A briefe suruay and censure of Mr Cozens his couzening deuotions Prouing both the forme and matter of Mr Cozens his booke of priuate deuotions, or the houres of prayer, lately published, to be meerely popish: to differ from the priuate prayers authorized by Queene Elizabeth 1560. to be transcribed out of popish authors, with which they are here paralelled: and to be scandalous and preiudiciall to our Church, and aduantagious onely to the Church of Rome. By William Prynne Gent. Hospitij Lincolniensis.

M^r. Cozens.

A Collection of Priuate Deuotions, or the houres of Prayer. Printed at Lon∣don, 1627.

These Bookes are welnigh Paral••lls in the Title: wee will n••xt examine how they suite in substance with these, or other Popish Records.

The Fasting Dayes of the Church, or dayes of spe∣ciall Abstinence and De∣uotion.

The fortie dayes of Lent: The Ember weekes at the 4. sea••ons: being the Wenesday, Fryday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent: af∣ter the feast of Pentecost: af∣ter holy Crosse, September 14. Saint L••cies day•• De∣cember 13. The three Roga∣tion dayes; which bee the Munday, Tewsday, and Wednesday before holy Thurs∣day, or the Ascention of our Lord: The Eues or Vigils bef••re the Natiuitie of Christ: The Purification, and Annunciation of the blessed Virgine: The Natiui∣tie of Saint Iohn Baptist, Saint Matthias, Saint Pe∣ter, Saint Iames, Saint Bar∣tholomew, Saint Mathew, Saint Simon and ••ude, Saint Andrew, Saint Thomas, and all Saints day: It hath also beene an ancient Religi∣ous custome to fast all the Fridayes of the yeere, ex∣cept those that f••ll within the twelue dayes of Christmas.

The times wherein Mar∣riages are not solemni∣zed.

From Aduent Sunday vn∣till 8. dayes after the Epi∣phany: From Septuagessima

Sunday vntill 8, dayes after Easter: From Rogation Sun∣day vntill Trinity Sunday. Some of these being times of Fasting, and abstinence: and others, holy Festiuals and times of ioy, fit onely to bee spent in these holy exercises without other au••cations.

The Apostles Creed di∣uided into 12 Articles.

• 1 I beleeue in God the Fa∣ther Almighty, maker of heauen and earth.
• 2 And in Iesus Christ his onely Sonne our Lord
• 3 Who was conceiued by the Holy Ghost, borne of the Virgine Mary.
• 4 He suffered vnder Pon∣tius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.
• 5 He descended into Hell: the third day hee rose againe from the Dead,
• 6 He ascended into heauen, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty,
• 7 From thence hee shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead.
• 8 I beleeue in the Holy Ghost,
• 9 The holy Catholike Church, the communion of

• Saints, le••t our in the first, but added in the last Impres∣sion.)
• 10 The fo••giuenesse of sinnes.
• 11 The Resurrection of the body.
• 12 And the Life euer lasting.

The Lords Prayer d••uided into 7. Petitions.

Our Father which art in Heauen,

• 1 Hallowed be thy Name.
• 2 Thy kingdome come.
• 3 Thy will bee done on earth, as it is in Heauen.
• 4 Giue vs this d••y our dayly bread,
• 5 And forgiue vs our tres∣passes, as wee forgiue them that trespasse against vs.
• 6 And lead vs not into temptation:
• 7 But deliuer vs from eu••ll.

The two Precepts of Charitie.

• 1 To loue God aboue all for his owne sake.
• 2 To loue all men as our selues, for Gods sake, and to doe vnto others as we would they should doe vnto vs.

The Precepts of the Church.

• 1 To obserue the Festi∣ualls, and Holy dayes▪ ap∣pointed.
• 2 To keepe the Fasting dayes with Deuotion, and abstinence.
• 3 To obserue the Ecclesi∣asticall customes, and Cere∣monies established, and that without frowardnesse, or con∣tradiction.
• 4 To repaire to the publike Seruice of the Church, for Mattens, and Euening Song, with other holy Offices at times appointed, vnlesse there be a iust, and vnfeined cause to the contrary.
• 5 To receiue the blessed Sacrament, of the blessed Body and Blood of Christ, with frequent Deuotion, and three times of the yeere at least, whereof Easter to bee alwayes one, and for better preparing thereunto as occa∣sion is to disburthen, and quit our Consciences of these sins that may grieue vs, or scru∣ples that may trouble vs to a learned, and discre••te ••riest, and from him to receiue ad∣uice, and the benefit of Ab∣solution.

The Sacraments of the Church.

The principall, and truely so called, (as generally neces∣sary to Saluation,) are Bap∣tisme, and the Lords Supper.

The other fiue, that is to say; Confirmation, Peni∣tence, Order, Matrimony, and Visitation of the sicke, or Extreme Vnction, though they bee some times called, and haue the name of Sacra∣ments: yet they haue not the like nature, that the two principall, and true Sacra∣ments haue.

The three Theologicall Vertues.

Faith, Hope, Charitie.

Three kindes of good Workes.

Fasting, Prayer, and Almesdeedes.

Seuen gifts of the holy Ghost.

1 The Spirit of Wise∣dome: 2 and Vnderstanding.

3 The Spirit of Councell: 4 and Ghostly strength.

5 The Spirit of Know∣ledge: 6 and Pietie.

7 The Spirit of a Holy, and godly Feare.

The twelue Fruites of the holy Ghost.

Loue, Ioy, Peace, Pati∣ence, Mercy, Goodnesse, ••on•• suffering, Meekenesse, Faith▪ Shamefastnesse, Mo∣des••••e, S••brie••ie.

The spirituall workes of Mercy.

1 To instruct the Igno∣rant: 2 To correct Offen∣ders: 3 To Counsell the doubtfull: 4 To comfort the a••flicted: 5 To suffer-iniuries with patience: 6 To forg••ue offences, and wrongs: 7 To pray for others.

The corporall workes of Mercy.

1 To feed the Hungry, and to giue drinke to the Thirstie: 2 To clothe the Naked: 3 To harbour the stranger▪ and needy: 4 To visit the Sicke: 5 To Mi∣nister to Prisoners, and Cap∣tiues: 6 To bury the Dead.

The eight Beatitudes.

• 1 Blessed are the poore in Spirit, for t••eirs is the king∣dome of Heauen.
• 2 Blessed are th•••• that Mourne, for they shall re∣ceiue comfort.
• ...

• 3 Blessed are the Meeke, for they shall receiue the in∣herita••ce of the Earth.
• 4 Blessed are they that h••nger and thirst after righ∣teousnesse, for they shall bee satisfied.
• 5 Blessed are the merci∣full, for they shall obtaine mercy.
• 6 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
• 7 Blessed are the peace m••kers, for they shall be cal∣led the children of God.
• 8 Blessed are they that suffer for righteousnesse sake, for theirs is the Kingdome of Heauen.

Seuen deadly sinnes, as the first: or seuen deadly sins, as they are commonly so called: as the last Impres∣sions renders it.

1 Pride, 2 Couetousnesse, 3 Luxury, 4 Enuie, 5 Gluttonie, 6 Anger, 7 Sloth.

The contrary virtues.

1 Humility. 2 Liberali∣tie. 3 Chastitie. 4 Gentle∣nesse 5 Temperance. 6 Pa∣tie••ce. 7 Deuout, and ear∣n••st seruing of God.

Quatuor Nouissima: or the foure last things that be∣fall any man.

Death, Iudgement, Hell, or Heauen.