obtain_v place_n §_o 2._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n have_v his_o priest_n among_o the_o gentile_n §_o 3._o no_o acceptable_a oblation_n but_o what_o christian_n offer_v tender_v to_o israel_n god_n §_o 4._o the_o gospel_n have_v utter_o abolish_v idol_n make_v virmin-god_n creep_v into_o hole_n §_o 5._o daphnaean_a apollo_n choke_v with_o the_o bone_n of_o babilas_n heathen_a testimony_n for_o the_o silence_v of_o oracle_n the_o vanity_n of_o their_o reason_n §_o 6._o gross_a idolatry_n in_o the_o roman_a pale_a by_o she_o own_o doctor_n confession_n and_o definition_n the_o legend_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n yet_o not_o in_o the_o proper_a and_o prophetic_a sense_n chap._n vi_o touch_v the_o millenium_fw-la revel_v 20._o §_o 1_o pagan_a idol_n fall_n and_o satan_n bind_v synchronize_v christianity_n grow_v upon_o the_o empire_n by_o degree_n §_o 2._o charity_n be_v cloak_n cast_v over_o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n §_o 3._o theodosius_n make_v the_o first_o penal_a law_n 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