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The carnal man’s trinity!
属血气之人的三位一体！
(“Soul Idolatry” David Clarkson, 1621-1686)
(《灵魂偶像崇拜》大卫·克拉克森，1621-1686)
“You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a such a person is really an idolater who worships the things of this world.” Ephesians 5:5
“你们确实地知道，无论是淫乱的，是污秽的，是贪婪的，在基督和神的国里都是无分的。因为这样的人实际上是拜偶像的，是崇拜这世界之物的。”以弗所书5:5
“For all that is in the world–the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.” 1 John 2:16
“因为凡世界上的事，就像肉体的情欲，眼目的情欲，并今生的骄傲，都不是从父来的，乃是从世界来的。”约翰一书2:16
Pleasures, and riches, and honors are the carnal man’s trinity. These are the three great idols of worldly men, to which they prostrate their souls!
快乐、财富和荣誉是属血气之人的三位一体。这些是属世之人的三大偶像，他们向这些偶像俯伏献上自己的灵魂！
Idolatry is to give that honor and worship to ‘the creature’, which is due to the Creator alone. When this worship is communicated to other things, whatever they are, we thereby make them idols, and commit idolatry.
偶像崇拜就是将那只当归给造物主的尊崇和敬拜，给予了”受造之物”。当这种敬拜传递给其他事物时，无论是什么，我们就使它们成为偶像，并犯了拜偶像的罪。
When the mind is most taken up with an object, and the heart and affections most set upon it, this is “soul worship”–and this worship is due to God alone.
当心思最为专注于某个对象，心灵和情感最为倾注于它时，这就是”灵魂的敬拜”——而这种敬拜只当归给神。
Now this worship due to God alone, is given . . .
by the savage heathen to their stick and stones;
by the papist to their angels, saints, and images;
by carnal men to their lusts.
如今这本该单单归给神的敬拜，却被。。。
野蛮的异教徒给了他们的木头和石头；
天主教徒给了他们的天使、圣徒和圣像；
属血气的人给了他们的情欲。
There are two kinds of idolatry:
有两种偶像崇拜：
- Open, external idolatry–when men, out of a religious respect, bow to, or prostrate themselves before anything besides the true God. This is the idolatry of the heathen, and in part, the idolatry of papists.
- 公开的、外在的偶像崇拜——当人出于宗教敬意，向真神以外的任何事物鞠躬或俯伏。这是异教徒的偶像崇拜，也部分是天主教徒的偶像崇拜。
- Secret and soul idolatry–when the mind is set on anything more than God; when anything is . . .
more valued than God,
more desired than God,
more sought than God,
more loved than God. - 隐秘的、心灵的偶像崇拜——当人的心意更多地放在神以外的事物上；当任何事物被…
比神更看重，
比神更渴慕，
比神更追求，
比神更热爱。
Hence, secret idolaters shall have no inheritance in the Kingdom of God. Soul idolatry will exclude men from heaven, as much as open idolatry!
因此，隐秘的偶像崇拜者在神的国中将没有基业。心灵的偶像崇拜会像公开的偶像崇拜一样，使人无法进入天国！
He who serves his lusts is as incapable of entering heaven, as he who worships idols of wood or stone!
服侍私欲的人与敬拜木石偶像的人一样，都无法进入天国！
“Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry!” 1 Corinthians 10:14
“所以我所亲爱的，你们要逃避拜偶像的事！”哥林多前书10:14