The Catholique triumph conteyning, a reply to the pretensed answere of B.C. (a masked Iesuite,) lately published against the Tryall of the New Religion. Wherein is euidently prooued, that Poperie and the doctrine now professed in the Romish church, is the new religion: and that the fayth which the Church of England now mayntaineth, is the ancient Romane religion.

T. B.

I answere; first that some of the Patches of the Popish Masse hee••e recited, are Hereticall, some Superstitious, some Ridiculous, as I haue else-where prooued at large. Secondly, that the Kyrie eleyson, the Epistle and Gholpell, Gloria in excelsis, Nicene Creede, Agnus Dei, and the Col∣lects

which our Church vseth, are all wholly conteyned in the holy Scriptures; and consequently, they are dam∣nable in the Popish Church, though commendable in ours: For, we finding them in holy Writte, vse them ac∣cording to S. Paules rule, in that behalfe: But the Papists prophane them many wayes. First, because they prohi∣bite their vse in all vulgar Tongues. Secondly, because they teach the people erroneous Doctrine, labouring to perswade them euery where, that they may not haue their publique Prayers and Seruice, in their knowne vulgar Tongues. Thirdly, because they abuse them superstiti∣ously many wayes: For they must say the Epistle in one corner of the Alter; the Ghospell, in the other; the Creed, in the middest; and so foorth. The rest, they may learne of Byshoppe Durand, the Patrone of all Popish Super∣stition. To which I adde for a superstitious merriment; That neither the Layicall people, nor yet their Popish Deacons in their deuout Prayers, may for ten thousand pounds once say and pronounce these words, (Dominus vobiscū:) The words doe signifie, The Lord be with you: And for al that, the Pope being as Superstitious as Super∣stition it selfe, doth strictly forbid all Deacons to pro∣noūce the said words, vntil they be made popish Priests.

This in briefe is my answere; viz. that Kyrie eleyson, Gloria in excelsis, Agnus Dei, the Epistles and Ghospels, with the Nicene Creede and Collectes, are all lawfully vsed in our Church: but most shamefully abused in the Popish Church. They are most Christian and commen∣dable, as they are in them selues absolutely considered; but yet most damnable, while they are superstitiously abused, and against Gods Commaundement by his Apostle giuen vs; which strictly requireth all thinges in the Church-seruice, to be done to the peoples edi∣fication.

Notes

• See Suruey, et supra, cap. 23.
• 1. Cor. 14. v. 26.40.
• Things good in their owne nature, are prophaned in the popish Masse.
• None but po∣pish Priestes may say, Do∣minus vobiscū.
• Popish Dea∣cons may not say, The Lord be with you.
• 1. Cor. 14. v. 16.40.