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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Our consent.
Conclus. I. We acknowledge the civill use of images as freely and truly as the Church of Rome doth. By civill use I understand, that use which is made of them in the common societies of men, out of the appointed places of the solemn worship of God And this to be lawful, it appeareth; because the arts of painting and graving are the ordinance of God: and to be skilful in them is the gift of God, as the example of Bezaleel, and Aholiab declare, Exod. 35.•0. This use of Images may be in sundry things. I. In the adorning & setting forth of buildings: thus Solomon beautified his throne with the image of lions. And the Lord commanded his temple to be adorned with the images ⟨p. 962⟩of palm trees, of pomegranates, of bulls, cherubs, and such like. II. It serves for the distinction of coins; according to the practise of Emperors and Princes of all nations. When Christ was asked, Math. 22. whether it was lawful to give tribute to Cesar or no? he called for a penny and said, Whose image or superscription is this, they said, Caesars: he then said, Give to Cesar the things that are Caesars: not condemning but approving the stamp or image upon his coin. And though the Jews were forbidden to make images in way of representation, or worship of the true God: yet the Sickle of the sanctuary, which they used, specially after the time of Moses, was stamped with the image of the Almond tree, and the pot of Manna. III. Images serve to keep in memory friends deceased, whom we reverence. And it is like, that hence came one occasion of the images that are now in use in the Roman Church. For in the days after the Apostles men used privately to keep the pictures of their friends departed: and this practise after crept into the open congregation; and at last, superstition getting head, images began to be worshipped.
Conclus. I. We acknowledge the ciuill vse of images as freely and truly as the Church of Rome doth. By ciuill vse I vnderstand, that vse which is made of them in the common societies of men, out of the appointed places of the solemne worship of God And this to be lawfull, it appeareth; because the arts of painting and grauing are the ordinance of God: and to be skilfull in them is the gift of God, as the example of Bezaleel, and Aholiab declare,