Regum timendorum in prâ—prios greges Reges in ipsâ—s imperium est Iâ—vis Horat. 10. If it were not for the force of Religion few Common-wealths could defend themselves what souldier would fight with that courage or expose his life to danger if he did not expect a greater reward a more durable garland hereafter then any they could expect here This made the Iewes so resolute against their neighbour Gentiles this animated the Romans against their enemies they fought Pro Aris for their Altars in the first place this animateth the Turks against Christians and these against the Turks Q. 3. Ought not then Princes aud Magistrates to have a special care in the setling and preservation of Religion A. Yes for no means is so powerful to establish and perpetuate their thrones and authority as Religion no Guard so strong as this no Castle so impregnable no Spur so sharp to stir and extimulate peoples affections towards the defence obedience reverence and maintenance of their Governours as Religion therefore the wise Roman Emperors took more pride and delight in the titles of Pius and Sanctus of Pious Holy Religious then to be stiled wife Fortunate Stout or Valorous and to let the people know what care they had of Religion they alone would be called Pontifices Maximi or chief Bishops There is no Epithet that the wise Poet gives to Aenaeas so often as that of Piety Pius Aenaeas pietate insignis armis insignem pietate virum c. Qun justior alter â—ec pietate fuit c. Virgil. That good Emperour Antoninus who succeeded Hadrian preferred the title of Pius to all his other honorable titles and as wise Princes have been chiefly careful of Religion to preserve it pure and uncontaminate so have they bin diligent in suppressing Atheists the chief enemies thereof for they saw that Atheisme did introduce Anarchy for he who is an enemy to God cannot be a friend to Gods Vice-Gerents therefore in all wel governed States they have been either put to death or banished as being enemies to government and humane society Wise Princes finde that as religion uniteth peoples affections to them so it makes them fortunate and successful in all their actions and undertakings never was there a more religious Prince then King David and never a King more successful against his enemies the like we may see in Constantine Theodosius Charles the Great and many others no lesse famous for their Religion than for their Victories and because wise Law-givers are not ignorant how much religion is prevalent with the people therefore they delivered them no Laws but what either they received or said they received from some Deity so Lycâ—rgus gave out that his Laws were delivered to him by Apollo Minos received his Laws from Iupiter with whom he was familiar nine years together Zaleucus makes Minerva the Author of his Laws Numa ascribes his Laws to the Nimph AegerÃa with whom he had familiar conferences in the night And Mahomet will have his Laws backed by the authority of the Angel Gabriel such is the force of Religion that without this men would neither receive nor obey Laws for this cause God himself appeared often to the Patriarchs and came down in lightning thunder upon Moâ—nt Sinai when he gave the Law Neither hath there been any more forcible way to appease tumults and popular seditions then the conceit of Religion When the Câ—ty of Florence in a civil dissention was washed with her own blood Francis Sodorinus the Bishop in his Pontificals having the crosse carried before him and accompanied with his Priests struck such an awe of Religion into the hearts of the Citizens with his very presence that they flung down their arms the like religious Stratagem was used by Iaddus the High Priest of the Jewes to obtain the favour of Alexander as he was marching against Ierusalem with his Army who was so struck with the Priests majestical presence and Vestiments that he both adored the Priest spared the City and conferred on it divers benefits The like respect and successe had Pope Vrban from Attila when he besieged Aquileia and many more examples may be alledged Q. 4. Are Pluralities of Religions tolerable in a State A. 1. Publickly one Religion onely is to be allowed because there is but one God who is the Object of Religion therefore as his Essence is most simple and indivisible so should his worship be because diversities of Religion breed diversities of opinions concerning God 2. As there is but one truth so there ought to be but one Religion for false Religions either teach to worship false Gods or else in a false manner to worship the true God therefore God himselfe prescribed to the Jews the rule and manner of his worship strictly commanding them not to alter any thing therein and Saint Paul sheweth That the Gospel which he taught was the onely true Gospel so that if an Angel from Heaven should preach any other Gospel let him be accursed Galat. â—3 As there is but one Church which is the ground and pillar of truth and one faith to lay hold on that truth and one spirit to lead the Church into the way of truth so there should be but one Religion which is the Doctrine of that truth 4. There is but one way to Heaven and life â—â—ernal but the wayes to destruction are many therefore there ought to be but one Religion to conduct us in that way to eternal happinesse 5. Religion as is said is the Foundation of all States and Kingdoms therefore in one State or Kingdom there ought to be but one Religion because there can be but one foundation for one Building cannot have many Foundations 6. â—eligion is the band and cord by which the unity of the State is preserved if this band be broken into many pieces how can it binde the affections of people and preserve their unity either amongst themselves or with their Princes and Governours As therefore a City divided against it self cannot stand neither can that State subsist which is divided into different Religions which occasioneth diversity of affections and withall many jars and contentions 7. As in bodies natural contrary qualities cause destruction so in bodies Politick contrary Religions for if there be but one true Religion the rest must needs be false and what can be more contrary then truth and falshood so that the belly of Rebecca must needs be tormented where such opposite twins do struggle Hence proceed heart-burnings emulations strifes proscriptions excommunications and such like distempers by which the seamlesse coat of Christ is torne in pieces 8. Diversitie of Religions beget envy malice seditions factions rebellions contempt of Superiors treacheries innovations disobedience and many more mischiefs which pull down the heavy judgements of God upon that State or Kingdom where contrary Religions are allowed because whilest every one strives to advance his own Religion above the other all these distempers now mentioned must
to dissemble with God and are offended if our neighbours dissemble with us God will not have us wear a Liâ—sie-Woolsie Garment nor plow with an Oxe and an Asse nor sow different seeds in the same ground Simulata sanctitas duplex impietas The Divel is never more dangerous then when he transformes himselfe into an Angel of light Malus ubi se bonum simulat pessimus est saith Seneca 2. God is the chief good in whom is no impurity nor guile therefore he requires of us pure and sincere love he is omniscient there is nothing hid from him he knoweth the hearts and searcheth the reins and knoweth our thoughts long before all things are naked and open to his eyes Therefore though we can delude men we cannot deceive God he knows what is within painted sepulchres and in those platters that have washed outsides God is truth it self therefore is an enemy to falshood He is zealous of his glory but there is nothing wherein he is more dishonoured then by dissimulation and Hypocrisie 3. Never was there any good Prince a dissembler nor did ever any dissembler prove a good Prince but cruel tyrannical and impious as we see by the examples of Herod Tiberius Nero and many more who at first made great shew of Religion and Vertue but when the Visard was taken off they proved monsters and not men and Wolves in Sheeps cloathing nay there is more hope of him that in the beginning professeth his own infirmities then in him that concealeth them for the one is more corrigible then the other as Bodin instanceth in King Iohn of France who could not hide his weakness yet never committed any wicked act And indeed dissembling Princes fall into this inconvenience and mischief that they cannot-be long hid under the visard of Religion and vertue but their nature will break out and then will become more odious to their people than if they had at first detected their natures Dienysius the younger so long as Plato was with him played the counterfeit egregiously making shew of sobriety temperance and all other Princely vertues but as soon as Plato was gone his wicked nature brake out like a running streame that hath been dammed up And how can a people put confidence in that Prince who dissembleth with God he that is not true to his maker but playeth fast and loose with him can never be true to his people And indeed for a Prince or State to dissemble with God who had raised them out of the dust to make them rulers over his people is ingratitude in the highest degree and much worse than of any private man by how much the higher he is advanced above others To be brief among all the wicked qualities of Catilin there was none that was more exaggerated by the Historian then his dissimulation and counterfeiting Cujuslibet rei simulator ac dissimulator aliud in lingua â—remptâ—â—m aliud in pectâ—re clausum habebat Q. 7. Seeing there is but one true Religion why doth God blesse the professors of false Religions and punisheth the contemners thereof A. 1. Because in false Religions there is the acknowledgement of a Divinity though the conceptions men have of this Deity be erroneous and the worship they give be superstitious 2. Because by false religions men are kept in awe and obedience to their Superiours and in love and concord among themselvs therefore God who is the author of all goodnesse and tender of the welfare of mankinde will rather have a false Religion then none and Superstition rather then Atheisme for even in false Religions both Prince and people are taught their duties to each other The Romans stood so much in awe of their heathenish superstitions that they would rather lose their lives then falsifie the oaths they took in presence of their gods and were more moved to the performance of their duties by the hope of rewards and fear of punishments hereafter then of any they could expect or endure here Humane society fidelity justice temperance fortitude and other vertues are upheld even by false religions therefore the defenders of such have been outwardly rewarded by God and the enemies thereof punished Philip of Macedon for defending Apollo's Temple against the Phocenses who came to rob it obtained a gloâ—ious Victory and they an ignominious overthrow to the losse of the whole Army The souldiers of Cambyses who went to pillage the Temple of Iupiter Hammon were overthrown by the Sands and he for his many Sacriledges committed in Egypt was slain by his own sword in the midst of his age glory and army God punished the Sacriledge of Xerxes the son of Darius for robbing the Delphick Temple with the losse of his innumerable army by a handful of Grecians and the overthrow of his 4000. sacrilegious souldiers with lightning hail storms so that not one was left to bring tidings of the destruction of those wretches who were sent to â—rob Apollo Brennus Captain of the Gauls had the like judgement fell upon him for the like sacriledge upon the same Delphick Temple his Army was overthrown by storms and an earthquake Brennus himselfe out of impatience was his own executioner Sextus Pompeius for robbing Iuno's Temple was exercised ever after with miseries and calamities so that never any action he undertook prospered and at length lost both his Army and himselfe miserably I could speak of the wretched end of Antiochus who robbed the Temple of Iupiter Dodonâ—â—s and of those who stole the gold of Tholouse but these examples are sufficient to let us see what severity God hath used against sacriledge even among the Gentiles What then shall they expect that with sacrilegious hands have spoiled the Temples of Christians if he be such a favourer to Superstition will he not much â—ore patronize the true Religion and persecute with his plagues sacrilegious Christians who hath not spared sacrilegious Gentiles God prospereth false Religions when conscientiously practised and curseth wicked professors of the true Religion for he preâ—â—ns Practice to Knowledge and honest Gentiles to wicked Israelites Q. 8. What other observations may be made of this View of all Religions A. That all false religions are gounded upon Policy for what else were the variety of Oracles Soothsayers or Divinations by Stars by Flying and Chattering of Birds by feeding of Poultry by Inspection into the eâ—â—rals of Beasts c. What were their multitudes of Sacrifices Priests Deities Festivals Ceremonies Lights Songs Altars Temples Odorâ— and such like used among the Gentiles but so many devices of humane Policy to keep people in obedience and awe of their Superiours whereas the true Christian Religion is of it self so powerful to captivate and subdue all humane wisdom and exorbitant affections to the obedience of Christ that it needs not such weak helps of mans wisdom or earthly policy Yet I do not condemne such policy as is condâ—tible towards the advancing of knowledge in divine Mysteries or of Concord Justice and
the ground of all Government and Greatnesse 2. By divers reasons it is proved that Religion of all Common wealths and humane societies is the foundation 3. That Princes and Magistrates ought to have a special care in setling and preserving of Religion 4. That one Religion onely is to be allowed in a Common wealth publickly 5. In what Respects different Religions may be tolerated in private 6. A Christian Prince may not dissemble his Religion 7. Why God blesseth the professors of false Religions and punisheth the contemners thereof 8. False Religions are grounded upon policy and what use there is of Ceremonies in Religion 9. The mixture and division of Religions and of Idolatry 10. How the Gentile Religion in worshipping of the Sunne seems to be most consonant to natural reason with divers observations concerning sun-Sun-worship and the knowledge the Gentiles had of a Deity and the Vnity thereof with some glimmering of the Trinity 11. That the honour maintenance and advancement of a Priest-hood is the maine supporter of Religion 13 That the Christian Religion is of all others the most excellent and to be preferred for diver reasons being considered in it selfe and compared with others with an exhortation to the practice of religions duties which is true Christianity The Contents of the First Section Of the Church Disciplin Sacrifices Ordination Publick place Buildings first erected for Divine Service and days of Divine Service befâ—re Moses 2. Of the Church Government under Moses difference of the High Priests from other Priests 3. Of the Church Government from him till Solomon 4. Of the Government after Solomon till the division of the Tribes 5. Of Solomons Temple and the outward splendor of the Iewes Religion 6. Of the Office of the Levites of the Prophets Scribes Pharises Nazarites Rechabites Essenes Sadduces and Samaritans 7. Of the ancient observation of their Sabbath of the observation of their Passover of the feasts of Pentecost Tabernacles new Moons of Trumpets and of Expiation of their Sabbatical year and their Iubilee 8. Of their ancient Excommunications how God instructed them of old and of the maintenance allowed by the Iews to their Priests and Levites 9. Of the Government after the Iews were carried captive into Babylon 10. Of the Iewish Church Government at this day their Prayers Sabbaths Feasts Book of the Law Passover what observable thereupon and whether to be permitted among Chirstians in the exercise of their own religion and wherein not to be communicated with by Christians 11. Of the Iewish preparation for morning prayer Fast in August Beginning of their new year Feast of Reconciliation Ceremonies in reading of the Law 12. Their Church Officers Feast of Dedication and of Purim Fasts Marriages Divorcements Circumcision Redemption of the first born their duty toward the sick and ceremonies about the dead SECT I. Quest. WAs there any Religion Church Government of Discipline in the beginning of the World Answ. Yes For then was the Word preached and Sacraments administred We read of Sacrifices offered by Cain and Abel and likewise the distinction of clean and unclean beasts By Faith Abel sacrificed Heb. 11. Noah's sacrifice was pleasing to God Gen. 8. This could not be will-worship for such is no wayes pleasing to God it was therefore according to his Word and Commandement There was also Excommunication for Adam and Eve for their disobedience were excommunicated out of Paradise which was then the type of the Church and every soul not circumcised the eighth day was to be cut off from the people of God Gen. 17. The Word then being preached for God preached to Adam in Paradise and doubtlesse he preached to his Children out of Paradise the Sacraments administred and Excommunication exercised which are the three main points of Church discipline it follows there was then a Church and Church Government Q. Was there then any Ordination A. Yes doubtlesse for God is the God of order nor was it fit that he who mediated between God and the people by preaching prayer and sacrifices should thrust himselfe into that office without ordination therefore God ordained Adam he some of his Children as Cain and Abel and whereas Gen. 4. we do not read that Cain and Abel did sacrifice but only brought their Offerings to wit that Adam might offer them up to God for them it argueth that as yet they had not received ordination and its likely that ordination then was performed by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Imposition of hands which custome the Jewes retained in ordaining their Levites Num. 8. 10. and after them the Christians in ordination of Ministers Act. 6. 6. 1 Tim. 5. 22. which ceremony the Gentiles used in Manumission of their servants and the Jewes in ordination of their Synedrion or the Judges imposed their hands so Moses and Ioshua laid their hands upon the 70. Elders and Moses is commanded by God to lay his hands upon Ioshuah the Son of Nun Numb 27. 18. Q. Was there then any publick place of Sacrificing A. Yes upon the same ground that God who is the God of order will have all things done in his Church with order and decency the meeting also together in one place to hear and pray and offer sacrifice did maintain amity amongst Gods people Besides we read Gen. 25. 22. that Rebecca when the children strugled in her womb did not stay at home but went to wit to the publick place where Gods worship was to enquire of the Lord and because in this place God used to shew his presence to his people by some outward signe it was called Gods presence therefore Gen. 4. 16. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord that is he was excommunicate out of the Church but we must not conceive that as yet there were any material buildings for Gods service for in the beginning men conceived it unfit to include God within the narrow bounds of a material Temple whom the Heaven of Heavens cannot contain therefore they worshipped him in the open air either upon hills for they thought low places were unbeseeming the most High God hence they called every hill Gods hill or else if they were necessitated to sacrifice on the sea shore or in some low plain they made their Altars so much the higher which from their altitude they called Altaria and these places of Divine worship they named Templa from contemplation The very Gentiles thought it unfit to confine the Sun their chief God to a narrow Temple seeing the whole world was his Temple and after they had built Temples for their Deities they would have them for a long time to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or open-roofed Q. Why were the Groves and high places condemned in Scripture A. Because they were abused both by Jewes and Gentiles to superstition idolatry and all uncleannesse therefore God commands them to be cut down Exod. 34. 13 Deut. 7. 5. 12. 3. 16. 21. Iosiah destroyed them 2. Kings 23.
in confessing their sins only to God in rejecting purgatory and prayers for the dead in giving the Sacrament in both kindes and in unleavened bread and in tolerating Priests marriages in the same points also they agree with the 〈◊〉 or Christians of Egypt with the Abyssins Armenians and Maronites But the Protestants difher from the above named Churches in these subsequent points 1. They believe that the holy Ghost proceedeth from the Son 2. They use unleavened bread in the Sacrament 3. The English Protestants allow Confirmation 4. They hold that the blessed souls enjoy Gods presence and that the wicked are tormented in Hell immediately after their departure hence 5. They permit Priests after ordination to marry 6. They reject pictures as well as Massie-images 7. They observe not the Saturday 〈◊〉 Sabbath 8. They have but one Lent in the year 9. They make no scruple in 〈◊〉 of blood in these points the Protestants dissent both from the Greekâ— Melchâ—tes Georgians 〈◊〉 Circassiani Moscovites and other Sects above named They defer not baptisme till the eighth year with the Circassians they pray not for the dead nor give the Sacrament in a spoon nor divorce their Wives upon every light occasion with the Mâ—scovites they affirm not two persons in Christ nor deny Mary to be the Mother of God nor reject the Councel of Ephesus and all other Councels after it with the Nestorians They defer not baptism till the fortieth day nor exclude Priests from second marriage with the Christians of Saint Thomas They do not ascribe one nature only one will and one operation to Christ nor do they use circumcision and a hot Iron in baptisme nor do they reach that Angels are composed of fire and light with the Iaoobites They give not the Eucharist to Insants they marry not in the second degree of consanguinity nor do they read the Gospel of Nicodemus with the Copâ—ti They do not hold traduction of souls by seminal propagation nor baptize themselves every year nor suffer they their Ministers to live by mechanical labours with the Abyssins They use nor rebaptiâ—ation nor fasting on Christmasse day nor abstain from eating of uncleane beasts prohibited by the old Law with the Armenians they do not hold that all souls were created together nor that parents ought to dissolve their childrens marriages when they please nor that Children should be made Sub-Deacons nor that Menstrâ—ous Women should be excluded from the Sacrament with the Maroâ—ites The Protestants do not celebvate their Liturgy in an unknown tongue as the 〈…〉 Iacobites Indians and Nestorians do who make use of the 〈◊〉 or Syriack language in their divine service which few understand nor with the Greeks Melchiâ—es Georgians Circassians and others do they use the ancient Greek tongue in their liturgies which these above named know not and yet make use of it in their Churches nor with the Boman Catholicks doe they read and pray in Latine but in their own vulgar languages which are intelligible by all in which point they agree with the Abyssins Aâ—menians Moscovites Russians 〈◊〉 anciently called Illyrians Lastly Protestants differ from the Roman Catholicks in these points 1. Of the number of Canonical Books of Scripture of their sufficiency authority and interpreter 2. Of Christs descent into hel 3. Of the head of the Church and of the Popes supremacy 4. Of the true Catholick Church 5. Of their Clergy their orders immunities and 〈◊〉 6. Of â—he Monastical life vows and Evangelical Counsels 7. Of the power of the Civil Magistrate 8. Of Purgatory 9. Of invocation of Saints 10. Adoration of Images and Reliques 11. Sacraments their number efficacy and ceremonies 12. Baptisme its necessity effects and ceremonies 13. Transubstantiation and the consequences thereof 14. Of administring in both kinds 15. The sacrifice of the Masse 16. Auricular confession 17. Satisfaction 18. Indulgences 19. Extream Unction 20. Original sin 21. Free will Predestination and Grace 22. Justification Faith and good woâ—kâ— 23. The Latine Service 24. Traditions Some other small differences there are and fewer there might be if men would be moderate on either side but the spirit of contention and contradiction hath hitherto hindered and will yet hinder the peace of the Church till the Prince of Peaâ—e our true Solomon who built this mystical Temple without noyse of Axes or Hammers put an end to all jâ—rrs and discords till he whom both the Winds and Seas do obey awake who now seemes to be asleep till he I say awake and rebuke the stormy winds and proud billows on which his ship is tossed to and fro that at last she may eâ—joy a calm time and some Halcyonian days and may cast Anchor in the safe harbour of tranquillity where we may finde our Saviour not in the Earthquakes Whirlewinds and fire of contention but in the 〈◊〉 and quiet voice of peace concord and unity which he left to us as a Legacy but we have lost it by our pride sacriledge â—nvy 〈◊〉 covetousness profanenesse and vain-glory The Contents of the Fifteenth Section Religion is the ground of all government and greatnesse 2. By divers reasons it is proved that Religion of all Common wealths and humane societies is the foundation 3. That Princes and Magistrates ought to have a special care in setling and preserving of Religion 4. That one Religion onely is to be allowed in a Common wealth publickly 5. In what respects different Religions they be tolerated in private 6. A Christian Prince may not dissemble his Religion 7. Why God blesseth the professors of false Religions and punisheth the contemners thereof 8. False Religions are grounded upon policy what use there is of Ceremonies in Religion 9. The mixture and division of religions and of Idolatry 10. How the Gentile Religion in worshipping of the Sun seems to be most consonant to natural reason with divers observations concerning sun-Sun-worship and the knowledge the Gentiles had of a Deity the Vnity thereof with some glimmering of the Trinity 11. That the honour maintenance and advancement of a Priest hood is the main supporter of Religion 12. That the Christian Religion is of all others the must excellent and to be preferred for divers reasons being considered in it selfe and compared with others with an exhortation to the practice of religious duties which is true Christianity SECT XV. Quest. I. HAving now pass't through all Religions known in the World it remains that we make some use of what we have viewed let us know then to what end and purpose hath this View been taken A. First to let us see that there is no nation so barbarous or brutish except some particular fools who have said in their heart there is no God which hath not made profession of some Religion by which they are taught to acknowledge and worship a Deity For Religion is the pillar on which every Commonâ—wealth is built so long as the pillar is stable and firm which is the foundation so long
Clavigeri Cruciferi 341. Hospitalarii 342 c. See Monks Ordination in the beginning of the world 2. P. PAllas the Sun 523 Pan the Sun 521 Pegu its religion 82 Persecution an enemy to Christistianity 183 Persians their ancient religion 68 c. Persius his notable saying 107 Peru its religion 114 c. Festival dayes 115 c. the Peruvians beliefe of the departed souls 116 Philippinae their religions 89 c. Phoenicians their religion and discipline 67 Poor Pilgrims 323 c. Pilgrims vide Orders Pluto the Sun 526 Polyphemus the Sun 522 Poverty threefold 309 Presbytery the doctrine and tenets thereof 394 c. the office of Presbyters 395. and 398 among the Jewes 412. their power to excommunicate 414 Priapus the Sun 518 Priests and Levites among the Iewes 6. among the Mexicans 108 c. the dignity of Priests and their necessity 535 c. among the Greeks Romans and elsewhere 536 c. Princes should be careful of Religion 503 c they must not dissemble in Religion 509 c. Proserpinae the Sun 526 Protestants 236 c. wherein they agree with and â—â—ssent from other christian Churches 496 c. Q. QVakers their opinions 381 c. other opinions of theirs 383 c. wherein the absurdities and impieties of their opinions consist 384. R. RAnters characterized and their opinions 387 c. Iohn Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton their opinions 379 c. Religions of the Northern countries near the pole 73 c. Of the nations by West Virginia and Florida 104 c. of the Northern neighbours of Congo 101 of the African Islands 101. of new Spain 105 c. of the parts adjoyning to Iucatan 111 c. of the Southern Americans 112 c. of Paria Guiana and Debaiba 113. of Asia 1 2 3 4 c. of Africa 94 c. of America 102 c. of Europe 121 of Greeks and Romans ibid c. of Germans Gauls and Britains 148 etc. of Danes Swedes Moscovites and their neighbours 151 c. of the Scythians Getes Thracians Cymbrians Goths etc. 153 c. of the Lithuanians Polonians Hungarians etc. 154 etc. of the Mahumetans 162 etc. of Christians 181 etc. by what engines battered 183. pestered with diversity of opinions 239 c. of the Greeks Religion at this day 478 etc. of Moscovia 481 etc. of Armenia 489. of the Melchites 490. of the Georgians ibid. etc. of the Circassians 491. of the Nestorians ibid. etc. of the Indians and Iacobites 492. of the Maronites ibid. etc. of the Cophti 493. etc. Abyssins 494. etc. Religion the ground of government and greatnesse 500 etc. the foundation of all Commonwealths 501 etc. most reâ—quisite in Princes and Governours 503 etc. one Religion to be taught publickly 505 etc. different Religions how and when to be tolerated 506 etc. dissimulation in Religion rejected 509 etc false Religions why blessed and the contemâ—ers punished 5â—1 etc. religious policie and ceremonies 512 etc. mixed Religions 514 etc. what Religion most consonant to natural reason 516 etc. Religion how supported 535 etc. Religion which is best 538 etc. Romans their old Religion 122 etc. their chief Festivals 123 etc. their chief gods 125 etc. their Priests 128 etc. Sacrifices 129 etc. their Marriage rites 130 etc. their Funeral rites 131. Roman Church different from others about the Scriptures 429. about Predestination Gods image and sinne ibid. etc. about the law of God Christ Faith Justification and good Works 430 etc. about Penance Fasting Prayer and Almes 432 etc about the Sacraments 433 etc. and their ceremonies in those controverted 434 etc. about the Saints in heaven 435 etc. about the Church 436. etc. about Councils Monks Magistrates and Purgatory 438. etc. the outward worship of the Roman Church and first part of their Masse 439 etc. Roman Acolyths their offices 440 Romanists their manner of dedicating Churches 443 etc. and what observable thereupon 444 etc. their consecration of Altars etc. 446 etc. the degrees of Ecclesiastical persons in the Church of Rome 448 etc. their sacred Orders 449 etc. office of the Bishop 452 etc. and what colours held sacred 453 etc. the other parts of the Masse 454 etc. other parts of their worship 457 etc. their Festival dayes 458 etc. their Canonical houres of prayer and observations thereon 464. etc. their processions and observations thereon 467 their Ornaments and Utensils used in Churches dedicated to Christ and the Saints 472 etc. their office performed to the dead 475 etc. Russians see Moscovites S. SAtans stratagems vide miracles Old Saxons worshipped their gods under divers shapes and formes 149 etc. Scythians their old Religion 69. Sea how worshipped 143. Sects sprung out of Lutheranisme 231 etc. Sects of this age 376 etc. Shakers vide Quakers Siam its Religion 81 etc. Simon Magus and his scholars vide Hereticks Sociable life preferred to the solitary 247 etc. Socinians their tenets 366 etc. Solomons Temple vide Iewes etc. Soule its immortality believed by the idolatrous Pagans 86 etc. its immortality and life after this believed by the Americans 109. by the Brasilians also 113 etc. Spain vide New Spain Sumatra its Religion 90 etc. Sun how worshipped 139 etc. the Gentiles chief and onely God 516 etc. his divers names and worship ibid. etc. superstitious Sun worship 530 etc. how painted and worshipped by the Northern Nations 533 etc. Syrians their gods 65 c. T. IOhn Tany vide Theaurau Iohn Tartars their old Religion 69. c. their diversities of Religions 72. c. Thesurau Iohn his opinions 377. c. Titbonus the Sun 523. Trinity acknowledged by the Americans 109. denied by Simon Magus and his scholars with others besides Iewes and Mahumetans and why 185. etc. Turlupini 319. V. VEnus all one with the Sun 524 etc. Virginia its Religion 103 etc. Vulcan the Sun 523. W. VVIckliffe's opinions 226. etc. Z. ZEeilan its Religion 90. FINIS APOCALYPSIS OR THE REVELATION Of certain notorious Advancers OF HERESIE Wherein their Visions and private Revelations by Dreams are discovered to be most incredible blasphemies and enthusiastical dotages Together with an account of their Lives Actions and Ends. Whereunto are added the effigies of seventeen who excelled the rest in rashness impudence and lying done in Copper Plates Faithfully and impartially translated out of the Latine by I. D. IS London Printed by E. Tyler for Iohn Saywell and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Grey-hound in Little-Britain without Aldersgate 1655. TO THE Excellently Learned EDWARD BENLOVVES OF Brenthall in Essex Esquire c. Worthy Sir I Have here presumed to present you with a strange and bloody Tragedy of Hereticks and Enthusiasts written in Latine by a most elegant pen by one who hath concealed his name as I conceive out of this reason that living near the times and places of this representation it might have proved dangerous to him to have published it Here you have Religion brought upon the stage in very strange disguises nay they make her
ΠΑÎΣΕΒΕΙΑ OR A Vievv of all Religions IN THE WORLD With the severall Church-Governments from the Creation to these Times Also a Discovery of all known Heresies in all Ages and Places And choice Observations and Reflections throughout the whole The second Edition Enlarged and Perfected BY ALEXANDER ROSS To which are annexed The Lives Actions and Ends of certain Notorious Hereticks With their Effigies in Copper Plates 1. Thess. 5. 21. Omnia autem probate quod bonum est tenete IS LONDON Printed by T. C. for Iohn Saywell and are to be sold at his Shop at the sign of the Grey-hound in Little-Britain without Aldersgate 1655. The Booksellers Advertisement to the Reader IT is the greatest justice in the world to be just to the dead since they if injured cannot be their own Compurgators and that is it hath obliged me to use that tendernesse to this great Author who to the regret of all learned hath so suddenly left this world His great pains in the dilatation of this Book are easily seen by the bulk of it nor had the Epistle and Preface escaped his second thoughts had not the lease of his life expired so soon as it did And therefore I have not which is the arrogancy of too many presumed to make any diversion or alterations in either but rather have thought it just to let them passe in this as they did in the first Edition that is to say in his own words For had I been unjust to the Author in this respect I had withal been guilty of as great an injury to the worthy Gentleman though not of my acquaintance to whom he was when alive pleased to dedicate it since I cannot but hope that he will continue the same tendernesse indulgence towards the Orphan as he was pleased to express when he first received it an infant I shal further ad that it wil render it self to the Reader much more acceptable not only for its Additions but also that the Author had thoroughly revised the same and that the care and supervising of the Presse rested so much upon me not onely out of an ordinary care but singular respect to the deseased Author as that I think it needlesse to prefix an Errata there having nothing passed but what an ordinary capacity may easily correct As for the Book I shall adventure it the Test of the most censorious Mome and for the Author in his life time there was not found the mouth or pen so black that durst asperse his name or parts but since his death One so much a Hobbist that I wish he turn not Atheist hath in print given him a snarling character whom leaving to his folly I shall only desire that this short sentence de moâ—tuis nil nise bonum may be his remembrancer for the future Besides the Authors endeavours in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is hoped ere long that thou mayest see a Volume of his Sermons in print such as will convince the world of the calumny of that Cynick but continue his own memory while there shal be found either lovers of learning or the learned The Reader may likewise take notice of an Appendix wherein he is entertained with a strange Tragedy of modern and some ancient Hereticks acting their parts in their own proper persons as neer as the skil of the Graver could represent them And what could more properly have been annexed for now having seen their Foundations or Principles behold also their Ends and take Christs own counsel Matth. 7. 15. to beware of false Prophets c. with our Saviours direction also verse 20. by their fruits ye shal know them All which are tendered to the serious perusal of the Reader whereof that he may make his temporal and eternal advantages shall be the constant prayer of I. S. To the Worshipful ROBERT ABDY Esquire SIR AS Michael and the Devil strove for the dead body of Moses and as seven Cities contested for Homer when he was dead whom none of them cared for whilest he lived even so doth it fare with Religion for the Carkass or Skeliton of which for the bare sound whereof being now made a meer Eccho Vox praetereaque nihil there is so much contesting and digladiation in the World whereas few or none care for the life and substance of Religion which consisteth in works not in words in practicing not in prating in Scripture duties not in Scripture phrases She is as our Saviour was placed between two Theeves to wit Superstition on the right hand and Atheism on the left The one makes a puppit of her sets her out in gaudy accoutrements bedawbs her native beauty with painting and presents her in a meritricious not in a Matron-like dresse but the Atheist strips her naked of her Vestiments robs her of her maintenance and so exposeth her to the scorn and contempt of the world But let these men esteem of her as they list she is notwithstanding the fair daughter of the Almighty the Queen of Heaven and beauty of the whole Earth Religion is the sacred Anchor by which the the Great Ship of the State is held fast that she may not be split upon the Quick-sands of popular tumults or on the Rocks of Sedition Religion is the pillar on which the great Fabrick of the Microcosm standeth All humane Societies and civil Associations are without Religion but ropes of Sand and Stones without Morter or Ships without Pitch For this cause all Societies of men in all Ages and in all parts of the Vniverse have united and strengthened themselves with the Cement of Religion finding both by experience and the light of nature that no human Society could be durable without the knowledge and feare of a Deity which all Nations do reverence and worship though they agree not in the manner of their worship All their wayes and opinions in Religion I have here presented to the publick view but to you Sir in particular as to one whom I know to be truely religious not being carried away with the fine flowers and green leaves but with the solid fruits of Religion consisting in righteousnesse peace and holinesse without which no man shall see the Lord this is that which will embalm your name here and crown your soul with true happiness hereafter when all humane felicities shall determin in smoak in this book are set before you light and darknesse truth and falshood gold and drosse flowers and weeds corn and chaff which I know you are able to discriminate and to gather honey with the Bee out of every weed with Sampson to take meat out of the eater with Virgil to pick gold out of dung and with the Physitian to extract antidotes out of poyson Thus beseeching God to encrease your knowledge and practice in Religion and your love to the afflicted professors thereof I take leave and will ever be found Sir your humble Servant to command ALEX. ROSS The Preface to the Reader concerning the use of this
Book Christian Reader I Understand that some Momes have already past their verdict upon this Book affirming that seeing the world is pestered with too many Religions it were better their names and Tenets were obliterated than published To whom I answer that their assertion is frivolous and the reason thereof ridiculous for the end wherefore these different opinions in Religion are brought into the light is not that we should embrace them but that we may see their deformity and avoid them Shall Logick be rejected for setting down all the waies of fallacious arguments Or Philosophy for teaching what are the different poysons in Herbs Roots Minerals c. The Scripture nameth many sins idols and false gods must it therefore be reproved of impertinency the Sea Coast is pestered with many Rocks Shelves and Quick-Sands must they therefore be past over in silence in the art of Navigation Were Irenaeus Epiphanius S. Austin Theodoret and other eminent men in the Church fooles for handling in their Books all the hereticall opinions that infested Christianity both before and in their times Do not these Censorious Momes know that truth though comly in it selfe is yet more lovely when compared with falshood how should we know the excellency of light if there were no darknesse the benefit of health if there were no sicknesse and the delights of the spring if there were no winter Opposita juxta se posita clarius elucescunt The Swans fethers are not the lesse white because of their black feet nor Venus the lesse beautiful because of her Mole The Stone is set out by the file and the picture by its shadow To infer then that because the world is pestered with too many Sects and Heresies therefore we must not mention them is as much as if they would say the way to heaven is beset with too many theeves therefore we must not take notice of them But how shall we avoid them if we know them not and how shall we know them if concealed its true the world is pestered with too many Religions and the more is the pitty yet this Book made them not but they made this Book He that detects errors makes them not They that informed the Israelites there were Gyants in the Land did not place those Gyants there But now I will let these men see the ends for which I have undertaken this task of presenting all Religions to their view and they are grounded on the divers uses that may be made thereof 1. When we look upon the multitude of false Religions in the world by which most men have bin deluded are not we so much the more bound to the goodnesse of Almightie God who hath delivered us out of darknesse and hath caused the day Star of his truth to shine upon and visit us who having suffered the World round about us to sit in the Valley of the shadow of death and to be overwhelmed with worse than Egyptian darkness hath notwithstanding in this our Goshen aboundantly displayed the light of his truth but how shal we seriously weigh or consider this great mercy if we do not as wel look on the wretched condition of other men as on our own happinesse which we cannot do if we know not the errors which make them wretched What comfort could the Israelites have taken in their Land of light if they had not known that the rest of Egypt sate in darkness 2 When we look upon the different multiplicity of Religions in the world how that in all times and in all places men though otherwise barbarous have notwithstanding embraced a religion and have acknowledged a Divinity I say when we look upon this do we not admire the impudency of those Atheists in this age who either inwardly in their hearts or outwardly in their mouths dare deny the Essence or else the providence of God and count all Religions but inventions of humane policy How can those Atheists avoid shame and confusion when they read this book in which they shall see that no Nation hath been so wretched as to deny a Deity and to reject all Religion which Religion is a property no lesse essential to man and by which he is discriminated from the Beasts than rationality it selfe 3. In the View of all Religions we may observe how the Children of this world are wiser in their Generation than the Sons of God for they spare no paines and charges they reject or slight nothing commanded them by their Priests and Wizards they leave no meanes unattempted to attaine happinesse See how vigilant devout zealous even to superstition they are how diligent in watching fasting praying giving of almes punishing of their bodies even to death sometimes whereas on the contrary we are very cold carelesse remisse supine and luke-warme in the things that so neere concerne our eternal happinesse They thought all too little that was spent in the service of their false gods wee think all is lost and cast away which wee bestow on the service of the true God They reverenced and obeyed their Priests wee dishonour disobey and slight ours they observed many Festivall daies to their Idols we grudge to give one day to the service of the true God They made such conscience of their Oaths taken in presence of an Idol that they would rather loose their lives than falsifie these Oaths But wee make no more scruple to take the name of God in vaine to sweare and forsweare than if we worshiped Iupiter Lapis meer stocks and Stones such reverence and devotion they carried to their Idols that they durst not enter into their Temples nor draw near their Altars till first they were purified they did not onely kneel but fall flat on the ground before their feigned Gods they knock their breasts beat their heads to the ground teare their skines wound and cut their flesh thinking thereby to pacifie their false gods Whereas we will not debarre our selves of the least pleasure or profit to gaine Heaven and so irreverent is our behaviour in the presence and house of Almighty God Before whom the Cherubims and Seraphims dare not stand but with covered faces as if he were our equal and not our Lord or Father for to speak in the Prophets words Malach. 1 6. If hee bee our Father where is his honour and if hee bee our Lord where is his fear Doubtlesse these false worshippers shall stand up in judgement against us who know our Masters will but doe it not is not their zeal in the practice of religious duties to be preferred to our carelesnesse and their ignorance to our knowledge which without practice will but aggravate our damnation for he that knoweth his Masters will and doeth it not shall he beaten with many stripes Wee are in the right way to Heaven they are in the wrong way but if we stand still and walk not they will be as neer their journies end as we They worship Idols we commit sacriledge But is not a sacrilegious
theefe as hateful to God as an ignorant Idolater 4. When we look upon the confused multitude of Religions in the world let us learne to tremble at Gods judgements to make much of the light whilest we have it to hold fast by the truth to embrace it with all affection and the Ministers thereof for if once we forsake the right way which is but one we shall wander all our daies after in by-paths and crooked lanes of error which are innumerable if we reject the thread of Gods word presented to us by the Church a thread I say surer than that of Ariadne we shall be forced to ramble up and down through the inextricable Labyrinth of erronious opinions It stood with the justice of God to suffer men who in the begining were of one language and religion to fall into a Babel and confusion both of tongues and false religions for not retaining the truth to dig to themselves broken Cesterns which would hold no Water for rejecting the fountain of living Waters to surfet upon the poysonable flesh of quails who grew weary of the bread of Angels and with the swine to eat husks who would slight the wholsome food of their Fathers house If the Iewes put Gods word from them and judge themselves unworthy of Eternal Life Loe Paul and Barnabas will turn to the Gentiles Act. 13. 46. 5. In reading this Book we shal finde that the whole rabble of vain phantastical or prophane opinions with which at this day this miserable distracted Nation is pestered are not new revelations but old dreams of ancient Hereticks long agoe condemned by the Church and exploded by the publick authority of Christian Magistrates but now for want of weeders these Tares spring up again in the Lords field and are like to choak the good corne unlesse the Lord of the Harvest send forth labourers into his Harvest 6. The reading of this Book may induce us to commiserate the wretched condition of a great part of the World buried as it were in the darknesse of ignorance and tyranny of superstition To blesse God for the light and freedom we enjoy whereas they are not greater sinners than we but except we repent we shall all likewise perish let us not then be too high-minded but fear and when we think we stand let us take heed-least we fall God hath already permitted divers of those old obsolet and antiquated hereticall opinions to break in amongst us the times are now come that men will not suffer wholesome Doctrine but having itching ears after their own lusts get them an heap of teachers turning their ears from the truth and giving themselves unto Fables 2 Tim. 4. Thus is the Lord pleased to deal with us he suffers Heresies to repullulate that they who are approved among us may be manifested He permits Prophets and Dreamers amongst us but it is as Moses saith to prove â—s and to know whether we love the Lord our God with all our hearts and with all our souls Deut. 13. To conclude whereas all men are desirous of happiness and immortality but few walk in the right way that conduceth to it being there are such multitudes of by-waies as we may see by this Book let us follow the counsel of the Prophet Ier. 6. 16. Stand in the waies behold and ask for the old way and walk therein and yee shal finde rest for your souls And thus good Reader having shewed thee the true use of this book I leave it to thy perusal beseeching God to keep us from the by-waies of error and to lead us into the way of truth A. R. The desire of some Friends hath occasioned the publishing of this list of Books compiled by the Author 1. RErum Iudaicarum or the Jewish affairs in four Books 2. An Exposition on the first fourteen Chapters of Genesis 3. Rasura Tonsoris 4. Mel Heliconium 5. Mystagogus Poeticus 6. Virgilius Evangelisans 7. Christiados Lib. 13. 8. Chymaera Pythagorica 9. The New Planet no Planet 10. Meditations on Predestination 11. Medicus medicatus 12. The Philosophical Touch-stone 13. The picture of the Conscience 14. Colloquia Plautina 15. Wollebius Christian Divinity translated cleered and enlarged 16. Gnomologicum Poeticum 17. Enchiridion Oratorium Poeticum 18. Isagoge Grammatica 19. Arcana Microcosmi 20. A â—aveat for reading the Alâ—oran 21. A Refutation of Doctor Brownes vulgar errours 22. A Refutation of the Lord Bacon Doctor Harvey and others 23. Sir Walter Raleighs History Epitomised 24. Observations on Sir Walter Raleigh 25. The Second part of the History of the World 26. Leviathan drawn out with a hook 27. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or A View of all Religions c. Books not yet published but ready for the Presse viz. 1. DIvine Moral Natural and Historical exercises on the whole Book of Genesis 2. Melissomachia 3. Religionis Apotheosis 4. Paraphrasis Virgiliana 5. Virgilius Triumphans 6. Psychomachia Virgiliana 7. Epigrammata Romana COLLOQUIA 1. CVlinaria 2. Convival 3. Cubicularia ia 4. Tertullianicum 5. Apnleanum 6. Sidonianum 7. Petronianum 8. Persianum 9. Terentianum 10 CiceronianuÌ„ c ☞ THe Reader may please to take notice that this Book being the 27. in order also the 15. in order and the 25. which is the second part of the History of the World Corrected by the Authors own Hand and by him owned as the best and perfectest Copy are to be sold by Iohn Saywell at the Grey-hound in Little Britain LONDON These Books are to be sold by Iohn Saywel at his shop at the Signe of the Grey-Hound in Little-Britain London viz. THe History of the World the second part being a continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh Knight together with a Chronology c. by A. R. The true Copy whereof is distinguished by the Grey-Hound in the Frontispice from any other whatsoever though coloured by a pretended representation of the Authour in the Title page An exact collection of the choicest secrets in Physick Chyrurgery both Câ—ymick and Galenick by Leonard Phioravanâ— Knight Doctor Edwards and others Speedy help for Rich and Poor as to the Griping of the Guâ—s Cure of the Gout c. by Hermaâ—â—â— Vanderheyden an experienc'd Physitian Mr. Charles Hoole's Grammar in Latine and English the shortest orderliest and plainest both for Master and Scholar of any yet extant Also his Terminationes examplae de â—linatâ—â—â— conâ—ugationum and Propria quae â—â—atibus Quae 〈◊〉 and As in praesenti englished and explained for the use of young Grammatians And there is now lately printed a new Primer entituled Mr. Hoole's Primer more easie and delightsome for the learner then any yet extant having 24. several representations of Persons Beasts Brids c. answering the several letters of the Alphabet in a copper plate laying also the surest foundation for true spelling the defect whereof in the ordinary teaching 〈◊〉 so much complained of The practice of Quietnesse by Bishop Web. The Revelation of certain
would have burnt incense on the Altar but was prohibited by Azariah the high Priest and eighty other Priests This Vzziah named also Azariah though a King yet was justly resisted by the Priests for his pride sacriledge and ambition in medling with their function whereby he violated the Laws of Politick government which a King should maintain for confusion must arise where offices are not distinct but where men are suffered to incroach upon each others function 2. He had no calling to the Priesthood and no man taketh upon him this office but he that is called of God as was Aaron 3. He violated the Law of God who confined the Priesthood to the house of Aaron and Tribe of Levi excluding from that all other Tribes 4. He was injurious to Christ whose type the high Priest was in offering sacrifices and incense representing thereby our high Priest Christ Jesus who offered up himself a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savour unto God So Iohojada the high Priest did well to depose Athaliah who was a stranger an idolater and usurper this was lawful for him so to doe being high Priest whose authority was great both in civil and ecclesiastick affaires but this is no warrant for any private man to attempt the like Besides Iehojada was bound to see the young King righted both as he was high Priest and as he was his kinsman Hezechias restored all according to King Davids institution he raised great Taxes towards the maintenance of Gods worship and permitted the Levites to flea the burnt offrings which before belonged only to the Priests office and caused the people to keep the Passover in the second moneth whereas by Moses his institution it should be kept the first moneth He permitted also many that were not sanctified or cleansed to eat the Passover against Moses his Law which were innovations in Religion Iosias reformes all abuses abolisheth idolatry repaireth the Temple readeth publickly the Law of Moses which was found by Hilkiah the high Priest and makes a covenant with God to keep the Law Under King Eliakim or Ioachim Religion was so corrupted that the Priests Levites Prophets or Scribes with the Elders of the people condemned the Prophet Ieremy to death Under Zedechiah both the Church government and state fell together in Iudea Q. In the mean while what Church government was there among the Ten Tribes A. The Kings of Israel our of policy least the people should return again to Ierusalem and the two Tribes defaced their Religion with much Idolatrous worship for executing of which they had their Priests and inferior Ministers answering to the Levites but they suffered no Priests or Levites of the order of Aaron to live amongst them Yet they had their Prophets also and Prophets Children or Scholars Their two chief Prophets extraordinary were Eliah and Elisha They had also their Elders who had power of Ecclesiastical censures but both Elders and people were ruled by the Prophets who recided in the chief Cities at last the ten Tribes lost both themselves and Church discipline when they were carried away by the Assyrians When Salmanasser carried away the Israelites into Assyria some remainders of them stayed behinde in their own country but being overpressed with multitudes of strangers sent thither to new plant the country the small number of the Ephramites left behind were forced to comply with the new inhabitants in their idolatrous religions now that the Israelites were not quite driven out of their native country may be seen in the History of Iosiah 2 Chron. 34. 6 7 33 2 Chron 35. 18. 2 Kings 23. 19 20. Q. Wherein did the outward splendor of the Iews Religion consist A. In the wealth and magnificence of their Temple which for the beauty riches and greatnesse thereof was one of the wonders of the world for besides the abundance of Iron work there was in it an incredible quantity of brasse silver and golden materials The great Altar the Sea or Caldron the Basis the two Pillars before the Temple the twelve Oxen the ten Lavers the Pots the Shovels the Basins and other Utinsels of the Temple were all of brasse 1 Kings 7. as for silver Iosephus tells us lib. 8. 9. that there were in the Temple ten thousand Candlesticks whereof most were silver wine Tankards eighty thousand silver Phials ten thousand two hundred thousand silver Trumpets forty thousand Snuffers or pot-hooks which he calls musical instruments besides incredible numbers of silver Plates and Dishes silver Tables and the Doors of silver This we know that David left seven thousand talents of refined silver for the Temple besides what Solomon added 1 Chron. 29. as for gold we read that the Oracle and Altar were overlayed with gold so were the Cherubins and the whole house overlaid with gold and the very floore also 1 Kings 6. besides the golden Altar Solomon made the Table whereon the shewbread was of gold the Candlesticks also with the flowers and lamps and tongs with the bowls snuffers basons spoons censers and hinges all of pure gold 1 Kings 7. I need not speak of the rich woods and pretious stones in the Temple The Contriver of this Fabrick was God himselfe the form of it was four square the Courts four one for the Gentiles another for the Israelites the third for women and the fourth for the Priests the Gentiles might not enter into the Israelites court for that was counted a prophanation of the Temple yet our Saviour who was frequently conversant in the court of the Gentiles accounted that a part of his Fathers house and the house of prayer and it was out of this Court that he whipped the buyers and sellers this was called Solomons porch Iohn 10. Acts 3. because in that place Solomon stood when he dedicated the Temple and used there to pray or because it stood undemolished by the Chaldeans when the rest of the Temple was destroyed In the Priests Court stood the Altar of burnt offerings and the brasen Sea In the Sanctuary called the Oracle because there God delivered his Oracles stood the Ark the Censer Propitiatory and Cherubines it had no light nor window in it hither the high Priest only had access and that but once a year where he burned incense so that he neither could see not be seen In the holy place which was also without windows there burned lights perpetually to represent the celestial lights but in the most holy there was no light at all to shew that all outward light is but darknesse being compared with that light which God inhabiteth and which no man can approach unto Within the Ark were the two Tables of the Law the pot with Manna and Aarons rod. The Tables and the rod represented Christs active and passive obedience the golden pot with Manna his two natures The Temple was built after the manner of the Tabernacle but that did far exceed this in stability magnitude glory and continuance In the Tabernacle were but
strive to be crushed to death whose bodies are burned and the ashes kept as holy Reliques Some do cut their flesh in pieces and stab themselves with knives to the honour of this Idol and cast into its face the pieces of their cut flesh Women also do prostitute themselves to procure money for the Idols mainteinance He thinks himself blessed that can but touch the Idols Chariot whereas in other parts of the Indies the Wives burn themselves alive with their Husbands bodies or else they are shaven and live ever after in perpetual disgrace At the Toâ—n Casta the Women are content to be buried alive with their deadhusbands In some places when men make Vows to their Idols they pay them by suffering the Priests with sharp hooks fastened to the cross-yard of a Mast to lift them up by both shoulders till the blood run down on the Mast then he is let down and lifted up again by the middle to give thanks to his Idol for accepting his sacrifice The Chief Priest of those parts dispenseth with Marriages at his pleasure and when he gives licence to the Woman to marry again he feales it with a hot iron on her shoulder They have divers feastivals some to their Kine some to the Sun and to other of their gods When the Sun Moon are eclipsed they say it is because they are bit by that celestial signe called the Dragon See Vertomannus Fernandes and the Writers above named Q. What Religion is professed in Japon A. The same Gentilism that is professed in the rest of the Indies with some variation of Ceremonies but Christianity hath got some footing there by the industry and painful labours of the Jesuits The heathen Japonians worship an Image with three faces by which they mean the Sun Moon and the Elementary world They have multitudes of Cloysters and Colledges They have also divers festivals to their Idols which they carrie in Procession some on horse backe others in Chariots They beleeve there are divers Paradises to which every peculiar god carrieth his own worshippers with which imaginary happinesse the silly people are so in love that many use to drown themselves others to cut their own throats or to break their necks by casting themselves down from high towers to this they are encouraged by their cunning and coverous Priests who out of this suck no small advantage Some in narrow holes receive breath onely by a Cane and so continue fasting and praying till they die The Priests strangely extort confession from the people by putting some of them in scaleshanging from high Rocks from whence they being cast down by their Gogins which they say are men disguised like devils are broken all to pieces They have a Feast in which they burn multitudes of Lamps at their doors and walk all night up and down the streeâ—s to meet the souls of their friends lately departed before whom they set meat and drink and invite them to their houses that in their three years journey to Paradise they may not faint for want of provision seeing that in lesse time then three years they cannot passe thither Of these passages see Massaeus Acosta and the Jesuites Epistiles Q. What Religion is professed in the Philippina Islands A. There are Christians Mahumetans and Pagans in those Islands who worship the Sun Moon and Stars which they hold to be the children of the Sun and Moon Their Priests are for the most part women who are Sorcerers and Prophetesses They worship also the Devil in ugly shapes and so they do that thing which they meet with first in the morning except it be a Lizard or other kinde of worme for the sight of these is held so unlucky that it makes them leave off all businesse and return home They use to deck their Idols with Ostrich feathers At the sacrificing of a hog they sound Cymbals two old women with Pipes of reede reverence the Sun and in their sacred garments with hair-laces and horns on the head of the Elder dance about the hog muttering certain words to the Sun Then a cup of Wine is poured on the Hogs head by the Elder of these two Hags who atlast kills the beast and takes iâ—to her mouth a burning torch which she bites The other Witch with the Swines blood marks all that are present in the forehead and then they fall to dressing of the Hog which the women onely eat up See Ant. Pigafetta and Oliver Noorts Navigation Q. What Religon doth Sumatra and Zeilan professe A. Along the Sea coasts there are Moors and Christians but Pagans in the inland Countries here the Sea is covered with multitudes of Islands in some of which the Priests are tied to nourish their hair and to have smooth faces like women They guild their teeth and are burned in piâ—ch if they have carnal commerce with a woman In Zeilan or Ceylon the blinded people undertake Pilgrimages of a thousand leagues eighteen miles whereof they wade up to the middle in dirty stinking water full of Blood-Leeches and seven leagues they clamber up a steep Mountain by the help of nayls and thorns tied thereto there being no other passage And all this toyl is to visit a stone on the top of this hill having in it the print of a mans foot who they say came thither first to instruct them in Religion Neer the stone is a springing water in which they wash then pray and with sharp pointed instruments cut their flesh and draw blood thinking thereby that God is pleased and that all their sins are pardoned In this water the poor are permitted sometimes by the King to gather precious stones whereof there is store to pray for his soul. There are in this Island many Temples Priests and Idols Monasteries also of yellow Monks shaven and still praying on Beads who have their Processions in great solemnity with dancing and musick the Abbot riding upon an Elephant in rich attire carrying a golden rod in his hand lifted over his head they pray here to the devil when they are sick and to the Image of the Elephants head for wisdom They have a huge Statue bearing a sword in its hand they think the world shall not end so long as this Image is in safety See Massaeus Vertimannus Odoricus Spilbergius c. Q. Of what Religon where the Antient Egyptians A. Egypt may be called the mother of all superstition and idolatry for they entertaining au opinion that all things at first had beginning there of slime or mud by the heat or influence of the Sun Moon and Stars mixing the Elements in the composition of bodies ascribed divinity to these Celestial Luminaries and Elements and so erected Temples Images Holy-days and other divine Rites to them worshipping the Sun and Moon der the names of Osiris and Isis. The Grecians under the names of Apolio and Diana the four Elements by the names of Vulcan Iuno Neptune and Ceres The five lesser Planets by the
run with as great alacrity to war against Christians as to a wedding beleeving if they die in that war they shall immediatly possesse Paradise which is indeed the generall belif of all Turks See Les Estats du Monde Boterus Leo c. Q. What Religon is professed in Guinea A. Gentilism for they adore strawen rings instead of God Of whom they speak blasphemously calling him evill and black and the Author of their miseries And that they are no wayes beholding to him for what they enjoy but to their own industry They put within their Rings Wheat Water and Oyle for their god to feed upon Such Rings are worn by many as preservatives against danger Their Priests use to preach to them on festival dayes and after Sermon to besprinkle the infants with Water in which a Newt doth swim They consecrate to their Idol the first bit and draught of their meat and drink But I believe this black god they rail against is the devill whom their cunning Priests represent to that ignorant people in some black and ugly shape Sometimes of a black dog If they paint themselves with Chalke they think they do good service to their God When he is angry with them they use to bribe the Priest with gold so fishermen use to do when they have no successe at sea The Priest with his wives walks in Procession knocking his breast and clapping his hands then hanging some boughs from the trees on their necks and playing on a Timbrel the Priest flings Wheat into the sea to appease the angry God They have certain trees in great veneration consulting with them as with Oracles using divers foolish ceremonies They worship a certain bird which hath feathers like stars and a voice like a Bull. The Tunie is a sacred fish with them and not to be touched So are the mountains whose tops they daily feed or the Priests rather with meat and drink When one dieth the Priest makes gods of straw to accompany the dead in the other world wine and good cheere are sent with him and servants with his wives if he be the King these are slain to wait upon the King and their heads advanced upon Poles round about the grave They hold it a sin to spit on the ground The Tuesday is their Sabbath They use circumcision and some other Turkish ceremonies See G. Arthus Dantiseanus Mercator Bertius c. Q. Of What Religion were the African Ethiopians antiently A. Gentiles for they worshipped some immortall gods as the Sun Moon and the World some mortal as Iupiter Pan Hercules But some of them who dwelt neer and under the line did not worship but curse the Sun still when he rose because his excessive heat offended them When their Queen went to Solomon she being instructed by him in the knowledge of the true God upon her return planted the Jewish Religion in her country but the Eunuch of Queen Candace being baptized by Philip brought home with him the Christian Faith which hitherto they have retained See Diodorus Boemus Strabo Sardus Damianus a Goes c. Q. What Religion do these Aethiopians or Abyssins professe A. Christianity yet Gentilisme is retained in some part of Prestor-Iohns ample Dominions The Christians circumcise both male and female on the eighth day in memory of Christs circumcision The males are baptized fourty days after and the females eighty They abstain from certain meats and use some Mosaical Ceremonies They are very rigid in their Fastings they begin their Lent ten days before ours some Fryers eat no bread all the Lent some not in a whole year but are contented with Herbs without Salt or Oyl They keep a fast of three days after Candlemasse in memory of Ninevehs repentance Some Fryers all that time eat nothing and some Nurses give their Children suck but once a day He that marrieth three wives is excommunicated Queen Candace after her conversion consecrated the two magnificent Temples of the Sun and Moon to the Holy Ghost and the Crosse. Afterward these two Temples were given to the Monkish Knights of Saint Anthonies Order with two large Monasteries The Abyssins in their Liturgy mention the three first general Councils but not that of Chalcedon because they are Eutychians or Jacobltes Their Patriarch is onely a Monk of Saint Anthonies order and so is the Patriarch of Alexandria by whom the Aethiopian is consecrated and is in subjection to the Sea of Alexandria They observe here both Saturday and Sunday with equal devotion In the Eucharist the Priest administers leavened bread except on the Thursday before Easter for then it is unleavened because that day Christ instituted the Supper Anâ— the Deacon gives the Wine in a Spoon They receive all standing and in the Church onely all that day after they must not spit till Sun set They give the Eucharist to Infants immediately after Baptisme They believe traduction of Soules They are careful to confesse their sins to the Priest and still after confession receive the Eucharist The Patriarch onely excommunicates and none but murtherers usually Inferiour Priests and Monks labour for their maintenance but the Bishops Deanes and Prebends have large revenues and benefices They permit their Clergy to marry once and have pictures in their Churches but not images Betwixt Easter and Whitsuntide they eat flesh on Fridays Every Epiphanie day they baptize themselves in Lakes or Rivers So do the Muscovites in memory of Christs baptisme the same day They use no Confirmation nor Extream Unction See Damianus a Goes Alvarez in his Aethiopian History and others Q. What is the Religion of the lower Aethiopians A. These were not known to the Antients but they are found by Navigators to be for the most part Gentiles though divers Moors live among them Yet some of them worship but one God They superstitiously observe divers days of the Moon They feast the dead with bread and boyled flesh They punish witchcraft theft and adultery with death They may marry as many wives as they please but the first is the chief and the rest are her servants They pray to the dead in white garments In Monomotapa and some other places thereabouts the Jesuites have converted divers to Christianity many whereof are fallen back again to Gentilisme See Eâ—anuel Acosta of the Eastern affaires and Boterus c. Q. What is the Religion of Angola and Congo A. In Angola they are all heathens In the midst of their towns they worship wooden Idols resembling Negroes at whose feet are heaps of Elephants teeth on which are set up the skulls of their enemies killed in the wars They believe they are never sick but when their Idol is angry with them therefore they please him by pouring at his feet the Wine of Palmes They use to wash and paint and new cloath their dead and bury with him meat drink and some of his goods at whose grave they shed the blood of Goats They are much addicted to divination by
looking forward and two backward in his right hand it held a horn which the Priest every yeer sprinkled with Wine in the left hand a Bow this also seems to be Mars The Sclavi adored an Idol standing on a Pillar with a Plough-share in one hand a Lance and Banner in the other his head was beset with Garlands his leggs were Booted and at one of his heels a bell did hang. Some of them did worship an Idol on whose brest was a Target in which was ingraven an Oxe head It had a Pole-Axe in its hand and a little Bird sitting on its head All these may seem to represent Mars The Moscovites and Russians adored an Idol called Perun in the shape of a man holding a burning stone in his hand resembling Thunder a fire of Oken wood was continually maintained burning to the honour of this Idol it was death for the Ministeres if they suffered this fire to go out It seems this was Iupiters Image The Stetinians in Pomerania worshipped a three-headed Idol and used to ask Oracles or advice of a black horse the charge of which was committed to one of the Priests In the countries about Moscovia they worship an idol called Zolota Baba the golden Hag. It is a Statue like an old woman holding an infant in her bosome and neer to her stands another infant To this Idol they offer the richest Sabel skins they have They sacrifice Stags to her with the blood whereof they annoint her face eyes and her other parts The beasts entrails are devoured raw by the Prlests With this idol they use to consult in their doubts and dangers Q. What Religion did the Scythians Getes Thracians Cymbrians Goths Lucitanians other Europeans profess A. The same Gentilisme with the rest adoring Idols of stocks and stones in stead of the true God or rather they worshipped the Devil as appears by their inhumane humane sacrifices The Scythians used to sacrifice every hundreth captive to Mars So did the Thracians thinking there was no other means to pacifie that angry and butcherly god but by murthering of men Of the same opinion were the old Germans who sacrificed men to Mercury The Cymbrians or Cymmerians by their women Priests used to murther and sacrifice men These she-devils girt with brasse girdles and in a white surplice used to cut the throats of the captives to rip up their bowels and by inspection to foretel the event of the war and withal to make drums of their skins The Goths did not think they pleased the Devil sufficiently except first they had tormented the poor captive by hanging him upon a tree and then by tearing him in pieces among brambles and thorns These Goths or Getes believed that the dead went into a pleasant place where their God Tamolxius ruled to him they used still to send a Messenger chosen out among themselves by lot who in a boat of five Oars went to supplicate for such things as they wanted Their manner of sending him was thus They took him hand and foot and flung him upon the points of sharp pikes if he fell down dead they concluded that the god was well pleased with that messenger if otherwise they rejected him as an unworthy messenger therefore they chose another to whom they gave instructions before he died what he should say to their god and so having slain him upon their pikes committed the dead body in the boat to the mercy of the sea The Lithuanians used to burn their chief captives to their gods The Lusitanians ripped open the bowels of their captives in their divinations and presented their right hands being cut off to their gods The Sclavi worshipped an idol called Suantovitus whose Priest the day before he sacrificeth makes clean the Chappel which none must enter but he alone and whilest he is in it he must not draw his breath but hold his head out of the window least with his mortal breath he should pollute the Idol The next day the people watching without the Chappel door view the Idols cup if they find any of the liquor which was put there wasted they conclude the next years scarcity but other wise they hope for plenty and so they fill the cup again and pray to the Idol for victory and plenty then pouring out old wine at the idols feet and offering to him a great cake they spend the rest of the day in gormandising It is held a sin and a dishonour to the idol not to be drunk then Every one payeth a piece of money to the idols maintenance to which also is paid the third part of all bâ—oties taken in the war To this purpose the idol maintained three hundred horse whom the Priest payed being the Idols treasurer In Lituania Russia and the adjacent places the Rusticks offer a yearly sacrifice of Calves Hogs Sowes Cocks and Hens about the end of October when their fruits are all gathered in to their idol Ziemiennick they beat all these creatures to death then offer them with prayers and thanksgiving which done they fall to eating and drinking flinging first pieces of flesh into every corner of the house Q. What did the Lithuanians Polonians Hungarians Samogetians and their neighbours professe A. Their chief god was the Sun They worshipped also the Fire which they continually maintained by Priests chosen for that purpose They ascribed also Divinity and worship to trees and the taller the tree was the more adoration it had When Christianity began to be preached among the Lithuanians and were exhorted to cut their trees none would venture to touch these gods till the preacheâ—s encouraged them by their example but when they saw the trees cut down they began to lament the losse of their gods and complained to their Prince of the wrong done to them by the Christians whereupon the Preachers were commanded presently to abandon the country and so these dogs returned to their vomit They adored also Serpents which they entertained in their houses and used by their Priests to ask Oracles or advice of the fire concerning their friends when they fell sick if they should recover health again The same Idolatry was used by the Polonians or Sarmatians The Hungarians or Pannonians did not onely worship the Sun Moon and Stars but also every thing they first met with in the morning Most part of Livonia is yet idolatrous worshipping the Planets and observe the heathenish customes in their burials and marriages In Samogethia a country bordering on Prussia Livonia and Lithuania they worshipped for their chief god the Fire which their Priests continually maintained within a Tower on the top of an high hill till Vladislaus King of Poland beat down the Tower and put out the fire and withal caused their Groves to be cut down which they held sacred with the Birds beasts and every thing in them They burn the bodies of their chief friends with their horses furniture and best cloaths and withal set down victuals by
will the house stand immovable Though the rain descend and the windes flow and the hloods come and beat upon that house yet it shall nâ—t fall because it is founded upon a Rock Mâ—t. 7. But if blinde Sampson if people void of understanding trusting to their strength shake once this pillar of Religion down falls the whole Fabrick of Government Law and Discipline Of this examples in all ages may be brought to shew how States and Religion like Hippocrates Twins do live and die together so long as Religion flourished in Iudeâ— so long did that State flourish but when the one failed the other fell Iudah and Israel were not carried away into Captivity till they had Captivated Religion As Sampsons strength consisted in his Hair so doth the strength of a Commonâ—wealth in Religion if this be cut off the Philistions will insult over the strongest State that ever was and bring it to destruction This is the â—alladiuâ—â— which if once removed will expose the strongest City in the world to the enemy The Greek Empire had not fallen from the Palâ—â—â—gi to the Turk had the Christian Religion stood firm in Constantinople The Poet could acknowledge that so long as Rome stood religious so long the continued Victorious Diis de 〈…〉 And Tullie confesseth that the instruments by which the Romans subdued the world were not strength and policy but Religion and Piety Non calliditate râ—bore sed pietate ac Religione omnes gentes nationsque super astis Orat. de 〈◊〉 resp For this cause the Senat and people of Rome were careful to send their prime youth to 〈◊〉 the University then of the 〈◊〉 Religion to be instructed in the grounds of all their sacrâ—d and mysterious learning Therefore 〈◊〉 in Dion Cassius â— 3. adviseth Augustus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by all means and at all times to advance the worship of God and to cause others to do the same and not 〈…〉 innovations in Religion whence proceed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 conspiracies seditiâ—â—â— and conventicles or combinations Religion is the Bulwark as plato faith of Laws and Authority it is the band of all humane society the fountain of justice and fidelity beat down this Bulwark break this band stop this fountain and bid Adieu to all Laws Authority Unity Justice and Fidelity Q. 2. How doth it appear that Religion is the foundation of Common-weâ—liâ—eâ— human societies A. 1. Because Religion teacheth the fear of God without which men should live more securely among Lyons and Beares then among men therefore Abraham Gen. 20. knew that at Gerâ—â— he should both lose his Wife and his life too because he thought surely the fear of God was not in that 〈◊〉 't is not the fear of temporal punishment or of corporal death that keeps men in awe but of eternal torments and spiritual death therefore when men will not fear thâ—se that can destroy the body they will stand in awe of him who can cast body and soul into Hell fire Mat. 10. It was this fear that begot Religion in the world Primus in 〈◊〉 Deos fecit timor and it is Religion that cherisheth increaseth and quickneth this fear the end then of Common-wealthes and of all societies is that men may live more comfortably and securely then they can do alone but without Religion there can be no security nor comfort no more then there can be foâ— Lambs among Wolves for 〈…〉 2. There can be no durable Common-wealth where the people do not obey the Magistrate but there can be no obedience or submission of Inferiours to their Superiours without Religion which teacheth that Princes and Magistrates are Gods Vice 〈◊〉 here on Earth whom if we do not 〈◊〉 and obey we cannot fear and obey God who commands Rom. 13. That every soul be subject to the higher Powers for there is no power but of God 3. There is in all men naturally a desire of happinesse and immortality which cannot be attained without the knowledge and worship of God whom we can neither know nor worship without Religion which prescribeth the rules and way of worshipping him and likewise sheweth us that there is a God that he is one invisible eternal omnipotent the maker of all things c. 4. The Essence and life of a Common-wealth consisteth in Love Unity and Concord but it is by Religion that these are obtained for there is no band or tie so strict and durable as that of Religion by which all the living stones of the great buildings of Kingdoms and States are cemented and like the planks of Nâ—ahs Ark are pitched and glewed together 5. As each particular man is subject to death and corruption so are whole States Corporations and Kâ—ngdoms but the means to retard and keep off destruction and ruin from them is Religion hence those States continue longest where Religion is most esteemed and advanced whereas on the contrary the contempt of Religion is the fore-runner of destruction this we see that when the whole world was united into one corporation and society for slighting Religion were all overthrown in the General Cataclysme except eight religious persons saved in the Ark. The Poet acknowledgeth that all the miseries which befel Italy proceeded from the neglecting of Religion Dii multa neglecti dedeâ—unt Hesperiae mala luctuosae Horat. 6. As all Common-wealths and States know and are assured that they cannot subsist without the protection of Almighty God who is the Author of all humane societies so likewise they know that God will not owne and protect them who either cannot or will not serve worship and honour him which without Religion is impossible to be done by man for as all Nations know even by the comely order and harmony the strange operations of Nature and the beauty of the world that there is a Divinity which is also plain by the actions of Providence so likewise they know that this Divine power must be honoured and obeyed except they will shew ingratitude in the highest degree to him whence they have their living moving being and all they enjoy but without Religion they can neither know how nor where nor when to worship him 7. Every man knows he hath a spiritual reasonable and heavenly soul which naturally delights in the knowledge and contemplation of heavenly things which shew that he cannot reject all Religion except he will shake off nature and humanity 8. The veriest Atheists in the world who denyed God at least in his providence though they could not in his essence yet affirmed that Religion was necessary in all societies without which they cannot subsist as is already said 9. As subjects will not obey their Princes but fall into rebellions so Princes will not protect their Subjects but become Wolves and Tyrants if it were not for Religion that keeps them in awe and assures them that there is over them a King of Kings and Lord of Lords to whom they must give an account of their actions
make us friends of our unrighteous Mâ—nmon to be content with food and raiment to have our conversation in heaven to seek the things that are above to lay up our treasures in heaven where neither â—oth can spoil nor thiâ—ves break through and steal 5. The excellency of Christianity may be proved from the multitude of witnesses or martyrs and Confessors who have not only forsaken father and mother lands and possessions and whatsoever else was dear to them but likewise their lives and that with all chearfulnesse for the name of Christ and which is most strange in the midst of flames and other torments they did sing and rejoyce and account it no small 〈◊〉 happines to suffer for Christ being fully perswaded that the afflictions of this lâ—fe were not worthy of the glory that should be revealed and that after they had fought the good fight and finished their course a Crown of righteousnesse was laid up for them 6. The excellency of the author commends Christianity above all other religions which have been delivered by men onely and those sinfull men too as Moses â—ycurgus Minos Solon Numa and Mahomet c. But the author of Christianity was both God and man whose humane nature was without spot or sin original and actuall for though he became sin for us yet he knew no sin there was no guile sound in his mouth he had done no violence he was oppressed and afflicted yet opened he not his mogth but was brought as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before his shiarers was dumb c. Isa. 53. his very enemies could not accuse him of sin he prayed for those that crucified him and died for his enemies he was obedient to his father even to the death of the Crosse he did not lay heavy burthens upon other mens shoulders which he did not touch himself but as well by practise as by precept he hath gone before us in all holy duties and as he died for sinners so he rose again for them the third day ascended into Heaven where he now sits at the right hand of his father and will come again to judge the quick and the dead He is the true Messias who in the fulnesse of time came upon the accomplishing of Daniels seventy weeks not long before the destruction of Ierusalem as was foretold by the Prophets by whose presence the glory of the second Temple far exceeded the glory of the first though in all things else inferiour to it He is the true Shilâ— at whose coming the Scepter departed from Iuda and as it was foretold that he should come of David be born in Bethlehem have a Virgin for his mother preach in Galiâ—ce and heal all manner of infirmities and should reign over the Gentiles so these things came to passe 7. Never was there any Religion propagated through the world in that wonderful manner as this was if we consider either the authours that spread it who were illiterate fâ—sher-men and yet could on a sudden speak all languages or the manner how it was spread without either violence or eloquence whereas Mahumetanisme and other religions have been forced upon men by the Sword Christianity was propagated by weaknesse sufferings humility patience plainnesse and working of miracles the suddennesse also of its propagation the great opposition it had by the Potentates of the world whom notwithstanding these fisher-men conquered the largenesse of this religions extent as being spread over the four parts of the habitable earth I say all these being considered musâ— needs shew us what preheminence this religion hath above all others the course whereof could not be retarded either by the force policy or cruelty of Tyrants who exposed Christians to a thousand sorts of torments yet in spite of all opposition it went like a mighty torrent through the world and like the Palm the more it was suppressed the more it flourishedâ— Per tela per ignes ab ipso ducit opes animumque ferrâ— What religion could ever name such Martyrs either 〈◊〉 number or constancy as the Christian can To be brief how far truth exceedeth error one God multiplicity of Gods his sincere and pure worship the idolatry of worshipping evil Spirits Starres dead Men bruâ—â— beasts yea meere accidents and phansies and hoâ— far divine power exceedeth all humane power so far doth Christianity exceed Gentilisme Again how much Christ exceedeth Moses and the Gospel the Law and how far the precept of patience and meeknesse taught by Christ exceedeth the precept of revenge delivered by Moses how far Baptisme excelleth Circumcision and the Lords Supper the Iewish Passeover the true propitiatory sacrifice of Christs body all the sacrifices of beasts and birds how far the easie yoke of Christ is lighter than the heavy burthens of Moses and the true Messiah already come exceeds the Iews supposed Messiah yet expected so far doth the Christian religion excell the Iewish superstition Lastly how far Iesus in respect of his humane nature exceedeth Mahomet the one being conceived of the holy Ghost and born of a Virgin the other bâ—ing conceived and born after the manner of other men the one being without sin the other a thief and robber the one teaching love peace and patience the other hatred war and revenge the one curâ—ing mens lust by Monogamy the other letting loose the reins to uncleannes by Poligamy The one planting Religion in the soul the other in outward Ceremonies of the body The one permitting the moderate use of all Gods creatures the other prohibiting Wine and Swines-flesh The one commanding all men to search the Scriptures the â—ther prohibiting the vulgar to read the Alcoran or to translate it into other tongues out of the Arabick the one working by miracles the other onely by cheating tricks The one propagating Religion by suffering patience and humility the other by cruelty oppression and tyranny The one choosing for his followers innocent and holy men such as followed their trade of fishing the other wicked and profane persons whose trade consisted in thieving robbing and murthering The one teaching sound and wholsome Doctrine the other ridiculoâ—s and favourlesse fables in his Alcoran I say how far in all these things the man Christ Jesus not to speak of his Divinity did exceed Mahomet so far doth Christianity excel Mahumetanism And thus have I with as much brevity as I could taken and given a view of all known Religions and have set down what use is to be made thereof and withal have shewed the excellency of Christianity above all other professions in the world God grant that as it is the best of all Religions so we of this Land may prove the best of all the professors thereof learning to deny our selves to take up the Crosse of Christ and follow him in meeknesse patience humility justice sobriety holinesse love and all other vertues wherein the life of Religion consisteth laying aside self-interest idle quarrels needlesse debates unprofitable questions
531 c. Congâ— its religion 101. The religions of its Northern neighbours Ibid c. Cophti of Egypt 493 c. Creation the knowledge the Pagans had thereof 71 c. of it and Noahs flood what knowledge the Americans had 109 c. D. DAyes festival in the Church of Rome 458 c. Dâ—acons and their office 397. and 399. Dead vide Burial Death how worshipped 143 c. Dominâ—cans 30â— c. E. Earth c. how worshipped 142 c. Egyptians their ancient religion 90 c. Their idolatrous worship 91 c. and continuance thereof 92 c. Their modern Religions 93 c. Elders 403 c. Endymion the Sun 522 Episcopacy what among the Presbyterians 408 c. How diffeferent from Presbytery 410. c. Eremites or Anchorites 243 c. Their first manner of living 244 c. Their too great rigour 245 c. Of S. Austin 2â—8 c. Of S. Paul in Hungary 312. Of S. Hierom 318. Ethiopians of Africa their ancient religion 98 c. Their religion at this day 99 c. The religion of the lower Ethiopians 100. Europe the religions thereof 121 c. Excommunicate persons their condition 415. Prophets Pharisees c. could not excommunicate ihid c. Why Christ did not excommunicate Iudâ—s 416. Excommunication and excommunicate persons considered ibid. c. F. FAmilists their Heresies 364. Superstitious Fear its cruelty 116. Festival dayes of Christ 458 c. Of the Saints 468 c. Fez the religion and Church-discipline thereof 95 c. Their times of prayer 96 c. Fire c. how worshipped 142 c. Florida its religion 104. Franciscans 304 c. subdivided into divers Orders 341 c. Fraternities 279 c. Fratricelli 319. Friers Mendicants 298. Predicants 302 c. Minorites 306 c. G. GEntiles their Gods vid. Gods worshipped the Sun under divers names and shapes 516 c. acknoweldged but one deity 527 c. under divers names 528 c. Their superstitious fear ibid. acknowledge a Trinity 529 c. Georgians 490 c. Goa the religion thereof 84 c. God acknowledged by the Americans 109. but one God acknowledged by the wiser sort of Gentiles 126 c. and 529. Gods of the Gentiles 134 c. 155. c. How ranked and armed 156. Their chariots how drawn 157. In what peculiar places worshipped ibid c. One God acknowledged by them 529. Greeks their religion and Gods 134 c. their worship and how painted 137 c. The Greeks sacrifices 144 c. Their Priests and Temples 146. their chief festivals 158 c. Greek religion at this day 478 c. their Church dignities and discipline 480 c. â—roves and high places condemned in Scripture â—3 etc. Guinea its religion 97 c. H. HErcules the same with the Sun 520 c. Heresy an enemy to christianity 183 Hereticks and Heresies namely Simon Magus 184. Menander 186 c. Saturninus 187. Basilides ibid. Nicolaitans Gnosticks 188. c. Carpocrates Cerinthus 189. Ebion Nazarites 190. Valentinians ib. etc. Secundians Pâ—olâ—means 191 c. Marcites ib. etc. Colarbasii 192 Heracleonites 192. Ophites ibid. c. Cainites and Sethites 193. Archonticks and Ascoâ—â—yprae Cerdon 194. Marcion ibid. c. Apelles 195. Severus ib. etc. Tatianus 196. Cataphryglans ib. c. Pepuzians Quintilians 197. Arâ—otyrites ibid. c. Quartodecimani Alogiani 198. Adamians ibid. c. Elcesians and Theodotians 199. Melchisedecians ibid. c. Bardesanists Noetians Valesians 200. Cathari ibid. c. Angelici Apostolici 201. Sabellians Originians Originists ibid. c. Samosatenians 202. Photinians ibid. c. Manichees â—03 c. Hierachites 204. Melitians ibid. etc. Arrians Audians Semi-Arrians 205. Macedonians ibid. c. Aerians Aetians 206. Eunomians ibid. c. Apollinarists Antidicomariâ—nites 207. Messalians ibid. c. Metangismonites Hermians Procliâ—â—ites Patricians Ascitae ibid. c. Pattalorinchitae Aquarii Coluthiani Floriani Aeternales 209. Nudipedales ibid. c. Donatists 210. Priscillianists ibid. c. Rhetorians Feri Theopaschitae Tritheitae Aquei Meliâ—onii Ophei 211. Tertullii ibid. c. Liberatores Nativitarii Luciferians Iovinianists and Arabicks 212. Collyridians Paterniani Tertullianists 213. Abellonitae ibid. c. Pelagians Praedestinati 214. Timotheans ibid. c. Nestorians 215. Eutychians and their spawn ibid. c. Hereticks of the seventh Century 218. c. of the eighth Century 220. of the ninth and tenth Centuries ibid. c. of the eleventh and twelfth Centuries 221. c. of the thirteenth Century 224 c. of the fourteenth Century 225 c. of the fifteenth Century 227 c. of the sixteenth Century 229. and 2â—8 c. Hierapolis the religion thereof 62 c. High places vid. Groves c. Hispaniola its religion 118. Hussites their tenets 227 c. I. IAcobites 492. Ianus the Sun 522. Iapon its religion 88 c. Idolaâ—ers their cruelty and cost in their barbarous sacrifices 106. c. The making worshiping of Images and bringing in Idolatry 19 c. Idolatry of the Gentiles and of all kindes condemned 63 c. Idolatry further condemned 118. c. and 515. The Gentile Idols were dead men 60 c. Iesuites 325. c. their rules 326. c. their constitutions and rules for Provincials 328. Provosts 330 c. Rectors 331. Masters ibid. c. Counsellers 333. Travellers ibid. c. Rules for the Admonitor 334 c. Overseer of the Church 335. for the Priests ibid. c. Preachers 336. for the Generals Proctor ibid. c. for the Readers Infirmarii 337. Librarii and under Officers ibid. c. Their privileges granted by divers Popes 339. c. Iewes their Church discipline from the beginning till their last destruction 6 c. The difference of the High Priestâ— from other Priests 7. Solomons Temple and the outward splendor of the Iewes religion 11 c. what represented by Solomons Temple and utensils thereof 15. office of the Levites 16. Prophets Scribes ibid. Pharisees 17. Nazarites ibid. etc. Rechabites 18. Essenes Sadduces ibid. Sâ—maritans 19 Iewes their ancient observation of the Sabbath 19 c. how they observed their passover 20 c. their feast of pentecost 21. their feast of tabernacles ibid. c. their new Moons 22. and 45. their feast of trumpets 22. c. their feast of expiation 23. their Sabbatical year ibid. c. their Jubilee 24 c. their excommunications of old 25 c. how instructed by God of old 26 c. their maintenance or allowance to their Priests and Levites 27 c. their Church government at this day 29 c. their manner and times of prayer 30 c. they hear the law three times a week 31 c. their ceremonies about the book of the Law 32 c. their manner of observing the Sabbath 33 c. how they keep their passover 35 c. their manner of eating the paschal lamb 36 c. their modern ceremonies are Rabbinical 37. observations concerning the Jewes
act parts the most contrary to her nature imbruing her white and innocent hands in blood and Massacres But as she hath met with Wolves to destroy and tear in pieces so hath she also met with Shepheards to heal and protect and among those the most laborious Authour of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ANZEBEIA hath not bin the least considerable His severe and most indefatigable labours in most parts of Learning are consummated in this piece of Religion wherein like an experienced Anatomist he hath left no vein un-cut up To fall into excessive commendations of him were to commit a moral absurdity by praising one whom the general Trumpet of Fame hath blaz'd abroad for so great an advancer of Vertue and Learning But to trouble you with them were yet to be so much the more importunate whose conversation with him was so great that whatsoever I may say of him I shall not acquaint you with so much as your self know Nor did the influence of your Patronage raise and animate only him but there are so many other monuments of your great encouragements to learning that it will be thought modesty in me not to mention all But your excessive Benefactorship to the Library of S. Iohns Colledge at Cambridge whereof I have sometimes had the honour to be an unworthy member I cannot passe over as a thing which will stand upon the file of memory as long as learning shall find professors or children And that which increases the glory of your munificence is that that Library may hoast that it is furnished with the works of its owne sonnes which being the greatest act of retribution and gratitude that may be must be accordingly acknowledged by all that shall come after But that which hath the most engaged and satisfied the English world is that your endeavours have displayed themselves in their clearest light in that one thing that is necessary that is to say Religion not only by being a constant assertor of her purity here in England but in that after more then Ulyssean Travels throughout most parts of Europe you have returned to your former enjoyments of that chast Penelope when others either out of weaknesse or surprise are ensnared and besotted with the Tenets of other Countries whereby they are both ingrateful and injurious to their own by preferring the prudence and policy of another before hers Religion certainly if well improved is the Talent that felicifies the improver if not condemnes him It is that universal Patrimony which entitles us to be the sonnes of God and by which we are adopted into the assured hope of eternal happinesse It is the Loadstone wherewith when our soules are once touched they are directed to the right pole of the eternally beatifical vision and without which we must infallibly expect to split against the rocks and shelves of perdition It is the consummation of heavens indulgence to Mankind that which doth familiarize us and makes good our Interest in the great being and cause of all things It is the perfection of nature since that whatsoever we know of the divinity by her comes only by the assistance and mediation of our sences but the other furnishes us with a more evident assurance and that in things which can be neither seen heard nor conceived by the more particular providence of Grace and Faith whereby he is pleased to bow down the heavens and descend unto a familiar conversation with our very spirits But that which ought further to endear all men to Religion is that she only next to God may pretend Ubiquity as being a thing written in such indelible characters in the hearts of all men that even the most barbarous nations and the greatest strangers to civility and policy have acknowledged some divine worship though their pravity or want of instruction may have blinded them from the true but yet that eclipse of the true God hath not been total insomuch as they have still retained a sense and veneration of Religion so that to the best of their imaginations they have created something like God to themselves To make this yet more evident we are to note that most people though they had not so clear apprehensions of the immortality of the soul as we have yet were they not only perswaded of the impossibility of its annihilation but have also acknowledged rewards and punishments to be expected after this life To ascend yet a little higher the divinity and preheminence of Religion is demonstrated in that it exerciseth that Empire and Soveraignty over the mind of man that no blandishments of the flesh no temptations no torments have been able to dispossesse it It hath triumph'd in the midst of its persecutions and by her sufferings hath conquered her persecutors Her pleasing Ravishments can stifle for a time all sence of humanity elude flames and racks and so arm the delicacy and tendernesse of virgin-purity as to overcome the hardiest Tyrants It is she that raises our soules to a holy boldnesse and intimacy in our addresses to heaven being indeed rapt into the heavens of divine contemplation by her extasies and illuminations It was her inspiring communication that elevated your pious soul when you described the divine perfections of the incomparable THEOPHILA These things can she do and greater when there is but one grain of true Faith but when she is defiled and adulterated with humane ceremonies and inventions she is deformed and looses all her grace and beauty And among these hath she met with two most importunate pretenders Atheisme and Superstition the one strips her stark naked the other meretriciously prostitutes her in the disguises of humane Inventions And that she hath been thus evill entreated in all places and times this book gives but too great testimony whether you look on the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or this small appendix treating for the most of what happened in High and Low Germany I would not draw any excuse for our own gyrations of Religion here from their madnesse but rather condem◠them as things that would have out-vy'd the extravagance of the former But to draw any argument against Religion from either were impious for if we did we must in consequence deny all both particular and universal providence of Almighty God we must deny the Scriptures the heavenly Legacy of eternal salvation we must deny Heaven Hell Eternity nay take away the Cement of all humane society and expect to see the order and beauty of the universe hurried into darknesse and confusion since it ought not to out-last man for whom it was created Nay but let us rather professe humanity and make this use of the failings and extravagance of others in matters of Religion To humble our selves to a relyance on that immense Being who hath thought fit to plant Religion in the heart of man to direct him in his voyage to eternal happinesse wherein that every man might take the right way is the earnest prayer of Worthy SIR Your most devoted and
a blessing unto me This seed witnesse the Apostle is none other than Christ himself whom God without question meant The desperate contagion of this mans Religion did Servetus and his adherents professe embrace and celebrate HENRY NICHOLAS Vestra Domus Nicholas cadat quiâ— ex rudâ—re versae Futile fundamen Religionis habet THE CONTENTS HENRY NICHOLAS Father of the Family of Love He is against Infant-Baptisme His divellish Logick THere was also one Henry Nicholas the Father of the family of Love as he called himself not the meanest man of all his Gang one who by many means endeavoured to cripple the Baptisme of children as is too known and apparent out of his writings which at a third hand he with all fredome earnestnesse and kindnesse endeavoured to communicate to David George and the other of his fellow-labourers and his new Ierusalem friends This man in â— Pamphlet of his wherein he notably described himself and which he â—â—â—icated to an intimate friend of his under the name of L. W. maintaining that the minute of the last Tâ—â—mpet was coming thâ—t should unfold all the Books of unquiet consciences hell and eternal Judgement which should be found to have been onely things grounded 〈◊〉 meeâ— lieâ— and as all wicked and high misdeeds were hateful and detestable to God so also were glorioâ—â—â—nd plausible lies no lesse odious to him The same man endeavoured to perswade people thâ—t he was a partake of God and the humanity of his 〈◊〉 He â—â—rther affirmed that at the last day God should bring all men nay the Devils themselves into perfect happinesse All the things that were 〈…〉 of Hell 〈◊〉 Angels and eternall Iudgement 〈◊〉 the paines of â—â—â—nation he said were only told by the Scripâ—â—re to 〈◊〉 fear of civil punishments and to establish right Policy The conclusion These few things we have brought to light were not invented by us but were extorted out of their own Disciples with abundance of discourse not without the presence of many men of godlinesse and excellent understanding they admitting not the universal rule of the Scriptures But alas take these away where is Faith fear of God eternall happinesse But let us believe them let us believe them and we shall be â—aved Oh! that to Heresies I could say FINIS An Alphabetical TABLE to the revelation of Hereticks A. A Pioâ—s Act. 48. Adam Pastor a derider of Pâ—â—â—baptisme 74. c. Anâ—baptists their leading principle 3. usually they grow worse 〈◊〉 worse ibid. their bold attempt 14. c. where Masters most insolent 16. of a levelling principle 21. they as the divel pretâ—nd Scripture for their base 〈◊〉 22 they aime at universal Monarchy ibid. their design upon Amsterdam 24. they aim at the advancement of themselves but destruction of others 64. they would inforce others to their opinions yet pretend liberty of conscience as to themselves 70. Arrius his character and wretched death 〈◊〉 c. Arrianisme itâ— increase 56. B. IOhn Buâ—khold or Iohn of Leyden His actions and end 12 c. C. CAlvin's reproofe of Servetus 54. Godly and loyal Citizens hate usurpation 18. Conventicles usually the nurseries of Tumults 13 D. THe Divell an enemy of peace 9. E. A Bad Example soon followed 18. F. FAmine the coâ—suâ—â—â—tion of all misery 25. its character c. 26. G. DAvid George an Anabaptist his character doctrine actions and death 40 c. H. HEeresie a câ—â—ching or mad disease â—3 Hereticks their usual pretence 2. the end that they propose to themselves in opposing the Ministry and Magistracy 2. they are restless 3. their cruelty 19. they are inconstant in their opinions 34. they allow not of the Scriptures 78. Hermaâ—nus Sutor or Herman the Cobler his blasphemies opinions and â—nd 〈◊〉 c. Loâ—owick Hâ—tzer a famous â—eretick 65 c. his end 67. Melchior Hofman an Anabaptist 6â— pined himself to death 69. Balthazar Hubmor an Anabaptist â—0 c. he and his wife burned 62. Iohn Hut an Anabaptist 63 c. I. IOhn of Leyden vide Buckhold An Item to the Hot spurs of our times 66. K. BBernard Knipperdoling 16. L. THe learned to be consulted with in detection of Sectaries and Hereticks 45. Loyalty not alwayes successeful 19. Luther's advice to the Senate concerning Mâ—ntzer 4. M. MAgistrates seduced most umincus 5 A pattern for good Magistrates 44. Mahomet characterized 58 c. his Iron Tomb 59. Iohn Mathioâ— a Baker at Harlem his actions and end 8 c. Moneys preferments the usual baits of sedition 25. Thomas Muntzer His Opinions Actions and end 1 c. N. HEnry Nicholas Father of the Family of Love he iâ— against Infant Bâ—â—tisme his blasphemy anâ— divellish Logick 77 c. O. OECOLAMPADIVS puts Hetzers Emissaries to their shifts 66. P. AN ill President soon followed 5. Pretenders to Religion prove usually the distuâ—bers thereof 9. R. A Good Resolution 44. 48 Melchior Rinck an Anabaptist 71 c. his disciple Thomas Scâ—cker cut off his brothers head 72. S. SEctaries like tinder are soon on fire 3. their usual pretence to raise sedition ibid. Sedition goes not alwayes unpunished 21. Michael Servetus an Anabaptist his blasphemous opinions and end 51 c. Sncâ—esse in bad enterprises causes evil men to rejoyce 31. T. THeodorus Sartor or Theodor the Botcher an Adamite his blasphemy Actions and End 37. c. Iohn Tuysentschreuer an abertor of Iohn Buâ—â—hold 19 c. his seditious Sermon 21. V. VIce corrects sin 35. FINIS ASIA the religions thereof Ordination in the beginning of the World Churches Groves and high places condemned in Scripture Buildings first erected for divine service Set day of worship Sacrifices Iewes their Church government from the beginning till their destruction Vnder Moses Priests among the Iewes Levites among the Iewes Difference of the high Priest from other Priests Church goâ—â—â—ment after Moses Vnder David and Solomon After Solomon Church government among the ten Tribes Solomons Temple and the outward splendor of the Iews Religion What represented by Solomons Temple and Vtensils thereof Office of the Levites Prophets Scribes Pharisees Nazarites Rechabites Essenes Sadduces Samaritans Iews their ancient observation of their Sabbath Their observation of their Passeover Their feast of Pentecost Their feast of Tabernacles Their new Moons Their feast of Trumpets Their feast of Expiation Iews their Sabbatical year Their Iubilee Their excommunications of old Iews how instructed by God of old Their maintenance or allowence to their Priests and Levites Church government in and after the captivity of Babylon Iews their Church government at this day Jews their manner of prayer Their times of prayer Iews hear the Law three times a week Their ceremonies about the book of the Law Their manner of observing the Sabbath Modern Iewes how they keep theis Passover Their manner of eating the Paschal Lamb. Their Modern Ceremonies are Rabbinical Observations concerning the Iews at this day Iews whether to be permitted to live among
Christians Whether to be permitted amongst Christians to exercise their own Religion Wherein Christians are not to communicate with Iews Iews spend eight days in their Easter sâ—lemnities Their Pentecost Their feast of Tabernacles Their new Moons Fast in August Their solemnities in beginning the new year Their preparation for morning prayer Their feast of Reconciliation and Ceremonies therein Their Rites after the Law is read over Church Offices sold among the Iews Their feast of Dedication Their feast of Purim Their fasts Their Marriages Their Bills of Divorce Their separation of the wife from the deceased Husbands brother Their circumcision and Rites thereof How they redeem their first born Their duty to the sick Their Ceremonies about the dead Babylonians their ancient Religion The making worshipping of Images and bringing in Idolatry The Gentiles Idols were dead men Hierapolis the Religion thereof Gods of the Syrians Phoeâ—icians Their Religion and Discipline Arabians theiâ— Religion and Discipline Persians their ancient Religion Scythians their old Religion Tartars their old Religion Pagans their knowledge of the Creation Tartars their diversities of Religion Religions of the Northern countries neer the Pole Three wayes whereby Satan deludes men by false miracles The fear of Satans stratagems though illusions whence it proceeds Our duty respecting the many stratagems and illusions of Satan Chinois their Religion Indians their Ancient religion Siam its religion Pegu its Religion Bengala and its Religion Magor and its Religion Cambaia and its religion Goa the religion thereof Malabar its religion Pagans though Idolatrous believe the immortality of the soule Narsinga and Bisnagar its Religion Japon its religion Philippinae their religions Sumatra and Zeilan their Religions Egyptians their ancient Religion Egyptian Idolatry continuance thereof Egypt its modern religions Africans their Religion Fez the Religion and Church discipline thereof Their times of prayer Morocco its Religion Guinea its Religion Aethiopians of Africa their ancient Religion Their Religion at this day The lower Aethiopians their Religion Angola its Religion Congo its religion The Religion its Northern Neighbours African Islands their religions America the Religion thereof Virginia its Religion Florida its Religion Religions of the nations by west Virginia and Florida New Spain itâ— Religion Idolaters their cruelty and cost in their barbarous sacrifices Persius his notable saying Mexico its Priests and Sacrifices Americans acknowledge a Supreme God a Trinity the immortality of souls a life after this and have some tradition of Noahs flood New Spain its festival days Jucatan its religion and parts adjoyning Southern America the Religion thereof Paria Guiana and Debaiba their Religions Brasil its Religion Peru its Religion Peruviant their Festival days Peruvians their Belief of the departed souls Americans their superstitious feare aud Tyranny thereof Hispaniola its Religion Idolatry further condemned Europeans Greekes and Romans their Religions Romans their old Religion See Alexanâ— ab Alexandro Plutarch Pliâ— Cicero Gelâ—â— Fenestella Lâ—tus Their chief Festivals See Plutarch Alex. ab Alexandro Ioseph Scaliger Rosinus and others Their chiefgods But one God acknowâ—edged by the wiser sort of Gentiles Of these see Augustine in the City of God Lactantius Cicero Plutarch Rosinus and others Their Priests Of these seeâ— the aforenamed Authors Romans their Sacrifices Of these particulars see Servius on Virgil Rosinus Alexâ—â— ab Alex. and the Latine Poets Their marriage Rites See Scâ—liger de re Poetica Alex. ab Alex. Rosinus Servius Del-Rio in Senecam c. Their Funeral Rites Of these and other customs see Virgil. and Servius on him Kirchmannus also Rosinus Rhodiginus Alex. ab Alex. Gyraldus and others Burial of the dead an act of justice and mercy Aen. l. 9. Aen. lib. 10. Greeks and Gentiles their Religion and gods See the Greek Poets and their Interpreters Of these see the Greek and Latine Poets Greeks their gods how worshipped and painted See Pausanias Capella Boccatins c. See Cartarius Martianus Capella Scaliger Spondanus c. But see the Mytbologists and what we have written in Mystag Poetice Moon how worshipped Earth and fire how worshipped See the Mythologists Sea how worshipped Of all these we have spoken fully in Mystagogo poetico Death how worshipped Of these things see more in Mystag Poetic Greeks their Sacrificing See Suidas Eustathius Rhodiginus Athenaeus c. Their Priests and Temples But of theâ—â— passages 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 on Aristophâ—â— Suidas 〈◊〉 Virgil Cerda on Tertullian Rhodiginus Turneâ—us and others Germans Gauls and Brittains their Religions See Tacitus Cesars Commentaries Camden and others Old Saxons worshipped their gods under divers shapes and forms Danes Swedes Moscovites and their neighbours their Religions See Saxo Grammaticus Cranzius on Vandalia Olaus Guaguin and other Historians Scythians Getes Thracians Cymbrians Goths c their Religions See Olaus Magnus Saxo Guaguinus Ioâ—annes Magâ—â—s Aventinus c. Lithuanians Polonians Hungarians c. Their Religions See Olaus Munster in his Geography and others Gods of the Gentils Of these see Austin Lactantius Tertullian Plutarch Arnobius Eusebius c. How Ranked and Armed Of these see the Poets and their Commentators Their Chariots how drawn In Myst. Poet. In what peculiar places worshipped Greeks their chiefe Festivals Of these see Suidas Athenaeus Rhodiginus Gyraldus Hesychius â—ertullian Austin Plutarch Iuâ— Pollux the Scholiast of Aristophanes Meursius and others Mahumetans their Religion See Lanicerus and others Their Law Their opinions Mahomet not that great Antichrist spoken of by Saint Paul and Saint John Their Sects See Borrius Lanicerus Knolles Camerarius Iovius c. Mahumetans their religious orders See Menavino Nicholaus Nicholai Septemcastrensis c. See Georgiovitz Septemcastrensis Busbequius and others Their secular Priests See Cuspinian Knolles c. Their devotion See Georgiovitz Knolles Purchaâ— c. Their Pilgrimage to Mecca See Vertoman Lanicerus and others Their Circumcision See Georgiovitz and others Their Rites about the sick and dead See Menavino Bellonius c. Their Superstition how far spread Mahumetanism of what continuance Christianity its beginning Yeelds to Mahumetanism Religion by what Engines battered Hereticks and Heresies namely Simon Magus Menander Saturninus Basilides See Austin Irenaeus and Epiphanius upon this subject in their Books they wrote against Heresies Trinity denied by Simon Magus and his Scholars with others besides Iewes and Mahumetans and why See Irenaeus Austin Theodoret Tertullian Epiphanius c. Nicholatians Gnosticks See Irenaeus Tertullian Austin Theodoret c. Carpocrates See the authors above named Eusebius also and Clemens Alexandrinus Cerinthus Ebionites Nazarites See Epiphanius Eusebius Austin c. Valentinians Secundians Ptolomeans See Irenaeus Epiphanius Austin with his Commentator Danaeus c. Marcites Colarbasians Heracleonites See Tertullian Itenaeus Epiphanius Austin c. Ophites Cainites Sethites See the above named Authâ—â—s Archonticks Ascothyptaâ— See Austin Theodoret Isidorus c. Cerdon Marcion See Epiphanius Eusebius Austin Theodoret c. Apelles Tatianus See Irenaeus Tertullian Eusebius Austin Theodoret Epiphanius c. Cataphrygians See Epiphanius Eusebius Austin Theodoret Isidor
Episcopacy how different from Presbytery Magistrates office Presbyters among the Iews Ministers called Presbyters How to be elected Presbytery their power to excommunicate Excommunicate persons their condition The prophets Pharisees c. could not excommunicate Why Christ did not excommunicate Iudas Excommunication and excommunicate persons considered Divers erroneous opinions which have been lately revived or hatched since the fall of our Church-government Church of England deplâ—red Church of Rome different from other Churches about the Scriptures See Bellarmin Eckius Pighius and the other writers of controversies in the Romane Church Romane Church different from others about Predestination Gods Image and Sinne. See the above named Authors and the Catechism of the Councel of Trent Romanists differ about the Law of God Christ Faith Iustification and good works See the Catechism of Trent with Bellarmin and the other writers of controversies Differ about Pennance Fasting Prayers and Almes See the authors above named Differ from others about the Sacrament See the former authors Ceremonies used in the five controverted Sacraments See besides the above named authors Eckius in his homilie upon this subject Roman Church differeth from others about the Saints in Heaven Of these passages see Thomas in his summes Gregory de Valentia Bellaranine and the others above named Church of Rome their doctrine concerning the Church See the above named authors Romanists differ about Councils Monks Magistrates and Purgatory Who would see more at lenght the Doctrines of the Church of Rome let him read the above named authors and withall Baronius Bonaventura P. Lombard Canus Canisius Cassander Alphensus de Castro Coccius Genebrard Gerson Gretzerus Suarez Turrianus Vasquez Hugo de S. Victore and others The outward worship of the Roman Church and first part of their Masse Acholyths their offices Of these particulars see Stephanus Durantus de ritibus Ecclesiae Gul. Durandus his rationale Alcuinus de divinis officiis Innocent 3. de myster Missae Hugo de Sanct. Victore de offic Eccles. in specul Ecclesiae Berno de offic missae and divers others Romanists their manner of dedicating of Churches What observable thereupon But of this subject concerning dedication read Durandus Durantus Turrecremata Hostiensis Hugo de S. Victore de Sacram. Hospinian Raibanus Ivo c. Their consecration of Altars c. See the former Authors The degrees of Ecclesiastical persons in the Church of Rome Their sacred orders Of these passages see Innocent 3. l. I. Myst. Missae c. 58. Stephan Eduensis de sacr altariâ— c. 10. Amalar. Fortunat l. 6. de Eccles. offic c. 19. l. 2. l. 3. Rab. Maurus l. I. de instit cler c. 18. Alcuin de divin offic Alexand de Ales Part 4. Quest. 26. Hugo de S. Victore l. 2. de sacram Part 4. Besides the Councils of Rhemes of Lateran of Braccara and divers others See also Guliel Durand l. 2. c. 10. Office of the Bishop What colours held sacred See Durands Rationale L. 3. c. 18. The other parts of the Masse Of these and other Ceremonies see the above named Authors and Gabriel Biel decanone Missae Other parts of their worship See Durandus and Durantus Days Festivall in the Church of Rome Festival days of Christ. Of these and other Ceremonies see the afore named Authors See the authors above named Their canonical hours of prayer and observatiâ—ns thereupon Of these hours Cassianus speaketh Rabanus Maurns Isidor Amalarius Fortunatus Rupertus Tuitiens c. See Gabriel Biel in can missae Navarr de orat et hor. can Durandus in rationali Durantus de ritibus Ecclesiae c. Their Processions and observations thereon Of these things see the forenamed writers Festival days of the Saints But of these passages see the Roman Martyrology Baronius Surius Durandus Fasti Mariae Lippelous c. Their ornaments and utensils used in Churches dedicate to Christ and the Saints See Innocent 3. L. 2 de myst missae Rab. Maurus de instit eleric Amalar. Fortunat de eccles officiis Isidor de eccles officiis Alcuin de celeb missae Dâ—â—antus c. Of these and many more See Durandus in his Rationale and the other writers above named Their office performed to the dead Greâ—k Religion at this day See the Councel of Florence Boterus Chytraeus Brerewood Ieremy Patriarch of Constantinople in resp â—d German Possevin de reb Moscâ—v c. Greeks their Church dignities and discipline at this day See the above named Authors and the Letters of Stephen Gerlochius to Crusius An. 1575. Moscovites their Religion and discipâ—in See the above named Authors and withall the History of Russia by G. Fletcher Possevin de reb Moscov Sigism de Moscovia Guaguin descrip Moscov c. Monks and Nuns in Muscovia See the above named Authors Moscovites their Church service See the 〈◊〉 of Russia Their Sacraments See the above named Histories Their Doctrine and Ceremonies See Fletcher Boterus Les Estats du Monde and other relations of Moscovia Their Marriages Their funerals See the above named writers Armenians their Religion See Baronius Borerus Chytraeus Boemus Vitriacus his Oriental History the Armenian Confession c. Melchites Georgians Mengrelians Circassians See Bellonius his observations Boterus Chytraeus de stat Eccles. Thomas â— Iesu. Brerewood Prateolus de Sectis c. Nestorians Indians their Religion at this day Iacobites In Bibliotheca Fatrum Baronius c. See the above named Authors Maronites their Religion See the above named Authors and withal Possevin apparat sacr Thomas a Iesu. de conver Gent. Vitriacus Histor. Orient Tyrius de bello saâ—ra c. Cophti of Egypt See the above named Authors with Barâ—nius and Thevets Cosmography of the Levant c. 48. Abyssins their Religion Protestant Church its agreement with and dissent from other Christian Churches Religion the ground of government and greatnesse The Foundation of all Common-wealths Religion most requisite in Princes and Governers they should be carefull of it But one Religion to be allowed publickly Different Religions how and when to be tolerated Princes must not dissemble in Religion Dissimulation in Religion rejected False religions why blessed and the contemners punished Ceremonies in Religion Mixed Religions Idolatry condemned Gentiles worshipped the Sun under divers names and shapes Their Religion most consonant to natural reason Sun the Gentiles chief and onely God Apollo the Sun Mars the Sun Adonis the sun Atys the sun Priapius the sunne Liber the sun Apis the sun Moloch the sun Abraxas the sun Mithra the sun Iupiter the sun Mercury the sun Bel c. the sun Belenus the sun Hercules the same with the sun Pan the sun Polyphemus the sun Endymion the sun Ianus the sun Minerva the sun Pallas the sun Vulcan the sun Nemesis the sun Tithonus the sun Venus the sun Moon the same Luminary with the sun Moon her properties Pluto the sun Prosepina the sun Charon the sun Cerberus the sun Gentiles acknowledge but one Deity Gentiles their superstitious fear Gentiles their Deities