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A28235 A looking-glass for the times being a tract concerning the original and rise of truth and the original and rise of Antichrist : showing by pregnant instances of Scripture, history, and other writings, that the principles and practices of the people called Quakers in this day and their sufferings are the same as were the principles and practices of Christ and His apostles ... / by George Bishope. Bishop, George, d. 1668. 1668 (1668) Wing B2998; ESTC R14705 345,237 250

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also on their lawful Wives Theodorus Theodorus that wrote against Priests Marriages wrote wanton Books a Priest of Trivia a City of that Countrey was the Author and Ringleader of that custom who wrote those amorous and wanton Books the which he made in the prime of his flourishing years and stiled Aethiopica Those in Thessalonica Macedonia and Hellas in Achaia retain the same customs and observations Concerning Baptisme In Thessalia they baptized only in the Concerning Baptisme Easter Holy-dayes as they are called and therefore saith the Historian very many die without Baptism Concerning what is called the Altar The Church so called Concerning the Altar in Antioch in Syria was scituate contrary to other Churches so called for the Altar stands not to the East but towards the West Concerning what is called Service In Hellas Jerusalem and Concerning Service Thessalia Service was said by Candle-light after the manner of the Novations at Constantinople In Caesarea in Cappadocia and at Cyrus the Priests and Bishops did expound the Scripture at Evening-prayer on the Saturdayes and Sundayes by Candle-light The Novations at Hellespont had not the same order and manner of Service as the Novations at Constantinople yet for the most part they imitate the chief Churches among them To be short saith the Historian amongst the customs and observations of all Among all Sects scarce two follow the same Order Sects and Religions we shall not be able to find two which follow and retain one order of Service Concerning Preaching At Alexandria the inferiour Priest did Concerning Preaching use to preach that Order first began when Arius turned upside down the quiet state of the Church Concerning Fasting At Rome they did fast every Saturday Concerning Fasting Concerning Sinning At Caesarea in Cappadocia after the Concerning Sinning manner of the Novations they received not into the Communion such as sin after Baptism a sin unto death So did the Macedonians in Hellespont and such as throughout Asia do celebrate the Feast of Easter the fourteenth day of the month Concerning Marriages The Novations throughout Phrygia Concerning Marriages allow not second Marriages Such of them as were at Constantinople neither received it nor rejected it Those in the West parts of the World admitted it wholly The Originals and Authors of so great diversity saith the Historian were Bishops which governed the Churches at divers and several times such as like of these Rites saith he do commend them to Posterities for Laws But saith he to pen in Paper the infinite and divers Customs and Ceremonies throughout Cities and Countries would be a very tedious work and scarce saith he nay impossible to be done And thus much I have said and thus much I have rehearsed concerning this matter which shall suffice me and now I shall proceed where I left off as to matter of Division and Tumult as this hath been of Confusion the natural Children of imposing Religion or enjoyning Creeds Confusions and forms of Faith which hath produced what hath been here rehearsed and a great deal more during the term of time I have waited upon in this Discourse throughout the World The Christians who as I have said having little or no outward Cap. 22. The divisions of the Christians when the Empire was quiet disturbance at least in comparison to what had been before not only fell into diversity of Opinion and Divisions as I have signified but those so divided fell from their Fellows and upon sundry light and trivial occasions disagreed among themselves The Novations were divided about Easter as I said before The Novations divide about Easter the month and day of the week yet were not content with one division but throughout sundry Provinces they sometimes jarred and sometime joyned together not only about the month but also the day of the week with such like matters of small importance The Arrians were The divisions of the Arrians continually arguing and broaching of intricate quirks which brought their Disputations to very absurd and horrible Opinions and whereas the Church believeth saith the Historian That God is the Father of the Son which is the Word They question Whether God may be called a Father before the Son had his being and because they were of Opinion That the Word of God was not begotten of the Father but had his being of nothing erring in the chief and principal no marvel that they plunged into absurd Opinions Dorotheus who was translated thither from Dorotheus and his Heresie Antioch said That the Father could be neither in Essence nor Appellation if the Son had no being Marinus whom they called Marinus and his Opinion in contradiction out of Thracia before the time of Dorotheus stomaching that Dorotheus was preferred before him supposed that now it was high time to work his feat set himself opposite and maintained the contrary Opinion wherefore they were divided and because saith the Historian of the vain and frivolous questions amongst them parted Companies Dorotheus and those with him continued in their former places Marinus and his Company erected them Chappels and there had private Meetings their conclusion was That the Father was ever a Father yea before the Son had his being The followers of Marinus were called Psathyriani because of The appellation of the followers of Marinus one Theoctistus a waferer bo●h in Syria and was an earnest maintainer of that side Selenas Bishop of the Goths who was by Selenas Bishop of the Goths Father a Goth by Mother a Phrygian and so able to preach in both Languages was also of that Opinion These were also not long after divided for Marinus contended Marinus contends with Agapius Bishop of Ephesus with Agapius whom he had but lately advanced to the Bishoprick of Ephesus The controversie was not about Religion but of Primacy they strove which of them should be greatest the Goths sided with Agapius wherefore saith the Historian many Clergy-men under these Bishops Jurisdictions perceiving the ambition the rancor and malice of these proud Prelates Not so much of Religion as Ambition forsook quite the Arrian Opinion and imbraced the Faith of one Substance The Arrians being divided among themselves the space of Arrians divided thirty five years The Psathyrians or followers of Marinus make a Law thirty and five years in the end as many as were Psathyrians through perswasion which prevailed with them made an end of brawling saith the History in the Consulship of Theodosius the younger and Plinthus the Pretor who after their reconciliation and agreement made a Law That the Question that was the principal cause of that stir should never again be called into Controversie Notwithstanding it took place no where but in Constantinople for in other Cities where the Arrians had dominion the stir is rife Thus of the Novations and Arrians now concerning the Eunomians Cap. 23 The divisions of the Eunomians Eunomius himself first fell from