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A Golden Chain
A golden chain: or The description of theology containing the order of the causes of salvation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seen in the table annexed. Hereunto is adjoined the order which M. Theodore Beza used in comforting afflicted consciences.A golden chaine: or The description of theologie containing the order of the causes of saluation and damnation, according to Gods word. A view whereof is to be seene in the table annexed. Hereunto is adioyned the order which M. Theodore Beza vsed in comforting afflicted consciences.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1600Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1600
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And they have very plainly repealed the second commandment, in that they teach it lawful to make images of the true God, and to worship him in them. For the flat contrary is the very scope of this commandment: namely that no image must be made of the true Jehovah: nor any worship be performed unto him in an image: which appeareth thus. In Deuteronomy Moses maketh a large Commentary of this commandment, and this very point he sets down expressly, saying,1 take heed to your selves: for ye saw no image in the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb, out of the middest of the fire: that ye corrupt not your selves, and make you a graven image, or representation of any figure, &c. His argument I set down thus. As God appeared in mount Horeb, so he is to be conceived and represented: but he appeared in no image in mount Horeb, only his voice was heard: therefore he is not to be conceived or represented in any image: but men are to be content, if they may hear his voice. Again, that sin to which the people of Israel were specially given, even that doth the Lord specially forbid: but to this were the people of Israel specially given, not so much to make images of false gods, as to make images of the true God, and to worship him in them: which I prove thus.
And they haue very plainely repealed the second commandement, in that they teach it lawfull to make images of the true God, and to worship him in them. For the flat contrarie is the very scope of this commandement: namely that no image must be made of the true Iehoua: nor any worship be performed vnto him in an image: which appeareth thus. In Deutronomie Moses maketh a large Commentarie of this commandement, and this very point he sets down expressely, saying,1 take heed to your selues: for ye sawe no image in the day that the Lord spake vnto you in Horeb, out of the middest of the fire: that ye corrupt not your selues, and make you a grauen image, or representation of any figure, &c. His argument I set downe thus. As God appeared in mount Horeb, so he is to be conceiued and represented: but hee appeared in no image in mount Horeb, only his voice was heard: therefore he is not to be conceiued or represented in any image: but men are to be content, if they may heare his voice. Againe, that sin to which the people of Israel were specially giuen, euen that doth the Lord specially forbid: but to this were the people of Israel specially giuen, not so much to make images of false gods, as to make images of the true God, and to worship him in them: which I prooue thus.