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but_o yet_o st._n peter_n take_v he_o up_o say_v stand_v up_o i_o myself_o also_o aâ—_n a_o man._n for_o that_o reason_n alone_o refuse_v it_o and_o he_o be_v a_o man_n too_o now_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o he_o be_v then_o but_o only_o now_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o body_n and_o more_o perfect_a in_o his_o spirit_n as_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o virgin_n mary_n in_o particular_a the_o same_o reason_n make_v it_o alike_o unlawful_a and_o idolatrous_a to_o pray_v to_o she_o as_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o other_o saint_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n of_o prerogative_n leave_v to_o she_o in_o this_o respect_n in_o the_o scripture_n luke_n 1._o 46._o marry_o say_v my_o soul_n do_v magnify_v the_o lord_n this_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o call_v herself_o lady_n according_a to_o the_o stile_n of_o the_o litany_n verse_n 47._o my_o spirit_n have_v rejoice_v in_o god_n my_o saviour_n she_o own_v god_n for_o her_o saviour_n which_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o call_v 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jehova_n the_o true_a god_n and_o as_o the_o symbol_n of_o his_o presence_n with_o they_o moses_n be_v as_o they_o think_v quite_o go_v from_o they_o and_o there_o be_v a_o promise_n make_v just_a before_o his_o departure_n to_o send_v a_o angel_n before_o they_o for_o they_o intend_v to_o worship_v that_o god_n in_o it_o that_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o egypt_n and_o can_v they_o think_v that_o this_o image_n do_v it_o before_o it_o be_v make_v or_o that_o a_o egyptian_a god_n will_v work_v such_o a_o deliverance_n for_o they_o beside_o aaron_n proclaim_v a_o feast_n to_o jehova_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o its_o consecration_n exod._n 32._o and_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o it_o be_v sheep_n and_o ox_n which_o be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o egyptian_n to_o offer_v neither_o be_v this_o any_o where_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o they_o fall_v to_o the_o idolatry_n of_o worship_v false_a god_n as_o afterward_o to_o baal_n peer_n moâ—och_n remphan_n etc._n etc._n such_o also_o be_v the_o worship_n give_v to_o the_o two_o calf_n at_o dan_n and_o bethel_n set_v up_o by_o jeroboam_n it_o be_v give_v to_o they_o as_o the_o symbol_n of_o the_o true_a god._n jeroboam_n not_o intend_v thereby_o to_o forsake_v he_o but_o only_o to_o take_v man_n off_o from_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_v he_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o interest_n he_o give_v this_o as_o the_o only_a reason_n 1_o king_n 12._o 27._o if_o this_o people_n go_v up_o to_o do_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o jerusalem_n then_o shall_v the_o heart_n of_o this_o people_n turn_v again_o unto_o their_o lord_n even_o unto_o