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A13142	A summe or a briefe collection of holy signes, sacrifices, and sacraments instituted of God euen since the beginning of the world, and of the true originall of the sacrifice of the Masse; Sum or a brief collection of holy signes, sacrifices and sacraments.	Ling, Nicholas, fl. 1563.; Brett, John, Sir, attributed name.; Devonshire, William Cavendish, Earl of, 1590-1628, attributed name.	1609 (1609)	STC 23434; ESTC S113014	129,473	362

couered when the Iewes in the house of Caiphas did mocke him in buffeting him Titelman one of the most subtel Massalians doth sophistically say by the amiae to be signified the diuinitie of Christ hid vnder the humanitie Some other also doe confes the amice to bee come in in place of the Ephod of the Iewes The zone the manipule the stole which be 3. kindes they figure the 3 cordes wherewith Christ was bound and led before the Priest before the Lieutenants of the Romains in ●ury Biel another fubtel Massalian doth interprete by zone the rods wherewith Christ was whipped by the stole layed a crosse to signifie the gibbet or gallowes that Christ carried vpon his shoulders The manipule also carried vpon the left arme to figure the bond of loue wherewith Christ was holden Another mummerie by the zone wherewith the aulbe is trussed to signifie the bond of the charitie of God The stole put vpon the ammas in the neck of the Massalian in forme of the crosse to figure the obedience of Iesus Christ vnto the death of the crosse The maniple caried vpon the left hand to figure eternall felicitie of Iesus Christ Another sophistrie by the ammas to figure faith by the stole the humilitie of obedience by the manipule the watch and hartie deuotion of the massing sacrificer Titelman doth surmise otherwise of the manipule on the left hand to be figured the force and battell of Christ against all powers visible and inuisible as a buckler against all temptation and the hemmes of the manipule to figure a finall perseuerance Hee doth sophist also by the left hand to be vnderstood the humaine infirmity of Christ the which boūd with the manipule doth figure Christ holden as it were ouercome by the diuinitie Brunus another Massalian doctour doth imagine by the manipule the care of the massing priest to chase away euil affections or otherwise to figure the ●ord wherewith Christ was bound by the Iewes by the Stole to bee figured the yoake of the Lord the which the Massalian ought to haue garnished with armes of righteousnesse on the left side and on the right The other painted ornamēt first instituted by Numa the magiciā they haue disguised it with the name of planet as a wauering vestiment otherwise called a cope of a chasuble which they do sophist to present the purple robe presented vnto Christ in the iudgement hall of Pilate to mocke him calling him king of the Iewes Another sophistry by such a garment to be figured the nature of Christ wher the Deitie was hid Philo the Iew platonicing doth interpret by this vestiment decked with diuers colours to be figured the starres and heauenly signes Thē the Massaliā sacrificer thus rigged with his aulbe Ammas his zone manipule stars with his chasuble or cope of diuers colors must stretch out his armes to play two personages at once representing by his chasuble or cope whereof the part before is lesse then that behinde the first Church from Abel to Christ And by the part behinde more large and also enriched with the signe of the crosse to figure the Christian people This chasuble must accord with the Amice which was before vpon the head to signifie the coniun●tiō of Christ his church The aulbe also must be agreeable to the chasuble to signifie Christ to be applied vnto our infirmities Beside the vestimēts aboue said Philo the Iewe doth ad the mitre to figure the riall diademe of the Massalians which ought to haue their heades annointed with cream or with holy oyle to signifie the princelines of the Priestes the which ornament of the mitre is nowe reserued for great Sacrificers onely Philo in lib. de profug It resteth to descend to the description of the partes of the Masse the originall wherof particularly we desire according to the truth First to the Masses called high celebrated on Sundayes The Massalian Sacrificers haue taken of the religion Pompilian to coniure a clensing water called Holy Water Apul. lib. 11. Of the golden Asse Proclas in lib. de sacrifi Gag Procl Platonicatu consecrated to sprinkle the assistāts at the sacrifice The coniuration and enchaunting instituted by Numa was of sea or salt water for this cause saith he that the salt was participant of a fyrie nature or of fire very apt to purifie For this cause the ancient Romane Idolators did sprinkle with this salt water cōiured as with Mercury water purging clensing the faults of the people Eius aquae aspersione peccata presertim periuria mendatiaque dilui credebant Blond lib. de Rom. tri●m Ouid lib. ●ast 3. In the lawe of the discourse of the religion by Choul i. Holy water stockes of two sorts specially of periured liers To cōserue this water hallowed cōiured they had two sorts of holy water vessels The one great fixed made fast at the entrie of their Temples where they did worship their Images to the end to sprinkle with the same salted water those which did enter into the sayd Temples The other holy water vēssel was cariable to transport of the same water through their Temples or houses to the end to water thē for their clensings and purifyings Dijs superis sacra facturus corporis ablutione purgabatur cum vero inferis litandum erat sola aspertio sufficiebat Blon lib. 2. de Rom. trium Macro lib 3. Satu. cap. 1. In delii Apolonis templo praecipua erat aqua sacrificantum vsui accommoda quā ad alios vsus hausisse magni crimiminis instar erat Alex. ab Alex. lib. 4. cap 17. Platina Si sinis vitula aspersus populum iudeorū mundebat multo magis aquasale conspersa populū sanctificat insidias diaboli auertit ca. aquam They which ought to celebrate the Masse if it were to the inferior Gods it was sufficient that the sacrificing Priest did sprinkle himselfe with the same purging water But if the sacrificer did celebrate Masse to the superior Gods he must bathe his whole body wash all his members It was also defended to apply this purging water to any other vse saue for clensinges and purgings Alexander the first of that name next successor of the Apostles of Iesus Christ and one of the first corrupters of the holy sacraments ordeined of God following the same institution of Pompilius continuing this Idolatry of coniuring and consecrating of holy water to chase away Diuels But the better to colour of this Pompilian witchcraft he inuented this comparison If it be so sayth Alexander that the ashes of a redde Cowe offered vppe in sacrifice mingled with water of the fountaine purified the people of the Iewes By much greater reason the water coniured with salt should purifie Christians and chase away Diuels Is not this a breaking and corrupting of the lawe of God de consecra distinct 1. Law of God corrupted to accord with the Romanes taught in the ancient doctrine and religion of Numa

one member bee had in honour all the members reioyce vvith it Novv you are the body of Christ and members for your part By which words the Apostle sheweth that all the faithfull both in heauen in earth make but one mystical body of Christ and that the whole Church together make but one Christ being all in particular the seuerall members of his said mystical body wherof he himse●fe is the head of which firme and stedfast coniunction Baptisme the Lords supper are an effectuall declaration and resemblance and perfect seales of assurance to all the faithfull for by Baptisme is declared their new birth into one spirit and by their participation of the body and bloud of Christ is manifestly shewed opened sealed assured vnto them their newe planting incorporating into Christs body who b●●ng made liuely members of the same they are guided gouerned and ruled by one selfe same spirit of Christ according as the Apostle affirmeth in the 4. chapter of the epistle to the Eph●sians There is one body and one spirit euen as you are called in one hope of your vocatiō There is one Lord one faith one Baptisme one God father of all which is aboue all through all and in you all That we be henceforth no more children wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine by the deceit of men and craftines whereby they lie in waite to deceiue but let vs follow the truth in loue and in all things grow vp vnto him which is the head that is Christ by whom all the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt for the furniture thereof according to the effectuall power which is in the measure of euery part receiueth increase of the body vnto the edifying of it selfe in loue till we all meete together in the vnity of faith and knowledge of the S●nne of God vnto a perfect man and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnes of Christ And in Gal. 3. it is thus said For yee are all the Sonnes of God by faith in Christ Iesus for all yee that are Baptized into Christ haue put on Christ. By which words the Apostle noteth that all the whole church are but as one man in Christ Iesus making but one mysticall body of Christ whereof the sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper are a declaration resemblance testimony perfect seale of assurance so that Christ being now head of his church and the Church which is the company of the faithfull being made one body with him he nourisheth and feedeeth all and euery member of the same and through the worke grace of his holy spirit ioyneth them together by their particular ioints so that euery part hath his iust proportion of foode that at length through the vertue receiued extended from him as from their head euery part may grow vp to perfection in which communion and fellowship of the members of Christ together with their head great comfort is laide vp to a true Christian soule For as the Apostle saith if one member suffer all suffer with it and if one member be had in honour all the members reioyce with it because that which is comfort and honour to one is comfort and honour vnto all in asmuch as all be made partakers therof through Christ their head who by the lace of loue hath vnited and fast ioyned them one with another and coupled them all to himselfe through his exceeding charitie spreading it selfe and ouershadowing them all that in all good things as also in their euill afflictions and sorrowes Christ himselfe with all his members do partake and common together according as by himselfe is affirmed in his word that whatsoeuer is done to the least lowest of his members in his said mysticall body be it good or euill it is done vnto him he being the head of that body frō whence euery member draweth his life and feeling for how can a man offend the least part of the body being a liuely and quicke member and the whole body and head not feele it and what suffereth the furthest part of the foot that the whole body and head suffereth not seeing that it is the head that giueth m●tion sense and perfect feeling to all the body euery member of the same and what suffereth the furthest lowest and least part of the foot that the whole body and head suffereth not and what benefite also can be done vnto any litle part of the foot in which all the body and specially the head taketh not comfort and reioyceth So then if any one member be feeble and weake in faith yet the churches faith which is the company of all the faithfull ioyned to and with their head is stable and assured strong and if the repentance of some one member be suddaine small and short yet the repentance and sorrowes of the church ioyned with her head is plentifull deepe large and sufficient whereof this short and suddaine repentant this poore and little but yet truly greeued member hath communion if the loue and charitie of any one member be languishing and faint but yet true and vnfained yet the loue of the church and spouse and head of the church whereunto that member with all the rest is laced and lincked is infinite exceeding feruent and strong of whose infinite loue the weakest feeblest hath as full partaking communion as the strongest lastly if any one member bee spotted and stained and defiled with the filthines of sinne yet the head and rest of the members to which it is ioyned by a true though neuer so little and weake faith and in whom it reioyceth through the bond of true and vnfained loue though neuer so languishing faint and cold loue springing of that weake and yet true faith this head I say Iesus Christ through whom it hath communion with the rest of the members and partaketh of all that the head and the rest of the members haue from the head are faire and beautifull by which faith and loue flowing of the same through the speciall and alone working of the holy Ghost whatsoeuer the head or any of the members haue had haue or shall haue by distributiō of grace from the head is made common to the beautifying of the weakest feeblest the most defiled and fowlest member for so the head hath distributed to all the members to helpe one another that the most honest parts doe couer keepe and honour the lesse honest according as the Apostle affirmeth To all the true beleeue●s then that haue true faith true charitie true honesty without hypocrisie though neuer so weake cold and smal in comparison of others the faith the charitie the prayers the fastings the almes deeds the vertue the temperāce the patience the chastitie the cleānes the weakenes the broth●●ly kindnes the loue and whatsoeuer else may be named of the benefits and graces of the head our Sauiour Iesus Christ or distributed by him by any speciall