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A13155	An abridgement or suruey of poperie conteining a compendious declaration of the grounds, doctrines, beginnings, proceedings, impieties, falsities, contradictions, absurdities, fooleries, and other manifold abuses of that religion, which the Pope and his complices doe now mainteine, and vvherewith they haue corrupted and deformed the true Christian faith, opposed vnto Matthew Kellisons Suruey of the new religion, as he calleth it, and all his malicious inuectiues and lies, by Matthevv Sutcliffe.	Sutcliffe, Matthew, 1550?-1629.	1606 (1606)	STC 23448; ESTC S117929	224,206	342

of Christ and that for the merits of the blessed virgin of Cosmas and Damianus and other saints but where such a wicked and blasphemous company as make not onely saints but also the idolatrous Masse-priests mediators for the body and blood of Christ haue beene reputed the church of Christ and was visible before these wicked missals were framed we find not in any ancient record 10. The Romish church worshippeth the crosse and the images of the Trinity with Latria or diuine worship but such a church for a thousand yeares was neuer visible in the world 11. In the missals breuiaries and other rituall bookes of the Romish church we finde diuers praiers and confessions to Angels to the virgin Mary and other saints nay to the crosse and the image giuen to Veronica and these praiers are both practised and defended by the church of Rome but if all the Popes lanterne-bearers and disciples were set to seeke for such a church in the time of the ancient fathers they should but lose their labour and spend their wits in vaine 12. The Apostles canons as is said doe excommunicate such as doe not communicate being present at the celebration of the Eucharist we may not therefore thinke that the Romish synagogue was visible in those times seeing they thinke it sufficient for their disciples to be present at the Masse although they receiue nothing 13. In the primitiue church no man euer heard that Christians gaped and gazed on the priest administring the Lords supper or that they receiued the one kinde and not the other the Popish church therefore in those times was inuisible 14. In those times also neither was the Eucharist celebrated nor the Scriptures read in tongues not vnderstood of the multitude nor did the people pray in strange toongs which they vnderstood not the missificall congregation therfore of papists which pray not knowing what they say and being present at the reading of Scriptures and celebration of Sacraments in strange tongues vnderstand nothing was not yet crept out of Cacus his denne nor apparent in the world 15. The moderne Papistes beleeue that such as in this life satisfie not for their sinnes committed after Baptisme are to satisfie for the same in Purgatorie They beleeue also that the Pope by his indulgences is able to redeeme soules out of Purgatory and to remit all the temporall paines due for sinnes but such a church as this was neuer to be seene for a thousand yeeres after Christ To abridge this discourse it were an easie matter by diuers other points of faith and diuers other customes in administring the Sacraments and diuers other formes of gouernment all newly inuented practised and maintained by the synagogue of Rome to declare and proue that the same is a new model of a church neuer seene nor knowne to antiquitie but by these few particulars the same doth most cleerely appeare already If the Papists then seeke to bring vs backe to the formes of the ancient church then must they abandon the Pope and his adherents embracing the moderne faith and doctrine of sacraments lately broched by the idle school-men and confirmed in the late conuenticle of Trent and adhere to the church of England which as it professeth the Apostles doctrine published by ancient councels of the church so it renounceth all heresies and nouclties brought in by Papists and other heretikes and as it renounceth their false doctrine so it detesteth their treacherous practises CHAP. LII That the marks of the church and motiues to the moderne Romish faith alledged by Papists may as well be alledged by heathen men and Turkes as by them AL this notwithstanding the Papists challenge to themselues the name title and authority of the church and bring foorth a whole squadron of motiues to draw simple soules to like of their sect and to intangle them with their errors Bellarmine de notis eccles c. 3. saith that the proper markes of the church are these the name of Catholikes antiquitie continuance vniuersality succession of Bishops consent in doctrine miracles prophecies temporall felicity and such like others bring vnity vniuersality holinesse of life and such like Bristow in his Motiues standeth vpon the names of Catholiks and Heretikes miracles visions scriptures traditions fathers martyrs going out rising afterward succession immutability vnitie iudges infallible obedient subiects visibility and other markes of like nature But as well may the Turkes and idolatrous heathen nations alledge these markes and motiues as the Papists and some of them doe better agree to Turkes and idolatrous Paynims then to idolatrous and hereticall Papists For as Papists call themselues Catholikes and giue the name of heretikes to others so doe the Turkes cal themselues Musulman or true beleeuers and heathen idolaters called themselues Pious worshippers of the gods and in regard of themselues both Turkes and Paynims take Christians to be impious persons and heretikes the Turkes call Papists idolaters and the heathen in time past called Christians Atheists As for antiquitie it agreeth farre better to Paynims and Turkes then to Papists for heathen idolatry was long before the doctrine of Popery and the Alcoran is more ancient then the Popes decretales that being published by Mahomet within 630. yeares after Christ these being commended and confirmed by Gregory the 9. who entred an D. 1227. 3. Idolatry as it beganne soone after the flood so it hath euer since continued the blasphemous religion of Turkes har● continued euer since the time of Mahomet but Popery neuer receiued a perfect forme before the conuenticle of Trent and in most places now is decaied 4. The heathen idolaters alledge for themselues amplitude and vniuersality as well as the Papists and so may the Turkes also for in time past all nations worshipped idoles faue the Iewes and in our times farre more nations are deluded by Mahomet and his priests then by the Pope and his Masse-priests the Popes doctrine being confined within a few nations of Europe Mahometisme poslessing the greatest part of Asia and Afrike and no small parts of Europe 5. The Turkes euer since Mahomet haue had a succession of Caliphaes and priests and among the heathen there neuer wanted a discent of sacrificing idolaters but the Papists cannot deriue their succession from the Apostles eitheir in doctrine or discent of Popes for neither is their doctrine apostolicall nor are the Popes the Apostles successors beside that they are vncerteine both who were true Popes and which succeded after Peter and diuers bishops and Popes of Rome 6. The Paynims with one consent in time past worshipped idoles neither did any one among them call the matter in question the Turks are so resolute in religion that they will haue no disputing against any point of their doctrine but Popish schoolemen call all points of their religion in question neither doe they so well agree in any article but there be some that hold singular opinions the Scotists differ from the Thomistes and diuers opinions are holden by

thus saith Campion and great crackes doe others also make when they come once to mention councels but if councels doe make so much for the Popes cause as these Popish agents praetend what is the reason why the Pope is so much afraid when he doth but ouce he are the name of councels Gaguine in Carolo 7. saith that the Popes resuse to assemble generall councels searing lest their large authority should be restrained by their decrees Petrus de Alliaco also in his treatise de reformat ecclesiae sheweth that many supposed that the Popes were negligent in gathering councels that they might more fully rule at their pleasure and vsurpe the right of other churches the author also of the booke entitled onus Ecclesiae doth alledge the same reason why councels were so slowly assembled experience certes teacheth vs that nothing is more fearefull to the Pope then the name of a lawfull and christian councell Gregory the 12. and Petrus de Luna as Theodorio à Niem testifieth by all meanes delaied the assembly of a councel and Martin the fifth notwithstanding the decree of the councell of Constance for assembling councels from euery ten yeares to ten yeares would no more heare of the matter of late time Clement the 7. reiected the petition of diuers princes requiring a generall councell and Paul the third would not yeeld to haue one before such time as he had so setled his affaires that no man should dare to speake the truth freely or to touch his authority Nay albeit Trent were no indifferent place for vs yet did not Iulius the third thinke himselfe safe inough there nor did he rest vntill such time as he had remoued the councell to Bononic lastly whatsoeuer they heere speake magnifically of the councell yet otherwhere they say the Pope is aboue the councell and that without his confirmation the actes of the councell are of no force and so they bring the authority of councels to a low price But admit the authority of councels to be as great as the Papists would haue them yet neither doe they esteeme much of councels nor doe councels make much for them For the time of assembling prouinciall councels we find diners canons the councell of Nice c. 5. decreed that prouniciall conncels should be assembled twise euery yeare visum est per singulos annos in singulis prouincijs bis in anno concilium episcoporum sieri the like course we finde taken in the 20. canon of the councell of Antioch but the Pope regardeth neither The councell of Constance sess 39. an 1417. decreed that from thence foorth generall councels should be celebrated vt amodò concilia generalia celebrentur and that the first should beginne within siue yeares after the end of the councell the second 7. yeares after that and that so from tenne yeares to tenne yeares councels should perpetually be celebrated deinceps de decennio in decennium perpetuò celebrentur but the Popes haue made a scorne of this decree The cannons of the Apostles decree that a bishop should be ordeined by two or three bishops but the Pope supplieth the roome of Bishops oftentimes with Abbots tituler bishops as is proued by practise confessed in part by Bellarmine the sixth canon excommunicateth bishops and Priests that vnder pretence of religion put away their wiues the Masse-priests separate such violently from their wiues and forbid men to marie vpon pretence of religious vowes The ninth and tenth canons determine them worthy to be excommunicated which being present at the oblation of the eucharist doe not communicat qui facta oblatione non communicauerint and againe qui sacram communionem non percipiunt the Papists esteem them that heare masse only good Christians and doe little regard these canons The seuenteenth Canon pronounceth him vnworthie nay vncapable to bee Bishop or Priest that keepeth a concubine which is a plaine sentence against most of the Romish clergie The 28. canon forbiddeth Bishops and Priests to strike Christians offending but popish prelats cut Christian mens throats albeit they offend not The 36. canon prescribeth bishops their limits and forbiddeth them to ordeine clerkes out of their iurisdiction but this is not obserued by the Pope nor his complices that ordaine certaine Priests of Baal and send them for England where they haue no iurisdiction The 83. canon deposeth him that shall vse reprochfull words against the Emperour or Magistrate qui imperatorem aut magistratum contumelia affecerit yet doe Popes raile vpon Emperours and Magistrates that displease them at their pleasure The 84. canon leaueth Iudith and Tobia Wisedome out of the catalogue of holy bookes of scripture the conuenticle of Trent reckoneth them in the canon as well as the best When diuers in the councell of Nice went about to prohibite the vse of wiues to Bishops Priests and Decons Paphnutius resisted their determination and the synode consented vnto him as Socrates lib. 1. c. 8. Sozomen lib. 1. hist c. 22. Nicephorus lib. 8. hist c. 9. doe testifie There it was determined also c. 5. that those which by one bishop were excommunicated should not bee receiued of others vt hi qui ab alijs excommunicantur ab alijs ad communionem non recipiantur all which notwithstanding the Pope separateth married Priests from their w iues receiueth most infamous offenders being e xcommunicated when they appeale to him The Pope also manifestly breaketh the 6. canon which boundeth his iurisdiction and giueth like iurisdiction to the bishop of Alexandria and Rome The 18. Canon forbiddeth clergy-men to follow filthy gaine and to put out their mony to vsury all which notwithstanding the Popes taske rents of publike whores at Rome as is publikely knowen and testified to the world and ordinarily haue their b ankes of vsury called by them monti di pietà where men may borow mony at 12.10.8 and sixe in the hundred as Onuphrius witnesseth in the liues of Iulius the 3. Paul the 4. and Pius the 4. In the councell of Ancyra c. 10. deacons protesting that they would mary and could not conteine were permitted to continue in the ministery aster mariage hopostea si ad nuptias venerint maneant in ministerio the same councell c. 16. condemneth Sodomits that liue against reason to 15. yeares penance and can 20. putteth adulterers to 7. yeares penance and c. 23 inflicteth vpon soothsaiers or magicians 5. yeares penance but the Pope as he neglecteth the punishment of adulterers Negromancers Sodomites which in Rome and Italy aboūd as euery trauailer knoweth that is acquainted with the manners of that country so he forbiddeth the mariage of deacons and separateth such as mary notwithstanding any protestation they can make The councell of Neocaesarea can 2. condemneth her that shall mary two brethren yet doe the Papists accompt the mariage of Queene Catherine to prince Arthur and Henry the 8. King of England his brother lawfull because the Pope dispensed with that mariage so we see