A09453:259
A Reformed Catholic
A reformed Catholic: or, A declaration showing how near we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundry points of religion: and wherein we must for ever depart from them with an advertisement to all favourers of the Roman religion, showing that the said religion is against the Catholic principles and grounds of the catechism.A reformed Catholike: or, A declaration shewing how neere we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundrie points of religion: and vvherein we must for euer depart from them with an advertisment to all fauourers of the Romane religion, shewing that the said religion is against the Catholike principles and grounds of the catechisme.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1598Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1598
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.
The ninth point. Of Images.
Our consent.
Conclusion 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 ⟨p. 171⟩is the gift of God, as the example of Bezaleel, and Aholiab declare, Exod. 35. 30. This use of Images may be in sundry things. I. In the adorning and 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 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, Matth. 22. whether it was lawful to give tribute to Cesar or no? he called for a penny and said, whose image or super scription 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 pote of Manna. III. Images serve to keep in memory