A Relation of Christians in the World, Part 8

A Relation of Christians in the World · Part 8

p. 50Holinesse of Lives.

FIrst, for their Reverence in Churches, no man is allowed to walke, talke, or sit Reverence in Churches. Godig. de Abas. rebus pag. 133.in them, especially, in the time of Divine Service. In Aethiopia, old men are allowed to use Crutches in the Church, and weak men to leane against the wals. Iohannes Faber reporteth of the Rasses, that he hath Religio Moscov. pag. 188.not seene the like of them, for their frequenting Prayer, and devotion in their Prayers; who lying prostrate upon the ground, poure out their devout Prayers unto Almighty God.

For their Chastitie, they permit no Chastitie.Stews, nor Brothel-houses among them. They punish Adultery with death. The Adulterer (among the Aethiopians) is accounted to dishonour the Emperour from whom all Honour is derived: Adulterers p. 51among them are cast alive unto the Lions.

They are (among other vertues) great In Epist. apud Fra. Hesse in itinerario. Godig. lib. 1. cap. 16.lovers of Truth. Among us (saith Pretegian) if any man willingly tell a lye, hee is accounted a man worthy of death: for the first he is admonished; for the second he doth penance; for the third he is led by a rope about his necke, out of the Towne or City, and banished into some Desart, where commonly he perish for hunger.

For their Fasts, they keepe them very strictly, farre unlike the Roman Catholicks in the West, who allow men to drink Wine and to eate sweete Meates in their very fasts. Thomas a Iesu writeth, that De convers. omn. Gent. p. 284.the austere living of the Greekes, causeth them to contemne the Latines: but let the Greekes know (saith he) that Christian Righteousnesse doth not consist chiefely in macerating the Body; but in Charity, Faith, Hope, and other vertues. Although these Christians are not so learned as we suppose the Christians in the VVest to be; p. 52yet they got farre beyond them for godlinesse and devotion. And if these Christians shall bee excluded Heaven, who ioyne believing and doing, Faith and VVorkes together: alas! where shall they appeare that come farre short of them?

But as you have heard of the great multitude of Christians in the VVorld; of their Religion, holy Lives, and Conversations: wee may in the next place consider what hath beene the bane of the Church, Bane of the Church.(viz) Ambition; which was the ruine of the Angels in Heaven, and caused man to lose Paradise: Of this our Lord gave speciall warning to his Apostles, when they strove who should bee greatest. And St. Paul, more especially to Rom. 11.Rom 11the Romans: Boast not thy selfe against the Branches: Be not high minded, but feare.

A great Controversie arose among the Bishops in the west parts of the VVorld who should bee greatest. The Bishop of Rome sitting in the Imperiall p. 53City, claimed superiority above his fellow Bishops, precending a Canon of the Counsell of Nice: As also the donation of Constantine the Emperour. Likewise the Patriarch of Constantinople (the Emperours Court being removed thither) claimed the like preheminence, by the Decree of a Councell, also by Donation 4 Gener. coun. at Calcedon. can. 9. ibi. terminentur.of Maurice the Emperour. Indeed the Easterne Church may challenge to her selfe some preheminence, in regard of her great priviledges and prerogatives, as having all the Apostles Sees, the greatest number of Patriarchs, being the bigger Church, and more ancient.

The Maiesty of the Emperour of Constantinople for above 1000 yeares, which hath with stood Paganisme, and Mahumatisme: And of the Emperour of Moscho, and Trebizond, for some hundred of years. The authority of seven generall Counsels held among them. The Syrian Language, in which the Sonne of God delivered his Holy Oracles: the Hebrew p. 54and Greek Tongues, in which they were Registred: and which hath had not only the Holy Apostles, but also Christ himself, when he was in his flesh, preaching among them. And this Church we are forced to confesse (with the Bishop of Bitonto) to be our Mother Church, from whom the Latine Church hath received the Holy Scriptures, the Creedes, the Sacraments, and Christianity it selfe; as the very names of Baptisme, Eucharist, Bishop, Deacon, Presbyter, and many other sacred things doe testifie,

Moreover, they have (as they affirme) St. Peters Chaire, who was Bishop of Antioch, Allegations of the Patriarch of Antioch, & Germanus Patriarch of Constantinople, excommunicating the Pope. Math. Paris. p. 465and governed that Church many a yeare: Hee was there Incathedrated, with great reverence received and esteemed: But going to Rome, he was there most vily used, and put to a most cruell death, with his fellow Apostle St. Paul. They also affirme that the City of Antioch (commonly called Theopolis, that is, The City of God) must needs be much p. 55dearer to St. Peter, which honoured and reverenced him, than the City of Rome, which most unworthily used him, and put him to death. They moreover affirm, that he must rather leave the Keyes to the Greek Church, than to the Romish, defiled with Simony, Vsury, Avarice, and all other Vices whatsoever. The Greekes also charge the Latines with divers errours besides the challenging of the Supremacy, which they hold to be most grievous and intollerable: to teach all, & to be taught of none, and Dictator-like to give Lawes to bind other Churches, yea, in things against their Consciences, as is their Doctrine of Purgatory, of Image-Worship, abusing their Fasts, making no conscience to drink in them al day long: that they scarce reade the Sacred rules, Irenaus Rodoginus. pag. 18.and holy Scriptures; (saying) That the Popes Commandements, who for the time sitteth in the See of Rome, are their Canons and Lawes.

That they make no account of Periury, p. 56yea that the Pope freeth them of idem ibidemall Periury, whensoever they intend to breake any bargaine or covenant made with any man.

That the Pope and his Priestly traine remit slaughter, Periury, and all kind of crimes past, or to come; by which remission there is a gate opened to villany: And that which is most ridiculous, for the future time, they will remit to a determined time of Moneths or Years, that the Latine Bishops are accessary to the death of Christian people, the Pope especially, who pronounceth the killer of Christians, such as resist the Papacy, blessed and happy.

That they shut up by their Lawes all Priests and Deacons from marriage, and hold it an abhomination to receive the Sacrament from married Priests.

That there are many Church Men among them, that commit whoredome, Idem. p. 23.and all kinde of uncleannesse most securely, p. 57without punishment.

They accuse the Latines of many more Errors, both in their Doctrine, as also in their manners; some of which you may finde in Cardinall Baronius Annalls. Tome 11 Anno Christi 1054. with some Iren. Rodog. pag. 30.answers to them by the Cardinal. But this Church God hath humbled, being subdued by the Mahumetans, living as the Israelites in their Aegypticke Bondage. We may see their lamentable estate in the late Martyrdome of learned Cyril, late Patriarch of Constantinople, who had long and wisely governed that Church. And it seemeth that this his Crowne of Martyrdome was not to him unexpected: as appeareth by a clause of a letter, written by him to our late Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, viz.

For the Name of Christ (saith he) which we professe, and whose marks wee beare about in our Bodies, it is p. 58a ioy to us to be afflicted and vexed. so also if it bee the Will of God, to abide the utmost extremity of their cruelty; that in the fiery tryall our Faith may shine more bright, and God receive the greater glory.

This Church hath beene humbled (as before) but the Bishops of Rome have exalted themselves, not onelyonly above their follow Bishops, but also above their Lords the Emperours, and the whole Church of God.

For the First, Pope Boniface the third having obtained of Phocas the Tyrant, Anno. 606.the glorious Title of Universall Bishop, by little and little the Bishops of Rome, subdued divers Bishopricks under them. As Donus the first subiected Ravenna, about the yeare 676. Pope Stephen the ninth subdued Millaine, Anno 1057. and so others. Yea Urban the 2. exacted an oath of Bishops, for the further establishing p. 59of their Authority.

For the Second, Leo Isaurus being perplexed with warre in Asia, and Constantinople it selfe being besieged by the Caliph, Pope Gregory the second stirred up the Princes of Italy against the said Emperour, who tooke Italy from him; of which the Pope hath a part, now called St. Peters Patrimony, which the Emperour could never againe recover: The Bishops of Rome dividing the Empire into the East and West, Pope Leo the third proclaimed Charles of France Emperour, about the yeare 881. And Pope Iohn the thirteenth, translated the Empire about the yeare 968, from the French to the Germans.

Thus by little and little the Emperours waxed weaker, and the Popes stronger, untill the time of Gregory the seventh, who founded (as Aventine writeth) the Pontificall Empire. To this Annal. li. 5. a. 447. In vit. Greg. 7.Man (saith Onuphrius) the Church of Rome is beholding for her freedome, and that shee p. 60is preferred above all Kings and Emperours, whom before they obeyed as their Lords, acknowledging themselves to bee their Vassalls; as manifestly appeareth among other Records, by the Dating of their ancient Bulls and Charters, thus expressed: Such a one, our Lord and Emperour reigning. As also by the Letters of the Bishops of Rome, Guichard. lib. 4.written to the Emperours; as of Pope Leo the first to Martian: By all meanes wee are to bee obedient to your Piety, and most Religious Will: As also of Gregory the great Epist. 59.to Maurice the Emperour: I being subiect to your command; and of divers others, as of Liberius to Constantius: Leo the first to Theodosius: Simplicius to Zeno: Foelix to the same Emperour: Pope Anastatius to Anastatius Epist. 6.the Emperour: Martin to Constantine, with many more. And some of the Epist. 3. In sexta Synod. Constant. act. 4. Epist. 1.Bishops shew a reason of this their Obedience to be, because they are commanded so to doe in Holy Scripture: St. Peter himselfe commanding Obedience to the King, as 1. Pet. 2. 13. To the K. as unto the superiour.1 Pet 2:13supreame.

p. 61Thus they were for many hundred yeares subiect to the Emperours: but now they claime a superiority above Kings and Princes, and challenge to themselves plenitude of Iurisdiction, to take away, and to give Empires and Kingdoms at their pleasures, bringing the Emperours in subiection.

Pope Constantine gave his Feet to kisse to Iustinian the Emperour. Gregory the seventh compelled Henry the fourth to wait bare-footed at his Doore three daies and three nights, craving Absolution. Alexander the third set his feete upon the Emperour Fredericks neck.

And as they have lift up themselves over their fellow Bishops, and their Lords the Emperours, so also over the whole Church of God, (viz.) Above Generall Councells: A Generall Councell is the representative Church of God upon Earth: they claiming power to iudge & controule all men, her selfe to be iudged of none: yea, to make new Articles of Faith. And as the Donatists falling from the unity of p. 62the Church, fell also into this Hereticall Opinion, That the Catholicke Church of God was no where to be found, but in a corner of Africa, where they dwelt, and amongst them. So the Romanists affirme the Catholick Church of God to be onelyonly in Rome, and in the Countries subiect to their Bishop. And therefore they tearme themselves Catholicks, excluding all other Christians in the World out of the Catholike Church, and so Heaven, and putting them into the state of damnation, (though never so Orthodox and Pious) for not being subiect to their Bishop onelyonly. Yet many of these Christians, by them so damned; suffer grievous persecutions for Iesus Christs sake; which they might quit themselves of, if they would renounce their Saviour; and also attaine great priviledges and preferments. And that which is more, some of these Churches so damned, and condemned by them, never heard of the Bishop of Rome. Postel writeth a Booke of the great multitude of p. 63Comp. Cosmog.Christians unknowne to the Latine World. Before, the Papacy of Iulius the third (writeth Miraeus) the name of the Chaldean Patriarch Miraeus de stat. relig. l. 2. cap. 5.was unknowne to us: Neither doe I find any mention of him in the Popes Records. And yet Cardinall Amuleius reporteth, Narratio Card. Amulei. ad Con-Trident. pa. 195. acta conc. Tridēt.That hee and his Bishops had long kept the Faith, and also many of them had suffered Martyrdome for Christs Name. Also the Indian Christians of Taprobane, and the Islands adiacent (saith Thevet) nor their Cosm. lib. 12 cap. 2. fo. 421Fathers never heard of the Pope of Rome, nor his Cardinals, nor of the Greek Patriarchs, nor of the Councells, untill the Portugals came among them; and yet they kept the Ceremonies of the Primative Church, which they received from the Apostles, and their Disciples.

God forbid that all these Christians, and especially they that have given their Bloods for Iesus Christs Name, and glory in his Crosse, should be excluded for having any share, or benefit by Christs Blood; and this for not being subiect p. 64to the Pope of Rome, and for not being members of the Roman Catholicke Church, which they never heard of.

By this their uncharitablenesse, doe not the Romish Catholicks cut themselves off from the unity of the Catholicke Church: As Firmilian writeth to St. Cyprian, of Pope Stephen Excommunicating other Cypr. Ep. 75. p. 204.Churches.

Thou hast cut off thy selfe from the unity of the Churches: Deceive not thy selfe; he is a true Schismaticke that maketh himselfe Apostate from the Communion and Union of the Churches: Thou thinkest they are divided from thee, but thou onelyonly art separated from them.

As the Church of Rome hath exalted her selfe above all other Churches, so also the Roman Catholicks are accused for devising, and adding some new Articles of Faith to the old ones, much advancing the state and profit of their Clergy which the other Christians will not, nor dare admit of, having received onelyonly twelve from the holy Apostles.

p. 65As first, they have made the Popes Supremacy (before named) an Article of the Faith, (viz.) That their Bishop is head Exttra. de major & obedient. cap. unam sanctam.of the whole Church of God; and that every soule must be subiect to him upon necessity of salvation.

Secondly, **Gregory the great the 62. Pope of Rome writeth that none of his Predecessors tooke that name upon them.That their Bishop cannot erre in Cathedra.

Thirdly, That their Bishops hath power to depose Kings, and to dispose of their Kingdomes.

Fourthly, For the honour of the inferiour Clergy, they have made Transubstantiation a The word Transubstantiation is not in our ancient writers, found first in Hovenden. p. 304. who lived about the yeare 1204. Biel Canon missa.Doctrine of Faith, by which every Priest hath superlative power given him. As a Reverend Bishop writeth (viz.) To doe a greater worke daily than God did in the Creation: For therein Almighty God made but Creatures: But in this the Priest (as they say) can make his Maker.

Fiftly, for the more honour of the Clergy, They allow them, the onelyonly use of Christs Blood in the Eucharist, prohibiting the Laity the use thereof: VVhichWhich all the p. 66Christians in the Vniverse enioy, but onelyonly the Romish Catholick Laitie, and for this they have made a Decree flat against Christs institution. viz.

Although the Lord Christ in his last Supper did deliver this venerable Sacrament in both kinds, &c. Yet, non obstante, they doe approue and decree for a Law, the custome of receiving in one kind.

Againe, for the better Maintenance of their Clergy, they have invented new devises; as Purgatory, with the horrible paines thereof, as with Burnings, Boylings, and Roasting of soules; they doe so fright simple people, that they get much mony from them. Of this place the Bishop of Rome hath iurisdiction (the other Orthodox Patriarchs having nothing to doe with it) commanding out whom he will: much Treasure is got hereby.

2 Pardons, which are grounded upon Purgatory. Pardons began (saith Fisher, Bishop of Rochester) when men were frighted with Purgatory.

p. 673 The inferiour Clergy doth also share with the Pope in the profits of Purgatory; for they have turnd the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist into a Sacrifice, true, reall, and propitiatory, under the name of Masse, in which they doe say, that the Priest doth truely and really offer up Christ to God his Father: but this is done by way of bargaine and hire, for remission of sins, and freedome of soules out of Purgatory. And of this they make great profit.

4 They have made a Canon for the These Saints we had in England.Worshiping of Images,; and for this cause they have in every Church an Image or more of some of their Saints; many of Inquire for St. Radegonds Chappell in the Temple London. The barren women were wont to knocke at one of the Knights Templat chā ber doores, by whom she was brought to the Saint for helpe. St. Bartilmew was Purveior to St. Thomas Becket: they that would have a male-childe, offered to him a Cock; they that would have a Female offered a Hen, Vid. Lamber. peramb. page. 511.which, simple people, and especially foolish women, are made to beleeve, to have some speciall vertue to helpe, as St. Radegond can make barren women fruitfull. St. Bartilmew can make women p. 68to conceive a Male-child or a Female, according to their desires. St. Margart Enquire for St. Uncomber in St. Pauls Church in London. To this Saint they offered Oates. Shrined at Wilton.can give them easie labour. St. Uncomber can make peace betweene married folk. St. Edith can keepe corne from blasting. And to these Saints simple people did trot with rich Offerings, and Worship these Saints with kneeling, bowing, and praying before Adoration of Images not used in England many 100 of yeares after Christ. Alcwine writ a Booke against it subscribed by our Bishops and Princes. Read Roger Hovenden, Simon of Durham. Flores Hisstoriarum. Histor. of Rochester.them: yea, the Priests carry them about in Procession with great pomp, playing at noddy with the simplicity of the people.

5 They have also devised a Treasury, in which is reserved the surplussage of the Sufferings of Christ, & of the Saints. Whereas (say they) the least drop of Christs Blood had beene sufficient to have saved all the World. And that Christ shed all his blood; and also that many holy men suffered more than their sins deserved: least their sufferings should be in vaine, they are reserved in this Treasury for the Pope to bestow where he list.

The other Orthodox Christian Patriarchs p. 69having nothing to doe with this Treasurie. With this, and such like devises they get much money from simple and silly people.

For the confirmation of these things, although they have no Scriptures, yet they will store you with multitudes of Miracles and Visions.

These, with some other the Church of Rome hath Canomzed for Articles, or Doctrines of Faith: as if the Apostles Creed should be defective, which the other Christians in the world thinke to bee compleate enough.

About these Additions is the contestation betweene the Roman Catholicks, and the other Christians of the world. These are urged by the Romanists under their Popes curse; and these additions are reiected by others fearing Gods curse, being Articles not left by the holy Apostles, nor found in holy Scriptures: The societies of Christians before named (excepting the Romanists) doe all genegenerally p. 70(as I find) deny the Popes Supremacy, viz.

First, That every soule must bee subiect to him upon necessity of salvation.

Secondly, they affirme the Roman Bishops to be subiect to Error, as other Bishops are.

Thirdly, they deny that he hath power to depose Kings, and to dispose of their Kingdomes.

Fourthly, they teach not works of Supererogation.

Fiftly, they admit not of Purgatory.

Sixtly, nor pray for deliverances of soules, from any temporall punishment after this life.

Seventhly, they reiect the Romish Doctrine of Pardons and Indulgences.

Eightly, they allow not private Masses.

Ninthly, they administer the Communion in both kinds, daring not to keep the Cup, the symbol of our Lord Iesus Christs Blood from the Laity.

p. 71Tenthly, they believe not the Romish Transubstantiation.

Eleventhly, nor the now reall sacrificing of our Lord Iesus Christ to quit soules out of Purgatory.

Twefthly, they have married Priests.

Thirteenthly, they make no Image of God.

Foureteenthly, they have most of them their Service in their owne, or a knowne Language.

And these are some of the causes of the bitter contentions between the Roman Catholicks, and these other Churches: And as the Roman Church excommunicateth In praefatione ante acta Theolog. Witerberg. & Hieremiam Patriarcham. Sacran. ca. 2. Error 3. Thevet. Cos. lib. 9. catho. tr…. quae 2. Thev. Cosm. lib. 10. Brerw. enqu. pag. 159.these Churches; so doe they excommunicate the Roman Church: For example; the Patriarch of Constantinople doth yearely excommunicate the Pope and his Church for Schismaticks: The Moscovites doe the same, as counting the Pope an Hereticke. The Patriarchs of Ierusalem & Antioch have done likewise. The Christians under the Patriarch of Mozul, call p. 72the Pope the Reprobate Bishop: other call him Antichrist. The Copts account the Roman Church Hereticall and avoid the communion and conversation of the Latines no lesse then of the Iewes.

Thus some of the Popes of Rome have beene like Ismael, whose hand was against every man, and every mans hand against him. The Turkes in their Mahumetan Worship. The Pagans in their adoration of the Sun and Moon. The Aegyptians in the service of Isis and Osyris, use diversity of worships and Rites, and yet still retaine the ill-tied knot of Friendship in their Idol-worship. But Christians differing, thunder calumnies, & bolt out excommunications one against another, & after their excommunications usually follow eradications of Kingdoms, people, & estates by Conspiracies, rebellions, and hostile machinations by generall Massacres, and particular torments: As how many Kings and great persons have beene murthered by their desperate Assassins.

p. 73The said Massacre in France is not to be paralelled by any ancient cruelty.

The Acharonticall Powder treason, for the heinousnesse thereof, will seeme incredible in the Ages to come. Examples are infinite; yea, so great is the uncharitablenesse and cruelty of the Roman Catholicks to the Christians of the Reformed Churches, that if any of them dye among them; they setting themselves (as if it were) upon Gods Tribunall, (in whose secret Cabinet is blessing and cursing) give sentence of damnation against them, sending their soules packing to hell, and denying their bodies Christian Buriall. Barbarous cruelty, voyd of Charity! John 13. 35. Damian. a Goes de Aethiopum Morib. pag. 235.John 13:35As a tree is knowne by his Fruit, so is the true Church by Charity: By this (saith our Lord) all men shall know that yee are my Disciples, if yee love one another.

Zaga-Zabo, an Aethiopian Bishop, and sent Embassadour from the Emperor of Aethiopia p. 74to the K. of Portugall, complaineth: his words are these: The Romish Doctors (I know not how piously) forbad me the communion of our Lords Body, all the time I was in Portugall, even the space of seven yeare; and (which I cannot relate without grief and tears) I was reputed among the Romanists as a Heathen, and Anathema: upon which their doings, let him that governeth all things looke: to whose iudgement I commit these their doings. This their uncharitablenesse doth not onelyonly offend other Christians; but also it maketh the very Mahumetans to loath our Profession, to condemne our Faith, and to persecute our Persons. Good Iesus! when shall these iarrings have an end? when shall the Church Catholicke live in union of faith, and communion of Charity? O miserable Christians, returne unto the Lord, and he will cure you: Earnest Prayer, endlesse Devotion, volumnes of penitentials, Ninives fastings, Peters weeping, Pauls conversion, is the Metredate and true Alexipharmacon to cure this Vlcer, to heale this never enough p. 75to be lamented Schisme. Alas, who shall furnish my eies with floods of water? who shall make my head a living Spring, that I might water my Couch with sorrowfull teares? As for us Clergy men, let us not so much endeavour to make the Christians our adversaries odious to our people; as to move them to commiserate their estates, and so to make our ioynt prayers to Almighty God, (not for their confusion) but for their Conversion. Oh would to God, the Potentates and Monarches of Christendome would ioyne hand in hand, to make up the breaches of Zyon, and to build up the wals of Ierusalem.

Oh sweet Iesus, that cleansed thy Church by thy most precious blood, Prince of Peace, and author of love, grant us thy peace. To conclude, my most humble prayer to Almighty God is, that he would vouchsafe us, most unworthy, to enioy that Legacy which our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ left unto us, viz. p. 76My Peace I give unto you; my Peace I leave with you. And for this cause, I humbly supplicate his Divine Maiesty, that he would incline the great Bishop of Rome, Pope Urban, whom he hath endued with many gifts and graces; with the hearts of the Lord Cardinalls and Prelates of the Church of Rome; that they would submit themselves to retrograde from some of their new Canons, to the ancient Primative Canons of their Church. viz. That they would restore to the Church of God, of which they have cure, in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, The Cup, the symboll of our Lord Iesus Christs blood, according to our Lords holy institution, and practise of the ancient Roman Church, and of all the other Christian Churches in the World.

That they would suffer our Lord Iesus Christs sheepe to drinke of the Waters of Life, (viz.) to have the use of the Holy Scriptures in the Vulgar tongue, (from which they are now restrained) p. 77with their Service in their own tongue.

That they would permit Marriage to all men, and represse Stewes and Brothel-houses, permitted by them, scandelous not onelyonly to all the Christians in the VVorld; but also to them which are without: with some other like things; which may admit of reformation.

And also, whereas some other Churches pretend to abhorre Idolls, I wish from the bottome of my heart, that they would also abstaine from committing of Sacriledge. And whereas they cry out of permitting of Stewes and Brothel-houses in the Roman Church; that they would be as zealous in not permitting oppressing Usury among them: both which are alike abhominable in the eyes of Almighty God.

Sweete Iesus! what should not a man doe? yea, what should he not suffer, to quench the fire of Contention in the Christian world!

There was a time, when the Roman p. 78Church did acknowledge her selfe a sister, and not a mistris.

There was a time, when as, with an Harmonious concord, she suffered with the rest of her Sisters, even when as Arrianisme had in a manner overwhelmed the world.

There was a time, when she gave her helping hand (as at the famous Councells of Nice, Ephesus, Constantinople, Chalcedon) and did not rule after a Dictatory manner.

Let none foster Schisme against Conscience to maintaine themselves in dignities, wealth, and promotions, to the ruine of the Christian World.

Christs Coat is rent, his Garment is torne in pieces: The World is distracted and distempered with the raging waves of Opinions: By which meanes, the Turke over-ruleth the flourishing and most famous parts of Christendome: and have erected the worship of Mahumet, even in the stately Oriental Basilisks. p. 79Constantinople, the Queene of Beauty, is become a Mansion of Mahumetans: And, if these devisions continue stil, the rest of the Christian world is likely to be in great danger. The good God of Peace, make peace in Christendome: and grant that all that confesse his Holy Name, may agree in the Truth of his Holy Word; and live in Vnity and godly Love. Amen.

FINIS.

Errata.

PAge 5. in marg. read quod habetur. p 9. l. 5. r. Lazarus first Bishop of Massilia. ibid. l. 18. r. Cleve p. 10. l. 11. r. Wertzhurg. l. 13. r. Voitland. p. 14. Tit. r. Romanists. l. 14. r. Barnabas. p. 15. Tit. r. Romanists. p. 24. l. 11. r. accounted. mar. r. Sinas. p. 30. l. 20. r, a Jesu. p. 36. l. 16. r. to put. p. 38. l. 12. r. Presbyteros. p. 41. Tit. r. Bishops in ancient times. p. 43. l. 7. after continent. r. the Spaniards have in West India some Bishops. p. 53. l. 13. r. almost all. p. 59. l. 14. r. 801. p. 65. mar r. extra. mar. r. missae. p. 73. l. …. r. l…te. p. 72. l. uit. Assassinates. p. 7…. l. 22. r. hath.

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