lawful_a what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o kiss_v of_o the_o book_n in_o solemn_a oath_n and_o the_o romanist_n salutation_n of_o image_n that_o image-worship_n can_v be_v warrant_v by_o jacob_n anoint_v the_o stone_n or_o other_o ceremony_n by_o he_o use_v 1._o refer_v the_o discussion_n of_o authority_n allege_v in_o favour_n or_o dislike_v of_o image-worship_n to_o the_o explication_n of_o that_o commandment_n wherein_o this_o controversy_n have_v his_o proper_a seat_n the_o only_a reason_n either_o worth_a their_o pain_n to_o fortify_v or_o we_o to_o oppugn_v be_v that_o general_a one_o whereon_o vasques_n ground_n his_o apology_n for_o adoration_n of_o image_n and_o relic_n and_o it_o be_v this_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n see_v none_o be_v destitute_a of_o his_o presence_n none_o without_o some_o print_n of_o his_o power_n may_v be_v adore_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o he_o prescribe_v 3._o nulla_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la mundi_fw-la ex_fw-la sententia_fw-la 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a_o monument_n and_o anoint_v it_o with_o oil_n if_o in_o this_o monument_n so_o erect_v he_o adore_v god_n after_o he_o have_v see_v a_o miraculous_a vision_n in_o that_o place_n if_o upon_o his_o awake_n he_o say_v this_o place_n be_v true_o holy_a not_o that_o he_o think_v there_o be_v any_o holiness_n inherent_a in_o it_o but_o because_o the_o holy_a lord_n have_v there_o vouchsafe_v to_o appear_v why_o i_o pray_v you_o may_v not_o every_o man_n by_o faith_n sound_a and_o sincere_a consider_v god_n as_o intimate_o present_a in_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o adore_v god_n with_o it_o and_o in_o it_o and_o with_o this_o intention_n make_v choice_n of_o what_o creature_n he_o list_v for_o a_o monument_n or_o remembrancer_n of_o god_n presence_n 10._o praeterea_fw-la creatura_fw-la irrationalis_fw-la et_fw-la inanimata_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la materia_fw-la iuramenti_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la actus_fw-la religionis_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la per_fw-la illam_fw-la 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worship_v s._n peter_n or_o s._n paul_n in_o their_o image_n with_o dulia_n and_o coadore_n their_o image_n with_o they_o with_o such_o external_a sign_n of_o submission_n as_o the_o internal_a worship_n of_o dulia_n will_v outward_o express_v unto_o they_o be_v they_o present_v many_o learned_a expositor_n be_v so_o far_o from_o grant_v every_o creature_n to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o a_o lawful_a oath_n that_o they_o hold_v it_o unlawful_a upon_o what_o occasion_n soever_o to_o swear_v by_o any_o yet_o beside_o the_o slipperinesse_n or_o questionable_a solidity_n of_o his_o suppose_a ground_n the_o frame_n of_o his_o inference_n from_o it_o be_v so_o concise_a and_o imperfect_a that_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o answer_n we_o may_v without_o â—â—â—ng_n dismiss_v it_o with_o this_o item_n go_v and_o learn_v your_o message_n better_o and_o you_o shall_v have_v audience_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o our_o coast_n and_o seem_v to_o conceive_v more_o than_o it_o well_o 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ingentia_fw-la quibus_fw-la magâ—_n quidam_fw-la per_fw-la incantationes_fw-la fecer_n unt_fw-la similia_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la hac_fw-la autem_fw-la antiqua_fw-la miracula_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la facta_fw-la quâ—tidiè_fw-la in_fw-la mysterio_fw-la râ—no_fw-la vantur_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la quae_fw-la etiam_fw-la tanto_fw-la maiorasunt_fw-la quanto_fw-la non_fw-la corporalis_fw-la sed_fw-la spirtivilia_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la vnde_fw-la quum_fw-la in_o canonizatione_fw-la sancti_fw-la thoma_n de_fw-fr aquino_n opponeretur_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la fecerat_fw-la miracula_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la multa_fw-la dictum_fw-la fuit_fw-la per_fw-la papam_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la curandâ—m_fw-la gerson_n ibidem_fw-la p._n 512._o vide_fw-la plura_fw-la gerson_n tractat_fw-la octavo_fw-la super_fw-la magnificat_fw-la partiti_fw-la one_o tertia_fw-la de_fw-fr custodia_fw-la angelica_n angelica_n see_v chap._n 29._o parag_n 1._o 1._o nota_fw-la treâ—_n persâ—nas_fw-la pâ—sse_fw-la consideâ—ari_fw-la quamâ—â—_fw-fr nos_fw-la deum_fw-la oramus_fw-la unam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la dei_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la petimus_fw-la beneficia_fw-la alteram_fw-la christi_fw-la per_fw-la cvius_fw-la meritum_fw-la ea_fw-la câ—piâ—nus_fw-la nobis_fw-la darâ—_n tertiam_fw-la eius_fw-la qui_fw-la peâ—iâ—en_fw-la â—â—câ—a_fw-it per_fw-la christâ—â—n_n exit_fw-la his_fw-la tribus_fw-la personis_fw-la nâ—n_fw-la potest_fw-la prinâ—â—_n sanctis_fw-la tribâ—â—_n ut_fw-la iam_fw-la prebavimus_fw-la sed_fw-la sâ—â—un_fw-la tertia_fw-la bellar._n cap._n 17._o de_fw-fr beat._n saâ—_n saâ—_n itaque_fw-la sanctos_fw-la invocamus_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la solum_fw-la ut_fw-la faeciant_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la facimus_fw-la qui_fw-la meliùs_fw-la et_fw-la efficaciùs_fw-la ipsi_fw-la facerè_fw-la possunt_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la meliùs_fw-la illi_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la simul_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la soli_fw-la probatur_fw-la iam_fw-la conclusio_fw-la solus_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la mundâ—m_fw-la reconcilia_fw-la â—t_a deo_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la meruit_fw-la nâ—â—is_fw-la gloriam_fw-la &_o gratiam_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la necessaria_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la bellar._n ibidem_fw-la bellarminus_n ibidem_fw-la 1._o tim._n 2.5_o 2.5_o sect._n 5._o chap._n 42._o parag._n 4._o 4._o in_o festo_fw-la inventionis_fw-la sanctae_fw-la crucis_fw-la crucis_fw-la vide_fw-la riberam_fw-la in_o 7._o ad_fw-la hebrae_fw-la num_fw-la 72._o 72._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr beatitud_n sanct._n l._n 1._o cap._n 15._o bellarm._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr beatitud_n sanct._n c._n 12._o 12._o peresius_n part_n 3._o de_fw-la tradit_fw-la considerate_a 7._o 7._o bellarm_n de_fw-fr sanâ—t_fw-fr beatitud_n l._n 1._o cap._n 12._o 12._o vide_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr beatitud_n sanct._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o parag_n 5._o 5._o rom._n 13.7_o 13.7_o st_n austin_n who_o authority_n they_o wrest_v to_o this_o effect_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o use_n or_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n latriae_fw-la his_o error_n be_v in_o that_o he_o think_v it_o do_v always_o signify_v religious_a worship_n or_o adoration_n of_o spirit_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n he_o know_v only_o to_o be_v due_a to_o god_n whereas_o he_o have_v observe_v the_o latin_a word_n adorare_fw-la to_o be_v common_a both_o to_o civil_a and_o religious_a worship_n the_o same_o father_n in_o 61._o question_v upon_o genesis_n acknowledge_v no_o medium_n or_o mean_a between_o civil_a adoration_n and_o latria_n that_o be_v between_o civil_a worship_n and_o the_o worship_n which_o be_v due_a only_a unto_o god_n the_o occasion_n of_o s._n austin_n distinction_n may_v be_v best_a gather_v from_o his_o word_n quaeritur_fw-la quomodo_fw-la scriptum_fw-la sit_fw-la dâ—minum_fw-la deum_fw-la tuum_fw-la adorabis_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la soli_fw-la seruieâ—_n cum_fw-la abraham_n sic_fw-la honoraverit_fw-la populum_fw-la quendam_fw-la gentium_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la adoraret_fw-la sed_fw-la animaduertendum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la precept_n nondictum_fw-la dominum_fw-la deum_fw-la tuum_fw-la selum_fw-la adorabis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la illi_fw-la soli_fw-la seruies_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la graecè_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d talis_fw-la enim_fw-la seruitus_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la deo_fw-la deâ—etur_fw-la aug._n quest_n 61._o super_fw-la gen._n gen._n vide_fw-la vasques_n lib._n 2._o the_o adoratione_n disp_n 8._o cap._n 12._o num_fw-la 366._o 366._o luk._n 4._o vers_fw-la 6_o 7._o matth._n 4._o vers_fw-la 9_o 9_o rev._n 19.9_o 19.9_o bellar._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr sanctor_n beatitudine_fw-la cap._n 14._o 14._o aug._n questione_fw-la 61._o in_o gen._n gen._n bellarmin_n ibid._n de_fw-fr sanc._n beatitude_n beatitude_n vide_fw-la bellarmin_n lâ—câ—_n citatâ—_fw-la citatâ—_fw-la acts._n 10._o ver_n 5_o 6._o 6._o plinius_n in_o historia_n similia_fw-la habet_fw-la lactantius_n lactantius_n acts._n 10.46_o 10.46_o coloss_n 2._o ver_fw-la 18._o 18._o vasques_n l._n 1_o de_fw-la adorat_fw-la disput_n 5._o cap._n 3._o 3._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr sanctor_n beatitudine_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o 4._o vide_fw-la rosariun_n maria._n maria._n with_fw-mi deâ—ri_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 1._o q_o 2_o s_o 2_o bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr sanctor_n beat'_v c._n 17._o 17._o concipitur_fw-la et_fw-la deiparam_fw-la virginem_fw-la ut_fw-la sponsam_fw-la â—uasuram_fw-la fuisse_fw-la summipatris_fw-la cum_fw-la illi_fw-la ediderit_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la mairem_fw-la futuram_fw-la verae_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o per_fw-la hoc_fw-la long_a melioris_fw-la quam_fw-la heva_fw-la quandoquidem_fw-la ficut_fw-la adamus_n ita_fw-la et_fw-la heva_fw-la in_fw-la animam_fw-la est_fw-la ficta_fw-la viventem_fw-la at_o maria_n sicut_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la in_fw-la spiritum_fw-la est_fw-la electa_fw-la vivificantem_fw-la vnde_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la nedum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la vita_fw-la sedgratia_fw-la et_fw-la dilectio_fw-la â—pulchra_fw-la sicut_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la illâ_fw-la sacra_fw-la canit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la jaâ—â—bus_n naclantus_fw-la â—piscopus_fw-la clugiensis_n in_o seriâ—turaemedulla_n fâ—l_o 37._o pag._n 1â—6_n 1â—6_n compare_v these_o &_o the_o like_a eiaculatorie_a hymn_n with_o the_o ejaculation_n of_o heathen_a orator_n and_o poet_n chap._n 20._o 20._o vid._n putean_n in_o mod._n pallade_n pallade_n bellar._n la._n the_o sanctor_n beat_v cap._n 17._o 17._o bellar._n ibid._n ibid._n 1_o cor._n 9_o ver_fw-la 12._o 12._o heb._n 7._o ver_n 25._o 25._o joh._n 16._o ver_fw-la 7._o 7._o breviaâ—â—un_v roman_n de_fw-fr ordine_fw-la commendatuâ—nis_fw-la anâ—mae_fw-la deo_fw-la deo_fw-la equidem_fw-la anaxarche_n alexandrum_fw-la nullo_n plane_n honore_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la hominibus_fw-la conveniaâ—_n indignum_fw-la esse_fw-la censeo_fw-la caeterum_fw-la statuta_fw-la sunt_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la divini_fw-la &_o humani_fw-la honoris_fw-la discrimina_fw-la cum_fw-la multis_fw-la alijs_fw-la rebus_fw-la tùm_fw-la ten_o plorum_fw-la exaedificatione_n &_o statuarum_fw-la erection_n dijs_fw-la enim_fw-la delubra_fw-la consecramus_fw-la ijsque_fw-la sacra_fw-la facimus_fw-la &_o libamus_fw-la rursus_fw-la hymni_fw-la deorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la laudes_fw-la hominum_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la cum_fw-la adoratione_n coniunctae_fw-la the_o greek_a be_v sed_fw-la praecipue_fw-la adorationis_fw-la ritu_fw-la hominibus_fw-la siquidem_fw-la à _fw-la salutantibus_fw-la oscula_fw-la dantur_fw-la eos_fw-la veâ—ò_fw-la edita_fw-la loco_fw-la positos_fw-la ne_fw-la contingi_fw-la quidem_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la ideo_fw-la adoratione_n coluntur_fw-la tripudia_fw-la etiam_fw-la salutationesque_fw-la dijs_fw-la fiunt_fw-la &_o paeane_v cantâ—ntur_fw-la neque_fw-la verò_fw-la mirum_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la quâ—m_fw-la ex_fw-la dijs_fw-la alij_fw-la alijs_fw-la honores_fw-la tribuantur_fw-la &_o quidem_fw-la heroibus_fw-la alij_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la à _fw-la divinis_fw-la honoribus_fw-la diversi_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr igitur_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la confundere_fw-la neque_fw-la hominem_fw-la nimijs_fw-la honoribus_fw-la supra_fw-la humanum_fw-la modum_fw-la extollere_fw-la &_o deoâ—_n ad_fw-la statum_fw-la ab_fw-la illorum_fw-la dignitate_fw-la alienum_fw-la redigere_fw-la ut_fw-la nimirum_fw-la eodem_fw-la quo_fw-la homineâ—_n cultu_fw-la colantur_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la pateretur_fw-la alexander_n privatum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la regios_fw-la honores_fw-la electione_n sâ—ffragusque_fw-la illegitiâ—â—s_fw-la usurpare_fw-la multò_fw-la itaque_fw-la iustiuâ—_n deos_fw-la indignaturos_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la mortalium_fw-la divine_v hâ—nâ—â—es_fw-la sibi_fw-la arroget_fw-la aut_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la delatos_fw-la sustineat_fw-la arrianus_n de_fw-fr expedit_fw-la alexandâ—â—_n l._n 4._o pag._n 86._o cap._n 29._o 29._o bellar._n l._n 3._o the_o beatitud_n sanct._n cap._n 4._o 4._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o de_fw-la cultu_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la see_v psal_n 50._o ver_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o 14._o 14._o rom._n 12._o ver_fw-la 1._o 1._o subdit_fw-la statim_fw-la tharasius_n ex_fw-la anastasiorationem_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la honoris_fw-la alicui_fw-la exhibiti_fw-la veluti_fw-la emphasis_n adoratio_fw-la latria_n vero_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la ac_fw-la fi_fw-la dicat_fw-la ideò_fw-la adorare_fw-la licet_fw-la quia_fw-la adoratioest_fw-mi emphasis_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la symbolum_fw-la et_fw-la signum_fw-la interioris_fw-la cultus_fw-la et_fw-la submissionis_fw-la et_fw-la tale_n signum_fw-la imaginibus_fw-la praeberipotest_fw-la latriam_fw-la vero_fw-la tribuere_fw-la nequaquam_fw-la licet_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la hac_fw-la sit_fw-la seruitus_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la in_o solo_fw-la signo_fw-la consistat_fw-la imagini_fw-la suli_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la nonpotestexhiberi_fw-la subiungit_fw-la neque_fw-la etiam_fw-la licebit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nempe_fw-la imagive_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la propriè_fw-la deum_fw-la adorare_fw-la verbum_fw-la enim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deprecari_fw-la vota_fw-la nuncupare_fw-la vel_fw-la peragere_fw-la significat_fw-la quod_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la fieripotest_fw-la vasqueâ—_n lib._n 2._o the_o
chief_a enemy_n to_o their_o great_a good_a thus_o they_o fall_v from_o one_o mischief_n to_o another_o until_o their_o conscience_n become_v cauterise_v with_o the_o flame_n of_o lust_n and_o be_v past_o all_o feel_n they_o give_v themselves_o over_o unto_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n 19_o 3._o all_o dissolute_a behaviour_n be_v dangerous_a and_o serve_v as_o fuel_n to_o this_o infernal_a fire_n which_o will_v excruciate_v that_o soul_n after_o death_n who_o conscience_n it_o sear_v in_o this_o life_n but_o that_o be_v much_o worse_a which_o be_v match_v with_o haughty_a vastness_n of_o mind_n for_o the_o most_o part_n transfuse_v from_o gluttonish_v appetite_n or_o the_o epicurean_a disposition_n as_o boar_n and_o bull_n or_o other_o creature_n by_o nature_n or_o breed_n tame_a only_o through_o hugeness_n of_o body_n or_o fullness_n of_o plight_n grow_v often_o wild_a fierce_a or_o mankene_z so_o man_n from_o a_o like_a disposition_n of_o body_n or_o indulgence_n to_o brutish_a appetite_n come_v to_o a_o giantly_o temper_n of_o mind_n ready_a to_o proclaim_v war_n against_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a power_n what_o shall_v we_o think_v the_o giant_n be_v say_v 20._o macrobius_n but_o a_o wicked_a generation_n of_o man_n which_o deny_v the_o god_n who_o for_o this_o reason_n be_v think_v to_o have_v attempt_v their_o deposition_n from_o their_o heavenly_a throne_n he_o be_v not_o pacify_v say_v a_o better_a writer_n towards_o the_o old_a giant_n who_o fall_v away_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o foolishness_n hence_o the_o same_o author_n pray_v joint_o against_o these_o sister_n sin_n and_o twin_n of_o hell_n â—_o o_o lord_n father_n and_o god_n of_o my_o life_n leave_v i_o not_o in_o their_o imagination_n neither_o give_v i_o a_o proud_a look_n but_o turn_v away_o from_o thy_o servant_n a_o giantly_o mind_n take_v from_o i_o vain_a hope_n and_o concupiscence_n and_o retain_v he_o in_o obedience_n that_o desire_v continual_o to_o serve_v thou_o let_v not_o the_o greediness_n of_o the_o belly_n nor_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n hold_v i_o and_o give_v not_o i_o thy_o servant_n over_o to_o a_o impudent_a or_o giantly_o mind_n 6._o this_o he_o pray_v against_o be_v the_o very_a temper_n of_o the_o cyclops_n as_o homer_n and_o euripides_n have_v picture_v they_o after_o ulysses_n and_o his_o mate_n have_v beseech_v the_o giant_n to_o be_v good_a unto_o they_o for_o jupiters_n sake_n the_o suppose_a protector_n of_o the_o helpless_a stranger_n he_o answer_v he_o in_o this_o or_o like_a language_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 262._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n my_o petty_a guest_n a_o fool_n thou_o be_v or_o sure_o thou_o come_v from_o far_o thou_o hope_v with_o name_n of_o heavenly_a go_n the_o cyclops_n stout_a to_o scar_n unto_o the_o god_n we_o owe_v no_o fear_n we_o no_o observance_n shâ—w_o ourselves_o to_o be_v as_o good_a as_o they_o or_o better_o well_o we_o know_v for_o goate-nurst_a love_n his_o love_n or_o hate_n i_o weigh_v it_o not_o a_o whit_n nor_o thou_o nor_o thou_o for_o he_o i_o will_v spare_v but_o as_o i_o think_v it_o fit_a his_o picture_n as_o euripides_n have_v take_v it_o be_v more_o giantly_o vast_a for_o he_o paint_v he_o proclaim_v his_o belly_n to_o be_v the_o only_a or_o great_a god_n unto_o who_o sacrifice_n the_o fruit_n &_o increase_v of_o the_o earth_n be_v due_a by_o title_n so_o sovereign_a as_o neither_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n can_v withdraw_v or_o detain_v they_o speech_n altogether_o as_o unsavoury_a will_v the_o belly-servers_a of_o our_o time_n belch_v out_o though_o not_o direct_o against_o god_n because_o they_o live_v not_o in_o a_o anarchy_n destitute_a of_o humane_a law_n as_o the_o cyclops_n do_v yet_o against_o the_o messenger_n of_o his_o sacred_a will_n reveal_v for_o their_o salvation_n while_o we_o dehort_v they_o from_o these_o shameful_a course_n wherein_o they_o glory_n to_o their_o destruction_n and_o albeit_o they_o use_v no_o such_o express_a form_n of_o liturgy_n as_o do_v the_o cyclops_n while_o they_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o belly_n yet_o s._n paul_n testimony_n be_v express_v that_o their_o belly_n be_v their_o god_n 3.19_o and_o of_o the_o two_o priest_n or_o grand_a sacrificer_n to_o this_o domestic_a idol_n the_o dry_a glutton_n i_o think_v resemble_v the_o land-serpent_n as_o his_o brother_n the_o beastly_a drunkard_n do_v the_o watersnake_n this_o latter_a be_v more_o unsightly_a and_o ugly_a to_o the_o eye_n the_o former_a more_o noisome_a and_o venomous_a to_o religious_a society_n his_o enmity_n against_o the_o woman_n seed_n more_o deadly_a but_o less_o avoidable_a because_o the_o work_n of_o his_o poison_n be_v less_o offensive_a and_o more_o secret_a 4._o simple_a atheism_n consist_v in_o a_o equilibration_n of_o the_o mind_n bring_v as_o it_o be_v so_o to_o hang_v in_o its_o own_o light_n as_o it_o can_v see_v whether_o way_n to_o incline_v but_o hoover_n in_o the_o middle_n with_o diagoras_n de_fw-fr dijs_fw-la non_fw-la habeo_fw-la quid_fw-la dicam_fw-la etc._n etc._n concern_v the_o god_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v for_o they_o or_o against_o they_o howbeit_o to_o man_n thus_o mind_v it_o seem_v the_o safe_a course_n light_fw-la pendent_fw-la to_o sacrifice_v only_o to_o their_o own_o desire_n and_o to_o hold_v god_n part_n by_o sequestration_n the_o curious_a or_o dispute_a atheist_n strive_v to_o draw_v himself_o down_o a_o little_a below_o this_o level_n by_o match_v the_o attraction_n of_o divine_a goodness_n with_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o own_o imagination_n but_o the_o malignancy_n of_o this_o atheism_n which_o arise_v from_o combination_n of_o the_o late_o mention_v distemper_n may_v grow_v so_o great_a as_o to_o turn_v the_o notion_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a topsy_n turvie_o transpose_v these_o inclination_n which_o nature_n have_v set_v on_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n towards_o hell_n as_o all_o inordinate_a affection_n more_o or_o less_o abate_v or_o countersway_v our_o propension_n unto_o goodness_n so_o the_o excess_n of_o such_o as_o be_v most_o malignant_a bring_v the_o soul_n to_o a_o utter_a distaste_n or_o loathe_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v true_o good_a and_o to_o delight_v in_o do_v mischief_n now_o the_o very_a procurer_n or_o advancer_n of_o mischief_n much_o affect_v shall_v be_v deify_v with_o rite_n and_o title_n due_a to_o god_n alone_o as_o it_o be_v in_o factious_a opposition_n to_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o same_o unwieldy_a or_o vast_a desire_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n or_o contentment_n which_o disenable_v man_n to_o distinguish_v that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a from_o that_o which_o seem_v best_a to_o their_o distemper_n will_v with_o the_o same_o facility_n draw_v they_o blindfold_a to_o a_o like_a sinister_a or_o preposterous_a choice_n of_o their_o patroness_n as_o the_o true_o godly_a worship_v the_o true_a god_n because_o his_o greatness_n be_v so_o good_a to_o all_o so_o unto_o these_o wicked_a or_o malignant_a imp_n that_o shall_v be_v lord_n that_o shall_v be_v god_n whatsoever_o it_o be_v which_o they_o esteem_v their_o great_a good_a or_o under_o who_o protection_n they_o may_v quiet_o possess_v what_o they_o already_o enjoy_v we_o see_v it_o too_o often_o experience_v that_o stubborn_a desire_n of_o lucre_n honour_n lust_n or_o revenge_n draw_v man_n destitute_a of_o other_o mean_n for_o accomplish_v their_o hope_n unto_o express_a and_o wilful_a compact_n with_o devil_n or_o performance_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o infernal_a power_n the_o observant_a poet_n make_v juno_n speak_v as_o great_a personage_n in_o like_a remediless_a cross_n usual_o resolve_v flectere_fw-la si_fw-la nequeo_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebo_fw-la virgil_n nor_o do_v the_o language_n of_o that_o other_o ought_v vary_v from_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o forlorn_a hope_n suggest_v by_o vast_a desire_n vos_fw-fr mihi_fw-la manes_fw-la idem_fw-la este_fw-la boni_fw-la quoniam_fw-la superis_fw-la aversa_fw-la voluntas_fw-la if_o these_o and_o the_o like_a prayer_n or_o wish_n of_o heathen_a supplicant_n find_v grateful_a success_n their_o second_o edition_n in_o plain_a english_a be_v thus_o what_o heaven_n have_v mar_v while_o hell_n amends_o fiend_n go_v for_o god_n and_o god_n for_o fiend_n 5._o with_o many_o man_n otherwise_o of_o sober_a disposition_n only_o too_o much_o wed_v to_o the_o world_n or_o to_o their_o own_o will_n a_o sorcerer_n charm_n will_v be_v as_o acceptable_a as_o a_o godly_a prayer_n so_o the_o event_n ensue_a give_v present_a content_n or_o satisfaction_n to_o their_o desire_n yet_o many_o atheist_n as_o 10._o vasques_n count_v it_o a_o point_n of_o special_a observation_n upon_o wicked_a practice_n sometime_o recoil_v and_o come_v to_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o guide_n of_o nature_n by_o evident_a experience_n of_o magic_a feat_n far_o surpass_v the_o power_n of_o man_n or_o creature_n visible_a 6._o it_o
in_o his_o wont_a uncleanness_n this_o relation_n of_o calvines_n serve_v as_o a_o testimony_n to_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o tertullians_n observation_n which_o serve_v as_o a_o document_n or_o sure_a experiment_n of_o our_o last_o assertion_n vultis_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la tot_fw-la ac_fw-la talibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la continemur_fw-la quibus_fw-la sustinemur_fw-la quibus_fw-la oblectamur_fw-la etiam_fw-la quibus_fw-la exterremur_fw-la vultis_fw-la ex_fw-la animâ—_n ipsius_fw-la testimonio_fw-la comprobemus_fw-la qua_fw-la licet_fw-la carcere_fw-la corporis_fw-la pressa_fw-la licet_fw-la institutionibus_fw-la pravis_fw-la circumscripta_fw-la licet_fw-la libidinibus_fw-la et_fw-la concupiscentijs_fw-la evigorata_fw-la licet_fw-la falsis_fw-la dijs_fw-la exancillata_n cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la resipiscit_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la crapula_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la somno_fw-la ut_fw-la ex_fw-la aliqua_fw-la valetudine_fw-la &_o sanitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la patitur_fw-la deum_fw-la nominat_fw-la hoc_fw-la solo_fw-la quia_fw-la proprie_fw-la verus_fw-la hic_fw-la unus_fw-la deus_fw-la bone_fw-la &_o magnus_fw-la et_fw-la quod_fw-la deus_fw-la dederit_fw-la omnium_fw-la vox_fw-la est_fw-la judicem_fw-la quoque_fw-la contestatur_fw-la illum_fw-la deus_fw-la videt_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la commendo_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la mihi_fw-la reddet_fw-la o_o testimonium_fw-la animae_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la christianae_n denique_fw-la pronuncian_n haec_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la capitolium_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la coelum_fw-la respicit_fw-la novit_n enim_fw-la sedem_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la descendit_fw-la â—7_n shall_v i_o prove_v unto_o you_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n from_o his_o manifold_a work_n by_o which_o we_o be_v preserve_v and_o sustain_v with_o which_o we_o be_v refresh_v yea_o by_o which_o we_o be_v astonish_v or_o shall_v i_o prove_v the_o same_o truth_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o though_o 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with_o their_o lip_n only_o they_o mock_v god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o saint_n if_o thus_o they_o pray_v with_o internal_a affection_n of_o heart_n and_o spirit_n they_o real_o worship_v saint_n with_o the_o self_n same_o honour_n wherewith_o they_o honour_v god_n nor_o be_v it_o credible_a they_o do_v intend_v or_o possible_a though_o intend_v they_o shall_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o prayer_n or_o continue_a supplication_n produce_v the_o like_a change_n in_o the_o affection_n of_o their_o heart_n and_o spirit_n as_o a_o organist_n do_v in_o music_n by_o change_v the_o stop_n or_o though_o they_o can_v produce_v the_o like_a change_n in_o every_o several_a ejaculation_n yet_o the_o honour_n wherewith_o they_o honour_v god_n and_o the_o saint_n shall_v continue_v still_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o degree_n or_o modulation_n or_o may_v they_o not_o with_o less_o impiety_n admit_v a_o christian_a soul_n into_o the_o church_n militant_a than_o translate_v it_o 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due_a unto_o god_n that_o her_o nice_a distinction_n of_o dulia_n and_o latria_n or_o the_o like_a argue_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o in_o the_o reallitie_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o worship_n but_o at_o the_o most_o divers_a respect_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o worship_n 1._o the_o more_o upon_o these_o occasion_n i_o look_v into_o the_o roman_a liturgy_n the_o more_o i_o be_o enforce_v to_o commend_v the_o heathen_a philosopher_n ingenuous_a reply_n to_o anaxarchus_n sophistical_a allegation_n for_o honour_v alexander_n as_o a_o god_n 86._o i_o for_o my_o part_n say_v callisthenes_n do_v not_o think_v alexander_n unworthy_a of_o any_o honour_n which_o be_v convenient_a to_o be_v give_v to_o man_n but_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o honour_n humane_a and_o divine_a be_v determine_v 29._o as_o by_o many_o other_o thing_n so_o by_o the_o build_n of_o temple_n by_o the_o erection_n of_o statue_n we_o consecrate_v shrine_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o incense_v to_o the_o god_n 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the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o do_v man_n nor_o can_v alexander_n himself_o be_v well_o please_v if_o a_o private_a man_n shall_v usurp_v royal_a title_n by_o election_n or_o unlawful_a suffrage_n much_o more_o just_o will_v the_o god_n be_v move_v with_o indignation_n if_o any_o mortal_a man_n shall_v either_o arrogant_o affect_v or_o willing_o accept_v divine_a honour_n though_o proffer_v by_o other_o 2._o yet_o think_v the_o romanist_n either_o god_n will_v not_o be_v angry_a or_o else_o his_o anger_n may_v be_v quick_o appease_v with_o the_o mental_a conception_n of_o former_a distinction_n never_o utter_v albeit_o they_o make_v the_o virgin_n mary_n queen_n of_o heaven_n and_o mother_n of_o mercy_n and_o bestow_v his_o other_o best_a title_n in_o hymn_n or_o solemn_a service_n upon_o the_o saint_n it_o must_v suffice_v he_o that_o some_o few_o other_o part_n of_o divine_a honour_n mention_v by_o this_o heathen_a as_o offer_v of_o sacrifice_n erection_n of_o temple_n and_o altar_n 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seem_v to_o i_o a_o truth_n unquestionable_a be_v this_o if_o the_o wise_a or_o most_o circumspect_a man_n on_o earth_n shall_v worship_v god_n in_o every_o place_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n for_o every_o circumstance_n that_o jacob_n do_v god_n in_o bethel_n or_o if_o the_o most_o accurate_a anatomist_n of_o his_o own_o thought_n or_o affection_n shall_v take_v every_o stone_n into_o such_o consideration_n while_o he_o worship_v god_n as_o jacob_n do_v that_o stone_n he_o shall_v become_v a_o gross_a idolater_n without_o all_o help_n from_o any_o distinction_n wherewith_o the_o romish_a church_n can_v furnish_v he_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o jacob_n do_v so_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o his_o posterity_n be_v bind_v to_o worship_v he_o before_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n both_o worship_v he_o in_o or_o by_o those_o creature_n after_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o we_o may_v not_o worship_v he_o in_o any_o create_v visible_a substance_n save_v only_o in_o that_o create_a substance_n wherein_o he_o dwell_v bodily_a the_o manner_n of_o his_o presence_n then_o at_o luz_n or_o bethel_n and_o in_o the_o ark_n be_v shadow_n or_o pledge_n of_o his_o inhabitation_n in_o the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n in_o who_o be_v he_o present_v on_o earth_n we_o may_v and_o ought_v to_o adore_v god_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o will_v be_v sacrilegious_a to_o adore_v he_o in_o any_o other_o man_n or_o body_n 4._o but_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o whoredom_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o carnal_a to_o lead_v such_o as_o taste_v her_o bait_n with_o delight_n like_o ox_n to_o the_o slaughter_n without_o any_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n approach_v until_o death_n surprise_v they_o lot_n mischance_n be_v become_v the_o romish_a church_n perpetual_a heritage_n she_o be_v so_o besot_v with_o the_o grape_n of_o her_o own_o plant_n that_o she_o know_v not_o what_o abomination_n she_o commit_v nor_o with_o who_o like_o a_o harlot_n drink_v in_o a_o 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be_v idolatry_n we_o shall_v want_v term_n to_o express_v the_o abomination_n of_o their_o sacrilege_n in_o perform_v these_o point_n of_o service_n unto_o such_o as_o the_o world_n have_v either_o no_o warrant_n to_o account_v member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n or_o just_a reason_n to_o suspect_v for_o son_n of_o darkness_n in_o doubtful_a case_n of_o this_o nature_n some_o honest_o mind_a romanist_n use_v to_o conceive_v their_o prayer_n with_o such_o condition_n as_o the_o frenchman_n do_v his_o to_o s._n cuthbert_n si_fw-mi sanctus_fw-la sis_fw-la ora_fw-la prome_fw-la if_o you_o be_v a_o saint_n pray_v for_o i_o it_o be_v a_o desperate_a resolution_n better_a befit_v a_o impudent_a monk_n than_o sr._n saint_n thomas_n more_n to_o censure_v this_o caution_n of_o scrupulositie_n or_o to_o reject_v it_o as_o no_o less_o superfluous_a or_o unmannerly_a than_o this_o form_n of_o request_n unto_o one_o of_o our_o live_a neighbour_n if_o you_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n i_o will_v request_v you_o to_o remember_v i_o in_o your_o prayer_n if_o not_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o the_o good_a gentleman_n be_v out_o of_o his_o element_n when_o he_o write_v controversy_n in_o divinity_n for_o he_o will_v have_v soon_o take_v a_o apple_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o nut_n at_o a_o banquet_n than_o have_v judge_v two_o case_n of_o civil_a justice_n so_o dislike_v as_o these_o which_o he_o here_o bring_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o rule_n of_o law_n there_o be_v no_o man_n honest_o wise_a but_o will_v soon_o request_v his_o prayer_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v dishonest_a or_o of_o irreligious_a life_n then_o bear_v a_o solemn_a testimony_n of_o his_o honesty_n or_o religion_n mutual_a prayer_n be_v a_o duty_n enjoin_v we_o while_o we_o live_v together_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o be_v the_o best_a mean_a to_o make_v bad_a man_n good_a and_o good_a man_n better_o but_o man_n decease_v whether_o elect_v or_o reprobate_n be_v uncapable_a of_o amendment_n either_o by_o our_o 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so_o external_a colour_n present_v to_o eye_n subject_a to_o suffusion_n or_o possess_v with_o real_a effluxion_n of_o other_o visibles_n cause_n a_o representation_n of_o those_o internal_a humour_n in_o the_o organ_n whence_o colour_n external_a be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o present_a actual_a sight_n we_o deem_v they_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o internal_a humour_n which_o be_v see_v many_o like_a irritation_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v usual_o cause_v by_o the_o spirit_n seek_v to_o imprint_v the_o right_a sense_n or_o character_n of_o god_n word_n can_v the_o pollute_a heart_n or_o mind_n infect_v with_o prejudicate_a opinion_n admit_v the_o impression_n but_o carnal_a lust_n or_o implant_v fantasy_n be_v by_o this_o mean_v set_v on_o work_v conceive_v a_o deprave_a sense_n or_o a_o sense_n quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n meaning_n and_o yet_o imagine_v it_o to_o be_v suggest_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n only_o because_o it_o concurre_v to_o the_o actual_a produce_v of_o such_o humour_n or_o fantasy_n 2._o