〈◊〉 Apoc. 4. As the prototypoÌ„ is honoured in the vvorsip of the Picture so is it dishonoured in the contumelious abuse of it 1. Reg. The Albigenses affirmed our bles sed Ladie to haue bene agreat sin ner S. Austen The Coun cels of ClaramouÌ„ Basil TreÌ„t c. alvvaies except the B. Virgin vvheÌ„ they treat of sin Lu. 1. Gne 4 Tit. 3. Ps. 1. The Angels Mat. 16. Io. 21. Luc. 5. Ps. 19. The Apostles Mat. 7. Of the Sacrament of Confession Luc. 10. Ps. 107. 144. Leuit. 14. Luc. 17. Io. 20. Mat. 16. Of the traditions of the church Baptizing of Infants is an Apostolike tra dition as also the 40. daies fast of Lent and the vvorshipping of holy Images according to the 2. General Coun cel of Nice The Martirs The true Catholike Church increaseth by Persecutions Three hun dreth thou sand Martirs put to death in the Citie of Rome And thir Popes Ioh. 15. Dioclesiâ—◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 an though they pretended satiecie of honours and imperial dignitie to be the cause of their resigning the regal state yet they priuatly confessed to their nee rest friends that the true reasoÌ„ vvas the flourisshing and increasing of the ChristiaÌ„ church vvhich mageâ— their tyrannie more and more through out the vvorld dilated it selfe Act. 8. 10. It is a vvonderfull thing that the vvorkes of Arch heretikâ—s though most learned after some years all perish The Ar 〈…〉 aÌ„s Donatists NestoriaÌ„s ManicheaÌ„s and other sects haue vvritten bookes for the establi shing of their here ticall opinions and yet none of their vvorkes are extant as if they vvere sub iect to that curse Sâ—p 4. Spuâ—â—a vitulamina non agent altas radices And verily arch heretiks are the first begotten bastards of the Diuel as Policarpus called MarcioÌ„ A description of Virgins vvho to their crovvne of Virginitie haue added the lavvrel of Martirdome Apoc. 14 Can. 2. Apoc. 4. Iud. 5. A relation of the glorious Martyrdome of S. Ebba an Dom. 870. burnt vvith her holy Virgins by the Danes for the defence of their Virginitie Eccles. 10. Dan. 13. The OratioÌ„ made by S. Ebba to her Nuns Lucretia so generally commended for killing her selfe is much reprehended by S. Austen in his first book de Ciuit. Dei Margarit Middleton Promartir of her sexe in the last reuolutioÌ„ Cornelius 〈◊〉 Lapide of the Societie of Iesus a man famous for his profounde knovvledge in holy Scrip tures and languages makes honorable mention of her amongst the most glorious Martirs of the Primatiue Church in his CoÌ„mentaries vpon Gen. cap. 1. I haue here also made meÌ„tion of her at the vrgent request of a vvorthy personage in these partes vvho though a stranger to our Countrie yet is singularly deuoted to our couÌ„ trie vvomaÌ„ this holy Martyr The Doctors and holy Fathere of the Catho lik church Humilitie a speciall signe of the Catholike Church and it is vvorthy to be obserued that the greatest Doctors most learned in the Catholike Church haue bene most humble S. Norbert an Apostolike maÌ„ sounder of the order of Praemonstratenses by his holy labours he freed Antvverp from the heresie of Tanchelinus His vvhite order hath heretofore much flourished in our Countrie Fiftie Orders in the Church of God obserue the rule vvritten by 〈◊〉 Austen Ios. 7. Of the English Nuns of S. Monica in-Louaine liuing vnder the holy rule of S. AusteÌ„ The three Vovves 1. Pouertie 2. Chastity 3. Obedience The acts and exercise of a religious life Iob. Iob. 16. Of the buil ders of the church Mat. 22. Col. 2. Apoc. 21. A description of the foure Cardinal virtues Temperance Fortitude Iustice. Prudence The follie vnlavvfulnesse of single com bates The holy Councel of Trent sess 25. c. 19. ExcoÌ„municateth both fighters in single com bats as also the beholders 3. Reg. 13. Sap. 8. Apoc. 12. 1. Cor. 15. S. Xauerius conuerred aboue three hundreth thousand Infidels to the faith of Christ. A parenetical apostrophe to the married and schismatik Church-men of the greeke Church Act. 2. Ierem. 16. Io. 21. Mat. 12. Neuer any conuersions of Nations haue bene performed by heretikes Io. 19. Ep. Io. 13. Sir Thomas More Mat. 5. An Apostrophe to the clergie labouring in England Agge 2. 〈◊〉 Mac. 4. 2. Paral. 36. 2. Esd. 2. Of some principall Orders of Religion Luc. 6. 1. Cor. 3. Innocentins the 3. savv in vision S FraÌ„ cis holding vp the Laterane Church by vvhich vision God vvould de monstrat the benefite vvhich the Catho lik church by the pious labours of this holy man and his of spring in aftertimes receiued Of Orders of Religious vvoemen in the Catholik Church Mat 5. Of the relligions vveomen of Saint Benets order The Quire of our Church Ierem. 9. Zach. 12. S. Gregorie a Monk of S. Bennets order and aftervvardes Pope for his great zeale and labours in the coÌ„uersion of our countrie stiled the Apostle of Enland hee ordained the manner of sing ing which is stil retained in the Church of him cal led Cantus Gregorianus Gen. 3. Iud. 5. Purity ofâ— intention Leuit. 5. Luc. 2. Ierem. 8. Esai 49. 1. Reg. 16. Apoc. 12.
IESVS PRAeFIGVRED OR A POËME OF THE HOLY NAME OF IESVS IN FIVE BOOKES THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKE Permissu Superiorum 1623. TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTIE PRINCE CHARLES PRINCE OF VVALES DVKE OF CORNEVVALL EARLE OF CHESTER c. Great CHARLES I Doe not thinke the Verse I write VVorthy the honour of your Princely fight And should you read no lines but worth your view Men knew not what to dedicate to you But hauing nothing els to shew my zeale VVith VViddow what I haue I freelie deale Marc. 12 To giue rich Donatiues great Princes vse T' is also greatnesse badge not to refuse Smal presents els how should meane persons showe That duty which to Potentates they owe To you my PRINCE I consecrate my booke Reward my Muse with what your gratious looke Vouchsafe to read our Poëm vvherein all Is written without malice without gall VVee are not bitter at the Present time Onelie wee saie Rebellion is a Crime Aud auntient sectaries our verse doth strike VVho so shall doe your Highnesse needs must like And though wee speake in rime as Poets vse Yet sacred veritie attends our Muse. Truth on our Poëm waits an vpright cause To set it fourth needeth no lying clause In all our building there is not a stone But wee dare justifie to be our owne Certes now wee haue perfited our frame Casting reflections eie vpon the same VVe doubt much vvhether vvee haue anie vaine In Poetrie because wee doe not faine Vouchsafe then Mighty CHARLES my Booke to view VVhich is all Innocent all smooth all true Your Highnesse humble seruant IOHN ABBOT A LA SERENISSIMA SEN̄ORA DON̄A MARIA DE AVSTRIA INFANTE DE ESPAN̄A PRINCESA DE GALES SEN̄ORA Hemos edificado vna Yglesia y en sufrontispicio pusimos el augustissimo nombre de IESVS saluador nuestro que todos han de adorar en el nombre de V. A. se hizo esta fabrica pues por los beneficios y el respeto de V. A. hemos alcançado de nuestro Artaxerxes la permission de boluer à ver la cara patria paraque reparemos à Hierusalem y restauremos los templos à V. A. Nuestro grande Assuero ofrece à V. A. susceptro de oro como el ramo de oliuo que es symbolo de la paz paraque V. A. qual otra Hester hermosissma conuierta esta benignidad en la salud de su pueblo y assi buelua à florecer en Inglaterra la fè de nuestros mayores la religion antigua que es lo que V. A. desea y procura paraque segun esperamos se buelua à recobrar por su dichoso casamiento lo que perdimos por las ilicitas bodas Aun nos acordamos y gemimos por las miserias y trabajos que procedieron de aquel desastrado matrimonio entre Henrique el octauo y Ana Bolena pero por V. A. se restaurarà n nuestras perdidas y en lugar de la tristeza y llanto entrarà la alegria con el gozo paraque quede V. A. aun auentajada à las antiguas Reynas Theodolinda Crotilda è Hingunde à cuya piedad reconocieron los mayores bienes con la fè las valerosissimas naçiones de los Francos Longobardos y Godos Dexemos à exemplos y cosas tan remotas quando tenemos à tantos en la Imperial casa de Austria en la real de Espan̄a en la de Bauiera llenos estan los libros à cada passo se veen las memorias de las Isabelas Marias Margaritas Mucho deuen Sen̄ora los Ingleses desterrados a la Mag. d de la Sen̄ora Reyna Don̄a Margarita de Austria vuestra madre porque fue mucha la piedad con que mādò assistirles A V. A. deura aun mucho mas todo el Reyno y la naciō entera Que ofreceremos de nuestra parte como se declararà nuestro reconocimiento poreste voto Hermosos sean tus passos en tu calçado ô hija del Principe y contu agrado y hermosura procedas y reynes felizmente en nombre del Sen̄or te bendezimos y le rogamos que te haga como à Rachel y como à Lia que edificaron la casa de Israel paraque sea V. A. exemplo de virtud en Ephrata y tenga vn nombre celebre en Bet lehem Assimismo dedico à nuestro Serenissimo Carlos Principe y esperança de la Britannia esta nuestra Yglesia que con Moysen leuantè en elmonte por el exemplo y la traça que se me ensen̄ò Recibid Sen̄ora este don aunque pequen̄o que ofrezco à V. A. con mis humildes deseos paraque se sirua de recibirme tambien en suproteccion y entre sus minimos criados Nuestro sen̄or guarde à V. A. como yo deseo y ha menester la Christiandad Deste uento de S. Iuan Baptista de Anuers à 12. de Nouembre 1623. THE PRAeFACE SOme vvill perchance object it is not fitt That verses should by such as I be vvrit I ansvvere vvhen the subject holy is VVho e're make Verses shall not doe amisse That Volume vvhich IOBS patience doth rehearse For no small quantitie doth speake in verse Of other Scriptures is not a great part Compos'd according to Poeticke Art And if vve to the after times descend The sacred Catologue shall neuer end Hovv many auntient Fathers Hymnes haue vvrit In one combining pietie and vvitt They erre vvho thinke a Poet hath no straine Vnlesse the subject of his Muse be vaine For vvhy hath Pegasus his vvings to flie If he must still keepe earth ne're mount on hight Is it not pittie such a noble Horse In Boggs and durtie vvaie should spend his force And manag'd by loose Venus vvanton Son In paths of obsceane loue his vvhole course run Recall your selues braue vvits such vvaies to passe Better becomes an Apuleian Asse And though the Iades you ride on do not tire Yet doe they vvant the true Poetike fire Fetcht from that Mount vvhere Virgins on a Hill VVrite loftie Odes vvith a Parthenian quill There there take horse Nor are you streightned vvhen You make faire virtue object of your Pen. God virtue sins hate are a spatious field And vvell-tild can abundant matter yeild VVrite vvith a modest Pen such holy laies That Phoebus may vvith ouerlasting baies Your tempells Crovvne els knovv that chaster times Shall sacrifice to Vulcan your loose rimes And thou my Pegasus vvhom I shall vse As Palfrie in this progresse of my Muse VVhilst of great IESVS name thy Ladie sings Mount vp aloft vse thy best paire of vvings VVhen thou art forc'd to trampel here benea'th Be it a moment onelie to take breath And in the vvaie plaie not the Iade and tire But as thy journey so increase thy fire A POËME OF THE HOLIE NAME OF IESVS The first Booke THE ARGVMENT VVe speake vvhat Ground VValls
crovvned by Iohn the 12. The Electors ordained by Gregorie the fift Henry the 8. honoured by Leo the 10. vvith the title of defender of the Faith The title of Catholike vvas giuen or rather hauing bene discontinued vvas restored to Ferdinand and Isabella by Alexander the sixt The kings of France by concession of the Apostolike Sea haue kept the title of most Christian which vvas giuen to Carolus Martellus vvhom Gregorie the third in one and the same Epistle tvvice so stileth Luc. 22. 3. Reg. The excellencie of Virgins Virginitie Ps. 44. An inuectiue against sin Io. 1. Gen. 3. Iob. 3. Iob ib. An Apostrophe to Eue. Gen. 3. Of the transgression of our first patents Gen. 3. The effects of Originall sinne Eph. 2. Iob. 27. 4. Reg. 5. Gen. 6. The force of Contrition 4. Reg. 5. Luc. 7. Cant. 7. Aristotle in his Politikes prooueth a vvoman vnfit to gouerne Thefourth generall Councel of Calcedon gathered chiefely by the zeale of this holy Empres. Gen. 3. A true coÌ„mendation of the house of Austria Cornelia a Romaine MatroÌ„ Mother of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus a Lady of admirable endovvments Rodulph the first surnamed Magnus the beginner of the greatnesse of the house of Austria blest for his rare deuotion to the B. Sacrament Elizabeth daughter of Edvvard the fourth being married to Henry Earle of Richmond the deadly hate betvvixt the 2. families of Yorke and Lancaster ceased Iconoclasts or Image breakers an Dom. 786. in the time of Irene Empre Ile of Constantienopledid râ—nounce tâ—eir heresi The true vse of Ima ges is declared 〈◊〉 The adoration of them Phil. 2. 2. They excite vs to imitate the Saints vvhom they represent Augustus Caesar adopted sonne of Iulius Hovv pietie is fostered furthered by holy pictures 2. Colos. Isa. 53 Mat. 27. Gen. 22. Mat. 9. Mar. 5. Luc. 8. This vvoman cured by our Sauiour erected his statue in brasse at the foote vvhereof grevv an hearb vvhich vvhen it reached to the hemme of our Sauiours garment cured all diseases as vvitnesseth vvho in his time see it Euseb. lib. 7. Hist. c. 14. Iulian the Apostata broake it in peeces and placed his ovvne in the place but a fire comming from heauen and renting Iulians statue casting also the head to the ground reuenged the sacrilegious temerity of this Apostata Emperour Soz. lib. 5. c. 20. Niceph. lib. 10. c. 30. Leopold Marquesse of Austna a Prince of vvonderfull sanctitie 1. Reg. 10. 3. Pictures instructe the simple and ignorant people and therefore Saint Gregcals them the idiots book lib. 9. Ep. 9 Mat. 2. Our Sauiour as vvitnesseth Euag. lib. 4. hist. c. 26. sent his picture to Abgarus king of Edessa by vvhich many famous miracles vveare done and are related by the same author The finding of the Crosse on vvhich our Sauiour suffered by Helen Mother of the Emperour Constantine Cant. 3. Hovv S. Helen disposed of the nailes vvhich pierced our Sauiours hands and feet vvhen he 〈…〉 vas Crucified for our sins Manes first denied the vvorshipping of holy reliques as vvitnesseth S. Austin lib. 20 conra â—â—ust ca. 21. lib. 32. c. 11. After him Eunomius and Vigilantius taught this heresie al many hundreth years since by the holy Church and councels condeÌ„ned for heretikes Act. 19. Diuers nations conuerted to Christianity and reduced from heresies by their vertuous Queenes Iugunde Queene of Spaine Didymus of Alexandria vvas from the fift yeare of his age blind yet most learned in all sciences but infected vvith the errors of Origen vvhich errors hee taught Ruf finus and Melania 1. Pet. 5. Ge. 3. The marriage of Henry the 8. vvith Anne of Boleine vvas theouerthrovv of Catholike religioÌ„ in England 2. Reg. 20. The character of the state and commoÌ„ vvealth of HollaÌ„d The Hollanders putting the Turkish halfe moones on the flags of their ships had this Motto Pius Turcae quam Papislae Mat. 22. Ps. 81. 1. Reg. 24. Ps. 104. Zach. 2. 2. Reg. 16. Ier. 7. Iud. 9. Ezech. 26. 〈◊〉 Iudie 6. Est. 7. Iudit 13. 2. Ro. 28. Of the Pillars of the Church Apoc. 3. Gal. 2. The 2. Apostles Act 12. Act. 1. Act. 11. Act. 2. Mat 26 Mar. 14. Act. 5. Iud. 16. Exod. 16. Of the bleâ—sed Sacrament vnder the forme of bread The effects of the B. SacrameÌ„t Iud 8. Zach. 9. Ps. 135. Ps 71. 3. Reg. 19. Sâ—â— 16. Exod. 12. PreparatioÌ„ to receiue the blessed SacrameÌ„t Io. 1. 2. Reg. Ps. 5â— Gon. 34. 2. Reg. 13 Leuit. 16. Num. 21. 103. 1. Reg 31. 2. Reg 1. S. Austen explicating that of the 67. Psal. increpa feâ—as arundinis saith that heretikes are ferae calami beastes vvho vvith their quils dammage and molest the Church Mat. 17 Of the first beatitude Mat. 5. 2. Keg 16. Of the 2. Beatitude Mat. 5. Ezech. 32. Cant. 4. Iud. 9. Luc. 14. Mat. 23. Io. 13. Mat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 14. Mat. 23. A relation of some passages of our Sauiours Passion Mat. 27. The miserie of the Ievves all vvhich S. Hierome Ep. 129. ad Dardanum doth attribute to Gods iust vengeance for their impious killing our Sauiour Thren 1. Isai. 53. Isa. 53. Spirituall profit arising from meditating on our Sauionrs Passion Psal. 41. Of the blessed Sacrament vnder the forme of VVine The passioÌ„s of the minde Cant 4. Gen. 1. Io. 21. Cant. 1. Zach 9. Cant. 5. Of the Sacrifice dailie offered in the Catholike Church The Bell. Euen sectaries theÌ„ selues are compelled to saie there is the Catholike Church such a man is a Catho like as vvitnesseth S. Augustin lib. contra ep fund c. 4. Ciryl Cat. 18 Io. 1. The holy Fathers saie that the church began in Abel a Virgin martyr Simon Magus boasted much of faith vvith out good vvorkes Clem. lib. 1. Recog Mat. 7. VVee describe the Bell of the Catholike Church Mat. 5. The three Euangelical counsailes Mat. 19. It vvas one of the herefies of SimoÌ„ Magus in the Apostles time and aftervvard of Aetius surnamed Atheist that faith alone vvas sufficient to saluatioÌ„ S. Hierome vvrit against Iouinian who made marrimony aequall vvith virginitie Mat. 8. Luc. 8. Cant. 4. 5. Io. 10. Io. 21. Of the ve ritie of our Sauiours presence in the B. Sacrament of the Altar Mat. 26. Mar. Luc 22. 1. Cor. 11. Mat. 27. Berengarius anno 1028. denied the reall presence in the blessed SacrameÌ„t and vvas condemned for an heretique by diuers holy coun cels Gen. 3. Io. 21. Admirable 〈◊〉 the sentences of these holy Fathers in the praise of our B Ladâ—e ex tolling her aboue the Seraphins and all the Quires of Angels 2. Reg. 3. Gen. 3. S. Anselme amongst other signs of Predestination auerreth that deuotion to our B. Ladie is one and surly vvho in the Catholike Church haue bene eminent for sanctitie lear ning yea for felicitie and happienesse in Ciuill affaires as Constantine and Charles the great haue bene specially deuoted to the blessed Virgin the glorious Mother of IESVS Apoc. 12. Io