Their children after them forsook the 1Lord, and served Baal, and Astaroth, They said to a tree, thou art my father, and to a stone, thou hast begotten me. They have turned their 2back to me, and not their face, saith god by the prophet Jeremiah. And was this the offence but of some small number of them: were they but few or of the baser and simpler sort, whom the wicked spirit had thus seduced to make them forsake the true and living GOD, and to give the glory due unto him, to dumb creatures, and to the works of their own hands? No, they departed from GOD in great multitudes, with full consent, and unity, they warranted their doings by antiquity, and by the custom of their fathers before them. The Prophet saith, According to the number 3of thy cities were thy Gods, O Judah: and to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars of confusion, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. And in an other ⟨p. 248⟩place, he saith, A great multitude, even all the 4people that dwelt in the land of Egypt in Phathros answered Jeremiah, saying: the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hear it of thee. But we will do whatsoever thing goeth out of our own mouth, as to burn incense to the Queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our Kings and our Princes &c. Thus, even among that nation, which God hath chosen unto himself, the Apostasy was so great, the departure from true holiness was so universal, that not only every city, but every street was defiled with their Idolatry. And besides the women which burnt incense unto other Gods: a great multitude, yea all the people with one consent cried out against their preacher, refused to hear the word of God, and maintained their super•tion.
Their children after them forsooke the 1Lord, and serued Baal, and Astaroth, They said to a tree, thou art my father, and to a stone, thou hast begotten me. They haue turned their 2backe to me, and not their face, saith god by the prophet Ieremie. And was this ye offence but of some smal number of them: were they but few or of the baser and simpler sorte, whome the wicked spirite had thus seduced to make them forsake the true and liuing GOD, and to giue the glorie due vnto him, to dombe creatures, and to the works of their owne hands? No, they departed from GOD in greate multitudes, with full consent, and vnitie, they warranted their doings by antiquitie, and by the custome of their fathers before them. The Prophet saith, According to the number 3of thy cities were thy Gods, O Iudah: and to the number of the streetes of Ierusalem haue ye set vp altares of confusion, euen altares to burne incense vnto Baal. And in an other ⟨p. 248⟩place, he saith, A great multitude, euen al the 4people that dwelt in the land of Aegipt in Phathros answered Ieremie, saying: the word that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the name of the Lorde, wee wil not heare it of thee. But wee wil do whatsoeuer thing goeth out of our owne mouth, as to burne incense to the Queene of heauen, and to poure out drinke offerings vnto her, as wee haue done, we and our fathers, our Kings and our Princes &c. Thus, euen among that nation, which God hath chosen vnto himselfe, the Apostacie was so great, the departure from true holinesse was so vniuersal, that not onelie euerie citio, but euerie stréete was defiled with their Idolatrie. And besides the women which burnt incense vnto other Gods: a great multitude, yea all the people with one consent cried out against their preacher, refused to heare the word of God, and maintained their super•tion.
- 1Judges. […].Iudges. 〈…〉.
- 2Jer. 2.Ier. 2.
- 3Jer. 1 […].Ier. 1 〈…〉.
- 4Jerem. 44.Ierem. 44.
