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A07467	The admirable history of the posession and conuersion of a penitent woman Seduced by a magician that made her to become a witch, and the princesse of sorcerers in the country of Prouince, who was brought to S. Baume to bee exorcised, in the yeare 1610, in the moneth of Nouember, by the authority of the reuerend father, and frier, Sebastian Michaëlis, priour of the couent royall of S. Magdalene at Saint Maximin, and also of the said place of Saint Baume. Who appointed the reuerend father, Frier Francis Domptius, Doctor of Diuinity, in the Vniuersity of Louaine, ... for the exorcismes and recollection of the acts. All faithfully set down, and fully verified. Wherunto is annexed a pneumology, or discourse of spirits made by the said father Michaëlis, ... Translated into English by W.B.	Michaelis, Sébastien, 1543?-1618.; W. B., fl. 1613-1617.	1613 (1613)	STC 17854; ESTC S107052	483,998	666

like stampes as now hee setteth vpon them For as Tertullian saith it is the Diuels property to excogitate new deuices euery day and it is cleere in Scripture that the Diuell laboureth and aspireth as much as in him lieth to set his badge vpon those that are his Saint Iohn foresheweth that at the end of the world there shall be a certaine kind of people who shall beare vpon them the signe and character of the beast which is litterally to bee vnderstood as the text it selfe doth sufficiently declare for hee saith that by this marke wee shall haue accesse vnto those wicked men which carry the same either in their front or in their hand And although there were no other proofe but this yet may it sufficiently euince vnto vs that this and the like texts are thus litterally to bee expounded which S. Hippolytus doth very well obserue and foreshew in these very words where he speaketh of the Diuell that should take vpon him a phantasticall and imaginary body Adducet inquit eos ad adorandum ipsum ac sibi ob●emporantes sigillo suo no●abit So that a man would thinke that these poore mis-led Sorcerers and Witches had read this Oration of so glorious a Martyr so aptly doe their depositions agree with his predictions THE SIXTH ANNOTATION Whether Magicians make a Circle or no SVper circulo quod diuinitatis symbolum est c. The circular figure is the most remote and distant from the figure of the Crosse that can be The Crosse must of necessity haue foure corners whereas this hath none at all The Diuell vseth those markes that are most different and opposite from the signe of our Redemption and his ruine and if any of his doe vse the same as Nazianzene writeth of Iulian the Apostate hee presently leaueth them as soone as they haue made the signe of the Crosse. Whereunto many later Histories doe agree which report that diuerse who came vnto the assemblies of Witches when as they had once made the signe of the Crosse they were left alone in the field The same also happened as it is more at large amplified in the inditement made against the Witches at Auignon vnto a young man who by his father was carried to the Synagogue where they were to meete but when hee saw what abominable villanies they did hee was much affrighted and making the signe of the Crosse he spake these words Iesu what is the meaning of this Whereupon they all vanished away and the young man remained all alone and the next day hee came home to the village where he dwelt which was distant from the Synagogue as they call it aboue three leagues and accused his father for leading of him thither and euer since those of that Village haue called him in their language Masquillon that is to say a little Witch and this boy remained in the prison belonging to the pallace of Auignon at the time that the said execution was done where he was detained for the discouery of the like practises Epiphanius haeres 30. doth report that a young Magician did fly throw the aire and iustled against a Christian woman who was washing her selfe in a bath but shee had no sooner signed her selfe with the Crosse but she repelled him farre enough from her And therefore Satan doth cause all Crosses to bee defaced where he commeth and teacheth his Disciples to vse other markes very different and if a man may say it contrary vnto the signe of the Crosse as is plaine in the characters of Magicians which Agrippa a great fauourer of the sect of the Beast did vnhappily publish vnto the world Wee may further call to mind for the Diuell vnder one externall thing doth hatch and couer a thousand impieties what Iulian the Apostate did conceiue hereof who was a man exceedingly addicted vnto Diuels He made this interpretation that when Crosses were enclosed in a Circle it signified that the religion of Christ Iesus was to bee depressed and abolished and that not long after such a signe this should be put in execution Wee also see that the roaring Lion when hee goeth about to deuoure his prey doth with his taile expresse a circle out of which the poore beast that is inuironed with the same dareth not in any sort to stirre such is the feare that hee conceiueth of his aduersarie So that we may well apply this short sentence of Peter vnto the Diuell Circuit quaerens quem deuoret Thus doe these poore and ignorant wretches stand in awe of the Diuell fearing that since they haue sworne fealty vnto him hee would breake their necks if they should back slide from the same as appeareth by their owne confessions for they haue voluntarily slaued themselues vnto this cruell Tyrant and therefore doe as it is written Qui facit peccatū seruus est peccati a quo quis superatus est eius seruus est as on the contrary it is said vnto those that are religiously giuen Simanseritis in sermone meo verè liberieritis vbi spiritus domini ibi libertas THE SEVENTH ANNOTATION Whe●her Witches doe vse their staffe and oyntment that they may be transported and carried in the ayre ADminiculo baculi quodā nefandissimo vnguento c. That Sorcerers haue for a long time vsed staues it appeareth by that which Aben Ezra hath written vpon Leuiticus where it is prohibited to doe any act appertaining or belonging vnto this diabolicall art And hee expresseth by what meanes this was practised and saith as Sanctes Pagninus hath translated his words Non facietis experimenta per figuras per baculos per opera per motus per dies per horas In which he seemeth to haue touched the principall points contained in this Sentence and Inditement against Sorcerers For touching figures we see they vse the Circle and for workes they commit wicked prankes vpon the dead especially vpon young children as wee will shew hereafter for motion their bodies are hurried from one place vnto another for daies and houres they obserue Thursday after midnight at which time they are onely thus transported as they all agree and affirme And the reason hereof may be because the Diuell is desirous to haue the first fruits and to be acknowledged in the first part of the weeke For the Turkes celebrate the Friday the Iewes the Saturday as the Christians doe the Sunday But the Diuell hath instituted his Sabbath before them all that hee may haue the first adoration This is that arrogancy of Satan which is spoken of in the Reuelation blessed are they that haue not knowne nor tried Altitudinem Satbanae Last of all touching the staffe which this Hebrew Doctor doth mention we see it by experience that the Sorcerers of our times vse staues bestriding them and putting them betwixt their legs Neither was this opinion of so great and learned a Rabbi without the ground and witnesse of the holy Scripture

thy pray she is now become a sheepe of Christ Iesus Goe to thou wretched and detestable spirit thou shalt be well beaten by Lucifer To this Belzebub replied I will once againe bring backe this pray vnto him for I haue a power to tempt her and will practise a thousand and a thousand wiles to gaine her I will now vse all my slights subtilties ambushes and cautelous circumuentions I will assiege and assault her so often that at length I will carrie her Verrine said vnto him Her spouse will strengthen and illuminate her and will also giue assistance vnto those who haue charge ouer her to confound thy cunning and deceites Belzebub replied They doe me wrong and are iniurious in this particular vnto mee because in all right shee is mine and I will make proofe thereof by many speciall allegations and if shee be the wise of Christ where are her vertues Verrine said vnto him She hath made confession of all and hath kept in nothing Belzebub replied That is true but confession without contrition and satisfaction is nothing Where is her penance Verrine said Shee shall doe it Belzebub answered Cursed be that She shall doe it When sinners offend they talke presently of that which shall be and neuer of what is past this maddeth me God for one pranke of pride could punish vs. Cursed cursed cursed may hee be for the same After this Dialogue the Dominican father holding still the said Host in his hands said to him Adora Deum Belzebub answered him Should I worship him No no I will not Then replied Verrine Ha miserable wretch I doe perceiue thou art ouercome and hast no more force to yeeld resistance These are onely thy brauadoes and shewes to gaine time The Dominican father hauing againe commanded him to worship God in the blessed Host vpon the suddaine he prostrated himselfe flat on the ground and all the assembly troad on him as one that was conquered and put to the worst and were required by the father Exorcist so to doe there being also fiue or sixe Priests present at that time As soone as Louyse and Magdalene had receiued the Sacrament Verrine began to cry Harken and consider me well God constraineth me it is a truth and enforceth me to speake The day of iudgement is not farre off the world was neuer so repleate with all pollutions and wickednesses as now it is Sermons haue lost their operation and efficacie learned Preachers are listened vnto meerly for curiositie and ignorant Preachers that men may carpe at them and deride them There is now no esteeme made of holy motions and reading with other ordinarie meanes is held in mis-prision Churches are as Stables and are now become the places where greatest villanie is contriued and where men doe most transgresse Behold the last remedy is that God would conuert soules vnto him by the Diuell Be yee therefore penitent The same day towards euening Louyse and Magdalene were exorcised by the Dominican father At the beginning whereof Verrine began to cry out after this manner The Christians are cursed and obdurate caytifes for although God hath done so much for them yet do they not returne vnto him any acknowledgement for the same The loue which God beareth them and alwaies hath borne them euen to desire to die for them and to put this desire in execution is slighted and not accounted of O wretched and vnhappy as you are your God dyed for you on the Crosse and hath indured g●eeuous torments for your sakes and would you go to heauen in your Litter or Caroche no no no you get not thither so easily The gates are there very narrow and low and you must be humbled before you can enter I say further you must trauell thither with an extraordinary lowlinesse and as it were creeping with the belly on the ground I ascertaine you this that the hauty and curious shall neuer touch on Paradise if they persist in their pride and curiosity you will tell me that I speake no new thing vnto you and that you know this already that is true and I am contented to deliuer vnto you the truth as being here by the appointment of God Know that the day of doome is at hand and that it is now high time to repent as did the people of Niniuie Thē Verrine addressing his speech to God said What Lord are there not Preachers enough There are many learned personages many Doctours many wise Philosophers many good bookes They haue also the holy Scripture they haue the liues of all those that haue ●ed vertuous and exemplary liues No no saith the Lord I regard not that I will declare that I am the Almightie and that I can serue my turne by the Diuels ●hemselues when I please and when it maketh for the ●xecution of my pleasure What is Lucifer greater ●hen I Verrine answered Many there are that will not be●eeue this but will obiect and say that wee are the fa●hers of lies I tell thee Lord there are many that for ●his cause will not beleeue I am not astonished at it yet when others shall haue information thereof because ●hey cannot sound the bottome of this businesse they will conceiue very strange of it I say this is a miracle altogether vnheard of I further say that when thou thy selfe meaning Christ Iesus didst preach wert not thou truth it selfe Vndoubtedly thou wast Yet were there some found readie to gainsay thee witnesse the Pharisie and those that demanded signes and miracles So that it is not to be admired if I shall not easily be beleeued because these things are plenteous in admiration and hee who knoweth or seeth them not can neuer without much scrupulousnes beleeue and vnderstand them as he ought But I haue said that to beleeue it you must humble your selues and must not in a thing of this nature vse any curiositie but say that God is omnipotent and can at his pleasure out of basenesse worke great effects Then did Verrine replie to God What Lord If thou wilt work an vnusuall wonder take some great Doctor Philosopher or Preacher and then will men beleeue To which God after an internal and intellectual manner replied What haue I need of the counsell of men much lesse the aduice of Diuels Verrine answered him I say vnto thee O great God that thou art most powerful and yet there will be found some so wretched that will conceit that all thy power all thy wisedome yea and the whole Trinitie with all perfections thereof may bee comprehended and shut vp in their vnderstandings as if they were of an able capacitie to conceiue all this But in thy behalfe I tell them they cannot and that they are so swolne with pride that except they humble themselues they are not worthie to receiue that true illumination which streameth and proceedeth from faith for say I the haughtie and curious person is in the end deuoid of faith Hereupon

leaue their vocation Wee suggested that their order of Religion was meere brocage and their vocation vnapproueable This wee said to discourage them from that course and distilled diuers other temptations into them against their Superiour but principally against Cassandra their Superiour at Aix Wee haue filled them with grudging and murmuring against their Superiours perswading them not to obey or beleeue them and haue baited both men and women with our temptations the men gaue best heede vnto vs as those that were the prouder We also hatched a conspiracie against Romillon and the Order of the Doctrine that they might be forsaken of euery one Whilest the Diuell was thus discoursing there came to S. Baume Sister Catherine of Isle with another of the same Companie Whereupon one that was present said vnto the Dominican Father whether hee thought the Diuell could presage of their arriuall who being asked thereof without seeing or hearing of her answered it was she Then being demanded whether there came but one or no he answered there is none but Catherine of France which was not true and when one of the Assemblie did reproach his ignorance Verrine said Doe you wonder at that this is not the first lie that I haue told Then the Dominican Father softly rounded Father Romillon in the eare and said It is no wonder though he intermingle something of his owne when men out of meere curiositie doe aske him questions Scarce had the Father finished these words when Verrine said It is true I am not bound in that case to speake the truth for I neuer doe it but by constraint or for some sinister and malicious purpose About the same time the Diuell Verrine was obserued against his customarie manner to be very still and silent and being demanded why he thus held his peace he answered Because some think that the things which I doe vtter are not worthie to be written And indeede some were of opinion that they ought not to giue heed to these discourses but onely to the deliuerance of these poore creatures at the least that it was not necessarie to booke-downe what he spake Yea some conceiued tha● it was no Diuell that spake in Louyse but as soone a● they reuoked that their opinion Verrine then began to discourse as he was accustomed The acts of the 14. day of December VPon that day Father Francis Billet Priest of the Christian Doctrine saying Masse at the eleuation of the blessed Sacrament Verrine began hideously to yell as if hee had been mad and desperate saying tha● he adored the God of the Christians and confessed him to be his Creator and Iudge Hee further said that hee was in the Chalice blood and bones clothed with hi● Humanitie and Diuinitie as when hee was crucified o● the tree of the Crosse and was there as great and as ful● of dimensions as when hee was vpon the same tree ye● was his bodie couered vnder a morsell of bread and hi● blood vnder a little wine really and substantially He● made also repetition of the same at the Masse which was said by Frier Francis Domptius of the reformed Order of S. Dominicke Verrine also added I said in m● rage that thou wert of the reformed Order Cursed b● the inspiration of Michaelis who began this Reformation which will be an occasion to correct the disorder of many Monasteries as well of men at of women Thi● is it that maketh vs to despaire I say besides that som● will giue out that Romillon hath taught Louyse c. Al● this hee repeated againe at the eleuation of the blessed Sacrament Father Iames de Rets Priest of the Doctrine saying Masse The same day in the morning was Sister Louyse an● Sister Magdalene exorcised by the Dominican Father● And there happened a long dispute betweene God of the one part and the Diuell of the other whether God ●ught to make the Companies of S. Vrsula and of the ●octrine as also the Sister Louyse his instruments to ●ut that in execution which he intended to accomplish ●ow because I had no leisure to write it downe Ver●ine did afterwards will me to write that which then ●ad bin disputed but first would haue me to command ●im to doe this by vertue and power of the Exorcismes ●s they alwaies vse to doe As soone as I had comman●ed him he began to speake in this manner I haue spo●en formerly meaning in his discourse the day past in ●he honour of Martha and of the Angels This I did ●pon good reason for Virgins are the sisters of An●els and shall be exalted because Mary would haue it ●o yet alwaies without any preiudice to Magdalene ●or in Paradise there is no ambition I also said that the Sonne did much esteeme of Mag●alene by reason of her affection and the Mother of God did exceedingly loue Martha in that she vowed ●irginitie which she did in imitation of the Mother of God she also loued Martha because she was the Ho●esse of her Sonne I said that yesterday I had spoken of Lucia and of ●irginitie and that Virgins were sisters vnto the An●els and that they did sing a new hymne which none ●ould sing but themselues I also said that married women might bee happie ●nough and go to heauen but that Virgins did attaine ●nto it with more facilitie then they Besides I entred into disputation with God say●ng Why hast thou instituted the Sacrament of Mari●ge if thy intendment were not that all should be mar●ied His replie was that they who were vnmaried were all espoused vnto him To which I reioyned that ●uch Pismires as they could not deserue so great a King ●or their husband God answered me that they had forsaken all for his ●oue and that for a lumpe of earth thereby meaning man they did bequeath and betroth themselues to him And in liew of those momentarie blessings and riches which for his sake they had abandoned he would open vnto them the treasures of Paradise and for a little pleasure which passeth away as the winde hee would glut them with the delights of Paradise which endure for euer Furthermore I did obiect that hee did prepare Crownes for them as if they were Queenes and had well deserued it but said I they haue merited nothing He answered me that they were true Queenes I replied that they were Chamber-maides and that I should not haue wondered at Vrsula which was a Queene at Margaret the Queene of Hungary at Catherine of Alexandria at Gertrude at Margaret the Martyr who haue performed many memorable exploites for the loue of him and of many others He answered mee that his custome was that from basenesse and from things of the meanest condition hee vsed to worke matters of great moment for his glorie and for the conuersion of soules To this I replied that I should not haue wondred if in a matter of this nature hee had made election of some great Philosopher or Doctor or of some great Queene or of some

be pleasant with Belzebub saying A Princes fashion is not to beate a base fellow himselfe but commandeth one of his meanest seruants to doe it so fareth it with thee Belzebub thou art not worthy that I should auenge my selfe vpon thee I doe not care if I bid my seruant to doe it Then he spake to Gresill and said Cudgell me this Belzebub wicked wretch as hee is that would dare to pluck God from his Throne but therein his forces and designements were broken and crusht to peeces I am Gods Apparitor I will bee paid with good money yet shall neither thou nor I euer attaine to Paradise although he were willing to bestow it vpon mee I doe not say that he will giue it me but I affirme that I shall be more happy then thy selfe because there is a reward that attendeth vpon my labors and paineful endeauours so that although I shall not enioy felicity yet at the least I shall not bee tormented with the like extent of punishment for God hath promised to allay and giue mitigation to the same Moreouer he said wretched Belzebub I see thou wilt speake speake on for all will light vpon thy owne head Belzebub replyed I speake not to thee Ha Belzebub said Verrine I perceaue it goeth hard with thee the keyes of Magdalens soule are not now in thy custody for the gates are shut vp and the rod of command is taken from thee Then the Exorcist spake these words Ecce non dormitabit whereupon Verrine said true the Diuel neuer sleepeth but is euer wakefull to doe a mischeefe God neuer sleepeth also but hee alwaies is vigilant to doe good for his goodnesse is greater then the iniquity and malice of all hell Iohn thou wert the disciple of Loue and Magdalene the hand-maid of Affection Antichrist when he commeth shall cause himselfe to be adored and shall haue Kings and Princes to bee attendants in his traine but what reward shall they haue of him iust nothing Hee shall cause himselfe to bee carried pompously in the aire and say that hee is Christ and the Messias but hee shall be conuicted of a lie and be prooued to be Antichrist Then shall there be discerned the difference and distinction betweene the children of God and the children of Satan The Iewes were once Gods best beloued children but because they would not take knowledge of their God but after a flood of so many blessings did crucifie him vpon the Crosse for this cause did God repudiate and reiect them Christ Iesus was promised vnto them but they would none of him no not when hee prayed for them therefore they are deseruedly depriued of so glorious a light for he that hateth that which is good shall in the end be seased vpon by that which is euill the patient is well enough serued if the Phisitian leaue him when he refuseth and scoffeth at his counsell You are all subiect to sicknesses some are infirme in their head others in their braine some in their eyes others in their eares Now if God who is the true Physition of your soules shall aske you whether you be sicke or no will you answere you are not sicke when you are for hee well knoweth by your pulse how you are affected To those that are troubled with a paine in their head that is to say to the proud he ministreth the sweet and gentle physicke of deepe humility to others that are sicke of impatiency of curiosity or the like diseases he doth ordaine and point forth for euery man a particular remedy according to the nature of his infirmity But there is alwaies some bitternesse in these potions which breedeth a difficulty in the Patient to take them Mis-conceiue me not as if I should speake of corporall medicaments which are composed of hearbs and simples I speake spiritually of all sorts of vertues which are the true receits to cure languishing soules take therefore and taste this medicine I dare assure you it wil make you whole although you were sicke euen vnto death for you haue a very cunning Physition Then he said alas behold the great day of Iudgement is at hand for Antichrist is borne If vertue seeme bitter vnto your taste God will sweeten your mouthes with diuine consolations and will not that you should rise from his table with your palate disseasoned It is high time O yee Christians to surrender and giue vp your will into the hands of your Creator giue vnto him the three powers of your soule your memory that you may haue him in remembrance your vnderstanstanding that you may thinke vpon his benefits and your will that you may be obedient vnto him Imitate the Oxen who feede all the day and chew the cud or ruminate in the night and let the seruant no longer gouerne your house The holy Ghost is at your beds side and hath in his hand a potion for the health of your soules the ingredients are a little humility a little charity a little patience a little perseuerance a little hope and a little resignation This potion is not without some bitternes and mortification but he is at hand with the sugar of his consolations to sweeten and allay the offensi●enesse thereof Ought you not first to goe vnto Mount Caluary and there taste vineger and gall befor you feed on those delicious viands and drinke that sweet wine and hipocras of heauen or haue the fr●ition of the vision of that eternall brightnesse Receiue therefore the Sacrament of the Altar for it will preserue you it will restore you it will consolidate whatsoeuer is loose and disioynted within you yet must euery one of you alwaies say vnto himselfe I am a miserable sinner and most vnworthy to receiue my Creator Thou Iohn Baptist was by wer 't this great S●crament was first instituted thou diddest rest thy selfe vpon the breast of the Sonne of God at what time there were many celestiall secrets reuealed vnto thee thou knowest full well that this is a Sacrament of loue and that the best aduice that may be giuen is that men frequent the same euery fifteenth day and haue this meditation continually in their mindes that Antichrist is borne You are therefore to play the parts of valiant and able souldiers and not to shew your selues base or womanish ● nay I say further that Virgins and married women are likewise to arme themselues against him for the Church had neuer such plenty of martyrdomes as shall bee in the time that is prepared for the same There shall bee two bands and two armies the one belonging to God the other fighting for the Diuell and in this army shall Antichrist bee God would saue his whom he hath redeemed with the price of his blood on the other side the Diuell would rauine vpon that which is none of his owne Nothing happeneth but by the prouidence and will of God and his pleasure it is that this time should come When Antichrist

d Lewes the Magician brought into the Chapel e They were saine to keeps the Chapel doore shut because of the throng of people f The markes found by the Physitians vpon the Magician g The friuolous question of the Magician h Magdalenes accusation and stoutnesse against the Magician i Magdalene did afterwards make relation of this vnto vs for we were not present at their confrontments but the commissiaries haue the acts of these things in their hands k The difference betwixt the heart of a Catholicke and the heart of a Magician When God doth not operate all is endarkned but when he beginneth to put his operations in act euery thing thereby receaueth life and light as appeareth in the worke of the Creation Gen. 1. Now by reason of this participation of Magicians with Lucifer they are not onely possessed with obstinacy and blindnesse but also with a diabolicall rage which we haue formerly touched l O wretched Magicians can you haue any affiance in Deuils pu● your trust in your good God Quia fidelis Dominus in omnibus verbis suis sanctus in omnibus operibus suis. m The Vestments of Priests m The strange manner of Magdalens running vpon her knees n This woman was bewitched by the Magician concerning which there is mention made in the sentence giuen against the said Magician o It is the manner which some haue welobserued to be vsuall among Diuels that they hate others that come vpon their ground possessions which proceedeth from their pride enuy p A charme giuen by the Magician q Ye that are sinners consider seriously how grieuous the punishments are vnto which your sins make you liable r The horrible and rude handling vsed by the Diuels towards Magdalene s The Diuels haue no power to bite consecrated fingers t Mens conuersions from those faults that are enormous doe ord●narily goe by degrees succession as hath been experienced in the conuersion of Magdalene which at length was perfected vp approoued by the markes that departed from her A demonstration or externall embleme hereof is in the blinde man in S. Mark chap. 8. vpon whom Christ Iesus laid his hands two seuerall times so at first he began to see imperfectly afterwards his sight became more perfect u He conceited that it was nothing but imagination not hauing been much conuersant with her that was possessed The Diuels that were in the bodies of some harmelesse and innocent sisters of S. Vrsula vpon their being Exorcised did say wee will depart from hence in time but wee are already prouided of a body to enter into it at our pleasure Yet would we not iudge this to be ment de indiuiduo x The great charity of two Capuchin fathers y In the Acts of the Apostles the 19. chapter The handkerchifes of Saint Paule being applied vnto those that were possessed did chace away euill spirits z The Deuils are oftentimes constrained to reueale the bodies relicks of Saints as appeareth by the Ecclesiasticall histories concerning the bodies of those notable Saints Iohn and Paule whom Iulian the Apostata had caused secretly to bee hid as he also ●ndeauoured to silence the memoriall of their Martyrdome But they were knowne by an vndeceiuable marke which is by the miracles that were wrought by them which doe beare a more assured witnesse of them when they are dead then when they are aliue as was seene in the person of Christ Iesus for in mens life time they are not alwayes ineuitable arguments of predestin●tion Mat. 7.1 Cor. 13. but they are certaine tokens of the same after their death And by this point shall Antichrist be discouered euen by his own that shall beleeue in him a An excellent dialogue betweene one of the fathers and the Diuell b As if this miserable obstinate and blind spirit should say that there was good cause of their reuolt so to excuse and make good his sin c He returneth to his first speech where he complaineth of God d Like vnto sundry theues that are possessed with diuers towers euery one standing vpon his owne guard or like two doggs snarling one against the other when they both are gnavving of a bone e Behold the consummation and perfection of true contrition abneget semetipsum f Oculos suos statuerunt declinare in terram g Holy Fryday a day fit apt for remission of sinnes h Tharasque is a monsterous Dragon that deuoured men at Tharascon●n ●n Prouince and afterwards was s●●ne by S. Martha i O notable Miracle being performed vpon the blessed day of Easter at the time of holy Masse by the vertue of the worthy receauing of the body of Christ Iesus al being wrought by the power of God who is alone able to enlifen that which is dead the Diuel hauing no power to quicken the least branch of a tree after it is once withered vp and dryed Thus doth God by his bounty and Omnipotency take from vs the stampe of the Diuel which is sin in steed thereof setteth vpon vs the scale of his grace by quickning putting life into our soules These are notable hansels and tokens of Easter day k For Antony they say Tony. l Meaning that men doe not goe so presently to Paradise m Obserue heere good Christian by these fore passed euents and by those accidents that doe now happen shall heereafter follow what extraordinary torments God by his iust iudgments imposeth vpon those that haue transgressed against him For whē he would seate this distressed sinner in the state of grace he loaded her patience with many paines that did draw neer vnto the torments of hell and that by the ministery of her cruell enemies the Diuels and without compassion vnto the outward man● Secundum mensu●am delicti c. n It is a great light of God when corpor●l torments a●e not so much ●stee●●d as internall temptations a In like manner vpon the blessed feast of Easter the markes of the Diuell were perfectly taken from her as the tokens and hansell of her conuersion Tertul. lib. de anima Marc. 16. Tertul. lib de Testim animae Hierom. lib 15. commen in Esai ad c. 47. Tertul. lib. de anima Hierom. lib. 8. in Esai ad cap. 27. Leuit. 15. Deuter. 1. Luc. 1. Act 1. S. Thom. 2.29 95. art 8. August serm 2. in Psal. 30. Plat. in Cratil S. August in Epist 102. calleth them Daemonicolas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 worshippers of Diuels Vpon the 96. Psal. where he tearmeth them worse then Idolaters August lib. 20. contr Faust. Tertul. lib. de testi ani Tertul. lib. de nima August lib 13. contr Faust. Mani cap. 15. Chrysost. hom 2.11 Epist. ad Heb. hom 10. in 1. Epist. ad Timoth. Aug. lib. de ciuit Dei cap. 18. Lib. 1. Metaph. cap. 1. Exod. 16. Lib. 8 Physic. Lib. 12. Metaph text 48. Ezech. 1. S. Thom. lib. 2. cont gent. c. 92 Lib. 2. Metaph. lib. 2. de