An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth, & tenth chapters of…

And trespassed against my Law.

Saith Calvin upon the place,¹ further to convince them, to show that it was not through ignorance that they did transgress, they could not say, Lord, what is thy Covenant? for saith God, I did make it known clearly in my Law, they had it plainly set out in my Law: The Heathen can know the mind of God no otherwise but only by looking into the book of the Creature, and there the mind of God is written but very darkly, & they can see but little of it there: I but saith God, my people have my Law where my mind is written plainly, and they may see it there and know what my Covenant is with them, and therefore their sin is so much the greater, they have transgressed against my Law. The Seventy translate these words, They have ⟨p. 8⟩dealt ungodlily against my Law: ²and the word especially hath reference to the worship of God that is commanded in the Law, they have not worshipped me according to my Law; for though God looks at every part of his Law, yet more especially at that that requires his more immediate worship. And in the Hebrew it is, they have prevaricated against my Law,³ they have made a show that they would do what my Law requires but they do quite contrary, that's the propriety of the word in the Hebrew. What people is there in the world but will make some show, that they would obey Gods Law? no people but say it is fit that they should be obedient to Gods Law, what variety of opinions and practices are there among men, and yet all will father their opinions and practices upon Gods Law? and mark, but they do prevaricate in this; they pretend one thing but they go quite the contrary way, and this is that which God charges his people withal, upon which he would send his enemies, even an Eagle upon them. It follows.