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for_o the_o church_n to_o use_v conformable_o to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o design_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n p._n d._n all_o this_o i_o yield_v but_o that_o which_o i_o insist_v upon_o be_v that_o fundamental_a precept_n of_o worship_n as_o declare_v by_o christ_n thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v r._n p._n but_o do_v you_o think_v that_o christ_n have_v make_v a_o re-establishment_n of_o those_o act_n in_o the_o new_a law_n which_o be_v before_o peculiar_a to_o god_n 454._o as_o sacrifice_n incense_n etc._n etc._n for_o then_o christian_n will_v be_v as_o much_o bind_v by_o this_o precept_n to_o give_v they_o to_o god_n as_o not_o to_o give_v they_o to_o any_o other_o but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o reestablish_v how_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o because_o they_o be_v appropriate_v to_o god_n by_o the_o law_n therefore_o now_o that_o law_n be_v take_v away_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o any_o other_o beside_o god_n p._n d._n i_o do_v not_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v intend_v a_o re-establishment_n of_o those_o act_n of_o worship_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o i_o do_v say_v that_o christ_n by_o this_o precept_n as_o explain_v by_o himself_o do_v make_v it_o utter_o unlawful_a to_o perform_v any_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o any_o but_o god_n alone_o and_o if_o this_o be_v all_o you_o have_v to_o prove_v the_o mass_n of_o equivocation_n false_a supposition_n and_o self-contradiction_n in_o dr._n st.'s_n discourse_n of_o appropriate_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n it_o have_v be_v more_o for_o t._n g.'s_n honour_n to_o have_v pass_v over_o this_o with_o as_o much_o silence_n as_o he_o do_v many_o other_o place_n which_o he_o find_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o r._n p._n suppose_v this_o argument_n be_v good_a 455._o it_o prove_v nothing_o against_o we_o who_o neither_o give_v any_o act_n absolute_o appropriate_v to_o god_n to_o any_o else_o beside_o he_o nor_o any_o other_o in_o the_o manner_n it_o be_v appropriate_v to_o he_o p._n d._n if_o you_o perform_v any_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n either_o to_o saint_n or_o image_n this_o discourse_n must_v concern_v you_o because_o the_o law_n against_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n be_v still_o in_o force_n among_o christian_n and_o our_o saviour_n general_a rule_n do_v forbid_v all_o external_a act_n of_o religious_a worship_n be_v apply_v to_o any_o beside_o god_n r._n p._n nay_o suppose_v those_o external_a act_n of_o worship_n to_o be_v now_o due_a to_o god_n by_o his_o law_n 456._o the_o give_v they_o to_o any_o beside_o himself_o will_v not_o be_v to_o give_v to_o the_o creature_n the_o worship_n due_a to_o god_n unless_o it_o be_v do_v with_o a_o intention_n to_o give_v they_o to_o a_o creature_n as_o esteem_v worthy_a of_o divine_a honour_n for_o that_o be_v the_o definition_n of_o real_a idolatry_n p._n d._n then_o the_o mandarin_n in_o china_n who_o perform_v all_o external_a act_n of_o adoration_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o tutelar_a spirit_n secret_o direct_v their_o intention_n to_o a_o crucifix_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o idolatry_n notwithstanding_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o congregation_n at_o rome_n for_o they_o do_v not_o perform_v those_o act_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o give_v the_o worship_n to_o the_o tutelar_a spirit_n as_o esteem_v worthy_a of_o divine_a honour_n then_o the_o thurificati_fw-la of_o the_o primitive_a church_n who_o through_o fear_n offer_v incense_v can_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o idolatry_n nor_o marcellinus_n though_o he_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o vesta_n when_o he_o only_o comply_v with_o dioclesian_n but_o do_v not_o t._n g._n blame_v the_o philosopher_n for_o a_o exterior_a profession_n of_o idolatry_n what_o be_v that_o i_o beseech_v you_o be_v it_o idolatry_n or_o not_o do_v not_o t._n g._n grant_v that_o there_o aught_o in_o reason_n to_o be_v some_o peculiar_a external_a act_n appropriate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o most_o agreeable_a to_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n 467._o why_o so_o i_o pray_v be_v it_o not_o because_o god_n incommunicable_a excellency_n require_v a_o external_a worship_n peculiar_a to_o itself_o and_o if_o so_o be_v it_o not_o to_o give_v the_o worship_n due_a to_o god_n to_o something_o else_o to_o apply_v those_o act_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o himself_o to_o any_o thing_n beside_o he_o this_o debate_n in_o truth_n come_v to_o this_o point_n at_o last_o whether_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o peculiar_a external_a worship_n of_o god_n or_o not_o for_o if_o external_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o he_o and_o such_o worship_n be_v due_a to_o he_o alone_o for_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n than_o the_o give_v external_a worship_n to_o a_o creature_n must_v be_v give_v to_o it_o what_o be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n and_o to_o resolve_v the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n into_o the_o inward_a intention_n be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v say_v that_o adultery_n be_v to_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o cuckold_v her_o husband_n but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v it_o out_o of_o love_n to_o her_o person_n it_o be_v no_o adultery_n why_o be_v there_o not_o a_o external_a act_n of_o idolatry_n as_o well_o as_o of_o perjury_n theft_n murder_n and_o the_o like_a where_o do_v the_o scripture_n give_v the_o least_o intimation_n that_o the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o inward_a intention_n when_o the_o law_n be_v express_v against_o the_o outward_a action_n and_o all_o man_n be_v charge_v with_o idolatry_n who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o external_a act_n without_o run_v into_o the_o thought_n and_o design_n of_o their_o heart_n nay_o your_o own_o
which_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o external_a act_n of_o adoration_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o latria_n or_o the_o worship_n peculiar_a to_o god_n and_o be_v not_o lugo_n word_n plain_a and_o full_a to_o this_o purpose_n r._n p._n that_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o he_o take_v adoration_n in_o the_o strict_a sense_n p._n d._n let_v he_o take_v it_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o will_v do_v he_o not_o speak_v of_o the_o adoration_n proper_a to_o latria_n or_o the_o worship_n peculiar_a to_o god_n and_o do_v not_o latria_n take_v in_o any_o peculiar_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o external_a act_n of_o adoration_n peculiar_a to_o god_n do_v it_o not_o follow_v that_o there_o be_v no_o peculiar_a act_n whereby_o you_o express_v your_o inward_a submission_n to_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o that_o lugo_n say_v be_v the_o strict_a sense_n of_o adoration_n he_o there_o mean_v and_o do_v not_o this_o full_o prove_v what_o dr._n st._n bring_v this_o testimony_n for_o r._n p._n but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v hold_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n p._n d._n and_o do_v not_o dr._n st._n say_v as_o much_o 217._o for_o his_o word_n be_v that_o you_o confess_v that_o sacrifice_n be_v so_o peculiar_a to_o god_n that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v offer_v to_o any_o else_o but_o not_o as_o a_o act_n of_o latria_n say_v cardinal_n lugo_n for_o there_o be_v no_o act_n of_o adoration_n that_o be_v so_o but_o upon_o another_o account_n as_o it_o signify_v god_n absolute_a dominion_n over_o we_o as_o to_o life_n and_o death_n and_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o own_o life_n when_o he_o call_v for_o they_o which_o be_v to_o make_v sacrifice_n a_o significant_a ceremony_n peculiar_a to_o god_n express_v his_o sovereignty_n but_o not_o a_o immediate_a act_n of_o worship_n peculiar_a to_o he_o for_o of_o that_o kind_n he_o say_v there_o be_v none_o and_o therefore_o according_a to_o he_o your_o church_n have_v no_o one_o external_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n so_o proper_a to_o god_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v offer_v but_o to_o he_o alone_o and_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o lugo_n do_v not_o take_v adoration_n mere_o for_o that_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n which_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n 468._o as_o t._n g._n suggest_v but_o for_o whatsoever_o act_n that_o may_v tend_v to_o express_v the_o submission_n of_o our_o soul_n to_o god_n of_o which_o sort_n he_o deny_v any_o to_o be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n worship_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o t._n g._n admit_v for_o a_o law_n of_o nature_n viz._n that_o man_n ought_v to_o use_v some_o external_a act_n to_o testify_v his_o submission_n to_o god_n 467._o and_o therefore_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v some_o peculiar_a external_a act_n appropriate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o most_o agreeable_a to_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n i_o can_v not_o but_o rejoice_v to_o see_v t._n g._n own_o so_o reasonable_a a_o principle_n and_o i_o desire_v no_o other_o as_o to_o the_o mere_a light_n of_o nature_n to_o prove_v your_o idolatry_n for_o if_o this_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o natural_a religion_n then_o idolatry_n even_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n lie_v in_o apply_v appropriate_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n himself_o for_o since_o his_o excellency_n be_v incommunicable_a and_o the_o submission_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n peculiar_a to_o he_o and_o that_o submission_n ought_v to_o be_v express_v by_o external_a act_n all_o which_o t._n g._n grant_n then_o all_o those_o who_o do_v use_v such_o act_n to_o any_o beside_o god_n be_v guilty_a of_o give_v the_o worship_n due_a to_o god_n unto_o a_o creature_n for_o god_n have_v not_o only_o a_o right_n to_o our_o inward_a submission_n but_o to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o it_o which_o can_v be_v do_v but_o by_o external_a act_n and_o which_o be_v observable_a as_o to_o this_o matter_n the_o honour_n of_o god_n as_o to_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n with_o respect_n to_o mankind_n as_o a_o body_n do_v not_o lie_v in_o the_o bare_a act_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o in_o the_o external_a performance_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o he_o for_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n authority_n be_v own_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v do_v by_o visible_a act_n of_o worship_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v so_o appropriate_v to_o he_o that_o any_o one_o who_o discern_v they_o may_v see_v the_o difference_n put_v between_o god_n and_o all_o his_o creature_n for_o herein_o lie_v the_o manifestation_n of_o that_o inward_a sense_n we_o have_v of_o god_n incommunicable_a excellency_n when_o we_o set_v apart_o time_n and_o place_n and_o office_n of_o religious_a worship_n by_o which_o we_o declare_v our_o submission_n to_o god_n as_o our_o creator_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o confound_a this_o distance_n between_o god_n and_o his_o creature_n be_v the_o great_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n from_o whence_o aquinas_n and_o other_o conclude_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o the_o high_a nature_n 199._o and_o include_v blasphemy_n in_o it_o because_o it_o rob_v god_n of_o the_o honour_n due_a to_o he_o for_o his_o incommunicable_a excellency_n r._n p._n what_o do_v you_o mean_v by_o this_o appropriate_a act_n of_o worship_n to_o god_n 470._o do_v you_o mean_v all_o of_o they_o so_o absolute_o appropriate_v to_o god_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a upon_o any_o account_n to_o give_v they_o to_o any_o other_o and_o then_o the_o quaker_n will_v be_v the_o only_a good_a christian_n in_o the_o world_n or_o only_o some_o of_o they_o and_o not_o other_o as_o kneeling_z and_o prostrate_v but_o not_o bow_v and_o than_o you_o must_v tell_v we_o what_o make_v the_o discrimination_n p._n d._n i_o mean_v that_o which_o all_o mankind_n mean_v when_o they_o set_v apart_o time_n and_o place_n and_o office_n for_o divine_a worship_n and_o every_o man_n by_o the_o help_n of_o his_o mother_n wit_n know_v the_o difference_n between_o go_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o go_v to_o market_n i_o say_v then_o as_o dr._n st._n do_v that_o the_o circumstance_n do_v sufficient_o discriminate_a act_n of_o a_o religious_a and_o of_o a_o civil_a nature_n 471._o r._n p._n may_v not_o the_o church_n declaration_n that_o such_o act_n be_v intend_v only_o for_o inferior_a worship_n towards_o image_n or_o saint_n make_v a_o sufficient_a discrimination_n between_o such_o act_n and_o those_o which_o be_v appropriate_v to_o god_n p._n d._n if_o you_o suppose_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o determine_v act_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o lie_v in_o your_o church_n breast_n you_o have_v ask_v a_o very_a material_a question_n but_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v a_o law_n of_o god_n antecedent_o prohibit_v such_o act_n be_v give_v to_o any_o beside_o god_n himself_o and_o this_o law_n be_v so_o understand_v by_o the_o christian_a church_n when_o the_o christian_a religion_n put_v man_n upon_o suffer_a martyrdom_n on_o that_o principle_n that_o all_o religious_a worship_n be_v appropriate_v to_o god_n because_o christ_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v r._n p._n 472._o who_o be_v so_o blind_a as_o not_o to_o see_v that_o this_o prohibition_n fall_v upon_o the_o external_a act_n as_o determine_v to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o religious_a worship_n by_o the_o circumstance_n in_o which_o it_o be_v require_v p._n d._n and_o what_o then_o i_o pray_v for_o do_v it_o not_o equal_o fall_v upon_o all_o external_a act_n where_o the_o circumstance_n do_v determine_v they_o to_o be_v sign_n of_o religious_a worship_n which_o be_v all_o i_o desire_v r._n p._n 473._o do_v not_o this_o justify_v the_o quaker_n in_o deny_v to_o give_v any_o external_a honour_n to_o a_o creature_n p._n d._n so_o far_o from_o it_o that_o it_o show_v the_o folly_n of_o their_o doctrine_n which_o arise_v from_o not_o be_v able_a to_o distinguish_v act_n of_o religious_a and_o civil_a worship_n r._n p._n but_o dr._n st._n allow_v some_o kind_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n p._n d._n not_o any_o which_o be_v religious_a in_o its_o nature_n or_o by_o circumstance_n but_o that_o which_o may_v be_v so_o call_v be_v require_v by_o the_o rule_n of_o religion_n as_o civil_a worship_n be_v r._n p._n but_o he_o allow_v religious_a respect_n to_o place_n and_o religious_a honour_n to_o saint_n 474._o and_o then_o why_o not_o those_o act_n we_o give_v to_o image_n and_o saint_n on_o the_o same_o account_n p._n d._n because_o the_o circumstance_n do_v declare_v those_o be_v not_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n
but_o those_o you_o give_v to_o image_n and_o saint_n be_v r._n p._n i_o see_v the_o weight_n of_o this_o whole_a debate_n lie_v at_o last_o upon_o this_o determination_n of_o circumstance_n 479._o but_o how_o come_v the_o dr._n after_o all_o the_o great_a bustle_n he_o make_v about_o god_n appropriate_a external_a act_n of_o worship_n to_o himself_o to_o put_v the_o trial_n of_o his_o cause_n at_o last_o upon_o the_o determination_n of_o circumstance_n p._n d._n what_o other_o way_n shall_v the_o difference_n of_o moral_a action_n be_v try_v what_o incongruity_n be_v there_o between_o god_n appropriate_a act_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o find_v out_o what_o those_o act_n be_v by_o the_o circumstance_n be_v it_o not_o thus_o in_o the_o other_o commandment_n god_n in_o general_n forbid_v murder_n theft_n and_o adultery_n but_o be_v not_o those_o prohibit_v act_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o circumstance_n for_o there_o be_v the_o same_o substance_n of_o the_o act_n in_o and_o unlawful_a action_n if_o a_o man_n kill_v another_o by_o chance_n or_o out_o of_o malice_n if_o a_o man_n take_v away_o another_o man_n good_n with_o his_o consent_n or_o without_o it_o be_v the_o same_o act_n as_o to_o its_o substance_n and_o what_o discrimination_n can_v be_v make_v but_o by_o the_o circumstance_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v to_o hear_v you_o object_n against_o this_o or_o think_v it_o any_o repugnancy_n to_o god_n appropriate_a act_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o himself_o r._n p._n 479._o how_o can_v the_o nature_n of_o such_o act_n be_v determine_v whole_o by_o circumstance_n unless_o the_o appropriation_n of_o they_o be_v take_v away_o for_o if_o that_o continue_v the_o law_n determine_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o act_n p._n d._n do_v you_o not_o apprehend_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o discrimination_n of_o act_n of_o civil_a and_o religious_a worship_n and_o the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o latter_a to_o god_n by_o his_o 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that_o make_v and_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o yet_o i_o hope_v the_o primitive_a christian_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o intolerable_a impertinency_n in_o charge_v they_o with_o idolatry_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o holy_a angel_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o intolerable_a impertinency_n in_o so_o rash_o rebuke_v the_o apostle_n for_o fall_v down_o to_o worship_n he_o for_o this_o be_v a_o equivocal_a act_n and_o in_o all_o probability_n be_v intend_v only_o as_o a_o token_n of_o respect_n and_o veneration_n inferior_a to_o what_o be_v think_v due_a to_o god_n over_o all_o bless_v for_o evermore_o but_o those_o act_n of_o divine_a worship_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n become_v due_a only_o to_o himself_o can_v by_o no_o consent_n or_o declaration_n of_o a_o church_n be_v make_v lawful_a to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o creature_n however_o they_o may_v call_v they_o act_n of_o inferior_a respect_n and_o veneration_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o 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he_o say_v that_o sign_n of_o religious_a worship_n as_o uncover_v the_o head_n kneeling_z or_o prostrate_v the_o body_n at_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o little_a bell_n and_o such_o other_o action_n be_v the_o plain_a and_o ordinary_a sign_n of_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n and_o be_v so_o appoint_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o understand_v by_o those_o who_o general_o practise_v it_o therefore_o say_v he_o those_o who_o do_v use_v these_o outward_a sign_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v to_o give_v adoration_n to_o the_o host._n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o man_n can_v comply_v with_o other_o in_o the_o act_n of_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n without_o hypocrisy_n or_o idolatry_n which_o it_o be_v mons._n daillé_n design_n to_o prove_v but_o what_o be_v all_o this_o to_o the_o prove_v that_o inferior_a worship_n be_v not_o idolatry_n we_o desire_v that_o these_o sign_n of_o worship_n may_v be_v interpret_v according_a to_o the_o common_a and_o public_a practice_n of_o those_o who_o use_v they_o by_o which_o we_o say_v it_o be_v as_o true_o religious_a worship_n as_o the_o nation_n use_v which_o all_o christian_n do_v charge_n with_o idolatry_n but_o if_o your_o meaning_n be_v that_o your_o action_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v in_o your_o own_o sense_n it_o will_v come_v to_o this_o at_o last_o that_o you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o idolatry_n because_o you_o declare_v you_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o it_o and_o whoever_o condemn_v themselves_o for_o it_o by_o public_a declaration_n unless_o it_o be_v when_o they_o repent_v of_o it_o as_o a_o great_a sin_n which_o i_o do_v not_o find_v you_o be_v yet_o willing_a to_o do_v i_o pray_v remember_v this_o say_n of_o daille_n when_o you_o think_v to_o justify_v give_v act_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o a_o creature_n by_o your_o secret_a intention_n for_o he_o say_v and_o you_o seem_v to_o approve_v his_o say_n that_o such_o act_n when_o they_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o religious_a 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