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But may not images be tolerated in the churches, as books to the laity?

No: for we must not pretend to be wiser than God, who will have his people taught, not by dump images, [275] but by the lively preaching of his word. [276]

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One of the most influential Reformed catechisms, written in 1563 by Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus. Organized around three themes — sin and misery, redemption, and gratitude — it provides warm, personal instruction in the Christian faith.

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