'Ihe ldolatrie rf the lafl times. ; Proxt- .gods~ Which mltthfheft4ttnJ land411dthewhole\ A lgaine 'P4~tl(fairh he) comma 11 dJ th~t thryg' .e I mos illi ".·or!dw.,thtliuersfo4[t»J_~:foth~tnothi11gi4@_rougfu • thJttJ~s to Godthe F 4 ther,by Chrijl,¬by ;n !:c~~· 3 · ~ac'~1t~;~,. fo_rl hgrMterthen_he~netthtru thae.'m.Jthrng ~~~: gels. t/.[n~thl Cnmci/1q_f ~odiceaf9Uowing this Colo~. I Ult P:lll;~s him,or ftcu~dtohsm. r et pIlDM re~~~~tth th: neXt 14W,4nd'Wfliing 11 remedit that olddiflitft, prolte·- Con~ll, lmnow . hono.r tohtm. The very fame lily the Pap1fls at dedmmJh••ld not pr":J tovfnge/s, and j<rfokt Laod". . , .. I tlusday ot God and ·t>ur Iiadic. Aml euen 1 Cbrifl. Further itappearcs by thefe words ofj""·l1· hence lt appearcs.' that the Gcnnles hamng I Theodoree, that the Council! ofLa•dic 14 iudmany gods,worfl11p.onc as the chrefc,namcly, ged Angels when rhty were inuocated to be 1 Jupiter; and rhei~.;. infcriour gods they w0r~ idOls, andinuocationofthcm robe ab~mina1 01i~pcd, as Papifl:s worfl1ip Saints. By this ble idolatry. Papifl:s alleaclge,rhat the Coun• I wfuch hath bm fa1d 1t appeares, that hearhecdl condemncs them thatdejlied Chrill, and 1 1 ni01 idolatrie, and the worfhip ofimagesand prayed to Angels in his roomc. IndccdChry. Saints in tbe Romane Church, are for ft1bJijlome faith as much:yet I antiver two things. . fl:ance alone.Yeta difference I acknowledge. firfl, that Thcodomdoth not fpeakeof them \ For the wifefl: among the heathen faw the vathat reieaed <':hrifl:, and bctooke themfelues 1 Mogi' ,& niryof their reiigion, StnecA faid to this ef- B to the mediation of Angels: becaufehe faith 1mcmn, feet: We will dt>e wodhip; yet fo,as wee rethey mAde • mixt•re of the Law and Gofpell; / ~:! 111'c:~ mLrnbcr ,that~his wor01ip tl r~ther for flljh~on~ w_hich m~xture cannot fiand,vnleffc: Chrifi,at !"""'· then foranyth~ng •1ft·, LA{Jan~ms fpeakes m a theleafl m word beconfdfed. Secondly,that Aug. de. certa111e booke to T•ily, mthrsmam~cr : 1fie ~hecrrormrghtbe.rcdreifed which took place ."""·D"· th~u da.jl ~>orfh•p to thtfi <Arth!J thmgs m•de ln'l'h'Jt,"& 'Fi[ult4/(whatfeeuer ilwos)The. t 6 f.J•d ~1thh1V1ds: thoufteftthey Ar.t Vtfl,ethmgs,~tnd odtJur fa1th, that the very alt of imaocation :or 3 1 ,:er-e tt thoudseft thefome thiNgs th~ttth!Jdoe, whom directed to Angels, was condemned. Thu; ' <0<~.1. '· th'oHconfeffoft "bee the 'Vtritjlfooltsof an. Nemuch hisvery wordsimport.Againe,idolatry . '· J· I uerthelefk the vanitie ofimages,and the worI .;-tj>irituall adultery; and therefore it breakes / . 01ip of them, the Papifl:s will not acknow• thebandoffpiritual wcdlock,thotisbetween Hof,t.to ledge, neither can they abide to hcare ofir. 1man and God : and makes a people of Go.! : Againe, as wearc to rake heede of all the to become no people,and quiteexdndes them · vainc deceits ofidolaters ofour ume, wherby from the coueniit ofGod. By this it appeares, I /I they do nothing dfe but varnifh ouer the idol! that wee hauc vpon good ground departed I J fc mice ofthe Pagans, and prcfent vnrovs old from the Church ofRome , anol that we may things with new names : fo mufl: wee auoide c not fo much as dreame of any Vnion to bee I theirfcllowfhip.For S.PaNI faith,•.Cor.6.r<f. made,or Reconciliation ofthe two religions, Wee "'ay n•t cony •neAndthefomeyok!with infiItis not true which many fuppofc: , that wee I dds : and thattllere may bee noagr-<tment bediffer oncly in matt<rs of circumftance. Idot!>etn theTcplt ofGod,& idols.Fellowfhip with latry is o•e fpeciall caufe thatmakensto reI them is either in religion, or in the things Gf nounce the Romane reJjgioo. this life. Fcllowfhip ofreligion is two waics: I Agains, it is vtrerly vnlawfuU to ioyne with Vne) when we are content to bccoftbc: fame: idolaters in their exercifcs of reJjgion. Saint I faith with them. ·The fecond, when weioyne 'l'••lexhorts the Coriothians on this manner: : wich them in thecxercifrs of their religion. Fiitido!lttrie : thatis I al!'fcafrs andmeetings J Touchingthe firfl , wee may not haue any that tend to maintaine the. honour of idols. fellowfhip with them, in one and the fame ;Andhevrget~ hu exhottauonbyfund~yreaI.Coi. l tai~h or in rhc dcx!l:rin ofthe worlhrp c>fGad: fons.Tl1e lirfl1s framed thus: Theywh>chare ,.,, 1 , l for ri1eir religion ouer~rurnes l:he. fOonrlarion partakers iu one and the famcdiuiae fcruicc, : of our falnatiom Saint Paul faith, C•lof!iaYs hauc fellowfhip with him whofe fc:ruice it is. lz. i 9· Thatthey which ~>orfhip .A~getsJhold 110f• This propofition is confirmed by ad~u~le ~x· t theheAd Chrijl. Now wer01ippers of Angels, ·D ample 1 the lirft ofthe Lordsfupper,m whrch ;were fuch as thought they might nor approch 1 .they that parrako ofbread and wine, ,are alfo verr.' 6 ' vnto God without the medranon of Angels : partakers efthe body& bloO<!l ofChrJfl:. The v and therethre they prayed to the~ , that they fecond is,the Iewi(h facrificc: ofwhich,who1 I would pray to God intheir bchalte: asTheo· !oelie~ drd eare,werepar~akers With thelews ! d.rettefl:ifiet.h. Thiterrour (faith he) toHchmg 10 therr rchgwn. The mJnor follo~s :'they vctf.l~c ; ~0~.:'~ • theworfhif ofeAngels,remaincdlo•g"' Phryg••; whrch arepartakersof the feafis ofidols, are ' lolf.· · [•ndPifidia. Wherifor" tHtn 4 Synode 4jfimbled\ )?artakeu of therr dnnne fc:rurce : Ihey there-! \at L.-dieta i>bteh" rhe mother C•q ofPbrygta, fore whiCh are partakers efthe feafis ofrdols, , ' Iby an ordinance {orb~d men to pr4J to .Angels. hauc fello\vfhip w_irh !he idols the~felues. 1· · ' . Ami<orbio d4J ,., "'"!Jfi.< in tboj< .q••rttrs, •ndl The fecondreafon_ IS IhiS,they whrch arel"'r- , , 1 in'zbt6omur~y ilbout 7 Clkeppds of Sajltt Mtch~d. ra~ers?f th.mgsoffered rordols, hauefell~w- Jnrf " .· ' TchrytheriforcgaNuhio ~d•ifo, vjingforfooth hH1h1p With d!uels: bur yc:'m~y.not hauefdlow- ] ,, \milltie, andfoying, ehatth.Cjodofall things, CRN lhrpWith dJools: thc«r.?rc yee may,net bee I ~·: ,lfleiNkr befiene, nor comprehended, north<t mm I parrak~rs·ofrlungs ofl~ted to Jdol•. The:rh~rd ,, , .. !·can come 1)r~to'him ~ b~et th;:tt they '1n'!JI.IIttAme t.h' .· rcafon1s t~'J~S : tht:y whtc·h· arc partakers-<?. f.~~c ! Tcrr.:r.. , ! goodwillofGodby Angels. ANdthu u that wbrch Lords T<1blc , may not bop.artakers ofilie ra-! .· • Paulfoith,inh•militleandworjhi!:[A•gels. AbleofduJels:bur ye are patrakersofthe L~ds J •" , ---~- -. ~-__:...__ . -~Ie_! ~..j
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