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A18104	The originall of popish idolatrie, or The birth of heresies Published under the name of Causabon [sic], and called-in the same yeare, upon misinformation. But now upon better consideration reprinted with alowance. Being a true and exacte description of such sacred signes, sacrifices and sacraments as have bene instituted and ordained of God since Adam. With a newe source and anatomie of the Masse, first gathered out of sundrie Greeke and Latine authors, as also out of diuerse learned fathers. Published by S.O.; Originall of idolatries.	Darcie, Abraham, fl. 1625.; Ofwod, Stephen.; Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614.	1630 (1630)	STC 4748; ESTC S107605	102,805	138

Glasses of the Israelitish Women In this Laver or Holy-water Font was put this Water of Purification wherewith the Priests besprinkled themselves before they celebrated their sacrifices to the end they might be purified and obtaine grace and remission of sinnes After the death of the High Priest Aaron the Israelitish people ingratefull towards God for the benefit he sent them murmuring when they were wearie of the heavenly Manna which hee gave them bountifully for their sustentation they were punished with the stingings of venemous Serpents Brazen Serpent Numb 27. But God being mercifull gave them a sacred signe to bee preserved and restored to health that is to say the signe of the Brazen Serpent erected up on high which was a Figure of Iesus Christ crucified Iohn 3.7 This in briefe is the greatest part of the Signes Sacrifices and Sacraments instituted by God in the first Church of the Israelites being figures of the true and perfect sacrifice accomplished and immolated by Iesus Christ the true Messias the Eternall Priest who sits at the right hand of God his Father CHAP. III. Of Corruptions NOw wee must succinctly produce how Man by his owne fault falling into oblivion and disobedience against God his Creator Corruption began first in Adam abused herein divine favour and grace and corrupted the sacred signes sacrifices and Sacraments by him ordain'd and instituted For else what perswaded our first Father and his Wife Eve to hide themselves when they heard and were set in the way of God but that they had abused his sacred signes and violated the Law of those Fruits prohibited forbidden them This holy signe which our first Parents so alienated abused was the originall of other Vices and corruptions hereafter described whereinto men are falne having a rellish of the corrupt masse in Adam Omitting the particular corruptions of signes sacrifices Corruption of the sacrifices by Aaron Exod. 32. Deut. 9. Sacraments before the Law written by Moses we will begin in setting downe briefely the most notable errors committed by the greatest sacrificers Kings and Priests with others that had the government and charge of the people When Moses remained in Mount Sinai to receive the Commandements from God his brother Aaron the High Priest caused a golden Calfe to be framed of the earings delivered unto him by the people of Israel hee built an Altar offered Incense and celebrated sacrifice causing the cōmon people to adore this Image Was not this an abusing of the sacrifices ordained by God a corrupting of their true use procuring the same to be ado●'d which before was it selfe offered and immolated according as the custome was His sonnes also Corruption of sacrifices by Nadab Abihu Levit. 10. Numb 11. Nadab and Abihu were they not consum'd with fire because they adulterated the true use of sacrifices and tooke unconsecrated wood by corrupting the instituted Law The people of Israel ingratefull for the benefit received in being delivered from Pharaohs captivitie did they not murmure against the holy Sacrament of celestiall Manna when they contemned and despised this Bread of Life crying out for flesh to eate Achan the sonne of Charmes did not hee violate the Law of sacred signes when hee committed sacriledge by detaining the spoiles of Jericho which were vowed consecrated for sacrifices to God Iosh 7. If any man more curious Observe this desires to see the abuses and corruptions continued by the same people let him reade the Histories of the Iudges of Israel and he shall perceive Iud. 6.3.6.8.9 that in all ages men have never been content with the true adoration instituted by God but in stead of externall signes constituted by God to drawe the people to his feare and obedience they have forged and brought-in their owne inventions and in stead of reverencing the Altars Iud. 10. and the Arke of Covenant in the name of the onely one God which were externall sacred signes the Israelites misled by the Idolatries of their neighbours Iudg. the Syrians Sidonians Moabites Ammonites and Palestines erected Altars to strange gods to Baal Astaroth Jephta Iudge Inhumane sacrifice of Iephta Iudg. 11. and Conductor of the Israelites did not he corrupt the Law of sacrifices when he offered up his owne daughter excusing himselfe by a Vow he made which was not so enjoyned him by God The sacred signe ordain'd for the High Priest Sacrificer in celebrating of sacrifice Iudg. 8. called the Ephod serving for an externall ornament was it-not abused by Gideon Captaine of Israel when of the spoiles of the Madianites and their eare-rings hee forged an Ephod of gold by meanes whereof the people fell to great Idolatrie How long was this externall signe of the Ephod abused Idolatry by the golden Ephod when an Image was thereof erected in Siloe by the Mother of Michas so that Priests were expressely instituted to sacrifice thereunto and an Altar edified and thus was the true use of holy sacrifices corrupted While the Temple continued in Siloe into what depraved and adulterate Rites did the Priests and sacrificers fall who were appointed and ordained for the celebration and Ministerie of holy sacrifices and Sacraments when by long custome they usurped this priviledge over the people that when the sacrifice was solemnized and the flesh of the oblations was a boiling their sonne or servant having a trident or iron hooke in his hand he had the libertie to rake out of the pot or Cauldron whatsoeuet he could bring up with his hooke Moreover 1. Sam. 2. with more extreme Leviticall Tyrannie this servant of the Priests had the priviledge to demand of the Celebrater some flesh to roast for the Priest or else he might violently take whatsoever he listed Were not these wonderfull abuses and detestable corruptions practised by the sacrificers and High Priests under the pretext and colour of sacrifice What grosser corruption can be mentioned then that of the children of Eli the High Priest nam'd Ophni and Phinees who Ophni and Phinees corrupters of sacrifices 1. Sam. 2. under the colour of devotion committed infamous Whoredoms with the women that watcht neere to the holy Oraculous signe instituted by God For which sinne they were lamentably slaine and the Arke of Covenant violently taken away by the Philistims who erected it in the Temple of their Idol Dagon 1. Sam. 4. But God not permitting this sacred signe to be thus prophaned he caused the Image of Dagon to fall downe 1. Sam. 5.6 and sent grievous punishments upon the Philistims so as they were constrained to re-deliver up againe the Arke of Gods Covenant This sacred signe was so precious and estimable Arke of sacred Covenant that being but abused and prophaned by the Bethsamites that were not of the Order of the Levites fiftie thousand of the common people and seventy of the most apparant and remarkable amongst them were by divine revenge cut off by