of Moses  Samarites all but the Law and Prophets  Nicolaitans Anabapt Psalms  Some Rabbins Anabapt Job  Porphyry rejected Daniel  Sebastian Castellio Canticles  Manichees Severites Acts.  Marcion all the Epistles except to Tim. and Titus  Althemerus Epistles of James and John  Wigandus John's first and second Epistles and Jude  Card. Cajetan Epistles of James and to the Hebrews Two last of John and Jude  Heshusius and Luther at first Revelations  Valentinians allowed only John  Marcion only Luke  Tatians only the Acts.  Jews Mat. Hamant Reject all the New Testament  Pope Leo called the Gospel a Fable  Anabapt Familists Quakers Deny the Scripture to be the word of God  Hobbes The books of the Old and New Testament are not canon unless made so by the civil power  Jacobus Hâ—estratus He is an Heretick that cleaves to the Scriptures  Sadduces Familists The Fathers under the Law understood nothing but a Temporal Happiness The only sure Rule of Faith and Manners Jews Assert Their Cabala  Turks Assert The Alcoran  Manichees Assert Their Mysteries  Archonticks Assert Their Symbonia  Scythians Assert Jobelea  Papists Assert Decret Tradit  Enthusiasts Familists c. Assert Fansies and Pretended Revelat.  Hobbes Assert Law of the Land  Quakers Assert Dict. of the Spirit To be interpreted according to the Analogy of Faith Pharisees Papists Severians The Scripture may be Expounded how ye list Are a Ship-mans Hose c. a Leaden Rule  Servetus Sâ—enkfeldians Valdesius Familists Moranus Libertines Quakers Anabaptists Reject written Commentaries on Scripture and Interpret according to their own Light of Reason  Origenists Libertines Familists Interpret according to the Allegorical sense for the most part  Thomists and Monks On every Scripture will have an Analogical Allegorical Historical and Moral Exposition  Brocardus Morelius Will have a mystical and Prophetical Exposition  Cardinal Crusanus As the Church alters so doth the Interpretation of Scripture  Joh. de Wassalia The Scriptures are too hard for any mortal man to Interpret  Jews Interpret according to the Expositions of their Rabbies  Papists According to the Expositions of the Church i. e. Traditions Fathers Popes Councils But the Ceremonial Law being Abolished Jews Ebion Cerinthus Armenians Familists c. The ceremonial Law is not Abolished So said also Blastus and Florinus So also the False App. and Serdonites and Nazarites  Sabbatarians Traskites The 7th day Sabbath is still to continue being Natural Moral c. And Judicial Laws Brownists We are tied to all the Judicial Laws of Moses  Ph. Stubbs To some if not to all The Moral Law obligeth all Manichees The Old Law came from the Prince of Darkness  Isleb Agricola Antinomians The Law is not to be preached nor the conscience of sinners to be terrified Banister It is utterly unlawful for the Elect to think speak or hear of the â—ear of God which the Law preacheth  Glover a Brownist Love is come in place of the 10 Commandments  Almaricus Moses's Law continued till Christ of Christ till Almaricus of the Holy Ghost till the End of the World Which yet no meer man can keep Perfectly in this Life but are all guilty Manichees Catharists Novatians could not sin so much as in Thought So the Jovinians also  Donatists were so perfect they could justifie other men  Pelagians need not say Forgive us our Trespasses  Marcionites were as pure as Paul and Peter  Tatianus and Spirituales boasted the Gifts of the spirit and condemned others  Beghardi-ine hold Perfection here no increasing in grace  Anabapt Familists Quakers men may perfectly keep the Law of God So saith Socinus also  Papists Pharisees men may do more good works than God commands viz. of Supererogation Some more some less Stoicks Pelagians Jovinianus all sins are equal But are Justified by Faith in Christ Phariseess We are Justified by external Righteousness  Sim. Magus His fair Helena  Turks Pilgrimage to Meccha or Kissing Mahomet's Sepulcher  Valentinians Labour of their Hands and good Works See afterwards  Turks Erasmus Galeatus Martius Living according to Nature So said Lampatius  Anabapt Turks false App. in Asia Works without Faith  False App. at Jerusal Ebion Russians Papists by Faith and Works  Mat. Hamant God's meer mercy not Christ's merits  Osiandrists We are Justified by the Essential Righteousness of Christ dwelling in us Attended with good works Atheists Aetians Basilidians Circumcellians Machiavillians cast off all Vertue Grace Godliness  Simonians To practise good Works is a yoke too Heavy  Libertines When Justified a man may live as he list  Carpocratians A Vicious Life will appease the Evil Angels See before  Valentinians Archontici Gnosticks Spiritual Men as themselves please God by their knowledg Natural men by their Bodily Labour Material men are uncapable of Salvation To help us herein God hath appointed in Church Catholick Jews Donatists Papists Graecians with the Russians Anabaptists c. Brownists Confin'd the Church to themselves the Donatists to Africa  Invisibles The Church of Christ is Invisible The word to be preached Phrygians Montanists Messalians Enthusiasts Anabapt Familists Swenkfeldians Brownists Barrowists Muggletonians Condemn the outward ministry and depend on Revelations  Libertines Preaching is no ordinary means leading to the Knowledg of the Truth By Ministers lawfully authorized and qualified Anabaptists Familists c. Due Election is not necessary  Familists None but Elders in the Family may be Ministers  Russians None twice married  Papists None married  Acephalians Quakers Pepuzians Women may be Deacons Ministers and Preachers Bishops And maintain'd by their callings Anabaptists Quakers Brownists Freemen Reject Tithes And Two Sacraments only to be adminstred by them Papists Seven Sacraments are appointed whereof Baptism may be administred by women as well as men in necessary cases  Marcionites Pepuzlans Private persons may baptize  Geneva Presbyt A Lay-Elder may give the Cup in the Sacrament  Puritans Doctors may not administer the Sacraments but only teach  Eutychites Quakers Swenkfeldians Ascodryptae Reject all Sacraments Baptism a sign of our Profeâ—sion Nazarens were circumcised as Jews baptized as Christians  Jacobites Are crossed upon their Arms foreheads c. instead of it  Manichees baptize none  Anabaptists None till of grown Age.  As also Pelagians Henricians Heracleans None till adult  Sweemerian Anabap. Servetians Familists None till 30 years of Age.  Barrowists Brownists None who are the children of profane Parents  Marcionites None that are married only single persons Widows c.  Cataphrygians baptized dead bodies  Marcionites baptized the living for the dead i. e. for the behalf of the dead Chrysost  Papists baptize Bells c.  Novatians Papists Re-baptize those which are baptized by Hereticks
our Sins at least once a Year 4. To receive the blessed Sacrament at least once a Year and that at Easter or thereabouts 5. To pay Tithes to our Pastors 6. Not to celebrate Marriage on times prohibited viz. from the first Sunday of Advent 'till Twelfth-day be past nor from Ash-Wednesday 'till Low-Sunday de past N. B. 'T is a mortal Sin to break any of these Commandments 12. There be Seven Sacraments 1. Baptism in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost c. Observ 1. The Minister 1. The Priest ordinarily 2. A Lay-man or Woman in case of necessity 2. The Effects 1. Remission of Sin Original and Actual 2. A Spiritual Character in the Soul for ever 3. Sponsors One God-father and one God-mother since Trent C. 4. Ceremonies 1. The Priest breaths on the Child's face 2. Sign of the Cross on the Breast and Forehead 3. Putting Salt in the Child's mouth 4. Spittle laid on the Ears and Nostrils 5. Anointing on the Head Shoulders Breast 6. White Chrism given to the Child 7. A hallowed Light given to it 2. Confirmation Observe 1. The Form I sign thee with the sign of the Cross I confirm thee with the Chrism of Salvation in the Name of the Father c. 2. The Matter Oil mingled with Balsn blessed by a Bishop 3. It Seals or gives a Character 4. The Time at seven years old 5. The Ceremonies 1. A blow on the Cheek 2. One God-father or God-mother 3. Eucharist Cons 1. The Matter wheaten Bread and Wine of the Grape with a little Water 2. Disposition in the Receiver Confession of Sin being in a State of Grace 3. The Laity Communicate in one kind 4. Penance Consider 1. The Form I absolve thee from thy sins in the Name of the Father c. 2. The Parts 1. Contrition 2. Confession 3. Satisfaction 1. Contrition is a hearty sorrow for our Sins proceeding immediately from the Love of God and joyned with a firm purpose of Amendment 2. Attrition from the fear of Hell or punishment or filthiness of sin or spiritual damage from sin This with Sacramental Confession and Absolution will remit sin A dying Man in mortal sin if he cannot have a Priest must have Contrition 3. Confession must be Short Diligent Humble Confounding Sincere Entire 4. Satisfaction is the Sacramental Penance enjoyned by the Priest at Confession Also Voluntary Prayers Fasting Good Works Sufferings By which Satisfaction is made for temporal punishments due sometimes to sin after forgiveness Indulgencies viz. The superabundant Merits of Christ and his Saints applied to our Souls by the grant of the Church 5. Extream Vnction 1. The matter of it is Oil blessed by a Bishop 2. The Form By this anointing and his own most pious Mercy let our Lord pardon thee whatsoever thou hast sinned by thy seeing c. 3. The Effects 1. Spiritual Comfort 2. Remission of venial sin and the relicks of sin 3. Corporal Health if expedient 6. Holy Order Concerning which observe To whom it belongs viz. Bishops Priests Deacons Sub-Deacons Inferiour Orders are Acolyte Lector Exorcist and Porter 7. Matrimony Concerning which observe 1. Who may Marry 1. Only the Laity 2. Persons not a-kin by collateral Consanguinity or Affinity to the fourth degree or at all in the right Line but the Church can dispense with all except Brothers and Sisters 13. There are four Cardinal Vertues Prudence Justice Fortitude and Temperance 14. Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost Wisdom Understanding Counsel Fortitude Knowledge Piety and the Fear of our Lord. 15. Twelve Fruits of the Holy Ghost Charity Joy Peace Patience Longanimity Goodness Benignity Mildness Fidelity Modesty Continency Chastity 16. Seven works of Mercy To feed the Hungry give drink to the Thirsty cloath the Naked to harbour the Harbourless to visit the Sick to visit the Imprisoned 17. Seven works of Mercy spiritual To give Counsel to the Doubtful to Instruct the Ignorant to Admonish Sinners to Comfort the Afflicted to forgive Offences to bear patiently the Troublesome to pray for the Quick and Dead 18. Ceremonies of the Mass 1. Ornaments of the Priest 1. Amis or Linnen Veil representing the Veil on our Saviour's Face 2. The Albe signifying the white Garment which Herod put on 3. The Girdle signifying the Cord by which he was bound in the Garden 4. The Maniple the Cord which bound him to the Pillar 5. The Stole the Cord by which he was led to be Crucified 6. The Upper Vestment the seamless Coat of Christ and also the Purple Garment 2. The Altar representing the Cross with its Appurtenances 1. The Chalice the Sepulchre of Christ 2. The Patine the Stone rowled to the Door of the Sepulchre 3. The Altar-cloaths Corporal and Pall the Linnen in which the Body of Christ was shrowded 4. The Candles on the Altar the Light which Christ brought into the World 3. Gestures 1. Coming back three steps from the Altar and humbling himself before he begins again the prostration of Christ in the Garden 2. Bowing again at the Confiteor to provoke Humility and Contrition in the People 3. Beating his Breast at mea culpa to teach Humiliation 4. Ascending to the Altar the Priest kisseth the middle of it because the Altar signifies the Church kissing Peace and Unity 4. Parts 1. Introite the entrance into the Office after the Priest's coming to the Altar which is repeated twice 2. Gloria Patri added to it 3. Kyrie Eleison 4. Gloria in excebsis 5. Oremus 6. The Collect viz. a Sum of the Epistle and Gospel 7. The Gradual the holy degrees of Penance 8. The Tract viz. two or three Versicles betwixt the Epistle and Gospel sung with a slow long protracted Tone between Septuagesima and Easter in place of the Gradual because a time of penance and mourning 9. The Gospel read at the North-end of the Altar to signifie that Satan's Kingdom seated in the North Jer. 1.14 is destroyed 4. Gestures again 1. Signing the Book with the Sign of the Cross 2. Priest and People sign themselves with the Cross in three places viz. Fore-head Mouth and Breast 3. The first Offertory of Bread and Wine mingled with Water 4. The Priest washing the ends of his Fingers 5. Silence a while 6. Elevating the Voice in saying the Preface 7. The Canon the most sacred essential part of the Mass read with a low Voice signifying the sadness of Christ's Passion 8. Beginning the Canon with bowing of the Head 9. In the midst of it kissing the Altar and signing the Host and Chalice thrice with the sign of the Cross 10. Signing the Offerings again five times 11. After Consecration kneeling and adoring 12. Elevation of the Host and Chalice 13. Signing again the Offerings five times to signifie Christ's five Wounds 14. A nomination of the Dead to whom the Sacrifice is applied 15. Elevation of the Voice again in saying Nobis quoque peccatoribus 16. Signing the Host and Chalice three times again to signifie the
Study but among the Magistrates and Citizens And if there are not many Men of the first Form of Learning among them yet every one almost here hath a good Tincture of a learned Education insomuch that they are Masters of the Latin Tongue they know the Controversies of Religion and History and are generally Men of good Sense Dr. Burnet's Letters Muscovites A Muscovite may sell his Son and alienate him for his own Advantage but they seldom come to such Extremities and had rather see their Children Starve at home than suffer them to go out any where to Service Sometimes for Debt they make over their Children to their Creditors D. of Holstein's Emb. Travels The first thing the Muscovites teach their Children is to make their Reverences and Inclinations to the Images At Ladoga I lodg'd at a Womans House who would not give his Breakfast to a Child she had who could hardly either stand or speak till he had first made nine Inclinations or Bows to the Saint and as often as well as he could pronounce it said his Gospodi Lord have Mercy upon me Idem Persians The Persians put their Children very young either to Work or to School to learn to Write Read and Cast Account Their Metzid or Mosquits where they say their Prayers serve also for Schools No City but hath as many Metzids as Streets every Street being obliged to maintain a Metzid with a Molla or Professor or Principal and Calife which is the Regent belonging to it Idem They have also Universities Medressa and Professors Mederis at Ispahan Sohiras Ardebil Meschid Tabris Caswin Kom Jescht Schamachie c. with Revenues from such Provinces as pay no Taxes to the King for the teaching of Mathematicks Eloquence Poetry Natural and Moral Philosophy Law and Medicine Idem Chinese The first Lectures they make to Youth are those of Compliments whereof there are whole Books Mandelslo Indians The Bannians accustom their Children betimes to fly Idleness and instead of permitting them to play in the Streets as we generally do they teach them Arithmetick which they are so perfect at that without making use of either Pen and Ink or Counters but only of their Memories they will in a moment cast up the most difficult Account that can be imagined Tavernier Part 2. l. 2. c. 3. Turks The Turks are not much given to Contemplation Learning yet are careful to breed up their Children and to be Instructed for the which there are many Schools where they read their Laws to the end they may serve in their Mosques or be able to Govern the Common-weal Knolles Persians The Persians seldom see their Infants 'till past four Years of Age from which or Twenty they learn to Ride and Shoot also to fair meanly lodge hard watch till the ground and be content with small things Sir Tho. Herbert Heathens Japan In Japan they bring up their Children with extraordinary Indulgence and Mildness never beating and very seldom chiding them considering that they are not yet come to the use of Reason and for this reason their Children at 7 8 or 9 Years of Age have more piercing Wits and are more Searching and Inquisitive and Brisk than our Youth at Seventeen or Eighteen Mandelslo's Trav. p. 157. Siam In Siam the Inheritance is divided equally to the Children except the Eldest who hath some advantage at five or six Years of Age they are put to the Ecclesiasticks to Write and Read and be Instructed in Religion the Parents in the mean time very seldom seeing them afterwards to a Trade or if Ingenious continued in their Studies to fit them for the Priestly Function or some other Employments which among them are bestowed according to Merit not Money Idem p. 104. Tunquin In Tunquin when they put forth a Child to learn Sculpture Painting Goldsmith's Work c. before they let him Work they set him upon an Altar and Sacrifice to the Idol Tiensa which is the Patroness of Handicrafts to the end she may infuse into the Lad Wit and Aptness to learn Tavern Coll. Good Children Jews KIng Josiah Timothy c. Hopeful from their Youth At Five Years old the Children go to School are Five Years learning the Pentateuch at Ten are put to learn the Mischna and some choice Parcels of the Talmud at Thirteen they receive the Passeover and are purified and now are answerable for their own Faults And at this Age by way of Question and Answer there are no Youth under Heaven can give so good account of their Religion as the Jewish Dr. Addison They are usually girt as soon as their Bodies will endure it and never go ungirt to the Synagogue ungirt unblest Idem Christians Origen when a Child was mightily inquisitive into the recondite meaning of the Scriptures even tiring his Parents with asking Religious Questions comforting his Father in Prison with Letters and hardly forbearing to offer himself to Martyrdom Dr. Cave Mr. Tho. Cartwright in his younger Years hath risen many times in the Night to seek out places to pray in Clark's Lives Mr. Arthur Hildersam of Papist-Parents was converted by Mr. Desborow his School-Master and fitted for Cambridge by thirteen Years of Age. Idem Mr. Rich. Sedgwick when a School-boy living with an Uncle when the rest of the Family were at their Games and Dancings he would be in a Corner mourning his Uncle at first imputed it to Bookishness and rebuked him for it but at last perceiving the Truth of the thing began to hate him cast him out of his Family saying A Puritan should never inherit his Land Idem Mr. Julines Hering born in Montgomery educated first in Shropshire next removed to Coventry when at School was noted for his diligence in reading the Scriptures On Play-days he with two or three more School-Fellows would pray together repeat the Heads of their Catechism with the Sermons which they heard last Lord's Day Idem Mr. Herbert Palmer esteem'd Sanctified even from the Womb at the Age of four or five Years he would cry to go to his Lady-Mother Sir Tho. Palmer being his Father that he might hear somewhat of GOD. When a Child little more than five Years old he wept in reading the Story of Joseph and took much pleasure in learning Chapters by heart He learned the French-Tongue almost so soon as he could speak He often affirmed That he never remembred the Learning of it By his Discourse he could hardly be distinguish'd from a Native French-man When at the Latine-School at vacant hours when others were at play he was constantly observed to be reading studiously by himself Dr. W. Gouge at School continually studious even at Play-hours was even then conscionable in secret Prayer and Sanctifying the Sabbath much grieved at the Sports and Pastimes used too licenciously on that day Mr. Tho. Gattaker often chid by his Father from his Book Mr. Jer. Whitaker when a School-Boy would frequently go in company 8 or 10 Miles to hear a Warming-Sermon and took Sermon-Notes
and was helpful to others in repeating them c. Though his Father often and earnestly endeavoured to divert him yet when a Boy he was unmoveable in his desires to be a Minister Clark's Lives Arch-Bishop Vsher at ten Years old found himself wrought upon by a Sermon on Rom. 12.1 I beseech you Brethren by the Mercies of God c. About the same time he was moved to a more conscientious observation of the Lord's Day by reading some Notes taken from Mr. Perkins's Works then also he read Augustine's Meditations with frequent weeping Idem D. Bern. King Edw. VI took Notes of such things he heard in Sermons which more nearly related to himself Hist of Reform Queen Elizabeth wrote a good hand before she was four Years old and understood Italian Dr. Burnet Ibid. Mrs. Marg. Corbet Daughter of Sir Nathanael Brent Warden of Merton College when about 14 Years of Age wrote Sermons with dexterity and left many Volumes of such Notes writ with her own hand Clark Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson was from her Childhood very docile took much pains in writing Sermons and collecting special Notes out of Practical Divines When I was about 12 Years old saith she in a Narrative written with her own hand upon reading in the Practice of Piety concerning the happy Estate of the Godly and the miserable condition of the wicked in their Death and so for ever unto all Eternity it pleased the Lord so to affect my heart as from that time I was wrought over to a desire to walk in the ways of God Sir Tho. More never offended his Father nor was ever offended by him Olympia Fulvia Morata an Italian born at Ferrara bred at Court there with the Young Princess the Duke's Daughter of a singular Spirit for Learning could both Write and speak Elegant Latine and Greek in her very young years c. Anon. Mahometans The poor Hindoes though they have not above five Shillings a Moon for their Labour yet will impart at least half that little to their Parents when in want Anon. The Great Mogul though he esteemed the whole World as his Vassals would sometimes be one to help to carry his Mother in a Palankee upon his Shoulders Idem Persians Parentes non honorantes brevis aevi sunt Sir Tho. Herb. out of Homer Amongst the Ancient Persians Children from the fifth Year of their Age to the twentieth used little other exercise saith Herodotus than to ride the Horse Shoot and speak Truth Sir Thomas Herbert Chinese The Chinese marry not without their Parents consent leave their Childrens Names to them honour them be they never so mean relieve them be they never so poor at their death express all symptoms possible of Duty in white Linnen mourn seldom less than two or three Years Mahometans It is observed That the Children of Mahometans have a particular Tenderness to them that brought them into the World nay it is sometimes so great that they will rather starve themselves than suffer their Parents to want Mandel Trav. p. 61. Persia In Persia the Children go to School betimes Persons of Quality have Tutors at home so that they stir not abroad till 18 unless a Hunting c. And therefore are very modest Tavern Good Husbands Jews AMongst the Ancient Hebrews we find Abraham to Sarah Isaac to Rebecca Jacob to Rachel discharging well the Duties of Husbands to their respective Wives that which looks most like a blemish in these Examples and of others that lived after them in the Jewish Oeconomy is their marrying of many Wives a Point very obscure yet connived at and seemingly permitted for the time and continued still in use among the Jews and accounted as one of their chief Privileges For they believe That a Man may take as many Wives as he can find with Meat Drink Cloaths and the right of the Bed But because Polygamy is clog'd with inconveniencies which an ordinary Eye may fore-see consequent upon it they are not now a-days very fond of the Practice Christians In Venice the Wives are bred to so much Ignorance and they converse so little that they know nothing but the dull Superstition on Holy-days in which they stay in the Churches as long as they can and so prolong the little liberty they have of going abroad on those days as Children do their Hours of Play They are not employed in their Domestick Affairs and generally they understand no sort of Work so that I was told that they were they insipidest Creatures imaginable they are perhaps as vicious as in other places but it is in them down-right lewdness without any preamble or preparative down-right heastliness The Italians by their excessive caution want the true delights of a Married State Dr. Burnet's Letters Ancient Heathens Socrates is recorded to hear with much Patience not only other cross accidents in his Life Affronts Reproaches Injuries but also the perverseness of his Wife Xantippe her railing Words abusive Behaviour throwing the Chamber-pot upon his Head over-throwing the Table when he had invited his Philosophical Guests to Feast with him insomuch that she herself gave this Testimony of him That she never saw him change Countenance for any thing that befel him but used still codem incedere vultu to go out and return home with the same evenness of Spirit and pleasantness of Face Heathens In the Moluccaes they have Officers who at break of Day go about the Town and with the beat of a Drum awake the People and exhort the Masters of Families to remember their Matrimonial Duties Mandel Trav. p. 130. Moluques What is mention'd before about the Office of beating a Drum every Morning at break of Day I find observed by another Traveller with only this addition That they account it their publick Interest that the Inhabitants should multiply Pac. broke open Vol. 2. Good Wives Jews THE Rabbins have taught the Jews in Barbary against the time of Child-birth to draw Circles in the Chamber of the Woman with Child and on the Doors within and without and Walls and about the Bed inscribing every Circle with Adam Chava Chutz Lilis i. e. Adam Eve Begone Lilis Lilis was as they say Adam's first Wife but disobedient and undutiful and therefore was upon her speaking the Most Holy Name rapt up out of his sight into the Air and tho afterwards pursued by three Angels who overtook her at the Red Sea she refused to return pleading That she was created in the same manner as Adam was and therefore she would not be Subject but that she was to destroy the Male-Children for eight Days after the Birth and Females for Twenty The Angels finding in her a shrewd resistance dismiss'd her on this condition That she should spare those Infants where she saw their Names written And to this Time the Jews use to write the three Angels Names in a Table or Parchment Senei Sanfenoi Saumangeloph and to hang them for Amulets about the Children's Necks The meaning of Adam Eve
believe in no other Law and neither add to nor diminish from it 3. For the Distoor or Pope Besides the two former Tables he must 1. Not touch any thing Profane without washing after 2. Do every thing for himself with is own Hands as Cooking Sewing c. 3. Receive the tenth of what the Laity pos 4. Avoid Vain-Glory and exercise Acts of Charity 5. His House must adjoyn to the Church that he may go and come and be oft there without being taken notice of 6. Wash more frequently and use purer Food and refrain his Wife's company during her Pollution 7. Be well skilled in Judicial and Natural Phillosophy as well as in the Zertoost of Religion the three several parts of the Zundavastaw 8. Use a moderate Diet. 9. Fear none but God 10. Tell every Man his Offences 11. In Visions distinguish betwixt Good and Counterfeit and give right Judgment 12. When God in Mercy communicates his Goodness to him by nightly Visions to admire his Mercy and keep them secret 13. That the Pyree be ever kindled till Fire destroy the Universe and that he pray over it Sir Tho. Herbert Ancient Heathens The Twelve Tables of the Greeks and Romans 1. Of Religion 1. Approach the Gods chastly use Piety lay aside Riches c. Opes amovento 2. Let no body have any Gods by himself nor introduce New and strange Gods without publick consent c. 3. Let things sacred and private remain always so 4. Let nothing controverted be assigned to sacred use 5. Let him that is disobedient forfeit his Head 6. Have no Controversies upon Holy-days c. 7. Observe the Customs of the Family and Countrey 8. Keep the Temples built by thy Fathers have Groves in the Fields and Seats for thy Houshold Gods 9. Account him a Parricide that shall steal any thing sacred c. 10. Let the Divine Punishment of Perjury be destruction Humane Disgrace 11. Perform thy Vows devoutly 12. Let no one destroy Sepulchres nor bring in strangers 2. Of Laws and Magistrates 1. Let The Safety of the Commonwealth be the Supreme Law 2. What the people shall command last let that be ratified 3. Let Senators have the same Right with men of Valour Champions 4. Encroach upon no ones Privileges 3. Pass Sentence of Death upon no Roman Citizen but in the greatest Court Let Sun-set be the last Season 7. Let Governments be just and modest Obedience paid to them c. 3. Of Judgments 4. Of Private Power 5. Of Marriages 6. Of Homicides 7. Of the Administration of Affairs 8. Of Bearing Witness 9. 'T is uncertain of what 10. Of Sanctuary-Laws 11. and 12. are unknown also See more in Alsted Encyclop p. 1982 c. Tunquinese Chacabout a certain Hermit and Founder of a certain Sect in Tunquin and followed by the most part of the meaner people hath enjoyned his followers to observe 10 Commandments 1. That they shall not kill 2. Nor Steal 3. Nor defile their Bodies 4. Nor Ly. 5. Nor be unfaithful in their words 6. That they shall restrain their inordinate Desires 7. Do Injury to no Man 8. Nor be great Talkers 9. Nor give way to their Anger 10. That they shall labour to their utmost to get knowledge Tavernier's Collect. I might here present my Reader with more Creeds and Commands but these I think are enough to satisfie the curiosity of moderate Inquirers Burials Jews THE ancient Jews had their Sepulchres in thier Gardens 2 Kin. 21.18 Matt. 27.60 The Barbary Jews at this day in their Burials use this Order 1. They wash the Corps of the poorer sort in common VVater of the Rich in VVater of Roses Orange-Flowers c. 2. They put it in a Shirt Drawers a Stripe of Linnen white Sheet and Coffin 3. The Corps is carried by four to the place of Burial in this order first the Priests next the Relations next the Invited Neighbours 4. As they go they all sing the 49th Psalm Hear this all ye People c. and if it last not to the Grave they begin it again 5. At the Grave ten Rabbies or old Jews say over some parcels of Divine Service 6. The Relations stir not abroad for a week after unless upon some extraordinary business and then without Shoes Neighbours come to the House to pray with them 7. Their mourning Habit is a black Gantphe the same Cloaths they wore when the Party died Dr. Addison 8. Their common Epitaph is Let his Soul be in the bundle of Life with the rest of the Just Amen Amen Selah Rosse Ancient Heathens In the Funerals of the Ancients there were these following Officers 1. Libitinarii such as had the oversight of all things necessary 2. Pollinctores who had the Office of anointing the dead Bodies 3. Custodes Cadaverum who attended the Dead till they were carried to the Funeral Fire 4. Vespillones of Sandapilarii such as commonly carried out by Night the meaner sort and they were cloathed commonly in white 5. Designatores such as did marshal every Man according to his place 6. Praeficae Women-Mourners that went before the Corps singing a doleful Song to invite others to Sorrow which was called Naenia as some would have it from the noise which is made in weeping 7. Vstores such as burnt the Bodies of the Dead Among the Romans burying in the Earth was first used then Burning till A.C. 200. Trumpets used at the Funerals of the Rich. Pipes at poorer Funerals The Order of Burials was thus 1. The Body was wash'd and anointed the Rich with costly Oyntments such as Amomum yielded which was a Shrub growing in Armenia and the Eastern parts from the use of which in enbalming the Dead some think the word Mummy is deriv'd 2. The Body was decently covered and laid upon a Bier and placed ready to be carried forth 3. A Coronet of Flowers was set upon it 4. Wax-Candles also were carried before it to the Funeral Fire 5. In the Funerals of Honourable Persons there went before the Corps in order many Chariots according to the number of Progenitors such as were famous and on each Chariot a Bed with an Image of one of them 6. Before all these went the Lictores carrying the Fasces the Rod and Axe with such Ornaments as belong'd to the Office of the Person deceas'd 7. To preserve the Ashes and Bones from mixing with the Ashes of the Wood with which it was burnt they wrapt the Body in a Sheet made of a kind of Flax called Asbestinum which is of that nature that it is not consumed but is only cleansed by the Fire 8. They gather the Ashes and Bones and put them in Pitchers or Pots Vrnae Vessels of four Gallons and a half a piece made sometimes of Earth and sometimes of Brass 9. They placed the Vrns of the better sort in stately Vaults belonging to great Families 10. The time of the Funeral was the Eighth day for Burning and the Ninth for Burying 11. The Fire Bustum was