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Author: Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
Title: 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.
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Print source: 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.
Bell, Thomas, fl. 1593-1610.
London: Printed by Valentine Sims dwelling on Adling hill at the signe of the white Swanne, 1596.
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To the right Honourable Lords, Iohn the L. Archbishop of Canterburie his Grace, one of her Maiesties most Honourable pri∣uie counsell; Matthew the L. Archbishop of Yorke, Primate and Metropolitane of England; Sir Thomas Egerton Knight, the L. Keeper of the great Seale of England; and to the right re∣uerend father in God, Tobie the graue and learned Bishop of Durham; Grace and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord Iesus Christ.
To the Seminarie Priests in Wisbich Castle, and else-where dispersed in this Realme.
To the Christian Reader.
The postscript to all the readers of this Sur∣uey in generall.
THE FIRST PART Containeth the state of the Church; from Adam, vntil the Monarchie of the Romanes.
The first booke is of the time and me∣morable actes, from Adam, vnto the cap∣tiuitie of the two Tribes.
The first Chapter, of the Creation, and other things coincident.
The first Section of the creation of Man.
The second Section, of mans sustentation.
The third Section, of eating flesh.
CHAP. II.
The first Section, of the ages of the world, and the duration thereof.
The second Section, of the ages of the world.
The first age.
The second age.
A graue obiection against the supputation last rehearsed.
The answere.
The replie.
The answer.
A difficultie of the word Haran.
The third age.
An important obiection.
The answere.
An other probation of this difficultie.
The corollarie.
The obiection.
The answer.
The fourth age.
The fift age.
The first addition.
The second addition.
The first obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answer.
The second obiection.
The answer.
The sixt age.
The Kings of Israel.
Of the ten Tribes;
CHAP. III. Of the state of the Hebrewes.
CHAP. IIII. Of the Patriarkes.
CHAP. V. Containing a Table, of the Princes and Iudges of the Hebrewes.
CHAP. VI. Containing, a Table of the kings of Iuda and of Israel.
CHAP. VII. Of the captiuitie and circumstances thereto pertaining.
The first Section. Of the time of the Captiuitie.
The first doubt.
The answere.
The second doubt.
The answere.
The third doubt.
The answere.
The second Section. Of the time of the siege.
The 3. Section. Of Noe his floud.
The fourth Section. Of the building of the temple.
The fift Section. Of the abode of the Israelites in Egypt.
The sixt Section. Of the captiuitie of the ten Tribes.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Prophetes and Priestes of the Hebrewes vn∣till the captiuitie.
CHAP. IX. Of the Actes and times of the Prophetes i briefe maner.
CHAP. X. Containing a particular description of the time of the Prophets called the greater.
The first section, of the Prophet Esay.
The second section, of the prophet Ieremie.
The third section, of the prophet Ezechiel.
A golden obseruation.
A doubt.
The answer.
The fourth section, of the Prophet Daniel.
CHAP. XI. Of the Prophets called the lesser.
The first section, why some were called the greater, and other some the lesser.
The second Section, of Osee.
The third section, of Ioel.
The fourth section of Amos.
The fift section, of Abdias.
The sixt section, of the Prophet Ionas.
The seuenth Section, of the Prophet Micheas.
The eight Section, of Nahum.
The 9. Section, of Abacuc.
The 10. Section, of Sophonias.
The 11. Section, of the prophet Aggaeus.
The 12. Section, of the prophet Zacharias.
The 13. Section, of the prophet Malachie.
CHAP. XII. Of the diuerse names of the tribes, and of the vse therof in reading the Prophets.
The first rule.
The second rule.
The third rule.
CHAP. XIII. Of the destribution of the offices of the 12. lesser prophets.
CHAP. XIIII. Of the time when they prophecied.
The finall scope of all the Prophets.
CHAP. XV. Of the deuision of the Bookes of the Prophets.
CHAP. XVI, Containeth the acts, age, time, and death of famous men that were before the captiuitie of Babylon.
The first Section, of Adam.
The second Section, of Seth.
The third section, of Noah.
The fourth section, of the tower of Babel.
The fift section, of Abraham.
The first difficultie.
The second difficultie.
The third difficultie.
The fourth difficultie.
The sixt section, of Isaac.
The doubt.
An obseruation.
The seuenth Section, of Iacob.
The first doubt.
The second doubt.
The third doubt.
The fourth doubt.
The fift doubt.
The eight section, of Moses.
A great doubt.
The ninth section, of Ioseph.
The doubt.
The 10. section, of Iosue.
The 11. section of the Rechabites.
The obseruation.
The first proposition.
The second proposition.
The third proposition.
The fourth proposition.
The fift proposition.
The sixt proposition.
The seuenth proposition.
The eight proposition.
The ninth proposition.
The second book containeth the descrip∣tion of the first Monarchie, that is, of the Assyrians or Babylonians.
The first chapter, of the originall and continuance of the monarchie.
The first Section, of the reason of the inscription.
The second section, of the originall of the monarchie.
The third section, of Balthazar.
The fourth section, of the diuersitie in computation.
CHAP. II. Of the kings of the Assyrians and Babilonians, after the death of Sardanapalus, and the diuision of the monarchie.
CHAP. II. Of the destruction of Troy
CHAP. III. Of the supputation of the Greeks.
CHAP. IIII. Of the citie of Rome.
The first obseruation.
The second obseruation.
The explication.
CHAP. V. Of the Emperours of Rome.
The third booke containeth the descrip∣tion of the second Monarchie, that is, of the Persians.
CHAP. I. Of the originall of the monarchie and succes∣sion in the same.
The difficultie.
The answere.
The first obseruation.
The second obseruation.
CHAP. II. Of the time of repairing the temple in Hieru∣salem.
The first difficultie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The second difficulty.
The answere.
The third difficultie.
The answere.
CHAP. III. Of the continuance of the monarchie.
The difficultie.
The answere.
CHAP. IIII. Of the weekes mentioned in Daniel.
The first section.
The second section.
The third section. Of the probation, for the exposition of the seuentie weekes, Dan. 9. verse 24.
The fourth section. Of the varietie in writers touching the time of the 70. weekes.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answer.
The third obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answer.
The supplement, for the exact vnderstanding of the se∣uentie weekes.
CHAP. V. Of the sabbaoth and festiuall dayes of the Iewes.
The first Section.
The second Section.
The third section.
The first obiection.
The answere
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere
The fourth obiection.
The answere.
The first obiection.
The answere.
An obiection.
The answere.
The fourth booke, conteineth the descrip∣tion of the third Monarchie, that is, of the Greekes, from Alexander, vn∣till the Machabees.
CHAP. I. Of the originall of the monarchie, and the circum∣stances of the same.
CHAP. II. Of the kinges of Syria, succeeding Alexander.
The first obseruation.
The second obseruation.
The third obseruation.
The fourth obseruation.
CHAP. III. Of the kings of Macedonia, and of the diuision of the Em∣pire after the sixt yeare of Alexander.
A worthie obseruation.
CHAP. IIII. Of the kings of Egypt.
The first obseruation.
The second obseruation.
The third obseruation.
The fourth obseruation.
The fift obseruation.
CHAP. V. Of the Septuagints.
CHAP. VI. Of Esdras, Zorobabel, and Nehemias.
The fift booke, of the Monarchie of the Greekes, from the Macha∣bees vntill Christ.
CHAP. I. Of the partition of the Monarchie, and the reason of the same.
The obseruation.
CHAP. II. Of the gouernment of the Iewes after the captiuitie.
The first Section, of the gouernours of the Iewes, from the captiuitie to the Machabees.
The second Section, of the Machabees.
The third Section, of the Kings of the Iewes, that descended of the Leuiticall tribe.
The fourth Section, of the Kings that were strangers.
The first obseruation.
The second obseruation.
The third obseruation.
The fourth obseruation.
The first obseruation.
CHAP. III. Of the 2300. daies.
CHAP. IIII. Of the priestes of the Iewes after the captiuitie, vnto Alexander the Great.
CHAP. V. Of the priests of the Iewes, from king Alexander vnto the Machabees.
CHAP. VI. Of the varietie of religion before the incarnation of Christ our Sauiour.
THE SECOND PART Containing the state of the Church; from the beginning of the Monarchie of the Romans, vntil Christs ascension.
The first Booke, of the Monarchie of the Ro∣mans, being the fourth in number.
The first Chapter, of the originall of the Roman Empire and fourth Monarchie.
CHAP. II. Of the Emperour Nero.
CHAP. III. Of the ten persecutions of the christians, made by the ten Emperours of Rome.
CHAP. IIII. Of the siege of Hierusalem by Titus.
CHAP. V. Of Constantinus surnamed the Great.
The obseruation.
CHAP. VI. Of the warres betweene Constantine and Maxentius.
The first conclusion.
The second conclusion.
The third conclusion.
The second Booke, of Christs birth, baptisme, preaching, passion, resurrection, and ascension into Heauen; with other things coincident.
CHAP. I. Of Christs birth.
CHAP. II. Of the infancie of our Sauiour Christ.
The first doubt.
The second doubt.
CHAP. III. Of the perfect age of Christ.
CHAP. IIII. Of Christs death and passion.
CHAP. V. Of the houre of Christs death, and the circumstances of the same.
The doubt.
The answere.
CHAP. VI. Of Christs resurrection, and the adiuncts thereof.
The first doubt.
The second doubt.
The answere.
CHAP. VII. Of Christes ascension and being in heauen.
CHAP. VIII. Of the seuerall precinctes, liues, and deathes of the Apostles, taken out of Epiphanius, Tertullian, Optatus, Eusebius, Oe∣cumenius, Nicephorus, and others.
Of Peter, and Philip.
Of Andrew and Bartholomew.
Of Iames the sonne of Zebedee.
Of Iohn.
Of Thomas.
Of Mathew.
Of Iames the sonne of Alphee.
Of Iudas Thaddaeus.
Of Symon Zelotes.
Of Matthias.
An addition for the complement of this chapter.
CHAP. IX. Of the three sonnes of Constantine.
CHAP. X Of Iulianus apostata.
CHAP. XI. Of the Manichees.
CHAP. XII. Of the Pelagians, taken out of Saint Augustine.
CHAP. XIII. Of the Arrian heresie.
CHAP. XIIII. Of Nestorius and his heresie.
CHAP. XV. Of Macedonius and his heresie.
CHAP. XVI. Of Eutiches and his heresie.
CHAP. XVII. Of Mahomet and the Saracens.
CHAP. XVIII. Of the originall of the Turkes.
THE THIRD PART of the originall of Poperie; with the successiue Increments thereof, and an eui∣dent confutation of the same.
The first Chapter, containing certaine Preludes, no lesse necessarie for the intelligence of the Chapters folow∣ing, then for the exact discouerie of long hidden Po∣perie.
The first Prelude.
The second Prelude.
The third Prelude.
CHAP. II. Of the vsurped primacie in the Church of Rome.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The first replie.
The answere.
The 2. replie.
The answere.
The third replie.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The first reply.
The answere.
The second replie.
The answere.
The third replie.
The answere.
The fourth replie.
The answere.
The fift replie.
The answere.
The 6 replie.
The answere.
The seauenth replie.
The answere.
The eight replie.
The answere.
The ninth replie.
The answere.
The tenth replie.
The answere.
The eleuenth reply.
The answer.
CHAP. III. Of the marriage of priests and ministers of the church.
The first Proposition.
The second Proposition.
The third Proposition.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The 2. obiection.
The answere.
The 4. proposition.
The fift Proposition.
The obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 6. proposition.
The first building.
The second building.
The third building.
The fourth building.
The fift building.
The sixt building.
The seauenth building,
The proofe of the proposition.
An important obiection, against the sixt proposition.
The answere.
CHAP. IIII. Of certaine generall obiections against the marriages of Priests, with briefe solutions of the same.
The first obiection.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The 6. obiection.
The answere.
The perioch of the chapter.
CHAP. V. Of popish pardons, and the originall thereof.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere
The reply.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answer.
The first replie.
The answere.
The second reply.
The answer.
The third replie.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The sixt obiection.
The answere.
The seuenth obiection.
The answer.
CHAP. VI. Of Popish purgatorie.
The first obiection.
The answer.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The 4. obiection.
The answere.
The 5. obiection.
The answere.
The 6. obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The 7. obiection.
The answere.
The 8. obiection.
The answer.
The ninth obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answere.
The tenth obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 11. obiection.
The answere
The replie.
The answere.
The 12. obiection.
The answere.
The 13. obiection.
The answere.
The foureteenth obiection.
The answer.
CHAP. VII. Of praying to Saints departed.
The first Conclusion.
The second conclusion.
The 1. obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 2. obiection.
The answere.
The third conclusion.
The obiection.
The answere.
The fourth conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answer.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The first replie
The answere.
The second replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The fift conclusion.
The sixt conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The first replie.
The answere.
The second replie.
The answere.
The third replie.
The answere.
The 4. replie.
The answere.
The fift replie.
The answere.
The sixt replie.
The answere.
The 7. replie.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The first Canon.
The second Canon.
The third Canon.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The fourth Canon.
The fist obiection.
The answere.
The 2. obiection.
The answere.
The fift Canon.
The sixt Canon.
The 7. Canon.
An obiection.
The answere.
CHAP. VIII. Of Popish Pilgrimage.
The first conclusion.
The second conclusion.
The third conclusion.
The fourth conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answer.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The sixt obiection.
The answere.
CHAP. IX. Of Christian righteousnesse or iustification.
The first conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answer.
The fift obiection.
The answer.
The reply.
The answer.
The second conclusion.
The third conclusion.
The fourth conclusion.
The first argument.
The second argument.
The 3. argument.
The 4. argument.
The fift argument.
The 6. argument.
The 5. conclusion.
The 6. conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The first place of Austen.
The second place of Saint Austen
The third place of Saint Austen.
The fourth place of Saint Austen.
The fift place of Saint Austen.
The second obiection.
The answer.
The first replie.
The answere.
The second replie.
The answere.
The third replie.
The answere.
The fourth replie.
The answere.
The 7. conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The 4. obiection.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The sixt obiection.
The answer.
The seauenth obiection.
The answere.
The eight obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 9 obiection.
The answere.
The 10. obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 8 conclusion.
The 10. conclusion.
CHAP. X. Of the popish idololatricall masse.
The 1. conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answere.
The reply.
The answere.
The replie.
The answer.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The sixt obiection.
The answere.
The second conclusion.
The 3. conclusion.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The first replie.
The answere.
The second reply.
The aunswere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
The third obiection.
The answere.
The reply.
The answer.
The 4. conclusion.
The first paragraffe, of the forme of con∣secration.
The 2. Paragraffe. Of the validitie of consecration.
The 3. Paragraph. Of the impossibilitie of transubstantiation.
The fourth Paragraph. Of the originall of transubstantiation.
The fyft Paragraph. That the holy Eucharist is a figure and signe of Christes body and bloud, not the thing it selfe (that is thereby signified) corporally, but in a diuine and spirituall sort.
The first obiection
The answere.
The second obiecton.
The answere
The reply.
The answere.
The 3. obiection.
The answer.
The replie.
The answere.
The 4. obiection.
The answere.
The fift obiection.
The answere.
The 6. obiection.
The answere.
The seauenth obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The seauenth obiection.
The answere.
The first replie.
The answere.
The second replie.
The answere.
The fift conclusion.
The first Section. Of consecration with the Lords prayer.
The second Section. Of the Masse said in the vulgar tongue.
The 3. Section, Of the canon of the Masse.
The 4. Section, Of other peeces of the popish Masse.
The 5. Section, Of the mysticall kissing in the popish masse.
The 6. Section. Of the triple breaking of the Sacrament.
The seauenth Section. Of the Popish Miter.
CHAP. XI. Of the original of certaine odde Popish superstitions.
The first diuision. Of changing the Popes name.
The second diuision. Of kissing the Popes feete.
The third diuision. Of praying vpon Beades.
The 4. diuision. Of wearing a Cardinals hat.
The 5. diuision. Of the paschall Torch.
The 6. diuision. Of the number of Popish prayers at their masse.
The seauenth diuision. Of mysticall whispering in the Masse.
The eight diuision. Of the colours of the habits vsed in the Masse.
The 9. diuision. Of Candelmas-day.
The 10. diuision. Of the Popish Agnus Dei.
The 11. diuision. Of the Popes Bulles.
The 12. diuision. Of the Popish carni-uale, or Shrouetide.
CHAP. 12. Of Popish auricular confession.
The first obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 2. obiection.
The answere.
The 2. obiection.
The answere.
The 3. obiection.
The answere.
The fourth obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The 1. obiection.
The answere.
The replie.
The answere.
The second obiection.
The answere.
CHAP. XIII. Of the authoritie of summoning councels.
The first conclusion.
The second Conclusion.
The third conclusion.
The fourth conclusion.
The 5. conclusion.
CHAP. XIIII. Of the Bishops of Rome, after Phoas had made it the head of all churches.
CHAP. XV. Of certaine popish sects, which they terme the or∣ders of religious men.
The Perioch.
A Table containing the texts of holy scripture which are handled in this Ʋolume: Necessary at the least for the simple Reader; as by which he may readily finde such places soundly answered, as the Papists vse to wrest against the trueth.
The Texts of the Old Testament.
Texts of the New Testament.
A Table Alphabeticall.
part A
part B
part C
part D
part E
part F
part G
part H
part I
part K
part L
part M
part N
part O
part P
part R
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