Deuteronomy — Chapter 1

of corporal things or elements. The Heathen (o vied the creas tures of elements that they (erued them astheir goddes. The levves, of vviiom the Apoftle here {peaketh , ferued not the creatures them {elues vvhich chey occupied in their ceremonies, but they ferued the only truc God vader the elements: that is to fay , being teruilely clogged , yoked, keps -* eccupied and inavve, vvith innumerable defhly, grofle, aad comberiom offices about creatures. wvee,& Chri- rhe Chriftians neither ferue elements, as the one, nor be kepc in feruile tbraldom thereby , as the ftians differ in orher: but occupic only 2 fevy exceding eafie, ivvete,(cemely, and fignificant, for an agreable exer. the fame. —_—cife both of body and minde. Vvhereof S. Auguitine faich thus,li. 3. c, 9 de dock. Chrift. Some feuv The vfe of exe for many , moft eajte to be done, moff honorable far fi ignification , and moft cleane and pure forte be objerued ternal elemeti ang kept, hash our Lord bims jelf and the Apoffolseal difcipline delivered. And li. de ver, relig. c. 17. ia the Sacra- Ofthe vvifedom of God it felf mans nature being taken, UUhereby uve Uvere called inte liberrie,s fevv Sa- ments. crament: meft holjom wvere appointed and inftstuted , uvhich might conteine the focsette of Chri/tzan people, thas «, of the free multitude under one God. And againe, cont. Fauil. li,19. c 15. The Sacraments are changed, they are mads cajier, feuver; holfommer , happier. the tame he hath in the 118 epiftle c. 1, and many other places befides. By vvnich you may {ce, it is notal one ro vie clements,vilibie Sacsa ments or ceremonies, and to ferue them as the Pagans do,or to ferue ynder thems the Lewves did, Our Sacra Yvherevvich the Heretikes calumnioufly charge the Chriftians. And as touching the {mall number, ments fevy & facilitie, etheacie, and fignification , vvherein the {aid holy father purteth the ipecial ditferences eafie in refpect ¥VbO fceth nor thar for fo many bulie facrifices, vve have but one: for Sacraments y vel nere infinite, of. the levves. but fenent al fo cali, fo ful of grace, fo fignificant,as can be poilible,as of euery one in cheir fcueral places is proued? S- Auguttine Here, let the good Readers take heede of a double deceite vfed by the Aducrfaries about S. Aue falfely al- guitines piaces alleaged. firft, in that they fay he made but tvvo Sacraments, vvhich is vatrue. for, leaged of the 2ichough creating ot the difference bervvene the Ievvifh Sacraments and ours, he namely giuech Heretikes for ¢Xamplein Baptifme and the Eucharift ( as (ometimes alfo for example he namech but one) yet tvva Sacra- he hath no vvord nor fignear al chat there fhould be no moe. but contrarievviie in the foretaid ments only. epiflle 118 he infinuateth, chaz befides thofe twvo,there be other of the fame fort in the Scriptures. Yea, vvith water and bread , which be the elements of the tvvo foretaid Sacraments, he exprefly The other Sa- nameth oilealfo (h. 2 cone, lit, Petsl. ¢. tes.) the element or matter of the Sacrainent of Confirma- -@aments pro- 1: which ia the fame place he maketh to be a Sacrament as Baptifme is, So doth he athrme of the tied out of §. 5actament of Orders li. 1 de bape. ¢ 1. and alfo of Matzimnonie (5, de bene coniug. 6.24. of Penance Auguttine: likewvife , he fpeakerh as of Baptitme, which he calleth Reconciliation,&. 1 de adult. coniug. ¢. 28. ° Laftly , by the booke de vi/stastone infirmorum in S. Auguiting, (i. 3 ¢. +. by Proiper da pradittionibus p. 2-429. S. Innocendiusad Eugubinum te. 1. Cone. ep. ad Eugub.e: 8.5, Cyril (7, 2 im Leuiticum, and S. Chryfoftom &. s de Sacerdotio,* Extreme vunition is proued to be a Sacrament. Lc is falfe then thae the Heretikes affirme of 5, Auguitine , by vvhofe dodtrine itis plaine , thar though the elements or Sacraments of the new-lavv.be bue few and very tevv in comparifon or chote in the old lavv, yet there be no fevver chen feuen {pecificd by him. Vvhich number of fewen the holy Councels of Florence and Trent do exprefly define to haue been intticuted by Chrift , againit thefe lace Hercrikes.See more of thefe Sacraments in their places.AG. 8. 1 Tim.4.10. 20. lag. Ephef.s. The other forgerie of the Aduesfaries concerning the clements or ceremonies, is, that S, Au. guitine(cp.119, ¢-19.){hould affisme,thac the Chusch aad Chriftian people in his daies (vvhere. vpon chey infetre that it is fo much more novwy ) vwverc fo loden vvith obieruation ot vnprotirable °$. Auguftine Ceremonies,thac they wverein as great feruilitie and {ubiettion to fuch chings as the devves, He faith falfely allea- fo in deede of fome particular prefumptions , inuentions, and viages of certaine pertons, as tbat gedagainft the fome madeit a heinous matter to touch the grodd wvith their bare teere vvichin their ovyne octa- Ceremonies of Ues,and fuch like vanities, Whereby fome timple folkes might be infected, vvhich this holy Doctor the Church. {pecially mifliked, and wvifheth such things (as they may, vvichout {candal} co be taken avvay. But that be wroce or meant fo of any ceremonie that the Churcn vieth, cither appointed by Scrip» ture, or Couancel, or cuftom of the Catholike Church, him telt denieth it in expreile termes in the fame place, and in fundsie other: vvhere he allowverh al the holy ceremonies donc in the miniftra- tion of the Sacraments and els vvhere. Vvhereby icis cleere,that che Churches moft comely orders and fignificant sites pertaine nocta the yoke of the oldlavv, mucnietle to the fuperitition of Genulitie, as Heretikes affirme: butto the {vveere yoke of Chrift and light burden of his lavv, to osder, decencie, and inftruction of the faichful, in al libertie, loue, faith, grace,and (pirit.

WV vhether he meane of the creatures vvhich the Gentils ferued (as it may feeme by the wvordes before of (eruing frange gods ) fo the elements vvere mok 96 ep.118.4,8, o in pf. 10}. 6060 * Aug. fer. 115 de rep, & derettis tud. Cath, sonuer{ate. Cua. IIII. TO THE GALATIANS. §O7 moft bafe and beggerly : or of the Iudaical ceremonies and facraments (as moft expound it)euen fo alfotheir elements vvere vveake and poore in them (elues, not giuing life, fal- uation,and remifsion of finnes,nor being inftruments or veilels or grace, as the 7 Sacra- ments of the nevy lavv be. . 10, You objerue daies. That which S. Paul {peakerh againft rhe Idololatrical obferuation of The Heathe- daies, moneths, and times, dedicated by the Heathen to their falle goddes, and to wicked menor nifh and Tue {pirites, as to Iupicer, Mercusic, anus, Iuno, Diana, and fuch like, or againit the tupertticious dif- Gaical obfer- ferences of daies, fatall , fortunate, or difmol , and other obteruations of times for good lucke or uatié of caies illucks in mans actions, gathered either by particular funtie,or popular obferuation, or curious and heretically co- vnlavvful arces, or (laitly) of the ludaicat feftiuitics chac vvere chen endea and abrogated, vnto pared withthe which notvvithitanding certaine Chriftian levyes vvould haue reduced the Galatians againit the Chriftian ob- Apoftles doctrine: al that (1 fay) do the Heretikes of our time falfely and deceitiully inrerprece feruacion of againit the Chriftian holidaies,and the fan@ification and neceflarie keeping of the tame. Vvhichis feQiuities and noc only conerarie to the Fathers expotition,butagainit the very Scriptures and the practife of .he hoiy daies &c. Apoittes & the vvhole Churoh, wimg. cont. ddimar.c, 16,Ep.118.6.7. Hiero.in bienc focum.in che Apo- calypfe c.1.thereis plaine: mension of the Sunday, thatis, our Lordes day (Domintcus dies) vnto Stiday ,Eafter vvhich the levves Sabborh vvas altered, their Pafcne into our Eafter, their Péceco{t into our Vvhic- whitfontide.” fontide: vvhich vvere ordained & obterued of che A poltles them felues. And the antiquitie of the feaites of Chriftes Natiuitie, Epiphanic,& Afcélion is tuch, chat they ca be referred to no other ori- The fettiuiti Orig. ho. 3, gine buc the Apoitles inititution: vvho (as S. Clement teftinieth li, s. con/®. ~apaj?. ¢. 39.) gauc order 4 ¢ C} Ti in diuer{. for celebrating their fellovy Apottles, S. Steuens, and other Martyrs daies after their death: and ire, dug. ep. much moreno douardid they giue order for Chriftes fettiuities. According to vvbicn,the Chureh Oth holi

Steuens and rhe B, Innocents, cuen on the tame daies tiey be novy d ther hole de Sadu. solemnely kepr,& his B. mochers,and other Saindts, (as the Aduerfaries chem telues confetle;aboue cares ce Fulgent, 1300 yeresas appeareth in che barbarous combatces becyvene Vveltphalus the Lutheran, & Caluin, ~ ances. Les. and by the writings betvvixe the Puritans and Proceitants- For vvhich purpofe,tee alfo hovv old the holiday of S. Polycarpe is im Eujebine li. 4c. 14: 0f the * See the * Alfumptié of our Ladie or her dormition in S$. Athanafius,S,Auguftine, §. Hierom. $. Damatc. & Feftinities of vinnota- oth of that feat and of her Natiuitie in S. Bernard, vvho proteticth he recezmed theo of the Church,G our £. Ladie. tien, Aa, thas they ought to be mojt folemnely kept. ep. 174. Vvherein vve can not but wonder at the nevy Church of England, that(thouga againit the pure Caiuiniftes vvil and doctrine)keepe other Sain@s ¢ and Apottles daies of theis death, and yet haue abolil hed this ipecial fealt of our Lacies departure, wy. ad, Tie VV DISH they might keepe,though they beleeued not her Aifumption in body (yvhereoi yet S. De- ane ” nys giveth fo grear tettimonie) being ailured rhe is departed at the leait:excepe they either hace ber, Luc, 1.y. OF thinke her vvorthy of ledfe remembrance then any orner Sainét, * her {elt prophecying the con-