Poland is a receptacle of all religions, where Samosetans, Socinians, Photinians (now protected in Transilvania and Poland) Arrians, Anabaptists are to be found, as well as in some German Cities. Scandia is Christian, but as Damianus A-Goes the Portugall Knight complains, so mixt with Magick, Pagan Rites and ceremonies, they may be as well counted Idolaters:

what Tacitus formerly said of a like nation, is verified in them, A people subject to superstition, contrary to Religion.

And some of them as about Lapland and the Pilapians, the Divels possession to this day; Misera hæc gens (saith mine Author) Satanæ hactenus possessio, quod maxime mirandum & dolendum, and which is to be admired and pittied, if any of them be baptized, which the Kings of Sweden much labour, they die within 7 or 9 dayes after, and for that cause they will hardly be brought to Christianity, but worship still the Divel, who daily appears to them. In their idolatrous courses, Gaudentibus diis patriis, quos religiose colunt, &c. Yet are they very superstitious, like our wild Irish: Though they of the better note, the Kings of Denmark and Sweden themselves, that govern them, be Lutherans;

The remnant are Calvinists, Lutherans, in Germany equally mixt: And yet the Emperor himself, Dukes of Loraine, Bavaria, and the Princes Electors, are most part professed Papists. And though some part of France and Ireland, Great Britaine, half the Cantos in Suitzerland, and the Low countries be Calvinists, more defecate then the rest, yet at oddes amongst themselves, not free from superstition.

And which Brochard the Monk in his description of the holy Land, after he had censured the Greek Church, and shewed their errours, concluded at last, Faxit Deus ne Latinis multa irrepserint stultitiæ, I say God grant there be no fopperies in our Church. As a damme of water stopt in one place breaks out into another, so doth superstition.

I say nothing of Anabaptists, Socinians, Brownists, Barrowists, Familists, &c. There is superstition in our prayers, often in our hearing of Sermons, bitter contentions, invectives, persecutions, strange conceits, besides diversitie of opinions, schismes, factions, &c.

But as the Lord (Job 42. cap.7.5.) said to Eliphaz the Temanite, and his two friends, his wrath was kindled against them, for they had not spoken of him things that were right: we may justly of these Schismatiques, and Heretiques, how wise soever in their own conceits, non rectè loquuntur de Deo, they speak not, they think not, they write not well of God, and as they ought.

And therefore, Quid quæso mi Dorpi, as Erasmus concludes to Dorpius, hisce Theologis faciamus, aut quid preceris, nisi forte fidelem medicum, qui cerebro medeatur? What shall we wish them, but sanam mentem, and a good Physician? But more of their differences, paradoxes, opinions, mad pranks, in the Symptomes: I now hasten to the causes.