A09453:270
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
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Arguments of the Papists.
The reasons which they use to defend their opinions are these. I. In Solomons temple were erected Cherubins, which were Images of angels, on the Mercy seat where God was worshipped: and thereby was resembled the majesty of God, therefore it is lawful to make images to resemble God. Answ. They were erected by special commandment from God. who prescribed the very form of them and the place where they must be set: and thereby Moses had a warrant to make them; otherwise he had sinned: let them show the like warrant for their images if they can. Secondly the Cherubins were placed in the holy of holies in the most inward place of the Temple, and consequently were removed from ⟨p. 178⟩the sight of the people, who only heard of them: & none but the high priest saw them, and that but once a year. And the Cherubins without the veil though they were to be seen, yet were they not to be worship ped. Exo. 20. 4. Therefore they serve nothing at all to justify the images of the Church of Rome.
The reasons which they vse to defend their opinions are these. I. In Salomons temple were erected Cherubins, which were Images of angels, on the Mercieseat where God was worshipped: and thereby was resembled the maiestie of God, therefore it is lawefull to make images to resemble God. Ansvv. They were erected by speciall commandement from God. who prescribed the very forme of them and the place where they must be set: and thereby Moses had a warrant to make them; otherwise he had sinned: let them shewe the like warrant for their images if they can. Secondly the Cherubins were placed in the holy of holies in the most inward place of the Temple, and consequently were remoued from ⟨p. 178⟩the sight of the people, who onely heard of them: & none but the high priest saw them, and that but once a yeare. And the Cherubins without the vayle though they were to be seene, yet were they not to be worship ped.