the_o whole_a heart_n faint_a from_o the_o sole_n of_o the_o foot_n even_o unto_o the_o head_n there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o it_o but_o wound_n and_o bruise_n and_o putrify_a sore_n isa_n 1.5_o 6._o suppose_v i_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o alter_v from_o the_o present_a deformity_n and_o deplorable_a condition_n of_o it_o as_o to_o become_v as_o praiseworthy_a for_o beauty_n as_o absalon_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o from_o the_o sole_n of_o his_o foot_n even_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o head_n there_o be_v no_o blemish_n in_o he_o 2_o sam._n 14.25_o and_o that_o a_o general_a council_n of_o elect_a angel_n shall_v assemble_v to_o reform_v and_o amend_v it_o and_o shall_v make_v all_o the_o crooked_a thing_n in_o it_o straight_o and_o all_o the_o rough_a thing_n in_o it_o smooth_a yet_o will_v not_o this_o angelical_a purity_n and_o perfection_n of_o it_o wherein_o its_o admirer_n may_v in_o this_o case_n safe_o glory_n justify_v either_o the_o imposition_n of_o 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and_o thus_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v with_o those_o who_o count_v it_o a_o goodly_a thing_n to_o say_v with_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n of_o old_a we_o will_v ascend_v above_o the_o height_n of_o the_o cloud_n we_o will_v be_v like_a unto_o the_o most_o high_a isa_n 14.14_o we_o will_v give_v law_n to_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n as_o well_o as_o he_o it_o be_v like_a i_o say_v that_o though_o they_o speak_v thus_o in_o their_o action_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o make_v themselves_o corrival_n in_o authority_n and_o power_n with_o god_n or_o to_o supersede_n and_o make_v void_a his_o law_n concern_v his_o worship_n with_o devotional_a law_n and_o statute_n of_o their_o own_o from_o the_o say_a ground_n it_o clear_o also_o follow_v 2._o that_o whosoever_o shall_v accept_v of_o submit_v unto_o or_o worship_n god_n with_o any_o such_o worship_n or_o form_n of_o worship_n which_o be_v prescribe_v impose_v and_o command_v by_o man_n especial_o if_o he_o 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himself_o unto_o the_o command_v of_o another_o command_v he_o as_o his_o king_n or_o such_o thing_n which_o his_o king_n only_o have_v by_o the_o law_n a_o right_a of_o authority_n and_o power_n to_o command_v he_o renounce_v his_o allegiance_n unto_o his_o own_o prince_n and_o become_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n 3._o from_o the_o ground_n aforesaid_a it_o follow_v yet_o further_o that_o such_o person_n who_o do_v obey_v the_o command_n of_o their_o prince_n or_o other_o magistrate_n wherein_o they_o enjoin_v they_o any_o form_n method_n or_o manner_n of_o divine_a worship_n be_v in_o such_o their_o obedience_n their_o great_a enemy_n thereby_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o jealousy_n and_o high_a displeasure_n of_o god_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o consequence_n be_v because_o to_o make_v a_o idol_n of_o any_o creature_n or_o to_o set_v up_o any_o whether_o thing_n or_o person_n in_o competition_n with_o god_n and_o to_o ascribe_v divine_a honour_n unto_o it_o render_v it_o the_o object_n of_o his_o severe_a wrath_n and_o jealousy_n the_o scripture_n be_v abundant_o pregnant_a with_o testimony_n of_o this_o truth_n as_o well_o in_o the_o case_n of_o person_n as_o of_o thing_n the_o people_n ascribe_v divine_a honour_n unto_o herod_n in_o give_v a_o shout_n in_o applause_n of_o his_o oration_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n bring_v sudden_a destruction_n upon_o he_o and_o this_o in_o a_o most_o loathsome_a and_o grievous_a manner_n and_o immediate_o say_v the_o text_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o because_o he_o give_v not_o god_n the_o glory_n whereby_o he_o may_v indeed_o have_v prevent_v the_o judgement_n and_o he_o be_v eat_v of_o worm_n and_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n act_v 12.22_o 23._o so_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o prince_n and_o great_a
man_n to_o accept_v of_o divine_a honour_n when_o it_o be_v cast_v upon_o they_o how_o much_o more_o when_o they_o shall_v themselves_o compel_v man_n by_o threaten_a law_n and_o edict_n to_o ascribe_v it_o unto_o they_o as_o all_o they_o do_v who_o by_o severe_a mulet_n and_o penalty_n constrain_v man_n to_o worship_n god_n not_o as_o he_o please_v or_o command_v but_o as_o they_o please_v themselves_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o jeroboam'_v idolatry_n nor_o yet_o his_o edict_n or_o command_n unto_o the_o people_n to_o worship_v his_o idol-calve_n but_o it_o be_v the_o compliance_n of_o his_o people_n with_o this_o command_n that_o occasion_v his_o ruin_n and_o the_o root_n out_o of_o his_o house_n and_o posterity_n as_o it_o do_v likewise_o occasion_n the_o like_a misery_n to_o all_o his_o successor_n yea_o and_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o his_o whole_a state_n and_o kingdom_n in_o a_o short_a time_n this_o be_v clear_a from_o the_o express_a tenor_n of_o the_o context_n 1_o king_n 12.30_o compare_v with_o vers_n 34._o of_o the_o follow_a chapter_n in_o the_o former_a place_n we_o read_v thus_o and_o this_o thing_n namely_o jeroboam_n set_v up_o his_o two_o calf_n vers_fw-la 28_o 29._o become_v a_o sin_n or_o turn_v to_o sin_n as_o our_o former_a translation_n have_v it_o meaning_n that_o in_o time_n and_o this_o not_o very_o long_o neither_o it_o become_v sin_n to_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n even_o to_o cut_v it_o off_o and_o to_o destroy_v it_o from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n simple_o yea_o a_o very_a great_a sin_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v act_v that_o be_v the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o calf_n and_o the_o press_n of_o the_o people_n to_o worship_v they_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o jeroboam_n whatsoever_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o have_v be_v or_o whether_o the_o people_n have_v worship_v they_o or_o no_o or_o though_o himself_o repent_v of_o it_o it_o have_v not_o be_v his_o ruin_n but_o it_o do_v not_o become_v a_o sin_n of_o that_o sad_a consequence_n as_o to_o be_v destructive_a to_o jerohoam_v and_o his_o house_n but_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o people_n compliance_n with_o he_o in_o it_o as_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o former_a place_n where_o this_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v render_v as_o a_o reason_n or_o a_o account_n why_o and_o how_o jeroboam'_v act_n in_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n and_o cause_v the_o people_n to_o worship_v they_o become_v a_o sin_n of_o that_o heavy_a consequence_n unto_o he_o viz._n that_o the_o people_n general_o approve_a and_o practise_v that_o worship_n and_o this_o become_v a_o sin_n for_o the_o people_n go_v to_o worship_n before_o the_o one_o even_o unto_o dan_n or_o as_o far_o as_o dan_fw-mi imply_v it_o seem_v that_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o his_o noble_n and_z attendants_z worship_v before_o the_o other_o which_o be_v set_v up_o in_o bethel_n the_o king_n court_n or_o chappel_n be_v here_o amos_n 7.13_o or_o else_o it_o may_v import_v the_o great_a zeal_n and_o forwardness_n of_o the_o people_n in_o comport_v with_o their_o king_n in_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o that_o even_o those_o of_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o bethel_n and_o in_o place_n near_o to_o it_o will_v needs_o travel_v as_o far_o as_o dan_n which_o be_v at_o the_o further_a distance_n from_o bethel_n the_o land_n will_v afford_v to_o worship_v before_o the_o calf_n set_v up_o there_o that_o in_o bethel_n not_o be_v prepare_v and_o fit_v for_o such_o devotion_n till_o some_o while_n after_o as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o vers_fw-la 32_o 33._o from_o which_o passage_n compare_v it_o plain_o appear_v that_o have_v not_o the_o people_n obey_v he_o in_o his_o idolatrous_a device_n it_o may_v have_v be_v a_o lengthen_v out_o of_o his_o tranquillity_n and_o his_o posterity_n after_o he_o may_v have_v sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n yea_o and_o probable_o it_o may_v through_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n have_v prove_v a_o mean_n or_o occasion_n of_o his_o repentance_n it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o jeroboam_n priest_n make_v of_o the_o base_a of_o the_o people_n have_v once_o taste_v of_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o bountiful_a allowance_n settle_v upon_o their_o priesthood_n strengthen_v his_o hand_n all_o they_o can_v in_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n bewitch_v he_o with_o this_o or_o some_o such_o lie_a and_o dangerous_a notion_n as_o this_o no_o calf_n no_o king_n even_o as_o those_o who_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n but_o not_o by_o the_o property_n or_o work_n of_o bishop_n indeed_o be_v advance_v unto_o large_a revenue_n and_o much_o worldly_a pomp_n and_o power_n by_o christian_a king_n be_v very_o solicitous_a and_o careful_a to_o nourish_v this_o preposterous_a and_o importune_a conceit_n in_o they_o upon_o all_o occasion_n no_o bishop_n no_o king_n but_o as_o unto_o jeroboam_n calf_n and_o no_o king_n have_v be_v the_o more_o prudential_a and_o safe_a maxim_n of_o state_n not_o the_o want_n or_o pull_v down_o of_o his_o calf_n but_o the_o set_n of_o they_o up_o be_v the_o true_a and_o real_a cause_n as_o we_o late_o hear_v from_o the_o record_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o why_o after_o a_o short_a time_n he_o be_v no_o king_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o house_n long_o after_o he_o so_o be_v it_o more_o than_o conjecture_v that_o bishop_n and_z no_z king_n will_v make_v the_o far_o better_a article_n in_o the_o politic_a creed_n of_o christian_a king_n and_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v believe_v than_o the_o contrary_n no_o bishop_n no_z king_n but_o this_o by_o the_o way_n it_o have_v be_v show_v from_o the_o scripture_n that_o to_o idolise_v a_o person_n or_o to_o ascribe_v divine_a honour_n unto_o any_o man_n either_o direct_o as_o the_o people_n do_v unto_o herod_n or_o indirect_o as_o the_o ten_o tribe_n do_v unto_o jeroboam_n their_o king_n in_o accept_v that_o way_n of_o worship_v god_n which_o he_o prescribe_v unto_o they_o be_v to_o awaken_v the_o eye_n of_o divine_a jealousy_n upon_o he_o unless_o he_o refuse_v or_o disclaim_v it_o when_o it_o be_v tender_v unto_o he_o which_o though_o angel_n and_o holy_a man_n have_v always_o do_v yet_o it_o have_v not_o be_v the_o wisdom_n or_o manner_n of_o king_n and_o great_a man_n in_o the_o world_n so_o to_o do_v jacob_n we_o know_v love_v his_o wise_a rachel_n very_o tender_o and_o affectionate_o yet_o when_o she_o require_v of_o he_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a only_o unto_o god_n to_o give_v and_o so_o reflect_v divine_a honour_n upon_o he_o give_v i_o child_n or_o else_o i_o die_v he_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v sudden_o strike_v with_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o danger_n which_o such_o a_o say_n may_v expose_v he_o unto_o reprove_v she_o sharp_o for_o her_o inconsiderateness_n therein_o but_o withal_o amand_v and_o dispatch_v away_o that_o divine_a honour_n which_o be_v put_v upon_o he_o unto_o he_o who_o be_v the_o right_a owner_n of_o it_o be_o i_o say_v he_o in_o god_n stead_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 30.1_o 2._o and_o as_o they_o who_o comply_v with_o king_n and_o ruler_n in_o their_o command_n concern_v form_n of_o worship_n of_o humane_a device_n be_v in_o such_o their_o compliance_n great_a enemy_n unto_o they_o so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o who_o choose_v rather_o to_o abide_v the_o bitter_a blast_n of_o their_o displeasure_n then_o to_o please_v they_o with_o conform_v themselves_o to_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n in_o such_o case_n be_v in_o this_o detrectation_n of_o their_o obedience_n unto_o they_o their_o real_a friend_n thus_o daniel_n notwithstanding_o his_o refusal_n to_o obey_v the_o decree_n of_o king_n darius_n be_v unlawful_a say_v unto_o he_o also_o unto_o thou_o or_o against_o thou_o o_o king_n have_v i_o do_v no_o hurt_n dan._n 6.22_o in_o which_o word_n he_o seem_v as_o well_o to_o imply_v that_o they_o who_o have_v obey_v he_o in_o that_o his_o decree_n have_v be_v unfaithful_a unto_o he_o have_v cast_v a_o snare_n upon_o he_o and_o 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