not_o only_o there_o where_o a_o idol_n be_v worship_v but_o where_o any_o thing_n be_v worship_v which_o be_v not_o god_n whether_o that_o thing_n be_v visible_a or_o no._n in_o which_o sense_n christi_fw-la sense_n in_o orat._n panegyr_n in_o natal_n christi_fw-la gregory_n nazianzene_n define_v idolatry_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 15._o and_o de_fw-fr idololatris_fw-la cap._n 15._o tertullian_n pronounce_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v exalt_v ultra_fw-la humani_fw-la honoris_fw-la modum_fw-la with_o more_o than_o civil_a worship_n do_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la become_v a_o idol_n when_o they_o be_v not_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o become_v by_o be_v worship_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non-dii_a as_o some_o will_v have_v the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n not_o god_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idol_n as_o it_o be_v often_o render_v by_o the_o seventy_o and_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o 26._o the_o ch._n 16._o 26._o chronicle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v plain_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v refer_v also_o to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o carve_v image_n for_o the_o nation_n worship_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v which_o be_v not_o imagery_n but_o natural_a thing_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o they_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a whereof_o must_v refer_v to_o those_o invisible_a daemon_n themselves_o who_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture-account_n their_o worship_n must_v also_o be_v idolatry_n and_o will_v without_o any_o scruple_n be_v acknowledge_v so_o by_o any_o one_o that_o either_o the_o sense_n of_o thing_n or_o the_o force_n of_o word_n have_v leave_v any_o impress_n upon_o 7._o this_o might_n also_o make_v the_o seventy_o careless_a of_o translate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d always_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o speak_v of_o the_o heathen_a god_n but_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o deity_n themselves_o to_o who_o idol_n be_v consecrate_v be_v but_o idol_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o whereas_o they_o understand_v by_o baalim_fw-la those_o false_a deity_n distinct_a from_o their_o image_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o second_o of_o the_o 2._o the_o chap._n 28._o vers_fw-la 2._o chronicle_n where_o they_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ahaz_n make_v statue_n or_o image_n for_o baalim_fw-la yet_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o several_a time_n translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o baalim_fw-la themselves_o whether_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_v be_v but_o idol_n in_o this_o sense_n we_o speak_v of_o for_o which_o reason_n last_o i_o conceive_v they_o also_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d above_o a_o dozen_o time_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o once_o whenas_o a_o learned_a doctor_n of_o our_o church_n conceive_v the_o word_n according_a to_o its_o original_a meaning_n it_o signify_v any_o cause_n of_o anxiety_n grief_n or_o frightful_a passion_n to_o note_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d themselves_o chief_o who_o hard_a usage_n and_o affrightful_a appearance_n to_o dismay_v mankind_n bring_v in_o that_o kind_n of_o pusillanimity_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o superstitious_a fear_n and_o disquiet_v dread_a of_o daemon_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v suppose_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o image_n themselves_o that_o grotius_n have_v note_v it_o as_o the_o complaint_n of_o varro_n against_o those_o that_o have_v corrupt_v that_o pure_a kind_n of_o worship_n institute_v by_o numa_n by_o their_o bring_n in_o of_o image_n eos_n utique_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o metum_fw-la dempsisse_fw-la &_o errorem_fw-la addidisse_fw-la but_o every_o thing_n decalog_n grot._n in_o decalog_n that_o have_v religious_a worship_n do_v to_o it_o that_o be_v not_o god_n become_v thereby_o a_o idol_n the_o seventy_o may_v very_o well_o be_v excuse_v for_o their_o proneness_n of_o render_v these_o word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v be_v more_o proper_o and_o express_o in_o such_o and_o such_o circumstance_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o their_o proneness_n in_o so_o do_v be_v also_o again_o a_o argument_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v of_o the_o warrantableness_n of_o their_o both_o notion_n and_o expression_n who_o call_v the_o worship_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o god_n idolatry_n 8._o to_o which_o god_n himself_o also_o witness_n that_o it_o be_v such_o by_o declare_v himself_o so_o affect_v at_o worship_v that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n as_o he_o do_v at_o the_o bow_n towards_o image_n which_o he_o forbid_v give_v this_o reason_n for_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a god_n exod._n 20._o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o deuteronomie_n the_o 32._o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v move_v i_o to_o jealousy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o non_fw-la deo_fw-la by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n whereby_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v admonish_v wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n do_v immediate_o consist_v and_o that_o the_o worship_v of_o a_o image_n be_v not_o idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v a_o image_n but_o as_o that_o image_n be_v not_o god_n no_o image_n be_v god_n but_o that_o true_a and_o live_a image_n of_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ._n that_o therefore_o be_v the_o true_a and_o general_a notion_n of_o idolatry_n to_o worship_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o god_n whereby_o we_o forsake_v god_n himself_o and_o devotional_o prostitute_v ourselves_o to_o every_o evanid_a representation_n or_o far-cast_a shadow_n of_o he_o such_o as_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shadow_n of_o shadow_n in_o infinite_a miriads_o of_o degeneration_n from_o he_o and_o so_o provoke_v his_o jealousy_n by_o these_o multiply_v baalim_fw-la whenas_o he_o alone_o be_v to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o husband_n but_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n so_o plain_a and_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o need_v not_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o the_o verbal_a allusion_n to_o add_v any_o countenance_n thereto_o chap._n vi_o 1._o that_o the_o israelite_n worship_v jehovah_n in_o the_o golden_a calf_n prove_v out_o of_o exodus_fw-la 2._o that_o elohim_n though_o join_v with_o a_o verb_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o true_a god_n with_o further_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o 106_o psalm_n that_o god_n be_v worship_v in_o that_o calf_n and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v 3._o that_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v no_o figure_n of_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n but_o a_o cherub_n 4._o aaron_n case_n of_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n compendious_o open_v as_o also_o the_o ground_n of_o tacitus_n his_o ridiculous_a error_n discover_v 5._o that_o the_o golden_a calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n be_v two_o cherubin_n set_v up_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n prove_v from_o jeroboam_n politic_n 6._o also_o from_o jehu_n and_o elias_n his_o zeal_n and_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o assyrian_a colony_n by_o a_o israelitish_n priest_n 7._o that_o micah_n ephod_n and_o teraphim_n be_v also_o mean_v to_o the_o true_a god_n 8._o and_o yet_o both_o he_o and_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n idolater_n in_o their_o use_n of_o the_o teraphim_n and_o cherub_n in_o divine_a worship_n 9_o that_o jeroboam_n be_v also_o a_o idolater_n in_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n 10._o other_o testimony_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o of_o the_o idolatry_n commit_v in_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 1._o that_o which_o seem_v more_o seasonable_a to_o inquire_v into_o be_v this_o whether_o as_o there_o be_v idolatry_n without_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n so_o there_o may_v not_o be_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n without_o idolatry_n the_o image_n be_v worship_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o true_a god_n that_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n by_o a_o image_n be_v idolatry_n i_o conceive_v be_v very_o plain_a from_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n worship_v he_o by_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o aaron_n make_v for_o first_o that_o they_o worship_v god_n by_o this_o calf_n be_v evident_a from_o what_o be_v write_v exod._n 32._o 4._o where_o it_o be_v proclaim_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o verse_n 8._o god_n there_o tell_v moses_n what_o be_v do_v they_o have_v say_v he_o make_v they_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o and_o have_v sacrifice_v thereunto_o and_o
with_o the_o israelite_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n by_o night_n the_o name_n or_o colour_n also_o of_o the_o sea_n may_v not_o unlikely_a be_v allude_v to_o in_o this_o description_n red_a be_v not_o a_o improper_a epithet_n of_o fire_n there_o may_v be_v also_o still_o a_o more_o mystical_a meaning_n of_o this_o sea_n mingle_v with_o fire_n the_o spirit_n with_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o pass_v over_o and_o will_v only_o add_v a_o short_a paraphrase_n upon_o the_o verse_n i_o first_o cite_v 3._o in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o spiritual_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v ordinary_o render_v where_o also_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v which_o be_v very_o good_a and_o easy_a sense_n if_o we_o refer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o great_a city_n and_o read_v which_o be_v spiritual_o call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n parenthetical_o but_o if_o we_o refer_v it_o to_o or_o rather_o join_v it_o with_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n the_o sense_n seem_v more_o harsh_a unless_o we_o understand_v a_o ellipsis_n the_o supply_n whereof_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o be_v spiritual_o call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n and_o the_o city_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v that_o be_v the_o prophet-murthering_a jerusalem_n which_o certain_o be_v allude_v to_o be_v this_o ellipsis_n how_o it_o will_v and_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n i_o conceive_v to_o be_v this_o that_o that_o great_a body_n politic_a which_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n though_o so_o gross_o apostatise_v from_o the_o apostolic_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o grotius_n speak_v spiritual_o or_o mystical_o call_v sodom_n egypt_n and_o the_o city_n where_o christ_n be_v crucify_v with_o just_a reproach_n to_o their_o contrary_a pretence_n as_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v speak_v thus_o whereas_o this_o degenerate_a church_n of_o rome_n by_o boast_v of_o their_o profession_n of_o vow_a coelibate_n and_o perpetual_a virginity_n will_v make_v show_n of_o be_v that_o true_a virgin-company_n and_o the_o holy_a and_o chaste_a spouse_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o lamb_n i_o do_v pronounce_v they_o a_o nest_n of_o unclean_a bird_n as_o foul_a as_o sodom_n and_o as_o pollute_a as_o gomorra_n and_o whereas_o they_o will_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o only_a church_n of_o my_o son_n christ_n who_o have_v declare_v that_o if_o the_o son_n make_v you_o free_a then_o be_v you_o free_a indeed_o and_o to_o be_v that_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v free_a and_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o true_a believer_n i_o do_v proclaim_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v spiritual_o or_o mystical_o that_o very_a land_n of_o egypt_n and_o house_n of_o bondage_n wherein_o my_o people_n be_v oppress_v and_o tire_v out_o with_o tedious_a superstitious_a and_o burdensome_a observance_n that_o serve_v for_o nothing_o but_o to_o uphold_v the_o pomp_n and_o pride_n of_o that_o spiritual_a pharaoh_n and_o his_o unmerciful_a taskmaster_n a_o tyrannical_a and_o idolatrous_a clergy_n and_o last_o whereas_o they_o will_v make_v man_n believe_v that_o they_o be_v that_o holy_a city_n which_o be_v a_o refuge_n and_o protection_n to_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n and_o a_o shelter_n from_o persecution_n where_o all_o tear_n shall_v be_v wipe_v from_o their_o eye_n that_o new_a jerusalem_n that_o descend_v from_o heaven_n which_o they_o be_v if_o they_o be_v what_o they_o boast_v the_o true_a visible_a church_n of_o christ_n they_o be_v indeed_o a_o succession_n of_o that_o old_a jerusalem_n the_o superstitious_a and_o burdensome_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n who_o be_v the_o crucifier_n of_o my_o son_n jesus_n as_o these_o be_v to_o this_o very_a day_n of_o his_o true_a member_n who_o himself_o according_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v they_o be_v persecute_v so_o often_o as_o they_o be_v persecute_v and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v respect_v as_o well_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n as_o himself_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v the_o first_o aorist_n for_o that_o be_v a_o good_a note_n of_o grotius_n he_o and_o a_o true_a one_o aoristi_fw-la sine_fw-la designatione_fw-la tempor_fw-la be_v designant_fw-la quod_fw-la fieri_fw-la solet_fw-la and_o therefore_o here_o be_v intimate_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o often-persecution_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o true_a member_n under_o this_o power_n of_o antichrist_n for_o crucifixion_n by_o a_o diorism_n signify_v any_o kind_n of_o persecution_n jerusalem_n therefore_o literal_o be_v not_o here_o understand_v under_o the_o disguise_n of_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n which_o will_v not_o be_v any_o such_o mystical_a or_o spiritual_a meaning_n but_o a_o mere_a synecdoche_n such_o as_o every_o schoolboy_n understand_v but_o that_o great_a city_n which_o be_v a_o polity_n of_o man_n that_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a catholic_n church_n though_o so_o miserable_o apostatise_v from_o the_o faith_n this_o city_n in_o such_o a_o mystical_a sense_n as_o i_o have_v declare_v be_v call_v sodom_n egypt_n and_o that_o jerusalem_n that_o kill_v the_o prophet_n and_o crucify_v our_o lord_n in_o persecute_v his_o member_n but_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o note_v now_o especial_o be_v their_o be_v call_v egypt_n for_o keep_v the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o such_o spiritual_a slavery_n and_o bondage_n 4._o which_o slavery_n and_o vassalage_n we_o may_v conceive_v also_o to_o be_v glance_v at_o in_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n that_o ride_v upon_o the_o beast_n for_o that_o this_o imperious_a clergy_n of_o rome_n be_v so_o call_v seem_v not_o only_o for_o that_o babylon_n look_v like_o the_o first_o precedent_n of_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v belus_n but_o for_o their_o tyrannical_a pride_n and_o hold_v the_o people_n in_o such_o a_o forcible_a captivity_n from_o under_o which_o no_o man_n may_v withdraw_v himself_o and_o make_v back_o towards_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o true_a temple_n of_o god_n but_o he_o expose_v himself_o to_o the_o cruelty_n of_o this_o bloody_a whore_n that_o sit_v as_o a_o queen_n and_o say_v she_o shall_v never_o see_v sorrow_n the_o beast_n also_o be_v say_v to_o be_v rid_v by_o the_o whore_n insinuate_v a_o kind_n of_o beastly_a droyl_v and_o slavery_n the_o christian_a empire_n have_v groan_v under_o for_o so_o many_o age_n which_o that_o it_o may_v be_v more_o like_o a_o beast_n a_o horse_n or_o mule_n that_o have_v no_o understanding_n they_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v as_o ignorant_a as_o they_o can_v that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v the_o more_o patient_o priest-rid_a as_o the_o phrase_n be_v and_o carry_v their_o rider_n with_o more_o ease_n and_o safety_n 5._o these_o be_v the_o chief_a stricture_n that_o do_v occur_v to_o my_o mind_n in_o the_o prophetic_a vision_n that_o be_v applicable_a to_o this_o second_o member_n 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of_o god_n displeasure_n or_o fear_v of_o punishment_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o want_n of_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o misdeed_n here_o so_o long_o as_o we_o have_v repent_v of_o they_o sincere_o and_o have_v amend_v our_o life_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o christ._n which_o abuse_n be_v one_o grand_a piece_n of_o that_o slavery_n and_o bondage_n that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v hold_v under_o in_o this_o spiritual_a egypt_n and_o therefore_o be_v general_o prefigure_v in_o that_o type_n we_o have_v already_o explame_v and_o also_o in_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n according_a to_o what_o we_o have_v above_o intimate_v so_o that_o we_o may_v pass_v over_o this_o office_n of_o christ_n and_o proceed_v to_o his_o kingly_a and_o prophetic_a office_n 6._o the_o opposition_n to_o the_o latter_a whereof_o be_v plain_o predict_v in_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o false-prophet_n in_o the_o apocalypse_v
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v._n 18._o understand_v of_o one_o he_o read_v not_o these_o be_v thy_o god_n but_o this_o be_v thy_o god_n that_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o egypt_n nor_o do_v the_o verb_n be_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n make_v any_o infringement_n to_o this_o truth_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d join_v with_o a_o verb_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v notwithstanding_o understand_v of_o this_o one_o true_a god_n as_o appear_v from_o 7._o from_o see_v gen._n ch_z 20_o v._n 13_o ch_n 35._o v._n 7._o sundry_a place_n of_o scripture_n and_o to_o make_v all_o sure_a aaron_n after_o he_o have_v make_v the_o calf_n be_v say_v to_o build_v a_o altar_n before_o it_o and_o to_o make_v proclamation_n say_v to_o morrow_n be_v a_o feast_n to_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v to_o jehovah_n the_o know_a god_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o psalmist_n tax_v this_o transgression_n of_o they_o they_o make_v say_v he_o 20._o psal._n 106._o 19_o 20._o a_o calf_n in_o horeb_n and_o worship_v the_o melt_a image_n thus_o they_o change_v their_o glory_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o ox_n that_o cate_v grass_n which_o glory_n whether_o you_o refer_v to_o god_n himself_o or_o to_o the_o conspicuous_a symbol_n of_o his_o residence_n which_o late_a age_n do_v more_o express_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o glory_n and_o indeed_o i_o think_v may_v be_v fetch_v high_a than_o those_o time_n the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v so_o call_v in_o the_o first_o of_o samuel_n and_o it_o may_v be_v psalm_n 85._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 22._o psal._n 85._o 9_o and_o 63._o 2._o jer._n 2._o 11._o and_o according_a to_o munster_n in_o the_o 63._o and_o in_o jeremy_n 2._o if_o the_o ancient_a read_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o grotius_n will_v have_v it_o and_o last_o in_o this_o very_a psalm_n if_o the_o ancient_a hebrew_n read_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o their_o glory_n but_o his_o glory_n as_o grotius_n also_o suggest_v i_o 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those_o four_o several_a form_n of_o a_o man_n lion_z ox_n and_o eagle_n in_o 14._o ezek._n 1._o 10._o ezek._n 10._o 14._o the_o first_o chapter_n he_o repeat_v the_o same_o in_o the_o ten_o in_o stead_n of_o ox_n put_v the_o name_n of_o cherub_n and_o every_o one_o have_v four_o face_n the_o first_o face_n be_v the_o face_n of_o a_o cherub_n and_o the_o second_o face_n be_v the_o face_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o three_o the_o face_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o the_o four_o the_o face_n of_o a_o eagle_n the_o first_o therefore_o must_v needs_o answer_v to_o the_o ox_n specify_v in_o the_o former_a but_o in_o the_o first_o chapter_n he_o observe_v general_o of_o they_o all_o that_o their_o foot_n be_v as_o the_o foot_n 〈◊〉_d vers._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d of_o calf_n which_o be_v no_o obscure_a intimation_n that_o aaron_n act_n be_v not_o so_o extravagant_a as_o it_o seem_v at_o first_o sight_n he_o erect_v such_o a_o symbol_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n as_o be_v to_o be_v afterward_o reposit_v in_o the_o ark_n namely_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o cherub_n or_o golden_a calf_n but_o to_o conceit_n that_o so_o holy_a a_o man_n as_o aaron_n propose_v to_o they_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n and_o make_v they_o a_o idol_n of_o a_o idol_n to_o celebrate_v a_o festival_n to_o jehovah_n by_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n so_o impious_a incoherent_a and_o exorbitant_a that_o it_o seem_v utter_o incredible_a 4._o wherefore_o in_o brief_a the_o case_n seem_v to_o stand_v thus_o god_n have_v by_o moses_n promise_v to_o his_o people_n his_o visible_a presence_n to_o conduct_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n which_o symbolical_a presence_n be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n and_o especial_o in_o the_o cherubin_n on_o which_o he_o be_v see_v to_o sit_v by_o aaron_n when_o he_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n in_o the_o mount_n he_o be_v therefore_o privy_a to_o the_o design_n of_o this_o manner_n of_o represent_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n by_o cherubim_n or_o golden_a calf_n and_o moses_n have_v stay_v so_o long_o in_o the_o mount_n that_o both_o aaron_n and_o the_o people_n take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o he_o be_v dead_a they_o require_v of_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v good_a that_o promise_n of_o the_o sensible_a presence_n of_o god_n to_o make_v god_n to_o conduct_v they_o to_o canaan_n or_o at_o least_o back_o again_o to_o egypt_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v lose_v and_o perish_v in_o a_o barren_a wilderness_n he_o think_v fit_a in_o this_o exigency_n of_o affair_n to_o erect_v that_o symbol_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n which_o be_v intend_v by_o moses_n and_o so_o make_v this_o cherub_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o calf_n both_o out_o of_o skill_n and_o integrity_n but_o it_o be_v the_o vainness_n and_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n to_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o idol_n by_o worship_v it_o and_o so_o to_o aegyptianize_v in_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n which_o he_o endeavour_v as_o wise_o as_o he_o can_v to_o 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