more people, and
when the hearers still added to what tended to the scandals that were cast
upon Aaron, the whole army was full of them. Now of those that conspired
with Corah, there were two hundred and fifty, and those of the principal
men also, who were eager to have the priesthood taken away from Moses's
brother, and to bring him into disgrace: nay, the multitude themselves
were provoked to be seditious, and attempted to stone Moses, and gathered
themselves together after an indecent manner, with confusion and disorder.
And now all were, in a tumultuous manner, raising a clamour before the
tabernacle of God, to prosecute the tyrant, and to relieve the multitude
from their slavery under him who, under color of the Divine laid violent
injunctions upon them; for had it been God who chose one that was to perform
the office of a priest, he would have raised person to that dignity, and
would not produced such a one as was inferior to many others nor have
given him that office; and that in he had judged it fit to bestow it on
Aaron, he would have permitted it to the multitude to bestow it, and not
have left it to be bestowed by his own brother.

4. Now although Moses had a great while ago foreseen this calumny of
Corah, and had seen the people were irritated, yet was he not affrighted
at it; but being of good courage, because given them right advice about
their affairs, and knowing that his brother had been made partaker of
the priesthood at the command of God, and not by his own favor to him,
he came to the assembly; and as for the multitude, he said not a word to
them, but spake as loud to Corah as he could; and being very skillful in
making speeches, and having this natural talent, among others, that he
could greatly move the multitude with his discourses, he said, "O Corah,
both thou and all these with thee [pointing to the two hundred and fifty
men] seem to be worthy of this honor; nor do I pretend but that this
whole company may be worthy of the like dignity, although they may
not be so rich or so great as you are: nor have I taken and given this
office to my brother because he excelled others in riches, for thou
exceedest us both in the greatness of thy wealth; [1] nor indeed because
he was of an eminent family, for God, by giving us the same common
ancestor, has made our families equal: nay, nor was it out of brotherly
affection, which another might yet have justly done; for certainly,
unless I had bestowed this hon