The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

1. We must cast out of our minds all likenesses of any creature in heaven or earth: God hath flatly prohibited all Images of God, and all terrestrial likenesses, to be set up of him, in our Churches, houses or hearts: Commandment 2. We must not therefore conceive that God is like any thing that sense can set before us in heaven or earth.

1. Wee must cast out of our mindes all likenesses of any creature in heauen or earth: God hath flatly prohibited all Images of God, and all terestriall likenesses, to be set vp of him, in our Churches, houses or hearts: Commandement 2. Wee must not therefore conceiue that God is like any thing that sense can set before vs in heauen or earth.

2. We must in the next place take heed that we be not ensnared by the misconceiving of certain relative attributes given to God in the Scriptures: Many things are said of God in Scripture, by way of sign, not by way of Image or likeness: which we must so think of as to understand what they signify, but not to fashion in our hearts the resemblances which the words import: for instance,

2. We must in the next place take heede that we be not insnared by the misconceiuing of certaine relatiue attributes giuen to God in the Scriptures: Many things are said of God in Scripture, by way of signe, not by way of Image or likenesse: which wee must so thinke of as to vnderstand what they signifie, but not to fashion in our hearts the resemblances which the words import: for instance,

1. Some things are attributed to God Ironically, not properly, as when the Prophet ascribes deceit unto God,