâ ferri vel tuendi vel auferendi gratia that is it signifies properly to covet and eagerly too another man's substance or concerns either to defend them in his behalf but that good intention was far from the Hearts of these men or to take them totally from them So then it was apparently an Active Envy and its aim was nothing less then the Government of Church and State and so you may plainly see the Contents of the 16. Chapter of Numbers has done it no wrong in calling it the Rebellion of Corah Dathan and Abiram But hold Suppose they had but sinn'd against them in Thought why even this is a Rebellion by Solomon's rule Speak not evil of the King no not in thy thought for this is so heinous a Crime that a Bird of the Air shall carry the voice it seems in this case our very thoughts are clamorous and that which hath wings shall tell the matter Eccles 10.20 But you 'l easily find Corah was not so modest a Rebel Each word that proceeds out of his mouth is a Libel and his discourse wholly licentious Indeed the least evil thought much more the least dis-respectfull word is Rebellion against him For Reverence is that with which God girts his Anointed whatsoever does abate that loosens the Belts of Princes and exposes them to contempt But to describe their Rebellion a little more particularly 1. You must know Pride was the Mother of this Brat This causes in them an opinion of their own Parts and Excellencies and that they are more fit to be the Governours then the Governed 2. This Pride and Ambition in the Heart grows ready for the Birth and breaks out through the Mouth in Murmurings depressing of the Just Magistrate and exalting of themselves Thus What is Moses but a Man subject to failings as well as we and seeing we are all Holy wherein are not we as good as he and the like sparks of the fire of Sedition which they cunningly strike out upon the People who are always as ready as tinder to receive them And 't is not long e're it grows up into a Flame a little Nitre added to it a small encouragement presently begets it Moses in a while after sends forth his Command to them to come before him they peremptorily send him word they will not come up Numb 16.12 and in that you may see they resolve to be no longer obedient to him but make good what the Septuagint says of them in the second Verse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they made an insurrection against Moses and so the horrid and hideous Monster Rebellion is brought to the Birth If you would inform your selves of its direfull Nature and take a view of its ugly Shape you can doe it no better then by reflecting upon the objects of its rage and madness Moses whom God himself had set over them as their King and Captain must submit to their pleasure either to govern as they will have him or totally to desist from meddling with those affairs which God himself had intrusted to him If he refuse their Swords are presently drawn and the great Master of crude mischiefs whose design it always was to animate a People against God and his Anointed has in all Ages taught his Disciples this Maxime of Hell's Polity that he who once draws his Sword against his Prince must throw away the Scabbard and never so much as think of sheathing it again In this case the most base of all the base qualities of Envy is that where it has once done an injury it hates perpetually and the more inveterate is its perpetual hatred the less cause it had to doe that injury Nec iniquâ finis in ira Tanto magis instat ardet Another Object of their Rage is Aaron the Sacrificer must become a Sacrifice and you may be sure the inferiour Priesthood will in short time be made partakers of the same lot The Altar as amongst some Heathens for all are not so barbarous must run down with the blood of Men. If this be not a Sacrifice to Devils I despair of ever knowing what is And did the inferiour Laity think it would be better with them If the Lives of the Priesthood were invaded did they think their Property could escape I could find in my heart to have so much charity for these Rebels as to think they would never have attempted Moses and Aaron's lives if they could have otherwise made themselves Masters and continued secure in that Tyranny over the Peoples Property Thieves are seldom guilty of Murther when they can rob as securely without They would never overburthen themselves with the insupportable load of Blood upon their Souls if they could in safety carry away the poor Traveller's money in their Pockets In a Rebellion the blinded People may think what they please but 't is their Fortunes and Property is the main thing aim'd at This is it they resist God's Vicegerent and High Priest for And now can you imagine a greater Crime and more odious deformed Sin then to take up Arms with the Giants in the Fable to beat God from his Throne Witchcraft if I mistake not is not so great being perhaps but a secret renouncing of him and subscription to the power of Satan without any act of such hostility against God and therefore the Crime of Rebellion cannot be put in language bad enough I am apt to believe there is no Language has words bad enough to express it by and that the Holy Ghost himself by reason of our Infirmities has exprest it short of its guilt even when he call'd it as the sin of Witchcraft And may I not think the Reason there are so many Opinions concerning the sin of the fallen Angels is because it was certainly Rebellion but then that sin is of so vast dimensions that no mortal man can ever apprehend the utmost of its Guilt and so I come to my last the place where they did it in the Camp They envied Moses c. The Camp That is their own Houses I God forbid Satan should erect his Council-table in the House of God that Holy Ground should be prophan'd and desecrated by such impious Consultations In God's House we preach Obedience to all lawfull Powers In God's House we make Supplications Prayers Intercessions and Giving of thanks for all men especially for Kings 1 Tim. 2.1 This is the Practice of the Temple But it should seem when we come to our