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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	father_n	spirit_n	worshipper_n	4,419	5	12.5461	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69914	Eikōn tou thēriou, or, The image of the beast shewing by a paralell scheme what a conformist the Church of Rome is to the pagan, and what a nonconformist to the Christian church in i'ts [sic] rites, service and ceremonys, the better to exemplify the true and false church / by T.D.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.	1684 (1684)	Wing D891; ESTC R12757	7,650	9

put together into distinct Congregations as Christ has directed in the New Testament 3dly The Gods they Worship 3dly The Gods they Worship 3dly in Worshiping the true God only and truly Besides their Supreame God Jupiter or Jove whose name they derived from Jehovah the Governour of Heaven and Earth They had diverse inferior Deities Gods and Goddesses whom they divinely worshiped viz. Diva Vesta Juno or Luna the Queen of Heaven and Mother of God with Saturn Mars Venus Mercury Phoebus Beacchus Vulcan to whom they as their Numens Heroes or Intercessors built Temples erected Alatrs and Statues Dedicated Feasts and called the days by their names They had Doemons Ethereal and Tutular Gods and Goddesses to be applyed to by several Vocations Country's Cities Families Orders Sick Persons As Divus Neptunus for Mariners Divus Pan for Shepherds Diva Pales for Husbandmen Diva Flora for the Curtisan Diva Diana for the Huntsmen Divus Esculapius for the Physitian Divus Bacchus for the Good fellow Divus Mercurius for Tradsmen They had gods for every Family Country City Decease as Cant sicat Era c. Besides in the Pontifex Maximus and Synod was placed the right of Apotheosis or God making viz. to create and Inrole some deceased worthy in the number of the Gods to whom Temples Altars Orders and Statues were appointed and Festivals in their names celebrated Besides the Supreame God Jehovah the Governour of Heaven and Earth they pretend to Worship they have diverse inferior Deities Gods and Goddesses whom they divinely Worship viz. Diva or Sancta Maria the Queen of Heaven and Mother of God with Divus Petrus St. Paul St. John St. Thomas St. Stephen St. Andrew c. To whom they as their Numens or Intercessors build Temples erect Altars dedicate Feasts paying also so much reverance to the Pagan Gods as to keep up their Names in the Day 's of the Week viz. Sunday Munday Tusday Wedensday Thursday Fryday Saterday They have also Tutular and Ethereal Gods and Goddesses to be applyed to by several Vocations Countrys Citys Families Orders Sick-Persons as Divus or St. Nicolas for the Mariner St. Windoline for the Shepherd St. John Baptist for the Husbandmen St. Magdaline for the Curtisan St. Hubart for the Huntsman St. Crispian for the Shoomaker c. The City Country Family and Physick Gods are innumerable St. George for England St. Denis for France St. Mark for Venice c. Gods almost for every Disease Besides the God making power that is in the Pope and Cardinals to canonize what deceased worthy they please and to appoint them Temples Altars Orders Festivals Though there be that are called Gods whether in Heaven or in Earth as there be Gods many and Lords many But to us there is but one God the Father of whom are all things and we in him And one Lord Jesus by whom are all things and we by him 1 Cor. 5. 6. Make no mention of the names of other Gods neither let it be heard out of thy Mouth Ex. 23. 13. Thou shalt have no other Gods besides me thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Image or any likeness of any thing that is in Heaven above or Earth beneath Thou shalt not bow down thy self to them nor serve them for I the Lord thy God am a Jealous God Ex. 20. 4 5. What agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols For ye are the Temple of the living God Wherefore come out from amongst them and be ye seperate saith the Lord and touch not the unclean thing c. The things which the Gentles Sacrifice they Sacrifice to Devils and not to God and I would not that you should have Fellowship with Devils 1 Cor. 10. 20. Rev. 18. 4. 2 Cor. 6. 16. 4thly The Places of their Worship 4dly The places of their Worship 4dly In it's Worship respecting place Temples or Fanes both rich and magnificent they built in the names and dedicated to the honour of their Gods As the Temple of Jupiter the Capital of Rome was dedicated to him Vesta the Q. of Heaven and Mother of God had a Temple and Nunnery dedicated to her And so had all the rest of the Gods Saturn Mars Venus Diana Minerva Neptune Apollo c. Yea one to all the gods called PANTHEON They build their Temples East and West Worshiping towards the East By their Auguri and Auruspices With many Frayers Ceremonies and Solemnitys they consecrated first the Ground and then the Temple upon which it was built Altars were erected in them and sumptiously adorned and Statues placed in them with lighted Candels which they Worshiped A Feast of Dedicaiton was Annualy kept to the Honour of the Daemon the Temple was dedicated to which after their Rligious Rites were over was spent in Revelling and Jollity And This as Gods House they pay'd great Reverence to They Enjoy'd the Temples of the Heathen only new consecrated and dedicated them to their own Gods to whom they gave new Names at their Christnings As St. Saviours for Jupiters St. Mary's for Vestas Temple And so for the rest of their Gods St. Peters for Apollo's St. Paul for the Temple of Diana so it was at London St. Nicolas for Neptunes And all Saints for PANTHEON They build new Temples East and West and Worship as the Heathens did towards the East And do by their Priests consecrate first the Ground Then the Temple upon which it stands Altars are erected in them and sumptiously adorned and Statues placed on them with lighted Candels which they Worship a Feast of Dedication is annually kept to the Honour of the Saint the Temple is consecrated to which is spent with Revelling and Jollity And this as Gods House they pay great Reverence to There having been no conse crated place or holy Ground since the dissolution of the Temple by Gods appointment to build Temples or holy places for Worship The true Worshipers who worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth are truly his Church and House where ever they meet be it in Wood Field House or Barne so saith the Apostle with all who in every place call upon the Lord Jesus Christ our Lord 1 Cor. 1. 2. Whose House are ye Heb. 3. 8. The most high dwelling not with Temples made with Hands as saith the Prophet What House will ye build me Or what is the place of my Rest Who Filles Heaven and Earth Act. 7. 48 49. No Altars and Candels Worshiping East and West or Feasts of Dedications in Christs Church being all Pagan and Papal inventions 5ly The times of their Worship 5dly The times of their Worship 5thly In respect to the time of Worship They divided their days into Fasti feast days Profaesti Working days and Intercisi hase holy days The feast days they dedicated in the Names and to the Honour of their Gods werev ery many some of their Capital Feasts were these viz. Their Saturnalia kept several days together in December with Eul-game Mrs. of Misrule Mascarading and all Debocheries