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Polydor. Ʋirgil. lib. 6. cap. 13. de inuent. rerum, writeth, that by the testimonie of Ierome it appeareth, how in a manner all the ancient holy Fathers condemned the worship of Images, for feare of idolatry.
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Polydor. Ʋirgil. lib. 6. cap. 13. de inuent. rerum, writeth, that by the testimonie of Ierome it appeareth, how in a manner all the ancient holy Fathers condemned the worship of Images, for feare of idolatry.
Erasmus in Catechis. saith, that by the testimonie of sound and approued Stories it is cleere, that till Ieromes time, such as were of sound Religion, would endure no image, either painted, or grauen, to be set vp in the Churches, no not the image of Christ himselfe.
Holcot. in lib. Sap. lect. 7. saith, that no adoration is due to any Image, and that it is not lawfull to adore any Image.
Agobardus B. of Lyons, who liued in Anno 815. saith, (in Bibl. Paetrum) Whosoeuer worshippeth a Picture, molten or grauen Statue, worships an Idol, not God, nor Saint, nor Angel. See Roger Houeden, part. 1. Annal. fol. 272. where he sheweth how the Church of God detested the Decree of the 2. Nicene about worship of Images.
Aquinas, Hales, Albertus, Bonauenture, Marsilius, and nine more, cited by D. White, in his last Booke, pag. 209. doe hold, that Adoration of Images was prohibited the Iewes. Then such places as bee alledged for Images in the Old Testament by our moderne Papists, are but abused.
Bannes in Tho. 229. par. 10. pag. 170. saith, that the worship of the Images of Saints, is neither expressely, nor vnfoldedly taught in holy Scriptures. All Scriptures therefore alledged, are but abusiuely alledged to beguile the simple.