Tuesday, July 15, 2008

John Frith's ANTITHESIS

The quote below is from ANTITHESIS, WHEREIN ARE COMPARED TOGETHER CHRIST'S ACTS AND THE POPE'S, GATHERED BY JOHN FRITH, AND 'ANNEXED UNTO THE REVELATION OF ANTICHRIST, WHICH HE TRANSLATED, 1529.

77- Christ's apostle Paul saith, We ought not to think that God is like gold, silver, carved stones, or any such thing as man imagineth.

The Pope and his adherents say, that he is like a stock and a stone, and causeth men to make images of him, though God commanded contrary, saying, Thou shalt make no graven image, neither any manner of similitude of those things which are in heaven above, or on the earth beneath, neither of those things which are in the water, or under the earth, neither shalt thou honour or worship them. Good Christian, beware of these idols, as St. John counselleth thee. Truly I think it be one of the greatest causes of this excœcation which God hath sent into the world for sin.