The vnmasking of all popish monks, friers, and Iesuits. Or, A treatise of their genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present state. Together with some briefe obseruations of their treasons, murders, fornications, impostures, blasphemies, and sundry other abominable impieties. Written as a caueat or forewarning for Great Britaine to take heed in time of these romish locusts. By Lewis Owen.

Of the Barnabists.

THese Barnabists, or rather Barrabists, are a company of poore Priests, that wanting meanes, gathered them∣selues together, and called themselues Fathers of the congre∣gation of Saint Barnabie, they are as yet very obscure; but in time I make no question but they will be as famous as the Iesuits or Oratorians. But I wonder why they call not them∣selues Paulists, of Saint Paul, as well as Barnabists of Saint Barnabas, seeing Paul was the great Saint in my opinion. But the truth is, all popish Priests loue not Saint Paul, be∣cause his Doctrine is quite repugnant to theirs, otherwise they had erected an Order of Friers vnder his name and pa∣tronage long agoe.

Their Habit differs little or nothing from the Oratorians, Theatines, and Iesuits, and they keepe Schooles in some Townes as well as the Iesuits. The vulgar people beginne already to dote vpon them: for (as I told you before) euery new Sect of Friers or Nuns is at the first in great request.

* 1.1 Est quoque cunctarum nouitas gratissima rerum. This Sect is not yet often yeeres standing, neither is their Order as yet confirmed.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ouid lib. 3. de Ponto.