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A16718	Enquiries touching the diuersity of languages, and religions through the cheife parts of the world. Written by Edw. Brerewood lately professor of astronomy in Gresham Colledge in London	Brerewood, Edward, 1565?-1613.; Brerewood, Robert, Sir, 1588-1654.	1614 (1614)	STC 3618; ESTC S106411	137,209	224

towne of all those parts was the place where they had their trade commerce with those Aramites But when the Phoenician tongue began to degenerate into Chaldee then the name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was conuerted into Tur the letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beeing turned into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in sound made 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 As * Vid. Scaliger as Fest. in dictione Sarra et Guidon Fabric in Grammatic Chaldaea c. they that obserue the differences of the Hebrew and the Chaldee and the transitions of the first into the latter know to be ordinary Roman writers and it is also acknowledged by * Strab. l. 1 post med Burchard descr terrae Sanctae Vitriacus Niger Postell and others that the place of Tyre for the city was vtterlie ruined three hundred yeares ago is still called the port of Sur Hieron in lib. de Nominib Hebraicis Plin. l. 5. c. 19. which name it seemeth to haue obtained either because it was built on a Rocke for so Burchardus that viewed the place hath obserued which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Phoenician toung signifies or else as Hierome deriues it of the straitnesse and scarcenes of roome as being seated in a smal Iland but 19. miles in circuit as Plinie noteth a small Territory for such a City or perhaps because it was the strongest fortres for that also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 importeth of all those Regions as being founded on a rocke enuironed with the sea for it was before * Q Curt. l. 4. Alexanders time * Plin. loc citabo 700. paces distant from the firme land mightily strengthened by fortifications of Art populous as beeing the Metropolis of Phoenicia and exceeding rich as sometime the Cittie of greatest traffique in the World Of this city then both the region and inhabitants of Suria obtained their names but Melchitae as I saide they were termed meerely in respect of their religion wherein namely they altogether followed the examples and decrees of the Emperours For whereas after the Councell of Chalcedon infinite perplexity and trouble began to arise in the East parts principally about the opinion of Eutyches and Dioscorus of one only nature in Christ which that councel had condemned but notwithstanding found many that maintained it and reiected the Councell in those Easterne countries And thereupon the Emperour Leo began to exact as diuers other of his Successours afterward did the suffrages and subscriptions of the Easterne Bishops for the better establishment of the Councel Niceph. Callist Histor. Ecclesiast l. 18. c. 52. Then began they that embraced and approued the authority of that Councell because they followed the Emperours decrees made in behalfe of it to be termed by their aduersaries Melchitae of Melchi saith Nicephorus rather 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which in the speech of Syria signifieth a King as one would say of the Kings Religion whereas they that opposed themselues to the Councell were distracted into no lesse then twelue seueral sects and not long after into many more as the same * Lib. 18. c. 45. Nicephorus hath recorded Now although the Syrians or Melchites are for their religion meerely of the Grecians opinions As 1. That the Holy Ghost proceedeth only from the father 1.2.3.4.5 Iacob a Vitriaco Hist. Orient ca. 75. 2. That they celebrate diuine seruice as solemnly on the Sabbath as on the Lords day 3. That they keepe that day festiuall eating therein flesh and fast no Saturday in the yeare but Easter Eue. 4 Villamont ●n voyag l. 2. c. 22. 4. That their Priests and Deacons contract not marriage being already in Orders but yet retaine their wiues before married 5. That the fourth Matrimony is vtterlie vnlawfull 6.7.8. Villamont loco citato 6. That they communicate the Eucharist in both kinds 7. That they acknowledge not Purgatory 8. That they obserue foure Lents in the yeare c. And in a word although they be meerely * Vitriac loco iam citato Salignici● Itiner Tom. 8. c. 1 Bamugart Peregrin l. 2. c. 9. 〈◊〉 Alij of the same Religion communion with the Grecians yet are they not of the iurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople but of the Archbishop of Damascus by the title of the Patriarch of Antiochia For Antiochia it selfe where yet the name of Christians was first heard in the world was long knowne by the name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lying at this present in a manner wast or broken and dispersed into small villages of which onely one of about 60 houses with a smal Temple belongeth to Christians * Bellon ob●eru l. c. Chitrae de stat Ecclesiar pag. 5. the Patriarchall seat was translated thence to Damascus where as is reported are Bote● Relat. pa. 3. l. 2. c. de Maro●●ti Cru● Tur●o grar l. 4 p. 296. ex relatione Gerlachij aboue 1000 houses of Christians and there remaineth For although * Boter loco 〈◊〉 citato the Patriachs of the Maronites and of the Iacobites whereof the former keepeth residence in Libanus and the later in Mesopotamia intitle themselues Patriarchs of Antiochia and by the Christians of their owne sects bee so acknowledged yet do the Melchites who retaine the auncient religion of Syria acknowledge none for patriarche but the Archbishop of Damascus reputing both the other for schismaticks as hauing departed from the obedience and communion of the true Patriarch And yet beside all these a fourth there is of the Popes designation that vsurpeth the title of the Patriarche of Antiochia For * Boter Relat. p. 3. l. 1. ca. del Patriarcha latino d● Constantinopoli euer since the Latines surprised Constantinople which was about the yeare 1200 held the possession of the east Empire about 70. yeares al which time the Patriarchs of Constantinople were consecrated by the Pope As also since the holy Land and the Prouinces about it were in the hands of the Christian Princes of the West which began to bee about An. 1100. And so continued about 80. yeares during which season the Patriarchs of Antiochia also and of Ierusalem were of the Popes consecration Euer since then I say the Church of Rome hath and doth still create successiuely imaginary or titular Patriarchs without iurisdiction of Constantinople Antiochia Ierusalem and Alexandria so loth is the Pope to loose the remembrance of any superiority or title that hee hath once compassed Of the Georgians Circassians and Mengrellians CHAP. XVII THe Georgians inhabite the Country that was anciently named Iberia betwixt the Euxine and the Caspian Seas inclosed with Sheruan Media East with Mengrelia Colchis West with Turcomania Armenia the greater South * Volaterran l. 11. c. de Sect. Syriae Prateo l. de Sectis Hae●et in Verbo Georgiani Alij And with Albania Zuiria North. The vulgar opinion of Historians is that they haue obtained the name of Georgians

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because they dwelled in caues Plin. l. 5. c. 8. Solin Polyhistor c. 34. not in houses as Plinie and others haue recorded whether I say for that reason they haue obtained the name of Abassins or no let more curious men inquire But as touching their Religion they are in manner meere Iacobites And their King whome by errour wee call Prester Iohn is sundry times in histories termed the Prince of Iacobites And their leauing out of their memorials in * Liturg. Aethiop tom 6. Biblioth ve● Patrum pag. 59. et 65. their Liturgy the Councell of Chalcedon by which the heresie maintained after by Iacobus Syrus was condemned whereas the Councels of Nice of Constantinople and of Ephesus are remembred doth import so much Zag Zabo de Relig. et Morib Aethiop ● ap Damian a Goes And in very deede considering the dependance that the Church of Habassia hath of the Patriarch of Alexandria it is almost vnpossible but they should be so for as Zaga Zabo an Habassine Bishop hath left recorded although they haue a Patriarch of their owne whom they call in their own language Abuna our Father and he chosen by the Habassine monks of S. Antonies order remaining in Ierusalem yet are they limited to choose one of the Iurisdiction of Alexandria and a * You may obserue which I in my reading haue done that all the Patriarchs and other Bishops of the East are monkes of the Orders either of S. Basil or S. Anthony for the Patriarchs of Constantinople of Antiochia of Armenia are monks of S. Basils order the Patriarchs of Alexandria of Aethiopia of the Iacobites and of the Maronites are of S. Anthonies And the Patriarch of the Nestorians either of both monke of S. Antonie he must be And beside that the confirmation and consecration of him belongeth to the Patriarch of Alexandria and by him hee is sent with Ecclesiastical charge into Habassia And to be short their praier in their 〈◊〉 Aethiop Tom. 6. Biblioth Vet. 〈◊〉 p. 62. present Liturgie for the Patriarch of Alexandria tearming him the Prince of their Archbishops and remembring him before their owne Patriarch euidently declareth their dependance and subiection to that Sea Which supreme Ecclesiasticall power touching Aethiopia to haue belonged very antiently to the Patriarch of Alexandria may appeare by the Arabique booke of the Nicene Councell translated by Pisanus 〈…〉 l 3. can 3● where that authority is found assigned to the Patriach of Alexandria touching that Abuna of Aethiopia by the name of Catholique and withall to that Catholique or chiefe Bishop of Aethiopia the seuenth place in the Sessions of generall Councels namely next after the Bishop of Seleucia whose seat was next the Patriarchs of Ierusalem by the decree of the same Nicene Fathers was allotted But if you desire a register of some special points of their Religion 1. They circumcise their children the 8. day 1.2.3 4.5.6.9.10.11. Z●g Zab. de R●lig et morib Aethiop ap D●●●●●num after the manner of the Iewes Euen females also as well as Males wherein they differ from the Iewes 2. They reuerence the Sabbath Saturday keeping it solemne equally with the Lords day 3. They eat not of those beasts which in the old Law are censured for vncleane 4. They consecrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist in vnleauened bread 4 Aluarez Histor Aethiop cap 11. Contrary to the custome of all the East 5 Aluarez ibi the Armenians excepted Neuerthelesse Tecla an Habassine monke and Priest saith that they celebrate ordinarily in leauened bread but on the day of the Institutiō of the Lords supper the thursday before Easter they doe it in bread vnleauened ouer all Habassia an Th. a Ies. l. 7. p. 1. c. 13. 5. And communicate in both kinds which they receiue standing And all of them as well of the Laity as Cleargy at leastwise euery weeke the Priest ministring the bread Tecla Abissin ap Th. ● Ies. loc alleg and the Deacon the wine with a spoone Tecla Abissin Ioel. Zag Zab. de rel But yet onely in the Temple It beeing not lawfull for any not the K. or Patriarch elsewhere to communicate After the receauing whereof it is not lawfull for them to spit that day till the setting of the Sunne Zag Zab. ibid. 7. And that euen to their yong infants presently after they are baptized * Tec●a Abissin ap Tho. ● Iesu. de con● vers gen●l pa. 1. ● 13. which in their males is 40. daies after their birth and in females 80. except in perill of death for then they are presentlie baptized Tecla Abissin ibid. til which time be complete their women also enter not into the Temple Zag Zab. ibid. 8. They professe but one nature and one will in Christ yet without any mixtion or confusion of the Diuine and humane substances Tecla ap Th. a Iesuit l. 7. pa. 1. c. 13. 9. Beleeue the reasonable soules of men to bee traduced from parents by seminall propagation Zag Zab. de Relig. Aethiop in fine Th. a Ies. l. 7. p. 1. c. 8. 10. Beleeue the soules of their infants departing afore Baptism to be saued because they are sprung from faithfull parents and namely the vertue of the Eucharist receaued by the mother after conception to sanctifie the childe in her wombe Zag Zab. Ibid. Th. a Ies. l. 7. p. 1 c 8. Aluar. hist. Aethiop ca. 22. 11. They presently vpon commission of sinne resort to the confessour and at euery confession though it were euery day receaue the Sacrament of the Eucharist Zaga Zabo Ibidem 12. They haue only painted not massie images in their Churches Tecla vbi supra 13. They accept onely the three first generall Councels reiecting that of Chalcedon for determining two natures to bee in Christ and for condemning Dioscorus the Patriarch of Alexandria Tecla Abis. ib. 14. Eleuate not the Sacrament in celebrating of the Eucharist but keepe it couered Aluarez 〈◊〉 loco neither reserue it after the communion 15. To excommunicate obstinate sinners is peculiar to their Patriarch which yet is not vsuall among them except in case of Murther Zab. Zab. ibid. 16 Their Priests and other inferiour Ecclesiasticall ministers as also monks liue by their labor hauing no tithes for their maintenance nor beeing suffered to craue almes Zag Zab. loc citato 17. But the conferring of Bishopricks and other Ecclesiasticall benefices except the Patriarchship belongeth onely to the King Zag Zab. ibid 18. Vse neither confirmation * Zaga Zabo loco citato Aluarez lib. citato c. 5. nor extreame vnction 19 Admit the first marriage in their Bishops and Priests but not the second except their Patriarch dispense 20. Eat flesh euery Friday as on other daies betwixt Easter and Whitsunday Aluar. c. 13 as on euery Saturday also through the whole yeare * Zaga Zabo vbi supra except in Lent 21. Baptise themselues euery yeare on the day of the Epiphany in Lakes

vsuall in the Apostles time either in consonants or vowels or both which could not bee the alteration of any short course of time Of the Iacobites CHAP. XXI THe Iacobites obtained that appellation as Damascene and Nicephorus haue recorded Damas. l. de h●eresib post med Niceph. Hist. Eccles 〈◊〉 l. 18. c. 52. of one Iacobus surnamed Zanzalus of Syria who liuing about Anno. 530. was in his time a mighty inlarger of Eutiches sect and maintainer of his opinion touching the vnity of nature in our Sauiour And his followers are at this day in great numbers knowne by the name of Iacobites in Syria in Cyprus in Mesopotamia in Babilon and in Palestine For the Patriarch of Ierusalem who keepeth his residence still in Ierusalem in which city there yet remaine * Chitrae de stat Ecclesia● pag. 25. tenne or more Churches of Christians is also a Iacobite But although in al these forementioned regions these Iacobites are found where they bee esteemed to make about * Namely 15. Crus in Turco●rae● l. 4. p. 297. 160000. families or rather 50000. as Leonard the Bishop of Sidon * Bote● Relat. pa 3 l. 2. c. de G●●kobiti the Popes visiter in those parts hath recorded ap Th. a Ies. l. 7. p. 1. ca. 14. yet chiefly they inhabit in Aleppo of Syria and in Caramit and the mountaine Tur of Mesopotamia But yet their religion vnder other titles is extended much farther in so much that it is recorded to be spread abroad in some * Breitenbach Peregrin c. de Iacobit●● Vitria hist. Orient c. 76. 40. kingdomes All which Iacobites of the places before specified haue and long haue had a Patriarch of their owne religion for I finde the * Paul Diacō Hist. Miscell l. 18. Patriarch of the Iacobites spoken of Zonar Annal. Tom. 3. in Heraclio in the Emperour Heraclius his time to whom they render obedience The Patriarchall Church of which sect is in the * Mirae in Notitia episcopor Orb. pag. 35. Boter Relat. pa. 3. l. 2. c de Giacobiti Monasterie of Saphran neere to the citie of Merdin in the North part of Mesopotamia But the Patriarch himselfe keepeth ordinarie residence in the citie of Caramit the ancient Metropolis of Mesopotamia and which at this day consisteth for the greatest part of Christians for that Caramit is the same citie which the auncient writers called Amida Caramit is Kara Amida that is in the Turkish toung black Amida because it was walled with blacke stone Sabellicus Sabell●c Supplem Histor. l. 18. and others haue left obserued and Amida to haue beene anciently the Metropolis of Mesopotamia I finde in the subscriptions of the auncient councels plainely recorded * Concil Chalced. Action 1 c. But till Eutichianisme so mightely preuailed in those parts as to worke in them a detestation of the councell of Chalcedon and a departure withall from their auncient obedience They belonged till then I say to the Iurisdiction of the Patriarch of Antiochia as being * Notitia prouinciar prouinces of the dioces of the Orient which wee finde in the * Concil Constantinop 1. prim Con. 2. second Generall councell to be the circuit and limitation of that Patriarchs authoritie which is the reason that the Patriarch of the Iacobites keeping euer the name of Ignatius intitleth himselfe Patriarch of Antiochia And that the * Mirae Notit ep●scop Orbis p●● 36. Patriarch of Ierusalem who is also as I said a Iacobite acknowledgeth him as some record for superior Hauing therein if it be so but in some sort returned to the auncient obedience wherein the Bishops of Ierusalem stood to the Patriarchs of Antioch●a euen till the time of the councell of Chalcedon for then began Ierusalem to be erected into a Patriachship And as we reade in the * Co 〈…〉 A●●●●on 7. actions of that Councell with the consent and allowance of the Patriarch of Antiochia the three prouinces of Palestina which till then An. 451. belonged to Antiochia were withdrawne from it and assigned to the Bishop of Ierusalem for his Patriarchall Iurisdiction Now as touching the Characters of their Religion 1. They acknowledge but one nature 1.2.3 4. Iacob a Vitriaco Histor. Oriental c. 76. Villamont l. 2. c. 22. and but one will and one operation ex catechism Iacobitar ap Th. a Ies. l. 7. pa. 1. ca. 15. in Christ as there is but one person and in token of that they make the signe of the Crosse with one finger onely which the other Christiās of the East do with two 2. They signe their Children before baptisme many in the face 2. Bucebing Hist. Eccles. part 2. pa. 33● Sali 〈◊〉 I●ner To● 8. c. 1. some in the arme with the signe of the Crosse imprinted with a burning Iron 3. They vse Circumcision Saligniac Itin. Tom. 8. c. 1. euen of both sexes Vitriac vt ibi 4. They confesse their sinnes to God onely nor to the priest Th●a Ie●● pa. 1. c 14.4 Bucebing loco citato Al● hons● Castro l. 4. conu● He●es T it Confeslie Baungar Itiner 2. c. 9. as others record but verie seldom so that many communicate without auricular confession Leonam Sidon ap Th. a Ies. l. 7. pa. 1. c. 14. 5. They admit not of purgatorie nor of praiers for the dead Th. a Ies. l. 7. pa. 1. c. 23. 6. They consecrate the Eucharist in vnleauened bread Salign Itin. Hieros Tom. 8. c. 1. They minister the Sacrament of the Eucharist in both kindes 7. The priests are married 8. They beleeue all the soules of iust men to remaine in the earth till the day of Iudgement expecting Christs second comming ex Catechism Ia●obit 9. They affirme the Angels to consist of two substances fire and light ex Catechism Iacobit 10. They honour Dioscorus and Iacobus Syrus as Saintes but yet condemne Eutyches as an Heretique Patriarch Iacobit ap Th. a Ies. l. 7 pa. 1. c. 14. These are the Properties that I finde registred of the Iacobites religion namely of them that are properly so called and still retaine the auncient opinions of Iacobus Syrus But it seemeth that their principall errour and which occasioned their first schisme and separation from the Church Namely the heresie of Eutiches touching one nature in Christ is for the most part long since abolished for as Vitriacus hath long agoe recorded Vitriac Histor Orient c. 76. they denied to him then the Popes legate in those parts and demaunding the question that they beleeued one onely nature in Christ And being further asked why then making the crosse they signed themselues onely with one finger their answer was that they did it in acknowledgement of one diuine Nature as also they did it in three seuerall places in acknowledgement of three persons in that one nature And beside of late time Leonard another legate of Pope Gregories the 13 in those parts hath recorded of the Patriarchs profession made