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A56191	A pleasant purge for a Roman Catholike to evacuate his evill humours consisting of a century of polemicall epigrams, wherein divers grosse errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome are discovered, censured, refuted, in a facetious yet serious manner / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1642 (1642)	Wing P4038; ESTC R5059	135,316	198

A PLEASANT PVRGE FOR A ROMAN CATHOLIKE To evacuate his EVILL HVMOVRS Consisting of a Century of Polemicall Epigrams wherein divers grosse Errors and Corruptions of the Church of Rome are discovered censured refuted in a facetious yet serious manner By WILLIAM PRYNNE an Vtter-Barrester of Lincolnes-Inne who composed these Poems to solace himselfe in his late tedious Imprisonments Horatius de Arte Poetica Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci. Jeremiah 51. 6. Flee out of the midst of Babylon and deliver every man his Soule be not cut off in her iniquity for this is the time of the Lords vengeance he will render unto her a recompence 2 Thessalonians 2. 10 11 2. Because they received not the love of the Truth that they might be saved for this cause God shal send them strong delusions that they should beleeve a lye that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse Printed at London by R. C. for Michael Sparke Senior dwelling at the blue Bible in Greene Arbour 1642. TO The Most Illustrious CHARLES PRINCE OF WALES AND Heire Apparant to the Crowne of GREAT BRITAINE GReat Britaines present Joy her future Hope And Faiths Defender against Romes proud Pope Vouchsafe to cast Your Gracious Princely eye On these unpolish't Poems which descry Refute some foule grosse Errors Practises Of Romes false Church By one short view of these Your Highnesse may conjecture of the rest And be stirr'd up for ever to detest With greatest Zeale Romes Errors Blasphemies Which make good hearts with indignation rise Against them Great Jehovah Crowne and blesse Your Highnesse with all kindes of Happinesse And through Your Favour make this PVRGE of use Si●ke Roman Soules to true Health to reduce So prayeth Your Highnesses most humble devoted Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE To the Courteous Reader MEeting with sundry Papists whiles that I Remain'd a Prisoner under Custody We oft conferred in a friendly way Of divers points of Doctrine wherein they Dissented from us and some Practicall Corruptions which they Rome Devotion call On this occasion to helpe passe the time I some of our Discourses turn'd to Rime That so I might with greater Liberty And lesse Offence their Errors lash descry Both to convince and cause them to despise Their fond false Tenents Worships Blasphemies Which Poems since being licensed the Presse As usefull for these times fit to represse Romes spreading Errors some whereof I finde Not yet oppugn'd by any in that kinde As here they are I them shall recommend Unto thy use kinde Reader to this end That thou maist weigh their matter not their dresse Which is but rude unworthy View or Presse Minde then their Substance not lame Poetry And all Defects in friendly sort passe by If any Health thou by this PVRGE shalt gaine Blesse God and pray for him who shall remaine Thine in the Truth WILLIAM PRYNNE A Table of the Epigrams herein comprised 1. ON and against Popish Ave Maries Page 1 2. On against Popish Beades and Pater-nosters oft repetition on them p. 19 3. On and against Popish Crucifixes and Images of Christ p. 23 4. On and against Popish Crucifixes and Adoring them with Latria p. 28 5. On and against Popish Pictures of the Virgin Mary as a crowned Queene sitting on a Throne with Christ a sucking Infant held in her armes And on the Reliques o● her milke which they keepe and shew p. 31 6. On and against Papists painting the Virgin Mary and other Saints in new fashions with frizled haire and rich dresses p. 35 7. On Saint Dominickes vision of Fryers of his Order hid in Heaven under the Virgin Maries Peticoate and on the Reliques of her Garments which Papists keepe and shew in sundry places p. 37. 8. On and against Papists reserving the Host and carrying it in Procession p. 39. 9. On Popish Tapers p. 42 10. On Saint Michaels Buckler and Poynard kept for a Relique in the Chappel of Saint Michaels mount in base Normandy p. 42 11. On the Reliques of Josephs Han and the Asses taile whereon Christ rode p. 43 12. On the Popish Sacrifice of the Masse p. 44 13. On Romes 7. Sacraments p. 45 14. On Romes 7. deadly sinnes ib. 15. On Romes Latin Prayers p. 46 16. On Popish Miracles ib. 17. On Popish Whippings and Satisfactions p. 47 18. On Papists abstaining from flesh on Fasting dayes ibid. 19. On Papists making Marriage a Sacrament yet forbidding their Priests to marry and permitting them to keepe Whores p. 48 20. On Romes extreame Unction and its being a Sacrament ib. 21. On Papists implicit Faith Images p. 49 22. On Popish blinde obedience ib. 23. On Popish Pilgrimages Offerings Kneelings Prayers to the Images of the Virgin and their worshipping of her and them p. 50 24. On Romes worshipping the Crosse nailes and what ever touched Christs body with Latria or divine Worship p. 52 25. On Romes Prayers to dead Saints and for the dead p. 53 26. On Romes divine Adoration of her painted Crosses p. 54 27. On Papists supposed looking-glasse of the Trinity for their Saints to see prayers in ib. 28. On Prayers in an unknown Tongue p. 56 29. On Romes Idoll and idle worship ib. 30. On Transubstantiation ib. 31. On Popish Transubstantiation and Annihilation p. 57 32. On Transubstantiation and the Popes Vicarships repugnancy p. 59 33. On the reall presence Pix and Crucifixes repugnancies ib. 34. On Transubstantiation and Popes Leaden Buls p. 60 35. On Popish Priests taking away the cup from the people ib. 36. On Popish Concomitancy and the sacred Cup. p. 61 37. On Popish Concomitancy and halfe Communion ib. 38. On Praying to and representing of God and Saints by Pictures p. 62 39. On worshipping Images ib. 40. On Popish Confessors and Pardons p. 63 41. On Popish Altars and Masse-Priests ib. 42. On Popish Purgatory and its fire ib. 43. On Popish Indulgences p. 64 44. On Popish Merits and Prayers to Saints 45. On Papists praying to Christ to save them by Thomas Beckets blood p. 65 46. On Romes Freewill ib. 47. On Popish Priests shaven beards and shorne Nunnes ib. 48. On Popes Buls and doubting of Salvation their contradict on p. 67 49. On Pop●sh Sa●nts 〈…〉 for partiticular Coun●●●●s 〈…〉 kindes of 〈…〉 p. 68 50. 〈…〉 p. 69 5● 〈…〉 ib. 5● On Pop●sh Merits ib. 53. On Auricular Confession p. 70 54. On Romes Prayers to Saints ib. 55. On Popish Monkes Players Prayers and Merits p. 71 56. On Romes taking away the Scripture Cup and second Commandement from the people ib. 57. On the Romish Masse p. 72 58. On the Popes two swords p. 73 59. On the Popes two keyes ib. 60. On kissing the Popes feet ib. 61. On the Popes being Peters successor ib. 62. On the Popes not erring whilst he sits in Peters chaire p. 74 63. On the Popes not erring ib. 64. On Popes not sinning and erring as Popes but as men ib. 65. On

Romes flocke as grosse Idolatry Commits as Pagans with theirs anciently On Romes Doctrine and Practise of Equivocation ALL Rome for a false Church should damne flye hate Because she teacheth to equivocate The worst of all Lies cheates that is no truth Can be in Rome who this defends pursu'th How can men pin their faith on Romes Church sleeve Whose doubling faith words oathes none can beleeve They may more faith truth finde in Devills then In most of Romes Popes Jesuites Clergie-men Whose strange Equivocations Lyes should make All them and their false Church quite to forsake On Papists blasphemous Assertions touching the Virgin Mary to the dishonour of God the Father and Christ his Sonne BErnard de Busti and some Romanists Since him record that Gods Kingdome consists Chiefely in these two Iustice and Mercy That God this last hath resign●d to Mary As his Kingdomes best halfe whence all who by Gods Justice griev'd are may appeale and flye From God to her as men here commonly From Courts of Law appe●le to Chancery Who by her Mercy will them ayde releeve Against Gods Justice when ere it them grieve So that if God in justice men condemne Her Mercy mauger God will absolve them And free from condemnation if this be True God's but halfe a God no God but she God hath nought left but Justice which damnes all Not one for Justice all for Mercy call Mary hath all Gods Mercy is all grace Nay Mercies Fountaine all then will embrace Her for their onely Goddesse all will flye Sue pray to her not one to God will cry Nor yet to Christ who being just as well As mercifull doth oft delay repell Poore sinners suites writes Anselme when Mary Compos'd of nought but mercy clemency Heares and grants all mens suites without delay As soone as they unto her seeke or pray So as all those who their suites would obtaine With speede must unto her resort complaine Which if true Doctrine all to her will run And Christ as Mediator be undone Since all will sue to her who doth first grant And ne're demand of God one thing they want For Christ his Intercession but seeke all From her whom they their ADVGCATE oft If these write truth the Virgin hath undone Un-Godded both the Father and Sonne Ingrost their Mercy Office Di●ty And made herselfe Romes onely god Truely Then well might Bonaventure in his Psalter Our Lord unto our Lady change and alter Throughout the Psalmes and the Lord sayd to my Lord sit thou at my right hand untill I Thine enemies make thy footestoole translate The Lord sayd to our Lady sit thou at My right hand untill I thine enemies Thy footestoole make And in like sort disguise O Lord in thee have I put my trust let Me never be confounded and to set It thus O Lady I my trust in thee Have put O never suffer me to be Put to confusion in thy righteousnesse Deliver me for thou art my fortresse With sundry such like This grosse Blasphemy Which Romes Popes Church approve use justifie To Gods and Christs dishonour should now make All them quite to abandon and forsake On Romes Novelties notwithstanding her pretence of Antiquity ROme is still vaunting of Antiquity Though all or most in her be Novelty Her Popes Arch-prelates Prelates Cardinals Arch-Deacons Prebends Deanes Officialls Subdeacons Readers Clerkes Acolythists Abbots Abbesses Priors Massing-Priests Monke● Friers Nunnes of all sorts Anchorites Con●essors ●egats Pard'ners Jesuites Chancellours Vicars Proctors Commissaries Dataries Chaplaines are all Novelties Not found in Scripture mens late forgery Now since Rome these her Church cals deemes only Her Chuch is but a Novelty built on Mens fancies not on Christ the Corne● stone Her blotting out the second Commandement And doubling of the tenth to give content Her monstrous Transubstan●●●tion Masse Ladies Psalters h●lfe Communion Her drinking of Christs blood within the bread She eates and that 〈◊〉 in the veines not shed Making ado●●●g gods Saints Images 〈…〉 Crosses Pixes Crucifixes Pray●●s to God in unknowne Tongues to Saints Departed who cannot heare their complaints Auricular confession exempting Delinquent clerkes from justice of their King Election for mens fore-seene workes freewill Falling from Grace new Miracles wrought still Her markes of a true Church the Priests intent Essentiall to make a true Sacrament Adoring of the host conditionally If it in truth be turn'd to Christs body Saints seeing Prayers in the Looking-glasse O' th' Trinity to which mens prayers still passe Her worshipping of all things with Latry As Crosse speare Nayles Thornes which toucht Christs body Her Pictures of our Lady on a throne Crown'd Queen of Heav'n with Christ a little one Held in her Armes Her praying unto her Command thy Sonne shew thy selfe a Mother Reliques of her milk haire combs Gowns smocks all Still fresh sweete sinnes in nature veniall Prayer to Angels Limbus Purgatory Popes Indulgences Pardons sold for money For any sinne five new coyn'd Sacraments Her publicke stewes allow'd to raise Popes rents Her Merits workes of supererogation Doubt no certaine assurance of Salvation Popes right to both swords their supremacy Over all Persons Clergie Laity Their excommunicating deposing Iudging nay killing Kings interdicting Whole Kingdomes absolving from loyalty And solemne oathes of that fidelity Which subjects make unto their kings arming Exciting subjects ' gainst their lawfull King Processions Pilgrimages reservations Of Hosts in Pixes with their elevations And Adorations Lay men not to read Gods Word that it must be interpreted Confirm'd by Popes that Romes Popes may dispense Against Gods word controll the text and sense That Popes are above Councels generall And must confirme nay over-rule and call Them of due right that Councels cannot erre Nor Popes in Peters chaire where they sit ne're Saints canonizing Romes rich Treasaury Of Merit whereof Popes must keepe the key Cases reserved to his Sanctity Buls Masses to free Soules from Purgatory Justification not by faith alone But workes more Mediators besides one That Mary is the Churches Advocate Damning Priests marriage vowing Celibate Saints Legends Holi-dayes strict abstinence From meates at set dayes out of conscience Bowing at Altars shaving Priests Nuns Crowns Great difference in habits Coules Frocks Gowns Beades Pater Nosters Aves sayd by score Yea Ave Mary Bels not known afore Time Holy-water Holy-bred Candels Burning at Noon-day Christning hallowing Bells Palmes Churches Church-yards Altars Chalices Salt Spittle Chrisme Swords Pals Ro●bets Abbees Copes Altar-Cloathes Organs strange Duckes Bowings Nods Gestures Ceremonies and Crossings Chaunting of Masses praying toward the East Chusing of some Saints more than all the rest For certaine Kingdomes Countries diseases Cities Professions like the Pagans these With sundry other things are Novelties Not found in Scripture but mens Forgeries Cease then thy Bragges Rome thy Religion 's new Vaine false ours onely is old saving true On and against Romes halfe Communion and Sacrilegious depriving the people of