and beleeve and am baptised in thee and in thy Father and in thy holy spirit now c. Then the Priest saith the Nicen Creed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I beleeve in one God the Father Almighty c. And after many prayers and Crossings he putteth the partie baptised into the water saying Such a one N is baptised in the name of the Father Amen And of the Sonne Amen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and of the holy Ghost to everlasting life And so endeth with prayers For the administration of the Eucharist The Priest beginneth with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Glorie be to the Father to the Sonne and to the holy Ghost After some prayers Let us be made worthy sacrificers of praise that we may performe our Priesthood to thee O Lord every thought word worke being a sweet savour offring to thee peace offrings that without spot we may appeare in thy sight all the dayes of our life They say in Breaking Thou art the Lambe of God that takest away the sinnes of the world so he suffered God the word in the flesh he was offrea and broken upon the Crosse and his soule was separated from his body although his divinitie was not separated neither from his soule nor from his body c. Amongst other prayers he saith Make us worthy O Lord God that with contrite hearts and purged from all euili co 〈…〉 thee O Lord our God purely and holily reasonable and spirituall sacrifices in the faith of thy truth After other prayers he endeth The Bible was translated into the Arabique tongue by Iohn Archbishop of Sevill Anno Dom 717. The Habbassin Christians 1 For their Ecclesiasticall Government Zaga Zabo 240. THey are subiect to a Patriarch of their owne whom they call Abunna Non firmiter sentiunt de primatu Romanae ecclesiae Tho. a Iesu de conver lib. 7. pa. 1 cap 6 pag 367. whose place is the seventh Session in generall Councells the next place after the Bishop of Seleucia They do not well beleeve of the Primacy of the Bishop of Rome 2 The Eucharist in both kindes Wee receive the Lords body 1 Assumimus corpus Domini et id sub utraque specie confessio Zaga Zabo Episcopi Abassin apud Damian a Goes pag 227 Boterus part 3 lib. 3 de Christian del Abass and that under both kindes As the Preist 2 Sacramentum integrum verum corpus et verum sanguinem Christi tam clerica quam laici in Templo accipiunt Matthaeus Dresserus de statu Ecclesiae et Religio in Aethiopia apud Neand. pag. 535 so the Laicks receive the whole Sacrament of the true body and true blood of Christ in the Temple All receive the Eucharist under both kindes 3 Sub utraque specie omnes Eucharistiam sumunt Godign de Abassinorum rebus lib 1 cap 35 pag 218 3 They sell no Masses We receive no price or reward for Masse 1 Pro Missa nullum pretium aut mercedem accipimus Zaga Zaoo pag 228. They make no gaine in the Masse 2 Questum in Missa nullum plane faciunt Dresserus apud Nean pag 537. 4 They reserve not the Sacrament nor elevate it Sacramentum Evcharistiae non servatur apud nos in Templis vt fit hic apud Evropaeos Zaga Zabo pag 227. apud Dami a Goes The Sacrament is not reserved amongst us in our Churches as it is amongst the Europeans 5 They use not extreame unction for a sacrament Moreover you must know 1 Praeterea Sciendum apud nos Chrisma five extremam olei Vnctionem pro Sacramento non haberi nec in vsu esse vt video hic ex Romanae Ecclesiae consuetudine fieri Zaga Zabo 226. apud Dam a Goes that with us Chrisme or extreame unction is not accounted a Sacrament nor is in use at all As I see here the custome is in the Roman Church 3 Non usan darla chrisma ni extrema vnction Francis Alvares fol 27. There is no use of Chrisme or extreame unction 6 They allow maried Priests Mariage is no esse allowed to the Clergie then to the Laitie 1 Coningium Clericis et Presbyteris non minus quam politicis permissum est sic tumen vt mortua vxâ—â—e primâ— ducere aliaÌ„ non liceat niâ— Pa riarchâ— dispensante concubinam si quis alat a sacris arcetur Dresserus apud Neandrum pag 537. yet so as that the first wise being dead they are not permitted to marie any more without dispensation from the Patriarch if any keepe a Concubine he is driven from his calling And both Laitie and Clergie possesse but one wife Et tam Laici quam Clerici vnam tantum possident vxorem Zaga Zabo apud Damia a Goes 215. That the Priests may marrie we have received from St. Paul who had rather that the Clergie and Laitie Et quod presbyteri apud nos vxores possideaut ex Apostolo accepimus Qui mavult clericum et Laicum nubere quam vri Zaga Zabo lib. cit pag 215. should marrie then to burne 7 They beleeve the Soules of their Infants dying without Baptisme not to be damned They beleeve the soules of their Infants departed before Baptisme to be saved Alvarez Histor Aethiopica fol. 27. because they are sprung from faithfull parents 8 They doe acknowledge the first 3 Councels They accept the three first generall Councells Zaga Zabo lib citat pag 236. The Nicen the Constantinopolitane the Ephesine 9 Indulgences For remission of soules the Patriarch graunts no Indulgences Ad animarum remissionem Patriarcha dat nullas Indulgentias nullos dies indulgentiarum Patriarcha concedit Zaga Zabo pag 213. Indulgentias nulo las dat neque concedit pag 240. nor gives any pardons at all 10 Jnvocation of Saints As for the Saints It is true that they love and reverence them Sanctos quidem amant et venerantur sed non invocant Matri Christi Mariae Virgini honorem magnum tribuunt sed neque adorant neque opem eius implorant Dresser apud Neandrum pag 536. Atias Major pag 352. Aethiopia but they do not call on them They doe ascribe great honour to the Virgin Marie the mother of Christ but neither do they worship her nor implore her helpe 11 They have service in their owne tongue For they reteine the Epistles and Gospell Nam et Epistolam et Evangelium et verba consecrationis sine elevatione lingua pooulo nota retinent Chytreus pag 28. together with the words of Consecration without elevation these I say they reteine in the vulgar tongue 12 The Conferring of Bishoprickes The Conferring of Bishoprickes Patriarcha sive Abunna Nullum Episcopatum aut Ecclesiae be â—eficium in vllos confert id solum ad Precioâ—um Ioanneâ— spectat Zaga Zabo 240. and their Ecclesiasticall benefices except the Patriarchship belongeth to their Emperor
O Lord my God how excellent is thy name in all the world Protestants Papists halfe CHRISTIANOGRAPHIE OR The Description of the multitude and sundry sorts of Christians in the VVorld not subiect to the Pope With their Vnitie and hovv they agree with us in the principall points of Difference betweene us and the Church of Rome Goe yee therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost Mat. 28.19 And they went forth and preached every where The Lord working with them Marke 16.20 After this I beheld and loe a great multitude which no man could number of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues stood before the throne before the Lambe Rev. 7.9 LONDON Printed by T. P. and W. J. for Matthew Costerden Stationer 1635. REcensui Librum hunc cui titulus Christianographie c. una cum Epistola Dedicatoria ad R. in Christo Patrem Franciscum Eliensem Episcopum qui quidem liber continet folia 88. in quo nihil reperio quò minús cum publica utilitate Jmprimatur modò intra sex menses proximè sequentes typis mandetur Ex aedi Londin Octobris 30. Samuel Baker TO THE RIGHT REVEREND FATHER IN GOD Francis Lord Bishop of Elie my very good Lord. IT was an observation of our late Soveraigne Lord King James that VVheras the Romanists cannot confirme their Faith either by sacred Scripture or ancient Traditions Their manner is to crie up the Visibilitie of the Church and Authoritie of the same And thereby they delude many of the ignorant and unlearned bearing them in hand that there was no such thing in the world as a Protestant before Luther And that before his time all the world beleeved as they doe And that their Church hath not onely beene visible in all ages and all times but eminently conspicuous and illustrious And to this purpose one of that Sect lately delivered to a person of qualitie this writing following viz. It is plaine in holy Scripture and confessed by the Protestants that the Church of God should be alwaies visible and it was agreed by D. White and D. Featly to Mr. Fisher and Mr. Sweet to proove a visible succession in the Protestant Church that they both could and would in all ages from Christ to Luther by name out of good Authors produce Doctors and Pastors professing the Religion which the Church of England and Protestants professe This was promised This is now required without shifts and idle delayes c. VVhereas in this writing an absolute promise is pretended to bee made by your Lordship and D. Featley to Master Fisher and Master Sweet I finde in the relation of the conference testified and subscribed by Honorable personages and others The said promise to bee made but upon condition onely Conference pag. 7. That the forenamed Iesuites would shew visible professors of the intire Doctrine of the Romish Church as yet it is comprised in the Councell of Trent in all ages and name them out of good Authors especially for the first 600. yeeres And in particular your Lordship required them to prove by Christ and his Apostles Conference pag. 22. or by any of the Fathers for the first 600. yeeres these sixe Tenets of the Roman Church viz. 1. That all power of Order and Jurisdiction in respect of the Churches is to bee derived from the Church of Rome 2. That no Scripture sence or Translation thereof is Authenticall unlesse the same were received from the Church of Rome 3. That the Roman Church onely was and is the Authenticall Custos of unwritten Traditions 4. That all generall Councels were called by the sole Authoritie of the Pope and that hee might ratifie and disanull whatsoever pleased him in them 5. That the Pope hath power to Canonize Saints 6. That the Pope had or hath power to depose Princes Likewise Conference pag. 7. Doctor Featley required of them to produce out of good Authors not any Empire or Kingdome but so much as any Citie Parish or Hamlet within 500. yeeres after Christ in which there was any Visible assembly of Christians to bee named maintaining and defending either their Trent Creede in generall or these points of Popery in speciall Conference page 9. to wit 1. That there is a treasurie of Saints merits and super abundant Satisfactions at the Popes disposing 2. That the Laiety are not commanded by Christs institution to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in both Kindes 3. That the publicke service of God in the Church ought or may be celebrated in an unknowne tongue 4. That private Masses wherein the Priest saith edite bibite ex hoc omnes and yet eateth and drinketh himselfe onely are according to Christs institution 5. That the Popes pardons are requisite or usefull to release soules out of Purgatory 6. That the effect of the Sacrament dependeth upon the intention of the Minister 7. That extreme unction is a Sacrament properly so called 8. That we may worship God by an Image 9. That the sacred Hoast ought to bee elevated or carried in solemne procession 10. That Infidels and Impious persons yea Rats and Mice may eate the body of Christ 11. That all Ecclesiasticall power dependeth on the Pope 12. That hee cannot erre in matter of Faith 13. That he hath power to cannonize Saints 14. To institute Religious orders 15. To depose Kings c. He also urged Master Fisher and Master Sweet to name but one Father or one writer of note who held the particulars above named for 500. yeres after Christ which they would not nor could doe VVhereby any man may see that they who call for a Succession in our Church cannot shew it in their owne Moreover it is not a succession of persons or catalogue of names that maketh a true Apostolicke Church But the true primitiue Faith once given to the Saints set downe in holy Scripture Our Lord himselfe telleth us that he that is baptized and beleeveth shall be saved Marke 16.16 now to perswade such a one that is baptized beleeveth that he is no member of Christs Church except he can also set downe a catalogue of the names of his spirituall parents since Christ is all one as to perswade such a one that he is no man because he cannot reckon up his naturall parents and fetch his pedigree from Noah or Adam Lastly whereas they clamour for a catalogue of names as in this writing without all shifts and idle delayes they have catalogues plentie written both by strangers as by Jllyricus by Symon de Voyons Mounsier Plessis and others and by our countrymen as by B. Jewell for the first 500. yeeres by the Primate of Armagh for the next 500. yeeres and by the late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the last 500. yeeres with divers others to which they have returned no answer as I can heare of but they lie upon their hands also of late
in EVROPE Protestants Greekes and Muscovites Secondly in ASIA The Christians under the Patriarch of Ierusalem Antioch The Armenians The Georgians The Mengrellians The Cinassians The Christians in Asia the lesse Muscovite Christians in Asia Christians under the Patriarch of Musall The Jacobites Christians of St. Thome The Maronites Besides the Curdi Morduites Drusi and the Christians of Taprobana Thirdly in AFRICA The Cophti under the Patriarch of Alexandria The Abassines or Ethiopian Christians The contents of the second Chapter The severall habitations of these Christians in Europe Asia and Africa The contents of the third Chapter The Vnitie and how these Churches agree with us in the principall points wherein wee differ from the Church of Rome Jn this chapter is set downe 1 The principall differences betweene the Church of Rome and us 2 The points in which these Churches agree with us with some of their Liturgies 3 That I finde these Churches are not hereticall but orthodox in the maine 4 Of the harmony of the Protestants among themselves 5 Of the differences and want of Vnity amongst the Romanists 6 Our Vnity with the ancient East West and South Churches and especially with Gregory who is pretended to be the founder of the Romish Religion amongst us 7 Our agreement with the ancient Britans our forefathers 8 The lives and conversations of those Churches comparatively The Contents of the fourth Chap. Of the Antiquity of these Churches 1 Some of them are more ancient then the Romish Church 2 The old Church of Rome and the now church are not one but different 3 The now church of Rome as it is a new church so likewise it hath new Articles of Faith c. The Contents of the fift Chapter A Succession of Bishops in Hierusalem Antioch Alexandria Rome for 600. yeeres In Constantinople for some yeeres The Metropolites and Bishoprickes of Constantinople Antioch Hierusalem Africa The Bishops of Constantinople from Stachys to this day That the Roman Bishops since Gregory differ in Title Iurisdiction Life and Doctrine from the former A Succession of the Emperors of Constantinople and of Aethiopia The Contents of the sixt Chapter By what meanes the Papall Monarchie hath beene raised and how it hath been and is upheld in which is set downe 1. The primitive estate of the Roman Bishops 2. How they got the title of head of all other Churches and how they increased their Jurisdiction 3 The Popes Temporalties 4 How the Pope got Superiority above the Emperors 5 Of their inventions to get money 6 Of the Popes state and magnificence 7 Of the Popes munificence and gifts 8 Guicchardines relation of the Popes rising 9 How the Popes keepe that they have Jn giving of Kingdomes to Princes In dispensing with marriages and oathes Their Corrupting the Fathers Suppressing the reading of holy Scriptures Their inventing scandalous lies and Bookes c. The Conclusion A letter sent from the Patriarch of Alexandria to the late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and his Answer to the same CHRISTIANOGRAPHIE or the description of the sundrie sorts of Christians in the world not subject to the Pope AMongst the usuall and false pretences wherewith our Adversaries of Rome have long gone about to deceive the simple and ignorant One of the principall is the Paucitie of the Professors of the Reformed Religion and the Multitude and Amplitude of them and their Religion as if all the Christian Kings Emperouns and Bishops before King Henry the Eight and Archbishop Cranmer and also the whole Church of God had beene subiect to the Bishop of Rome but onely a few Protestants shut up in an obscure corner of Europe To discover the falshood of these their vaine and glorious boasting I purpose to set downe 1 The Churches of Christians in the world not subiect to the Pope or differing in Religio from him 2 The places of their Dwellings and large Habitations 3 Their VNITIE and how they do agree with us in the principall points in Controverfie betweene the Church of Rome and its 4 The ANTIQVITY of these Churches some of them being more ancient then the Church of Rome 5 A SVCCESSION of Bishops in some of their Patriarchall Churches and other Episcopall Sees 6 How the Church of Rome hath beene advanced above other Churches and how it hath beene since supported and held up The seuerall sortes of Christians In the world not subiect to the Pope or differing in Religion from him CAP. I. CHristianity is not confined to one Countrey or Nation but it is dispersed over the face of the whole Earth Our Lord and Saviour being ready to ascend into Heaven commanded his Apostles Mat. 28 19 saying Goe yee and teach all Nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Sonne and of the Holy Ghost And this his commandement the holy Apostles put in execution Mar. 16.20 They went forth and preached every where the Lord working with them In the Ecclesiasticall histories the contries Nations are named in which and to whom they preached Peter preached in Iudea Pererius ad Roman cap. 30 sect 27. ANTIOCH Galatia Cappadocia Pontus in Asia Bithinia and Rome James The sonne of Zebedee in Iudea and Spaine Iohn in Iudaea and Asia the lesse ex Origene Dorotheo En sebio Hierony mo Isidore aliisque Andrew in Scythia Europea in Epirus Thratia and Achaia Iames the brother of our Lord in Hierusalem Philip in Scythia and Phrygia Bartholmew in the farther India and Armenia the great Matthew in Ethiopia Thomas to the Parthians Medes Persians Brachmans Hircanians Bactrians and Jndians Simon in Mesopotamia Judas in Aegypt and both after in Persia Matthias in the higher Ethiopia Also Paul and Barnabas in many countries of Europe and Asia All these published the same faith for substance Per Dei voluntatem in scripturis nobis tradiderunt fundamentum et columnā fidei nostrae futuram Co len 1625. Irenaeus advers haeres lib. 3. cap. 1 Mat. 28.20 which we at this day professe in the Church of England for they taught those things that Christ commanded them which are set downe by the will of God in holy Scripture to be the pillar and foundation of our faith as Irenaeus writeh And although men are generally perswaded that these Churches are perished or become Hereticks yet according to Gods promise of assistance not onely to themselves viz Lo I am with you alway but also to their Successors preaching after them even to the latter end of the world Christianity remaineth in many of these Regions to this day maugre the cruelty of the Tyrants and malice of the divel as will appeare afterwards by the testimony of Historiographers and other unreproveable Authors Some make but six sorts of Christians in the world First the East Church which challengeth to her selfe the first place in regard of her prerogatives and priviledges as having almost all the Apostolicke Sees The greatest number of Patriarcks the Maiesty of the Empire of
a tempore Innocencii 3. retinuerunt that the Maronites of mount Lybanus only of the East kept faith to the Church of Rome And this may serve to confute them that would empale the Church of God within the limmits of the Roman Church and pretend that all the Christians of the world are subiect to the Pope but only a few Protestants in Europe for here you may see that the Church of God is not tied to Rome onely but that it is Catholike and vniversall dispersed vpon the face of the whole earth and as God hath been mercifull to vs and caused his face to shine vpon vs so his wayes are knowne vpon earth and his saving health amongst all Nations therefore let the earth prayse thee O God yea let all nations praise thee To this relation of the habitations of the Christians not subiect to the Pope I thinke good to give the Reader this Caveat towit The Pope to make his Iurisdiction to shew greater then it is giveth many titles to his followers of those Churches which he hath not to doe with all As to one he giveth the title of the Patriarch of Constantinople to another of Aethiopia Bermudes was called Patriarch of Aethiope Smith of Calcedon Fleming Archbishop of Dublin c. so also he gives the title of other Bishopricks in Greece England and Ireland c. So also their writers in some of their bookes Write false stories tales to make his Iurisdiction Church seeme greater then it is as for example In a booke printed at Coloin intituled Relationes historicae duae duaruÌ„ illustrium legaticuum c. Cardinall Baronius writeth a booke and therein publisheth to the world the submission of the Patriarch of Alexandria and of the Aegiptians and Aethiopians which never was which Treatise is intituled A relation of the Legats of the Church of Alexandria to the Apostolike See The Cardinall in the beginning of the said booke setteth downe the great providence of God in governing his Church for whereas a few franticke people had forsaken the Roman See now the Patriarch of Alexandria and all the Provinces of Aegipt and Aethiopia had submitted themselves to the Roman Church and he setteth downe the submission of the Patriarch in these words In the name of the Father Sonne and holy spirit of one God In the name of God most compassionate and mercifull Everlasting glorie be to God salvation is from the Lord O God give vs thy Salvation Humble Gabriell by the grace of God servant of the See of Saint Marke in the Citie of Alexandria in Aegipt and in all other places thereunto adjoyning in the south Maritime and in Ethiopia the 97 of the Patriachs successor to S. Marke the Evangelist wisheth health and offereth the spirituall kisse to the Father Lord Father of Fathers Prince of Patriarchs being the 13 of the Apostles of our glorious Lord Iesus Christ And of the Evangelist the fifth Successor to St. Peter the Apostle He after setteth downe his submission at large in this Treatise which is published by it selfe and also set downe in the latter end of his sixt Tome of his Annalls Thom a Iesu de conv omn gent lib. 7. pa. 1. cap. 6. pag. 363. Tempore Clementis 8 legatio ficta Alexandrinae ecclesiae ad Romanum pontificem de lataest quae Marcus Patriarcha et cuÌ„â—o omnes Aegipti provintiae aliaeque sibi coniunctae ipsum ut par est summum ecclesiae caput universasemque agnoscebant PastoreÌ„ ut late in fine 6 Tom. Annal. Cardinalis Baronius scripsit Re tamen postea diligentius examinata cuiusdam Bartouis impostoris fuisse mendatium ac figmentum apparuit which historie is meere false and feigned as Thomas the Iesuit saith In the time of Pope Cement the 8. a feigned embassage was brought from the Church of Alexandria to the Roman Bishop in which the Patriarch and all the provinces of Aegipt and others adjoyning did acknowledge him as it was fitting the cheife and universall Pastor of the Church as Cardinall Baronius hath writton in the end of his 6 to me but the matter being more dilligently examined appeared to be a meere lye and a fiction of a certeine Imposture Bartouis In Africa are The Cophtie Vnder the Patriarch of Alexandria And the Abassin christians in Aethiope Vnder theire Abunna or Patriarch America and the Christians therein AMerica was discovered about 142 yere ago discovered Anno 1492. in which the King of Spaine hath four regions with some Ilands the Regions are new Spaine Castilla del Oro Peru and part of Brasile which are supposed to be a sixt part of America In the first 40 yeare after the discoverie thereof these regions with the Ilands were almost depopulated the Natives being either slaine consumed in the mines Nos autem pro certo affirmare aâ— demus iis quadraginta annis quibus Iberi cruentam suam tyr annidem 〈◊〉 ercuerunt ultra dâ—odecim milliones hominum fato sunctos esse in narratione reruÌ„ indicarum pag 7. or carred into captivitie Bishop Casaus in his booke to Philip Prince of Spaine writeth of the consumption of 12 millions of men and that in Hispaniola there were not 300 natives left and of a very small remaine in the other Ilands and in New Spaine it selfe Complaint being made to the noble Emperor Charles the fift he by his proclamation freed these Indians from slaverie and gave them the state of free men For the conversion of these Christians it seemeth to be coact Oviedo histor Indiae occidental's lib. 1 cap 4 Oviedo reporteth that in Cuba there was scarce any one or but vey few that became Christians willingly And what manner of Christians these were you may iudg by Benzos report of New Spaine Benzo histor novi orbis lib. 2 cap. 19 apud Brer viz that they had nothing almost belonging to Christianitie but onely the bare name of Christians I hope it is better now This Church is Governed by foure Archbishops and foure and twentie inferior Bishops In America there be divers plantations of the English Dutch and French and there are now more English in Virginea onely then were left of the Natives in New-Spaine after the depopulation before named I reade of abovt eight thousand Natives remaining there then CHAP. III. THESE Christians agree with us in the maine points of religion they are all baptized in the name of the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost c. And in the principall points of controversie betweene the Roman Church you shall see how they agree with us and differ from them In this Chapter I will set downe therefore 1 The principall differences betweene vs the Church of Rome 2 How the Churches before named agree with vs in the cheife points in controversie 3 I find these Churches not Hereticall but Orthodoxall in the maine 4 Of the agreement of the Protestants among themselves 5 Of the difference amongst the Papists 6
rest of the people or at least some part of the people did communicate together Praesbyteres Diaconos Nec non et reliquam plebem aut saltem plebis aliquam partem communicasse Ioannes Hoffmeisterus apud Cassan consult lib. de solita miss pag. 996. Marcus Ephesinus saith that the priest in the Latin Church cateth all and drinketh all himselfe Feidl of the Chur. lib. 3 cap. pr. pa. 55. giving no part to any that are present no not to the Deacon that assisteth him yet cryeth aloud take and eate So saith he that they do many things contrary to the traditions received from the Fathers contrary to the words of Christ contrary to themselves and their owne words in this mystery 13 They have prayer in a knowne tongue Bella. de verbo Dei lib. 2 cap. 16 Bellarmine Confesseth prayer in a knowne tongue continued long in the East and West Churches Nicholas The Greekes do celebrate their Celebrane missa nella lingua loro per poter essere intesi dal commun pepolo Nicolas lib. 4 cap. 36. Liturgie in their owne Language that it may be understood of the common people 14 They use not prayer for soules to be delivered out of Purgatory Nicholas The Greekes deny Purgatory and affirme that the prayers of the living profit the dead nothing Negano il purgatorio affirmando che 1 prieghi digiuni et elemosine de viventi nulla giovino all anime de deffuncti idem ibidem Villamont The Greekes admit not Purgatory N'admettent le Purgatoire Villamont uoiag lib. 2 cap. 21. Prateolus when they take away Purgatory They affirme also that prayers avayle not the dead Cumque tollunt Purgatorium dicunt etiam defunctis nihil prodesse orationes Prateo pag. 203 lib. citato error 15. 15 Of extreme unction Possevin The Greekes reiect the sacrament of extreame unction Possevin de Moscovia negano Greci che visiapin dinna ontione di cresima fol 86. Villamont lib. 2. cap. 21 ils nient le sacrament d'entreme onction Villamont The Greekes know not the Sacrament of extreame unction 16 Of elevating and carying about the Sacrament that it may be adored Festum vero corporis Christi more Romanae ecclesiae non venerantur Moscov religio Gaugninus The Grecians do not obserue the feast of Corpus Christi And generally al the Christians do accord against the latin Church Cathol tradit quest 29 pag. 160 and do not keepe the Sacrament to imploy it to any other use then our Saviour Christ hath instituted it as to carry it in procession or the like Sacranus The Russes and the Greekes do not elevate the Consecrated bread to be worshipped at the Alter In altari positū nemoveueratur ne que elevatur sacran elucid errorum cap 2 error 20. 18 Of Indulgences and Sale of Masses Hieremie the Patriarch They that make gaine of the Sacrament do ill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Hier. Patr. Respon 1. pag 130. 19 Of the Sacrifice in the Masse Neither is there in their Cannon any mention made of the sacrifice of the body and blood of CHRIST for the Redemption of the living and dead Nee ullam in eorum canone sacrificii corporis et languinis Christi pro redemptione vivorum et mortuorum oblati mentionem fieri Chytrae de statu eccles pag 14. And thus much of the agreement of The Greeke Church with the Protestants This Cyrill before cited was first Patriarch of Alexandria to whom Archbi Spalata dedicated his booke and now the is 〈◊〉 atriarch of Constantinople being Patriarch of Alex andria he wrot letters to the most Reverend father in God the late Archbishop of Canturbury and sent one Metrophanes to Oxford who is now returned into Aegipt The manner of Administration of the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper in the Greeke Church FOR the Administration of the Sacrament of Baptisme The administration of the Sacrament of Baptisms The Preist having said certaine prayers taking the child in his armes and putteth him three times into the water saying the servant of GOD N. N. is Baptized In the name of the Father of the Sonne and of the holy Ghost and so concludeth with certaine prayers as we doe Eucharist Hierem Patr. pag 103. For the Administring of the Eucharist or Lords supper the Grekes have two Liturgies one St. Basil for some holidaies the other St. Chrysostomes St. Basil biginneth O God our God who hast sent this heavenly bread the food of all the world St. Basils Lieturgie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ctc. our Lord Jesus Christ to be to us a Saviour a Redeemer and a benefactor blessing and sanctifying us blesse this our offering and take it into thy Supercelestiall Alter Remember Lord thou that art good and loving to mankind them that offer and by whom they offer and keepe us immaculate in the holy service of thy Divine Mysteries c. Many other prayers and thanks givings follow for Gods benefitts bestowed vpon the Church from the begining of the world and for the Redemption of man kinde by the Sonne of God borne for vs suffering dying and raised againe etc And then reciting the words of the Institution 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jn the night in which he gaue himselfe for the life of the world taking bread in his holy and immaculate hands giving thankes and shewing to thee God and Father blessing sanctifiyng breaking He gaue to his holy Disciples and Apostles saying Take yee eate yee This is my body which is broken for you in remission of sinnes Likewise he tooke the Cup of the fruite of the vine mingling giving thanks blessing and sanctifiyng Hee gave to his holy Disciples and Apostles saying Drinke yee all of this This is the blood of the New Testament which is shed for you and many for the Remission of sinnes Do this in remembrance of me as oft as ye eat this bread or drinke this Cup confesse my death and set forth my resurrection c. Then the Priests pray that those Antitypes may be Sanctified by God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And that the Receivers may participate of the Sacrament not to their condemnation But that they may finde favour before God in the company of all the holy Fathers Prophets Apostles Mary the holy virgine Iohn Baptist etc. Then offering the Sacrifice of praise for the Catholicke Church for them that offered Almes for the Emperour for all the people for the Common wealth for the Archbishop for all Ministers of the Church for seasonable weather for the rooting out of Haeresies and Schismes and that they may all with one heart and one mouth celebrate God the Father Sonne and Holy Ghost Eternally This solemne prayer being ended and the Letanies and the Lords prayer premised all Communicate And the remainder of the bread and offerings being carried into the Vestry Cap 21 de Institutis Graecorum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The
it hath new and different Articles and doctrines of Faith unknowne to the old Church and not to be found for such in the writings of any of the ancient Fathers for five hundred yeeres after Christ FOr the first The Church of Hierusalem is more ancient then the Church of Rome Hierusalem where our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ himselfe preached and offered himselfe a Sacrifice for our sinnes and where the Apostles and Disciples first preached for although they were sent to preach to all Nations yet they preached first to the lost sheepe of the house of Israel according to Christs Commandement This Church is most ancient St Iames was the first Bishop there The Law went out of Sion Matth. 10.6 the word of the Lord from Jerusalem This Citie was Emporium Isay 2.3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Histor Eccles Lib. 5. cap 9. the Mart of Christian faith the mother of all Churches as Theodoret saith 2. 2. Antioch Acts. 11.26 The Church of Antioch in Syria where the Disciples were first called Christians Of this Church Saint Peter was Bishop some yeres before he went to Rome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ad populum Antioch homil 3. and this Church is also more ancient then the Church of Rome Saint Chrysostome calleth this Church the Head of all the world 3. The Greeke Church was planted by Saint Paul 3. Graecians and Saint Andrew from whence and the fore named Churches the name of Christ flowed Eia igitur Graecia mater nostra cui id totum debet quod habet Latina Ecclesia Conc. Trid. orat Episc Bitont as from a spring over all the world and the faith was spread in all places and this the Bishop of Bitonto acknowledged in the Councell of Trent It is our mother Graecia to whom the Latine Church is beholding for that which she hath the Easterne Church was before the Church of Rome in Time and from thence the Church of Rome hath received Christianitie the new Testament the three Creedes the very name of Baptisme Eucharist Bishop Priest and Deacon 4. 4. Aethiopia Aethiopia received Christianitie from the Eunuch of Queene Candases Huic Philippus responsis Sancti Spiritus jussus primò ex omnibus Gentibus mysterium fidei sacramentum Baptismi tradidit velut quasdam eum Dee primitias omnium consecrat nationū Eusch Eccles histor lib. 2. cap. 1. to whom as Eusebius reporteth first of all the Gentiles Philip by the command of the holy Ghost delivered the mysterie of Faith and the Sacrament of Baptisme and consecrated him to God as the first Fruits of all nations Saint Matthew also preached to the Aethiopians 5. For the Antiquity of the Church of Rome both St Hierom and Eusebius testifie that St Peter came to Rome in the raigne of Claudius the Emperour 5. Rome Hierom Catalog Eccles script pag. 265. Euseb Eccles his lib. 2. c. 14.16 and in his second yeere saith Hierom. 6. The Church of England received Christianitie as some say from Joseph of Arimathea others from Simon Zelotes the Apostle 6. England Guildas Sapiens de excidio Britan. Christus suos radios id efl suapraecepta indulget tempore ut scimus sūmo Tiberij Caesaris quo absque ullo impedimento eius propagabatur religio Bibli vet Pat. tem 5. par 3. pag. 675. Britannia omniū provinciarum prima publicitus Christi nomen recepit Sabel in Ennead 7. lib. 5. Guildas reporteth that our Island received Christianitie in the time of Tiberius Caesar who dyed in the yeere of our Lord 39. which if it bee so the Church of England received Christianitie before the Church of Rome some yeeres before Peter came to Rome which was in the time of Claudius who succeeded Tiberius And for the Honour of my Mother Church I speake that Christianity was first publickly professed by authority in this Kingdome about 130. yeeres before it was in Rome Lucius our King beeing as I reade the first Christran King in Europe who reigned about the yeere of our Lord 170. And moreover Constantine the Christian Emperour was borne amongst us who gave the first publique libertie of Religion to the Roman Church So that Rome was beholding for the publique liberty of Religion to Constantine Our country man Speedes histerie pag. 207. Also the inhabitants of Britaine as I reade were instructers unto others as frō hence was Netherland converted to Christianitie as testifieth the storie of Swithbertus Burgundie by our Columbanus saith Sigebert Swedia by Gallus as saith Petrus de Natalibus and Frisia by Wilfred as it is recorded by Beda and Matthew of Westminster The Franconians Hassians and Turingians by Winifred our Devonshire man The Norvegians by Nicolas Breakespere of Middlesex And the Lituanians by Thomas Walden of Essex and all the reformed Churches in Christendome derived their light from the learned Wickleffe of Oxford In regard of this Polidor Virgil doth rightly call England the Parent or Mother-Monasterie of all Europe And Peter Ramus termeth Britaine to be twice Schoolemistris to the Kingdome of France Terra Britanniae ante adventum Christi unius Dei consensit religionem hom 4. in Ezech. moreover Origen writeth that the Britaine 's received the religion of one God before the comming of Christ Secondly whereas the Church of Rome boasteth of Antiquity The Church of Rome since Boniface the 3 and the old Church of Rome planted by St Peter St Paul are not one and the same but are farre different The old Church of Rome as St Paul telleth us was a branch of that Tree whereof Christ Iesus was the root The now Church of Rome will bee no branch but the roote it selfe The ancient Church of Rome was but a member of the Catholique Church of God of which Iesus Christ was Head But the now Church of Rome is the Catholique Church it selfe of which the Pope is head and such a Church was never in Rome for 600. yeares after Christ for so long no Bishop of Rome durst presume to take upon him Christs title to be head of his Church husband of his spouse till Boniface the third with him began this Church Thirdly And as they have a new Church so they have a new Creede and Articles of Doctrine as for example sake 1. That the Pope the head of the Church cannot erre in the matter of faith 2. That all Ecclesiasticall power dependeth upon the Pope 3. That he hath power to canonize Saints 4. That he hath power to depose Kings 5. That the Popes pardons are requisite or usefull to release soules out of Purgatorie 6. That there is a treasurie of Saints merits and superabundant satisfactions at the Popes disposing 7. That the Priest can make his Maker 8. That the sacred Host made by the Priest ought to bee elevated and carried in solemne procession and adored 9. That the effects of the Sacrament dependeth upon the intention of the
Kingdome of the Lombards gave unto the Popes The Exarchate Vrbin Ancona Spoleto and many other Townes and Territories about Rome Sixtly That the Popes in all their Bulls or Charters expressed the date of them in these formall words Such a one our lord the Emperor reigning Seventhly That long after the translation of the Empire from France to Germany the Popes began to make open protestation that the Pontificall Dignity was rather to give Lawes to Emperors then to receive any from them Eighthly That being thus raised to an Earthly power they forgot the Saluation of Soules Sanctitie of Life and the Commandements of God Propagation of Religion and Charity towards men And to raise Armes to make Warre against Christians to invent new devices for the getting of Money to profane Sacred things for their owne ends and to enrich themselves their Children and kindred was their onely study and this is the substance of Guiccardine in that place an Author above all Exception Having thus a little glanced at the meanes by which the present demeasnes of the Church of Rome were first gotten and increased The policies by which the Popes keepe that which they have Let us consider by what Policies the Monarchie hath been held up in respect and magnificence The donation of severall Kingdomes to those that have no right or Title to them but from the Pope and in force of his Donation cannot but oblige them to him Their allowance of Marriages prohibited by God and Nature the issue of which cannot but uphold the Popes infinite Authoritie without whom their Birth is unnaturall and their persons not capable of their Estates Their dispensing with Oathes of Princes which both preserve their Credits in not beeing perjured as they thinke since allowed by the Church and also get somewhat for which they cannot be unthankefull to the Papacy Their State hath the firmest foundation of any as being laid in the Conscience of men by perswading them of their infallible Power and their Ecclesiasticall and temporall Iurisdiction which they have over Heaven Hell Earth and Purgatory The Choosing of younger Sonnes of potent Families into their Cardinall-ships by which meanes the whole Lineage are ready to support him as the chiefe staffe of their Brothers or Cozens preferment The innumerable Preferments of men of all sorts and humors as having well-nigh in their disposing all the Benefices and Bishopricks of Italie halfe in Spaine divers in France and Germany which keepe the Clergie in an infallible bond of Allegiance especially enjoying divers priviledges which they of the temporality are not capable of The multitude of Friers their spirituall Knights or Souldiers whose hopes depend upoÌ„ his safety are known to be more then a Million whereof halfe at the least would grow fit to be imployed in any Warlike service and all them are maintained at other mens costs themselves not disbursing a penny The readinesse of their Ministers to kill such as resist them cannot but deterre Princes from injuring them and constraine them to keepe their Friendships especially since by a Writ of excommunication they can arme the Subjects against the Soveraigne and without levying of a Souldier either utterly to destroy him or bring him to good Conformity The Severitie or Tyranny of the Inquisition crusheth not only the beginnings but the smallest suppositions in being contrarily affected To which I adde that the Church of Rome having beene conscious of their errors and Corruptions both in Faith and manners have sundry times pretended Reformation yet their great Pride and infinite Profit arising from Purgatory Pardons and such like hath hindred all such Reformations Therefore to maintaine their greatnesse errors and new Articles of Faith 1. They have corrupted many of the ancient Fathers and reprinting them Doctor Iames in his treatise of the Corruption of Scriptures Councels and Fathers c. make them speake as they would have them as Doctor Iames hath set downe at large 2. They have written many Bookes in the Names of the ancient Writers and forged many Decrees Canons and Councells to beare false witnesse to them As for example Whereas in the beginning of this Chapter you heare of Pope Pius the 7. his report that the Church of Rome was but of little esteeme before the Nicen Councell The answer of the now Archbishop of Arimagh to a Challenge made by a Iesuite pag. 12. You shall have as the Primate of Armagh relateth a Crafty Merchant Jsidorus Mercator I trowe they call him that will helpe the matter by counterfeiting Decretal Epistles in the name of the primitive Bishops of Rome and in bringing in Thirtie of them in a row as so many Knights of the Post to beare witnesse of that great Authoritie which the Church of Rome enjoyed before the Nicene Fathers were assembled If the Nicene Fathers have not amplisied the bounds of her Iurisdiction in so large a manner as shee desired shee hath had her well-willers that have supplyed the Councells negligence in that behalfe and made Canons for the purpose in the Name of the good Fathers that never dreamed of such a businesse As if the power of Judgeing all others will not content the Pope unlesse hee himselfe may bee exempted from being judged by any other Another Councell as antient at least as that of Nice shall be suborned wherein it shall bee concluded Concil Rom. Sub Syluest cap. 20. Nemo enim judicabit primam sâ—dem Concil Sinuessan circa finem by the consent of 284. Jmaginarie Bishops that no man may Iudge the first Seate And for failing in an elder Councell then that consisting of 300. Buckram Bishops of the selfe same making the like Note shall bee sung Quoniam prima sedes non judicabitur a quoquam The first Seate must not bee judged by any man Lastly if the Pope doe not thinke that the fulnesse of Spirituall power is sufficient for his Greatnesse unlesse he may bee also Lord Paramount in temporalibus hee hath his followers ready at hand to frame a faire Donation in the name of Constantine the Emperor whereby his Holinesse shall be estated not onely in the Citie of Rome but also in the Seigniorie of the whole West Jt would require a volume to rehearse the Names of those severall Tractates which have beene basely bred in the former dayes of Darkenesse and fathered upon the antient Fathers of the Church who if they were now alive would be deposed that they were never privie to their begetting 3. As they have expurged antient Writings so also the holy Commandements of God And lest the Lay people should smell their Idolatrie they leave out the second Commandement of the Ten out of 〈◊〉 Psalters and Catechismes and they are published by the Church of Rome in this manner following 1. I am thy Lord God thou shalt have no other Gods but me 2. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vaine 3. Remember to sanctifie the holy daies 4. Honour thy Father and Mother 5.