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Churches, that is, appropriate places for Christian vvorship both in, and ever since the Apostles times. A discourse at first more briefly delivered in a colledge chappell, and since enlarged. By Joseph Mede, B.D. and fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge.
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Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.
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and_o the_o enclosure_n of_o a_o deity_n not_o of_o the_o statue_n or_o image_n only_o but_o of_o the_o daemon_n himself_o that_o be_v they_o suppose_v their_o god_n by_o the_o power_n of_o spell_n and_o magical_a consecration_n to_o be_v retain_v and_o shut_v up_o in_o their_o temple_n as_o bird_n in_o a_o cage_n or_o the_o devil_n within_o a_o circle_n that_o so_o their_o suppliant_n may_v know_v where_o to_o have_v they_o when_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o seek_v unto_o they_o and_o that_o for_o such_o retain_v or_o circumscribe_v of_o they_o in_o a_o certain_a place_n a_o idol_n be_v necessary_a as_o the_o centre_n of_o their_o collocation_n thus_o much_o origen_n himself_o will_v inform_v we_o in_o those_o his_o dispute_n against_o celsus_n as_o in_o his_o 3._o book_n pag._n 135._o editionis_fw-la graecolat_a where_o he_o describe_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d temple_n and_o idol_n to_o be_v place_n where_o daemon_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d enthrone_v or_o seat_v either_o have_v praeoccupy_v such_o place_n of_o themselves_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o bring_v thither_o by_o certain_a ceremony_n and_o magical_a invocation_n do_v as_o it_o be_v dwell_v there_o and_o again_o lib._n 7._o pag._n 385._o in_o fin_n tell_v we_o that_o daemon_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d set_v in_o those_o kind_n of_o form_n and_o place_n viz._n idol_n and_o temple_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n &_o either_o lodge_v and_o confine_v thither_o by_o magical_a consecration_n or_o otherwise_o have_v praeoccupy_v the_o place_n of_o themselves_o where_o they_o be_v delightful_o feed_v and_o refresh_v for_o so_o the_o gentile_n think_v with_o the_o nidor_fw-la and_o savour_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o produce_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o say_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n let_v he_o that_o will_v consult_v he_o further_o in_o the_o end_n of_o that_o 7._o book_n pag._n 389._o and_o a_o little_a before_o p._n 387._o in_o fine_a to_o this_o confine_n of_o god_n in_o temple_n that_o so_o those_o that_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v their_o help_n may_v not_o be_v to_o seek_v but_o know_v where_o to_o find_v they_o that_o also_o of_o menander_n cite_v by_o justin_n martyr_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr monarchia_fw-la dei_fw-la have_v reference_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d say_v he_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d no_o god_n please_v i_o that_o gad_v abroad_o none_o that_o leave_v his_o house_n shall_v come_v in_o my_o book_n a_o just_a and_o good_a god_n ought_v to_o tarry_v at_o home_n to_o save_v those_o that_o place_v he_o according_a to_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o temple_n these_o author_n allege_v grant_v that_o christian_n neither_o have_v any_o temple_n no_o nor_o ought_v to_o have_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o god_n who_o they_o worship_v be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o fill_v the_o heaven_n &_o the_o earth_n and_o dwell_v not_o in_o temple_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o because_o the_o gentile_n appropriate_v the_o name_n of_o a_o temple_n to_o this_o notion_n of_o encloister_v a_o deity_n by_o a_o idol_n therefore_o the_o christian_n of_o those_o first_o age_n for_o the_o most_o part_n abstain_v therefrom_o especial_o when_o they_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o gentile_n call_v their_o house_n of_o worship_n ecclesiae_fw-la or_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d