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and_o the_o oblation_n be_v give_v to_o god_n who_o crown_v the_o martyr_n a_o christian_a with_o religious_a solemnity_n celebrate_v the_o memory_n of_o martyr_n to_o excite_v imitation_n and_o that_o he_o may_v share_v in_o their_o merit_n and_o be_v assist_v by_o their_o prayer_n phil._n this_o passage_n of_o s_o t_o augustin_n show_v a_o religious_a solemnity_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o honour_n of_o the_o saint_n depart_v and_o that_o the_o live_a may_v share_v in_o their_o merit_n and_o be_v assist_v by_o their_o prayer_n these_o be_v truth_n which_o you_o will_v not_o free_o acknowledge_v theoph._n we_o do_v acknowledge_v they_o for_o by_o a_o religious_a solemnity_n we_o understand_v the_o festival_n which_o the_o holy_a church_n observe_v in_o commemoration_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o martyr_n by_o the_o society_n of_o their_o merit_n we_o understand_v that_o by_o imitation_n of_o the_o saint_n we_o have_v a_o fellowship_n in_o their_o labour_n and_o in_o their_o crown_n and_o 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construimus_fw-la again_o augustin_n in_o another_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o saint_n say_v we_o honour_v they_o with_o love_n not_o with_o service_n neither_o do_v we_o build_v temple_n to_o they_o etc._n they_o horae_n virg._n mariae_fw-la secundum_fw-la usum_fw-la sacrum_fw-la sancti_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o quorum_fw-la honore_fw-la &_o commemoratione_n haec_fw-la sancta_fw-la est_fw-la dedicata_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la altaria_fw-la consecrata_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o at_o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n man_n be_v teach_v to_o direct_v their_o prayer_n unto_o the_o saint_n to_o who_o the_o church_n be_v dedicate_v say_v o_o you_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o the_o honour_n and_o remembrance_n of_o who_o this_o church_n be_v dedicate_v and_o this_o altar_n consecrate_v etc._n etc._n now_o the_o temple_n be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n because_o to_o he_o only_o who_o hear_v prayer_n we_o sheuld_v send_v up_o our_o supplication_n 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as_o be_v inducement_n of_o error_n and_o with_o the_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n and_o heresy_n of_o attribute_v unto_o god_n corporeity_n and_o a_o essential_a distinction_n of_o person_n in_o the_o godhead_n and_o although_o say_v he_o the_o church_n have_v receive_v such_o image_n or_o dissemble_v they_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o signify_v aright_o and_o suitable_o hereunto_o we_o read_v how_o pope_n john_n the_o 22_o d._n declare_v some_o for_o heretic_n and_o anthropomorphites_n and_o burn_v other_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o bohemia_n and_o austria_n because_o they_o make_v use_v of_o such_o table_n to_o represent_v the_o holy_a trinity_n under_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o old_a man_n a_o youth_n and_o a_o dove_n and_o now_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o approve_a testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_n against_o represent_v god_n by_o any_o picture_n etc._n picture_n defid_v &_o symbolo_fw-la cap._n 7._o credimus_fw-la quod_fw-la sedet_fw-la ad_fw-la dextrum_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la etc._n 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of_o god_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n intimate_v that_o god_n be_v a_o majesty_n invisible_a and_o incircumscribed_a etc._n incircumscribed_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o show_v how_o moses_n be_v express_o command_v not_o to_o make_v any_o grave_a image_n or_o likeness_n of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v not_o look_v on_o thing_n visible_a but_o intelligible_a for_o the_o easiness_n of_o behold_v he_o vilify_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n and_o to_o worship_v the_o intelligible_a substance_n by_o a_o material_a object_n be_v to_o dishonour_n god_n by_o our_o sight_n it_o be_v the_o general_a great_a design_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n to_o take_v man_n off_o from_o material_a and_o sensible_a cogitation_n when_o they_o apply_v their_o heart_n to_o god_n to_o know_v he_o and_o to_o worship_v he_o etc._n he_o 2_o a._n therapeut_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n theodoret_n show_v how_o god_n do_v manifest_o teach_v we_o that_o nothing_o visible_a can_v be_v liken_v to_o he_o and_o he_o forbid_v all_o man_n say_v he_o to_o make_v any_o image_n of_o thing_n visible_a so_o as_o to_o conceive_v it_o may_v become_v a_o image_n or_o statue_n of_o the_o invisible_a god_n nay_o the_o second_o council_n of_o nice_a which_o first_o establish_v the_o honour_n and_o worship_n of_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n yet_o express_o declare_v against_o any_o image_n of_o god_n etc._n god_n act._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n john_n bishop_n of_o thessalonica_n say_v we_o make_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n as_o man_n not_o as_o we_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v god_n by_o nature_n for_o what_o likeness_n or_o figure_n can_v there_o be_v of_o he_o who_o be_v incorporeal_a and_o interminable_a etc._n interminable_a bin._n â—om_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n gregory_n the_o second_o pope_n of_o that_o name_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n 601._o epistle_n aventinus_n annalium_fw-la priorum_fw-la lib._n 7_o pag._n 601._o to_o leo_n isaurus_n the_o emperor_n say_v why_o do_v we_o not_o make_v the_o father_n visible_a in_o picture_n because_o we_o know_v he_o not_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o represent_v in_o picture_n the_o nature_n of_o god_n etc._n god_n crth._n fidei_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o damascen_n a_o great_a favourer_n of_o image_n speak_v full_a to_o this_o point_n what_o representation_n can_v be_v make_v of_o god_n who_o be_v incorporeal_a uncircumscribed_a invisible_a and_o interminable_a and_o he_o conclude_v it_o be_v extreme_a folly_n and_o impiety_n to_o figure_n god_n you_o see_v how_o positive_a they_o be_v against_o any_o picture_n of_o god_n phil._n bellarmine_n take_v notice_n of_o many_o of_o these_o autority_n and_o argument_n and_o show_v how_o they_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o image_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v represent_v his_o essence_n and_o he_o grant_v that_o to_o be_v impossible_a theoph._n in_o every_o controversy_n he_o have_v a_o catholic_a distinction_n to_o help_v he_o at_o a_o loss_n as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o we_o can_v picture_n god_n essential_o say_v he_o no_o nor_o man_n nor_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n say_v i._o a_o picture_n give_v only_o the_o outward_a lineament_n and_o feature_n but_o these_o autority_n which_o i_o have_v urge_v say_v there_o can_v be_v no_o image_n not_o of_o his_o essence_n but_o of_o a_o invisible_a god_n no_o lineament_n of_o he_o who_o be_v infinite_a it_o be_v extreme_a folly_n and_o madness_n to_o attemt_fw-mi it_o nay_o bellarmin_n himself_o acknowledge_v that_o divers_a schoolman_n be_v against_o make_v a_o image_n of_o god_n but_o he_o will_v be_v of_o the_o right_a side_n he_o resolve_v to_o be_v a_o cardinal_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o order_n and_o so_o he_o will_v maintain_v opinion_n to_o please_v his_o party_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o scripture_n and_o we_o may_v believe_v 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be_v a_o kind_n of_o digression_n to_o load_v we_o with_o the_o great_a envy_n have_v you_o any_o thing_n to_o obâ—ect_v against_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n to_o be_v receive_v with_o honour_n and_o due_a veneration_n there_o lie_v the_o knor_z and_o difficulty_n between_o we_o council_n and_o pope_n have_v avow_v that_o practice_n and_o your_o doctor_n with_o great_a impudence_n declaim_v against_o it_o theoph._n i_o can_v produce_v a_o ancient_a depingatur_fw-la ancient_a bin._n tom._n 1._o concilii_fw-la eliberat_fw-la c._n 36._o placuit_fw-la picturas_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la dobere_fw-la ne_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la colitur_fw-la &_o adoratur_fw-la in_fw-la partete_fw-la depingatur_fw-la canon_n of_o the_o eliberitan_n council_n in_o spain_n forbid_v image_n in_o church_n it_o please_v we_o that_o picture_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o church_n lest_o that_o which_o be_v worship_v and_o adore_v be_v paint_v on_o the_o
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