as the same Divine Spirit has signified to us, by the Pen of the Great Apostle St. Paul, in this very Chapter out of which my Text is taken, vers. 6. Now these things were our Examples, &c. His meaning is, The Judgments which overtook them for their Sins, are so particularly recorded, on purpose to terrify us from sinning in those Instances they did, five whereof the Apostle has here set down;
as the same Divine Spirit has signified to us, by the Pen of the Great Apostle Saint Paul, in this very Chapter out of which my Text is taken, vers. 6. Now these things were our Examples, etc. His meaning is, The Judgments which overtook them for their Sins, Are so particularly recorded, on purpose to terrify us from sinning in those Instances they did, five whereof the Apostle has Here Set down;
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2ly, The punishment which befel them for their Sin, They were destroyed of the Destroyer. 3ly, The warning we should take thereby, Neither murmur ye.
2ly, The punishment which befell them for their since, They were destroyed of the Destroyer. 3ly, The warning we should take thereby, Neither murmur you.
Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the Destroyer. 1st, They murmured against God, which is a Sin of a very high Nature;
Neither murmur you, as Some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the Destroyer. 1st, They murmured against God, which is a since of a very high Nature;
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or that the All-wise God does not manage the Affairs of the World, just according to their Mind and Liking, who are ignorant and brutish as the Beasts of the Field.
or that the Alwise God does not manage the Affairs of the World, just according to their Mind and Liking, who Are ignorant and brutish as the Beasts of the Field.
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Our condition in this Life can scarcely be so bad, but that instead of repining against God that it is not better, we shall have cause to bless him that it is not worse,
Our condition in this Life can scarcely be so bad, but that instead of repining against God that it is not better, we shall have cause to bless him that it is not Worse,
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When they groaned, sometime under the grievous Burdens the Egyptian Task-masters impos'd on them, and were even ready to expire under the insupportable Yoke of Servitude, out of which they saw no other way, possible, of escaping,
When they groaned, sometime under the grievous Burdens the Egyptian Taskmasters imposed on them, and were even ready to expire under the insupportable Yoke of Servitude, out of which they saw no other Way, possible, of escaping,
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By whom God wrought such Signs and Wonders on the behalf of his miserable oppressed People, that even Jannes and Jambres, the chiefest Magicians of Egypt, were constrain'd to acknowledg that the finger of God was in them.
By whom God wrought such Signs and Wonders on the behalf of his miserable oppressed People, that even Jannes and Jambres, the chiefest Magicians of Egypt, were constrained to acknowledge that the finger of God was in them.
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and when all the Cattel of Egypt died, not one died of all that were the Children of Israels; when a thick and black Darkness overspread the Land, that the Egyptians could not see one another, all the Israelites injoyed Light in their Habitations.
and when all the Cattle of Egypt died, not one died of all that were the Children of Israel's; when a thick and black Darkness overspread the Land, that the egyptians could not see one Another, all the Israelites enjoyed Light in their Habitations.
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and at last brought them out of that Servitude by a mighty Hand, and powerful Arm. Now God might justly expect that after so many Signs and Wonders performed on behalf of the Israelites,
and At last brought them out of that Servitude by a mighty Hand, and powerful Arm. Now God might justly expect that After so many Signs and Wonders performed on behalf of the Israelites,
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after so miraculous a Redemption wrought for them, they should never in the least have questioned his Presence amongst them, His Power to save them, His Goodness to supply them; as alas!
After so miraculous a Redemption wrought for them, they should never in the least have questioned his Presence among them, His Power to save them, His goodness to supply them; as alas!
they soon forgot the grievous Miseries they had groaned under, and intollerable Servitude under which they had been ready to expire, they soon lost the sense of the benefit of Redemption and Liberty.
they soon forgotten the grievous Misery's they had groaned under, and intolerable Servitude under which they had been ready to expire, they soon lost the sense of the benefit of Redemption and Liberty.
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They feared not ungratefully to murmur, even against Moses the Glorious Instrument of their Deliverance, who for their sakes had chosen rather to undergo Toil and Labour, to suffer Afflictions and Hardships,
They feared not ungratefully to murmur, even against Moses the Glorious Instrument of their Deliverance, who for their sakes had chosen rather to undergo Toil and Labour, to suffer Afflictions and Hardships,
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They wished, most unthankfully, that they had continued in the Chains and Fetters of Egypt, and never experienced the benefit and sweetness of Liberty.
They wished, most unthankfully, that they had continued in the Chains and Fetters of Egypt, and never experienced the benefit and sweetness of Liberty.
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They said unto Moses, Exod. 14. 11, 12. Because there were no Graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the Wilderness? Wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? Is not this the word which we did tell thee in Egypt, Let us alone to serve the Egyptians? for it had been better for us to serve the Eyptians,
They said unto Moses, Exod 14. 11, 12. Because there were no Graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the Wilderness? Wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? Is not this the word which we did tell thee in Egypt, Let us alone to serve the egyptians? for it had been better for us to serve the Eyptians,
Here God gave them a further proof of his Power and Goodness, dividing the Red Sea for them to pass through as on dry Ground, bringing the Waters upon their Enemies,
Here God gave them a further proof of his Power and goodness, dividing the Read Sea for them to pass through as on dry Ground, bringing the Waters upon their Enemies,
Then they loathed the Heavenly Mannah, the Food of Angels, and murmured for want of Flesh, Numb. 11.4, 5. They murmured again, at the Report which ten of the Spies made of the extraordinary strength of Canaan, and the prodigious Stature of the Inhabitants.
Then they loathed the Heavenly Manna, the Food of Angels, and murmured for want of Flesh, Numb. 11.4, 5. They murmured again, At the Report which ten of the Spies made of the extraordinary strength of Canaan, and the prodigious Stature of the Inhabitants.
and said one to another, Let us make us a Captain, and let us return into Egypt, Numb. 14. 1, 2, 3, 4. To which some think the Apostle does particularly refer in the words of my Text:
and said one to Another, Let us make us a Captain, and let us return into Egypt, Numb. 14. 1, 2, 3, 4. To which Some think the Apostle does particularly refer in the words of my Text:
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When God had punished the Pride and Ambition of Corah and Abiram, by a new and most astonishing Judgment, all the Congregation murmured against Moses, as if he and his Brother had been the cause of it;
When God had punished the Pride and Ambition of Corah and Abiram, by a new and most astonishing Judgement, all the Congregation murmured against Moses, as if he and his Brother had been the cause of it;
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4. An undervaluing and contempt of the Benefits they enjoyed, tho they were the greatest that Man is capable of, the Knowledg of God and his Will, Fellowship and Communion with him.
4. an undervaluing and contempt of the Benefits they enjoyed, though they were the greatest that Man is capable of, the Knowledge of God and his Will, Fellowship and Communion with him.
5. The basest Ingratitude towards Moses, who chose rather to suffer Affliction with them, that he might conduct them towards the promised Canaan, than to enjoy the Pleasures of Pharaoh 's Court.
5. The Basest Ingratitude towards Moses, who chosen rather to suffer Affliction with them, that he might conduct them towards the promised Canaan, than to enjoy the Pleasures of Pharaoh is Court.
And the signification of Asmodaeus, the Name of that Angel who killed the Husbands of Sarah, the Daughter of Raguel, as we read in the Apocryphal Book of Tobit. It is true, Moses does not say expresly, That the Israelites who perished for their murmuring, fell by the stroak of an Angel.
And the signification of Asmodaeus, the Name of that Angel who killed the Husbands of Sarah, the Daughter of Raguel, as we read in the Apocryphal Book of Tobit. It is true, Moses does not say expressly, That the Israelites who perished for their murmuring, fell by the stroke of an Angel.
for though none else perceived that Plague to come from the Hand of the Angel, yet David himself saw the Angel by the Threshing-Floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
for though none Else perceived that Plague to come from the Hand of the Angel, yet David himself saw the Angel by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
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This is it the Apostle teaches us, concerning the Judgment on the Israelites for their Murmurings, they were executed by the Hand of an Angel, whom he calls the Destroyer; from that Passage of Moses, already quoted, Exod. 12. and from the common belief of the Jews.
This is it the Apostle Teaches us, Concerning the Judgement on the Israelites for their Murmurings, they were executed by the Hand of an Angel, whom he calls the Destroyer; from that Passage of Moses, already quoted, Exod 12. and from the Common belief of the jews.
as well as them, out of Egyptian Servitude. Egypt is the Name whereby St. John calls the Papal Empire, Revel. 11.8. The Bodies of the two Witnesses he foretells, should lie in the Streets of the great City, which spiritually is Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified in his Members, the Professors of true Christianity.
as well as them, out of Egyptian Servitude. Egypt is the Name whereby Saint John calls the Papal Empire, Revel. 11.8. The Bodies of the two Witnesses he foretells, should lie in the Streets of the great city, which spiritually is Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was Crucified in his Members, the Professors of true Christianity.
God, the great Sovereign of the World, does not treat Men thus, He calls upon them to consider, commands them to search, examine, try, and prove all things;
God, the great Sovereign of the World, does not Treat Men thus, He calls upon them to Consider, commands them to search, examine, try, and prove all things;
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and the Bereans are expresly commended for searching the Scriptures daily, whether the things which the Apostles (who were Persons divinely inspired) taught, were so.
and the Bereans Are expressly commended for searching the Scriptures daily, whither the things which the Apostles (who were Persons divinely inspired) taught, were so.
Who is the Lord, said Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, (according to the Letter,) that I should let Israel go? I know not the Lord, &c. And the Popes are told, That they can do all things, that they may do what they list, that none may say unto the Pope, Domine, cur sic facis? That they, may dispense against the Law of Moses, against the Apostle, against the Old and New Testament, against the Law of Nature,
Who is the Lord, said Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, (according to the letter,) that I should let Israel go? I know not the Lord, etc. And the Popes Are told, That they can do all things, that they may do what they list, that none may say unto the Pope, Domine, cur sic facis? That they, may dispense against the Law of Moses, against the Apostle, against the Old and New Testament, against the Law of Nature,
above all the Kings of the Earth, above all the Saints, canonizing them at their pleasure, above the Eucharist, which they expresly call God, ( every Priest, in the Mass, is after a sort greater than Christ) above the Scriptures, wherein God speaks unto them.
above all the Kings of the Earth, above all the Saints, canonizing them At their pleasure, above the Eucharist, which they expressly call God, (every Priest, in the Mass, is After a sort greater than christ) above the Scriptures, wherein God speaks unto them.
Not to mention the Execution done upon John Hus and Jerome of Prague, by Order of the Council of Constance; here in England in one Reign, which was but little above Five Years, there were almost Four hundred Persons destroyed, by Imprisonments, Torments, Famine and Fire, besides such as were secretly murdered in Prisons.
Not to mention the Execution done upon John Hus and Jerome of Prague, by Order of the Council of Constance; Here in England in one Reign, which was but little above Five years, there were almost Four hundred Persons destroyed, by Imprisonments, Torments, Famine and Fire, beside such as were secretly murdered in Prisons.
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One is particularly recorded, out of whose Body the Child, being by the violence of the Fire expelled alive, was, by a barbarity far exceeding that of the ancient Egyptians, thrown into the Fire again.
One is particularly recorded, out of whose Body the Child, being by the violence of the Fire expelled alive, was, by a barbarity Far exceeding that of the ancient egyptians, thrown into the Fire again.
Who should interpose to preserve us from being carried back into Babylon, (so Rome is also called, upon the account of the Idolatries she is guilty of, in six Kinds,
Who should interpose to preserve us from being carried back into Babylon, (so Room is also called, upon the account of the Idolatries she is guilty of, in six Kinds,
as you have formerly heard from me) but he who had called us out of Babylon? saying, Revel. 18.4. Come out of her, my People, that ye be not partakers of her Sins, and that ye receive not of her Plagues.
as you have formerly herd from me) but he who had called us out of Babylon? saying, Revel. 18.4. Come out of her, my People, that you be not partakers of her Sins, and that you receive not of her Plagues.
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True, but then, it is highly incredible, that God who sent his Son to save, not to destroy Mens Lives, should expect that a whole Nation, living under the protection of Just Laws, of Laws made on purpose to secure their Persons and Estates, in the open profession and publick exercise of their Holy Religion, should,
True, but then, it is highly incredible, that God who sent his Son to save, not to destroy Men's Lives, should expect that a Whole nation, living under the protection of Just Laws, of Laws made on purpose to secure their Persons and Estates, in the open profession and public exercise of their Holy Religion, should,
Our Circumcumstances were very different from those of the Primitive Christians, the Laws of their Country were against them, the Laws of Ours were for us.
Our Circumcumstances were very different from those of the Primitive Christians, the Laws of their Country were against them, the Laws of Ours were for us.
as that excellent Person Monsieur Jurieux observed, in his Book called, L' accomplishment des Prophecies o'u la Deliverance Prochaine de l' Eglise, Tom. 2. pag. 151. where he also makes mention of the Prophecy of Bishop Ʋsher, which in his Judgment is not to be understood according to the Letter.
as that excellent Person Monsieur Jurieux observed, in his Book called, L' accomplishment des Prophecies o'u la Deliverance Prochaine de l' Eglise, Tom. 2. page. 151. where he also makes mention of the Prophecy of Bishop Ʋsher, which in his Judgement is not to be understood according to the letter.
We lose nothing by rejecting the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, which the Apostle overthrows, calling the Food of the Eucharist, Spiritual Meat, Vers. 3. of this Chapter, out of which the Text is taken, we are admitted to drink of the Spiritual Rock Christ Jesus, a Priviledg which is denied to them of the Roman Communion,
We loose nothing by rejecting the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, which the Apostle overthrows, calling the Food of the Eucharist, Spiritual Meat, Vers. 3. of this Chapter, out of which the Text is taken, we Are admitted to drink of the Spiritual Rock christ jesus, a Privilege which is denied to them of the Roman Communion,
Now therefore let us not murmur and complain, as if we would make us a Captain that should bring us back into Egypt. Admit that many of our Fore-fathers, who died in the Communion of the Roman Church were saved, may we therefore, without any hazard of our Salvation, return thither? Such reasoning condemns the Generation of God's Children.
Now Therefore let us not murmur and complain, as if we would make us a Captain that should bring us back into Egypt. Admit that many of our Forefathers, who died in the Communion of the Roman Church were saved, may we Therefore, without any hazard of our Salvation, return thither? Such reasoning condemns the Generation of God's Children.
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Abraham might have been saved, had he died in Chaldea; yet after that God had once brought him out of that place of Idolatrous Worship, he would not return thither,
Abraham might have been saved, had he died in Chaldea; yet After that God had once brought him out of that place of Idolatrous Worship, he would not return thither,
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