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2 It is an impudent sin, and goes to the furthest line of condemnation. It sticks not to take Gods blessings with the left-hand, and gives them away to his enemies with the right. So the Israelites received of God Manna, food from heaven; and then sacrificed it to Idols. For it is likely that in the Desert they had no better cheer to feast the Devil with, than Manna and water: their beasts being hardly sufficient to maintain their daily sacrifice to the Lord. God gave them Jewels from the Egyptians, as wages for their service; they melt them to make a Calf. Yea, Children, that are the chief Inheritance on earth;^m Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, when they speak with their enemies in the gates: children, the divided pieces of themselves; so dear, that Rachel mourn for them, and would not be comforted, because they were not: even these they sacrifices to Moloch: ⁿYea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils; and shed innocent blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the Idols of Canaan: and the Land was polluted with blood. But, what will ye do in the end thereof? Jer. 5.31. What? Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people; insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance, Psal. 106.40. Ephraim is joined to Idols, let him alone, Hos. 4.7. Let him alone? O fearful: when God takes away correction, damnation enters the doors. Sin shall now be the wages of sin, that death and destruction may be the wages of both:^o Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. This is fearful; therefore I conclude this point, as Saint John doth his first Epistle; Babes, keep your selves from Idols: Yea, Lord keep us all from them by the grace of thy Spirit.

2 It is an impudent sin, and goes to the furthest line of condemnation. It stickes not to take Gods blessings with the left-hand, and gives them away to his enemies with the right. So the Israelites received of God Manna, food from heaven; and then sacrificed it to Idols. For it is likely that in the Desart they had no better cheare to feast the Devill with, than Manna and water: their beasts being hardly sufficient to maintaine their daily sacrifice to the Lord. God gave them Iewels from the Aegyptians, as wages for their service; they melt them to make a Calfe. Yea, Children, that are the chiefe Inheritance on earth;