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adoramus_fw-la oculis_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la sublatis_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la imagine_v &_o picturas_fw-la intentis_fw-la we_o adore_v with_o our_o eye_n fix_v on_o heaven_n not_o bend_v upon_o image_n and_o picture_n 4._o origen_n 〈◊〉_d nobis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la altaria_fw-la &_o imagine_v profitemur_fw-la celsus_n object_n against_o we_o that_o we_o have_v neither_o altar_n nor_o image_n and_o we_o 〈◊〉_d we_o have_v not_o 5._o five_o arnobius_n objicis_fw-la nobis_fw-la imagine_v quid_fw-la hae_fw-la nisi_fw-la vilissima_fw-la fabrorum_fw-la opera_fw-la thou_o object_a against_o we_o image_n and_o what_o be_v they_o but_o the_o most_o base_a work_n of_o artificer_n especial_o thus_o abuse_v 6._o six_o 〈◊〉_d non_fw-fr est_fw-fr dubium_fw-la quin_fw-la religio_fw-la nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la ubi_fw-la simulacrum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o where_o image_n be_v there_o be_v no_o religion_n 7._o seven_o 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o panegyrck_n to_o 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christ_n compare_v eu._n with_o that_o of_o moses_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paint_n to_o life_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o draught_n in_o black_a and_o white_a and_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o destroy_v the_o first_o draught_n but_o fill_v it_o up_o as_o a_o painter_n perfect_v a_o picture_n with_o the_o colour_n and_o shadow_n after_o the_o first_o draught_n and_o with_o he_o do_v general_o concur_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o father_n basil_n 259._o say_v that_o whereas_o the_o old_a law_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v our_o lord_n christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v more_o perfect_a law_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v angry_a origen_n say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n ed-savil_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d better_a and_o more_o divine_a than_o all_o those_o before_o he_o s._n chrysostom_n call_v that_o sermon_n upon_o the_o mount_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o very_a 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