Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n
Text snippets containing the quad
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
A65706
|
The fallibility of the Roman Church demonstrated from the manifest error of the 2d Nicene & Trent Councils, which assert that the veneration and honorary worship of images is a tradition primitive and apostolical.
|
Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.
|
1687
(1687)
|
Wing W1728; ESTC R8848
|
85,812
|
92
|
dei_fw-la execratur_fw-la hoved._n ibid._n dunelm_n ad_fw-la a._n 792._o nicene_n synod_n be_v many_o thing_n contain_v which_o be_v inconvenient_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o that_o in_o the_o say_a council_n be_v establish_v a_o decree_n that_o image_n shall_v be_v worship_v which_o thing_n the_o church_n of_o god_n whole_o abhor_v and_o here_o let_v it_o be_v note_v that_o in_o these_o writer_n we_o find_v not_o the_o least_o hint_n of_o a_o distinction_n between_o due_a and_o undue_a worship_n of_o a_o holy_a image_n or_o betwixt_o worship_n which_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n allow_v and_o which_o the_o church_n abhor_v but_o imagine_v adorari_fw-la debere_fw-la that_o image_n shall_v be_v worship_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o doctrine_n which_o god_n church_n abhor_v in_o the_o 14_o century_n robert_n holcot_n professor_n in_o oxford_n most_o plain_o assert_n that_o reliqua_fw-la that_o ideo_fw-la aliter_fw-la potest_fw-la dict_z quod_fw-la nulla_fw-la adoratio_fw-la debetur_fw-la imagini_fw-la nec_fw-la licet_fw-la aliquam_fw-la imaginem_fw-la adorare_fw-la quia_fw-la autem_fw-la propter_fw-la imaginem_fw-la christi_fw-la excitamur_fw-la ad_fw-la adorandum_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o coram_fw-la imagine_v adorationem_fw-la nostram_fw-la facimus_fw-la christo_fw-la ergo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la large_a loquendo_fw-la n._n b._n quod_fw-la imaginem_fw-la adoramus_fw-la in_o ecclus_n lect._n 158._o c._n 13._o vide_fw-la reliqua_fw-la no_o adoration_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o image_n nor_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o worship_n image_n and_o matthew_n of_o westminster_n condemn_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n as_o hoveden_n have_v do_v before_o he_o ad_fw-la a._n d._n 793._o in_o the_o 15_o century_n 25._o century_n omnino_fw-la prohibentur_fw-la fieri_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la viz._n finem_fw-la ut_fw-la adorentur_fw-la &_o colantur_fw-la unde_fw-la sequitur_fw-la neque_fw-la adore_v neque_fw-la colas_fw-la ea_fw-la ad_fw-la adorandum_fw-la igitur_fw-la &_o colendum_fw-la prohibentur_fw-la imagine_v fieri_fw-la sequitur_fw-la non_fw-la adorabis_fw-la neque_fw-la coal_n inter_fw-la quae_fw-la sic_fw-la distingue_fw-la non_fw-la adorabis_fw-la sc_fw-la veneratione_n corporis_fw-la ut_fw-la inclinando_fw-la eye_n vel_fw-la genuflectendo_a neque_fw-la coal_n sc_n affectione_n mentis_fw-la comp._n theol._n in_o explic._n 1_o praecepti_fw-la tom._n 2._o p._n 25._o gerson_n chancellor_n of_o paris_n say_v we_o do_v not_o worship_v image_n and_o that_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o be_v worship_v that_o the_o second_o command_n forbid_v we_o to_o bow_v the_o body_n or_o the_o knee_n to_o they_o or_o to_o worship_v they_o with_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o 127._o and_o quod_fw-la vero_fw-la christiana_n religio_fw-la imagine_v sustinet_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o oratoriis_fw-la non_fw-la permittit_fw-la eo_fw-la sine_fw-la ut_fw-la adorentur_fw-la ipsae_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la fidelium_fw-la mentes_fw-la per_fw-la earum_fw-la inspectiones_fw-la excitentur_fw-la ad_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la exhibendum_fw-la his_fw-la quorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la imagine_v in_o quorum_fw-la cognitionem_fw-la recordativam_fw-la ducunt_fw-la et_fw-la hic_fw-la modus_fw-la dicendi_fw-la videtur_fw-la esse_fw-la rob._n holcot_n super_fw-la illud_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la infelices_fw-la sunt_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la dicendum_fw-la quod_fw-la neque_fw-la adoro_fw-la imaginem_fw-la christi_fw-la quia_fw-la lignum_fw-la nec_fw-la quia_fw-la imago_fw-la sed_fw-la adoro_fw-la christum_fw-la coram_fw-la imagine_v christi_fw-la quia_fw-la scilicet_fw-la imago_fw-la christi_fw-la excitat_fw-la i_o ad_fw-la amandum_fw-la christum_fw-la hic_fw-la modus_fw-la loquendi_fw-la originem_fw-la videtur_fw-la trahere_fw-la ex_fw-la dicto_fw-la quodam_fw-la b._n gregorii_n sereno_n episcopo_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quidem_fw-la quia_fw-la eos_fw-la adorare_fw-la vetuiss_n omnino_fw-la laudamus_fw-la fregisse_fw-la vero_fw-la reprehendimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o can._n miss_n lect._n 49._o f._n 127._o gabriel_n biel_n a_o oxonian_n doctor_n teach_v that_o then_o some_o of_o their_o doctor_n hold_v that_o any_o image_n be_v not_o to_o be_v worship_v either_o for_o itself_o as_o it_o be_v wood_n or_o stone_n nor_o yet_o consider_v as_o a_o sign_n or_o image_n and_o that_o the_o christian_a faith_n permit_v they_o to_o be_v reserve_v in_o the_o church_n not_o that_o they_o may_v be_v worship_v but_o that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n may_v be_v excite_v to_o give_v reverence_n to_o they_o who_o image_n they_o be_v and_o that_o this_o they_o say_v according_a to_o p._n gregory_n in_o the_o 16_o century_n 94._o century_n imagine_v in_o ecclesia_fw-la ideo_fw-la tolerantur_fw-la ut_fw-la admoneant_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la colantur_fw-la alioquin_fw-la omnino_fw-la excusari_fw-la possunt_fw-la minime_fw-la in_o act._n apost_n cap._n 7._o p._n 94._o ferus_fw-la a_o learned_a preacher_n at_o mentz_n say_v that_o image_n be_v tolerate_v in_o the_o church_n that_o they_o may_v admonish_v not_o that_o they_o may_v be_v worship_v for_o otherwise_o they_o can_v admit_v of_o no_o excuse_n yea_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o 14._o at_o can._n 14._o mentz_n a._n d._n 1549_o during_o the_o session_n of_o the_o trent_n council_n speak_v thus_o let_v our_o pastor_n accurate_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o image_n be_v not_o propound_v to_o be_v worship_v or_o adore_v but_o that_o by_o they_o we_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o ought_v profitable_o to_o call_v to_o mind_n chap._n v._n against_o this_o pretend_a tradition_n of_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n it_o be_v far_o argue_v 1._o because_o the_o jew_n though_o zealous_a for_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o general_o believe_v that_o it_o forbid_v the_o have_v and_o much_o more_o the_o bow_n to_o a_o image_n do_v never_o for_o the_o five_o first_o century_n condemn_v the_o christian_n for_o this_o practice_n as_o afterward_o when_o image_n begin_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o church_n and_o adore_v they_o always_o do_v do_v 1._o 2_o because_o the_o apostle_n and_o succeed_a father_n who_o answer_v all_o the_o other_o scruple_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o christian_a faith_n speak_v not_o one_o word_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o great_a objection_n that_o it_o allow_v of_o image-worship_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o second_o commandment_n commandment_n 2._o 3ly_n because_o the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n have_v force_v many_o learned_a writer_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n to_o confess_v that_o the_o primitive_a church_n have_v no_o image_n or_o do_v not_o adore_v they_o they_o 3._o from_o this_o discourse_n these_o four_o thing_n be_v infer_v 1._o that_o the_o council_n receive_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n as_o general_n be_v not_o infallible_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n or_o infallible_a guide_n in_o matter_n of_o faith._n faith._n 4._o 2ly_n that_o the_o second_o nicene_n coucil_n have_v impose_v that_o on_o christian_n as_o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v not_o so_o and_o therefore_o be_v deceive_v and_o do_v deceive_v in_o matter_n of_o tradition_n tradition_n 5._o 3ly_n that_o roman_a catholic_n do_v vain_o boast_v of_o the_o consent_n of_o father_n on_o their_o side_n side_n 6._o 4ly_n that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v much_o safe_a in_o this_o particular_a than_o that_o of_o rome_n rome_n 7._o moreover_o that_o image-worship_n be_v no_o doctrine_n deliver_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n either_o by_o write_v or_o tradition_n from_o the_o apostle_n that_o it_o be_v not_o practise_v in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o church_n will_v be_v apparent_a from_o the_o deportment_n of_o the_o jew_n towards_o the_o christian_n and_o the_o consideration_n of_o what_o they_o think_v of_o the_o erection_n of_o a_o image_n in_o the_o place_n of_o worship_n and_o of_o the_o adoration_n of_o they_o they_o 1._o and_o 21.20_o and_o act._n 21.20_o we_o know_v that_o even_o the_o believe_a jew_n be_v zealous_a for_o the_o strict_a observance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o be_v much_o offend_v at_o st._n paul_n because_o they_o apprehend_v he_o have_v teach_v the_o jew_n to_o forsake_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o not_o to_o circumcise_v their_o child_n or_o walk_v after_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o father_n we_o also_o be_v inform_v by_o chron._n by_o tum_o pain_fw-la omnes_fw-la christum_fw-la deum_fw-la sub_fw-la legis_fw-la observatione_fw-la credebant_fw-la sulp._n l._n 2._o c._n 45._o euseb_n chron._n eusebius_n and_o sulpitius_n that_o this_o zeal_n continue_v among_o the_o jewish_a christian_n for_o a_o considerable_a time_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o apostle_n viz._n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n by_o hadrian_n for_o till_o that_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o almost_o all_o who_o believe_v in_o christ_n do_v yet_o observe_v the_o law._n the_o sect_n of_o the_o 272._o the_o ep._n ad_fw-la august_n &_o august_n contr_n faust_n l._n 19_o c._n 18._o orig._n contr_n cell_n l._n 2._o p._n 56._o l._n 5._o p._n 272._o ebionite_n and_o nazarene_o continue_v till_o the_o day_n of_o jerom_n they_o be_v disperse_v
instruct_v the_o people_n to_o teach_v they_o diligent_o that_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n the_o mother_n of_o god_n and_o other_o saint_n be_v especial_o to_o be_v have_v and_o retain_v in_o temple_n and_o that_o due_a honour_n and_o veneration_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o because_o the_o honour_n tender_v to_o they_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o prototype_n so_o that_o by_o the_o image_n which_o they_o kiss_v before_o which_o they_o uncover_v their_o head_n and_o prostrate_v themselves_o they_o worship_v christ_n and_o venerate_v the_o saint_n who_o similitude_n they_o be_v and_o this_o say_v they_o be_v do_v 25._o do_v jâxta_fw-la catholicae_fw-la &_o apostolicae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la usum_fw-la à _fw-la primaevis_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la receptum_fw-la sanctorumque_fw-la patrum_fw-la consensionem_fw-la sess_n 25._o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n receive_v from_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n father_n 2._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o council_n of_o constantinople_n consist_v of_o 338_o bishop_n assemble_v in_o the_o year_n 754_o declare_v that_o 508._o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d council_n nic._n 2._o p._n 452._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d p._n 508._o this_o evil_a invention_n of_o image_n neither_o have_v its_o be_v from_o the_o tradition_n of_o christ_n or_o his_o apostle_n nor_o of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o have_v forbid_v all_o christian_n to_o worship_v any_o or_o to_o place_v a_o image_n in_o the_o church_n or_o in_o their_o private_a house_n they_o conclude_v unanimous_o thus_o 532._o thus_o ibid._n p._n 532._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o father_n this_o be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o orthodox_n the_o council_n of_o frankford_n consist_v of_o 300_o bishop_n assemble_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a out_o of_o italy_n germany_n and_o france_n a._n d._n 794._o declare_v that_o the_o 27._o the_o quia_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la facerent_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n sibi_fw-la traditum_fw-la mentiebantur_fw-la lib._n carol._n l._n 2._o c._n 25_o 27._o second_o nicene_n council_n have_v offend_v in_o two_o thing_n 1._o in_o decree_a that_o image_n shall_v be_v worship_v and_o 2._o in_o say_v false_o that_o this_o be_v deliver_v to_o they_o from_o the_o apostle_n they_o add_v that_o 1._o that_o relictis_fw-la priscorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la traditionibus_fw-la qui_fw-la imagine_v non_fw-la colere_fw-la sanxerunt_fw-la novas_fw-la conari_fw-la &_o insolita_n ecclesiae_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la infer_v praesat_fw-la in_o lib._n 1._o leave_v the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n who_o decree_v that_o image_n shall_v not_o be_v worship_v they_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v into_o the_o church_n new_a and_o unusual_a custom_n that_o they_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v into_o christian_a religion_n the_o new_a adoration_n of_o image_n 21._o image_n absque_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la &_o consacerdotum_fw-la per_fw-la diversas_fw-la mundi_fw-la part_n consensu_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 21._o without_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o fellow_n priest_n throughout_o the_o world._n that_o this_o of_o image-worship_n be_v 10._o be_v praefat._n p._n 10._o impudentissima_fw-la traditio_fw-la a_o most_o impudent_a tradition_n and_o that_o this_o pretend_a tradition_n be_v 13._o be_v neque_fw-la in_o evangeliorum_fw-la tonitruis_fw-la neque_fw-la in_o apostolorum_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la vel_fw-la quorumlibet_fw-la orthodoxorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la doctrinis_fw-la uspiam_fw-la reperimus_fw-la insertam_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 13._o neither_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o prophet_n nor_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n nor_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o former_a holy_a synod_n nor_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o orthodox_n father_n that_o it_o be_v institute_v by_o they_o nullo_n antiquitatis_fw-la documento_fw-la vel_fw-la exemplo_fw-la without_o all_o instruction_n or_o example_n from_o antiquity_n a_o synod_n hold_v at_o paris_n under_o ludovicus_n pius_fw-la and_o lotharius_n anno_fw-la dom._n 824_o say_v that_o the_o 23._o the_o contra_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la divinam_fw-la &_o sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la dicta_fw-la p._n 23._o second_o nicene_n council_n declare_v for_o image-worship_n against_o the_o divine_a authority_n and_o the_o say_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o that_o 26._o that_o ed._n pith._n p._n 25_o 26._o they_o determine_v against_o the_o worship_n of_o they_o according_a to_o divine_a authority_n and_o juxta_fw-la sententias_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la patrum_fw-la according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n agobardus_n bishop_n of_o lion_n have_v declare_v against_o all_o image-worship_n say_v 263._o say_v l._n de_fw-fr imag._n imag._n 30._o p._n 263._o this_o be_v sincere_a religion_n be_v mos_n catholicus_n haec_fw-la antiqua_fw-la patrum_fw-la traditio_fw-la this_o be_v the_o catholic_n custom_n this_o be_v the_o ancient_a tradition_n of_o the_o father_n as_o be_v easy_o prove_v even_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o sacrament_n which_o the_o roman_a church_n use_v and_o again_o 265._o again_o nullus_fw-la antiquorum_fw-la catholicorum_n unquam_fw-la eas_fw-la colendas_fw-la vel_fw-la adorandas_fw-la fore_fw-la existimavit_fw-la p._n 265._o none_o of_o the_o ancient_a catholic_n do_v ever_o think_v that_o image_n be_v to_o be_v worship_v or_o adore_v hincmarus_n arch_a bishop_n of_o rheims_n inform_v we_o that_o 20._o that_o secundum_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la tramitem_fw-la traditionémque_fw-la majorum_fw-la opusc_n 55._o cap._n 20._o this_o nicene_n synod_n be_v condemn_v and_o evacuate_v by_o a_o general_n synod_n call_v by_o the_o emperor_n charles_n the_o great_a according_a to_o the_o way_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o ancient_n 28._o ancient_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la franc._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 28._o aimoinus_n also_o complain_v of_o they_o that_o they_o have_v decree_v touch_v the_o adoration_n of_o image_n alitèr_fw-la quà m_fw-la orthodoxi_fw-la patres_fw-la antea_fw-la definierunt_fw-la otherwise_o than_o the_o orthodox_n father_n have_v before_o define_v in_o that_o synod_n say_v 791._o say_v in_o èa_fw-la synodo_fw-la confirmatum_fw-la st_o imagine_v adorari_fw-la debere_fw-la quod_fw-la omnino_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la dei_fw-la execratur_fw-la annal._n part._n 1._o ad_fw-la an._n 791._o roger_n hoveden_n it_o be_v confirm_v that_o image_n shall_v be_v adore_v which_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v whole_o execrate_v now_o in_o this_o matter_n let_v the_o truth_n lie_v where_o you_o please_v it_o be_v sure_a no_o little_a prejudice_n against_o receive_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o tradition_n upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o a_o few_o single_a father_n in_o matter_n of_o mere_a speculation_n as_o some_o traditionary_a doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n most_o sure_o be_v that_o in_o a_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n which_o must_v be_v either_o daily_o practise_v or_o omit_v by_o the_o church_n whole_a council_n of_o 300_o bishop_n at_o the_o least_o in_o the_o same_o age_n maintain_v such_o contradictory_n assertion_n one_o say_v frequent_o and_o express_o that_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o all_o the_o ancient_a father_n the_o other_o as_o express_o that_o it_o never_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o either_o of_o they_o one_o that_o this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o faithful_a christian_n the_o other_o that_o they_o never_o find_v it_o practise_v by_o any_o of_o the_o orthodox_n professor_n but_o though_o such_o contradictory_n assertion_n in_o another_o case_n may_v cause_v a_o wary_a person_n to_o suspend_v his_o assent_n to_o either_o of_o they_o yet_o i_o be_o confident_a that_o whosoever_o be_v unprejudiced_a must_v in_o this_o case_n give_v in_o his_o verdict_n against_o the_o doctrine_n and_o assertion_n of_o the_o trent_n and_o of_o the_o second_o nicene_n council_n council_n 3._o for_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o confident_a assertion_n of_o these_o council_n the_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n be_v so_o full_a and_o clear_a against_o that_o honour_n and_o veneration_n of_o image_n which_o by_o these_o council_n be_v impose_v upon_o all_o christian_n with_o a_o anathema_n to_o they_o who_o do_v assert_v or_o even_o think_v the_o contrary_a that_o he_o who_o do_v impartial_o read_v they_o and_o do_v not_o conclude_v that_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n do_v for_o 500_o year_n and_o more_o condemn_v this_o practice_n and_o in_o plain_a term_n or_o by_o just_a consequence_n assert_v they_o have_v no_o such_o tradition_n can_v sustain_v much_o loss_n if_o he_o quite_o want_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n for_o 1._o the_o father_n do_v express_o say_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v no_o such_o custom_n or_o tradition_n 492._o tradition_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d apud_fw-la 2_o nic._n council_n act._n 6._o p._n 492._o we_o christian_n say_v theodotus_n have_v no_o tradition_n to_o form_v the_o image_n of_o saint_n