1 Corinthians — Chapter 8
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Verse 0
Therfore the case standing thus, and the Apostles discourse of eating or nor eating meats being so as is declared (a thing so euident that it admitteth no other interpretation) if the Protestants apply any of this admonition against our fasts in the Cath. Church, they be too ridiculous.
Verse 1
1. We al haue knowledge.) No meats vncleane. The spiritual and perfectly instructed Christians knew no meats now to be vncleane, neither for signification, as in the Law of Moyses; nor alwaies by nature and creation, as the Manichees thought; nor by ony other pollution, as in that they were offered to Idols: and therefore they did eate boldly of such meats as were sacrificed, contemning & condemning their Idols as mere nothing, and the worship of them as them as the honour of things imaginarie. Giuing of scandal reprehended. Which their fact, for their want of discretion and charitie, and for the vse of that their libertie to the offense & scandal of the weake, the Apostle doth here reprehend.
Verse 7
7. Some with a conscience.) The perfecter mens fault was, that they gaue offense by their eating, to the weaker Christians. Who seeing them whom they reputed wise & learned, to eate the meats, offered to Idols, conceiued that there was some vertue and sanctification in those meats, from the Idol to which they were offered: and thought that such things were or might be eaten with the same conscience and deuotion as before their conuersion. The Heretikes ridiculously apply S. Paules words against the Churches fasts and abstinence. Therfore the case standing thus, and the Apostles discourse of eating or nor eating meats being so as is declared (a thing so euident that it admitteth no other interpretation) if the Protestants apply any of this admonition against our fasts in the Cath. Church, they be too ridiculous.
Verse 10
10. In the Idol's Temple.) Going to the Communion, what a sinne in Catholikes. Like as now, some Catholikes haue said, they know that Caluin's communion is but as other bread and wine. But yet the ignorant seeing such goe to the Communion, thinke that it is a good act of Religion. Yea whatsoeuer they pretend, it must needs seeme an honour to Caluin's Communion, when they are seen in the Idol's Temple solemnly sitting or communicating at the abominable table.