57$ Chap. 3 t, An Expofrtion upon the Beoke of Jo R. Verf.z8 of many, ifnot of the mrfl, a verygreat wickednefJe. Zr;ian hec ei Thirdly, The Original! is tranfftted itrialy to the letter; iniquitas judi ¶Jhij it an iniquitiefor the judge; that ii, as we fupply the text, cia4.1.e.adia* This it an iniquitie to bepuniftied by the judge. Mr. Becugkton dicer ip( errirnr, in falls in with this reading ; So this hadbeenafin to be judged ; that nimcávertere is, filch a fin as the judge ought to take notice of, and to puntíh. debent. DrUÇ horn thefe three readings of the texr,1 (hall give you there three t PIN de notes or obfervations, and intend but to touch upon the two for Aduttero di x .mer; my flay., will be upon the latter. e¡ar, Icd the firft, makes thee words fignifienothir elfe ' p.ua6 F,or lt +er hi r C3"70-2D Z)V but an aggravation ofthe finfulneffe of Idolatry. intgeitat judt. cum, hicje(eli,, Obferve. Judicir, i, e. Idolatry is a great, a bainotu, agrand iniquitie. digna qua at ju dice puniatur. And it is fo becaufe it ftrikes fo direaly at God ; As old Eli mere: fayd to his funs (t Sam: z. 25.) Ifene manfin againfb another,,; the 'udgeJhall judge kim (the Hebrew is, The Cods fball judge him ; that is, The Magiftrates (hall judge him , who in Scripture are called Gods) boot if a manfin againft the Lord, who /halt en- treat for him t There is no fin which man commits againft man, but.God is concerned in it, and wronged by it. But fome fins are committed immediately againft God,and fly direly in his face, amongwhich Idolatry is a chicle one. Now ifa man fin againft. the L,rd, that is, prefumptuoufly and knowingly,wboJhaßentreat for him ? that is, what man can mediate a reconciliation or make up the breach between man and the offended Majcfty of God ?- None but Christ can heate this breach And to fhew how excee- dingly God is offended and prophaned by Idolatry., the Scripture calls it a provocationof the eyes ofhis Glory (Ifa. 3.8/. )which that it referres to their Idol- worfhip is cleare from the aoth verle of the fecond Chapter. There are many provoking fins,but we may place Idolatry in the headof them. God cannot abide tobehold that fin, it is even a paine to the eyes of bis glory, orto his moft glorious eyes. Can a husband endure to fee his wife goe into the embraces ofa fl ranger ? Idolatry is a going awhoring fromGod, and an unchall following of other lovers. godb ofpurer eyes tben to behold any i iguieie (Hab. r. 13. ) There is no fin that hee takes any pleafure in, leafs ofall in Idolatry. How can bee with patience behold.that impurity wherein he feed] his owne glory datic-
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