and_o overthrow_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o poetical_a god_n upon_o this_o principle_n because_o they_o be_v not_o eternal_a and_o be_v confess_v to_o be_v at_o first_o make_v out_o of_o matter_n 18._o and_o why_o shall_v we_o worship_v they_o which_o be_v material_a 20._o and_o generate_v and_o liable_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o passion_n according_a to_o the_o poet_n description_n of_o they_o but_o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v nothing_o but_o poetical_a figment_n and_o they_o ought_v all_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n as_o empedocles_n explain_v they_o 22._o why_o then_o say_v he_o shall_v we_o attribute_v the_o same_o honour_n to_o matter_n which_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n and_o mutation_n 23._o as_o to_o the_o eternal_a unbegotten_a and_o immutable_a god_n jupiter_n according_a to_o the_o stoic_n be_v the_o most_o active_a and_o fiery_a principle_n of_o matter_n juno_n the_o air_n neptune_n the_o water_n but_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o by_o their_o deity_n be_v understand_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n although_o with_o different_a manner_n of_o explication_n now_o say_v he_o against_o the_o stoic_n i_o thus_o argue_v and_o here_o athenagoras_n know_v that_o the_o emperor_n m._n aurelius_n will_v think_v himself_o particular_o concern_v if_o you_o own_o one_o supreme_a god_n eternal_a and_o unbegotten_a and_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o matter_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o receive_v different_a name_n as_o it_o pass_v through_o the_o various_a change_n of_o matter_n then_o these_o several_a kind_n of_o matter_n will_v make_v up_o one_o body_n whereof_o god_n be_v the_o soul_n and_o consequent_o upon_o the_o general_a conflagration_n which_o the_o stoic_n acknowledge_v all_o the_o several_a name_n of_o matter_n will_v be_v lose_v by_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o kind_n and_o nothing_o will_v be_v then_o leave_v but_o the_o divine_a spirit_n why_o shall_v we_o therefore_o look_v on_o those_o as_o god_n that_o be_v liable_a to_o such_o a_o change_n and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o argue_v against_o the_o other_o hypothesis_n as_o the_o egyptian_n and_o other_o whereby_o all_o their_o deity_n be_v reduce_v to_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n too_o from_o the_o same_o principle_n viz._n that_o because_o these_o thing_n be_v make_v and_o corruptible_a 24._o they_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o receive_v divine_a honour_n from_o we_o by_o all_o which_o we_o see_v that_o the_o fundamental_a principle_n which_o athenagoras_n go_v upon_o in_o this_o elaborate_a discourse_n of_o he_o to_o one_o of_o the_o wise_a emperor_n rome_n ever_o have_v be_v this_o that_o nothing_o but_o the_o eternal_a god_n ought_v to_o receive_v divine_a worship_n from_o man_n whether_o they_o call_v it_o sovereign_n or_o relative_n or_o what_o name_n soever_o they_o give_v it_o nay_o although_o they_o do_v acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a god_n yet_o if_o they_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o his_o creature_n as_o the_o stoic_n do_v the_o christian_n think_v it_o so_o unlawful_a that_o they_o will_v rather_o die_v than_o comply_v with_o they_o in_o it_o and_o here_o i_o appeal_v again_o to_o t._n g_o be_v conscience_n for_o since_o he_o have_v show_v i_o the_o way_n i_o hope_v i_o may_v follow_v he_o in_o it_o whether_o he_o think_v so_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a a_o emperor_n as_o antoninus_n be_v will_v not_o have_v preserve_v the_o christian_n from_o suffer_a persecution_n as_o they_o do_v very_o smart_o in_o his_o day_n if_o they_o will_v have_v declare_v themselves_o to_o have_v understand_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o roman_a religion_n after_o the_o emperor_n own_o way_n viz._n by_o believe_v one_o supreme_a god_n and_o worship_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n under_o the_o name_n of_o those_o deity_n that_o be_v common_o receive_v and_o they_o may_v have_v direct_v this_o worship_n as_o they_o have_v think_v fit_a and_o have_v disow_v all_o the_o ridiculous_a and_o profane_a story_n of_o their_o poetical_a god_n as_o the_o stoic_n do_v and_o what_o principle_n then_o can_v hinder_v the_o christian_n from_o comply_v with_o the_o law_n but_o this_o that_o they_o account_v it_o idolatry_n to_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o create_v be_v 8._o from_o athenagoras_n i_o proceed_v to_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n who_o understand_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o heathen_a theology_n as_o well_o as_o any_o and_o expose_v all_o their_o poetical_a fable_n and_o greek_a mystery_n with_o as_o much_o advantage_n as_o any_o christian_a writer_n in_o his_o admonition_n to_o the_o greek_n after_o he_o have_v sufficient_o deride_v the_o poetical_a theology_n and_o the_o vulgar_a idolatry_n he_o come_v to_o the_o philosopher_n who_o do_v he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paris_n make_v a_o idol_n of_o matter_n the_o image_n whereof_o be_v not_o sure_o the_o representation_n of_o a_o thing_n not_o existent_a as_o a_o centaur_n or_o sphinx_n and_o yet_o call_v a_o idol_n and_o after_o reckon_v up_o thales_n anaximenes_n parmenides_n hippasus_n heraclitus_n and_o empedocles_n he_o call_v they_o all_o atheist_n because_o with_o a_o foolish_a kind_n of_o wisdom_n they_o do_v worship_n matter_n and_o scorn_v to_o worship_v wood_n and_o stones_n do_v deify_v the_o mother_n of_o they_o and_o so_o run_v out_o after_o his_o way_n into_o a_o discourse_n about_o the_o several_a nation_n that_o despise_a image_n and_o worship_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o symbol_n of_o they_o as_o the_o scythian_n sarmatian_n persian_n and_o macedonian_n who_o he_o say_v be_v the_o philosopher_n master_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o these_o inferior_a element_n which_o be_v make_v to_o be_v serviceable_a to_o man_n then_o he_o reckon_v up_o other_o philosopher_n that_o worship_v the_o star_n as_o animate_v being_n other_o the_o planet_n and_o the_o world_n and_o the_o stoic_n who_o say_v god_n pass_v through_o the_o mean_a part_n of_o matter_n yet_o after_o all_o this_o he_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a divine_a influence_n distil_v upon_o all_o man_n 45._o especial_o on_o those_o who_o apply_v themselves_o to_o learning_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o they_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v one_o god_n incorruptible_a and_o unbegotten_a who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a be_v and_o abide_v for_o ever_o above_o the_o high_a heaven_n from_o whence_o he_o behold_v all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o according_a to_o euripides_n see_v all_o thing_n without_o be_v visible_a himself_o and_o for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o he_o bring_v the_o testimony_n of_o plato_n antisthenes_n and_o xenophon_n who_o all_o acknowledge_v god_n incomparable_a excellency_n 46._o as_o well_o as_o unity_n and_o then_o add_v the_o testimony_n of_o cleanthes_n and_o the_o pythagorean_n and_o not_o content_v with_o the_o philosopher_n he_o heap_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o poet_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o aratus_n hesiod_n orpheus_n sophocles_n menander_n homer_n and_o euripides_n in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o his_o miscellany_n for_o so_o his_o stromata_n true_o be_v he_o fall_v upon_o this_o subject_n again_o 590._o and_o then_o say_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a knowledge_n of_o one_o omnipotent_a god_n 591._o among_o all_o consider_a man_n 597._o he_o grant_v the_o stoic_n opinion_n about_o god_n to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n and_o show_v that_o thales_n confess_v god_n eternity_n and_o omnisciency_n that_o epicharmus_n attribute_v omnipotency_n to_o he_o and_o homer_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n which_o he_o describe_v in_o the_o shield_n of_o achilles_n 597._o and_o then_o make_v this_o observation_n as_o though_o it_o be_v purposely_o intend_v for_o t._n g._n he_o that_o be_v call_v both_o in_o verse_n and_o prose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o jupiter_n 598._o carry_v our_o apprehension_n to_o god_n not_o to_o the_o arch_a devil_n as_o t._n g._n say_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o give_v and_o take_v away_o all_o thing_n and_o to_o be_v king_n over_o all_o that_o pindar_n the_o baeotian_n be_v a_o pythagorean_n say_v there_o be_v one_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n who_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wise_a artificer_n and_o then_o he_o repeat_v several_a of_o the_o testimony_n which_o he_o have_v produce_v before_o 601._o to_o which_o he_o add_v that_o of_o xenophanes_n colophonius_n prove_v god_n to_o be_v one_o and_o incorporeal_a and_o of_o cleanthes_n reprove_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_a about_o the_o deity_n and_o of_o euphorion_n 603._o and_o aeschilus_n about_o jupiter_n which_o for_o t._n g_o be_v better_a information_n i_o shall_v set_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jupiter_n be_v
godhead_n which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v so_o as_o to_o leave_v they_o without_o excuse_n 20._o be_v this_o their_o know_v of_o god_n 21._o and_o that_o incorruptible_a god_n who_o glory_n they_o turn_v into_o the_o image_n of_o a_o corruptible_a man_n &_o c_o be_v all_o this_o 23._o nothing_o but_o jupiter_n of_o crete_n and_o the_o arch-devil_n under_o his_o name_n but_o what_o will_v not_o man_n say_v rather_o than_o confess_v themselves_o idolater_n although_o these_o testimony_n of_o scriture_n be_v never_o so_o evident_a 3._o yet_o i_o be_o not_o sure_a but_o t._n g._n may_v be_v the_o polus_n mention_v in_o erasmus_n now_o who_o he_o mention_n for_o my_o sake_n 37.203_o more_o than_o once_o and_o may_v espy_v a_o red_a fiery_a dragon_n even_o the_o old_a serpent_n there_o where_o i_o can_v see_v nothing_o but_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o true_a god_n therefore_o suppose_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o heathen_n or_o the_o scripture_n may_v not_o weigh_v much_o with_o he_o methinks_v he_o may_v have_v consider_v what_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o their_o own_o church_n have_v say_v to_o this_o purpose_n th._n aquinas_n confess_v fin_n that_o the_o most_o of_o the_o gentile_n do_v acknowledge_v one_o supreme_a god_n from_o who_o they_o say_v all_o those_o other_o who_o they_o call_v god_n do_v receive_v their_o be_v and_o that_o they_o ascribe_v the_o name_n of_o divinity_n to_o all_o immortal_a substance_n chief_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o wisdom_n happiness_n and_o government_n which_o custom_n of_o speak_v say_v he_o be_v likewise_o find_v in_o scripture_n where_o either_o the_o holy_a angel_n or_o man_n and_o judge_n be_v call_v god_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o many_o other_o place_n franciscus_n ferrariensis_n in_o his_o commentary_n on_o that_o place_n say_v that_o aquinas_n his_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o scripture_n only_o agree_v with_o the_o heathen_n as_o to_o the_o name_n but_o that_o they_o call_v their_o god_n proper_o so_o whereas_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o they_o only_o by_o way_n of_o participation_n and_o do_v aquinas_n mean_v any_o otherwise_o of_o the_o heathen_n when_o he_o say_v that_o all_o their_o inferior_a god_n derive_v their_o very_a be_v from_o the_o supreme_a the_o same_o aquinas_n in_o his_o book_n purposely_o write_v against_o the_o gentile_n 120._o give_v this_o account_n of_o their_o principle_n of_o religion_n that_o some_o of_o they_o hold_v one_o god_n the_o first_o and_o universal_a principle_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o withal_o all_o they_o give_v divine_a worship_n latriam_fw-la next_o to_o the_o supreme_a god_n to_o intellectual_a substance_n of_o a_o heavenly_a nature_n which_o they_o call_v god_n whether_o they_o be_v substance_n separate_v from_o body_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o heavenly_a orb_n and_o star_n in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o intellectual_a substance_n unite_v to_o aerial_a body_n which_o they_o call_v daemon_n who_o they_o make_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o man_n and_o think_v they_o deserve_v divine_a worship_n from_o man_n as_o be_v mediator_n between_o the_o god_n and_o they_o and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n as_o be_v raise_v to_o a_o high_a state_n than_o that_o of_o this_o present_a life_n other_o of_o they_o supposs_v god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n do_v believe_v that_o divine_a worship_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o several_a part_n of_o it_o not_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o body_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o say_v be_v god_n as_o a_o wise_a man_n have_v honour_n give_v he_o not_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o body_n but_o of_o his_o mind_n other_o again_o assert_v that_o thing_n below_o man_n as_o image_n may_v have_v divine_a worship_n give_v to_o they_o in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v participate_v of_o a_o superior_a nature_n either_o from_o the_o influence_n of_o heavenly_a body_n or_o the_o presence_n of_o some_o spirit_n which_o image_n they_o call_v god_n and_o from_o thence_o they_o be_v call_v idolater_n and_o so_o he_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v who_o acknowledge_v one_o first_o principle_n do_v give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o other_o be_v because_o it_o weaken_v the_o notion_n and_o esteem_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o supreme_a be_v to_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o other_o beside_o he_o as_o it_o will_v lessen_v the_o honour_n of_o a_o king_n for_o any_o other_o person_n to_o have_v the_o same_o kind_n of_o respect_n show_v to_o he_o which_o we_o express_v to_o the_o king_n and_o because_o this_o divine_a worship_n be_v due_a to_o god_n on_o the_o account_n of_o creation_n which_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o he_o and_o because_o he_o be_v proper_o lord_n over_o we_o and_o none_o else_o beside_o he_o and_o he_o be_v our_o great_a and_o last_o end_n which_o be_v all_o of_o they_o great_a and_o weighty_a reason_n why_o divine_a worship_n shall_v be_v appropriate_v to_o god_n alone_o but_o say_v he_o although_o this_o opinion_n which_o make_v god_n a_o separate_a be_v and_o the_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o intellectual_a being_n be_v true_a yet_o that_o which_o make_v god_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n though_o it_o be_v far_o from_o truth_n give_v a_o better_a account_n of_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o create_a being_n for_o than_o they_o give_v that_o divine_a worship_n to_o god_n himself_o for_o according_a to_o this_o principle_n the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n be_v but_o as_o the_o several_a member_n of_o a_o man_n body_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o the_o most_o unreasonable_a opinion_n he_o say_v be_v that_o of_o animate_v image_n because_o those_o can_v deserve_v more_o worship_n than_o either_o the_o spirit_n that_o animate_v they_o or_o the_o maker_n of_o they_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v divine_a worship_n give_v they_o beside_o that_o by_o lie_a oracle_n and_o wicked_a counsel_n these_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v evil_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o deserve_v no_o worship_n of_o we_o from_o hence_o he_o say_v it_o appear_v that_o because_o divine_a worship_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o god_n as_o the_o first_o principle_n and_o none_o but_o a_o ill_o dispose_v rational_a be_v can_v excite_v man_n to_o the_o do_v such_o unlawful_a thing_n as_o give_v the_o worship_n proper_a to_o god_n to_o any_o other_o be_v that_o man_n be_v draw_v to_o idolatry_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n which_o covet_v divine_a honour_n to_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n say_v they_o worship_v devil_n and_o not_o god_n from_o which_o remarkable_a testimony_n we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o these_o thing_n 1._o that_o he_o confess_v many_o of_o the_o gentile_n who_o he_o charge_v with_o idolatry_n do_v believe_v and_o worship_v the_o supreme_a god_n as_o creator_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o that_o divine_a worship_n be_v so_o proper_a to_o the_o true_a god_n that_o whosoever_o give_v it_o to_o any_o create_v be_v though_o in_o itself_o of_o real_a excellency_n and_o consider_v as_o derive_v that_o excellency_n from_o god_n be_v yet_o guilty_a of_o idolatry_n 3._o that_o relative_a latria_n be_v give_v to_o a_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n for_o so_o he_o make_v it_o to_o be_v in_o those_o who_o suppose_v god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n and_o i_o desire_v t._n g._n or_o any_o other_o cunning_a sophister_n among_o they_o to_o show_v i_o why_o a_o man_n may_v not_o as_o lawful_o worship_v any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o relative_a latria_n suppose_v god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n as_o any_o image_n or_o crucifix_n whatsoever_o for_o if_o union_n contact_n or_o relation_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o relative_a latria_n in_o one_o case_n it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o other_o also_o and_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v so_o great_a a_o judgement_n as_o aquinas_n have_v 3._o shall_v not_o either_o have_v make_v he_o justify_v the_o heathen_n on_o this_o supposition_n or_o condemn_v the_o christian_n in_o give_v latria_n i._n e._n proper_a divine_a worship_n to_o the_o cross._n for_o there_o be_v not_o any_o shadow_n of_o reason_n produce_v by_o he_o for_o the_o one_o which_o will_v not_o hold_v have_v much_o more_o for_o the_o other_o for_o if_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o image_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o prototype_n be_v not_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o mind_n that_o animate_v they_o if_o the_o image_n deserve_v the_o same_o worship_n with_o the_o person_n represent_v by_o it_o be_v not_o much_o more_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n capable_a of_o receive_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o the_o person_n as_o the_o
pope_n toe_n be_v of_o the_o worship_n that_o be_v give_v to_o he_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v more_o unlawful_a to_o worship_n god_n by_o worship_v fire_n or_o water_n or_o the_o earth_n or_o any_o inferior_a creature_n suppose_v god_n to_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n than_o it_o be_v to_o show_v reverence_n to_o the_o pope_n by_o kiss_v his_o toe_n which_o i_o suppose_v can_v be_v upon_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o his_o body_n which_o be_v animate_v by_o the_o same_o soul_n in_o all_o the_o member_n of_o it_o 4._o that_o aquinas_n do_v not_o therefore_o say_v that_o the_o heathen_n worship_v devil_n because_o the_o supreme_a god_n who_o they_o worship_v be_v a_o arch-devil_n as_o t._n g._n say_v but_o because_o none_o but_o evil_a spirit_n will_v draw_v man_n to_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o thing_n but_o god_n himself_o and_o then_o that_o evil_a spirit_n do_v appear_v to_o heighten_v and_o encourage_v this_o devotion_n by_o act_v and_o speak_v in_o image_n the_o consequence_n of_o which_o i_o desire_v t._n g._n to_o consider_v and_o this_o testimony_n of_o aquinas_n be_v the_o more_o considerable_a not_o only_o for_o his_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o because_o pius_fw-la 5._o in_o the_o approbation_n of_o his_o work_n a._n d._n 1567._o very_o grave_o mention_n christ_n speak_v to_o he_o from_o a_o crucifix_n when_o he_o be_v pray_v before_o it_o that_o he_o have_v write_v well_o concern_v he_o it_o seem_v the_o crucifix_n be_v animate_v too_o but_o because_o i_o find_v this_o book_n so_o high_o applaud_v by_o possevin_n 2._o and_o other_o for_o the_o best_a account_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o opposition_n to_o heathenism_n card._n cajetan_n in_o his_o commentary_n on_o aquinas_n speak_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n 3._o he_o distinguish_v they_o into_o 3._o sort_n 1._o some_o that_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o divinity_n which_o he_o utter_o condemn_v 2._o some_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o appearance_n of_o god_n mention_v in_o scripture_n 3._o some_o by_o way_n of_o analogy_n that_o by_o sensible_a thing_n we_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o veneration_n of_o insensible_a as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o old_a man_n hold_v a_o globe_n in_o his_o hand_n which_o last_o way_n say_v he_o come_v near_o to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_n who_o represent_v god_n diverse_o as_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o divers_a effect_n as_o under_o the_o form_n of_o minerva_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o the_o like_a will_v cajetan_n ever_o have_v parallel_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n with_o that_o of_o the_o heathen_n if_o he_o have_v think_v they_o have_v only_o picture_v the_o devil_n under_o these_o representation_n in_o another_o place_n he_o put_v this_o question_n how_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o all_o the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_n be_v devil_n 4._o since_o although_o they_o worship_v many_o god_n yet_o withal_o they_o worship_v one_o supreme_a god_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v 1._o that_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o idolatry_n and_o so_o they_o be_v devil_n causal_o though_o not_o essential_o 2._o that_o although_o those_o they_o worship_v be_v not_o in_o themselves_o devil_n as_o the_o heavenly_a intelligence_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o as_o they_o be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o heathen_n i_o e._n as_o they_o have_v divine_a worship_n give_v to_o they_o and_o the_o true_a god_n himself_o he_o say_v be_v not_o worship_v according_a to_o what_o he_o be_v but_o according_a to_o what_o they_o conceive_v of_o he_o but_o he_o grant_v before_o that_o they_o conceive_v of_o he_o as_o the_o supreme_a god_n which_o be_v a_o right_a conception_n of_o he_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v it_o be_v imperfect_a be_v it_o not_o so_o in_o those_o who_o worship_v he_o most_o true_o martinus_n peresius_n ayala_n a_o learned_a bishop_n in_o spain_n 120._o treat_v the_o question_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n say_v express_o that_o s._n augustine_n condemn_v all_o divine_a worship_n or_o latria_n to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o kind_n of_o image_n not_o say_v he_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o matter_n for_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o give_v caution_n against_o that_o but_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o representation_n and_o he_o call_v they_o idolater_n which_o give_v that_o worship_n to_o image_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n with_o t._n g_o be_v leave_v i_o translate_v simulachra_fw-la image_n for_o so_o i_o be_o sure_a peresius_n understand_v it_o neither_o say_v he_o be_v s._n augustine_n ignorant_a that_o there_o be_v few_o or_o none_o among_o the_o gentile_n who_o think_v the_o matter_n of_o their_o idol_n so_o fashion_v to_o be_v god_n or_o god_n let_v t._n g._n mark_v that_o but_o on_o that_o account_n he_o seem_v to_o condemn_v they_o that_o they_o give_v divine_a honour_n to_o their_o image_n as_o they_o represent_v god_n for_o there_o be_v many_o idol_n among_o they_o in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o devil_n who_o give_v answer_n but_o they_o only_o represent_v god_n as_o their_o benefactor_n neither_o do_v all_o the_o thing_n which_o the_o gentile_n worship_v signify_v a_o false_a god_n for_o there_o be_v a_o altar_n at_o athens_n to_o the_o unknown_a god_n joh._n ferus_fw-la say_v 17._o that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o heathen_n be_v through_o their_o idol_n to_o give_v worship_n to_o the_o true_a god_n now_o t._n g._n know_v that_o humane_a act_n dâ—_n certain_o go_v whither_o they_o be_v intend_v so_o that_o according_a to_o ferus_fw-la these_o heathen_n do_v true_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n athan._n kircher_n lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o certain_a principle_n 1._o that_o there_o never_o be_v in_o any_o age_n any_o people_n so_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v and_o worship_v one_o supreme_a deity_n the_o first_o principle_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n 2._o but_o say_v he_o that_o they_o may_v teach_v the_o people_n that_o the_o supreme_a be_v who_o we_o call_v god_n wâ—â—_n present_a in_o all_o place_n therefore_o they_o maâ—â—_n abundance_n of_o god_n in_o all_o place_n and_o ouâ—â—_n all_o thing_n so_o that_o as_o max._n tyrius_n say_v no_o place_n be_v leave_v without_o a_o deity_n petavius_n not_o only_o make_v use_v of_o the_o argument_n produce_v by_o the_o heathen_n to_o prove_v one_o supreme_a god_n 9_o and_o think_v they_o considerable_a but_o say_v that_o s._n paul_n demonstrate_v mark_v that_o that_o the_o gentile_a philosopher_n attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n by_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o quote_v the_o say_n of_o max._n tyrius_n with_o approbation_n 1_o that_o however_o the_o several_a nation_n of_o the_o world_n differ_v from_o each_o other_o in_o custom_n and_o language_n and_o mode_n of_o worship_n yet_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o there_o be_v one_o god_n lord_n and_o father_n of_o all_o and_o say_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o orosius_n be_v most_o true_a 1._o that_o both_o the_o philosopher_n and_o common_a heathen_n do_v believe_v one_o god_n the_o author_n of_o all_o thing_n 3._o and_o to_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v refer_v but_o that_o under_o this_o god_n they_o do_v worship_v many_o inferior_a and_o subservient_fw-fr god_n and_o he_o add_v that_o passage_n of_o s._n augustin_n 10._o that_o the_o heathen_n suppose_v all_o their_o god_n to_o come_v at_o first_o out_o of_o one_o substance_n but_o i_o wonder_v he_o omit_v what_o be_v very_o observable_a in_o the_o same_o chapter_n viz._n that_o faustus_n the_o manichean_a hold_v two_n first_o principle_n say_v that_o the_o christian_n join_v with_o the_o heathen_n in_o believe_v but_o one_o and_o s._n augustin_n confess_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o heathen_n do_v believe_v the_o same_o with_o the_o christian_n in_o that_o point_n but_o the_o difference_n he_o say_v lay_v here_o that_o they_o worship_v more_o god_n than_o one_o and_o therein_o the_o manichee_n agree_v with_o they_o and_o the_o christian_n only_o with_o the_o jew_n 9_o but_o the_o manichee_n in_o that_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o heathen_n that_o these_o worship_v those_o thing_n for_o god_n which_o be_v but_o be_v not_o god_n but_o they_o worship_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o bein_z god_n that_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o faber_n faventinus_n advers._fw-la in_o his_o discourse_n against_o atheist_n 27._o insist_o upon_o this_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o some_o weight_n to_o prove_v a_o deity_n because_o all_o mankind_n have_v so_o settle_v a_o notion_n of_o one_o first_o principle_n in_o their_o mind_n from_o which_o all_o thing_n come_v and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v govern_v and_o however_o they_o differ_v in_o other_o conception_n about_o
worship_v the_o same_o god_n with_o they_o nor_o offer_v up_o libation_n and_o the_o smoke_n of_o sacrifice_n to_o dead_a man_n 66._o nor_o crown_n and_o worship_n image_n that_o they_o agree_v with_o menander_n who_o say_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o worship_v the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n not_o because_o devil_n dwell_v in_o they_o but_o because_o man_n be_v the_o maker_n of_o they_o and_o he_o wonder_v they_o can_v call_v they_o god_n 57_o which_o they_o know_v to_o be_v without_o soul_n and_o dead_a and_o to_o have_v no_o likeness_n to_o god_n it_o be_v not_o then_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o be_v animate_v by_o evil_a spirit_n that_o the_o christian_n reject_v this_o worship_n for_o then_o these_o reason_n will_v not_o have_v hold_v all_o the_o resemblance_n they_o have_v be_v to_o those_o evil_a spirit_n that_o have_v appear_v among_o man_n for_o that_o be_v justins_n opinion_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o idolatry_n 44._o that_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o government_n of_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o heaven_n to_o particular_a angel_n but_o these_o angel_n prevaricate_a by_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n do_v upon_o they_o beget_v daemon_n that_o these_o daemon_n be_v the_o great_a corrupter_n of_o mankind_n and_o partly_o by_o frightful_a apparition_n and_o by_o instruct_v man_n in_o idolatrous_a rite_n do_v by_o degree_n draw_v man_n to_o give_v they_o divine_a worship_n the_o people_n not_o imagine_v they_o to_o be_v evil_a spirit_n and_o so_o be_v call_v by_o such_o name_n as_o they_o like_v best_o themselves_o as_o neptune_n pluto_n 55._o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o true_a god_n have_v no_o certain_a name_n give_v to_o he_o for_o say_v he_o father_n and_o god_n and_o creator_n and_o lord_n and_o master_n be_v not_o name_n but_o title_n arise_v from_o his_o work_n and_o good_a deed_n and_o god_n 44._o be_v not_o a_o name_n but_o a_o notion_n engraft_v in_o humane_a nature_n of_o a_o unexpressible_a be_v but_o that_o god_n alone_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v appear_v by_o this_o which_o be_v the_o great_a command_n give_v to_o christian_n 65._o thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o strength_n even_o the_o lord_n god_n that_o make_v thou_o where_o we_o see_v the_o force_n of_o the_o argument_n use_v by_o justin_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_n lay_v in_o god_n peremptory_a prohibition_n of_o give_v divine_a worship_n to_o any_o thing_n but_o himself_o and_o that_o found_v upon_o god_n right_a of_o dominion_n over_o we_o by_o virtue_n of_o creation_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o divine_a monarchy_n he_o show_v that_o although_o the_o heathen_n do_v make_v great_a use_n of_o the_o poet_n to_o justify_v their_o polytheism_n yet_o they_o do_v give_v clear_a testimony_n of_o one_o supreme_a deity_n who_o be_v the_o maker_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o which_o end_n he_o produce_v the_o say_n of_o aeschylus_n sophocles_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n philemon_n menander_n and_o euripides_n all_o very_a considerable_a to_o this_o purpose_n in_o his_o work_n there_o be_v extant_a the_o resolution_n of_o several_a question_n by_o a_o greek_a philosopher_n and_o the_o christian_n reply_n in_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o it_o be_v agree_v on_o both_o side_n that_o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a god_n infinite_o good_a powerful_a and_o wise_a nay_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n look_v upon_o the_o ignorance_n of_o god_n as_o a_o thing_n impossible_a 160._o because_o all_o man_n natural_o agree_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n 5._o but_o there_o be_v plain_a evidence_n in_o that_o book_n that_o it_o be_v of_o late_a date_n than_o justins_n time_n therefore_o instead_o of_o insist_v any_o more_o on_o that_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o far_a proof_n that_o in_o his_o time_n it_o can_v be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o dispute_n between_o the_o christian_n and_o heathen_n whether_o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a god_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v worship_v by_o man_n and_o that_o shall_v be_v from_o that_o very_a emperor_n to_o who_o eusebius_n say_v justin_n martyr_n do_v make_v his_o second_o apology_n viz._n m._n aurelius_n antoninus_n it_o be_v particular_o observe_v of_o he_o by_o the_o roman_a historian_n that_o he_o have_v a_o great_a zeal_n for_o preserve_v the_o old_a roman_a religion_n and_o jul._n capitolinus_n say_v anton._n that_o he_o be_v so_o skilful_a in_o all_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o that_o he_o need_v not_o as_o it_o be_v common_a for_o one_o to_o prompt_v he_o because_o he_o can_v say_v the_o prayer_n by_o heart_n and_o he_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o god_n that_o he_o bid_v faustina_n not_o punish_v those_o who_o have_v conspire_v against_o he_o for_o the_o god_n will_v defend_v he_o his_o zeal_n be_v please_a to_o they_o and_o therefore_o baronius_n do_v not_o wonder_n that_o justin_n and_o other_o christian_n suffer_v martyrdom_n under_o he_o 9_o but_o in_o the_o book_n which_o be_v leave_v of_o his_o writing_n we_o may_v easy_o discover_v that_o he_o firm_o believe_v a_o eternal_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n which_o manage_v the_o world_n and_o that_o the_o god_n who_o veneration_n he_o commend_v be_v look_v on_o by_o he_o as_o the_o subservient_fw-fr minister_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n reverence_n the_o god_n say_v he_o but_o withal_o 9.4_o he_o say_v honour_n that_o which_o be_v most_o excellent_a in_o the_o world_n that_o which_o dispose_v and_o govern_v all_o which_o sometime_o he_o call_v the_o all-commanding_a reason_n sometime_o the_o mind_n and_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o he_o express_o say_v be_v but_o one_o and_o in_o one_o place_n he_o say_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n and_o one_o god_n and_o one_o substance_n and_o one_o law_n and_o one_o common_a reason_n of_o intelligent_a being_n and_o one_o truth_n 6._o but_o the_o great_a objection_n against_o such_o testimony_n of_o antoninus_n and_o other_o lie_n in_o this_o that_o these_o only_a show_n the_o particular_a opinion_n of_o some_o few_o man_n of_o philosophical_a mind_n but_o they_o do_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o public_a and_o establish_a religion_n among_o they_o which_o seem_v to_o make_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o supreme_a god_n and_o other_o deity_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o they_o do_v not_o give_v to_o he_o any_o such_o worship_n aâ—_n belong_v to_o he_o which_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a objection_n against_o the_o design_n of_o this_o present_a discourse_n i_o shall_v here_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v it_o before_o i_o produce_v any_o far_a testimony_n of_o the_o father_n for_o which_o we_o must_v consider_v wherein_o the_o roman_n do_v suppose_v the_o solemn_a and_o outward_a act_n of_o their_o religion_n to_o consist_v viz._n in_o the_o worship_n appropriate_v 〈◊〉_d their_o temple_n or_o in_o occasional_a prayer_n and_o vow_n or_o in_o some_o part_n of_o divination_n whereby_o they_o suppose_v god_n do_v make_v know_v his_o mind_n to_o they_o if_o i_o can_v therefore_o prove_v that_o the_o roman_n do_v in_o a_o extraordinary_a manner_n make_v use_n of_o all_o these_o act_n of_o religious_a worship_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n it_o will_v then_o necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o father_n and_o they_o about_o idolatry_n can_v not_o be_v about_o the_o worship_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n but_o about_o give_v religious_a worship_n to_o any_o else_o beside_o he_o the_o worship_n perform_v in_o their_o temple_n be_v the_o most_o solemn_a and_o frequent_a among_o they_o in_o so_o much_o that_o tully_n say_v therein_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n exceed_v all_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n 9_o but_o the_o most_o solemn_a part_n of_o that_o worship_n be_v that_o which_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o capitol_n at_o rome_n and_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n latialis_n in_o alba_n and_o both_o these_o i_o shall_v prove_v be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o supreme_a god_n 118._o the_o first_o capitol_n be_v build_v at_o rome_n by_o numa_n pompilius_n and_o call_v by_o varro_n the_o old_a capitol_n 4._o which_o stand_v at_o a_o good_a distance_n from_o the_o place_n where_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o great_a temple_n be_v lay_v by_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n the_o one_o be_v about_o the_o cirque_fw-la of_o flora_n the_o other_o upon_o the_o tarpeian_a mountain_n there_o be_v so_o little_o leave_v of_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o former_a that_o for_o the_o design_n of_o it_o we_o be_v to_o judge_v by_o the_o general_a intention_n of_o numa_n as_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o deity_n of_o which_o plutarch_n give_v this_o account_n numa_n that_o he_o forbid_v the_o roman_n make_v any_o image_n of_o god_n either_o like_a to_o man_n or_o beast_n because_o the_o first_o be_v be_v
and_o governor_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o lord_n and_o maker_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v as_o full_a a_o testimony_n as_o can_v be_v wish_v for_o to_o our_o purpose_n the_o title_n of_o jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la be_v so_o frequent_a in_o virgil_n 2.325_o that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o cite_v any_o place_n for_o it_o and_o he_o be_v particular_o observe_v by_o the_o ancient_a critic_n etc._n to_o be_v so_o nice_a and_o exact_a in_o all_o matter_n that_o concern_v their_o religion_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v pontifex_fw-la max._n as_o macrobius_n observe_v 1._o he_o be_v call_v in_o the_o know_a verse_n of_o valerius_n soranus_n produce_v by_o varro_n jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la regum_fw-la rex_fw-la ipse_fw-la deusque_fw-la progenitor_n genitrixque_fw-la deum_fw-la deus_fw-la unus_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la 11._o and_o this_o man_n be_v account_v the_o most_o learned_a among_o the_o roman_n before_o varro_n on_o which_o account_n his_o testimony_n be_v the_o more_o considerable_a but_o beside_o the_o poet_n we_o find_v other_o attribute_v omnipotency_n to_o their_o jove_n tacitus_n dispute_v what_o god_n serapis_n be_v 84._o say_v some_o call_v he_o jove_n ut_fw-la rerum_fw-la omnium_fw-la potentem_fw-la whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o look_v on_o omnipotency_n as_o proper_a to_o he_o so_o in_o the_o speech_n of_o young_a manlius_n in_o livy_n to_o geminius_n when_o he_o ask_v he_o when_o the_o roman_a army_n will_v come_v out_o he_o say_v 6._o very_o speedy_o and_o jupiter_n will_v come_v with_o they_o as_o witness_v of_o their_o falseness_n jupiter_n qui_fw-la plus_fw-la potest_fw-la polletque_fw-la which_o signify_v no_o less_o than_o a_o almighty_a power_n when_o the_o miraculous_a victory_n be_v obtain_v by_o m._n antoninus_n over_o the_o marcomanni_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o tertullian_n and_o apollinaris_n say_v upon_o good_a ground_n although_o the_o heathen_a historian_n attribute_v it_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o antoninus_n or_o to_o some_o magician_n with_o he_o the_o whole_a army_n make_v this_o exclamation_n say_v tertullian_n 4._o deo_fw-la deorum_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la solus_fw-la potens_fw-la whereby_o they_o do_v say_v he_o in_o jovis_fw-la nomine_fw-la deo_fw-la nostro_fw-la testimonium_fw-la reddere_fw-la by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o intend_v this_o honour_n to_o their_o own_o jove_n for_o in_o the_o whole_a army_n only_o the_o legio_n fulminatrix_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v be_v christian_n and_o beside_o this_o upon_o antoninus_n his_o column_n at_o rome_n baronius_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v still_o to_o be_v see_v the_o effigy_n of_o jupiter_n pluvius_n 24._o destroy_v man_n and_o horse_n with_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n dio_fw-mi chrysostome_n who_o live_v in_o trajan's_n time_n 447._o say_v that_o by_o jupiter_n who_o the_o poet_n call_v the_o father_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v mean_v the_o first_o and_o great_a god_n the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n and_o king_n over_o all_o rational_a being_n and_o that_o the_o world_n be_v jupiter_n house_n or_o rather_o his_o city_n be_v under_o his_o care_n and_o government_n and_o that_o in_o their_o prayer_n to_o he_o they_o call_v he_o father_n which_o show_v not_o only_o their_o esteem_n of_o he_o but_o the_o particular_a worship_n they_o give_v to_o he_o as_o supreme_a god_n beside_o the_o worship_n of_o he_o in_o the_o temple_n they_o make_v solemn_a address_n and_o prayer_n and_o vow_n to_o he_o on_o special_a occasion_n livy_n mention_n romulus_n his_o prayer_n to_o jove_n with_o his_o arm_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n 12._o when_o his_o army_n be_v fly_v jupiter_n tuis_fw-la jussus_fw-la avibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o â—â—_o pater_fw-la deûm_fw-la hominumque_fw-la hinc_fw-la saltem_fw-la arcâ—â—_n host_n and_o then_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o he_o of_o build_v a_o temple_n in_o that_o place_n statori_fw-mi jovi_fw-la and_o present_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o soldier_n as_o if_o he_o be_v sure_a his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v jupiter_n opt._n max._n resistere_fw-la atque_fw-la iterare_fw-la pugnam_fw-la jubet_fw-la upon_o which_o livy_n say_v they_o stop_v as_o if_o they_o have_v hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n diony_n halicarnassaeus_n mention_n his_o prayer_n he_o make_v when_o the_o people_n choose_v he_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o to_o king_n jupiter_n and_o the_o other_o god_n as_o julius_n caesar_n when_o m._n antony_n will_v have_v puâ—_n the_o diadem_n on_o his_o head_n send_v it_o to_o thâ—_n capitol_n to_o the_o statue_n of_o jupiter_n o._n m_o with_o this_o say_n 79._o solum_fw-la jupiter_fw-la regem_fw-la romanorum_fw-la esse_fw-la when_o numa_n pompilius_n be_v to_o be_v inaugurate_v the_o augur_n make_v this_o prayer_n in_o livy_n jupiter_n pater_fw-la 44._o si_fw-la est_fw-la fas_fw-la hunc_fw-la numam_n etc._n etc._n when_o some_o be_v applaud_v the_o felicity_n of_o p._n camillus_n upon_o the_o take_n of_o veii_n plutarch_n say_v camill._n he_o make_v this_o appeal_n to_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o mighty_a jove_n and_o you_o god_n that_o behold_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a action_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n when_o manlius_n torquatus_n find_v annius_n 6._o after_o his_o insolent_a speech_n against_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o senate_n lie_v dead_a at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o step_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n capitolinus_n he_o cry_v out_o est_fw-la coeleste_fw-la numen_fw-la es_fw-ge magne_n jupiter_n haud_fw-la frustrate_a patrem_fw-la deum_fw-la hominumque_fw-la hac_fw-la sede_fw-la sacravimus_fw-la there_o be_v a_o god_n in_o heaven_n thou_o be_v o_o mighty_a jove_n it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a that_o we_o have_v consecrate_v this_o temple_n to_o thou_o the_o father_n of_o god_n and_o men._n plautus_n afford_v we_o many_o instance_n of_o prayer_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n so_o hanno_n the_o carthaginian_a in_o his_o poenulus_fw-la 3._o magne_n jupiter_n restitue_a certas_fw-la mihi_fw-la ex_fw-la incertis_fw-la opes_fw-la and_o the_o punic_a nurse_n cry_v out_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o proh_fw-la supreme_a jupiter_n and_o more_o full_o hanno_n in_o the_o follow_a scene_n 4._o jupiter_n qui_fw-la genus_fw-la colis_fw-la alisque_fw-la hominum_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la vivimus_fw-la vitale_n aevum_fw-la quem_fw-la penès_fw-la spes_fw-la vitaeque_fw-la sunt_fw-la hominum_fw-la omnium_fw-la dam_fw-la diem_fw-la hunc_fw-la sospitem_fw-la quaeso_fw-la rebus_fw-la meis_fw-la agundis_fw-la and_o in_o his_o capteivi_fw-la 1._o jupiter_n supreme_a servas_fw-la i_n and_o again_o 2._o serua_fw-mi jupiter_n supreme_a &_o i_o &_o meum_fw-la gnatum_fw-la mihi_fw-la it_o be_v a_o custom_n among_o the_o roman_n as_o turnebus_n observe_v 17._o to_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o by_o way_n of_o amplification_n to_o cry_v ille_fw-la jupiter_n so_o plautus_n in_o amphitryo_n 1._o quod_fw-la ille_fw-la faciat_fw-la jupiter_n and_o in_o his_o mostellaria_n 1._o ita_fw-la ille_fw-la faxit_fw-la jupiter_n in_o his_o curculio_n 1._o nec_fw-la i_o ille_fw-la sirit_n jupiter_n virgil_n likewise_o have_v many_o prayer_n to_o the_o supreme_a god_n with_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o almighty_a power_n as_o in_o the_o prayer_n of_o anchises_n jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la precibus_fw-la si_fw-la flecteris_fw-la ullis_fw-la 2.689_o aspice_fw-la nos_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o si_fw-la pielate_fw-la meremur_fw-la dam_fw-la deinde_fw-la auxilium_fw-la pater_fw-la atque_fw-la haec_fw-la omina_fw-la firma_fw-la and_o in_o the_o prayer_n of_o aeneas_n jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la si_fw-la nondum_fw-la exosus_fw-la ad_fw-la ununo_fw-it 5.687_o trojanos_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la pietas_fw-la antiqua_fw-la labores_fw-la respicit_fw-la humanos_fw-la da_fw-la flammam_fw-la evadere_fw-la classi_fw-la nunc_fw-la pater_fw-la &_o tenues_fw-la teucrûm_fw-la res_fw-la eripe_fw-la letho_fw-mi so_o in_o the_o prayer_n of_o ascanius_n constitit_fw-la ante_fw-la jupiter_fw-la supplex_fw-la per_fw-la vota_fw-la precatus_fw-la 9.625_o jupiter_n omnipotens_fw-la audacibus_fw-la annue_fw-la coeptis_fw-la in_o the_o prayer_n of_o venus_n 10.18_o o_o pater_fw-la o_o hominum_fw-la diuúmque_fw-la aeterna_fw-la potestas_fw-la namque_fw-la aliud_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la jam_fw-la implorare_fw-la queamus_fw-la which_o be_v after_o explain_v in_o these_o word_n tum_o pater_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la rerum_fw-la cui_fw-la summa_fw-la potestas_fw-la infit_fw-la and_o in_o the_o prayer_n of_o turnus_n omnipotens_fw-la genitor_fw-la tantón_fw-la i_o criminâ—_fw-la dignum_fw-la duxisti_fw-la but_o beside_o virgil_n who_o be_v so_o critical_a in_o the_o rite_n of_o religion_n that_o he_o will_v never_o have_v bring_v in_o such_o prayer_n as_o these_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o roman_a custom_n we_o have_v the_o like_a instance_n in_o other_o as_o in_o silius_n itâ—licus_n 4._o nosco_fw-la te_fw-la sum_n deorum_fw-la adsis_fw-la o_o firmesque_fw-la tuus_fw-la pater_fw-la alitiomen_fw-la and_o in_o persius_n 3._o magne_n pater_fw-la diuûm_fw-la saevos_fw-la punire_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la haud_fw-la aliâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la velis_fw-la but_o this_o be_v not_o only_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o poet_n who_o t._n g._n may_v imagine_v to_o have_v be_v as_o extravagant_a in_o their_o
divine_n do_v confess_v that_o sacrifice_n do_v not_o natural_o signify_v any_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o only_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o man_n and_o that_o which_o it_o signify_v say_v they_o be_v god_n be_v author_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o if_o we_o take_v away_o this_o imposition_n it_o contain_v nothing_o of_o divine_a worship_n in_o it_o so_o suarez_n 4._o who_o say_v he_o follow_v st._n augustin_n in_o it_o how_o come_v the_o destruction_n of_o any_o creature_n under_o our_o command_n to_o signify_v the_o inward_a subjection_n of_o our_o self_n to_o god_n what_o pleasure_n can_v we_o conceive_v the_o almighty_a shall_v take_v in_o see_v we_o to_o destroy_v his_o creature_n for_o his_o sake_n our_o mind_n may_v be_v as_o far_o from_o submit_v to_o god_n as_o these_o thing_n be_v of_o themselves_o from_o signify_v such_o a_o submission_n nay_o how_o come_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o stand_v so_o much_o in_o our_o stead_n that_o because_o we_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o that_o therefore_o we_o own_o god_n as_o our_o lord_n it_o may_v rather_o of_o itself_o signify_v that_o we_o have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o beast_n than_o that_o god_n have_v it_o over_o we_o yet_o all_o that_o sacrifice_n signify_v say_v vasquez_n 5._o be_v that_o god_n be_v acknowledge_v thereby_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o to_o this_o end_n say_v ysambertus_n fine_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o thing_n be_v destroy_v because_o the_o reason_n of_o sacrifice_n lie_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o thing_n offer_v to_o god_n be_v it_o so_o but_o of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n it_o will_v never_o have_v come_v into_o my_o mind_n nor_o i_o think_v into_o any_o man_n well_o in_o his_o sense_n to_o offer_v up_o god_n himself_o unto_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n in_o order_n to_o the_o testify_a the_o devote_v of_o ourselves_o unto_o he_o and_o yet_o this_o after_o all_o their_o talk_n come_v to_o be_v that_o external_a sacrifice_n which_o be_v the_o only_a appropriate_a sign_n of_o the_o absolute_a worship_n of_o god_n viz._n the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o mass_n wherein_o the_o priest_n be_v believe_v to_o offer_v up_o god_n himself_o under_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o the_o eternal_a god_n in_o token_n of_o our_o subjection_n to_o he_o methinks_v yet_o it_o be_v somewhat_o more_o reasonable_a to_o offer_v up_o brute_n creature_n that_o be_v under_o we_o than_o god_n that_o be_v so_o infinite_o above_o we_o and_o such_o be_v the_o weakness_n of_o my_o understanding_n that_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v rather_o a_o argument_n of_o our_o power_n over_o god_n than_o of_o our_o subjection_n to_o he_o but_o since_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n be_v say_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o it_o 8._o good_a lord_n what_o thought_n must_v these_o man_n have_v in_o their_o mind_n if_o they_o have_v any_o when_o they_o think_v it_o in_o their_o power_n first_o to_o make_v their_o god_n by_o speak_v five_o word_n then_o to_o offer_v he_o up_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n then_o to_o suppose_v he_o destroy_v and_o all_o this_o to_o testify_v their_o submission_n to_o god_n i_o want_v word_n to_o express_v the_o intolerable_a blasphemy_n and_o absurdity_n of_o these_o thing_n yet_o this_o say_v t._n g._n be_v so_o appropriate_a a_o sign_n of_o the_o absolute_a worship_n of_o god_n 391._o that_o that_o religion_n which_o admit_v no_o external_a visible_a sacrifice_n must_v needs_o be_v deficient_a in_o the_o most_o signal_n part_v of_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n what_o external_a visible_a sacrifice_n have_v you_o that_o we_o have_v not_o beside_o that_o of_o god_n himself_o who_o you_o believe_v to_o be_v personal_o present_a as_o the_o object_n of_o divine_a worship_n under_o the_o species_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o yet_o when_o you_o have_v plead_v so_o much_o for_o this_o presence_n to_o justify_v your_o adoration_n you_o then_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v be_v so_o you_o grant_v it_o be_v necessary_a there_o be_v some_o destruction_n of_o what_o be_v before_o i._n e._n if_o to_o the_o purpose_n of_o he_o that_o be_v the_o sacrifice_n otherwise_o the_o species_n be_v make_v the_o sacrifice_n and_o not_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n but_o suppose_v you_o only_o make_v he_o a_o sacrifice_n as_o to_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n and_o not_o as_o to_o his_o divine_a nature_n what_o become_v then_o of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o must_v be_v destroy_v to_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n where_o how_o by_o what_o mean_n come_v the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v destroy_v when_o you_o say_v it_o be_v there_o without_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o body_n that_o it_o can_v be_v see_v or_o feel_v or_o taste_v and_o yet_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v destroy_v suppose_v all_o this_o be_v pass_v over_o how_o come_v the_o offering_n up_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n to_o god_n to_o signify_v our_o absolute_a worship_n of_o he_o will_v nothing_o else_o satisfy_v to_o testify_v that_o we_o be_v his_o subject_n unless_o we_o offer_v up_o to_o he_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o his_o own_o son_n be_v this_o indeed_o the_o most_o signal_n part_v of_o divine_a worship_n which_o we_o must_v be_v deficient_a in_o if_o we_o have_v it_o not_o we_o do_v from_o our_o soul_n praise_n god_n for_o that_o unvaluable_a sacrifice_n the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v please_v to_o make_v of_o his_o own_o life_n when_o he_o be_v incarnate_a in_o our_o nature_n we_o do_v frequent_o commemorate_v this_o sacrifice_n of_o his_o according_a to_o his_o own_o institution_n and_o in_o the_o do_n of_o that_o we_o offer_v up_o ourselves_o unto_o he_o as_o a_o reasonable_a service_n we_o adore_v and_o magnify_v he_o for_o all_o his_o mercy_n especial_o the_o send_n of_o his_o son_n to_o die_v for_o we_o as_o the_o great_a of_o all_o but_o we_o dare_v not_o let_v it_o enter_v into_o our_o thought_n that_o we_o shall_v ever_o eat_v or_o swallow_v down_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o pretend_v we_o have_v offer_v it_o up_o to_o god_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n and_o that_o in_o token_n of_o our_o absolute_a worship_n of_o he_o but_o set_v aside_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o sacrifice_n which_o be_v the_o only_a external_a and_o visible_a sign_n of_o appropriate_a worship_n to_o god_n they_o pretend_v to_o have_v i_o desire_v yet_o to_o know_v how_o a_o sacrifice_n do_v come_v to_o signify_v this_o absolute_a worship_n more_o than_o adoration_n not_o by_o nature_n for_o the_o lowly_a submission_n of_o our_o body_n seem_v more_o natural_o to_o signify_v the_o behaviour_n of_o our_o mind_n than_o anything_o without_o we_o can_v do_v if_o it_o be_v by_o institution_n it_o must_v be_v either_o god_n or_o man_n if_o man_n then_o either_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o a_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n or_o not_o if_o not_o then_o give_v absolute_a worship_n to_o a_o creature_n be_v no_o idolatry_n if_o it_o be_v than_o it_o be_v idolatry_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o outward_a sign_n of_o divine_a worship_n which_o mankind_n have_v agree_v upon_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o god_n if_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n institution_n than_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o apply_v any_o outward_a sign_n of_o worship_n which_o god_n have_v appropriate_v to_o himself_o to_o any_o creature_n be_v idolatry_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o desire_v for_o than_o it_o will_v equal_o hold_v for_o religious_a adoration_n especial_o if_o the_o principle_n of_o arriaga_n hold_v true_a true_a 45._o that_o the_o value_n of_o sacrifice_n lie_v in_o the_o act_n of_o adoration_n perform_v by_o it_o but_o t._n g._n plead_v that_o the_o act_n of_o adoration_n be_v equivocal_a that_o be_v that_o we_o read_v in_o scripture_n that_o it_o have_v be_v give_v to_o man_n as_o well_o as_o to_o god_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v such_o a_o appropriate_a sign_n of_o divine_a worship_n to_o this_o i_o have_v already_o answer_v by_o distinguish_v the_o act_n and_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o the_o external_a act_n i_o grant_v may_v be_v perform_v upon_o several_a ground_n as_o 1._o civil_a subjection_n as_o by_o nathan_n to_o david_n 1_o king_n 1.23.2_o civil_a respect_n as_o by_o abraham_n to_o the_o child_n of_o heth_n gen._n 23.7.3_o religious_a respect_n or_o as_o some_o call_v it_o moral_a reverence_n i._n e._n out_o of_o a_o opinion_n of_o great_a sanctity_n without_o superiority_n as_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o daniel_n dan._n 2.46_o and_o so_o abraham_n bow_v to_o the_o angel_n gen._n 18.2_o if_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v what_o they_o be_v but_o if_o not_o as_o
my_o work_n may_v be_v direct_v and_o dispose_v according_a to_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n will._n amen_o i_o confess_v intercession_n be_v here_o mention_v but_o withal_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o be_v not_o the_o only_a thing_n rely_v upon_o for_o her_o merit_n be_v immediate_o add_v and_o whatever_o ground_n it_o be_v upon_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o a_o devout_a thing_n to_o commit_v soul_n and_o body_n to_o her_o trust_n and_o custody_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n what_o can_v have_v be_v say_v more_o to_o the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o commendation_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n in_o all_o the_o expression_n of_o it_o in_o another_o prayer_n to_o she_o which_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o manual_a but_o in_o the_o primer_n or_o office_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o be_v too_o long_o to_o repeat_v we_o have_v this_o beginning_n i_o beseech_v thou_o o_o holy_a lady_n mary_n mother_n of_o god_n most_o full_a of_o pity_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o high_a king_n mother_z most_o glorious_a mother_n of_o orphan_n the_o consolation_n of_o the_o desolate_a the_o way_n of_o they_o that_o go_v astray_o the_o safety_n of_o all_o that_o trust_v in_o thou_o a_o virgin_n before_o child-bearing_a a_o virgin_n in_o child-bearing_a and_o a_o virgin_n after_o child-bearing_a the_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n the_o fountain_n of_o health_n and_o grace_n the_o fountain_n of_o consolation_n and_o pardon_n the_o fountain_n of_o piety_n and_o gladness_n the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o forgiveness_n i_o be_o now_o get_v from_o lilly_n grammar_n to_o aristotle_n threshold_n and_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o t._n g._n whether_o these_o expression_n be_v true_a or_o false_a be_v the_o bless_a virgin_n all_o these_o thing_n or_o not_o if_o they_o be_v not_o true_a they_o be_v horrible_a blasphemy_n if_o they_o be_v true_a to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o talk_v of_o pray_v to_o she_o to_o pray_v for_o we_o for_o why_o may_v not_o i_o go_v direct_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o mercy_n grace_n and_o pardon_v what_o needless_a trouble_n be_v it_o to_o pray_v she_o to_o pray_v for_o that_o which_o be_v in_o she_o on_o hand_n to_o bestow_v in_o another_o prayer_n follow_v that_o be_v these_o expression_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n bow_v down_o thy_o ear_n o_o mother_n of_o pity_n and_o mercy_n unto_o my_o poor_a prayer_n and_o be_v to_o i_o wretched_a sinner_n a_o piteous_a helper_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o present_o after_o to_o our_o lady_n and_o s._n john_n together_o o_o you_o two_o heavenly_a gem_n mary_n and_o john_n o_o two_o divine_a lamp_n ever_o shine_v before_o god_n drive_v away_o with_o your_o bless_a beam_n the_o dark_a cloud_n of_o my_o sin_n to_o you_o i_o most_o wretched_a sinner_n commend_v this_o day_n my_o body_n and_o soul_n that_o in_o every_o hour_n and_o moment_n inward_o and_o outward_o you_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o be_v my_o sure_a keeper_n and_o pitiful_a intercessor_n to_o god_n for_o i_o here_o we_o have_v intercession_n again_o but_o that_o be_v not_o all_o nor_o the_o main_a thing_n for_o custody_n be_v more_o than_o intercession_n and_o that_o be_v first_o beg_v and_o then_o intercession_n so_o that_o if_o ever_o any_o prayer_n be_v make_v to_o creature_n for_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n alone_o can_v give_v these_o be_v and_o so_o as_o to_o imply_v our_o dependence_n on_o they_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o they_o these_o may_v suffice_v for_o a_o taste_n of_o their_o present_a and_o allow_v devotion_n among_o they_o here_o at_o home_n in_o book_n of_o daily_a use_n and_o now_o i_o beseech_v t._n g._n to_o tell_v i_o what_o there_o be_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o i_o to_o put_v so_o force_v a_o sense_n upon_o all_o these_o expression_n that_o they_o do_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o pray_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o as_o lilly_n grammar_n will_v not_o explain_v the_o sense_n so_o no_o rhetoric_n i_o ever_o see_v will_v make_v i_o understand_v the_o figure_n how_o often_o have_v we_o be_v rail_v at_o for_o understand_a word_n in_o a_o figurative_a sense_n which_o can_v be_v literal_o understand_v without_o overthrow_v the_o plain_a evidence_n of_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o which_o by_o the_o customary_a mode_n of_o speak_n among_o all_o nation_n attribute_v the_o thing_n signify_v to_o the_o sign_n and_o by_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o father_n we_o prove_v aught_o to_o be_v no_o otherwise_o understand_v but_o here_o be_v a_o strange_a figure_n invent_v against_o the_o plain_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n for_o by_o pray_v to_o bestow_v must_v be_v understand_v only_o pray_v to_o pray_v and_o that_o when_o those_o title_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n give_v which_o suppose_v it_o in_o their_o power_n to_o give_v and_o when_o there_o be_v no_o imaginable_a necessity_n from_o any_o doctrine_n of_o their_o church_n to_o put_v this_o sense_n upon_o those_o word_n for_o what_o article_n of_o their_o creed_n what_o decree_n of_o their_o church_n what_o doctrine_n of_o their_o divine_n do_v it_o contradict_v for_o any_o man_n to_o pray_v direct_o to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n for_o the_o destruction_n of_o heresy_n support_v under_o trouble_n grace_n to_o withstand_v temptation_n and_o reception_n to_o glory_n and_o what_o can_v we_o beg_v for_o more_o from_o god_n himself_o yet_o i_o challenge_v t._n g._n to_o show_v which_o of_o all_o these_o such_o prayer_n be_v repugnant_a to_o and_o if_o to_o none_o of_o they_o why_o shall_v not_o the_o word_n be_v understand_v as_o they_o proper_o signify_v nay_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v that_o such_o prayer_n be_v very_o agreeable_a not_o only_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n but_o of_o their_o most_o eminent_a divine_n both_o before_o and_o after_o it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o go_v beyond_o the_o bound_n of_o this_o general_a discourse_n which_o be_v design_v only_o to_o state_n the_o nature_n of_o divine_a worship_n between_o we_o and_o they_o yet_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o way_n t._n g._n say_v 407._o the_o people_n be_v instruct_v by_o to_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o pray_v to_o give_v i._n e._n pray_v to_o pray_v 1._o he_o say_v the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o christianity_n by_o which_o they_o be_v teach_v that_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o do_v not_o the_o same_o common_a doctrine_n of_o christianity_n teach_v man_n to_o pray_v to_o he_o alone_o for_o what_o he_o only_o can_v give_v and_o not_o to_o use_v such_o bold_a and_o absurd_a figure_n in_o prayer_n who_o plain_a sense_n be_v contrary_a to_o this_o common_a doctrine_n of_o christianity_n but_o i_o wonder_v that_o t._n g._n shall_v think_v this_o a_o effectual_a way_n to_o make_v they_o understand_v the_o prayer_n in_o this_o sense_n when_o himself_o have_v show_v they_o the_o way_n to_o reconcile_v this_o common_a doctrine_n to_o their_o practice_n and_o the_o form_n of_o the_o word_n for_o may_v not_o give_v be_v distinguish_v as_o well_o as_o worship_v it_o be_v true_a god_n alone_o be_v the_o original_a giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sovereign_a way_n of_o give_v peculiar_a to_o god_n but_o there_o be_v a_o inferior_a and_o subordinate_a way_n of_o give_v by_o a_o power_n derive_v from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v all_o say_v they_o we_o attribute_v to_o the_o saint_n and_o how_o now_o do_v the_o common_a doctrine_n of_o christianity_n teach_v people_n more_o effectual_o that_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n than_o that_o god_n alone_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o scripture_n say_v one_o as_o often_o and_o in_o as_o plain_a term_n as_o it_o can_v do_v the_o other_o but_o 2._o he_o say_v their_o sermon_n catechism_n and_o explication_n both_o by_o word_n and_o writing_n do_v it_o suppose_v some_o person_n do_v it_o i_o ask_v by_o what_o authority_n their_o church_n have_v never_o declare_v against_o a_o inferior_a way_n of_o give_v in_o the_o saint_n and_o have_v express_o own_v the_o make_v recourse_n to_o they_o for_o their_o help_n and_o assistance_n as_o well_o as_o their_o prayer_n i_o desire_v t._n g._n in_o good_a earnest_n to_o tell_v i_o what_o make_v he_o so_o concern_v to_o have_v all_o the_o prayer_n understand_v in_o that_o sense_n of_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o against_o the_o express_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v there_o any_o harm_n in_o the_o other_o sense_n or_o not_o if_o there_o be_v no_o harm_n why_o may_v they_o not_o be_v so_o understand_v without_o so_o much_o
idolater_n in_o all_o age_n be_v that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o image_n they_o do_v represent_v the_o object_n of_o their_o worship_n as_o present_v to_o they_o so_o as_o thereby_o to_o be_v put_v more_o in_o mind_n of_o he_o and_o to_o excite_v their_o reverence_n and_o devotion_n but_o s._n paul_n tell_v the_o athenian_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o any_o such_o representation_n of_o god_n presence_n for_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o being_n and_o that_o man_n who_o will_v not_o find_v god_n in_o those_o admirable_a effect_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n we_o carry_v continual_o about_o we_o will_v hardly_o find_v he_o in_o the_o senseless_a representation_n of_o wood_n and_o stone_n and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o he_o as_o he_o govern_v the_o world_n will_v hardly_o fear_v he_o when_o he_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n although_o he_o have_v a_o thunderbolt_n in_o his_o hand_n 4._o from_o the_o disparity_n between_o god_n and_o image_n v_o 29._o for_o as_o much_o then_o as_o we_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o god_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o the_o godhead_n be_v like_a to_o gold_n or_o silver_n or_o stone_n grave_v by_o art_n or_o man_n device_n upon_o which_o word_n lorinus_n a_o jesuit_n make_v this_o paraphrase_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o athenian_n follow_v their_o own_o poet_n do_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v the_o live_a image_n of_o god_n they_o ought_v to_o think_v that_o material_a idol_n make_v by_o the_o art_n of_o man_n 29._o which_o fall_v far_o short_a of_o the_o perfection_n of_o nature_n be_v infinite_o distant_a from_o the_o divine_a power_n by_o which_o we_o obtain_v a_o dignity_n far_o above_o these_o material_a thing_n and_o since_o we_o can_v express_v this_o image_n of_o god_n in_o we_o by_o any_o line_n much_o less_o can_v we_o the_o divine_a original_a so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o gross_a ignorance_n to_o affirm_v that_o god_n can_v dwell_v or_o be_v include_v or_o worship_v in_o or_o by_o their_o altar_n or_o image_n for_o so_o delubra_fw-la must_v be_v understand_v by_o he_o if_o he_o speak_v pertinent_o for_o although_o sometime_o it_o signify_v a_o temple_n with_o more_o image_n than_o one_o yet_o servius_n withal_o say_v aen._n it_o signify_v a_o wooden_a image_n and_o so_o festus_n understand_v it_o which_o thing_n i_o be_o force_v to_o explain_v to_o prevent_v cavil_v for_o otherwise_o t._n g._n will_v have_v complain_v of_o my_o pervert_n the_o sense_n of_o author_n as_o he_o have_v do_v very_o unjust_o as_o will_v appear_v in_o this_o chapter_n but_o lorinus_n after_o have_v bring_v the_o several_a place_n of_o scripture_n against_o make_v any_o image_n of_o god_n think_v to_o salve_v all_o by_o say_v they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o image_n as_o represent_v he_o to_o the_o life_n as_o though_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o any_o to_o do_v it_o or_o such_o which_o they_o worship_v for_o god_n which_o the_o heathen_n utter_o deny_v that_o they_o do_v cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la loc_n after_o several_a vain_a attempt_n to_o make_v out_o the_o force_n of_o the_o apostle_n argument_n at_o last_o conclude_v this_o to_o be_v it_o that_o since_o our_o soul_n according_a to_o which_o we_o be_v the_o offspring_n of_o god_n can_v be_v paint_v or_o represent_v in_o gold_n silver_z or_o stone_n be_v incorporeal_a and_o spiritual_a much_o less_o can_v the_o divinity_n be_v paint_v or_o represent_v by_o they_o be_v a_o pure_a spirit_n and_o the_o fountain_n of_o spirit_n estius_n agree_v loc_n that_o this_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o apostle_n argument_n from_o whence_o he_o say_v he_o do_v not_o infer_v that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v gold_n silver_z or_o stone_n to_o be_v god_n although_o he_o may_v have_v do_v it_o but_o to_o little_a purpose_n because_o say_v he_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o athenian_n among_o who_o be_v many_o philosopher_n learned_a and_o wise_a man_n who_o do_v not_o with_o the_o vulgar_a think_v their_o image_n to_o be_v god_n although_o they_o worship_v they_o together_o with_o they_o but_o they_o believe_v their_o god_n to_o be_v represent_v by_o they_o as_o by_o their_o image_n if_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o epicurean_o there_o be_v some_o ground_n for_o it_o for_o what_o deity_n they_o acknowledge_v they_o suppose_v to_o be_v as-if-coporeal_a and_o of_o humane_a shape_n but_o he_o be_v much_o mistake_v that_o do_v not_o account_v they_o rather_o atheist_n than_o idolater_n 4._o and_o as_o to_o the_o other_o athenian_a philosopher_n i_o shall_v make_v it_o appear_v to_o be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n to_o suppose_v that_o they_o think_v their_o god_n to_o be_v of_o humane_a shape_n but_o of_o that_o hereafter_o the_o thing_n i_o now_o insist_v upon_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n show_v the_o disparity_n between_o god_n and_o image_n be_v not_o mere_o to_o drive_v out_o the_o opinion_n of_o anthropomorphitism_n but_o from_o hence_o to_o show_v far_o the_o folly_n of_o idolatry_n for_o if_o image_n fall_v so_o much_o short_a of_o the_o infinite_a perfection_n of_o god_n there_o can_v be_v but_o this_o plea_n leave_v that_o they_o be_v like_a to_o he_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v worship_n god_n by_o they_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o their_o resemblance_n of_o he_o now_o this_o the_o apostle_n show_v to_o be_v as_o vain_a and_o idle_a a_o pretence_n as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n there_o be_v no_o manner_n of_o resemblance_n between_o the_o workmanship_n of_o gold_n silver_z and_o stone_n and_o a_o infinite_a and_o spiritual_a be_v 5._o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o repentance_n and_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o future_a judgement_n v_o 30_o 31._o if_o all_o the_o apostle_n have_v aim_v at_o be_v only_o to_o rectify_v a_o erroneous_a conceit_n of_o the_o athenian_n about_o the_o divinity_n be_v like_a to_o their_o image_n he_o have_v take_v away_o the_o force_n of_o his_o exhortation_n to_o repentance_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o judgement_n to_o come_v because_o such_o a_o erroneous_a conceit_n may_v possess_v man_n of_o innocent_a mind_n and_o free_a from_o idolatry_n as_o it_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o monk_n in_o egypt_n of_o who_o epiphanius_n 70._o and_o s._n austin_n speak_v 50._o and_o who_o epiphanius_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v very_o harmless_a man_n save_v only_o their_o separation_n from_o the_o church_n nay_o he_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o apprehend_v any_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o their_o opinion_n which_o we_o need_v not_o wonder_v at_o if_o that_o which_o nicephorus_n say_v be_v true_a 12._o viz._n that_o epiphanius_n be_v a_o anthropomorphite_n himself_o and_o yet_o epiphanius_n be_v well_o know_v to_o have_v be_v as_o great_a a_o enemy_n to_o image-worship_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n as_o any_o person_n that_o live_v in_o his_o age._n the_o same_o be_v observable_a of_o tertullian_n and_o lactantius_n whereof_o the_o one_o attribute_v corporeity_n to_o god_n and_o the_o other_o shape_n and_o figure_n 7._o as_o our_o adversary_n confess_v and_o yet_o both_o these_o be_v vehement_a disputer_n against_o the_o heathen_a idolatry_n from_o whence_o we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o necessary_a connexion_n between_o this_o opinion_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o idolatry_n or_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v altogether_o as_o good_a reason_n why_o god_n shall_v be_v worship_v by_o a_o image_n on_o that_o supposition_n as_o why_o christ_n shall_v be_v by_o a_o crucifix_n since_o his_o incarnation_n which_o be_v t._n g's_o great_a argument_n on_o all_o occasion_n but_o those_o who_o suppose_v god_n to_o be_v like_a to_o man_n may_v yet_o think_v it_o unreasonable_a to_o worship_n god_n by_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n and_o if_o arbitrary_a representation_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n of_o worship_n then_o natural_a will_v be_v much_o more_o so_o and_o consequent_o it_o will_v be_v more_o reasonable_a for_o man_n to_o worship_v one_o another_o than_o to_o worship_v image_n and_o all_o the_o same_o distinction_n and_o pleasant_a evasion_n will_v serve_v for_o one_o as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v for_o the_o other_o i_o desire_v now_o to_o know_v of_o t._n g._n whether_o the_o athenian_n be_v to_o blame_v only_o for_o this_o erroneous_a conceit_n of_o they_o 3._o in_o think_v the_o divinity_n to_o be_v like_o their_o image_n if_o this_o be_v all_o their_o fault_n 1._o i_o dare_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o many_o among_o they_o be_v whole_o innocent_a viz._n those_o who_o follow_v the_o school_n of_o plato_n and_o zeno_n beside_o those_o of_o the_o people_n who_o take_v their_o image_n for_o symbol_n of_o the_o divinity_n 2._o s._n paul_n take_v very_o needless_a pain_n
detest_v that_o opinion_n 4._o and_o call_v the_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o any_o corporeal_a figure_n or_o shape_n and_o therefore_o he_o propose_v the_o objection_n of_o a_o christian_a against_o he_o how_o it_o can_v then_o be_v proper_a to_o make_v any_o corporeal_a image_n of_o they_o why_o to_o that_o 537._o say_v julian_n i_o answer_v the_o image_n of_o the_o god_n be_v place_v by_o our_o ancestor_n as_o sign_n and_o symbol_n of_o their_o presence_n not_o that_o we_o shall_v believe_v they_o to_o be_v god_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v worship_v the_o god_n by_o give_v reverence_n to_o they_o for_o we_o live_v in_o the_o body_n ought_v to_o give_v they_o a_o worship_n suitable_a to_o our_o corporeal_a state_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o be_v incorporeal_a so_o that_o julian_n do_v not_o look_v on_o image_n as_o the_o proper_a likeness_n of_o the_o god_n but_o as_o ancient_a and_o venerable_a symbol_n of_o their_o presence_n in_o which_o he_o say_v all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v agree_v and_o in_o all_o age_n wherein_o he_o lash_v too_o far_o but_o that_o be_v at_o least_o but_o a_o venial_a sin_n to_o stretch_v a_o little_a for_o the_o sake_n of_o so_o good_a a_o cause_n and_o julian_n be_v not_o singular_a in_o this_o opinion_n of_o he_o of_o the_o fitness_n of_o corporeal_a image_n although_o the_o god_n be_v not_o like_o they_o for_o varro_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n who_o give_v this_o account_n of_o the_o first_o design_n of_o make_v the_o image_n of_o the_o god_n like_v to_o man_n 5._o quorum_fw-la qui_fw-la simulachra_fw-la specie_fw-la hominis_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la videri_fw-la secutos_fw-la quod_fw-la mortalium_fw-la animus_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la humano_fw-la simillimus_fw-la est_fw-la immortalis_fw-la animi_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v most_o like_a the_o deity_n and_o man_n make_v image_n like_v to_o their_o body_n just_a as_o if_o a_o wine-vessel_n be_v put_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o bacchus_n to_o represent_v he_o intend_v thereby_o to_o represent_v first_o the_o wine_n which_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o vessel_n and_o by_o the_o wine_n he_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o wine_n so_o say_v he_o by_o image_n of_o man_n shape_n they_o signify_v the_o soul_n contain_v within_o the_o body_n and_o by_o the_o soul_n they_o represent_v god_n as_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n viz._n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n porphyry_n 7._o such_o another_o good_a catholic_n as_o julian_n be_v in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o suppose_v any_o similitude_n between_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n but_o he_o give_v this_o account_n of_o represent_v the_o god_n in_o figure_n like_a to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v the_o god_n like_v to_o man_n because_o the_o divinity_n be_v a_o rational_a be_v and_o withal_o he_o say_v that_o many_o be_v wont_a to_o represent_v he_o by_o a_o black_a stone_n to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v invisible_a dio_fw-mi chrysostome_n at_o large_a debate_n the_o case_n about_o image_n in_o his_o olympic_a oration_n 199._o wherein_o he_o first_o show_v that_o all_o man_n have_v a_o natural_a apprehension_n of_o one_o supreme_a god_n the_o father_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o this_o god_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o statue_n make_v by_o phidias_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n for_o so_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o who_o we_o now_o be_v and_o then_o describe_v he_o to_o be_v the_o king_n ruler_n and_o father_n of_o all_o both_o god_n and_o man_n this_o image_n he_o call_v the_o most_o bless_a the_o most_o excellent_a the_o most_o beautiful_a the_o most_o belove_a image_n of_o god_n 206._o he_o say_v there_o be_v four_o way_n of_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n by_o nature_n by_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o poet_n by_o the_o law_n and_o by_o image_n but_o neither_o poet_n 207._o nor_o lawgiver_n nor_o artificer_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o the_o deity_n but_o only_o the_o philosopher_n who_o both_o understand_v and_o explain_v the_o divine_a nature_n most_o true_o and_o perfect_o after_o this_o he_o suppose_v phidias_n to_o be_v call_v to_o account_v for_o make_v such_o a_o image_n of_o god_n 209._o as_o unworthy_a of_o he_o when_o iphitus_n lycurgus_n and_o the_o old_a elean_n make_v none_o at_o all_o of_o he_o 210._o as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o express_v his_o nature_n to_o this_o phidias_n reply_n that_o no_o man_n can_v express_v mind_n and_o understanding_n by_o figure_n 211._o or_o colour_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v to_o that_o in_o which_o the_o soul_n inhabit_v and_o from_o thence_o they_o attribute_v the_o seat_n of_o wisdom_n and_o reason_n to_o god_n have_v nothing_o better_a to_o represent_v he_o by_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n join_v power_n and_o art_n together_o they_o endeavour_v by_o something_o which_o may_v be_v see_v and_o paint_v to_o represent_v that_o which_o be_v invisible_a and_o inexpressible_a but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v we_o have_v better_a than_o have_v no_o image_n or_o representation_n of_o he_o at_o all_o no_o say_v he_o for_o mankind_n do_v not_o love_n to_o worship_n god_n at_o a_o distance_n but_o to_o come_v near_o and_o feel_v he_o and_o with_o assurance_n to_o sacrifice_v to_o he_o and_o crown_v he_o like_a child_n new_o wean_v from_o their_o parent_n who_o put_v out_o their_o hand_n towards_o they_o in_o their_o dream_n as_o if_o they_o be_v still_o present_a so_o do_v man_n out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o their_o relation_n to_o he_o love_v to_o have_v he_o represent_v as_o present_v with_o they_o and_o so_o to_o converse_v with_o he_o thence_o have_v come_v all_o the_o representation_n of_o god_n among_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n in_o mountain_n and_o tree_n and_o stone_n but_o if_o the_o quarrel_n be_v that_o i_o have_v give_v a_o humane_a shape_n to_o he_o for_o that_o say_v he_o the_o poet_n be_v much_o more_o to_o blame_v who_o begin_v those_o thing_n especial_o homer_n who_o compare_v agamemnon_n to_o god_n in_o his_o head_n and_o eye_n but_o for_o my_o statue_n no_o man_n that_o be_v not_o mad_a will_v compare_v it_o to_o a_o mortal_a man_n much_o less_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o so_o dio_n proceed_v with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o eloquence_n to_o show_v how_o the_o representation_n of_o god_n by_o his_o image_n be_v more_o decent_a and_o become_a god_n than_o that_o which_o the_o poet_n have_v make_v of_o he_o and_o how_o he_o have_v endeavour_v by_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o skill_n to_o represent_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o admirable_a workmanship_n of_o his_o statue_n as_o to_o his_o power_n greatness_n and_o good_a will_n to_o mankind_n and_o conclude_v all_o with_o say_v that_o as_o to_o his_o workmanship_n he_o think_v he_o have_v go_v beyond_o all_o other_o but_o yet_o no_o workmanship_n can_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o god_n that_o make_v the_o whole_a world_n thus_o we_o see_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o these_o very_a considerable_a author_n the_o wise_a heathen_n have_v no_o such_o foolish_a imagination_n as_o t._n g._n suppose_v they_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o viz._n that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o deity_n which_o they_o worship_v be_v the_o proper_a likeness_n of_o he_o and_o if_o t._n g's_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o common_a sense_n do_v sufficient_o decide_v this_o controversy_n it_o be_v very_o plain_a on_o which_o side_n the_o balance_n incline_v viz._n towards_o paganism_n against_o christianity_n macrobius_n say_v 2._o that_o ancient_o they_o make_v no_o image_n at_o all_o of_o the_o supreme_a god_n as_o be_v above_o any_o representation_n but_o they_o make_v image_n of_o the_o inferior_a god_n although_o they_o be_v formarum_fw-la talium_fw-la prorsus_fw-la alieni_fw-la in_o nothing_o like_o to_o they_o the_o former_a clause_n in_o macrobius_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o most_o ancient_a time_n before_o the_o age_n of_o phidias_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o forego_n passage_n and_o yet_o porphyry_n say_v 11._o that_o the_o egyptian_n be_v wont_a to_o represent_v the_o creator_n who_o they_o call_v cneph_n in_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o man_n of_o a_o dark_a blue_a colour_n hold_v a_o girdle_n and_o a_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n out_o of_o whole_a mouth_n come_v a_o egg_n by_o which_o they_o represent_v the_o world_n as_o his_o production_n not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o creator_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o meaco_n in_o japan_n which_o be_v all_o over_o black_a with_o a_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o they_o likewise_o represent_v the_o world_n
by_o a_o image_n since_o image_n be_v intend_v to_o represent_v the_o absent_a but_o god_n be_v every_o where_o present_a but_o if_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v any_o image_n of_o god_n which_o he_o call_v simulachrum_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o sure_o do_v not_o signify_v a_o idol_n in_o t._n g_n sense_n and_o i_o hope_v here_o he_o will_v not_o charge_v i_o with_o want_n of_o fidelity_n in_o translate_n it_o image_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v live_v and_o sensible_a because_o god_n live_v for_o ever_o therefore_o that_o can_v be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n that_o be_v make_v by_o the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n but_o man_n himself_o who_o give_v all_o the_o art_n and_o beauty_n to_o they_o which_o they_o have_v but_o poor_a silly_a man_n as_o they_o be_v they_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o if_o their_o image_n have_v sense_n and_o motion_n they_o will_v worship_v the_o man_n that_o make_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o into_o such_o a_o curious_a figure_n out_o of_o rude_a and_o unpolished_a matter_n who_o can_v be_v so_o foolish_a to_o imagine_v there_o can_v be_v any_o thing_n of_o god_n in_o that_o image_n in_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o man_n but_o the_o mere_a shadow_n but_o their_o mind_n have_v the_o deep_a tincture_n of_o folly_n for_o those_o who_o have_v sense_n worship_v thing_n that_o have_v none_o they_o who_o think_v themselves_o wise_a thing_n that_o be_v uncapable_a of_o reason_n they_o that_o live_v thing_n that_o can_v stir_v and_o they_o that_o come_v from_o heaven_n thing_n that_o be_v make_v of_o earth_n what_o be_v this_o say_v he_o but_o to_o invert_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n to_o adore_v that_o which_o we_o tread_v upon_o worship_v he_o that_o live_v if_o you_o will_v live_v for_o he_o must_v die_v that_o give_v up_o his_o soul_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o after_o he_o have_v full_o show_v his_o rhetoric_n in_o expose_v the_o folly_n of_o worship_v image_n he_o conclude_v very_o severe_o 18._o quare_fw-la none_a dubium_fw-la quin_fw-la religio_fw-la nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la simulachrum_fw-la est_fw-la wherefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a religion_n where_o there_o be_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n no_o although_o it_o be_v simulachrum_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o a_o image_n for_o his_o reason_n hold_v against_o all_o religion_n say_v he_o be_v a_o divine_a thing_n and_o whatever_o be_v divine_a be_v heavenly_a but_o whatever_o be_v in_o image_n be_v earthy_a and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o religion_n in_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n what_o sport_n do_v tertullian_n minucius_n and_o arnobius_n make_v with_o the_o image_n which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o divine_a worship_n 6._o from_o the_o meanness_n of_o the_o matter_n they_o be_v make_v of_o the_o pain_n and_o art_n that_o be_v use_v to_o bring_v they_o into_o their_o shape_n the_o casualty_n of_o fire_n and_o rottenness_n and_o defilement_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o and_o many_o other_o topic_n on_o purpose_n to_o represent_v the_o ridiculousness_n of_o worship_v such_o thing_n or_o god_n by_o they_o o_o say_v arnobius_n that_o i_o can_v but_o enter_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o image_n and_o lay_v before_o you_o all_o the_o worthy_a material_n they_o be_v make_v up_o of_o that_o i_o can_v but_o dissect_v before_o you_o a_o jupiter_n olympius_n and_o capitolinus_n yet_o these_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n will_v man_n ever_o have_v be_v such_o fool_n to_o have_v expose_v themselves_o rather_o than_o such_o image_n to_o laughter_n and_o scorn_n if_o they_o have_v use_v any_o such_o themselves_o or_o think_v they_o capable_a of_o relative_a divine_a worship_n how_o easy_o will_v a_o heathen_a of_o common_a understanding_n have_v stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o these_o powerful_a orator_n with_o say_v but_o a_o few_o such_o word_n to_o any_o one_o of_o they_o fair_a and_o soft_a good_a sir_n while_o you_o declaim_v so_o much_o against_o our_o image_n think_v of_o your_o own_o what_o if_o our_o jupiter_n olympius_n or_o capitolinus_n be_v make_v of_o ivory_n or_o brass_n or_o marble_n what_o if_o the_o artificer_n have_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n about_o they_o what_o if_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o wether_n and_o bird_n and_o fire_n and_o a_o thousand_o casualty_n be_v not_o the_o image_n of_o s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n or_o the_o several_a madonna_n be_v of_o such_o and_o such_o oratory_n liable_a to_o the_o very_a same_o accusation_n if_o we_o be_v unfit_a for_o worship_n be_v not_o you_o so_o too_o if_o we_o be_v ridiculous_a be_v not_o you_o so_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o you_o laugh_v at_o other_o for_o what_o you_o do_v yourselves_o so_o that_o we_o must_v either_o think_v the_o first_o christian_n prodigious_a fool_n or_o they_o must_v utter_o condemn_v all_o image_n for_o religious_a worship_n and_o not_o mere_o the_o heathen_n on_o consideration_n peculiar_a to_o they_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v this_o a_o mere_a heat_n of_o eloquence_n in_o these_o man_n we_o find_v the_o same_o thing_n assert_v by_o the_o most_o grave_a and_o sober_a writer_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n when_o they_o have_v to_o deal_v not_o with_o the_o rabble_n but_o their_o most_o understand_a adversary_n we_o have_v no_o material_a image_n at_o all_o say_v clemens_n alexandrinus_n 34._o we_o have_v only_o one_o intellectual_a image_n who_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n we_o worship_v but_o one_o image_n which_o be_v of_o the_o invisible_a and_o omnipotent_a god_n say_v s._n hierome_n 16._o no_o image_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v worship_v but_o that_o which_o be_v what_o he_o be_v neither_o be_v that_o to_o be_v worship_v in_o his_o stead_n but_o together_o with_o he_o say_v s._n augustin_n 11._o where_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o the_o reason_n of_o worship_n give_v to_o this_o eternal_a image_n of_o god_n be_v not_o communicable_a to_o any_o image_n make_v of_o he_o as_o to_o his_o humane_a nature_n for_o it_o can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o humane_a nature_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v god_n much_o less_o of_o any_o image_n or_o representation_n of_o it_o therefore_o let_v t._n g._n judge_n whether_o the_o worship_a christ_n by_o a_o image_n be_v not_o equal_o condemn_v by_o the_o father_n with_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o a_o image_n but_o of_o that_o hereafter_o eusebius_n answer_v porphyry_n about_o the_o image_n of_o god_n 10._o say_v what_o agreement_n be_v there_o between_o the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o divine_a understanding_n i_o think_v it_o have_v very_o little_a to_o a_o man_n mind_n since_o that_o be_v incorporeal_a simple_a indivisible_a the_o other_o quite_o contrary_a and_o only_o a_o dull_a representation_n of_o a_o man_n shape_n the_o only_a resemblance_n of_o god_n lie_v in_o the_o soul_n which_o can_v be_v express_v in_o colour_n or_o figure_n and_o if_o that_o can_v which_o be_v infinite_o short_a of_o the_o divine_a nature_n what_o madness_n be_v it_o to_o make_v the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n to_o represent_v the_o figure_n and_o form_n of_o god_n for_o the_o divine_a nature_n must_v be_v conceive_v with_o a_o clear_a and_o pure_a understanding_n free_a from_o all_o corruptible_a matter_n but_o that_o image_n of_o god_n in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n contain_v only_o the_o image_n of_o a_o mortal_a man_n and_o that_o not_o of_o all_o of_o he_o but_o of_o the_o worst_a part_n only_o without_o the_o least_o shadow_n of_o life_n or_o soul_n how_o then_o can_v the_o god_n over_o all_o and_o the_o mind_n which_o frame_v the_o world_n be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v represent_v in_o brass_n or_o ivory_n s._n augustin_n 5._o relate_v the_o say_n of_o varro_n about_o represent_v god_n by_o the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n body_n which_o contain_v his_o soul_n which_o resemble_v god_n say_v that_o herein_o he_o lose_v that_o prudence_n and_o sobriety_n he_o discover_v in_o say_v that_o those_o who_o first_o bring_v in_o image_n among_o the_o roman_n abate_v their_o reverence_n to_o the_o deity_n and_o add_v to_o their_o error_n 31._o and_o that_o the_o god_n be_v more_o pure_o worship_v without_o image_n wherein_o say_v s._n augustin_n he_o come_v very_o near_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o if_o he_o dare_v speak_v open_o against_o so_o ancient_a a_o error_n he_o will_v say_v that_o one_o god_n ought_v to_o be_v worship_v and_o that_o without_o a_o image_n the_o folly_n of_o image_n be_v apt_a to_o bring_v the_o deity_n into_o contempt_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o condemn_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o a_o image_n in_o more_o express_a word_n than_o s._n austin_n here_o do_v 2._o because_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n by_o image_n be_v repugnant_a to_o his_o will._n 10._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n mention_n the_o
express_o to_o the_o contrary_n have_v it_o not_o become_v he_o either_o to_o have_v answer_v these_o testimony_n or_o not_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o which_o these_o testimony_n most_o full_o and_o clear_o deny_v but_o he_o be_v content_a to_o take_v they_o upon_o my_o word_n i_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o kindness_n in_o it_o but_o do_v he_o take_v they_o as_o true_a or_o false_a if_o as_o true_a than_o the_o heathen_n do_v not_o worship_v their_o image_n as_o god_n which_o he_o yet_o say_v they_o do_v if_o he_o take_v they_o as_o false_a when_o i_o quote_v they_o as_o true_a the_o kindness_n be_v very_o extraordinary_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v if_o he_o have_v produce_v the_o testimony_n of_o bellarmin_n vasquez_n suarez_n valentia_n and_o other_o to_o show_v that_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o take_v their_o image_n for_o god_n and_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o take_v the_o testimony_n upon_o his_o word_n and_o yet_o assert_v the_o direct_a contrary_n to_o they_o without_o so_o much_o as_o the_o least_o answer_v to_o what_o they_o say_v will_v not_o any_o indifferent_a reader_n account_v i_o either_o impudent_a or_o ridiculous_a yet_o this_o be_v exact_o the_o case_n of_o t._n g._n for_o he_o say_v several_a time_n in_o this_o chapter_n that_o the_o heathen_n do_v worship_v their_o image_n as_o god_n whereas_o those_o testimony_n say_v as_o plain_o as_o word_n can_v express_v it_o that_o they_o do_v not_o and_o yet_o these_o testimony_n he_o take_v upon_o my_o word_n i._n e._n in_o common_a construction_n he_o believe_v they_o to_o be_v true_a and_o yet_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o they_o to_o be_v false_a which_o be_v a_o admirable_a piece_n of_o t._n g.'s_n art_n and_o ingenuity_n but_o to_o add_v yet_o more_o to_o his_o kindness_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o take_v these_o testimony_n on_o my_o word_n he_o will_v let_v the_o reader_n see_v what_o credit_n he_o be_v to_o give_v to_o my_o cite_n of_o author_n but_o why_o then_o will_v he_o take_v any_o upon_o my_o word_n if_o i_o have_v so_o little_a credit_n with_o he_o herein_o he_o show_v himself_o either_o very_a weak_a if_o he_o will_v take_v my_o word_n when_o he_o think_v i_o deserve_v no_o credit_n or_o very_o malicious_a if_o he_o know_v i_o deserve_v credit_n and_o yet_o go_v about_o to_o blast_v it_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v but_o wherein_o be_v it_o i_o have_v expose_v my_o reputation_n so_o much_o in_o the_o two_o testimony_n 16._o he_o have_v fasten_v his_o talon_n upon_o the_o first_o be_v that_o of_o arnobius_n wherein_o i_o say_v the_o heathen_n deny_v that_o they_o ever_o think_v their_o image_n to_o be_v god_n or_o to_o have_v any_o divinity_n in_o they_o but_o what_o only_o come_v from_o their_o consecration_n to_o such_o a_o use._n that_o which_o he_o charge_v i_o with_o be_v that_o by_o cog_a in_o the_o word_n divinity_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n i_o will_v represent_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n as_o though_o the_o wise_a heathen_n intend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a divinity_n by_o those_o image_n whereas_o all_o that_o they_o say_v in_o arnobius_n be_v that_o they_o do_v not_o look_v on_o their_o image_n as_o god_n per_fw-la se_fw-la of_o themselves_o but_o they_o worship_v the_o god_n which_o by_o dedication_n be_v make_v to_o dwell_v in_o they_o i.e._n say_v he_o by_o magical_a incantation_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n be_v evocate_v and_o as_o it_o be_v tie_v to_o dwell_v in_o those_o image_n 103._o as_o s._n austin_n relate_v l._n 8._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 23._o &_o 26._o hereupon_o he_o charge_v i_o very_o severe_o with_o soul_n deal_v in_o put_v divinity_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n when_o the_o infernal_a spirit_n be_v mean_v by_o it_o as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n by_o these_o image_n when_o they_o declare_v they_o worship_v false_a god_n by_o they_o a_o very_a heavy_a charge_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v a_o distinct_a answer_n 1._o to_o that_o of_o translate_n divinity_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n t._n g._n may_v if_o he_o please_v take_v it_o upon_o my_o word_n or_o if_o not_o let_v he_o search_v the_o place_n once_o more_o that_o i_o translate_v these_o very_a word_n of_o arnobius_n nihil_fw-la numinis_fw-la in_o esse_fw-la simulachris_fw-la that_o the_o image_n have_v no_o divinity_n in_o they_o and_o if_o these_o word_n be_v not_o in_o that_o very_a place_n and_o but_o two_o line_n before_o those_o quote_v by_o he_o erras_fw-la &_o laberis_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o will_v venture_v my_o credit_n in_o cite_v author_n upon_o t._n g.'s_n ingenuity_n but_o if_o they_o be_v there_o as_o most_o certain_o they_o be_v what_o do_v such_o a_o man_n deserve_v for_o so_o notorious_a fair_a deal_n 2._o my_o design_n be_v not_o to_o represent_v by_o this_o mean_n that_o the_o heathen_n only_o intend_v to_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n by_o image_n but_o that_o the_o worship_n of_o image_n be_v unlawful_a although_o man_n do_v not_o take_v the_o image_n themselves_o for_o god_n so_o i_o say_v in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o those_o quotation_n that_o i_o will_v prove_v that_o the_o heathen_n do_v look_v on_o their_o image_n as_o symbol_n or_o representation_n of_o that_o be_v to_o which_o they_o give_v divine_a worship_n do_v i_o say_v of_o the_o true_a god_n be_v not_o the_o word_n so_o general_a on_o purpose_n to_o imply_v that_o whatever_o be_v they_o worship_v they_o look_v on_o the_o image_n as_o symbol_n or_o representation_n of_o it_o and_o after_o to_o prevent_v all_o such_o cavil_n i_o purposely_o add_v i_o do_v not_o ask_v whether_o they_o be_v mistake_v as_o to_o the_o object_n of_o their_o worship_n but_o what_o can_v a_o man_n do_v to_o prevent_v the_o cavil_n of_o a_o disingenuous_a sophister_n 3._o as_o to_o what_o he_o say_v that_o what_o they_o plead_v in_o arnobius_n be_v only_o that_o their_o image_n be_v not_o god_n per_fw-mi se_fw-mi of_o themselves_o but_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n dwell_v in_o they_o i_o answer_v that_o t._n g._n charge_v the_o heathen_a idolater_n with_o worship_v the_o image_n themselves_o 106._o and_o say_v that_o i_o deal_v very_o disingenuous_o in_o affirm_v that_o the_o wise_a heathen_n do_v not_o worship_v the_o image_n themselves_o now_o what_o can_v be_v more_o pertinent_a to_o my_o purpose_n than_o to_o produce_v those_o very_a word_n of_o arnobius_n you_o err_v and_o be_v mistake_v o_o t._n g._n in_o what_o you_o affirm_v for_o we_o do_v not_o think_v the_o matter_n of_o brass_n silver_n and_o gold_n to_o be_v god_n or_o adorable_a deity_n per_fw-la se_fw-la of_o themselves_o whereby_o we_o see_v t._n g's_o own_o word_n as_o he_o render_v they_o out_o of_o arnobius_n do_v sufficient_o vindicate_v i_o and_o contradict_v he_o he_o say_v they_o do_v worship_v the_o image_n themselves_o and_o they_o say_v they_o do_v not_o what_o do_v he_o mean_v else_o when_o he_o say_v in_o other_o place_n 99.106_o that_o the_o heathen_n worship_v their_o image_n as_o god_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o take_v the_o image_n themselves_o for_o god_n for_o he_o never_o once_o suppose_v it_o unlawful_a to_o worship_v image_n on_o the_o account_n of_o a_o divine_a spirit_n be_v present_a in_o the_o image_n suppose_v that_o spirit_n of_o itself_o to_o deserve_v adoration_n as_o suppose_v upon_o consecration_n of_o a_o image_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n she_o shall_v manifest_v herself_o in_o and_o by_o that_o image_n in_o speak_v or_o move_v or_o work_a miracle_n do_v t._n g._n think_v it_o the_o more_o unlawful_a to_o worship_v such_o a_o image_n no_o certain_o but_o that_o man_n ought_v to_o show_v more_o devotion_n towards_o it_o therefore_o t._n g._n can_v not_o condemn_v the_o heathen_n for_o the_o worship_v the_o image_n suppose_v good_a spirit_n do_v dwell_v in_o they_o set_v aside_o then_o the_o dispute_n about_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n all_o that_o he_o can_v imagine_v the_o father_n have_v to_o condemn_v in_o those_o that_o worship_v image_n be_v that_o they_o worship_v the_o image_n themselves_o for_o god_n which_o the_o heathen_n in_o arnobius_n deny_v and_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o produce_v that_o testimony_n to_o prove_v bellarmin_n who_o my_o adversary_n follow_v say_v that_o the_o heathen_n do_v take_v the_o image_n themselves_o for_o god_n 13._o for_o which_o he_o give_v some_o very_a substantial_a reason_n 1._o because_o their_o priest_n tell_v they_o so_o 2._o because_o almost_o all_o the_o world_n believe_v it_o this_o one_o will_v think_v be_v enough_o to_o justify_v the_o belief_n of_o it_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o their_o teacher_n and_o consent_v of_o nation_n for_o it_o 3._o the_o motion_n speech_n and_o oracle_n
such_o a_o answer_n for_o then_o all_o the_o folly_n and_o madness_n in_o make_v the_o gross_a image_n of_o god_n do_v not_o lie_v in_o the_o image_n themselves_o but_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o person_n that_o make_v they_o be_v it_o not_o as_o great_a in_o those_o that_o worship_v they_o with_o such_o a_o imagination_n if_o it_o be_v than_o whatever_o the_o design_n of_o the_o maker_n be_v if_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o beget_v such_o imagination_n in_o those_o who_o see_v and_o worship_v they_o they_o be_v in_o that_o respect_n as_o unlawful_a as_o t._n g._n suppose_v any_o image_n of_o god_n among_o the_o heathen_n to_o have_v be_v 4._o what_o do_v t._n g._n mean_v when_o he_o make_v those_o image_n unlawful_a which_o represent_v the_o divinity_n in_o itself_o and_o not_o those_o which_o represent_v god_n as_o he_o appear_v can_v the_o mere_a essence_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v represent_v by_o a_o image_n be_v it_o possible_a to_o represent_v any_o be_v otherwise_o than_o as_o it_o appear_v but_o it_o may_v be_v t._n g._n have_v find_v out_o the_o way_n of_o paint_v essence_n if_o he_o have_v he_o deserve_v to_o have_v the_o patent_n for_o it_o not_o only_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o heir_n and_o executor_n for_o he_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v the_o peculiar_a privilege_n of_o a_o infinite_a be_v that_o it_o can_v be_v represent_v as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o then_o all_o other_o thing_n may_v be_v represent_v as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o appearance_n or_o else_o the_o distinction_n signify_v nothing_o petrus_n thyraeus_n a_o man_n high_o commend_v by_o possevin_n for_o for_o his_o explication_n of_o this_o matter_n say_v the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o image_n do_v not_o represent_v the_o nature_n but_o the_o person_n that_o be_v visible_a 16._o for_o say_v he_o when_o we_o see_v the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n we_o do_v not_o say_v we_o see_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n but_o a_o man._n very_o well_o and_o so_o in_o the_o image_n of_o the_o deity_n we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o divine_a nature_n but_o the_o divine_a person_n or_o in_o such_o a_o way_n as_o he_o become_v visible_a the_o invisible_a nature_n of_o god_n can_v be_v represent_v in_o a_o image_n and_o can_v the_o invisible_a nature_n of_o man_n therefore_o say_v he_o it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o god_n to_o be_v paint_v by_o a_o image_n no_o more_o upon_o these_o principle_n than_o to_o a_o man_n bellarmin_n prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o make_v image_n of_o god_n because_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n 8._o and_o he_o may_v be_v paint_v therefore_o the_o image_n of_o god_n may_v be_v too_o for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o image_n be_v likewise_o the_o image_n of_o the_o exemplar_n those_o which_o agree_v in_o a_o three_o agree_v among_o themselves_o to_o this_o some_o answer_v that_o man_n be_v not_o the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o to_o his_o body_n but_o as_o to_o his_o soul_n which_o can_v not_o be_v paint_v but_o bellarmin_n take_v off_o this_o answer_n by_o say_v that_o then_o a_o man_n can_v not_o not_o be_v paint_v for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o man_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o outward_a lineament_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o substance_n and_o especial_o his_o soul_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v paint_v yet_o a_o man_n may_v true_o and_o proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v paint_v because_o the_o figure_n and_o colour_n of_o a_o image_n do_v represent_v the_o whole_a man_n otherwise_o say_v he_o a_o thing_n paint_v can_v never_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o true_a thing_n as_o zeuxis_n his_o grape_n do_v which_o deceive_v the_o bird_n therefore_o according_a to_o bellarmine_n reason_n that_o which_o represent_v a_o be_v according_a to_o outward_a appearance_n although_o it_o have_v a_o invisible_a nature_n yet_o be_v a_o true_a and_o real_a representation_n and_o represent_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o and_o as_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o image_n to_o represent_v any_o thing_n wherein_o then_o lie_v the_o difference_n between_o make_v the_o picture_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o image_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o image_n of_o god_n be_v very_o short_a imperfect_a and_o obscure_a be_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o man_n which_o can_v only_o represent_v his_o outward_a feature_n without_o any_o description_n of_o his_o inward_a substance_n or_o soul_n if_o it_o be_v far_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o real_a resemblance_n between_o a_o picture_n of_o a_o man_n and_o his_o outward_a lineament_n but_o there_o be_v none_o between_o god_n and_o the_o image_n of_o a_o man_n then_o i_o ask_v what_o beauty_n argument_n do_v signify_v towards_o the_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o make_v a_o image_n of_o god_n for_o if_o god_n may_v be_v paint_v because_o man_n may_v who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n for_o the_o image_n of_o the_o image_n be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o exemplar_n then_o it_o follow_v that_o man_n be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o he_o may_v be_v paint_v and_o so_o god_n and_o man_n must_v agree_v in_o that_o common_a thing_n which_o be_v a_o capacity_n of_o be_v represent_v which_o can_v be_v suppose_v without_o as_o real_a a_o resemblance_n between_o god_n and_o his_o image_n as_o between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o picture_n but_o t._n g._n tell_v we_o 69._o that_o they_o abhor_v the_o very_a thought_n of_o make_v any_o such_o likeness_n of_o god_n and_o all_o that_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n allow_v be_v only_a make_v representation_n of_o some_o apparition_n or_o action_n of_o god_n in_o a_o way_n proportionable_a to_o our_o humane_a conception_n i_o answer_v 1._o it_o be_v no_o great_a sign_n of_o their_o abhor_v the_o thought_n of_o any_o such_o likeness_n of_o god_n to_o see_v such_o argument_n make_v use_v of_o to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o make_v image_n of_o god_n which_o do_v imply_v it_o 2._o those_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o most_o use_v and_o allow_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v be_v think_v by_o wise_a man_n of_o their_o own_o church_n to_o imply_v such_o a_o likeness_n molanus_n and_o thyraeus_n mention_v four_o sort_n of_o image_n of_o the_o trinity_n 16._o that_o have_v be_v use_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n 1._o that_o of_o a_o old_a man_n for_o god_n the_o father_n and_o of_o christ_n in_o humane_a nature_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o dove_n 2._o that_o of_o three_o person_n of_o equal_a age_n and_o stature_n 3._o that_o of_o a_o image_n of_o the_o bl._n virgin_n in_o the_o belly_n of_o which_o be_v represent_v the_o holy_a trinity_n this_o joh._n gerson_n say_v 620._o he_o see_v in_o the_o carmelites_n church_n and_o say_v there_o be_v other_o like_o it_o and_o molanus_n say_v he_o have_v see_v such_o a_o one_o himself_o among_o the_o carthusian_n 4._o that_o of_o one_o head_n with_o three_o face_n or_o one_o body_n and_o three_o head_n which_o molanus_n say_v be_v much_o more_o common_a than_o the_o other_o and_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o office_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n these_o two_o latter_a those_o author_n do_v not_o allow_v because_o the_o former_a of_o they_o tend_v to_o a_o dangerous_a error_n viz._n that_o the_o whole_a trinity_n be_v incarnate_a of_o the_o b._n virgin_n and_o the_o latter_a molanus_n say_v be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n it_o seem_v then_o there_o be_v one_o invention_n of_o the_o devil_n at_o least_o to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o masse-book_n for_o say_v he_o the_o devil_n once_o appear_v with_o three_o head_n to_o a_o monk_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v the_o trinity_n but_o the_o two_o former_a they_o allow_v and_o defend_v waldensis_n 155._o say_v molanus_n with_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o learning_n defend_v that_o of_o the_o three_o person_n from_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o three_o to_o abraham_n and_o thyraeus_n justify_v the_o first_o and_o the_o most_o common_a from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n the_o consent_n of_o father_n and_o the_o h._n scripture_n and_o yet_o pope_n john_n 22._o as_o aventinus_n relate_v it_o 751._o condemn_v some_o to_o the_o fire_n as_o anthropomorphites_n and_o enemy_n to_o religion_n for_o make_v the_o very_a same_o representation_n of_o the_o trinity_n which_o he_o defend_v be_v only_o of_o god_n as_o a_o old_a man_n and_o of_o the_o son_n as_o a_o young_a man_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n under_o the_o picture_n of_o a_o dove_n ysambertus_n take_v notice_n of_o this_o story_n 7._o but_o he_o say_v they_o be_v such_o image_n as_o be_v according_a to_o