A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded upon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…A dispute against the English-popish ceremonies, obtruded vpon the Church of Scotland Wherein not…

This first sort of Idolathyts, ^sPareus calls the sacrifices of Idols, and from such he saith, the Apostle dissuadeth by this argument, Participare e•pulis Idolorum, est idololatria. Of the second sort of Idolothyts, the Apostle begins to speak Vers. 23. The Corinthians moved a question, whether they might lawfully eat things sacrificed to Idols? In privatis conviviis, saith ^tPareus. The Apostle resolves them that domi in privato convictu they might eat them, except it were in the case of scandal, thus ^uBeza. The first sort of Idolothyts are meant of Apoc. 2. as Beza there noteth, and of this sort must we understand ^xAugustine to mean, whiles he saith, that it were better mori fame, quam Idolothytis vesci. These sorts are simply & in themselves unlawful. And if meats sacrificed to Idols be so unlawful, then much more such things and rites as have not only been sacrificed and destinated to the honour of Idols, (for this is but one kind of Idolatrous abuse,) but also of a long time, publicly and solemnly employed in the worshipping of Idols, and deeply defiled with Idolatry, much more I say, are they unlawful to be applied to Gods most pure and holy worship, and therein used by us publicly and solemnly, so that the world may see us conforming, and joining our selves unto Idolaters.

This first sort of Idolathyts, ^sPareus calls the sacrifices of Idolls, and from such he saith, the Apostle dissuadeth by this argument, Participare e•pulis Idolorum, est idololatria. Of the second sort of Idolothyts, the Apostle begins to speake Vers. 23. The Corinthians moved a question, whether they might lawfully eat things sacrificed to Idolls? In privatis conviviis, saith ^tPareus. The Apostle resolves them that domi in privato convictu they might eate them, except it were in the case of scandall, thus