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25._o art_n 3._o ex_fw-la damascen_n honour_n imaginis_fw-la ad_fw-la prototypum_fw-la pervenit_fw-la the_o honour_n of_o the_o image_n redound_v to_o he_o who_o image_n it_o be_v therefore_o thomas_n aquinas_n resolve_v that_o adoranda_fw-la that_o jbid._n in_o corp_n eaden_a reverentia_fw-la exhibetur_fw-la imagini_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o ipsi_fw-la christo_fw-la cum_fw-la ergo_fw-la christus_fw-la adoretur_fw-la adoratione_n latriae_fw-la consequens_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la eius_fw-la imago_fw-la sit_fw-la adoratione_n latriae_fw-la adoranda_fw-la the_o same_o reverence_n be_v give_v to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o christ_n himself_o and_o because_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o the_o worship_n of_o latria_fw-la that_o be_v divine_a and_o godly_a worship_n it_o follow_v that_o his_o image_n also_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o the_o same_o worship_n of_o latria_fw-la therefore_o andradius_fw-la say_v as_o have_v be_v 1_o be_v sect._n 1_o before_o show_v 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creaturae_fw-la exhiberemus_fw-la eam_fw-la seruitutem_fw-la quae_fw-la uni_fw-la tantum_fw-la debetur_fw-la deo_fw-la for_o if_o to_o any_o of_o the_o most_o excellent_a angel_n say_v he_o we_o shall_v of_o wood_n and_o stone_n build_v a_o temple_n or_o church_n we_o shall_v yield_v to_o the_o creature_n a_o service_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n only_o but_o this_o they_o do_v as_o erasmus_n there_o note_v divis_fw-la note_v erasm_n ibid._n in_o margin_n hoc_fw-la nunâ—_n fit_n quibus_fw-la libet_fw-la divis_fw-la to_o every_o of_o the_o saint_n according_o as_o boniface_n the_o four_o martyrum_fw-la four_o platinan_n bonif_n a_o pantheon_n à _fw-la phoca_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la conâ—ecrauâ—tque_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la beatae_fw-la virgin_n omniumque_fw-la martyrum_fw-la consecrate_v the_o pantheon_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o all_o the_o martyr_n according_a as_o they_o be_v teach_v to_o pray_v at_o come_v into_o a_o church_n etc._n church_n horae_n virg_n mariae_fw-la secund_a usum_fw-la serum_n sancti_fw-la dei_fw-la in_o quorum_fw-la honore_fw-la &_o commemora_fw-la tione_fw-la haec_fw-la sancta_fw-la dedicata_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o haec_fw-la altaria_fw-la consecrata_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o you_o saint_n of_o god_n in_o the_o honour_n and_o remembrance_n of_o who_o this_o church_n be_v dedicate_v and_o these_o altar_n consecrate_v etc._n etc._n where_o it_o appear_v also_o that_o they_o consecrate_v altar_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o their_o honour_n yea_o insomuch_o that_o in_o church_n they_o have_v many_o time_n their_o peculiar_a chapel_n and_o altar_n and_o priest_n our_o lady_n chapel_n our_o lady_n altar_n our_o lady_n priest_n and_o so_o for_o other_o saint_n whereas_o s._n austin_n also_o testify_v that_o to_o be_v honour_v with_o a_o numine_fw-la a_o aug._n the_o verb_n do._n ser_fw-mi 6_o quòd_fw-la pro_fw-la nomine_fw-la accipiant_fw-la illam_fw-la statuam_fw-la ara_fw-la testatur_fw-la quid_fw-la illic_fw-la faciat_fw-la ara_fw-la si_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la habetur_fw-la pro_fw-la numine_fw-la altar_n be_v a_o thing_n proper_a to_o god_n only_o albeit_o here_o they_o except_v that_o they_o offer_v not_o their_o sacrifice_n to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n only_o namely_o that_o in_o their_o mass_n they_o do_v not_o say_v etc._n say_v triden_n council_n sess_v 6._o cap_n 3_o vnde_fw-la nec_fw-la sacerdos_fw-la dicere_fw-la solet_fw-la offero_fw-la tibi_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la petre_n vel_fw-la paul_n etc._n etc._n we_o offer_v unto_o thou_o o_o peter_n or_o paul_n but_o reserve_v this_o as_o peculiar_a to_o he_o only_o who_o have_v crown_v they_o a_o goodly_a matter_n that_o of_o all_o the_o worship_n that_o belong_v to_o god_n they_o keep_v one_o only_a act_n or_o office_n entire_a unto_o he_o albeit_o here_o they_o do_v but_o halt_v and_o dally_v with_o god_n because_o howsoever_o they_o pretend_v to_o offer_v to_o god_n only_o yet_o they_o profess_v offeruntur_fw-la profess_v bellarmin_n de_fw-fr sanct_n beatitud_n cap._n 7._o sacrificia_fw-la tam_fw-la eucharistiae_fw-la quaem_fw-la laudum_fw-la et_fw-la precum_fw-la iâ—_n eorum_fw-la honorem_fw-la deo_fw-la publicè_fw-la offeruntur_fw-la to_o offer_v to_o god_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o whereas_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v institute_v that_o sacrament_n to_o be_v celebrate_v as_o a_o divine_a and_o godly_a worship_n 24.25_o worship_n 1._o cor._n 11_o 24.25_o in_o remembrance_n of_o he_o they_o herein_o join_v the_o saint_n in_o fellowship_n with_o he_o and_o profess_v the_o same_o holy_a celebration_n to_o be_v perform_v and_o do_v consuevit_fw-la do_v council_n trident_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la in_o honorem_fw-la &_o memoriam_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la missas_fw-la celebrare_fw-la consuevit_fw-la in_o remembrance_n of_o they_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v further_a that_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n as_o they_o affirm_v their_o mass_n to_o be_v but_o of_o all_o consecrate_a and_o holy_a offering_n concern_v which_o general_o god_n have_v say_v 22.20_o say_v exod._n 22.20_o he_o which_o sacrifice_v or_o offer_v to_o other_o god_n but_o to_o the_o lord_n only_o shall_v be_v slay_v where_o directè_fw-la where_o lyra._n ibid._n per_fw-la immolationem_fw-la hic_fw-la prohibitam_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la prohibita_fw-la oblatio_fw-la libatiâ—_n â—hurificatio_fw-la &_o talia_fw-la quae_fw-la fiebant_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la ipsi_fw-la deo_fw-la directè_fw-la by_o immolation_n or_o sacrifice_n say_v lyra_n be_v understand_v to_o be_v forbid_v oblation_n drink_v offering_n burn_v of_o incense_n and_o such_o other_o thing_n which_o in_o the_o temple_n be_v do_v direct_o to_o god_n himself_o hereby_o than_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o all_o manner_n of_o religious_a and_o holy_a offering_n be_v to_o be_v account_v a_o peculiar_a honour_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o therefore_o do_v epiphanius_n condemn_v the_o collyridian_n heretic_n as_o make_v a_o god_n of_o the_o virgin_n marie_n in_o that_o by_o way_n of_o devotion_n etc._n devotion_n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la panem_fw-la proponunt_fw-la &_o offerunt_fw-la in_o nomen_fw-la mariae_fw-la etc._n etc._n sanctum_fw-la erat_fw-la mariae_fw-la corpus_fw-la at_o non_fw-la deus_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o offer_v a_o cake_n unto_o she_o or_o in_o her_o name_n but_o this_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n do_v and_o teach_v man_n to_o do_v they_o offer_v to_o their_o idol_n and_o image_n all_o manner_n offering_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o jewel_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o use_n of_o they_o who_o make_v their_o profit_n of_o those_o offering_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v clear_v of_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o saint_n and_o their_o image_n that_o be_v of_o give_v they_o in_o this_o respect_n also_o the_o worship_n that_o belong_v to_o god_n only_o thus_o as_o 2d_o as_o prou._n 30_o 2d_o the_o harlot_n in_o the_o proverb_n eat_v and_o wipe_v her_o mouth_n and_o say_v i_o have_v commit_v no_o iniquity_n so_o the_o harlot_n of_o rome_n go_v a_o whore_v from_o god_n bestow_v upon_o her_o idol_n all_o the_o worship_n &_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o do_v to_o they_o all_o that_o she_o do_v to_o god_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n pretend_v that_o it_o be_v not_o divine_a or_o godly_a worship_n but_o only_o a_o inferior_a kind_n of_o worship_n that_o she_o do_v assign_v unto_o they_o which_o because_o it_o be_v more_o manifest_a than_o that_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v the_o valentian_n jesuite_n to_o take_v away_o the_o inconvenience_n thereof_o arise_v that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o idolatry_n frame_v we_o a_o new_a definition_n of_o idolatry_n that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o give_v of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o a_o creature_n but_o deo_fw-la but_o greg._n de_fw-fr valem_fw-la de_fw-fr idololat_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 1._o idolatriae_fw-la genuina_fw-la ratio_fw-la creaturae_fw-la divinum_fw-la honorem_fw-la habere_fw-la sicut_fw-la deo_fw-la the_o give_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o a_o creature_n as_o to_o god_n thereby_o think_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v acquit_v of_o idolatry_n for_o that_o albeit_o they_o give_v divine_a honour_n and_o worship_n to_o their_o image_n which_o he_o can_v not_o deny_v yet_o they_o give_v it_o not_o to_o they_o as_o take_v they_o to_o be_v god_n but_o s._n austin_n simple_o say_v that_o deo_fw-la that_o august_n de_fw-fr trin._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o idololatrae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la qui_fw-la simulachris_fw-la eam_fw-la exhibent_fw-la seruituten_v quae_fw-la debetur_fw-la deo_fw-la they_o be_v call_v idolater_n who_o give_v to_o image_n that_o service_n that_o be_v due_a to_o god_n which_o they_o do_v by_o his_o own_o confession_n must_v consequent_o be_v affirm_v to_o be_v idolater_n neither_o can_v the_o distinction_n use_v by_o m._n bishop_n and_o the_o rest_n whatsoever_o colour_n they_o set_v upon_o they_o excuse_v they_o in_o this_o behalf_n because_o howsoever_o they_o term_v it_o a_o inferior_a worship_n which_o they_o do_v to_o saint_n and_o image_n yet_o it_o be_v religious_a worship_n or_o worship_n of_o religion_n and_o worship_n of_o religion_n be_v peculiar_a to_o god_n alone_o vetat_fw-la alone_o august_n contrae_fw-la faust._n lib._n 14._o come_v 11._o apostolus_fw-la &_o creaturam_fw-la laudat_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la tamen_fw-la cultum_fw-la religionis_fw-la exhibere_fw-la vetat_fw-la the_o apostle_n say_v s._n austin_n forbid_v that_o worship_n of_o religion_n be_v yield_v to_o a_o creature_n seruiatur_fw-la creature_n jdem_fw-la contrae_fw-la 2._o epist_n pelag._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 4._o quis_fw-la dicat_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la obseruare_fw-la christianos_n ut_fw-la uni_fw-la deo_fw-la religionis_fw-la obsequio_fw-la seruiatur_fw-la christian_n say_v he_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o with_o duty_n of_o religion_n they_o worship_v god_n only_o therefore_o he_o say_v as_o touch_v the_o saint_n seruitute_fw-la saint_n idem_fw-la de_fw-la vera_fw-la relig_n cap._n 55._o non_fw-la sit_fw-la nobis_fw-la religio_fw-la cultus_fw-la hominum_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n honorandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la propter_fw-la imitationem_fw-la non_fw-la adorandi_fw-la propter_fw-la religionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n honoramus_fw-la eos_fw-la charitate_fw
non_fw-la seruitute_fw-la let_v it_o be_v no_o religion_n with_o we_o to_o worship_v dead_a man_n they_o be_v to_o be_v honour_v for_o imitation_n not_o to_o be_v worship_v for_o religion_n we_o honour_v they_o by_o way_n of_o love_n not_o by_o way_n of_o service_n to_o this_o purpose_n the_o same_o s._n austin_n very_o fit_o observe_v that_o creditur_fw-la that_o jbid._n et_fw-la uni_fw-la religantes_fw-la animas_fw-la nostras_fw-la unde_fw-la religio_fw-la dicta_fw-la creditur_fw-la religion_n be_v so_o call_v of_o tie_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n only_o that_o we_o may_v conceive_v that_o as_o lactantius_n say_v est_fw-la say_v lactan._n instit_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 20._o religio_fw-la et_fw-la veneratio_fw-la nulla_fw-la alia_fw-la nisi_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la tenenda_fw-la est_fw-la no_o religion_n or_o worship_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v but_o of_o god_n only_o in_o respect_n whereof_o have_v condemn_v image_n he_o use_v this_o exhortation_n that_o numen_fw-la that_o ibid._n lib_n 2_o cap._n 18._o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la adoremus_fw-la nihil_fw-la colamus_fw-la nisi_fw-la solum_fw-la artificis_fw-la nostri_fw-la parentisque_fw-la unicum_fw-la numen_fw-la we_o adore_v nothing_o worship_v nothing_o but_o the_o only_a godhead_n of_o our_o maker_n and_o father_n eius_fw-la father_n august_n contra_fw-la faust_n lib._n 20._o ca_fw-mi 5._o solus_fw-la ille_fw-la colendas_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la solo_fw-la fruens_fw-la beatus_fw-la fit_a cultor_fw-la eius_fw-la he_o only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v say_v s._n austin_n in_o the_o enjoy_n of_o who_o alone_o he_o become_v bless_v that_o worship_v he_o miuâ—â—a_fw-la he_o origen_n contra_fw-la cell_n lib._n 1._o et_fw-la adhibemus_fw-la animum_fw-la qui_fw-la docet_fw-la solum_fw-la hunc_fw-la colendum_fw-la esse_fw-la cetera_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la aut_fw-la esse_fw-la quidem_fw-la sed_fw-la honore_fw-la tantùm_fw-la digna_fw-la non_fw-la cultu_fw-la atque_fw-la adoratione_n quae_fw-la nulli_fw-la creaturae_fw-la concedi_fw-la potest_fw-la absque_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la miuâ—â—a_fw-la we_o harken_v to_o he_o say_v origen_n who_o teach_v we_o that_o god_n only_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o as_o for_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o be_v nothing_o or_o that_o they_o be_v indeed_o but_o be_v worthy_a of_o honour_n only_o not_o of_o adoration_n and_o worship_n which_o can_v be_v grant_v to_o no_o creature_n without_o injury_n unto_o god_n now_o then_o what_o do_v they_o but_o mock_v we_o in_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o diverse_a kind_n of_o worship_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o way_n of_o religion_n to_o god_n to_o saint_n and_o image_n when_o as_o in_o religion_n there_o be_v no_o worship_n to_o be_v do_v to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n alone_o they_o tell_v we_o they_o give_v not_o the_o same_o worship_n to_o image_n or_o to_o the_o saint_n as_o they_o do_v to_o god_n when_o as_o religion_n teach_v we_o that_o no_o worship_n at_o all_o be_v due_a either_o to_o image_n or_o saint_n but_o to_o god_n only_o albeit_o they_o lie_v therein_o as_o have_v be_v show_v inasmuch_o as_o by_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o their_o divine_n the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v with_o divine_a worship_n because_o divine_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o they_o that_o be_v represent_v thereby_o now_o therefore_o whereas_o m._n bishop_n say_v that_o all_o the_o worship_n which_o they_o do_v to_o image_n be_v but_o reverent_o to_o regard_v to_o put_v off_o the_o hat_n and_o to_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o they_o he_o speak_v as_o a_o man_n ashamed_a of_o that_o which_o every_o where_n and_o in_o all_o place_n be_v practise_v among_o they_o and_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o speak_v it_o but_o only_o by_o equivocation_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o very_a image_n itself_o for_o in_o sunt_fw-la in_o bellarmin_n de_fw-fr imagine_v sanctor_n cap._n 21._o in_o ipsa_fw-la imagine_v verè_fw-la inest_fw-la aliquid_fw-la sacrum_fw-la nimirum_fw-la similitudo_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la sacram_fw-la &_o ipsa_fw-la dedicatio_fw-la sive_fw-la consecratio_fw-la divino_fw-la cultui_fw-la ergo_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o se_fw-la &_o non_fw-la solum_fw-la ut_fw-la prototypi_fw-la vicem_fw-la gerunt_fw-la honore_fw-la dignae_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o very_a image_n itself_o say_v bellarmine_n there_o be_v some_o sacred_a matter_n namely_o the_o likeness_n to_o a_o holy_a thing_n and_o the_o dedicate_a or_o consecrate_v of_o it_o to_o divine_a worship_n and_o therefore_o image_n themselves_o in_o themselves_o be_v worthy_a of_o honour_n and_o not_o only_o as_o they_o represent_v or_o bear_v the_o person_n of_o the_o principal_a his_o proposition_n more_o full_o express_v the_o same_o exemplaris_fw-la same_o jbid._n imagine_v christi_n &_o sanctorum_fw-la venerandae_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la vel_fw-la impropriè_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o propriè_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsa_fw-la terminent_fw-la venerationem_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o se_fw-la considerantur_fw-la &_o non_fw-la solùm_fw-la ut_fw-la vicem_fw-la gerunt_fw-la exemplaris_fw-la the_o image_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v not_o only_o accidental_o or_o unproper_o but_o proper_o and_o in_o themselves_o so_o as_o that_o they_o determine_v the_o worship_n themselves_o as_o they_o be_v consider_v in_o themselves_o and_o not_o only_o as_o they_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o their_o principal_n thus_o haply_o m._n bishop_n by_o a_o cunning_a distinction_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o give_v no_o more_o worship_n to_o image_n then_o that_o which_o he_o mention_v because_o in_o one_o meaning_n they_o give_v no_o more_o as_o they_o be_v consider_v in_o themselves_o but_o let_v he_o make_v the_o meaning_n what_o he_o will_v he_o know_v well_o that_o in_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o people_n they_o have_v all_o the_o same_o worship_n and_o service_n do_v to_o they_o as_o be_v do_v to_o god_n himself_o albeit_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o mention_v be_v a_o witless_a a_o senseless_a and_o drunken_a devotion_n like_v to_o the_o superstition_n that_o be_v deride_v in_o the_o pagan_n who_o pressit_fw-la who_o minut._n felix_n in_o oct._n apud_fw-la arno._n simulachro_fw-la serapidis_n denotato_n ut_fw-la vulgus_fw-la superstitiosus_fw-la solet_fw-la manum_fw-la ori_fw-la admovens_fw-la osculum_fw-la labijs_fw-la pressit_fw-la at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o image_n of_o serapis_n or_o such_o like_a be_v wont_v go_v by_o to_o kiss_v the_o hand_n namely_o in_o token_n of_o do_v reverence_n thereto_o what_o a_o brutish_a and_o beastly_a absurdity_n be_v it_o that_o a_o understanding_n soul_n shall_v deject_v itself_o to_o do_v reverence_n to_o a_o block_n god_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o they_o and_o again_o teach_v man_n to_o say_v 44.19_o say_v esa_fw-la 44.19_o shall_v i_o bow_v to_o the_o stock_n of_o a_o tree_n the_o prophet_n say_v of_o idolater_n 2.8.9_o idolater_n chap._n 2.8.9_o they_o worship_v the_o work_n of_o their_o own_o hand_n which_o their_o own_o finger_n have_v make_v and_o a_o man_n bow_v himself_o and_o a_o man_n humble_v himself_o therefore_o spare_v they_o not_o he_o denounce_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o to_o stock_n &_o stone_n to_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n will_v do_v even_o those_o petty_a reverence_n which_o m._n bishop_n speak_v of_o therefore_o whereas_o he_o say_v this_o three_o kind_n of_o worship_n be_v all_o that_o we_o allow_v unto_o picture_n be_v he_o not_o that_o understand_v it_o more_o than_o half_a frantic_a that_o shall_v think_v it_o a_o great_a disparagement_n unto_o the_o incomprehensible_a worship_n of_o god_n that_o to_o one_o of_o his_o servant_n picture_n i_o shall_v yield_v some_o such_o petty_a reverence_n or_o that_o god_n shall_v forbid_v this_o in_o the_o forefront_n of_o his_o ten_o commandment_n i_o answer_v with_o his_o own_o word_n nothing_o less_o we_o see_v that_o like_a caiaphas_n he_o speak_v the_o truth_n and_o be_v not_o aware_a indeed_o it_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o a_o frantic_a humour_n to_o be_v instruct_v by_o god_n commandment_n and_o thereupon_o to_o deny_v the_o do_n of_o any_o worship_n to_o picture_n and_o image_n but_o to_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o to_o do_v such_o reverence_n to_o picture_n be_v a_o plain_a token_n that_o idolater_n be_v like_o the_o idol_n which_o they_o worship_v altogether_o void_a of_o understanding_n and_o without_o the_o light_n of_o common_a sense_n therefore_o right_o the_o prophet_n say_v 115.8_o say_v psal_n 115.8_o they_o that_o make_v they_o be_v like_a unto_o they_o and_o so_o be_v all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o they_o 12._o w._n bishop_n but_o let_v we_o go_v on_o with_o m._n perkins_n his_o argument_n his_o second_o be_v the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v a_o image_n of_o christ_n crucify_v appoint_v by_o god_n yet_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n burn_v incense_n unto_o it_o ezechias_n break_v it_o in_o piece_n 18._o piece_n 4._o reg._n 18._o answ_n so_o when_o christian_n general_o give_v godly_a honour_n to_o image_n as_o those_o israelite_n do_v to_o the_o
all_o thing_n and_o himself_o be_v not_o see_v plato_n say_v enuncy_n say_v ibid._n vniversi_fw-la huius_fw-la paâ—rem_fw-la &_o effectorem_fw-la &_o invenire_fw-la diffiâ—ile_fw-la est_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la inveneris_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la enuncy_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v out_o the_o father_n and_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v find_v he_o it_o be_v unpossible_a to_o declare_v he_o yea_o he_o say_v further_a that_o dici_fw-la that_o cyril_n count_n jul._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr uno_fw-la deo_fw-la plato_n dixit_fw-la nomen_fw-la illi_fw-la nullum_fw-la congruere_fw-la nique_fw-la humanam_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la posse_fw-la comprehendere_fw-la sed_fw-la appellationes_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la à _fw-la posterioribus_fw-la esse_fw-la abusiveque_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la dici_fw-la no_o name_n be_v fit_v to_o he_o and_o that_o no_o knowledge_n can_v comprehend_v he_o and_o the_o name_n that_o be_v give_v he_o 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