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113._o illa_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la maxima_fw-la impietatis_fw-la insame_n quod_fw-la plus_fw-la valet_fw-la in_o affectibus_fw-la miserorum_fw-la similis_fw-la viventi_fw-la forma_fw-la quae_fw-la sibi_fw-la efficit_fw-la supplicari_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la cam_fw-la mamfestum_fw-la est_fw-la nonesse_n viventem_fw-la ut_fw-la debeat_fw-la à _fw-la vivente_fw-la contemni_fw-la plus_fw-fr enim_fw-la valent_fw-la ad_fw-la curvandam_fw-la infaelicem_fw-la animam_fw-la quod_fw-la os_fw-la habent_fw-la oculos_fw-la habent_fw-la aures_fw-la habent_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la corrigendam_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la loquentur_fw-la non_fw-la videbunt_fw-la non_fw-la audient_fw-la illa_fw-la causa_fw-la the_o great_a cause_n of_o this_o mad_a senseless_a impiety_n be_v that_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o live_a man_n work_v more_o strong_o upon_o the_o affection_n of_o those_o wretch_n than_o a_o evident_a conviction_n that_o be_v dead_a they_o shall_v be_v despise_v by_o the_o live_n for_o the_o shape_n of_o eye_n ear_n mouth_n nose_n hand_n &_o foot_n be_v more_o prevalent_a to_o bend_v down_o before_o they_o a_o miserable_a soul_n than_o their_o not_o speak_v hear_v see_v smell_a touch_v or_o walk_v be_v to_o correct_v the_o error_n say_v s._n austin_n probably_n this_o may_v be_v the_o reason_n wherefore_o althô_o by_o god_n command_n statue_n 25.18_o statue_n exodi_fw-la 25.18_o of_o cherubin_n be_v make_v to_o be_v place_v with_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n where_o none_o but_o priest_n come_v yet_o in_o the_o court_n of_o the_o temple_n either_o those_o of_o the_o jew_n or_o gentill_n there_o be_v none_o to_o leave_v norhing_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o stiff_a next_fw-mi rebellious_a adulterous_a people_n which_o may_v be_v 25.18_o be_v exodi_fw-la 25.18_o astumble_a block_n to_o their_o soul_n &_o a_o snare_n to_o their_o foot_n and_o such_o will_v those_o statue_n have_v be_v to_o the_o jew_n as_o they_o have_v be_v to_o the_o gentill_n the_o protestant_n can_v blame_v the_o catholic_n church_n for_o have_v statue_n &_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o people_n open_o without_o blame_v their_o own_o church_n in_o which_o statue_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n make_v &_o expose_v as_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o several_a of_o their_o cathedrall_n namely_o that_o of_o canterbury_n where_o upon_o the_o font_n be_v those_o of_o christ_n &_o his_o twleve_v apostle_n we_o think_v our_o people_n secure_v from_o the_o danger_n of_o idolatry_n first_o by_o be_v teach_v that_o the_o statue_n be_v only_a representation_n of_o saint_n &_o not_o saint_n themselves_o much_o less_o go_n second_o because_o that_o religious_a respect_n which_o we_o give_v to_o image_n do_v by_o they_o end_n ultimatè_fw-fr in_o god_n for_o why_o do_v we_o respect_v the_o image_n or_o statue_n for_o the_o saint_n it_o represent_v and_o why_o do_v we_o reverence_v the_o saint_n mere_o because_o he_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n &_o instrument_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o all_o our_o worship_n of_o image_n end_n in_o god_n &_o his_o christ_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n one_o god_n blesseâ—_n for_o ever_o more_o thus_o we_o instruct_v the_o people_n stop_v their_o inclination_n to_o the_o evil_a idolatry_n &_o by_o own_v all_o we_o have_v &_o all_o the_o saint_n have_v that_o be_v good_a from_o god_n we_o hope_v we_o need_v not_o fear_n that_o dreadful_a blindness_n &_o folly_n in_o to_o which_o the_o man_n wise_a according_a to_o this_o world_n be_v permit_v to_o humble_a &_o confound_v they_o to_o fall_v through_o a_o penal_a but_o a_o very_a just_a judgement_n of_o god_n the_o last_o occasion_n of_o this_o idolatry_n be_v the_o devil_n insinuate_a himself_o into_o the_o statue_n &_o in_o amanner_n dwell_v in_o they_o answer_v to_o question_n propose_v to_o they_o cause_v sickness_n &_o heal_v they_o tell_v thing_n which_o happen_v at_o a_o distance_n &_o pretend_v to_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v althô_o in_o this_o unless_o they_o be_v very_a caution_n in_o deliver_v their_o oracle_n in_o obscure_a term_n their_o ignorance_n in_o future_a thing_n be_v easy_o discover_v of_o this_o see_v s._n austin_n 23._o austin_n aug._n l._n 8._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la c._n 23._o justinus_n triphone_n justinus_n justin_n mart._n dialog_n cum_fw-la triphone_n origenes_n celsum_fw-la origenes_n origenes_n l._n 1._o contra_fw-la celsum_fw-la minutius_n felix_n octavio_n felix_n minutius_n felix_n in_o octavio_n prudent_a apotheosi_fw-la prudent_a prudent_a in_o apotheosi_fw-la &_o cyprian_a demetrianum_n cyprian_a cypr._n l._n ad_fw-la demetrianum_n arrobius_n lactantius_n etc._n etc._n i._o end_n with_o the_o convint_a testimony_n of_o athenagoras_n p._n 29._o the_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o give_v name_n to_o idol_n be_v man_n those_o which_o take_v name_n of_o they_o be_v divils_n for_o this_o reason_n tertull._n l._n de_fw-la testim_fw-la animae_fw-la propè_fw-la finem_fw-la say_v thou_o o_o soul_n do_v abhor_v divils_n &_o yet_o thondid_v adore_v they_o i_o must_v not_o omit_v another_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v as_o god_n several_a creature_n either_o for_o their_o beauty_n or_o the_o benefit_n they_o receive_v by_o they_o such_o as_o be_v the_o fire_n &_o some_o element_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o sun_n moon_n or_o star_n vain_a 13.1_o vain_a sap._n 13.1_o be_v all_o man_n by_o nature_n who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n &_o can_v not_o out_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n see_v know_v he_o that_o be_v nether_a by_o consider_v his_o work_n do_v acknowledge_v the_o workemaster_n but_o deem_v either_o fire_n or_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o star_n or_o the_o lygk_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v god_n which_o govern_v the_o world_n with_o who_o beauty_n if_o they_o be_v delyght_v take_v they_o to_o be_v god_n let_v they_o know_v how_o much_o better_o the_o lord_n of_o they_o be_v but_o if_o they_o be_v astonish_v a_o their_o power_n &_o virtue_n let_v they_o understand_v by_o they_o how_o much_o myghtyerhe_n be_v who_o make_v they_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o neither_o species_n of_o idolatry_n of_o such_o who_o deify_v &_o adore_v all_o creature_n which_o be_v ground_v on_o that_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n that_o god_n be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o word_n which_o be_v express_v by_o virgil_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusaper_n artus_fw-la mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscer_n but_o nothing_o about_o this_o occur_v in_o scripture_n &_o not_o much_o in_o father_n i_o let_v in_o pass_v these_o be_v the_o several_a species_n of_o idolatry_n which_o do_v occur_v &_o be_v most_o conspicuous_a among_o pagan_n all_o be_v absolute_o in_o excusable_a for_o leave_v the_o creator_n for_o the_o creature_n yet_o among_o all_o i_o think_v the_o cause_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v the_o sun_n be_v some_o what_o less_o in_o excusable_a than_o the_o rest_n for_o althô_o reason_n teach_v it_o evident_o not_o to_o be_v a_o god_n yet_o experience_n show_v it_o to_o have_v one_o property_n of_o god_n for_o the_o sun_n give_v light_v &_o life_n to_o all_o that_o have_v eye_n &_o hart_n it_o give_v without_o interest_n it_o never_o appear_v but_o as_o a_o common_a good_a &_o beside_o its_o visible_a effect_n produce_v many_o other_o by_o hide_a influence_n these_o consideration_n do_v not_o excuse_v but_o they_o somewhat_o diminish_v the_o guilt_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v that_o wonderful_a instrument_n the_o work_n of_o the_o most_o high_a ecclesiastici_fw-la 43.2_o to_o sum_n up_o what_o we_o have_v say_v we_o find_v that_o even_o the_o wise_a man_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o great_a folly_n that_o can_v enter_v into_o any_o man_n head_n how_o weak_a soever_o to_o take_v for_o a_o god_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o inferior_a to_o they_o in_o nature_n that_o they_o expect_v help_v of_o a_o thing_n helpless_a &_o direction_n from_o what_o be_v sentelesse_a to_o this_o they_o be_v dispose_v by_o the_o humane_a shape_n strike_v their_o fancy_n they_o be_v move_v to_o it_o by_o love_n of_o a_o dead_a master_n fear_v of_o a_o live_a tyrant_n flattery_n to_o one_o on_o who_o their_o fortune_n depend_v &_o these_o altogether_o heygthn_v by_o the_o illusion_n of_o the_o devil_n sometime_o gratitude_n to_o beneficial_a creature_n incline_v man_n to_o renounce_v the_o great_a benefactor_n yet_o these_o motive_n how_o powerful_a soever_o can_v never_o have_v make_v man_n so_o prodigious_o to_o renounce_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n have_v they_o not_o by_o former_a sin_n so_o far_o leave_v god_n as_o to_o deserve_v to_o beleft_v by_o he_o not_o that_o they_o receive_v no_o grace_n at_o all_o from_o he_o but_o that_o they_o have_v not_o such_o grace_n as_o will_v keep_v they_o in_o what_o be_v good_a &_o prevent_v their_o fall_n into_o those_o senseless_a error_n section_n iii_o what_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n or_o what_o thing_n be_v represent_v by_o their_o idol_n where_o it_o be_v prove_v
testimony_n of_o his_o great_a patriarch_n w.l._n who_o in_o his_o relatiâ—â—_n pag._n 77._o cite_v with_o great_a esteem_n of_o they_o thâ—_n word_n of_o minutius_n felix_n &_o very_a judiciousâ—_n observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a the_o true_a goâ—_n shall_v be_v force_v out_o of_o his_o possession_n mud_n less_o that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o utter_v ally_n &_o own_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o foul_a &_o seduce_a dive_v can_v any_o man_n think_v that_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n credat_fw-la judaeus_fw-la appelld_v non_fw-la ego_fw-la i_o scarce_o wonder_v at_o the_o extravagâ—â—_n opinion_n of_o the_o pagan_n see_v e._n s._n &_o g._n b._n can_v believe_v that_o be_v there_o not_o some_o other_o more_o powerful_a tie_n then_o only_o imaginary_a or_o pretend_a incredibility_n i_o shall_v hope_v to_o see_v both_o believe_v transubstantiation_n see_v they_o can_v believe_v that_o god_n can_v deny_v himself_o tell_v a_o lie_n &_o profess_v himself_o a_o devil_n o_o blasphemy_n but_o althô_o in_o a_o bad_a humour_n e._n s._n shall_v refuse_v to_o subscribe_v to_o his_o quondam_a primate_n yet_o i_o can_v have_v recourse_n to_o a_o person_n very_o near_o unto_o he_o even_o his_o own_o dear_a self_n for_o he_o orig._n sac._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o p._n 32._o speak_v of_o sanconiathon_n say_v that_o which_o of_o all_o seem_v the_o clear_a in_o this_o theology_n be_v the_o open_a own_v the_o original_a of_o idolatry_n to_o have_v be_v from_o the_o consecration_n of_o some_o eminent_a person_n after_o their_o death_n who_o have_v find_v out_o some_o use_n full_a thing_n for_o the_o world_n whilst_o they_o be_v live_v which_o the_o subtle_a greek_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o viz_o that_o the_o person_n they_o worship_v be_v once_o man_n which_o make_v they_o turn_v all_o into_o allegory_n &_o mystical_a sense_n to_o blind_v that_o idolatry_n they_o be_v quilty_a of_o the_o better_a among_o the_o ignorant_a and_o l._n 3._o c._n 5._o he_o say_v that_o saturn_n jupiter_n mercury_n neptune_n vulcan_n juno_n minerva_n ceres_n bacchus_n &_o other_o have_v be_v man_n &_o woman_n he_o can_v not_o have_v give_v a_o clear_a &_o full_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o we_o say_v &_o the_o false_a hood_n of_o what_o he_o deliver_v then_o be_v contain_v in_o those_o two_o place_n to_o what_o can_v we_o attribute_v this_o change_n in_o e.s._n that_o what_o be_v before_o the_o certain_a position_n of_o idolatry_n shall_v now_o be_v false_a but_o to_o a_o desire_n to_o charge_v that_o hainouâ—sin_n upon_o the_o roman_a cat._n church_n which_o fall_v of_o itself_o to_o the_o ground_n if_o pagan_n idolatry_n be_v ryght_o represent_v tantae_fw-la molis_fw-la eratâ—â—_n to_o make_v rome_n seem_v idolater_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o ignorant_a admirer_n philo_z biblius_n have_v reason_n to_o blame_v those_o allegory_n to_o which_o the_o subtle_a greek_n have_v recourse_n which_o make_v a_o clear_a new_a religion_n by_o change_v the_o object_n adore_v as_o god_n from_o some_o man_n eminent_a for_o power_n or_o virtue_n to_o element_n much_o inferior_a to_o the_o least_o oft_o man_n or_o any_o live_a creature_n for_o this_o yield_v the_o cause_n &_o condemn_v the_o whole_a idolatrous_a world_n so_o minutius_n felix_n in_o octavio_n pag._n 16._o zenon_n interpretando_fw-la junonem_fw-la area_n jupiter_fw-la coelum_fw-la neptunum_n mare_n ignem_fw-la esse_fw-la vulcanum_n &_o coeteros_fw-la similiter_fw-la vulgi_fw-la deos_fw-la elementaesse_fw-la monstrando_fw-la publicum_fw-la arguit_fw-la graviter_fw-la &_o revincit_fw-la arrorem_fw-la section_n iu._n that_o the_o jupiter_n o.m._n of_o the_o greek_n &_o roman_n be_v not_o the_o true_a god_n my_o first_o &_o chief_a proof_n be_v take_v from_o what_o be_v already_o say_v out_o of_o h._n scripture_n father_n protestant_n &_o pagan_n for_o those_o universal_a proposition_n contain_v all_o &_o every_o god_n of_o paganism_n v._o c._n what_o be_v the_o proposition_n of_o scripture_n all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v devil_n and._n the_o pagan_n sacrifice_v to_o devil_n not_o to_o god_n what_o be_v the_o proposition_n of_o e.s._n one_o god_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v the_o true_a god_n &_o no_o devil_n item_n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o pagan_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o true_a god_n &_o not_o to_o the_o devil_n if_o the_o logic_n of_o e._n s._n can_v reconcile_v with_o truth_n two_o contradiction_n it_o be_v a_o rare_a one_o till_o he_o teach_v we_o how_o they_o can_v stand_v together_o we_o will_v stick_v to_o the_o common_a receive_v axiom_n of_o sophiste_n that_o both_o can_v be_v true_a so_o one_o of_o these_o proposition_n must_v befall_v either_o that_o of_o scripture_n or_o that_o of_o e._n s._n now_o i_o desire_v he_o to_o declare_v whither_o he_o take_v to_o be_v true_a and_o whither_o the_o liar_n god_n or_o himself_o again_o gal._n 4.8_o the_o galatian_n know_v not_o god_n serve_v those_o who_o by_o nature_n be_v 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