A65285:1947
A Body of Practical Divinity
A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...
London: printed for Thomas Parkurst, 1692
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2. The Heathens may bring the same Argument for their gross Idolatry, as the Papists do for their Image-worship; who of the Heathens were so simple, as to think Gold and Silver, or the Figure of an Ox or Elephant, were God? They were only Emblems and Hieroglyphics to represent him; they did worship the invisible God, by such visible things. To worship God by an Image, God takes as done to the Image itself.
2. The Heathens may bring the same Argument for their gross Idolatry, as the Papists do for their Image-worship; who of the Heathens were so simple, as to think Gold and Silver, or the Figure of an Ox or Elephant, were God? They were only Emblems and Hieroglyphicks to represent him; they did worship the invisible God, by such visible things. To worship God by an Image, God takes as done to the Image itself.
Obj. 2. But say the Papists, Images are Lay-mens Books, and they are good to put us in mind of God. One of the Popish Councils affirmed that we might learn more by an Image, than by long study of the Scriptures.
Resp. Hab. 2.18. What profiteth the Graven Image, the Molten Image, and a Teacher of Lies? Is an Image a Lay-mans Book? See then what Lessons this Book teacheth, it teacheth Lies, it represents God in a visible shape, who is invisible. For the Papists to say they make use of an Image, to put them in mind of God, is as if a Woman should say she keeps company with another Man, to put her in mind of her Husband.
Resp. Hab. 2.18. What profiteth the Graven Image, the Molten Image, and a Teacher of Lies? Is an Image a Lay-mans Book? See then what Lessons this Book teacheth, it teacheth Lyes, it represents God in a visible shape, who is invisible. For the Papists to say they make use of an Image, to put them in mind of God, is as if a Woman should say she keeps company with another Man, to put her in mind of her Husband.