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thing_n that_o religion_n and_o a_o religious_a worship_n and_o honour_n do_v belong_v unto_o god_n that_o our_o adversary_n do_v confess_v that_o she_o do_v also_o belong_v after_o the_o aforesaid_a relative_a manner_n unto_o sacred_a picture_n sign_n and_o image_n and_o other_o holy_a thing_n either_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o dedicate_v to_o the_o honour_n end_n service_n of_o god_n that_o i_o shall_v further_o show_v in_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n chap._n x._o that_o a_o relative_n religious_a worship_n belong_v unto_o sacred_a thing_n picture_n sign_n and_o image_n as_o they_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o conduct_v we_o to_o god_n s._n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o sacred_a thing_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n which_o be_v use_v by_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o old_a law_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n say_v these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o a_o figure_n of_o we_o again_o all_o these_o thing_n happen_v to_o they_o in_o sign_n or_o example_n as_o protestant_n translate_v 1_o cor._n 10._o 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the_o excellency_n of_o pious_a thought_n for_o that_o they_o give_v grace_n beauty_n and_o lustre_n unto_o all_o our_o action_n before_o god_n the_o patriarch_n abraham_n resolve_v with_o himself_o so_o far_o to_o obey_v god_n as_o to_o sacrifice_v unto_o he_o his_o only_a son_n isaac_n &_o though_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n he_o be_v hinder_v from_o the_o fact_n yet_o because_o he_o have_v a_o real_a intention_n and_o pious_a thought_n to_o perform_v it_o this_o work_n be_v so_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n as_o that_o thereupon_o the_o make_v unto_o he_o the_o prologise_n that_o in_o his_o seed_n christ_n all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v king_n david_n resolve_v with_o himself_o to_o build_v a_o glorious_a temple_n for_o god_n wherein_o though_o he_o be_v prevent_v by_o god_n own_o appointment_n yet_o he_o receive_v so_o great_a a_o reward_n for_o these_o his_o pious_a thought_n and_o good_a intention_n that_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n i_o will_v 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the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o she_o of_o her_o penury_n have_v cast_v in_o all_o her_o live_n that_o she_o have_v mark_v 12._o luk._n 21._o so_o though_o her_o gift_n in_o substance_n be_v the_o least_o yet_o the_o piety_n of_o her_o mind_n and_o purity_n of_o her_o thought_n make_v it_o amount_v to_o be_v the_o high_a in_o value_n before_o god_n as_o our_o ear_n say_v s._n augustine_n upon_o the_o 148._o psalm_n be_v to_o our_o voice_n so_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n be_v to_o our_o thought_n as_o our_o ear_n listen_v unto_o our_o word_n or_o unto_o the_o tune_n of_o our_o voice_n to_o give_v testimony_n what_o they_o be_v even_o so_o say_v s._n augustine_n the_o ear_n of_o god_n watch_n upon_o our_o thought_n i_o know_v say_v god_n their_o work_n and_o their_o cogitation_n isa_n 66.18_o and_o as_o there_o it_o follow_v i_o will_v judge_v every_o man_n according_o whereby_o it_o do_v appear_v how_o careful_a and_o vigilant_a every_o one_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o his_o thought_n it_o be_v 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