assigned to their cattell The Heathen had peculiar gods for learning and learned men and for handi-crafts men And all these haue the Papists likewise The Heathen erected Altars ordained Priests to offer sacrifices fell downe before their idols c. So the Papists deck and adorne their images go on Pilgrimage to them fall downe vpon their knées before them and make their prayers vnto them And what is all this but to worship the very images themselues the which is most grosse idolatry Musculus on Psal 16. v. 4. page 139.140 Virels grounds page 87. to 92. Attersoll on Philemon page 63.64 C. They say that there be degrees of religious worship the highest is latria and this is due vnto God the lowest is Dulia proper to Saints c. Bellarm. de imag Sanct. lib. 2. cap. 25. The Scripture acknowledgeth one onely kinde of religious worship and that due onely to God Math. 4.10 Reuel 22.9 And this distinction of theirs was not knowne and receiued into the Church till 400. yeeres after Christ Perk. 1. vol. page 696.2 vol. 530. C. Was not the making and worshipping of Images approued of by the ancient Fathers M. There was no vse of Images among Christians specially in their Churches for 379. yéeres after Christ Adoration of Images was neuer publikely authorized till 788. yeeres after Christ in the second Councell of Nice Perk. 1. vol. page 696.2 vol. 421. If you bee disposed to see more at large when images first came vp how they were forbidden and condemned by Fathers Emperors and Councels and how all that the Papists can say for them is answered then read the booke of Homilies against perill of idolatry for I know none that hath written more soundly fully and plainely thereof C. Doe they teach and practise any thing else against the second Commandement M. Yes To the right worshipping of God there is required a reuerend vse of the meanes of Gods worship and seruice the which are sincere prayer preaching hearing of Gods Word and the vse of she Sacraments Concerning praier if must be made wish vnderstanding 1. Cor. 14. v. 15. Contrary heereunto is their praying in an vnknowne tongue In the purest Churches for the space of 800 yéers at the least diuine prayer was neuer performed in a tongue vnknowne to the people Perk. 2. vol. 557. Concerning the Sacraments they do not rightly administer and receiue them but haue added and taken from them at their pleasure The helps and furtherances of Gods worship are specially two howe 's fasting The Papists make these to bee parts of Gods worship yea they make fasting to be a worke of satisfaction to Gods iustice for the temporall punishment of sinne and a meritorious worke Rhem. on 1. Cor. 15. Sect. 7. Perk. 1. vol. 596. Synopsis Papismi The sixt generall Controuersie quaest 3.4 The 19. generall Controuersie quaest 8. In a word all their carnall ceremonies deuised by men and wherein they place the worship of God are contrary to the second Commandement The most of which ceremonies they haue borrowed partly from the Iews partly from the Gentils Willet on Iude page 215.216 DIALOGVE 9. C. Doe they teach and practise any thing contrary to the Commandements following M. Yes The third Commandement concerneth the glorifying of GODs name in the whole course of our life They teach men to giue the glory which is proper to God to creatures as to the Virgin Mary the Pope c. They teach it lawfull to sweare by Saints and not by God onely They maintaine periurie because they teach with one consent that one beeing examined may answer doubtfully against the direct intention of the Examiner framing another meaning to himselfe in the doubtfulnes of his words As for example A man is asked whether he were not such a day at the Masse in such a place They affirme that he may say no and sweare vnto it although he were at it reseruing this to himselfe not with purpose to reueale it to the Examiner whereas in the very Law of nature hée that takes an oath should sweare according to the intention of him that hath power to administer an oath and that in truth iudgement and righteousnes Ieremy 4.2 Thy are also egregious blasphemers of Gods name They haue vttered most horrible blasphemies concerning the Scriptures See Doctor Willets foure pillers of Papistry page 49. to 61. The fift Commandement requireth subiection and obedience to superiours and namely to Kings and Princes who are supreme and next vnder Christ Rom. 13.1 2. 1. Pet. 2.13 They teach that the Pope is supreme head ouer all persons c. that hee oweth no subiection to Kings and Princes but hath power to make them and to put them downe at his pleasure The Pope and his Clergie will not be in subiection to them but rather exercise Lord-ship ouer them The Popes supremacie was vnheard of and vnknowne till the yeere of Christ 600. It was first brochedby the murthering Emperour Phocas at the ambitious desire of the proud Pope Boniface the Third about the yeere 607. And since that time the Popes haue shewed their intolerable pride in their behauiour towards Princes The Pope in his writings calles himselfe Seruus sernorum Dei The seruant of Gods seruants but in his actions he will be Dominus dominorum the Lord of Lords wherein he plainely sheweth himselfe to be that man of sinne and Antichrist which exalteth himselfe aboue all that is called God 2. Thes 2.4 This may bee shewed by many examples Alexander the Third did tread vpon the neck of the Emperour Frederick the First blasphemously abusing the words of the Psalme Thou shalt tread vpon the Lion and Adder c. Acts Monuments page 185. Pope Celestine frowned Henry the Fift with his foote and with his foote spurned it off againe ibid. 221. The Papists also teach and maintaine disobedience to parents for they teach that it is lawfull for the childe beeing a Roman Catholike to deny his duty to his parents beeing Heretikes And as the Scribes and Pharises taught that if the children did bring to their Corban that is their Treasurie though they neglected their parents yet they were frée so they teach children to giue that they haue to Monasteries c. wherewith they should releeue their parents Bucanùs Common places page 901. DIALOGVE 10. C. Doe they teach and practise any thing contrary to the sixt Commandement M. Yes The sixt Commandement forbiddeth vs to kill or hurt any man They teach it lawfull for subiects not onely to rise vp against but euen to kill their Princes the Lords Anointed if they bee excommunicated by the Pope and that it is a meritorious worke so to do This with other such like diuellish doctrines and the Authors thereof are to be seene more at large in Bucanus Common places concerning Magistrates and in Master Taylour on Psalme 32. page 208. 209. C. Can you name any that haue put it in practice M. Yes Pope Gregory the Seuenth
of Catholikes and Catholike Church Although many sound and learned diuines haue of late yeeres fully laid open all points of Popery and throughly confuted the same yet the vulgar sort eyther for want of money to buy their bookes or leysure to reade them being for the most part verie large or else for want of knowledge to iudge of them being learnedly written know not so much as what Popery is but thinke yea and sometimes speake it that the Papists differ not much from vs and that wee might bee easily reconciled For the good therefore of the simple and vnlearned I haue briefly plainely and familiarly set downe such speciall points as they doe hold contrary to the very grounds of Religion that so such as yet stand may be confirmed the weake ones kept from embracing Popery and such as are of late falne from vs may if Gods will bee such bee reclaimed By Papists I vnderstand such as cleaue to the Pope in religion and are obedient vnto him And I thinke they will not be offended with the name no more then wee are with the name of Protestants And in setting downe their opinions I deale not with them as they deale with vs namely charging vs with such things as wee teach not but rather vtterly disclaime As for example There was not long since in a certaine Citie of this kingdome apprehended a Iesuite and among other things found about him hee had a certaine paper wherein were 44 positions set downe as doctrines maintained by Protestants and of these 44. almost 20 of them were grosse lies As for example First that wee hold and teach that children are saued onely by the faith of their parents without baptisme Secondly that one must not baptize but at a Sermon Thirdly that God doth not onely permit but doth cause sinne Fourthly that there is no Cup of consecration Fiftly that one may preach without being sent with such like things which are most notorious lies for Protestants teach no such things but rather the contrary If any haue broached such doctrine if they bee knowne they are punished by our Church And this hath bin their practice from time to time in charging vs with such points of doctrine as were neuer allow'd of but condemned by vs. In setting downe therefore of their opinions I alleadge eyther their very words or the summe therof and quote the places where the same are to bee found And I doe not set downe the words of some priuate man or of such as are of no account in the Church of Rome but of their Councell of Trent the Rhemists Bellarmine and such as whose words and writings are approued and allowed of by the Church of Rome And then at the end of euery particular point of Popery I quote also diuers of our owne late Writers where the points are handled more at large so that if any be disposed to see what they hold and how they are confuted hee may turne to the Authors and finde the same And because the Papists stand so much vpon antiquitie I haue also set downe the time when the most substantiall points of Popery came first into the Church See Doctor Abbot in defence of the reformed Catholike page 109. to 121. There is one thing which it may be some will not like of and that is the vsing of some homely comparisons and pleasant conceites but I would haue such to know that a Pill is a very bitter thing and therefore men many times before they come to swallow it will roll it in hony or some other sweet thing that it may goe down the more pleasantly and therefore I haue done the like with this my Pill that so it may be taken with the more delight And heerein I haue done but as Elias did with Baals Priests 1. Kings 18.27 and no more then Esay did with idolaters in his time Esay 44.16 My request then to you is that you will accept these foure small mites and employ them for your owne direction and the good of your families Teach your little ones the first and then as they growe in yeeres let them learne the rest And heerein you are to haue a respect to the nature and condition of your children If they be but of weake capacitie and haue but weake memories you are to require the lesse of them If that you would allow them some small time in euery weeke to learne the same and euery Lords day after the publike exercises in the Church you would spend but one hour or halfe in examining them you shall finde that in a few yeeres they would euen learn them all And further this you shal finde that by teaching your families you shall much profit your selues so that when you shall heare the Catechisme expounded in the Church as Ministers are now cōmanded to do it you shall by this meanes vnderstand the better what is taught and profit a great deale the more by it You shall doe well also to reade ouer oftentimes the Texts of Scriptures as they are set downe in order and so you shall see how euery point of doctrine deliuerd by the Minister in Catechizing is confirmed And concerning the Catechisme for Catholikes you shall doe well also sometimes to reade it or cause your children to doe it that so you may see what Poperie is and accordingly take heede of it These things if you be carefull to performe I doubt not but in a short time you shall finde great good to come heereof to your children much comfort to your selues and God hereby shall be glorified to whose most blessed and holy direction I commend you now and for euer Yours to his vttermost I. M. A CATECHISME for little Children Q. WHo made you A. God Q. What is God A. God is a Spirit Q. How many persons be there A. Three persons but one God Q. Whereof did God make man A. Of the dust of the ground Q. Whereunto did God make man like A. To himselfe Q. Wherein was that A. In righteousnes and holines principally Q. Wherefore did God make you A. To serue him Q. How will God be serued A. As he himselfe hath commanded in his Word Q. How is that A. In spirit and truth Q. Are we such now as God did make vs A. No we are all sinners Q. What is sinne A. The transgression of the Law Q. By whome came sinne into the world A. By man euen Adam Q. What is the reward of sinne A. Eternall death and damnation Q. How shall wee escape this death and damnation A. Onely by Iesus Christ Q. What is Iesus Christ A. The onely begotten Sonne of God Q. Is he God or man A. Both God and man Q. What did he to redeeme thee A. Hée suffered the torments of death for me Q. Christ was God how could he then die A. Christ was also man and so he suffered and died Q. Did Christ suffer in bodie or in soule A. Both in body and in soule Q. Did Christ
forgiuenes of our sinnes and eternall saluation The Papists say It is presumption to be assured of saluation and will haue men to doubt thereof the which is contrary to the nature of true faith They call the certaintie of remission of sinnes a faithles perswasion and the faith of diuels not of Apostles Concil Trid. Sess 6 cap. 9.12 13. Rhemists Annot. 1. Cor. 9. Sect. 9. DIALOGVE 2. C. Shew me I pray you what things in particular they teach contrary to any Article of the Creed M. I could shew you many but I feare that then I should be tedious to you I will therefore set downe onely the chiefest In the second and third Article is described and set foorth vnto vs both the person office of our Mediator namely that he is both God and man a Prophet Priest and King Concerning his person although in words they confesse him to be God and man yet indéed they deny it for they ascribe to him a body inuisible and infinite they teach that hee is corporally present in infinite places at once which is proper onely to God and contrary to the nature of a true body And so in effect they do euen deny his Man-hood The Sonne of God is called Iesus because he is a Sauiour yea the onely and perfect Sauiour which saueth vs from our sinnes that is hath deliuered vs not onely from the blame or guiltines but fully also from the punishment due to our sinnes Mat. 1.21 Acts 4.12 Heb. 7.25 The Papists teach that there must also some satisfaction of our owne come to make vp our perfect Redemption Concil Trid. Sess 14.6.8 Can. 11.15 They will not be saued only by IESVS CHRIST but by the merits also of Saints their owne merits Popes pardons c. yea they ascribe that to others which is proper to Christ alone and so consequently make them their Sauiours As for example They ascribe to S. Francis the same titles properties power and the very same office due to Iesus Christ in all respects they make him like to Christ whatsoeuer Christ did that as they say did S. Francis And what is this in effect but to make him their Sauiour That they do ascribe the former things to S. Francis is to be séene in a booke written on purpose to shew the conformity betwéen him and Christ called The Conformity of Francis the which hath bin confirmed by the authority of the Church of Rome Pope Gregory the Ninth inioyned the faithfull to hold and firmely to beléeue the things taught in the said booke concerning S. Francis and that he should be punished as an Heretike that would thinke the contrary Confor F. 2. lib. 1 Fol. 3. C. To whom else doe they ascribe that which is proper to Iesus Christ M. To the Virgin Mary They describe her nature by her name Maria consisting of fiue letters and these as they say doe import the fiue offices to be exercised by her toward vs. The first is Maternitatis of Mother-hood signified by the letter M for shée as they say is the mother of mercy through whom wée obtaine mercy Her second office is Conseruationis of conseruing the treasure of God signified by the letter A which representeth Arcam thesauri the chest of treasure for in her as they say we shall finde an infinite treasure of the wisdome and grace of God Her third office is Directionis et gubernationis of direction and gouerning by example of her life This is imported by the letter R. and therefore shée is named Regina the Quéene Her fourth office is Iaculationis et repulsionis inimicorum of flinging and repelling back of enemies signified by the letter I and therefore they pray thus to her Tu nos ab hoste protege et hora mortis suscipe Protect thou vs from the enemie and receiue vs at the houre of death Her last Office is Aduocatiâ—nis of Aduocation imported by the letter A. from whence they pray thus O our aduocate turne thy mercifull eyes vnto vs. And what doe they héerein but euen place her in the roome of Iesus and make her their Sauiour These are the very words of Fryer Iohn Viguerius a Doctour yea and a publike professour of diuinity among them in his Institutions to his Catholike Theologie Cap. 20. Sect. 9. Fol. 214. And heerein he is like to such as can make Bells to sound euen what pleaseth their phantasticall braine and as best may féed their superstitions humours Further they say that shée is the originall or our saluation the recouerer of grace and forgiuenes our hope our saluation resurrection c. yea that to her it is giuen to bruise the Serpents head that shée hath done it and procured that peace betwéene God and man which no man could procure Viguerius Ibid. 214.215 Confor Fran. in conclus lib. 1. Is not this to make her a Sauiour C. Surely yes and I thinke it most horrible blasphemie M. Account you this blasphemy what say you then to that which Carolus Scribanius a Iesuit hath written of her As namely First that the milke of Mary may come into comparison with the bloud of Christ Secondly that the Christian mans faith may lawfully take hold of both as well as one Thirdly that the best compound for a sick soule is to mix together her milk and Christs bloud Fourthly that the sinnes and spirituall diseases of the soule are cured aswel by her milk as by his bloud Fiftly that her milk and the merit and vertue of it is more precious and excellent then Christs bloud These most horrible blasphemies with many such like are to be found in the aforesaid Iesuits book which M. C. hath put into English and sufficiently answered calling it The Iesuits Gospell Besides all these things in a book called The Ladies Psalter they haue put out the word Lord and put in the word Lady As for example Psalm 110.1 The Lord said vnto our Lady Sit thou mother at my right hand c. The like they doe in the rest of the Psalmes And is not this good stuffe thinke you C. These books were written long agone and it may be that they are now reiected by the Papists M. The latter of them was indéede written long agone but is not reiected but stands vncontrouled or rather defended by the Iesuits and those of the principall The former was written but lately And whereas both the Author and his book as M. C. saith deserued the fire and halter it was so farre from béeing misliked in the Romish Synagogue or any way censured that the booke hath béene reprinted and the Authour and his book stand enrolled approoued and commended in their great volumes set out for that purpose for good and Catholike As they place S. Francis and the Virgin Mary in Christs roome so doe they the Pope also ascribing that to him which is proper vnto Iesus Christ and may not without blasphemie be ascribed to any creature They say that the Pope is the Sunne the
called Hildebrand hired one to kill the Emperour A Monk poysoned King Iohn Henry the Third King of France was slaine by a Fryer Yea Pope Sixtus Quintus highly commended the Fryer for dooing of it Henry the fourth of France was also slaine by a Papist Many of them yea of their Priests and Iesuites haue attempted to kill our late Queene Elizabeth and our King Iames with all his royall issue and that after a most barbarous manner These Popish Traitours may very fitly be compared to that base and vnnaturall bird the Cuckow who though he be hatched fed and brought vp by a little bird yet he deuoureth both the naturall young ones and also the damme her selfe C. Are there none that teach and practise the killing of Princes but Papists M. This doctrine was neuer maintained by any Heretikes besides the Papists as our most Christian and learned King hath shewed in a speech of his vttered in the Parliament house in the yeere 1605. by occasion of the Gun-powder Treason And heerein you may see how contrary they are both to the doctrine and practice of the Prophets Christ and his Apostles who both taught and practised subiection euen to wicked and idolatrous Princes and did neuer so much as attempt to hurt them As for example Saul was a wicked King for saken of God and one that did most cruelly persecute Dauid who was anointed to be King after him At two seuerall times the Lord deliuered Saul into his hands so that hee might without any resistance haue killed him yea Abishai desired that hee might strike him but once with his speare But what said Dauid Touch him not for who can lay his hand on the Lords anointed be guiltles Nay his heart smote him for cutting off the skirt of Sauls Robe 1. Sam. 24.4 5 6. c. chap. 26.8.9 c. And afterwards when one brought tidings to Dauid that hee had slaine Saul what did Dauid Did hee commend him for it as the Pope did the Fryer No he caused him to be slaine for his labour 2. Sam. 1.14 15 16. Now what think you of Dauid C. He was a man after Gods owne heart indued with the Spirit of God M. It is most true and therefore the Papists which both teach and practise the contrary are indued with the spirit of Satan S. Paul saith that to forbid marriage meats is a doctrine of diuels 1. Tim. 4.1.3 If that bee a doctrine of diuels then much more is this In the sixt Commandement is also condemned all crueltie yet héerein they excéede and excell all others And this is a speciall note of a false religion and yet this is one speciall meanes whereby Popery is vpheld See Taylor on Psalme 32. page 204. to 208. Salomon describes an harlot by thrée properties cruelty treachery and flattery Pro. 2.16 17 18. As a dishonest and vnchaste woman is thus discerned so is a corrupt religion And these are the very badges and ensignes of the whore of Babylon Where they get the sword they shew all cruelty where their power faileth they work by treachery where this speedeth not they will deceiue by flattery and hypocrifie Sée the Preface to Doctor Willets Treatise on the Epistle of S. Iude page 2 3 c. DIALOGVE 11. C. What doe they teach and practise contrary to the seuenth Commandement M. They hold and teach that marriage is vnlawfull in the Clergie and that the marriage of Ministers is the worst sort of incontinencie and fornication Rhem. on 1. Cor. 7.9 Sect. 8. whereas marriage is the remedie against fornication 1. Cor. 7.2 They allow their Priests to kéepe harlots rather then to marrie so they doe it closely for this caueat is giuen them Si non castè tamencautè If thou canst not liue chastly thou mayst kéepe a whore warily And what vncleannes and filthines hath bin committed by many Popes and Popish Priests all the world knoweth A taste héereof I will giue you in a few examples Pope Iohn the 13. was an adulterer and an incestuous person Béeing found without the city with another mans wife he was so wounded of of her husband that within eight dayes after he died Acts and Monuments page 143. Pope Sixtus the Fourtherected at Rome a Stewes of double abomination not only of women but also of men ibid. 6. page 667. Alexander the Sixt committed incest with his owne daughter Lucretia Guicciardine lib. 3. Innocentius the Eightth had diuers bastards and boasted of them See Willet on Iude page 188. They had one Pope that did beget no child but was begotten with childe and brought it forth in going on procession and that was Pope Iohn the Eightth who proued to bee Ioane and not Iohn This they deny but there was of late yéeres written a booke by Master Alexander Cooke and another written in Latine by a stranger wherein they prooue and that out of Popish writers that there was such a one For they sufficiently proue themselues to be men indeede in begetting bastards It is an old saying It must néedes bee a holy Procession where the diuell beares the Crosse so it must néeds bean holy chaste pure Church that hath such vnholy impure vnchaste filthy heads as many Popes haue bin And as were the heads such was the rest of the bodie Their monasteries and monkish cells were detected of most infamous incests fornications c. as doth appeare in the inquisition made in the time of King Henry the Eightth Praefat Balaei de actis Roman Pontif. Sée a little booke lately set forth called the Friers Chronicle Contrary to the Eightth Commandement are the Popes Buls Indulgences and pardons for sinne and all for money They sell such things as are not to bée sold namely remission of sinnes and the merits by which men may come to the kingdom of heauen But no penie no Pater noster Synopsis Papismi Controuersie 14. part 3. Popes Bulls and Indulgences wherein is giuen absolution from the guilt of temporall punishment were not knowne to the Catholike Church for 1000 yéeres and more after Christ Perk. 2. vol. 589. And héerein they maintain licenciousnes for what néede one care what sinne hee committeth when for a little money hee may haue a pardon for it One Roger Holland sometime a Papist saith thus I was of this your blinde religion hauing liberty vnder your auricular confession I made no conscience of sinne but frusted to the Priests absolution he also for money doing some penance for me which after I had giuen I cared no further what offences I did no more then he cared after he had my money whether he fasted with bread or water for mee or no Acts and Monuments page 2040. DIALOGVE 12. C. Shew mee also I pray you what they reach and practise contrary to the two last Commandements M. The ninth Commandement condemns all lying and dissimulation railing mocking c. They maintaine equiuocation which as the Secular Priests haue said Quodlibet 2. Art 4. page