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Secondly, The Apostle describeth the Idolatry of the Heathens under this aggravation, Rom. 1. That they turned the Image of God into an Ox that eateth hay; and truly all that love and delight in errors do so. They who should be after the Image of God, delighting in precious and heavenly truths, make themselves like the beast that eats hay. Vitiated and corrupted stomachs will eat trash; and so distempered minds and corrupted will receive falsehoods.

Secondly, The Apostle describeth the Idolatry of the Heathens under this aggravation, Rom. 1. That they turned the Image of God into an Oxe that eateth hay; and truly all that love and delight in errours doe so. They who should be after the Image of God, delighting in precious and heavenly truths, make themselves like the beast that eats hay. Vitiated and corrupted stomacks will eat trash; and so distempered minds and corrupted will receive falshoods.

Secondly, It's compared to hay and stubble, for the levity and uncertainty of it. What solidity hath a straw that is blown up and down with every wind? Now the lightness and uncertainty appeareth in three things,

Secondly, It's compared to hay and stubble, for the levity and uncertainty of it. What solidity hath a straw that is blown up and down with every winde? Now the lightnesse and uncertainty appeareth in three things,

1. It cannot abide the touchstone, it cannot endure to be tried. Straw cannot endure the fire. The thief, or he that doth evil, hateth the light, saith our Saviour,