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A68868	A treatise of the foure degenerate sonnes viz. the atheist the magician the idolater· and the Iew. VVherein are handled many profitable questions concerning atheisme, witchcraft, idolatry, and Iudaisme: and sundry places of Scripture, cleared out of the originall tongues. Being the fourth volume, of the Workes of Mr. Ioh. Weemse of Lathocker in Scotland, and Prebend of Dunelm.; Works. Vol. 4	Weemes, John, 1579?-1636.	1636 (1636)	STC 25218; ESTC S119529	289,084	416

Egypt ye shall not doe The next increase of Idolatry in the Wildernesse The next increase of Idolatry in the wildernesse was when they set up a golden calf to worship there because they saw the oxe worshipped in Egypt Ezec. 23.19 Yet she multiplyed her whoredomes in calling to remembrance the dayes of her youth wherein she played the harlot in the Land of Egypt The Idolatry of Egypt was a baser sort of Idolatry then the Idolatry of the Assirians Many were the plagues which they got out of Egypt first they brought out of Egypt the filthy leprosie or scab which lasted so long amongst them in the land of Canaan Secondly they forgat their circumcision for fourty yeares in the wildernesse and this they learned from the Egyptians who circumcised not Therefore when they came to Gilgall and were circumcised the Lord said Ios 3.9 this day have Irolled away the reproach of the Egyptians from you Thirdly the blasphemer who cursed the Lord Levit. 24. his mother was an Egyptian Fourthly the greatest part of that Miscellanea turba of whom they learned to speake with open mouth against the Lord came out of Egypt Exod 12.38 Fiftly they gate the patterne of this golden calfe out of Egypt and the second time Ieroboam brought the patterne of the golden calfes which he fet up out of Egypt and Sheshak King of Egypt was the first who robbed the temple of God 1 King 14.26 The Lord objects to his people Ier. 2.18 what hast thou to doe in the way of Egypt to drinke the waters of Sihor Sihor was a river in Egypt and to drinke the water of Sihor was to commit whoredome and spirituall Adulterie So Salomon calles bodily Adultery water stolen waters are sweete Prov. 9.7 and they say Abstine ab aqua aliena This water was called Sihor which signifieth blackenesse when they dranke this water they committed a baser sort of Idolatrie The Idolatrie of Egypt was a baser sort of Idolatry then the Idolatry of the Assirians then when they dranke the water of the river Euphrates for when they followed the Idolatrie of the Egyptians they worshipped oxen but when they dranke of the river Euphrates and followed their Idolatrie they worshiped the Sunne the Moone and the starres The Egyptians were the basest Idolaters and Sihor was the blackest water Therefore the Lord abhors Egypt and calles it the land of Cham Psal 105. C ham was accursed so was the land of Egypt Now let us consider who made this Idoll secondly whereof they made it And thirdly how great a sinne this was in setting up this Idoll to worship it First it was Aaron who made the calfe Aaron made the golden calfe It was neither ignorance nor complsiō that moved him to make this calfe but feare onely Metus gravis say they potest cadere in virum constantem a great feare may overtake a couragious man But Aaron heere was overtaken with a small feare Aaron saw not the people stonning him therefore his feare arose onely upon his owne apprehension Aaron was the man who committed this sinne Aaron sinned not of ignorance the high Priests lippes should preserve knowledge Mal. 2.7 he had knowledge enough to resist the sinne the servant that knowes his masters will and doth it not is worthie of many stripes Mat. 12. When a Prince doth against Iustice who should maintaine Iustice there is a speciall repugnancie betwixt his act and his calling So when Aaron to whom was concredit the puritie of Gods worship committed Idolatrie then there was a speciall repugnancie betwixt him and his profession how scandalous then was Aarons fall to the whole people In exemplum culpa vehementer extenditur quando pro reverentia peccator honoratur The fault is much agravated by the example when the sinner is much respected and honored The greatnesse of Aarons sinne may be taken up by the greatnesse of the sacrifice of the high Priest which was to expiate the sin Againe consider the greatnesse of Aarons sinne by the greatnesse of the sacrifice of the High Priest Moses Lev. 4. distinguishes sinnes according to the difference of persons if a common man sinned hee was to bring for one oblation a Kid of the goates a female without blemish ver 28. but if a Prince of the people sinned he shall bring a Kid of the goates a male without blemish ver 23. and if the whole congregation sinned then they shall bring a young bullocke for their sinne ver 14. and if the Priest who was annoynted sinne that is the high Priest for none was annoynted after the first institution as the high Priest was but he alone hee was to bring a young bullocke here the sacrifice of the Priest was as great as the sacrifice of the whole people If the eye be evill the whole body is full of darkenesse Matth. 6.23 and such Priests such people By Aarons committing this sinne wee are taught the infirmities of the Leviticall Priesthood Aaron made the calfe hence wee may learne what infirmitie was in the legall ceremonies that they could bring nothing to perfection Heb. 9.9 And this we may see in the ingresse progresse and ending of the Priesthood Aaron when the Priesthood was first instituted hee committed Idolatrie and Vrias in the progresse of the Priesthood hee committs Idolatrie And Cajaphas about the ending of the priesthood hee condemnes the Lord Iesus therefore Iesus Christ is our onely High Priest that must expiate our sinnes Secondly consider whereof this Idoll was made the people brought their Iewells and earings to Aaron Exod. 32.3 and of these the Idoll was made Idolaters are very profuse in the bestowing upon their Idoles all sort of cost Idolaters are very prodigall in bestowing things of great cost upon the Idoles Ier. 10.9 they brought the most pretious gold from Vphaz or Ophir to make their images of so from Tarshis they brought their most excellent silver they spared noe cost Nabuchadnezzer set up an Imag of gold Da. 3.1 whose hight was threescore cubits and the breadth therof sixe cubits And that is it which the Lord layes to the charge of the whorish Church Israel Ezech. 16.34 other whoores take gifts but thou givest gifts The three ages of the Church of the Iewes the golden are the silver age and the yron age In the Church of Israel there were three ages the golden age the silver age and the iron age The golden age they make to be that time when David gathered all materialles for the building of the temple and when Salomon built it The silver age they hold begunne in Iohash his tyme 2 King 12. when he repaired the temple howbeit there was not made for the house of the Lord boules of silver Snuffers Bassens Trumpets or vesselles of gold or vesselles of silver that was brought into the house of the Lord this was but a silver age in respect of the former golden age and now they had but

him and untill he bee devested of those usurped titles his edicts have strength to bind the subjects so long as the tyrant stands they are to obey him and implicit● he hath the approbation of the subjects that is they wish that hee may doe Iustice so long as he rules The Romans subdued the Iewes and made them their captives and the Iewes by their tacite consent acknowledged them as their Lords and masters therefore Christ bidds them gave tribute to Caesar Mat. 22. So when they were carried captives to Babylon the Lord bidds them pray for the peace of Babylon Ier. 29.7 the people gave there tacite consent to the Babylonians and although they led them captive yet they were to pray for them as there superiors so the Priests although they sinned in usurpation of the priesthood as not being descended of Aaron yet durante tali statu so long as they continued their consecration was valide and they had gotten the tacite consent of the people by prescription of tyme. Quest 3. Who consecrated the high Priest after his fathers death Answ An inferiour Priest did consecrate him see Exod. 29.29 Num. 20.26.28 Quest 4. When the Idolatrous Priests hand was filled and a peece of flesh put therein whether had bee right to sacrifice and consecrate or not Answ None at ●ll for out of the Church there is no consecration therfore Ionathan in his 〈◊〉 Paraphrase calles him not Cohen but Cumer that is No consecration 〈◊〉 of the Church 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a heathen then Priest Iud. 18.30 the same phrase of sitting of the hand is used in consecrating of Ieroboams Priests a Chro. 13.9 and yet Ieroboam had no power to consecrate them the water which came out of the rocke 3 Cor. 10. was a sacrament to the Israelites when they dranke of it but when the beasts dranke of it it was no Sacrament to them so this consecration was no consecration to them who were out of the true Church And as Ishmael although hee was truly circumcised by Abraham yet to his posteritie who left the true Church and used circumcision still it was no Sacrament So this consecration out of the Church was no consecration to them and they had no more right to it then the theefe hath to the true mans purse when he takes it The third irregularitie in this consecration was this that he made an Ephod for his sonne to serve this Idoll with There were three sorts of Ephods the first was a religious Ephod such was the Ephod of the Priests Three sorts of Ephod The second sort of Ephod was a politicke or civill Ephod which David wore when he danced before the arke and that which Gid●on made and left at Ophrah The third was an Idolatrous Ephod which is joyned here with Teraphim and not with Vri●● and Tha●●●●●● as the Lords Ephod was The fourth irregularitie was this when hee were consecrate he sacrificed in a private place his fathers house and not in Shilo in the place where the worship of God was performed at that time and this was as badde as if hee had sacrificed in the high places or in the groves Then it was added they did this because there was no king in Israel Kingly governement of the best governement Observe here first that Kingly governement is the best governement and a King here is put for a best magistrate because the Lord was to bring in this kingly governement amongst them Therefore they were called Kings before the institution of Kings as Moses is called a King Gen. 36.31 Deut. 33.5 And because Kingly governement was the most excellent governement therfore it is that sundry things take their denomination from a King at the King lawes Iam. 2.8 so the Kings highway Num. 20.17 so the shout of a King Num. 23.22 that is a joyfull shout as when they were choosing a King A magistrate must have a care both for maintenance of religion and Iustice They committed this Idolatrie because there was no King in Israel so they abused the Levites wife because there was no King in Israel Iudg. 19.1 Here wee see th●● the magistrate is custos utrinsque tabulae and it belongs to him to vindicate the worship of God Idolatrie is iniquit●s Iudicum Iob 31.28 That is it is to bee punished by the Iudge and to punish wrongs done by men to men there are two pillars strong like Iakin and Bag●as 1 King 7.21 Iustice and religion when these two faile then the land●elts Psal 75.3 the Hebrewes say the world is upholden by three things Super lege super cultusacro super retributione benificiorum when these three faile then the world goes to decoy Now Micah will have another Priest then his sonne a Levite of Iudah to be his Priest Quest How could he be a Levite and of Iudah for the Levites were not of the tribe of Iudah Answ Hee hath beene of the tribe of Levi by his mother for women of one tribe might marie with men of another tribe providing that they were not heretickes then they were alwaies bound to marrie within their owne tribe to keepe the inheritance distinct Micah chused this Levit to sacrifice but the Levites might not sacrifice nor inquire any thing of the Lord The Levites might not sacrifice but by the priests When the Tabernacle was to be taken up or set downe no stranger might come neare it here all are called strangers who are not priests or Levites Num. 1.51 But when they were to sacrifice no stranger might sacrifice that is neither Israelite nor Levite Num. 3.10 Therfore when he chose a Levite to sacrifice here there was a great irregularitie their callings were two distinct callings The calling of the Levites and the priests were two distinct callings the Levites did some things which the priests might not doe as to carry the Arke therefore Vzza was killed who touched the Arke being a priest and the Levites might not sacrifice under the paine of death Num. 3.10 This wandering Levite was redacted to great miserie and he was content with a poore portion It was a great curse upon the posterity of Eli when they should come and crouch for a peece of silver and a morsell of bread and should say Put me I pray thee into one of the priests offices that I may eate a peece of bread 1 Sam. 2.36 So when this base Levite sought to be a priest and was content with ten shekells of silver a yeare and a suite of apparell and his victuals Iudg. 17.10 then he came and crouched downe for a peece of silver and a morsell of bread None that served in the temple or tabernacle in the basest office did it for nought as they that shut the doores and kindled the fire Mal. 1.10 or the Nethinims Iosh 9.27 who hewed the wood for the sacrifices and drew water for the temple or the Levites that flead the beasts or the Priests that offered the

the same sacrifice 1 Cor. 10.21 Ye cannot drinke the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils When the whore would intice the young ma● to commit folly with her Prov. 7.14 she saies I have peace offerings with me and this day have I payed my vowes In the peace offerings God got a part the Priest got a part and the offerer got a part and to this part of the offering which belonged to her she invites this foo●e the whore and the whoremonger shall they have a part of Gods peace offerings the Lord will not have a share in such a sacrifice So the Lord will not have a share in a sacrifice where this spirituall adultery is committed Fourthly he will not be served with the same Priests The Lord would never accept of the Levites that went backe from the Lord when Israel went astray after their Idols to slay the burnt offerings and sacrifice for the people but onely to keepe the gates of his house and minister in these base offices Ezech. 44.10 And as Ioshua when he fought against the Cananites Iosh 11.6 tooke their horses and did hough them that they might not serve the enemie for warre any more yet they might serve for baser uses as to carry loades So the Lord would not have those Priests who had dishonoured him in serving Idolls to serve at his altar any more but to serve in base offices as to keep the gates in the house of God So they served the Groves Iudges 3.7 they are called there Ashera because they thought themselves happie Why the groves are called Ashera 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when they worshipped their Idols there but the groves may bee called happie per 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because they were unhappie who worshipped there So it is called Lucus quod minime Luceat So Iob 39. Struthio camelus is called Chasida per antiphrasin because she hatches not her egges as other foules doe but leave them in the sand It is said they served the groves that is their Idoles in the groves There was a tree also amongst the midest of the trees of the grove which they worshipped Isa 66.17 they that sanctifie and purifie themselves in the garden behind one tree in the midst This tree in the midst they worshipped as they did the other Idoles and they esteemed it as the tree of knowledg of good and evill that was in the midst of the garden They planted groves for their Idoles These Idolaters alleadged Abrahams example Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba and worshiped there Gen. 21.33 So when they would sacrifice their children to Molech they alledged the example of Abraham The Idolaters pretended the example of the saints for their Idolatrie who would have offered his sonne Isaake to the Lord So when Ieroboam set up his Idoll at Bethel he alledged the example of Iacob who worshiped in Bethel So when the Prophet rebuked the prophane musicke of the Iewes Amos 6.5 they alledged the example of David why might not they play on instruments as well as David These vile Idolaters did still pretend the example of the saints of God and laboured to shelter themselves under them They planted groves that they might worship their Idoles there Deut. 16.21 Iudg. 6.25 The Rabbines tell us in Zonorenna that Salomones throne of Ivorie was gilded P. Shophet and had sixe steppes by the which hee ascended into it as we see 1 King 10.9 And when the King stood in the lowest steppe the Herauld cried unto him Iudicium ne inclinato wrest not iudgement when hee stood upon the second steppe hee cryed unto him accept not persons in Iudgement when hee stood upon the third step he cryed unto him take no gifts when hee ascended to the fourth steppe hee said unto him Noli plantare Lucum plant no groves for Idols and when he stood upon the fift steppe he cryed unto him Noli erigere statuam erect not any piller to an Idoll and when hee stood upon the highest steppe hee said unto him noli mactare bovem that is take not the priests part upon thee to offer sacrifice And so the King was admonished heere both to have a care of Iustice and Religion and these may be fitly called admonitiones graduum as they were called Psalmes of degrees which the Priests sang when they ascended by staires into the Temple The decrease of this Idolatry the children of Israel cryed to the Lord The decrease of this Idolatry then the spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel and he delivered them Judg. 3.10 So the spirit of the Lord came upon Gedeon Iudg. 6.34 so 2 Chro. 24. the spirit of the Lord came upon Zachariah and we say indifferently either he put on the spirit Act. 1.8 or the spirit came upon him So hee put on Iustice or the spirit of Iustice came upon him This spirit which came upon him was the spirit of Iudgement and the spirit of strength the spirit of Iudgement Iudge the people aright and the spirit of strength to defend them Because those Iudges were but extraordinarie and for a time therefore the Lord sent his spirit upon them in a singular manner for the deliverance of his people The spirit of the Lord came upon Othniel Five illapses of the spirit There are foure illapses of the spirit noted in the scripture which hath fallen upon men The first is illapsus spiritus roboris the illaps of the spirit of strength So the spirit came upon the Iudges and upon Amasa Davids chiefe captaine 1 Chro. 12.18 The second is illapsus spiritus regiminis illaps of the spirit of governement which came upon Saul and David when they became to be Kings 1 Sam. 16.13 The third illapse is spiritus illuminationis of the spirit of illumination as the spirit of the Lord came upon Baalam when his eyes were shut were opened Num. 24.3 And the fourth is illapsus spiritus sanctificationis illuminationis the illapse of sanctification and illumination as when the spirit of the Lord came upon Zechariah the sonne of Iehoiada the priest when he said unto the people Why transgresse ye the commandement of the Lord 2 Chro. 24.20 When the spirit came upon them then they were said to be cloathed with the spirit 1 Chron. 12.18 The spirit of the Lord cloathed Amasai so Christ bids his Disciples stay at Ierusalem donec induamini virtute ex alto Luke 24.49 Tarry yee at Ierusalem till ye bee indued with power from on high or untill ye bee cloathed from on high The second increase of Idolatrie The second increase of Idolatry under the Iudges was Iudg. 3.12 And the children Israel committed evill againe in the sight of the Lord. It is not specified in particular what Idolatrie they committed at this time but onely it is sayd that they committed evill which is meant of Idolatrie for in a speciall manner it is called evill So Ieroboam caused Israel to sinne that is to commit