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saint_n and_o with_o more_o reason_n to_o those_o who_o in_o glory_n possess_v god_n therefore_o as_o st._n augustin_n observe_v we_o give_v they_o that_o worship_n of_o charity_n and_o fellowship_n 26._o eo_fw-la cultu_fw-la dilectionis_fw-la &_o societatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n 8._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la c._n 26._o which_o we_o pay_v to_o saint_n on_o earth_n but_o with_o as_o much_o great_a a_o devotion_n as_o we_o be_v more_o certain_a of_o their_o holiness_n now_o they_o be_v pass_v all_o danger_n and_o uncertainty_n but_o with_o that_o worship_n which_o in_o greek_a be_v call_v latria_n which_o be_v a_o servitude_n proper_o owe_v to_o the_o divinity_n we_o neither_o worship_n nor_o teach_v to_o worship_v any_o one_o but_o god._n it_o be_v false_a that_o sacrifice_n be_v the_o only_a act_n of_o worship_n which_o we_o appropriate_a to_o god_n we_o appropriate_v to_o he_o all_o positive_a prayer_n or_o worship_n and_o give_v none_o but_o relative_n or_o direct_v final_o to_o 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