Blessed Bradford, in his ep. to the Lady Vane, hath these words sealed with his blood: There was never thing upon the •arth, so great, and so much an adversary to Gods true service, to Christs Death, Passion, Priest-hood, Sacrifice, and Kingdom; to the Ministry of Gods Word and Sacraments; to the Church of God; to Repentance, Faith, 1and all true godliness of life, as the Mass. Doctor Whitakers, de Sacram. pag. 582. Popish adoration built on the fiction of transubstantiation, is the foulest of all Idolatry. These testimonies concern the Mass, and the Cross. It were easy to add others, concerning divers particulars: as Sadeel, ad. Mon. Bur▪ Ar. 58. Pray for us most holy table-cloth or handkerchief of God What Idolatry is this? was there ever the like among the Gentiles? But for particulars, I refer the studious Reader, unto our Divines: and among them, in this point, I reckon Doctor Jackson, in his Original of Unbelief, Sect. 4. ⟨p. 520⟩Cap. 22. &c. where the title is, Of the Identity, or Equivalency of Superstition, in Rome Heathen, and Rome Christian, and cap. 38. he bringeth pregnant Instances, as among other, of Urbanus, the Patron of pleasant Companions; Gutmanus, the Warden of pudding-makers; and of S. Christopher, and S. George, men of the Painters or Heralds making; and yet adored as Gods. Nay alloweth of Sr. David Linsey, denying any difference to be betwixt Heathenish and Romish Idolatry. I will only add the words of Hospinian, de Orig. Templ. pag. 84. 2That some go about to lessen the Idols of Papists in comparison of that which was among the Heathens, is (that I say no more) most childishly done. Is not their Idolatry plainly recalled, the names only changed?
Blessed Bradford, in his ep. to the Lady Vane, hath these words sealed with his bloud: There was never thing upon the •arth, so great, and so much an adversary to Gods true service, to Christs Death, Passion, Priest-hood, Sacrifice, and Kingdome; to the Ministery of Gods Word and Sacraments; to the Church of God; to Repentance, Faith, 1and all true godlinesse of life, as the Masse. Doctor Whitakers, de Sacram. pag. 582. Popish adoration built on the fiction of transubstantiation, is the foulest of all Idolatry. These testimonies concerne the Masse, and the Crosse. It were easie to adde others, conc•rning divers particulars: as Sadeel, ad. Mon. Bur▪ Ar. 58. Pray for us most holy table-cloth or handkercheife of God What Idolatry is this? was there ev•r the like amōg the Gentiles? But for particulars, I refer the studious Reader, unto our Divines: and among them, in this pointe, I rekon Doctor Iackson, in his Originall of Vnbeliefe, Sect. 4. ⟨p. 520⟩Cap. 22. &c. where the title is, Of the Identity, or Equivalency of Superstition, in Rome Heathen, and Rome Christian, and cap. 38. he bringeth pregnant Instances, as among other, of Vrbanus, the Patrone of pleasant Companions; Gutmanus, the Warden of pudding-makers; and of S. Christopher, and S. George, men of the Painters or Heralds making; and yet adored as Gods. Nay alloweth of Sr. David Linsey, denying any difference to be betwixt Heathenish and Romish Idolatry. I will onely adde the words of Hospinian, de Orig. Templ. pag. 84. 2That some goe about to lessen the Idols of Papists in comparison of that which was among the Heathens, is (that I say no more) most childishly done. Is not their Idolatry plainely recalled, the names onely changed?
- 1Adoratio Papistarum, nixa fundamento commentitia transubstantiationis, est Idololatria omnium qu• unquam fuerunt crassissima. Ora pro nobis sanctissima Dei Mappa. Quales obsecio, idololatriae sunt istae Num quid simile apud Ethnicos exiflit?
- 2Quod extenuant superstitiones Papisticas, prae Gentium Idosolatria, in eo puoriliter, ne quid gravius dicam, agunt. Annon corum Idolomania, a Papistis mutatinomin, […] est revocata?Quod extenuant superstitiones Papisticas, prae Gentium Idosolatria, in eo puoriliter, ne quid gravius dicam, agunt. Annon corum Idolomania, a Papistis mutatinomin, 〈…〉 est revocata?
