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Instruction 2.
There are many sectes of Fryers this day in the Church of Rome: * 1.1the Benedictiues began in the yeare 527-after Christ. * 1.2The Carthusians began, in the yeare 1084. after Christ. How this Sect had the first origi∣nall, it is worthy the Reader should yeeld his due atten∣tion: this is the trueth of the Storie. While one Bruno was the reader of Philosophy at Paris, that famous Ci∣tie in France; a friend of his (being a man of good car∣riage & honest externall conuersation) departed out of this life: * 1.3 this friend lying dead vpon the Coffin in the Church, soundeth out these wordes, in the eares of the sayd Bruno; I am damned by the iust iudgement of God. With this wonderment, the sayd Bruno was so terri∣fied, that hee knew no way how to be saued, but by in∣uenting the sect of the Carthusians. Behold heere, the subtiltie of the Diuell; who neuer wanteth meanes, how to set vp Superstition and Idolatrie: for if the Story be true (as it is most true, if many famous Popish Histori∣ographers be not notorious lyers) then doubles, the Di∣uell was the author of the voyce, as which brought foorth the spirit of Pride, not the spirit of Humilitie. * 1.4I prooue it, because this Bruno (who had vowed per∣petuall obedience to his superiour) could not now be content to continue a Monke amongst the Benedictiues, but hee must be the Lord Abbot of a new Sect: For, since the Sect of the Benedictes was the ready way to Heauen, as late vp-start Poperie taught him; it follo∣weth of necessitie, that either he condemned his owne Religion, and consequently his owne, if not the Diuels inuention: or else, my consequence perforce must be admitted. And heere I note by the way, the formall de∣formitie