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A looking-glass for the times being a tract concerning the original and rise of truth and the original and rise of Antichrist : showing by pregnant instances of Scripture, history, and other writings, that the principles and practices of the people called Quakers in this day and their sufferings are the same as were the principles and practices of Christ and His apostles ... / by George Bishope.
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Bishop, George, d. 1668.
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Arcadius in the East and Honorius in the West who both of them lived peaceably and quietly had those whom it concerned turn'd the same course with them but the old spirit of The Christians fall out mischief and rancor stil remaining and the bottom and ground on which the leading men amongst the Bishops stood being that which tended not to peace as what hath already been instanced abundantly manifests so the Fruits appeared in them whose times were outwardly peaceable but themselves not having the Prince or Principle of Peace to rule them produced the effects The reason why hereafter to be mentioned Theodosius being dead his Son Arcadius laid his Corps in the Theodosius buried by his Sons Grave and the Army that overthrew Eugenius being come to the City of Constantinople and the Emperor going to the Gates to meet them the Souldiers laid hands on Ruffinus his Ambassador and beheaded him being suspect of Treason and procuring His Army strikes off Ruffinus head for treason He was Ambassador Marcianus Bâ—sh of the Novations dies Anno. 401. Sisinius succeeds Cap. 2. Nectarius dies John Chrysostome is put in his place Theophilus of Alexandria opposes Seeks to put in Isidor Isidorus agency for Theophilus the Hunneâ— to invade the Roman Dominions who destroyed Armenia and other Countries of the East The same day Marcianus the Bishop of the Novations dying Sisinius was constituted in his room and Nectarius Bishop of Constantinople dying shortly after to put another in whose room occasioned some stir but at length Arcadius and the people send for John Chrysostom then a Priest and placed him therein which Theophilus of Alexandria sought to oppose and to place Isidorus a Priest of his own Church who had undergone some peril for him therein the peril was this When Theodosius waged war with Maximus Theophilus sent presents and two Letters charging Isidorus to present him that had the upper hand with the gift and one of the Letters Isidorus was careful in the business and going to Rome waited The discovery there to hear who had the Victory whilst he attended hereon the Reader he had with him stole away the Letters upon which Isidorus betook him to his heels and ran away I mention this Isidorus's flight The application of the Narration and how the Bishops courted the rising Sun story that the World may see what fetches were in those Bishops at that time and how they were deceived one by another as they sought to deceive The rising Sun they sought to worship as the Proverb is and carrying two faces or being Jacks on both sides as also is the expression many of them deal with the times as they deal with Religion which being meerly political And deal with matters of Faith as they deal with the Emperor they deal with matters of Faith as they deal with the Emperor and with the Emperor as with matters of Faith who could get the Prince on his side I speak not of all for some were honest to what they knew and suffered for it but of too many this was the custom and according to his Religion they had their fetches and designed themselves as is the antient saying Regis ad exemplum totum componitur orbis that is The whole World follows after the example of the King But Theophilus his hostility in seeking Theophilus disappointed with charging of John to advance his Friend is chaâ—ged himself to put by John by discrediting him and to advance his Friend prospered no better than his shift by his Friends for the Bishops that were for John charged Theophilus with many heinous crimes and at length Eutropius belonging to the Emperors Chamber The Article shewed him And choice given him to create John or stand to the Bar. shewed the Articles and Indictment to Theophilus and bad him chuse whether he would create John Bishop or stand to the Bar and answer to the Crimes that were laid to his charge which Theophilus seeing and being afraid consented to the enstalling of He creates John John And these were some of the Fathers of the Church and some of their doings whom Policy not Faith ruled in matters of Religion the concernments of men not of God This John had no great matter of quiet during his being in that Cap. 4. John disquieted the Clergy for reforming them Cap. 5. Then by the Magistrates is banished a fiâ—st and second time Cap. 6. The Common wealth sore shaken Gainus the Goth rebels Puts the Emperor to it is dispatched Anno. 404. Cap. 7. The Priesthood divided A Qâ—ery put Whether God had a Body Anno. 403. Bishoprick First The Clergy were offended with him because he was very severe in reforming them then the Magistrates so he was banished a first and second time in which latter banishment he died The Common-Wealth also as for the most part it came to pass when the Christians were in division suffered sore shakings Gainas a Goth trusted much in Military Affairs by the Emperor because he was a valiant man rebelled and put the Emperor exceedingly to it who at length dispatched him and rid the Empire of that trouble Then during these turmoils those in the Priesthood were in great dissention among themselves to the great slander saith the Historian of Christian Religion There was a question broached a little before Whether God were a Body made after the likeness and form of man Or whether he were without a Body and not only without the form of man but also void of all corporeal shape Such monstrous Opinions ran men into who knew not the Principle of God but in the Wisdom which is from beneath which is earthly sensual and devilish went to determine of God This ran them into several contentions and quarrels certain of the rudest and unlearned sort of them called Religious thought that God was corporeal and that he was of the form and figure of man But others condemned them and their Heretical Opinion Hence arose the ground of picturing God like an old man Amongst The ground of picturing God like an old man Theophilus opposes this the rest Theophilus Bishop of Alexandria was one that opposed this blasphemous Doctrine who inveying bitterly against it in the hearing of the whole Congregation The Worshippers of Egypt understanding it left their Religious Houses and coming to Alexandria flocked about him and condemned himfor a wicked person and sought to bereave him of his life Theophilus being Those of Egypt seek to kill him put to his wits end trusted thereunto more than unto God and seeking to gratifie them said When that I fasten mine eyes upon you me thinks I do see the lively face of God Though the rash He falls before them for his life heat of the unruly Monks was alaid at this yet said they If that be true which thou sayest that the countenance of God is no otherwise than ours accurse then the Works of Origen for divers of
that purpose was struck in the Forehead with a stone which wonderfully incensed the Emperor who thereupon gave commandment Anthems forbidden by the Emperor that no more Hymns should be sung the Empress Eudoxia was so far in these Hymns for those of the Faith of one Substance that she found silver Candlesticks made on Cross-wise for the bearing of the Tapers and Wax-candles Now for the Original of the Anthems It is said That Ignatius The Original of Anthems by a dream of Ignatius of Antioch of Angels of Antioch in Syria the third Bishop in succession from Peter the Apostle as saith the History saw a vision of Angels which extolled the blessed Trinity as it 's said with Hymns that were sung interchangeably and delivered to the Church of Antioch the order and manner of singing expressed in the Vision from whence it came to pass saith the History that every Church received the same Tradition Whether this were so or no I leave to the Reader to judge as he thinks fit Angels and Quiristers are two things The effects of this Antheming shews that it was not of A paraphrase thereupon the Original of Angels except those of the bottomless Pit whose King is Abaddon for those whom the Shepherds heard sing when Jesus was born was Glory unto God on High on Earth Peace good will unto men not destruction as was his Doctrine also who said He came not to destroy mens lives but to save Thus of Anthems now as to Bishops again for I still find the History interlaced with their Quarrels and Contentions which usually sets the whole World on fire who yet were called Pastors of the Church Dioscorus and his Brethren called Long and the Monks with Cap. 9. Dioscorus and his Brethren called Long get them to Constantinople Inform the Emperor and John Isidorus goes with them them being so intreated as aforesaid by Theophilus get them to Constantinople and with them Isidorus his former great Friend but now turned otherwise that to the Emperor and John they might give an account of the slights of Theophilus whom John courteously received but admitted them not to the Communion though he did to the Common-Prayer till the matter had been John receives them to Common-Prayer not the Communion Theoph. plots against John because as he heard he received them to the Communion against Isidor His plot He summons a Council in pretence against the books of Origen farther sifted out and examined Theophilus heard he had received them to the Communion which set him to think how to be revenged upon John and also of the others and Isidorus too to effect which he takes this course he sent Letters to the Bishopricks in every City to meet in a Council pretending his dislike of the Books of Origen as the cause but concealing his main intent and drift from which Books Athanasius in former times had borrowed Testimonies to confute the Arrians and to effect his business the better he linked into him Epiphanius Bishop of Constantia Gets Epiphanius unto him whom he before had charged with thinking basely of God in attributing to him the shape of man Which now Theophilus turns to in revenge to the others a City in Cyprus whom Theophilus had a little before charged with thinking of God basely and abjectly attributing unto him the form and shape of a man for though Theopoilus was of this Opinion and charged those that believed God had the figure of man yet because of the hatred and spight he owed unto others he denyed openly in word that which he believed secretly in mind and that in the highest things which concern the Godhead A view of a Bishop and a Patriarch and yet a Bishop and as I said before set in the Patriarchal Seat as high as Alexandria At this Council in the Isle of Cyprus Origens The Council held in the Isle of Cyprus They condemn Origens Books Send to John not to read them Books are condemned a Decree being made That from thenceforth the Works of Origen should not be read And by consent of them all they write unto John requesting him to abstain from the reading of the Books of Origen Having this success he called a Council of his own Province He calls a Council at Alexandria they condemn Origens books who was dead about 200. years before Yet is not satisfied at Alexandria where they condemned Origens works who was dead about two hundred years before Yet this satisfied not Theophilus his chief design and drift being to be avenged on John and Dioscorus with his Brethren which being openly known there wanted not them who sought what by Letters and what by Messengers by forging of false stories and accusations to get a Seeks by false stories to get a Council at Constantinople Cap. 11. Epiphanius from Cyprus â—rings the Decree against Origens books John invites Theophilus to his House He refuses Gets Bishops Reads the Decree Council to be held at Constantinople To this place Epiphanius came from Cyprus at the request of Theophilus bringing with him the Decree of the Bishops for the condemning Origens Books but not excommunicating Origen whom John courteously invited to his House to lodg with him but he to please Theophilus refused his courtesie and calling the Bishops who by chance were at Constantinople read the Decree of which the Historian saith I have thus much to say That it pleased Epiphanius and Theophilus to condemn them Of the Bishops Some sign some for reverence of Epiphanius subscribed unto the Decree some others denyed it utterly of which were Theotinus Others refuse Theotinus Biâ—hop of Scythâ—a in particular his Speech to Epiphanius and the Council thereabouts Bishop of Scythia who made Epiphanius this answer I of mine own part O Epiphanius will no so much injure the man who is departed to rest many years agoe neither do I presume once to enterprize so heynous an offence for to condemn the Books which our Ancestors have not condemned especially seeing that I understand not as yet neither read any parcel of the Doctrine therein contained And when a certain Book of Origens was brought forth he read it and shewed there the interpretation of Holy Scripture agreeable unto the Faith of the Catholick Church Last of all he concluded with these words They that reprehend these things do no less than mislike with the matter whereof these Books do treat This was his answer who was of great fame both for sound Doctrine and godly conversation saith the History I have instanced this the rather not only that the wiles and The reason why these quotations are produced The Original of condemning Books after men are dead the ground thereof and the men fâ—om whence it came Cap. 13. Epiphanius makes a Deacon in Johns Church refuses to lodge with him or pray with him unless he would baniâ—â— Dioscorus subscribe the Decree against Origen shifts used in those dayes by