2.
That
the
Plague
is
begun
,
is
a
thing
well
knowne
,
but
how
it
begun
is
the
question
.
1.
Some
take
it
to
be
a
discommoditie
brought
ouer
in
our
Marchants
commodities
from
forreine
countries
.
2.
Others
suppose
it
to
be
a
consequent
of
drought
,
and
of
that
want
of
moisture
which
wee
haue
complained
of
so
long
.
3.
Some
imagine
it
to
be
a
matter
of
course
,
whereas
the
elements
gather
infection
continually
more
or
lesse
,
once
in
certaine
yeares
gathering
to
a
head
,
it
must
needes
breake
forth
.
4.
Some
take
it
to
be
an
vnhappie
coniunction
of
certaine
Planets
,
inflaming
the
ayre
vnnaturally
.
5.
Others
conceaue
,
that
a
huge
concourse
of
people
in
some
extremitie
of
heat
and
drought
,
hath
inflamed
and
corrupted
the
bloud
,
and
so
it
begun
.
But
the
iudgement
of
Moses
reacheth
further
,
in
that
he
maketh
it
an
effect
of
Gods
wrath
:
for
whatsoeuer
secondarie
causes
doe
concurre
herevnto
,
certaine
it
is
,
that
the
wrath
of
God
is
the
principall
:
which
being
kindled
and
sent
forth
,
doth
fire
the
rest
and
set
them
all
a
working
.
He
is
purblind
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
The
wrath
of
God
once
kindled
is
terrible
:
when
Dauid
did
but
thinke
of
it
,
it
put
him
into
a
passion
like
men
who
astonished
&
halfe
frighted
vse
to
blesse
themselues
,
Psal.
2.
12.
If
his
wrath
be
kindled
,
yea
but
a
little
,
blessed
are
all
they
that
trust
in
him
.
T
is
like
Gun
powder
which
bloweth
vp
whole
familes
before
they
liue
out
halfe
their
dayes
.
But
much
more
terrible
is
it
,
when
wrath
thus
kindled
is
gone
out
from
the
Lord
;
as
in
this
place
where
the
plague
is
begun
:
for
long
it
is
before
it
goe
forth
:
therefore
when
it
is
once
out
,
a
harder
matter
to
driue
it
backe
againe
.
It
hath
a
time
to
kindle
,
and
a
long
time
:
for
God
is
slowe
to
anger
.
After
it
is
kindled
in
the
breast
it
hath
a
time
to
breake
forth
,
in
words
and
threats
:
for
Hee
speaketh
vnto
vs
in
his
anger
before
he
vex
vs
in
his
sore
displeasure
.
whet
his
sword
,
and
bend
his
bow
,
and
make
his
arrowes
ready
,
open
his
storehouse
,
and
vnseale
his
treasuries
,
where
all
his
plagues
&
instruments
of
death
be
horded
vp
,
&
hardly
drawne
from
him
:
he
is
more
liberall
of
his
blessing
,
they
come
from
him
with
lesse
adoe
:
for
he
neither
sealeth
them
in
his
treasure
,
nor
locketh
them
in
his
chest
,
nor
keepeth
them
in
his
bosome
,
but
carieth
them
in
his
hands
:
It
is
the
opening
of
his
hands
and
all
things
liuing
are
filled
with
plenteousnesse
.
Doubtlesse
then
,
it
is
no
small
matter
that
hath
kindled
the
wrath
of
God
against
vs
:
no
cordes
of
vanitie
,
but
some
Cart-ropes
of
iniquitie
,
which
pull
downe
this
iudgement
from
him
.
Which
thing
appeareth
,
as
well
by
the
nature
of
the
remedie
here
prescribed
,
as
by
the
qualitie
of
the
iudgement
inflicted
.
Here
is
Incense
to
perfume
and
sweeten
:
therefore
somewhat
there
is
which
stincketh
in
the
nosthrils
of
the
Almightie
,
in
that
Aaron
must
dissolue
such
sweete
Odoures
for
the
atonement
.
Secondly
the
noisomnesse
of
the
Pestilence
,
noteth
the
cause
thereof
to
bee
some
loathsome
abhominations
which
causeth
God
to
turne
the
light
of
his
countenance
from
vs
,
as
we
turne
our
faces
from
persons
and
places
infected
:
1.
Whether
it
be
therfore
our
prophanenesse
and
neglect
of
Gods
seruice
:
which
Moses
thought
sufficient
to
cause
God
to
meete
vs
with
the
pestilence
,
Exod.
5.
3.
2.
Or
whether
it
be
our
hipocriticall
worship
of
God
dissembling
with
him
in
our
hearts
as
the
Isralites
did
,
for
which
they
should
dye
of
the
Pestilence
,
Iero.
42.
●0
.
vlt.
1.
3.
Or
whether
it
be
our
light
accoumpt
of
the
sacrament
,
and
the
vnworthy
receiuing
thereof
which
caused
such
a
mortalitie
amongst
the
Corinthians
.
1.
Cor.
11.
30.
4.
Or
whether
our
ouermuch
confidence
in
secondary
causes
(
in
that
God
of
his
mercie
hath
laid
the
corner
stone
,
and
vnited
kingdomes
together
)
make
vs
to
number
the
people
as
Dauid
did
,
and
secure
our selues
in
the
strength
thereof
;
which
causeth
God
by
this
kinde
of
iudgement
to
substract
(
as
fast
as
we
multiplie
)
from
Dan
to
Bersheba
.
5.
Or
whether
our
stubbernesse
in
not
making
vse
of
former
visitations
hath
brought
greater
vpon
vs
as
vpon
the
Israelites
in
Amos.
4.
for
God
hath
proceeded
in
the
same
order
with
vs
as
with
them
.
First
sending
vs
famine
,
as
ver.
6.
after
that
drought
wherof
we
haue
long
complained
,
as
vers.
7.
thirdly
want
of
fruite
this
last
yeare
,
as
vers.
9.
and
now
the
Pestilence
,
verse
10.
and
if
for
all
this
we
will
not
turne
vnto
him
,
there
remaineth
worse
behinde
;
warre
,
and
the
ouerthrowe
of
Sodom
.
verse
11.
6.
Or
whether
the
toleration
of
such
vncleane
and
notorious
harlots
as
keepe
about
this
place
,
haue
infected
the
Citie
:
for
the
Plague
ceaseth
not
in
Israel
till
Phineas
had
done
iudgement
vpon
those
adulterous
persons
,
Num.
25.
8.
Vnto
which
you
may
adde
those
wanton
attyres
and
vnseemelie
fashions
wherein
our
women
disguise
themselues
:
whose
ornaments
do
beautifie
their
Aegyptian
Temples
(
not
Temples
of
the
holy
Ghost
)
but
where
some
Crocodile
or
poysenfull
serpent
doth
inhabite
,
whose
gallant
bushes
of
such
curious
and
costlie
haire
doe
hang
out
to
testifie
that
their
Wine
is
of
the
Vine
of
Sodome
,
and
Grapes
of
Gomorah
,
commonly
solde
at
the
signe
of
the
Painted
face
and
naked
brest
.
These
creatures
when
they
thinke
themselues
most
sweete
and
fine
,
then
be
they
most
loathsome
and
vgly
in
the
sight
of
God
and
honest
men
.
7.
Or
whether
some
treacherous
conspiracie
plotted
and
intended
by
some
murmuring
male-contents
for
insurrection
against
Moses
and
Aaron
,
to
the
great
perill
or
ouerthrow
of
Church
or
common-wealth
,
as
it
was
in
this
place
,
verse
41.
8.
Or
whether
the
blasphemies
of
affected
Atheists
hath
poysoned
our
ayre
:
for
while
they
be
suffered
to
breath
in
a
Christian
common-wealth
,
they
must
needs
infect
vs
,
since
in
the
iudgement
of
a
Heathen
Prince
,
to
blaspheme
the
true
God
was
accompted
most
filthie
abhomination
;
insomuch
as
he
decreed
their
houses
to
bee
made
a
Iakes
,
who
spake
anye
plasphemie
against
the
God
of
Shadracke
,
Meshake
,
and
Abedmago
.
Dan.
3.
29.
Whether
these
,
or
all
these
togither
,
certes
some
loathsome
and
abhominable
sinnes
they
be
,
which
haue
brought
so
noysome
a
iudgement
amongst
vs
,
which
must
be
perfumed
by
the
incense
of
sweet
odours
.
3.
And
what
is
Aaron
that
he
should
make
an
atonement
for
so
great
matters
?
a
sinfull
man
like
one
of
vs
.
He
was
but
a
shadow
,
the
true
Priest
is
the
sonne
of
God
our
blessed
Sauiour
,
by
whose
onely
vertue
the
atonement
made
euen
by
Aaron
himselfe
was
made
acceptable
vnto
God
.
1.
First
this
Priest
of
the
High
God
,
in
the
fulnesse
of
time
tooke
the
Censer
,
when
he
assumed
our
humane
nature
into
the
personall
vnion
of
his
deitie
,
when
he
hallowed
and
sanctified
that
earthen
vessell
to
offer
Incense
therein
vnto
his
Father
.
2.
He
put
fire
in
this
Censer
,
not
sparingly
,
but
in
such
quantitie
as
he
had
like
to
haue
burnt
vp
Censer
and
all
,
Iohn
2.
17.
The
zeale
of
thine
house
hath
consumed
me
.
That
feruent
affection
also
which
he
carryed
to
mankinde
,
was
fire
enough
to
dissolue
Odours
for
a
thousand
worldes
.
It
hath
beene
obserued
,
that
as
the
Sonne
of
God
when
hee
became
man
made
choise
of
the
worthier
sex
,
that
such
a
sacrifice
might
be
without
the
least
note
of
imperfection
:
so
one
the
other
side
did
he
vouchsafe
to
be
conceaued
of
a
woman
without
a
Father
,
that
hee
might
suck
from
her
such
tendernesse
of
affection
as
that
sex
could
deriue
vpon
him
.
And
yet
he
receiued
more
then
she
could
giue
;
forsomuch
as
her
nature
was
sinfull
,
and
sinne
doth
naturally
harden
the
hart
and
dull
the
affection
▪
Christ
therefore
who
receiued
all
but
sinne
,
must
needes
haue
his
loue
and
affection
much
more
quickned
towardes
man
:
for
whose
sake
it
pleased
him
to
bee
humbled
with
such
passions
.
3.
Humaine
affection
is
feruent
for
the
time
,
but
vnconstant
,
like
earthly
fire
,
sometimes
in
,
and
sometimes
out
.
Peter
his
loue
was
hotte
enough
when
hee
would
dye
with
Christ
;
but
it
would
not
holde
:
but
Christ
hath
kindled
his
affection
from
the
Altar
,
from
a
perpetual
fire
which
neuer
went
out
.
Humane
loue
sauoureth
of
the
earth
bee
it
neuer
so
pure
,
except
the
holy
Ghost
doe
sanctifie
it
from
aboue
.
Peter
spake
from
loue
and
from
an
harty
kinde
affection
to
his
maister
,
I
make
no
doubt
;
willing
him
to
fauour
himselfe
that
such
miseries
might
not
befall
him
;
but
his
loue
was
not
taken
from
the
Altar
,
it
seemeth
by
Christ
his
answer
to
haue
beene
kindled
from
hell
rather
get
thee
behind
me
Sathan
.
But
Christ
in
whom
the
holy
Ghost
dwelleth
bodily
,
is
full
of
celestiall
fire
.
4.
Wherevpon
he
putteth
Incense
,
offering
vp
prayer
vnto
his
Father
an
atonement
for
his
whole
Church
;
Incense
compounded
of
sweete
Odours
,
artificially
compounded
of
such
deuine
meditations
as
are
recorded
in
the
17.
chapter
of
Saint
John
,
in
that
excellent
prayer
made
by
Christ
,
for
the
entire
mysticall
body
,
himselfe
and
his
members
.
These
spices
were
brused
,
broken
,
&
beaten
to
powder
,
to
the
end
they
might
send
vp
a
more
odoriferous
smell
,
into
the
nosthrils
of
his
heauenly
Father
.
Were
not
the
thoughts
of
his
heart
broken
,
when
lamenting
ouer
Hierusalem
in
this
maner
.
If
thou
haddest
knowne
at
the
least
in
this
thy
day
those
things
which
belong
vnto
thy
peace
,
there
commeth
a
sob
and
cutteth
away
the
rest
of
the
sentence
,
and
as
if
his
minde
were
broken
in
the
midst
betwixt
compassion
and
indignation
,
hee
concludeth
:
but
now
are
they
hid
from
thine
eyes
.
Were
not
his
deuine
Meditations
interrupted
,
and
sore
brused
,
when
hee
stood
in
a
mammering
what
to
say
,
backward
and
forward
:
when
hee
saith
,
and
againe
vnsaith
,
How
is
my
soule
troubled
,
what
shall
I
say
?
Father
saue
me
from
this
houre
;
but
therefore
came
I
into
this
houre
:
Father
glorifie
thy
name
.
Nay
were
not
the
passions
of
his
heart
beaten
to
powder
,
in
that
bitter
agonie
and
bloudie
conflict
,
where
he
striueth
till
he
sweate
,
and
sweateth
till
he
bleed
:
so
brused
and
broken
in
hart
,
that
an
Angell
must
comfort
the
Lord
of
life
.
5.
This
sweete
Incense
is
an
atonement
to
his
Father
:
but
for
whome
?
for
the
congregation
of
men
,
who
murmured
▪
conspired
,
and
made
insurrection
against
him
;
for
his
enemies
and
bloudie
persecutors
.
Yea
the
first
Incense
of
prayer
which
he
offered
vpon
the
crosse
,
was
for
those
who
nailed
him
to
the
crosse
,
Father
forgiue
them
,
for
they
wotte
not
what
they
doe
:
and
not
for
them
onely
,
but
for
all
mankinde
was
this
atonement
made
,
who
pierced
the
eternall
God
before
he
had
a
side
to
pierce
,
Zacher
.
12.
10.
and
Notwithstanding
this
atonement
made
once
for
all
;
yet
we
see
wrath
is
gone
out
from
the
Lord
,
and
the
plague
is
begun
amongst
vs
:
Aaron
with
his
Censer
,
and
all
the
ceremonies
of
the
Leuiticall
Priesthood
be
vanished
,
what
remedy
remaineth
then
for
vs
?
Much
euery
waye
:
for
albeit
the
Aaronicall
Priesthood
be
taken
away
,
and
the
true
Priest
ascended
vp
on
high
out
of
sight
:
yet
notwithstanding
by
vertue
of
his
mediation
there
is
a
continuall
entercourse
betweene
the
Throne
of
God
&
his
Church
militant
here
vpon
earth
:
for
his
heauenly
inspirations
,
and
our
holye
desires
are
as
so
many
ascending
,
and
descending
Angels
of
commerce
betweene
God
and
vs
And
as
teaching
bringeth
vs
to
know
the
truth
of
God
,
so
prayer
testifieth
that
wee
acknowledge
his
Goodnesse
to
be
the
onely
fountaine
of
all
blessings
:
wherefore
as
there
is
nothing
to
which
God
is
more
prone
,
and
inclinable
then
to
communicate
his
goodnesse
;
insomuch
as
the
Prophet
saith
,
he
doth
expect
and
waite
that
he
may
haue
mercy
:
so
there
is
This
dutie
lieth
principallie
vpon
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
who
as
publique
persons
doe
stand
and
speake
in
the
presence
of
God
for
the
people
:
for
as
it
was
enioyned
Aaron
and
his
sonnes
to
blesse
the
people
in
the
name
of
God
;
and
to
offer
prayers
vnto
God
in
the
name
of
the
people
:
so
was
the
same
practised
in
the
Primatiue
Church
(
as
Saint
Paul
witnesseth
)
by
the
Minister
of
this
function
:
Prayer
and
the
Ministerie
of
the
worde
,
conioyning
those
two
ghostlye
exercises
together
;
as
if
they
whose
care
and
charge
ouer
the
people
,
is
manifolde
more
,
then
common
persons
,
should
haue
a
double
portion
in
this
dutie
of
Prayer
for
the
people
:
which
verye
dutye
imposed
vppon
them
,
is
a
speciall
seale
and
confirmation
,
that
the
selfe
same
deuine
loue
which
hath
made
choise
of
the
instrument
,
will
thereby
effect
his
good
worke
,
in
blessing
his
people
,
and
accepting
their
prayers
and
vnfained
deuotions
:
but
so
much
the
rather
,
if
the
Minister
himselfe
doe
lift
vp
pure
hands
in
prayer
.
Dauid
,
Let
thy
Priests
(
O
Lorde
)
be
cloathed
with
righteousnesse
,
so
shall
thy
Saints
reioyce
and
sing
.
Which
oblation
that
it
may
be
the
more
effectuall
,
and
acceptable
vnto
God
;
for
externall
incense
,
we
must
take
vnto
vs
the
Censer
of
the
Sacrament
,
those
hallowed
mysteries
which
represent
,
and
exhibite
vnto
vs
the
precious
body
of
our
blessed
Sauiour
,
which
neuer
commeth
emptie
of
heauenly
fire
taken
from
the
Altar
:
for
it
is
the
spirit
that
quickneth
,
the
flesh
profiteth
nothing
:
Whereby
our
odours
of
deuotion
being
perfectly
kindled
and
dissolued
,
our
Incense
shall
ascend
euen
as
pillers
of
smoake
in
his
presence
and
couer
the
mercie
seate
.
Yet
for
all
this
let
the
people
take
heed
how
by
conferring
the
burthen
of
this
dutie
vpon
the
Minister
,
they
doe
any
way
seeke
to
exonerate
or
ease
themselues
:
for
concerning
the
spirituall
function
of
offering
this
Incense
of
prayer
we
are
all
of
vs
Priests
at
large
.
A
chosen
generation
and
royall
Priest
hood
,
ordained
and
made
Priests
vnto
God
by
the
Lambe
which
now
sitteth
vpon
the
Throne
.
1.
Let
euery
one
therefore
bring
his
Censer
,
that
is
▪
his
hart
vnto
the
Lord
,
a
hallowed
&
sanctified
vessell
for
this
purpose
,
to
offer
vp
incense
of
praier
vnto
God
,
a
vessell
laid
vp
in
the
holy
of
holies
,
in
the
heauenly
tabernacle
,
where
Christ
2.
Let
him
put
fire
in
the
censer
,
the
fire
of
zeale
that
he
may
be
feruent
in
Prayer
;
for
the
wrath
of
God
waxeth
hot
,
and
our
high
Priest
hath
taught
vs
by
his
own
example
in
his
agony
when
the
hand
of
God
is
vpon
vs
,
3.
But
alas
we
knowe
not
what
nor
how
to
pray
:
happily
we
shall
pray
for
life
,
because
that
is
sweet
vnto
vs
,
or
for
our
houshold
and
friends
,
for
that
they
are
deere
vnto
vs
,
or
some
such
like
petition
which
flesh
&
blood
in
this
case
shall
reueale
vnto
vs
:
neither
do
we
know
in
these
extremities
how
to
limit
our
praiers
according
to
the
wil
of
our
heauenly
father
:
neither
will
our
earthly
fire
of
carnall
zeale
carye
the
smoake
of
our
incense
high
inough
to
couer
the
mercy
seat
,
besides
euery
blast
of
winde
,
euery
idle
&
wandring
cogitation
wil
be
ready
to
disperce
it
into
the
ayre
before
euer
it
come
neere
the
clouds
wherefore
we
must
beg
some
holy
fire
from
the
Altar
:
&
desire
God
with
Dauid
,
that
he
wold
direct
our
prayers
in
his
sight
like
Incense
,
that
they
might
ascend
directly
without
interruption
▪
whereof
assurance
is
made
by
the
Apostle
,
Rom.
8.
20.
The
spirit
also
helpeth
our
infirmities
,
for
we
know
not
what
to
may
as
we
ought
,
but
the
spirit
it selfe
maketh
●ou●d
to
God
for
v●
with
〈…〉
to
be
expressed
.
4
Vpon
this
holy
fire
must
we
put
incence
:
that
is
,
powre
out
our
soules
before
God
,
and
our
prayers
in
his
presence
:
not
casting
forth
vn●●uerently
before
his
throne
our
so●d
affection
,
or
what
euer
our
hart
lusteth
:
nor
presenting
before
such
a
maiestie
,
whatsoeuer
our
foolish
conceite
doth
suggest
for
the
present
:
but
our
incense
must
be
compounded
or
sweete
odours
,
and
artificially
made
after
the
skill
of
the
Apothecary
.
Choise
and
select
Meditations
are
to
be
prouided
by
mature
premeditation
,
composed
according
to
the
praescript
of
our
Lorde
and
master
;
who
hath
not
onely
giuen
v●
generall
directions
,
and
rules
of
supplication
▪
but
also
framed
for
vs
a
generall
summe
,
an
exact
forme
,
and
most
perfit
patterne
of
all
prayer
.
These
Odours
must
bee
brused
or
beaten
to
powder
▪
A
sacrifice
of
God
〈◊〉
a
troubled
spirit
,
a
contrite
and
broken
hart
O
God
wilt
not
thou
despise
.
It
is
no
small
griefe
which
breakes
the
hart
,
no
sleight
humiliation
which
brings
vs
to
dust
and
powder
.
We
say
we
are
sorrie
for
our
sinnes
;
but
we
cannot
weepe
:
sorrie
,
but
we
eate
and
drinke
neuer
the
lesse
:
we
sigh
and
say
our
prayers
,
and
by
and
by
as
cheerefull
and
light
harted
as
euer
before
.
These
sudden
qualmes
be
farre
from
that
humiliation
and
contrition
which
the
Scripture
calleth
the
breaking
and
the
●enting
of
the
heart
:
for
can
we
perswade
our selues
▪
it
is
no
greater
torment
looked
vpon
him
whom
they
had
pierced
,
and
duly
considered
how
their
sinnes
had
offended
the
Almightie
,
they
should
lament
for
him
,
as
one
mourneth
for
his
onely
sonne
:
and
To
the
end
our
incense
may
be
beaten
smaller
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
hath
commanded
vs
to
ioine
praier
with
fasting
,
which
maketh
our
Incense
both
to
ascend
higher
,
&
to
smel
sweeter
:
for
〈◊〉
doth
not
only
eleuate
the
minde
in
deuine
meditation
,
which
was
the
effect
of
Moses
his
fast
in
the
mount
:
but
in
depriuing
our
flesh
of
her
ordinary
food
,
we
do
worke
reuenge
vpon
our selues
for
offending
such
a
gratious
God
,
and
withall
giue
vnfained
testimonie
,
that
our selues
we
condemne
as
the
only
causes
of
our
own
misery
.
Thus
displeasing
our selues
we
&
our
incense
are
more
pleasing
vnto
God
:
iudging
&
condemning
our selues
,
we
shall
not
be
iudged
;
If
publike
fasts
vpon
the
occasion
of
this
generall
visitation
▪
should
appeare
manifestly
by
the
rules
of
Phisicke
,
not
to
stand
with
safetie
of
some
weaklings
,
in
a
time
of
infection
:
then
let
them
performe
it
priuatly
,
that
our
Father
which
seeth
them
in
secret
,
may
releeue
them
openlie
.
For
albeit
our
gratious
God
in
regarde
of
our
feares
,
and
infirmities
,
doth
dispense
with
the
maner
of
his
worship
in
some
cases
,
as
he
dispensed
with
Dauid
,
who
should
haue
gone
to
Gibeon
to
aske
counsel
of
God
,
but
onely
that
he
was
afraide
of
the
sworde
of
the
Angell
of
the
Lorde
:
yet
for
the
substance
of
his
worship
we
are
neuer
dispensed
withall
.
If
we
should
seriously
thinke
of
these
things
,
and
practise
vpon
our selues
to
purpose
,
wee
should
not
onely
preuent
the
Prophet
his
complaint
,
that
wee
hang
downe
our
heads
like
a
5.
And
as
for
prayer
,
all
times
are
conuenient
,
so
is
it
a
generall
dutie
to
be
performed
for
all
persons
:
for
the
whole
congregation
of
what
condition
soeuer
,
Let
prayers
be
made
for
all
men
,
for
Kings
,
and
for
all
that
be
in
authoritie
:
for
our
enimies
,
and
them
that
rise
vp
against
vs
,
as
in
this
place
against
Aaron
:
for
as
prayer
is
a
benefit
which
none
so
poore
but
is
able
to
bestow
;
so
there
is
none
so
rich
but
standeth
in
need
of
it
;
and
againe
,
as
it
is
in
the
powre
of
euery
one
to
giue
;
so
is
it
not
in
the
power
for
any
one
to
refuse
it
,
thogh
through
malitiousnesse
they
will
not
vouchsafe
to
accept
any
thing
at
our
hands
,
yea
though
they
be
set
on
mischiefe
against
Moses
&
Aaron
:
yet
Aaron
his
Incense
shall
stay
the
plague
that
is
begun
amongst
them
.
But
while
we
seriously
reflect
vpon
our selues
,
all
that
hath
bin
said
will
not
comfort
vs
:
for
we
haue
neither
censer
,
nor
fire
nor
odours
for
the
purpose
.
Our
harts
which
should
be
hallowed
&
sanctified
vessels
for
this
holy
action
,
laid
vp
in
the
holy
place
of
the
tabernacle
;
they
are
daily
and
hourely
prophaned
&
polluted
by
common
&
vncleane
vse
.
Our
fire
the
most
of
it
is
kindled
either
from
the
earth
or
a
worse
place
,
for
Sathan
is
euer
casting
his
firebrands
at
vs
,
or
els
blowing
with
the
bellowes
of
one
temtation
or
other
:
and
if
we
can
beg
any
heauenly
fire
from
the
Altar
,
we
haue
so
many
humerous
affections
,
as
bee
ready
euermore
to
quench
the
same
.
Our
odours
stinke
,
the
imaginations
of
our
harts
be
only
euill
continually
,
&
if
good
motions
be
inspired
from
aboue
,
there
is
such
a
damp
of
thoughts
arising
in
our
And
to
say
the
trueth
,
our
consciences
doe
accuse
vs
,
and
our
sinnes
doe
witnesse
,
that
we
are
the
offendors
who
haue
kindled
this
wrath
of
God
against
vs
;
and
shall
wee
now
take
our
Censers
and
offer
Incense
?
so
did
Moses
bid
the
rebellious
people
in
the
17.
verse
of
this
Chapter
;
Take
euery
one
their
Censer
and
put
Incense
thereon
before
the
Lorde
:
two
hundreth
and
fiftie
Censers
:
but
this
is
the
next
waye
to
kindle
the
wrath
of
God
more
against
vs
,
to
consume
vs
as
it
did
them
,
35.
verse
.
It
is
true
,
if
we
be
obstinate
in
our
rebellions
:
but
otherwaies
though
Aaron
himselfe
haue
sinned
;
yet
we
read
that
he
may
take
the
Censer
as
well
for
himselfe
as
for
others
,
and
it
shall
be
so
accepted
that
the
smoake
of
the
Incense
shall
couer
the
mercie
Seat
,
that
is
vpon
the
testimonie
:
So
he
shall
not
dye
.
And
against
all
our
infirmities
and
imperfections
which
can
be
alledged
,
we
are
releeued
aboundantly
,
in
the
8.
of
the
Reuelation
the
3.
verse
.
A●
Angell
stood
before
the
Altar
hauing
a
golden
Censer
,
and
much
Odours
was
giuen
vnto
him
,
that
he
should
offer
with
the
prayers
of
all
Saints
.
Our
high
Priest
made
not
an
end
of
praying
for
vs
vpon
the
Crosse
:
but
as
he
is
a
Priest
for
euer
,
so
he
prayeth
for
euer
without
end
,
It
is
God
that
iustifieth
,
who
shall
condemne
?
it
is
Christ
which
is
dead
,
or
rather
risen
againe
,
who
is
also
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
and
maketh
request
for
vs
,
and
as
we
euer
sinne
,
so
the
Apostle
saith
,
He
euer
liueth
to
make
intercession
for
vs
.
There
he
standeth
before
the
Altar
in
the
presence
of
his
father
with
a
golden
Censer
:
for
his
pretious
body
which
hath
bin
so
often
tryed
as
golde
in
the
fire
of
persecution
,
is
now
glorified
in
the
heauens
,
which
before
was
an
earthen
vessell
.
In
which
censer
there
wanteth
no
fire
,
for
he
hath
caried
al
his
affections
&
bowels
of
compassion
with
him
into
heauen
,
neither
may
we
thinke
that
he
carieth
lesse
zeale
or
loue
in
his
brest
towardes
mankinde
now
sitting
in
glory
,
then
bleeding
in
the
garden
,
or
dying
vpon
the
crosse
.
It
was
the
effect
of
the
theefe
his
petition
,
Lord
remember
me
when
thou
commest
into
thy
kingdom
,
now
in
the
midst
of
torment
I
know
thou
canst
not
forget
vs
,
since
thou
art
partaker
of
the
same
misery
with
vs
:
but
wilt
thou
remember
me
when
all
is
past
,
and
thou
come
into
thy
kingdom
;
when
thy
body
is
glorified
,
&
all
teares
wiped
from
thine
eies
,
shall
not
those
pittifull
affections
be
also
wiped
from
thine
hart
?
no
verily
though
he
be
ascended
aboue
the
heauens
&
stand
behind
the
wall
,
though
the
heauens
be
doth
he
looke
through
the
grate
vpon
vs
,
with
no
lesse
pittiful
compassion
then
when
hee
hanged
vpon
the
crosse
:
for
when
that
bloudie
enemie
Saul
made
a
breache
into
his
Church
,
it
affected
him
as
much
,
as
if
his
owne
person
had
been
assaulted
afresh
,
Saul
,
Saul
,
why
doest
thou
persecute
me
?
I
am
Iesus
of
Nazareth
whome
thou
persecutest
.
When
the
blessed
martyr
Steuen
stood
at
the
barre
in
great
distresse
,
then
did
he
beholde
our
Sauiour
standing
at
the
right
hand
of
his
Father
,
as
Saint
Iohn
Vpon
this
heauenly
fire
doth
he
powre
sweete
odours
,
and
offereth
them
to
his
Father
,
togither
with
the
prayers
of
Saints
.
So
then
here
is
our
comfort
,
though
our
Censers
be
vncleane
;
yet
our
prayers
are
offered
in
his
golden
Censer
before
they
be
presented
vnto
God
:
and
though
they
be
in
themselues
neuer
so
vnworthy
,
yet
are
they
sweetned
and
perfumed
by
the
sweete
odours
of
Christ
:
in
whome
there
is
more
vertue
to
purifie
and
reforme
them
,
then
is
or
can
be
corruption
in
our
nature
to
infect
them
.
Therefore
(
to
conclude
)
since
we
are
not
able
of
our selues
,
as
of
our selues
,
to
Amen
.