Pagano-Papismus; Or, an Exact Parallel Between Rome-Pagan and Rome-Christian, in Their Doctrines and Ceremonies

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The Question of Tithes Revised, Arg. for the morali­ty of Tithing cleared, by Wil­liam Sclater DD. printed by John Legate, 1623. in 4 to.

Puritano-papismus: or a Discouerie of Puritan-papisme: made by way of Dialogue or Conference betweene a Protestant and a Puritane,’ London (two editions), 1605, 4to and 8vo. Quest. 10. What shall be the condition of the world the last fifteen dayes before the day of Judgement?

Secondly, Though there were copies taken of the dispute, the chief pen-man of the whole was Mr. O. who In the Dis­putat. p. 46. confessith, by reason of a mighty crowd of people he could hardly breathe, or write one perfect sentence of Doctor Brians Sermon: and there might be as much difficulty in taking by his pen other Dictates deli­vered by word. The crowd it is like was very great, for Dr. Brian speaking of seven which took Mr. O. his part in the dis­putation, who were Antipedobaptists; he in his answer saith, J. O. in his Exam. of the Doctors Re­ply. p. 23, 24. he believeth there was seven times seven thrice told that took his part, that is 149. and I believe for one such a one, there was 20. at least of a contrary judgement. Or bad enough for the Popish Priests in King Henry the eighths time, against whom these Articles, with divers others, Mart. Hist. of 20 Kings, pag. 381, 382. were ex­hibited: Besides their Ecclesiastical Bentfices, they became Far­mers of great Granges, taking them in Lease in every Shire, and became Husbandmen and Grasiers, many of them kept Tanning-houses, and were Brokers, Buyers and Ingrossers, snatching up all, and inforcing Tradesmen to buy those Commodities at the second or third hand at unreasonable prices; yea, divers ignorant men among them held and enjoyed 8, 10.12, yea more Benefices and Spiritual promotions severally, and yet lived not upon any of them. Mr. O. and those of his strain, think they spight the Mini­sters of England much by calling them Priests, Pag. 32. and their Mini­stry a Priesthood, as Mr. O. doth here and * elswhere, in a way of reproch, wherein they bewray both their ignorance and malice: for 1. The Etymologie of the word, it is either from the La­tine word Praeest, he presideth, or the Greek word [...], one set over another; or it is a contraction of the word Priester in Low Dutch, which is a contraction of the word [...] in Greek, signifying an Elder, and so it is a Name of honour; for the Lord hath said, Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the Elder, Lev. 19.32. And that this is at length, what the word Priest is in short, is evident by the al­teration which Archbishop Land made in the old Service-Book of England, when it was to be sent into Scotland; for every where, where the English hath the word Priest, the Scotch Ser­vice-book hath the word Presbyter: nor is the word Priest a word of disparagement in the New Testament, since the word Priest and Priesthood is ascribed to Christ above or about ten times in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Thirdly, Some things they do as Christians, assenting to the authority of Scriptures, and teaching and practising many things consonant to the truth and tenour thereof, so many of them (even the most Antichristian as the Jesuites) have written divers godly discourses and commentaries upon many Books of the Bible, and some upon all, which are very conducible to the understanding of the Sacred Text.

The Popes now adayes, and of long time ago, are made by Cardinals, and he makes them again, as Ice and Water pro­duce one another; but the Pope seldom makes Bishops, but Bishops make Bishops, both according So in the Canon of those that are falsely called the Canons of the Apostles. Bin. Tom. 1. Can. 1. p. 16. Concil. Arelatens. Ann. 314. It was ordained there should be Bishops to consecrate Bishops, three at the [...]east. Arelat. Can. 21. Tom. 1. Concil. p. 267. col. 1. to Ecclesiastical con­stitution, constant custom, and usage of the Church.A Gospe pl lea for Maint. and Tenths of the Ministers of the Gospel, by Will. Prynne Esq; for Mich. Sparks, printed 1653. in 4 to.