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A23572
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Paganisme and papisme parallel'd and set forth in a sermon at the Temple-Church, vpon the feast day of All-Saints. 1623. By Thomas Ailesbury student of diuinitie.
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Ailesbury, Thomas, fl. 1622-1659.
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the_o decalogue_n thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o any_o grave_a image_n nor_o the_o likeness_n of_o any_o thing_n second_o the_o schoolman_n observe_v in_o a_o idol_n a_o twofold_a composition_n first_o formae_fw-la artis_fw-la ad_fw-la materiam_fw-la second_o divinitatis_fw-la ad_fw-la artificium_fw-la the_o first_o be_v the_o external_a shape_n of_o the_o material_n the_o second_o be_v the_o fiction_n of_o a_o deity_n to_o that_o idol_n in_o the_o former_a sense_n a_o idol_n be_v something_o in_o the_o late_a it_o be_v nothing_o three_o nothing_o in_o the_o gentile_n estimate_n for_o though_o they_o yield_v to_o the_o vulgar_a in_o practice_n yet_o the_o learned_a attribute_v small_a deity_n to_o they_o else_o how_o dare_v lucian_n flout_v at_o their_o religious_a observance_n quae_fw-la religio_fw-la dicenda_fw-la est_fw-la say_v lactantius_n quae_fw-la adoratur_fw-la in_o templis_fw-la illuditur_fw-la in_o theatris_fw-la what_o religion_n may_v that_o be_v which_o be_v adore_v in_o the_o temple_n and_o flout_v at_o in_o theater_n the_o principle_n in_o paganism_n be_v by_o themselves_o mutual_o destroy_v how_o can_v jupiter_n be_v hominum_fw-la sator_fw-la atque_fw-la deorum_fw-la that_o have_v saturn_n to_o his_o father_n also_o their_o god_n be_v not_o only_o conspicuous_a for_o their_o virtue_n but_o infamous_a for_o their_o vice_n jupiter_n be_v a_o adulterer_n mercury_n a_o thief_n venus_n a_o wanton_a quirinus_n a_o murderer_n flora_n a_o courtesan_n now_o quis_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la excors_fw-la qui_fw-la hunc_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la regnare_fw-la lactantius_n putet_fw-la qui_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la quidem_fw-la debuit_fw-la what_o folly_n be_v it_o to_o admit_v they_o for_o ruler_n in_o heaven_n who_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o live_v upon_o this_o earth_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o their_o religion_n be_v as_o vicious_a the_o same_o lactantius_n relate_v of_o the_o lacedaemonian_n the_o devout_a heathen_a who_o upon_o a_o foul_a 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not_o the_o idol_n say_v the_o heathen_a but_o the_o invisible_a numen_fw-la there_o present_a yet_o idola_fw-la non_fw-la colunt_fw-la sed_fw-la colunt_fw-la daemonia_fw-la say_v the_o father_n you_o worship_v not_o idol_n yet_o devil_n and_o so_o be_o i_o transport_v to_o the_o second_o general_a branch_n of_o my_o text_n viz._n the_o sacrificer_n and_o their_o intention_n but_o that_o which_o the_o gentile_n sacrifice_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n the_o second_o part._n the_o idolatry_n confisted_a not_o in_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o idol_n but_o in_o the_o deordinate_a intent_n of_o the_o sacrificer_n the_o will_n be_v the_o subject_n and_o foundation_n of_o justice_n or_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o ever_o tend_v to_o the_o end_n so_o from_o thence_o it_o traduce_v either_o good_a or_o evil_a moses_n number_v the_o people_n with_o thanks_n david_n with_o heaven_n displeasure_n the_o act_n offend_v not_o but_o the_o mis_fw-fr affection_n indifferent_a action_n receive_v their_o life_n 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god_n into_o three_o squadron_n deos_fw-la damones_n and_o heroas_fw-la and_o assign_v they_o three_o place_n to_o reside_v in_o heaven_n the_o air_n and_o earth_n and_o