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That man has yet to be born whose practice will be regulated by this insipid theory (dieser grauen theorie).
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The seconde, thou shalte not make any grauen Image, or likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue, in the earthe benethe, or in the water vnder the earthe, thou shalt not bowe doune to them, nor worshippe them.
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As for the other imagerie of coruen grauen, or molten worke, thei do so hate and abhorre: that they call vs
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They haue but one temple, all of white stone, builte vpon pilours, grauen, and embossed, thre hundred and xxxviii. taylours yardes square, that is to saye, euen of lengthe and bredthe, euery waye so muche.
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And somewhat acordinge to the syse of the temple, it is sette full of highe ymages very precious: coruen and grauen.
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Cup of siluer curiously wrought, with verses grauen in it, expressing the histories workmanly set out in the same.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Captaine Bassa, who is Admirall of the seas, his name is Vchali, he would not receiue vs into his house, but into his gallie, to deliuer our present, which was as followeth: Foure pieces of cloth, and two siluer pots gilt and grauen.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Macham, which loued her dearely built a chapell, or hermitage, to bury her in, calling it by the name of Iesus, and caused his name and hers to be written or grauen vpon the stone of her tombe, and the occasion of their arriuall there.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They maintaine the opinions of the Greeke Church: they suffer no grauen images of saints in their Churches, but their pictures painted in tables they haue in great abundance, which they do adore and offer vnto, and burne waxe candles before them, and cast holy water vpon them, without other honour.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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They haue no grauen images in their Churches, but all painted, to the intent they will not breake the commandement: but to their painted images they vse such idolatrie, that the like was neuer heard of in England.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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