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A20854	The roote of Romish rites and ceremonies shevving that the Church of Rome hath borrowed most part of her ceremonies of the Iewes & ancient pagans, and that from this spring proceeded the Iubile. First written in French by M. Charles Drelincourt, Minister of Gods word in the Reformed Church of Paris; and now translated into English by M.T.; Du jubilé des églises reformées; avec l'examen du jubilé de l'église romaine. English. Selections	Drelincourt, Charles, 1595-1669.; M. T., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 7233; ESTC S114699	26,905	36

THE ROOTE OF ROMISH RITES AND CEREMONIES Shevving That the Church of Rome hath borrowed most part of her Ceremonies of the Iewes ancient Pagans and that from this spring proceeded the Iubile First written in French By M. CHARLES DRELINCOURT Minister of Gods Word in the Reformed Church of Paris And now translated into English By M. T. ANNO M.DC.XXX To the Reader THAT which thou seest here translated Christiā Reader is not a whole booke but taken out of a litle booke called The Iubile of the reformed Churches with an Examinatiō of the Iubile of the Church of Rome written against the greate Iubile cellebrated Anno 1625. dedicated to the Dutchesse of Bouillon and published in the yeare 1627. The same is diuided into three Treatises whereof this is only the eleuenth chapter of the second Treatise I confesse the whole worke were verie requisit to be translated the rather because of another greate Iubile celebrated this present yeare 1627. as well by the English Catholicks as by all others in all the world with praiers for the extirpation of our Religion which they call heresie as also because many others in England begin to looke back to the flesh-pots of this spirituall Egypt and thinke to reconcile some of the differences betweene Papists and the Church of England and to make the rest seeme lesse then they are But sure I am that this chapter is more then I shall haue thanks for of them and that if I had sent it ouer the Seas to haue it printed at London it could neuer haue beene licensed there because of some things which were like to offend the Bishops though it may be the Author in writing of it did neuer so much as thinke of them but only of the Romanists I haue indeauoured to translate him faithfully without adding any thinge to the text And if then such a worke as this so needefull and proffitable so full of learning and delight written by a Minister so eminent religious and impartiall and so well approued in all the Churches of France be forced to seeke corners in England let it giue thee to vnderstād that there is somwhat in that Hiarchie which endures no * Joan. 3 20. light Which for my part I should neuer haue looked after much lesse helped to discouer if the noise of theire late Arminian practises to change Religion had not beene heard on this side the Seas and that they who let so many Arminian and Popish bookes projects passe vnresisted are euer vigilant to suppresse all that doe but in the least measure crosse theire Hiarchie and Ceremonies wherein they vse the art of the French Papists who beeing the Maisters in power and yet finding themselues vnable to defend theire cause by the Scriptures labour all they can to keepe theire Adversaries bookes and arguments from the Princes and people mocking them with the fanaticall zeale schisme heresie and innovation which as it is theire best weapon as one of theires confessed vnto me so it makes that many Papists and some of the more vnderstanding sort * Psa 58.5 will not hearken to the voice of the charmer but turne the deafe eare to all arguments mocke and speake euill of the things they doe not will not nor can not know beeing by such sleights made verie babies and kept from the proofes as men keepe knives from infants wherein suffering them selves to be thus made sheepe the * Matt. 7.14 wolves devovre them Soe the Bishops who are also the Maisters unable as it seemes to defend theire cause by the Scriptures unles it be by shufling and wresting of them like the Papists labour all they can to disgrace and suppresse such bookes as discover them and studie nothing more then to keepe them from the Princes and people mocking and scorning them with fanaticall zeale schisme heresie and innovation calling all such proofes Puritanicall Brownisticall and Anabaptisticall though they be not such matter but only such as are used against the Papists by the reformed churches of France Germanie c. which yet makes many Protestants and even some of the more capable and ingenious Spirits cast them all aside mocke and speake evill of the things they doe not will not or can not know beeing thus with like cunning kept from the sight of the proofes and made to stop theire eares to all such charmings beholding many molested imprisoned and disgraced aboute them by them that would teach the Dolphin to swim if he should come into theire seas so much the Bishops thinke themselues wronged if the Scriptures or any thinge else be alleadged against them yet whether they or those they suppresse may more truly say with the Church All this is come vpon vs yet haue wee not forgotten thee nor dealt falsly in thy couenant Psa 44.7 this they are no more willing to put to triall no more then the Papists vnles themselues may be judges or rule a Synod in these and Arminian cases as the Court of Rome did the Councell of Trent in the like choosing rather to desende theire cause by power and terrour Wherein yet they do so litle hurt me who by Gods grace am out of theire reach liueing in a more reformed Church that for my owne particular I finde no neede to publish such works It is the loue of my countrey that constraines me for though by reason of my habit and long abode in these parts almost all men take me to be a Dutchman yet doe I not denie but that I was borne in England of English Parents and there had my education All which were nothing if I were not tied by greater bonds to my Sauiour to seeke his Kingdom and the righteousnes thereof To the which Readers are also equally obliged and aboue all such as by theire neerenes to Princes haue best meanes to further it God once giue them and vs all the grace that denying our selues our vaine Policies and temporisings wee may seeke and follow the Lord Iesus in his Kingdom and ordinances Amen THE ROOTE OF ROMISH RITES AND CEREMONIES Shewing That the Church of Rome hath borrovved the most part of her Ceremonies of the Jevves and ancient Pagans and that from this springe proceeded the Iubile WEE reade in the 17. chapter of the 2. booke of the Kings that the nations which the Kinge of Assyra sent into the countrie of the tenne Tribes of Israel mingled theire idollatries and superstitions with the ceromonies of the Law so that at one and the same time they worshipped the Lord and did seruice to theire false Gods The maisters of the church of Rome haue imitated this mixture which was an abhomination vnto the Lord for they haue brought into the Christian Religion the Ceremonies of the Iewes and Heathen This truth is soe certaine that the most famous Doctours of the church of Rome are constrained to acknowlegde it But the mischeife is that insteade of condemning and correcting this corruption they vndertake to defende it

were permitted to marrie Wherefore the Pagans will rise in iudgment with the Church of Rome and will condemne her of the tyrannie which she excerciseth toward poore maides who beeing rashly cast into a Couent or beeing trained there by force and constraint can neuer goe out againe no more then the fish which is folishly catched in the net It is after the Pagan immitation that the Monkes Discipline themselues and that there are confraternities of Whippers for God hath forbidden his seruants to make incision in theire flesh Lev. 19. 1. King 18. but the Preists of Bahal cut themselues with kniues till the blood came And the Preists of the Goddesse Cybell whipped and lacerated themselues till the blood run downe and after haueing heaped vp Gold and silver which good people gaue them they made good cheere in secret and loosed the bridle to all kinde of filth and dissolutnes whereof reade Apulee in his golden Asse It is out of the same shop that the Preists and Monkes haue learned to shaue themselues and weare crownes against Gods expresse commandement to his people See G. du Choul pag. 299. Levit. 19. Polydor. l. 5 cap. 9. G. du Choul pag. 305. See the Hist of Euseb continued by Rufin l. 12. cap. 26. It is out of the same Schoole that the Church of Rome hath learned to build her Altars to the East and that theire Preists turne themselues that way when they offer theire Sacrifices The goodly custome of carrying God in procession and in a iourney is also deriued of the ancient heathen for the Romans carred in procession theire greate God Jubiter And the Chaldeans caried here and there the fire which they adored for theire God Aboue all I finde it wonderfull that the Pagans haue giuen to theire God Iubiter the surname of Pistor as appeareth by that verse of Ouid. Apulée his Golden Asse lib. 3. Candida Pistori ponitur ara Ioui for nothing could better succeede to Jubiter Pistor then a God of bread The Pagans had also certaine hostes which they called hostias circumforaueas and it seemeth this word was expresly inuented to represent the hosts which the Church of Rome carries from place to place Looke into the writings of the ancient Pagans Lib. 11. and G. du Choul pag. 271. and namely into Apulee in the description of the feasts of theire greate Gods and see the Preists crowned with flowers carrying them in solemne pompe on theire shoulders with vessels of gold and silver the men and womē of what sort and condition soevergoeing in procession the streetes were adorned and strewed with flowers the aire resounded with the wise of the trompets and they sunge the musick before the idoll Breifely they obserued almost all the same ceremonies which are now obserued on the day which they call the feast of God As to this that the Pope Or Corpus Christi day on the day of the most solemne procession makes his God to be carried on a white Hackney while he is proudly carried on the shoulders of the most honourablemen in the citie and as to that also that he makes the same God to be carried amongst his baggage This is found in the booke of the Ceremonies of the Romish church when he takes a iourney with his Cardinals this hath noe example in all antiquitie for there neuer was so wretiched a Pagan that did not render more honour to his God them the Pope yaeldeth to that which he makes shew to acknowledge for his God and Sauiour The Church of Rome worshippeth certaine litle Jmages of waxt which they commonly call the Agnus Dei. The Pope doth consecrate and baptise them This also is found in the same booke and giues them power against haile lightenings and tempestes and that which is most horrible he persuades them that this will doe away theire sines noe lesse them the blood of Christ it selfe This abhominable idollatrie hath his foundation in the ancient paganisme for the greate Pontife did likewise consecrate certaine figures of the lightening of Iubiter The poore Idollaters worshipped theese litle Images and beleeued that there was in them a certaine virtue against lightenings and tempests But it is better to set out this comparison by the words of the Lord of Choul In his Discourse of the Relig. of the anciēt Rom. p. 285. As wee adore marke the words wee adore for theese men are offended when wee accuse them of adoring Images the figure of the litle Lambe of God because it represents Jesus Christ and in like manner the figure of the Doue because it denoteth the holy Ghost iust euen so the Gentils had in singular reuerence the lightening of Iubiter by the which they declared the figure of theire greate God thinking that it guarded them from Tempest and that it had a certaine virtue after it was consecrated by theire greate Pontife And that which the Gentiles did in theire rediculous superstitions wee haue transferred into our Christian Religion causing our litle Agnus Dei and our bells to be consecrated and blessed which by this meanes take a virtue to chase away Tempest and foule wether And iust so the salt and the water by theire benidictions and exorcismes take a force and virtue to driue away deuils Plato l. 24. Plutarc touching the face which appeared in the round of the Moone The ancient Pagans thought that the Soules of all good and verteous persons departed out of the body to a place of repose and felicity that those who were altogether wicked and vngodly were cast headlong into eternall fires and torments But that those who beeing good and honest were neuertheles defiled with remediable sinnes such as at this day they call venial sinnes were purged in a fire and tormented for a time in the aire or in prisons vnder the earth whence they were deliuered after they had by theire owne propper torment expiated theire sinnes De purgato l. 1. c. 11. They are these doting Pagans who haue kindled the fire of the Roman Purgatoire And indeede Cardinal Bellarmine proues that there is a Purgatoire by the testimonie of Plato Cicero and Virgil. Moreouer there are in the Church of Rome famous Doctors Bellar. de purgatorio l. 2. cap. 7. who teach that besides Hell Purgatorie Limbus Patruum and the Limbus of the younge Infants who die without baptisme there is a fift place which is as an odiferous medow and sprinkled with flowers where the Soules reioyce themselues before they enter into Paradis Compare but this with those Elisian feilds taught by Plato and you shall see that one and the same spirit of errour hath inuented both the one and the other fables The ancient Pagans prayed for theire dead and offered sacrifices and by many other ceremonies thought to lighten theire torments Thence is come the prayers for the dead in the Church of Rome and that by singing of Masses ringing of Bells c. they