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Show 250 Faring. OF A CHRISTIAN. €110.40, unrevealed will, and ofthe power of God; and confequently fall not under obligation. No pretence of From whence proceedeth another point, that it was not unlawfull Private Spirit for Abraham, when any of his Subjects ihould pretend Private Viaganiz'ftbe Rc- fion, or Spirit, or other Revelation from God, for the countenan- l'Q'WO" A‘ cing ofany doétrine which Abraham fhould forbid, or when they followed, or adhered to any fuch pretender, to puniih them; and bwm' coniequently that it is lawfull now for the Soveraion to puniih any man that (ball oppofe his Private Spirit againfi the iawsfor hee hath the fame place in the Common-wealth , that Abraham had in his own Family. Abraham felt: There arifeth alfo from the fame, a third point; that as none but 3145334" 1'1' Abraham in his family, f0 none but the Soveraign in a Chriflian "Wm" "f Common-wealth,can take notice what is, or what is not the Word of For God fpake onely_ to Abraham-,and it was he onely,‘ that r25: Gm God. .f ‘ ' was able to know what God laid, and to interpret the fame to his fa- mily : And therefore alfo,they that have the place of Abraham in a Common-wealth, are the onely Interpreters of what God hath fpoken. The auflfltri- The fame Covenant was renewed with Ifaac, and afterwards with 90f Md" Jacob; but afterwards no more, tillthe Ifraelites were freed from "b"??? the Egyptians, and arrived at the Foot of Mount Sinai : and then it gm" ' was renewed by Mofes (as I have faid before,chap.3s.) in fuch man- ner, as they became from that time forward the Peculiar Kingdome of God, whofe Lieutenant was Mofes , for his owne time: and the fuccefiion to that office was fetled upon Aaron , and his heirs after him , to bee to God a Sacerdotall Kingdome for ever. By this conflitution, a Kingdome is acquired to God. But fee- ing Mofes had no authority to govern the Ifraelites, asafucceiior to the right of Abraham, becaufe he could not claim it by inheri- tance, it appeareth not as yet, that the people were obliged to take him for Gods Licutenantdonger than they beleeved that God {pile unto him. And therefore his authority (iiotwithiianding the Corenant thet made with God )depended yet merely upon the opinion they ha of his Sanétity, and of the reality of his Conferences with God, and the verity of his Miracles-7 which opinion coming to change,they were no more obliged to take any tlung for the law of God, which he propounded to them in Gods name. \V'e aretherefore to coniider, what otherground there was, of their obligation to Obey him. For it could not be the commandementof God ii at could oblige them; beeaui'e God i‘pake nor to them immediately, but by the mediation ofMofes himfelt: And our Saviour faith ofhimfelf, u' 10"" 5' 31- If Iémr iii/mefle afmrfc/fgliy Il'itfltllt timer true; much leife ifMoies bear witnefl‘e of himfelfe, t efpecially in a claim oflx'inglr power ivrer Gods people )ought his tciiimony to be received. His authority therefore, as the authority of all other Princes, mufi be grounded on the Content ofthe PeOple, andtheir Promiie to obey him. And 10 u was: 1:0,. ,1" PM?" KEXMIJOJ 8-) when [luv/aw 1/1: Till/"dwiilgi,' . .i/yJ Part. 3. Co MMON-WE AL TH. €50.40, and the Lightning, andtb: noyfe 0ft!» T7127111)?! , and the mmmaine fmonking,;-emotied,imdfloa(l afar of. Am! t/yeyfztidtmta Mofer [peak that; wit/1 m, and me 2121/! lit/tr, fiat let not Gédfpmk with m 18/} 1;" die. Here was their promife ofobedience; and by this it was they obliged themfelves to obey whatfoev'er he ihould deliver unto them for the Commandement of God. _And notwrdrftanding the Covenant confiituteth a Sacerdotall Mofiuhafiun. iimgdome, thatis to fay, a Kingdome hereditary to Aaron; yet that 4" G0d ) 50' is to be underfl ood ofthe fucceifion, after Mofes {hould bee dead. "Mfg" of the For whofoever ordereth, and eflabliiheth the Policy, as firfl: founde r fcm'flm' ofa Common-wealth(be it Monarchy, Atifiocracy, or Democr acy) vim "me ' muff needs have Soveraign Power over the people all the while he is iii"? PA1m": domg or it.And that Mofes had that power all his own time is evi- hood 8 nefl dently affirmed in the Scripture.Fir{t,in the text laii before eiied ' caufe the people promifed obediencemot to AarOn but to liim.S bee£6d« 1y, (Exodaa. 1,2. )AndGad/ézid untaMafirfiome up time the Lord "will, am! Aaron, Ned/11747211 A6111", and event] oft/7e Elder; of Ifm: rl. Am! Mafer IZ/flflc'flM/lcofllc near the Lord, hit they/ba ll not come "'31? Ireiihcrflml/ thcpcoplegae up will; bimBy which it is plain that Notes who was alone called up to God,( and not AarOn nor the dther Priefls, nor the Sevent Elders, nor the People who wire forbid den to_come up) was alone 1e,that reprefented to the lfraclites the Pethn or God, that is to fay, was their fole Soveraion under God. And though afterwards it be laid (verfe 9.) Then we?! up Mafcry mdAizrofl a air/ii, Man/"11y, Mia/fawn aft/w Elder: afifmi, andt/Jeyfmv MS (fed of l/mel, imdiéere was under Mr feet, 45 timer: (1 pact/ed mark of d ftp/we flamd‘c. yet this was not till after Mofes had been with God before, and had brought to the people the words which God had faid to him. He onely went for the bnfinefle ofthe people; the others as the Nobles of his retinue , were admitted for honour to that fpedi-ill grace, which was not allowed to the people -, which was as in the rerie attcr appeareth) to fee God and live. God [412! mi! his Imm! "fax them, they/aw God, timid/d eat and drink (that is did live) but did not carry any commandement from him tothe ngplC. A'Uain it is every pie: e laid, TIA-{L owl/pate 1mm Mo/an, as in all other gecaj ions in internment; o alfo i ' ' o , ~ ~ nies oflicligion , contained in thenzgijczg1 icéllizté Ozfgthgf occirifl mbf ghaptersoi Exodm, and throughout Levitiflh‘: to )Aafon 9feldorn se ' quei‘mn or the Authority of Aaron, by occafion ofhis L'ii'tl the andLMii‘lims mutiny agaiiiftMoies, was ( Nflmberr r 2.) judged by God him felf for Riggs 15:31.1]312th?ueiflyitpnjbgtween M'ofes, andthe People,who Abi "i ‘ I he (jaliethat Aaron made,Mofes threw into the fire. D .t JO trninbt 1eleople, wnen‘Corah, Dathan , and ran., and two hundred and fifty Princes of the Aifembl "mt/Jer(.4 Mam/elect; logelkem Niiml).16'.3. ) agaifl/Z Mafia flfidfliztoinfl A- :r j: .172! [ml 2:71:11 t/Jem, Te Mk! too wile/J repoziyou, facing alft/ae can. xiii}? in; H0/] , ever] we of 111m: , am! the Lord is among]! , (3 , 1 , tram upy our],~ We: abort/e t/ae tar/gremtlaiz of the Lord 6 0d cauied me Earth to iwallow Corah, Dathah, iand Abiram with hk 2 their |