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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Nine and Fortieth accused Point.
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3. But we are warned oft enough by God, and by the mischievous effects of it in the Churches, against all Idolatrous and scandalous, and ensnaring respect and use of Images, which are either false Representations, or are used contrary to the second Commandment, to Corporal Idolatry though not mental, in such likeness to the Heathen use of their Demons Images and deified Heroes and Emperors, as ⟨p. 166⟩seemeth to be but a change of the object Persons; or may tempt others to unlawful usage of them: Especially the use being not commanded us of God, while it is dangerous.
3. But we are warned oft enough by God, and by the mischievous effects of it in the Churches, against all Idolatrous and scandalous, and ensnaring respect and use of Images, which are either false Representations, or are used contrary to the second Commandment, to Corporal Idolatry though not mental, in such likeness to the Heathen use of their Demons Images and deified Heroes and Emperours, as ⟨p. 166⟩seemeth to be but a change of the object Persons; or may tempt others to unlawful usage of them: Especially the use being not commanded us of God, while it is dangerous.
And we abhor the Papists Omission of the second Commandment, and turning the Tenth into two, lest the people should perceive the evil of such Imagery. No wonder that their Proselytes must be kept in Ignorance, and forbid the Scriptures in a known Tongue, without a special Licence, when they must not ordinarily read or hear all the Ten Commandments, even these Ten written by God himself in Stone, are too much for them to be trusted with; and yet all the Mass of Ceremonies, and Ocean of Canon Laws, are not too much: And he that must be killed for not obeying these, must not know all Gods own Ten Commands; yea many have been burnt for having his Word Translated.