536 A Commentary upon the Go/ el Chap.2 hadbeen takenexpreífely by the name of God. Hence it is that theoaths ofPapifts, Turks, Heathens (though fuporftitious) aro obligatory, ópeoc, quaff irxp-, An oath is anhedge, which a man maynot break.' Verde s t. mind ifhint that ddefleth therein] By his grace in his ordinances, yeaby his glory, which finncamcs filled the tem- ple. This temple at 7erufalem, together with that of Diana at Ephefut ( whichwas alfobuilt ofC'edar in an apifl) imitation of Gods temple, as F'itruvicu and others witnefl'e) were deftroy'd much about one and the fame time ; Believe me, faith Chill., thehour cometh, when ye (hall neither in this mountain, nor Toh,,tt. yet at perm/dens worship the father. Demoflhener faith, That contra 4rlfl, Bucbo1c mans heart is Gods belt temple, where he dwel.s with dc- , light, fo it be beautified with modeltt And this is the end of our creation , ,faiithtanother, that man should be the Temple of God , and God the Altar of man. Verfe 12. Bytbe throne ofgod] Heaven is his throne, and earth his foot(tool : yet may we not conceive that God is com- menfurabic by theplace,as ifhe were partly here, and partlyelfe- where : but he is every where all prefent. See more in the Notes onM.0.5.34, ley» Verde 23. repay tithe ofmint ] The Chaldee Word for mint lignifies alfo a bookofhiftories : becaufe in that one poor herb large (lodes ofGods wifdom, might,and love,are defcribed unto us. In tithing this andother pot-herbs the Pharifees were over and above follicitous, and even fuperftitious, and ,all for a name. So in the year ofgrace, 1435. Caps tr.enstt the Minorite, being Funcc.ebronot. Pent into §ermany and other countreys by Pope 21(,icolae topreach obedience to theSea ofRome, gat a great deal of credit and re- (pea tohis Doctrine byputting down dicing, carding, dancing, fcafting, masking, enterludes, 6,e. although he taught not one fyllableoffounddoarine,touching Chrift and his merits, cbed'- enceoffaith, patienceofhope, &c. There are bothMagnolia & winutula legit, the great an the lefl'er things of the law : both mutt be looked to. Hypocrites are nice in theone, but ncgliigent oftheother. lodgement, mercy andfaith] So of old, to thole bodily ex- ercifes and external! rites, fo flood upon by the hypocrites in their times, iftiah oppofcth judgement and joflice, Chap. 7. Hofea
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