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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

commandement concerneth the sanctifying of the Sabbath but the Papists profane it by worshiping Idols and frequenting the idolatrous masse Iulius the second vpon the solemne day of Easter fought a bloudy battell with the French at Rauenna and the Duke of Guise vpon the sabbath massacred the Saints of God at Vassi and so little do they respect the Lords honour that they make more account of our ladies festiuals and of the daies of Francis Dominicke and Thomas Becket then of the Lords day The fifth commandement requireth obedience of children to parents and of subiects to princes yet Gregory the seuenth Paschall the second Alexander the third and diuers Popes by their decretales haue armed the sonne against the father and the subiect against his prince neither was the late league of the French rebels against Henry the third and Henry the fourth set forward and confirmed by other more then by the Pope the Popes of Rome stirred vp rebellion against Henry the eight in England and against Queene Elizabeth both in England and Ireland Allen and Parsons in their wicked libell against Queene Elizabeth directed to the nobilitie and people of England and Ireland endeuor by all meanes to perswade her subiects to rebellion and to laie violent hands vpon her Cardinall Como in his letters to Parry that came into England with a full resolution to murder the Queene doth promise in the Popes name not only indulgence and pardon for his sinnes but also reward on earth and merit in heauen The sixth commandement forbiddeth murder But Papists thinke they doe God good seruice when they murder true Christians from this fountaine haue proceeded all their cruell executions in England France Italy Germany Spaine and other countries Natalis Come in his history testifieth that in the massacre of France An. D. 1572. they murdred aboue sixty thousand of all sorts of persons their garments are died in the blood of innocentes nay they cruelly poison and murther those of their owne religion if they be opposite vnto them in faction Gregory the seuenth caused not only bloody warres to be stirred vp against the Emperor but tormented and murdred such as he pleased at Rome Alexander the sixth for euery word put men to death Iulius the second promised reward to him that could kill a Frenchman as Budaeus de Asse testifieth but as Lactantius saith massacring and piety cannot stand together longè diuersa sunt carni ficina pietas nec potest aut veritas cum vi aut iustitia cum crudelitate coniungi The seuenth commandement as it forbiddeth adultery fornication Iust and all vncleanenesse so it requireth purity of life and chaste and vndefiled behauior but among Papists adultery and fornication is reckened among lesser sinnes as appeareth by the Chapter si clerici de iudicijs the Pope permitteth whores in Rome and exacteth tribute of them as is notoriously knowen to the world the same is also testified by the glosse of the constitution prouinciall beginning with the word licet de concubin cleric remouendis by Agrippa de vanit scient c. de lenocinio by Sansonino lib. dei gouerni c. corte de Roma and diuers others of late in the castle of Wisbich among the Iebusites and Masse-priests one defended that whores were in Rome cum approbatione and with as good authority as any citizen or as the Pope of Romc the Popes and their complices disallow honest wedlocke of priests and yet allow or at the least winke at such as keepe concubines and whores Theodoric à Niem tract v. nemoris vnionis c. 33. sheweth that in Gascoigne Spaine Portugall and other countries it was lawfull for Popish Bishops and Priests to keepe concubines The commandement against theft as Canisius in his catechisme confesseth c. de decalogo forbiddeth also vsury simony rapine sacrilege and all vniust gaine yet vsury and simony yeeld no small reuenues to the Popes coffers the historie of Matthew Paris doth in euery kings reigne declare infinit pillages what by vsury what by simony committed in England by the Popes speaking of Gregory the ninth his factors he saith they vexed England by vsury per Caursinos vsurarios Angliam vexarunt he saith also how they held vsury for a little fault and simony for none vsuram pro paruo simoniam pro nullo inconueniente reputauit saith he speaking of the Popes agent Felin sheweth that without the rent of Symony the church of Rome would come to contempt in Rome of late times the Popes haue erected diuers banks of vsury called monti di pieta as appeareth in Onuphrius in the liues of Iulius the third Paul the fourth and Pius the fourth and there money was to be had for ten or twelue in the hundred and sometime for lesse Vrbane the sixth as Theodoric à Niem lib. 1. de schism c. 22. testifieth sold chalices crosses and images the same man doth make strange reports of the practises of Boniface the ninth to get money omnia benesicia vendidit si non potuit habere pecunias accepit porcos sues c. lib. 2. de schism c. 10. he sayth he solde all benefices and when he could not haue money he tooke pigs cattell and such wares the merchants of Babylon now take money for masses sacraments and indulgences and extort both from quicke and dead the secular Priests charge the Iebusites to be most cunning fellowes in extorting of money in Spaine they haue a rime shewing that they haue turned all Gods commandements into practises of gaine es el primero ganar dinero that is the first commandement is to get money all Gods commandements they haue turned into these two Todo para mi nada para vos all for me nought for you The ninth commandement doth directly forbid false witnesse and whatsoeuer is vnder that conteined as lying detraction and all leud speeches tending to the hurt or disgrace of our neighbour but the Papists as if lying slandering and bearing false witnesse had beene commanded so forge and falsifie scriptures fathers councels histories and all good authours as their expurgatory tables counterfeit decretall epistles and false allegations of bastard authours and others do testifie and shall more at large be declared hereafter their late books also are full of execrable lies and slanders against M. Wickliffe M. Husse Hierome of Prage Luther Caluin Zuinglius Melancthon and all the professors of truth the Pope he hireth men to speake lies slanders and his complices delight to heare them Allen and Parsons in their resolutions of cases of conscience teach their disciples how to dissemble lie and forsweare themselues cunningly the canonists and other the Popes parasites call him a god on the earth the head and spouse of the church and beare him in hand that he cannot erre Finally where the last law saith thou shalt not couet the conuenticle of Trent teacheth that concupiscence is no sinne the Papists hold also that it is lesse sinne for Friers Masse-priests to lust and

hands on her to arrest her and to concurre to her punishment and to this ende tendeth the most seditious and wicked libell set out by Allen yet not without the helpe of Parsons and directed to the nobility and people of England and Ireland When force preuailed not the Popes of Rome and their adherents by trechery sought to murder her William Parry anno 1584. resolued to murder that innocent Queene and his purpose did so well please Pope Gregory the 13. that Cardinall Como in the Popes name promised him pardon of all his sinnes and a great reward besides for his indeuour Monsignor saith he his holinesse hath seene your letters with the credential note included and cannot but commend the good disposition which as you write you hold for the seruice and benefit of the publike weale wherein he exhorteth you to continue vntill you haue brought it to effect and that you may be holpen by that good spirit that hath mooued you he granteth you his blessing and plenary indulgences and plenary remission of all your sins assuring you beside the merit which you shall haue in heauen that his holines wil make himself your debtor to acknowledge your deserts in the best sort he can thus the Pope promiseth heauen to a wicked murderer and with him concurred one Benedict Palmio a Iebusite of Venice and other Iebusites and Masse-priests in France all setting this assassin cutthroate on to murder an innocent Queene Parsons that ringleader of traitors when an English gentle man went about to discouer this treason by all meanes disturned and distwaded him furthering with his desires this most wicked resolution of Parry as is cuident by his letters dated the 18. of October anno 1598. which are yet to be shewed That which Parry entended diuers other traytors also promised to performe as Sauage enduced thereto by the perswasion of D. Gifford and other priests at Paris Ballard who was set on by Allen Somerfield who was encouraged in the enterprise by Arden and a Romish maste-priest Patricke Collen Yorke and Williams who were enduced thereto by sir William Stanley Hugh Owen Holt Sherwood Gifford Worthington and others to commit this villanous fact In the end Lopez the Queenes Physicion vndertooke to empoison the Queene vpon hope of a great summe of money and one Squire promised Walpoole to practise the same treason damning himselfe if he did not execute that treacherous act and receiuing the Sacrament vpon it such zeale haue these wicked Iebusites to doe mischiefe neither doe they now desist from these wicked attempts as their treacherous plots against king Iames declare Of late time Henry the 3. of France was most shamefullie murthered by a Dominican Frier called Iames Clement and the fact was highly praised by the Pope The like fact did Peter Barrier attempt against Henry the fourth animated therein by diuers Iebusites masse-priests as appeareth by his confession set downe in record Iohn Chastell stroke the same king with a knife thinking to murder him and this he learned as he confessed in his examination of the Iebusites The late Prince of Orenge was first wounded by Iohn Iauregui and afterward murdred by Balthasar Gerard. both which were perswaded by Masse-priests and Friers that such facts were meritorious finally diuers haue beene hired and sent by the Popes agents to murder Prince Maurice as namely Michael Reinichon Peter du Four and Peter Panne and this is euidently declared by their confessions by diuers presumptions and by their execution for this cause If then such rewards be promised to such as attempt to empoison and murder Princes let all Christian Princes beware how they admit such neere their persons as beleene this wicked doctrine and let them neuer forget the villanous treason of the English-miners and gun-pouder-men If Papists thinke it meritorious to kill princes excommunicate by the Pope and are therein animated by him and his agents then can Godly Princes haue no assurance of their liues before they roote out all the professors of this King-killing and bloody religion and this appeareth euidently by the treason contriued the fifth of Nouember last CHAP. XXXIX That Popery laieth greeuous burthens on mens consciences OVr Sauiour Christ Matth. 23. denounced a woe to the Scribes and Pharisees for that they shutte the Kingdome of heauen before men and neither entred themselues nor suffered others to enter therein he taxeth them also for that they bound heauy and importable burthens on mens shoulders and did not so much as once touch them with one of their singers but better may the same woe be denounced against the Pharisaical Friers Monkes and Masse-priests which keeping the people of God from the knowledge of Gods word and nouzeling them vp in ignorance as much as in them lieth do fast shut the kingdome of heauen against them and while they seeke to mainteine their pompous state and refuse to heare all speech of reformation neither enter themselues nor suffer others to enter into the kingdome of heauen Furthermore they doe not onely tie their followers to obserue vnwritten traditions as did the hypocriticall Scribes and Pharisees but also lay vpon them diuers other most heauy and greeuous burthens First they presse men with diuers heauy statues and laws for example they binde men to confesse to their parochial priest once euery yeere they require that confession be simple humble pure faithfull frequent naked discreet willing bashfull full and secret c. according to these verses Sit simplex humilis confessio pura fidelis Atque frequens nuda discreta libens verecunda Integra secreta lachrymabilis accelerata Fortis accusans sit parêre parata And vnlesse all mortall sinnes be confessed they say it auaileth nothing but who can either tell all his sinnes or obserue all these conditions they also binde men to keepe certaine holy-daies and set feasts and fastes and that with certaine conditions Further they teach that all Christians are to obserue the statutes of the church of Rome and decretales of Popes and actes of their pretended councels Secondly euery transgression of the statutes of the Romish church and of the Popes decretales they punish with greeuous penalties to eate flesh on fridaies to eate egges in Lent to reade holy Scriptures in vulgar tongues without recantation is capitall Thirdly they hold that euery law of the Romish church doth binde in conscience nay if subiects rebell not against their Princes and lay handes vpon them they teach that they sinne mortally if then all transgressions of the Popes lawes be sinne then are Papistes tied with infinite chaines of sinnes they loose all these lawes I confesse lightly but alwaies this scruple will remaine whether they haue rightly confessed and haue fully satisfied and are iustly absolued Fourthly the censures of the Romish church euen to Papists haue alwaies seemed intolerable Peter de Aliaco in his booke de reformat eccles complaineth of it and sheweth how the sword of the church