Whereby we may collect thus much, that as the Lords Supper is a seal of our conjunction one with another, and with Christ our Head; so is it an evidence of our dis-junction from Idolaters, binding us to dis-avow all communion with them in their false worship. And indeed, the one must necessarily follow upon the other: ⟨p. 27⟩considering the nature of this heinous sin of Idolatry is such, that it can no ways stand with the fellowship which a Christian man ought to have, both with the Head, and with the body of the Church. To this purpose, in the sixth of the second to the Corinthians we read thus: What agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols? 1for ye are the Temple of the living God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among thee, & be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And in the 2. Chap. of the Epistle to the Colossians: Let no man beguile you of your reward, 2in a voluntary humility, and worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind: and not holding the head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. In which words the Apostle showeth unto us, that such as under pretence of humility were drawn to the worshipping of Angels, did not hold the Head, and consequently could not retain communion with the body, which receiveth his whole growth from thence. Answerably whereunto the Fathers assembled out of divers provinces of Asia in the Synod held at Laodicea, (not far from the Colossians) did solemnly conclude, that aChristians ought not to forsake the Church of God, and go and invocate Angels, and pronounced an anathema against any that should be found to do so, ⟨p. 28⟩bbecause (say they) he hath forsaken our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and given himself to Idolatry: declaring plainly, that by this idolatrous invocation of Angels, a discession was made both from the Church of God, as they note in the beginning, and from Christ the Head of the Church, as they observe in the end of their Canon.
Whereby vve may collect thus much, that as the Lords Supper is a seale of our coniunction one vvith another, and vvith Christ our Head; so is it an euidence of our dis-iunction from Idolaters, binding vs to dis-auovv all communion vvith them in their false vvorship. And indeed, the one must necessarily follovv vpon the other: ⟨p. 27⟩considering the nature of this hainous sinne of Idolatry is such, that it can no wayes stand with the fellowship which a Christian man ought to haue, both with the Head, and with the body of the Church. To this purpose, in the sixth of the second to the Corinthians we reade thus: What agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols? 1for ye are the Temple of the liuing God, as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walke in them, and I will bee their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among the, & be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the vncleane thing; and I will receiue you. And in the 2. Chap. of the Epistle to the Colossians: Let no man beguile you of your reward, 2in a voluntary humility, and worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seene, vainely puft vp by his fleshly minde: and not holding the head, from which all the body by ioynts and bands hauing nourishment ministred, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. In which words the Apostle sheweth vnto vs, that such as vnder pretence of humility were drawne to the worshipping of Angels, did not hold the Head, and consequently could not retaine communion with the body, which receiueth his whole growth from thence. Answerably whereunto the Fathers assembled out of diuers prouinces of Asia in the Synode held at Laodicea, (not farre from the Colossians) did solemnely conclude, that aChristians ought not to forsake the Church of God, and goe and inuocate Angels, and pronounced an anathema against any that should bee found to doe so, ⟨p. 28⟩bbecause (say they) he hath forsaken our Lord Iesus Christ, the Sonne of God, and giuen himselfe to Idolatry: declaring plainly, that by this idolatrous inuocation of Angels, a discession was made both from the Church of God, as they note in the beginning, and from Christ the Head of the Church, as they obserue in the end of their Canon.
- 12. Cor. 6.16, 17
- 2Col. 2.18, 19.
- aConcil. Laodicen. Can. 35. [Greek or Hebrew], that is, [Greek or Hebrew], or, [Greek or Hebrew]: as Theodoret expoundeth these words of the Canon, in •. & •. cap. epist. ad Coloss.Concil. Laodicen. Can. 35. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that is, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: as Theodoret expoundeth these words of the Canon, in •. & •. cap. epist. ad Coloss.
- b[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
