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A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 3 › Question 113: Quest. 113. What Images, and what use of Images is lawful or unlawful?
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8. The Image of an over-honoured or falsely honoured person, (though not adored) may not be so made, placed or used, as tendeth to tempt others also to such honour. As of Mahomet, or Apollonius, (as Alexander Severus placed him and others, with Abraham and Christ in his Lararium or Chapel). And many give too much honour by Images to Alexander, Caesar, and such other great thieves and murderers of mankind.
8. The Image of an over-honoured or falsly honoured person, (though not adored) may not be so made, placed or used, as tendeth to tempt others also to such honour. As of Mahomet, or Apollonius, (as Alexander Severus placed him and others, with Abraham and Christ in his Lararium or Chappel). And many give too much honour by Images to Alexander, Caesar, and such other great thieves and murderers of mankind.
9. It is unlawful to make lascivious Images of naked persons, and place or use them so, as tendeth to be a temptation to lust or immodesty. A common sin of persons of unclean imaginations.
9. It is unlawful to make lascivious Images of naked persons, and place or use them so, as tendeth to be a temptation to lust or immodesty. A common sin of persons of unclean immaginations.
10. It is also unlawful so to represent Plays, pompous honours, splendid clothing or building as tendeth more to tempt the beholders to sinful desires, than to any good.
10. It is also unlawful so to represent Plays, pompous honours, splendid cloathing or building as tendeth more to tempt the beholders to sinful desires, than to any good.