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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06357	A display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: the sect of the Banians the ancient natiues of India and the sect of the Persees the ancient inhabitants of Persia· together with the religion and maners of each sect collected into two bookes by Henry Lord sometimes resident in East India and preacher to the Hoble Company of Merchants trading thether	Lord, Henry, b. 1563.	1630 (1630)	STC 16825; ESTC S108886	68,332	182

them in that Science The third which contained their Law and matters of Religion called Zertoost was deliuered to their Darooes or Churchmen that they might know how to worshippe God themselues and also instruct others in the knowledge of the same worshippe of such three Tracts did this booke or volume consist These Tracts were likewise diuided into certaine Chapters whereof seauen were contained in the Wisemans or Iesopps booke seauen in the Physitians booke and seauen in the Darooes or Churchmans booke But because that which was giuen to the Augur or Southsayer as also that which was giuen to the Physitian containeth nothing concerning the Religion to be declared the vses of the former whereof are vnlawfull and the knowledge of the latter in these experient times seemeth vnnecessary we make addressment to the third Tract called Zertoost which layeth downe their Law or Religion as most appertinent to our present drift in that which followeth CHAP. VII Containing the particulars of the Booke of their Law as they are apportioned first to the Behedin or Layman Secondly to the Herbood which is the ordinary Churchman And lastly to the Distoore which is their Arch-Bishop THe common diuision of men being of such as are of the Layetie or such as are of the Clergie and those of the Clergie being either such as are ordinarie or such as are extraordinary it pleased God say the Persees to apportion and diuide his Law amongst these three sorts of men First then vnto the Layman or Behedin God gaue fiue Commandements who being by secular occasions drawne from the seruices of Religion had therefore a lesse difficult iniunction laid vpon him First to haue shame euer with them as a remedy against all sinne for a man would neuer oppresse his inferiors if hee had any shame a man woald neuer steale if hee had any shame a man would neuer beare false witnes if he had any shame a man would neuer bee ouercome with drink if hee had any shame but because this is layd aside men are ready to committ any of these and therefore the Behedin or Layman must thinke of shame Secondly to haue feare alwayes present with them and that euery time the eye twinckled or Closed his leddes together they should stand in feare at those times of their prayers least they should not goe to Heauen the thought of which should make them feare to committ sinne for that God sees what maner of ones they are that looke vp towards him Thirdly that whensoeuer they are to doe any thing to think whether the thing be good or badd that they goe about whether commaunded or forbidden in the Zundavastaw if prohibited they must not doe it if allowed by the booke of Religion they may embrace and prosecute the same Fourthly that whosoeuer of Gods Creatures they should first behold in the morning it should bee a Monitour to put them in minde of their thankesgiuings to God that had giuen such good things for mens vse and seruice Fiftly that whensoeuer they pray by day they should turne theire faces towards the Sunne whensoeuer they prayd by night they should inclyne towards the Moone for that they are the two great lights of heauen Gods two witnesses most contrarie to Lucipher who loueth darknes more then light These bee the fiue Precepts enioyned to the Layman or Behedin now follow those that are to bee obserued by the ordinary or common Churchman called their Daroo or ●erbood who as his place required a greater holinesse then the Laymans so his charge was greater for not onely is he by the booke of their Law inioyned to keepe the Behedins precepts without violation but also to fulfill these eleuen Precepts more as particular to himselfe First to know in what manner to pray to God obseruing the rites prescribed in the Zundauastaw for God is best pleased with that forme of prayer that he hath giuen in his owne booke The second to keepe his eyes from coueting or desiring any thing that is anothers for God hath giuen euery man what he thinkes meete for him and to desire that which is anothers is not onely to dislike of Gods disposure of his owne gifts but to chalenge to himselfe that which God hath denied him and whereof hee seeth him vnworthie The third to haue a care euer to speake the truth for all truth commeth from God and as it is most communicated to men of God so they should most shew it in their words and Actions but Lucifer is the Father of falshood and whosoeuer vseth it it may be a signe that the euill spirit is powerfull with such a one the Herbood therefore shall shew himselfe to bee contrarie to him by his speaking the truth for all men must giue credite to his words The fourth to bee knowne onely in his owne busynes and not to enquire after the things of the world it belonging onely to him to teach others what God would haue them doe Therefore the Behedin or Lay-man shall see that hee want nothing needfull but shall affoord it him and hee shall seeke nothing superfluous The fift to learne the Zundauastaw by heart that hee may be ready to teach it to the Behedin or Layman wheresoeuer he meeteth him for from him must the people fetch their knowledge concerning God The sixt to keepe himselfe pure and vndefil●d from things polluting as from the Carkeyses of the dead or touching meates vncleane for God is pure whose seruant hee is and it is expected hee should be such abhorring the sight of all things that are foule and loathsome and stopping the passages of his breath least theire corrupted aire should enter into him to defile him The seauenth to forgiue all Jniuries shewing himselfe the patterne of meekenes that hee may bee thought one that cometh from God for wee offend God euery day yet hee giueth vs things that are good when wee deserue that hee should recompence euill for euill The eighth to teach the common people to pray according to the directions in the booke of theire Law to goe and pray with them for any good they desire to obtayne and when they come to the place of worshipping to ioyne in common prayer together Ninth to giue lycense for marriage and to ioyne the man and woman together and that no Parents match theire Children without the consent and approbation of the Herbood The tenth to spend the greatest part of their time in the Temple that he may be ready for all that come to him for to that God hath appointed him and to that hee must binde himselfe The eleauenth and last Jnjunction is vpon paine of damnation to beleeue no other Lawe then that which was brought by Zertoost to add nothing to it to take nothing from it for therefore was it so miraculously deliuered and such gifts giuen to Zertoost that it might bee beleeued to come from God These are the Precepts that are to bee obserued by the Herbood or ordinary Church man contained