and praised the gods of gold] Attributing to them their victories over Gods people, feasting in honour of them in contempt of the true God, praysing their idols, not that they thought, that the gold or silver were Gods, but that there was a certain vertue and power in them, to do them good, which is also the opinion of all idolaters. of silver] Men have no measure in idolatrie and dishonouring God.