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object_n of_o worship_n or_o in_o the_o kind_a of_o worship_n or_o in_o the_o application_n can_v excuse_v anything_o from_o be_v downright_a idolatry_n forasmuch_o as_o none_o be_v in_o good_a earnest_a idolater_n without_o some_o of_o these_o mistake_v the_o six_o that_o the_o peculiar_a honour_n or_o worship_n which_o be_v give_v to_o god_n be_v give_v to_o he_o not_o so_o much_o as_o his_o honour_n and_o worship_n as_o his_o due_a and_o right_o insomuch_o that_o he_o that_o do_v not_o give_v it_o to_o god_n or_o communicate_v it_o to_o another_o do_v a_o injury_n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n this_o be_v plain_a and_o consonant_n to_o what_o be_v say_v on_o the_o first_o conclusion_n that_o religion_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o justice_n towards_o god_n and_o indeed_o if_o divine_a honour_n be_v not_o give_v to_o god_n as_o his_o due_a and_o right_o it_o be_v no_o honour_n at_o all_o but_o rather_o a_o benevolence_n 4._o the_o seven_o the_o right_n of_o that_o peculiar_a honour_n or_o 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the_o image_n of_o christ_n or_o mary_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o image_n of_o another_o saint_n the_o former_a therefore_o be_v latria_n and_o hyperdulia_fw-la this_o last_o must_v be_v dulia_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o image_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v dulia_n as_o well_o as_o of_o its_o prototype_n which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o that_o alexander_n halt_v thomas_n aquinas_n and_o bonaventure_n those_o ancient_a schoolman_n who_o write_v above_o 400_o year_n ago_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o same_o honour_n be_v do_v to_o the_o image_n that_o be_v do_v to_o the_o prototype_n that_o the_o image_n have_v according_a to_o the_o excellency_n and_o venerability_n of_o their_o prototype_n some_o latria_n some_o hyperdulia_fw-la and_o some_o dulia_n and_o thus_o i_o think_v i_o have_v prove_v my_o translation_n of_o that_o passage_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n to_o be_v very_o right_a and_o full_a which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o only_a material_a word_n in_o that_o citation_n pag._n 86._o l._n 13._o and_o have_v make_v it_o manifest_v that_o the_o very_a analogy_n photius_n aim_v at_o conclude_v the_o sameness_n of_o honour_n to_o image_n and_o prototype_n and_o which_o be_v my_o main_a drift_n of_o all_o i_o have_v sufficient_o evince_v that_o photius_n have_v give_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o genuine_a sense_n of_o this_o nicene_n council_n according_a to_o which_o my_o adversary_n even_o in_o his_o own_o conceit_n and_o opinion_n can_v but_o conclude_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o refer_v herself_o to_o this_o council_n to_o be_v gross_a idolater_n and_o who_o i_o pray_v you_o aught_o to_o be_v blank_a now_o upon_o the_o seven_o paragraph_n that_o my_o antagonist_n answer_v nothing_o to_o this_o seven_o and_o last_o paragraph_n must_v be_v either_o because_o he_o think_v he_o have_v answer_v it_o already_o by_o deny_v that_o sense_n of_o the_o council_n which_o photius_n represent_v or_o because_o he_o think_v it_o unanswerable_a if_o the_o former_a i_o have_v make_v good_a that_o photius_n his_o sense_n of_o the_o council_n be_v the_o most_o genuine_a and_o natural_a if_o the_o latter_a we_o have_v the_o day_n in_o this_o point_n without_o any_o more_o to_o do_v nor_o can_v i_o imagine_v what_o may_v occur_v that_o may_v seem_v at_o all_o to_o lessen_v the_o certainty_n of_o that_o sense_n of_o photius_n unless_o that_o passage_n of_o constanâ—ine_n bishop_n of_o constantia_n act_n 4._o where_o give_v his_o vote_n for_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n as_o if_o forsooth_o there_o be_v any_o fear_n that_o he_o shall_v give_v that_o worship_n to_o the_o image_n of_o a_o saint_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n he_o be_v make_v to_o reserve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o be_v understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o super-essential_a and_o zoarchical_a trinity_n the_o former_a part_n of_o which_o be_v so_o without_o analogy_n and_o the_o latter_a so_o turgid_a and_o preterscriptural_a and_o this_o caution_n so_o solitary_a not_o one_o of_o the_o bishop_n make_v any_o such_o caution_n but_o himself_o and_o last_o so_o superfluous_a in_o respect_n of_o what_o go_v before_o in_o the_o form_n of_o profession_n approve_v by_o they_o where_o they_o declare_v they_o do_v not_o worship_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o paint_a wood_n or_o stone_n but_o that_o through_o these_o by_o the_o eye_n of_o their_o mind_n they_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o prototype_n according_a to_o that_o of_o basil_n the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o pretend_v not_o one_o worship_n for_o the_o image_n and_o another_o for_o the_o prototype_n but_o that_o it_o be_v one_o worship_n though_o the_o image_n to_o the_o prototype_n that_o i_o must_v confess_v to_o i_o it_o make_v
bishop_n constanâ—ines_n caution_n look_v very_o odd_o and_o unlikely_a to_o be_v his_o own_o but_o of_o some_o heedless_a and_o unskilful_a foister_n in_o of_o stuff_n to_o serve_v a_o sense_n against_o the_o general_a current_n of_o the_o council_n or_o to_o obscure_v the_o genuine_a tenor_n of_o it_o which_o yet_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v understand_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o have_v note_v and_o explain_v it_o above_o though_o this_o caution_n be_v in_o it_o will_v not_o be_v repugnant_a to_o any_o part_n of_o the_o council_n and_o beside_o what_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o one_o single_a bishop_n in_o so_o great_a a_o number_n of_o bishop_n to_o weaken_v the_o general_a current_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o council_n so_o sure_a and_o certain_a every_o way_n be_v the_o meaning_n that_o photius_n have_v represent_v of_o the_o council_n chap._n ix_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n touch_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n more_o determinate_o illustrate_v from_o the_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o suffrage_n of_o their_o pope_n whereby_o it_o be_v deprehend_v to_o be_v still_o more_o coarse_o and_o paganical_o idolatrous_a 1._o but_o it_o may_v be_v it_o may_v give_v more_o satisfaction_n to_o some_o to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n own_o sense_n of_o this_o honour_n debitus_fw-la she_o declare_v aught_o to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o saint_n put_v off_o a_o man_n hat_n and_o lie_v prostrate_a before_o they_o the_o council_n do_v not_o stick_v to_o instance_n in_o by_o the_o bye_n but_o because_o the_o council_n call_v this_o neither_o dulia_n nor_o hyperdulia_fw-la not_o latria_n some_o will_n it_o may_v be_v be_v ready_a to_o shuffle_v it_o off_o with_o the_o interpretation_n of_o but_o a_o civil_a compliment_n to_o these_o image_n or_o their_o prototype_n but_o since_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n have_v 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son_n or_o the_o bless_a virgin_n according_a as_o the_o image_n be_v that_o be_v a-consecrating_a or_o this_o glorious_a apostle_n or_o martyr_n or_o confessor_n or_o virgin_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v by_o his_o or_o her_o merit_n and_o intercession_n grace_n in_o this_o present_a life_n and_o eternal_a glory_n hereafter_o so_o that_o the_o virgin_n and_o other_o saint_n be_v fellow-distributer_n of_o grace_n and_o glory_n with_o christ_n himself_o to_o their_o supplicant_n before_o their_o image_n and_o that_o upon_o their_o own_o merit_n and_o for_o this_o service_n do_v to_o they_o in_o kneel_v and_o pour_v out_o their_o prayer_n before_o their_o statue_n or_o symbolical_a presence_n what_o great_a blasphemy_n and_o idolatry_n can_v be_v imagine_v ornatur_fw-la consecratur_fw-la oratur_fw-la tunc_fw-la postremò_fw-la fit_a dâ—us_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o image_n be_v pray_v before_o but_o the_o daemon_n pray_v unto_o there_o be_v no_o more_o in_o paganism_n itself_o 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the_o supreme_a god_n in_o a_o image_n or_o give_v religious_a worship_n that_o be_v to_o say_v erect_v alâ—â—rs_n temple_n and_o image_n offer_a sacrifice_n make_v vow_n to_o and_o invoke_v such_o as_o they_o themselves_o know_v not_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a god_n but_o either_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v or_o other_o daemon_n or_o else_o particular_a appearance_n oâ—_n power_n of_o nature_n the_o five_o that_o both_o divine_a declaration_n and_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o christendom_n do_v avouch_v to_o we_o that_o all_o thâ—_n aforesaid_a pagan_a modes_n of_o idolatry_n practise_v by_o they_o werâ—_n in_o tâ—ose_a pagan_n practice_n of_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o three_o conclusion_n they_o must_v be_v much_o more_o so_o iâ—_n either_o the_o jew_n or_o christian._n 5._o the_o six_o that_o give_v religious_a worship_n that_o 〈◊〉_d to_o say_v erect_v temple_n build_v altar_n invoke_v make_v vow_n and_o the_o like_a to_o what_o be_v not_o the_o supremâ—_n god_n though_o not_o as_o to_o he_o but_o as_o to_o some_o inferioâ—â—_n helpful_a be_v be_v manifest_a idolatry_n this_o be_v plain_a out_o 〈◊〉_d the_o precedent_a conclusion_n and_o may_v be_v far_o confirm_v from_o this_o consideration_n that_o idolatry_n be_v very_a raâ—_n among_o the_o nation_n especial_o the_o roman_n if_o thiâ—_n mode_n of_o idolatry_n be_v not_o true_o idolatry_n and_o scarce_o any_o thing_n will_v be_v find_v idolatry_n among_o they_o but_o take_v that_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a god_n which_o be_v not_o and_o worship_v it_o for_o such_o but_o if_o any_o be_v on_o this_o side_n the_o supreme_a god_n may_v be_v worship_v with_o religious_a worship_n void_a of_o idolatry_n all_o thing_n may_v though_o some_o more_o nonsensical_o and_o ridiculous_o than_o other_o wherefore_o to_o use_v any_o of_o the_o abovesaid_a modes_n of_o worship_n to_o what_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o supreme_a be_v though_o not_o as_o to_o the_o supreme_a be_v must_v be_v idolatry_n or_o 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