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father_n idol_n there_o be_v much_o ado_n in_o the_o search_n and_o laban_n will_v fain_o have_v pick_v a_o quarrel_n with_o jacob_n but_o god_n foresee_v the_o wretchedness_n of_o his_o mind_n prevent_v the_o mischief_n and_o laugh_v man_n invention_n to_o scorn_v even_o before_o the_o law_n be_v establish_v but_o present_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v prescribe_v they_o what_o to_o rely_v upon_o even_o twice_o in_o one_o chapter_n the_o god_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n be_v forbid_v and_o a_o sentence_n pronounce_v that_o he_o which_o offer_v unto_o any_o god_n save_v unto_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v slay_v whereupon_o by_o a_o divine_a inspiration_n jacob_n reform_v his_o household_n by_o put_v away_o the_o idol_n term_v in_o scripture_n cleanse_v purge_v and_o please_v of_o god_n if_o you_o come_v forward_o to_o moses_n government_n never_o any_o temptation_n traduce_v he_o for_o impatience_n be_v the_o meek_a man_n on_o earth_n as_o at_o the_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n in_o horeb_n and_o the_o folly_n of_o aaron_n which_o bring_v 3000_o man_n to_o destruction_n but_o look_v a_o little_a further_o and_o all_o fellowship_n with_o idolater_n be_v forbid_v and_o whereas_o the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n invention_n have_v so_o far_o enlarge_v itself_o as_o to_o terrify_v one_o another_o with_o the_o mischief_n wrought_v by_o devil_n imposture_v they_o yet_o withal_o by_o a_o cunning_a art_n of_o pacification_n in_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o vow_n to_o that_o purpose_n god_n interdict_v the_o same_o and_o moses_n flat_o prohibit_v such_o abomination_n yea_o in_o the_o 20_o of_o leviticus_fw-la it_o be_v absolute_a death_n to_o offer_v their_o child_n unto_o molech_n mean_v any_o kind_n of_o idol_n nay_o more_o such_o be_v the_o jealousy_n of_o god_n honour_n from_o the_o beginning_n that_o it_o be_v loss_n of_o life_n to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o live_n mighty_a and_o only_o true_a god_n in_o the_o 26_o of_o leviticus_fw-la idolatry_n be_v 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nation_n v_o 8._o five_o because_o they_o see_v no_o image_n in_o that_o day_n wherein_o the_o lord_n speak_v unto_o they_o in_o horeb_n and_o out_o of_o the_o fire_n v_o 15._o six_o because_o we_o must_v not_o worship_v either_o sun_n or_o moon_n and_o star_n which_o be_v most_o glorious_a therefore_o much_o less_o the_o inferior_a creature_n much_o less_o idol_n and_o image_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n argumentum_fw-la à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la or_o à _fw-la maiore_fw-la ad_fw-la minus_fw-la v_o 19_o seven_o because_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o moses_n for_o speak_v in_o their_o behalf_n when_o they_o have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n in_o horeb_n and_o punish_v he_o for_o their_o sake_n with_o debar_v he_o from_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n v_o 21._o eight_o and_o last_o of_o all_o because_o they_o may_v be_v bless_v in_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n v_o 35._o whereupon_o when_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o 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