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A71161	The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ...	Turner, William, 1653-1701.	1695 (1695)	Wing T3347; ESTC R6111	329,028	716

the Woman rises before day So that there be some Armenians that in 10 years after they are Married never saw their Wives Faces nor never heard them speak For tho her Husband may speak to her and all the rest of her Kindred yet she never answers but with a nod The Women never eat with their Husbands but if the Men Feast their Friends the Women Feast theirs the next day Tavernier l. 4. c. 12. Mexico In Mexico the Bridegroom and the Bride stood before the Priest who took them by the hands asking if they would Marry Understanding their will he took a corner of the Veil wherewith the Woman had her Head covered and a corner of the Man's Gown which he tied together on a Knot and so led them thus tied to the Bridegroom's House where after the Wife had gone seven times about a Fire kindled on a Hearth they sate down together and the Marriage was contracted Purchas Sclavonia In Sclavonia they rarely permit their Women to Marry till they are 24 years of age nor the men till they are 30. S. Clark Mahometans Marriage is to be sought say the Turks for Procreation not Lust the fit time is about 25 years of Age 't is to be Celebrated with Prayers and Praises and modest shamefulness and they ought to learn each other to read if either party be ignorant but now 't is degenerate from the antient Simplicity for if a Man likes a young Woman he buys her of her Father and then Inrolls her in the Cadi's Book the Marriage following with all Bacchanal Solemnities The Father gives only some small pieces of Houshold-goods with her When he dislikes any of his Wives he sells them or gives them to his Men-slaves They sit not at Table with their Husbands but wait and serve them and then they Dine by themselves not admitting any man into their Company above 12 years old and they never go abroad without leave except to the Bath and on Thursday to Weep at the Graves of the Dead They rise to their Husbands and stand while they are in presence Nor is any part of their Body to be seen by any man only the Brother may see the Sister but not the Husband's Brother And for this cause they are kept closely mewed up and not suffered to buy and sell Purchas Frugality Jews THE Antient Hebrews used a Frugality in the Simplicity of their Fare Bread and Water c. as may be seen in the Lives of the Patriarchs and Prophets at most Bread and Flesh and sometimes Milk Wine or Oyl c. In their Apparel the Skins of Beasts Cloth of Camels Hair Girdles of Leather in their Buildings Utensils Entertainments c. Yet without doubt in process of time they as other People grew lavish and profuse in their Expences for which they are sometimes smartly reproved by the Prophets especially Isaiah c. 3. Christians Our Saviour Christ gave his followers both Precepts and an Example of Frugality in taking up with so mean Provision himself of Lodging Diet Raiment and Retinue and giving strict Orders after his Frugal tho Miraculous Treats that the Fragments should be gathered up and care taken that nothing might be lost The Sacraments which he Instituted for the use of his Church both of them consisting of Elements which are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 easy to be procured and not chargeable are an Evidence of the same thing It were an endless task to enquire into the Frugal Lives of the Ancient Christians Ecclesiastical Story abounds with Examples Anonym Ancient Heathens The Old Romans had theit Sumptuarias Leges which set bounds to their Expences especially in Feasting and Entertainments and Officers called Epulones to over-see all the Sacred Banquets The Heathen Worthies are often represented Clothed with Skins of Beasts Cato Major when Old and after his Consulship and Triumph never used any Garment above the value of 100 Denarii and for his Food 30 Asses served him a day Augustus the Emperour's Daughters wore Garments of their own Spinning With the Massilians a Woman's greatest Portion was not above 100 Aurei Yet notwithstanding in following Ages as they grew prosperous and rich they grew extremely Lxurious and Profuse concerning which they are taxed very sharply by the Satyrists of the times especially Juvenal Turks The Turks tho they often Game yet 't is always for nothing M. de Thev The Chinese delight excessively in all sorts of Game and when they have lost care not tho they stake Wives and Children whom they willing-part with till they can Redeem them Sir Tho. Herb. Japon 'T is a Capital Crime among the Japonese to play for Mony Tavernier's Collect. c. p. 4. Heathens In Fermosa Gaming whether that which depends upon Chance or requires Skill is Capital if it be for Mony Mandelslo Muscovites The Muscovites spend but little in House-keeping See before in the Chap. of Self-denial Christians Sir Thomas More 's Father would never let his Son have any Mony but when he wanted any thing he should ask for it and by that means saith Sir Thomas I could not furnish any Vice or Fleasure nor knew I what Unthriftiness or Luxury meant Author of the Education of Young Gentlemen Russians In Muscovy all the Subjects are appointed what kind of Apparel especially of what Colour c. they shall wear by their Czar or Emperor Papists Dr. Burnet in his Letter dated from Rome 1685. saith That the present Pope was so Frugal that the Expence of his Table did not amount to a Crown a day tho this saith he is indeed short of Sisto the 5th who gave order to his Steward never to exceed 25 Bajoicks that is 18 Pence a day for his Diet. Switzers When Estates are sold among the Switzers the fifth part of the Price belongs to the Publick and all the Abatement the Bailiff can make is to bring it to a sixth part this they call the Lod from Alodium only there are some Lands that are Frank-lod which lye not under this Tax but this falling only on the Sellers of Estates it was thought a just Punishment and a wise Restraint on ill Husbands of their Estates Dr. Burnet's Letters Mahometans The Turks generally hate that Lightness in Apparel Speech Gesture c. used of the Christians whom for this cause they call Apes and Goats likewise they are not Sumptuous in their private Buildings Yea detest the Christains for their Excess and Superfluous Expences that way What say they do these Pagans think they shall live for ever and the like moderation they use in Diet c. Purchas out of Septemcast Papists Augustinus Chiessius a Banker at Rome at the christening of his Son entertained Leo the 10th upon the River Tibris and all the Foreign Embassadors and City Nobles with curious Fare dished out in costly Plate and on the change of every Service all the Meats Plate and all were cast into the River and new supplied Mr. Jo. Hales Dancing Jews THAT Dancing was used

Dei's c. have been added The Jews use the Zizith for an Amulet against Sorceries and Preserver from Dangers some superstitious Christian Women in Hierome's time wore Parvula Evangelia or short Sentences of the Gospel to the same purpose and the Papists at this day permit the wearing about their Necks the beginning of S. John's Gospel Dr. Addison Modern Heathens In Monomotapa they punish nothing more severely than Witchraft Adultery and Theft using no Prisons but punishing delinquents as soon as apprehended Dr. Heylin The Laplanders deal much in Magic and Witchcraft and Winds to Saylers that navigate those Seas S. Clark The Livonians Greenlanders and Tartars are much addicted to Sorcery The Chinese also and Inhabitants of Guinea some of the most ignorant and vulgar Chinese invoke the Devil and use Incantations So do the Mexicans and Natives of America Many in Guinea and the East-Indies wear Rings made by the Fetissero for Gods next their Bodies for Preservatives View of the Engl. Acquis in Guinea c. Rosse saith they put into these Rings Wheat Water and Oyl for their God to feed upon In Gilolo and Amboina their Daemon Nito often appears to them in the shape of a Man giving out his Oracles whom they bring to a Conference with the sound of a Tabor c. Apparitions Obsessions Jews DR Stern alledges several Instances of Scripture e. g. Samuel appearing unto Saul and the Conference betwixt them tho the most Judicious Divines are of opinion that it was not Samuel but Satan in Samuel's likeness that appeared As also the Letters sent to Jehoram by Elijah after Elijah's Translation into Heaven 2 Chron. 21.12 Compared with 2 Kings 3.11 Dr. Stern Dissert de Mort. Christian The Abissins are of opinion that now there are no Witches or Magicians in the World Ludolph Moses and Elias appeared together and had Conference with our Saviour upon the Mount Matt. 17.3 Nor is there any reason to question the reality of the Apparition or think it to be any more than a Phantasm but very Moses and Elias themselves for they came to be Witnesses c. Flav. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Augustine relates a memorable Story which fell out at Milan where a certain Citizen being Dead there came a Creditor to whom he had been indebted and unjustly demanded the Mony of his Son the Son knew the Debt was satisfied by the Father but having no acquittance to show his Father appeared to him in his Sleep and shew'd him where the Acquittance lay Aug. in lib. de carâ pro mortuis agendâ Marsilius Ficinus having made a solemn Vow with Michael Mercatus after they had been pretty warmly Disputing of the Immortality of the Soul out of the Principles of their Master Plato that whether of them two Died first should appear to his Friend and give him certain Information of that Truth Ficinus died quickly after M●rcat●● being early in the Morning very intent on his Studies heard a Horse Riding by with all speedy and observed that he stopt at his Window and therewith heard the Voice of his Friend Ficinus crying out a loud O Michael Michael vera vera sunt illa i. e. O Michael Michael those things are true Whereupon he suddainly opened his Window and espying Marsilius upon a white Steed called after him but he vanished out of his sight he sent therefore presently to Horence to know how Marsilius did and understood that he Died about that hour he called at his Window Flavel out of Dr. More who cites it out of Baronius Much to the same purpose is that so famous and well-attested Story of the Apparition of Major George Sydenham to Capt. William Dyke both of Somersetshire attested by the worthy and learned Dr. Tho. Dyke and by Mr. Douch to whom both the Major and Captain were intimately known The summ is this The Major and Captain had many disputes about the being of a God and the immortality of the Soul in which points they could never be resolved tho they much ●ought for and desired it and therefore it was at 〈◊〉 fully agreed betwixt them that he that died first should the Third night after his funeral come betwixt the hours of 12 and 1 to the little house in the Garden adjoyning to Major Sydenham's house at Dulverton in Somersershire The Major died first The Captain awaited at the time and place appointed for his Major but no appearance About six weeks after the Captain and Dr. Dykes went to Eaton and lay again in the same Inn but not the same Chamber as before at Dulverton The morning before they went thence the Captain staid longer than was usual in his Chamber and at length came into the Doctor 's Chamber but in a Visage and Form much differing from himself with his Hair and Eyes staring and his whole Body shaking and trembling whereat the Doctor wondring demanded the cause The Captain answered I have seen my Major if ever I saw him in my Life I saw him but now This morning said he after it was light some one came to my bed-side and suddainly drawing back the curtains calls Cap Cap the term of familiarity used by the Major to the Captain to whom I replied what my Major To which he return'd I could not come at the time appointed but I am now come to tell you that there is a God and a very just and Terrible one and if you do not turn over a new leaf you 'll find it so The Captain eat little and seemed to have these words sounding in his Ears frequently during the remainder of his Life and often related it but with trepidation and horror Flavel ex Sadducismo Triumphato 2d part p. 183. Modern Heathens Ceilan The Chingulaes in Ceilon confess That their Countrey is so full of Devils and evil spirits that unless they should adore them they would be destroyed by them Capt. Knox. I my self saith my Author have often heard the Devil with an audible voice in the night very shrill almost like the barking of a Dog The very dogs trembling and shaking when they hear it The voice is suddenly gone and heard in another place The people use to answer at such times Beef-eating slave be gone Be Damned out off his Nose Beat him a pieces Idem 1. Signs of being Possess'd with them are 1. Running mad into the woods 2. Scrieching roaring 3. Being speechless 4. Shaking and Quaking 5. Dancing Talking idle 6. Treading on the fire and not being burnt 2. Causes as they think of it are 1. Breach of promise made to the Devil 2. Eating some fruit or Betel-leaves dedicated to the Devil Which dedication was only or mostly to prevent stealing or giving C. Knox. Guinea c. In Guinea and the E. Indies they say the Devil appears sometimes like a black dog and sometimes answers without any visible appearance View of the Engl. Acquis in Guinea and the E. Indies and Mandelslo 's Trav. p. 214. Japan In Japan in the

Musick and this three times I have often been stunned with this at Rusetto In their Processions you always see some of these Fools foaming at the Mouth and with Eyes shut pronouncing the word Hou having a man on each side to support them from falling and they who can keep longest in that ecstasy are the greatest Saints M. de Theven Americans The Americans used to sing the Devil's Praises to dance about Fires which they made in honour of him Rosse In Virginia they Worshiped with Praying Singing and Offerings and Dancing about Fires with Howling and Rattles beating the ground with Stones Offering of Tobacco Deer-suet and Blood on the Altars Idem French Protestants Dutch c. I have observed before that the Protestants of France the Germans and they of Zurick and Switzerland are noted for their pleasant singing of Psalms which is to be imputed generally to the care taken in setting them to School to Learn singing by Notes as well as Reading and methinks their example might provoke us to emulation herein The time and mony would be better spent by Parents and Children than in some of those little Fancies which our Gentry account Breeding It would look more like a Masculine and Christian Prudence to consecrate our joy and Musick to the purposes of Religion the Beauty of Holiness and the Honour of our Maker and Redeemer than to spend as we commonly do all our stock of Art and Mirth upon sensual Amours and Entertainments And to make this exercise more smooth and melodious let every one learn to read and carry his book with him to Church and let the Psalms be notified as in the Palatinate on the Church-door before-hand or else the Congregation accustomed to a certain small number of Psalms which the people may as easily get without Book as the Maids and Children do Ballads and Penny-Songs And tho I have often pleaded for the Lawfulness and even usefulness of Organs yet methinks since they suppose a weakness and want of help for that Devotion and Vocal is commonly preferred before Instrumental Musick I could wish our Vocal might be so sweet and excellent if possible as to shame all Organs out of Churches Abassines I had almost forgot to have mentioned the Abassines here who as I have said before have in their Festival Solemnities their Singing Priests Cymbals Morrice-bells Kettle-drums Singing and Dancing and Skipping as if they would make the Floor ring again and clapping Hands to the God of Jacob. See the Greeks Feasting Fear of God alone Jews THE Old Testament gives us several Examples of the Jewish Zeal in this respect which I shall not trouble my self to enumerate in this place So doth the Apocrypha especially the story of the seven Sons Josephus also seems to bid pretty fair for a consideration under this head I mean him whom Vespasian carryed along with him Captive from Palestine and who is the author of the History of the Jewish wars But as for the Modern Jews I have little to say to their own master they stand or fall Christians Cyprian commends Cornelius for taking the Bishoprick of Rome upon him when Decius the Emperour had threaten'd heavy severities to the Christian Ministers and would sooner endure a Corrival in the Empire than a Bishop at Rome Maris Bishop of Chalcedon to Julian the Apostate upbraiding him with his blindness I thank God saith he who hath taken away my sight that I might not behold such a wretch as thou art Vettius Epagathus desiring leave to plead the Christians cause seeing them dragg'd before the Judgment seat was thereupon seized himself by the president Dr. Cave Poland In Poland the Gentlemen and Nobility when the Gospel is read in the Churches draw their swords in token that they are ready to defend it with their lives S. Clark Muscovites One Juan Neronou a Protopope of Casauskey not long since began to inveigh against the honour done to Images charging those who did worship colours and wood with Idolatry But the Patriarch soon degraded him and shut him up in a Monastery upon the river Wolga D. of Holstein's Emb. Trav. They tell of one Sudatworets Philip Metropolite who lived in the reign of the Tyrant John Basilouits and grew famous for the remonstrances he made to that Prince of his wicked life the Tyrant troubled thereat sent him into a Monastery from Moscou but from thence he made his pen do what his tongue could not and from time to time represented the Judgments of God to the eyes of the Great Duke so pressingly that the other not able to endure any longer sent one of his servants to strangle him the Executioner found him ready enough to dye with this desire only that instead of strangling with a Cord he would run him with a knife into the heart which he accordingly did The Monks of the Monastery put him into the Catalogue of Holy Martyrs Idem Heavenly-Mindedness Jews NEither can I here give the Modern Jews any Panegyrick their garments seem rather to smell of the field and their devotions appear too gross and scandalous and their lives spotted with covetousness and as to the ancient Jews the history of them is so full and authentick in sacred scripture that to repeat it over here were but Actum agere Only this I must needs confess by their hundred benedictions which they are to rehearse every day as for the Crowing of the Cock the appearance of the morning the putting on their Clothes washing themselves eating drinking for every particular dish brought to table c. they seem to aim at a perpetual and constant Tenor of Devotion and if it be more than washing the outside of the platter 't is well but this is certain their hopes creep upon the Ground and to this day they expect a Messiah that shall restore the Terrene Kingdom to Israel Christian Nazianzen saith his sister Gorgonia did not more seem to be good then really strive to be so that she left nothing to the Prince of this World but transferr'd all into the safe Treasuries above leaving nothing to the Earth but her body changing all for the hopes of a better life bequeathing no other Riches to her children but an excellent Pattern in laud. Gorg. Orat. 11. Domitian the Emperor enquiring and upon search finding out the Nephews of Judas the brother of our Lord of the Race and Posterity which he desired to extirpate ask'd what possessions they had They told him they had between them 39 Acres of Land to the value of about 9000 Pence out of which they paid him Tribute and maintain'd themselves with their own hard labour shewing him their hard and callous hands Then asking further of Christ and his Kingdom They answered his Empire was not of this World but Heavenly and Angelical to take place at the end of the world when he should come with Glory to Judg both Quick and Dead c. Whereupon the Emperor despising them on account of their meanness let