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A57667	Pansebeia, or, A view of all religions in the world with the severall church-governments from the creation, to these times : also, a discovery of all known heresies in all ages and places, and choice observations and reflections throughout the whole / by Alexander Ross.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.; Haestens, Henrick van.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1655 (1655)	Wing R1972_pt1; Wing R1944_pt2; ESTC R216906	502,923	690

Letanies out of the Church upon it are four red crosses signifying the four Cardinal vertues justice prudence fortitude temperance which ought to be in Prelates which vertues are not acceptable to God but as they are sanctified by the crosse of Christ in which onely they should glory with the Apostle for the Gentiles had these vertues but knew not Christ nor his crosse There are also in the Pall three pins or bodkins signifying the three Christian vertues of faith hope and charity without which he cannot justly claim or retain his Pall they may signifie also a three-fold pricking or compunction which ought to be in Prelates 1. Of compassion towards those that are in miserie 2. Of care in the due and conscionable execution of their office 3. Of feare to offend God 4. Their worship consisteth in the Masse where we have many ceremonies first the Bishop or Priest before he begins sings five Psalmes then he combs his head and washeth his hands followeth the aspersion of holy water then is the Introi●us or singing at the Priests approaching towards the Altar whilest the Introitus is singing the Priest or Bishop walketh towards the Altar between a Priest and a Deacon before whom walketh the Sub-Deacon carrying the Book of the Gospel shut before whom march two Taper bearers and before them is carried the Censer with incense When the Priest or Bishop comes to the Altar he takes off his Mytre makes confession openeth the book and kisseth it Over the Bishop also a linnen cloth full of pictures is carried by four Ministers in form of a canopy In their four solemn Processions to wit at Candlemas Palme-Sunday Easter Ascention day they have crosse in banners seven Tapers borne by seven Acolyths seven Deacons following then seven Priors three Acolyths with incense one Sub-Deacon carrying the Gospel then the Bishop in great state whom the people follow with the Porters Readers Exorcists Singers c. Before the Bishop or Priest ascends the Altar he boweth himself to the ground and then confesseth and during the time of the Masse he boweth his body eight times before the Altar After confession and absolution the Priest blesseth the incense and puts it in the censer then he kisseth the Altar and the Book and takes the censor from the Deacon with which he sumeth the Altar and then removeth to the right side of the same and withal Kyrie Eleeson is said not lesse then nine times in the Masse Gloria in Excelsis is also sung which was the Angelical Hymne at Christs Nativity then the Priest turning to the people salutes them in these words The Lord be with you to whom the Quire answereth And with thy Spirit Seven times in the Masse the Priest salutes the people but turneth to them onely five times Then the collects or prayers are said and after them the Epistle is read with the face towards the Altar it s the Sub-Deacons office to read the Epistle which done he delivers the Book shut to the Bishop who layeth his hand on the Sub-Deacon which he kisseth Alter the Epistle is sung the Gradual so called from the steps of humility by which we ascend to Heaven it 's called also the Responsory because the matter thereof answers the matter of the Epistle Next to this Hallelujah is sung but from Septuagesima Sunday till Easter in stead of Hallelujah the Tractus is sung so called a Trabend● because it is sung with a long drawing tone as containing the mournful condition of man in this life as Hallelujah is the joyful song of Heaven After Hallelujah is sung the prose which by them is called Sequentia it is a song of exaltation This done the Priest removeth from the right to the left side of the Altar whence the Deacon takes the Gospel and ascends into a high place where he reads it with his face to the North the crosse the censer and two lights are carried before the Gospel which is laid upon a chshion to shew the yoak of Christ is easie at the reading of it all stand up and crosse themselves and give glory to God After this the Creed is rehearsed and the Sermon followeth which concludeth the first part of the Masse Q. 11. What is their manner if dedicating Churches A. In the Church to be dedicated or consecrated are painted twelve Crosses on the walls before which burne twelve Tapers The Bishop in his Pontificalls with his Clergy and the people come to the Church door being shut where he prayeth and then besprinkleth the walls with holy water whilest the Clergy and people goe singing about the Church The holy water is sprinkled out of a bundle of Hysope Then the Bishop with his whole Traine returning to the Church-porch prayeth again and with his crosier staffe knocketh the door thrice saying these words Lift up your heads O ye Gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in Of whom the Deacon within the Church asketh Who is the King of glory to whom the Bishop answereth The Lord strong and mighty the Lord mighty in Battell Then the door is opened the Bishop with three of his servants entereth the rest remain without after-the Bishop hath wished peace three times to that house the door is shut again and he on his knees before the Altar prayeth whilest the Clergy without sings the Letanie and the Priests carry on their shoulders a Chest or Coffin containing the Reliques of that Saint to whom the Church is dedicated The Altar with all belonging to it are sanctified the walls with certain letters are painted Salt Water Ashes and Wine are exorcized and mingled together into which he dipps his thumb and makes the signe of the Crosse on the Altar Walls and Pavement Then he offers incense and blesseth the Church in the Name of the Father Son and Holy Ghost this being done the Bishop before the Church door preacheth to the people concerning the anniversary dedication of that Church of honour due to the Clergy of tenths also and obl●tions After Sermon all are admitted into the Church singing The twelve Lights and twelve Crosses do signifie the Doctrine of the twelve Apostles which shineth in the Church by which they preached the Crosse of Christ The Bishop representeth Christ making intercession for his Church and by the Staffe of his word knocking at the door of our hearts His compassing the Church three times and his three times knocking at the door signifie his three fold power in Heaven Earth and Hell And his threefold right or interest he hath in us to wit by Creation by Redemption and by the gift of life eternal promised to us The making of Greeke and Latine Letters with a Crosse on the Pavement with ashes shew that the Gentiles are made partakers of the Crosse of Christ but not the Jewes besides that the rudiments and alphabet of Christianity must be taught to the weaker sort the Oyle Salt Water Ashes and

the Image of God original and actual sin and free will 3. Their opinions concerning the Law of God concerning Christ Faith Iustification and good works 4. Their Tenets concerning pennance fasting prayer and almes 5. Their opinions concerning the Sacraments and Ceremonies used in those controverted 6. What they believe concerning the Saints in Heaven 7. Their Doctrine concerning the Church 8. What they hold concerning Monks Magistrates and Purgatory 9. Wherein the outward worship of the Church of Rome consisteth and first part of their Masse 10. Their dedication of Churches and what observable thereupon 11. Their Consecration of Altars c. 12. The Degrees of Ecclesiasticall persons in the Church of Rome Their sacred orders office of the Bishop and what colours held Sacred 13. Wherein the other parts of the Masse consisteth 14. In what else their outward worship doth consist 15. Wherein consisteth the seventh part of their worship and of their holy days 16. What be their other holy-days which they observe canonical hours and processions 17. Wherein the eighth part of their worship consisteth their ornaments and Vtensils used in Churches dedicated to Christ and the Saints their office performed to the dead SECT XIII Quest. 1. WHat is the Doctrine of the Church of Rome at this day and first of the Scriptures A. Though they maintain the same Scriptures with us the same Commandments the Lords Prayer and the three Creeds of the Apostles of Nice and of Athanasius yet in many points they differ from other Churches which briefly are these 1. They hold that Apocrythal Books are for regulating our faith and manners of equal authority with the Canonical Scripture such are Iudith Tobias third and fourth of Esdras the Book of Wisdom Ecclesiasticus Baruch the Epistle of Ieremie the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapters of Daniel the Books of Macchab●es and that part of Hester which is from the tenth verse of the third Chapter 2. They preferr the vulgar Latine Edition to the Hebrew and Greek Texts 3. They hold that there is no necessity to translate the Scripture into Vulgar languages 4. That the Scripture is not to be read of Lay-people except of such as are discreet judicious and learned and are authorised by the Ordinary 5. That the Masse is not to be celebrated in the Vulgar tongue 6. That the sense and interpretation of the Scripture depends upon the Churches approbation 7. That the Scriptures by reason of their difficulty and obscurity are not fit to be read by the Laity or to be judges of controversies 8. That the Scriptures have four different senses namely the Literal Allegorical Tropological and Anag●gical which are to be expounded according to traditions written and unwritten according to the practise of the Church the consent of Fathers and interpretation of Councels confirmed by the Pope 9. That the Scriptures are not of absolute necessity for the being of a Church seeing there was a Church from Adam to Moses for the space of two thousand years without any Scripture being onely guided and instructed by traditions without which the Scriptures are not perfect as not containing all Doctrines necessary to salvation Q. 2. What are their Tenets concerning predestination the Image of God Original sin and Actual and Free-will A. 1. They hold election mutable because the Elect may totally fall from faith and righteousnesse 2. That sin foreseen was the cause of reprobation in respect of the positive act of condemnation and some of them hold that foreseen works were the cause of election 3. concerning the Image of God they hold that it consisteth most in charity and that this is Gratia gratum faciens Grace which makes us acceptable and that it is a habit infused whereas they say that Gratia gratis data is the gift of Miracles 4. That man in the state of innocency did not stand in need of any special assistance by which he might be excited to good workes 5. That original sin is not in the understanding and will but in the inferiour part of the soul onely which they call the flesh that concupiscence and ignorance are onely infirmities and remainders of original sin That the Virgin Mary was without original sin That Infants dying in original sin onely are punished with the paine of losse not with the paine of sense That original fin is taken away by baptisme and that in the regenerate it is remitted and not imputed or to be called a sin but onely as it is the cause and punishment of sin that some actual sins are of their own nature veniall and some mortal That the sin against the holy Ghost is pardonable 6. They hold that in free-will is required not onely a liberty from coaction but also from necessity that an unregenerate man can by his own strength without Gods special help perform some moral good in which there may be no sin found That an unregenerate man hath freedom of will in matters of salvation though not without the help of grace so that he may hinder or further his conversion and may by his natural power cooperate with grace Q. 3. What are their opinions concerning the Law of God concerning Christ faith justification and good works A. 1. They divide the two Tables so that they make but three commandements in the first and seven in the second making one commandement of the first two and two of the last They hold that Idols and Images are not the same and that the Images of Christ and of the Saints may be worshipped without Idolatry That equivocation may be used in some cases and an officious lye 2. Concerning Christ they hold that he was not ignorant of any thing and that he did not attain to knowledge by learning That he descended truly into Hell in respect of his soul and there preached to the Fathers in prison and delivered them from their Limbus so that they had nor as yet entered into Heaven till Christ by his death had opened the gates thereof which Adam shut by his sin That Christ did merit by his sufferings not onely for us but also for himself that glory which he enjoyes after his Ascension 3. Concerning faith they say that Historical miraculous and saving faith are one and the same that the special application of the promises of grace belongs not to faith but to presumption That faith hath its residence onely in the intellect and not in the will That faith is an assent rather then knowledge That justifying faith may be totally lost in the regenerate That true faith may be without charity That we are not justified by faith alone That man by the natural strength of free-will can prepare himself for future justification being assisted by the holy Spirit In his preparation are contained these acts namely Fear Hope Love Repentance a purpose to receive the Sacrament a resolvtion to live a new life and to observe Gods Commandements 4. Concerning justification they say that the first is