8 Chap.3I. An Exprftiara upon the l;oaì; of 0 a, Verf:26. n,rfollow; Tut [arely th%u fcortfy the prif» cf aS'ccrates, and therefore dar.ft net undertake the patronage of owl). Yea this fin bath fpread Further then the wilefi ofthe heathen; for even the people ofGod have beeninftc`Ied with and captiva- ted by it. There if afeed of this worthfns in the hearts cfgood men. The Ifraelites made them a Golden calte (Exod. 32. a.) of which More, faith (v. 3 r. ) they bave made them gods of Gold. And are there not many Chritlians in rame ( the Pap.flselpecial_ ly ) groff,ly tainted with Idolatry ? The Apoflie numbers ido- latry among fïefhly lulls (Gal. I. 20.) Now the lies ofthefloßi are manifrfl, which are tbefe, adultery, fornication, uncleanenrffe, lafcivioufneffe, Idolatry, &c. All flcfh bath been corrupted as much with this IÛLI ofthe flefh, as with any other whatfoever. And I conceave falfe worfhip is therefore often in Scripture cal- led adultery and whoredome, to fhew,that the heart of man is as much heated and carryed out to this fpiricuall pollution, as unto that which is corporali. The Adulterer cloth not more burne with his impure fires, then the Idolater with his. Thus the Pro- phet deecribes them (Ifa. 57.3, 4, 3.) `Dram acere hither, ye font of the Sorcerer,thefeed of the Adulterer and the Whore;agairf$ whom doeye (port yourfelves?againfgwhommakeye a wide mouth, anddraw oat the tongue ? areye not children of tranfgrefloe;a feed offal/hood ? enflamingyour [elves with Idols under every grecre tree, &c. See what a fignificant word the Spirit of God ufeth. They enflamed themfelves with Idols, which were worthy of no- thing but a flame, or to be call into the fire and burnt toafhes. Their hearts tooke fire like dry trees, yea like tinder, under the Greene trees where they Adored their Idoik. And paflibiy, they are fayd to enflame therafelves with their Idols, becaufe theyare ufually given up to hodyly pollutions , who thus pollute their foules. Idolatry is often punithed by Adultery. And hoca tie foremay wonder why men fhou!d be fo forward to and enfi C- arted with Idol worfhip ; I will give you two reafbnswhy. Firtl Bccaufe'cis a worfhip ofour owne invention ; men are moil forward to that fervice ofGod which is of mans finding out, and letting up. 'Tis fayd (t Kings 12. 33.) that 7eroboaeeos idolatrous feati to the Calves was letup even in the monetbwhich be haddeviled in his orme beast. That worfhip was ofhis own in- Ititution, and fo was the time ofit. And how zealous are many in
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