A37046:315
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
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.
Secondly: That way of Worshipping God is clearly condemned by them […] particular scope of this Command, which is first, to discharge all gross thoughts o• God or his Service; which scope, As it sayeth, God cannot dwell in Temples▪ So▪ neither can He be worshipped by mens hands▪ that is, by Images made with me• hands, as these in Athens did, Acts 17. 24. 25. For they ignorantly worshipped th• true God▪ 2. To show that he should not be served as Idolaters served their Gods by Images▪ Deut. 4. and 22 30▪ 31, 32. This binds us to the Word for all institute worship, but especially restraineth us from Idolaters, their way of worship as well as from their Idols, Thou shalt not do so to the Lord thy God: Note, that So set down, v. 4. relateth to Groves, Images, High places, &c. mentioned v. 3. which place doth not only discharge such Service to be given •o Idols, but the giving of any such Service to God himself, who will have no such Service: And if it be clea• that worshipping him by Groves and High places be condemned, why not worshipping him by Images also? for the prohibition So, looketh to all.
Secondly: That way of Worshipping God is clearly condemned by them 〈…〉 particular scope of this Command, which is first, to discharge all gross thoughts o• God or his Service; which scope, As it sayeth, God cannot dwell in Temples▪ So▪ neither can He be worshipped by mens hands▪ that is, by Images made with me• hands, as these in Athens did,