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The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
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Here we are to remember two Caveats, touching Religious Adoration.
Here we are to remember two Caueats, touching Religious Adoration.
First, if Adoration be given to the true God, with a false and erroneous intention, it makes him an Idol. For example; If the body be bowed, with this intent, to worship God out of the Trinity, as the Turk doth; or if he be worshipped out of the Son, with the Jew; thus doing, we worship not the true God, but an Idol. The reason is, because God is so to be conceived of us, as he hath manifested himself in his own word, and no otherwise. If otherwise, God is not conceived, but an Idol ⟨p. 353⟩or fiction of the brain; and the Adoration is not done to God, but to the Idol.
First, if Adoration be giuen to the true God, with a false and erronious intention, it makes him an Idol. For example; If the body be bowed, with this intent, to worship God out of the Trinitie, as the Turke doth; or if he be worshipped out of the Son, with the Iew; thus doing, wee worship not the true God, but an Idoll. The reason is, because God is so to be conceiued of vs, as he hath manifested himselfe in his owne word, and no otherwise. If otherwise, God is not conceiued, but an Idoll ⟨p. 353⟩or fiction of the braine; and the Adoration is not done to God, but to the Idoll.
Secondly, to worship God in, at, or before an Image, is Idolatry & superstition; and God so worshipped, is made an Idol. For he that thus worships him, bindeth his presence, operation, and grace, to those places, to which God never bound himself, or his presence, &c. God hath not appointed Images, to be pledges of these things, either by promise, or commandment. Hence it followeth, that the man, which worships God, otherwise then he would be worshipped, or looks to be heard, when God will not be heard, is an Idolater. Again, God expressly forbids the the worship of his Majesty, in, at, or before any creature in heaven or in earth.