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p. 54Papists.

A Paralell of Mr. Cozens Deuotions with the Papists.HOras de Neustra Sennora: Printed at Paris, 1556. & Horae beatissimae Virginis Mariae, secundum vsum Sarū: which I hauehave seene, and which you shall finde cited in Mr. Rogers his Articles, pag: 124. Our Ladyes Primer; and Breuiarium Pij quinti & Clemens the 8. hauehave the forme, the vse, and practise of these Howers, not the Title.

aaLaur. Kellams Manuell of Prayers: Printed at D…way. 1624.The Fasting dayes i… all the yeare. In all the Church these Fasting dayes are obserued.

p. 55All the Lent, except Sunday: The Ember dayes, which are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next after Saint Lucies day: after the first Sunday in Lent, after Whitsonday, and after the exaltation of the holy Crosse. The Eues of Christmas, of Whitsonday, of the Assumption of our Lady, of all Saints, of most of the Apostles, Saint Iohn Baptist, and Saint Laurence. Besides this, it is the custome in England to fast all Fridayes, (except within the twelue dayes, and Easter weeke:) also other three Eues of our Lady, to wit, of the Purification, the Natiuitie, and Conception. The Annunciation Eue is not Fasted if it fal on Easter weeke: Saint Marks day (not falling in Easter weeke) and the three Rogation dayes, that is, Monday, Tewsday, and Wenesday, we abstaine from flesh at least.

Of the time of Marriage: so **Manuall of Prayers.Kellam▪ Or: Of the time wherein Matrimo…y m…y not be solem…ized: so the bbSes…o: 24. Decret de Reform▪ M…trimonii. cap. 10.Councell of Tre…t. and the ccPrinted at A…twerp 1621 Bellarmines Christian Doct…ine, cap. 7.Breui…rie o… p. 56Pius 5. and Clem. 8. and Bellarmine. The solemnizing of Marriages is forbidden from the first Sunday of Aduent, vntill after Twelfeday: and from the beginning of Lent vntill Low Sunday: all other dayes they may be solemnized.

ddIames Ledesma his Christian Doctrine Printed 1609. cap. 2. Gropper. Institut. Colon. Agrip. 1546. Bellarmines Christian doctrine, cap. 3. p. 15. I finde not the Creed nor the Lords Prayer thus diuided into Articles and Petitions in the Prayers of Queen Elizabeth, or in our Cōmon Prayer Booke, or … ther Protestāt Authors: but only in Popish Writers, out of whom no doubt they were transcribed.The Apostles Creed.

1 I beleeue in God the Father Almighty, maker of heauen and earth.

2 And in Iesus Christ his onelyonly Sonne our Lord.

3 Who was conceiued by the holy Ghost, borne of the Virgine Mary.

4 Suffered vnderunder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried,

5 He descended into hel; the third day hee rose againe from the dead.

6 He ascended into heauen, & sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty,

7 From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead.

8 I beleeue in the holy Ghost,

9 The holy Catholike Church, the Communion p. 57of Saints.

10 The forgiuenesse of sinnes.

11 The Resurrection of the flesh.

12 And the Life euerlasting.

aaGropperi. Institut. Ledesma his Catechisme: or Christian Doctrine, cap. 5.The Lords Prayer.

Our Father which art in Heauen,

1 Hallowed be thy name.

2 Thy kingdome come.

3 Thy will bee done on earth, as it is in Heauen.

4 GiueGive vsus this day our dayly bread.

5 And for giuegive vsus our trespasses, as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vsus.

6 And lead vsus not into temptation:

7 But deliuer vsus from eui….

bbMatthias Cesch…. Otium Spirituale. pag 108. Our Ladies Primer.The two Pecepts of Charitie.

1 Thou shalt louelove the Lord th… God with all thy heart, with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.

2 Thou shalt louelove thy neighbor as thy selfe: which is more s…t…ble to the Scripture then the other.

p. 58ccOur Ladies Primer. Otium Spirituale. pag 108. Ledesmas Christian Doctrine. cap. 13. Bellarmines Christian Doctrine: cap. 7.The Precepts of the Church.

1 To celebrate the appointed Feast dayes of the Church in abstaining from seruile workes.

2 Reuerently to heare the sacred O…lice of the Masse, on the Holy dayes.

3 To fast the Lent, the foure Imber tides, and the Eu…s, according to the custome of the Church: and the Friday, and Saturday to abstaine from flesh.

4 To confesse thy sinnes to a Priest allowed; to receiue the holy Eucharist, or blessed Sacrament, at the least at Easter, as some: or about Easter, as others render it: and to doe these things at the least once in the yeere: which some of them diuide into two seuerall Precepts.

5 ddOf this Mr. Cozens had forme…l… made me…tion, and therefore he omits …t here.Not to solemnize Marriage on the dayes forbidden by the Church: as some: Or to pay Tithes: as others doe record it.

Loe here a Concordance in number, if not in matter.

p. 59eeOur Ladies Primer. Croppers Institut. O…um Spirituale, p 105. Ledesma his Christian Doctrine. cap. 15. Vaux his Catechisme, c. 4. Bellarmines Christian Doctrine. cap. 9. pag. 205.The Sacraments, or 7. Sacraments of the holy Catholique Church.

Baptisme, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Penance, Extreame Vnction, Order, and Matrimony.

ffBellar. Ib. pag 209.These Sacrame…ts are all great, and so eueryevery one of them hath some peculiar greatn…sse. The greatest of all, is the most holy Eucharist: yet touching the necessitie, the most necessary of all, are Baptisme, and Penance.

Compare these two together, and you shall finde but little difference. See pag. 21.

ggOur Ladies Primer. Otiū Spirituale, p. 106. Ledesma. cap. 17. Bellarmines Christian Doctrine cap. 11. Groppers… Institut.The three Theologicall Vertues.

Faith, Hope, Charitie.

hhOtium Spirituale, p. 113.114. Gropper… Institut. Vaux his Catechism cap. 5.Three kindes of good Workes.

Prayer, Fasting, and Almesdeeds. See pag. 22.

iiLedesma: c. 17. Our Ladi…s Primer. Otium Spirituale. p. 106.107. Gropper… Instit. Bellar. Christ. Doctr. cap. 13.Seuen Gifts, or Fruites of the holy Ghost.

1 The gift of Wisdome: 2 of Vnderstanding.

3 Of Counsell: 4 of Fortitude.

5 Of Knowledge: 6 of Pietie.

7 And the feare of God▪ or godly Feare.

p. 60kkOtium spirituale. p. 107. Ledesma c. 17. Our Ladies Primer.The twelue Fruites of the holy Ghost.

LoueLove, Ioy, Peace, Patience, B…nignitie, Goodn…sse, Longanimitie, Meeknesse, Faith, Modesti…, Continency, …hasti…ie

llOtium Spirituale… p. 109. Our Ladies Primer. Ledesma, cap. 17. Bellar. Christ. Doctr. cap. 15.The spirituall workes of Mercy.

1 To instru…t the Ignorant: 2 To corre…t, …r admonish those that Sinne: 3 T… as…ist by Coun…e… him that needeth it: 4 To comfort the af…ict…d: 5 …a…iently to suffer ini…ries: 6 To pardon offences, and iniuries receiued: 7 To pray for the liuing, and the dead, and thy persecuters.

mmSee the Authors at (q) & Gropperi. Institutio.The corporall workes of Mercy.

1 To feed the Hungry: 2 To giuegive drinke to the Thirstie: 3 To harbour the Stranger: 4 To clothe the Naked: 5 To visit the Sicke: 6 To visit Prisoners, and redeeme the Captiue: 7 To bury the Dead.

nnOur Ladies Primer. Cropper…. Instit. Ledesma cap. 18. Otium Spirituale. pag 110. Bellar. Christ. Doct. cap. 14.The eight Beatitudes.

1 Blessed are the poore in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdome of Heauen.

2 Blessed are they that Mourne, for they shall receiue comfort.

p. 613 Blessed are the Meeke, for they shall receiue the inheritance of the Earth.

4 Blessed are they that hunger an… thirst after righteousnesse, for they shall be satisfied.

5 Bl…ssed are the mercifull, for they shall obtaine mercy.

6 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shal see God.

7 Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall bee called the children of God.

8 Blessed are they that suffer for Righteousnesse sake, for theirs is the kingdome of Heauen.

ooOur Ladies Primer. Horas Neustr Sennora. Otium Spirituale, p. 112 Ledesma. c. 14. Gropper…. Instit. B…llar. Christ. Doct. cap. 19.Seuen deadly sins: Or, the seuen capitall sinnes which are commonly called deadly.

1 Pride, 2 Couetousnesse 3 Lechery, 4 Enuie, 5 Gluttonie, 6 Anger, 7 Sloth.

ppGropperi Instit. Otium Spirit. p. 112.The contrary vertues.

1 Humility. 2 Contempt of the world. 3 Chastitie. 4 Charitie. 5 Abstinence. 6 Patience. 7 Alacritie, or spirituall cheerefulnesse, or Deuotion.

p. 62qqOur Ladies Primer… Otium Spirit. p 114. Gropperi Institut. Bellarm. Christ. Doctr. cap. 22.Quatuor Nouissima, or the foure last things to bee remembred.

Death, the last Iudgement, Hell, and the Kingdome of Heauen.

p. 54M^r. Cozens.

A Collection of Priuate Deuotions, or the houres of Prayer. Printed at London, 1627.

These Bookes are welnigh Paral…lls in the Title: wee will n…xt examine how they suite in substance with these, or other Popish Records.

The Fasting Dayes of the Church, or dayes of speciall Abstinence and Deuotion.

p. 55The fortie dayes of Lent: The Ember weekes at the 4. sea…ons: being the Wenesday, Fryday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent: after the feast of Pentecost: after holy Crosse, September 14. Saint L…cies day… December 13. The three Rogation dayes; which bee the Munday, Tewsday, and Wednesday before holy Thursday, or the Ascention of our Lord: The Eues or Vigils bef…re the Natiuitie of Christ: The Purification, and Annunciation of the blessed Virgine: The Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist, Saint Matthias, Saint Peter, Saint Iames, Saint Bartholomew, Saint Mathew, Saint Simon and …ude, Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas, and all Saints day: It hath also beene an ancient Religious custome to fast all the Fridayes of the yeere, except those that f…ll within the twelue dayes of Christmas.

The times wherein Marriages are not solemnized.

From Aduent Sunday vntill 8. dayes after the Epiphany: From Septuagessima p. 56Sunday vntill 8, dayes after Easter: From Rogation Sunday vntill Trinity Sunday. Some of these being times of Fasting, and abstinence: and others, holy Festiuals and times of ioy, fit onelyonly to bee spent in these holy exercises without other au…cations.

The Apostles Creed diuided into 12 Articles.

1 I beleeue in God the Father Almighty, maker of heauen and earth.

2 And in Iesus Christ his onelyonly Sonne our Lord

3 Who was conceiued by the Holy Ghost, borne of the Virgine Mary.

4 He suffered vnderunder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.

5 He descended into Hell: the third day hee rose againe from the Dead,

6 He ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty,

7 From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead.

8 I beleeue in the Holy Ghost,

9 The holy Catholike Church, the communion of p. 57Saints, le…t our in the first, but added in the last Impression.)

10 The fo…giuenesse of sinnes.

11 The Resurrection of the body.

12 And the Life euer lasting.

The Lords Prayer d…uided into 7. Petitions.

Our Father which art in Heauen,

1 Hallowed be thy Name.

2 Thy kingdome come.

3 Thy will bee done on earth, as it is in Heauen.

4 GiueGive vsus this d…y our dayly bread,

5 And forgiue vsus our trespasses, as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vsus.

6 And lead vsus not into temptation:

7 But deliuer vsus from eu…ll.

The two Precepts of Charitie.

1 To louelove God aboue all for his owne sake.

2 To louelove all men as our selues, for Gods sake, and to doe vntounto others as we would they should doe vntounto vsus.

p. 58The Precepts of the Church.

1 To obserue the Festiualls, and Holy dayes▪ appointed.

2 To keepe the Fasting dayes with Deuotion, and abstinence.

3 To obserue the Ecclesiasticall customes, and Ceremonies established, and that without frowardnesse, or contradiction.

4 To repaire to the publike Seruice of the Church, for Mattens, and Euening Song, with other holy Offices at times appointed, vnlesse there be a iust, and vnfeined cause to the contrary.

5 To receiue the blessed Sacrament, of the blessed Body and Blood of Christ, with frequent Deuotion, and three times of the yeere at least, whereof Easter to bee alwayes one, and for better preparing thereunto as occasion is to disburthen, and quit our Consciences of these sins that may grieue vsus, or scruples that may trouble vsus to a learned, and discre…te …riest, and from him to receiue aduice, and the benefit of Absolution.

p. 59The Sacraments of the Church.

The principall, and truely so called, (as generally necessary to Saluation,) are Baptisme, and the Lords Supper.

The other fiue, that is to say; Confirmation, Penitence, Order, Matrimony, and Visitation of the sicke, or Extreme Vnction, though they bee some times called, and hauehave the name of Sacraments: yet they hauehave not the like nature, that the two principall, and true Sacraments hauehave.

The three Theologicall Vertues.

Faith, Hope, Charitie.

Three kindes of good Workes.

Fasting, Prayer, and Almesdeedes.

Seuen gifts of the holy Ghost.

1 The Spirit of Wisedome: 2 and Vnderstanding.

3 The Spirit of Councell: 4 and Ghostly strength.

5 The Spirit of Knowledge: 6 and Pietie.

7 The Spirit of a Holy, and godly Feare.

p. 60The twelue Fruites of the holy Ghost.

LoueLove, Ioy, Peace, Patience, Mercy, Goodnesse, …on… suffering, Meekenesse, Faith▪ Shamefastnesse, Modes…e, S…brie…ie.

The spirituall workes of Mercy.

1 To instruct the Ignorant: 2 To correct Offenders: 3 To Counsell the doubtfull: 4 To comfort the a…flicted: 5 To suffer-iniuries with patience: 6 To forg…ue offences, and wrongs: 7 To pray for others.

The corporall workes of Mercy.

1 To feed the Hungry, and to giuegive drinke to the Thirstie: 2 To clothe the Naked: 3 To harbour the stranger▪ and needy: 4 To visit the Sicke: 5 To Minister to Prisoners, and Captiues: 6 To bury the Dead.

The eight Beatitudes.

1 Blessed are the poore in Spirit, for t…eirs is the kingdome of Heauen.

2 Blessed are th… that Mourne, for they shall receiue comfort.

p. 613 Blessed are the Meeke, for they shall receiue the inherita…ce of the Earth.

4 Blessed are they that h…nger and thirst after righteousnesse, for they shall bee satisfied.

5 Blessed are the mercifull, for they shall obtaine mercy.

6 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

7 Blessed are the peace m…kers, for they shall be called the children of God.

8 Blessed are they that suffer for righteousnesse sake, for theirs is the Kingdome of Heauen.

Seuen deadly sinnes, as the first: or seuen deadly sins, as they are commonly so called: as the last Impressions renders it.

1 Pride, 2 Couetousnesse, 3 Luxury, 4 Enuie, 5 Gluttonie, 6 Anger, 7 Sloth.

The contrary virtues.

1 Humility. 2 Liberalitie. 3 Chastitie. 4 Gentlenesse 5 Temperance. 6 Patie…ce. 7 Deuout, and earn…st seruing of God.

p. 62Quatuor Nouissima: or the foure last things that befall any man.

Death, Iudgement, Hell, or Heauen.

Loe thus farre you hauehave an exact, and perfect Paralell of our Authors writings with the Papists, which suite and claspe like twinnes, who deriue their birth, and pedigree from the selfe-same wombe. I confesse, that the matter of them: especially, of the Creed, the Lords Prayer, and the eight Beatitudes are contained in the Scriptures, and in our Common Prayer Booke: but take both forme and matter together, and those other particulars which are here paraleld, and you shall neuer finde them but in Popish writers: Sure I am, you shall neuer meete with these, or any of them, in the priuate Prayers, Printed by Queene Elizabeths Authoritie, nor in our Common Prayer Booke, in that manner, forme, and method, as they are here registred by our Author: The remainder of whose workes, I come now to Paralel.

Not to spend time or paper to Paralell, and Sampler his seuerall Aduertisements, Prefaces, and Discourses: Concerning Mattens, the Diuisions, Vse, Antiquitie, and practise of Canonicall Howers, or Prayer: as the first, the third, the sixt, the ninth Hower; the Morning, Euening, or Compline, or the like: which were stolen, and Transcribed verbatim out of rrDe Bonis Operibus▪ …n partic. lib. 1. cap. 11.13.Bellarmine, ssMoral. Instit. pars. 1. l. 9. cap. 2. to 6.Azorius, and the ttNotes on Acts 10. Sect. 6Acts 10Rhemish Testament, who produce the selfe-same Scriptures, Fathers, Authorities, and Quotations, for the Authoritie, Diuision, Iustification, and practise of Canonicall Howers: as any iudicious Reader, who will but take the pain…s for to compare them, may at first discerne. I shall onelyonly pitch vponupon these ensuing passages: which if they are not Popish in themselues, yet they are wholy Transcribed out of Popish Authors.

p. 63M^r. Couzens.

At our vprising. pag. 14.

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost. Amen. Blessed bee the Holy, and vndiuided Trinitie, now and for euermore.

At our going abroad. pag. 16.

Shew me thy wayes, O Lord, and teach me thy pathes.

At our entrance into the Church. pag, 17, and part. 2.

As for mee I will goe into thy house, O Lord, in the multitude of thy mercies, and in thy feare will I worship thee in thy h…ly Temple.

Preparatorie Prayers to all the howers that follow. page. 40.

God be in my head and vnderstanding: God bee in my eyes and in my seeing: God be in my mouth and in my speaking: God be in my heart and in my thinking: God be at my end and my departing, Amen.

Veni Creator, &c. pag. 91.

Are Paralells.

p. 64The Benediction. pag. 174.

God the Father blesse me, God the Sonne defend mee, God the holy Ghost pre…erue m… now and foreuer, Amen.

When we enter into our Bed. Pag. 176.

In the name of our Lord Iesus Christ, who was cruci…i…d vp… the Crosse, and layd vp…n his graue f…r mee) I lay … downe to rest… hee blesse me. k…pe me, and saue me, rai…e me vp againe, and bring me at last to life eternall. Amen.

p. 63Papists.

uuOur Ladies Primer in Latine and English Printed at Antwerp. 1604 Folio 199. La…r. Kellams Manuell, 1604. p 1.When thou risest in the Morning, say:

IN the Name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghost, Amen. Blessed be the Holy, and vndiuided Trinitie, now and euer, &c.

xxIbid… Fol. 202 Otium. Spirit. pag. 30.In going foorth of thy house▪ say:

Shew mee thy wayes, O Lord, and teach mee thy pathes.

yyIbid. fol. 202 Otium Spirit. Pag. 31. Horas Neustr. Sennora, …ol. 10.Entring into the Church.

O Lord, in the multitude of thy mercies, I will enter into thy house, I will adore at thy holy Temple, and will Confesse vntounto thy Name.

zzKellams Manuell of Prayers, pag. 8.A blessing to bee vsed at the beginning of Prayer.

God bee in my head and in my being: God bee in my minde and vnderstanding: God be in mine eyes and in my seeing: God bee in my mouth and in my speaking: God bee in my heart and in my thinking, Amen.

aaOtium Spirit p. …5….159.Ven… Creator, &c. p. 64**Laur. Ke… lam… Manuel, Pag. 21.The Conclusion.

God the Father blesse me, Iesus Christ defend me, and the vertue of the of the Holy Ghost illuminate and sanctifie me, this night and euermore, Amen.

A Prayer as thou entrest into thy bed.

In the name the the Lord Iesu Christ, that was crucified for me, I goe into my be…: let him b…sse me, gouerne me, and defend me, and bring me into life euerlasting, Amen.

I will not compare, nor Paralell our Authors bbPag. 230. to 241.246.247Aduerti…ements concerning Lent, and Septuagesima Sunday, where he a…firmes, the Lent Fast, to be a Diuine, and Apostolicall Institution: which is transcribed out of Popish Authors: because I hauehave mentioned, and compared them with these Authors heretofore: I will therefore passe to his Pra…ers, before the receiuing of the Sacrament.

Papists.

ccHoras Neustra Sen…ora. F…l. 11.When thou doest bow thy selfe before the Altar thou shalt say these verses: All the e…rth doeth worship thee O Lord, &c.

ddMissale Romanum … P…inted at Antwerpe 1574. pag. 272.COmmand, that the Prayers, and Sacrifice which wee now offer p. 65vp vntounto thee, may bee brought vp into thy presence by the Ministrie of thy holy Angel: which may hauehave a better construction, then our Authors.

eeKellams Manuall, pag. 80.Receiuing, say with the Priest, thrice.

Lord I am not worthy thou shouldest enter into my house, but onelyonly speake the word, and my Soule shall be healed.

p. 64M^r. Couzens.

When wee are prostrate before the Altar: part. 2. pag. 4. Thou art worthy O Lord, &c. which is meerely Popish, both for phrase, for time, and place.

COmmaund, that the Prayers and Suppli…ations, together with the remembrance p. 65of Christs Passion, which wee now offer vp vntounto thee, may by the Ministrie of thy holy Angels, bee brought vp into thy Heauenly Tabernacle: pag. 10.

At the receiuing of the Body. pag. 12.

Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnderunder my …fe… but speake the word onelyonly, and my Soule shall be healed,: adding with the Priest. &c.

That which our Author Prefaceth concerning Ember weekes. page 55.56. (to omit his Laudes taken out of our Ladies Primer,) is for the most part transcribed out of Kellams Manuall, presantly after his Kalender: where he describes, the vse, and reason of these Ember weekes: the Paralelling of which; together with his Prayer for the Dead, (which I hauehave already touched vponupon;) I purposely omit, for feare of being two prolixe; since I hauehave here, as I suppose, su…ficiently euidenced, the trueth of this Assertion, by the premises and present Paralell, which I meane not now to enlarge. (That both the forme, and matter of these Deuotions, are transcribed, and extracted out of Popish Authors, Primers, Chatechismes, and Prayer Bookes:) not out of the Prayer Booke of Queene Elizabeth, or our Common Prayer Booke, in which there are no such passages to be found. Now the reasons which induce mee more strongly to susp…t, that our Author borrowed both the forme, and matter of these Deuotions from Popish Authors, as the present Paralel doth abundantly testifie; are chiefely two: First, because the Author hath for sundry yeeres together, Monopolized, and bought vp for his owne priuate p. 66vse, (as I am crediblely informed,) all sorts of Popish Primers, Prayer Bookes, Chatechismes, Breuiaries, and Pamphlets whatsoeuer, (of which he hath great store:) and yet hee is alwayes inquisitiue after more. Secondly, because hee hath caused sundry of his Popish Prayer Bookes, Primers, and breuiaries, to bee bound vp in a very curious, and costly manner, with guilded leaues, and Couers, stamped sometimes with a Cr…sse, or Crucifixe, other times with our Ladies Picture, and Iesus … her armes: all after the Popish forme; as his owne Booke-binders hauehave certified mee: which doubtl…sse hee would neuer doe, did hee not admi…e, affect, and prise these Bookes, and Pamplets in his heart; and likewise, make some vse of them, both in his priuate practise, and Deuotions, and his publike writings, as hee here hath done.

5But passing by the fourth, I come now vntounto my fift Conclusion: That there are diuers Popish falsities, absurdities, and abuses of Scripture in these new Deuotions: Not to trouble you with many, I will onelyonly single out some three or foure: As first, His seuen deadly sinnes: to wit, Pride, Couetousnesse, Luxury, Enuie, Gluttonie, Anger, Sloth: for which hee quotes, as the Papists out of which hee did transcribe them doe: Galat. 5. in the margent. Now if you looke into Galat. 5.19, 20, 21. the Text which hee quotes; you shall finde not seuen, but seuenteene deadly sinnes, particularly expressed: to wit; Adultery, Fornication, Vncleanenesse, Lasciuiousnesse, Idolatrie, Witchcraft, Hatred, Variance, Emulation, Wrath, Strife, Sedition, Heresies, Enuying, Murthers, Drunkennesse, Reuilings, and such like, besides: so that our Author hath committed a treble absurditie, 1and abuse of Scripture in this one particular: First, in mentioning onelyonly seuen deadly sinnes, when as the Text doeth speake of seuenteene, whereby he pares, and 2clips the Scripture: Secondly, in producing this Text, to warrant these seuen deadly sinnes; when as sixe of p. 67the seuen, to wit, Pride, Couetousnesse, Luxurie, Gluttonie, Anger, and Sloth, are not so much as mentioned here: whereby hee sophisticates, and peruerts the Scripture: Thirdly, in mustering vp these inferiour sinnes, as the 3most capitall, and greatest sinnes of all others; not mentioning, Idolatrie, Heresie, Adultery, Witchcraft, Vncleanenesse, Sedition, and Drunkennesse; to which I might adde, Atheisine, Infidelitie, Contempt of the Gospel, Blasphemy, Sacriledge, the Profanation of the Sacraments, Oppre…sion, ffInterlege… …sas delinquī tur, inter …ur… peccatur, innocentia nec vbi defe… ditur, reseruaetur. Qui sedi… crimina vendicat…rus, admittit: & vt reus innocens pereat, fit nocens Iudex. Cypr. Epist l. 2. Ep. 2. Donato.Iniustice▪ in Courts of Iustice; Murther, Periury, Bribery, Ecclesiasticall, and Temporall ggLucri …onus est odor ex re qualibet: Suetonij. Vespatian c. 23. Vnde habeat nemo quarit, sed oportet habere I…uenal. Satyr. 14.Simonie ▪ (the OnelyOnly step, and doore, to Honour and pr…erment, both in Church, and State, in this our hhAurea nun… verè sunt saecula; plurimu… auro venit honos: auro conciliatur amor. Ipse licet venias Musis comitatus Homer…, Nil tamen attuleru ibis H… mere foras. Ouid. de Arte Amandi, l. 2.Golden age:) farre greater sinnes then any of the former seuen; which is but a meere extenuation, and slighting of these greater sinnes. But our Author cannot bee content with this, vnlesse hee likewise wilfully incurre another Popish absurditie, which he grounds vponupon the selfe-same Chapter. For recording, the twelue fruites of the holy Ghost: to wit, LoueLove, Ioy, Peace, Patience, Mercy, Goodnesse, Long-suffering, Meekenesse, Faith, Modestie, Shamefastnesse, Sobri…tie: (which he tooke from Popish Authors,) hee quotes in the m…rg…nt, Galat. 5. for proofe of this Arithmeticall computation: which as it failed by Substraction in the enumeration of sinnes: so it offends in Addition here: For Saint Paul▪ Galat. 5.22, 23. enumerates but nine fruites of the Spirit: LoueLove, Ioy, Peace, Long-suffering, Gentlenesse, Goodnesse, Faith, Meekenesse, Temperance: against which there is no Law: whereas Patience, Mercy, Modestie, Shamefastnesse, and Sobrietie: fiue of our Authors tw…lue Fruites, are not so m…ch as named by the Apostle: and Gentlenesse, Temperance, two of the Apost…es nine, are not recorded in our Authors Catalogue: which is a grosse abuse, a wreathing, and peruerting of the Scriptures. As our Authors Arithmetique hath fa…led him in the fruites, because hee cast vp his reckoning with Popish counters: so it hath likewise cheated p. 68him, in the gifts of the holy Ghost, which he makes seuen. 1 The Spirit of Wisedome, 2 and Vnderstanding. 3 The Spirit of Councell, 4 and Ghostly strength. 5 The Spirit of Knowledge, 6 and Pietie. 7 The Spirit of a holy and godly feare: for which hee quotes Esay. 11. Now Esay 11.2. makes mention but of sixe, or rather three Attributes, or operations; not gifts, of the Spirit. The Spirit of the Lord, (saith he speaking of Christ Iesus,) shall rest vponupon him: The Spirit of Wisedome▪ and Vnderstanding: The Spirit of Councell, and Might▪ The Spirit of Knowledge▪ and of the feare of the Lord: Loe here you hauehave mention onelyonly of sixe, or rather three operations, effects, or Attributes, not gifts of Gods Spirit: For the Spirit of Wisedome, Vnderstanding, Councell, and Knowledge, are Sinonimaes, and vary more in phrase then substance: so that in trueth here are but three distinct gifts, or operations of the Spirit: at least, there are but sixe, and of these, the Spirit of Pietie, (which the Papists and our Author annex vntounto the rest) is none. So that this Scripture is plainely abused by our Author, not onelyonly in stiling these, the gifts, (which are rather the Attributes, and operations, then the gifts) of the Spirit: but likewise in adding one vntounto their number. Indeed, if our Author were as well studied in the Scriptures, as in Popish Authors, hee might hauehave found Saint Paul enumerating, not seuen; but nine gifts of the Spirit: **1 Cor. 12. v. 9, 10.1 Cor 12:91 Cor 12:10For to one (saith he,) is giuen by the Spirit the word of Wisedome▪ to another the word of Knowledge by the same Spirit. To another Faith by the same Spirit, to another the gift of Healing by the same Spirit: To another the working of Miracles▪ to another Prophesie▪ to another discerning of Spirits, to another diuers ki…des of Tongues ▪ (an iiSee Acts 2, 3 to 12. & 10.46. &. 11.15.17.Acts 2:3–12Acts 10:46Acts 11:15Acts 11:17eminent, and frequent gift of the holy Ghost, which our Author mentions not:) to another the interpretation of Tongues: Loe here nine seuerall giftes of the Spirit▪ mustred vp by the Apostle, in three files, or verses of one Chapter: How Popish, absurd, and do…ing then is this our Author, who giuing more credit vntounto Papists▪ p. 69then Saint Paul, would reduce them onelyonly vntounto seuen: and so ecclipse the Grace, and Bounty of the holy Ghost, which is so diuerse in his gifts, and Heauenly operations, for the good and welfare of the Church? To these I may adde our Authors eight Beatitudes, (transcribed out of the Popish Pamphlets, as all the other were, as I hauehave prooued in my former Paralell,) for which hee quotes Matth. 5. as the Papists doe: Now there are not eight, but nine Beatitudes, pronounced by our Sauiour in that Chapter: the last of which: to wit, kkMath 5.11.Matt 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall reuile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of euill against you falsely for my sake, &c. Our Author and the Papists both omit: and so dismember, and abuse the holy Scripture, llReuel. 22.18 19. Deut 4.2. c. 12.32. Iosh. 1.7. Pro. 30.6.Rev 22:18Deut 4:2Josh 1:7Prov 30:6to which no man can adde, nor take away, without apparant losse and hazard of his soule: I will end, and shut vp this Conclusion; with the visitation of the Sicke: which our Author makes one of his seuen Sacraments; an absurditie, solecisme, and noualtie, which I neuer heard, nor red of yet, in any Protestant, or Popish Author. But though this visitation of the Sicke be not a Sacrament, as our Author dreames, (perchance, because hee found it in the Common Prayer Booke:) yet I am sure it is mmMath. 25.36.37, 43, 44. Iam. 1.27. & 5, 14, 15.Matt 25:36Matt 25:37Matt 25:43Matt 25:44Jas 1:27Jas 5:14Jas 5:15a necessary duety which G…d, and Christ, yea, and our nnVisitation of the sicke.owne Church, and ooCanon. 67.Canons, impose vponupon all Ministers: How then shall those Nonresidents, and Pluralitie men excuse themselues, either to God, or Man, (especially, in that Great, and terrible day of Iudgement, when Christ the pp1 Pet. 5, 4. Iohn 10, 11. Heb. 11.20.1 Pet 5:4John 10:11Heb 11:20Maister, good, and carefull Shepheard of the Sheepe, who qqPsalm. 121. Math. 23, 20 Isay 27.3. Ier. 23 3, 4. Isay 40 11. Ezech. 34, 10, 11.12.Ps 121Matt 23:20Isa 27:3Jer 23:3Jer 23:4Isa 40:11Ezek 34:10Ezek 34:11Ezek 34:12is alwayes Resident with his flocke, and hath rrIoh. 10, 11, 17. Act. 20, 28 1 Pet. 1, 18, 19 Ehp. 5.25, 26, 27.John 10:11John 10:17Acts 20:281 Pet 1:181 Pet 1:19parted with his Blood, and Life, to purchase, Heale, and saue their soules; shall summon them, to ssHeb. 13.17 Ezech 33, 6, 8 Ier. 23, 1, 2 Eze. 34, 9, 10.Heb 13:17Ezek 33:6Ezek 33:8Jer 23:1Jer 23:2Ezek 34:9Ezek 34:10giuegive an account of all the Soules, which they hauehave lost, or slaine though carelesnesse, or sloth: and to exact, their blood at their hands:) who are so farre from visiting the sicke, and diseased bodies of their forelorne Sheepe: that they quite neglect their dead, and sickly Soules; which fester, rot, and pine away; yea, die, and p. 70that for euer, in their sinnes, and trespasses: for want of Spirituall phisicke, and Cordialls to recouer them? O the hard-heartednesse, of these Woluish, ttIer. 23, 1. Ezec. 34, 3, 4, 5 8. Mr. Perkins on the 6 Commandement.Jer 23:1Ezek 34:3Ezek 34:4Ezek 34:5Murthering, and Soule-deuouring Pastors. Who thus neglect, nay, starue, and butcher the very uuCant 4, 1, 7, 5, 10.11. & 6, 4, 5. & 7, 6, 10.11. Act. 20, 28Song 4:1Song 4:7Song 4:5Song 4:10Song 4:11Song 6:4Song 6:5Song 7:6Song 7:10Song 7:11Acts 20:28dearest deare, and LoueLove of Christ, his chosen, and beloued flocke; which hee hath purchased with his dearest Blood? had they any of Christs LoueLove, or Bowels: of Christs Pittie, and Conpassion: nay, any sparke of Grace, or Nature in them, they would not, they could not; nay, they durst not so much vnderualue Christs bosome Friends, **Ioh. 21, 15, 16, 17. Ephes. 5 25.29, 30. d…ut 32, 10. Psal. 17, 8. Zach. 2.8.John 21:15John 21:16John 21:17Eph 5:25Eph 5:29Eph 5:30Ps 17:8Zech 2:8his Lambes, his LoueLove, his Blood, his Spouse, and dearest members, as out of Couetousnesse, Sloth, Sensualitie, Pride, Vnskilfulnesse, or Negligence, to put them ouer vntounto **Ezech 34.2, 3, 8. & 44 8. Zech. 11, 5. Iohn 10 12.13Ezek 34:2Ezek 34:3Ezek 34:8Ezek 44:8Zech 11:5John 10:12John 10:13hirelings, which God himselfe condemnes, as if themselues were either to great, or good for to attend them. Alas, the meanest Soules, cost Christ as much, xxEiusmodi apud Deum praetii sunt, qui vno Christi sanguine sunt redempti: nec interest qua quis conditione natus sit, cum in Christo aequaliter renascamur. Hierom. Epist. Tō. 1. Epist. 14. c. 5.and so they are, as deare vntounto him,) as the greatest Monarches; they cost the very Sonne of God, his best, and dearest Blood: And dare you then aduance your selues so farre aboue Christ Iesus, whose vnderlings, and seruants you professe your selues: as not to deeme those worthy of your sweate, your paines, and yy1 Cor. 8.11, 12. Act. 20.28 Rom. 14.15.1 Cor 8:111 Cor 8:12Acts 20:28Rom 14:15greatest care, for whom Christ Iesus died? As to preferre your case, your zzDeliciis occupati gregis Domini dam…a non curant. Hierom. Comment. lib. 11. in Ezech. c. 34.Ezek 34pleasures, your bellies, skinnes, and backes: your honours, profits, and preferments: nay, your very aaCadit Asina, & est qui subleuet eam. Perit anima, & nemo est qui reputet. Optimi videlicet estimateres rerum, qui magnam de minimis, paruam aut nullam …e maximis curam gerunt. Sed liquido d…tur intelligi, patientius ferimus Christi iacturam, quam nostram. Bernard. de Consid. lib. 4 cap. 6.Asses, Swine, and beasts; before the wealth, and safetie of your flockes: whose rich, and peerelesse Soules, are more of price and value, then tenne thousand worlds? As to withdraw, absent, and alienate your selues so from them, as to become meere strangers to them, & scarse to visit them once a quarter, nay once a yere, vnles your Tithes and priuate gaines induce you to it; though p. 71aa2 Chron. 13.10, 11. Prou. 27 23. Isay 40, 11 le…. 3, 5. & 6, 3. & 23.4. Gen. 31, 39.40. Eze. 34, 2, to 18. Zech 11.4, 5, 7, 17. Mal. 2.7. Acts 20.18, 20 28. Iohn 10, 3.4, 14 & 21.15 16.17. Rom. 12 7, 8. 1 Cor. 9, 7 to 17. Phil. 2, 20, 21, 26. Col. 4, 17. … Thes. 2.7, 8, 9 & 5, 12. 2 Thes 3, 10. 1 Tim. 3, 5. & 4, 12, 13. & 5, 17. 2 Tim. 4 1, 5. 1 Pet. 5, 2, 3 42 Chr 13:102 Chr 13:11Prov 27:23Isa 40:11Gen 31:39Gen 31:40Ezek 34:2–18Zech 11:4Zech 11:5Zech 11:7Zech 11:17Mal 2:7Acts 20:18Acts 20:20John 10:3John 10:4John 10:14John 21:15Rom 12:7Rom 12:81 Cor 9:7–17Phil 2:20Phil 2:21Phil 2:26Col 4:172 Thess 3:101 Tim 3:51 Tim 4:121 Tim 4:131 Tim 5:172 Tim 4:12 Tim 4:51 Pet 5:21 Pet 5:3God himselfe, and bbApostolor: Canones cap. 13 14, 15, 37, 57. Concil: Nicaenum Can. 15.16. Eliberinum can 19. Ar…latense: 1. can. 2, 22. & 2 can. 12. Antioch. can. 3, 17.21.22. Sardic: can. 1, 2.…, 15, 20. Constantinop. 1 can. 2. & 6 can 8 Carthag. 3 can. 38, 4. can 27.5 can. 5, & 6. c…n. 15, 16. Ap…ric. can 38. Agatense: can. 64 Chalcedonense: can. 3.10, 20▪ 23, 25. Turonense: 1 can. 11 …3. can. 4. Toletanum: 2. can. 4:11. can 2. Aurelianense: 2. can 14.3. can. 11. Bracarense: 3. can. 8. Palatium: Vernis: can. 12. Nicanum: 2. can. 10.15. Are…atense: 4. can. 3.10. Cabilonense: 2. can. 52, 54. Aquis…ra: can. 45, 50, 71, 87. & sub Ludou Pio: can: 11, 16. Parisiense: lib. 1, cap. 21, 36. Meldense: cap. 28, 29, …6, 50. Valentinum: cap 14, 16. Capit: Graecar Synod: cap. 1, ca: 5, 6, 11, 12. Tridentinum Sess. 6, cap 1, 2. De Reformat: Sess. 7, cap. 2, 3. de Reformat: sess: 14, de Reformat: can: 8, 9. sess. 23. can. 1, 16.30. seuerall Councels, enioyne both Bishops themselues, and al inferior Pastors, vntounto a fixed, constant, and laborious Residence: condemning al Nonresidency vnderunder paine of deposition? As to assigne them ouer to some carelesse hireling, (as if that personall duty, worke, and seruice, which God himselfe hath layd on Ministers, might be transferred ouer at their pleasures, and bee discharged by a Proxie, without any wrong to God, or to their Flockes:) whiles you your selues are feasting and wallowing in your ease and pleasures, in some Peeres or Prelates Palace: or at some Cathedrall Church, or Colledge, like so many Epicures, or Tonne-growne Abbylubbers, as Pierce the Plowman phraseth them: or i…tting vp and downe at Court, in Pauls, or London streets, in Plush, in Sattins, Veluets, Silkes, and cocked Beauers, which affront the Heauens: carrying whole Steeples on your backes at once; as ccNunc leua oculos tuos, et vide fi non aeque vt prius pellicula discolor sacrum ordinem decolorat. Quid sibi vult quod Cierici aliud esse, aliud videri volunt? Id quidem minus castum, minus que sincerum. Nempo habitu milites, quaestu Clericos, actu neutrum exhibent. Nam ne que pugnant vt milites: ne que vt Clerici Euangelizant. Cuius ordinis sunt? Cum vtrius que esse cupiunt, vtrum que deserunt, vtrum que confundunt. Bernard. de Consid. l. 3. c. 5.if you were some Knights, or petty Lords; or the onelyonly proude and swaggering Gallants that the Court or Kingdome yeeld: as ddNon amici profecto sponsi, s…a aemuli sunt. Ib. Intuere quomodo incedunt nitidi & ornati, circumamicti varietatibus, tanquam sponsa procedens de thalamo suo: nonne si quempiam talium repente eminu… procedentem aspexeris, sponsam potius putabis quam sponsae custodem? Bern. sup. Cant. Ser. 77. See De Cōsid. l. 4. c. 2.3. against the pride & costly array of Prelats.if you were the very bride himselfe, or Lucifers proud Priests and Prelates, as old Chaucer stiles them: and not the meeke, and lowly Ministers p. 72of Iesus Christ: (Who are bound by sundry eeConcil. Carthag: 4. can. 15.45. Maticonense. 1 can. 5.2. can. 13.15. Constant: 6. cā. 27. & others.Councels, (though they are the greatest and the richest Prelates) to cloath and furnish themselues with modest, humble, meane, and cheape array, and Housholdstuffe: to testi…ie the lowlinesse and meekenes of their gracious hearts, and giuegive example vntounto others: abandoning all Veluets, Silkes, and Sattins, and such exoticke, costly, proud, Pontificall, and heart-swelling array, which Christ and his Apostles neuer vsed; as ffForma haec Vestium deformitatis mentium ac morum indicium est. Bern. de Consid. l. 3. c. 5.the badges of their pride, and blemish of their Function:) without any thought or care at all of your forelorne and forsaken Flockes? Well, let me tell you thus much from my heart, (and the Lord of heauen fix it on, and blesse to your soules:) that as your ggSi quis non edificat Ecclesiam Christi, nec plebem sibi subiectam instruit, vt de subiecto populo, Christs Ecclesia construatur, & quasi mercenarius nequaquam gregis salutem cogitat, sed tantummodo de …uibus lac & lanam, cibum videlicet & vestimenta captat: iste falsus est Pastor; nec Apostolus, nec Propheta, nec Euangelista, nec Pastor, nec Magister est appellandus: Hierom. Com. lib. 2. in Ephes. 4. This was Wickliff…s opinion too.Eph 4Nonresidencie and carelesnesse in feeding of your Flockes, depriues you of the very name and function of Pastors in Gods sight, hh1 Cor. 9. to 15. 2 Thes. 3.10.12.1 Cor 92 Thess 3:102 Thess 3:12and so you hauehave no right nor title to the Fleece, in Gods account; because you attend not on the Flocke: so there is a day of Iudgement and an Audit comming, wherein Christ Iesus, the carefull Master-shepheard of your Pasture-Sheepe, shall call you to a strikt account for all the Sheepe and Lambs of which you vndertooke the Charge; requiring all their bloud at your hands; and then what plea, Apologie, reply, or answere can you make to mittigate or salue this bloudy and soule-slaying sinne? What will the Statutes, or Canons of our Church, which tollerate Pluralities, and Nonresidence in some certaine cases▪ will a Facultie, a Totquot … or any such **Non plane fidelis dispens…e … dissipatio. Bern. de Consid. l. 3. c. 4.dissipating Dispensations: be any Estople, or Plea in barre to Iesus Christ? No, no: He hath certified you by that written word of his, by which you shall be Iudged at the last: that there is an iiZech. 11.1…. l…. 22.1.Zech 11:1Woe to eueryevery idle Shepheard that forsaketh the Flock: the sword shall be vponupon his arme, and vponupon his right eye: his arme shall be cleane dried vp, and his right eye shall be vtterly darkened: and kkEzech. 23.13.6. & 349.10.Ezek 23:13Ezek 23:6that he will require the bloud of all his p. 73Flocke at your hands: which no humane Lawes nor Dispensations can controule. Wherefore you must needss incurre that euerlasting doome and sentence, which Christ himselfe records for your instruction, yea your terror and damnation if you mend not speedily. llMath. 29.40 to the ende.Depart from me yee cursed into euerlasting fire, prepared for the Deuill and his Angels: For I was an hungred, and you gaue me no meate: I was thirstie, and you gaue me no drinke: I was a stranger, and you tooke me not in; naked, and you cloathed me not; sicke, and in pri…on, and you visited me not. Verily. I say vntounto, you i…asmuch as you did it not to one of the least of these, (how much more then, when you did it not to that great and numerous Flocke, which I my selfe committed to your charge; mmEzech. 34, 2.3.Ezek 34:2Ezek 34:3whose Fleece you alwayes share, whose Milke you drunke, and Tithes you gathered, and exacted to the vtmost farthing, and yet made no Conscience for to keepe, to guide, to teach, instruct, or feede them both by life and conuersation:) you did it not to mee; and therefore goe away you must, you shall, and that deseruedly, into euerlasting punishment. If therefore, you would not hauehave Iesus Christ to visit you thus hereafter, be sure now to visit, teach, nnIsay 41.11. Ezech. 34.14.16.Isa 41:11Ezek 34:14Ezek 34:16bind vp, and cure, your destitute, sickely, starued, and forlorne Flockes; and to reside, and dwell so frequently, and constantly among them, as ooIohn. 10.3.4 14.27. Exod. 28.9.12.29.John 10:3John 10:4Exod 28:9Exod 28:12Exod 28:29to know, and call them all by name, as Christ Iesus doeth: because though it be no Sacrament, yet it is your duetie thus to teach, to visit, and reside among them.

But lest some should taxe, and censure me, as being a 6Nonresident from my intended matter; I will now returne, and p…sse vntounto my sixt Conclusion: That there are some prophane, and dangerous passages inuolued in these n…w D…uotions. As first, they scoffe at all conc…iued, or 1set formes of Prayers, that are either made, or vsed by pri…ate Christians: which ppPreface. Reason 1.they stile: Extemporary effusions of irkesome, and indigested Prayers, which they vse to make, that herein are subiect to no good order, or forme of words, but pray both what, and how, and when they will: p. 74abrupt, or rude dictates, which are framed by priuate Spirits, and Ghosts of our owne, in which wee lose our …elues with confusion on a suddaine. A most prophane, and scurri…ous passage; as if God did not giuegive the qqZech 12.10 Rom. 8.15.26.27.Zech 12:10Rom 8:15Rom 8:26Rom 8:27Spirit of Pray…r, and Supplication to all his Children, whereby they are inabled to power out their Hearts, and Soules be…ore him 2vponupon all occasions, as their necessities, and needes require, without the helpe of any Prayer Bookes, which cannot bee alwayes ready at hand, nor alwayes fitted for their sundry wants, temptations, and occasions, which are not knowne to themselues before hand.

Secondly, hee stiles the opposing o… these pointes of Popery, and Arminianisme, which are now in C…ntr… uersie among vsus, nothing …l…e. But the curious Disquisition of many vnnecessary Questions ▪ (as if the freedome of Gods free Grace, and the Trueth, and puritie of Religion, were a matter of no such consequence:) being nothing else, but either the new seeds, or the old fruites of m…lice: and by consequence: the enemies of Godlinesse, and the abatement of that true Deuotion, wherewith God is more delighted and a good Soule more inf…amed, and comforted, then with all the busie subtilties of the World: A prophane and dangerous passage: which makes the freedome, trueth, and perpetuitie of Grace, (wherein the very life, and power of Christianitie, and the roote, and marrow of all true Christian ioy consist:) together with the controuersies of originall Corruption, of mans free will, and the li…e: meere curious Disquisitions, vnnecessary Questions, and busie subtilties: (when as the very pith, and essence of Religion is inuolued in them:) which extenuates, and slights the Controuersies of Popery, and Arminimisme, as not worth the heeding; that so they might through our securitie, more **Neglecta solent incendia sumere vires. Horace Epist. l. 1 Epist. 18. Nihil tutò in hoste despicitur: quem spreueris valentiorem negligentia facies. Qu: Curtius l. 6. Sect. 3. Hostis non tam suis viribus, quam nostra negligē tia auctus est: Demost▪ Orat. 1 in Philip. Quod d…spectui est facilius nocet. Solinus Polyhist. c. 8. p. 183. Securitas Detrimentorū semper mater est. Paulus Diac. De Gest Longobardorum. l. 1 c. 11. Nemo celerius opprimitur quā qui nihil aut parum timet: & frequentissimum calamitatis initium est securitas. …. Rom Hist. l 2. p. …25. … interdum malum neglectum▪ ingeus periculum parit. … Rom hist. l. 1 p …. R…lus minimis ac tricis neglectis magna interdum euertuntur imperia. Nihi… contemne, n…m nihil paruum est. Case. Polit. l. 5. c. 3. p 435 c. 7. p. 46.smoothly, speedily, and imperceptibly … ▪ and i… corporate themselues into our Church, without resistance, whiles they are thus slighted, despised, and neglected by vsus, as p. 75meere toyes, and trifles. Which stiles the resistance, and oppo…ition of the…e Popish, and Arminian Doctrines: the new seeds, or the old fruites of malice, the enemie of all Godlinesse, and all true Deuotion. But if the defenc…, and patron…ge of Religion, and the established Doctrines of the Church: bee but the seeds, or fruites of mallice; not of Zeale, and LoueLove to God, or Christian Pietie, as in trueth they are: what must the opposition of a… grace, and goodnesse; what the protection, and propagation of Popery, and false Doctrine be? If this be but the enemie of all Godlinesse, and true Deuotion, which is the onelyonly prop, and pillar to support them: (for if the trueth of our Religion once decay, and Popery ▪ or Arminianisme ouer-spred vsus, as they will doe, if they want Opponents; farre well all Godlinesse, and true Deuotion, yea, Church, and Kingdome too:) what is the persecuting of Godlinesse, and godly Men? what is the suppression of the Trueth, and Doctrine of our Church, and the publishing of Popish Doctrines, and Deuotions, in which our Author hath had his hands, and thumbes? Well, this passage, doeth su…ficiently euidence: how our Author stands affe…ted to our Religion; euen so, as that hee slights those great, and weighty differences, which are betweene Papists, and Arminians, and our Church; as if they were not worth the naming: and that he honours Popery, and Arminianisme in his Heart, since he brands the very oppugning of them, as the fruites, or seedes of malice: as the enemie of Godlinesse▪ and abatement of all true Deuotion: (as if there were no Deuotion in withstanding Error, and protecting Trueth:) Good God, in what a miserable condition were our poore distressed Church, and how happy were Arminians, and the Church of Rome; had she now no other Aduocates, nor no stouter Champions then our Author, to iustifie, and maintaine her cause? But I passe from this, vntounto a third prophannesse. That a man 3may safely sweare, in serious matters, though he bee not lawfully called to it, so as he periure not himselfe: which p. 76apologie, the ordinary swearers make, who hope they may …awfully sweare a trueth without offence. This I colle…t from his Exposition of the thi… Commandement. Offenders against the third Commandement, (saith he) are: They that vse vaine, or customary swearing: They which in matters serious sweare fasely; and periure themselues: without any such addition: thos… that sweare ordinarily in serious matters, not being lawfully ca…ed to it by a Magistrate, though they sweare a true th: which doeth necessarily inferr… the former colle…tion.

4Fourthly, he scoffes and ieeres, yea consures and condemnes all such, as spend the Lords day in hearing, or meditating of Sermons, or make a Conscience of obseruing it, which he stiles a Iudaizing obseruation: in these words: 6. **Exposition on the 4. Commandement.Offenders against the fourth Commandement are they, that vnderunder a pretence of seruing God more strictly then others, (especially for hearing and meditating of Sermons) I pray Obserue the Parenthesis well: Doe by their Fasts, and certaine Iudaizing obseruations, condemne the ioyfull festiuitie of this high and holy day: which the Church allowes, aswell for the necessary recreation of the Body in due time, as for spirituall exercises of the soule. aaIn Ista pau…rum breuitate verborum, non duarum tantum, sed multarum impietatum numerosa connexio est. Prosper. contr. Collator: cap. 24.In which passage: you hauehave first a vilification, censure, and apparant branding of all such pious Christians, for Sabath-breakers: who hauehave most care and Conscience for to sanctifie and spend it in the hearing, and meditating of Gods Word: a Doctrine neuer heard of in the Church before.

Secondly, a lash and ierke at all such holy and religious persons, (and in them at the very hearing and meditating 2of Sermons,) who are most diligent and forward to heare and meditate on Gods Word: especially, on that holy day which was principally sanctified for these very exercises, and those others which attend it. But no wonder is it, if such finde fault with too much hearing, who are loath to trouble themselues with ouer much, or more then quarterly or monthly Preaching: and then forsooth, reading, not their Texts alone, but euen p. 77th…ir Sermons, and their Prayers too: (for which they oft t…mes pray in ay…e of others:) for …eare of taking to m…ch paines, or tr…ub…ng th…r heads with heau…n…y Notions, which are bbQuotidiana… …xpensas, quotidiano reciprocamu… s…rutinio, & c…ntinua Dominici gregis detriment anes…imus. Bern De Consid. l… 4. cap 6.full fraught with worldly cares, with secu…ar and ccVide… omnē Ecclesiasticum zelum fe…uere sola pro digninitate tuenda: honori totum datur, sanctitati nihil aut parum. lb. cap 2.a…piring thoughts and proiects, or some Politicall and State-affa…res: Sure I am, that ddSee Math. 5.2 & 8.28.29. & 13 3. Luke 5.3, 4.3 6. & 6.20.29. & 7.1. Acts 2.2, 14. & 3.12. & 4.1 31. & 7.2. & 10.6.34. & 13.15.16. & 17.22… & 20 7. & 28.31.Matt 5:2Matt 8:28Matt 8:29Matt 13:3Luke 5:3Luke 5:4Acts 2:2Acts 2:14Acts 3:12Acts 4:1Christ him…elfe, and his Apostles did alwayes pray and preach with-out-Booke: yea, it is expr…ssely said of Christ: eeLuke 4.17. to 28.Luke 4:17–28That when hee had read his Text, hee closed his Booke, and gaue it againe vntounto the Minister; and then he opened his mouth, and spak…, not red, vntounto the people: From whence then flowes this new inuented reading practise? Certainely from slothfull, and rare-preaching Ministers of superiour ranke, (who hauehave most time to …on their Sermons, and their Prayers, because they Pray, and Preach so seldome; and therefore hauehave least cause to vse it:) Who to grati…ie their owne lasie dispositions: (when as the very high…st calling in the Ministrie, ff1 Tim. 3 1.2. & 5.17. Episcopatus nomen est operis, non honoris. Aug De Ciu. Dei l 19. c 1…. Aquisgranens. Con… sub. Lud. P…o. c 9.11. Episcopi nomen non Dominium, sed Officium. Bern… de C…nsid l. 2. …. 6. Praesis vt prosis, vt dispenses n…n … imperes. lb. l. …. c. …. Praeside… non tam ad imperitandum quam ad factitandum: s…rculo tib… …pus est non sceptro: Dominatio interdicitur: indicitur Ministratio. lb. lib. 2 c. 6.1 Tim 3:11 Tim 3:21 Tim 5:17is not an ease, an honour, or domineering Lordship, as most men make it, but a worke; which should not lessen, but augement their labours:) to iustifie that receiued conceit: that the very reading of the Word is Preaching; (and so by it to pull downe, or diminish Preaching at the last:) and to coole the Zeale, and forwardnesse of those Conscionable, Faithfull, and Laborious Ministers, (who Preach with Zeale, with Power, and Affection, and vent their Hearts, together with their words:) by their cold and lasie example; hauehave laboured to promote this practise, and bring it into fashion, especially, at the Court: from whence it should descend, Cum Priuilegio, to all inferiour places, and so eate out all powerfull, Heart-warming, and Soule-searching Preaching at the last: yea, and all diligent, and conscionable hearing too: For who would p. 78deeme that worthy hearing, which the Minister thinkes not worth remembring? who would lay vp that as treasure in his heart, which the Preacher, (or the R…ader rather,) had neuer in his head, nor h…art, but onelyonly in Booke? Or who can thinke that hee either Prayes, or Preacheth, from the very abundance of his heart, and the feruencie, and strength of his affections; who prayes, or speakes, but onelyonly from his coppie, and that p…rchance some others, not his owne? Yea, how can any such Ministers exhort the people to remember what they heare; when as themselues commit not that to memory, which they Preach? or how can the people euer thinke, that those Ministers will ta…e paines to practise what they teach in their liues; when as they labour not so much as to imprint it in their mindes? or that they duely instruct their families, or Pray dayly with them in priuate, as they ought: who cannot Pray, nor Preach by heart in publike? This very vse, and practise therefore, as it is a meanes to bring the Ministrie into contempt, and scorne, so likewise it is the ready way to ouerturne, all conscionable, profitable, and frequent hearing, Preaching, yea, and practise too: since las…e Preachers make but drowsie hearers, and key-cold, slow, and slothfull practisers. No meruile then, if our Author, and those Reading-preachers; condemne the hearing, and meditating of Sermons, as a Sabbath-breach, and Iud…izing obseruation: (a most Prophane, Blasphemous, and Vngodly Doctrine:) who labour thus, to eate out all conscionable diligent, and painefull Preaching: But of this enough.

3Thirdly, you hauehave here an opening of a gappe to sports, pastimes, and all licenciousnesse, and prophanenesse, on the Lords day, which by our Authors Doctrine, oft rather to bee spent in Pleasures, Sports, Festiuitie, and Corporall recreations, then in the hearing, and meditating of Gods word: for he condemnes this latter, as a Sabb…th-breach, but allowes the first, as a worke, and exercise that fits the day: A Doctrine which would p. 79quickly, ea…e out all Religion, an… Vsher in all Prophane…esse, and wickednesse whatsoeuer: and therefore had need to be suppressed in due time. Well, let our Author pretend Deuotion, and the aduancement of it, whiles he will: yet this one clause, and passage, if there were no other; were **Ex hoc quod patet, suspec…um facis esse quod late…. August. contr. Iulian l 3. c. 26.sufficient to bewray his pestilent, dangerous, and Popish Designes: and to proclaime vntounto the World; that hee endeauours nothing more, **Expugnare te credo quod lauda…, sed laudare te doleo quod expugnas. Quomo…o fideliter agas ista non vidio: & v… laudes velut amicam, & expugnas velut inimicam: Vnum eorum credimu…, sed elig… quid credamus. Si ex animo pugnas; non ex animo laudas: si aut…m simplic…er agis in praeconio, colludis in praelio. Aug. lb. c. 21.26.but to root out all true Protestant Pi…tie, and Deuotion… and to bring in all prophannesse, vnderunder the very name… and vizard of Deuotion, which his Booke… and Title seeme to praise and magnifie.

To these prophane and dangerous passages, our Author ioynes some manifest and apparent contradictions in the seuenth place: which I will but lightly touch: In his Title Page, he informes vsus in the first and second Impressions: That these his Priuate Deuotions and howres of Prayer, were after this manner published by Authoritie of Queene Elizabeth 1560. his third Edition sayth, that these were not published after, but much after this manner: In his Preface, he condemnes all Prayers whatsoeuer, that are made by priuate spirits, or Ghosts of our owne: yea the very prayers of priuate Ministers that are not Authorized by the Church: how then can he iustifie these priuate Deuotions of his owne, composed by his priuate, (and no publike) Ghost or spirit, vnlesse it were the Catholike and publike spirit of the Church of Rome? Againe, hee certifieth vsus: That all Deacons aud Ministers, (and much 7more Laicks then,) are enioyned by the Preface to our Common Prayer Booke, to a set and constant forme of Prayer: viz. To say the Morning and Euening Deuotions of our Church, for their dayly and priuate Prayers: What neede or vse then of these Priuate Deuotions, if our Church confine mens priuate and daily Prayers, to her owne publike morning and euening Deuotions? Certainly they are altogether needlesse and superfluous, vnlesse it be to ouerturne and thwart this Edict and Iniunction of our Church, and to withdraw from vsus the vse & Practise of our publike Lyturgie p. 78duplicate page p. 79duplicate page p. 80and Common Prayer Booke. Yea, but he informes vsus, that his third reason of publishing these Deuotions was: that they who by reason of their earnest letts and impediments were hindred from the publike, might hauehave here a dayly and deuoute order of priuate Prayer wherein to exercise themselues, and to spend …ome howers of the day at least in Gods holy worship, and seruice: But questionlesse those who can finde no leasure for the publike, will hardly find whole vacant howres, eueryevery day at least, for these his priuate deuotions: his Praeface therefore is but a meere Rebutter and Counterplee to his Booke, and a contradiction to it selfe. Our Author informes vsus in anothe… place: that Marriage is a Sacrament: yet he sticks not to record it: that there are times and seasons of the yeare when Marriages are not to be solemnized, because they are times of holy Festiuitie and Ioy, which are fit onelyonly for such holy Exercises, without other Auocations. Marriage is a Sacrament, therefore not fit for holy times: therefore no such holy exercise: It is a ioyfull and festiuall Ordinance, and alwaies hath bene so reputed: therefo…e vnseasonable for festiuall and ioyfull seasons: this is our Authors learned Argument which needs no other Respondent but it selfe: But if Marriages (as our Author reasons) be incongruous and vnlawfull at festiuall, ioyfull, and holy seasons: then by consequence they are vnsutable, and vnlawfull at any season. At times of solemne Fasting and Abstinence.; so himselfe doth reason in the selfesame place: because it is a Festiuall, pleasurable, and ioyfull Ordinance of God: At ordinary, common, and vnholy seasons, because it is a Sacrament, (as he sti…es it) or an holy Ordinance: and so incongruous & vnseemely at such vulgar times: And so altogether vnlawfull at any season: and then no Sacrament: Or if a Sacrament, then lawfull at any season whatsoeuer, which nullifies these non-li…et times of Marriage, which are no other, then the very Doctrine of Deuils … as **1. Tim. 4.1.31 Tim 4:11 Tim 4:3Saint Paul affirmes. A manifold, and notable contradiction: and yet behold, p. 81another as worthy note as this: Offenders (saith hee) against the fourth Commandement; are, they that spend this holy Festiuall away in idle, and vaine sports, that eate, and drinke, and discourse, and sleepe it way: and yet presently, in his sixt Diuision, he informes vsus: That the Church allowes the ioyfull Festiuit…e of this high and holy day, as well for the necessary recreations of the body in due time, as for spirituall exercises of the Soule: and that they are Sabath-breakers, who vnderunder pretence of seruing God more strictly then others (especially, for hearing, and meditating of Sermons,) do by their Fasts▪ and certaine Iud…izing obseruations, condemne the high, and ioyfull Festiuitie of this holy day: a pregnant, and Diametrall contradiction. Again, he informes vsus: That it is the fourth Precept of the Church, to repaire vntounto the publike Seruice of the Church, for Mattens, and Euening Song, and other holy **Videlicet. Officium Beat… Maria: Officium Spiritus Sancti: Officium Missa, or Officium defunctorum: For no other construction can be made of it.Offices at times appointed: And yet hee hath published these priuate Deuotions, and Howers of Prayer, of purpose to detaine vsus from them: For he that shall diligently, and constantly obserue the one in publike, cannot possiblie discharge the other in priuate, in his daily practise; especially, if hee vse our morning, and Euening Deuotions at home in priuate, as our Author, and our Common Prayer Booke, d…e both inioyne him. Againe, he enumerates, the Visitation of the Sicke, among the seuen Sacraments: and yet afterwards hee rankes it, among the corporall workes of Mercy. If a corporall work of Mercy only; how then a Sacrament? If a Sacrament: then no corporall worke of Mercy: I wil conclude with that, in his prayer for the dead; where our Author in his second Edition, thinking to **Dum stulti vitia vitant, in contraria currunt. Iuuenal. Satyr. 6.auoid this Rocke, of praying for the dead, by obliterating the word, them; and transposing, with this Prayer: in this manner: And these to be repeated with the Prayers following, vntill the Soule bee departed: doeth split himselfe vponupon the selfesame Rocke againe, at least, vponupon the Rocke of contradiction: praying, for the party departing, being yet aliue: **Part. 2. p. 125that he may receiue his dead body, which must be buried in the earth, to be ioyned with his Soule, &c. If the body bee dead, and ready to bee buried; p. 82how is the man aliue? if the man be dead, as well as the body, as hee must be, or else the body is not dead: how is this then no Prayer for the dead? A Prayer for a dead body, must be a Prayer for the dead, or else a dead body must bee a liuing man: I could muster vp some other such-like contradictions, but that breuity contradicts me, and calls me to my last Conclusion.

To wit: That this Booke of Priuate Deuotions, or Howers of Prayer, is scandalous, and p…eiudiciall to our owne, and aduantagious, onelyonly to the Church of Rome. Scandalous, I say, it is to our owne Church.

1First, because it makes, (or at least endeauours for to make:) one of the most renownedst members of our Church, euen that vnparalelled Queene Elizabeth of blessed memorie, the Patronesse & Protectresse of all these points of Popery, that are published and vented in it.

2Secondly, because it giues Papists, Brownists, Anabaptists, Separatists, and Nonconformitans, occasion to bost, report, and bragge; and many Religious, and Vnderstanding persons, both of our owne, and other Churches▪ to feare and suspect: that our Church, after so many glorious Triumphes ouer all Romes greatest Champions, (who hauehave yeelded vp the wasters to vsus, and proclaimed vsus victors by their silence, for some few yeeres past:) is now degenerating from her ancient Sinceritie, Puritie, and Glory: and Backsliding, and inclining to her former Popish superstitions: since shee doeth Harbour, Nurse, and traine vp such gracelesse Sonnes, and viporous Children in her bosome, as dare prooue open Aduocates, and Proctors for the Church of Rome, to iustifie her Assertions, euen in her owne Domestique Consistorie, and that without any Ecclesiasticall controule or censure. That shee is now swayed by some such Collauding, and Temporizing Pr…lates, and Diuines, who out of ignorance, carelesnesse, wilfulnesse, or affection, giuegive publique Conniuance, Countenance, and Approbation, not onelyonly to the persons, but likewise to p. 83the Papisticall, and Arminian writings, Doctrines, and Deuotions, of these Vnnaturall, and Treacherous Children, who would betray their Mother, to the Church of Rome; as appeares, by their Licensing, and Countenancing, of these Popish Deuotions: and Maister Mountagues writings; and their suppression of all such bookes, as giuegive any answere to them: which hath caused **Mr. Cartwright against Wh…tgift: and sundry other namelesse Authors and priu…te persons, both of later and former times.many, both now, and heretofore, to disaffect the …scipline, and Gouernment of our Church: and to condemne, not onelyonly the persons vices, Pride, Lordlinesse, Idlenesse, Fl…tery, Luxury, Nonresidency, and aaMonstruosa res est, gradus summus et animus infimus: sedes prima, & vita ima… lingua magniloqua, et manus oti…sa sermo multu… & fr…ctus mullu…: …ultu… gr…nis & actus leni… i…gen… auctorit… et nutans stabilita…. Ber. de Co…sid. l. 3. c 7.Monstrous liues; but euen the very calling of our Bishops, (which in it selfe, is bb1 Tim 3.1.2 3. & 5.17. …it. 1.5.7.8 9.1 Tim 3:11 Tim 3:2Honourable, Lawfull, Good, and vsefull in the Church; especially, if it be rightly managed:) as Antichristian, and repugnant to the word of God, both to their owne, and our shame and scandall: These are the common bruites and rumours; these are the feares, and iealousies, these are the scarres and blemishes; yea, these are the scandalous, and noxious fruites, (I speake it euen with griefe, and ccPudet haec opprobria nobis, Et dici potuisse et non potuisse refelli. O…id. Metamor▪ l 1.shame because I know not how, for to disprooue them, or excuse them, vnlesse … plead ddIgnorantia no excusat peccatū ne que negligentia. Arist … l. …. c. 5.ignorance, or carelesnesse, which are no plea in Law, much lesse in Gospel; especially, in men of highest place:) which the Licensing, Publishing, and Countenancing, of these Priuate Deuotions, and some other writings now in question, hauehave produced, to the shame, and scandall of our Church and Prelates, who ought for to suppresse them.

Secondly, as they are thus scandalous, so likewise are they preiudiciall to our Church, and aduantagious onelyonly to the Church of Rome: Preiudiciall to our owne Church: First, in breeding feares, and iealousies in the hearts of many, that Popery is now creeping in, and getting ground among vsus: Secondly, in causing many to w…uer, an… st…gger in Re…igion, like Zen…ph Memora…iliū. l. 2. Cic…ro, Offic l. 1young Hercules in his Biui…m, not knowing what …igion for to chuse: since they see th…se Popish Bookes diuulged by Authority, and no Authori…d answere giuen them.

p. 843Thirdly, in giuing those Priests, and Iesuites, which now swarme among vsus, who make their Prisons but their socurer Lodgings, walking abroad at pleasure to seduce his Maiesties Loyall Subie…s, as a late and lamentable experience of a seduced, and now distracted Gentlewoman can sufficiently testifie: (a mystery that would bee striftly pried into:) occasion and great aduantage to spoyle and rob vsus, of many members of our Church, and to detaine them Captiues in the snares of Satan▪ whereas else they might be rescued and regained.

4Fourthly, in putting Armes and Weapons into our Enemies hands to beate and foyle, if not to conquer vsus; who in their ggSee Fluds Answer to Dr. White: Dedicated to his Maiestie: And Printed Permissis Superiorum, cōmonly sold and not suppressed.latter Writings against vsus, and hhMr. Mountagues Bookes in sundry late disputations with Papists, were the only Arguments pressed against vsus.Disputations with vsus, hauehave had no other Arguments to oppugne vsus with, but our owne Popish Writers.

As they are thus preiudiciall to our owne, so likewise are they aduantagious to the Church of Rome, in these subsequent respects.

First, in giuing her good hopes and incouragements, that we are now falling backe to her former obedience; which makes her the more industrious for to winne vsus.

Secondly, in incouraging and animating those Priests and Iesuits that lurke among vsus, to seduce more confidently and boldly.

Thirdly, in confirming our poore seduced Brethren in their Romish Superstitions, and Deuotions, whiles they behold them seconded, backed, and approoued, by these Authorized and approued Writings.

Fourthly, in administring strong, & almost impregnable Arguments, to all seducing Priests, & Popish Factors, to inuegle, peruert, and seduce the weeke, the feeble, and vnstable members of our Church, (yea, and the stronger to,) and to winne them vntounto Romes Allegiance; with whom they contend and argue thus: What meane you now to continue Protestants, and to disaffect our ancient Mother Church, and Catholike Religion any longer? Do you not see how your own Church is now ashamed p. 85duplicate page p. 84duplicate page p. 85of her Tenents, and that shee now approues and stic…es to our Doctrines? Doth not Master **See his Gag and his Appeale Doctor Featlies Parallell. Mr. Wottons, B B. Carletons, Mr. Burtons, and Mr. Yeat…s his Answeres and Bookes against him.Mountague expressely testifie in his Authorized, and vncontrouled Writings, which no man can hauehave leaue or libertie to oppose: That the Church of England disclaimes all absolute irrespectiue Praedestination, as a desperate Doctrine: That none are elected, but from the fore-sight of their Faith, and from a disproportion in the obiect it selfe. That man hath free will to resist the inward offer of Gods operatiue Grace. That men may fall totally and finally from the state of Grace. That the Church of Rome doth still remaine the Church and Spouse of Christ: That shee is and euer was a true Church, euer since she was a Church? That shee holdeth the Foundation, and embraceth Communion with the Ancient and vndoubted Church of Christ, and hath not erred in matters of Faith: That Iustification consists not onelyonly in forgiuenesse of sinnes, but partly in it, and partly in sanctifying graces infused, by which graces we are iustified. That our Workes are meritorious ex Condigno: That there are Euangelicall Counsells or Works of Supererogation. That there is no difference between vsus and the Papists about the Reall Presence: That the manner of Christs presence is inutterable; and that we make no matter of Consubstantiation or Transubstantiation. That Images may be lawfully set vp in Churches: That they may serue for Religious imployments, and be worshipped with any worship saue Patria. That there … an operatiue virtue and power in the signe of the Crosse. That there is no great impietie in praying to Saints to pray for vsus; and that we may inuocate those Angels that are our Guardians. That a man cannot bee sure of Saluation. That the Turke and Pope are Antichrist: but rather the Turke then the Pope. That there was a Limbus Patrum. That Doctrinall Traditions both for Faith and manners may be allowed, and that they are equall to the holy Scriptures. Are not all these our Assertions, directly iustified and defended in his Writings, with many more: and doe not the greater part of your Bishops iustifie and approue these Books of his? Doe they not protect his person, and his Writings, and suppresse the Workes of p. 86all such persons as write against them with great anxiety and care, (when as they hauehave not for these sundry yeares, so much as once suppressed or questioned any of our Bookes which hauehave bene here published among you in great abundance) euen in despight of Parliament, which represent your State, and not your Church, which is included in your Bishops breasts, who will (most of them) maintaine, and iustifie his Bookes and Do…trines to the dea…h, though the Parliament hath often questioned them? And if all this be not sufficient: hauehave they not since approued and Licenced a Booke of Priuate Deuotions, or Howers of Prayer, which we Catholi…es admire, and buy vp apace: graced not onelyonly with the Licence, but likewise with the annexed and speciall Approbation of the right Reuerend Father, the Lord Bishop of London, Wherein our Crosse, our Canonicall Howers, (and so our holy Friars, Monkes, and Nuns, who are onelyonly tyed to the strict obseruance of them:) Our Canonization of, and Canonized Saints; Our prohibited times of Marriage: nay more then this. The Antiquitie, Authoritie, and holy Lawes and Canons of our Church: Our Pictures of God the Sonne, and God the holy Ghost: Our worshipping of Saints and Images; Our Churches Precepts; Our 7. Sacraments: Our Veniall sinnes, Our Apostolicall and Diuine Institution of Lent, and Fasting-dayes: Our Auricular Confession to a Priest: Our Priestes, our Altars, our Penance, our Odoration of the Host▪ and Corporall Presence: our Mediation of Angels; Our praying for the Dead: With a number of such like particulars, transcribed Verbatim out of our Primers, Breuiaries, Horaries, Catechismes and Prayer Bookes: after whose formes and modell they are exactly framed: are directly broached, iustified and approued? Doe not you see plainely by these, how they directly yeeld to vsus almost in eueryevery point of our Religion: Vnlesse it be in point of our Popes Supremacy, which they dare not breach as yet, for feare of incurring his Maiesties displeasure iiNulla fides regni sociis, omnis que potestas, impatiens consortis erit. Non capit fortuna duos. Nec quenquā …ā ferre potest Casarue priorem, Pompeiusue p…rem. Lucan. Phars. l. 1. Nulla sancta societas nec fides regni est. Cicero. Offic. lib. 1. Non capit regnum duos. Senec. Thiestes Act 3. Insociabile est regnum. Qu: Cu…tius. l…b. 10 Sect. …. Mundus duobus solibus. nec regnum duobus regibus administrari potest. Iustin. hist. l. 11. p. 119Acts 3…who cannot brooke an equall, or p. 87superiour in his owne Dominion:) or for danger of the **35. H. 8. c. 3. 1. Ed 6. c. 12. 1. Eliz. c. 1. 5. Eliz. c. 1.Lawes, which make this Doctrine, high Treason at the least: When as we hauehave neuer yeelded one foote or Inch to them? Why then should you be auerse and obstinate any longer, since your graue and learned Prelates, and these your learned and approued Writers, hauehave assented, and thus yeelded to vsus? What are you more wise and learned then they? Or doe you thinke that they would euer proue so false and treacherous; as to suffer these our Popish Doctrines to bee taught and published, and so backed by **Solent Haeretics potentum mundi defensionibus, quasi quibusdam armis se tegere: Cregor. Mag. Moral. l. 31. c. 23Authoritie; that none can hauehave so much as leaue to giuegive any answere or reply vntounto them; (yea that all Answerers to them are presently suppressed at the Presse, as one to these Deuotions was of late: and both Authors, Printers, and Publishers of them, tormenten and prosecuted in the High Commission Court:) vnlesse they know, and were perswaded in their Consciences, that your Church, were in the wrong at first: and that wee onelyonly hauehave the trueth, and are the onelyonly true, and Catholique Church, out of which there is no Saluation? By which arguments, and reasonings, which cannot bee controled: these wily men-hunters, hauehave ensnared, and peruerted diuers; (yea, some that were conuer…d from them heretofore:) to their great aduantage, and our losse, and shame. Lastly, they giuegive aduantage to the Church of Rome, in this respect: that their Priests, and Iesuites, when as they hauehave had nothing to reply vntounto our learned Writers, and Disputants, that was worthy answere; hauehave euen blanked, and silenced them with these P…pish Authorities and writings, which hauehave beene published, and broached among vsus now of late, by Licence, and Authoritie: which they know not how to shift, or answere, but by laying blame vponupon the Authors, and the Licencers, (a beggerly, and poore euasion:) whence they proclaime their Trophies, and their Triumphes ouer vsus, and returne with troopes of Conquered, and seduced captiues. Thus doe they scourge p. 88vsus with our owne rods, and Conquer vsus onelyonly by our selues, whereas else wee were Impregnable: So that I may well conclude, that these Deuotions, and Howers of Prayer, are scandalous, and preiudiciall to our owne, and aduantagious onelyonly to the Church of Rome: which was my last Conclusion.

Hauing thus runne through and proued these 8. Conclusions, or Articles of exception against these Priuate Deuotions, or Howers of Prayer, which I propounded in the beginning of this Suruay: by which I hauehave sufficiently euidenced those dangerous Points of Poperie, and Prophannesse which are couched in them; the pernicious consequences, effects, and fruits, which hauehave issued from them: together with the Authors ill intent in publishing them, especially in such ambiguous and wauering times as these. I will now descend to answere those Apologies and Plees, which the Author, or any of his Abettors may chance to make, either to iustifie or extenuate this capitall and transcendent Crime of his, (which the burning of his Bookes can hardly expiate:) that so I may leaue him without all excuse.

Excuse 1.The first Excuse or Iustification that may bee pleaded for him is this. That these Deuotions of his were published not onelyonly by the bare Licence of George, Lord Bishop of London; but euen by his speciall and extraordinary Approbation, Febr. 22. 1626. Imprinted on the backe side of the Title Page, in these words. I hauehave read ouer this Booke, which for the increase of Priuate Deuotions, I doe thinke may well be Printed, and therefore doe giuegive Licence for the same: Geor: London: Therefore there is no Popery in them: or if there there be, yet this extraordinary Approbation of the Ordinarie, who hath power by the State to Licence Bookes, doth excuse the Author, and the Printer to.

Answere 1.To this I answere first: that the Author is an happy man,, and highly in his Lordships fauour, that he could procure his Licence for the Publishing and Printing p. 89of these his Popish Deuotions in this Age of ours, when as few Orthodox, or pious Authors can finde such grace and fauour at his or others hands. For my owne part, I hauehave heard of diuers who hauehave tendred Bookes of late to Licence, to which there could bee no exceptions taken, and yet they had repulse without any cause assigned. Some of them hauehave beene reiected for the Authors name alone: and others for their pious matter, as a Reuerend Doctor of this Citie was, not long ago, put from Preaching at Pauls Crosse, by reason of his aaTo wit, Isai. 42, 24, 25.Isa 42:24Isa 42:25Seasonable and right pious Text; Not to speake of others: I my selfe can testifie: that I hauehave tendred sundry Treatises of mine owne to Licence: (as one against Health-drinking, and this very Suruay and Censure of Mr. Cozens his Deuotions among others:) to which there was no iust exceptions taken, but that they were mine; or that they opposed the errors, sins, and common euills of the Times, (which it seemes are like to passe without controule,) and for this they were reiected: yea I had one Treatise of late denyed Licence, which else had passed readily to the Presse, but that they knew at last it was my hand: and that alone was cause enough to purchase a Non-licet: though God knowes I neuer yet, (neither shall I hereafter by my good will) published any thing, but what all Othodoxe Diuines and godly Christians hauehave approued, as Orthodox, seasonable, and necessarie for the present times. I wonder therefore since so few Bookes (especially good Bookes in defence of truth, and opposition of sin) can hauehave the happines to finde any publik approbation for the Presse; that these Popish Deuotions, together with some other Treatises and Sermons now in question, could be so fortunate, as to procure not onelyonly Licence, but presixed Approbations. Certainly there is some mistery or secret in it which would be worth the search and knowledge: For if all such Popish, Factious, and Arminian Bookes which hauehave beene lately published by Authoritie, may passe the Presse with Approbation and p. 92Applause; If aaChrysostom. Hom. 6.7. & 3 8. in Mat. Lactant. de vero Cultu. c. 20. Clem. Alexād. Orat. Exhort. ad Gēt. Padag. l. 3. c. 11. Salu. de Guber. Dei. lib. 6.Play-Bookes, which are the very Deuils Grammar, and the chiefe fomenters and nourishers of all wickednesse and prophannesse whatsoeuer; If prophane, lasciuious, and friuolous Ballades, Poems, Tales, and Iests: or bitter and inuectiue Treatises, against the practise, power, profession, and Professors of Religion, may be readily Authorized without controle; as wee see and knowe they art: whiles the Workes and Writings of such who oppose themselues against the Doctrinall, or Morrall Errors of the Times, are smoothered before they come, or else suppressed when they come to light; Alas, what will become of our Religion, our Manners, our Church and state ere long? Surely they will be altogether lost, or else endangered: they will bee quickely ouergrowne with Heresies, Poperie, Arminianisme, Luxury, Riot, Excesse of sinne and wickednesse, and all prophannesse, (which I hope the Wise, the Vigilant, Prudent, Zealous, and right Christian Senators of our high Court of Parliament, will carefully lay to heart:) whereas if the Presse were shut to the former, and open only to these Orthodox & latter writings; these spreading Heresies, Errors, sinnes, and vices, would soone pull in their hornes, and neuer dare to shew their heads among vsus. Well to passe by this, I would faine be satisfied in this Quere: Whether these Popish Deuotions were euer Licenced or approued for the Presse? If so, then he that Licenced them, and he that published them, hauehave the greater sinne, the more palpable and apparent guilt. What was it not enough for the Author to print or to disperse them couertly, but that he must grow so bbFortem animum praestant rebus, qua… turpiter a…dent. Iuuen. Satyr. 6.Impudent and Audacious, as to procure a publike Licence and speciall Approbation for them: that so hee might vent and publish his Popery to the World, Cum Priuilegio: to giuegive the greater and more publike scandall and offence: the deeper wound and blow to our Religion and our Church; the more irrecouerable aduantage, and notorious tryumph to the Church of Rome: p. 93the more dangerous downefall to our Religion? and that these his Popish Deuotions might stand as an vnanswerable, authorized and approued record against vsus vntounto all Posteritie? Certainly the Authors impudencie in seeking, and his treachery in purchasing this publike and notorious Approbation for his Booke, that so it might doe the greater hurt, and giuegive a more fatall and pernicious blow and brand to our Religion, is so far from extenuating, that it doth infinitely aggrauate and increase his guilt. Authoritie added vntounto euill things detracts not from their euill, but intends it more: this Approbation therefore will not salue, but fester and inlarge his sore. But were these Popish Deuotions Licenced in good earnest? Why then was not the Approbation annexed to the written Copy as it ought to bee, but to a meere loose Paper, which was neuer ioyned with the Copy? Why doth the Printer report abroad, that the Bishop of London neuer read the Booke; and that he carried him nothing but a bare white Paper, with a Message from the Bishop of Winchester, that now is, to Licence these Deuotions: to which he set his hand, and wrote his Approbation, when as he neuer had perused, nor seene the Booke it selfe? Either the Printer therefore is a lying Knaue, (as most report him to be:) or else the Bishop of London neuer read, and so neuer could approue this Booke: But admit the Printer (whose dishonestie is reported to be such, that he will Print any thing whatsoeuer for his priuat gaine,) hath mis-reported the cariage of this Licence, and that the BB. of London read the Book (as is most probable, because his Aprobation shews as much:) yet I would willingly learne thus much, whether this Printed Coppy differs not from the written one, which was allowed by his Lordship? or whether there is not some Popery inserted in the Printed, which was either wholly razed out, or else omitted in the written Coppy? For mine owne part, I cannot but suspect, that most of the Popery, that is broached and couched p. 92in this booke was foysted in at the Presse, without my Lord of Londons priuitie: and the more iealous am I of this, because the Printer had his written Coppy but by peecemeale, sheete by sheete, and not compleate together; because the written Copy was taken from the Printer as he Printed it, by the Author, against the vsuall course: and because there were sundry leaues reprinted and altered at the Presse by the Authors bare direction: (who hath likewise lately made some alterations in our Common Prayer Booke, by what Authoritie I knowe not:) So that it is most probable, that our Author hath exceeded, and abused, not followed his Authoritie, which makes his crime the greater. So that this first excuse and Plea, doth onelyonly aggrauate, not lessen or abate his faulte.

Excuse 2.Our Authors second excuse is this: That these Priuate Deuotions of his were compiled for the priuate vse of a well-disposed friend, without any meaning to make the same publike to the World: though a certaine number of them, by leaue and warrant of the Ordinary, were printed at the charge of the Party; for whose onelyonly vse the same was collected; to saue the labour and trouble of writing Coppies, to be sparingly communicated to some few freinds: they are the very words of the Author in his Epistle to the Reader, in the last Edition; which is but shrowded vnderunder the Printers name, when as in truth it is the Authors owne, as the Printer hath in part confessed: These Deuotions therefore being Printed but for the benefit of some priuate friends, without any intennt to make them publique, may seeme to mittigate, if not excuse the Authors guilt.

To this I answere: First, that this vnderunder-hand printing and spreading of these Deuotions among some priuate friends, is a violent and strong presumption: that the Author was conscious to himselfe; that they were fraught with Popish trash: If they were the priuate prayers, published by the Authority of Queene E…izabeth, as his Title page and Preface doe surmise: **Dic oro …e, celandas schedulas scripser…s, an prodendas? si vt celares, cur scrip…i…ti? si vt proderes, cur celabas? Hierom. Apolog. aduer. Ruffinum, c…o Nouū malitiae genus, scribere quod occultes. Si vera sunt qua scripsit, cur publicum timuit? si falsa, cur scripsit? Intemperantia… est scribere qutequā quod occultari velis. Hierom. adu. Ruffinum. l. 1. c. 1. Tō. 2. p. 232or if they were orthodox p. 93or fit to further and encrease Deuotion, why should hee thus conceale them from the world, and imprison them in the hands and closets of some few priuat friends: since **Veritas nunquam lat…t. Seneca Troas Act. 3. Bonus sermo secreta non quaerit, quin potius delectatur laudibus suis, & testimonio plurimorum. Hierom. Epist. 12. cap. 3.Acts 3Truth desires to be publick, & seekes no corners for to hide her self? If they were Popish and corrupt, why then were they printed and disperced sparingly among some priuate friends: or why were they Penned and collected, why were they printed or disperced at all? Secondly, this close and secret scattering of these Popish Deuotions, is ten times more dangerous and infectious, then the open publishing of them to the world at first: because it findes the least opposition, and so (perhaps) seduceth many before it be discouered: aaIra quae tegitur nocet: professa perdūt odia vindicta locum: Senec. Medea. Act. 2. Anima pestes tant… periculosius laedunt quanto subtilius serpunt: Concil Ca…ilonense. 2. can 32Acts 2As a concealed enemie, or fire in a close obscure building, which is not obuious vntounto all mens sight, are most pernitious and ineuitable: so Popish Pamphlets which passe from hand to hand, and are scattered vp and downe in priuate, are most seducing and infectious: because they passe without discouerie and controle: whereas they would quickly be descried, and so either answered or suppressed, before they could intrap, infect, or poyson any, were they but obuious vntounto all mens view and censure at the first: so that our Authors vnderunder-hand communicating of his bbIoh. 3.19.20.John 3:19John 3:20Popery doth aggrauate his fault, and make his dealings more suspitious, (c) because they shunne and flie the light, as all euill workes and workers doe. Thirdly, I would demand what priuate friend that was, for whose vse these priuate Deuotions were compiled, who would bee at so much cost and charge, as to print such Popish trash as this. Was this priuate friend a Papist, or a Protestant? If a Papist, (as I dare presume it was) then questionlesse these Deuotions which were composed for the benefit and vse of Papists, must needes be Popish: If a Protestant: then doubtlesse it was such a one whom our Author would perswade to become a Romane Proselite, yea to enter into Popish Orders, to which these houres of Prayer onelyonly suite: else hee would neuer hauehave taken so p. 92duplicate page p. 93duplicate page p. 96much paines, to compose these Canonicall and Popish Deuotions, for his priuate vse, which Protestants doe disclaime. It were well therefore, if this our Authors friend were enquired after, that so we might ddNoscitur ex comite, qui non cognoscitur ex se. Carm▪ Prouerb.know his Religion by his friend: which is in part discouered by his booke. Thirdly, I answere: that this is but a meere forged and false pretence, as most euidently appeares: First, by the multitude of the bookes that were printed off, yea sold, at first: being 250 at the least, as the Printer hath confessed: since which, there hath beene a second Impression of 1000. Bookes more, little different from the first: Now would any one be so mad, as to print off 1250 Bookes at least, to bequeath as a Legacie or New-yeares-gift to one priuate friend or two, when as twelue or 20 Bookes would serue for such a purpose? the multitude therefore, and second Impression of these Deuotions doe sufficiently euidence: that the Authors end in printing was, to publish them vntounto the world; and by them to scatter his seedes of Popery farre and neere: Secondly, our Authors tendring his booke to licence to the Ordinary, and his procuring of his annexed approbation, is a pregnant testimony, that his first intent was to divulge it, else there were no neede of any such approbation: Thirdly, the Ordinaries approbation which runs thus: I hauehave read ouer this Booke▪ which for the encrease of priuate Deuotions, I thinke may well bee printed, and therefore doe giuegive lycence for the same. Geo. London. doth intimate as much: else he would hauehave entred his approbation thus. I giuegive lycence for some few Copies of this Booke to bee printed, for the vse and benefit of some priuate friends of the Authors: (and n…t, for the encrease of priuate Deuotions:) I thinke it may well be printed, which is no priuate, but a publik… approbation for a popular and publike vse: else why should the Author himselfe affixe it to his last, as well as to his first and second Editions: the first, the second, third and last Editions had but one and the same allowance: therefore one and p. 97the selfe-same publike intent. Lastly, our Authors Preface to his first Edition, (to omit his other Prologues, and Aduertisements to his seuerall houres of Prayer, his Lent, and Ember w…ekes, which testi…ie his intent to publish these Deuotions:) doth as clearely euidence, that his first intention of printing these houres of Prayer, was not to divulge them to the world, and not communicate them to some priuate friends alone: as his causing of 280 Lights and Tapers (as I hauehave heard) besides Torches, to bee lighted in the Cathedrall Church of Durham, on Candlemas day last past, after the Popish custome, eeAccendūt lumina veluti in tenebris. Num igitur mentis suae compos putandus est, qui auctori & datori luminis candelarum & cerarū lumen offert pro munere? &c. Lact. de vero Cultu. l. 6. c 2.as if the God of Light had needed Lights & Tapers to behold his blind & dark Deuotions, did then euidence and discouer him to be a notorious and professed Papist, or a Pagan rather: who ffTertul. Apol…g. aduersus Gent. l. 1. & de Idolat. lib. Lact De vero Cultu c 2. Rhenanus Comm. in Tertul Apolog. Ormerod. Pagano-Papismus: Semblance 37, 123, 124, 125. Barn…h. 6.18.were addicted to this Ceremonie, of lighting Tapers to their Idoll Gods: For in his Praeface he layes downe foure reasons, of setting forth these new Deuotions more fully then they were in Queene Elizabeths dayes: As first to continue and preserue the olde ancient Lawes and godly Cannons of the Church to abandon all extemporarie and conceiued Prayers; to reduce men to an orderly and set forme of Prayer, and to instruct them both what, how, and when to pray: Secondly, to let the world vnderstand: (pray marke this well, and then iudge whether these were onelyonly printed for a priuate friend:) That they who giuegive it out, and accuse vsus here in England, to abandon all the ancient formes of Piety and Deuotion, &c. doe but betray their owne infirmities, &c. Thirdly, that they (not his priuate friend) who are this way already giuen, and whom earnest lets and impediments doe often hinder from being partakers of the publike, might hauehave here a dayly and deuout order of priuate prayer, wherein to exercise themselues, and to spend some Howres of the day at least, &c. Lastly, that those (not one friend or two of his:) who perhaps are but coldly this way yet affected, might by others example be stirred vp to the like Heauenly duety of performing their Dayly, and Heauenly Deuotions to Almighty God, &c. Now these foure popular, and publique reasons, doe p. 96diametrally oppose, and contradict, this ggIn vna re, & in parua Epistola, quāta varietas & dissonantia mentiendi? Hirom. Apol. adu. Ruff. c. 10.lying, and forged excuse, which the Author Fathers on the Printer: that this Booke was neuer intended, to be Printed for any publique, but onelyonly for the priuate vse, of a priuate Friend, at whose cost, and charge they were Printed at the first: So that this pretence is meerely false, and will not mittigate nor allay his Crime.

Excuse 3.The third Excuse which our Author, or his friends in his behalfe may plead, is this: that some of the Popery in the first, is cleerely purged out of the second, and third Editions: and therefore the Author may bee well excused, and his Booke may passe for currant now.

Answer 3.To this I answere first; that the purging of the first, and second Editions of some drugges of Popery, is a manifest, and plaine confession, that there was Popery couched, and vented in them at the first, else why should they be purged thus. Secondly, I answere; that in the second Impression, there was onelyonly one point of Popery, to wit, the Prayer for the dead: a little hhSapientia …orum vt plurimum efficiat non abscindit vitia, sed abscondit. Lactāt De fal…a Sap. l. 3. c. 26.altered, obscur…d and refined: but there was no point cleane oblitterated, no not so much as this Prayer for the dead, vnlesse you will hauehave the man aliue, euen then, when as his Soule is disunited from his body; which is an absurd, and impossible thing. Thirdly, in the last Impression, there are onelyonly two Popish Assertions rectified; to wit, the Mediation of Angels, not altered in the second; and the Prayer for the Dead, refined onelyonly in the second, but quite expunged out of the last Impression: which though it bee cleared of these two: yet it is still furnished with those 18. other points of Popery which I hauehave formerly deduced from it: and that Popish trash, and Romish absurdities, which I hauehave discouered in my precedent Conclusions. Yea, the very forme and method of it, which is wholy Popish, is still the same: wherefore there needs a further purging of these vncleane Deuotions, I meane by fire, which onelyonly can defecate, and cleanse them from their Romish drosse. Fourthly, though p. 97there are some points of Popery oblitterated, not voluntarily, but vponupon great complaints at Counsell Table: yet there is no point at all recanted in any of the subsequent Editions, to giuegive any publike satisfaction to the World: yea, there is neither of the Editions suppressed, or inhibited sale as they ought to be: but all of them being of one date, of one yeere, euen 1627. hauing the selfe-same allowance, and approbation prefixed them, are sold, (and for ought I know Printed,) promiscuously without any let, or contradiction: so that our Author stands but where he did at first, since all his editions stand approoued, and passe for currant Coyne. Fiftly, the priuate Prayers Authorized by Queene Elizabeth 1560. though they mention the first▪ the third, the ninth Howers of Prayer, the Vespers, and the Compli…e: yet in the second, and third Editions of them, 1564. and 1573. these Popish phrases, and Howers are totally omitted, there being no remainders of them left: And yet our Author to propagate, and authorize this new-broach…d Popery, can waiue, and passe by these latter, and refined Impressions, where these Howers are expunged, and betake himselfe vntounto the first, and worst Impression onelyonly: and will hee not much more doe the same in his owne Deuotions, if occasion serue? will hee not easily disclaime the latter, and owne his first Impression, which hee neuer yet recanted, if Popery should once get head among vsus, as it now begins to doe apace? yes verily: Wherefore since hee hath taken this liberty to himselfe, to waiue the last, and cleaue vntounto the first Impression onelyonly of these priuate Prayers: so he must giuegive vsus leaue, (as wee hauehave done,) to doe the like with his Deuotions, and Howers of Prayer, especially, since the first Edition of them was neuer yet suppressed, nor recanted: so that this excuse doeth more condemne, then quit, and no wayes helpe nor cleare our Author.

If it be now replied;Excuse 4. that his former Editions may be all suppressed, and that a further Index expurgatorius may passe vponupon them, till all their Popery and Errors, are quite cleansed out.

p. 98Answer 4.I answere first; that most of the former Impressions, be already vented, and dispersed into sundry mens; yea, into Papists hands, (who store them vp as Iewels, and Monuments of their Church, and our defection from our selues, to them:) therefore it is now impossible to suppresse them. Secondly, those who should hauehave suppressed, and crushed them in the shell, are now such Sanctuaries, and Shelters to them: aaC…r eorum ne verbo quidem qu…mpi… a…dent laedere, nos solos expellere cupiunt… Nossol… qui Ecclesiae cōmunicamus, Ecclesiam s…indere dicimur? Or… t…, non… aqua est ista postulatio, vt a…t illos nobiscum expella…t, aut … cum illis temeant. Hierom Epist. 72. c. 3.that in steed of suppressing them, they intercept such Bookes at Presse, as giuegive any answere, or reply vntounto them, not suffering them to passe the Presse on any tearmes; when as they should in Iustice, either Licence both, or neither at the least, and not one side alone. And is there any likelihood then, of calling in these Popish Deuotions, which are thus guarded, and protected, euen in d…spite of Parliament, which labors for to Damne them? Thirdly, no Index expurgatorius, but onelyonly an Ignis expurgatorius, can cleanse them from their Popish drosse. The whole frame, and almost the moitie of their subiect matter, is meerely Popish, as I hauehave already proou…d: and can any thing then but fire, and fagot, refine, and purge them as they ought to be. And why should they not bee purged, and refined thus? Are they not a publike brand and blemish to our Church, and a strong record against our cause? Are they not a great aduantage to our Popish Aduersaries, and a griefe, and eye-sore to our Friends, and all that wish the wel-fare of our Zion? Can any thing but fire expiate their guilt, or satisfie, and wipe off that disgrace, that brand, & great dishonour, which they hauehave brought vponupon our Religion, and our Church? If Doctor Mocketts Booke, if Maister Eltons Booke vponupon the Commandements, for some few points of Puritanism…, onelyonly, (as they stile it,) in the burning of which, Master Cozens and his Patrons had the greatest hands, though they neuer stird, nor spake as yet to my remembrance, against any Popish Treatises whatsoeuer. If Paraeus his Booke, (himselfe being but a meere Forraigner, and out of our Kings Alleageance,) for one meere point of State, against the p. 99Supremacy of Kings, were so solemnely burnt, with all the ignominie, and disgrace that might bee; and could not hauehave the happinesse, nor fauour of an Index expurgatorius, to wipe out these their Errors in some new Impressions: shall Master Mountagues: shall Master Couzens his Booke, (he being a Minister of our owne Church, at least in outward shew, and not a forraigner as Paraeus was,) wherein there is twentie points of Popery broached at the least: wherein there are sundry prophane, and dangerous passages, and Popish absurdities: wherein the bbHeretici … dio digni sunt, vel eo etiam quod sancti cuius que viri m… moriam tanquam sopitos iam cineres prophana man… ventilant. & qua sil…tio sepelir… op…rt… bat rediuius opinions diffaemant. Vincent Lerinensis. contr. Heres. cap. 11.Sacred ashes, Fame, and Pietie of our Religious, and renowned Queene Elizabeth, are Prophaned, and made the Shelters, and Patronage of Popery; and the very Doctrine, and Practise of our Religion are highly violated; finde so much fauour, and vniust coniuance, as to escape the fiery flames which these hauehave vndergone? God forbid: Certainely, though Master Couzens hath a singular facultie in altering, and purging of our Common Prayer Booke, where hee hath purged out Ministers, and put in Priests, of purpose to bring in Masse: yet it is requisite, that these Bookes of his, should bee at leastwise purged from their Prophane, and Popish drosse, by such solemne and publike flames, as will desolue them into ashes, and quite annihilate that publike scandall, and purge out those deepe-died blots, and open scarres, which they hauehave iustly brought vponupon our Church: So that this fourth excuse is weake and bootelesse.

If any obiect;Excuse 5. that many of those Popish points which I hauehave laid vntounto our Authors charge, are not directly bro…ched, but onelyonly wrested, and inferred, by strained collections from certaine passages in these his priuate Deuotions, of which I ought to make the best construction.

I answere first;Answere 5. that sundry of the points, as that of Canonicall Howers; Mediation of Angels; Prayers for the Dead; Seuen Sacraments; Canonnization of Saints; The Apostolicall, and Diuine Institution of Lent; Auricular Confession to a Priest; The approbation of Priests, and Altars, p. 100and with them of Masse: The inhibition of Marriage at certaine seasons; and the Authoritie of the Church of Rome, (our Authors best beloued Mother,) with sundry others, are so particularly, and clearely set downe in positiue words: and the residue of those Popish points, so necessarily, and plainely deduced from his words and meaning, being Paraleld with those Popis… Authors, from whence they were extracted; that he who runnes may plainely read them▪ and I should hauehave wronged our Author much, had I not made such Expositions of his words, which will properly brooke no other construction, then that which hath beene giuen them. Secondly, the whole frame and modell of these Deuotions, together with the subiect matter of them, were wholy borrowed, and consarcinated out of Popish Tractets, and Deuotions: and besides our Authors end, and drift in publishing them, was no other, but to serue, and vsher Popery into our Church,See P. 39 54 as I hauehave already prooued. No charitie therefore ought so farre to foole, or blind mee, as to put out mine eyes; or cause mee for to thwart the very meaning, words, and purpose of our Author, to excuse his guilt; which is so grosse, and obuious to the eyes of all men: that I should but contract my owne guilt, in abating his. Lastly, let such who make this Plea consider; that it alwayes hath, it is, and euer will bee, the beaten rode, and method, of all insinuating, and seducing Spirits, to couch, and broach their Errors at the first, as warily, and ccBreue sit quod …urpiter …udes. Iuu. Sa. 8sparingly as may be: and to scatterddA minimis …ncipiunt qui …n maxima proruunt. Bern. de Ord. Vitae, lib. Col. 11 26. some seeds, and kernels of them, here, and there, in shor…, obscure passages, eeHabent ho… Haeretici proprium, vt malis bona permisc…ant, qua…e…nu… facile sensu… audientū illudant. Si enim semper praua dicerēt, citius in sua pr…itate cogniti, quod ve…ēt, minim… persu…derent. Itaq. permiscent recta per…ersis, vt ostendendo bona auditores ad se trabāt… et exhibend… m…l…, l…ē … eos p…ste corrumpant, Greg. Mag. Moral. l. 5. c. 11 Id certe moris … apud haereticos, vt obumb…nt seipso…, et occulte…t in principiis quous que maiorem fiduciam cap…an…, & quodam fauore multitudi…i… i…entur: tun… enim conta…i…s… sua ven…na intrepidi effundu…t Chrys. in M…t. Hō 47.and not to sow them thicke together, but with some intermixed truethes, for feare of present discouery: that so they might spring and grow vp by degrees, till they hauehave gotten strength and force to grapple, and encounter with the Trueth in open field: This the **Nemo repentè fuit turpissim…s. …uu…n Satyr. 2.common prouerbe, and the experience and practise of all Ages testifie: Whence the ffSee Iraeneus & Epiphaniu… con…r. Haeres. Athanas & Hilar. contr. Arian. Hierom contr. Ruff… contr. Pelag. l…b. A…gust. Tō. 7. & Prosper contra Collat.Fathers in p. 101the Primitiue Church, who knew that Heresies must bee alwayes crushed in the shell, hauehave beene so iealous ouer springing Heretiques, that they hauehave sifted eueryevery Sentence, word, and …yllable of their Writings to the bran, and giuen them that interpretation alwaies, which was most …utable and consonant to their Hereticall and pernitious purposes and intents: when as th…y would hauehave borne a more fa…ourable, Orthodox…, and …ayrer construction, had they beheld them onelyonly with the eyes of Charity, and not of Iustice, prouidence, and discretion too: And is not this our Authors practise? **Is…ud f…llend… arte machinatu… est, vt per bona fac…lius suader…t & mae…a. Sed tant… magis cauē …us est, quanto occul…i… sub diuini legi… vmbraculis l… titat. Scit … uim foetores suos nulli f…re cito esse …la…ituros, si nudi & simplices exhalentur: idcirc… …os c… stis eloqui… velut qu…dam are…ate asp…rgit, vt ille, qui humanum facile despiceret erro…em, diuina non …acile contemnatoracul…. Itaque facit, quod hi solent qui paruuli… austera quadā temper…turi pocula, priu…ra mellecircū linunt, vt incauta …tas dum dulcedinem pr…senserit, amaritudinem non reformidet… Quod etiam … curae est qui mala gramina, & noxios succos medicaminum vocabulis praecolorant, vt nemo fore vbi suprascriptum legerit remedium, suspicetur venenum. Vincent. Lerinen…s: Adu. Heraes. cap. 17.25. See Gregor. Mag. Mor. l. 5. c. 11. & l. 18. c. 9.Doth he no… cunningly sow and intermixe his Tares and Drugs of Popery with seeds of Truth, and Scriptures? doth not he like a Nurse▪ or skilfull Physitian sweeten his Popish Pills, and bitter Potions with some sugered and pleasant ingredients: and adorne the poysonous and rotten carkas of his Book…, with the Saintlike Stile and Title of Deu…tion; that so his truthes, his pietie, and glosing Title, might draw downe, and vent his Romish Errors, pylls, and poysonous Potions? Why then should aany out of a blinde and …oolish Charitie, extenuate or conceale his treacherous and seducing Practises, or qua…f off these his poysonous, though health-promising Po…ions, to his owne and others hurt: and not di…ulge and and lay them open to the view of all men, in the amplest manner, that so they might auoide and shunne them more? Well, let other men con…iue and wincke at Errors; and smooth ouer, slight, or disregard; or else extennute, fal…e, or skinne-ouer these Popish passages, Doctrines, and pernicious practises, of our Author whiles they will, out of a foolish pitty or del…ded Charitie: (which is the only meanes to spred their poyson and contagion farre and neere: and to betray our Church and Truth into our enemies hands without resistance:) Yet p. 102my poore Iudgement, and my Conscience tell me, that I cannot act a greater or higher part of LoueLove and Charitie, to God, to Church, to State, or to the ouer-credulous, and secure soules of men, who are apt to swallow all that comes to hand without suspition: then to Anatomize and rip vp all those hidden vaines, wherein the Romish and soule-slaying poyson of these Deuotions lye, and to display them to the World, that so men might shunne their venome and Infection for all future times. In which I hauehave gone so euenly betweene the Author and the Trueth, that all Circumstances being well considered, I hope I hauehave neither gone to farre in strayning of the Words and meaning of the one, nor fell to short (but where my ability and leasure could not reach) in vindicating the wrong and quarrell of the other: which cleares my Innocency, and falsifies this Excuse.

Excuse 6.The last excuse which may be made and pleaded for our Author, is that which the supposed Printer (but in truth the very Author) makes. **The Printers Epi…tle to the Reader.That whateuer reproachfull Imputations hauehave beene cast vponupon the Author or his Booke by the maleuolency of some dispositions of the times, who make this Booke of his an Apish imitation of Romish Superstition: yet he is a faithfull Minister, though inferior vntounto most, (a clause which neuer came from any Printers quill, who alwayes doe applaud their Authors, not depresse them thus:) and a Member of the Church of England: and that he hhIt seemes by this that there were more heades, and handes then one, in consarcinating and collecting these Deuotions: a matt…r woorth inquirie.and others who were therewith acquainted before the Printing of the Booke; are as ready to ingage their credits, and liues, in defence of the Faith of the present Church of England by Law established, and in opposition of Popery and Romish Superstition, as any other: therefore the Author and his Worke are guiltlesse.

To this I answere: First, that these are but the Printers vaunts,Answer 6. and bragges, if iiThe Printers Epistle to the Reader.Titles may bee credited, and not the Authors Plea; who ought to iustifie and acquit himselfe. But admit it be the Avthors proper Plea; as in truth it is, though the Printer beare the name: I answere in the second place, that our Author kkNemo non benignus est sui index. Sen. de Beneficijs, l. 2. c. 26.may p. 103be to partiall a Iudge in his owne behalfe: and therefore he must re…erve himselfe to such impartiall Iuges, who can iudge more clearely of him then himselfe: and that llHomines malunt exempla quam verba, quia loqui facile est, prastare difficil…. Lactan. de vera Sap. l 4. c. 23.not by hi… words alone, but by his deedes; by which he shall be iudged at the last. Wherefore wee must not wholly dote vponupon our Authors or the Printers words, but sentence or acquit him by his workes. Now it is as euident as the Sunne at Noone-tide, that these Deuotions of our Author are wholly Popish both in Method, Manner, Forme, and Vse, and all concurring circumstances; as this Suruay and Censure of them prooues: Why then should we ballance or Iudge him by his own, or by his Printers smooth and glosing words, which are contrary and repugnant to his Workes? If Wordes or ample protestations of Sincerity and Loyalty to the Truth and Church might passe for currant: Then mmHeretici sub nomine Christi, militāt contra nomen Christi: & fallend… arte per sermonē de se insinuant quod per exhibition… negāt Greg. Mag. Mor. l. 20. c. 8. l 32. c. 16. Haeretici licet foris sint, tamē se nominant Christian…s. Hi…r Apol. adu Ruff c. 11. Haeretici perdulces sermones corda seducunt innocentium. Chrysost. Hō 24. in Mat.Heretiques, who alwayes giuegive good words, protesting that they are for Christ and for his Church, when as yet they war against them, vnderunder these pretences; might alwayes scape vnsentenced, and vndiscouered, and passe for Orthodox, zealous, and true hearted Christians. nnQui profitē tur se Christi …sse: non mod… ex iis quae dicunt, sed ex iis quae faciunt, cognoscuntur. Ex fructu enim arbor dignoscitur. Ignat. Ep. 14. ad Ephes. Non in lingua, sed in corde Christianita… est; nec interest quali vtare sermone, res enim non verba quaeruntur. Lact. de Falsa Sap… l. …. c. 13.Hee therefore who professeth himselfe a Christian, a Protestant, or faithfull member of our Church, and would h…ue others deeme him so … must declare himselfe to be such a one, not onelyonly by his words, but by his fruits and actions: which if they contradict his speeches (as our Authors doe:) they are so farre from expiating the guilt, ooOmnia dicta & facta tua inter se congruant & respondeant sibi, & vna forma percussa sint. Non est huiu… animu… in recto, cuius acta discordant. Seneca Epist. 34.that they doe but propalate and discouer the hollownesse and treacherie of his heart; and subiect him to the sharper censures: It skills not then what Verball protestations our Author, or the Printer for him make: since these his Howers of Prayer, which would vsher Popery into our Church againe, with publike approbation, vnderunder the name and Standard of our blessed Elizabeth: to baff…e, and cheate vsus of that Orthodox, p. 104pure, and vndoubted Religion, which we hauehave so long and happily enioyed, in peace, in wealth, and all variety of outward blessings: and therefore should not now begin to loath and cast it off at last: together with his alteration of our Common prayer Booke, and putting in of Priests for Ministers: his ingrossing of Popish Prayer-Bookes, Portuasses, and Deuotions for sundry yeeres, and his curious and costly binding, and stamping of them afthe Popish manner: his forwardnesse in suppressing such Parallels and Answers as were written against Master Mountague his bosome freind, and brother in euil, without any lawfull warrant: his causing 280. waxe Tapers to bee lighted in the Cathedrall Church of Durham, on Candlemas day last past, as I hauehave heard: with the publik bruite, and same of most that know him; proclaime him an open and professed Papist, an industrious Factor, and an vndoubted member of the Church of Rome, whose good he wholy labours: and no true member of our English Church. Since therefore our Author hath now nothing left, to iustifie or excuse his person, or this worke of his, which is so derogatory, and scandalous to our renowned Queene: so preiudiciall, and dangerous to our Church, our Cause, and our established Religion, which they oppugne, in a notorious, and high degree: and so adu…ntagious for the Whorish Church of Rome, who still contriues, and workes our ruine by our selues alone: I will here conclude my verball Censure, and Sur…ay, of him, and his Deuotions▪ and lea…e both him, and them, to the reall Censure, and Suruay, of that Honourable, Pious, Zealous, and Graue Assembly of Parliament, which I hope, will render both to him, and them, according to their iust demerits: that so ppF…lix quicun que d…lore, Alterius dis…es posse …arer… t…o Tibul. Eleg. l. 3 Eleg. 7.their penall ex…mples▪ …ay prooue others medecines.

HIEROM. Epist. 54.

Hac s…nt quae coargutione non indigent: per…idiam cor… exposuisse superasso est.

FINIS.

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