Purchas his pilgrimes. part 1 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.

§. IIII. Of Saint ANDREW, IOHN, the two IACOBI, PHILIP [ 20] and SIMON ZELOTES.

ANdrew the brother of Saint Peter, as a 1.1 Dorotheus and Sophronius b 1.2 testifie preached to the Scythians, Sogdians, and Sacae, and to the inner or Sauage Aethiopians; was bu∣ried at Patrae in Achaia, being crucified by Aegeas Gouernour of the Edesens. Nice∣phorus c 1.3 writeth that he trauelled into Cappadocia, Galatia, and Bithynia, and thence to the Countrey of the Anthropophagi, or Man-eaters, and to the Wildernesses of the Scythians, to both the Euxine Seas, and to the Southerne and Northerne Coasts, as also to Byzantium now cal∣led Constantinople, where hee ordained Stachys Bishop: after which, hee went thorow Thrace, Macedonia, Thessalia, and Achaia. That hee was sent to the Scythians, Baronius prooueth out of [ 30] Origen, d 1.4 and Eusebius; and out of Nazianzene e 1.5 his descent into Graecia and Epirus.

SAint Iohn his banishment into Pathmos, and Epistles to the seuen Churches of Asia (which Tertullian f 1.6 cals Ioannis alumnas Ecclesias) are extant in his owne Writings. Irenaeus g 1.7 and many other mention his labours at Ephesus, Prochorus h 1.8 (his supposed Disciple) hath written a Hi∣storie of his Asian Peregrination, his actions at Ephesus, his passions at Rome, whither hee was sent, and in other places; but his authoritie is no better then of a Counterfeit, as Baronius i 1.9 hath also branded him. Of this nature we find many counterfeit Gospels and Iournals, or Histories of the Apostles acts, censured by the Ancients, the Deuill then labouring to sowe his tares in the Apostolicall Historie, which in after Ages, Antiquitie might countenance with venerable autho∣ritie. [ 40] Metaphrastes k 1.10 relateth his acts sn Phrygia and Hierapolis: That he preached in other Re∣gions of the East, Baronus l 1.11 affirmeth, especially to the Parthians, to whome his first Epistle was inscribed in ancient Copies: that hee conuerted the Bassorae, is still holden by Tradition a∣mongst them.

IAmes the brother of Iohn was put to death by Herod to please the Iewes, m 1.12 a wicked Gene∣neration not pleasing God, and contrary to all men. It is reported of some, that before his death he trauelled as farre as Spaine, and there preached the Gospel, at least to the dispersed Iewes. Ba∣ronius in his Martyrologe n 1.13 produceth a Booke of suspected faith attributed to Isidore, testify∣ing his preaching to the Nations of Spaine, and of the Westerne Regions; and the Breuiarie of [ 50] Toledo, in which are these Verses, Regens Ioannes dextra solus Asiam, Et laeua frater positus Hispa∣niam, &c. the testimonies also of Beda, Turpinus and others. All the Churches in Spaine, hee saith, o 1.14 hold the same opinion. Yet is he vncertaine, and so leaues his Reader, because of that vntimely timelinesse of his death. It is not likely that the Apostleship and office of preaching to all Nations, and the name of the Sonne of Thunder was giuen to him by Him, which as easily in∣fuseth the vertue as imposeth the name, and foreknew the times and seasons of his life and death, but that the sequell was answerable.

His hastie death argues his forward courage, as of him which stood in the forefront of the battle. That hee preached to the dispersed Tribes p 1.15 hath many authors: that his bodie was brought from Ierusalem to Spaine, the Romane Martyrologe, and the Popes Callistus and Innocen∣tius [ 60] are cited by Baronius.

THe other Iames called Alphaei, and Oblias, and Iustus, and the brother of our Lord (either be∣cause he was the sonne of Ioseph by a former wife, according to Eusebius, q 1.16 or because his

Mother was sister to the Blessed Virgin, as Saint Ierome r 1.17 rather thinketh) was a man famous for Sanctitie and Deuotion amongst the Iewes by the testimonie of Iosephus, s 1.18 which imputeth to his cruell and vniust murther, the terrible desolation which soone after befell that Nation. And 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Talmud both of t 1.19 Ierusalem and Babylon, mention him as a worker of Miracles in the N••me of Iesus.

Hegesippus a man neere the Apostles times, saith of him, Suscepit Ecclesiam Hierosolymae * 1.20 post Apostolos frater Domini Iacobus cognomento Iustus &c. Of which wordes this seemes the sense, That whereas the Apostles by common consent in a iust Aristocratie had gouerned the Church of Christ, residing at Ierusalem, vntill the time of their dispersion, to diuers parts of the World, (which as Eusebius u 1.21 citeth out of Apollonius, was the twelfth yeere after Christs Passion) they [ 10] then betaking them to their seuerall Prouinces; iointly agreed to leaue Iames the Iust at Ierusa∣lem for the regiment of the Church both there, and as from other places of the World occasions were offered thorow the Vniuerse. For as Ierusalem was farre x 1.22 the famousest of the Cities of the East, not of Iudaea alone, in other respects, as Plinie hath honoured it; so in Religion, it was by better testimonie called the y 1.23 Holy Citie, and the Citie of the great King, whose Tabernacle z 1.24 was in Salem and his dwelling in Sion; not in the time of the Law, but of the Gospel also; the Law of the Lord went out of Sion, as a 1.25 Esay had prophesied, and the Word of the Lord from Ierusalem. This was the Staple of Christian Merchandize, Emporium b 1.26 fidei Christianae (saith Espencaeus) the Mart and Mother of the Christian Faith, which therefore alway needed some graue Father to be the principall Factor in her Holy affaires: Hierusalem was before her destruction, the Cen∣ter [ 20] of Christianitie, whence all the lines of Apostolicall Missions were diffused and thither againe reduced; the Ocean, whence all the Ecclesiasticke c 1.27 streames of the Euangelicall waters of life issued, and whither they againe returned; Once, it was the Senate-house of Christian Councels and Counsailes for all Prouinces of Christianitie, the confluence of others, but specially of the Iewish dispersions, which from all Countries comming to the Legal Feasts, might there freight themselues home with Festiuall wares of Euangelicall commodities. Necessarie it was there∣fore that some Apostolicall Senator and principall Apostle should there reside, with whom in all difficulties to consult, not so much as Bishop (in proper sense) of that Citie, as of the Iewes, yea and as opportunitie lerued, of other Nations thorow the whole World. This was that Iames which wrote the Epistle bearing his name, whom Paul mentioneth to the Galatians, d 1.28 and the Acts e 1.29 often,* 1.30 especially in the fifteenth Chapter, where you see him President of the first [ 30] Councell (if not the only in strictest sense termed Generall) of the Apostles, after their Prouin∣ciall dispersions assembled at Ierusalem. For in his sentence the Councell concludes; and if the Apostles (as the Fathers concurre) had committed to him being an Apostle, the gouernment of Ierusalem, to whom might the Presidentship of Councels in that place appertaine, rather then to this Apostolicall Bishop and Bishoply Apostle, to whom the Lord first committed his throne on earth, as Epiphanius f 1.31 testifieth? As a Deputie or President resides g 1.32 in one Citie, though his gouernment be not there confined, but extends to the whole Kingdome or Region, so was it with this Apostles Bishoprike at Ierusalem, from that high Pinacle to ouersee and prouide for the affairs of the Catholike and Vniuersall Church. From that high pinacle (in another sense also) was [ 40] he cast downe, stoned, and at last with a Fullers Club brained by the Iewes, which were soone in a ter∣rible desolation called to accounts for this and other Apostolicall and Propheticall bloud, yea of the high Prophet and Apostle of our saluation, which yet the Iewes attributed to this Martyr∣dome of Iames, as lately and neerely preceding. His Successour was Simeon his brother, in that See of Ierusalem, not Simon called the Cananite, one of the twelue, as Baronius h 1.33 hath also obserued.

SAint Philip is recorded to haue preached in Asia superior, and (as the Romane i 1.34 Martyrologe saith) almost all Scythia. Baronius k 1.35 supposeth the testimonie of Isidore, and the Toletan Bre∣uiarie, that Philip conuerted the Galls, is falsly written for Galatians, which yet, if Nicephorus [ 50] Relations l 1.36 be true, needs no such correction.

Simon was called Cananite, as Nicephorus saith, for his birth at Cana, whose marriage was there celebrated when Christ turned water into Wine, and for the feruour of his Zeale, hee was sirnamed Zelotes. His preaching peregrinations he relateth thorow Egypt, Cyrene, Africa, Mau∣ritania, and all Libya euen to the Westerne Ocean, yea, to our Britaine Ilands. Hee preached last in Phrygia, and at Hierapolis was crucified.

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Notes

• a 1.1

  Dorat. Synops.
• b 1.2

  Ap. Hieron. Catol scrip. Eccl.
• c 1.3

  Nic. hist. Ec. l. 2. c. 39.
• d 1.4

  Orig. in Ge. l. 3 Euseb. hist. l. 3. c. 1
• e 1.5

  Greg. Naz. Orat. in Arian.
• f 1.6

  Tert. l. 4. cont. Mart.
• g 1.7

  Iren. l. 3. c. 3.
• h 1.8

  Prochor. in hist. S. Ioan. in Biblioth. pat. to. 2
• i 1.9

  Ba••on. to. 1. An. 44.
• k 1.10

  Metaph. in 5. Septem.
• l 1.11

  Relat. ex Ep. Iesuit. an. 1555.
• m 1.12

  Act. 12.
• n 1.13

  Bar. Mart••. Iul. 25.
• o 1.14

  Annal. to. 1. an. 44.
• p 1.15

  Duodeci•••• tribubus in di∣spersione consti∣tutis. Catolog. Hieron. Dorothei Synopsis. Mer∣mannij thea∣trum &c.
• q 1.16

  Euseb. hist. l 2▪ c. 1. Vid. Epipha. haer. 78. Ab••. l. 6
• r 1.17

  Hier de script. Eccles.
• s 1.18

  Ios. Antiq. l. 20. c 8.
• t 1.19

  Talmud. Bab. de Idol c. 2. Hie∣rosul. Sciabboth. c 14.
• * 1.20

  So Hierom. but Euseb▪ l. 2. c. 22. hath vita cum caeteris A∣postolis▪
• u 1.21

  Euseb. hist. l 5 c. 17.
• x 1.22

  Plin. l. 5. c. 14 longe clariss. vr∣bium Orientis non Iudaeae modo.
• y 1.23

  Mat. 4 & 5.
• z 1.24

  Ps. 76.
• a 1.25

  Es. 2▪ 3.
• b 1.26

  Cl. Espenc. in 1. Tim 4.
• c 1.27

  Ec. 1.7.
• d 1.28

  Gal. 1.19.
• e 1.29

  Act. 15.
• * 1.30

  The other general Coun∣cels were ra∣ther of the Ro∣man, then the vniuersall World; assem∣bled by Roman Emperors only.
• f 1.31

  Ep. haer. 78.
• g 1.32

  As the Pre∣sident of Yorke for the whole Prouince; the Vice-roy of Goa for all the Indies, &c.
• h 1.33

  Bar. p. 325. to. 1
• i 1.34

  Rom. Mart. Mai. 1.
• k 1.35

  Baron. Martyr.
• l 1.36

  Niceph l. 2. c. 40. & li. 8. c. 30.