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A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…A sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…
A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By James Usher. Professor of Divinity in the University of Dublin, in IrelandA sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By Iames Vssher. Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Dublin, in Ireland
London: printed by I.Dawson for John Bartlett, 1624London: printed by I.Dawson for Iohn Bartlett, 1624
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They were best therefore from henceforth confess themselves to be Idolaters: and stand to it, that every kind of Idolatry is not unlawful. Their Jesuite Gregorius de Valentia will tell them for their comfort,1 that it is no absurdity to think that Saint Peter, when he deterreth the faithful by name ab illicitis Idolorum cultibus ([Greek or Hebrew] Saint Peter calleth them, that is, abominable Idolatries) doth insinuate thereby, that *some worship of Images is lawful. John Monceye the Frenchman in his Aaron Purgatus (dedicated to the late Pope Paul the fifth) and in his twenty questions propounded to Visorius, stretcheth yet a strain higher. For howsoever he cannot away with the name of Idols and Idolatry; yet he liketh the thing it self so well, that he undertaketh to clear Aaron from committing any error in setting up the golden Calf, and laboureth to purge Laban, and Micah, and Jeroboam too from the imputation of Idolatry: having found indeed, that nothing had been done by them in this kind, which is not agreeable to the practice of the Roman Church at this day.
They were best therefore from henceforth confesse themselues to be Idolaters: and stand to it, that euery kinde of Idolatry is not vnlawfull. Their Iesuite Gregorius de Valentia will tell them for their comfort,1 that it is no absurdity to thinke that Saint Peter, when he deterreth the faithfull by name ab illicitis Idolorum cultibus (〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Saint Peter calleth them, that is, abominable Idolatries) doth insinuate therby, that *some worship of Images is lawfull. Iohn Monceye the Frenchman in his Aaron Purgatus (dedicated to the late Pope Paul the fifth) and in his twenty questions propounded to Visorius, stretcheth yet a straine higher. For howsoeuer hee cannot away with the name of Idols and Idolatry; yet he liketh the thing it selfe so well, that he vndertaketh to cleare Aaron from committing any error in setting vp the golden Calfe, and laboureth to purge Laban, and Micha, and Ieroboam too from the imputation of Idolatry: hauing found indeed, that nothing had beene done by them in this kinde, which is not agreeable to the practice of the Romane Church at this day.