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A66961
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Concerning images and idolatry
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R. H., 1609-1678.
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1689
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trinitatem_fw-la servitio_fw-la aut_fw-la adoratione_n non_fw-la impenderent_fw-la anathemata_fw-la judicarentur_fw-la qui_fw-la supra_fw-la sanctissimi_fw-la patres_fw-la nostri_fw-la omnimodis_fw-la &_o orationem_fw-la &_o servitutem_fw-la eye_v renuentes_fw-la contempserunt_fw-la atque_fw-la consentientes_fw-la condemnaverunt_fw-la much_o dispute_n have_v be_v and_o many_o reason_n on_o either_o side_n produce_v concern_v the_o true_a decree_n of_o this_o council_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o or_o against_o adoration_n i._n e._n veneration_n of_o image_n historian_n vary_v in_o this_o matter_n and_o the_o former_a publish_v act_n of_o this_o council_n contain_v nothing_o thereof_o but_o for_o the_o present_a we_o will_v suppose_v this_o forementioned_a decree_n genuine_a i._n e._n grant_v all_o our_o adversary_n can_v desire_v and_o proceed_v only_a to_o examine_v how_o the_o nicene_n decree_n be_v any_o way_n debilitate_a thereby_o desire_v this_o on_o the_o other_o side_n to_o be_v grant_v i_o that_o pope_n adrian_n at_o least_o confirm_v no_o such_o decree_n of_o franckfort_n upon_o these_o consideration_n 1._o both_o because_o adrian_n profess_v to_o the_o emperor_n his_o admit_v and_o confirm_v the_o decree_n of_o nice_a 2._o and_o also_o write_v a_o answer_n in_o defence_n of_o it_o to_o the_o caroline_n book_n and_o particular_o act._n 3._o c._n 9_o to_o that_o chapter_n l._n 3._o c._n 17._o which_o charge_v the_o nicene_n synod_n with_o the_o very_a same_o error_n as_o this_o franckfort_n decree_n do_v where_o he_o show_v that_o the_o nicene_n synod_n maintain_v just_a the_o contrary_n and_o 3._o because_o in_o some_o part_n of_o that_o answer_n he_o produce_v two_o forementioned_a council_n hold_v at_o rome_n one_o of_o they_o by_o his_o immediate_a predecessor_n stephen_n iu._n the_o delegated_a bishop_n of_o france_n also_o consent_v to_o have_v decree_v the_o same_o veneration_n of_o image_n before_o that_o of_o nice_n as_o also_o his_o predecessor_n st._n gregory_n to_o have_v teach_v it_o and_o last_o because_o the_o gallican_n bishop_n assemble_v at_o paris_n under_o ludovicus_n pius_fw-la in_o 824_o when_o the_o former_a transaction_n of_o franckfort_n can_v not_o be_v unknown_a or_o forget_v accuse_v pope_n adrian_n for_o side_v with_o and_o defend_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o adoration_n of_o image_n not_o just_o do_v if_o his_o latter_a act_n at_o franckfort_n be_v contrary_a to_o and_o condemn_v both_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o consequent_o his_o own_o answer_n neither_o though_o ado_n in_o his_o chronicle_n and_o so_o other_o after_o he_o mention_n the_o presence_n of_o pope_n adrian_n legate_n in_o this_o synod_n of_o franckfort_n and_o they_o may_v be_v there_o and_o dissent_v yet_o do_v i_o see_v any_o probability_n thereof_o because_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o they_o as_o always_o use_v to_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n where_o there_o be_v of_o all_o the_o other_o member_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o emperor_n charles_n and_o it_o be_v also_o manifest_a that_o pope_n adrian_n epistle_n to_o the_o spanish_a clergy_n against_o elipandus_n insert_v in_o that_o council_n be_v procure_v by_o charles_n his_o agent_n at_o rome_n before_o its_o sit_v §_o 25_o after_o this_o to_o consider_v the_o canon_n of_o franckfort_n itself_o we_o see_v it_o condemn_v those_o that_o give_v such_o adoration_n to_o the_o image_n of_o saint_n as_o to_o the_o deifical_a trinity_n which_o condemnation_n be_v such_o as_o both_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o adrian_n and_o the_o present_a roman_a church_n do_v willing_o admit_v and_o subscribe_v to_o the_o definition_n of_o nice_a as_o appear_v before_o be_v pointblank_o opposite_a to_o any_o such_o adoration_n non_fw-la secundum_fw-la fidem_fw-la nostram_fw-la veram_fw-la latriam_fw-la quae_fw-la solum_fw-la divinae_fw-la naturae_fw-la competit_fw-la sed_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la typo_fw-la venerandae_fw-la crucis_fw-la &_o sanctis_fw-la evangeliis_fw-la etc._n etc._n only_o the_o application_n of_o such_o a_o tenet_n and_o such_o a_o anathematisme_n to_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a be_v that_o which_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a the_o father_n at_o franckfort_n err_v in_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o mistake_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o the_o question_n indeed_o about_o adoration_n and_o the_o report_n of_o such_o a_o anathematisme_n by_o the_o nicene_n council_n in_fw-la qua_fw-la scriptum_fw-la habebatur_fw-la say_v the_o franckfort_n decree_n be_v allata_fw-la in_o medium_n but_o not_o the_o copy_n itself_o or_o if_o the_o copy_n that_o copy_n must_v be_v false_a for_o in_o express_a word_n the_o true_a copy_n have_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o just_a the_o contrary_n for_o we_o see_v that_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o act_n of_o this_o council_n though_o it_o be_v grant_v well_o know_v to_o the_o author_n of_o the_o caroline_n book_n and_o to_o the_o assembly_n at_o paris_n some_o twenty_o year_n after_o this_o at_o franckfort_n yet_o be_v not_o common_a in_o the_o west_n or_o come_v into_o many_o hand_n insomuch_o also_o as_o that_o it_o be_v unknown_a to_o st._n thomas_n and_o the_o ancient_a schoolman_n hence_o that_o much_o cite_a passage_n of_o hincmar_n a_o writer_n of_o those_o time_n contra_fw-la hincmar_n laudun_n c._n 20._o septima_fw-la autem_fw-la apud_fw-la graecos_n vocata_fw-la universalis_fw-la pseudosynodus_a de_fw-fr imaginibus_fw-la quas_fw-la quidam_fw-la confringendas_fw-la quidam_fw-la autem_fw-la adorandas_fw-la dicebant_fw-la neutra_fw-la pars_fw-la intellectu_fw-la sano_fw-la definiens_fw-la sine_fw-la authoritate_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la non_fw-la long_o ante_fw-la nostra_fw-la tempora_fw-la niceae_n est_fw-la a_o compluribus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la habita_fw-la &_o romam_fw-la missa_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la papa_n romanus_n in_o franciam_fw-la direxit_fw-la unde_fw-la tempore_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la jussione_n apostolicae_fw-la sedis_fw-la generalis_fw-la synodus_fw-la in_o francia_n convocante_fw-la praefato_fw-la imperatore_n celebrata_fw-la &_o secundum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la tramitem_fw-la traditionemque_fw-la majorum_fw-la ipsa_fw-la graecorum_n pseudosynodus_a destructa_fw-la est_fw-la &_o penitus_fw-la abdicata_fw-la de_fw-la cujus_fw-la destructione_n non_fw-la modicum_fw-la volumen_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o palatio_fw-la adolescentulus_fw-la legi_fw-la ab_fw-la eodem_fw-la imperatore_n romam_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la quosdam_fw-la episcopos_fw-la missum_fw-la be_v find_v to_o have_v many_o mistake_n in_o it_o 1_o who_o first_o mention_n the_o constantinopolitan_a and_o the_o nicene_n as_o one_o council_n divide_v into_o two_o extreme_n in_o their_o opinion_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v hold_v without_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n which_o error_n the_o caroline_n book_n have_v spread_v in_o the_o west_n though_o the_o act_n of_o the_o nicene_n council_n often_o make_v clear_a the_o contrary_a mention_v the_o presence_n of_o his_o legate_n and_o in_o actione_n 2._o recite_v pope_n adrian_n synodical_a epistle_n send_v by_o they_o full_o agree_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o council_n concern_v veneration_n of_o image_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o other_o holy_a thing_n 3._o that_o pope_n adrian_n have_v receive_v a_o copy_n of_o it_o send_v it_o to_o charles_n and_o that_o by_o the_o pope_n order_n a_o general_n synod_n be_v call_v by_o the_o emperor_n in_o france_n he_o say_v but_o sure_o mean_v this_o of_o franckfort_n wherein_o the_o greek_a pseudo-synod_n be_v condemn_v and_o that_o a_o large_a book_n write_v of_o the_o condemation_n of_o it_o mean_v the_o caroline_n book_n be_v send_v from_o charles_n by_o some_o bishop_n to_o the_o pope_n whereas_o such_o book_n be_v write_v indeed_o but_o long_o before_o the_o synod_n of_o franckfort_n and_o so_o the_o volume_n send_v to_o adrian_n not_o by_o some_o bishop_n of_o the_o council_n but_o by_o engilbert_n a_o abbot_n a_o favourite_n of_o charles_n and_o so_o answer_v by_o he_o probable_o before_o this_o council_n which_o be_v assemble_v indeed_o by_o the_o apostolic_a authority_n but_o upon_o another_o occasion_n the_o heresy_n of_o elipandus_n last_o the_o nicene_n council_n maintain_v adoration_n of_o image_n but_o in_o a_o much_o more_o mitigate_v sense_n than_o hincmare_n and_o the_o gallican_n bishop_n all_o deceive_v by_o the_o caroline_n book_n apprehend_v it_o the_o same_o mis-opinion_n of_o this_o council_n of_o nice_a also_o have_v ionas_n aurelianensis_fw-la who_o write_v against_o claudius_n taurinensis_n a_o iconoclast_n yet_o declare_v himself_o also_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o adorer_n of_o image_n quod_fw-la cum_fw-la sciant_fw-la say_v he_o imaginibus_fw-la nil_fw-la inessc_fw-la divini_fw-la major_n invectione_n digni_fw-la sunt_fw-la quod_fw-la honorem_fw-la debitum_fw-la divinitati_fw-la impendant_fw-la egeno_fw-la &_o infirmo_fw-la simulachro_fw-la atque_fw-la idipsum_fw-la nonnullis_fw-la orientalium_fw-la qui_fw-la eodem_fw-la sceleratissimo_fw-la errori_fw-la mancipantur_fw-la respondere_fw-la solere_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n seem_v the_o synod_n of_o franckfort_n not_o have_v see_v nor_o perhaps_o the_o emperor_n i_o know_v not_o by_o what_o miscarriage_n or_o concealment_n the_o act_n of_o nice_a or_o adrian_n answer_n to_o have_v be_v deceive_v by_o
have_v say_v what_o i_o think_v be_v abundant_o sufficient_a to_o clear_v the_o church_n practice_n in_o her_o use_n and_o veneration_n of_o image_n from_o so_o heavy_a a_o imputation_n as_o indeed_o if_o the_o adversary_n interest_n will_v permit_v they_o to_o aggravate_v it_o so_o far_o do_v utter_o un-church_n it_o and_o make_v it_o a_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n and_o parallel_v to_o the_o heathen_a religion_n now_o i_o desire_v those_o protestant_n who_o charge_v the_o church_n herewith_o to_o reflect_v what_o a_o heavy_a guilt_n it_o leave_v upon_o themselves_o if_o such_o accusation_n shall_v be_v false_a and_o without_o cause_n and_o what_o consequence_n pernicious_a to_o themselves_o it_o draw_v along_o with_o it_o for_o 1._o if_o it_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n to_o charge_v unjust_o any_o private_a person_n with_o so_o heinous_a a_o crime_n as_o idolatry_n what_o be_v it_o to_o charge_v the_o whole_a catholic_n church_n east_n and_o west_n with_o the_o practice_n thereof_o now_o for_o above_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o this_o notwithstanding_o our_o lord_n be_v precious_a blood_n shed_v for_o this_o his_o church_n and_o all_o his_o providence_n over_o it_o now_o when_o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v commit_v to_o he_o and_o notwithstanding_o his_o express_a promise_n of_o protect_v it_o for_o ever_o against_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n what_o be_v it_o thus_o to_o call_v their_o innocent_a mother_n a_o whore_n for_o commit_v such_o spiritual_a fornication_n and_o their_o supreme_a spiritual_a father_n antichrist_n 2._o and_o next_o what_o consequence_n do_v it_o draw_v after_o it_o most_o mischievous_a to_o their_o salvation_n since_o after_o they_o have_v once_o fix_v such_o a_o apostasy_n upon_o their_o supreme_a spiritual_a governor_n and_o guide_n and_o after_o they_o have_v thus_o cry_v corban_n they_o conceive_v themselves_o free_v and_o absolve_v from_o any_o further_a obedience_n they_o owe_v they_o and_o by_o withdraw_a obedience_n abandon_v themselves_o to_o all_o those_o error_n and_o disorder_n from_o which_o this_o supreme_a church-authority_n will_v have_v restrain_v they_o nay_o some_o be_v so_o fright_v herewith_o as_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o stay_v long_o under_o any_o church-authority_n at_o all_o but_o run_v away_o also_o from_o those_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n who_o have_v discover_v this_o idolatry_n and_o antichrist_n to_o they_o and_o from_o that_o church-discipline_n also_o and_o those_o ceremony_n which_o these_o judge_n still_o fit_a to_o retain_v as_o think_v they_o discern_v in_o all_o these_o some_o lineament_n and_o resemblance_n of_o he_o and_o so_o by_o god_n just_a judgement_n what_o aspersion_n these_o inferior_a guide_n have_v lay_v upon_o the_o supreme_a these_o other_o their_o subject_n have_v return_v on_o they_o and_o several_a sober_a protestant_n of_o late_a see_v dr._n hammond_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v better_o weigh_v these_o thing_n in_o labour_v against_o these_o puritan_n sect_n to_o free_v their_o own_o church-government_n from_o such_o a_o imputation_n have_v also_o enlarge_v themselves_o so_o far_o as_o to_o release_v the_o roman_a from_o it_o and_o have_v join_v themselves_o with_o the_o catholic_n writer_n to_o remove_v antichrist_n and_o his_o seat_n and_o kingdom_n quite_o out_o of_o the_o verge_n of_o christianity_n §_o 62_o meanwhile_o of_o those_o protestant_n who_o have_v suppose_v the_o roman_a church_n anti-christian_n and_o its_o head_n the_o anti-christ_n and_o its_o religion_n idolatry_n these_o late_a more_o zealous_a sect_n seem_v to_o act_v much_o more_o sincere_o and_o consequential_o than_o the_o other_o more_o moderate_a party_n for_o such_o idolatry_n and_o anti-christ_n once_o clear_o discover_v god_n forbid_v good_a christian_n shall_v so_o far_o either_o admit_v of_o his_o law_n or_o comply_v with_o his_o religious_a ceremony_n or_o maintain_v communion_n with_o his_o member_n or_o derive_v their_o authority_n from_o he_o as_o the_o prelatical_a protestancy_n do_v with_o and_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v any_o of_o they_o correspond_v so_o far_o with_o mahomet_n religion_n who_o yet_o they_o account_v not_o bad_a enough_o to_o inherit_v the_o title_n of_o anti-christ_n or_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n as_o they_o do_v with_o the_o pope_n let_v they_o then_o either_o remit_v such_o accusation_n or_o prosecute_v more_o severe_o and_o more_o speedy_o fly_v from_o such_o a_o guilt_n we_o can_v never_o run_v far_o enough_o from_o this_o grand_a enemy_n of_o our_o lord_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n 2._o cor._n 6.14_o '_o what_o fellowship_n or_o communion_n have_v light_a with_o darkness_n what_o concord_n christ_n with_o belial_n what_o commerce_n jerusalem_n with_o babylon_n let_v therefore_o those_o zelots_n who_o be_v so_o forward_o to_o heap_v such_o a_o extremity_n of_o impiety_n on_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o god_n for_o so_o many_o century_n before_o luther_n or_o also_o on_o the_o whole_a present_a church_n beside_o luther_n follower_n consider_v well_o that_o necessary_a consequence_n thereof_o which_o some_o other_o of_o their_o own_o side_n to_o deter_v they_o from_o such_o a_o charge_n have_v observe_v for_o '_o if_o as_o mr._n thorndike_n epilog_n 3._o l._n p._n 357._o these_o practice_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n allow_v and_o which_o we_o have_v handle_v here_o be_v necessary_o idolatry_n than_o be_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n necessary_o no_o church_n i_o add_v nor_o any_o other_o for_o many_o age_n before_o luther_n or_o the_o present_a beside_o luther_n for_o in_o these_o practice_n all_o else_o agree_v '_o the_o being_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o christianity_n presuppose_v the_o worship_n of_o one_o true_a god_n exclusive_a to_o any_o thing_n else_o and_o elsewhere_o just_a weight_n 2._o c._n p._n 11._o '_o they_o that_o own_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o a_o true_a church_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o where_o be_v the_o catholic_n church_n before_o luther_n must_v contradict_v themselves_o if_o they_o maintain_v such_o a_o supposition_n as_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v anti-christ_n or_o the_o papist_n idolater_n their_o charge_n be_v too_o high_a to_o be_v possible_o true_a and_o to_o render_v she_o not_o innocent_a and_o free_a from_o their_o complaint_n they_o must_v necessary_o make_v she_o less_o wicked_a again_o the_o same_o author_n ibid._n c._n 19_o p._n 128._o '_o he_o that_o see_v say_v he_o the_o whole_a church_n for_o the_o east_n as_o well_o as_o west_n practice_n these_o by_o they_o style_v idolatry_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o only_a calvin_n and_o his_o follower_n on_o the_o other_o have_v he_o not_o cause_n to_o fear_v that_o they_o who_o make_v they_o idolater_n without_o cause_n will_v themselves_o appear_v schismatic_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o it_o and_o therefore_o much_o more_o modest_o he_o say_v epilog_n 3._o l._n p._n 364._o that_o the_o honour_n of_o image_n which_o the_o church_n decree_n maintain_v be_v no_o idolatry_n and_o ibid._n p._n 416._o that_o the_o idolatry_n which_o he_o grant_v to_o be_v possible_a though_o not_o necessary_a indeed_o to_o be_v find_v in_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ignorance_n and_o carnal_a affection_n of_o particular_n not_o by_o command_n of_o the_o church_n or_o the_o law_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o great_a danger_n of_o censure_v such_o general_a practice_n of_o the_o church_n thus_o bishop_n forbes_n speak_v of_o one_o of_o the_o suppose_a idolatry_n invocation_n of_o saint_n de_fw-fr invoc_n sanct._n 3._o c._n p._n 322._o &_o totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la universalem_fw-la consensum_fw-la spernere_fw-la aut_fw-la damnare_fw-la res_fw-la long_o periculosissima_fw-la est_fw-la and_o much_o more_o in_o abuse_n only_o of_o some_o that_o which_o he_o say_v be_v true_a p._n 326._o non_fw-la continuo_fw-la propter_fw-la periculum_fw-la abusus_fw-la aut_fw-la etiam_fw-la abusum_fw-la quem_fw-la reipsa_fw-la cernimus_fw-la legitimus_fw-la rei_fw-la usus_fw-la cum_fw-la scandalo_fw-la totius_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tollendus_fw-la aut_fw-la damnandus_fw-la est_fw-la §_o 63_o sure_o as_o the_o devil_n gain_v heretofore_o infinite_a of_o soul_n in_o the_o old_a world_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o idolatry_n so_o in_o the_o new_a after_o the_o world_n being_n more_o enlighten_v by_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o after_o his_o old_a gross_a art_n grow_v into_o general_a contempt_n and_o disgrace_n he_o change_v his_o colour_n and_o play_v another_o game_n and_o make_v no_o small_a harvest_n of_o soul_n by_o drive_v and_o fright_v they_o out_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o faith_n and_o former_a obedience_n to_o legal_a church-authority_n under_o the_o pretence_n now_o of_o fly_v from_o idolatry_n and_o again_o so_o great_a a_o envy_n he_o have_v to_o the_o honour_n he_o see_v give_v in_o the_o church_n to_o the_o sacred_a humanity_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o the_o holy_a mystery_n and_o to_o his_o martyr_n and_o saint_n and_o all_o that_o which_o any_o way_n appertain_v to_o they_o that_o he_o