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A49810	A mite into the treasury being a word to artists, especially to heptatechnists, the professors of the seven liberal arts ... shewing what we own herein, being according to God and Godliness, and of God and what we deny, proceeding from and favouring of those deceitful lips which seduced man from his primitive station, a state of blessedness / [by] Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1680 (1680)	Wing L726; ESTC R30492	34,955	52

by four Monks Fryar Ode read Grammer Tericus read Aristotle's Logick Fryar William read Rhetorick Fryar Gislebert read Divinity to them on Sundays and Saints-days so called About the Year 668. by meanes of Theodore a learned Greekish Monk of Tarsus whom Pope Vitalian had ordained Bishop of Canterbury the Greek and Latin Tongue with other Liberal Arts as Arithmetick Musick Astronomy c. began first to flourish among the Saxons saith Milton About the Year 895. King Alferd through the Perswasion of Monk Neotus made Oxford a publick University and appointed Maintenance for the Professors of Learning there Geor. Lilius in Chron. Brit. Further I say that if all Heathenish Obscene Lascivious and Unprofitable Books were decryed whose tendency is to Deprave Spoil Corrupt and Debauc● Youth and all Honest Useful and Profitable Books were faithfully translated into English the Latin Trade need not be so magnified which some Honest and Wise in their Day had in their thoughts But in as much as the learning of Languages are useful for the Management of Forreign Transactions Negotiations and Correspondence with other Nations as before I speak not against the same nor against Grammer contributing to the attainment thereof only I give my judgment as followeth and do wish 1. That Grammers were not so tedious finding that the great heaps of Rules Exceptions Criticisms and Nicities therein are a discouragement to many and pursued by others as the only Necessaries Sound Useful Solid and Profitable Matter being in the mean time neglected the Comments of Grammarians saith M.Fab. Quintilian Institut lib. 1. are so stuffed with Impediments and Hindrances as that they are scarce well understood of the Composers 't is a Rule of knowing Hebricians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Let a Man always teach his Schollars in a short way Further Vossius saith in his Grammer That the great heap of Rules are very hurtful to Children 2. It being that Grammer consists of Rules and Examples I could wish that all Examples therein were Sound and Savoury that in reading thereof nothing but what savours of and encourages to a virtuous course of Living might be instilled into the Reader how precious were it if their Souls like Gideons Fleece did drink up betime the pearly Dew of Divine Grace and Heaven-bred Wisdom Children are to be trained up in the Lord's Way and in the Lords Language not in the Way of the Heathen nor in bad vitious and infecting Words evil Communications as the chosen Vessel Paul bears record corrupt good Manners 3. It being that Grammer is an A●t teaching to Write and Read rightly ought it not to be observed in Writing Reading and Speaking Yes But all that in Writing or Speaking use Ye or You to one Person High or Low Poor or Rich such are out of the Right Sound Proper Speech and deviate from the Form of Sound Words and from the Rule and Order of Grammer The World consists of many Nations whereof each hath a peculiar Language Speech or Dialect yet all concur and are unanimous in the account of Number Singular and Plural I Thou He imports but One We Ye They imports more then One and 't were as proper to say Thou to a Thousand as to say You or Ye to One Man both being Absurd Improper and Ridiculous Do not all Grammarians in teaching their respective Languages or Tongues as Eaglish Latin Greek Hebrew Italian Caldee Syriack Arabick Persian Ethiopian Samaritan Captick or Aegyptick Armenian Saxon Welch Cornish French Spanish Portugal High Dutch Low Dutch Danish Bohemian Sclavonian Polonian Lithuanian Irish Swedish Turkish Muscovian c. I say do they not all distinguish between Singular Number and Plural which is Thou to One You or Ye to more then One I say Yes Do not Roman Authors and others as Poets Comedians Tragedians Orators Historians Philosopers highly esteemed in Schools and Universities observe this distinction Yes Are not Children blamed yea and entertained with Orbilian Severity in Schools of Literature if they use one Number for another And why they should not in other places upon all accounts and occasions observe the true property of Speech in relation to this distinction of Numbers let them shew a Reason that can Object 'T is true say some this distinction of Numbers cannot be spoken against in order to Grammatical Consideration and Verity of Speech but a Custom to the contrary hath got entrance so that 't is uncivil and improper to use the Word Thou to some perticular Person Answ To account Thou to a single Person High or Low Rich or Poor Uncivil Clownish or Improper 't is no less then to accuse God himself Christ the Upright Patriarchs Holy Prophets Seers Evangelists Disciples Apostles Gospel Bishops Elders Pallors Deacons Primitive Saints Holy Martyrs who never used any other Language yea and 't is no less then to accuse all Languages upon the Face of the Earth which according to the property thereof observe this distinction Luther much esteemed in his Age and deservedly owned plainness of Speech holding out You or Ye to one to be Ridiculous Foolish Absurd and Impertinent Lud. Int Oper. Erasmus derided the impertinent Speech of using You to one E●…s Col. Must the Language of the Antient of Days of Christ of the Holy men of God be slighted because of an Unsound Absurd and Impertinent Custom crept in in the Night of Apostacy Must the Glorious Work of Reformation be shut out upon such frivolous accounts The Apostle of the Lamb bore Record saying If any Man be in Christ he is a New Creature old things are done away Not only the Works but the Foolish Absurd and Impertinent Wordt of the Old Man that the Work of Reformation may prosper This using of You or Ye to a perticular Person â principio non ita suit it was not so from the beginning Tertullian an Antient and Learned Latin Father said thus ' That is true which was first that was first which was from the beginning that was from the beginning which was from the Apostles ' The Apostles who derived the ground of their Works and Words from him who was before all Time used no such impertinent Speech Augustin Bishop of Hippo in or about the Year 399. did not so magnifie groundless Custom as his Testimony implies who said ' Custom is not to be prefered before Truth but ought to give place to the Truth ' Not only in Works say I but in Words also Again the same Augustin said ' Custom crept in among some ought not to hinder the Truth from Prevailing and Conquering For Custom saith he without Truth is nothing but Gray-hair'd or Old Error Wherefore saith he forsaking Error let us follow Truth ' Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life who was never sound in such absurd improper and impertinent Speech Further James Howel saith in his Epistle dedicated to the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain which he annexed to a French English Dictionary compiled by Randle

Darkness Heresie Traditions Serpentine Wisdom was lost within then they began to jangle about Garments without and that none should be capable of Orders or Ecclesiastical Livings and Benefits but that conformed thereto A principio non ita fuit It was not so from the Beginning Then Gospel Simplicity came to be slighted Worldly Pomp Splender and Ostentation came to be pursued then the Life Sum Substance being lost they entertained Aronical Rites and Heathen Inventions into the Christian Church Darkning Sun and Air from this Sourse or Spring ushered in Distinction of Garments without Gowns Hoods Tippets round Caps square Caps Gowns with standing Collars the Pall Rochet Surplice Copes Bonnets Cowls Black Coats Miters Girdles Sursingles c. And to the end that Prelacy and Clergy might be had in outward Reverence and Honour and as Badge to distinguish them by it was enjoyned by Eccl●siastical Canons and Constitutions what manner of Robes all Masters and Fellows of Colledges and Halls all Students of both Universities Ministers Arch-Deacons Prebendaries in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches Deans Batchelors of Arts Masters of Arts Batchelors in Divinity Doctors in Divinity Bishops Arch-Bishops should wear and if any conformed not thereto What followed A Thunderbolt of Excommunication Suspension c. Tertullian an Ancient and Learned Latin Father a Philosopher being convinced of the Truth of Christianity he laid away his Gown grown in fashion by the Romans having Dominion whose Garbe it was and took upon him the usual Country Habit for which he was derided as many are now for not conforming to the World Tertul. de pallio In Tertullian's time every one that was made Presbyter did renounce his Gown which was the Roman Vestment and the Clergy and Laity in the end came to be both alike Habited but notwithstanding the Example of the primitive Church wherein the Ministers Stars in Heaven were redeemed from the Pomp Pride and Fashions of the World and were no way distinguished from other men by their Vestures and notwithstanding the Practice of Tertullian's Time yet Pope Pius the fourth commanded that the Clergy should be clad in Gowns and in the Habit peculiar unto them Onuph in vita ejus Thus the Gown invented by the Greeks from their Example entertained by the Lydians and from the Lydians passed to the Romans came to be the Habit of the Clergy by the Popes Authority and others after And how this is observed every respective Parish and Colledge Students give pregnant Evidence Tertul. de pallio Pol. Virg. lib. 3. cap. 6. CAP XII Of the Garments of the Clergy being of one Colour Of their Black Atire FVller in the third Book of his Ecclesiastical History saith That about the Year 1102. it was ordained that the Garments of Clergy-men should be of one colour so that that Custom is of no great Antiquity Black Colour hath been so reverenced accouned so peculiar to the Clergy that in late Years it caused Admiration if any other Colour presumed to preach as if the Ministry of the Gospel were entailed on that Colour but the Lord is opening the Eyes of Thousands to see the Folly Emptiness and Frothiness of such Conceits The Habits of Black Gowns and Black Coats have been borrowed from Rome or from the Idolatrous Chemarims I saith the Lord will cut off the Remnant of Baal from this place and the Names of the Chemarims by Interpretation Black Coats as profound Hebraicians say Z●ph 1.4 Junius and Tremillius on this Scripture gave this Version Nomen Atrotorum cum sacerdotibus that is the Name of Black Coats with the Priests Hosea Prophesied against them Josiah by Interpretation The Fire of the Lord suppressed them and Christ the heavenly Josiah is at work to make a Reformation in the Earth to Burn up Wood Hay and Stuble the Inventions of Men. Jcrom a Learned Man a Reverend Father in the Church about the Year 348. bad Nepotian being to enter into the Clergy To avoid Black Attire And a Bishop was condemned by the Council of Grangre for introducing the Fashion of Long Sad Coloured Cloaks which that Assembly Condemned as unbeseeming the Priesthood Tertul. de pallio with the Notes of Salmasius CAP. XIII Of the PALL THe Pall was an Episcopal Vestment coming over the Shoulders made of Sheep Skin in Memorial of him that sought the Stray Sheep and having found the same laid it on his Shoulders Wrought and Embroidred with Crosses it was Ordained by Gregory the great a Pope That the Metropolitan Dignity with the Honour of the Pall should be at London yet for the honour of Augustin called Apostolus Anglorum that is The Apostle of the English 't was translated to Canterbury The Roman Poet Vergil mentions the Pall Aen. lib. 1. For the Ground of it is from the Pagan Romans I have not read of it either in the Mosaical or Evangelical Dispensations Apostatized Christian-Romanists derive many Doctrines and Ceremonies from the old Pagans or therein symbolize with them and many things as Mire and Clay sticks and cleaves to such as would be accounted high sharers in Reformation Of the Corner'd Cap. The Mystery of the Corner'd Cap used in Universities saith a certain Anonimous is That they are to go into the four Corners of the World to Preach the Gospel though saith he when Richly settled in their Microcosm little World a Parish they seldom go out of its Corners upon the account of Preaching but exactly search the same reaping Profits and supposed Dues from the Living and the Dead CAP. XIV Of the SVRPLICE AAron and his Sons who were to Minister unto the Lord in the Priests Office were to have Coats of fine Linnen and Linnen Breeches to cover their Nakedness Exod. 28. Now Christ a Priest forever after the Order of Melchizedec he put an end to the Law to the Priesthood to its Appurtenances being the Anti-Type the Substance of the Typical and Transient Rites of the first Priesthood The Disciples Apostles and gathered Churches they walked with the Lord in white Linnen they had Robes made white in the Blood of the Lamb the Armies in Heaven the Primitive Church knowing Christ to be the Captain of their Salvation followed him on white Horses clothed in fine Linnen And what was this Linnen Not Aaron's imbroidred Linnen Coat nor his Linnen Breeches but the Substance of these Shadows their fine Linnen was the Righteousness of Saints and Christ is their Rightousness Now as the Apostacy prevailed the fine Linnen Righteousness of Saints was lost then they began to Jewdaize yea and to Gentilize in Imitation of Aaron's Linnen or of the Pagan Priests to introduce these Surplices Anno. 769. Pope Adrian the first in his Time was a Council held at Frankford in which it was decreed That whosoever did any Service in the Church he should perform it in a Surpliee yea the very Sexton The Priests of Aegypt put on White Robes in their Idolatrous Worship so were called Linigeri yea and the Ethnick Romans