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A45420 Of idolatry Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660. 1646 (1646) Wing H555A; ESTC R40543 38,623 40

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down under the title of Idolatry two things it will not be amisse briefly to have observed 1. That the same ground of zeal or passion that hath incited some men lately to charge it of a breach of the second Commandment hath long since moved * one of the same spirit to accuse it as a sinne against the other nine and to intitle his severall Chapters of the Swearing Sabbath-breaking murder adultery stealing false witnesse c. and at last of the concupiscence of the Crosse as well as the idolatry of it the reasons being much alike for the whole charge 2. That the signing with the signe of the Crosse in that Sacrament is somewhat distant from that which the Papists use and an act of departure from them in King Edwards second Liturgie more then had been in the first Reformation The former custome was to crosse the child at the Church-doore when it was brought to Baptisme but this of ours as a mark of initiation or reception into Christs flock immediately following Baptisme and a kind of tessera or military signe that the person thus consigned into Christs militia shall for ever after think himself obliged manfully to fight c. A change made merely out of compliance with them who were jealous of too great an inclination to Popery and yet now charged with the guilt of that which it was on purpose designed to decline 71 I should not I conceive be thought in earnest if I should go about to vindicate the use of the Liturgy and of all set forms of prayer from this charge of Idolatry It is true it hath been printed that words in a book are images and consequently that to pray before a book or use a book in prayer is Idolatry or Image-worship But till this argument be extended to all words spoken as well as written and so all vocall though it be extemporary prayer condemned for Idolatry also I shall not conceive that disputer to have believed himself nor consequently give him or my reader the trouble of an answer In stead of extending this enquiry to the survey and vindication of those many other particulars to which the fancies or furies of this last yeare have affixed this charge all that I have now to adde is onely this that I shall beseech God to give such mistakers understanding first and then Charity to make use of it to edification and not to destruction to the reforming their own sinnes and not condemning or reproching other mens laudable at the least innocent actions Judge not that ye be not judged of the Lord SOme few testimonies which may tend to the clearing of the precedent observations but could not conveniently be put in either in the Text or the margin of the Book I have here thought fit to affix by way of Postscript Add. p. 11. ad lin. 32. in marg. Thus among the Romanes in their lustrations {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Sybil orac l. 3. p. 231. and speaking of the Christians giving over Idolatry {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. it is added immediately {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. naming all the severall nations of the heathen world that were guilty of it p. 264. and exhorting against Idolatry {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} p. 279. and that true pietie as it is opposed to idol-worship so to {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} l. 4. p. 287. p. 296. and of the Romanes again {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} p. 315. and so again p. 332. Add. p. 12. ad lin. 24. in marg. In this sense I conceive Plato used the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} l. 9. where speaking of sensuall men and comparing them to beasts {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} full fed and lascivious he addes {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. Or if you will needs have the notion of covetousnesse continued yet I conceive the company that the word is so oft found in the New Testament will have such an influence on it that it shall belong to that {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} getting wealth by these unclean prostitutions which sure is expressed by the Authour of the Sybylin oracles l. 3. p. 231. where immediately after the mention of those impurities is subjoyned {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Add. p. 14. ad l. 4. in marg. to the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} So in the Sybil or is this sinne expressed by {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} l. 3. p. 231. and the men guilty of it called {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} pag. 232. the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} noting all immoderate desires or attempts {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} saith Phavorinus and as it is immediately specified {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} So in Phocylides {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} doth seem to import also Add. ad p. 15. l. 10. in marg. So in the Sibyll Oracles l. 2. p. 172. with {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} those that had put off all shame are joyned {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ravishers and pag. 216. with {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which sure belongs to the fury of inordinate lusts there is joyned {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} rapes and shamelesse lusts and {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} secret loves and a {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} the judgements of Brimstone the portion of Sodom for such sinnes follows in the end of that Book All which passages though they cannot be thought to have that antiquity or authour to which they pretend are yet by our Countrey man Joannes Opsopaeus or Cook with great reasons supposed to be as ancient as the Emperour Commodus and so will be worthy our heed for a matter of no greater weight then is now laid on them FINIS 1 Cor. 8. 4. 1 Cor. 10. 19. * Orig. con Cels Just Mar. Apol. Clem. Al. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Athenagoras Theop. ad Autol. Tatianus Theod. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Euseh Praep. Eu. Cyril Alexan. cont. Iulian Tertul. A. pol. Minut. Felix Arnobius Lactantius Aug. de Civit Dei Firmicus * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} * That that whole verse belongs to that matter will appear if you view it in the Originall Thus {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} thou hast been dissolute laxata 〈◊〉 dilatata {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} by thy lying with them so it is rendred Num. 31. 17. Thou hast cut them or made them Eunuchs for thy self so {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which perhaps we mistake for {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Covenant doth signifie and so the Targum renders it {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} succidisti detruneasti thou lovedst to lie with them c. * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Raptoris bona publicanda c. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Hesych Codex antiq. in Coll. Magd. Ox. * Vid. excerpta Gemarae tr Sanhedr c. 1. §. 7. * In Thisbi p. 139. * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} * Vide Rom. 6. 10. * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Irenaeus * {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Hesyc * Aug. de civ. dei l. 8. c 23. * Neque aera neque auri argentique materia quibus signa conhe●●nt esse Deos decernimus sed eos ipsos in his colimus quos dedicatio infert sacra fabrilibus efficit inhabitare simulach is A●nol cont. Genti l. 6. * Desacrif Mag. * Divin●● in Q. Cacil * Aaron Purgatus * c. 3. 12. P. 20. lin. 1. P. 27. near the end * P. 18. l. 2. * Divos divàsque non aliter venerantur quam Deum ipsum c. Lud. in Aug. de civ l. 8. c. ult. vid. Cassand. consult de imag. Polyd. Virg. de rerum invent l. 6. c. 13. 45. Athanas cont. A●● or●● Eph. Concil. cap. 67. * Via Con. cil Laod. can. 35. p. 352. Zo nar in can ●tum Judill in Cod eccl univers. p. 262. 49. * Vid. view of the New Directory p. 21. p. 82. * Non video in multis quod discrimen sit inter ecrum opinionem de sanctis id quod Gentiles putabant de d●●s suis Lud Vives ●n Aug. de civ. l. 8. c. ult. Of Scandall * Case of Consc. c. 31. * View of the New Direct p. 27. * Parker on the Crosse