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A89194	Christmas, the Christians grand feast: its original, growth, and observation, also of Easter, Whitsontide, and other holydayes modestly discussed and determined. Also the beginning of the yeare, and other things observable. Where also among other learned men, you have the judgment of those eminent men; Josephus Scaliger, Rodulphus Hospinian, Matthæus Beroaldus, Joh. Causabon, Doct. Fulk, M. Cartwright, Alsted, Hugh Broughton, Master Mead. / By Thomas Mocket; sometimes of Queens Colledge in Cambridge, and Mr. of Arts in both the Universities; and now pastor of Gildeston in Hartfordshire. Novemb. 26, 1650. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.	Mocket, Thomas, 1602-1670?.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609.; Hospinian, Rudolf, 1547-1626.; Beroald, Matthieu, d. 1576.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Alsted, Johann Heinrich, 1588-1638.; Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612.; Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614.	1651 (1651)	Wing M2304; Thomason E619_4; ESTC R202886	21,287	27

of fasting and thankesgiving A. No because to fast on some speciall occasion● we have not onely an old Testament l Joel 1. 14 15. 2. 12. to 18. Isa 58. begin but also a new Testament 1 A Gospell approbation Mat. 6. 16 17 18. 2 A Gospel command Mat. 9. 15. 3 A Gospel example Acts 13. 2 3. So for dayes of thanksgiving we have sufficient warrant from Gods Word Psal 50. 14 15. Exod. 15. 2 Chron. 20. 26 27. Hester 4. 16. and 9. 17 18 19 20. but we have neither Scripture precept approbation nor practise for keeping of this nor the other holy days Ob. But some have said Our fathers and fore-fathers for many hundred years have observed these days especially Christmas Easter and Whitsontide and the observation of them hath been approved by Parliaments Councils and Synods and are now grown wiser than all those that we should now reject them A. I much reverence and honour Parliament Councils and Synods and forefathers but they were but men as we are and did erre fouly witnesse the establishing of Popery the Masse praying for the dead praying to Saints Angels Images Pictures and the Crosse yea and adoring and worshipping of them and of some Saints Saints Bones cloathes and other Reliques 2 They lived in times of lesse meanes of knowledge and more ignorance we of more means and knowledge 3 As godly and learned and wise men have in all ages disallowed and condemned the observation of these dayes as any that allowed approved of them And so hath our late English Assembly of Divines and Parliament also done whom I beleeve are as pious and learned as ever any in any former age in this Nation 4 The matter is not who is most learned pious and judicious but which party hath Gods Word on their side and sound reason and for this let the judicious Reader judge by what I have said I magnifie not my self but desire to prefer the wisedome and Authority of God before and above all mens whatsoever and so far only follow me as I have Gods Word for my warrant homo sum errare possum at haereticus esse nolo Q. But is it not meet that a day should be set a part in hand of Christ our Blessed Saviour A. Yes very fit but it must be only that day which himselfe hath appointed and sanctified to that end and therefore called it by his own name to appropriate it to himselfe viz The Lords day Revel 1. 10. and hath commanded us to remember to keep it holy Ex●d 20. 8 9 10. Remember the Sabboth day to keep it holy is the day of rest the Sabboth of the Lord thy God we may not set dayes a part of our own head and without his minde Neither may any impose the observation of any day for this end least they be found to be Intruders of humane inventions in stead of Gods Commandements on the consciences of Gods people whereof Christ only is King Ob. But many have religiously observed these dayes in preaching hearing praying singing holy conference c. And have gotten much good thereby A. True but ten to one have got more hurt and done more evil in these dayes than on any other time contracted more guilt and done Christ more dishonour than on all other dayes Besides the observation of dayes and times without Gods warrant and greviously abused to supperstition and prophanesse is not lawfull for Christians on pretence of some good gotten by duties of Gods worship on those dayes which may as well be on any other dayes Ob. But some say still I see no hurt in them they offend not me I observe them out of love and duty to my Saviour and with a good intention and well meaning I do no hurt to any man and therefore I hope it is no offence to Christ A. Good intentions and wel meanings cannot justifie any unwarrantable practise as good and well meaning Vzzah found by wofull experience 2 Sam. 6. 6. The action it selfe was good his ayme and end good and the man surely a good man yet he died by the immediate hand of God for touching of the Arke to save it when the Oxen shook it and it was in danger to be broken into pieces because he had no warrant to touch it being not a Le vite 2 Love to God must be shewed in obeying his commands Joh. 14. 15 21. 1 Joh. 2. 3 4. and 5 3. But the observation of this festivall in honour of Christ I thinke hath been clearly proved to be unwarrantable not of Christ's appointment of meer humane institution and therefore no duty to Christ It hath also been extreamly abused to superstition and prophanesse and is not on the day Christ was borne and against the command of the Magistrate and therefore is sinfull offensive to God and men at least to the most godly and judicious knowing Christians sinfull and dangerous to the soul and if thou be convinced that what I have here said is true then thy observation of it is a sin against conscience a presumptuous sin and so a dangerous sin which as David so all good men should carefully watch and pray against Psal 19. 13. Ob. But the poor complain saying This doth put down all good house keeping and hospitality Many Gentlemen hereby take occasion to lay aside all charity whereby the poor formerly had much relief at their tables and doors A. The more is their sin and shame who make that the occasion to withdraw more than is meet and a cloak for their covetousnesse I here speak not against charity but against the unwarrantable observation of this festivall and the superstition great abuses and disorders and prophanesse of the time Rich men may now with much lesse charge and trouble be much more beneficiall to the poor if they please and ought to be free-hearted and free-handed to the poor and to their neighbours And I earnestly intreat them in the fear of God to consider these Scriptures which are exceeding full of pressing arguments to encourage them to charity Pro. 11. 25. The liberall soul shall be made fat Pro. 21. 13. whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor their knowing cryes vvants and necessities though themselves out of shamefac'tnesse do not cry himself shall cry and not be heard 2 Cor. 9. 6. He that soweth sparingly shall reap sharingly but he that soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully As full or more full are these follovving Eccles 11. 2. Pro. 11. 24 25. and 21. 15 26 and 22. 9. and 25. 21. Mat. 10. 42 43 and 19. 21. Luke 6. 38. Gal. 6. 7 8 9 10. 1 Tim. 6. 17 18. Jam. 5. 1 2 3 4 5. Ob. But then Servants and Touth shall have no time of liberty to refresh themselves visit their friends and mend their apparell A. 1 The Sabbath or Lords day is a day of rest from servile labour appointed by the Lord himself yet may not be spent any part of it in carnall delights but wholly in religious exercises 2 Other time I read of none in the Scripture 3 I am vvell contented there should be sometime allowed by the State for that end and if not sure I am Masters and Governours of families ought to allow some convenient time to their servants for such occasions and do freely do so my self Upon the fore-mentioned grounds and such like the Parliament and Assembly of England and Scotland have abolished and taken away the observation of December 25 and all other holy days forbidden us to observe And I hope no truly conscientious Christian well weighing the premisses will any more plead for the observation of that or any of those Paganish or Popish holy days nor observe them but rather study to honour Jesus Christ by sanctifying his Sabboth sincere obedience to his Commandements living soberly righteously and godly in this present world and labour to abound in all works of charity Howsoever I have discharged my duty and the Lord make his blessing go along vvith his truth FINIS LONDON Printed by R. L. for Richard Wodenothe and are to be sold at his shop at Peters Church in Cornhill 1651.

CHRISTMAS The Christians grand Feast It s Original Growth and Observation Also of Easter Whitsontide and other Holydayes modestly discussed and determined Also the beginning of the Yeare and other things observable Where also among other learned Men you have the judgment of those eminent Men Josephus Scaliger Rodulphus Hospinian Matthaeus Beroaldus Joh. Causabon Doct. Fulk M. Cartwright Alsted Hugh Broughton Master Mead. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epictetus By THOMAS MOCKET Sometimes of Queens Colledge in Cambridge and Mr. of Arts in both the Universities and now Pastor of Gildeston in Hartfordshire Imprimatur Novemb. 26 1650. Edm. Calamy London Printed for Richard Wodenoth at the Star under Peters Church in Cornhill 1651. CHRISTMAS The Christians grand Feast It s originall growth observation discussed and determined FOr the dissolving of this doubt Saturnus Aegyptius was wicked Cham saith Laurentius Codomannus in Anno M. 1905 Saturnus Babylonicus was cruell Nimrod ibid. and setling all religious and peaceable mens minds and consciences concerning the observation of Christs Nativity we must know 1 That Saturn who as Heathens themselves inform us * Phornutus Also Cicero de natura Deorum Macrobius Saturnalium l. 1. c. 7. Boccaçe genealogie of the gods was son to Coelum or Coelus and Vesta Father of the Heathen gods took to wife his own sister Ops by whom he had many children Jupiter Juno Neptune Pluto and others Patri Coelo virilia exsecuit he cut off his father Coelums genitalia and threw them into the Sea a most unson-like and an abominable fact he was famous in his generation because he a Macrob. Saturnal l. 1. c. 7. Polyd. Virgil. de invent●ribus r●rum l. 3. c. 3. first found out the art of grafting fruit trees and husbandry in Latium a part of Italy and taught it first in Europe he was generally honoured by the Heathens as a god and to that end sacred rites were done unto him and the 25 of December with the rest of the days following seven days together were appointed and generally observed by the idolatrous Heathen to that end sacrifices sports and other solemnities were magnificently and with great preparation and rejoycing performed b Polydor. Virgil de invent rerum l. 2. c. 14 23. l. 5. c 2. S●neca Epist 18 Prin Histrom p. 751. c. which the Apostle tels us is foul idolatry a sacrificing unto Devils 1 Cor. 10. 20. At which time also there was a sheaf of Corn offered to Ceres their Goddesse of Corn and an hymn sung in her praise called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Also Feasting c Pol. Virg. de invent l. 5. c. 2. Horatius Ca●m l. 1. Ode 37. Sermo l. 2. Satyr 7. Also Virgil Ovid alii Drinking Stage-plays Enterludes Masks Mummeries Dancing and all licentious dissolutenesse by their Lords of mis-rule especially in England saith Polydore Virgil who for that time commanded all in the house the Governours as well as others He was made propitious by sacrifices of men unto him as they thought d Plut. Moral p 379. His better part as they believed being translated unto heaven shineth forth in the greatest and highest of the seven Planets called Saturn a malevolent star e Stella nocens Saturnus Lucan Him and also Belus Jupiter Mars Mercurius Venus Pluto Neptune Apollo Bacchus Flora and many other souls of great men departed the Pagans worshipped for their gods because while on earth they deserved well of mortall men did many good things saith Lactantius Firminianus f Lactantius institut divin l. 1. who as Augustine g Aug. de Civit. Dei l. 3. c. 3. 17. saith were known to have been adulterers and notorious malefactors though in some other things famous Sir W. Raleighs History of the World p. 73. 75. That festivall time in December called Saturnalia Saturns feasts because in honour of Saturn their idol god was called also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Yule h Athen. l. 14. Veteres Theologi begin their year as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 à Domini praesentiâ which some refer to his birth some to his baptisme some to the appearing of the Star to the Wisemen Beroald Chron. l. 4. c. 1. because of the sheaf then offer'd to Ceres and hymn sung in honour of her for the words were generally used both for a sheaf and that hymn which time they spent in idolatrous sacrificing feasting revelling and the like as above-said At this time was consecrated to the honour of Saturn Ceres and their goddesse Vesta by the ancient Heathens especially So the first day of January commonly called New-years-day of which I have not yet observed any good reason in Antiquity save only this because the Christians retained the Julian Account and year as the truest which begins the year on the Kalends or first day of January as * Hospin de orig●ne Fest Ch●istian f. 31. Hospinian observeth without having respect to the true acconnt of the beginning of time but conceive rather that the year should begin on March 25 when our Politicall and Civil year begins and the first day of the worlds creation as some learned men think Or rather now about the tenth of March when the Sun first enters into the first degree of Aries and begins our Spring or about the 3 d. of Aprill about which time Christ suffer'd it being usuall with Antiquity to record the day of the death of eminent persons in honour of them for their birth day because they then begin to live the life of Eternity The Ancient Heathens i Martis erat primus mensis Venerisque secundus Ovid. Fast lib. 1. as the Romans did begin their year with March as appears by the names of the Moneths still in use among us namely September October November December that is the seventh the eighth ninth and tenth moneth till Numa Pompilius the great forger and advancer of Heathe Romane Idolatry and Superstition who began to reign about the third year of the sixteenth Olympiade saith Plutarch k Plut. in vita Numae Pompilii p. 48 Pol. Virg. de invent rerum l. 2. c. 4. The Arabians and the Aegyptians began their year with the Vernall Equinoctiall or Spring and the Jews their Ecclesiasticall year for holy feasts and Church-affairs with Abib about the latter end of our March Or else we should begin in September as the Asians the later and Christian Greeks for the Ancient Greeks began their year with the Summers Solstice that is in June as they did also their Olympiades Sc●arpi Symphon p. 141. Laurent Codomannus Annales Beroaldus Chron. l. 4 c. 1. p. 236. saith Beroaldus The Ecclesiasticall Astrologers begin their year and account with September do also the Jews the Jews for legall politicall and civill affairs because they generally believed the World was then created the fruits being then all ripe and not any in March at the

1 It is I think generally granted by Divines Matthaeus Beroald Chron l. 4. c. 2. l. 3. c. 8. that Christ lived on earth 32 years and an half or 33 and an half Christ's birth and baptisme were both on the 14 day of the seventh moneth to which our September answereth he was three year and an half in his ministry lived in all 32 years and an half saith Beroaldus but many others reckon 33 years and an half g Piscator in Luk. 3. 13 Beza Broughtons Consent against A. M. 3941. Laurentii C●doman Annales Ainsw Annot. in Numb 4. 3. with Gen. 5. 32. ●eroal●i Chron. l. 4. c. 2. all I think acknowledge an odde half year for he was baptized and entred into his publique ministery when he began to be or entred upon the thirtieth year of his age Luke 3. 22 23. at which age the Leviticall Priests as some affirm enter'd upon their service Numb 4. 3 35 39 43 47. or as some others when the thirtieth year of his age was compleat and he began to enter upon his one and thirtieth year the words are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which word for word is he was beginning c. Beroaldus renders it thus Ipse annum ingreditur tricessimum see the Authors in the Margine 2 That hee lived three years and an half in his publique ministery from his baptisme to his passion is generally granted by Divines yet some h Alsted Chron. p. 22. Scharpius in Sympho p. 474. I have read say four years and an half i Laurentius Codoman Annales H. B. R. B. Iti●erarium sacrae Script p. 477. August contra Judaeos Paganos Arrianos l. 3. c. 5. which disagreement doth nothing weaken our assertion but confirm it 3 T●a● he suffered the 15 day of the moneth Abib or Nilan which was then about our Aprill the third but Austine says on the 8th Kalends of April that is March 25. Now cast away all the whole years be they more or fewer it matters not and there remains half a year or six moneths which all learned men which I have read or heard of acknowledg which six moneths reckon either forward or backward all comes to one account from the time of his suffering and his birth falleth precisely about the end of September or beginning of October and so we have the time evidenced to fall out this way also pat with the other This also Beroaldus proveth from the 9 of k Math. B●rcaldi Chron●corum l. 4. c. 2. Daniel Thirdly Neer upon the same time falleth the observation of Mr. Mead l Meads Diatriba 3. part p. 615. 617. Hen. Wolphius in Chron. and some others from John 1. 14. The word was made flesh and dwelt among us 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and tabernacled pitched his tent or dwelt in tents for so the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth answerable to the type of the Israelites dwelling in tabernacles tents or bushes in the feast of the seventh moneth Levit. 23. 34. Deut. 16. 13. Nehem. 8. 14 a thing usuall among the Jews at the feasts of Tabernacles which began on the 15 day of the September-moon and ended the 22 at which time they affirm Christ to be born and so happily answered the type which another custome used at that feast seems to confirm for while they were carrying the boughs they used this short prayer Hosanna Hosanna a save now or save I beseech thee Fourthly Adde here unto the testimony of the Rabbines in Midrash Rabba that the Messiah must be born in the moneth Aethanim alias Tisri and September the moneth of strengths full of feasts to teach of the Messiah And so wee finde that the three chief aniversary feasts of the Jews did foretell and type out Christs times As 1 Their Passeover was a memoriall of Israels preservation in Egypt and deliverance out of it in the first moneth Abib fitly prefiguring Christs death and our spirituall redemption wrought by Christ at the same time 2 Their feast of Weeks or harvest 50 days after the Pasover the time of giving the fiery law by Moses to Israel with our Pentecost when the Spirit was given in fiery cloven tongues Act. 2. 1 2 3 4. So 3 Their feast of Tabernacles or dwelling in tents or bushes on 15 of the seventh moneth and September 8 days together prefigured Christs Nativity pitching his tent or dwelling in the Tabernacle of his flesh among men four times eight years Fiftly At that time Christ was born all the world went to be taxed every man to his own city Luke 2. 2 3. but it is not at all probable that the journeying of all the world men and women with child should be commanded by Empericall Edict in the depth of winter when the ways were worst and the days shortest and therefore unfittest for travail especially for women with child there are days enough in the year beside to gather and pay money neither was Augustus Caesar so bare of money and hard put to it neither doth Princes use to gather such extraordinary taxes of their subjects in the middle of winter and when the fruits of the year are half spent but presently after harvest Hen. Wolph Chron. l. 1. as Wolphius observeth Sixtly At that Christ was born the Shepheards were watching their flocks in the open fields all night Luke 2. 8. but t is very unprobable that they did so in winter especially in December moneth sheep being frigoris impatientissimae most impatient of cold as H. Wolphius m H Wolp● l. 1. Chron. out of Heside l. 2. operum but in houses or stables as Columella saith l. 7. c. 3. Virgil. l. 3. Georg. consider our Saviours words Matth. 24. 20. Pray that your flight be not in the winter Seventhly Neither is it likely that the Wisemen that came to visite Christ were so unwise as to take so long a journey to and from Christ in the n Doct Drakes sacred Chron. p. 72. depth of winter Eighthly Christ was born on the day of the Autumme Equinoctiall in which the world was made by God deformed and undone by Adam but renewed by o Natus mundus renatus eodem mense scptimo ●er●ald Chron. l. 4. p. 248. See Hen. Wolphius Chr●n l. 1. Christ Ninthly Beroaldus proves Christ birth to be in September by another argument from Daniel c. 9. in his 4th Book and 3d chapt to whom I referre the learned Lastly The true perticular and exact time of Christs birth cannot be determined by men and if Christs birth were unknown to p Clem. Alex. Strom. l. 1. who lived An. Christi 195. Epiphanius Beroaldus Mead Dr. Fulk on the Rhem. Test Matth 2. 5 1. Clemens Alexandrinus and them that lived the next age to Christ why I pray you saith Hospinian do you believe Epiphanius q Epiph. to● 1. l 2. who lived almost 400 years after who held January 5 or Middelburgensis who r Middelburg c.