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Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the…Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the…
Gods three arrows plague, famine, sword, in three treatises. I. A plaster for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friars, London.Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1631
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To aggravate the terror hereof, mention is made of another fearful judgement, which fell upon that people not long before, thus inferred, Beside them that died about the matter of Korah. What this matter was, the former part of this chapter expressly recordeth. It was a conspiracy of Korah, here mentioned, with Dathan and Abiram, against Moses, the chief Prince; and Aaron, the chief Priest, appointed by God over the children of Israel. bThis Korah was cozen german to Aaron: for they were brothers children. He therefore being of an ambitious spirit, scorned that his kinsman should be so far preferred before him, as to be High-Priest: Thereupon he gathers many of the Princes together to take part with him: supposing by strong hand to wrest from Aaron the dignity of Priest-hood, which the Lord had conferred upon them. Dathan and Abiram were of another Tribe, the tribe of Reuben. These, as is probable, had another aim, and that at the chief civill government, wherein God had set Moses. Reuben being the eldest son of Israel, these two brothers were dunder nephews to Reuben, three generations from him: and imagined that they coming ⟨p. 115⟩from the eldest son should be the chief overall. Thus having no regard to the choice which God had made of Moses and Aaron, they would thrust themselves into places of eminency. The Lord was so highly displeased hereat, as he destroyed them, and such as took part with them, with two fearful judgements. The earth suddenly opened and swallowed up some of them alive: and fire suddenly flamed out upon others and destroyed them. eTwo hundred and fifty are expressly noted to be consumed by the fire. How many were swallowed up by the earth is not expressed: but it may be conjectured that they were a great multitude.
To aggravate the terrour hereof, mention is made of another fearefull judgement, which fell upon that people not long before, thus inferred, Beside them that died about the matter of Korah. What this matter was, the former part of this chapter expresly recordeth. It was a conspiracy of Korah, here mentioned, with Dathan and Abiram, against Moses, the chiefe Prince; and Aaron, the chiefe Priest, appointed by God over the children of Israel.