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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

for when Cornelius prostrated himselfe at the feete of S. Peter to worship him that excelent Apostle lifted him vp againe saying Act. 10. Stand vp I my selfe also am a man Rev. 19. the verrie Angels would not be worshipped But amongst the Pagans when they consecrated a soueraigne Pontife This adolation of the ancient pontifis is represented by G. du choul discours of the Relig. of the ancien Rom. pag. 266. he was adored and worshipped of euery one As when the Pope is chosen they set him on the Altar and all the Cardinals goe to the adoration It is of the ancient Pagans that the Popes haue learned to suffer men to call them GODS For the Apostles saide they were men of the like affections as others But the Emperour Domitian made himselfe to be called Dominus Deus noster that is Act. 14. Suetonius in Domitiano Our Lord God Which blasphemie is found in the same words in the Glosse of the Extrana Of Iohn 22. where the Pope is also called Dominus Deus noster It is of the ancient Pagans that the Popes haue learned to make men kisse theire feete For Iesus Christ washed the feete of his Apostles Ioh. 13.14 but the Soueraigne Pontifes among the Pagans made theire feete to be kissed See vn this subject Polyd Virg. de inven verum lib. 4. cap. Dioclesian ordained by a publick Edict that all sorts of persons should prostrate themselues before him and kisse his feete and to make them the more venerable he adorned his Pantofle and enritched it with gold pearles and pretious Stones Another monster of nature to wit C. Caligula had before that manifested the same pride Seneca de benefic lib. 2. cap. 12. For it is reported of him that after he had absolued Pompeius Pennus whome he pretended to haue offended him he stretched him out his left foote to make him kisse it all though this personage was of the Consular dignitie It is also of the Pagans that the Bishop of Rome hath learned to make himselfe to be borne on the shoulders of men For the Apostles went a foote Polyd. virg de invent verum lib. 4. cap. 10. and Jesus Christ made his entrie into Jerusalem riding on the fole of an asse But the ritch Pagans made themselues to be borne in litters on the shoulders of theire slaues Thereof reade the Satyres of Juvenal and the Epigrammes of Martial Tertul. Apolog advers Gentes cap. 23. The ancient Pagans acknowledged one God who had the vniuersal Empire ouer all creatures But ouer and aboue they worshipped an infinite number of Gods demie Gods and Godesses So the Church of Rome doth likewise confesse that there is one Soueraigne God Creatour of all things and that he hath no companion But ouer and besides him there are many he Saints and she Saints which she inuoketh in her necessity and to whome she yealdelth diuine honours The numbre of these Saints increaseth day by day and the new commers finding no place in the Calender endeauour to thrust out the old witnes S. Ignatius who was seated into the place of S. Germain where vpon a suite was commenced by the Chanons of S. Germain of Auxerrois who preuailed in theire cause against the Iesuits And iust as the Pagans worshipped verrie many Godesses but they had a particular one whome they called the Queene of heauen So among the she Saints which the Church of Rome worshippeth there is one to which many giue the title of Goddesse and which almost all acknowledge for the Queene of heauen and Ladie of the world Amonge the Pagans one and the same God was diuersly named according to the diuersity of the places where he was worshipped or the effects which were ascribed vnto him For so there is speech of Iubiter Ammon Inbiter Olympien Iubiter Stator Iubiter Ultor Iubiter Victor Iubiter Conseruator Iubiter Feretrien c. In imitation whereof the Church of Rome hath diuers names for one and the same he Saint and she Saint so they celebrate our Lady of Laurette our Ladie of Montferrat our Ladie the Egyptian our Ladie of Ioy our Ladie of good newes our Ladie of recouerie our Ladie of the Annontiation our Ladie of Snowes our Ladie of Feuers our Ladie of deliuer vs from the paines of Hell c. And euen as the ancient Pagans had theire litle Gods which neuer went alone as Castor and Pollux so the Church of Rome worshippeth certaine litle Saints which goe not but by two and two as S. Cosme and S. Damain though they be not of the order of S. Francis Amonge the ancient Romans no one could be publickly serued and worshipped who was not placed in the ranke of the Gods by the Senats of Rome Euen so amonge the new Romans no man may be publickly serued and inuoked who hath not beene canonised and put into the ranke of the Saints by the Pope and Cardinals who are the Senators of new Rome The Gods of the Pagans had theire particular offices and assignements Neptune presided ouer the waters Aeolus ouer the winds the Goddesse Ceres cōserued the corne And Bachus had the care of the wine The men of war followed the Standart of Mars Men of learning addressed themselues to Minerua The Poets inuoked Apollo and the Phisitians Aesculapius The Mariners had theire refuge to Nepture the hunters implored the fauour of Diana Vulcan was the God of Smiths Pan was the God of Shepheards Mercurie of Marchants c. So the Church of Rome hath distributed to euery Saint his office and charge the idollatrie abideth on the Theatre of the world but she hath chāged the personnage and borrowed a new maske Ianus hath left the keies and the gate of heauen to S. Peter Lucina hath resigned the care of child-bed women to S. Marguerite Of old they addressed themselues for raine to Iubiter Pluuius but now the extraction is granted to Saint Genivieve Then those that would be preserued from or healed of the plauge idolatrized a certaine buckler which fell from heauen as they saide in the time of Numa at this day idollaters on the like occasion addresse themselues vnto Saint Roc. Saint George a horse back hath supplanted Mars and taken the care and conduct of Bartailes Saint Katherin presides ouer the Sciences insteade of Minerva The Phisitians haue renounced Aesculapius to receiue S. Cosme and S. Damien Sea men inuoke S. Nicolas insteade of Neptune Hunters haue abandoned Diana to follow S. Eustace and S. Hubert c. If I feared not to estrange my selfe from my subiect I should make you see that the perticular deuotions to this or that Saint are founded on childish reasons and such as expose the Christian Religion to scorne For the sicke absurdly affect the Saints whose names haue a kinde of resemblance with theire greifes So those that labour of the goute waite for theire ease from S. Gotard those who haue soare * In French mammelles breasts hope to