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A01262 Certaine fruitfull instructions and necessary doctrines meete to edify in the feare of God faithfully gathered together by Iohn Frewen ... ; whereunto is added a table, wherein the reader may easily find out the principall matters conteined in this booke. Frewen, John, 1558-1628. 1587 (1587) STC 11379.5; ESTC S4308 159,556 432

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which_o be_v the_o grosser_n error_n nor_o yet_o for_o other_o who_o they_o be_v make_v to_o represent_v which_o also_o be_v bad_a enough_o god_n be_v more_o excellent_a and_o great_a then_o that_o he_o may_v be_v represent_v by_o any_o image_n for_o when_o as_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n contain_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o they_o can_v represent_v god_n much_o less_o shall_v vile_a image_n make_v with_o man_n hand_n do_v the_o same_o which_o have_v neither_o life_n nor_o move_a nor_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o like_v unto_o the_o most_o mighty_a god_n 1.23_o esay_n 44.9_o act._n 15.20_o &_o 17.6_o 1._o cor._n 5.11_o ro._n 1.23_o as_o witness_v the_o holy_a ghost_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n furthermore_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n themselves_o with_o one_o consent_n and_o very_o earnest_o have_v forbid_v christian_n the_o worship_v of_o image_n and_o before_o time_n the_o holy_a prophet_n have_v prophesy_v that_o the_o church_n of_o christian_n shall_v have_v no_o image_n 36_o idolatry_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n great_a reason_n it_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v careful_a first_o of_o all_o to_o serve_v god_n and_o to_o yield_v unto_o he_o only_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n which_o beelonge_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o we_o may_v well_o begin_v to_o do_v so_o we_o must_v abhor_v idolatry_n the_o which_o the_o wise_a man_n call_v vanity_n and_o lie_n and_o so_o likewise_o do_v all_o the_o prophet_n in_o diverse_a place_n in_o all_o agee_n and_o among_o all_o nation_n 14._o pro._n 30.8_o esa_n 41.29_o &_o 44.9_o jer._n 2.5_o &_o 10.3.14.15_o &_o 14._o it_o be_v and_o have_v be_v usual_a that_o the_o idolater_n even_o those_o which_o be_v the_o devout_a do_v give_v themselves_o unto_o dishonesty_n filthiness_n and_o uncleanness_n unto_o oppression_n and_o cruelty_n even_o with_o a_o unbrideled_a lust_n and_o desire_n and_o the_o prophet_n also_o do_v make_v great_a complaint_n thereof_o &_o do_v 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