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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
Q. 4. What were the first Creatures worshipped as Gods?
A. Probably the heavenly Bodies, Sun, Moon and Stars, because of their splendour and influence,; th•se as Heralds, do ⟨p. 111⟩proclaim God to the World. Psal. 19.1, 2. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handy work. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. And these messengers of God were mistaken for God himself; Job 31.26, 27. If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness, and my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand; This also were an iniquity, for I should have denied the God that is above.
A. Probably the heavenly Bodies, Sun, Moon and Stars, because of their splendor and influence,; th•se as Heralds, do ⟨p. 111⟩proclaim God to the World. Psal. 19.1, 2. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handy work. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. And these messengers of God were mistaken for God himself; Iob 31.26, 27. If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness, and my heart hath been secretly inticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand; This also were an iniquity, for I should have denied the God that is above.