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daemon_n for_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v origen_n deum_fw-la origen_n qui_fw-la ut_fw-la pontifex_fw-la eaâ—_n deferat_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la as_o high_a priest_n present_v our_o prayer_n to_o god_n the_o father_n again_o
invocantes_fw-la again_o quisquis_fw-la habet_fw-la deum_fw-la propitium_fw-la propter_fw-la magni_fw-la consilii_fw-la angelum_fw-la quae_fw-la multitudo_fw-la angelorum_fw-la cum_fw-la videt_fw-la homines_fw-la svam_fw-la erga_fw-la deum_fw-la pietatem_fw-la imitantes_fw-la adjutat_fw-la eâ—s_fw-la contendentes_fw-la ad_fw-la sâ—lutem_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la invocantes_fw-la whosoever_o say_v he_o have_v god_n propitious_a by_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o great_a counsel_n jesus_n christ_n he_o may_v be_v content_a with_o that_o and_o shall_v not_o want_v protection_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o angel_n see_v man_n imitate_v their_o piety_n towards_o god_n help_v they_o while_o they_o contend_v to_o salvation_n call_v upon_o god_n this_o be_v the_o wholesome_a doctrine_n of_o those_o time_n and_o to_o the_o same_o tenor_n sound_v that_o which_o above_o be_v cite_v out_o of_o tertul._n say_v we_o must_v offer_v up_o all_o by_o our_o catholic_n or_o universal_a high_a priest_n jesus_n christ_n call_v so_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o all_o other_o our_o three_o general_n be_v after_o the_o practice_n begin_v in_o some_o manner_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o age_n age._n invocation_n of_o god_n alone_o assert_v in_o that_o age._n yet_o do_v we_o find_v the_o former_a doctrine_n of_o god_n alone_o to_o be_v invocate_v by_o jesus_n christ_n assert_v often_o in_o the_o father_n invocandus_fw-la father_n a_o mbr_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la theod_n tu_fw-la tamen_fw-la domine_fw-la solus_fw-la es_fw-la invocandus_fw-la st._n ambrose_n speak_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o two_o young_a son_n of_o theodosius_n yet_o thou_o o_o lord_n be_v only_o to_o be_v invocate_v that_o be_v for_o a_o blessing_n and_o protection_n upon_o they_o and_o in_o rom._n 1.21_o if_o those_o commentary_n be_v he_o or_o if_o of_o a_o late_a writer_n it_o be_v so_o much_o more_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o invocation_n he_o answer_v the_o heathen_n excuse_v for_o their_o come_n to_o the_o creator_n by_o the_o creature_n nescit_fw-la ambr._n in_o rom._n 1.21_o per_fw-la commites_fw-la pervenâ—tâ—ur_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la quia_fw-la â—oâ—no_fw-la est_fw-la &_o nescit_fw-la that_o they_o do_v it_o as_o to_z king_n we_o come_v per_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o tribunos_fw-la by_o their_o great_a officer_n at_o court_n the_o romanist_n use_v the_o like_a reason_n or_o excuse_v we_o come_v say_v the_o father_n by_o such_o officer_n to_o the_o king_n because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n and_o know_v not_o all_o but_o god_n know_v all_o man_n condition_n and_o merit_n and_o we_o need_v not_o use_v such_o a_o intercessor_n to_o he_o but_o only_o a_o devout_a mind_n â—ale_fw-la mind_n chrys_n 4._o hom_n de_fw-fr paenit_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la nihil_fw-la â—ale_fw-la chrysost_o often_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n deny_v the_o way_n of_o our_o come_n to_o god_n to_o be_v like_o the_o manner_n of_o king_n court_n in_o god_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n elsewhere_o he_o forbid_v we_o to_o bring_v in_o angel_n when_o we_o will_v have_v any_o thing_n prosper_v but_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o apostle_n precept_n col._n 3.17_o 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom._n 9_o in_o 3._o colos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v all_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n he_o bid_v set_v that_o name_n before_o and_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v happy_a and_o prosperous_a and_o do_v not_o bring_v in_o angel_n and_o the_o marginal_a note_n in_o the_o paris_n edition_n be_v angeli_fw-la non_fw-la adjungendi_fw-la ad_fw-la invocationem_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la angel_n be_v not_o to_o be_v join_v when_o we_o invocate_v god_n indeed_o it_o be_v athanasius_n his_o argument_n for_o the_o deity_n of_o our_o saviour_n because_o the_o apostle_n join_v he_o in_o prayer_n with_o the_o father_n 1_o thes_n 3.11_o as_o above_o cite_v 5._o chap._n 1._o nu_fw-la 5._o and_o this_o make_v athansius_n interpret_v the_o angel_n which_o jacob_n seem_v to_o join_v with_o god_n in_o invocation_n gen._n 48.16_o arrianos_fw-la athan._n in_o 4._o contra_fw-la arrianos_fw-la to_o be_v christ_n and_o by_o many_o example_n he_o show_v none_o to_o be_v invocate_v but_o god_n and_o speak_v of_o david_n he_o never_o invocate_v any_o save_o god_n himself_o ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n now_o to_o answer_v here_o as_o romanist_n will_v do_v that_o the_o saint_n be_v then_o out_o of_o sight_n of_o god_n or_o that_o none_o be_v to_o be_v invocate_v as_o god_n but_o god_n himself_o will_v be_v first_o impertinent_a because_o the_o angel_n who_o athanasius_n express_o exclude_v from_o be_v invoke_v do_v see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n then_o as_o well_o as_o now_o also_o because_o such_o answer_n if_o it_o be_v proper_a by_o that_o limitation_n as_o god_n will_v render_v the_o father_n argument_n invalid_a and_o impertinent_a when_o he_o so_o often_o prove_v the_o deity_n of_o our_o saviour_n by_o invocation_n and_o so_o do_v other_o father_n after_o he_o st._n vigilant_a hier._n l._n adversus_fw-la vigilant_a hierom_n live_v in_o the_o four_o age_n after_o that_o practice_n begin_v but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n or_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n he_o will_v not_o have_v spare_v vigilantius_n in_o that_o point_n as_o he_o do_v not_o in_o any_o wherein_o he_o can_v have_v advantage_n against_o he_o see_v therefore_o he_o only_o defend_v the_o saint_n pray_v for_o we_o which_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n have_v nothing_o in_o defence_n of_o our_o invocate_a they_o it_o be_v evident_a this_o be_v no_o doctrine_n nor_o to_o be_v account_v of_o as_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n yet_o be_v st._n hier._n often_o cite_v as_o a_o witness_n for_o invocation_n because_o upon_o other_o point_n he_o write_v against_o vigilantius_n who_o find_v fault_n with_o that_o beginning_n practice_v of_o invocation_n st._n invocari_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 22._o c._n 10._o nominari_fw-la à _fw-la sacerdote_fw-la non_fw-la invocari_fw-la aug._n say_v express_o of_o the_o mantyr_n they_o be_v name_v in_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n they_o be_v not_o invocate_v indeed_o it_o be_v late_a by_o much_o ere_o invocation_n of_o saint_n come_v into_o the_o public_a office_n but_o st._n august_n be_v by_o the_o objection_n of_o enemy_n often_o put_v to_o it_o punctual_o to_o set_v down_o what_o be_v do_v at_o the_o monument_n of_o martyr_n as_o we_o see_v 4._o see_v sect._n 1_o nu_fw-la 4._o above_o no_v where_o mention_n invocate_a of_o they_o but_o of_o god_n but_o the_o volunt_fw-la the_o bell._n i_o de_fw-fr beat._n sanct._n c._n 17._o sect_n quariò_fw-la sanctum_fw-la augustinum_n doeere_o sanctos_fw-la invocandos_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la deos_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la impetrent_fw-la quod_fw-la volunt_fw-la cardinal_n bold_o though_o untrue_o tell_v his_o reader_n that_o st._n aug._n teach_v the_o saint_n be_v not_o to_o be_v invocate_v as_o god_n but_o as_o those_o that_o can_v obtain_v of_o god_n what_o they_o will_v and_o the_o place_n he_o note_n be_v de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n ult_n &_o l._n 22._o c._n 10._o whereas_o st._n aug._n in_o the_o first_o place_n speak_v of_o no_o invocation_n but_o of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o martyr_n he_o speak_v only_o of_o our_o imitate_v they_o in_o the_o second_o place_n he_o express_o deny_v they_o be_v invocate_v as_o we_o cite_v it_o hard_o above_o again_o the_o orent_fw-la the_o bell._n l._n de_fw-fr beat._n sanct._n c._n 19_o sect_n ult_n docere_fw-la quòâ—_n in_o sacrificio_fw-la ipso_fw-la memoria_fw-la srat_fw-la martyrum_fw-la &_o invocentur_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la orent_fw-la cardinal_n say_v st._n august_n teach_v that_o in_o the_o sacrifice_n itself_o there_o be_v a_o remembrance_n make_v of_o the_o martyr_n and_o that_o they_o be_v invocate_v that_o they_o will_v pray_v for_o we_o the_o place_n he_o cite_v be_v tract_n 84._o in_o jo._n and_o serm._n 17._o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la apostoli_fw-la now_o its_o strange_a that_o st._n aug._n shall_v so_o forget_v himself_o as_o in_o one_o place_n to_o say_v they_o be_v name_v or_o remember_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n not_o invocate_v and_o in_o another_o to_o say_v as_o the_o cardinal_n impose_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o reader_n they_o be_v invocate_v in_o the_o first_o place_n st._n aug._n say_v we_o do_v not_o remember_v martyr_n there_o as_o we_o do_v other_o that_o rest_n in_o peace_n adhaereamus_fw-la peace_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la iis_fw-la oremus_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la orent_fw-la ut_fw-la eorum_fw-la vestigiis_fw-la adhaereamus_fw-la to_o pray_v for_o they_o but_o rather_o that_o they_o pray_v for_o we_o that_o we_o may_v follow_v their_o step_n in_o the_o second_o place_n thus_o the_o martyr_n be_v recite_v at_o the_o altar_n not_o that_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o they_o for_o its_o a_o injury_n to_o pray_v for_o a_o martyr_n commendare_fw-la martyr_n cujus_fw-la nos_fw-la orationibus_fw-la debemus_fw-la commendare_fw-la to_o who_o prayer_n we_o ought_v
to_o commend_v ourselves_o this_o be_v the_o most_o that_o fall_v from_o st._n aug._n yet_o this_o come_v short_a of_o what_o bell._n will_v have_v he_o say_v that_o they_o be_v then_o invocate_v at_o the_o altar_n for_o he_o have_v say_v express_o they_o be_v not_o invocate_v and_o that_o we_o invocate_v god_n there_o to_o enable_v we_o to_o imitate_v they_o as_o above_z in_o the_o two_o place_n out_o of_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la what_o then_o be_v this_o commend_v ourselves_o to_o their_o prayer_n it_o can_v be_v direct_a invocation_n for_o that_o he_o deny_v but_o a_o invocate_a of_o god_n or_o beg_v of_o he_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o prayer_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v more_o below_o we_o have_v find_v the_o cardinal_n very_o unfaithful_a hitherto_o in_o his_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n we_o will_v add_v two_o more_o he_o cite_v chrys_n 5._o hom._n in_o matt._n which_o be_v plain_o of_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_a saint_n it_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n come_v of_o herself_o to_o christ_n without_o sue_v to_o any_o of_o the_o disciple_n to_o entreat_v for_o she_o chrys_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n and_o this_o say_v he_o i_o speak_v not_o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o entreat_v or_o sue_v to_o the_o saint_n the_o other_o place_n be_v that_o which_o we_o note_v above_o how_o corrupt_o it_o be_v cite_v by_o the_o cardinal_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o saint_n afterward_o it_o be_v again_o allege_a by_o he_o for_o vow_n make_v to_o saint_n it_o be_v out_o of_o euseb_n de_fw-fr praepar_fw-la evang._n l._n 13._o c._n 11._o where_o as_o we_o note_v above_o in_o stead_n of_o make_v vow_n and_o prayer_n at_o the_o monument_n of_o martyr_n the_o interpreter_n have_v render_v it_o make_v vow_n to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o the_o martyr_n and_o this_o in_o three_o time_n allege_v this_o testimony_n the_o cardinal_n will_v not_o see_v our_o four_o general_n that_o practice_n of_o invocation_n which_o begin_v in_o the_o four_o century_n be_v not_o such_o as_o the_o romish_a be_v be_v the_o invocation_n begin_v in_o the_o four_o age_n be_v not_o such_o as_o the_o romish_a be_v either_o for_o the_o manner_n or_o the_o use_n that_o be_v it_o be_v not_o formal_a and_o direct_a invocation_n nor_o use_v in_o sacred_a office_n till_o long_o after_o 1._o they_o be_v wish_n not_o formal_a invocation_n as_o nyssen_n upon_o our_o saviour_n 2._o nyssen_n de_fw-fr oratione_fw-la dominica_n orat_fw-la 2._o when_o you_o pray_v luc._n 11.2_o distinguish_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vow_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pray_v by_o direct_a address_n and_o petition_n to_o god_n so_o we_o in_o this_o discourse_n of_o invocation_n must_v distinguish_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o vow_n or_o wish_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o pray_v to_o or_o religious_a address_n to_o any_o by_o petition_n so_o when_o they_o cry_v out_o in_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n oret_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la flavianus_n let_v flavianus_n pray_v for_o we_o it_o be_v a_o speak_n of_o their_o judgement_n of_o flavianus_n his_o be_v in_o bliss_n and_o a_o wish_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o intercession_n thus_o we_o find_v in_o theodoret_n history_n of_o the_o life_n of_o many_o father_n such_o closure_n of_o most_o of_o they_o i_o wish_v and_o desire_n that_o by_o their_o intercession_n i_o may_v obtain_v the_o divine_a help_n some_o think_v there_o be_v addition_n and_o insertion_n make_v in_o this_o work_n auxilium_fw-la theod._n in_o sanct._n patrum_fw-la hist_o rogo_fw-la &_o quaeso_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la intercessione_n divinum_fw-la consequer_n auxilium_fw-la but_o whether_o these_o be_v theodoret_n word_n or_o any_o other_o they_o do_v speak_v the_o wish_n of_o have_v the_o benefit_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o saint_n prayer_n put_v up_o for_o the_o church_n below_o but_o this_o be_v not_o invocation_n 2._o in_o that_o practice_n we_o meet_v with_o for_o the_o most_o part_n only_o indirect_a invocation_n that_o be_v a_o pray_v to_o god_n himself_o direct_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o saint_n intercession_n or_o prayer_n they_o make_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n below_o and_o give_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o unto_o they_o as_o he_o see_v fit_a this_o still_o be_v not_o the_o invocate_a of_o saint_n which_o we_o contend_v about_o no_o more_o than_o moses_n can_v be_v say_v to_o have_v invocate_v abraham_n faustum_n aug._n l._n 20._o â—_o 21_o contra_fw-la faustum_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n when_o he_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o remember_v they_o in_o behalf_n of_o that_o people_n exod._n 32.13_o to_o this_o sense_n speak_v that_o passage_n of_o st._n aug._n cite_v sometime_o by_o romanist_n for_o invocation_n and_o explain_v above_o sect._n 1_o nu_fw-la 4._o speak_v of_o christian_a people_n frequent_v the_o tomb_n of_o martyr_n with_o a_o religious_a solennity_n that_o they_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o imitation_n of_o the_o martyr_n come_v to_o a_o fellowship_n of_o their_o merit_n and_o be_v help_v by_o their_o prayer_n and_o this_o not_o by_o invocate_a or_o pray_v to_o they_o but_o by_o imitate_v of_o they_o and_o pray_v to_o god_n there_o ibid._n quo_fw-la adjuvante_fw-la possumuâ—_n imitari_fw-la ibid._n for_o his_o aid_n to_o enable_v we_o to_o imitate_v they_o and_o for_o his_o favour_n in_o afford_v we_o the_o benfit_a of_o their_o prayer_n this_o be_v not_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o of_o god_n and_o if_o st._n aug._n have_v assert_v a_o direct_a invocation_n of_o the_o martyr_n themselves_o he_o have_v yield_v up_o the_o cause_n to_o faustus_n to_o the_o like_a sense_n be_v that_o which_o we_o note_v 5._o note_v hac_fw-la sect._n nu_fw-la 5._o above_o of_o st._n aug._n his_o saying_n commendare_fw-la nos_fw-la orationi_fw-la we_o ought_v to_o commend_v ourselves_o to_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o martyr_n not_o by_o direct_a invocate_a of_o they_o but_o of_o god_n as_o before_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n also_o that_o of_o aug._n elsewhere_o 4._o aug._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mort_fw-fr c._n 4._o which_o at_o first_o hear_v sound_v harsh_a where_o inquire_v what_o benefit_n accrue_v to_o a_o man_n friend_n to_o have_v their_o body_n lay_v near_o the_o monument_n of_o martyr_n commendent_fw-la iâ—sdem_fw-la sanctis_fw-la illos_fw-la tarquam_fw-la patronis_fw-la susceptâ—s_fw-la apud_fw-la dâ—minum_fw-la adjuâ—andos_fw-mi â—randâ—_n commendent_fw-la he_o say_v he_o see_v none_o unless_o this_o that_o when_o they_o look_v upon_o the_o place_n where_o their_o dear_a friend_n lie_v bury_v they_o may_v be_v move_v to_o commend_v they_o to_o those_o saint_n as_o patron_n to_o find_v help_n with_o god_n yea_o but_o he_o say_v commend_v they_o by_o pray_v true_a but_o to_o god_n not_o to_o the_o saint_n or_o martyr_n themselves_o to_o this_o purpose_n of_o indirect_a invocation_n speak_v that_o of_o cyril_n in_o his_o catech._n cite_v also_o by_o the_o cardinal_n when_o we_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n we_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o saint_n do_v not_o say_v we_o invocate_v they_o that_o god_n by_o their_o intercession_n may_v receive_v our_o prayer_n thus_o far_o it_o prevail_v so_o as_o to_o have_v approbation_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o this_o indirect_a invocation_n or_o pray_v to_o god_n at_o martyr_n tomb_n and_o beg_v for_o their_o sake_n get_v strength_n by_o a_o common_a opinion_n of_o many_o that_o when_o god_n be_v so_o invocate_v or_o pray_v to_o than_o the_o martyr_n be_v present_a as_o some_o thought_n or_o do_v join_v his_o prayer_n with_o they_o as_o most_o think_v this_o st._n aug._n leave_v as_o uncertain_a in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la c._n 16._o and_o something_o of_o doubt_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig._n c._n 55._o but_o there_o he_o conclude_v for_o certain_a of_o the_o good_a angel_n in_o illo_o i_o exaudit_fw-la adjuvat_fw-la 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imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n and_o merit_n which_o the_o protestant_n assert_v in_o justification_n he_o
examination_n and_o for_o reason_n follow_v it_o will_v appear_v plain_o that_o the_o worship_n as_o by_o they_o allow_v and_o perform_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n must_v be_v call_v religious_a according_a to_o his_o first_o and_o strict_a sense_n of_o religion_n and_o so_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n undue_a to_o creature_n but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o our_o reason_n let_v we_o hear_v how_o gregory_n 2._o val._n in_o tho._n 2._o 2ae_fw-la disp_n 6._o qu._n 1._o punct_a 2._o de_fw-fr val._n express_v this_o matter_n a_o little_a more_o clear_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o religion_n as_o the_o school_n call_v it_o tell_v we_o some_o of_o they_o pertain_v to_o it_o remotè_fw-fr &_o imperatiuè_fw-la remote_o and_o only_o as_o command_v by_o it_o this_o with_o mr._n spencer_n be_v religious_a in_o the_o large_a sense_n some_o pertain_v to_o it_o proximè_fw-la &_o elicitive_a immediate_o and_o more_o inward_o proceed_v from_o it_o and_o declare_v a_o subjection_n due_a to_o god_n such_o act_n be_v prayer_n oblation_n sacrifice_n vow_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v religious_a in_o mr._n spencer_n first_o and_n strict_a sense_n according_o the_o schoolman_n treat_v of_o those_o particular_n as_o act_n or_o immediate_a exercise_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o religion_n now_o albeit_o valentia_n and_o mr._n spencer_n and_o all_o of_o they_o affirm_v that_o religious_a worship_n according_a to_o this_o sense_n be_v due_a only_a to_o god_n which_o be_v a_o great_a truth_n and_o do_v deny_v that_o the_o worship_n they_o give_v to_o any_o creature_n be_v to_o be_v call_v religious_a so_o or_o that_o it_o pertain_v to_o religion_n in_o that_o strict_a sense_n which_o be_v also_o true_a as_o to_o many_o thing_n they_o do_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o remotè_fw-la and_o imperatiuè_fw-la by_o way_n of_o command_n from_o true_a religion_n yet_o as_o use_v and_o exercise_v by_o they_o those_o act_n of_o their_o worship_n be_v 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kind_n of_o dignity_n and_o excellency_n in_o thing_n this_o be_v mr._n spencer_n reason_n of_o his_o several_a sort_n of_o worship_n as_o above_o nu_fw-la 3._o and_o so_o it_o be_v bellarmine_n reason_n but_o religion_n say_v azor_n be_v not_o a_o virtue_n which_o general_o give_v to_o any_o one_o worship_n for_o the_o excellency_n but_o which_o give_v divine_a worship_n and_o honour_n to_o god_n and_o ibid._n and_o non_fw-la igitur_fw-la religio_fw-la quicquid_fw-la excellit_fw-la honorat_fw-la &_o colit_fw-la sed_fw-la â—â—icquid_fw-la divinum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la quâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la divinum_fw-la est_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la ergò_fw-la unus_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la fic_z una_fw-la quoque_fw-la specie_fw-la religâ—o_fw-la est_fw-la azonâ—_n ibid._n therefore_o the_o virtue_n of_o religion_n do_v not_o honour_n and_o worship_n whatsoever_o excel_v but_o whatsoever_o be_v divine_a and_o as_o it_o be_v divine_a wherefore_o as_o god_n be_v but_o one_o so_o religion_n be_v but_o one_o in_o kind_n now_o this_o be_v very_o true_a and_o rational_a and_o conclude_v all_o religious_a worship_n to_o be_v divine_a and_o only_o due_a to_o god_n and_o that_o albeit_o there_o be_v a_o honour_n due_a to_o such_o excellency_n a_o honour_n commensurate_n to_o they_o yet_o not_o a_o religious_a worship_n but_o what_o will_n azorius_fw-la then_o say_v to_o the_o religious_a worship_n give_v to_o saint_n and_o their_o image_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v the_o objection_n immediate_o follow_v and_o he_o answer_v not_o by_o mince_v the_o matter_n as_o most_o of_o his_o fellow_n do_v by_o say_v it_o be_v religious_a in_o a_o remote_a or_o a_o large_a sense_n such_o a_o sense_n as_o consider_v what_o they_o do_v and_o allow_v in_o that_o church_n speak_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n or_o by_o say_v it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o special_a observance_n as_o greg._n de_fw-fr val._n will_v lessen_v it_o to_o no_o purpose_n as_o see_v below_o num_fw-la 8._o or_o by_o 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