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man_n shall_v not_o makâ—_n to_o themselves_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v when_o you_o come_v into_o the_o land_n among_o the_o gentile_n let_v none_o of_o you_o make_v to_o himself_o any_o of_o the_o image_n he_o shall_v see_v there_o set_v up_o by_o the_o inhabitant_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o synagogue_n which_o do_v so_o honour_v her_o cherubim_n that_o she_o abominate_v all_o idol_n and_o their_o sculpture_n and_o thus_o if_o any_o catholic_n shall_v make_v to_o himself_o contrary_a to_o what_o be_v allow_v any_o peculiar_a image_n of_o the_o planet_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o nil_fw-la admirari_fw-la relieve_v i_o i_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o great_a loss_n in_o read_v these_o thing_n for_o true_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o he_o that_o talk_v at_o this_o rate_n have_v read_v the_o bible_n no_o otherwise_o then_o he_o will_v have_v our_o people_n to_o do_v it_o that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o i_o will_v i_o can_v prevail_v with_o 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depend_v sole_o on_o the_o imagination_n of_o he_o that_o make_v it_o or_o he_o that_o reverence_v it_o this_o creative_a faculty_n in_o the_o imagination_n be_v that_o which_o be_v forbid_v to_o all_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o the_o non_fw-la facies_fw-la tibi_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o and_o when_o all_o be_v do_v the_o relation_n suppose_v which_o be_v the_o pretend_a ground_n of_o adoration_n be_v but_o imaginary_a and_o fantastic_a a_o sorry_a basis_n for_o the_o building_n erect_v on_o it_o this_o whimsical_a termination_n of_o the_o worship_n in_o the_o prototype_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o imagination_n creation_n of_o a_o relation_n between_o it_o and_o the_o image_n will_v not_o free_v the_o papist_n from_o downright_a idolatry_n in_o their_o abuse_n of_o image_n much_o less_o will_v the_o pretence_n that_o it_o be_v the_o true_a god_n they_o intend_v to_o worship_n that_o true_a god_n have_v declare_v all_o image_n of_o himself_o set_v up_o without_o his_o command_n to_o be_v abominable_a idol_n chap._n xviii_o latin_a service_n sect_n 25._o pag._n 250._o the_o next_o thing_n he_o gild_v over_o in_o the_o roman_a practice_n be_v that_o which_o he_o call_v their_o latin_a service_n that_o be_v their_o keep_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o whole_a worship_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o two_o all_o the_o general_a concernment_n of_o christian_n do_v lie_v from_o their_o understanding_n in_o a_o unknown_a tongue_n we_o find_v it_o true_a by_o continual_a experience_n that_o great_a success_n and_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o ability_n do_v encourage_v man_n to_o strange_a attempt_n what_o else_o can_v make_v they_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v prevail_v with_o poor_a simple_a mortal_n to_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o that_o wherein_o indeed_o all_o their_o chief_a concernment_n do_v lie_v and_o that_o contrary_a to_o express_v direction_n of_o scripture_n universal_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n of_o old_a common_a sense_n and_o the_o broad_a light_n of_o that_o reason_n whereby_o they_o be_v man_n they_o need_v not_o at_o all_o understand_v the_o thing_n wherein_o their_o communion_n with_o god_n do_v consist_v the_o mean_n whereby_o they_o must_v come_v to_o know_v his_o will_n and_o way_n wherein_o they_o must_v worship_v he_o nor_o do_v it_o suffice_v these_o gentleman_n to_o suppose_v that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o flourish_v over_o their_o own_o practice_n with_o such_o pretence_n as_o may_v free_v it_o from_o blame_n but_o they_o think_v to_o render_v it_o so_o desirable_a as_o either_o to_o get_v it_o embrace_v willing_o by_o other_o or_o countenance_v themselves_o in_o impose_v it_o upon_o they_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n but_o as_o they_o come_v short_a of_o those_o advantage_n whereby_o this_o matter_n in_o former_a day_n be_v bring_v about_o or_o rather_o come_v to_o pass_v so_o to_o think_v at_o once_o to_o cast_v those_o shackle_n 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to_o mince_v the_o matter_n and_o give_v opportunity_n to_o new_a cavil_n and_o exception_n by_o babyâ—meâ—â—y-mouthed_n petition_n of_o some_o small_a thing_n that_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n abouâ—_n when_o a_o man_n may_v as_o honest_o all_o 〈◊〉_d once_o suppose_v the_o whole_a truth_n of_o his_o side_n and_o proceed_v without_o fear_n of_o disturbance_n and_o so_o wise_o deal_v our_o author_n in_o this_o business_n that_o which_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v his_o whole_a work_n he_o take_v for_o grant_v to_o be_v already_o do_v if_o this_o be_v grant_v he_o he_o be_v safe_a deny_v it_o and_o all_o his_o fine_a oration_n dwindle_n into_o a_o little_a sapless_a sophistry_n but_o he_o must_v get_v the_o great_a number_n of_o book_n that_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v trouble_v with_o out_o of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o scripture_n to_o boot_v before_o he_o will_v persuade_v considerate_a and_o unprejudiced_a man_n that_o there_o be_v a_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o this_o supposition_n that_o 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