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he_o speak_v unto_o they_o in_o horeb_n they_o see_v no_o manner_n of_o similitude_n deut._n 5.15_o which_o sure_o concern_v not_o the_o ugly_a face_n of_o moloch_n and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a pretty_a fancy_n of_o our_o author_n and_o inferior_a to_o none_o of_o the_o like_a kind_n that_o we_o have_v meet_v with_o that_o they_o have_v in_o their_o catholic_n church_n both_o thou_o shall_v not_o make_v grave_v image_n and_o thou_o shall_v make_v grave_v image_n because_o they_o have_v the_o image_n of_o st._n peter_n not_o of_o simon_n magus_n of_o st._n bennet_n or_o good_a st._n francis_n not_o of_o luther_n and_o calvin_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v where_o they_o get_v that_o command_n thou_o shall_v make_v image_n in_o the_o original_a and_o all_o the_o translation_n late_o publish_v in_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n it_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o write_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_n as_o for_o this_o new_a command_n thou_o shall_v make_v grave_v image_n i_o 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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 he_o for_o once_o to_o read_v over_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomy_n i_o be_o persuade_v he_o will_v not_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o pain_n if_o he_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o truth_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o be_v at_o least_o he_o can_v not_o miss_v of_o the_o advantage_n of_o be_v deliver_v from_o trouble_v himself_o and_o other_o hereafter_o with_o such_o gross_a mistake_n if_o he_o will_v believe_v the_o author_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o true_a god_n that_o be_v principal_o intend_v in_o the_o prohibition_n of_o all_o image_n whatever_o to_o be_v make_v object_n of_o divine_a adoration_n and_o that_o without_o any_o respect_n unto_o the_o cherubim_v over_o the_o ark_n everlasting_o seclude_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o image_n of_o the_o false_a god_n be_v but_o in_o a_o second_o place_n forbid_v the_o god_n themselves_o be_v renounce_v in_o the_o first_o commandment_n and_o it_o be_v this_o make_n unto_o a_o man_n self_n any_o 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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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they_o when_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n as_o any_o other_o in_o the_o world_n whatever_o be_v such_o monstrous_a presumption_n as_o i_o wonder_v a_o rational_a man_n will_v make_v himself_o guilty_a of_o by_o give_v countenance_n unto_o they_o for_o he_o who_o he_o call_v the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o christian_n if_o it_o be_v god_n he_o intend_v the_o only_a father_n of_o the_o family_n all_o man_n know_v he_o 〈◊〉_d to_o any_o of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n immediate_o nor_o by_o any_o prophet_n by_o he_o inspire_v communicate_v his_o mind_n in_o latin_a if_o it_o be_v the_o pope_n of_o rome_n who_o he_o ascribe_v that_o title_n unto_o i_o be_o sorry_a for_o the_o man_n not_o know_v how_o well_o he_o can_v make_v himself_o guilty_a of_o a_o high_a blasphemy_n chap._n xix_o communion_n sect._n 26._o in_o the_o next_o section_n entitle_v table_n our_o author_n seem_v to_o have_v lose_v more_o of_o the_o moderation_n that_o he_o pretend_v unto_o &_o 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