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A72111	The doctrines and practises of the Societie of Iesuites In two bookes. The first, containing their grounds and intentions, discovered by two of their owne societie, the Reverend Paulus Florenius, Doctor and professor of Divinitie, and Christianus Francken, professor of philosophy, both in the Imperiall Schoole of Iesuites at Vienna. The second, containing a detection of the secret designes and bloody proiects of that societie of later yeares; especially, since their first designes for disturbing the sate [sic] of Germanie. And may serue as a warning for vs of this iland, and these times whereinto wee are fallen. By W.F. an vnworthy minister of the Gospell of Iesus Christ.; Colloquium Jesuiticum. English	Francke, Christian, b. 1549.; Freake, William.; Camilton, John. aut; Florenius, Paulus.	1630 (1630)	STC 11346; ESTC S122937	33,931	78

being caught by our Iesuites with the glorious names of Hierome Ambrose Augustine Bernard Thomas Aquinas other Saints do returne to their former abominations surely they are none but illiterate and vnexperienced youthes or none of the wisest and knowing men but rather such as being distracted with an importunate and confused rumour of Learning and Holinesse are not able to vnderstand the mistery of this businesse or to discerne aright of matters in question nor doe perceiue that forasmuch as these Fathers of our Societie haue made the Bishop of Rome in earthly Deity by appropriating vnto him a soueraigne Power ouer all persons and an infallibility of truth in doctrine so in lieu of this their Cur●esie to him this Roman-God-Almighty hath likewise conferred vpon them and by a free donation entayled vpon them and their posterity the name of holy Fathers for euer and euer And all this only for this purpose that so godly a peece of Doctrine deuised by them and tending so much to the vpholding of his Fatherhood I had almost said falshood might not seeme any humaine deuice but rather as it were a Divine constitution and an Oracle from Heauen and that himselfe euermore relying thereupon might by vertue of his Diuine prerogatiue haue power to create and ordaine for the whole Christian world what Articles of Faith hee pleased Last of all who doth not see that seruile and blockish Companions for those onely remaine in our Diuision doe for this very cause both more willingly fall into and more obstinately maintaine this blockish and slauish Religion as more naturally agreeing to themselues and their inclinations But this point I am sure your selfe vnderstand perfectly who haue but a few dayes agoe as you cannot chuse but remember expressed vnto mee your owne particular griefe for the rude and blockish qualities of our Collegiates when you related vnto me not without indignation that after you returned from Italie into Germany you were exceedingly molested in mind with Consideration thereof and did many a time wish your selfe out of this world rather then to liue to be constrained to doe any thing against your Calling with this thought and the experience you had of the truth thereof did wonderfully weaken and infringe to wit that in these parts there were none obserued to enter into or at the least to continue in that Society of Iesuites but the very Dregs of Mankind such as were hardly capable of reason much lesse of true Piety and Religion vnto whom neuerthelesse because they exceed in number you must conforme your selfe in all things if you desire to liue in peace abroad and enioy any quiet or content at home And thus I haue made knowne vnto you the foundation of our Society let vs now proceed vnto the body thereof the estate whereof is easily discouered from the originall as it were and causes therof For inasmuch as our Societie which most impudently arrogateth to it selfe the name of IESV is composed of such a sincke of Hypocrites and superstitious persons it deserueth rather to bee tearmed a Pharisaicall Religion howbeit as I haue said it bee clothed with the most glorious name of IESV to the end that wretched mortals might henceforth haue the Enemies and Traitors of their owne salvation not onely lurking vnder sheepes clothing but also vnder the very ornament of Divinity that by this meanes the very Elect if it could bee possibly suspecting no falshood to bee vnder so glorious a name of truth might bee drawne into errour Now the whole body of our society besides their Father Generall who is the Head and Coriphaeus of this Order comprehendeth only these sixe sorts of persons The first those who haue professed 4. vowes The second suchas haue made profession of 3. vowes The third are spirituall Coadiutors The fourth are temporall Coadiutors The fifth Schollers The sixth Novices The professors of 4. Vowes are so called because that ouer and aboue the 3. common vowes of Poverty Chastity Obedience they make a peculiar vow of Obedience to the Pope of Rome and promise him that they will disperse and publish the errors and superstitions of the Romane Religion throughout all the world whensoeuer he shall command Non petito viatico at their owne cost and charges And againe vnto the Father Generall they vow Ab negationem honorum to renounce all honours forsooth because they will not be made Cardinals out of the Societie and yet therein they are made very Cardinals in the Societie as out of whom onely their Father Generall who is in effect nothing else but the Pope of that Societie must bee elected and vpon whom as vpon hinges the whole Societie may depend and be turned euery way for aduantage Which men also may retaine a publique repute of being Learned and Holy men and so this lying and foolish Societi● whiles it supposeth that it auoydeth Ambition or would bee thought so to doe falleth headlong into it not much vnlike those foolish Phylosophers whom Cicero mentioneth who by setting their owne Names vpon those Bookes which they had written touching the Contempt of Glory haue therein foolishly fi●hed for vaine Glory ●o themselues Now those who haue professed 〈◊〉 vowes are as very Byshops in the societie and whereas in other O●●●rs this degree is not distinguished from simple Priesthood but as many as are ordained Priests may also be Professors In this our societie there is a distinction betwixt those two to the end forsooth that this degree may seeme the higher and more eminent if many yeares after a man hath beene made Priest he may be admitted to profession as vnto a Byshopricke By which distinctions they make it appeare vnto vs euidently enough that they haue conuerted the base shew of Ambition into a most beautifull and glorious pictur● or outside of vaine glory which might mo●e all all men liuing with its beautie and might allu●e and retaine vnto it selfe a great number of persons of all estates and degrees and of both sexes Whereas Marke this if men looking seriously into this outward forme and formall outside and with the piercing eye of true vnderstanding should behold the inside thereof questionlesse they might there discouer closely concealed vnder our societie that second beast which maketh all the world to worship the first Apoc. 13.12 For by the first beast I vnderstand the Byshop of Rome who in regard of that secular power which he vsurpes is indeed and in truth that Antichrist whom our society now causeth to bee worshipped almost all the world ouer and that it must continue to doe so euerlastingly hath bound it selfe by that their fourth and more peculiar vow Now that which our blessed Lord and Saviour and his beloued Disciple Saint IOHN Math. 24.22 Apocal. 13.5.12.14 Dan. 12.7 and the Prophet DANIELL doe speake touching the short time of Antichrists raigne is to bee vnderstood of the last persecution ☞ which shall be at such time as that first beast the Pope shall

true Obedience as also to dazell the eyes of the vulgar people to the end that what cannot be done amongst such men by Humilitie may at least bee brought about by Subtiltie and Policie that whereas hee is not able to preserue his reputation by testimonies of his owne Holinesse and vertue as CHRIST and his Apostles and other Holy men haue done hee may vphold it at least by the outward glory of another least that whereas the auncient Romanes were in times past Lords of the whole World if the power of the Bishop of Rome should not extend it selfe fully both to Heaven and Hell yea and Purgatorie also a place deuised for this purpose the Pope might hap to seeme inferiour to them or at the least not greater That as Iupiter Optimus Maximus the prime GOD of all among the Romans is supposed to strike some persons to hell with his Thunderbolt so the Romane Bishop should haue in like manner his terrible Thunderbolt of Excommunication whereby he might make the hearts of all Christians to shake and might thrust down as many as should but dare to lift vp their tongues against this Soueraigne power of his lower then hell it selfe if it could be possibly Last of all that whereas the ancient Romanes being Lords of all the world had a most honourable and stately Magistracie cloathed in purple whereof some were Gouernours of the Citie others ruled as Vice-Royes in forraigne Nations Euen so the Pope of Rome should haue not onely his Bishops as Princes but also his Cardinals as Senators clad in purple who should bee companions for the greatest Kings and out of whom alone the Vicar of CHRIST should bee chosen by the very instinct of the Holy Ghost As if the Holy Ghost should not aswell be tyed to the Cardinals those base and beastly sinckes of Lust and Ambition as the Chaire of PETER to the Citie of Rome For indeed it is true that the Holy Ghost hath sayd That by his goodwill hee cannot indure to dwell in any but quiet modest and humble persons and yet forsooth of late he is euen constrained by compulsion and as it were halfe against his will to reside wheresoeuer the Church of Rome shall be pleased to confine him Howbeit I must confesse in this case my Conscience did often tell mee that they of the Church of Rome haue not beene able to tye the Holy Ghost so close to themselues and their Sea but that twenty and seauen sundry times fayling of the presence thereof they haue raised those XXVII Schismes which stand vpon Record in the Chronicles of their Popes A thing which surely giueth infallible euidence against their holy Spirit and causeth all the priuiledges and power thereof to incurre a just Censure For alas what shall wee say Is it possible that the Divine Godhead can bee an author of Errour and Dissention But when they are held close to this Argument then they answer That the Holy Ghost departed not fro● the Church of Rome at such or such a time but onely through the mistake of some and ambition of others the Church had gotten a Monstrous head hauing sometimes a double sometimes a treble head but that onely one of the rest was the true and lawfull head of the Church Oh what monstrous spirits haue you the Romanists what a monstrous Church Which can be compelled through Errour and Ambition to subsist so often and with so many counterfeit Heads To weare them so many yeares and to inforce so many poore Christian soules to accept and to beleeue them vpon paine of Damnation for true Heads of the Church to their owne mistake the abhomination of all good men and your owne and their most desperate ruine Well now I perceiue plainely enough that this Monster which hath so often had two Heads and sometimes three at once may also through your monstrous Lust and Ambition as easily acquire Seauen heads at once But this may be sufficient touching the first Monster or Idoll The other Idoll I haue seene at Loretto which the Italians call their Lady of Loretto And this is a Picture carued as they would haue men beleeue by St. LVKE the Evangelist And for that cause it is reported to be a worker of wonderfull Miracles I am not able in words to expresse in what infinite estimation this Idoll is held what a report there is all Italy ouer of the Myracles that it worketh This is the onely Saint that all Italians haue in their mouth presently whether they bee amazed with any sudden feare of Death or taken Sicke with any grieuous dis●ase whatsoeuer Vnto this Lady of Loretto doe all sorts of people in such cases make Vowes promise guifts vndertake to goe on Pilgrimage vnto her Temple And if it so fall out that any man bee deliuered from any imminent danger or disease they presently then cry out a Miracle a Miracle and resolue to performe their promise and straight wayes they vndertake a Pilgrimage to Loretto Vpon these occasions there is great resort to Loretto day by day out of all the parts of Italy daily are innumerable Offerings presented at her Shrine and painted tables hanged vp in her Chappell expressing the whole manner of the Miracles And truely at the first sight thereof the infinite multitude of Tables did somewhat moue me and I was of the mind that some Divine essence ruled in that place But when I came a little to my selfe vpon serious consideration of all the passages together I easily discerned that it was nothing else but meerely the dotage of the blockish people who being onely guided by outward sence labour to haue a sensible God I meane a Deitie which they might see and feele For vpon the one hand I obserued a man pictured vpon the Racke and valiantly induring all those torments by prayer made to the Lady of Loretto hard by him was portrayed a man falling from his Horse and escaping death by a sudden prayer made to the same Lady On the other hand you might see a multitude of Sicke people miraculously restored to health by calling vpon her Name Not farre from them diuers Tables of people of all sorts in a storme at Sea escaping the violence thereof by a Vow made to the same Lady with many others of like nature not to be numbred Which follies euen CICERO himselfe being a diligent obseruer of the Roman Superstitions did in his time seeme to deride in his booke De Natura Deorum touching the nature of the Gods of the Romanes wherein making mention of the Philosopher DIAGORAS deriding the Roman Deities h●● thus writeth That when DIAGORAS vpon a time was come to Samothrace and that a friend of his had tooke ocasion to say vnto him You Sir who are of Opinion that our Gods doe not heare the prayers of their Suppliants and order humaine Affaires doe not you obserue by this multitude of painted Tables how many men by prayer to the Gods haue escaped the violence of tempests and

a long time with hunger and cold and want of all bodily comforts at the last they make an end of him with some exquisite tortures and killing torments I doe not belye them I write nothing but a truth There was at Gratz about three yeares agoe a young man named IACOBVS CLVSSEVS a youth of an excellent and pregnant wit this man did they lay hands vpon and miserably tormented him by whipping and scourging for a matter of no moment and because hee told them plainely that hee would renounce their Societie and complaine publikely if ever hee got libertie for this and other such wicked dealing towards him they clapped him vp into such a Prison vnder ground as aforesayd from whence hee was neuer scene to come out againe aliue Nor did any of vs that were Novices make question but that hee was made an end of with most exquisi●e torments Which vnparalell'd piece of tyranny I purpose in due time to divulge to the whole world with relation of all circumstances beeing the thing which the poore wretched Clussaeus had a purpose to haue done himselfe if hee had not beene hindered and preuented by death I shall withall make publike vnto the world another such piece of Villanie committed by the Iesuites of Fulda in Germanie vpon the body of one MARTINVS whom they stole away most basely from his Parents who are yet liuing at Miltenberg or Milberg And how many women thinke you haue beene deuoured and eaten vp in the same Gulfe How many young Children slaine How many young men that haue beene sole Heyres of very large and ample Patrimonies haue beene m●●e away by them I doe not say I thinke but I beleeue and am firmely perswaded so often as shrikes and cryes fighings and most woefull lamentations were heard in the night season the hearing whereof would put a man into a cold sweat all over and make his hayre stand on end though our simpler Novices beleeued them to bee the Soules of some lately departed it was nothing but the shrikes and mone of children lately murthered or then a murthering Moreover that the extreame and Diuelish malice of Iesuites may be in nothing defectiue they are accu●o●ed diuers times in those their Vaults vnder ground to make the Diuell very fine sport putting on terrible d●sguises they cause some of theyr Novices to be called downe to behold theyr Tragedie vpon whom they will rush suddainely with an horrible yelling noyse to make tryall forsooth of theyr courage and constancie For ●f they find any to bee timorous and fearefull they admit not such a man to the secrets of Magicke as accounting them cowardly and degenerate but appoint them to some of the inferiour Arts but such as appeare to bee of bold and vndaunted Spirits they take especiall notice of them and reserue them for serious imployments And yet they are not alwayes successefull for all this as appeared by that which happened at Prague in the yeare 1602. For whereas there were fine principall Iesuites who being habited as Devils made sport with their youth It so fell out that there was found to bee a sixth in their company before they were aware and hee questionlesse was a Divell indeed who catching vp one of the personated Diuels in his Armes gaue him such a kindly vnkind embrace that within three dayes after hee dyed of it The fact was common talke at Bake-houses and Barbershops and at euery table discoursed vpon all over Prague And yet for all that the rest of them as nothing amazed with this Tragicall event dare still in an height of obstinacie proceed in that most vngodly and Diuelish study of Magicke Now amongst that whole Societie the prime man for a Magic an a French Iesuite whom the King of France himselfe had in so high estimation that hee admitted him not onely to his Princely table but also to familiar conferences in priuate concerning whom the Iesuites themselues did make their boast that he had a glasse made by Art Magicke wherein hee could plainely represent vnto the King whatsoeuer his Maiestie desired to see insomuch that there was nothing so secretly done or consulted vpon in the most private Roome of of any Cloyster or Nunnerie of other Orders which hee could not easily and instantly discouer and disclose by helpe of this his Inchanted or rather Diuelish glasse And indeed it was by the Art and meanes of this Magician Iesuite that their Societie was confident that they should bee able to draw on theyr side one of the most potent Princes of the Empire albeit a Protestant forasmuch as hee was observed to bee somewhat delighted in the Study of Magicke Now as for those whom they take in as Nouices to be instructed in this way they expound vnto thē those nine hundred Propositions which PIOVS Earle of Mirandula published at Rome as also the Booke of Iohannes Tritemius together with a Tract or Treatise touching abstruse or hidden Philosophy written by Cornelius Agrippa Likewise Theophrastus concerning the Constellations and Seales of the Planets with the Steganographia of I know not what Abbot and the Art of PAVL to procure Revelations meaning Saint PAVL whom they affirme to haue beene instructed in the Art Magicke and thereby to haue vnderstood such high Revelations and profound Mysteries Yea they blush not to affirme that Saint IOHN was an excellent Magician Nor doe they sticke to say that euen our blessed Sauiour CHRIST IESVS himselfe was a most absolute and perfect Magician as mine owne eares haue heard it oftener then once or twice related by some of that Societie and such as I am able to nominate And thus much for the Iesuites Church Onely take this direction along with you those Vaults and Roomes vnder ground which I mentioned euen now those secret conueyances and Circean Dennes are for the most part contriued to be vnder the Quire or Cloister not where the people doe walke or stand And now when thou shalt passe from their Temple into theyr Studie for I will say nothing touching theyr Parlour or Chambers Refectories or places of Recreation instruction of Novices who are newly admit●ed and the trayning vp of other Schollers committed to the Iesuites tuition nor yet touching the Methode and Order of their Studies but will reserue that for another Discourse seeing those passages are for the most part knowne abroad already being discovered by another When I say thou shalt enter into their publike Library thou shalt finde a most exquisite choise of Authors of all sorts all of them most curiously bound vppe in Leather or Parchment with fillets of Siluer or Gold and as for such whereof there is daily vse they are layd in order vpon Deskes fastened with chaines vpon a long table But as for the inner Librarie that is onely reserued for the Fathers of the Societie it is free for none but them to goe in thither and to borrow thence what bookes they thinke good Those ordinary bookes are onely free for the Iuniors