Dialogue Between a Soldier and a Chaplain, List of popish devices
Here followeth a Table of the bringing in of diuers of the popiſhe and ſuperſtitious toyes, yet remayninge, as before ſaide. The Authours names: The yeeres of the Lorde: The Popes names, and the ſtuffe it ſelfe, as appeareth, with the holines attributed therevnto.
❧ Alſo a ſhort Prayer of the Authour himſelfe, that wrote this Dialogue.
The Table.
PLatina and Sabellicus write, that in the yere 147 Pius primus brought into the Romane church, The coniured Founte.
Sabellicus, Polidorus, D. Barnes, theſe doo write, that in the yeere 143 Pope Higinus brought in Godfathers and Godmothers.
Gratianus, Faſciculus tēp. Polidorus. D. Barnes, theſe write that in the yeere 198 Victor primus ordained Women to baptiſe children. This mainteyneth the hereſie, that children dying without baptiſme, are condemned.
Diſtinct. 5. de conſecra. cap. De his verò. is writtē, that in the yere 310 Clemens primus brought in, Confirmation, or Biſhopping of children. This Pope Clement affirmed, that he was no chriſtian, that wilfullie left this vndone. Pope Melciades came after, & affirmed it to be a more worthie ſacrament, than the ſacrament of Baptiſme.
Volateranus, Platina, Sabellicus, Polidorus, theſe do write, that in the yeere 404 Pope Anaſtaſius brought in, Standinge at the Goſpell.
Platina, D. Barnes, H. Pantateon, theſe doo write, that in the yere 530 Pope Bonifacius ordained, To deuide the Chauncel from the body of the church.
Platina, Durand. D. Barnes, H. Pātateon, theſe do write, that in the yere 603 pope Sabinian brought in Belles.
Vertue attributed to Belles.
Firſt, they ſtirre men to deuotion.
Secondlie, they preſerue the fruites.
Thirdly, they keepe both the mindes and bodies of the faithfull, from al daungers.
Fourthly, they put to flight the hoaſtes of our enemies, and diſpatche all the ſubtilties of their euill willers.
Fifthlie, they cauſe the boyſterous windes hayle, and all ſharpe ſtormes, the violent tēpeſtes, the terrible thūdrings, to ceaſe.
Sixtly, they driue away, all wicked ſpirits and Deuilles.
Chronica Chro. Volateranus, Platin. theſe do write, that in the yere 653 Pope Vitalianus broght into ye church, Orgānes.
Chriſtianus, Maſſaeus, Chro. mundi. theſe do write, that in the yere 796 pope Adriā ordeyned the Surpleſſes.
Durandus, Platina, Volateranus, Polidorus, theſe do write, that in the yeere 653 pope Gelaſius brought in Prickeſong. pope Gregorie Playneſong. pope Vitalianus Deſcant.
Platina, Sabellicus, Polidorus, Gratianus, theſe do write, that in the yere 119. pope Alexander ordeyned vnleauened breade, or rounde Cakes, ſmall, ſaying, this oblation, the leſſe it is, the better is it.
Alſo, why it is rounde like a penie, Antonius ſaieth, Becauſe Chriſte was ſolde for thirtie pen. Durandus ſaith, that it is made rounde, becauſe the earth is rounde. And another ſayth, that the outwarde ſigne may ſignifie him, that wanteth both beginninge & ending.
Durandus, Polidorus, Pantateon, theſe do write, that in the yeere 375 pope Damaſus brought in the church, The firſte preſcript order for the ſeruice in the Quier.
Durandus, Chroni. Chron. theſe do write that in the yeere 1073 pope Gregorie the ſeuēth brought in, The preſcript nū ber of pſalmes and leſſons.
Platina, Maſſaeus, Polidorus, Pantateon, theſe do write, that in the yere 444 pope Leo, or as ſome write, pope Hillarius ordeyned the Gange dayes, or Rogation weeke.
Durandus ſayeth, that pope Gregorie, or Gelaſius, ordeyned the Collectes ordinarie.
Chroni. Achil. Faſciculus temp. theſe ſay, that in the yeere 737 pope Zacharias ordeyned prieſtes Gownes, Tippettes, and Foure horned Cappes. HaueHave at our Engliſhe prelates of pride.
Sabellicus writeth, that in the yeere 251 pope Stephanus ordeyned Coapes and Veſtimentes.
This man appointed no garmentes to be vſed in the church, but hallowed garmentes.
In Chroni. Graftoni is written, that in the yeere 871 Pope Nicholas & Conciliū, did forbid Mariage in Lent, and at all other times.
Paule calleth it the doctrine of Deuils.
Decreta. lib. 3. titul. 1. cap. 10. Pātateon, they ſaye, that in the yeere 1214 Pope Honorius ordeyned, Kneeling to the ſacrament. Here the ſacrament was made an Idoll, as Iewell ſaith in his firſt booke againſt Harding.
Sabellicus, Polidorus, Lib. Conciliorum, Euſebius, theſe do write, that in the yere 139 Pope Teleſphorus ordeyned Lent to be faſted before Eaſter.
Diſtinct. 76. cap. Tenui, Platina, Sabellicus, Polidorus, D. Barnes, theſe do ſay, that in the yeere 206 pope Calixtin. ordeined Imber faſtes.
Platina and Volateranus do write, that in the yeere 315 Pope Bonifacius ordeyned, Wedneſdayes, Frydayes, and Saterdayes, faſtes.
Polidorus and Pantateon, theſe do write, that in the yeere 425 Pope Bonifacius ordeyned Saintes eues faſted.
Mat. 26. 63. ſaith, that Caiaphas the high Prieſt, would hauehave Othes ex officio, to wit, to make men ſweare to accuſe them ſelues.
When Caiaphas could not get that which would ſuffiſe him at the falſe witneſſes mouthes, to put Chriſt to death, then hee adiured him by the liuing God, to tell, if he were Chriſt.
Thomas Rudb. and Iohan. Capg. theſe do write, that in the yeere 1098 Pope Vrbanus ordeyned, Caunturburie to be the chiefe patriarchal Seate.
All popiſhe holy dayes had the like beginning, as by Thomas Beacons booke of Reliques, is to be ſeene.
All theſe Popes were Antichriſtes one after another, and there are none of theſe Ceremonies and Monumentes of Idolatrie, but came all from theſe Antichriſtes, beſides the Lordlie gouernement of Biſhoppes, Popiſhe Excommunications and Abſolutions, Pluralities, Trialities, Tot quots, with ſuch other Diſpenſations and Licenſes, Inſtitutions, Inductions, Proxies, and Senages, &c. Theſe all fill the purſe, and were deuiſed of Antichriſte, to holde vp his kingdom. All theſe do the Tradicioners ſtill mainteyne, directlie agaynſte the commaundementes, whiche Samuell (as before is ſaide) doeth affirme, to bee wickedneſſe and Idolatrie.
The true Diſcipline, by Gods word, without the whiche, no true Religion can be, and which true reformed Churches doe holde and mainteyne, hauehave the Traditioners vtterly excluded. And therefore they can not truelie affirme and ſaye, That they doe deteſte all Antichriſtian Idolatrie: neyther yet that they conſent in all pointes of true doctrine, with all godlie reformed churches, whē theſe miſchiefes are mainteined, & true diſcipline baniſhed, which of neceſſitie muſt be ioyned.
¶ A Prayer for the Faythefull.
O Lord God, & moſt mercifull Father / we beſeeche thee / for the honour of thy holy Name / to defende vsus from that Antichriſt of Rome / and frō al his deteſtable enormities / manners / lawes / garments / & ceremonies: Deſtroye the counſel of al Papiſtes and Atheiſtes / enemies of thy Goſpell / & of this realme of Englād. Diſcloſe their miſchiefes and ſubtill practiſes: confounde their deuices: let them be takē in their own wylineſſes: and ſtrēgthen all thoſe that maintayne the cauſe and quarell of thy Goſpell / with inuincible force and power of thi holie Spirite: ſo that / though they bee deſtitute at anie tyme of worldlie ayde and comforte: that yet they fayle not to proceede and goe forward towardes that true godlineſſe commaunded in thy holie worde / with all ſimplicitie and ſinceritie: to thy honor and glorie / the comforte of thine electe / and the cōfuſion of thine enemies / through Chriſt our Lorde and Sauiour. Amen. Amen. And ſay from the harte / AMEN.
FINIS.
End of the text · Anthony Gilby, Dialogue Between a Soldier and a Chaplain (1581)