The Christian Disputations, Index 1 – Dialogue 3
¶A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL matters of the firſt parte of the Dialogues.
A.
ABuſes are not yet inough vncouered & made knowne. fol. 16
Accipe ſal ſapientae. 35.
Aduenturers. 47.
Adams apparell. 114.
Affectators of languages.
what affections the Goſpel doth permit. 67.
Alexander the firſte inuentiour of holye water. 35.
Alexandrines. 66.
Alexander Seuerus Emperour. 43.
Ambroſe and Theodoſius. 78.
Ambition of Alexander. 13.
Anacharſis. 5.
Angells ye miniſters of the faithful. 103.
Anniuer ſaries. 25.
Antipopes and Schiſutaticks. 88.
Apes requisite in ye court of Babilon. 19.
Apes of Ieſus Chriſt. 35.
Apothegme of Diogenes. 60.
Applications of Ieſus Chriſt. 34
Arithiuettcians and ſchoole of Arithineticke. 42.
Ariſtoxenus. 70.
The art to learn prieſts to be ſober. 39.
All artes & diſciplines the handmaidens of holy letters or bookes. 6.
Auarice of the Romaines. 41.
Auernus. 90.
The authors & inſtituters of funeralls. 100.
B.
Bables of fooles. 8.
Bay tree. 75.
Bactrianians and Hireanians. 58.
Bacchus. 33. 13
Babilon taken 93.
Bagpipe of Sathau. 106.
Banner and the croſſe. 73.
Baptiſine. 41.
Baptiſines and waſſhings of the Iewiſh people. 34.
Baptiſing of bells. 73.
Bathes. 45.
Bathing place of the dead. 36.
Battayle of the diuell agaynſt dead bodyes. 102.
Belles and Images the Prieſts vicars 71.
Bells doe ſpeake all languages. 72.
Bells to driue away the dwells. 73.
Bellyes that are ſhoughtfull. 74.
Benedictio bladi, ſalis & ouerum. 42.
Benedictio reſurni. 42.
Benedictio pera; & baculi. 42.
Benedictio annuh & lecti. 42.
Benedictio domus nouae. 42.
Benedictio caſulae. 42.
Benedictio ad omnia. 42.
Benedictio panis & ſeminum. 42.
Bewtifie ye ſepulchers with floures. 45.
Brernoyes. 66.
Blaſphemy moſt horrible. 105.
Blaſphemy of the Cordelier. 106.
The bleſſings of the Miſſell & the Manuell of the Prieſts. 42.
Blondus. 47.
Bodie and burnall of Moſes. 103.
Bodyes of dead men in ſteede of the Idolls of the Panims. 105.
The bones of Chriſt whole. 50.
The booke of Iob dedicated to ye deade. 70.
Uile bookes 7.
Good bookes deſpiſed and forbidden. 8.
Bookes diſceuering abuſes. 9.
Ioyfull Bookes.
Bookes and talkes that are filthy. 9.
Latin Bookes. 4.
French bookes. 4.
Saint Brandon. 95
Burying of the poore in the night. 33.
Bury one before he is dead. 64.
Burying of the rich. 68.
Burying of Pallas. 68
Burying of the poore. 69.
Burying of the Turkes. 70
Buryals of Daynts. 105.
Buryall ſolde. 43.
Thoſe diſhonour God which do not honeſtly bury the dead. 67.
Burying of the Barbarians. 66.
Burying of an Aſſe. 68.
Burying of a Rauen. 69.
Butchery of the Prieſtes. 65
Biſhop Tibaud. 89
Biſhops the Prieſts bawdes. 43
C.
Calender of the Shepheards. fol. 27
The Candell that goeth before. 64.
Canes ſepulehrale…. 58
Sea Calues. 75.
Canon of the Maſſe & the Alcoran forbidden to be reade. 80.
Canonization 78.
Canonization of Saynts. 31.
Capernaites. 49. 50.
Carnal Goſpellers. 39.
The cauſe wherefore God doth chaſtice vsus in this world. 83.
The cauſe wherefore the Purgatory of Ieſus Chriſt hath bene vnknown. 57
Cerberus the Porter of hell. 51.
Chanong of Mount Faulcon. 58.
Char…bdis. 91.
Charon the feryman. 87.
The charitie of the auncient Chriſtians. 54.
The chaſticement of the father tourards the childe. 84.
Chriſt and Antechriſt. 88.
The chriſtian all in all 8.
The Chriſtian tributarye before hee isborne and after he is dead. 41.
Churchyarde. 67.
Cicero and Catilina. 7.
Cocytus. 92.
Commemoration of the dead. 77.
Commemoration of Mortirs 77.
Complaynt of a Curate. 65.
Compariſon of the rich man and of Lazarus. 98.
Compariſon of the true Prieſtes and Phiſitians. 76
Coniurers. 10….
Coniuring. 104.
Coniure the time. 75.
Confeſſion. 41.
Confirmation. 41.
The confines of hell. 23.
Conſilium Elibertinum. 53.
Conſecration of Ieſus Chriſt. 103.
Counſell of Demas. 13.
Counſell to worſhip the hoſte. …1.
To beare y• croſſe of Ieſus Chriſt. 103
The croyzatde. 54.
Cryings of the dampned. 26.
The crueltie of Pope Clement. 43
The crueltie of the Prieſtes towardes the ſoules. 62.
Cuſtome of the Bigordians 45.
Cuſtome of Theſſalia. 103
Cuſtome of the Aegyptians. 77.
Cuſtome to praiſe the deade. 77.
Auncient cuſtome. 70
The cuſtome of the deade, and the ſerye money of Charon. 45.
D.
Dayes dedicated vntounto the dead. 99
Dama…cenus. 96.
Daungerous beggers. 55.
Darkeneſſe of the world. 1
Dathan and Abiron. 57.
Daughters of the horfeleach. 52
The deade why are they called treſpaſſes. 87
Death doth mocke the Prieſtes. 65.
Death bought for money. 45.
Holy deceiuing. 9.
Decrees and Canons. 88
Delyueraunce from hell. 95
Demaund tribute of the dead. 4…
Demetrians. 91.
Democritus. 20.
Depart out of Aegypt. 93.
Diana the goddeſſe of the Epheſians. 93.
Dicearchus. 70.
The Deitie. 38.
Difference of ſmnes, and the diuerſitie of the eſtates of the dead. 30.
Difference betweene to ſpeake euill and to ſpeake the truth. 53.
The dykes of the fortreſſes of the Papiſts. 91.
Diodorus. 77.
Diogenes. 34. 20.
Diſguyſing of men lyke woeemen. 106.
Diſcending into hell in Sycile. 24.
The diſcription of the hill Aetna. 25.
Diſpenſation for to eate fleſh and white meate. 43.
Diſputations of Ciccero. 10.
To diſpute with hereticks. 59.
Diuells viſible. 26.
The diuell Zazel or Azazel. 101
Diuiſion of ye infernal Coſmography. 28
Diuerſitie of purgations 31
Diuers opinions of the delyueraunce of Traianus. 95.
The doctrinall of Alexander. 6.
Doctine Papiſticall. 95
Doctrine of man mingled with the heauenly doctrine. 15.
Dodonaeum aes, dodonae lebe…es. 74
The Dormouſe. 36.
Drinke vppon the hyde to came. 6….
To driue away the dutell by water. 102.
To driue away ye dwell thorow faſtings and prayers. 39.
The purging drogues of the Panims. 33.
Dumme Dogges and cryers. 5….
E.
Eares delyeate and pleaſaunt. fol. 12.
To eate Ieſus Chriſt. 49.
To eate Iacob. 50.
To eate the ſkinne and the bones 51.
Aegyptians at this preſent time. 1
Aegypt and Babilon. 2.
Eloquence Apoſtolycall and humayn. 5.
Eloquence without the feare of god. 7.
Emperours and Popes abolyſhing the ſtatutes of their predeceſſours. 88
Epiphanius. 74
Epicurians. 17.
Eridanus. 90.
Reichtho the Sorcerer. 103.
Errors of Saul. 1.
Error touching the honouring and inuocation of Saints. 78
Eſchines and Demoſthenes. 7.
The eſtate of the dend. 79.
Aethna the hill Gibello. 24.
Eurotos and Peneus. 90.
Example of Eliſeus. 34
Example of the Smithes. 36
Extreme vnction. 42.
Excommunication for money. 68
Extractors of the fifth eſſence. 22.
F.
Fable of the Dogge and the Aſſe. 19
Fayned fable vppon the bittory of Lazarus. 27
Fable of a Cordelier. 102.
The Poetical fable of Enceladus and of the Gyaunts. 25.
Faith. 10.
Fall of Angels and of men. 97.
Fall of Peter. 1.
Faunes and Satyres. 26
Fall of the Soules. 101
Faſtings & praiers of the chriſtians. 39.
Feaſt and proceſſion of Cyble. 74.
Faſting hurtfull vntounto thoſe that are ſubiect to anger. 62.
Feaſt of Saynt Fradnces. 105
Feaſto ot the dead. 24.
F…ldes Eliſeas. 32.
The felicitie of Lyce and their boldnes. 105.
The fire inſatiable. 52.
Fire and water. 88.
The fire begon in Purgatorie. 82.
The celeſtiall and euangely call fire. 56.
The true fire of Purgatory. 56.
The true fire of Purgatory. 56.
To Aſh in troubled water. 92.
Fiſhers of Chriſt and Antechriſt. 92.
Fiſhers of golde and ſiluer. 92
Fiſhers forſaken. 93.
Fiſhers of ſoules. 92.
Flears and manglers of Latine. 5.
Fleread nouercae tumulum. 6.
The floud of Chriſt. 91.
Floudes of hell, their names and interpretaciens. 89.
Floudes of wine and milke. 89.
Floudes of Paradiſe. 89 90.
The forbidding of Iultan ye Apoſtate. 16
The forbiding of bookes. 90.
Formoſus. 88.
The forchead of the Hypocrites and of the Prophets. 18.
To forget God. 91.
Foundation for the poore. 70.
Foundation of the faith of tranſubſtantiation. 82
Foundations of ye praiers for ye dead. 101
The foole counſell the wiſe. 2.
Fountaynes of exceſſiue cooldeneſſe and heate. 26.
Funus …uneralia. 70.
The furnayce of Purgatory. 55.
G.
Ganges. fol 90.
Gaudeamus of the Prieſts. 55
VntoUnto whom we muſt giuegive. 54.
The Geography of hell. 23.
The gifte of tongues and languages. 4.
Gluttony. 99.
God Pluto. 55.
God hath not inſtituted ſacrafices nor feaſtes for the dead. 99.
The true God, and that of the prieſts. 48
Tributary Gods & to be ſolde. 54.
To doe good whileſt we are alyue. 98.
Goſpell publyſhed vntounto all men. 80.
Griffins and hell Rauens. 26.
Gregorianiſts. 79.
Greekes and Latins. 77.
H.
The habite and apparell of Chriſt, and of the relygious Chriſtians. 106
Harpyes. 52.
Hebrus. 90.
Hechelberge. 26.
Hell and hell fire. 22
Hell and hell fire are eternall. 40
Hell. 22. 29. 40.
Hell in Sicily. 25
Heraclitus. 20.
Heredis ſleius ſub perſona riſus eſt. 65
Heritage of God. 51.
Herodia. 72.
Herophiles. 70.
Hydes for ſhoes. 65.
The hilles Iſlande and Norway. 26.
The dolorous hill in Scotlande. 26.
Hipocrites. 18.
Hi1tory. 64.
Hiſtoryes of our time. 10.
A true hiſtory of our time. 44
A true hiſtory. 81.
A true hiſtory in the yeare of our Lorde 1538. of a Prieſte that was a Sorcerer, and of his whore. 81.
Holy Ghoſt the comforter. 92.
The honour of Ieſus Chriſte traden vnderunder 12.
The honour due vntounto the dead. 66.
Hunters after teſtaments and heritages 65.
I.
Idolatry of the Image of our Lady. fol. 74.
Ieſus Chriſt the eternall Pope. 88.
Wherein the Iewes doe follow the Panims.
Saint Ignatius. 95
Induction. 50
Infants that are borne dead. 28
Infants ſalted. 35.
Intention to conſecrate. 81.
Innocation of Saynts. 80.
Imitation of the Panims. 34.
Infatible things. 52
Iudas out of hell. 95.
Iudgement of the Lord. 106.
Iupiter Elyeins. 75.
Wherefore ſhall the Iudgement bee according to the workes. 85.
K.
Thoſe that doe kill themſelues. 68.
King of Caſtille. 105
Kingdome of God. 92.
L.
Our Lady of Lauſanne and hir myracles. 44.
The lakes and pondes of the Papiſts. 89.
Lady Dogges. 19.
Lake without water. 89.
The lakes and infernall floudes. 88.
The Paſcall Lambe. 50.
Lamenting or ſurr…wing for the dead. 67
Lamentacions of y• prieſes for y• dead. 64
Lamenters. 66.
language of the Chriſtians. 9
All languages good vntounto God. 4.
Lawe of the Babilonians for thoſe that be ſicke. 3.
Law of Numa. 38.
Law of Demetrius. 70.
To laugh at the Popes coſt. 20.
A leſſon to the Prieſts. 99.
The leaues of ye Fig tree of Adam. 106
The Legendes of the Papiſts. 78
Libitina Libitinari…. 65
The Limbe. 97.
The Limbe of the Infants. 29.
Licence and lybertie of Dialogues. 13.
The deuouring Lyon. 94.
The Lyon of the Tribe of Iuda. 94.
To ſhew lyingswithout truty. 10.
To looſe ones langhing. 27.
The louers of mans honour and traytours of the diuiNE. 12.
Lucian and Lucianiſts. 10.
Lucri bonus odor ex…re qualibet. 41.
M.
Saynt Machalre. 95.
Malo nodo, malus cuneus. 18.
Manducation ſpirituall. 49.
Manducation charuall. 50.
Manducation Papiſticall. 50.
The manner to mocke to the glorye of God. 12.
The manner to ſpeak ioyfully in the holy Scriptures. 14.
The infernall Mappes. 24.
Merchants in the Church. 53.
Mariage. 41.
Mariage of Prieſtes. 81.
Marrons which doe burye in the plague tuke. 65.
Daungerous Marrianers. 93.
Maſkes and moriſh daunces. 99.
Maſſes long and ſhort. 63.
Maſſes of hunters. 63.
The Maſties and Haryers of Ieſus Chriſt. 20.
The meanes to finde out truth. 2.
The meanes of God. 35.
The meanes to comfort the ye prieſts. 65
Members of Ieſus Chriſt. 50
The Memento of the dead. 81
Men more ioyfull & more priuiledged. 64
Mercury. 33.
Merite and grace. 84.
Metonimia. 51.
The Milanois. 46.
Mimus. 65.
The true miniſters worthy of foode. 71.
Minſtrells at the burials. 66
Minſtrells of lairus. 67
Falſe miracles. 44.
Blacke Moonkes. 69
To take money for the Sacramentes & Eccleſiaſticall offices. 53.
Mortui non mordent. 103.
N.
Nadhegrin. 26.
The nature of of the truth. 11
Naulum. 45.
Necrocorinthia. 41.
Nerolatrie. 104.
Natts and engins of the Prieſts. 93.
Nero. 43
Micanor. 58.
Nilometers. 91.
The floud Nilus and the fertilitie of Aegypt. 91.
Notaryes and Prothonotaryes. 77
Numa Pompilius. 75.
O.
Obiection. 83.
Obolus. 45
The odoures and ſmell of a hogge. 7.
Odilo Abbot. 24.
Offer wine for the dead. 37
Office of a foole and babler. 9.
Office of a Prophet. 14.
Office for the dead. 87
One onelyonly veritie 2.
One Maſſe a day. 63.
Opinion of the diuines. 23
Opinion of Iſidore. 23.
Opinion of the Robins & Iewiſh Doctors touching the body. 101
Oppedere contra tonittus. 67
Orcus. 90
To take orders. 42
Orationes funebres. 77.
The originall and beginning of prayers for the dead. 78
The ornaments of white ſepulchers. 52.
Ouerflowing of Tiber. 91.
Out of taſt of the bread of lyfe. 7.
P.
Panegyres. fol. 77.
The payne of thoſe that are depriued from their buriall. 46.
Papiſts excommunicated. 53.
Al pipiſtical pricſts excommunicated. 53.
To go into Paradiſe in poſt. 63.
Paradiſe. 97.
Parentalia. 25.
The parents and friendes can doe nothing after one to dead. 101
Paſtors and Shepheards feeding them ſelues. 51.
Pericles. 77.
To perſecute Ieſus Chriſt. 50.
Perſians. 58.
Perſonages of Dialogues. 15
Peter Roſſet a Poet royall 58.
Good Phiſicians. 64.
Phiſicians of Soules. 31
Phiſitians and Poticaries of hell. 33
Pillers and deuourers. 51.
The place of the ſoules of ye papiſts. 06.
Plato and Virgile. 30.
Pluto. 40.
The poyſon of the Athenians. 4….
All Popes Antipopes & Antechriſts 88
The Pope maketh the Princes his hanguien. 58.
Poinegranards and Bells hanging vppon the beſtement of the high Prieſte of the law. 73.
Potage for the ſoules. 53.
To praye for the Virgin Mary and the Saints. 82.
Prayers for the lyuing. 94.
To preach Ieſus Chriſt maſke wiſe or couertly. 13.
Praeſeth bulletarum. 43
Preparation for the departure out this lyfe. 98
Preſence of Ieſus Chriſt. 49.
It is forbidden the Prieſts to be at the burying of the dead. 67.
The Prieſts of Cyble. 74.
Prieſts Minſtrells. 67
The Prieſts doe not pray but for thoſe that be in Paradiſe. 82
Prieſts the churchyarde and ſepulchers both of men and Ieſus Chriſt. 47.
Prieſts following the Iewes. 100
The pride of Caligula. 42.
Priuiledge of euil Phiſicians and hangmen. 64
Priſoners of Purgatorie. 29.
Priuiledges. 95.
Priuation of the buriall 68.
Profite of the buriall. 97.
Profite in diſcouering abuſes. 17.
Propertie of ſalt. …4.
Prouiſes of God contrary vntounto Papiſticall Purgatorie. 82.
Prophecie agaynſt the Aegyptians. 93.
The proſe of the dead. 83.
A newe Prouerb of the Prieſts. 65
A Prouerbe. 65.
A Prouerbe. velut canise Nylo. 6.
Protonatory of name. 78
Purgatory. 32. 97
Purgatory of Ieſus Chriſt and that or the Pope. 56.
Purgatory Platonieall. 30
Purgatory and his reuenewes. 23.
Purgatory of the pockie. 38
The mouers of ſedition of purgatory. 55
How Purgatory is buried. 40.
Purifications at the funeralls. 37
The puniſhment of thoſe that reiect the Goſpell & do go vntounto a ſtrange fire. 56
Puniſhment of malefactors. 85.
Puniſhment of Dauid. 83.
Q.
To quench fire with fire. 58.
The quicke reputed for dead. 36
Nuaſting forbidden. 99.
R.
Repines and extorcions of Caligula. 42.
Rationale diuinorum oſticiorum. 81
Raw earth. 44
Thoſe which doe fly from the reading of holy bookes. 6.
Curious readers of fooliſh bookes. 7
Refounders or melters. 38.
Religion of beggers, or begging Religion. 54
Remedy agaynſt the thunder and lyghtning. 75.
Renullion & forgiuenes in this world 98
The Rentall of Purgatory. 39
To repoſe or remain Chriſt. 82.
Reproch of the Payſant to ye prieſts. 65
Repugnauncio of doctrine. 94
Requiems of the poore and rich. 63.
Requireſcant in pace. 38.
Thr riches of Purgatory. 30
Three kindes of righteouſneſſe after Plato. 97
Ringing of belles. 68
To ring for the time. 75
Rule of ye diuine ſeruice for the dead. 63
Ruth and Booz. 97
Ruth and Noe…. 100.
S.
Diuers ſacrafices ye dead for diuers cauſes. 10….
Sacrafice of Ieſus Chriſt 48
Salt in the baptiſute. 35.
Salt of wiſedome. …5.
Salt of the worde of God. 35.
Salt of the Prieſts. 35.
Salting and ſeaſoning of fooles. 35
The ſalutation of the ſouldier vntounto the holy fathers. 39
Sampſon and Dauid. 94.
The efficacie & ſtrength of Sathan. 106
Satiffacion for ſinnes. 8…
Saturne and Rea. 59.
All ſauors are good, ſo that money doe come. 41.
The ſclpunder of the Phariſes. 18.
Shepheards feeding themſelues. …1
Scotlande and Irelande. 27.
Sellyng of offices. 43.
Sellying of the buriall. 54.
Senna therib. 94.
Sennacherib Romaine. 94.
Sepulcher of Ieſus Chriſt. 53.
Sepulchers infatiable. 52.
White or paynted ſepulchers. 52.
To ſing after the dead. 87.
Singing of Maſſes. 41.
Signification and definition of an heritiche. 60.
Signification of belles. 71. 74.
Signification of hell. 17.
Signification of the deepe lake. 89.
Signe of the croſſe. 102
Sillogiſmus in Darif. 51
Simonſe and Simoniackes. 53.
Sinnes of Princes. 30.
Sinnes of the ſimple people. 30.
Sinnes of Princes and Cyronts. 29.
Siticines. 66.
Soppe in the throate. 51.
A ſoule drawenfrom hell. 90
A ſoule taken in a net. 89.
To what ſerueth the waſhings of ſoules 36.
The ſpertell of the prieſts. 35.
The ſpertell of Ieſus Chriſt. 34.
To ſprinkle the ſepulchers with water. 37.
The ſpirite the author of purgatory 29.
Stella Clericorum. 48.
Stephen the ſixth. 88.
Stlgmates. 103.
Stile of the holy Ghoſt. 18
Stix. 9…
The Philoſophicall ſtone. 55.
Stiffocations. 36
Supper. 42.
T.
Tanners of mens ſkinnes. 65.
Tannefat of the Prieſts. 64.
Temple of God. 49.
The cauſe of ye temptacions of y• elect. 1.
Tempus. 31
The Poeticall Theologie. 24
Thuringie. 26.
Three differēces of ſinnes & the diuerſitie of the payues. 31
Tibicines. 66
Time of Gregory. 96
Time of peſtilence. 36
The tyrant of tyrants and the pillers of the vſurers. 30
Torches and candells at ye burialls. 33.
Torches at the funeralls. 70.
Troianus delyuered from hell. 9….
Tree of lyfe. 90.
The true ſcience and cloquence. 7.
Tribute of the brine and of y• ſtewes. 41
Tribute of victualls & of proces. 42
Tribute of get pence and whores. 42.
Tribute of Moriages. 42.
Tribute of players. 42
The papiſtical tribute of victualls. 42
Tribute of whoores. 43
Tributaries of Prieſts. 54.
Trophonius denne. 27.
V.
Vealegon arder. 51.
Valut Canis é Nylo Prouerve. 6
The vertue of the truth. 30.
The vertue of the habite of S. Fraunces. 105.
Veſpiliones. 65
Voyatge of Saint Patrickes wells. 26.
Vino rogum ne reſpargito. 38.
Vſe holy water at burialls. 101
Vow of Herode. 81
W.
To be in the way. 35.
Waters of Aegypt. 95.
Water of tribulation. 94.
Holy water. 34.
Holy water vnprofitable. 88.
To watch the dead. 104.
The olde woemen that doe keepe the children that be borne dead. 44
Weeping of the Crocodile. 64.
Whoredome. 81.
Widow aſkng counſayle of ye bells. 72.
Canon witneſſe. 24.
Too wiſe or ouer wiſe. 13.
Holy woode. 75.
Idle worde. 9.
What good workes God requireth for the dead. 100
Good works don to ye dead by Booz. 100
Workes of mercy towards the dead. 97.
What workes doe follow the dead. 85.
What workes God requireth of vsus and to what ende. 83
Workes of Angells and the elect. 84.
Workes done for vsus after we be dead. 85
Z.
Zazel or Azazel a Diuell. 101.
FINIS TABVLAE.
¶ THE SECOND PART of the Chriſtian diſputations.
By Maiſter Peter Viret.
Tranſlated out of French into Engliſh by Iohn Brooke of Aſshe next Sandwich.
MATHEVV. XV. A. IX.
¶ In vaine they worſhip me teaching doctrines which are nothing but mens precepts.
MIEVLX VAVLT MOVRIR Ē VERTV QVE VIVRE EN HONCTE
¶ Imprinted at London by Thomas Eaſt.
THE SVMME OF THE third Dialogue.
IN this thirde Dialogue by reaſon that Euſebius mainteineth and vpholdeth that the Prayers and Suſſrages for the dead, are of Gods ordinaunce, and of the inſtitution of the auneient Church, it is intreated off very amply by Theophilus and Hillarius, and ſhewed out pointe by pointe of what originall and beginning that did firſt begin, & by whom it was begun, and hath bene augmented, as well amonge the Panims, as the Iewes and Chriſtians: And what hath bene the cuſtomes and ceremonies of the one & the other, as well in their mourning and ſorrowing for the dead, as in their Anniuerſaries, Feaſtes & Obſequies for the dead. And bicauſe that there is great conformitie betweene the feaſtes dedicated vntounto the dead, as well among the Panims as the papiſticall Chriſtians, we will declare euidently by conferring the one with the other, not onelyonly the agreeing that theſe feaſtes hauehave togother, but alſo that which is amongeſt many other ceremonyes ioyned with them, and depending vponupon them: The which hauehave bene borrowed of the Panims by the papiſticall Chriſtians, or at the leaſt wife the imitation is ſo cleere and euident, that there is none but that he may eaſely iudge, that they proceeded all from one ſpirite. For to manifeſt and declare then thys ſame the better, and for to make it the playnelyer to bee ſeene, we will declare pointe by pointe the conformityes which are betweene the one and the other, touching the diuerſe feaſtes and dayes dedicated vntounto the deade, and touching the forbiddinge of marriage at certeine times. Afterwardes the conformitie of ſome feaſtes and Idols of the Panims and Papiſtes, and the feaſt of the candels and diuers puriſications obſerued of the one part and of the other: And the conſecrations of Torches, Waxe, Waxcandles, Salt, holy Water, Fire, Aſſhes and many other ſuche diuers matters, by the which euory one may eaſely iudge, who hath ben the authour of the popiſh Ceremonies: and what difference there is betweene the auncient Panim Rome, and the Romiſh Church, ſuch as it is at this preſent. We doe call this Dialogue, Anniuerſaries, or yeares mindes, bicauſe that it maketh mention of many Ceremonies, which yearelye hauehave bene obſerued among the ſuperſtitious and Idolaters about the dead, as of the ſtraunge Gods.
¶ Now for to enter in the matter, Theophilus beginneth after this manner.