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Show Thefecond Bookeof thefir part - Cuar.s.§3 Cara Pg G3. their conqueft,befides the Beaits which they offered for {acrifice, accordingtothe Lay Ceremonial, the weight ofall the tweluefiluer Chargers, and twelue filuer Bolles, 2. mounted vnto 2400.theckles offiluer ; andthe weight of goldinthe Incenfe-Cuppes, to 120, theckles of gold; which makesof fheckles of filuer 1200. cuery fheckle ofgold valuingten of filuet, fo thatthe whole of,goldand filuer which they offeredatthis ume, wasabout foure hundreth and twenty pound fterling. This done, Mofes,as in all the reft by theSpirit of God conducted, gaue orderfor the celebrating ofthe Paffeouer, which they performed onthe foureteenth day ofthe fecond monethofthe fecond yeare:and onthe twentieth day ofthe fame,the cloude waslifted vp from abouethe Tabernacle,as afigne of going forward ; Atofes beginning his march withthis inuocation to God: aye! vp Lord,and let thine enemies befcattered,and let them that haterhee.flie before thee.Thenill the people of /rae/ remoued from their incamping at the foote ofthe Mountaine Sind, towards Param, the Armie,or great {quadron of.Tada, led by Naafbon, taking the Vauntguard; followed by Nerhanael and Eliab, Leaders of the Tribes of Ufacar and Zabulen: after whom thereft marched, as in the figure expreft. And becaufe the paflage through fomany deferts and mountaines,was exceeding difficult: azo/es leauing nothing vaforethought which mightferue for the aduancement ofhis enterprife,he inftantly intreated his Father in Law, whom in the teath of Numbers hecalleth Hobah,to accompanythem intheiriourney towardsCzaaan 3 promifing himfuch partand profirofthe enterprize, as God fhould beftow on them: forthis man, as he was of great vnderftanding & iudge-" ment ( as appeared by the Counfell hee gave to Adofés forthe appointing of Tudeesouet the people ) fo'was hea perfedt guide in all thofe parts, himfelfe inhabiting on thefron: tier thereof, at Atidian, or Madian sand (as it fCemeth )a man of great yeeres and experi ence; for he was then the Prieft ot Prince of Madian,whe n Mofes fled firft out of.Exypt and married his Daughter, whichwas 42.yeeres Mofeshiméelfe had lined 49-yectes in thefeparts before this requeft made. And thoush ofArabia, throush which he was now totrauell : yetthe better to affurehis paflage, and fo greata multitude of foules, which could not be fo few asa Million ir was neceflary to vie many guides, and many conduGets. To thisrequeft of Aofes.it may feeme bythe places,Ex0 8.2 7.and Nw7.10.30+ Indic. 1.16. & thar Jethro,otherwife called Hobab yeelded not:foritis euident,d.1 4-11; Alfo that he went backe from* Mofesinto his owne Cotititrey? But becaufeit z Sam.15.6 appeareth by other places of Scripture, And 2,Reg.10, that the pofterity of this Hobab was mingl ed with th1¢ Uraelites; it ismoft likely that this Bite : 15. > 2 Chro.20§ 54 Ter.35, Biseethiti Fas vane ount s 00owne wasrather to fetch away his'Family, and leaue ofhis Countrey,rey, by fetting things in order, than' to abide there. the Fgyptiamflaucry, his feeding theinyand conducting them throughthargreae rand' ter: tible wildereef for fo'Ate/escallech ie) with the vidorywhith hégauer hen againftche powerfidlbamatekztes;to beindother than the effects ofshis hatred 9 thipkin gthatheeiled & them on dad préferuedthemybuvto bring them,theiriwiuds,and childrenito be flauehtes red} and giuen fora preyand:{poyle roche amorites or Canaarités Bos towas reported vnrothem,by the fearchers ofthe Land, thatthe Ciries of theisietichtiesrwier d Walledia defended withmany ftrong'‘Towers and Caftles; thatmany of thepeopld-wetexg nd yanrs 4ke;( for they.confeftthatthey faw-thefonties'of Amac terewhoweremen ofifeatefu ll fature;andfo farre ouer-topped the ufratdires, ds they: appeared no them; dnd toithem: 16 {élues; butas!Grafhoppersin their relpect. 'Now, as thisanitiny exvecded: albtht reft} whereitthey:both acculed God}:and:confilted ta choofeithema Gaptaine ( oras they callit now, adayesjan Efecto) tecarty them backe againe into: Egypt's fodid-God punifh thefame ina greater-meafire; than'any ofthe formess'. Forhe extinguilhéd etiery: foule of the whole multitude (7o/waand Caleb excepted) who deitig confidentin Gods promi» fes; pexfwadedthepeople to enter Canaan, being then: neere dts and-at the smountain e foote of Aaineg, which isbut narrow;laying beforerhemthefertilitythereofy andafiir- ring theni of victory. Butlasmen, whom the paffionoffeare had! béreaued boukofreqs Nix. 14. 10, fonand,common fenfe, they threatnéd to ftonethefe encouragersto-death; accounting themasmencitherdefperate in themfelues; or betrayets ofthe littes:goods,and children 2 ofall their brerhren,to theigenemies s butGodrefitted thefe wicked putpofes,and inter poling thefeare of his bright glory between the vnaduifed fu ty of themulti tudesand the innocency and conftancy of his feruants, preferued themtheveby. fronr their violence's threarning anintiyedeftruation ofthe whole Nation, by:fending among thema'co ming andmercilefle peftilence. Forthis was the tenth infarreionand: rebellion nf{u. g:whick Numng-2ts they-had made, fince Gad deliuered themfrom the flauetiy.of thé EZeyptians . Bur Atofes Noms 230 (the mildeftor-meckeftofalkmen) prayed vnro Godtoremember. his infinice mercies 3 alledging.,thar this'fojfeucre a iudgement, how deferuedly. foeuer inflicted; would in- creafethe pride ofthe Heathen Nations,and giuerhemoccafion tovannt, thatthe God of U/rael; failing in power'to performe his promifes, offered them to perifhin thefe bar301en andfrhitlefle Defarts. Yer as Godisno leffe iit than mercifull, as God is flow to anger{ois his.wratha confuming fire; the fame being.once kindled by the violent breath of mans ingratitude : andtherefore,as witha handlefle hequy than hoped for,. he {Courged thisiniquiry, fo bythe meafure of\hisglory-Geviermore iealous of negle@and-derifion) he Suffered not the wicked to paffe vnpunithed;referuing his ¢ompaffi on forthe innocent «whom, becaufe fftake his they participated not withthe offences oftheir Fatherss:he wag pleafed toprelerue,andinthemto pertorme his promifeswhich haue neuer. beene fru ftrate. §. TIL. The voyage from HoretoKades : the mutinies bythe their turning backe to the Red way: and the canfe of Sta, Frerthis difiniffion of Hobab, Ifrael began ASe: . 5e ‘ a to marc h towaardsrds t the a Deferts of Parsyi three daies wandring, theyfate downeart he Stpulehers of rt oie MarieswhichtolespitTeaien eo x ti mith fire thofe Matin fame Moneth.- Aiid from this $5dayoF L5Po eRoi the'23- dayersa of FT neand " them elues withiS Quai234les(which it plead Moneth fed'God Be,ipetea cere,thcy t calt vp- Mana.r1.& Nom.tz. Wistobatien ofthe thitd moneth,to Wit, all the moneth of Sinan or 100! called 74 uaiting there dyed great numbers ?fiém whenceih the following moneth, y of! Adofe amis, anlwering to our Zily, they Went on to Hazeroth, where adiriam the filtet fes w aS s ft ht with the leprofie, whi ch "Ce contin Neeré Kades Barwen ued vp P on her feuen from w ¢ i "gfheEireoeocd , of Canaan, bothto inf alforotake knowledge orme themfelues ofthe fertility and ftreneth ofthe Countr 3 ey ie of t he Wayes, Paflages; Rin cts, Poidsdad Monhtaines. For # 40 y §. « ILI * ! : Of: their wnwillingne/fetoreturne swith the punilpment thereof,and of diuers atcidents in thereturze, OW) when Aofés had reucaled the purpofes of God to the people, them knowhis heauydifpléafare cowards them,they began to bewaile and:madé themfelues; though ouer-late : thetimes ofgracéand mens'tepentance, hauing alf> theitappoints ment.; Andthen when-God-hadleft them to them{clues; and was no.more among them, afterthey had fo.often plaidand dallied with his merciful l fafferings, they would needs amend their former difobedience by afecond contempt:+and. make offer: to! en= terthe Land contrary againe to the aduice ofA20/és 5, who afluredthem, that God was Jo notameng them ; and thatthe Arkeof his couenant thouldn ot moue, but by: Hedire+ tion; whocould aoterre ; and thatthe encmies {word which God had, hitherto-ben» ded and rebated, was nowleft no lefle fharpe than death; ls ofthe! Ayalon kites,avd Cansanites no lefle cruel{. Buras men ftom whom Gad } Hadrawace his grace, doe alwayesfollowthofe counfels which carry them totheir. owne deftruéti ons : fothe Hebrewes, after they had forfaken the opportunity by. God and their Conducters offered:and miehtthen haue entered Judea before theit enemies were prepare dand ioyned;did afterward,conuary to Gods commandement, vndertake the enterpr ile ofthem- {clues ; and ranne head-long and without aduice into the mountaines of /dumea, There. the |