Christianography, Letter 4 – Errata
George Abbat, by the divine providence Archb. of Cant. Primate of all England, Ad verbum moſt holy. Biſ. ad ver. Pope. which title was anciently given to all Biſhops and and is retained this day in the Greeke Church.and Metropolitan; to Cyrill his moſt honoured Lord and brother, the Biſhop and Patriarke of Alexandria, and judge ccumenicall ſendeth greeting in Chriſt.
AS in many things elſe the ſympathy of the catholique Church, and the moſt ſweet communion among her members manifeſteth it ſelfe: ſo at this time eſpecially it appeareth to me, in this that I hauehave opportunity to ſalute your brotherhood, whoſe face I neuer ſaw, and embrace (as it were) with both armes, a perſon diſtant from me many 100. miles, & ſevered by a large tract both of land & ſea. yet the unity of faith joyneth us, and the bond of charity tyeth us faſt together, through one and the ſame ſpirit.Profeſſe. ad ver. we both breath. By which we worthily magnifie one Chriſt, whom we both profeſle, & hartily congratulate the peace of your Church troubled with no ſchiſme (as you intimate) nor other inteſtine evill. Alſo we rejoyce together with you for your outward tranquility and after a ſort halcyon dayes, which you enioy, and though even amidſt the ſworne and moſt implacable enemies of the Chriſtian faith,Pſal. 110.2. whereby the words of the Kingly Prophet are concerning Chriſts king dome accompliſhed in you, be thou ruler in the midſt of thine enemies. We in like manner,Ad verb, pietie. beſeech your Grace to bleſſe God with us for the manifold gifts of his bounty liberally beſtowed upon our Churches of great Britaine, wherein that which your Chryſoſtome ſpake of old concerning our brittiſh Iſlands is verified at this day, every where a man may heare the people diſcourſing of the ſcriptures, ſtrangers indeed in ſpeech, yet of the houſhold of faith, in tongue barbarians, but in conuerſation drawing neerer unto Saints, for the Chriſtian Laitie in our Churches (which is not permitted in the Romane) walketh in the moſt cleare light of the Goſpell, and drinke their fill of the pure ſtreames of the water of life in Scripture, none driving them from thence, but rather encouraging them there, abundantly to quench their thirſt. And for diſcipline (which is not ſo in other reformed Churches) wee retaine the moſt antient forme of Church governement, and diſtinct orders and degrees in the clergie in every Dioceſſe. The fountaine of all goodnes continue theſe bleſſings unto us ſtill, though wee (ſuch is the corruption of our nature) by reaſon of our ſinnes, eſpecially the ſtaine of ungratefull hearts, have long agoe deſerved, that our golden Candleſtick ſhould be removed, and we left in the dark utterly deſtitute of all comfortable light of Gods word: for farre be it from us to aſcribe theſe extraordinary bleſſings of God to our merits, which we know are none at all. But firſt we attribute them to Gods merey; next, to the ſingular love which he beareth to his anointed, our Soveraigne King Iames, the choiſe inſtrument of his glory, Heire to Queene Elizabeth of bleſſed memorie, aſwell in her Religion, as in her Realmes: both which, he eſtabliſheth by Law, and is a principall ornament to both, by his princely example: for he is not onelyonly a conſtant hearer of Sermons, and a moſt devout pertaker of the Sacrament, and religious obſerver of the feſtivals of the Church: But, which is beyond example, and moſt to be admired in ſo great a King, who alone beares the burthen of ſo weightie affaires, he ſtrongly maintaines argument with his Biſhops (beſt verſed in controverſies) about the moſt intricate points of Schoole Divinity. Moreover we are indebted to his Royall pen for many excellent Treatiſes written by him, and lately printed by ſpeciall command, wherein he fortifieth the orthodox faith, and demoliſheth the Romiſh forts newly erected againſt it. I am exceeding glad that your Grace hath purchaſed unto you the friendſhip of ſuch, and ſo great a Monarch, who moſt curteouſly returnes your Salutations and ſpeakes all good of you; and in teſtimony of his great good will unto you, gave mee charge to make much of your Metrophanes whom I receive from you, as a pledge of your love, and moſt precious pawne of our indiſſoluble friendſhip, and accordingly I will ſee him provided of all things fitting. And for the preſent, I have ſet that noble plant takē out of your Greeke Nurſerie, in a moſt fertile garden: to the end, it may grow the faſter, and more kindly and maturely beare fruit among us; I meane the Vniverſity of Oxford, beautified with ſeventeene Colledges fairely built, and a Library furniſhed with infinite variety of Bookes, in which Academie, as in the Prytaneum of Athens, a multitude of learned Students is maintained at the publique charge: into which number your Metrophanes is admitted, who as ſoone as hee ſhall grow ripe, and fructifie among us, as your wiſedome ſhall thinke fit, and it ſhall ſtand with the good of your Church: either his Root ſhall bee fixed with us here, or hee ſhall bee returned backe, to bee tranſplanted in his native ſoyle. For concluſion, wee moſt earneſtly deſire your affectionate prayers (moſt holy brother) for our Brittiſh Churches, as we alſo ſhall not ceaſe to offer up our fervent devotions for your Greeke Church, that you together with all the members of the Catholique Church may bee compaſſed with the Divine cuſtodie, as with a of braſſe, and may bee eſtabliſhed in Truth and Peace together, and withall, that you may bee freed from thoſe prying innouators (you ſpeake of) who undermine, as well Chriſtian verity as liberty, among whom you are chiefly to beware of a ſort of Monkes newly come out of the Romiſh forge, aſſuming to themſelues the moſt venerable name of our Saviour, who prefeſſe themſelves to follow peace, yet trouble all the Chriſtian world: and they would ſeeme to teach onelyonly the truth, yet deliver doctrinally the art of lying, even with implied perjurie, under the name of equivocation, from theſe Foxes and rauenous Wolues,Ad verb. Pietie. the great Shepheard of the ſheepe preſerve his flocke, and in it your Grace, crowning you with his manifold favors and perpetuall felicity.
London, November the 17. Your Graces moſt loving brother and fellow ſervant in Chriſt, Ad verbum. Your bleſſednes.GEORGE CANT.
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Other literall faults mend with thy pen.
Proteſtants.
Papiſts
Papiſts Proteſtants
Greekes mingled with Turkes.
Moſcovites
End of the text · Ephraim Pagitt, Christianography (1635)