The main principles of Christian religion in a 107 short articles or aphorisms, generally…

To. 2. Hom II. p. 1. Lest the Doctrine against Images should not be marked or remarked, the same is written and required not in one but in sundry places of the word of God,—Neither could the notableness of the place, being the very beginning of the very loving Lords Law, make us to mark it.—So that if either the multitude or plainness of the places might make us to understand, or the earnest charge that God giveth in these places move us to regard; or the horrible plagues, punishment, and dreadful destruction, threatened to such worshippers of Images or Idols, setters up or maintainers of them, might engender any fear in our hearts, we would once leave and forsake this wickedness, being in the Lords light so great an offence and abomination. —p. 3. Images and Image-worshipping were in the primitive Church (which was most pure and incorrupt) abhorred and detested as abominable, and contrary to true Christian Religion.—p. 3. Idolatry cannot be separated from Images any long time, but as an unseparable accident, or as a shadow follows the body when the Sun shineth, so Idolatry followeth and cleaveth to the public having of Images in Temples and Churches. —It is not possible to keep men from Idolatry, if Images ⟨p. 91⟩be suffered publicly; —the Images of God, our Saviour, the Virgin, the Apostles, Martyrs, and others of notable holiness, of all others most dangerous.

To. 2. Hom II. p. 1. Lest the Doctrine against Images should not be marked or remarked, the same is written and required not in one but in sundry places of the word of God,—Neither could the notableness of the place, being the very beginning of the very loving Lords Law, make us to mark it.—So that if either the multitude or plainness of the places might make us to understand, or the earnest charge that God giveth in these places move us to regard; or the horrible plagues, punishment, and dreadful destruction, threatned to such worshippers of Images or Idols, setters up or maintainers of them, might ingender any fear in our hearts, we would once leave and forsake this wickedness, being in the Lords light so great an offence and abomination. —p. 3. Images and Image-worshipping were in the primitive Church (which was most pure and incorrupt) abhorr'd and detested as abominable, and contrary to true Christian Religion.—p. 3. Idolatry cannot be separated from Images any long time, but as an unseparable accident, or as a shadow follows the body when the Sun shineth, so Idolatry followeth and cleaveth to the publick having of Images in Temples and Churches. —It is not possible to keep men from Idolatry, if Images