Chap. 31. fox F_xpofsion upon the Root{ of j e o, d r,. 28 579 darkned, his love flighted,and his -name fo immediately abu'Tcd? TheScripture calls it al to an abominatien,which refers to the bun denfomenefs of any thing to the ftomacke ; As Idolatry is a mots unpleafart fpec`tacle to the eye of God , fo-'tis loathfome tohis fomar ke, he cannot beare it ; His twine people the Jewes turned bis ftomacke (as I may fay) when they turned to it, and he (pew- ee! them out of his mouth for it. Idolatry is that Gall andworm- wood, fpoken of ( That: 29 t 8.) wbich how offenfive they are to the tart or palate every one knowes. Thus Idolatry is every way offenfive, it is a paine to the eyes ofGod, a burden to his ftornack, bitterness to his palate ; all which are fpoken in a figure to let forth the greatntfïe ofthis fin ; and the Lords great dif- pleafure againft it. Betides, to Phewhowgreat this fin is, the greateft fins are in Scripture but f-hadowed by , likened or compared to Idolatry ; wee cannot put a worfer title upon any fin then to call it Idela' try . as if the finfullnes of Idolatry were the meafureof all other fins ; and as any fin comes neerer to that, fomuch the more fin- full it were ( Sam: i 5. z3.) when Samar/reproved Saul tor his halfe obedience ( which was indeed a nonobedience, yea a Rebellion ) in executing his Comn:iflïon againft the Amalekites, he faith at the 23d verfe ; For rebellion id as the fin of witch craft, and finbbornnefe is at iniquitie and Idolatry. Saul did not pro- perly commit that fin of fdolarry,when he fayled in the executi- on of the commandof God againft the Araalchites; t-et to thew the hainoureffe of that fin, Samuel told him his S'ttcbb rrtfe was at iriguitie and Ido/otry. As all thofe fins which are againft our neighbour , are fumm'd up in that ore fin ofbloodor mur- der (Ifa: 1. 15. Etek 9 9) becaufe that is the height ofall the evill that a man commits againft , or can irfl et upon his neigh- bour ; fo that all impieties againft God, are included in Idolatry. And we find thefe two mentioned in one verle, as theheads to which all the fins ofjerufalemwere reducible (Fztk. 22. 2,3,4 .) nv thou fon ofnaan, wilt thou judge, ...oils thou judge the bloody Ci: ie t Tea thou (halt Jlew her all her abominations ;Then fay thou them faith the Lord god, The City fheddeth blood in the n:i fi ofit, that her timemay came, andmaketh idols again.; her fefe to di file her /elfe. Thou air become guilty in thy blood that thou haft Jhrd, and haft difiled thy (rife in thine lolls which t^een haft mde. Thus Eeec Ido-
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