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A Treatise declaryng & shewing dyvers causes taken out of the holy scripturs, of the sentences of the holy faders, & of the decrees of devout Emperours, that pyctures & other ymages which were wont to be worshypped, ar in no wise to be suffred in the temples or churches of Christen men. By the whiche treatise the reder that is indifferent shall se and perceyve, how good and goldy a dede it was of the Senatoures of Argentine, that of late daies they caused all the ymages with their auters to be cleane taken out of their churches.
No, this is not a mistake. wink The spelling in the above introduction to this article is a faithful reproduction of the original document's transcription by Bucer from the mid-1550's. There is a fully hot-linked glossary to the various old spellings for those who aren't able to figure some of them out. The article itself is a defense of the view that rejects any/all images (representations) of God and also the worshiping of them or through them. In essence, this is a valuable insight into how the magisterial Reformers understood the Second Commandment. The modern churches today have gone far afield from their roots therefore in regard to the use of images (representations) of God and other objects in worship; both corporate and private.

You would do well to work your way through this valuable document. Not only is it informative as to history, but it is invaluable as to what our forefathers gleaned and taught about Scripture.

You can read this article here: Bucer's "Images".

In His service and grace,


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