Rebellion and Idolatry in the Wilderness

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But incontinently they forgate his workes: they wayted not for his counsell,

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But lusted with concupiscence in the wildernes, and tempted God in the desert.

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Then he gaue them their desire: but he sent leannesse into their soule.

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They enuied Moses also in the tentes, and Aaron the holy one of the Lord.

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Therefore the earth opened and swallowed vp Dathan, and couered the companie of Abiram.

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And the fire was kindled in their assembly: the flame burnt vp the wicked.

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They made a calfe in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

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Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a bullocke, that eateth grasse.

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They forgate God their Sauiour, which had done great things in Egypt,

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Wonderous woorkes in the lande of Ham, and fearefull things by the red Sea.

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Therefore he minded to destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stand in the breach before him to turne away his wrath, least he shoulde destroy them.

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Also they contemned that pleasant land, and beleeued not his worde,

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But murmured in their tentes, and hearkened not vnto the voice of the Lord.

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Therefore hee lifted vp his hande against them, to destroy them in the wildernesse,

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And to destroy their seede among the nations, and to scatter them throughout the countries.

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They ioyned themselues also vnto Baalpeor, and did eate the offrings of the dead.

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Thus they prouoked him vnto anger with their owne inuentions, and the plague brake in vpon them.

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But Phinehas stoode vp, and executed iudgement, and the plague was staied.

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And it was imputed vnto him for righteousnes from generation to generation for euer.

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They angred him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was punished for their sakes,

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Because they vexed his spirite, so that hee spake vnaduisedly with his lippes.