So in 106. Psal. from 35. to 39. ver. He shows the cause, progress, and reward of this idolatry in the Jews: they mingled themselves with idolaters, what came of that? then they learned their manners, and what then? that was their ruin. There he shows, that they did not root out idolaters, as God commanded them, but would grow in acquaintance with them, and by that means learned their ways, and their manner of ⟨image 41⟩serving God, till at length they became so zealous & so hot, as that they would offer their own children to the idols, indeed to devils, for they would imitate Abraham, & that which he was content to have done, that they would do indeed, he was willing to offer Isaac to god, but they went further, they offered them up indeed to their idols, & so thinking to please God, they did that which he abhorred, & thereby defiled and stained themselves and the land, for as Gods ordinances do cleanse & purge men, so the inventions of the flesh do pollute and defile, and hereupon his wrath flamed against them, so that he gave them up to their enemies that hated them, because they gave themselves to that which he hated. So Psa. 135. 15. The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, even the work of mens hands, they be but the workmanship of man at the most, and therefore inferior and less then men, for always the work is inferior to the maker of it; and then he describes them, They have eyes and see not, ears and hear not, feet and go not, &c. And so saith he, are those that make them, and those that trust in them, j. hope by their means to fare the better, think by kissing, knocking, kneeling, &c, unto them, to get any good; Idolaters and idol makers, will you know what they be? they have eyes and see not, ears and hear not, mouths and speak not, they have no use of soul or body, for if they had they would never be so base minded, as to hope for any good from stocks and stones, or look to be helped of them. Therefore they are even as blockish and foolish as the idols themselves. But here may be an objection to; Did not Solomon make Cherubins in the temple, and did not Moses make the brazen serpent? Why then should idols and images be so odious and hateful unto us. But to this we may answer, that God forbids to make an image to our selves:
So in 106. Psal. from 35. to 39. ver. Hee shewes the cause, progresse, and reward of this idolatrie in the Iewes: they mingled themselues with idolaters, vvhat came of that? then they learned their manners, and vvhat then? that vvas their ruine. There hee shewes, that they did not root out idolaters, as God commanded them, but would grow in acquaintance with them, and by that meanes learned their waies, and their manner of ⟨image 41⟩seruing God, till at length they became so zealous & so hot, as that they would offer their owne children to the idols, indeede to diuels, for they would imitate Abraham, & that which he was content to haue done, that they wold do indeed, he was willing to offer Isaac to god, but they went further, they offred thē vp indeed to their idols, & so thinking to please God, they did that which hee abhorred, & therby defiled and stained themselues and the land, for as Gods ordinances doe clense & purge men, so the inuentions of the flesh doe polute and defile, and heerevpon his wrath flamed against them, so that hee gaue them vp to their enimies that hated them, because they gaue themselues to that which he hated. So Psa. 135. 15. The idols of the heathen are siluer and gold, euen the worke of mens hands, they bee but the wormanship of man at the most, and therefore inferior and lesse then men, for alwaies the worke is inferior to the maker of it; and then he discribs them, They haue eyes and see not, eares and heare not, feete and goe not, &c. And so saith hee, are those that make them, and those that trust in them, j. hope by their meanes to fare the better, thinke by kissing, knocking, kneeling, &c, vnto them, to get any good; Idolaters and idoll makers, will you know what they be? they haue eies and see not, eares and heare not, mouthes and speake not, they haue no vse of soule or body, for if they had they would neuer bee so base minded, as to hope for any good from stocks and stones, or looke to bee helped of them. Therfore they are euen as blockish and foolish as the idols themselues. But heere may be an objection to; Did not Salomon make Cherubins in the temple, and did not Moses make the brasen serpent? Why then should idols and images be so odious and hatefull vnto vs. But to this we may answere, that God forbids to make an image to our selues:
