A    ^noteMoyses beloued of God ∧ m&ebar;, whose remembraunce is in hye prayse: hym that þe; Lord made lyke in the glory of the sainctes and magnified hym so that the enemyes stode in awe of him, thorowe hys wordes he did great wonders. He made him great in the sighte of kynges, gaue hym comma&ubar;dem&ebar;t before hys people, ∧ shewed him hys glorious power. He stablished him with faythfulnes ∧ mekenes, and chose him oute of all men. ^noteFor he herde his voyce, and led hym in the darcke cloude, and there he gaue hym the commaundementes, yea, the law of lyfe ∧ wysdome that he might teache Iacob the couenaunt, and Israel hys lawes.

B    ^noteHe chose Aaron his brother also out of the trybe of Leuy, exalted him, ∧ made him such lyke. An euerlasting couena&ubar;t made he with him, ∧ gaue him the priesthode in the people. He made hym glorious in bewtyfull araye, and clothed hym wyth the garmente of honoure. He put perfecte ioye vpon hym, and gyrded hym wyth strengthe. He deckte hym with syde clothes, and a tunycle, wyth an ouerbody cote also ∧ a gyrdle. Round about made he hym belles of golde, ∧ that many: þt; when he went in, the sounde might he herde, that they mighte make a noyse in the Sanctuary, and geue the people warnynge. The holy garment was wrought ∧ broderd with golde, yelow silke ∧ purple. And in the brestlappe there was a goodly worcke, wherein was fastened light and perfectnesse.

C    ^noteVpon the same also there was a worke fastened, ∧ set with costly precious stones, all boudde with golde: and thys he broughte in his ministracion. The stones were fastened for a remembraunce, after the twelue trybes of Israel. Vpon his myter there was a plate of pure golde, a grauen ymage of holines, a famous and noble worke, garnished, ∧ pleasaunt to loke vpon. Before hym were there sene no such fayre ornamentes, ∧ these it behoued hym alway to vse: There myght none other put them on, but onely hys chyldren ∧ hys chylders chyldren perpetually. ^noteDayly perfourmed he hys burntofferynges two times. Moyses fylled his handes, and anoynted hym with holy oyle.

D   This was now confirmed hym with an euerlastyng couenaunt, ∧ to hys sede, as the dayes of heauen, namely: that hys chyldren shoulde alwaye mynistre before hym, ∧ perfourme the office of the priesthode, and wish the people good in his name. Before all men lyuyng chose he him, that he should offre before the Lord, and make odours for a swete sauoure ∧ remembraunce, that he should reconcyle the people of the Lorde wyth hym agayne. ^noteHe gaue hym auctoritie also in hys c&obar;maundementes ∧ in the couenaunte, that he should teach Iacob the statutes and testimonies,

∧ to enfourme Israell in his lawe.

E    ^noteTherfore there stode vp certayne against hym, and had enuy at hym in the wildernes: namely, they that were of Dathan, and Abirams syde, and the furious congregacion of Chore. This the Lorde sawe, and it displeased hym, ^note and in hys wrothfull indignacion were they consumed. A great wonder did he vpon them, ∧ consumed theim with the fyre. Besydes this, he made Aaron yet more honorable and glorious. He gaue hym an heretage, and parted the firste frutes vnto hym. ^noteVnto hym specially he appoynted the bread for sustenaunce (for the priestes eat of the offringes of the Lorde) thys gaue he vnto him and hys sede. Els had he no heretage nor porcion in the lande with the people. For the Lorde hym self is hys porcion and enherytaunce.

F    ^noteThe thirde noble ∧ excellent man is Phinehes the sonne of Eleazer, which pleased þe; God of Israell, because he had the zele and feare of the Lorde. For wh&ebar; the people were turned backe, he put hym selfe for the righte soone, and that with a good will, to pacifye the wrath of the Lord toward Israel. Therfore was there a couenaunte of peace made wyth hym, that he shoulde be the principall amonge the righteous and the people, that he and hys posteritie shoulde haue the office of the priesthode for euer (Like as there was made a couenaunt with Dauid of the tribe of Iuda, that from among his sonnes onely there shoulde be a kynge: And that Aar&obar; also and hys sede shoulde be the heretage, to geue vs wysedome in oure herte, to iudge hys people in righteousnes: that his goodes shoulde not come into forgetfulnes, and that their honoure might endure for euer.

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