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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

there are above 2000 for no Lord but hath his private Chappel nor any Street but hath many of them though most of Wood and very small ones but fifteen foot square D. of Holstein 's Embass Indian Christians The Indian Christians though heir Churches are low and ill furnished yet they are neat and sweetly kept matted and without painted which the Greek Churches abound with They assemble chearfully and at their entring shut their Eyes the better to contemplate the Exercise they come about with their own Unworthiness Kneeling they look towards the Altar near which the Priest is seated him they salute with humble Reverence who returns his Blessing with the uplifting of his Hands and Eyes Sir Thomas Herbert Mexicans In Mexico were thirteen Temples Purchas Mahometans In Fez are 700 Mosquits some garnished with many Pillars and Fountains of Marble each Temple hath a Priest to say Service and look to the Churches Revenue Rosse Tunquinese In Tunquin the great Cities have several Pagods and hardly a Town or Village but hath one and for every Pagod at least two Bonzes and two Says but some Pagods maintain forty Bonzes and as many Says Tavernier's Collect. Pegu. In Pegu they are magnificent in their Pagods having some of beaten Gold in the Varella or Temple of their King there are three of Silver and one of Massy Gold in the shape and proportion of a Man c. Pacquet broke open Vol. 2. Circassia They have one thing remarkable that they never enter their Churches till they resolve to have off Vice that is till after forty years of Age after which time they rob no more Ibid. German Protestants Those of the Palsgrave's Country had each Sunday two Sermons the absent first admonished by the Clergy the next time the Civil Magistrate was called to help Those of Geneva in the Churches of their Cities every Sunday four Sermons Those of Breme three of which one was Catechetical Mr. Hale 's Letter from the Synod of Dort to Sir D. Carleton L. Embass Papists What meant sundry Ancient Councils as the Eleventh of Tolet in Spain yea even of Trent it self to enjoyn frequent Preaching calling for more than any Man almost is able to perform Anonym Catechising Jews COncerning the care which the Jews now take in Catechising their Children see afterwards under the Title of Good Children Christians 8. Clemens praiseth the Corinthians that they took care to admonish their young Men to follow things modest and comely and exhorts them to instruct the Younger to make their Children Partakers of the Discipline of Christ Dr. Cave Constantine's first and greatest care towards his Sons was to secure the Happiness of their Souls by sowing the Seeds of Piety in their Minds which he did partly himself by appointing Religious Tutors for them and when he had taken them into a Partnership of the Government by private Admonitions or by Letters giving them Counsel c. This was always the first and chief Point That they should prefer the Knowledge and Worship of GOD the Great King of the World before all other advantages yea the Empire it self Idem Nazianzen commends his Mother that not only she her self was brought up under a Pious Education but conveyed it down as a necessary Inheritance to her Children Gorgonia being well seasoned with her Instructions and Example for she reclaimed her Husband educated her Children and Nephews in the ways of Religion while she lived and left this as her last Charge and Request when she died Idem The Order of Catechising in the Primitive Times is thus delivered by Mr. Gabriel Towerson c. 1. When any desired to become a Proselyte inquiry was made not only into the Life of the Catechumen but of those who brought him 2. Upon Admonition and a promise of Reformation he was admitted into the Rank of Catechumens by Prayer and Imposition of Hands and so passed over to his Instructor in a private School or Auditory 3. The Catechist entertain'd him with a long Narration of the Story of the Bible from the Creation to the Birth Life Death and Resurrection of our Saviour c. closing with the last Jugment and an Admonition to beware of False Teachers and of being scandalized at the ill Lives of some Christians The Catechist all this while standing though S. Austin would have had it changed into a sitting Posture to prevent weariness 4. After this they were taught particular Points as of Faith c. Then admitted to the Lessons and the Expositions of them in publick and lastly to the Prayers of the Catechumens 5. After two or more Years they gave up their Names and Petitions to be Baptized usually before Easter and then plied with earnest Exhortations to Repentance Fasting and Prayer 6. The Apostles and next the Bishops were Catechists afterwards the Office was devolved on others as Cyprian appointed one Optatus one not of the Clergy Augustine one Deo-gratias a Deacon Demetrius Bishop of Alexandria made Origen at eighteen Years a Catechist of that Famous School In a Synod held at Clovershow or Clyff under Cuthbert Arch-Bishop of Canterbury A. C. 〈◊〉 it was ordained That those Priests who did not as yet understand the Creed and the Lords Prayer should both learn themselves and teach them to others in the English-Tongue Spe●m Concil p. 242. Can. 10. By Canons given under King Edgar A. C. 967. care was taken That Children should be taught their Pater-noster and Credo by their Parents else when dead not to be buried in Consecrated Ground or thought worthy to receive the Eucharist Ibid. p. 447. Can. 17.22 Much the same thing and in the same words is enjoyned amongst the Ecclesiastick Laws of K. Knute a. 1032. A. C. 1548. Arch-Bishop Cranmer compiled a Catechism dedicates it to the King and in his Epistle complains of the great neglect that had been in former times of Catechising Dr. Burnet's Hist of the Reformation It was the Observation of the Learned'st King that ever sate on the English Throne That the Cause of the Miscarriage of our People into Popery and other Errors was their ungroundedness in the Points of Catechism Therefore his said Late Majesty gave publick Order for bestowing the latter part of the LORD's Day in Familiar Catechism For my part I have spent the greater half of my Life in this station of Holy Service I thank GOD not unpainfully not unprofitably But there is no one thing whereof I repent so much as not to have bestowed more Hours in this Publick Exercise of Catechism in regard whereof I could quarrel with my very Sermons c. Bp. Jos Hall Ep. Ded. to the Old Relig. Geldria One of the Deputies of Geldria to shew the Force of Catechising told That amongst them a Minister who at his first coming to his Living found all his Parishioners Papists so that he must Preach to the Walls c. But by going to their Houses and expounding the Grounds of Religion within a Year he gained them all

Titus Vespasian came against them to Jerusalem rather than prophane their Festival they exposed themselves unanimously to the danger of the Enemy Private Persons among them as one here in England falling into a Jakes on the Sabbath-day have through an obstinate Perseverance in their Superstition run the hazard of their lives Christians Victorinus a Rhetorician at Rome a Man of great Note and Fame who had obtained the honour of a publick Statue but a zealous Pagan upon reading Scripture turn'd Christian which he told privately to Simplician who would not believe him unless he would testifie it also in the Publick Church To which at first he answered with some scorn What! Are they then the Walls that make a Christian Afterwards becoming sensible of his Fault and gathering courage afraid lest Christ should deny him if he should refuse to confess Him came to Simplician and said Come let us go into the Church and I will now become a Christian. He did so and was Instructed and Baptized and being to make the accustomed Confession the Ministers offered him the liberty of Privacy as to those who were of a bashful temper which he refused making Confession before all the People Aug. Conf. l. 8. c. 2. One Blandina in the French Persecution under Aurelius a good Woman yet of whom the Church was afraid how she should hold out because of the tenderness of her Body and Education when she came to it though plied from Morning 'till Night with all kind of Racks and Tortures she bore up with invincible Courage refreshing her self ever and anon with these words I am a Christian and no Evil is done by us Her Tormentors gave over and wondered That a Body so broken should be able to breath The Britains in the time of Austin the Monk would not renounce their Hen Fydh old Faith counting Popery an Innovation then and therefore stoutly resisted all that Austin said Th. Jones of Oswestree John Rodolph Stadler a Clock-Maker of Zurik who had been five Years in the King of Persia's Service and growing weary of being so long among Infidels was desirous to return into his own Countrey but desiring his Majesty's leave had 400 Crowns promised him to stay two Years longer But this prevail'd not for he got the German Ambassadors to interceed for him In the mean time his House was broke open in the night and the Thief kill'd for which he was Condemned to dye with this proviso That if he would be circumcised and turn Mussulman he should be pardon'd Most of the Lords sollicited him very much to change his Religion at least in shew and for a time and promised him advantages Twice he was brought to the place of Execution in the Maidau in hopes the horrour of death would oblige him to renounce but his constancy could not be shaken He told them that the King's favour should never make him lose that which Jesus Christ had done for him in redeeming him from Eternal death by his blood c. The Augustine Monks and Carmelites endeavour'd all they could to make him profess himself Roman Catholick but all in vain at last he was delivered up to the Relations of the Deceased and at 3 blows struck down to the ground 1637 D. of Holst Emb. Trav. p. 208. and M. Tavernier l. 5. c. 4. Armenians M. Tavernier cites several examples of the constancy of the Armenians in maintaining their Religion against the persecutions of the Mahometans as of one that went to the Cadi saying Sir you know that some years since I turn'd Mahometan now I come to declare before you that I have repented of denying the Saviour of the world and embracing your wicked law proceeding to blaspheme Mahomet for which he was cut in pieces l. 4. c. 14. Mahometans A Gentleman of Quality and a servant to the Mogul would needs be baptized and become a Christian whereupon the King sent for him and by promises and threats strongly attempted to turn him again to Mahometanism for a tryal of his constancy but he replied to the Mogul that he was most willing to suffer any thing in that cause that the King could inflict and as for the rewards proffered he would not accept of any thing to forsake his said Religion whereupon the Mogul wondering at his constancy told him that if he could have frighted him or brought him from his new Profession he would have made him an example for all Waverers but perceiving his resolution with a reward dismissed him Anonyn Author of the Manners of Indolstan c. Observation of the Lord's Day or Sabbath Jews IN the days of Mattathias Father of Judas Maccabeus 1000 were murdered without resistance 'till by him they were better advised Before that time Ptolomey captivated Jerusalem and the Jews both by this advantage viz. their superstitious strictness in observing the Sabbath So did Pompey afterwards They cavilled with our Saviour's Disciples for plucking and rubbing a few Ears of Corn on that day when they were hungry A Jew fell into a Privy at Maidenburg 1270. on the Sabbath and another at Tewksbury 1220. and were the one by the Bishop of the place the other by the Earl of Glooester constrained to abide the Christian Sabbath the latter of them died in his stinking Superstitious Devotion They Fasted that Day 'till Noon their Sabbath-days Journey was not above 2000 Paces by the Institution of Barachibas Simeon and Hellis Rabbins The Sacrifices and accustomed Rites of the Sabbath are mentioned Num. 28. Lev. 23 24. where we may read That the daily Burnt-Offering and Meat-Offering and Drink-Offering were doubled on the Sabbath and the Shew-bread renewed c. Sam. Purchas Theolog. Disq of Asia Africa c. Dr. Addison tells us That amongst the Jews in Barbary every Sabbath is observed with three Feasts and four Offices that all the Afternoon of Friday is usually taken up in Preparation as washing trimming pairing the Nails whetting the Knives c. the Office of the Sabbath-arrit Eve is very long They have Garments designed only for the honour of the Sabbath for which they urge Isa 58.13 Thou shalt honour Him And how canst thou do it in thy every days vile Habit They excite their Devotion by repeating such Sentences as these Prepare to keep the Sabbath and rest from all the Work Provide the choicest Diet for the Day Prepare good Wine Flesh and Fish Speak nothing but what may cause Mirth If all things necessary are provided thou art Praise-worthy Come with a good appetite Cover the bed decently A certain Rabbi saith That he who merrily passeth the Sabbath hath whatsoever he will ask of God as it is written Delight thou in the Lord and he shall give thee thy hearts desire They sleep a good part of the Sabbath morning and much indulge their Genius on that day observing strictly three Banquets They are forbid to fast longer than the sixth hour because thou shalt call the Sabbath a delight He that purposely fasts on the

are Tombs for his Wives and Children In another Chappel at C. P. lies buried Sultan Selim with his 37 Children about him his Grandfather In another Amaruth his Father with 45 Children only Emperors and Bassaes Thus others are buried in Fields with Marble Stones at the Head another at the Feet Ancient Heathen The Romans burned the Bodies of the Dead that the Soul might be purged in Fire before it ascended to the Stars Quintil. Declam 10. Yet they excepted from this burning the Bodies of Traitors Tyrants Killers of their Masters Feloes de se Young Infants The four first as profane the Infants as needing no purgation The Grave of an Infant was called Suggrundium of others Bustum The Egyptians and Persians used not burning At Funerals were used Orations Sword-plays and Feasts and a Doal among the Romans The Romans first buried in their private Houses To bury in the City was forbidden by a Law Hominem mortuum endo Vrbe nei sepelito neive urito in a Roman Edict it was prohibited to burn the Dead within two miles of the City The Rich were buried in their own Suburbane Fields where stately Monuments were erected on the sides of the publick ways as of the Via Flaminia the ground for so many Feet consecrated The Poor at Puticulae so called from the little Pits or Graves Among the Lacedemonians and in some parts of Greece and at last in Rome it self Burial was admitted within the City Lastly it was admitted in the Temples Amongst the Druids whatever was dear to Great Persons whilst living was sent to the Fire after them when dead viz. Living Creatures Servants or Clients Caes de Bell. Gall. Vide plura in Parte Secunda Modern Heathen In the East-Indies the Ceremony of Burying differs according to Places In some places they carry the Body cloathed in goodly Apparel sitting in a Chair with the beat of a Drum with the attendance of Friends and Relations and after the usual ablution the Body is surrounded with wood and the Wife who hath followed in Triumph hath her Seat prepared there where she places her self singing and seeming very desirous to die a Bramen ties her to a Stake in the middle of the Funeral Pile and sets fire to it the Friends pour Odoriferous Oyls into it In other places the Bodies are carried to the River-side put in the water and washed and then the Wife holding her Husband on her Knees and recommending her self to the prayers of the Bramen she desires him to set fire to the Pile In some places they fill deep Pits with combustible matter and throw the Body in and the Wife after she hath sung and danced to shew the firmness of their resolution and sometimes the Maid-slaves throw themselves after their Mistresses to shew their Love In other places the Husband is interred with his Legs a-cross and the Wife put into the same Grave alive and when the Earth is filled up to their Neck they are strangled by the Bramens The Woman being burnt with all their Ornaments of Gold Silver c. the Bramens pick up all that is precious out of the Ashes none else being suffered to touch them But the Mahometan Governours endeavour to suppress this Barbarous Custom M. de Theven They believe that when People die they go into another World and will have occasion for many of the same things they use here Courts Jewish 1. ECclesiastical the Synagogues Mat. 10.17 the end of them was to put a difference between things Holy and Unholy Clean and Unclean and to determine Controversies It was a Representative Church Mat. 18.16 Tell the Church They had Power of Excommunication which was of three Degrees 1. Niddui putting out of the Synagogue Joh. 9.22 It prohibited the Person for 30 days more or less 1. Society with any within four Cubits 2. Eating and Drinking with any 3. Use of the Marriage-Bed 4. Shaving Washing It allowed him To be at Divine Service To teach and be taught To hire Servants or be hir'd 2. Cherem Anathema done in publick with Curses and Candles 3. Schamatha Maranatha Excommunicatio in Secreto Nominis Tetragrammati an Excommunication to Death 1 Joh. 5.16 The President herein was the High-Priest next his Sagan 2. Civil 1. The Sanhedrim from whence was no Appeal The Place the Paved Chamber of the Court of the Temple Joh. 19.13 The Judges 71 in number out of every Tribe six except Levi and out of that but four Junius 2. The Lesser Consistory Two-fold 1. Consisting of 23 Aldermen two at Jerusalem one at the Door of the Court before the Temple the other at the Door of the Mount of the Temple and in most Cities one kept in the Gates 2. Of 3 Aldermen erected in lesser Cities in the Gates These sate not on Lise and Death Ancient Christian It is not to be expected that the Primitive Christians could have any Civil or Political Courts having as yet got no Civil Power or Government into their hands till the time of Constantine the Great And as for the Ecclesiastical neither could that be so regular and compleat as might be desired For though we read of the Synod of the Apostles Acts 15. Roman Caesarian Gallick Pontick Ostroenick Asiatick Arabick c. before the Reign of Constantine the Great yet no General Council till then viz. A. Chr. 325 kept at Nice called Oecumenick or General as afterwards at Constantinople Ephesus Chalcedon and two more at Constantinople all which are universally acknowledged and these were 1. Called by the then present Emperor 2. They were free for all Bishops Priests and Deacons I think I am in the right for at Nice there was an infinite number of all Degrees of Ecclesiasticks Bishops Priests and Deacons 3. They took upon them the Censure of Doctrines and Practices 4. They had power of inflicting Penalties of Suspension Deposition Excommunication The Civil Government was various according to the Places and Countries But whatever it was the Ecclesiastical Persons bore a part of the burden in many places the Common People often making application to them in cases of difference as St. Augustine frequently complains that he was over-charged with the trouble of Arbitrations between his Neighbours c. It being expected that they who were the Messengers of Grace and Peace should be both skilful and willing to promote Peace among their Neighbours Mahometan They who have place in the Divan are 1. Visiers 2. Cadilesquers 3. Beglerbegs 4. Nischangi viz. the Keeper of the Seals 5. Defterdais or Treasurers 6. Many Secretaries or Clerks 7. Capigi Basha and Chiaux Basha keep the Door All Persons of any Quality Country Religion may be heard here The Grand Visier sits as Judge A Tryal shall not last above four or five Hours at most here M. de Thev The Musti sits with the King every Day in Judgment except Friday when the King sits alone Rosse Persons here plead their own Causes Tavern Divano a Court near the Emperor's or Grand