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A69915	A plea for the Non-Conformists giving the true state of the dissenters case, and how far the Conformists separation from the Church of Rome, for their Popish superstitions and traditions introduced into the service of God, justifies the Non-Conformists separation from them for the same : in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Calamy, upon his sermon, called, Scrupulous conscience, inviting hereto : to which is added, A parallel scheme of the pagan, papal and Christian rites and ceremonies : with a narrative of the sufferings underwent for writing, printing and publishing hereof / by Thomas De Laune.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Eikōn tou thēriou.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Narrative of the sufferings of Thomas Delaune.	1684 (1684)	Wing D893; Wing D891; Wing D892; ESTC R12757	93,215	122

with the Church of Rome that we have most clear evidence of its being a symbolizing with her in an Apostolical Institution Thus have you the Objection in words at length to which in each part the Dissenters do say or may be supposed to say as followeth In the first place If it be taken for granted that the Pattern is fetch'd from those times and not from the Popish times viz. Rome in its Apostacy we would inquire these two things 1. By what Rule or Reason they should be a pattern to us so as to have their Rites and Services Impos'd upon us for our Ritual And 2 whether there were not great Errors and Superstitions in those times as well as the succeeding Ages First Why should our first Reformers any more impose the Rites and Customs of those times upon us than any other Why were we more obliged to accept of the Ecclesiastical Laws of Constantine than his Civil as Doctor Taylor well urges That the Fathers met at Laodicea at Antioch at Nice at Gangra ● 1000 or 1300 years ago should have any Authority ●ver us in England so many Ages after is so infinitely unreasonable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but the Fearful and Vnbelievers the Scrupulo●● and 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of a slavish Nature and are in bondage 〈…〉 and know not how to stand in the Liberty by which 〈…〉 them free will account themselves in 〈…〉 upon this account the Rulers of the Church will 〈…〉 just warrantable Canon we are to obey in 〈…〉 they have power to Command But the 〈…〉 for being in the OLD CODES of the Church 〈…〉 than the LAWS OF CONSTANTINE No they 〈◊〉 higher or else it will not do To the first Primitive Christianity and Religion in the first Primitive times given as by Christ and his Apostles For Dr. Stillingfleet has well instructed us if we believe the Scriptures are the ONLY RVLE of FAITH then it follows Councils and Fathers Traditions and private Spirits are no more our Rule than the Pope himself and therefore with the Doctor we refuse the Belief of all the Additions Inventions Traditions because not contain'd in our only Rule of Faith To the La● and to the Testimony if they speak not according to that it is because there is no Light in them But secondly do we not find these very times abounding very much with Error and Superstiti●n Which is an Argument we should not receive them for our Pattern more tha● others whereof I shall give you some Instances from their Naevi or Errors mentioned by the Centurists viz That Origen asserted two Christs deny'd his Godhead the Head of the Arians and Pelagians holding as Jerom saith very desperately about the Spirit and very corruptly about Angels Devils Creation Providence Original Sin Church-Government and the Resurrection and Sacrificing for the Dead Orig. l. 3. in Jo. Baptism takes away Sin and that there must be a Baptism after the Resurrection They also say of Cyprian That Cyprian affirm'd the Church of Rome to be the Mother-Church that there ought to be one High Priest over the Church and that the principal Church is Peter's Chair from whence the Unity of the Priesthood ariseth and that upon Peter the Church is founded That he was a violent Impugner of Priests Marriages held that Sins are done away by Alms and good Works That the person Baptizing in the very Act conferreth the Holy Spirit that Chrysm and Exorcism are absolutely necessary and that there should be Sacrifices for the Dead though some suppose many of these things were foisted in by the Papists St. Austin prays for the dead the Soul of his Mother Monica St. Ambrose for the Soul of Theodosius St. Gregory for the Soul of Trajan St. Austin saith Prayers avail not unto all alike who are departed therefore when the Sacrifices of the Altar or of Alms are offered for all them who are baptized and are defunct for the good they are Thanksgivings for the not very bad they are Propitiations for the very bad though not help the dead yet comfort to the living Chrysostom was for offering Prayers for the dead with Alms and Oblations Austin a great friend to Reliques affirming great Miracles wrought by them Jerome a great defender of Reliques Adoration of them Constantine a great admirer of Reliques Mr. Mede says That Primitive Christians canonized Saints and honoured the Reliques in Imitation of the Gentiles their Daemon-worship thereby to allure them which saith he laid the foundation of Antichrist's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Idolatrick Apostacy They had Sufflation Trine Immersion Exorcism Chrysm white Garments Milk Honey to the new baptized giving the Eucharist to the Infant from the 4 to the 12 Century mingling Water with the Sacramental Wine the Eulogiae c. To which head you may add the Royal Witness in the beginning So that from the consideration of the Errors and Superstitions abounding in these times there is no ground why our first Reformers should propose them for our Pattern for if in one thing why not in another But in the next place I presume upon a fair Examination of particulars these two things will appear 1. That we in the Church of England do not in our Rites Services and Ceremonies symbolize with Antiquity And 2. that we do wholly symbolize in most if not in all of them with Popery 1. It is manifest that our first Reformers as we are told did not make such a perfect piece from pure primitive Antiquity in the first Reformation and forming of our Liturgy which contains so much the Rites Services and Ceremonies of the Church for if so there had been no such need to make so many Alterations and reform so often and in so many things the Reformation And that they have so done the Author of the Protestant Reconciler gives us this Account It is certain saith he that our Church hath already altered her Liturgy at several times and in several parts viz. the Lessons Festivals Ceremonies Rubrick Collects Prayers the Form of Administration of Sacraments the Catechism Confirmation Marriage Visitation of the sick the Burial of the dead and Commination All which he has demonstrated in each particular and from thence he makes these three Remarks 1. That the pretence of still retaining imposing the present Ceremonies out of due Reverence to Antiquity is false hypocritical 2. That it cannot justly be pretended that these Ceremonies are retained and imposed to manifest the Justice and Equity of the Reformation by letting their Enemies see they did not break Communion with them for meer indifferent things or that we left the Church of Rome no further than she left Antiquity 3. Hence it appears how senselesly it is alledged that we cannot abate or change these Ceremonies because they have been once received and owned by the Church BUT in the next place the descending into particulars will

before the 25th year of his Age. 6. Archia-Diaconis offerens The Arch-Deacon presenting those who are to be promoted to the Order of Deacons each of them being decently habited unto the Bishop sitting in his Seat before the Altar saith Reverend Father 7. The Bishop shall ask Do you know them to be worthy The Arch-Deacon shall answer As much as humane Frailty suffers me to know I know and tes●ifie that they are worthy 8. The Bishop shall speak to the Clergy and People If any one hath ought against these Persons let him come forth and with Confidence speak for God and before God 9. Lastly the Bishop takes and delivers to them all the Book of the Gospel saying Receive the power of reading the Gospel in the Church of God 10. The Bishop shall say the Ministers and Chaplains answering Lord have mercy upon us O God the Father of Heaven have mercy upon us O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy upon us that it may please thee to bless sanctifie and consecrate these Elect. R. We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. 11. They sing one and the same Hymn only the one is in Latine the other in English Veni Creator Spiritus Mentes tuarum visita c. 12. The Bishop shall lay his hands upon the head of each of them kneeling upon their knees before him saying to every one Receive the Holy Ghost whose sins thou dost forgive they are forgiven and whose sins thou dost retain they are retained 13. The Peace of God be always with you the Blessing of God Almighty the Father Son and holy Ghost descend upon you English Pontificial 1. WE daclare That no Deacons or Ministers be Ordained but only upon the Sundays immediately following Jejuna quatuor temporum commonly call'd Ember-weeks Co●sti● Can. Eccl. Can. 31. 2. And this be done in the Cathedral or Parish-Church where the Bishop resideth and in the time of divine Service in the presence not only of the Arch-Deacon but of the Dean Ibid. 3. And here it must be declared unto the Deacon that he must continue in that Office the space of a whole year except for reasonable causes it shall otherwise seem good unto the Bishop The Book of Ordering Priests and Deacons 4. The Bishop before he admit any Person to holy Orders shall diligently examine him in the presence of those Ministers that shall assist him at the Imposition of hands Can 35. 5. None shall be admitted a Deacon except he be 23 years of Age and every man which is admitted a Priest shall be full 24 years old The Preface to the manner and form of making Priests and Deacons 6. The Arch-Deacon or his Deputy shall present unto the Bishop sitting in his Chair near to the holy Table such as desire to be ordained Deacons each of them being decently habited saying these words Reverend Father 7. The Bishop shall say Take heed that the Persons whom you present unto us be apt and meet for their Learning The Arch-Deacon shall answer I have enquired of them and also examin'd them and think them so to be 8. Then the Bishop shall say to the People Brethren if there be any of you who knoweth any Impediment or notable Crime in any of these Persons let him come forth in the Name of God and shew what it is 9. Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them the New-Testament saying Take thee Authority to read the Gospel in the Church of God 10. The Bishop with the Clergy and People shall sing or say the Letany O God the Father of Heaven have mercy on miserable Sinners O God the Son Redeemer of the World have mercy on us that it may please thee to bless these thy Servants Respon We beseech thee to hear us good Lord. 11. They sing one and the same Hymn only the one is in Latine the other in English Come Holy Ghost our Souls inspire And enlighten with Celestial fire 12. The Bishop shall lay his hands severally upon the heads of every one that receive the Order of Priesthood the Receivers humbly kneeling upon their Knees and the Bishop saying Receive the Holy Chost whose sins thou dost forgive they are forgiven and whose sins thou dost Retain they are retained 13. The Peace of God And the blessing of God Almighty the Father Son and Holy Ghost be amongst you and remain with you always Of all which Progress not one word in all the New-Testament AND as a further Confirmation of our Symbolizing with Popery in our Rites and Service take a few Instances First That the Papists not only so long approv'd our Liturgy and kept their Communion in our Church in that Worship as before Remark't from Dr. More but also that the Popes themselves have offered to Confirm the same as Doctor Morton's Appeal discovers and that Pope Pius the 4 th and Gregory 13. offered to Queen Elizabeth to Confirm the English Liturgy as Camden in the Life of Queen Elizabeth testifies Dr. Boys produceth the Pope's Letter and Bristow's Approbation in his 39 th Motive And that the Jesuit Dr. Carryer saith That the Common Prayer and Catechism contain nothing contrary to the Romish Service Mountague asserts that our Service is the same in most things with the Church of Rome and that the Differences are not so great that we should make any separation Two famous Instances more we have mentioned in a Book called The Common Prayer-book Vnmasked p. 9. One of a Jesuit who coming not many years since to the Service at Pauls declared he lik't it exceeding well neither had he any Exception to it but that it was not done by their Priests The other that upon the Pope's Bull that Interdicted Queen Elizabeth Secretary Walsingham procured two Persons to come into England from the Pope to whom he shew'd the London and Canterbury Service in their Cathedrals in all the Pomp of it who thereupon declared that they wondred the Pope should be so ill informed and advised to interdict a Prince whose Service and Ceremonies so symboliz'd with his own and therefore returning to Rome they possess'd the Pope that they saw no Service Ceremonies or Orders in England but might very well serve in Rome whereupon the Bull was Recalled As to the taking of Collects out of the Mass-book 't is said by the Resolver p. 43. That if those prayers are good which he affirms to be very good then such a symbolizing he saith cannot make them bad To which it is Reply'd that the goodness or badness of Worship and Service as to the matter and form is to be measured not by our Fancies but the Rule of God's Word But we do not find any such pattern of shreds of Prayers or Collects to be said or sung though such things Pope Gregory found in the Ritual of Numa Pompilius which were said or sung in their Processions to their Gods The Al●aron Talmud and Apocripha may have as we suppose good things in

Arguments to justifie your Separation from them as we from you so that there wants nothing but Demonstration Candor and Charity to set all honest Protestants to rights But especially living under a Prince who hath expressed so much tender Regard and so many Promises to tender Consciences who live peaceably and who is of that Sagacity and Prudence to judge whether it will be more for his Interest and Profit to root up and destroy such an innocent peaceable and profitable People and suffer their substance to be taken from them as some wicked Hamans may suggest and provoke or with the Eastern Mo narchs in like case to let such cruel Harpyes and bloody Incendiaries against the Innocent Nonconformists of the day feel his just Rebukes as Esth 7. 10. 8. 11 c. Dan. 3. 29. 6. 24. And as to enrich the Treasury whether it is not like to be more effectual and more just to do it with Popish Emoluments yet remaining in the Nation and to take up where H. 8. left and make thorow work of it Lastly To conclude be pleased in your own words to be exhorted That laying aside all Prejudices Favour to or Admiration of Mens Persons evil Affection love of a Party or carnal Interest to byass your Judgment you would impartially weigh and consider the Arguments herein proposed being diffident of your own Apprehension and indifferent to either part of the Question and think it no shame to change your mind when better Reason is offered you for the dissenters desire none to be their Proselites any further than they give Scripture and Reason for it Resting very confident that if they could prevail with People equally to hear both sides and diligently to examine to Merits of the Cause their Churches would every day gain more ground amongst all wise men so saith also Your Friend and Servant Thomas De Laune εἰκων το̂υ θερίου OR The IMAGE of the BEAST Shewing by a Paralell Scheme what a CONFORMIST the Church of ROME is to the PAGAN and what a NONCONFORMIST to the CHRISTIAN CHURCH in i'ts Rites Service and Ceremonys the better to Exemplify the True and False CHURCH By T. D. Obed. 6. How are the hidden things of Esau sought out Dan. 3. 17. 18. Our God whome we Serve is able to Deliver us and he will Deliver us But if not be it known that we will not Serve your Gods Nor Worship the Golden Image that ye have set up Rev. 14. 9. And the Angel said with a Loud Voyce If any man worship the Beast and his Image and Recive his mark in his Forehead or in his Hand the same shall Drink of the Wine of the wrath of God which shall be poured out without Mixture in the Cup of his Indignation Printed in the Year 1684. READER YOu have here a briefe and I hope Satifactory account from many Learned Authoritys of the Rise and Origanal of many of the Rites and Ceremonys now in Question which have and do occasion so much trouble and distress the only right way to end disputes and which was the method Christ took with the Pharises Mat 19. 8. And which Dr. Pierce so wisely observes from him in confuting the Papists Whereby it is easely discerned what is from above and what from beneath what from God and what from Man This proves their Rise and Birth to be many hundred Yeares before Christ therefore not from him for Christian Service The learned Causabon in his Original of Idolatry Writ in French and collected as his Epist tells us from Elasopolitanes Commentaryes Translated by Mr. Darcy Sayes P. 73. That the maine and principal parts of the Mass are digested and brought in by Numa Pompilius the 2 King of the Romans a great Magician about 700 years before Christ P. 37. The farthar Additions were Invented by other Roman Pontifs and especially by a Monk called Gregory the 1 st of that Name who attained the Papacy being Instructed in Pythagoricall Magick and Philosephy haveing also studied the Laws of King Tullus Hostilius successor to Numa and to the end he might Perpetuate his Name Instituted div ers additions to the Mass c. You have therefore for your better Information this paralell Scheme here presented to you of the Pagan and Papall Rites and Ceremonys where you find the great Harmony and agreement thatis between them theirin The Child being not more like the Father then Rome Papal is to Rome Pagan in its Ecclesiastical Rites and Service and therefore is it not significantly by the Holy Gost ●liled the Image of the Beast Rev. 13. 14 15. c. And did it not prove the healing the deadly wound giv●● to the Dragonical Beast verse 4. And who you 'l find not to be in greater Conformity to the Pagan then in Nonconformity to the Christan Church of which you have a briefe Prospect from the Scripture The true Standard to try and judge all Images and Idols by But you 'l say why do you give the Heathen the Denomination of a Church Is that proper Yes why not Do not you read of the Church of Evil-doers Ps 26. And Synagogue of Satan Rev. 2. And I know no reason why Rome Pagan the Mother may not be so called as well as Rome Papal the Daughter who fetches so much of her Ecclesiasticall Policie Church Rites Services Ceremonys from her But did not Pagan Rome kil Christ and disown Christianity which Papal Rome did not It is trve Rome Pagan did Murther Christ in his person and so doth Rome Papal in his members which is kiling him a fresh and tho in words they seem with Judas to say hail Mr. And kiss him with a Jesu Jesu yet in works they deny betray ●ell and Crucify him and by Blasphemous Traditions and Impious Superstitions make void his whole Law usurp his Throne and Authority sit in the Temple of God as God changing times Laws Ordinances As to the Authoritys to justefy each Particular which you might have expected under eachhead I must referr you to a larger Piece treating theirof which loth it very distinctly this being but in Epitome of it though in the general you may understand the following Authors have been consulted hereupon viz. Plutarch in Numa Tacitus Titus Livius Decad Pliny Alex ab Alexander Blund De Rom triumph Durandus Darcys translation of Cousabon Dr. Moors Mistry of Iniquity And that late worthy and most Excelent piece called Pagana 〈◊〉 c. Thine in the Service of Truth T. D. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 OR The IMAGE of the BEAST Shewing by a Paralell Scheme what a Conformist the Church of Rome is to the Pagan and what a Nonconformist to the Christian Church in it's Rites Services and Ceremonies The Dragonical or Pagan Church Consisteth in viz. The Beastly Papall Church is conformable to the Pagan in The Christian Church consistoth in viz. 1. It 's Head 1. It 's Head 1. It 's Head The Emperor of Rome presiding by the Policy of Hell