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what_o else_o do_v they_o herein_o but_o make_v a_o lie_n of_o god_n but_o the_o papist_n say_v they_o devise_v no_o image_n to_o resemble_v god_n in_o but_o only_o such_o whereby_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v as_o the_o father_n like_o a_o old_a man_n the_o son_n as_o he_o be_v incarnate_a and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n like_o a_o dove_n math._n 3.16_o answ._n we_o must_v not_o conceive_v of_o those_o form_n of_o a_o old_a man_n or_o of_o a_o dove_n to_o have_v be_v ever_o any_o image_n of_o the_o father_n or_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o only_a sign_n and_o pledge_n for_o a_o time_n whereby_o those_o person_n do_v then_o manifest_a their_o presence_n now_o there_o be_v a_o express_a commandment_n against_o all_o representation_n of_o god_n by_o image_n not_o except_v those_o very_a shape_n whereby_o it_o please_v god_n for_o a_o time_n to_o signify_v his_o presence_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v idolatrous_a presumption_n to_o make_v any_o image_n of_o 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will_n &_o counsel_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v his_o child_n as_o in_o this_o place_n he_o reveal_v unto_o jacob_n the_o particular_a estate_n of_o the_o two_o son_n of_o joseph_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o god_n be_v to_o destroy_v the_o sodomite_n shall_v i_o hide_v say_v the_o lord_n from_o abraham_n that_o thing_n which_o i_o do_v 18.17.18.19_o see_v that_o abraham_n shall_v be_v indeed_o a_o mighty_a nation_n for_o i_o know_v he_o that_o he_o will_v command_v his_o son_n and_o his_o household_n after_o he_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o prophet_n amos_n say_v sure_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v nothing_o 3.7_o but_o he_o reveal_v his_o secret_n to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n so_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n to_o his_o disciple_n you_o be_v my_o friend_n and_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n because_o say_v he_o i_o have_v reveal_v unto_o you_o all_o that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n john_n 15.15_o so_o that_o 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