. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. W 156 CHRISTIANITY as 013 Images & Pidurcs of Saints, and were firftintroduced, on pretence, that being femlble reprcfen-tations, they might fervc to excite peoples devotion :but that end was foon forgotten, & the fupcrftitious\ worirupp d the very Imager, Pictures, & Crofts.• - I need not tell you what , Confxh-fiammion, Rial Pnfenu, & other abfurditics of thatnature are ow,n2 to; and what mifehiefs tbey have• occahon d: Butfnppofing fucb fymbolical reprefenta-• hpn
. Christianity as old as the creation, or, The gospel, a republication of the religion of nature. W 156 CHRISTIANITY as 013 Images & Pidurcs of Saints, and were firftintroduced, on pretence, that being femlble reprcfen-tations, they might fervc to excite peoples devotion :but that end was foon forgotten, & the fupcrftitious\ worirupp d the very Imager, Pictures, & Crofts.• - I need not tell you what , Confxh-fiammion, Rial Pnfenu, & other abfurditics of thatnature are ow,n2 to; and what mifehiefs tbey have• occahon d: Butfnppofing fucb fymbolical reprefenta-• hpns might be occanonnally ufed , is it not; for thereafons already given, incumbent on the parties con-cern d, to appoint, alter, and vary them as occaronrequires? B. I t God has delegated to the Clertry a power toconfecntePerions & things, can any, whether Prince or People, djfpenfe with this power, and fubfriuite things unconfecrated ? , -*• A s God alone is abfolutely holy, fo Men ma/bs/aid to be more or lefi holy, according as theyimitare mm ; and as thisholinefs
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