1 a The rote of idolatrie is, when men thinke that God is not at hand, except they se him carnally.
1 ! The Israelites impute their deliuerance to the calf.
2 b Thinking that they wolde rather forgo idolatrie, then to resigne their precious jewels.
3 c suche is the rage of idolaters, that they spare no cost to satisfie their wicked desire.
4 d Thei smelled of their leuen of Egypt, where thei sawe calues, oxen, & serpents worshipped.
8 e Whereby we se what necessitie we haue to pray earnestly to God, to kepe vs in his true obedience and to send vs good guides.
10 f God sheweth that the praiers of the godly stay his punishment.
13 g That is, thy promes made to Abraham.
14 ! God is appaised by Moses prayer.
16 h All these repetitions shewe how excellent a thing thei defrauded them selues of by their idolatrie.
19 ! Moses breaketh the Tables.
20 i Partely to despite them of their idolatrie & partely that thei shulde haue none occassion to remembre it afterwarde.
25 k Bothe destitute of Gods fauor & an ocassion to their enemies to speake euil of their God.
27 l This fact did so please God, that he turned the curse of Jaakob against Leui, to a blessing. {Deut 33,9}.
27 ! He slayeth the idolaters.
29 m In reuenging Gods glorie we must haue no repect to persone, but put of all carnal affection.
32 ! Moses zeale for the people.
32 n So muche he estemed the glorie of God, that he preferred it euen to his owne saluation.
33 o I wil make it knowen that he was neuer predestinate in my eternal counsel to euerlasting life.
34 p This declareth how grieuous a sinne idolatrie is, seing that at Moses praier God wolde not fully remitte it.