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kind_n or_o the_o intention_n of_o those_o affection_n he_o mention_n they_o not_o require_v they_o not_o nor_o can_v he_o know_v whether_o they_o be_v give_v to_o he_o or_o no_o nor_o in_o what_o degree_n and_o measure_n but_o the_o outward_a homage_n only_o in_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o earth_n in_o a_o religious_a way_n and_o christ_n yield_v not_o to_o it_o but_o repel_v he_o with_o the_o scripture_n which_o he_o fetch_v from_o deut._n 6._o 13._o or_o from_o chap._n 10._o 20._o or_o from_o chap._n 26._o 10._o for_o i_o find_v no_o other_o that_o christ_n can_v allude_v to_o and_o expositor_n do_v direct_a to_o the_o two_o former_a but_o in_o none_o of_o they_o be_v it_o say_v he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v nor_o be_v it_o apply_v to_o external_a adoration_n but_o our_o saviour_n a_o infallible_a expositor_n do_v extend_v it_o to_o religious_a posture_n and_o outward_a homage_n in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n and_o do_v restrain_v it_o to_o god_n alone_o 3._o 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25._o 29._o will_v appear_v they_o worship_v idol_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o grave_v stone_n yet_o they_o know_v that_o those_o idol_n make_v by_o man_n hand_n be_v not_o god_n but_o there_o be_v a_o unknown_a god_n who_o they_o worship_v in_o such_o image_n yet_o this_o worship_n be_v account_v by_o the_o apostle_n a_o do_v service_n to_o they_o which_o by_o nature_n be_v not_o god_n and_o be_v condemn_v and_o this_o intermediate_v service_n which_o be_v not_o terminate_v in_o the_o thing_n serve_v will_v not_o be_v allow_v as_o belong_v to_o any_o other_o but_o to_o he_o who_o be_v essential_o god_n and_o by_o nature_n god_n 4._o that_o which_o neither_o the_o angel_n nor_o the_o most_o eminent_a saint_n on_o earth_n dare_v accept_v though_o tender_v to_o they_o because_o they_o be_v but_o creature_n but_o direct_v it_o to_o god_n as_o proper_a only_o to_o he_o that_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o creature_n but_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n but_o divine_a 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