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fallacious_o that_o will_v serve_v as_o well_o a_o confessedly-bad_a cause_n as_o a_o pretend_a good_a one_o maximus_fw-la tyrius_n of_o old_a defend_v the_o use_n of_o statue_n in_o religious_a worship_n after_o this_o sort_n allege_v that_o they_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dissert_n 38._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_a sign_n of_o the_o honour_n we_o do_v to_o the_o deity_n and_o a_o manuductive_a method_n to_o the_o re-minding_a we_o thereof_o but_o for_o those_o say_v he_o who_o memory_n be_v more_o firm_a and_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o mind_n more_o direct_o penetrative_a into_o the_o divine_a presence_n these_o have_v not_o the_o need_n of_o such_o help_n but_o he_o pretend_v they_o be_v very_o few_o much_o to_o this_o purpose_n you_o may_v read_v in_o this_o sophist_n who_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o several_a way_n of_o idolatry_n as_o we_o must_v call_v they_o in_o several_a country_n and_o how_o all_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o first_o of_o the_o 26._o the_o ch._n 16._o 26._o chronicle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v plain_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v refer_v also_o to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o carve_v image_n for_o the_o nation_n worship_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n depart_v which_o be_v not_o imagery_n but_o natural_a thing_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o they_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o latter_a whereof_o must_v refer_v to_o those_o invisible_a daemon_n themselves_o who_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture-account_n their_o worship_n must_v also_o be_v idolatry_n and_o will_v without_o any_o scruple_n be_v acknowledge_v so_o by_o any_o one_o that_o either_o the_o sense_n of_o thing_n or_o the_o force_n of_o word_n have_v leave_v any_o impress_n upon_o 7._o this_o might_n also_o make_v the_o seventy_o careless_a of_o translate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d always_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o speak_v of_o the_o heathen_a god_n but_o sometime_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o deity_n themselves_o to_o who_o idol_n be_v consecrate_v be_v but_o idol_n in_o this_o sense_n and_o whereas_o they_o understand_v by_o baalim_fw-la those_o false_a deity_n distinct_a from_o their_o image_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o second_o of_o the_o 2._o the_o chap._n 28._o vers_fw-la 2._o chronicle_n where_o they_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ahaz_n make_v statue_n or_o image_n for_o baalim_fw-la yet_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n they_o several_a time_n translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o baalim_fw-la themselves_o whether_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_v be_v but_o idol_n in_o this_o sense_n we_o speak_v of_o for_o which_o reason_n last_o i_o conceive_v they_o also_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d above_o a_o dozen_o time_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o once_o whenas_o a_o learned_a doctor_n of_o our_o church_n conceive_v the_o word_n according_a to_o its_o original_a meaning_n it_o signify_v any_o cause_n of_o anxiety_n grief_n or_o frightful_a passion_n to_o note_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d themselves_o chief_o who_o hard_a usage_n and_o affrightful_a appearance_n to_o dismay_v mankind_n bring_v in_o that_o kind_n of_o pusillanimity_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o superstitious_a fear_n and_o disquiet_v dread_a of_o daemon_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v suppose_v to_o proceed_v from_o the_o image_n themselves_o that_o grotius_n have_v note_v it_o as_o the_o complaint_n of_o varro_n against_o those_o that_o have_v corrupt_v that_o pure_a kind_n of_o worship_n institute_v by_o numa_n by_o their_o bring_n in_o of_o image_n eos_n utique_fw-la civitatibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o metum_fw-la dempsisse_fw-la &_o errorem_fw-la addidisse_fw-la but_o every_o thing_n decalog_n grot._n in_o decalog_n that_o have_v religious_a worship_n do_v to_o it_o that_o be_v not_o god_n become_v thereby_o a_o idol_n the_o seventy_o may_v very_o well_o be_v excuse_v for_o their_o proneness_n of_o render_v these_o word_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v be_v more_o proper_o and_o express_o in_o such_o and_o such_o circumstance_n render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o their_o proneness_n in_o so_o do_v be_v also_o again_o a_o argument_n as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v of_o the_o warrantableness_n of_o their_o both_o notion_n and_o expression_n who_o call_v the_o worship_v of_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o god_n idolatry_n 8._o to_o which_o god_n himself_o also_o witness_n that_o it_o be_v such_o by_o declare_v himself_o so_o affect_v at_o worship_v that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n as_o he_o do_v at_o the_o bow_n towards_o image_n which_o he_o forbid_v give_v this_o reason_n for_o i_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n be_o a_o jealous_a god_n exod._n 20._o the_o original_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o deuteronomie_n the_o 32._o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v move_v i_o to_o jealousy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o non_fw-la deo_fw-la by_o that_o which_o be_v not_o god_n whereby_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v admonish_v wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n do_v immediate_o consist_v and_o that_o the_o worship_v of_o a_o image_n be_v not_o idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v a_o image_n but_o as_o that_o image_n be_v not_o god_n no_o image_n be_v god_n but_o that_o true_a and_o live_a image_n of_o the_o father_n jesus_n christ._n that_o therefore_o be_v the_o true_a and_o general_a notion_n of_o idolatry_n to_o worship_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o god_n whereby_o we_o forsake_v god_n himself_o and_o devotional_o prostitute_v ourselves_o to_o every_o evanid_a representation_n or_o far-cast_a shadow_n of_o he_o such_o as_o be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shadow_n of_o shadow_n in_o infinite_a miriads_o of_o degeneration_n from_o he_o and_o so_o provoke_v his_o jealousy_n by_o these_o multiply_v baalim_fw-la whenas_o he_o alone_o be_v to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o husband_n but_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n so_o plain_a and_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o need_v not_o have_v spend_v so_o much_o time_n in_o the_o verbal_a allusion_n to_o add_v any_o countenance_n thereto_o chap._n vi_o 1._o that_o the_o israelite_n worship_v jehovah_n in_o the_o golden_a calf_n prove_v out_o of_o exodus_fw-la 2._o that_o elohim_n though_o join_v with_o a_o verb_n of_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v understand_v of_o the_o true_a god_n with_o further_a testimony_n out_o of_o the_o 106_o psalm_n that_o god_n be_v worship_v in_o that_o calf_n and_o what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o signify_v 3._o that_o the_o golden_a calf_n be_v no_o figure_n of_o the_o egyptian_a apis_n but_o a_o cherub_n 4._o aaron_n case_n of_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n compendious_o open_v as_o also_o the_o ground_n of_o tacitus_n his_o ridiculous_a error_n discover_v 5._o that_o the_o golden_a calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n be_v two_o cherubin_n set_v up_o for_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n prove_v from_o jeroboam_n politic_n 6._o also_o from_o jehu_n and_o elias_n his_o zeal_n and_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o assyrian_a colony_n by_o a_o israelitish_n priest_n 7._o that_o micah_n ephod_n and_o teraphim_n be_v also_o mean_v to_o the_o true_a god_n 8._o and_o yet_o both_o he_o and_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o wilderness_n idolater_n in_o their_o use_n of_o the_o teraphim_n and_o cherub_n in_o divine_a worship_n 9_o that_o jeroboam_n be_v also_o a_o idolater_n in_o set_v up_o the_o calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n prove_v out_o of_o scripture_n 10._o other_o testimony_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o of_o the_o idolatry_n commit_v in_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n 1._o that_o which_o seem_v more_o seasonable_a to_o inquire_v into_o be_v this_o whether_o as_o there_o be_v idolatry_n without_o the_o worship_v of_o image_n so_o there_o may_v not_o be_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n without_o idolatry_n the_o image_n be_v worship_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o true_a god_n that_o to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n by_o a_o image_n be_v idolatry_n i_o conceive_v be_v very_o plain_a from_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n worship_v he_o by_o the_o golden_a calf_n which_o aaron_n make_v for_o first_o that_o they_o worship_v god_n by_o this_o calf_n be_v evident_a from_o what_o be_v write_v exod._n 32._o 4._o where_o it_o be_v proclaim_v these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o verse_n 8._o god_n there_o tell_v moses_n what_o be_v do_v they_o have_v say_v he_o make_v they_o a_o melt_a calf_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o and_o have_v sacrifice_v thereunto_o and_o
receive_v light_a from_o this_o of_o aaron_n and_o joint_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v both_o such_o cherubim_v as_o be_v in_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o that_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o solemnity_n of_o the_o people_n be_v intend_v to_o jehovah_n as_o it_o appear_v from_o the_o first_o of_o king_n chap._n 12._o where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o it_o be_v a_o fetch_n of_o 28._o v._o 26_o 27_o 28._o policy_n in_o jeroboam_n to_o set_v up_o those_o cherubim_n or_o golden_a calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n for_o to_o keep_v the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o revolt_a to_o rehoboam_n king_n of_o juda_n by_o their_o go_v up_o to_o do_v sacrifice_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n at_o jerusalem_n whereupon_o the_o king_n take_v counsel_n and_o make_v two_o calf_n of_o gold_n and_o say_v unto_o the_o people_n it_o be_v too_o much_o for_o you_o to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n 28._o v._o 28._o behold_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n which_o bring_v thou_o up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o have_v be_v false_a and_o ridiculous_a to_o avouch_v of_o any_o strange_a god_n and_o it_o have_v be_v the_o most_o unpolitick_a action_n that_o can_v be_v and_o contrary_a to_o his_o design_n to_o offer_v they_o any_o strange_a god_n to_o worship_n for_o can_v he_o hope_v so_o in_o a_o moment_n to_o take_v off_o their_o devotion_n from_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n who_o they_o have_v so_o long_o serve_v even_o from_o their_o childhood_n and_o so_o stop_v their_o go_n to_o jerusalem_n at_o their_o set_a time_n of_o solemnity_n sure_o not_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v the_o same_o god_n here_o at_o home_n and_o save_v themselves_o the_o labour_n of_o such_o tedious_a journey_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o have_v set_v up_o two_o golden_a cherub_n the_o acknowledge_v symbol_n of_o his_o presence_n the_o one_o in_o dan_n the_o other_o in_o bethel_n before_o which_o they_o may_v meet_v and_o sacrifice_n and_o perform_v their_o anniversary_n solemnity_n to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o if_o they_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n 6._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o when_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n and_o that_o of_o these_o golden_a calf_n come_v into_o competition_n these_o latter_a worshipper_n be_v call_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o jehu_n profess_v his_o zeal_n against_o baal_n 23._o 2_o king_n 10._o 23._o priest_n to_o be_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o jehovah_n though_o he_o never_o cease_v to_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n elias_n also_o abet_n the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n against_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v turn_v worshipper_n of_o baal_n as_o allow_v they_o to_o be_v worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n though_o the_o israelitish_n mode_n of_o worship_v he_o at_o that_o time_n be_v in_o those_o golden_a calf_n if_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o if_o baal_n be_v god_n follow_v he_o and_o when_o the_o assyrian_a colony_n be_v worry_v with_o lion_n in_o samaria_n it_o be_v impute_v to_o their_o ignorance_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o place_n 27._o 2_o king_n 17._o 26_o 27._o who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v jehovah_n and_o it_o be_v a_o israelitish_n priest_n that_o be_v send_v back_o to_o teach_v they_o who_o dwell_v in_o bethel_n and_o teach_v they_o certain_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o israel_n to_o worship_v he_o in_o those_o golden_a cherubim_n as_o they_o do_v from_o jeroboam_n time_n to_o that_o very_a day_n so_o little_a doubt_n be_v there_o but_o that_o jehovah_n be_v worship_v in_o those_o calf_n of_o gold_n 7._o a_o like_a instance_n to_o which_o i_o conceive_v be_v discoverable_a in_o more_o early_a time_n as_o in_o that_o of_o micah_n ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o his_o consecrate_a son_n and_o devout_a mother_n that_o have_v dedicate_v such_o a_o sum_n of_o silver_n to_o the_o 17._o judg._n 17._o lord_n of_o which_o a_o image_n be_v make_v by_o the_o founder_n his_o eager_a entertain_v a_o levite_n also_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o son_n who_o he_o have_v consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o blessing_n himself_o for_o his_o good_a hap_n in_o light_v on_o this_o levite_n say_v now_o know_v i_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v i_o good_a see_v i_o have_v a_o levite_n to_o my_o priest_n all_o this_o show_v plain_o that_o these_o teraphim_n be_v consult_v 13._o v._o 13._o as_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n i_o mean_v as_o the_o oracle_n of_o jehovah_n and_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o ephod_n will_v easy_o induce_v one_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o teraphim_n be_v as_o s._n jerom_n conceit_n of_o they_o in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o cherubim_n and_o this_o therefore_o be_v the_o worship_v of_o jehovah_n by_o a_o bare_a image_n and_o be_v a_o second_o undeniable_a instance_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o unlawful_a worship_n 8._o for_o that_o this_o religion_n of_o micah_n be_v unlawful_a be_v intimate_v in_o that_o epiphonema_v immediate_o subjoin_v to_o the_o mention_n of_o his_o house_n of_o god_n and_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n 6_o judg._n 17._o 6_o but_o every_o one_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n but_o to_o make_v short_a work_n either_o these_o teraphim_n and_o image_n be_v like_o the_o cherubim_n which_o moses_n make_v or_o they_o be_v other_o profane_a idol_n if_o the_o second_o the_o idolatry_n be_v so_o conspicuous_a we_o need_v pursue_v the_o proof_n thereof_o no_o further_o if_o the_o first_o we_o shall_v yet_o prove_v that_o to_o be_v downright_a idolatry_n and_o thereby_o evince_v the_o second_o to_o be_v much_o more_o that_o the_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n in_o horeb_n be_v idolatry_n though_o the_o worship_n be_v intend_v to_o jehovah_n be_v plain_a both_o from_o that_o height_n of_o wrath_n and_o displeasure_n that_o god_n conceive_v against_o they_o for_o worship_v and_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o melt_a image_n let_v i_o alone_o say_v god_n that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o that_o i_o may_v consume_v they_o and_o also_o 10._o exod_n 32._o 10._o from_o moses_n his_o be_v so_o transport_v into_o passion_n at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o out_o of_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o anger_n he_o cast_v the_o two_o table_n of_o testimony_n write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o break_v they_o beneath_o 19_o v._o 19_o the_o mount_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o severe_a punishment_n the_o slay_v of_o the_o transgressor_n which_o moses_n command_v and_o the_o form_n of_o his_o confession_n of_o their_o sin_n to_o god_n oh_o this_o people_n have_v sin_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o 31._o v._o 31._o have_v make_v they_o god_n of_o gold_n qui_fw-la fingit_fw-la sacros_fw-la auro_fw-la vel_fw-la marmore_fw-la vultus_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la ille_fw-la deos_fw-la qui_fw-la colit_fw-la ille_fw-la facit_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n even_o that_o great_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n who_o by_o worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n that_o aaron_n make_v though_o they_o intend_v the_o honour_n to_o jehovah_n make_v a_o idol_n thereof_o as_o s._n stephen_n also_o give_v sentence_n they_o make_v a_o calf_n say_v he_o in_o those_o day_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n 41._o act_n 7._o 41._o to_o the_o idol_n 9_o and_o divine_a writ_n give_v the_o same_o censure_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n of_o jeroboam_n in_o who_o day_n and_o till_o ahab_n be_v seduce_v by_o his_o wife_n jezebel_n 31._o 1_o king_n 16._o 31._o the_o worship_n neither_o of_o baal_n nor_o any_o strange_a god_n be_v admit_v in_o israel_n yet_o jeroboam_n though_o he_o worship_v jehovah_n in_o those_o golden_a calf_n be_v say_v to_o have_v ordain_v priest_n for_o the_o high_a place_n and_o 15._o and_o 2_o chron._n 11._o 15._o for_o devil_n the_o original_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faunis_fw-la or_o satyris_fw-la for_o the_o hairy_a daemon_n of_o the_o wood_n or_o mountain_n the_o monticolae_fw-la sylvani_fw-la i_o suppose_v be_v allude_v to_o and_o that_o in_o reproach_n to_o his_o idolatrous_a worship_n of_o the_o true_a god_n on_o the_o high_a place_n though_o the_o seventy_o translate_v it_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o yet_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o sense_n for_o they_o also_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vanity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o several_a place_n again_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o 8._o ch._n 13._o v._n 8._o the_o chronicle_n there_o abijah_n king_n of_o juda_n speak_v to_o israel_n upbraid_v to_o they_o their_o confidence_n in_o their_o multitude_n and_o in_o their_o golden_a calf_n which_o jeroboam_n make_v they_o for_o god_n twit_v they_o thereby_o assure_o for_o their_o idolatry_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
esse_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la tres_fw-la deos_fw-la credit_n see_v dr._n rainolds_n de_fw-fr romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la idololatria_fw-la so_o plain_o be_v it_o that_o idolatry_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o worship_v of_o a_o image_n 9_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 9_o but_o to_o the_o admit_v of_o more_o object_n of_o divine_a worship_n then_o that_o one_o true_a god_n for_o the_o worship_v any_o more_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o jew_n call_v it_o and_o be_v most_o frequent_o and_o most_o significant_o term_v in_o scripture_n fornication_n which_o look_v more_o at_o the_o plurality_n of_o the_o object_n of_o worship_n then_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o for_o this_o spiritual_a fornication_n be_v commit_v where_o we_o worship_v any_o thing_n beside_o he_o that_o be_v the_o creator_n and_o conserver_n of_o all_o thing_n chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o know_v what_o religious_a worship_n be_v for_o the_o discover_n of_o idolatry_n 2._o the_o faultiness_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o worship_n into_o latria_n dulia_n and_o cultus_fw-la civilis_fw-la 3._o that_o christ_n only_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v such_o a_o middle_a excellency_n as_o may_v admit_v religious_a worship_n 4._o that_o the_o excess_n of_o excellency_n in_o god_n above_o that_o in_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v so_o infinite_o more_o than_o the_o excess_n of_o excellency_n in_o saint_n and_o angel_n above_o that_o in_o man_n that_o it_o be_v extreme_o force_v and_o irrational_a to_o allot_v worship_n of_o one_o denomination_n to_o the_o first_o and_o second_o and_o not_o rather_o to_o the_o second_o and_o last_o which_o they_o be_v fellow-citizen_n may_v right_o be_v call_v civil_a 5._o that_o no_o kind_n of_o religious_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o saint_n and_o angel_n prove_v by_o the_o angel_n refuse_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o s._n john_n 6._o and_o also_o from_o the_o near_a affinity_n of_o our_o nature_n with_o they_o 7._o to_o who_o origen_n 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give_v occasion_n to_o aristotle_n to_o use_v this_o expression_n concern_v the_o distribution_n of_o duty_n and_o respect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d ethic._n niâ—…_n lib._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o respect_n or_o duty_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o father_n as_o all_o sacrifice_n be_v not_o make_v to_o jupiter_n but_o those_o that_o be_v not_o make_v to_o he_o which_o sure_o be_v the_o most_o be_v no_o idolatrous_a worship_n according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n nor_o those_o that_o be_v make_v to_o his_o statue_n by_o they_o that_o take_v it_o not_o for_o jupiter_n nor_o those_o that_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o jupiter_n himself_o as_o to_o the_o father_n and_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n for_o this_o be_v a_o sound_a notion_n of_o the_o true_a god_n wherefore_o by_o this_o compute_v very_o few_o or_o none_o in_o comparison_n among_o the_o heathen_n will_v be_v find_v idolater_n which_o be_v so_o incredible_a a_o paradox_n that_o that_o which_o infer_v it_o 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prophecy_n 15._o prophecy_n apocal._n 9_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v as_o general_o interpreter_n observe_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o their_o readiness_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v whether_o at_o a_o day_n month_n or_o year_n for_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o prophecy_n mean_v not_o that_o part_n of_o time_n which_o we_o call_v a_o hour_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o article_n prefix_v may_v intimate_v it_o be_v prefix_v to_o it_o only_o and_o the_o sense_n may_v have_v be_v ready_a at_o the_o time_n appoint_v whether_o day_n month_n or_o year_n that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o any_o time_n but_o the_o event_n be_v so_o exact_a and_o conspicuous_a that_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o meaning_n be_v ready_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namely_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ready_a at_o that_o season_n that_o be_v indigitated_a by_o both_o a_o day_n and_o a_o month_n and_o a_o year_n which_o will_v be_v no_o indication_n at_o all_o but_o by_o add_v of_o they_o together_o which_o then_o make_v up_o 396_o day_n which_o stylo_n prophetico_fw-la be_v so_o many_o year_n which_o answer_v exquisite_o to_o the_o event_n and_o therefore_o be_v a_o sure_a stake_n to_o fix_v down_o this_o prophecy_n of_o the_o euphratean_a horseman_n to_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n whereby_o as_o also_o by_o the_o description_n of_o the_o breastplate_n of_o these_o horseman_n we_o know_v to_o what_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o prophecy_n appertain_v and_o consequent_o that_o of_o the_o locust_n whence_o the_o note_n of_o their_o time_n more_o than_o by_o way_n of_o diorism_n for_o the_o adorn_v of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v the_o more_o needless_a 9_o example_n of_o proportional_a diorism_n
man_n innocency_n and_o integrity_n astrampsychus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nicephorus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d achmetes_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o indian_n c._n 157._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o cap._n 232._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o persian_n i_o need_v not_o add_v what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o apocalypse_v that_o the_o white_a raiment_n be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n 9_o whore_n and_o whoredom_n that_o by_o whoredom_n be_v signify_v idolatry_n there_o be_v infinite_a instance_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n exod._n 34._o 15._o lest_o thou_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n and_o they_o go_v awhoring_a after_o their_o god_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 31._o 16._o this_o people_n will_v rise_v up_o and_o go_v awhoring_a after_o the_o god_n of_o the_o stranger_n of_o the_o land_n etc._n etc._n and_o ezek._n 6._o 9_o i_o be_o break_v with_o their_o whorish_a heart_n which_o have_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o with_o their_o eye_n that_o go_v awhoring_a after_o their_o idol_n that_o idolatry_n therefore_o be_v compare_v to_o whoredom_n be_v a_o plain_a case_n and_o true_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o icasmus_n be_v not_o obscure_a since_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v his_o spouse_n and_o god_n call_v himself_o their_o husband_n by_o which_o figure_n be_v mean_v that_o the_o high_a joy_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v by_o keep_v herself_o in_o strict_a union_n with_o her_o god_n and_o by_o be_v sincere_a in_o his_o covenant_n as_o also_o that_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n to_o be_v so_o and_o that_o that_o high_a act_n of_o religion_n and_o devotional_a love_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o shall_v not_o in_o any_o measure_n be_v divert_v upon_o another_o but_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o our_o mind_n shall_v be_v whole_o fix_v upon_o he_o this_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o rational_a soul_n whether_o she_o be_v in_o exterior_a covenant_n with_o god_n or_o no._n and_o therefore_o the_o very_a idolatry_n of_o the_o heathen_a in_o this_o regard_n be_v right_o call_v whoredom_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o first_o place_n of_o exodus_fw-la which_o i_o cite_v but_o when_o she_o be_v in_o external_a covenant_n with_o god_n and_o god_n become_v her_o husband_n both_o jure_v and_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la the_o whoredom_n be_v double_a 10._o we_o see_v therefore_o the_o analogy_n betwixt_o whoredom_n and_o idolatry_n for_o as_o in_o whoredom_n that_o special_a kind_n of_o passion_n and_o the_o proper_a effect_n thereof_o which_o be_v due_a only_o to_o a_o legitimate_a husband_n be_v derive_v upon_o some_o other_o person_n so_o in_o idolatry_n that_o summity_n and_o flower_n of_o our_o divine_a affection_n which_o be_v religious_a devotion_n and_o adoration_n with_o the_o outward_a sign_n thereof_o due_a to_o god_n alone_o be_v discharge_v and_o exercise_v upon_o some_o creature_n whether_o idol_n of_o wood_n and_o stone_n or_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o god_n this_o be_v a_o fundamental_a reason_n of_o this_o frequent_a iconism_n in_o scripture_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v some_o other_o few_o resemblance_n as_o the_o provocation_n of_o god_n jealousy_n against_o they_o especial_o that_o be_v in_o a_o exterior_a covenant_n with_o he_o the_o ornamental_a pompousness_n in_o idolatry_n answer_v to_o the_o garishness_n of_o whore_n and_o the_o prank_n up_o themselves_o to_o allure_v their_o paramour_n the_o pronity_n also_o and_o propenseness_n to_o fall_v into_o this_o sin_n it_o be_v even_o as_o natural_a to_o this_o corrupt_a condition_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o dote_v on_o a_o visible_a object_n of_o worship_n as_o for_o the_o body_n to_o incline_v to_o the_o reap_v of_o those_o joy_n it_o presage_v upon_o every_o entice_a object_n do_v not_o a_o high_a law_n forbid_v it_o in_o both_o case_n to_o which_o you_o may_v further_o add_v the_o remorselesness_n of_o conscience_n which_o man_n easy_o fall_v into_o in_o both_o sin_n they_o row_v down_o so_o easy_o with_o the_o stream_n and_o their_o animal_n nature_n be_v so_o much_o gratify_v by_o they_o such_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o adulterous_a woman_n in_o both_o sense_n she_o cate_v and_o wipe_v her_o mouth_n and_o say_v i_o have_v do_v no_o wickedness_n â—…0_n prov._n 30._o â—…0_n and_o last_o as_o the_o be_v engage_v in_o whorish_a practice_n extinguish_v that_o love_n and_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o a_o husband_n so_o the_o be_v inveigle_v in_o idolatrous_a worship_n do_v quite_o suffocate_v and_o dead_a that_o divine_a sense_n whereby_o we_o enjoy_v god_n indeed_o and_o know_v our_o true_a duty_n to_o he_o and_o relish_v those_o indispensable_a point_n of_o obedience_n wherein_o we_o be_v real_o to_o honour_v he_o so_o deep_a and_o weighty_a a_o sense_n be_v there_o conceal_v under_o this_o one_o prophetic_a iconism_n fornication_n or_o whoredom_n which_o therefore_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o particular_o affect_v in_o the_o apocalypse_v not_o only_o by_o way_n of_o just_a reproach_n to_o the_o sin_n but_o for_o the_o exquisiteness_n of_o signification_n it_o so_o full_o and_o so_o true_o emblematize_v the_o nature_n of_o idolatry_n wilderness_n see_v desert_n wind_n see_v sea_n 11._o wine-press_n that_o a_o wine-press_n be_v a_o hieroglyphic_n of_o great_a pressure_n and_o affliction_n yea_o of_o effusion_n of_o blood_n and_o great_a slaughter_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n itself_o do_v witness_v i_o mean_v the_o press_v of_o the_o grape_n till_o their_o blood_n come_v out_o as_o it_o be_v call_v deut._n 32._o 14._o and_o according_o scripture_n have_v make_v use_n of_o this_o emblem_n lam._n 1._o 15._o the_o lord_n have_v tread_v under_o foot_n all_o my_o mighty_a man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o i_o he_o have_v call_v a_o assembly_n against_o i_o to_o crush_v my_o young_a man_n the_o lord_n have_v tread_v the_o virgin_n the_o daughter_n of_o judah_n as_o in_o a_o wine-press_n and_o joel_n 3._o 12._o let_v the_o heathen_a he_o awaken_v and_o come_v up_o to_o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n for_o there_o will_v i_o sit_v to_o judge_v all_o the_o heathen_a round_o about_o put_v you_o in_o the_o sickle_n for_o the_o harvest_n be_v ripe_a come_v get_v you_o down_o for_o the_o press_n be_v full_a the_o fat_v overflow_n for_o their_o wickedness_n be_v great_a this_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o jehosaphat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o seventy_o render_v it_o 12._o but_o though_o this_o iconism_n of_o the_o wine-press_n signify_v slaughter_n or_o a_o abundant_a effusion_n of_o blood_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o death_n and_o slaughter_n itself_o do_v not_o always_o signify_v physical_o but_o sometime_o moral_o and_o for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o of_o esay_n 63._o who_o be_v this_o that_o come_v from_o edom_n with_o his_o die_a garment_n from_o bosra_n &_o c_o and_o again_o i_o have_v tread_v the_o wine-press_n alone_o and_o their_o blood_n shall_v be_v sprinkle_v upon_o my_o garment_n what_o ever_o other_o sense_n there_o be_v thereof_o have_v some_o such_o allegorical_a meaning_n as_o the_o father_n have_v put_v upon_o it_o concern_v christ_n his_o spiritual_a victory_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o insist_v more_o large_o upon_o in_o its_o due_a place_n 13._o woman_n and_o woman_n that_o woman_n by_o a_o prophetic_a scheme_n signify_v not_o one_o single_a woman_n but_o a_o body_n politic_a i_o have_v already_o take_v notice_n for_o i_o have_v hear_v a_o voice_n as_o of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n jer._n 4._o 31._o but_o this_o scheme_n be_v so_o usual_a that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o insist_v upon_o instance_n here_o zion_n that_o be_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o she_o be_v call_v both_o woman_n and_o daughter_n the_o second_o in_o a_o sense_n of_o delicacy_n and_o nobility_n as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v in_o english_a the_o damosel_n zion_n but_o there_o be_v another_o sense_n of_o daughter_n which_o be_v conspicuous_a ezek._n 16._o where_o he_o call_v jerusalem_n harlot_n v._o 35._o wherefore_o o_o harlot_n hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v in_o the_o process_n of_o the_o charge_n or_o complaint_n declare_v how_o jerusalem_n with_o her_o daughter_n be_v worse_a than_o her_o two_o sister_n sodom_n and_o samaria_n with_o their_o daughter_n who_o yet_o notwithstanding_o v._o 45._o be_v say_v to_o have_v loatb_v their_o husband_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o have_v be_v whore_n and_o to_o have_v commit_v idolatry_n a_o metropolis_n therefore_o with_o the_o lesser_a town_n be_v mother_n and_o daughter_n and_o consequent_o all_o woman_n but_o if_o idolatrous_a such_o woman_n
as_o it_o will_v defile_v they_o who_o join_v with_o they_o in_o public_a worship_n but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o sense_n of_o woman_n not_o political_a but_o more_o physical_a and_o cabbalistical_a and_o that_o be_v the_o life_n sense_n and_o relish_v of_o this_o body_n this_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o we_o must_v have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o be_v pollute_v by_o through_o over-passionate_o close_v with_o any_o of_o her_o suggestion_n or_o over-deep_o sympathize_v with_o or_o resent_v of_o those_o pleasure_n she_o will_v allure_v we_o by_o and_o so_o desix_v our_o desire_n upon_o she_o for_o not_o idolatry_n only_o but_o all_o other_o enormity_n arise_v in_o we_o from_o the_o listen_n to_o the_o false_a counsel_n of_o this_o domestic_a eve_n 14._o worship_n that_o worship_n or_o adoration_n may_v be_v a_o iconism_n of_o subjection_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o ceremony_n itself_o the_o bow_v of_o the_o body_n be_v a_o fit_a symbol_n of_o submit_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n to_o his_o power_n to_o who_o we_o do_v this_o homage_n and_o that_o it_o do_v signify_v thus_o in_o the_o hebrew_n idiom_n be_v manifest_a from_o several_a instance_n but_o the_o very_a symbol_n itself_o be_v explain_v gen._n 37._o where_o the_o sheaf_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n be_v say_v to_o make_v obeisance_n to_o joseph_n sheaf_n that_o be_v to_o worship_v joseph_n sheaf_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o sheaf_n worship_v my_o sheaf_n whereupon_o his_o brethren_n present_o interpret_n the_o dream_n say_v unto_o he_o shall_v thou_o indeed_o reign_v over_o we_o or_o shall_v thou_o indeed_o have_v dominion_n over_o we_o that_o be_v to_o say_v shall_v we_o be_v your_o subject_n or_o fall_v under_o your_o dominion_n so_o esa._n 45._o 14._o speak_v of_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o aethiopian_n and_o sabean_o to_o king_n cyrus_n they_o shall_v come_v after_o thou_o say_v he_o in_o chain_n they_o shall_v come_v over_o and_o they_o shall_v fall_v down_o unto_o thou_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v worship_v thou_o all_o which_o signify_v submission_n and_o subjection_n to_o his_o sovereignty_n i_o will_v only_o add_v one_o place_n more_o gen._n 27._o the_o blessing_n of_o isaac_n upon_o jacob_n let_v people_n serve_v thou_o and_o nation_n bow_v down_o to_o thou_o be_v lord_n over_o thy_o brethren_n let_v thy_o mother_n son_n bow_v down_o to_o thou_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o place_n and_o signify_v obedience_n or_o subjection_n at_o large_a as_o be_v manifest_a but_o suppose_v it_o have_v not_o that_o general_a signification_n of_o itself_o but_o only_o denote_v that_o part_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o subjection_n which_o be_v worship_n or_o incurvation_n it_o may_v notwithstanding_o signify_v thus_o large_o stylo_n prophetico_fw-la by_o a_o diorismus_n world_n see_v heaven_n and_o earth_n 15._o these_o be_v the_o chief_a icastick_a term_n that_o occur_v in_o the_o prophetic_a style_n which_o if_o they_o haply_o prove_v more_o in_o number_n than_o we_o shall_v have_v use_n for_o in_o this_o discourse_n yet_o i_o account_v my_o pain_n not_o improper_a in_o reference_n to_o what_o i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o treat_v of_o in_o my_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n beside_o their_o desirable_a usefulness_n at_o large_a for_o understand_v the_o chief_a vision_n and_o prophecy_n in_o scripture_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v make_v it_o appear_v partly_o by_o this_o alphabet_n of_o iconism_n and_o partly_o by_o my_o explication_n of_o those_o precede_a prophetic_a scheme_n that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o render_v a_o prophecy_n or_o vision_n out_o of_o this_o prophetic_a style_n into_o ordinary_a language_n as_o it_o be_v to_o interpret_v one_o language_n by_o another_o and_o that_o the_o difficulty_n of_o understand_a prophecy_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n no_o great_a when_o once_o a_o man_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o settle_a meaning_n of_o the_o peculiar_a icasâ—…s_n therein_o then_o if_o they_o have_v be_v pen_v down_o in_o the_o vulgar_a speech_n in_o which_o there_o be_v as_o frequent_a homonymy_n of_o word_n as_o here_o there_o be_v of_o iconism_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o need_v be_v no_o reproach_n to_o any_o one_o that_o he_o endeavour_v to_o understand_v the_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n more_o than_o the_o history_n thereof_o prophecy_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o anticipatory_a history_n and_o when_o once_o fulfil_v as_o plain_a a_o history_n as_o that_o which_o be_v never_o prophesy_v of_o 16._o we_o will_v only_o annex_v a_o few_o rule_n concern_v the_o preference_n of_o one_o interpretation_n of_o prophecy_n before_o another_o and_o then_o conclude_v the_o first_o rule_n that_o interpretation_n that_o keep_v close_o to_o the_o approve_a example_n and_o analogy_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o such_o as_o be_v frame_v at_o pleasure_n according_a to_o the_o private_a fancy_n of_o the_o interpreter_n the_o ground_n of_o this_o rule_n be_v this_o that_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o follow_v a_o approve_a example_n then_o to_o be_v destitute_a thereof_o and_o whole_o lean_a upon_o a_o man_n private_a sense_n the_o very_a style_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o peculiar_a language_n or_o dialect_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o understand_a thing_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o their_o dialect_n or_o language_n and_o not_o according_a to_o what_o it_o will_v sound_v in_o our_o own_o which_o be_v as_o fond_a and_o ridiculous_a as_o if_o a_o englishman_n in_o hear_v of_o latin_a speak_v where_o the_o word_n fur_n be_v occasional_o bring_v in_o shall_v think_v the_o fur_n of_o a_o alderman_n gown_n be_v mean_v or_o at_o the_o sound_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a shall_v let_v his_o fancy_n present_o fall_v into_o the_o dripping-pan_n and_o yet_o as_o absonous_a and_o incongruous_a be_v it_o to_o interpret_v 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here_o mean_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v understand_v rather_o the_o music_n at_o their_o idolatrous_a worship_n by_o these_o here_o specify_v which_o be_v only_o a_o diorismus_n &_o by_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o as_o do_v technas_fw-la consuere_fw-la sophisticas_fw-la &_o politicas_fw-la in_o theology_n and_o church-administration_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o their_o hierarchy_n these_o artifices_fw-la imperii_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la and_o those_o also_o that_o work_n curious_a work_n in_o the_o scholastic_a divinity_n by_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o millstone_n their_o fraudulent_a profit_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o achmetes_n by_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n honour_n and_o prosperity_n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o same_o author_n and_o last_o by_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o the_o bride_n not_o the_o spiritual_a marriage_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o a_o nun_n or_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o a_o monk_n in_o the_o monastery_n but_o the_o propagation_n of_o this_o pseudo-catholick_n religion_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o propagate_v for_o the_o end_n of_o marriage_n be_v propagation_n for_o thy_o merchant_n be_v the_o great_a man_n etc._n etc._n now_o follow_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o great_a desolation_n which_o be_v threefold_a the_o first_o the_o riot_n and_o lordliness_n of_o these_o mystical_a merchant_n they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n and_o great_o worldly_a ambitious_a covetous_a and_o sensual_a which_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o a_o earthly_a mind_n which_o how_o much_o it_o have_v be_v among_o the_o pope_n cardinal_n abbot_n and_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d primate_fw-la or_o maximates_fw-la if_o you_o will_v of_o the_o roman_a church_n history_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o man_n be_v full_a of_o it_o the_o second_o be_v the_o debauch_v the_o world_n with_o idolatry_n accompany_v and_o countenance_v with_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o power_n plain_o magical_a of_o change_v the_o element_n in_o such_o a_o sort_n as_o all_o the_o magician_n of_o pharaoh_n can_v never_o do_v nor_o have_v the_o face_n to_o attempt_v the_o like_a it_o be_v so_o beyond_o all_o credibility_n beside_o other_o magical_a feat_n of_o a_o inseriour_a rank_n and_o necromantic_a story_n of_o the_o apparition_n of_o dead_a saint_n whence_o idolatry_n be_v indigitated_a here_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o also_o that_o cup_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o whore_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o philtrum_fw-la and_o likewise_o their_o be_v say_v to_o be_v deceive_v by_o these_o sorcery_n imply_v their_o be_v seduce_v to_o idolatry_n to_o which_o they_o tend_v as_o appear_v plain_o from_o what_o be_v write_v of_o the_o miracle_n of_o the_o two-horned_a beast_n ch_n 13._o 13_o 14._o the_o three_o and_o last_o reason_n be_v the_o bloody_a cruelty_n of_o this_o roman_a hierarchy_n in_o she_o be_v find_v the_o blood_n of_o prophet_n and_o of_o saint_n etc._n etc._n namely_o of_o such_o as_o out_o of_o conscience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n can_v not_o submit_v to_o their_o idolatrous_a profession_n and_o practice_n but_o witness_n against_o they_o and_o not_o their_o blood_n only_o be_v lay_v to_o her_o charge_n but_o the_o common_a bloodshed_n in_o christendom_n by_o war_n and_o tumult_n which_o they_o for_o the_o better_a root_n themselves_o in_o country_n and_o kingdom_n engage_v the_o world_n in_o and_o abet_v and_o assist_v when_o begin_v by_o the_o secular_a power_n whenas_o if_o they_o be_v the_o true_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o they_o boast_v themselves_o to_o be_v they_o will_v make_v it_o their_o business_n that_o christian_n shall_v not_o spill_v one_o another_o blood_n nor_o conscientious_a man_n lose_v their_o liberty_n or_o life_n for_o be_v the_o faithful_a professor_n of_o the_o pure_a apostolic_a doctrine_n nor_o suffer_v the_o turk_n to_o overrun_v christendom_n rather_o then_o they_o will_v forsake_v their_o idol_n and_o daemon-worship_n or_o 21._o apoc._n 9_o 20_o 21._o repent_v of_o their_o prophet-murthering_a fornication_n sorcery_n and_o thievish_a imposture_n chap._n xvi_o 1._o this_o mystical_a sense_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o babylon_n confirm_v out_o of_o his_o joint-exposition_n and_o from_o alcazar_n interpretation_n and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v prefigure_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o tyre_n 2._o how_o lively_o the_o patriarch_n of_o rome_n be_v typify_v in_o ezekiel_n by_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n 3._o another_o vision_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o same_o prophet_n 4._o a_o three_o vision_n in_o esay_n concern_v tyre_n typify_a rome_n pagan_a christian_n and_o then_o 23._o esay_n 23._o pagano-christian_a ver._n 18._o that_o tyre_n that_o be_v rome_n will_v be_v reform_v from_o her_o paganochristianism_a and_o become_v pure_o
nor_o can_v it_o well_o but_o be_v expect_v when_o it_o be_v so_o evident_a that_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v one_o great_a sacrament_n or_o type_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n to_o come_v as_o be_v inculcate_v over_o and_o over_o again_o in_o the_o apocalypse_v abound_v so_o everywhere_o with_o that_o figure_n we_o have_v venture_v to_o term_n israelismus_n i_o say_v it_o can_v but_o be_v expect_v that_o those_o nation_n that_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n shall_v also_o bear_v the_o type_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v find_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o prophet_n predict_v thing_n of_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o first_o completion_n which_o be_v literal_a shall_v in_o the_o exaltedness_n of_o their_o spirit_n be_v raise_v into_o such_o expression_n as_o be_v more_o suitable_a to_o those_o who_o type_n they_o be_v then_o to_o they_o themselves_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o several_a prophecy_n concern_v christ_n be_v frame_v and_o note_v according_o by_o interpreter_n which_o be_v either_o pure_o allegorical_a or_o mix_v of_o which_o i_o 4._o book_n 7._o ch._n 7._o sect._n 2_o 3_o 4._o have_v speak_v in_o my_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n 6._o and_o true_o i_o think_v these_o two_o vision_n of_o tyre_n so_o perfect_a prediction_n of_o antichrist_n and_o his_o fall_n that_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o second_o kind_n there_o be_v that_o in_o they_o which_o will_v not_o suit_v with_o the_o first_o completion_n of_o they_o among_o which_o be_v tyre_n be_v call_v whore_n and_o her_o be_v say_v to_o commit_v fornication_n with_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v no_o tolerable_a sense_n understand_v literal_o of_o tyrus_n but_o easy_o and_o natural_o understand_v of_o rome_n antichristian_a what_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la say_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o signify_v caupona_fw-la as_o well_o as_o meretrix_n be_v but_o a_o poor_a subterfuge_n as_o if_o the_o prophet_n for_o a_o verbal_a jest_n sake_n will_v reproach_v a_o city_n so_o high_o for_o useful_a trade_n and_o negotiation_n beside_o though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o well_o caupona_fw-la as_o meretrix_n yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v only_o scortari_fw-la and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v determine_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o other_o 17._o esay_n 23._o 17._o also_o the_o seventy_o year_n silence_n and_o ollivion_n be_v so_o unapplicable_a to_o tyre_n literal_o as_o that_o grotius_n though_o i_o can_v approve_v of_o his_o boldness_n be_v fain_o change_v the_o seventy_o year_n into_o seven_o as_o if_o the_o text_n be_v corrupt_v which_o be_v a_o odd_a way_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n something_o like_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o headache_n by_o decollation_n and_o when_o he_o have_v reduce_v these_o year_n to_o seven_o neither_o the_o life_n nor_o the_o reign_n of_o salmanassar_n be_v seven_o year_n nor_o he_o king_n of_o that_o city_n which_o yet_o according_a to_o common_a sense_n seem_v necessary_a to_o be_v understand_v again_o the_o prince_n of_o tyre_n be_v threaten_v with_o the_o death_n of_o the_o uncircumcised_a imply_v he_o a_o pretend_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o more_o especial_o his_o be_v call_v the_o anoint_a cherub_n and_o set_v out_o by_o the_o adorn_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o menace_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n as_o profane_v and_o last_o reprove_v for_o defile_v the_o sanctuary_n all_o these_o be_v more_o than_o intimation_n that_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n be_v a_o type_n of_o some_o great_a person_n who_o be_v priest_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o who_o this_o vision_n chief_o do_v belong_v and_o will_v hardly_o be_v sense_n in_o some_o thing_n if_o not_o understand_v of_o he_o 7._o but_o i_o will_v not_o dwell_v any_o long_o on_o this_o subject_n let_v i_o only_o give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o last_o verse_n and_o her_o merchandise_n that_o be_v to_o say_v then_o or_o after_o this_o her_o merchandise_n for_o of_o so_o lax_v a_o sense_n isâ—…_n as_o we_o note_v upon_o dan._n 11._o 36._o her_o merchandise_n and_o hire_n shall_v be_v holiness_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o meaning_n be_v those_o revenue_n and_o preferment_n which_o simony_n and_o other_o oblique_a and_o unjust_a administration_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n have_v make_v mere_a merchandise_n as_o also_o that_o which_o have_v be_v the_o hire_n of_o a_o whore_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o have_v accrue_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n by_o her_o idolatrous_a and_o meretricious_a artifices_fw-la shall_v be_v take_v and_o make_v good_a use_n of_o lay_v out_o in_o the_o true_a and_o substantial_a service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v dedicate_v to_o he_o that_o be_v be_v appropriate_v to_o his_o real_a service_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v treasure_v nor_o lay_v up_o that_o be_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v rake_v together_o into_o a_o few_o man_n hand_n to_o make_v they_o and_o their_o family_n a_o fortune_n they_o shall_v not_o seize_v upon_o it_o and_o possess_v it_o as_o their_o own_o for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v seem_v to_o intimate_v to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o either_o luxury_n or_o covetousness_n for_o her_o merchandise_n shall_v be_v for_o they_o that_o dwell_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n such_o as_o walk_v as_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n and_o eye_n of_o god_n and_o have_v a_o reverential_a sense_n of_o his_o presence_n in_o all_o their_o conversation_n for_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o christian_a faith_n not_o of_o the_o antichristian_a faction_n be_v they_o laiety_n or_o clergy_n to_o eat_v sufficient_o that_o man_n may_v have_v sufficient_a sustenance_n that_o good_a hospitality_n may_v be_v keep_v and_o that_o the_o poor_a and_o hungry_a may_v be_v satisfy_v 8._o and_o for_o durable_a clothing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o may_v signify_v either_o durable_a clothing_n or_o comely_a grave_a clothing_n such_o as_o become_v age_a man_n ut_fw-la vestiantur_fw-la veste_fw-la honestâ_fw-la &_o decorâ_fw-la qualis_fw-la decet_fw-la senes_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la it_o be_v a_o lapide_n own_o gloss_n upon_o vatablus_n his_o interpretation_n ad_fw-la operimentum_fw-la senum_fw-la by_o which_o i_o conceive_v this_o prophecy_n perstringe_n the_o luciferian_a pride_n and_o splendid_a pomp_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n and_o other_o grandee_n of_o that_o church_n predict_v that_o that_o revenue_n which_o be_v mis-spend_v upon_o this_o antichristian_a vanity_n the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v better_o bestow_v in_o christian_a hospitality_n and_o a_o common_a care_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o christ_n that_o no_o man_n want_v due_a food_n and_o honest_a raiment_n neither_o clergy_n nor_o laiety_n but_o these_o be_v excursion_n far_o than_o i_o intend_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o think_v i_o have_v make_v it_o exceed_o plain_a as_o well_o out_o of_o the_o apocalypse_v as_o out_o of_o these_o vision_n of_o ezekiel_n and_o esay_n that_o that_o lewd_a traffic_v and_o merchandise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o if_o she_o be_v a_o mere_a city_n of_o trade_n be_v very_o lively_a and_o graphical_o prefigure_v in_o tyre_n and_o babylon_n chap._n xvii_o 1._o their_o lie_a legend_n perstringe_v in_o s._n paul_n prophecy_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n 2._o a_o more_o full_a prefiguration_n of_o that_o antichristian_a opposition_n that_o be_v against_o faith_n in_o part_n of_o his_o prophecy_n of_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n 3._o a_o clear_a exposition_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n 4._o stricture_n in_o the_o apocalyptick_a vision_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 5._o the_o pride_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n prefigure_v in_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n as_o also_o his_o downfall_n and_o how_o 6._o his_o gorgeous_a splendour_n set_v out_o both_o in_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n and_o in_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n 7._o the_o pride_n and_o downfall_n of_o this_o patriarch_n typify_v in_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o twelve_o and_o thirteen_o verse_n ver._n 14._o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophecy_n from_o the_o fourteen_o to_o the_o nineteenth_o verse_n ver._n 20._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o twenty_o verse_n 10._o farther_o prefiguration_n of_o the_o papal_a pride_n in_o the_o whore_n and_o the_o little_a horn._n 11._o a_o easy_a and_o genuine_a exposition_n or_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o thirty_o six_o and_o the_o thirty_o seven_o verse_n of_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n wherein_o the_o impious_a self-elation_a of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v clear_o foretell_v 12._o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o two_o follow_a verse_n of_o
consist_v and_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o this_o magical_a statue_n be_v a_o five_o mode_n thereof_o 5._o the_o reduction_n of_o other_o case_n to_o these_o five_o modes_n of_o idolatry_n 6._o that_o the_o worship_v any_o thing_n but_o god_n be_v idolatry_n and_o of_o numa_n cast_v away_o image-worship_n and_o of_o the_o affinity_n of_o his_o religion_n with_o pythagorism_n 7._o the_o first_o pollution_n of_o that_o philosophy_n and_o that_o the_o object_n of_o divine_a worship_n be_v as_o well_o one_o as_o invisible_a 23_o chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o necessity_n of_o know_v what_o religious_a worship_n be_v for_o the_o discover_n of_o idolatry_n 2._o the_o faultiness_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o worship_n into_o latria_n dulia_n and_o cultus_fw-la civilis_fw-la 3._o that_o christ_n only_o who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v such_o a_o middle_a excellency_n as_o may_v admit_v religious_a worship_n 4._o that_o the_o excess_n of_o excellency_n in_o god_n above_o that_o in_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v so_o infinite_o more_o than_o the_o excess_n of_o excellency_n in_o saint_n and_o angel_n above_o that_o in_o man_n that_o it_o be_v extreme_o force_v and_o irrational_a to_o allot_v worship_n of_o one_o denomination_n to_o the_o first_o and_o second_o and_o not_o rather_o to_o the_o second_o and_o last_o which_o they_o be_v fellow-citizen_n may_v right_o be_v call_v civil_a 5._o that_o no_o kind_n of_o religious_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o saint_n and_o angel_n prove_v by_o the_o angel_n refuse_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o s._n john_n 6._o and_o also_o from_o the_o near_a affinity_n of_o our_o nature_n with_o they_o 7._o to_o who_o origen_n pronounce_v good_a man_n equal_a nor_o allow_v the_o glorious_a star_n though_o they_o be_v intellectual_a to_o be_v worship_v 8._o that_o the_o religious_a worship_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n be_v no_o duty_n of_o we_o as_o be_v reducible_a to_o the_o precept_n of_o neither_o table_n 9_o that_o religious_a worship_n be_v but_o one_o and_o due_a to_o god_n only_o prove_v from_o our_o saviour_n answer_n to_o the_o devil_n 10._o as_o also_o from_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n argue_v the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n from_o religious_a worship_n due_a to_o he_o with_o several_a other_o testimony_n 11._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n 26_o chap._n x._o 1._o a_o right_a distribution_n of_o worship_n into_o its_o kind_n 2._o the_o definition_n of_o religious_a worship_n 3._o that_o the_o exhibit_v of_o honour_n to_o any_o undue_a object_n though_o force_o or_o feign_o by_o sign_n appropriate_a to_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o divine_a excellency_n be_v palpable_a idolatry_n 4._o and_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o stint_n or_o specific_a degree_n of_o religious_a worship_n no_o dulia_n nor_o hyperdulia_fw-la but_o all_o latria_n 5._o that_o religious_a worship_n be_v not_o apply_v to_o a_o thing_n by_o direct_v it_o towards_o it_o as_o a_o circumstance_n but_o as_o a_o object_n and_o therefore_o the_o misapplication_n thereof_o as_o to_o a_o object_n be_v requisite_a to_o idolatry_n 6._o but_o not_o that_o this_o application_n shall_v be_v make_v as_o to_o god_n himself_o 7._o that_o the_o heathen_n themselves_o never_o commit_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o idolatry_n as_o to_o give_v religious_a worship_n to_o that_o which_o they_o know_v not_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a god_n as_o to_o the_o supreme_a 8._o that_o religious_a worship_n be_v but_o one_o make_v every_o application_n thereof_o to_o what_o be_v not_o god_n idolatry_n 9_o that_o the_o inculcation_n of_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n prove_v every_o creature_n uncapable_a of_o religious_a worship_n 31_o chap._n xi_o 1._o sacrifice_n drink-offering_n and_o burn_v of_o incense_n appropriate_a sign_n of_o religious_a worship_n according_a to_o grotius_n as_o also_o what_o ever_o else_o consent_v of_o nation_n have_v make_v so_o 2._o also_o vow_n oath_n ask_v supernatural_a gift_n invocate_a saint_n or_o angel_n while_o they_o be_v invisible_a 3._o or_o to_o ask_v of_o they_o though_o visible_a any_o natural_a boon_n at_o a_o altar_n or_o in_o a_o temple_n consecrate_v to_o they_o 4._o image_n erect_v and_o dedicate_v in_o temple_n or_o on_o altar_n a_o mode_n of_o divine_a worship_n with_o a_o prevention_n of_o a_o objection_n 5._o song_n also_o and_o incurvation_n may_v be_v so_o frame_v and_o circumstantiate_v as_o to_o become_v such_o sign_n 6._o that_o every_o idolatry_n be_v blasphemy_n as_o also_o to_o give_v the_o name_n of_o god_n to_o any_o creature_n both_o 7._o a_o general_a distribution_n of_o the_o appropriate_a sign_n of_o religious_a worship_n 8._o a_o prevention_n of_o a_o subterfuge_n from_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o large_a signification_n of_o religious_a worship_n than_o we_o have_v give_v all_o our_o future_a conviction_n depend_v only_o upon_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o definition_n of_o religious_a worship_n in_o that_o sense_n we_o have_v declare_v 34_o chap._n xii_o 1._o a_o brief_a enumeration_n of_o the_o part_n of_o that_o full_a instruction_n we_o have_v to_o discern_v what_o be_v idolatry_n 2._o that_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o cross_n be_v idolatry_n 3._o as_o also_o the_o worship_v any_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n by_o a_o image_n or_o picture_n 4._o that_o religious_a worship_n give_v to_o saint_n or_o angel_n though_o without_o the_o use_n of_o any_o image_n or_o picture_n be_v idolatry_n 5._o that_o the_o mere_a invocation_n of_o any_o particular_a invisible_a power_n be_v also_o idolatrous_a 6._o certain_a evasion_n touch_v the_o pray_n to_o saint_n answer_v 7._o another_o subterfuge_n answer_v 8._o worship_v saint_n by_o image_n a_o double_a idolatry_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v idolatry_n to_o worship_v a_o image_n take_v it_o for_o the_o saint_n himself_o 10._o as_o also_o the_o adoration_n of_o any_o man_n alive_a upon_o earth_n 11._o that_o the_o worship_v of_o the_o eucharistick_a bread_n take_v for_o the_o real_a body_n of_o christ_n be_v idolatry_n 12._o that_o all_o the_o abovesaid_a act_n be_v idolatrous_a let_v man_n pretend_v what_o they_o will_v to_o cover_v the_o guilt_n 13._o and_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o s._n peter_n do_v not_o imply_v a_o lawfulness_n in_o any_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n 38_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o that_o the_o profess_v one_o only_o true_a god_n do_v not_o necessary_o quit_v a_o people_n from_o the_o guilt_n or_o capacity_n of_o be_v idolater_n 2._o that_o to_o exhibit_v such_o modes_n of_o worship_n as_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o true_a god_n to_o a_o creature_n though_o we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n 3._o that_o the_o jew_n be_v idolater_n though_o they_o profess_v the_o only_a true_a god_n 4._o that_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o eucharistick_a bread_n be_v the_o real_a body_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o excuse_v the_o adorer_n thereof_o from_o idolatry_n 5._o the_o case_n of_o the_o heathen_a that_o worship_v the_o sun_n and_o this_o of_o the_o bread-worshipper_n compare_v 6._o a_o solution_n of_o a_o sophism_n the_o author_n once_o put_v upon_o himself_o in_o excuse_n of_o this_o bread-worship_n 7._o that_o their_o not_o think_v the_o bread_n to_o be_v in_o the_o eucharist_n do_v not_o excuse_v the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o host_n from_o idolatry_n 42_o chap._n fourteen_o 1._o the_o fondness_n of_o distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o idol_n and_o a_o image_n when_o they_o be_v both_o make_v object_n of_o religious_a worship_n 2._o that_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v essential_o and_o infinite_o excellent_a be_v a_o due_a object_n thereof_o 3._o that_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o saint_n from_o their_o image_n do_v not_o excuse_v the_o idolatry_n 4._o the_o unlikeliness_n that_o there_o be_v any_o true_a image_n of_o christ_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o worship_v it_o 5._o but_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o worship_v it_o though_o there_o be_v 6._o that_o the_o whole_a decalogue_n be_v moral_a 7._o that_o the_o use_n of_o image_n for_o memory_n and_o devotion_n be_v also_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o heathen_a 8._o that_o external_a object_n in_o divine_a worship_n hinder_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o 9_o 10._o other_o material_a allegation_n against_o the_o pretend_a use_n of_o image_n in_o church_n 11._o that_o there_o be_v many_o other_o way_n of_o exciting_a devotion_n in_o the_o people_n infinitt_o surpass_v this_o of_o image_n 46_o chap._n xv._o 1._o that_o the_o general_a end_n of_o this_o impious_a and_o useless_a idolatry_n and_o image-worship_n be_v the_o profit_n of_o the_o priest_n 2._o several_n artifices_fw-la of_o make_v these_o image_n gainful_a to_o they_o 3._o the_o gainfulness_n of_o transubstantiation_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o admit_v it_o to_o the_o make_v up_o the_o full_a stature_n of_o antichristianism_n 4._o what_o a_o wonderful_a and_o powerful_a intercessor_n the_o priest_n seem_v upon_o this_o pretention_n 5._o