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IT is manifest that S. Augustin spekith of things mearlie indifferent, as apperith by his examples of communicating on Sonday or Sa∣terdaye, &c. or orders wich euerie church had diuers, beyng groūded vpon the scriptures, and differing in maner of vsing: and not of admit∣tyng Ceremonies, and orders of the gentills,
Iewis, or heritikes: and therfore nothing per∣tayning to this cause.
Augustin consernig Iewish ceremonies, Episto. 19.
THerfore as yow on the contrarie part saye and although all the would (as you say) be against vs, you do frelie pronounce that the ce∣remonies of the Iewis, are petnicius ād deadlie to Christians and whosoeuer shall obserue thē ayther Iewor Gentill, that he is thrown down into the diuils dungeon: so doe I confirme this saynig of yours, and add, that whosoeuar Iewe or Gentill shall obserue them eyther in dede, or ells but in shew, that he ys throun doune into the diuills pit.
Augustin conserninge gentil orders, Episto. 73.
THe supersticiō of things wich the Gentills tied about them among the wich, earings of men, hanging on the tips of their ears, of one sid, is accounted worthy to be detested, it is vsed not to please men but to serue diuils. But who can fynd out in scriptures the particular forbid∣ding of wicked supersticions wheras the apo∣stole doth generallye saye. I will not haue you partakers of diuils: and againe what concord is betwixt Christ and Belyal? vnlese parauentu∣re because he named Belial, and forbad gene∣rally the societie of diuills. Is it laufull for a Christian to sacrifise to Neptune, because wee find nothuig perticularlie forbidden as conser∣ning Neptune? In the meane space let the wrett∣chis be warned, that if they will not obey whol som doctrin, yet at the lest wise that they defēd
not sacrilege. But what must wee doe with thē yf they be afraide to lose their eaerings, and a∣re not afraid to receiue the bodie of Christ, with the badge of the diuil.
Augustin consernig the Ceremonies of heritikes, Epist. 86.
TO fast on sondaie is a greate offēce, especia¦ly since that detestable heresie of the Mani¦chies, wich is directlie against the catholick faith: and holie scriptures, was openlie knowē: wich Manichies did apoint that daye to thier auditors, as laufull to fast in. by the wich that fastīg on the sonday is accōpted more horrible.
Here might wee also add Chrysostoms sen∣tens: but to auoide prolixitie wee referre the reder to the first homelie against the fast of the Iews.