The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The eight diuision. Of the colours of the habits vsed in the Masse.

THe papists vse foure speciall colours in their masse, and this they doe to signifie to the people foure speciall myste∣ries, as if it were by the way of Sermons. For their chiefest preaching consisteth in odde mysticall dreaming. The first color is white: the second, red: the third, blacke: the fourth, greene. They vse white colours,* 1.1 to signifie innocencie: red colours, to signifie martyrdome: blacke colours, to signifie sorrow and mourning: greene, to signifie whatsoeuer els. The red they vse in the festiuities of the apostles,* 1.2 euangelists, and martyrs; so to declare to y^e world, that they shed their bloud for Christs sake; also in the feast of the crosse, and of the innocents staine by K. Herod.* 1.3 The black they vse vpon good Friday, in y^e Rogations and vpon al fasting daies: at which time their bellies mourne

for lacke of meate, at the least among the simple sort. The greene they vse vpon workie daies,* 1.4 and at other times not pro∣per to the rest. The white they vse in the feasts of al cōfessors,* 1.5 and virgins which were not martyrs, in all the feasts of the blessed virgin, in the feast of al saints, in the chaire of S. Pe∣ter, in the conuersion of Saint Paul, in the feasts of our Lord throughout the Octaues, and in the natiuitie of saint Iohn the baptist. And why? forsooth to signifie,* 1.6 that the persons in whose memories such feasts are celebrated, were free from al, actuall and originall sinne. This is the point of importance, marke it wel. That this is their doctrine, Durand affirmeth it for them. These are his words: In natiuitate Saluatoris & etiam Prae∣cursoris, quoniam vterque natus est mundus, id est,* 1.7 carens ori∣ginali peccato. In the natiuitie of our sauiour and also of his precursor, because either of them was borne pure, that is, free from originall sinne. This is the mysterie of Popish colours; in which they are not content vainely to flourish like Robin¦hood in greene, but they must also blaspheme god, making the creature equall with the creator. For onely the sonne of God was free from sin, as is proued in the chapter of mans iustifica∣tion.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Durandus lib. 3. cap. 18.
• * 1.2

  Red colours.
• * 1.3

  Blacke colours.
• * 1.4

  Greene colours.
• * 1.5

  White colours.
• * 1.6

  A point of impor∣tance.
• * 1.7

  Durand. vbi sup. lib. 3. cap. 18.