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A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

parte 2. Bishops some he burnt to Ashes and some of them their Tongues were pulled out who flying to Constantinople spoke miraculously as if they had had Tongues g Evagrius lib. 4. cap. 14 15. Anno 448. The Eutichians in Alexandria slew the Orthodox Bishop Proterius in the Church harled his body throgh the Streets and gnashed his Bowels with their Teeth a Evagrius lib. 2. cap. 8. Anno 496. Many Manicheans who also were Blasphemers of the blessed Trinity were detected at Rome and their Books burnt Honoricus King of the Vandalls in Africk being Arian banished at once 5000. Orthodox Christians b Centuria Magdeburgesis Anastasius the Emperour Anno Dom. 520. Commanded not a Trinity but a Quaternity to be worshipped he was smitten with a thunder bolt and so dyed in his wicked Reign 300. Orthodox were killed and some Orthodox Bishops banished c Petrus Diaconus Platina d Centuria Magdeburgensis Centuria 6. cap. 8. Theodoricus Arian King of the Gothes in Italy persecuted the Orthodox there and the King of the Arian Gothes in Spain slew his own natural Son for turning Orthodox e Magdeburgensis Centuri●s centuria 6. cap. 9. The Gothes in Spain who had long persecut the Orthodox Christian they were at last converted to the true Faith Anno 585. In the seventh Century the Monotholites which were a Branch of the Eutichian Heresie troubled the true Church for the Emperour Constance was a Monotholite and also Heraclius Arjovaldus King of Lambards was an Arian Anno Dom. 640. Rotharius another of their Kings was Arian also in the seventh Century beside the trouble that the Church endured from the Eutichian and Monotholite Hereticks which were chiefly in the Eastern Church at Constantinople and Alexandria so be the Arians in Italy In this Century arose Mahamet and composed his Alcaran Anno Dom. 622. In which Blasphemously they deny the blessed Trinity These not only spread and prevailed mightily in Asia and Africk but also crossed the Hellespont and molested Greece both with the Sword and Blasphemies yea also they crossed the Mediterranian over against Spain and Italy at last Anno Dom. 829. came over with a Navy from the Coast of Barbary and spoiled Rome and returned to Africk with the Prey and again Anno Dom. 845. f Palmerius in chronico came over and spoiled Rome the 2d time and Anno Dom. 933. came over the third time and spoiled Genoa In the 7th Century the Orthodox Church gave Testimony against Hereticks in a Council held at Rome Anno Dom. 650. of a 100 Bishops and upward where the Monotholites and the Antitrinitarians were condemned and another there of 125. Bishops and a third at Constantinople Anno Dom. 681. of 150. Bishops And as the true Church gave Testimony against the Antitrinitarian Hereticks so the Lord from Heaven by His signal Judgements For First Honoricus King of Vandalls in Africk an Arian and cruel persecuter of the Orthodox was long tormented with Venemous Boils at last was consumed with Worms and so ended his wretched Life Secondly in this same Century Theodoricus King of the Gothes in Italy a vile Arian having murdered an Orthodox Noble Man Senatour named Symachus thereafter shortly sitting at Table the head of a great Fish dressed in a Dish set before him which he imagined to be the head of Symachus and was so stupified that he dyed with fear Abaliardus a professor in Paris about the year 1143. wrot Blasphemously against the blessed Trinity whom Bernard refuted and then there conveened a Council of Church-men in France where he was confuted convinced converted a Caranza folio 258. In the Year 1215. in the Council of Lateran Joachim Abbas his Erronious Book against the Trinity was condemned to which he submitted b Caranza folio 260. If it be objected that seing in the Church History and Councils from the seventh Century to the fifteenth there is only mention of two Antitrinitarian Hereticks and consequently these Blasphemous Heresies being now banished and buried and seing it is granted that the Doxology was first appointed to be sung in the Church by occasion of Antitrinitarian Hereticks for confirming in the Faith the Lords People against their Blasphemies why then was it any longer continued after the cause was removed I answer because the Church then perceived by comfortable experience that the constant singing of the Doxology in the Publick Worship of God had proved an excellent mean to confirm Christians in the Doctrine and Faith of the Trinity and to guard them against the temptations of Satan and his supposts and their own corruption who were all yet lying in wait to blow at the Ashes of the little spunks of the said old Blasphemies that seemed to be buried many hundred years before This is Calvins Metaphore and accordingly it came to passe for in the year of Christ 1531. Satan did fill the heart and furnished the pen of a Spaniard Servetus with the Blasphemies and black Venome of that Old Serpent and now we intend to begin the 2d Part of this Chapter and to manifest to every Christian Reader that if the universal Church had good cause to appoint the singing of the Doxology because of the Blasphemies of the Arians against the Sacred Trinity So now in this old and doting Age of the World the Church have much cause to continue that ancient practice for the new and late opposers of this blessed Trinity in this Age are more blasphemous then ever the old Arian was of which the rise and growth in Europe we intend to give you a summar account First That Spaniard Servetus being a Physician by profession travelled 30. Years in Pole Hungary and Transalvania practising Medicine but infecting Souls with his Blasphemies a worse disease then all his Bodily Cures For which he was first apprehended and imprisoned at Lions in France but escaped Prison there afterward having written some Books against the Sacred Trinity he was apprehended at Geneva for his Blasphemies and obstinancy in them was condemned by the Magistrat and burnt quick Anno Dom. 1553. a Beza Epist 81. Genevas just punishing of him is approven by the Cantons of Tygurie b Calvin Epist 157. Scaffusium c Calvin Epist 158 Melancton and d Calvin Epist Aecolampadius rcfuts him and Calvin also in his Institutiones Opuscula and Melanthon in his Fourth Volumne who in the Year 1556. writs to the Vesalians vulgo the Veisle that if any maintained Servetus Errors he should be expelled out of their Town and Cardinal Hosius one of the three that presided in the Council of Trent in his Works follo 352. Writs that Servetus justly deserved so to die for his Blasphemies and Beza gives a just but black Testimony of him e Beza Epist 81. In unico Serveto revocati sunt ab inferis Somasatenus Arius Eutiches Marcion Apollinaris quod ibidem erudite probat inductione comparativa Servetus having strongly fermented

as they judged most expedient for their purpose where they composed diverse Creeds but all Heterodox and differing from the Nicen Creed * Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 32. In fine breviter colligit numerum symbolorum Arrianorum particulatim oppidatim novem videbent Their first Council held at Tyrus a Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 22. The second at Jerusalem The third at Antioch where they composed their first Arian Creed b Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 14. Fourthly Four prime leading Arians presented to the Emperour a second Arian Creed c Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 14. Fifthly The Arians in the East sent a long Creed to the Bishops in the West which they rejected d Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 14. Sixthly At Syrmium in Illyria the Arians wrote two Creeds e Sozomen lib. 3. cap. 10. Socrat lib. 2. cap. 25. Seventhly In a Council at Ariminum the Arians wrote a sixth Creed f Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 29. Sozomen lib. 4. cap. 16. Eightly At Nica in Thrasia the Arians wrote a Creed which deceitfully they called the Nicen Creed g Sozomen lib. 4. cap. 18. Ninthly The Arians held a Council at Seleucia in Ifauria h Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 32. Their last two Councils they held at Constantinople and Antioch where they Decree that the word Substance i Theodoret. lib. 2. cap. 31. and Person of one Substance of another Substance all these k Ariani multis pseudosynodis convocatis in quatuor factiones abiere quarum quaeque priore insanior prima factio petit in omnibus symbolis hoc expungendum quod filius sit patri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 factio secunda quod sit in symbolis exprimendum filium esse patri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tertia factio filium esse patri tantummodo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quarta factio filium esse patri 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dissimilem iri sunt app●llati anomei 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quod blasphemarent filium esse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ex non exist●●●●bus hi expresse damnantur in symbolo Niceno hujus quartae factionis fuit ipse Arius Sozomen lib. 4. cap. 21 28. be expunged out of all Creeds By all which we may perceive the Arian applying all his Oars going to and fro and walking up and down in the Earth compassing Sea and Land to conveen Councils thereby to frame Mischief by a Law to engage and inslave unstable Souls by the Shadow of a Chruch Sanction making Proselyres strengthening his Faction Having spoken of their indefatigable Pains let us in the second place observe their deceitful Dealling their Deeps and Devices which the Father of Lies the old and crooked Serpent had taught them First Eusebius Bishop of Nicomedia being justly degraded by that Orthodox Council of Nice for his obstinacy in Arianism and he together with Arius banished by the Emperour Constantine he wrote to the Emperour a penitential Letter wherein he subscrived the Nicen Creed a Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 10. but with a double Heart and so was restored to his Place and Function and Arius followed his example b Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 19. both in subscriving and dissembling remaining in the gall of Bitterness with Simon Magus and in the Synagogue of Satan wherefore shortly thereafter the Lord purged His Church of Arius by an extraordinary and horrible death even then when he was in the height of his Pride going to that Church in grandour where he had spewed out his Blasphemies against the Son of God even that King of Saints who thought it no robbery to be equal with His Father commands him to halt not permitting him to enter into the House of God to pollute it but thrust him into a common Jacks by the way where the Lord cast out all his Intrals with his Excrements and cast him effectually out of His Church and stopped his blasphemous Mouth Notwithstanding all this great and visible Judgment on Arius his Brother in Evil Eusebius of Nicomedia would not learn Righteousness but hardened his heart in Pride turned an obstinate and violent Persecuter of the true Church and Saints c Socrat. lib. 1. cap. 25. and chief Leader of the Arian Faction adding Perjury to his Blasphemy Thirdly As the Arians were Perfidious in their beginning so in their Progress they learned at the Accuser of the Brethren to turn impudent false Accusers of the Orthodox Church men which they acted in these forementioned pretended Church Counsels And first the great Athanasius who as a divine Hero stood in the Breach for the true Church to whom both the Emperour and Bishop of Rome deferred great respect in their Letters d Socrat. lib. 2. cap. 18. yet him they strived to affront in their Councils and falsly accuse that he had cutted off a Man's Hand which Hand they produced in their Council having the Man himself fast in Prison but by good and remarkable Providence the Man escaped out of their Prison and came to Athanasius in Council with both his Hands whole to the great confusion of his accusing Arian Enemies Thereafter they produced an impudent Whore accusing Athanasius of Adultery with her but Athanasius so convinced her in the face of the Synod that she had not a word to answer But Eustathius the Orthodox Bishop of Antiochia him they accused also of Adultery with another impudent Whore whom the Arians suborned and she did swear it and albeit the innocent Bishop did constantly assert his innocence yet they degraded him and obtained at the Emperour to banish him but thereafter that wicked Woman in the just Judgment of God falling Sick and dying in great bodily Torments confessed her grievous sin of Perjury against innocent Eustathius and that the Arians had hired her with a Sum of Money a Theodoret. lib. 5. cap. 21. A fourth instance of their deceit and subtilty The Arian perceiving by more then 30. Years sad experience that the Creed of that famous Council of Nice had given their cursed Cause a deadly wound they craftily resolve to conveen a Council in that same City of Nice and there write an Arian Creed to their own mind and vent it for the old Orthodox Nicen Creed and so to deceive the Vulgar But He whose Throne is in Heaven had them in derision for when the Arians began to conveen in that City of Nice the Lord sent a great Earthquake which caused the Arians with fear flee out of the City b Hieronimus ad annum domini 372. But that Plot failing them they hardened their Neck like an Iron Sinew and with a Whores Forehead persist in a like wicked Design for understanding that in Thracia the next adjacent Country there is a Town called Nicea thither they hasten and hold their Council and conclude upon a blaspemous Arian Creed deceitfully calling It the c Sozomen lib. 4. cap. 15. Nicen Creed A fifth instance of their Falshood in these their many Councils

scruple or alteration c 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gregory Nazianzen in his sixth Orration concerning the Holy Ghost we worship the Father Son and Holy Ghost one God-head and power to Him be all glory honour and power for ever and ever Amen In the Year of Christ 370. St. Jerome wrot to Damasus Bishop of Rome that in all the Churches of Rome Glory to the Father Son and Holy Ghost as it was in the a Rome 1. Council pag. 625. editionis Parisiensis beginning is now and for ever be sung alwayes at the end of the Psalm b Concilium Vasense provinciase sub Imperio Theodosij inmoris cap. 7. cujus titulus ac propter haereticorum incredulitatem post gloria Patri c. sicut erat in principio c. semper dicatur quia non solum in sede apostolica sed etiam per totam Orientem totam Africani vel Italiani propter Haereticorum astutiam qui dei filium non semper fuisse sed in tempore caepisse blasphemant in omnibus clausulis post Gloria Patri c. sicut erat in principio c. dicatur etiam nos universis Ecclesijs nostris ita dicendum esse decrevemus About the Year of our Lord 444. in the Council of Vason an Act is made because of the unbelief of Arian Hereticks Because not only in the Apostolick See but also throughout all the East and in all Africk and Italy to guard against the deceit of Hereticks Blaspheming that the Son of God was not ever with the Father but began to be in time therefore in all their closings of singings in the publick Worship after these Words Glory to the Father Son and Holy Ghost in all these other Churches is added as it was in the beginning so we appoint that the same Words as it was in the beginning be mentioned in the Doxology in all our Churches also c Symbolium Nicenium in sine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hence we may observe That this addition as it was in the beginning was not first appointed at Vason for their Act bears the contrare that it was used in Churches far and near before that time which Jeromes desire to Damasus proves But this Act at Vason gives the clear reason of the addition viz. To guard the flock of Christ the better against Arian Hereticks whereof some said there was a time when the Son of God was not Alexander Patriarch of Alexandria one of the chief Fathers in the Nicen Council to refute the Arian brings that Text d Socrat. lib. 3. cap. 3. among many others John 1. 1. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God by him all things were made and if he made all things then he was before the world and also before that beginning and consequently Eternal as that Father reasoneth well and St. Basil after him for It were nonsense to say that there were priority of time in Eternity For Arius said there was a time when God was not a Father Therefore the infallible Theologue of St. John began his Evangell with these words intending in his Gospel to assert Christs God-head against two abominable Hereticks in his time Ebion and Cerinthus at whom Arius had learned his Blasphemies and from this same Text Calvin refutes both the old Arian and Servetus a vile Blasphemer his own contemporary who was burnt at Genevah for a most blasphemous Heretick In the Year of Christ 627. in the third Council of Toledo consisting of the Church-men of Spain and Galatia inact whosoever sayes not Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost let him be accursed by saying they mean singing For then four hundred years before that the Doxology was sung in all the Templet of the universal Church And so in this Council all of them in the close of the same in the praises of God they cryed Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost as the Learned may read in the Tomes of Councils by this cursing mentioned in this Councill It appears they judged that no Orthodox Christian would refuse to sing the Doxology they did not imagine any will refuse except a Heretick In the Year of Christ 633 in the Fourth Councill of Toledo there are some accused for rejecting the Sacred Hymnes composed by Hilary and Ambrose two famous Saints and being received and used in the Churches yet these Men refused to sing them because they were not in the Holy Scripture for which refusal they were Excommunicat yet these same very Men did not scruple nor refuse to sing the Doxology which was then constantly sung in the Church at the close of every Psalm Hence it is probable that these men who refused to sing the Churches Holy Hymnes and were willing to sing the Doxology did estimat it of a higher rank and counted it in with Divine and Spirituall Songs a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Quocirca at mea fert sententia major merces praemium potius apud justum indicem reponitur quam veteribus illic martyribus cum illi in confessa positum reportarent martyrij apud homines existimationem laurealas á Deo acceperint suas vobis autem desint in certamine pari á populo collati honores Basil tom 2. Epist 303. pag. 1074. The Learned have observed that the Arian persecution which was in this Fourth Century was more bitter to the Souls of the Saints and true Christians then the Suffering during the ten Persecutions in the first 300. Years from Pagan Emperours for then the Christian Martyrs received their Crown of Martyrdome from their Lord in Heaven with acclamations of praise from all their contemporary Christians without all malignant murmure or obloquie which was a sharp sput to hasten Christians to run that race for ingenuous spirits know what humane applause will do even to the godly to encourage them to a good action and rouse them up to their Duty even allowed by God Phil. 4. 8. Whatsoever things are of good report if there be any vertue and if there be any praise think on these things But in this fourth Century the Christian suffering Persecution and Death It wat not from Pagans but from these that called themselves Christians even the Arian who being prevalent and putting to Death the Orthodox Christians yet the Arian cryes out these are not true Christians but we they are justly suffering Death for Errors in Christianity Therefore writs the Learned that the Martyrs in the fourth Persecution their reward will be greatest in Heaven And because this Persecution was so much the sadder to the Orthodox Christian and in this Century the King of Saints who promised His presence to His Church on Earth seemed to be asleep like that Matth. 8. 24. while the Ship is filled with waves yet in the mean time though thus he had decreed to let His brittle Vessel and His Disciples suffer a