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which shall not go unpunished: I will set my face against that man (that magistrate, Jer 5:1) and against his family. Note,
[1.] The wickedness of the master of a family often brings ruin upon a family; and he that should be the house-keeper proves the house-breaker.
[2.] If magistrates will not do justice upon offenders, God will do justice upon them, because there is danger that many will go a whoring after those who do but countenance sin by winking at it. And, if the sins of leaders be leading sins, it is fit that their punishments should be exemplary punishments.
3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from
among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the
man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not;
5 then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and
will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.
6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and
after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Persons abusing themselves by consulting such as have familiar spirits, Le 20:6. By this, as much as any thing, a man diminishes, disparages, and deceives himself, and so abuses himself. What greater madness can there be than for a man to go to a liar for information, and to an enemy for advice? Those do so who turn after those that deal in the black art, and know the depths of Satan. This is spiritual adultery as much as idolatry is, giving that honour to the devil which is due to God only; and the jealous God will give a bill of divorce to those that thus go a whoring from him, and will cut them off, they having first cut themselves off from him.
7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord
your God.