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total_a submission_n of_o ourselves_o to_o god_n as_o the_o supreme_a author_n of_o life_n and_o death_n otherwise_o t._n g._n say_v 182._o the_o material_a action_n of_o sacrifice_n may_v be_v do_v for_o several_a end_n and_o intention_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o nature_n of_o divine_a worship_n be_v not_o according_a to_o they_o to_o be_v take_v from_o any_o external_a act_n but_o from_o the_o inward_a intention_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o peculiar_a external_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o none_o but_o to_o god_n himself_o i_o prove_v 1._o from_o the_o nature_n and_o design_n of_o religious_a worship_n 2._o from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n appropriate_v some_o act_n only_o to_o god_n 3._o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n condemn_v those_o for_o idolatry_n who_o have_v give_v they_o to_o any_o creature_n 1._o from_o the_o nature_n and_o design_n of_o religious_a worship_n which_o be_v to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o worship_n we_o give_v to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o creature_n for_o since_o god_n have_v appoint_v government_n among_o man_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o his_o intention_n be_v that_o some_o kind_n of_o worship_n shall_v be_v give_v from_o some_o of_o his_o creature_n to_o other_o although_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o themselves_o for_o where_o there_o be_v a_o power_n to_o punish_v and_o to_o reward_v there_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o worship_n in_o those_o who_o be_v under_o that_o power_n which_o worship_n lie_v in_o express_v a_o due_a regard_n to_o that_o power_n by_o a_o care_n not_o to_o provoke_v it_o and_o a_o endeavour_n to_o obtain_v the_o favour_n of_o it_o which_o be_v among_o mankind_n live_v in_o society_n with_o each_o other_o be_v therefore_o call_v civil_a worship_n which_o denomination_n it_o do_v not_o lose_v although_o we_o give_v that_o worship_n to_o superior_n upon_o a_o 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difficulty_n 2._o but_o when_o they_o deliver_v their_o mind_n free_o they_o reserve_v no_o one_o act_n of_o external_a adoration_n as_o proper_a to_o god_n and_o to_o be_v perform_v by_o all_o christian_n 12._o bellarmin_n say_v that_o fere_n omnes_fw-la actus_fw-la exteriores_fw-la commune_v sunt_fw-la omni_fw-la adorationi_fw-la almost_o all_o external_a act_n be_v common_a to_o the_o adoration_n of_o god_n and_o the_o creature_n except_v sacrifice_n and_o what_o belong_v to_o that_o as_o temple_n altar_n and_o priest_n which_o he_o say_v god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o arriaga_n say_v sine_fw-la that_o there_o be_v no_o external_a act_n of_o adoration_n but_o may_v be_v give_v to_o creature_n except_v only_a sacrifice_n suarez_n 3._o that_o sacrifice_n itself_o do_v not_o signify_v our_o acknowledgement_n of_o god_n sovereignty_n of_o itself_o but_o only_o by_o custom_n and_o imposition_n for_o the_o kill_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n do_v not_o of_o itself_o signify_v that_o god_n 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