This also were an iniquity No less than the other fore- mentioned sins of adultery, oppression, &c.; to be punished by the judge The civil magistrate; who, being advanced and protected by God, is obliged to maintain and vindicate his honour, and consequently to punish idolatry. For I should have denied God Not directly, but by consequence, because this was to rob God of his prerogative, by giving to the creature that worship which is peculiar to God.
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Job 31:28
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.