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a_o object_n but_o a_o circumstance_n of_o his_o embrace_v which_o be_v conceit_n quite_o out_o of_o the_o road_n of_o all_o logic_n see_v the_o last_o conclusion_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 10._o the_o twenty-first_a that_o the_o adoration_n of_o any_o object_n which_o we_o out_o of_o mistake_n conceive_v to_o be_v the_o true_a god_n make_v visible_a by_o hypostatical_a union_n therewith_o be_v manifest_a idolatry_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o mistake_n do_v not_o excuse_v from_o idolatry_n by_o conclusion_n the_o four_o and_o the_o five_o and_o in_o this_o supposition_n we_o miss_v of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o object_n and_o the_o only_a part_n that_o single_a be_v capable_a of_o divine_a honour_n for_o god_n to_o be_v disunite_v from_o this_o adore_a object_n be_v in_o this_o case_n all_o one_o as_o to_o be_v absent_a for_o god_n be_v not_o consider_v not_o intend_v in_o this_o act_n of_o adoration_n but_o as_o unite_a with_o this_o visible_a object_n which_o respect_n of_o union_n if_o it_o fail_v that_o consideration_n or_o intention_n also_o fail_v and_o the_o worship_n fall_v upon_o a_o mere_a creature_n in_o brief_a if_o out_o of_o mistake_n i_o salute_v some_o lively_a statue_n or_o dead_a body_n for_o such_o or_o such_o a_o live_a man_n though_o this_o man_n or_o his_o soul_n be_v present_a and_o see_v and_o hear_v the_o salutation_n yet_o i_o play_v the_o fool_n and_o make_v myself_o ridiculous_a and_o a_o conceive_v not_o to_o have_v salute_v he_o i_o will_v so_o if_o i_o do_v adoration_n to_o any_o object_n suppose_v the_o sun_n or_o some_o magical_a statue_n for_o the_o true_a deity_n visible_a when_o as_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v so_o i_o play_v the_o idolater_n and_o make_v myself_o impious_a and_o have_v miss_v of_o the_o due_a object_n of_o my_o adoration_n 11._o the_o twenty_o second_o that_o the_o adoration_n of_o the_o host_n upon_o the_o presumption_n that_o it_o be_v transubstantiate_v into_o the_o live_a body_n of_o christ_n be_v 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