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

In this Text we have the Noun only, which importeth either the labour or pains, which a man taketh, or the pain and grief, which a man feeleth. Hence in the Hebrew this word signifies an Idol, and both acceptions fall into the reason of it.

First. because Idols are made, fashioned and formed up curiously, with a great deal of art and labour: the wax, or clay, or stone is put to pain; you must cut it and carve it to make an Idol.

Secondly, because Idols are served, attended and worshipped with much pain and grief. False worship, or the worship of Idols, is always more servile and painful then true worship is. False worship is a painful service, a servile service, a toil rather then a worship; but the service of the true and everliving God, is an holy, an ingenuous, a noble and an honourable service. Idols are troublesome, both in their making, and in their worshipping. From this two-fold interpretation of the word, I find a two-fold translation given.

Secondly, because Idols are served, attended and worshipped with much pain and grief. False worship, or the worship of Idols, is alwaies more servile and painfull then true worship is. False worship is a painfull service, a servile service, a toil rather then a worship; but the service of the true and everliving God, is an holy, an ingenuous, a noble and an honourable service. Idols are troublesome, both in their making, and in their worshipping. From this two-fold interpretation of the word, I finde a two-fold translation given.