Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 11:2

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things , and keep the ordinances , as I delivered them to you.

That you remember my Doctrine, the Precepts and Instructions that I gave you,

and keep the Ordinances (so we translate it) the Greek word is [non-Latin text not transcribed]. The word signifieth any thing that is doctrinally delivered, or taught men, whether it concerns Faith, or Manners. It is thought, that in this Text it doth not signifie what the Apostle had delivered to them with respect to Faith, or their moral Conversation, but with respect to matters of Order, because such is the next instance which the Apostle mentioneth, about Praying or prophesying with the head covered, or uncovered, and undoubtedly any Precepts of that nature from one, guided by an infallible Spirit, ought to be observed: The Apostle doth not command them to keep any Traditions, which others should to the end of the World deliver to them, he only praiseth them for keeping those which he had delivered. There is a great Question betwixt us and the Papists, about the obligation that lieth upon Christians to observe unwritten Traditions, that is, such Rites and Observances as they tell us were Apostolical; and the Traditions of the Primitive Church, though they can shew us no Scripture for them; but no Christian disputes his obligation to keep Apostolical Traditions: Only we are at a loss to know how to prove those Traditions Apostolical, of which we find nothing in the Writings of the Apostles; it is praise-worthy to keep Apostolical Traditions; but for others, or such as do not appear to us to be so, it is but a work of Supererogation: Where hath God required any such thing at peoples hands?

Marginal references: Or, Traditions