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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o vatablus_n and_o erasmus_n turn_v culturas_fw-la vestras_fw-la your_o worshipping_n the_o vulgar_a simulachra_fw-la vestra_fw-la your_o image_n but_o both_o somewhat_o scantling_n the_o extent_n of_o the_o word_n as_o beza_n note_n loc_fw-la beza_n annot_n ad_fw-la loc_fw-la for_o neither_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v the_o image_n alone_o or_o alone_o the_o worship_v of_o it_o but_o rather_o both_o so_o that_o saint_n paul_n seem_v not_o to_o limit_v himself_o in_o this_o place_n from_o behold_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o the_o limitation_n be_v find_v contain_v in_o the_o former_a word_n as_o i_o pass_v by_o etc._n etc._n where_o we_o may_v observe_v first_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o see_v it_o be_v so_o that_o he_o may_v give_v no_o offence_n nor_o scandal_n to_o any_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o pass_v by_o etc._n etc._n where_o we_o may_v observe_v second_o the_o person_n who_o behold_v it_o be_v not_o a_o 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