This Character of him comes in there in a Parenthesis, (probably inserted by the same inspired Pen, that wrote the last Chapter of Deuteronomy) upon occasion of an Affront he received from those of his own House; which intimates, that his quiet and patient bearing of that, was, of all other, the greatest Proof and Instance of his Meekness. Those can bear any Provocation, that can bear it from their near Relations. The Meekness of Moses, as the Patience of Job, was tried on all hands. Armour of Proof shall be sure to be shot at. It should seem that his Wife was none of the best humoured Women; for what a Passion was she in, about the circumcising of her Son, when she reproached him as a bloody Husband, and we do not read of one word that he replied, but let her have her saying, Exod. 4. 25, 26. When God was angry, and Zipporah angry, it was best for him to be quiet. The Lot of his Public Work, was cast in the Provocation, in the day of Temptation in the Wilderness, Psa. 95. 8. But, as if all the Mutinies of Murmuring Israel, were too little to try the Meekness of Moses, his own Brother and Sister (and those of no less a Figure than Miriam the Prophetess, and Aaron the Saint of the Lord) pick a quarrel with him, speak against him, envy his Honour, reproach his Marriage, and are ready to head a Rebellion against him, Num. 12. 1, 2. God heard this, v. 2. and was angry, v. 9. But Moses, tho' he had reason enough to resent it heinously, was not at all moved by it, took no notice of it, made no complaint to God, no answer to them, and was so little interested in the matter, that we don't find one word he said, till we find him, v. 13. praying so heartily for his provoking Sister, who ⟨p. 101⟩was then under the Tokens of God's Displeasure for the affront she gave him. The less a Man strives for himself, the more is God engaged in Honour and Faithfulness to appear for him. When Christ said, I seek not mine own Glory, he presently added, but there is one that seeketh and judgeth. And it was upon this occasion that Moses obtained this good Report, That he was the meekest of all the Men on the Earth.—No Man could have given greater proofs of Courage, than Moses (saith the Learned Bishop Hall's Remark. Contemp. l. 6.) He slew the Aegyptain, beat the Midianite Shepherds, confronted Pharaoh in his own Court, not fearing the Wrath of the King;
This Character of him comes in there in a Parenthesis, (probably inserted by the same inspired Pen, that wrote the last Chapter of Deuteronomy) upon occasion of an Affront he receiv'd from those of his own House; which intimates, that his quiet and patient bearing of that, was, of all other, the greatest Proof and Instance of his Meekness. Those can bear any Provocation, that can bear it from their near Relations. The Meekness of Moses, as the Patience of Iob, was try'd on all hands. Armour of Proof shall be sure to be shot at. It should seem that his Wife was none of the best humour'd Women; for what a Passion was she in, about the circumcising of her Son, when she reproach'd him as a bloody Husband, and we do not read of one word that he reply'd, but let her have her saying, Exod. 4. 25, 26. When God was angry, and Zipporah angry, it was best for him to be quiet. The Lot of his Publick Work, was cast in the Provocation, in the day of Temptation in the Wilderness, Psa. 95. 8. But, as if all the Mutinies of Murmuring Israel, were too little to try the Meekness of Moses, his own Brother and Sister (and those of no lessa Figure than Miriam the Prophetess, and Aaron the Saint of the Lord) pick a quarrel with him, speak against him, envy his Honour, reproach his Marriage, and are ready to head a Rebellion against him, Num. 12. 1, 2. God heard this, v. 2. and was angry, v. 9. But Moses, tho' he had reason enough to resent it heinously, was not at all moved by it, took no notice of it, made no complaint to God, no answer to them, and was so little interested in the matter, that we don't find one word he said, till we find him, v. 13. praying so heartily for his provoking Sister, who ⟨p. 101⟩was then under the Tokens of God's Displeasure for the affront she gave him. The less a Man strives for himself, the more is God engaged in Honour and Faithfulness to appear for him. When Christ said, I seek not mine own Glory, he presently added, but there is one that seeketh and judgeth. And it was upon this occasion that Moses obtain'd this good Report, That he was the me•kest of all the Men on the Earth.—No Man could have given greater proofs of Courage, than Moses (saith the Learned Bishop Hall's Remark. Contemp. l. 6.) He slew the Aegyptain, beat the Midianite Shepherds, confronted Pharaoh in his own Court, not fearing the Wrath of the King;
