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An Exercitation Concerning Eating with Unwashed Hands · Vincent Alsop

An Exercitation Concerning Eating with Unwashed Hands, Scriptures

AN EXERCITATION ON THAT Historical Relation, Matth. 15. 1—9. Mark. 7. 1—13.

CONCERNING Eating with unwashen hands;

By way of APPENDIX or SUPPLEMENT To the Discourse, concerning INDIFFERENCIES:

AND

More particularly, to Argument or Reason the Fourth; to prove, That Indifferencies enjoyn'd by Authority do not thereby become necessary; or, That the Command of Authority does not render indifferent things, necessary.

LONDON: Printed for Benj. Alsop, at the Angel over against the Stocks-Market, 1680.

Matth. XV.Mark VII.
1. THen came to Jesus Scribes and Pharises, which were of Jerusalem, saying,1. THen came together to him the Pharisees, and certain of the Scribes which came from Jerusalem.
2. Why do thy Disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.2. And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled (that is to say, with unwashen) hands, they sound fault.
3. But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the Commandment of God by your tradition?3. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands ost, eat not, holding the tradition of the Elders.
4. For God commanded, saying, Honour thy Father and thy Mother; and he that curseth Father or Mother, let him dye the death.4. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold; as the washing of cups, and pots, brazen vessels, and of tables.
5. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his Father or his Mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be prosited by me,5. Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Why walk not thy Disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6. And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the Commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.6. He answered and said unto them, Well has Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites; as it is written, This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesie of you, saying,7. Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrins the cōmandments of men.
8. This people draws nigh unto me with their mouth, and honours me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.8. For laying aside the Commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups, and many other such like things ye do.
9. But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the Commandments of men.9. And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the Commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.10. For Moses said, Honour thy Father and thy Mother, &c.