A26892:7128
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?
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.
16. It is unlawful to place the Image of a tutelary Saint or Angel in House, Church or Town, on supposition that we shall be the safer while that Image is there placed; or else to profess our trust in that particular guardian. Because no man knoweth what Angel God doth make his Guardian, nor can we distinguish them; Much less that he maketh such or such a Saint our Guardian. And mens own (foolish) choosing such a one to be their Guardian, will not make them so. Nor hath God appointed or promised to bless any such imagery.
17. It is sinful to use such amorous Images of the persons towards whom your lust is kindled, as tendeth to increase or keep up that lust, or to make profession or ostentation of it. As Lustful persons use to carry or keep the pictures of those on whom they dote.
18. It is unlawful to make such use of the pictures of our deceased friends, as tendeth to increase our inordinate sorrow for them.
19. It is unlawful to make such Images, Monuments or Memorials of the best and holiest persons or Martyrs, as may endanger or tempt men to any inordinate veneration, of, or confidence in the persons honoured.