holy_a ghost_n or_o a_o mockery_n of_o he_o a_o sacrilegious_a put_v loyn_v of_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o solemn_o consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o temple_n chapter_n xxvi_o that_o the_o worship_n which_o satan_n demand_v of_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o very_a same_o wherewith_o the_o romish_a church_n worship_v saint_n that_o be_v dulia_n not_o latria_n according_a to_o their_o distinction_n that_o our_o saviour_n answer_n do_v absolute_o prohibit_v the_o offering_n of_o this_o worship_n not_o only_o to_o satan_n but_o to_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o beside_o god_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n prove_v by_o s._n johns_n authority_n and_o s._n peter_n 1._o the_o doctrine_n deliver_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v a_o truth_n in_o old_a time_n so_o clear_a and_o so_o well_o approve_v by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o live_a saint_n that_o the_o very_a quotation_n of_o that_o law_n whereon_o we_o ground_n it_o do_v put_v the_o 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jesuit_n answer_v to_o our_o argument_n be_v currant_n their_o master_n with_o half_a of_o one_o of_o their_o skill_n in_o sophistry_n may_v have_v put_v we_o to_o a_o new_a reply_n as_o he_o do_v he_o twice_o to_o a_o scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la it_o be_v write_v say_v our_o saviour_n thou_o shall_v worship_v thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v gen._n true_o say_v the_o jesuite_n cultu_fw-la latriae_fw-la for_o it_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o kind_n of_o worship_n express_v by_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o our_o 366._o adversary_n doctrine_n be_v due_a to_o saint_n what_o be_v it_o then_o which_o the_o devil_n do_v express_o demand_v of_o our_o saviour_n latria_n or_o dulia_n neither_o express_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adoration_n but_o this_o worship_n may_v be_v demand_v upon_o some_o high_a style_n than_o befit_v saint_n to_o accept_v or_o use_v it_o may_v be_v demand_v in_o testification_n of_o homage_n royal_a or_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v tender_v for_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o party_n which_o tender_v it_o to_o he_o that_o will_v thus_o reply_v the_o rejoinder_n be_v ready_a out_o of_o the_o text_n for_o the_o devil_n do_v not_o exact_v any_o external_a sign_n of_o submission_n unto_o himself_o as_o unto_o the_o supreme_a disposer_n or_o prime_a fountain_n of_o the_o temporal_a blessing_n which_o he_o promise_v the_o tenor_n of_o his_o promise_n be_v thus_o 9_o all_o this_o power_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o and_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o that_o be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o by_o who_o questionless_a by_o some_o superior_a &_o more_o sovereign_a lord_n from_o who_o right_a he_o seek_v to_o derive_v his_o warrant_n to_o bestow_v they_o to_o whosoever_o i_o will_v i_o give_v it_o the_o warrant_v pretend_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o party_n capable_a of_o the_o donation_n of_o it_o be_v very_o large_a but_o not_o without_o condition_n to_o be_v perform_v by_o they_o if_o thou_o therefore_o will_v fall_v down_o before_o i_o and_o worship_v i_o all_o shall_v be_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o be_v all_o the_o tempter_n do_v demand_v our_o saviour_n reply_n have_v neither_o be_v direct_a nor_o pertinent_a unless_o the_o exclusive_a particle_n only_o be_v refer_v as_o well_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d worship_n or_o prostration_n as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o supreme_a service_n be_v it_o then_o but_o a_o mere_a trick_n of_o wit_n or_o point_n of_o sophistry_n without_o sin_n thus_o palpable_o to_o divide_v that_o sense_n of_o scripture_n which_o god_n have_v so_o close_o join_v be_v it_o a_o petty_a presumption_n only_o for_o a_o jesuite_n to_o think_v he_o can_v have_v catch_v the_o devil_n more_o cunning_o in_o his_o own_o play_n or_o have_v go_v beyond_o he_o with_o a_o mental_a reservation_n or_o evasion_n if_o the_o like_a proffer_n have_v be_v make_v to_o he_o as_o be_v to_o our_o saviour_n for_o this_o in_o effect_n be_v the_o jesuit_n answer_n the_o law_n forbid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o the_o devil_n require_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o he_o demand_v nothing_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n to_o be_v able_a thus_o to_o play_v fast_o and_o loose_a with_o the_o sacred_a bond_n of_o god_n law_n at_o his_o pleasure_n or_o to_o loose_v the_o link_n of_o absolute_a allegiance_n to_o supreme_a majesty_n with_o frivolous_a distinction_n pretend_v from_o some_o slip_n of_o the_o ancient_n be_v that_o wherein_o the_o jesuite_n glory_n such_o of_o this_o sublimate_v sect_n as_o stiff_o maintain_v that_o not_o only_o all_o image-worship_n but_o all_o civil_a use_n of_o picture_n be_v forbid_v the_o jew_n be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o stand_v upon_o the_o former_a gloss_n as_o the_o best_a rock_n of_o their_o defence_n for_o maintain_v the_o distinction_n between_o dulia_n and_o latria_n but_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n be_v still_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o can_v admit_v no_o distinction_n now_o which_o they_o may_v not_o then_o have_v bear_v howbeit_o be_v that_o law_n abrogate_a so_o far_o as_o it_o concern_v the_o use_n of_o image_n it_o can_v not_o disannul_v this_o new_a distinction_n be_v this_o ground_a upon_o any_o other_o pregnant_a scripture_n but_o so_o ground_v it_o be_v not_o it_o can_v be_v 2._o such_o as_o will_v blush_v at_o the_o former_a gloss_n will_v perhaps_o reply_v that_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o any_o worship_n be_v more_o than_o the_o devil_n have_v right_a to_o challenge_v and_o more_o than_o may_v be_v tender_v to_o he_o by_o any_o intelligent_a creature_n the_o exception_n i_o grant_v be_v good_a if_o our_o saviour_n have_v only_o refuse_v to_o worship_v he_o because_o he_o be_v god_n enemy_n but_o it_o no_o way_n touch_v the_o reason_n of_o his_o refusal_n which_o be_v universal_o perpetual_a for_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o devil_n ill_a desert_n but_o frame_v such_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o demand_n itself_o as_o be_v to_o stand_v for_o a_o unalterable_a exposition_n of_o that_o indispensable_a law_n in_o respect_n of_o every_o creature_n either_o tempt_v or_o tempt_v in_o like_a sort_n to_o the_o world_n end_n none_o may_v worship_v or_o serve_v any_o creature_n with_o religious_a worship_n all_o of_o we_o must_v so_o worship_v and_o serve_v god_n alone_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n itself_o as_o well_o in_o the_o septuagint_n as_o in_o the_o hebrew_n be_v no_o more_o than_o these_o thou_o shall_v fear_v thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o shall_v thou_o serve_v the_o supereminent_a dignity_n of_o the_o party_n who_o fear_n and_o service_n be_v enjoin_v do_v in_o our_o saviour_n logic_n make_v the_o indefinite_a form_n of_o the_o commandment_n full_o equivalent_a to_o this_o universal_a negative_a no_o man_n may_v tender_v any_o act_n of_o religious_a fear_n worship_n or_o service_n to_o any_o man_n or_o angel_n to_o any_o thing_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n or_o in_o the_o region_n under_o the_o earth_n but_o only_o to_o he_o who_o make_v all_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o all_o who_o all_o be_v bind_v to_o fear_n and_o worship_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n with_o all_o their_o soul_n and_o all_o their_o might_n and_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o religious_a fear_n or_o service_n cultus_fw-la duliae_fw-la be_v either_o most_o improper_o or_o most_o impious_o tender_v to_o saint_n and_o angel_n for_o though_o as_o in_o god_n house_n there_o be_v many_o mansion_n so_o no_o doubt_n there_o be_v several_a degree_n or_o rank_n of_o attendant_n yet_o the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a member_n of_o christ_n mystical_a body_n be_v brethren_n the_o
folio_n 217_o chapter_n 23._o of_o the_o general_a infirmity_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n which_o do_v dispose_v divers_a ancient_a professor_n of_o christianity_n to_o take_v the_o infection_n of_o superstition_n of_o the_o particular_a humour_n which_o do_v sharpen_v the_o appetite_n of_o the_o modern_a romish_a church_n to_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o the_o poisonous_a dregs_n of_o rome-heathen_n idolatry_n folio_n 220_o chapter_n 24._o in_o what_o sense_n the_o romanist_n deny_v or_o grant_v that_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v invocate_v whether_o the_o saint_n by_o their_o doctrine_n be_v mediate_v or_o immediate_a intercessor_n between_o god_n and_o man_n that_o they_o neither_o can_v conceal_v or_o will_v they_o express_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o their_o practice_n folio_n 229_o chapter_n 25._o what_o worship_n be_v how_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o civil_a and_o religious_a in_o what_o sense_n it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v or_o deny_v that_o religious_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o saint_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v in_o her_o practice_n exhibit_v another_o sort_n of_o religious_a worship_n unto_o saint_n than_o her_o advocate_n pretend_v in_o their_o disputation_n folio_n 241_o chapter_n 26._o that_o the_o worship_n which_o satan_n demand_v of_o our_o saviour_n be_v the_o very_a same_o wherewith_o the_o romish_a church_n worship_v saint_n that_o be_v dulia_n not_o latria_n according_a to_o their_o distinction_n that_o our_o saviour_n answer_n do_v absolute_o prohibit_v the_o offering_n of_o this_o worship_n not_o only_o to_o satan_n but_o to_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o beside_o god_n the_o truth_n of_o this_o assertion_n prove_v by_o johns_n authority_n and_o s._n peter_n folio_n 249_o chapter_n 27._o that_o the_o respect_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o saint_n decease_v suppose_v they_o be_v real_o present_a with_o we_o do_v differ_v only_o in_o degree_n not_o in_o nature_n or_o quality_n from_o the_o respect_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o true_a live_a saint_n that_o the_o same_o expression_n of_o our_o respect_n or_o observance_n towards_o saint_n or_o angel_n local_o present_a can_v without_o superstition_n or_o idolatry_n be_v make_v unto_o they_o in_o their_o absence_n folio_n 263_o chapter_n 28._o the_o romish_a church_n in_o her_o public_a liturgy_n express_o give_v those_o glorious_a title_n unto_o saint_n unto_o which_o no_o other_o real_a worship_n beside_o the_o worship_n of_o latria_n be_v answerable_a folio_n 271_o chapter_n 29._o prove_v by_o manifest_a instance_n and_o confess_v matter_n of_o fact_n that_o the_o romish_a church_n do_v real_o exhibit_v divers_a part_n of_o that_o honour_n or_o worship_n unto_o saint_n which_o by_o her_o confession_n be_v only_o 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 reality_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 folio_n 282_o chapter_n 30._o solemn_a vow_n be_v by_o confession_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n part_n of_o that_o worship_n which_o her_o advocate_n call_v latria_n the_o romish_a church_n do_v worship_n saint_n with_o solemn_a vow_n not_o by_o accident_n only_o but_o by_o direct_a intendment_n folio_n 290_o chapter_n 31._o that_o the_o apprehension_n of_o different_a excellency_n in_o god_n and_o the_o saint_n decease_v can_v prevent_v the_o contagion_n which_o man_n soul_n be_v natural_o apt_a to_o take_v by_o make_v solemn_a prayer_n and_o vow_n joint_o to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o saint_n folio_n 296_o chapter_n 32._o a_o parallel_n between_o the_o affectionate_a zeal_n which_o the_o jew_n do_v bear_v unto_o moses_n and_o his_o write_n and_o the_o like_a zeal_n which_o the_o romanist_n bear_v unto_o saint_n decease_v and_o their_o legend_n that_o the_o romanist_n zeal_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o great_a hazard_n of_o miscarriage_n &_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o his_o affection_n more_o dangerous_a by_o his_o daily_a practice_n of_o worship_v image_n folio_n 300_o chapter_n 33._o by_o what_o mean_v the_o public_a worship_n of_o image_n be_v final_o ratify_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n of_o the_o unadvised_a instruction_n which_o gregory_n the_o great_a give_v unto_o austin_n the_o monk_n for_o win_v the_o pagan-english_a to_o the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n folio_n 310_o chapter_n 34._o of_o the_o disagreement_n betwixt_o the_o jesuit_n themselves_o in_o what_o manner_n image_n may_v be_v worship_v folio_n 315_o chapter_n 35._o the_o principal_a argument_n which_o the_o romanist_n use_v to_o prove_v the_o worship_v of_o image_n to_o be_v 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 folio_n 323_o chapter_n 36._o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o jacob_n fact_n and_o the_o like_a example_n answer_v by_o vasques_n himself_o in_o another_o case_n and_o by_o the_o analogy_n of_o civil_a discretion_n folio_n 338_o chapter_n 37._o whether_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o worship_v such_o saint_n as_o we_o undoubted_o believe_v to_o be_v true_a saint_n we_o may_v lawful_o worship_v such_o as_o we_o suspect_v to_o be_v no_o saint_n folio_n 346_o chapter_n 38._o rome-christian_a as_o vain_a and_o foolish_a in_o make_v imaginary_a saint_n as_o rome-heathen_a in_o make_v false_a go_n folio_n 352_o chapter_n 39_o that_o the_o medicine_n pretend_v by_o rome-christian_a for_o cure_v the_o former_a disease_n do_v rather_o increase_v than_o assuage_v it_o folio_n 362_o chapter_n 40._o that_o the_o medicine_n on_o which_o the_o present_a romish_a church_n do_v now_o rely_v be_v worse_a than_o the_o disease_n itself_o that_o they_o make_v the_o pope_n a_o great_a god_n than_o the_o heathen_a do_v any_o other_o god_n beside_o jupiter_n folio_n 367_o section_n v._o of_o the_o transformation_n of_o the_o deity_n or_o divine_a power_n in_o his_o nature_n attribute_n word_n or_o will_v reveal_v chapter_n 41._o transformation_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v issue_n from_o the_o same_o original_n or_o general_a fallacy_n from_o which_o idolatry_n and_o multiplicity_n of_o god_n be_v observe_v to_o issue_n chapter_n 17._o folio_n 373_o chapter_n 42._o aparallel_a between_o the_o heathen_a poet_n and_o modern_a roman_a legendary_n between_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o roman_a schoolman_n in_o their_o transformation_n or_o misperswasion_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n special_o of_o his_o goodness_n folio_n 379_o chapter_n 43._o of_o particular_a transformation_n or_o misperswasion_n of_o divine_a goodness_n alike_o common_a to_o the_o corrupt_a professor_n of_o true_a religion_n as_o to_o the_o zealous_a professor_n of_o corrupt_a religion_n folio_n 388_o chapter_n 44._o of_o misperswasion_n concern_v justice_n and_o mercy_n divine_a folio_n 398_o chapter_n 45._o of_o transform_v the_o word_n of_o god_n into_o the_o similitude_n of_o our_o private_a or_o corrupt_a sense_n folio_n 404_o chapter_n 46._o show_v by_o instance_n of_o sacred_a writ_n that_o the_o same_o sense_n of_o god_n word_n which_o sometime_o most_o displease_v may_v short_o after_o most_o affect_v or_o please_v the_o self_n same_o party_n with_o the_o manner_n how_o this_o alteration_n be_v wrought_v folio_n 414_o chapter_n 47._o of_o dream_v fancy_n concern_v the_o sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o romanist_n in_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o separatist_n or_o enthusiast_n folio_n 418_o chapter_n 48._o of_o the_o more_o particular_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o forementioned_a error_n or_o misperswasion_n folio_n 429_o section_n vi_o of_o qualification_n requisite_a for_o conceive_v aright_o of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o his_o attribute_n chapter_n 49._o the_o general_a qualification_n or_o 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of_o the_o deity_n with_o direction_n for_o rectify_v our_o belief_n or_o knowledge_n in_o the_o forementioned_a
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