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all_o adoration_n of_o image_n 〈◊〉_d et_fw-fr ibid._n ut_fw-la imagine_v sint_fw-la in_o templis_fw-la nulla_fw-la praecepit_fw-la vel_fw-la humana_fw-la coâ—sâ—itutio_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la facilius_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la lutius_fw-la quoque_fw-la omnes_fw-la imagine_v è_fw-la templis_fw-la submavere_fw-la videatur_fw-la etiam_fw-la cassandri_n consultatio_fw-la sub_fw-la hoc_fw-la titulâ—_fw-la &_o masius_n in_o jesuah_n cap._n 8._o sic_fw-la autem_fw-la queritur_fw-la ludovicus_n vives_z comment_n in_o lib._n 8._o c._n ult_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la divos_fw-la divasque_fw-la non_fw-la alitèr_fw-la venerantur_fw-la quà m_fw-la deum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la non_fw-la video_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la quid_fw-la discrimen_fw-la sit_fw-la inter_fw-la eorum_fw-la opinionem_fw-la de_fw-la saâ—ctis_fw-la &_o id_fw-la quod_fw-la gentiles_n putabant_fw-la de_fw-la diis_fw-la suis._n diodorus_n siculus_n dixit_fw-la de_fw-fr mose_n imaginem_fw-la statuit_fw-la nullam_fw-la ideo_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la erederet_fw-la deum_fw-la homini_fw-la similem_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o dion_n lib._n 36_o nullam_fw-la effigiâ—m_fw-la in_o hierosoâ—ymis_fw-la habuere_fw-la quod_fw-la deum_fw-la crederent_fw-la ut_fw-la ineffabilem_fw-la ita_fw-la inaspicuum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o cite_v finem_fw-la cite_v consul_n de_fw-fr imagine_v ex_fw-la origene_n contr_n celsum_fw-la lib._n 7._o versus_fw-la finem_fw-la origen_n as_o a_o instance_n great_a enough_o to_o verify_v the_o whole_a affirmative_a nos_fw-la vero_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la honoramus_fw-la simulachra_fw-la quia_fw-la quantum_fw-la possumus_fw-la cavemus_fw-la ne_fw-la quo_fw-la modo_fw-la incidamus_fw-la in_o eam_fw-la credulitatem_fw-la ut_fw-la his_fw-la tribuantus_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la this_o authority_n e._n w._n page_n 55._o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o bring_v in_o behalf_n of_o himself_o in_o this_o question_n say_v that_o origen_n have_v nothing_o against_o the_o use_n of_o image_n and_o declare_v our_o christian_a doctrine_n thus_o than_o he_o recite_v the_o word_n above_o quote_v than_o which_o origen_n can_v not_o speak_v plain_o against_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o e._n w._n may_v as_o well_o have_v dispute_v for_o the_o manichee_n with_o this_o argument_n the_o scripture_n do_v not_o say_v that_o god_n make_v the_o world_n it_o only_o declare_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n thus_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o gentleman_n think_v any_o thing_n will_v pass_v for_o argument_n among_o his_o own_o people_n and_o of_o this_o danger_n s._n austin_n 3._o austin_n epist._n 49._o q._n 3._o give_v a_o rational_a account_n no_o man_n doubt_n but_o idol_n want_v all_o sense_n but_o when_o they_o be_v place_v in_o their_o seat_n in_o a_o honourable_a sublimity_n that_o they_o may_v be_v attend_v by_o they_o that_o pray_v and_o offer_v sacrifice_n by_o the_o very_a likeness_n of_o live_a member_n and_o sense_n although_o they_o be_v senseless_a and_o without_o life_n they_o affect_v weak_a mind_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o live_v and_o feel_v especial_o when_o the_o veneration_n of_o a_o multitude_n be_v add_v to_o it_o by_o which_o so_o great_a a_o worship_n be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o here_o be_v the_o danger_n and_o how_o much_o be_v contribute_v to_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n by_o clothe_v their_o