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the_o lord_n and_o have_v the_o kingdom_n by_o god_n own_o immediate_a promise_n settle_v upon_o his_o posterity_n for_o his_o so_o do_v 29._o 2_o king._n x._o 29._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v express_o say_v of_o he_o howbeit_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o jeroboam_n who_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n jehu_n depart_v not_o from_o after_o they_o viz._n the_o golden_a calf_n that_o be_v in_o bethel_n and_o that_o be_v in_o dan._n 89._o who_o be_v it_o but_o the_o true_a god_n for_o who_o elijah_n appear_v so_o zealous_a 1_o king._n xviii_o when_o he_o enter_v into_o that_o famous_a trial_n with_o the_o prophet_n of_o baal_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o but_o if_o baal_n than_o follow_v he_o and_o the_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o burn_v up_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o all_o the_o people_n confess_v say_v 39_o ibid._n 39_o 39_o the_o lord_n he_o be_v the_o god_n the_o lord_n he_o be_v the_o god._n 90._o hence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o ahab_n fall_v into_o that_o other_o 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athanasius_n charge_v the_o arrian_n with_o idolatry_n for_o adore_v christ_n 286._o athanas_n contr_n arrian_n orat._n 1._o p._n 286._o who_o they_o esteem_v to_o be_v a_o creature_n he_o tell_v they_o that_o no_o supposition_n of_o any_o excellency_n whatever_o in_o he_o although_o derive_v from_o god_n will_v excuse_v they_o but_o that_o if_o they_o think_v he_o a_o mere_a man_n and_o yet_o adore_v he_o they_o will_v be_v find_v worshipper_n of_o man_n for_o all_o that_o 387._o ib._n 387._o nay_o he_o doubt_v not_o to_o parallel_v they_o with_o the_o gentile_n and_o to_o compare_v the_o service_n they_o pay_v to_o our_o saviour_n upon_o this_o supposition_n with_o that_o which_o the_o other_o give_v to_o their_o inferior_a deity_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o great_a man_n gregory_n nazianzen_n nyssen_n epiphanius_n etc._n etc._n and_o who_o word_n be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o transcribe_v they_o 95._o but_o now_o that_o i_o have_v mention_v epiphanius_n i_o may_v not_o forget_v another_o sort_n of_o idolatry_n explode_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o more_o near_o our_o purpose_n than_o the_o forego_n i_o mean_v that_o worship_n which_o some_o superstitious_a woman_n in_o his_o time_n pay_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n by_o offer_v a_o cake_n to_o she_o now_o this_o that_o holy_a father_n condemn_v as_o downright_a idolatry_n and_o the_o device_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o show_v how_o consistent_a the_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n be_v with_o the_o worship_n of_o one_o god_n he_o give_v we_o a_o similitude_n that_o will_v almost_o imply_v a_o necessity_n of_o acknowledge_v the_o one_o true_a god_n to_o complete_a the_o nature_n of_o it_o idolatry_n say_v he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n through_o a_o adulterous_a inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n which_o can_v be_v content_v with_o one_o god_n alone_o like_o a_o adulterous_a woman_n that_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o chaste_a embrace_n 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