A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic, Title page – Errata
A PLEASANT PVRGE, FOR A ROMAN CATHOLIKE, To evacuate his EVILL HƲMOVRS. Conſiſting of a Century of Polemicall Epigrams; wherein divers groſſe Errors, and Corruptions of the Church of Rome are diſcovered, cenſured, refuted, in a facetious, yet ſerious manner.
By WILLIAM PRYNNE, an Vtter-Barreſter of Lincolnes-Inne; who compoſed theſe Poems, to ſolace himſelfe, in his late tedious Impriſonments.
Horatius de Arte Poetica. Omne tulit punctum qui miſcuit utile dulci.
Jeremiah 51. 6. Flee out of the midſt of Babylon, and deliver every man his Soule; be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lords vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
2 Theſſalonians 2. 10, 11, 2. Becauſe they received not the love of the Truth, that they might be ſaved; for this cauſe God ſhal ſend them ſtrong deluſions, that they ſhould beleeve a lye: that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleaſure in unrighteouſneſſe.
Printed at London by R. C. for Michael Sparke Senior, dwelling at the blue Bible in Greene Arbour, 1642.
TO The Moſt Illuſtrious CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES, AND Heire Apparant to the Crowne of GREAT BRITAINE.
GReat Britaines preſent Joy, her future Hope,
And Faiths Defender againſt Romes proud Pope;
Vouchſafe to caſt Your Gracious Princely eye
On theſe unpoliſh't Poems; which deſcry,
Refute ſome foule, groſſe Errors, Practiſes
Of Romes falſe Church. By one ſhort view of theſe,
Your Highneſſe may conjecture of the reſt,
And be ſtirr'd up for ever to deteſt
With greateſt Zeale, Romes Errors, Blaſphemies;
Which make good hearts with indignation riſe
Againſt them. Great Jehovah Crowne and bleſſe
Your Highneſſe with all kindes of Happineſſe;
And, through Your Favour, make this PVRGE of uſe,
Si…ke Roman Soules to true Health to reduce.
So prayeth, Your Highneſſes moſt humble devoted Servant, WILLIAM PRYNNE.
To the Courteous Reader.
MEeting with ſundry *The Lord Ewer Lord Morley. Sir Maurice Drummond, with others, in the Tower of London and elſewhere.Papiſts whiles that I
Remain'd a Priſoner under Cuſtody;
We oft conferred in a friendly way,
Of divers points of Doctrine, wherein they
Diſſented from us; and ſome Practicall
Corruptions, which they, Rome, Devotion call.
On this occaſion, to helpe paſſe the time,
I ſome of our Diſcourſes turn'd to Rime;
That ſo I might with greater Liberty,
And leſſe Offence, their Errors laſh, deſcry;
Both to convince, and cauſe them to deſpiſe,
Their fond falſe Tenents, Worſhips, Blaſphemies.
Which Poems ſince, being licenſed the Preſſe,
As uſefull for theſe times; fit to repreſſe
Romes ſpreading Errors (*Ave Maryes Bedes, Crucifixes, Bowing to Altars, &c. ſome whereof I finde
Not yet oppugn'd by any in that kinde,
As here they are;) I them ſhall recommend
Unto thy uſe (kinde Reader) to this end,
That thou maiſt weigh their matter, not their dreſſe;
Which is but rude, unworthy View, or Preſſe.
Minde then their Subſtance, not lame Poetry;
And all Defects in friendly ſort paſſe by.
If any Health thou by this PVRGE ſhalt gaine;
Bleſſe God; and pray for him who ſhall remaine,
Thine in the Truth, WILLIAM PRYNNE.
A Table of the Epigrams herein compriſed.
1. ON, and againſt Popiſh Ave Maries. Page 1
2. On, & againſt Popiſh Beades and Pater-noſters oft repetition on them. p. 19
3. On, and againſt Popiſh Crucifixes, and Images of Chriſt. p. 23
4. On, and againſt Popiſh Crucifixes, and Adoring them with Latria. p. 28
5. On, and againſt Popiſh Pictures of the Virgin Mary, as a crowned Queene, ſitting on a Throne with Chriſt a ſucking Infant held in her armes; And on the Reliques o… her milke, which they keepe and ſhew. p. 31
6. On, and againſt Papiſts painting the Virgin Mary, and other Saints in new faſhions, with frizled haire, and rich dreſſes. p. 35
7. On Saint Dominickes viſion of Fryers of his Order, hid in Heaven under the Virgin Maries Peticoate; and on the Reliques of her Garments, which Papiſts keepe and ſhew in ſundry places. p. 37.
8. On, and againſt Papiſts reſerving the Hoſt, and carrying it in Proceſſion. p. 39.
9. On Popiſh Tapers. p. 42
10. On Saint Michaels Buckler and Poynard kept for a Relique in the Chappel of Saint Michaels mount, in baſe Normandy. p. 42
11. On the Reliques of Joſephs Han, and the Aſſes taile, whereon Chriſt rode. p. 43
12. On the Popiſh Sacrifice of the Maſſe. p. 44
13. On Romes 7. Sacraments. p. 45
14. On Romes 7. deadly ſinnes. ib.
15. On Romes Latin Prayers. p. 46
16. On Popiſh Miracles ib.
17. On Popiſh Whippings and Satisfactions. p. 47
18. On Papiſts abſtaining from fleſh on Faſting dayes. ibid.
19. On Papiſts making Marriage a Sacrament; yet forbidding their Prieſts to marry, and permitting them to keepe Whores. p. 48
20. On Romes extreame Unction, and its being a Sacrament. ib.
21. On Papiſts implicit Faith, & Images. p. 49
22. On Popiſh blinde obedience. ib.
23. On Popiſh Pilgrimages, Offerings, Kneelings, Prayers to the Images of the Virgin, and their worſhipping of her and them. p. 50
24. On Romes worſhipping the Croſſe, nailes, and what ever touched Chriſts body, with Latria, or divine Worſhip. p. 52
25. On Romes Prayers to dead Saints, and for the dead. p. 53
26. On Romes divine Adoration of her painted Croſſes. p. 54
27. On Papiſts ſuppoſed looking-glaſſe of the Trinity, for their Saints to ſee prayers in. ib.
28. On Prayers in an unknown Tongue. p. 56
29. On Romes Idoll, and idle worſhip. ib.
30. On Tranſubſtantiation. ib.
31. On Popiſh Tranſubſtantiation, and Annihilation. p. 57
32. On Tranſubſtantiation, and the Popes Vicarſhips repugnancy. p. 59
33. On the reall preſence, Pix and Crucifixes repugnancies. ib.
34. On Tranſubſtantiation, and Popes Leaden Buls. p. 60
35. On Popiſh Prieſts, taking away the cup from the people. ib.
36. On Popiſh Concomitancy, and the ſacred Cup. p. 61
37. On Popiſh Concomitancy; and halfe Communion. ib.
38. On Praying to, and repreſenting of God and Saints by Pictures. p. 62
39. On worſhipping Images. ib.
40. On Popiſh Confeſſors and Pardons. p. 63
41. On Popiſh Altars and Maſſe-Prieſts. ib.
42. On Popiſh Purgatory and its fire. ib.
43. On Popiſh Indulgences. p. 64
44. On Popiſh Merits, and Prayers to Saints.
45. On Papiſts praying to Chriſt, to ſave them by Thomas Beckets blood. p. 65
46. On Romes Freewill. ib.
47. On Popiſh Prieſts ſhaven beards, and ſhorne Nunnes. ib.
48. On Popes Buls, and doubting of Salvation, their contradict on. p. 67
49. On Pop…ſh Sa…nts … for partiticular Coun…s, …, & kindes of … p. 68
50. … p. 69
5…. … ib.
5…. On Pop…ſh Merits. ib.
53. On Auricular Confeſſion. p. 70
54. On Romes Prayers to Saints. ib.
55. On Popiſh Monkes, Players, Prayers, and Merits. p. 71
56. On Romes taking away the Scripture, Cup, and ſecond Commandement from the people. ib.
57. On the Romiſh Maſſe. p. 72
58. On the Popes two ſwords. p. 73
59. On the Popes two keyes. ib.
60. On kiſsing the Popes feet. ib.
61. On the Popes being Peters ſucceſſor. ib.
62. On the Popes not erring, whilſt he ſits in Peters chaire. p. 74
63. On the Popes not erring. ib.
64. On Popes not ſinning and erring as Popes but as men. ib.
65. On the Popes not erring, and falling from Grace.
66. On the Popes pardons, and mortall ſins. p. 75
67. On the Popes being Chriſts Vicar generall upon earth.
68. On Popes pardons of ſinnes. p. 76
69. On the Popes being head of the Church
70. On Romes ſins, curſes and pardons.
71. On the Pope and his Cardinals.
72. On the Popes being Chriſts Vicar p. 77
73. On the Popes Vicarſhip, and Vicars.
74. On the Popes Porpherie chaire, wherein they are groped, and tryed to be men. p. 78
75. On Chriſts Crowne of Thornes, and the Popes triple crowne of gold.
76 On Peters poverty, and the Popes great wealth; and being Peters ſucceſſors.
77. On Popes prohibiting Prieſts from marriage. p. 79
78. On Proteſtants damnation by Papiſts, and the reaſon of it. p. 82
79. On Romes Saviours and Jeſuites.
80. On no Salvation out of the Church of Rome. p. 83
81. On Papiſts making Apocrypha Canoninicall, and Canonicall Scripture leſſe than Apocryphall; with their blaſphemies againſt it, and Popes power over it. p. 84
82. On the two Arch-Patriarches of Popiſh Fryers, Saint Francis and Saint Dominick and their blaſphemies concerning them. p. 85
83. On the ſtrange Popiſh Miracles, attributed to, and forged of Saint Vincent Ferryer, and Saint Anthony of Padua. p. 93
84. On the Popiſh blaſphemous Legends of their Saint Katherine of Sennes. p. 95
85. On a Popiſh Miracle of their deified Hoſtia. p. 98
86. On Papiſts Prayers to thoſe for Saints, who neither were Saints nor men. p. 99
87. On Popiſh blinde obedience. p. 100
88. On Romes making perpetuall viſibility a note of the true Church. p. 101
89. On Romes making Multitude, and Roman, another note thereof. p. 102
90. On Romes engroſsing the name of the true Church of Chriſt to her ſelfe alone.
91. On Romes Religion turned to policy. p. 103
92. On Popes Right, to interpret Scripture, and their ſtrange Gloſſes on ſundry Texts to prove their ſupremacy, and the lawfulneſſe of depoſing and killing Kings, who diſobey them. p. 104
93. On the Popes Supremacy and Soveraignty over Kings, Emperours, and Kingdomes. p. 109
94. On Popiſh Images. p. 111
95. On Romes Doctrine and practiſe of Equivocation.
96. On Papiſts blaſphemous aſſertions touching the Virgin Mary, to the diſhonour of God the Father, and Chriſt his Sonne. p. 112
97. On Romes Novelties, notwithſtanding her pretence of Antiquity. p. 114
98. On, and againſt Romes halfe-Communion, and Sacrilegious depriving of the people of the Sacramentall Cup. p. 217
99. On, and againſt Popiſh and ſuperſtitious bowing to Altars, and rayling in the Lords Table Altarwiſe. p. 140
100. On, and againſt Popiſh bowing to Altars, and adoration of the Hoſt. p. 181
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