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5. The Replier also in the second place alleged▪ that every resemblance of a holy thing, is not therefore holy: because then every Ale-house picture taken from holy things mentioned in Scripture, should be holy; and a model of the Temple, carried by a Tyrian workman, into his country for news, should have been holy.

5. The Replier also in the second place alleged▪ that every resemblance of a holy thing, is not therfor holy: because then every Ale-house picture taken from holy thinges mentioned in Scripture, should be holy; and a modell of the Temple, caried by a Tyrian workman, into his countrie for newes, should have been holy.

To this the Rejoinder (after a few words of course) answereth, that this is to separate the resemblance of a thing, from the use of it. As if the Def. had not argued simply, & merely, from the resemblance, making, as yet, no mention of the use! If there be any Sophistry in this argument (as the Rejoinder saith there is) it is first found in the Defender his uncouth reason.

To this the Rejoynder (after a few wordes of course) answereth, that this is to separat the resemblance of a thing, from the use of it. As if the Def. had not argued simply, & meerly, from the resemblance, making, as yet, no mention of the use! If ther be any Sophistrie in this argument (as the Rejoynder sayth ther is) it is first found in the Defender his uncouth reason.

6. The Defender went about to prove, first, that this Altar did mystically signify a spiritual duty, in respect of the Gileadites then living; viz: to teach that the Lord was God.