The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…

12 Yet he is not so superstitious that he thinketh no images may be suffered at all, but the majesty of God chiefly which is far above the sense of our eyes ought not to be abused with uncomely ⟨image 19⟩devised shapes, but those things only whereof our eyes are culpable, of this sort images are either historical or personal only, the first of these hath some use in teaching: the other bringeth nothing but delight.

12 Yet he is not so superstitious that he thinketh no images may be suffered at all, but the maiestie of God chieflie which is far aboue the sense of our eies ought not to be abused with vncomelie ⟨image 19⟩deuised shapes, but those things onelie whereof our eies are culpable, of this sort images are either historical or personall onlie, the first of these hath some vse in teaching: the other bringeth nothing but delight.

13 But Images ought not to be set in the Churches (no not those that are historical truly) as is proved by two arguments drawn from the unprofitableness and uncomeliness thereof. Augustin saith that images do more avail to bow down an unhappy soul by this that they have mouths,¹ eyes, ears, and feet, then to amend it by this that they neither speak nor see, nor hear nor go:² and therefore John willed us to beware not only of worshipping of Images, but only of images themselves.

13 But Images ought not to be set in the Churches (no not those that are historicall truely) as is prooued by two argumentes drawne from the vnprofitablenesse and vncomelinesse thereof. Augustin saith yt images do more auail to bow down an vnhappy soule by this that they haue mouthes,