Thirdly, the Churches of Pergamos and Theatyra are reproved for suffering the use of Idolothyts, Apoc. 2. 14. 20. Where the eating Sect. 4 of things sacrificed to Idols is condemned as Idolatry and spiritual adultery, as nPerkins noteth. Paybody therefore is greatly mistaken, when he thinks, that meats sacrificed to Idols, being the good Creatures of God, were allowed by the Lord, out of the case of scandal, notwithstanding of Idolatrous pollution, for Apoc. 2. the eating of things sacrificed to Idols, is reproved as Idolatry, and 1. Cor. 10. 20. the cating of such things, is condemned as a fellowship ⟨p. 18⟩with Devils. Now Idolatry and fellowship with devils, I suppose are unlawful, though no scandal should follow upon them. And whereas he thinks meats sacrificed to Idols, to be lawful enough out of the case of scandal, for this reason, because they are the good Creatures of God, he should have considered better the Apostles mind concerning such Idolothyts. Which oZanchius setteth down thus, Verum est, per so haec nihil sunt, sed respectu eorum quibus immolantur aliquid sunt: quia per haec, illis quibus immolantur, nos consociamur. Qui isti? Daemones. For our better understanding of this matter, we must distinguish two sorts of Idolothyts, both which we find 1 Cor. 10. Of the one, the Apostle speaks from the 14 Verse of that Chapter, to the 23. Of the other, from the 23. verse to the end; This is Beza his distinction in his Annotations on that Chapter. Of the first sort, he delivers the Apostles mind thus; that as Christians have their holy banquets, which are badges of their communion both with Christ and among themselves, and as the Israelites by their sacrifices did seal their copulation in the same religion, so also Idolaters cum suis idolis aut potius daemonibus, solemnibus illis epulis copulantur. So that this sort of pIdolothyts were eaten in Temples, and public solemn banquets, which were dedicated to the honour of idols. qCartwright showeth, that the Apostle is comparing the Table of the Lord, with the Table of Idolaters: whereupon it followeth, that as we use the Lords Table religiously, so that Table of Idolaters of which the Apostle speaketh, had state in the idolatrous worship, like that feast Num. 25. 3. quod in honorem falsorum Deorum celebrabatur, saith rCalvin.
Thirdly, the Churches of Pergamos and Theatyra are reproved for suffering the use of Idolothyts, Apoc. 2. 14. 20. Where the eating Sect. 4 of things sacrificed to Idolls is condemned as Idolatry and spirituall adultery, as nPerkins noteth. Paybody therefore is greatly mistaken, when he thinkes, that meates sacrificed to Idolls, beeing the good Creatures of God, were allowed by the Lord, out of the case of scandall, notwithstanding of Idolatrous pollution, for Apoc. 2. the eating of things sacrificed to Idolls, is reproved as Idolatry, and 1. Cor. 10. 20. the cating of such thinges, is condemned as a fellowship ⟨p. 18⟩with Divells. Now Idolatry and fellowship with divells, I suppose are unlawfull, though no scandall should followe upon them. And whereas he thinkes meates sacrificed to Idolls, to be lawfull enough out of the case of scandall, for this reason, because they are the good Creatures of God, he should have considered better the Apostles mind concerning such Idolothyts. Which oZanchius setteth downe thus, Verum est, per so haec nihil sunt, sed respectu eorum quibus immolantur aliquid sunt: quia per haec, illis quibus immolantur, nos consociamur. Qui isti? Daemones. For our better understanding of this matter, we must distinguish two sorts of Idolothyts, both which we finde 1 Cor. 10. Of the one, the Apostle speakes from the 14 Verse of that Chapter, to the 23. Of the other, from the 23. verse to the end; This is Beza his distinction in his Annotations on that Chapter. Of the first sort, he delivers the Apostles minde thus; that as Christians have their holy banquets, which are badges of their communion both with Christ and among themselves, and as the Israëlites by their sacrifices did seale their copulation in the same religion, so also Idolaters cum suis idolis aut potius daemonibus, solemnibus illis epulis copulantur. So that this sort of pIdolothyts were eaten in Temples, and publike solemne banquets, which were dedicated to the honour of idolls. qCartwright sheweth, that the Apostle is comparing the Table of the Lord, with the Table of Idolaters: whereupon it followeth, that as wee use the Lords Table religiously, so that Table of Idolaters of which the Apostle speaketh, had state in the idolatrous worship, like that feast
- nexpos. upon Revel. 2. 14.
- oIn praec. 2. p. 534.
- p1 Cor. 8. 10.
- qannot. on 1 Cor. 10. 21.
- rcome. in illum locum.com. in illum locum.
