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such_o case_n for_o as_o be_v say_v if_o the_o worship_n be_v not_o divine_a the_o act_n can_v be_v idolatrous_a for_o all_o other_o worship_n say_v they_o may_v be_v exhibit_v to_o a_o creature_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v divine_a according_a to_o this_o opinion_n that_o make_v the_o object_n to_o give_v the_o divineness_n to_o the_o act._n again_o there_o can_v instance_n be_v give_v in_o to_o one_o act_n that_o in_o itself_o be_v incommunicable_a to_o the_o creature_n according_a to_o these_o man_n theology_n therefore_o last_o all_o the_o specification_n of_o idolatrous_a act_n must_v consist_v in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o intention_n be_v see_v in_o a_o profession_n of_o religious_o worship_v a_o thing_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n for_o so_o azorius_fw-la hold_v that_o even_o latria_n which_o it_o any_o act_n with_o they_o be_v proper_o divine_a must_v needs_o be_v so_o itself_o may_v be_v give_v to_o saint_n and_o to_o image_n provide_v it_o be_v not_o give_v for_o their_o own_o sake_n but_o for_o god_n sake_n now_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o rational_a man_n shall_v thus_o strict_o give_v or_o intend_v to_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o thing_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n which_o he_o deny_v to_o be_v 4._o 〈◊〉_d imagi_n be_v 〈◊〉_d culau_n sâ—t_v latria_n non_fw-fr continuâ—_n sequitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d creâ—a_fw-la trituatur_fw-la quonian_n 〈…〉_o cor._n veum_fw-la id._n 1._o quinto_fw-la 1_o cor._n 3._o 4._o god_n it_o follow_v that_o no_o man_n can_v commit_v idolatry_n because_o every_o man_n give_v that_o worship_n he_o give_v in_o a_o divine_a manner_n either_o not_o for_o its_o sake_n to_o which_o it_o be_v immediate_o direct_v but_o for_o god_n sake_n who_o he_o sufficient_o understand_v or_o with_o a_o opinion_n that_o real_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o he_o so_o worship_n be_v god_n but_o to_o make_v the_o matter_n fair_a and_o safe_a on_o their_o side_n they_o flee_v to_o origen_n opinion_n or_o criticism_n of_o a_o idol_n as_o different_a from_o a_o image_n a_o idol_n say_v he_o follow_v st._n paul_n to_o the_o corinthian_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n a_o idol_n be_v a_o fiction_n make_v like_a to_o nothing_o in_o nature_n but_o a_o image_n be_v the_o likeness_n of_o something_o and_o fain_o will_v they_o if_o they_o dare_v be_v so_o bold_a for_o as_o yet_o they_o touch_v the_o matter_n somewhat_o timorous_o and_o tender_o cut_v off_o all_o colour_n for_o accusation_n of_o they_o of_o idolatry_n by_o define_v idolatry_n to_o be_v the_o worship_n of_o a_o idol_n and_o a_o idol_n to_o be_v that_o only_o which_o be_v not_o in_o nature_n nor_o like_v to_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n but_o they_o worship_v only_o such_o thing_n as_o either_o have_v natural_a be_v or_o represent_v somewhat_o natural_a therefore_o they_o be_v no_o idolater_n but_o i_o shall_v here_o demand_v blunt_o of_o they_o be_v it_o not_o then_o idolatry_n to_o worship_v the_o creature_n natural_a and_o visible_a for_o its_o own_o sake_n with_o latria_n i_o will_v suppose_v their_o answer_n for_o shame_n it_o be_v why_o then_o read_v we_o in_o their_o book_n origen_n wit_n rather_o then_o judgement_n so_o vain_o and_o idle_o abuse_v sure_o origen_n there_o speak_v like_o a_o schoolboy_n witty_o rather_o than_o like_o a_o school_n man_n theological_o and_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o child_n that_o draw_v his_o word_n to_o a_o solid_a definition_n of_o idolatry_n for_o what_o say_v gulielmus_fw-la parisiensis_fw-la when_o such_o kind_n of_o worship_n latria_n or_o obsequiousness_n be_v give_v christ_n guliel_n paris_n de_fw-fr legib._n c._n 23._o cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cultus_fw-la auâ—_n obsequium_fw-la ad_fw-la â—â—iuderans_n feratur_fw-la sive_fw-la illud_fw-la sit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n act_v 7._o 4._o 〈…〉_o ref_o 60._o pâ—lt_n christ_n to_o another_o whether_o the_o thing_n be_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o and_o what_o ever_o it_o