Cantons have made Laws that it shall be Capital to any to change their Religion and on a set day every year they go all to Mass and the Masters of Families Swear to continue true to the State and firm in their Religion to their Lives end And so they pretend to punish their falling into Heresie with Death and Confiscation of Goods because 't is a Violation of the Faith which is so solemnly Sworn But on the other hand in the Protestant Cantons such as turn are only obliged to go and live out of the Canton but for their Estates they still preserve them and are permitted to sell them One cannot but observe more of the merciful Spirit of the Gospel in the one than in the other Idem Letter from Zurick Mahometans They give excellent Rules for bridling the Passions and shunning of Vice e. g. If thou wouldest have Hell shut its seven Gates take heed thou Sin not with thy seven Members viz. Eyes Ears Tongue Hand Foot Belly Privities which last they dare not name F. Simon They believe a good Life in all Religions will bring a Man to Paradise which would seem to destroy their Principle of forcing all to their Religion did they not affirm the Musselmen are all in a higher and more excellent Paradise than the best of the rest of the World Anonym Ancient Heathens Socrates at a Pompous Solemnity when a great deal of Gold and Silver was carried along cried out How many things are there which I do not Covet He went commonly bare-footed and his Feet were much hardened His Wife used to observe of him that he commonly went out and returned home with the same Countenance he made no boast of his Learning but nather Ignorance professing himself to know nothing And when injuriously he was cast into Prison he made no Supplication to his Judges and the last day of his Life discoursed much of the Immortality of Souls and with the Poisonous Cup in his hands with which he ended his days spake thus That he was not haled to Death but was ascending up to Heaven The same Socrates to a Man crying out that he should dye if he were not revenged upon him made answer Let me dye if I make not thee my Friend Hierocl Frag. Pegu. The Talapoi in Pegu are not angry at those who change their Opinions to Christianity if their Lives be afterwards Pious and Regular Pacquet broke open Vol. 2. Cathay The Tartars in Cathay oblige none by force to be of their Religion Ibid. Purity Sincerity Jews THe Examples of true Israelites in Sacred Scripture are so obvious to every Christian Reader as well as others that there is no need of Repetition here I shall therefore only tell you what remark is made upon them at this day Tho some idle Jews have used a scandalous compliance with the Rites of other Nations with the Papists turning Papists and joyning themselves to a Crucifix and Rosary as well as to the Zizith and Tephillim yea some have entered with Holy Orders Yet the Barbary Jews will not so much as eat of Meat dressed by one of a different perswasion nor drink in the same Cup after a Christian or Moor till it be washed Dr. Addison And this they do notwithstanding they hold That the Law of Nature is only Obligatory to all mankind and to those who observe this Law they promise the World to come Eternal Life tho reserving to themselves a greater Glory than others Idem Christians It were needless to make instances of Sincerity or Purity in Christians their Holy Lives their resplendent Graces their great and extraordinary Sufferings being an abundant proof thereof even in the Judgments sometimes of their Enemies who by this means have been Converted and brought over not only to a good Opinion of the Persons but the Religion too And tho it must be confessed that all which hath glistered amongst them was not pure Gold yet neither was all paint and dissimulation The Letters in some are too plain and Capital to be misconstrued to Hypocrisy And tho the Infirmities of Nature have sometimes shaded the brightness of their Vertues yet I doubt not but in many the Heart as in the Case of Arch-Bishop Cranmer hath been preserved intire and inviolate Zurick The publick Justice of the City is quick and good and is more commended then the private Justice of those that deal in Trade a want of sincerity is much lamented by those that know the Town Zurick well Dr. Burnet's Letters Rome For one that studies antiquities pictures statues or musick there is more entertainment for him at Rome then in all the rest of Europe but if he hath not a taste of these things he will soon be weary of a place where the Conversation is always general and where there is little sincerity or openness practised and by Consequence where Friendship is little understood Idem Heathens Socrates would say That it was the most compendious way to Glory if every one would take care to Be what they would be thought to Be Cic. Offic. 2. The Bramins hate to touch a Pot or Cup with their Mouth but rather pour their Liquor in at a distance eat nor drink with Men of other Religions use washings much touch no unclean thing Sir Tho. Herb. Trav. into Persia The Persees seldom feed together lest they participate one anothers impurity each hath his own Cup so as if any of his own Caste chance to use it the other washes it three times and forbears it a while after Idem In Mexico and other parts of America they Sacrificed Men sometimes to the Sun and used to open the Breast and pull out the Heart and offer that Principally and then to throw it to the Idol The Inferior Priests in the interim holding the Legs Arms and Head of the Sacrificed wretch whilst his Heart was taking out Idem The Merchants who had a peculiar God and Festival day when they Sacrificed a Man they gave him first for nine days Divine Honour and offered his Heart about Midnight to the Moon as Mistress of the Waters or by way of gratitude for her light Idem The Gaurs drink Wine and eat Swine's Flesh if of their own breeding and feeding but are very careful lest their Hogs eat any Ordure for if they have devour'd any nastiness they are strictly forbid to eat them They never pare their Nails so that if by way of disgrace or any misfortune they are constrained to cut their Nails or Hair they carry that which they cut off to some place appointed without the City for that purpose M. Tavernier l. 4. c. 8. If at any time a Hair fall on their Cloths those Cloths must be washed in Cows-piss Perseverance Jews IT is observed of the Jews That they adhere obstinately to their Religion and very rarely have we any instances of Converts to Christianity which is imputed chiefly to the care they take in the timely Education of their Children When
nor any writ by such as they call Hereticks Bells in all Monasteries The Kaloirs here commonly of good simple godly Lives Greeks out of F. Simon 1. The Church-men accused of Simony 2. They observe not the age required for Episcopacy and Priesthood 3. They take several Orders at one time 4. He is commonly chosen Patriarch that gives most to the Grand Seignior Besides the Patriarch buys the Voices of the Bishops that Elect him The Patriarch makes himself amends when he makes Bishops and they again when they make a Papas selling Orders and Cures and they again the poor people 5. Monks abstain strictly from Flesh tho engaged by no Vow but Custom They sleep not above 4 hours some but two They go to prayers in the Church thrice a day 1. Some Monks called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who eat in the same Refectory use the same Exercise have nothing singular in their Habit yet some are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who profess a more perfect way of living many in number Others are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who lead not so perfect a Life 2. Some 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who live as themselves please 1. They buy a Cell and necessaries for a Monastery 2. The Yeoman of the Cell provides Bread and Wine 3. They betake to business are bound to no duty 4. At Death they leave all to their companion 3. Some Anchorites who cannot work nor discharge the duties of the Monastery yet have a mind to live in Solitude and these 1. Buy a Cell with a piece of Land c. 2. Go to the Monastery only on Holy-days having no hours appointed them for Prayer 3. Some with leave of the Abbot leave the Monastery and retire for Meditation and Prayer the Monastery sending them once a Month provisions to live upon 4. Some hire a Vine-yard near the Cell and feed on the Grapes Some on Cherries on Beans some Transcribe Books 6. Nuns They 1. Are of S. Basil's Order under an Abbess 2. As strict as the Monks in Fasting Praying c. 3. Their Confessor some old Vertuous Neighbour Monk who says Mass c. 4. Their Habit a Cloak of plain Woollen-Cloth Arms and Hands covered to the Fingers ends 5. Their Head shaven a several Cell and Lodging for each 6. The Rich have a Maid or young Girl which they bring up in Devotion 7. They work with their Needles make Girdles which they sell to the Turks N. B. Some say these at C. P. are Widows aged under no Vow all their customs consisting in wearing a black Veil on their Head declaring that they will Marry no more living commonly at home minding their Huswifery Children c. having more Liberty than before 5. Confession Confession is enjoyn'd 4 times a year to persons of leisure Once a month to the Priests and Religious Once a year to labouring people viz. before their Great Lent To sick people as an ease for spiritual Diseases Repentance is defin'd a sorrow of heart for sin of which a man accuseth himself before a Priest with a firm Resolution to correct the Errors of his past Life by that which is to come and with intention to perform what shall be enjoyn'd him by his Pastor for his Penance Their Argument for Confession The Priest cannot release unless he know what to release Their Penances are Prayers extraordinary Alms Fastings Visiting Holy Places c. The Priest exhorts thus Behold the Angel of the Lord is at hand to take thy Confession see that thou conceal no sin for fear of shame for I also am a man and sinner as thou art To Penitents guilty of mortal sin is administred the Sacrament of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Oyl of Prayer done by the Bp. and 7 Priests by pure Oil and Prayer viz. The Priest dips some Cotton on the End of a stick anoints the Penitents in form of a Cross on the Forehead Chin each Cheek Back and Palms of the Hands and then recites a Prayer The same with the Papists Eztream Vnction 6. Marriage is forbidden after the burial of the Third Husband or Wife because say they it comes under the Notion of Polygamy Divorces are easily granted and the man allowed to take another Wife and perhaps afterward recalled and the man enjoyned to re-assume his former Wife About C.P. and Smyrna and great Cities in imitation of the Turks in Retirement and suffer them not to be seen by the Bridegroom till unveil'd after they are married The Islander Greeks of the Archipelago dancing promiscuously men and women together often make Protestations of Marriages together and then break them which if they do the Old Mothers by Witchcraft 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tie the man from marrying with any other till an agreement be made In Romania or Ramali the Turks have frequently married with Greek women Christians till 1672 when the Patriarch of C. P. complain'd to the Mufti and put a stop to it The Priest marries them with a Ring they have also a Godfather and Godmother who present themselves before the Papa's and hold a Garland of flowers interlaced with Orpine over the heads of the couple pray turn round drink together c. break the glass saying so may the Bridegroom break the Virginity of the Bride M. de Thevenot Muscovites 1. Eight Days after the Child is born he is brought to the Church-Porch where the Priest receives the Child 2. Tells the Witnesses their Duties namely To teach him how to know God and Christ c. 3. After some Prayer plungeth the Child three times over head and ears in a tub of warm Water holding it necessary that every part of the Child be dipped using these Words In the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost N. They hold all to be damned that die without Baptism They Re-baptize Apostates The Duke of Holstein's Ambassador faith 1. The Child is cross'd on the Fore-head 2. Blessed thus The Lord preserve thy coming in and going out 3. Nine Wax-Candles are lighted cross the Font which is in the middle of the Church 4. The God-fathers are Incensed and the Water Consecrated 5. A Procession is made about the Font three times 6. The Child is Named the God-fathers interrogated the Devil exorcised and the Child baptized See more in the Second Book Georgians 1. A Priest reads many Prayers over the Child going on to the end without Baptizing the Child 2. After reading the Child is stript and the God-father Baptizeth the Child without saying any other Words than what was said by the Priest 3. With Baptism they also administer to Children Consumation And the Eucharist 4. The Priest alone is accounted the true Minister of Baptism without him 't is null If the Child dieth before Baptism the Mother's Baptism is sufficient to save the Child 5. They are not very pressing to receive Baptism 6. They Re-baptize such as return after Apostasie F. Simon M. Tavernier saith Virgins brought up in Nunneries to study after some time
read twice in the week a Divinity Lecture Was hospitable sober humble suffered none to abide in his House who could not give account of his Faith and lived not accordingly Clark In Q. Mary's Days he was by K. Christian of Denmark's means dismissed out of Prison went into Germany Preached at Burghsaber upon the Queen's Death return'd but tho much sued to would not accept of his Bishoprick again but continued in London Preaching the Gospel as a private Minister whilst strength would permit and Died Anno. aetat 88. Mr. R. Greenham Preached twice on the Lord's Days and Catechised Preached on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday on Thursday he Catechized on Friday he Preached on the week-days in the Morning as soon as he could well see drenching his Shift with Sweating twice a day he Prayed in his Family after Sermon he took account of his Servants rising at 4. a Clock Winter and Summer to his Studies Disliked Martin-mar-Prelate a Book as tending to make Sin Ridiculous not Odious laid the charge of the Schism between Conformists and Nonconformists on either or neither side c. died at 60. Clark That Saint of ours so called by Jos Hall Bishop of Norwich Tunquin The Bonzes in Tunquin Beg for their Living and are not like the Bonzes in other Kingdoms who beg Alms as it were their due These on the contrary use all the modesty and humility that may be never taking more than is needful for them And if they have any thing to spare they give it to the Poor Widows and Orphans that cannot get their Living Tavernier's Collect. Zurich The Clergy of Zurich if they subsist plentifully they labour hard for they have generally two or three Sermons a day and at least one the first begins at 5 a Clock in the morning At Geneva and all Switzerland over there are daily Sermons which were Substituted upon the Reformation from the Mass but the Sermons are generally too long c. Dr. Burnet's Letters Pegu. The Talapoi in Pegu give the People a Sermon when they come to Church and by their exemplary Lives preserve to themselves a good reputation Paquet broke open vol. 2. They Condemn and Preach against the Offerings the Commonalty make to the Devil they go barefoot live in Woods and Desarts eat but once a day they meddle not with Points of Doctrine but insist on points of Morality and good Works the Piety of their Lives gives them great Honours after their Deaths Ibid. Siam The Clergy of Siam are regular and exemplary in their Lives they Preach to the People on Festivals 't is burning alive to have to do with Women in every Temple there is a Convent of Priests to say daily Prayers morning and evening Ibid. Cambodia It is thought here a horrid Sacriledge for the Clergy to intermeddle with temporal Affairs Ibid. Mexico The Priests exercise daily 4 times at midnight morn noon and Sun-set lashing themselves with knotted Cords drawing Blood upon themselves with knotted Cords drawing Blood upon themselves with Bodkins Preaching to the People at some Feasts Purchas Good Parishoners or People to their Priests Jews I Have already in the former Part signified the Allowances made to the Priest and Levite under the Law by Divine Ordinance and have not much more to add here save that first of all the People were generally very Just in paying their Tithes and some of them proceeded so far as to make a Decimation of their least things their Mint and Cummin lest they should not reach the Exactness of the Law Secondly That when they made any Address to the Prophets they commonly brought their Presents along with them as Saul to Samuel 1 Sam. 9.7 and Naaman to Elisha 2 Kings 5.5 Christians Alsted as I remember cites the Ancient Chronicles for it when he tells us That about the same time that Constantine the Great ordered Tithes to be paid to the Clergy a Voice was heard as it were from Heaven Nunc venenum infusum est Ecclesiae which I relate not as if I were of that Opinion that Tithes are not due but I fear the Payment in kind hath ill Effects The Clergy were so well maintained in the Primitive Times by the frequent Contributions of the People that Ammianus Marcell saith they lived like Pritices Ammian Marcell l. 27. St. Chrysostom was forced to make a whole Sermon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. i. e. against them that envied the Clergy Dr. Cave Also He describes at length the sad State of Bishops and other Church-men since the Church enjoy'd fix'd Revenues because they forsook their Employments to sell their Corn and Wine and to look after their Glebes and Farms besides much of their time was spent in Law-suits He wishes that he might see the Church in the State that it was in in the Times of the Apostles when it enjoy'd only the Charity and Oblation of Believers F. Simon Hist of Eccl. Rev. out of Chrys Hom. 86. in Mat. St. Augustin was of the same Mind Ibid. In the Universities of Bern and Lausanne are maintained Professors the one for the German Territory which is the Ancient Canton and the other for the New Conquest which is the French in the former are about 300 Parishes in the latter about 150. But in the Benefices on the German side the ancient Rights are preserved so that some Benefices are worth 1000 Crowns whereas in the Pais de Vaud the Provisions are set off as Sallaries and are generally from 100 to 200 Crowns Dr. Burnet's Letters Heathens In Siam the Estaites of Persons of Quality are ordinarily divided into three parts one to the King one to the Ecclesiasticks they defraying the Charges of the Funerals and the third to the Children Mandelslo's Trav p. 104. In Pegu their Preachers are still Preaching and Begging their Alms are brought to them in the Pulpits whilst they are Preaching Rosse The People drink the Water wherein the Preachers wash themselves accounting it Holy Rosse In Mexico the Revenues of the Priests were great Rosse The Southern Americans have their Priests in great Esteem making use of them as their Physicians and therefore they are very Rich for they have all the Goods of him whom they cure Idem In Siam the Bonzes or Priests are highly reverenced as well at Court as among the People The King himself hath such a Value for some of them as to humble himself before them Tavernier Part 2. l. 3. c. 18. Some of them live by Alms others have Houses with good Revenues Protestants At Zurich the Dean and Chapter are still continued as a Corporation and enjoy the Revenues which they had before the Reformation Dr. Burnet 's Letters The Bishop of Coire hath yet reserved a Revenue of about 1000 l. Sterling a year Ibid. 50 or 60 l. is the common Sallary of a Geneva Minister Papists One that knew the State of this Kingdom well assured me that if it viz. Naples were divided into five parts upon a strict Survey it
Soul and Body both dye till the Resurrection So the Arabici 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉  Psucho-pannuchites Held that the Soul sleeps in the Grave wth the body till the Resurrection  Manichees Corpocrates Held a Transmigration of Souls c. viz. That they might sin in other bodies  Tertullii wicked mens souls are turned into beasts or Devils a Tertulliano  Mahometans salvation consists in carnal pleasures  Muggletonians The soul of man is mortal as well as the body  Armenians Regenerate men may and do fall Finally and may sin against the Holy Ghost no assurance being possible in this Life without special Revelation And at the Resurrection shall be United to the body and both eternally blessed False Apostles Basilides Carpocrares Valentinus Cerdon Manes Familists Hieracites Salvation belongs only to the soul there being no Resurrection  Muggletonians Holy men when glorified shall have new bodies and souls given them of the very same Nature with God The Wicked shall be turned into Hell for ever and ever Atheists There is No Hell  Familists but in the consciences of men in this Life  Origenists Cacabapt c. All the most wicked yea Devils after some time shall be saved  Papists believe a Purgatory viz. a temporary punishment  Socinus Death Eternal is only a perpetual continuance in Death or Annihilation  Muggletonians No Devil but the spirit of man's unclean Reason and cursed Imagination False Prophets Samsei Prognostici Foretold things co come c.  Barcocab A Jewish Prophet who pretended to be the Star that was to arise out of Jacob  Theaurau John Another False Jewish Prophet who called himself Priest of the Jews  Mahomet The False Prophet of the Mahometans  John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton pretended to be the Two Last Witnesses and Prophets of Christ sent to seal the Elect and Reprobate Apostates c. Aquila Ponticus first a Christian next a Gentile last a Jew  Lucian Julian Francis Spira Gross Hereticks â—hetorius Lampetius Allowed all Heresies thought none out of the Truth Veritas Simplex Error Multiplex Synonyma Hereticorum c. Historia VAlentiniani Gnostici à Valente quem Epiphanius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appellat qui Vixit sub Antonino Pio at Philosophiae Operam dedit Platonicae Pythagoricae Aristotel Christianus vero factus fastidivit simplicilatem Doctrinae de Deo Trinitate c. Episcopatum igitur sperans cum repulsam tulisser portentosae illius haeresis author excitit Hotting vid. Dan. p. 34. Tertul. Marcionitae quorum author fuit Marcion Ponticus cognomento Nauclerus qui Cerdonis fuit Discipulus Stoicae Philosophlae addictus Idem Menandriani à Menandro Samaritano Simonis Magi Discipulo quorum communia habuit dogmata Imo ut Epiphan 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Idem Cerinthiani Merinthiani Pseudapostoli fuit enim Cerinthus Pseudapostolor Princeps qui primus Justiciariam controversiam movit ipsique Petro Joppae restitit Helcesaitae Hierachitae ab Hieracha Aegyptio Patria Leontopolite nuncupati Samosateniani Pauliani Paulistae a Paulo Samosat Episc Antioch Manichaei a Mane 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 August qu. manni 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fundens ut Discipuli cam nuncuparunt in tres sectas divisi 1. Catharistas mundatores 2. Macarios 3. Manichaeos speciarim Novatiani Cathari a Novato Afro Exteri Scriptores Gazaros perperam appellant Chiliastae Millenarii a Cerintho Judaizante qui opiniones suas ex Talmudistorum de Regno Messiae disputationib petijt Note 1. Cerinthians meant an Earthly Sensual Kingdom the Restoration of Jerusalem and the Temple 2. The FF c. meant a Sabbath of 1000 Years in honest pleasures and peace after 6000 of labour the Author whereof saith Eusebius was Papias a weak man Ariani ab Ario Natione Lybe Presbytero in Beâ—calo Ecclesia in Alexandria sententia ejus fuit Christum neque suisse Deum neque aeternum sed Creaturam excellentem quidem caeteris dignitate praestantiorem ab eo variae sectae ortae sunt sed praevaluerunt Semi-ariani sive Acatiani ab Acatio Caesareae Palestinae Episcopo dicentes Christum Patri non esse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 consubstantialem sed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 similem Essentis Photiniani a Photino Sirmii Episcopo Idem docuerunt cum Samosatenianis Marcelliani a Marcello Idem docuerunt cum Samosatenianis Luciani a Lucio Episcopo Idem docuerunt cum Samosatenianis Donatistae a Donato Docuerunt 1. Se nulla Magistratus Authoritate reprimandos 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi armis saevierunt Montenses Romae dicti Docuerunt 1. Se nulla Magistratus Authoritate reprimandos 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi armis saevierunt Circumcelliones per varios mortes seipfos necantes Docuerunt 1. Se nulla Magistratus Authoritate reprimandos 2. A Catholicis baptizatos ipsi rebaptizabant 3. In homines a sua secta alienos vi armis saevierunt Macedoniani 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à Macedonio C.P. Episc Priscillianistae a Priscilliano Hispan quorum dogmata permixta sunt cum Gnosticorum Manichaeorum Nestorius fuit Episc Constantinop homo superbus in exilium ejectus putredine tandem consumptus est linguâ— vermibus exesa Theodosius voluit Nestorianos appellarâ— Simoniacos Eutyches fuit Archi-mandrita C.P. sive Abbas superblae superstitionis Monasticae plenus homo arrogans ab eo Acephali Agnoeiae Jacobitae Armenii Monothelitae c. 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have little Crutches to lean upon which when they go away they leave in the Church-proch Idem If any out of weakness sit down upon the ground the Deacon even in the midst of prayers commands them Eb Tarber Tanse you that sit down rise Nay such is their reverence towards their Churches tho at this day poor low dark buildings thatcht with straw or reed when they approach near them in their Travels they alight off their Mules and walk on foot till they are past them They also put off their shoes and never spit on the pavement Idem Muscovites will not make water in the Church-yards The Muscovites stand all the service time and are bare in the Church only the Priests have their Skufia or caps on which were given them at consecration D. of Holstein's Ambass If a dog enter into the Church they sweep incense and purify it with holy water after him They sweep often after a stranger Mahometan 1. The Mahometans put off their shoes when they enter into their Mosques and take them again at their coming out or else they must carry them in their hand 2. They wash their feet and so enter their Mosques and as they begin their devotions they first stop their Ears and secondly fix their Eyes that nothing may divert their thoughts then 3. In a soft and still voice utter their prayers wherein are many words most significantly expressing the Omnipotency Greatness Eternity and other Attributes of God 4. Casting themselves low upon their faces sundry times and then acknowledging that they are burdens to the Earth and poison to the air but after all comforting themselves in the mercies of God through the Mediation of Mahomet After entering they bow to the Keble a notch on the South-wall towards Meccha In some places Bismillah i. e. In the name of God is writ over the door M. de Theven By their discipline women may not enter because of their often pollutions and Eve's sin Ross Ancient Heathen 1. Only Priests did go into the Aâ—ytum 2. Only the clean might enter into their Temples Therefore on Aesculapius his Temple was writ Esse dâ—â—et sastum sacri qui liminà Templi Ingreditur They washed in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 before entrance 3. The Aegyptians set Harpocrates image in the entrance of the Temple to signify silence The Priests of the Eumenides called Hesychidae from their silence 4. The Romans proclaimed silence to the people by a Cryer in these words Favete linguis So did the Greeks 5. If any came to the Altars to take sanctuary it was unlawful to take him thence Rausan 6. They used to give Oaths in the Temples for determining controversies 7. The Lacedamonians drove dogs out of the Temples as unclean Creatures Pinge duos angues sacer est locus 8. None might go into the Temple of Ceres that was guilty of any fault 9. None might walk into the Temple of Apollo Pythius to do so was death by the law of Pisistratus Modern Heathen In Ceilon no woman having her natural infirmities upon her may approach near the Temples nor men that come out of the Houses where such women be The Hindoes or Indians both men and women before they go to their Devotions which is very frequently wash their bodies and ascribe a kind of Divinity to certain Rivers especially Ganges whither they flock daily in Troops to wash themselves In Bengala all are bound to enter barefooted into their Temples Ross In Pegu they wash their feet at the door and by lifting up their hands to their heads salute the Preacher first and then the Sun Idem In Egypt Sow-herds are forbid the Temples Idem In Mexico none might enter into their Toucally except the Priests and such noble personages who at their entry would offer some man to be sacrificed to those slaughter-houses of the Devil Purchas If any of the Virgins that belonged to the Temple in Mexico were found dishonest they were put to death without remission saying she had polluted the House of their God Idem Diabolical The Witches at their first arrival at their Place of Worship do Courtesie and due Obeysance Glanvil The Place is Holy said one of the Spirits to Dr. d ee in one or more of his Actions with them Actions with Spirits p. 366. In those places of the East-Indies where they worship the Devil they build Pagods or Meschits for him which they perform a Sacred Respect to 4. Dedication of Temples c. Jewish 1. THE Tabernacle was Consecrated by anointing with the anointing Oyl Exod. 40.9 2. Lighting the Lamps 3. Burning sweet Incense 4. Offering burnt Offerings c. Hereupon a Cloud covered the Tent and the Glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle 2. The Temple was Consecrated 1. By a great Assembly of the Elders c. 2. Feasting 3. Sacrificing an innumerable multitude of Sheep and Oxen c. 4. Praises and Prayers 1 Kings 8. Christian 1. They Consecrated in Constantine's time the Temples with 1. Singing of Hymns and Psalms 2. Reading and Expounding the Scriptures Preaching Orations 3. Holy Sacrament 4. Prayers 5. Liberal Alms to the Poor 6. Great Gifts to the Church 7. Expressions of mutual Love And 8. Universal rejoycing Dr. Cave * ⎠* Heathen Temples converted into Christian Churches were Consecrated by placing a Cross in them Vid. Cod. Theod. The Anniversary Feast-day in remembrance of the Church built by Constantine in Jerusalem was kept afterwards constantly Sept. 14. for eight days with much pomp and confluence of People Dr. Cave Hence our Wakes Encaenia Mahometan The Grand Seignior gives pieces of Stuff which is brought to him from the Kiaabe or Holy House at Mecha with which it was covered round these Stuffs being offered by the Grand Seignior and other Princes to that place These the Grand Seignior when they are old sends to hang up in new Mosques which serves for a Consecration M. de Thevenot Three Balls or a Star and an half Moon are generally the distinguishing Mark or Ensign of all the Mahometan Mosques In Vienna upon the Spire of S. Stephen's Steeple there stands a Cross and half Moon which the City promised should be done when Soylman the Magnificent besieged the City upon condition he would not batter the Church which he had an intention to do Dr. Edw. Brown's Trav. Antient Heathen They Consecrated their Temples thus 1. The Aruspices drew certain Ribbonds about the Floor and strawed the plot of ground with Flowers 2. Soldiers carried Boughs into it and 3. Vestal Nuns followed leading Boys and Girls in their Hands and sprinkled the place with Holy Water 4. Then a Pontifex and Praetor followed who purged the Floor by leading about it a Sow a Ram and a Bull and there Sacrificed them and Prayed to the Gods to bless that holy place 5. By drawing some Ropes they pulled down the first Stone setting it with wedges of Gold and Silver the Aruspex crying out Ne temeretur opus faxo alirove
Bishop who together with the Congregation falling down and making Confession on their behalf raised them up and laid his hands upon them and they departed with the Catechumens 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Such as stayed with the Congregation and joined in Prayer and Singing but not in the Sacrament Yet they were afterward Advanced to be 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Faithful Communicants who had been Baptized Confirmed and admitted to the Lord's Supper having approved themselves by the long train of a stricct and pious Life Mahometan Only Men for they permit not Women to enter the Mosques lest they should distract Men from their Devotion And besides They do not believe that Women go to Heaven and hardly account them rational Creatures Yet in some Mosques they have Apartments by themselves with a kind of Pannels of Plaister as high as the Cieling with holes through M. de Thevenot Every Busurman is bound to resort to Prayers five times daily except he have some lawful impediment and if not yet at one to be well washed to which purpose they have innumerable Bathes in Turkey Purchas Only the chief sort on the Week-days the Poor being excused not so on Fridays Id. The Women enter not the Mosques but on Fridays at Nine a Clock or at Easter and then in a Terass apart where they may see and not be seen except the Wives and Mothers of the Chief of the place They abide there 'till Mid-night continually Praying with strange Motions and strong Cries Idem Ancient Heathen Let not a Woman enter into the publick Temples who hath been caught with an Adulterer Demosth Orat. contra Neeram Hither likewise may be referred the Remark made before viz. That all Irreligious and Prophane Persons were driven away with a Procul este profani c. Modern Heathen Among the Modern Heathens though it be difficult to give a particular Account because of their multitude and variety yet it is easie to conclude That their Assemblies are made up of their respective Priests and Officers and People In Mexico and Peru are Priests Officers Boys and Virgins trained up for the Service of the Temple and living upon the Revenues of the Temple and these in some places many in number together with the common People Purchas out of Acosta c. Amongst these some are under Instruction some Penitents some Confessors Men and Women Confessors c. Idem Diabolical The Witches Tried at Salem in New-England 1692. affirmed That they form themselves into Assemblies much after the manner of the Congregational Churches consisting of Officers and People c. Cotton Mather 12. Times of Worship 1. Weekly or Monthly Jewish 1. THE Sabbath or Seventh-Day It began at Six a Clock the Night before Observe 1. The Preparation which began at Three a Clock in the Afternoon called the Sabbath-Eve by the Evangelists 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by the Ancient Fathers Coena pura It was proclaimed formerly by Trumpets of late by Sextons On this Day it was unlawful 1. To go above a quarter of a Days Journey three Parsath whereof Ten make a Days Journey 2. For Judges to sit on Causes upon Life and Death 3. For Tradesmen to work Except Shoomaker Except Taylers Except Scribes And they only half the Day The Wealthiest did help to forward Business 2. The Sanctification Herein they were so Superstitious that 1. Some Jews at Tiberias began the Sabbath sooner because dwelling in a Valley the Sun appeared not so soon to them as to others Others at Tsepphore a City upon a Mount kept the Sabbath longer because the Sun continued longer 2. They would dress no Meat on this Day 3. Nor Kindle any Fire 4. Nor roast an Apple chop an Herb climbe a Tree resist an Enemy and on this account became a Prey to their Enemies in the times of Antiochus and Pompey 2. Mondays in remembrance of Moses's returning from Mount Sinai Thursdays in remembrance of his going up to the Mount for the Law 3. New Moons the first Day of every Month commonly On this Day they 1. Heard the Word 2 Kings 4 23. 2. Abstained from Merchandise 3. Offered Sacrifices Numb 28.11 Christian 1. Saturday the Jewish Sabbath was in great Veneration especially in the Eastern parts honoured with all the publick Solemnity of Religion out of compliance with the Jews who were loath to part with it On this Day were publick Prayers reading the Scriptures celebration of the Sacraments Vid. Athan Hom. de Sement Idem Hist. Eccle. l. 6. c. 8. Fasts were prohibited on this Day Ordinary Works allowed yet so as might consist with their publick Worship for the Lord's Day was still preferred before it V. Athan. Hom. de Sem. Synod Laod. can 29. But in the West it was kept as a Fast yet at Milan as a Festival for St. Ambrose dined on no other Days in the Week but Saturday and Sunday Yet at Rome out of compliance with the Custom there Fasted as they did Aug. ad Janu. Ep. 118. Probably the reason of keeping this Day East was the Opinion which the Ancients had viz. That the Apostles Fasted on Friday and Saturday The Council of Illiberis Ordained That the Saturday-Festival was an Error Can. 39. which ought to be corrected and kept as a Fast 2. Sunday so called by Justin Martyr and Tertullian and in the Imperial Edicts of the first Christian Emperors Afterwards the LORD's Day 1. On this Day they stood at Prayers to put them in mind of Christ's Resurrection from the Grave and their own from Sin V. Justin M. Tertul. ex Ireneo The Council of Nice required a constant Uniformity in it 2. They deposited somewhat for the use of the Poor 3. All of us that live in City or Country meet together in one place Just M. Three Days absence from Church was punished with Suspension from Communion Con. Ill. Separate Assemblies Anathematized V. Conc. Gang. can 4.5 Conc. Antioch c. 5. 4. In times of Persecution they met before Day Plin. Ep. ad Traj They had Nocturnal Convocations Tertul. ad Vx Christians therefore called in scorn a Skulking Generation Min. F. 5. Kept in with great Expressions of Joy Fasting accounted unlawful Tertul. de Coron Constantine and Theodosius M. Jun. c. Forbad Courts of Judicature Suits at Law demanding Debts all publick Shews pleasures of all Sights opening of the Theatres his own Birth-Day or Inauguration on the Lord's Day 2. Wednesday and Friday Vid. postea Mahometan Friday the Mahometan-Sabbath because on that Day Mahomet was Proclaimed King or Emperor and solemnly so Created and withal to distinguish his Fellowers from the Jews and Christians They call this Sabbath of theirs Glumaagun Others say Mahomet was born on this Day Ancient Heathen The Ancient Heathens Greeks and Romans had no Weeks but divided their Months into 3 parts the Greeks into so many Decads the Romans into Kalends Nones and Ides The Kalends of every Month were dedicated to Juno On the Kalends of every
and true Blood c. 5. Then he delivers Bread by it self and Wine mingled with Water to represent the Water and Blood that issued out of our Saviour's side 6. They admit Children of 7 Years to this Sacrament F. Simon 7. The Bread is leaven'd with a Cross on it Abyssins They receive some Weekly some Monthly but always at Church Fasting and towards the Evening on Fasting-Days They never spit that Day on which they receive In crowded Churches Priest and Sub-Priest Deacon and Sub-Deacon all help and read Several Prayers at the use of several Vessels and variety of Actions Some bring Offerings Bread Oil c. to be distributed to the Poor They administer in both Kinds to both Clergy and Laity and have been very angry with the Latines for denying the Cup to the Laity Lud. They admit not the Doctrine of Transubstantiation or real presence but when the words of their Liturgy are objected e. g. Lord now lay thy hand upon this Dish bless it and Sanctifie it that so thy Body may be made Holy therein And again Convert this Bread that it may become thy pure Body which is join'd with this Cup of thy most precious Blood c. They answer Retzitze nagare vet i. e. 'T is a nice business Or Mastar vet i. e. 't is a Mystery In short one Gregory a Native of Abyssinia told my Author Ludolphus That his Countrey men were not so scrupulous Ludolph Georgians 1. They Consecrate in wooden Chalices 2. They give the Communion to Children when dying 3. Others at Age receive but seldom 4. They carry the Sacrament to the Sick without Light or Attendance 5. On some Holy-days the Priests together assist at the Mass of the Bishop who gives them the Sacrament in their hands and they themselves carry it to their Mouths Christians of St. John 1. They use Flour kneaded with Wine and Oil. 2. They use no other form of Consecration then only some long Prayers to praise and thank God at the same time blessing the Bread and VVine never making mention of his Body and Blood 3. The Priest takes the Bread and having eaten some of it distributes the rest to the People M. Tavern v. post Mengrelians The Papa's of Mengrelia keep the Eucharist in a little bag of Leather or Cloth which they tie to their Girdle and carry it about them whithersoever they go to be made use of upon occasions when they are to give the Viaticum to the Sick Yea they give it to others Men or VVomen to carry c. Armenians 1. They use leaven'd Bread 2. They mingle no Water with their Wine 3. Consecrate in wooden and earthen Dishes 4. Give the Communion to Children and at Weddings to the Married couple 3. They never Communicate without singing and playing on great Cymbals called Hambarzon D. of Holst Emb. But now saith Tavernier they spare no cost to adorn the Choir and Altar you tread upon rich Carpets c. From the Body of the Church to the Choir is usually an Ascent of 5 or 6 Steps Nestorians They consecrate in leaven'd bread They put into their bread salt and oyl using a great many prayers Indians 1. They Communicate on Holy Thursday and other Festivals 2. They use no other preparation then coming to the Sacrament fasting Others say 3. They consecrate with little Cakes made with oyl and Salt which the Deacons and other inferior Church-men baked in a Copper vessel singing several Psalms and Hymns whilst they were a baking And when they are ready to Consecrate through a hole in the floor of that little Tower wherein they baked they let the Cake in a little basket made of leaves slide down upon the Altar 4. Their wine is only water with dry grapes infused 5. He that serves at Mass wears a Stole over his ordinary cloaths tho no Deacon 6. The same hath always a Censer in his hand and saith almost as many prayers as he that Celebrates Cophties 1. They never Communicate in private places 2. The Priest at Communion breaks the bread in form of a Cross and puts it into the wine eating 3 morsels and drinking 3 spoonfuls 3. They consecrate in leaven'd bread which they call Baraca i. e. benediction before consecration and Corban or Communion afterwards 4. They use little loaves as big as a Crown piece whereof they bake many the night before the Liturgy and at the end of Mass distribute them to those who have been present 5. They use not Tavern-wine as prophane but private or water with raisins infused 6. They never confess or Communicate but in Lent 7. They Communicate in both kinds 8. They give wine in a spoon 9. They give the Communion to children after baptsim 10. Vanslebio reports that at the Elevation of the Host they knock their breasts cast themselves on the ground make the sign of the cross and move their cap a little F. Sim. Maronites 1. They consecrate with unleaven'd bread tho probably this but of late since their submission to Rome Abyssins 1. The Abuna Papas or Metropolitan Consecrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria and sent out of Egypt They take Ordination many times with Tears in their Eyes by reason of the Turkish Vexations Their only Qualification is only to be able to read Arabic The Fathers of the Society tell us of a sad tool in their time a Miller Of these there are Four of equal Power and Dignity No Bishops nor Arch-bishops 2. Icegue the Governor of the Monks 3. Comos Overseers of the principal Churches 4. Depterat or Canons who look to their Musick 5. Nebrat or Dean 6. Kasis or Priest 7. Sub-priest 8. Deacon 9. Subdeacon All carry a Cross in their hands Georgians They Confess twice in their Life 1. At Marriage 2. Death Their Confession is in three or four words Muscovites Before the Sacrament they Confess in the midst of the Church before an Image all their Particular Sins at every sin expressing remorse and promising Amendment Absolution is granted with the Assignation of certain Penances as saying Gospodi Pomilui several times making several reverences before the Saints abstaining from Women for a time standing at the Church-door using of Holy Water which the Priests Consecrate on Twelfth-day and not to be had of them for nothing this water they think hath the vertue to cleanse them from all their sins D. of Holstein's Emb. Trav. Ahassins Account confession one of their seven sacraments But they neither confess the number nor the particular species of their sins but cry in general I have sinned I have sinned absan absan Insomuch that when the Roman Priests press'd them to particular confession they never acknowledged any more then three if they had been guilty Homicide Adultery and Theft The offender is absolved in few words together with some gentle stripes upon the side with an Olive Twig but for those great crimes before mention'd they are many times severely scourged Ludolph The Metropolitan sometimes hears
there are above 2000 for no Lord but hath his private Chappel nor any Street but hath many of them though most of Wood and very small ones but fifteen foot square D. of Holstein 's Embass Indian Christians The Indian Christians though heir Churches are low and ill furnished yet they are neat and sweetly kept matted and without painted which the Greek Churches abound with They assemble chearfully and at their entring shut their Eyes the better to contemplate the Exercise they come about with their own Unworthiness Kneeling they look towards the Altar near which the Priest is seated him they salute with humble Reverence who returns his Blessing with the uplifting of his Hands and Eyes Sir Thomas Herbert Mexicans In Mexico were thirteen Temples Purchas Mahometans In Fez are 700 Mosquits some garnished with many Pillars and Fountains of Marble each Temple hath a Priest to say Service and look to the Churches Revenue Rosse Tunquinese In Tunquin the great Cities have several Pagods and hardly a Town or Village but hath one and for every Pagod at least two Bonzes and two Says but some Pagods maintain forty Bonzes and as many Says Tavernier's Collect. Pegu. In Pegu they are magnificent in their Pagods having some of beaten Gold in the Varella or Temple of their King there are three of Silver and one of Massy Gold in the shape and proportion of a Man c. Pacquet broke open Vol. 2. Circassia They have one thing remarkable that they never enter their Churches till they resolve to have off Vice that is till after forty years of Age after which time they rob no more Ibid. German Protestants Those of the Palsgrave's Country had each Sunday two Sermons the absent first admonished by the Clergy the next time the Civil Magistrate was called to help Those of Geneva in the Churches of their Cities every Sunday four Sermons Those of Breme three of which one was Catechetical Mr. Hale 's Letter from the Synod of Dort to Sir D. Carleton L. Embass Papists What meant sundry Ancient Councils as the Eleventh of Tolet in Spain yea even of Trent it self to enjoyn frequent Preaching calling for more than any Man almost is able to perform Anonym Catechising Jews COncerning the care which the Jews now take in Catechising their Children see afterwards under the Title of Good Children Christians 8. Clemens praiseth the Corinthians that they took care to admonish their young Men to follow things modest and comely and exhorts them to instruct the Younger to make their Children Partakers of the Discipline of Christ Dr. Cave Constantine's first and greatest care towards his Sons was to secure the Happiness of their Souls by sowing the Seeds of Piety in their Minds which he did partly himself by appointing Religious Tutors for them and when he had taken them into a Partnership of the Government by private Admonitions or by Letters giving them Counsel c. This was always the first and chief Point That they should prefer the Knowledge and Worship of GOD the Great King of the World before all other advantages yea the Empire it self Idem Nazianzen commends his Mother that not only she her self was brought up under a Pious Education but conveyed it down as a necessary Inheritance to her Children Gorgonia being well seasoned with her Instructions and Example for she reclaimed her Husband educated her Children and Nephews in the ways of Religion while she lived and left this as her last Charge and Request when she died Idem The Order of Catechising in the Primitive Times is thus delivered by Mr. Gabriel Towerson c. 1. When any desired to become a Proselyte inquiry was made not only into the Life of the Catechumen but of those who brought him 2. Upon Admonition and a promise of Reformation he was admitted into the Rank of Catechumens by Prayer and Imposition of Hands and so passed over to his Instructor in a private School or Auditory 3. The Catechist entertain'd him with a long Narration of the Story of the Bible from the Creation to the Birth Life Death and Resurrection of our Saviour c. closing with the last Jugment and an Admonition to beware of False Teachers and of being scandalized at the ill Lives of some Christians The Catechist all this while standing though S. Austin would have had it changed into a sitting Posture to prevent weariness 4. After this they were taught particular Points as of Faith c. Then admitted to the Lessons and the Expositions of them in publick and lastly to the Prayers of the Catechumens 5. After two or more Years they gave up their Names and Petitions to be Baptized usually before Easter and then plied with earnest Exhortations to Repentance Fasting and Prayer 6. The Apostles and next the Bishops were Catechists afterwards the Office was devolved on others as Cyprian appointed one Optatus one not of the Clergy Augustine one Deo-gratias a Deacon Demetrius Bishop of Alexandria made Origen at eighteen Years a Catechist of that Famous School In a Synod held at Clovershow or Clyff under Cuthbert Arch-Bishop of Canterbury A. C. 〈◊〉 it was ordained That those Priests who did not as yet understand the Creed and the Lords Prayer should both learn themselves and teach them to others in the English-Tongue Speâ—m Concil p. 242. Can. 10. By Canons given under King Edgar A. C. 967. care was taken That Children should be taught their Pater-noster and Credo by their Parents else when dead not to be buried in Consecrated Ground or thought worthy to receive the Eucharist Ibid. p. 447. Can. 17.22 Much the same thing and in the same words is enjoyned amongst the Ecclesiastick Laws of K. Knute a. 1032. A. C. 1548. Arch-Bishop Cranmer compiled a Catechism dedicates it to the King and in his Epistle complains of the great neglect that had been in former times of Catechising Dr. Burnet's Hist of the Reformation It was the Observation of the Learned'st King that ever sate on the English Throne That the Cause of the Miscarriage of our People into Popery and other Errors was their ungroundedness in the Points of Catechism Therefore his said Late Majesty gave publick Order for bestowing the latter part of the LORD's Day in Familiar Catechism For my part I have spent the greater half of my Life in this station of Holy Service I thank GOD not unpainfully not unprofitably But there is no one thing whereof I repent so much as not to have bestowed more Hours in this Publick Exercise of Catechism in regard whereof I could quarrel with my very Sermons c. Bp. Jos Hall Ep. Ded. to the Old Relig. Geldria One of the Deputies of Geldria to shew the Force of Catechising told That amongst them a Minister who at his first coming to his Living found all his Parishioners Papists so that he must Preach to the Walls c. But by going to their Houses and expounding the Grounds of Religion within a Year he gained them all
for the Master's Offence alone but for his own Rosse Self-denial Jews IN nothing scarce did the Pedagogy of the Mosaick Law approve it self to be an excellent Institution more than in this that the whole drift and tendency of it was to break the Jewish Nation off from their own Wills and bring them to an humble dependency upon the will of God And accordingly we find the Devout Persons that were among them deny themselves mightily in the Observations of the Mosaick Rites in the distinction of Meats of Days of Garments in their Solemnities of the Ordinances of Circumcision Passover Purifications Sacrifices c. And to this day they are superstitiously Zealous and Obstinate in bearing the reproach of an accursed People and adhereing still to their old Religion in despite of all the Evidences that are produced in the World to prove all the Shadowy part of it null and void Papists At the Inauguration of the Roman Popes the Master of the Ceremonies leads the way into S. Gregory's Chappel and burns some straws over a Candle repeating 3 times Sic transit gloria mundi Camerar Daniel Arch-bishop and Elector of Mentz in a little peculiar Book of Prayers which he had wrote Life is short Beauty deceitful Mony fluent Government hateful War destructive Victory doubtful friendship deceitful Old Age miserable Death happiness the fame of wisdom Eternal Idem Mahometans When they pray to God for any thing they are to resign themselves to his will and say O my God I beg of thee not to grant what I ask if it be not for my Good F. Simon Calvinists He that hath learned to displease himself much hath made a good proficiency in Christianity Calvin The Marquess of Vicum in Italy that for his Religion relinquished his Native Soyl the Wife of his Bosom his dear Children his great Riches and took upon him a voluntary Exile at Geneva to serve his God according to his Faith and Conscience that he might die in Peace and save his Soul was a very remarkable instance of Self-denial Indians Some of the Indian Faquirs live in little pitiful Huts near their Pagods where they have once in 24 hours Victuals bestowed upon them for God's sake Some will retire into Huts near their Pagods where there is but one hole to let in the light and will stay there according to the height of their Devotion sometimes 9 or 10 days together without either eating or drinking a thing which I could not have believed had I not seen it My Curiosity carried me to see one of them with the president of the Dutch Company who sent a Spy to watch night and day whether any body brought him any Victuals but he could not discover any relief the Faquir had all the while sitting upon his Bum like our Tailors never changing his posture above 7 days together not being able to hold out any longer by reason that the Heat and stench of the Lamp was ready to stifle him There are other sorts of Penance out-doing this which might be thought incredible were there not so many thousand witnesses thereof e.g. One over whose head several years have passed yet he never slept day nor night When he finds himself sleepy he hangs the weight of the upper part of his Body upon a double Rope fastened to the Bough of a Tree and by the continuance of this posture which is very strange and painful there falls a humor into their Legs which swells them very much Another night and day Summer and Winter carries his Arms above his Head which causes certain Carnosities to breed in his Joynts that he can never bring them down again His hair grows down to his waste his Nails are as long as his Fingers his nakedness is all the year long exposed to heat and rain and stinging of Flies For he hath no use of his hands to rid himself Another stands on one foot for several hours in a day with a Chafing-Dish in his hand offering Incense to his God and all the while fixing his Eyes upon the Sun Another sleeps without ever resting his Arms a great torment certainly Others have their arms flagging down upon their Shoulders through weakness being dried up for want of Nourishment Some in a posture quite contrary to the motion and frame of Nature keep their Eyes always turned toward the Sun Others fix their Eyes perpetually on the ground never so much as speaking one word or looking any person in the Face c. There is an infinite variety of them In City and Countrey they go all as naked as they came out of their Mothers Womb And tho the Women approach them to take them by the Fingers ends and to kiss those parts which modesty forbids to name yet shall you not observe in them any motion to Sensuality at all rather quite contrary seeing them never to look upon any person but rowling their Eyes in a most frightful manner you would believe them in an Ecstasy Tavernier Par. 2. l. 2. c. 6. Justice and Honesty See Care of the Bodies of others Jews THE Jews in case of Meum and Tuum have a cheap and compendious way of proceeding and determining what is Right and Wrong by a Juncto of Sabios or Masters Dr. Addison Ancient Christians Nazianzen reports of his Father That though he went through great Offices of State yet he made not one Farthing's addition to his own Revenue though he saw some before his Eyes that with Briarius laid hold on the publick Treasures and therewith filled their own Coffers St. Austine saith He knew a Man probably himself who having a Book offered him to be sold by one that understood not the Price of it at a very small Under-rate took the Book but gave him the full price according to its just rate a great deal more than the Seller asked De Trin. l. 13. It was Pliny's Testimony to Trajan l. 10. Ep. 97. The greatest Fault that they the Christians are guilty of is that they use harmlesly to meet to worship Christ and at those Meetings to bind themselves by a Sacrament or Oath that they would not do any Wickedness that they might be firmlier obliged not to commit Theft Robberies Adulteries not to falsifie their words or to deny any thing wherewith they are entrusted when it was required of them A Woman that industriously made her self to Miscarry was adjudged to ten years Pennance Infant-killing by a Law of Valentinian Emperor was made subject to the same Penalty with killing an adult Person The Punishment of Willful Murder by St. Basil's Rule was twenty years Pennance In Tertullian's time perpetual Pennance not to be absolved by Death Dr. Cave 's Prim. Christian. Georgians In Georgia a Thief is acquitted paying Seven-fold what he hath stole two parts to the Party robbed one to the Judges and four to the King If he hath not wherewith to satisfie he is sold if the Product do not yet equal the Sum his Wife is sold
me leave to say That I am only yours I know I have deserved death and should think my self happy to receive it at your hands but it troubles me to be affronted by this Knez c. For which he had a Present of 1000 Crowns and the Knez a good Cudgelling D. of H. Am. Trav. Heathens In the Island Fermosa there is so great an Equality of Condition that they are yet ignorant of the Names of Master and Servant yet they render great Honour one to another and express a great respect and submission to one another not upon the score of a more eminent Dignity or Wealth but Age which is so Considered that a young Man is obliged to go aside to make way for an Old Man and turn his back to him till he be passed Mandelslo's Trav. Good Servants Jews TO pass over here in silence the Example of Abraham's Servant spoken of before Joseph is the next most remarkable instance in Scripture Faithful both to God and his Master even in a case where his Mistress was the Rival and his own Flesh doubtless no Friend or Assistant The Story of Daniel and the three Children is well known who at the same time served God and their Masters with an Obstinate Integrity and stoutly resisted and safely evaded the Attacks and Attempts of their and fraudulent Adversaries Antient Christians S. Augustine tells us of an old Servant-maid that had carried his Grandfather upon her back when he was a Child and therefore for her Age and excellent behaviour was afterwards much respected by her Master and Mistress who thereupon committed to her charge the care of their Daughters She was saith S. Augustine Religiously severe and soberly prudent in teaching and restraining them For she would not allow them to drink so much as water except at Meals tho never so thirsty fearing an ill Custom and adding a wholesome word You now drink water because you have not Wine in your Power but when you come to have Husbands and be Mistresses of Cellars and Boutiques you will scorn Water but still have the custom of Drinking By this means she so restrained their tender Appetites that they did not so much as desire any thing that was not decent but notwithstanding Monica S. Augustine's Mother being employed sometimes to fetch Wine by her Parents out of wantonness used to sip a little out of the Flagon till at last she could drink almost a full Cup without breathing the old Maid came and caught her and with bitter insulting upbraided her calling her a Wine-bibber which so pricked and provoked her that presently she saw the illness of the Act condemned the custom and left it off Confess l. 9. c. 8. Hindoes Heathens They serve for 5 sh a Month which is paid usually the next day after the change before-hand They stand usually to be hired in the Market-place If their Salary be not paid exactly at the time they will be gone but if bidden to provide themselves of other Masters they will not stir but serve out their time to an hour They keep within call of their Masters and will not stir without leave Japan In Japan the Departure of great Lords is commonly attended by the Voluntary Execution of 20 or 30 Vassals or Salves who rip up their Bellies and dye with their Masters this they are obliged to by Oath and it is done partly by way of acknowledgment of the particular kindness which their Lords had for them having acquainted their Lord that they are willing to be obliged to Sacrifice themselves in that manner when accasion shall require they entertain him with a short discourse to this purpose Most mighty Sir you have many other Slaves and Servants of whose Affection and Fidelity you are assured who am I Or what have I deserved That you should honour me with your favour above any of the rest I resign up this Life to you which is already yours and promise you I will keep it no longer than it shall be serviceable to yours Then with a Bowl of Wine which is the most Religious Ceremony they have among them they Confirm their Oaths which thereby become Inviolable Mandelslo p. 142. But it is for the most part Slaves weary of Life that offer themselves so freely to Death Good Ministers and Pastors Jews IT Cannot be reasonably expected that I should have much to say upon this point save what we meet with in Sacred Scripture which I refer my Readers to Nothing material hath occurred to me in my reading concerning their Modern Doctors Christians Here is so spacious a Field to walk in that the plenty of matter rather makes a confusion in my thoughts than conduceth to order and method The Fathers of the Church the many Ecclesiastical Doctors of the East and West of the Lutheran and Zuinglian Denomination of the Dutch French and especially English Church so famed for Learning Courage Devotion Writings Labours Sufferings c. Are so obvious to every Reader that I shall rather chuse to say little or nothing or next door to nothing than begin so long a Catalogue and not go thorow with it to some degree of Perfection which to do would require a pretty large Volume only a little for Orders sake take these two or three short touches which I believe will be so far from satisfying a Reader of an eager appetite that I shall both begin and end displeased my self In the Church of Milan S. Augustine saith he heard Ambrose every Lord's-day Preach Bishop Ridley Preached every Holy-day and Sunday Bishop Latimer twice a Week S. Austin would never purchase Houses nor Lands nor any other Possessions for his Church And they who knew his mind sold their Lands and gave Austin the Money Being perswaded that the good Bishop would bestow it on Pious uses and not in making new Purchaces for enriching of his Church Be often refused the Inheritances offered to his Church thinking it fitter they should go to their Lawful Heirs F. Simon ox Possid in vit Aug. S. Austin admitted no Clerk into his Church till first he had disposed of all his Goods either in favour of the Poor or by Sale He was for having all Clerks really Poor in imitation of the Apostles and for living altogether in common on the Revenues of the Church F. Simon in his Hist of Eccl. Reven Luther when his Friends disswaded him from going to Wormes at a Disputation then held between the Papists and Protestants lest they should burn him as they had John Husse he said if I knew there were so many Devils in Wormes as tiles on the Houses did I hear it were like to go ill on our side in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ I would go thither Calvin at the 28th year of his Age wrote his Institutions at his Death his Inventory amounted not to more than 60 pound taking into the Account his Library Miles Coverdale Bishop of Excester Preach'd every Sunday and Holy-day and most commonly
the Messengers but a dismal Spectacle Origen chose rather to commit Idolatry than Fornication though that too was his Enemy's Act rather than his own they hailing him up to the Altar and thrusting the Frankincense into his hand Dr. Cave 6. They accounted Uncleanness an heinous sin and amongst all the sins that were punished sharply in the Ancient Church Adultery was one of the chief Marcion being found guilty of lying with a Virgin and therefore thrown out of the Church betook himself to one Cerdon a Master-Heretick and espoused his Doctrines The Punishment for Adultery was perpetual Penance all a Man's Life and scarce admission to Communion at the Hour of Death 'till Pope Zephyrianus A. C. 216. ordered the Penance for a shorter space of time which offended the Afric Churches Tertullian inveighs bitterly against it as a thing unfit in it self and an Innovation in the Church The Council of Ancyra A. 315. set Adultery at 7 Years Penance Can. 20. The Council of Illiberis decreed for the second Fault perpetual penance not to be absolved at Death S. Basil in his Rules of Discipline for Amphilochius sets Fornication at 7 Years Penance Adultery at 15. His Brother Gregory Bishop of Nyssa sets Fornication at 9 Years Penance Adultery and all other kinds of Uncleanness at 18 yet giving liberty to Spiritual Guides to contract c. Justin M. gives an instance of a Woman that had lived lewdly with her Husband but Repenting and Reforming became strictly chaste and sober and would have persuaded her Husband to do the like but he obstinately refusing it begat a quarrel and that quarrel at last became the Matter of publick cognisance and was an occasion for Justin Martyr to write that excellent Apology for the Christians Apol. p. 41. Theodosius provided by a Law That no Woman should marry within a Year at least after her Husband's death and ratified it by a double Penalty Note of Infamy and loss of Dowry and whatever her Husband had bequeath'd to her Muscovites The postures of the Muscovites in Dancing and the insolence of their Women are infallible marks of their bad inclinations We have seen at Moscou both Men and Women come out of the publick Brothel-Houses stark naked and incite some young People of our Retinue to naughtiness by their filthy and lascivious expressions D. of H. Ambass Trav. p. 60. Yet Adultery is look'd upon as a Sin unpardonable A Polander turning Greek to marry a Muscovite Beauty being forced to take a Journey into Poland his Lady in his absence made a shift to be otherwise supplied and had a Child but fearing her Husband's displeasure retired into a Monastery and was shaved Her Husband would fain have got her out again and pardon'd the offence but it would not be permitted it being according to their Theology a Sin against the Holy Ghost not to be pardon'd in this nor the other World Ibid. Mahometans The Law of Mahomet allows four Wives to any and as many Concubines as they please The Great Mogul is said to have four Wives and a thousand Concubines yet had but six Children yet the Mahometan-Priests and some others content themselves with one Sultan Coob-Surroo one of the Mogul's Sons a Prince of a lovely Presence had but one which accompanied him in all his straits for in his younger Years he had been tempted to Rebellion Anon. The Turks in their Bagnio's separate Men from Women The strict Votaries of that Religion marry not at all 'T is observed those Mahometans who have most Concubines and Wives are most jealous and will not suffer their Wive's Brothers or Fathers to come to them except in their presence Honest Women of reputed Chastity will not at any time be seen but by their Husbands but if they are found Incontinent their own Brother's Hands shall be first against them to take away their Lives rather than they shall not be punished In Indolstan is notwithstanding a free Toleration for Whores who are inrolled before they can have liberty to keep such a House Some of them appear before the Mogul singing wanton Songs playing on Timbrals c. Heathens The Hindoes take but one Wife and are not jealous as the Mahometans who have many suffering their Wives to go whither they please Their Widows cut their Hair and live as Creatures neglected by themselves and others some are ambitious to dye with honour in their Husband's Funeral pile and she that is thus resolved never starts back but goes singing to her Death and altho ' not bound yet never offers to stir out of the Flames The Persees in Indostan have but one Wife who likewise is permitted to go abroad The Mogul one day found one of his Eunuchs kissing one of his Women Put her in a hole in the Ground up to her Head there she died in torment parch'd with the Sun after she had lain a Day and a Night crying out Ah! my Head c. The Eunuch in the same place in her sight was cut in pieces The Women of Deyly are handsome and the Gentiles very chaste insomuch that if the Mahometan Women did not by their wantonness dishonour the rest the Chastity of the Indians might be proposed as an Example to the Women of the East M. de Thevenot Trav. l. 3. c. 25. The Persian Women when they go abroad veil their Faces Sir Th. Herb. The Persees severely punish Adultery and Fornication Mandelslo's Travels Haron Wathic Billak a Turkish Chalif kill'd himself with immoderate Venery Hottinger Armenians One Mariage a Deputy from the King and French Company for Trade with Persia at Zulpha by the means of an old Woman Mother of one of his Lacqueys having debauch'd an Armenian Girl whom he kept privately to himself so soon as it was noised abroad all the Armenians were scandaliz'd at it and sent to seize the Bawd to punish her by their Laws as she deserv'd Mariage fled out of his Lodgings to her Assistance but seeing the People in an Uproar and finding the Stones to fly too thick about his Ears he was forc'd to seek his own safety was threatened by the Armenians to be complained of to the King of France and ever after lookt upon with Scorn and Contempt Tavernier's Collection of several Relations c. p. 36. Japonites In Japon Adultery is only punished in the Women Deflouring and Ravishing of Virgins in the Persons of the Criminals and the next of Kin too Idem p. 4. Here the Women live retir'd and are very faithful to their Husbands Ibid. p. 4. The Emperor having put to death one of the Lords of his Court out of hopes to enjoy his Wife she fearing Violence besought the Emperor to give her time to consider which was granted for some few days at the end whereof she shut her self up in a Room with her Children and after she had delivered a Paper to one of her Servants to carry to the Emperor she set the Chamber on fire and burnt both her self and her Children
my Salvation I wholly offer up my Soul and Body I cast my self wholly upon his Mercy and Grace c. Ibid. Andrew Willet a little before his death repeated the 146th Psalm and said it was a most sweet Psalm by and by rising out of a Trance to his Wife crying out he said Let me alone I shall do well Lord Jesu and so departed Anonym Robert Bolton in a Quartane Ague after meditating on the Four last Things desiring to be dissolv'd in the pangs of death he breathed out I am now drawing on apace to my Dissolution hold out Faith and Patience your work will quickly be at an end he died aged 60. Anonym William Whately in Sickness comforted himself with Ps 41.1 2. whilst a Friend was praying with him lifting up his Eyes and one of his Hands in the Close of the Prayer he gave up the Ghost aged 56. Idem Ant. Walleus called his Family and exhorted them to the fear of God then took his leave and fell asleep never thoroughly awaking till on the Lord's day at 11 a Clock he expired aged 66. 1639. Hen. Alting the day before his death sang Psal 130. with great Fervency in the Evening blessed his Children and exhorted them to fear God and to persevere in the Truth of the Gospel and so died aged 57. A. 1644. Fred. Spanhemius having preach'd his last Sermon at Easter upon Phil. 3.24 Who shall change our vile Body c. he prayed for his Family and himself and in the Close of his Prayer died 1649 aged 49. Philip de Mornay Lord of Plessis Marley being sick of a continual Feaver often said I fly I fly to Heaven and the Angels are carrying me into the Bosom of my Saviour I know that my Redeemer liveth I shall see him with mine Eyes and I feel I feel what now I speak he died aged 74. Mr. John Bruen of Stapleford in Cheshire Esq the Morning before his Death said I will have no Blacks I love no Proud nor Pompous Funeral neither is there any cause of Mourning but of rejoycing rather in my particular Immediately before his Death Lifting up his Hands he said The Lord is my Portion my Help and my Trust his blessed Son Jesus Christ is my Saviour and Redeemer Amen Even so saith the Spirit unto my Spirit therefore come Lord Jesus and kiss me with the Kisses of thy Mouth and embrace me with the Arms of thy Love into thy Hands I commend my Spirit O come now and take me to thy self O come Lord Jesus come quickly O come O come O come and so died aged 65 A.C. 1625. Mr. Will. Perkins to a Friend praying for him said Pray not for the mitigation of my Torments but for the increase of my Patience he died aged 44. A.C. 1602. Edw. Deering As for my Death I bless God I feel so much inward Joy and Comfort in my Soul that if I were put to my choice whether to die or to live I would a thousand times rather chuse Death than Life if it may stand with the Will of God he died A.C. 1576. Melancthon to his Son-in-law Dr. Bucer asking what he would have answered Nothing but Heaven and therefore trouble me no more with speaking to me I have delivered more upon this subject in a former Book called The Christians Companion Mahometans and Heathens A great Solider in eminent favour with the Great Mogul a Mahometan Atheist upon a wound proving Mortal by the occasion of a Hair pluckt off his Breast about his Nipple in wantonness by one of his Women when a dying said Who would not have thought but that I who have been bred so long a Soldier should have died in the Face of my Enemy by a Sword or Lance or Arrow or Bullet or by some such instrument of Death but now am forc'd to confess That there is a great God above whose Majesty I ever despis'd that needs no bigger Lance than a Hair to kill an Atheist a Despiser of his Majesty and so desiring that those his last Words might be told unto the King his Master he died The Dervise that gave his sense of the Apparition at Medina mentioned in the Chapter of Miracles c. died with those Words in his Mouth if my Memory fail me not O thou Woman with the Book in thine Hand have Mercy upon me Heathen Antient. I am not haled to Death but am ascending up to Heaven The last Words of Socrates with the Mortal Cup in his Hand Socrates said Mr. H. Bullinger was glad when his death approached because he thought he should go to Hesiod Homer and other Learned Men whom he should meet with in the other World then how much more do I enjoy who am sure that I shall see my Saviour Christ the Saints Patriarchs Prophets Apostles and all Holy Men which have lived from the beginning of the World These I say I am sure to see and to partake with them in Joy The Words of Dying Bullinger See more in Erasmus ' s Conviv Religios Cicero in his Dialogue concerning Old Age introduceth Cato Major speaking thus If any God should grant me leave to grow young and cry like an Infant in my Cradle again I would utterly refuse it nor would I be willing as one that hath run his Race out to be called back from the Goal to the beginning again For what Profit hath Life or rather what toil hath it not But whether it hath or no certainly it gluts or satisfies for I am not minded to lament that I have lived which many and they Learned Men have often done nor do I repent my Life because I have so lived that I think I was not born in vain and I depart hence as out of an Inn not from my Home O famous day when I shall go to that Assembly and Council of Divine Souls and depart out of this Rout and Sink Occasions of Conversion Jews EVE Cohan was converted by ocasion of reading the New-Testament which she found in the Chamber of her Dancing-Master in Holland but being threatned and ill-treated by her Mother upon it married her Master came over into England and was baptized at London about half a score Years ago Discoursing once with an Italian Jew concerning the Conditions of Rome he began with great assurance to tell me That at Rome great Wonders were to be seen as a Man that could make his God make and unmake Sins at his pleasure c. closing up his Discourse with a deep Protestation That if he were a Christian the Vices and Doctrines of Italy would strongly tempt him to disown that Name Dr. Addison Christians Matthias Vessenbechius a Lawyer Student at Lovain converted by seeing the Sufferings of a poor Godly Man of that place Ex Melch. Ad. Francis Junius being at Lyons escaped an imminent Death upon which being somewhat awakened to a Sense of Divine Providence he desired to read over the New-Testament of which himself gives this Account When I opened
chest full of Priests Vestments to say Mass in Books and Money belonging to the Saints and that afterwards he built a Chappel there in which they say he lies interr'd and that his Body is there to be seen as intire as when he departed this world Travels of the D. of Holstein 's Embass p. 38. They have an infinite number of Saints besides The Priest at Baptism assigns every Child a particular Saint whose Image he delivers to the God-fathers and charges them to oblige the Child when he is come to years of discretion to have a particular Devotion for his Patron Idem Those who commit Sins deserving Excommunication are oblig'd to have their Saint taken away even out of their Churches as well as their Persons Great Persons and rich Merchants adorn their Images with Pearls and other precious Stones Idem All Muscovites look upon them as things so necessary that without Images they cannot say their Prayers which when-ever they do they always set Wax-Candles before their Saint and look stedfastly upon him Idem At first coming into a House the Guest always looks for the Saint with a Jest le Boch i. e. Where is the God And then he makes a very low reverence to it with a Gospodi Pommilui i. e. Lord have mercy upon me and then turns to the Guests Idem Armenians 1. S. Gregory 2. A Princess That came with 40 Virgins of Quality to visit S. Gregory whom afterwards an Armenian King caused to be thrown into a Well of Serpents where she lived 14 Years and received no harm and from that time to this they say that Serpents that breed thereabouts are not hurtful Monsieur Tavernier l. 1. c. 4. There is a Church dedicated to her in Egmiasin Idem Abissinians The Abissines reckon up nine Monks or Religious Persons more famous than others that came out of the Roman or Greek Empire probably out of the Neighbouring parts of Egypt who seated themselves in Tygra and there erected their Chappels but their Names were all changed except that of Pentaleontes they are number'd in this Order 1. Abba Aragawi otherwise called Michael of whom one of their Poets thus Peace be to Michael Aragawi nam'd Wisdom his Life his Death true Prudence fam'd With him was God the Holy Three in One To all those Saints an Everlasting Crown Why by their Prayers true Concord did enjoy That they might Arwe 's Kingdom quite destroy i.e. The Serpents for the Ethiopians worshipp'd a Serpent as supream 2. Abba Pantaleon 3. Abba Garima 4. Abba Alef 5. Abba Saham 6. Abba Afe 7. Abba Likanos 8. Abba Adimata 9. Abba or otherwise called Abba Guba There are to be seen still the Cells where these Holy Men sequestred themselves by the names of Beta Pentaleon Saint Pentaleon's House c. Besides these there are several other Great Doctors who have higly merited for propagating the Christian Religion as also many Martyrs frequently celebrated by the Ethiopians and Copticks in their relgious Panegyricks But as to their Saints they relate of them several things extraordinary and incredible as The removing Mountains Appeasing the rage of tempestuous Seas Raising the Dead Causing Water to spring out of Rocks Walking over Rivers Riding upon Dragons and Lyons as on Horses Giving their whole Raiment to the distressed Living three whole days on three little Dates or one little dry Bisket But none more Renowned for his Sanctity then Gabra-Menfus-Keddus or the Servant of the Holy Ghost in honour of whom they keep a Holy-day every Month. Next to him is Tecla Haimonot or the Plant of Faith who restored the Monastical way of living in Ethiopia about A. C. 600. Job Ludolph's Hist of Ethiopia Concerning this Man mention is made in their Church Registers thus Remember Lord the Soul of thy Servant Tecla Haimonot and all his Companions No less esteem'd is Eustathius another Abbot of theirs c. Idem Mahometans The Mahometans especially the Persians have many Religious or rather Superstitious Santoes amongst them 1. Some who go stark naked Vid. Sorrow for Sin 2. Some who eat Serpents 3. Some who wear great Turbans c. 4. Some who spend whole Nights in Praying and Singing v. Praise 5. The most noted are the Dervises who live in Common and have their Superiors as our Religious mean in their Apparel wearing on their Heads a Cap of white Felt like our Night-Caps Every Tuesday and Friday they make a Dance pretty pleasant to see in a great Hall which is their Mosque the middle whereof is railed in square leaving a space all round for them that are without within the Enclosure is the Keble where are two Pulpits joyned together on a Foot-stool into the one goes the Superiour turning his Back to the South and his Vicar into the other over against them at the other end of the Hall without the Rails are the other Dervises playing on Flutes and Drums after some Prayers sung together the Superior reads a little of the Alcoran explained in Turkish then the Vicar a few words of the Alcoran in Arabic which serve as a subject for the Superior to make a Discourse upon afterwards in Turkish after Sermon the Superior and Vicar and the rest of the Dervises take two turns about the Hall while one sings some Verses of the Alcoran in a pleasant tone after that all their Instruments play in consort and then the Dervises begin their Dance they pass before their Superior salute him humbly then making a Leap fall a turning round with their naked Feet their Left Foot serving for a spindle they turn without weariness tho' sometimes old Men this is done to the sound of Drums and Flutes The Author of this Dance was one Hezreti Mewlana a Derviso reckon'd a Saint among them M. de Thev Many other sorts of Santoes they have Enough in Egypt to man out several Gallies Idem Formerly a Turkish Basha sent several of these lazy Lubbards to the Gallies for the Turks have no such great Esteem for them Dead Santoes are interr'd upon the High-ways and on Bridges and when the Moors find any of their Sepulchres they ask leave of the Saints within to go that way The chief of the dead Santoes in Egypt is Sidi Ahmet el Bedoni buried at Meniteganir in the Isle of Delta in Egypt near Rosetto where People that come to the Fair on July one 9th pray at his Grave and perform his Devotion This Saint they say never knew Woman only lay with his own She-Ass They say also that a certain Basha offering to take away his Privileges the Saint entreated him but not prevailing he turn'd up his Cap a little that the point might encline to one side Thou wilt not then said he to the Basha let me enjoy my Priviledge the Basha answer'd No This was done three times his Cap and the Basha's Castle turning still side-ways till at last the Basha in a great fright assured him that he would preserve his Priviledges Idem At the Fair
See after  Flagelliferans Baptism by Water is ceased baptism of voluntary blood by whipping is come in its place  Origenists Baptism by fire is the true baptism  Effrontes shaved their foreheads till they bled and then anointed them with Oyl A Seal of our Regeneration Montanists Novatians Russians All that die afore baptism are undoubtedly damned  Messalians sins past only are put away by Baptism  Pelagians Jovinians all sins are put away by Baptism  Papists Thomists Orig. only are put away by Baptism  Banisterians Baptism is no more than common Washings  Hierachites Children belong not to Heaven because they have no merits by spiritual Warfare 2. The Lord's Supper whose outward Signs are Bread Wine Eucretites Tatians Severians used no Wine  Aquarii Hydroparastites used water  Montanists Cataphrygians used bread and blood some say man's seed  Artotyrites bread and Cheese  Manichees bread and man's seed administred in one kind  Muscovites Donatists Albanenses bread and wine and warm-water  Gnosticks An Infant begot in their promiscuous Embraces beat in a mortar season'd with Honey and Pepper c. and then devour it calling it their Pass-over Epiph. The things signified are the Body and Blood of Christ taken by the godly Receiver Messalians Familists The Sacraments are but ceremonial bodyes which may be used in obedience to Magistrates  Mat. Hamant They are not necessary in the Church of God  Papists They confer Grace ex Opere Operato and are absolutely necessary to salvation The Priest may receive for the Absent and Dead  Banisterians There will be a time when we shall need no Sacraments  Russians Gave the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to babes and infants and dead bodies  Lutherans Synusiasts Vbiquitarii Christ's body is corporally taken by every Communicant the Bread and Wine being consubstantiated  Symbolists Figurists Signisicatists The Faithful at the Lord's Supper receive nothing but bare signs  Marcus The Wine is converted into Blood The efficacy of which depends not on the Worthiness of the Ministers Donatists Novatians Agrippiani Origen Petilians Cyprian Apostolicks Henricians Rebaptizantes All denied wicked men to be Lawful Ministers and most of them Re-baptiz'd such as were before Baptized by Hereticks  Anabapt Familists Independents Wicked Ministers cannot Preach truly and duly as they ought  Disciplinarian Puritans condemn all Ministers that Preach not  Sabbatarians condemn all that hear not Preaching Ministers every Sabbath  Brownists all that Communicate with a blind or dumb Ministry  Rhemists That hear Hereticks Sermons tho True  Albanenses The sacraments lose their Efficacy if given by wicked Priests For the Church may Err. Papists It cannot for its Head the Pope is Infallible Donatists Familists It is pure And general Councils to be gathered by Princes may Err. Papists Emperors and Kings are but the Pope's summoners  Beza c. Private persons may call Assemblies  Muscovites since the 7th General Council neither Prince nor Pope may call a General Council  Papists They cannot Err the Holy Ghost is directer to them But the due Administrat of the Word and Sacraments are sufficient marks of the visible Church Papists Unity Universality Antiquity and Succession c. are the signs  Brownists Administration of the Word Sacraments and Discipline are If perform'd in a known Tongue Ossens Prayed in a strange Language which they Learned of Alexus their Founder  Marcosians At the ministration of Baptism used certain Hebrew words c.  Turks Perform all their superstitions in the Arabian Tongue  Jacobites Use a Tongue unknown to the Vulgar  Russians Use a mixture of the Greek and Sclavonian in their Liturgy  Papists Have divine service prayers sacraments in Latin To preserve them from contempt God hath appointed Bishops Pastors Anabaptists Contobabdites Apostolicks condemn all Bishops and superiority amongst Men.  Acephalians Would submit to no Bishops  Aerians make Bishops and Priests all one equal  Jesuits made a Law for the Abrogation of Episcopal Jurisdictions  Disciplinarian Puritans Are against Archbishops and Bishops c. of large Jurisdiction To Excommunicate obstinate Offenders Paulicians Condemned all censures Ecclesiastical  Pelagians Hereticks too otherwise sound may be Ecommunicated for private Errors  Papists Excommunicated Kings Dead men c. whole Kingdoms  S. Bernard Flies  Apostlicks All that were married  Brownists Whole Cities and Churches  Barrowists Kings  Erastus denied Excommunication as inherent in the Churche's power And Absolve them being Penitent Montanists Novatians Meletius Anabapt Germ. Barrowists Melchior Heffman All that sin after Baptism are Reprobate Who also may appoint ceremonies in the Church not Repugnant to God's word Papists The Pope may alter the Sacraments c.  Familists Brownists Disciplinarians The Worship of God should be simple Christians are free c.  Melancthon and the Adiaphorists Held the Customs and Constitutions of the Church of Rome to be indifferent things God hath appointed the Civil Magistrate Albanenses Manichees Fratricellians Flagelliferies Anabaptists Familists Condemn Magistracy or assert That it is founded on Grace Yet the Familists profess Love and Obedience to all kind of Magistrates  Free-men Asserted that they were freed from Obedience to Magistrates Taxes Tithes c. And the King as supreme Papists The King's Supremacy extends not to Popes Priests or the Church  Disciplinarians of Scotland Princes must be subject to the Church Who by administration of an Oath Esseis Albanenses Anabaptists Quakers Swearing before Magistrates is unlawful Which ought to be unviolate and sacred without dissimulation of the Truth Basilidians Priscillianists Helchisaites Familists Henricians To avoid Persecution will swear and forswear  Jesuits c. Sciti and Cagi Turkish Priests To promote the interest of their own Church and damnify the adversary will equivocate and forswear  Familists Hobbists Libertines men may outwardly profess what they will if their Hearts be sound And inflicting corporal Punishments on Offenders Manichees Donatists Anabaptists None for any Offence is to be put to Death  Familists For Sins of the second Table men may be put to Death not for Errors in Religion And the exercise of the Sword which he bears not in vain Manichees Lactantius Lud. Vives c. Anabapt Familists Erasmus doubted or denyed War to be Lawful  Muggletonians Christians using the steel are ignorant of Christ and enemies of his Gospel May maintain each one's properties Manichees Esseis Pelagians Apostolicks Fratricellians Anabaptists Familists Nudipedales would have Christians Goods common They who are predestinated to Life Pelagians Predestinates Familists c. The Doctrine of Predestination is a licentious and dangerous Doctrine  Armenians God predestinates on foresight of our Faith and Obedience After Death immediately a debt due to sin the Soul is made happy in the enjoyment of God Pelagius Socinus If Adam had not sinned yet he had died  Berylliani
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