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and_o occasion_n of_o idolatry_n in_o the_o world_n p._n 24._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o commencement_n and_o progress_n of_o idolatry_n p._n 38._o chap._n v._o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o gentile_n part_n 1._o how_o far_o the_o gentile_n be_v ignorant_a of_o a_o supreme_a god_n p._n 49._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o worship_n of_o universal_a nature_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o gentile_n as_o god_n p._n 52._o part_v 3_o how_o far_o they_o own_v one_o true_a god_n p._n 55._o part_n 4._o what_o application_n they_o make_v to_o one_o god_n p._n 62._o part._n 5._o whether_o they_o worship_v one_o god_n can_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n p._n 65._o part_n 6._o of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v the_o statue_n of_o god_n p._n 68_o part_n 7._o of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v daemon_n p._n 75._o part_n 8._o of_o their_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o daemon_n p._n 88_o part_n 9_o of_o their_o worship_a daemon_n more_o than_o god_n p._n 95._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n part_v 1_o of_o the_o provision_n make_v by_o god_n against_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n p._n 97._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o jew_n p._n 101._o part_v 3_o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o golden_a calf_n p._n 108._o part_n 4._o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o idol_n apis_n p._n 112._o part_n 5._o of_o the_o original_n of_o apis_n and_o serapis_n p._n 118._o part_n 6._o of_o the_o egyptian-apis_n whether_o he_o be_v moses_n p._n 125._o part_n 7._o why_o moses_n may_v be_v idolise_v among_o the_o egyptian_n p._n 131._o part_n 8._o why_o moses_n may_v be_v honour_v by_o the_o symbol_n of_o a_o ox_n p._n 136._o part_n 9_o why_o moses_n may_v be_v call_v apis_n p._n 138._o part_n 10._o when_o the_o worship_n of_o apis_n commence_v p._n 139._o part_n 11._o of_o the_o idol_n apis_n and_o mnevis_n p._n 140._o part_n 12._o whence_o the_o original_a of_o apis_n may_v be_v obscure_v p._n 141._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o mahometan_n p._n 143._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o idolatry_n with_o which_o some_o be_v charge_v who_o profess_v themselves_o christian_n part_n 1._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gnostic_n p._n 148._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o manichee_n p._n 155._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o idolatry_n with_o which_o the_o arian_n and_o socinian_o be_v charge_v part_n 1._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o arian_n and_o socinian_o joint_o p._n 157._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o arian_n p._n 163._o part_v 3_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o socinian_o p._n 169._o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o papist_n part_v 1_o of_o the_o charge_n which_o be_v draw_v up_o against_o they_o p._n 176._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n against_o the_o papist_n p._n 184._o part_v 3_o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o romanist_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n p._n 189._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o romanist_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o image_n of_o god_n p._n 264._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o romanist_n in_o worship_v image_n part_n 1._o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n p._n 276._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o image_n of_o saint_n p._n 296._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o idolatry_n charge_v on_o the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 303._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v the_o world_n towards_o the_o cure_n idolatry_n and_o particular_o of_o his_o favour_n in_o exhibit_v to_o that_o purpose_n the_o shechinah_n of_o his_o son_n part_n 1._o of_o the_o cure_n of_o idolatry_n p._n 311._o part_n 2._o of_o the_o cure_n of_o idolatry_n by_o the_o shechinah_n of_o of_o god_n p._n 315._o part_v 3_o of_o the_o shechinah_n of_o god_n from_o adam_n to_o noah_n p._n 320._o part_n 4._o of_o the_o shechinah_n of_o god_n from_o noah_n to_o moses_n p._n 323._o part_n 5._o of_o the_o shechinah_n of_o god_n from_o moses_n to_o the_o captivity_n and_o therein_o large_o of_o the_o ark_n and_o cherubim_n and_o urim_n and_o thummim_fw-la p._n 330._o part_n 6._o of_o the_o shechinah_n of_o god_n from_o the_o captivity_n to_o the_o messiah_n p._n 368._o part_n 7._o of_o the_o cure_n of_o idolatry_n by_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n god-man_n p._n 371._o part_n 8._o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o this_o argument_n of_o god_n shechinah_n p._n 379._o part_n 9_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o this_o argument_n of_o god_n shechinah_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o angel_n and_o image_n p._n 382._o chap._n xv._n a_o review_n and_o conclusion_n p._n 391._o errata_fw-la pag._n 7._o lin_v 14._o for_o of_o a_o remorse_n read_v of_o remorse_n p._n 12._o l._n 13._o f._n fritbert_n r._n freiberg_n p._n 26._o l._n 17._o f._n deitas_fw-la r._n deütas_fw-la p._n 34._o l._n 2._o f._n notion_n r._n motion_n p._n 40._o l_o 20._o f._n family_n of_o cain_n and_o lamech_v r._n family_n of_o cain_n p._n 41._o l._n 32._o &_o p._n 47._o l._n 33._o f._n loyn_n r._n line_n p._n 42._o l._n 18_o 19_o f._n commical_a r._n conical_a p._n 43._o l._n 6._o f._n vatallus_fw-la r._n vatablus_n p._n 48._o l._n 18._o f._n ascend_v a_o pyramid_n r._n ascend_v in_o a_o pyramid_n p._n 196._o l._n 25._o f._n opposite_a r._n apposite_a p._n 230._o marg._n for_o virgin_n r._n virgini_fw-la p._n 249._o marg._n f._n quid_fw-la r._n quod_fw-la p._n 324._o l._n 20._o f._n reacting_a r._n reach_v p._n 338._o l._n 18._o f._n man_n r._n mean_v p._n 355._o l._n 26._o blot_n out_o and._n p._n 385._o l._n 6_o 7._o f._n heaven_n r._n heathen_a in_o p._n 385_o 387_o 389._o there_o be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o title_n on_o the_o top_n with_o relation_n to_o the_o worship_n etc._n etc._n p._n 400._o l._n 2._o f._n he_o r._n we._n p._n 410._o l._n 23._o f._n second_o r._n three_o p._n 413._o l._n 21._o f._n chre_n r._n sepulcher_n other_o mispelling_n and_o little_a mistake_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o candour_n of_o the_o reader_n who_o be_v desire_v as_o he_o peruse_v the_o book_n to_o cast_v his_o eye_n sometime_o upon_o the_o review_n at_o the_o end_n of_o it_o a_o few_o amendment_n and_o addition_n be_v there_o subjoin_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o notion_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n as_o they_o be_v usual_o confound_v and_o as_o they_o ought_v of_o right_a to_o be_v distinguish_v i_o know_v not_o how_o i_o can_v better_o begin_v this_o discourse_n concern_v religious_a worship_n than_o by_o imitate_v the_o prologue_n of_o origen_n or_o rather_o of_o maximus_n to_o his_o dispute_n against_o the_o heresy_n of_o martion_n in_o the_o entrance_n of_o that_o dialogue_n he_o 〈◊〉_d make_v a_o right_a opinion_n concern_v god_n to_o be_v the_o basis_n and_o foundation_n of_o universal_a goodness_n man_n be_v imperfect_a and_o oftentimes_o the_o more_o they_o be_v know_v the_o less_o they_o be_v honour_v insomuch_o that_o distance_n and_o reservedness_n be_v make_v use_n of_o especial_o among_o the_o eastern_a prince_n as_o the_o necessary_a instrument_n of_o veneration_n but_o god_n be_v a_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a and_o the_o better_a he_o be_v understand_v he_o be_v worship_v with_o the_o more_o rational_a religion_n and_o with_o the_o profounder_n reverence_n god_n be_v that_o one_o supreme_a infinite_a spirit_n who_o by_o almighty_a power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n make_v and_o govern_v the_o world_n and_o if_o man_n entertain_v such_o a_o notion_n of_o he_o instead_o of_o those_o rude_a and_o false_a draught_n which_o be_v picture_v in_o their_o vain_a imagination_n they_o will_v pay_v
thing_n and_o brass_n and_o iron_n because_o they_o be_v instrument_n of_o war_n and_o ivory_n because_o it_o be_v the_o tooth_n of_o a_o elephant_n dead_a already_o or_o obnoxious_a to_o death_n but_o at_o last_o he_o conclude_v from_o what_o reason_n i_o know_v not_o that_o a_o entire_a tree_n or_o stone_n may_v make_v a_o mercury_n or_o a_o image_n of_o a_o demon._n for_o the_o european_n be_v not_o so_o costly_a and_o pompous_a in_o their_o image_n asiam_fw-la till_o the_o conquest_n of_o asia_n the_o fountain_n of_o luxury_n but_o though_o platonist_n content_v themselves_o with_o inward_a idea_n yet_o all_o the_o gentile_a world_n do_v not_o but_o divers_a of_o they_o make_v and_o worship_v external_a representation_n of_o god_n the_o creator_n so_o do_v the_o egyptian_n who_o represent_a their_o supreme_a cneph_n though_o diverse_o as_o appear_v from_o the_o description_n of_o he_o in_o porphyry_n etc._n and_o his_o image_n in_o cartari_n etc._n so_o do_v the_o greek_n porphyry_n himself_o confess_v that_o they_o worship_v god_n in_o the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n but_o make_v a_o excuse_n which_o statuary_n and_o worshipper_n seldom_o think_v of_o by_o god_n he_o mean_v the_o supreme_a deity_n and_o not_o some_o one_o only_a of_o the_o divine_a power_n for_o he_o mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 98._o as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n himself_o and_o not_o only_o divine_a virtue_n in_o offer_v his_o reason_n for_o their_o worship_n by_o image_n he_o there_o allow_v the_o deity_n to_o be_v invisible_a and_o he_o yet_o think_v he_o well_o represent_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o man_n not_o because_o he_o be_v like_o he_o in_o external_a shape_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o that_o which_o be_v divine_a be_v rational_a that_o be_v not_o the_o common_a cause_n but_o a_o inclination_n to_o a_o sensible_a object_n and_o a_o apprehension_n of_o humane_a figure_n as_o that_o which_o be_v most_o excellent_a and_o which_o belong_v to_o a_o king_n and_o governor_n under_o which_o notion_n in_o the_o grosser_n idea_n of_o it_o their_o reverence_n of_o earthly_a potentate_n have_v picture_v god_n in_o their_o head_n when_o origen_n object_v to_o celsus_n 376._o the_o vanity_n of_o worship_v the_o invisible_a god_n in_o the_o visible_a form_n of_o man_n celsus_n neither_o deny_v the_o matter_n of_o fact_n nor_o apologize_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o porphyry_n but_o retort_v the_o objection_n on_o the_o christian_n who_o profess_v that_o man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o origen_n observe_v that_o celsus_n do_v not_o understand_v how_o to_o distinguish_v here_o betwixt_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o be_v make_v after_o it_o and_o that_o he_o ignorant_o cite_v the_o christian_n as_o say_v “_o that_o god_n make_v man_n his_o image_n and_o a_o appearance_n like_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d and_o at_o this_o day_n pagan_n when_o they_o entertain_v a_o phantasm_n of_o god_n they_o be_v most_o common_o anthropomorphites_n a_o very_a late_a and_o principal_a actor_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o town_n of_o sacoe_n in_o new-england_n be_v a_o enthusiastic_a indian_a call_v squango_n 13._o who_o some_o year_n before_o pretend_v that_o god_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o tall_a man_n in_o black_a clothes_n now_o the_o gentile_n worship_v such_o idea_n or_o external_a image_n as_o form_n of_o god_n do_v misplace_v his_o honour_n by_o pay_v their_o relative_a veneration_n to_o object_n which_o be_v not_o like_o he_o but_o infinite_o unworthy_a of_o he_o they_o turn_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n essence_n into_o vile_a and_o despicable_a similitude_n a_o worse_a sort_n of_o idolatry_n still_o if_o worse_o can_v be_v be_v those_o gentile_n guilty_a of_o who_o by_o image_n such_o as_o those_o of_o baal_n and_o pan_n adore_v nature_n or_o the_o sun_n as_o the_o supreme_a god_n the_o very_a prototype_n here_o be_v idol_n so_o that_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n both_o the_o ultimate_a and_o intermediate_v the_o direct_a and_o the_o relative_a honour_n of_o god_n be_v devolve_v on_o the_o creature_n part_n 7._o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n in_o their_o worship_n of_o demon_n a_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o gentile_n even_o of_o their_o philosopher_n and_o man_n of_o deep_a disputation_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o demon_n in_o this_o worship_n they_o be_v idolatrous_a four_o way_n first_o by_o worship_v demon_n as_o power_n which_o under_o god_n have_v a_o considerable_a share_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n by_o commission_n from_o he_o second_o by_o worship_v demon_n which_o be_v devil_n or_o wicked_a and_o accurse_a spirit_n three_o by_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o such_o demon_n four_o by_o their_o immoderate_a officiousness_n towards_o these_o inferior_a deity_n which_o leave_v they_o little_a leisure_n for_o attendance_n on_o the_o supreme_a god_n first_o the_o gentile_n commit_v idolatry_n by_o worship_v demon_n as_o power_n which_o with_o subordination_n to_o god_n do_v by_o his_o allowance_n manage_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v the_o supremacy_n of_o god_n but_o they_o imagine_v that_o he_o rule_v not_o the_o world_n by_o his_o immediate_a providence_n but_o by_o several_a order_n of_o demon_n and_o hero_n as_o his_o substitute_n and_o lieutenant_n such_o as_o these_o be_v the_o twelve_o angel_n or_o precedent_n which_o the_o egyptian_n believe_v 118._o to_o govern_v by_o ternary_n the_o four_o quarter_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o flaminian_a obelisk_n 218._o the_o supreme_a momphta_n or_o supramundane_a osiris_n be_v represent_v as_o rule_v the_o twelve_o part_n of_o the_o world_n by_o twâ—…lve_n solar_a demon_n in_o the_o form_n of_o twelve_o hawk_n that_o be_v of_o eagle_n for_o of_o that_o kind_n be_v the_o sacred_a accipitres_fw-la of_o that_o country_n there_o as_o likewise_o in_o greece_n 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