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Then perfourmeth he the like superstitious idolatrie towards the East, for the honour of the ayre: and then to the West for the honour of the water: and lastly to the North in the behalfe of the dead.
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The Psalmes they sing as wee doe, hauing no image, nor vsing any maner of idolatrie: their error is, that they beleeue not in
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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Then perfourmeth he the like superstitious idolatrie towards the East, for the honour of the ayre: and then to the West for the honour of the water: and lastly to the North in the behalfe of the dead.
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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-- "Qui pensent farder leur idolatrie par ces mots de Dulie et Latrie."
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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* Qui pensent farder leur idolatrie par ces mots de Dulie et Latrie:
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1 1509-1564 1996
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For quhan it was fund dangerous that Johnne Knox, quha befoir was electit Minister [894] to that Kyrk, sould contynew thair, the brethren requeistit the said Johnne Willock to abyde with thame, least that, for laik of ministeris, idolatrie sould be erectit up agane.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Bot quhill strangearis ar brocht in to suppres us, our commun-welth, and posteritie, quhill idolatrie is mentenit, and
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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All the haill people had declyned from God; idolatrie was manteaned by the commoun consent of the multitude; and as the text sayeth, "Everie man did that whiche appeareth good in his awin eyis."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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¶ Some will deeme this a meere fable, and saie it sauoureth of grosse superstition and idolatrie, wherevpon they will conclude that no such fragments poudered with papistrie should be inserted into a chronicle.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed
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