Lame Giles his haultings. Or, A briefe survey of Giles Widdovves his confutation of an appendix, concerning bowing at the name of Iesus Together with a short relation of the popish originall and progresse of this groundlesse novell ceremony: wherein Mr. Widdovves his manifold forgeries, oversights, and absurdities are in part detected; and the point, of bowing at the name of Iesus, together with that, of cringing to altars and communion-tables, is now more largely discussed. By VVilliam Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.

Errata, and Omissions.

COurteous Reader, I thought good to admonish thee of one grosse omission, which through the Printers carelesnesse hath happened in the 36. page, line 1. betweene idolatrous too? and Francis de Croy, &c. which because it interrupts the Discourse, I shall re∣quest thee instead of Francis de Croy, &c. to reade as followeth.

Bowing at, to, or before Altars, how highly soever some men esteeme it, had its originall from idolatrous Pagans: who, as theya 1.1 danced and stood round about their Altars when they sacrificed; in which, on which, or at leastwise by and over which, theb 1.2 Images of their Idols were placed or ingraven; (in imitation of which, most Popish glittering Altars have their gaudy Cru∣cifixes, Saints, or Images standing on them, neare them, over them; to intice the people to bow downe unto them: when as God commanded all his Altars, to be made of noughtc 1.3 but earth; or of unhewen stones: (not polished, graven marble, golde, or silver:) with∣out any images or curious sculptures; the better to keepe the people from bowing to them, or before them; to which mored 1.4 rich materialls of silver, gold and pearles, set out by art, might easily induce them;) so they likewise honoured their Altars with cappe and knee,

e 1.5 bowing downe unto them, yea war shipping, praying at them and before them. Whence God enjoynes the Israe∣lites. [Exod. 34. 13. Deutr. 7. 5. c: 12, 3. Iudg. 6. 25, 26, 28, 30. 2 Kings 11. 18. 2 Chron: 14, 3, c. 30. 14, c. 32, 12. c. 33, 15, & 34, 4, 5, 7. Isay 36, 7. Hosea 8, 11, & 10. 1, 2.] to throw downe and quite demolish the Altars and Images of these Idolaters, (which the good Kings of Is∣rael did accordingly.) not onely because they sacrificed on them, but because they also worshipped and bowed to them, and before them: As Exod. 20, 4, 5, 23; 24, 25. c: 23, 24, c: 34, 13. Levit. 26. 1. Deutr. 7. 5. cap: 12, 2, 3. 2 Kings 11, 18, c: 18. 22. 2 Chron: 14, 3, 5. c: 28. 24. 25. c: 30, 14. c: 32, 12. c: 34, 4, 5, 7. Isay 2. 8, 9. c: 17, 8. c: 36, 7. Hosea 10. 1, 2. Acts 17, 23. 2 Chron: 25: 14. compa∣red together: incomparable Dr. Rainolds, De Ro∣man••e Ecclesi•• Idololatria, l: 2, c: 3, sect: 46, p: 431, 432, Francis De Cr••y in his first Conformity, cap: 24, with others testifie. Then reade as in the Copy.

Other materiall Omissions and Errataes there are, which because they are already corrected, I here passe by, informing thee onely of one thing worth thy ob∣servation: To wit, that it appeares expresly by Le∣vit: 1, 11, 16. Exod: 20, 26. c: 26, 35, c: 40, 6, 7. 26, to 34. Iosh: 22, 10, 11, 2 Sam: 24, 18, 25. 1 Kings 6, 22. c: 8, 64 c: 18, 32, 35. 2 Kings 11, 11 c: 12; 9. c: 16, 14, c: 1, 5. c: 23, 12, 2 Chron: 1, 6. c: 5, 12. c: 15, 8. c: 33, 4, 5. Psal: 26, 6. Isay 19, 19. Ier: 11, 13. c: 17, 2. Ez••ch: 6, 4, 5. c: 8, 5. c: 9, 2. c: 40, 47. Ioel 2, 17. Matth: 23, 35, that both re∣ligious and idolatrous Altars heretofore, did not stand Eastward, nor yet at the east and of their Temples against a wall, at Popish Altars, and some Communion-tables turned Altar-wise, now doe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Northward, or South∣ward; either before the d••••••es, or in the Court, the porch, the entrance, the body, or middest of their Temples; and that in such a manner, as men might have space enough either to stand, or walke even round about them. And hence I suppose ourf 1.6 Common-Prayer-Booke,

ourg 1.7 Canons,h 1.8 & Qu. Elizabeths Injunctions, ex∣presly order: That all our Communion Tables, when the Sacrament is administred; shall stand, (not in the East end of the Chancel Altarwise,* 1.9 with one side against the wall, where some unconformable over-Conformists have lately hedged them in; for which an Inditement lies against them upon the Statute of 1. Eliz. cap. 2. besides other Ecclesiasticall Censures by their Ordinary:) but in the body of the Church or Chancell, so as the Commu∣nicants may place themselves round about them. Men usuallyi 1.10 sit round about their Tables at meales: yeak 1.11 Christ himself & Apostles sate round the Table when he instituted this his holy Sacrament, as all the Evan∣gelists witnesse, and so should we doe too. VVhich I observe the rather, to controll the irregular practise of some ignorant Popish Innovatours: who against the expresse command both of our Common-prayer-booke, Canons, Injunctions, yea the very practise of Christ, his Apostles, and of the Church before & since their time; dare turn Communion-tables into Altars, (though we have now none else butl 1.12 spirituall Priests and Sacri∣fices, and so no Altars, but one spirituall Altar, which is Christ:) or at leastwise place thē Altarwise, against the wall and East-end of the Church, even when the Com∣munion is administred. VVhich uncanonicall practises I hope they will now reforme; or else I trust our Bi∣shops in their Consistories, or in their default, our Iud∣ges and ••ustices in their Sessions, will legally proceede against them; and against those who set up Images and Saints Pictures in our Churches, contrary to the express Statute of 3. E. 6. c. 10. the Homelies against the perill

of, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••••••blished by the 22. and 35. Articles of our Church, and by the Statute of 13, Eliz. c. 12. which con∣firmes our Articles, as the undoubted Doctrine of the Church of England, and so by consequent our Homi∣lies 〈◊〉〈◊〉 contrary to Qu. Eliz. Injunctions, Injunct. 2, 3, 23, 25. and the Articles to be enquired of in Visi∣t••tions, set forth in 1559. Artic: 2, & 45 All which ex∣presly command all Images,* 1.13 Crucifixes, Shrines, Pi∣ctures, Paintings, Candlestickes, Bundles and Rolls of waxe, and all other Monuments of f••ined Miracles, Pilgrimages, Idolatry and Supersticion, to be taken a∣way, defaced, destroyed, and utterly extinct, so that there remaine no memory of the same in walls, glasse-win∣dowes, or elsewhere, neither in Churches, nor private houses. Yea contrary to the Statate of 3. Iacobi chap. 5. VVhich as it enacts:* 1.14 That no person or persons shall bring from beyond the seas, nor shall print, sell, or buy any Popish Primmers, Ladies Psalters, Manuels, Rosaries, Popish Catechismes, Missalls, Breviaries, Portalls, Legends and Lives of Saints, containing superstitious matter, printed or written in any language whatsoever, nor any other superstitious bookes printed or written in the English Tongue; upon pain of forfeiture of 40 shillings for every such booke. (A law that needs due execution now, when so many of these Bookes are brought over into England every* 1.15 Mart, and sold publickly almost in every shop without controll:) soit authorizeth Iu∣stices of the Peace, Majors, Baylifes, and other chiefe Officers in their liberties, to search the houses & lodgings both of convicted and suspected Recusants for such books, and reliques, and to deface and burne their* 1.16 Altars, Pictures, Beades, and Crucifixes, as the very Reliques of Popery and monuments of Idolatry: All which our Church, our State, thus abolishing and condemning, I hope they will speedily inflict such penalties on all those Popish agents who now endeavor to reduce thē, as their offence demerits, and our Lawes prescribe.

FINIS.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Instaurat{que} choros, misti{que} Altaria ••ircum Cretes{que} Dryo∣pes{que} fremunt, picti{que} Aga∣thyrsi &c. stant arae circum. Virgil. AEneid. l. 4, p. 179, 184, Dona ferunt, cumulant{que} o∣neratis lanci∣bus Aras: Tum Salii ad cantus incensa Alta∣ria circum, Po∣puleis adsunt incincti tem∣pora ramis Hic iuvenum cho∣rus, ille senum, &c. Virg. AE neid. l. 8, Ant∣werpiae 1613, p. 280, see Stra∣bo Geog l. 10, Ovid Fastorū l. 4, 5, 6. & A∣lexander ab A∣lexandro l. 4, c. 17, f. 226, 227, accordingly.
• b 1.2

  See Exod. 34, 13. Deutr. 7, 5; c. 12 3; •• Kings 11, 18; Ezech. 6, 4, 6; 2 Chron. 14, 3; c. 34, 4; Acts 17, 16, 23, 29, & Dr. Rainolds De Idol. Rom. Ecclesiae, l, 2, c; 3, sect; 46.
• c 1.3

  Exod: 20, 24, 25, 26; Deut: 27 5, 6, Iosh: 8, ••, 31.
• d 1.4

  See Exod: 20, 23, 24, Psal: 115, 4, & 135, 15, Isay 2, 20, & 30, 22, Ier, 10, 4, Ezech; 16, 17, 18, Dan, 3, 1, to 8, & 5, 4, 23, Hosea 13, 2, & Acts 17, 29, Quis ergo dubitat horum imagines consecratas vulgus orare, et publice co∣lere, dum opinio et mens imperitorum artis concinnitate deeipitur, auri fulgore per∣string••tur, argenti nitore, et candore eboris hebitatur, Minucius Felix, Octav, p, 73, 74, 75, see the 2, and 3, part of the Homily against the perill of Idolatry accor∣dingly.
• e 1.5

  Autante o∣ra Deum pin∣gues spatiatur ad Aras Dicitur ante Aras me∣dia inter nu∣mina Di••um: Multa Iovem manibus sup∣plex orasse su∣pinis Virg. AE∣neid l. 4. p. 171 175. Iam{que} di∣es epulata no∣vem gens om∣nis, & Aris fa∣ctus honos AE∣neid. l. 5. p. 213 Hane Aram lu∣co statuit quaemaxima sem∣per, Dicetur nobis, & erit quae maxima semper AEneid l. 8, p. 279 ano∣table descrip∣tion of an high Altar.
• f 1.6

  The last Ru∣••••••••e before the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• g 1.7

  Canon 82.
• h 1.8

  Iniunction ult. For Tables in the Church.
• * 1.9

  No Table e∣ver stands so at which men use to eate; the pla∣cing of it ther∣fore in this po∣sture like a Kitchin Dres∣ser, Bench, or Sidetable, doth in a manner make it cease to be a Com∣munion-table, and addes dis∣grace unto it.
• i 1.10

  Psal, 128, 3. 1 Sam. 16, 11.
• k 1.11

  See Mat, 26 20, 26, 27. Mat. 14, 18, &c. Luk 12, 14, 27, 30. Iohn 13, 12, 28 1 Cor. 10, 16, 11. c. 11, 20, to the end. See Luke 24, 30, c. 7 37, 49. c. 11, 37 Mat. 9, 10, Mat 16, 14. Ps•• 128, 3, 1 Sam. 16, 11, & God∣wins Iewish Antiquities, l. 3 c. 11. p. 114, 115, 116. How Christ, his Apostles, and the Iewes did use to sit round about their Tables; and that Christ did sit so when he instituted the Sacramēt. Therfore if we will imitate Christ, our Communion tables must bee so placed, that the Communicants may sit or kneele round about them.
• l 1.12

  Rom. 15, 27 1. Pet, 2, 5. Iohn 12, 1, Phil, 4, 18. Heb. 13, 10, 15. c. 4, 26, 27, 28. c. 10, to the 14.
• * 1.13

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Stat. of 13 Eliz. c. 2. al such as bring over any con∣secrated Ag•••••••• Dei, Crosses, Pictures, ••eads or such like superstitious things, & such who wittingly buy, receive, or weare the same, incurre a Premunire. And yet how many now transgresse this Law?
• * 1.14

  See 3, & 4, E. 6, c. 10, to the same effect
• * 1.15

  Especially the last, when there were few else, but such bookes as these brought over.
• * 1.16

  The Altar doth alwayes sanctify the sa∣crifice, not the sacrifice the Al∣tar, Mat: 23, 18, 19, 20. If then wee have any Altars now, then our Altars consecrate the Sacrament, not the Priests, or words of consecration: and so our Al∣tars are greater and better than our Sacra∣ments.