Cherubims] The word Cherub, as some Hebrews conceeive, is compounded of Che, that is, as it were, &Rabin, that is, a boy or a young man. Cherubims were figures of appearing angels, or glorious representations in humane shape, chiefly in the resemblance of beautifull youth, made with wings, to signifie the expedition which is used by Angels, in obeying the will of God; whereby the Papists would defend their Idolatrie against the second Commandement: they might as well take upon them, to roote out whole Nations by warre, against the sixth Commandement, and spoyle men of their goods, against the eighth; because God gave an especiall warrant to his people of Israel for them both against a generall rule; and when there is a generall rule, as that prohibition concerning Images, the exception must have especiall warrant by the same Authoritie that made the rule; but it is absurd from a speciall exception from a generall rule, to set up a generall contradiction to the rule, as the Papists do in this particular. of beaten worke] Not melted and so cast into a would, but beaten out of the whole piece with an hammer.