account_n which_o do_v honour_n enough_o to_o the_o spirit_n and_o wit_n of_o he_o that_o make_v it_o will_v to_o god_n he_o will_v take_v as_o exact_v a_o account_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n our_o sheet_n be_v full_a you_o shall_v have_v no_o answer_n to_o these_o juggle_v till_o the_o follow_a letter_n march_n 15._o 1687._o the_o fifteen_o pastoral_a letter_n a_o article_n of_o antiquity_n the_o birth_n of_o the_o religious_a worship_n of_o creature_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o age_n the_o proof_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o this_o worship_n a_o article_n a_o answer_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o new_a convert_v on_o the_o subject_a of_o schism_n and_o separation_n dear_a brethren_n in_o our_o lord_n grace_n and_o peace_n be_v give_v to_o you_o from_o our_o god_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n since_o we_o enter_v into_o the_o four_o age_n we_o find_v there_o three_o great_a innovation_n monnachism_n general_n council_n and_o the_o hierarchy_n the_o four_o important_a change_n which_o alter_v the_o form_n of_o the_o church_n happen_v in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o age_n be_v the_o worship_n of_o creature_n the_o adoration_n of_o relic_n and_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n certain_a in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v that_o this_o worship_n be_v whole_o unknown_a in_o the_o precede_a age_n and_o no_o man_n can_v give_v attention_n to_o those_o few_o proof_n that_o heretofore_o we_o have_v make_v thereof_o without_o be_v convince_v of_o it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o have_v see_v the_o occasion_n and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v the_o blossom_n thereof_o in_o that_o excessive_a respect_n which_o they_o have_v for_o the_o person_n of_o their_o confessor_n in_o the_o regard_n which_o they_o have_v for_o their_o intercession_n and_o in_o the_o care_n that_o they_o take_v to_o collect_v their_o bone_n and_o to_o bury_v their_o body_n honourable_o and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o pagan_n of_o accuse_v the_o christian_n for_o worship_v their_o martyr_n as_o we_o have_v see_v that_o the_o jew_n of_o smyrna_n do_v accuse_v the_o christian_n thereof_o on_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n of_o polycarpus_n which_o they_o hinder_v from_o be_v give_v unto_o they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o cause_v the_o pagan_n under_o the_o persecution_n of_o dioclesian_n to_o dig_v up_o the_o body_n of_o those_o two_o martyr_n dorotheus_n and_o gorgonius_n and_o throw_v they_o into_o the_o sea_n for_o fear_v say_v eusebius_n 6._o eusebius_n lib._n 8._o hist_o eccl._n cap._n 6._o that_o if_o they_o continue_v in_o their_o tomb_n they_o shall_v be_v adore_v and_o take_v for_o god_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n they_o have_v concern_v we_o we_o have_v see_v how_o the_o christian_n of_o smyrna_n and_o eusebius_n who_o transcribe_v their_o epistle_n do_v refute_v this_o calumny_n moreover_o eusebius_n say_v in_o this_o last_o passage_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n that_o they_o have_v concern_v we_o this_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o opinion_n be_v false_a they_o have_v therefore_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o age_n a_o very_a great_a respect_n for_o the_o tomb_n of_o martyr_n but_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n unheard_a of_o to_o open_v they_o take_v out_o their_o bone_n and_o put_v they_o in_o chest_n and_o box_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v scatter_v over_o all_o the_o world_n yea_o long_v before_o in_o the_o four_o age_n st._n anthony_n be_v about_o to_o die_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v bury_v and_o not_o keep_v upon_o a_o bed_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o egyptian_n because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v a_o affront_n and_o a_o violation_n of_o the_o law_n not_o to_o bury_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a how_o holy_a soever_o they_o may_v be_v these_o be_v the_o last_o word_n of_o die_a truth_n for_o afterward_o man_n begin_v to_o search_v all_o place_n and_o to_o disinterr_v the_o body_n of_o saint_n the_o deceit_n of_o priest_n the_o innocence_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n advance_v this_o unhappy_a superstition_n person_n run_v about_o in_o the_o search_n of_o relic_n nor_o will_v they_o build_v any_o temple_n or_o church_n without_o they_o they_o feign_v vision_n and_o devious_a dream_n which_o reveal_v unto_o they_o where_o the_o body_n of_o saint_n be_v lay_v and_o they_o take_v the_o pretend_a body_n of_o apostle_n and_o martyr_n from_o their_o tomb_n three_o hundred_o and_o four_o hundred_o year_n after_o their_o death_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o foolish_a superstition_n shall_v not_o soon_o degenerate_a into_o idolatry_n so_o it_o do_v not_o fail_v to_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o these_o relic_n draw_v from_o their_o tomb_n wrought_v miracle_n these_o miracle_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o saint_n who_o relic_n they_o be_v man_n can_v not_o fail_v of_o invoke_v those_o saint_n which_o they_o believe_v do_v work_v miracle_n in_o favour_n of_o those_o who_o do_v venerate_a and_o honour_v their_o relic_n we_o see_v no_o sensible_a mark_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n till_o after_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 360_o and_o the_o most_o ancient_a author_n that_o speak_v thereof_o be_v st._n ambrose_n and_o st._n basil_n not_o that_o we_o be_v not_o persuade_v that_o the_o people_n the_o author_n of_o this_o superstition_n do_v not_o practice_v it_o a_o long_a time_n before_o as_o in_o the_o time_n of_o st._n austin_n we_o observe_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n to_o have_v take_v its_o birth_n by_o the_o superstition_n of_o some_o ignorant_a people_n notwithstanding_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n and_o pastor_n do_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o to_o this_o unhappy_a idolatry_n till_o a_o long_a time_n after_o in_o like_a manner_n it_o may_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o age_n there_o be_v some_o ignorant_a person_n among_o the_o people_n who_o run_v into_o excess_n in_o the_o respect_n which_o they_o give_v to_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o martyr_n but_o the_o practice_n do_v not_o become_v universal_a till_o the_o five_o age_n and_o the_o doctor_n and_o teacher_n begin_v not_o to_o be_v bear_v down_o thereby_o till_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o little_a of_o it_o for_o in_o all_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o four_o age_n we_o see_v very_o few_o monument_n or_o footstep_n thereof_o in_o the_o author_n of_o those_o time_n but_o in_o the_o five_o age_n this_o torrent_n run_v with_o a_o prodigious_a swiftness_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o in_o less_o than_o fifty_o year_n this_o superstition_n become_v as_o it_o be_v the_o reign_a religion_n of_o the_o people_n behold_v then_o a_o matter_n of_o fact_n which_o we_o dispute_v not_o with_o the_o papist_n it_o be_v that_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o age_n some_o example_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v see_v and_o a_o great_a many_o more_o in_o the_o five_o so_o that_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n that_o they_o quote_v to_o we_o passage_n from_o s._n austin_n s._n basil_n chrysostom_n and_o theodoret_n to_o prove_v the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n in_o that_o age_n for_o it_o be_v a_o point_n we_o do_v not_o dispute_v with_o they_o but_o we_o do_v maintain_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o the_o worship_n of_o saint_n take_v its_o original_n from_o that_o of_o relic_n and_o that_o man_n only_o invoke_v the_o martyr_n who_o relic_n they_o have_v 2._o that_o this_o worship_n be_v new_a in_o that_o age_n and_o that_o it_o be_v unknown_a in_o the_o age_n precede_v the_o first_o point_n will_v serve_v in_o what_o follow_v for_o a_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o which_o be_v the_o important_a point_n we_o have_v to_o prove_v viz._n the_o novelty_n of_o this_o worship_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o age_n 1._o we_o prove_v the_o novelty_n of_o this_o worship_n by_o the_o silence_n of_o christian_a author_n during_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hundred_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n impossible_a that_o so_o many_o writer_n have_v so_o much_o occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o martyr_n and_o saint_n and_o have_v say_v so_o much_o concern_v they_o do_v never_o find_v it_o convenient_a to_o speak_v one_o word_n concern_v the_o worship_n and_o honour_n that_o be_v to_o be_v give_v they_o after_o their_o death_n the_o lesser_a doctor_n among_o the_o papist_n such_o be_v that_o from_o who_o mr._n pelisson_n produce_v a_o latin_a fragment_n treat_v this_o negative_a argument_n with_o contempt_n but_o no_o man_n of_o good_a sense_n will_v treat_v it_o so_o and_o no_o wise_a man_n will_v ever_o persuade_v himself_o that_o for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o
answer_v to_o all_o these_o people_n with_o firmness_n and_o a_o admirable_a presence_n of_o mind_n which_o touch_v they_o with_o admiration_n and_o compassion_n a_o sentiment_n which_o be_v not_o ordinary_a with_o person_n of_o this_o character_n when_o they_o be_v persecute_v true_a christian_n they_o see_v well_o that_o see_v the_o monk_n be_v touch_v with_o his_o discourse_n they_o may_v produce_v the_o same_o effect_n upon_o other_o for_o which_o reason_n they_o forbid_v all_o person_n to_o see_v he_o a_o few_o day_n after_o they_o take_v he_o from_o the_o prison_n of_o alez_n to_o remove_v he_o to_o that_o of_o nismes_n those_o that_o have_v be_v hinder_v from_o see_v he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o prison_n be_v willing_a to_o recompense_v the_o loss_n which_o they_o have_v sustain_v a_o incredible_a multitude_n of_o people_n of_o all_o age_n and_o sex_n pour_v out_o tear_n follow_v he_o on_o the_o road_n accompany_v he_o with_o their_o prayer_n and_o good_a wish_n he_o return_v they_o blessing_n and_o add_v vehement_a exhortation_n to_o rise_v speedy_o from_o their_o fall_n and_o to_o glorify_v god_n as_o he_o do_v by_o their_o suffering_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o prison_n at_o alez_n there_o be_v no_o way_n imaginable_a which_o be_v not_o employ_v to_o oblige_v he_o to_o change_v his_o religion_n the_o ecclesiastic_n serve_v themselves_o of_o way_n of_o seduction_n the_o judge_n with_o that_o of_o authority_n they_o promise_v he_o not_o only_a impunity_n for_o what_o be_v past_a but_o all_o kind_n of_o favour_n and_o advantage_n he_o equal_o resist_v all_o and_o with_o the_o same_o courage_n surmount_v these_o different_a temptation_n whilst_o they_o carry_v he_o from_o the_o prison_n of_o alez_n to_o that_o of_o nismes_n approach_v the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o that_o where_o his_o father_n and_o kindred_n dwell_v he_o feel_v some_o moving_n of_o his_o bowel_n which_o make_v he_o fear_n lest_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v to_o endure_v the_o strong_a temptation_n through_o the_o softness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o nature_n he_o earnest_o desire_v of_o the_o judge_n that_o they_o will_v not_o let_v he_o see_v neither_o his_o father_n nor_o his_o relation_n therefore_o he_o do_v not_o see_v they_o but_o be_v content_a to_o let_v they_o know_v that_o they_o may_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o stability_n of_o his_o constancy_n and_o perfect_a resignation_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god._n they_o keep_v he_o but_o a_o few_o day_n in_o the_o prison_n of_o nismes_n the_o monk_n and_o ecclesiastic_n of_o that_o city_n engage_v he_o in_o new_a combat_n but_o it_o be_v with_o as_o little_a success_n as_o those_o that_o go_v before_o they_o have_v no_o intention_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n at_o nismes_n because_o that_o city_n be_v full_a of_o man_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n they_o fear_v either_o some_o emotion_n or_o at_o least_o that_o the_o behold_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o this_o young_a man_n and_o his_o constancy_n shall_v waken_v the_o conscience_n of_o a_o great_a many_o people_n who_o preserve_v the_o truth_n in_o their_o heart_n hide_v it_o under_o the_o veil_n of_o dissimulation_n they_o carry_v he_o therefore_o from_o nismes_n to_o beaucaire_n a_o village_n where_o all_o the_o people_n be_v of_o the_o roman_a religion_n it_o be_v there_o his_o process_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o he_o to_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n it_o be_v there_o also_o he_o be_v to_o sustain_v the_o most_o terrible_a assault_n the_o intendent_a be_v present_a who_o begin_v by_o engine_n of_o sweetness_n and_o promise_n add_v thereunto_o all_o that_o which_o be_v most_o terrible_a in_o death_n but_o to_o his_o promise_n he_o answer_v i_o love_v not_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n i_o esteem_v all_o those_o advantage_n whereof_o you_o speak_v as_o dung_n i_o tread_v they_o under_o my_o foot_n unto_o the_o threaten_n of_o punishment_n he_o say_v my_o life_n be_v not_o at_o all_o dear_a to_o i_o if_o so_o be_v i_o may_v finish_v my_o course_n with_o joy_n and_o gain_n jesus_n christ_n whatsoever_o death_n be_v prepare_v for_o i_o it_o will_v be_v always_o glorious_a if_o i_o suffer_v it_o for_o god_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n for_o the_o which_o my_o saviour_n die_v a_o incredible_a company_n of_o other_o people_n come_v to_o see_v he_o in_o the_o prison_n all_o to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o nothing_o be_v forget_v of_o all_o that_o which_o may_v soften_v the_o mind_n and_o weaken_v the_o firmness_n of_o his_o courage_n all_o these_o mean_n be_v unsuccessful_a in_o conclusion_n the_o intendent_a proceed_v to_o his_o condemnation_n he_o appear_v at_o the_o bar_n when_o he_o be_v there_o the_o intendent_a say_v to_o he_o mr._n rey_n there_o be_v yet_o time_n for_o your_o preservation_n yea_o my_o lord_n answer_v he_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n i_o will_v employ_v the_o time_n that_o remain_v in_o endeavour_v my_o salvation_n he_o reply_v to_o he_o but_o you_o must_v change_v and_o you_o shall_v have_v life_n yea_o say_v he_o i_o must_v change_v but_o it_o be_v to_o go_v from_o this_o miserable_a world_n and_o go_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n where_o a_o happy_a life_n attend_v i_o which_o i_o shall_v speedy_o enjoy_v do_v it_o promise_v i_o the_o present_a life_n i_o be_o entire_o disengage_v from_o it_o death_n be_v much_o more_o eligible_a if_o i_o have_v be_v afraid_a of_o death_n you_o have_v not_o see_v i_o here_o god_n have_v cause_v i_o to_o understand_v his_o truth_n and_o do_v i_o the_o honour_n to_o die_v for_o it_o speak_v no_o more_o to_o i_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o world_n they_o have_v no_o savour_n or_o taste_v with_o i_o for_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o will_v not_o renounce_v that_o which_o i_o expect_v in_o heaven_n when_o the_o judge_n see_v he_o thus_o firm_a and_o steadfast_a they_o give_v over_o vex_v he_o about_o his_o religion_n and_o proceed_v to_o make_v his_o process_n he_o answer_v to_o all_o their_o question_n with_o a_o respect_n sweetness_n and_o moderation_n which_o melt_v all_o the_o auditor_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o pronounce_v his_o sentence_n they_o solicit_v he_o anew_o to_o have_v pity_n on_o himself_o and_o not_o by_o a_o unhappy_a obstinacy_n sacrifice_v a_o life_n which_o be_v give_v he_o to_o preserve_v i_o be_o no_o more_o say_v he_o in_o condition_n to_o advise_v about_o what_o i_o be_o to_o do_v i_o have_v make_v my_o choice_n here_o be_v no_o far_a place_n for_o bargain_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o die_v if_o god_n have_v so_o appoint_v it_o all_o the_o promise_n which_o can_v be_v make_v will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v i_o nor_o hinder_v i_o from_o render_v what_o i_o owe_v to_o my_o god._n therefore_o they_o read_v his_o sentence_n by_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o put_v to_o the_o rack_n before_o he_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o gibbet_n he_o hear_v his_o sentence_n read_v without_o any_o commotion_n and_o when_o it_o be_v end_v he_o say_v they_o treat_v i_o more_o gentle_o than_o they_o treat_v my_o saviour_n in_o condemn_v i_o to_o so_o easy_a a_o death_n i_o have_v prepare_v myself_o to_o be_v break_v on_o the_o wheel_n or_o be_v burn_v and_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n he_o add_v i_o give_v thou_o thanks_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o all_o the_o blessing_n that_o thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o i_o i_o give_v thou_o thanks_o that_o thou_o have_v find_v i_o worthy_a to_o suffer_v for_o thy_o gospel_n and_o die_v for_o thou_o i_o give_v thou_o thanks_o also_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v call_v i_o to_o suffer_v so_o easy_a a_o death_n after_o i_o have_v prepare_v my_o heart_n to_o suffer_v the_o most_o cruel_a death_n for_o thou_o in_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n he_o be_v put_v upon_o the_o rack_n he_o suffer_v it_o without_o any_o complaint_n or_o one_o word_n of_o murmur_a answer_v no_o other_o thing_n but_o that_o he_o have_v say_v all_o and_o have_v nothing_o more_o to_o answer_v and_o when_o he_o be_v take_v from_o the_o rack_n turn_v to_o the_o judge_n he_o tell_v they_o i_o have_v not_o suffer_v the_o pain_n which_o you_o will_v have_v make_v i_o suffer_v i_o believe_v that_o you_o have_v suffer_v more_o than_o i_o i_o have_v have_v no_o sense_n of_o pain_n i_o do_v profess_v before_o you_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a effect_n of_o grace_n for_o although_o we_o shall_v not_o give_v credit_n to_o those_o relation_n which_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o rack_n be_v so_o violent_a that_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o he_o can_v not_o have_v make_v use_n of_o his_o leg_n to_o go_v to_o execution_n it_o be_v nevertheless_o certain_a that_o
m._n de_fw-fr meaux_n i_o be_v tempt_v to_o believe_v that_o the_o reform_a of_o his_o diocese_n have_v all_o fall_v only_o under_o the_o fear_n of_o evil_a for_o i_o be_v not_o able_a to_o imagine_v that_o any_o one_o shall_v write_v false_o concern_v a_o matter_n of_o fact_n whereof_o there_o be_v thirty_o or_o forty_o thousand_o witness_n but_o behold_v the_o letter_n which_o teach_v we_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o believe_v concern_v it_o there_o be_v other_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o all_o those_o violence_n have_v be_v do_v in_o the_o diocese_n of_o meaux_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v elsewhere_o it_o be_v also_o know_v by_o a_o eye-witness_n that_o m._n de_fw-fr meaux_n himself_o make_v use_v of_o the_o king_n declaration_n to_o prevail_v with_o a_o sick_a person_n to_o communicate_v which_o declaration_n appoint_v that_o those_o who_o do_v not_o communicate_v in_o their_o sickness_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o the_o galley_n if_o they_o recover_v their_o health_n these_o thing_n which_o precede_v be_v not_o report_v but_o accidental_o for_o we_o do_v not_o make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o report_v to_o you_o the_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n that_o have_v be_v do_v and_o which_o shall_v be_v do_v if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o such_o degree_n and_o measure_n as_o shall_v be_v necessary_a to_o give_v you_o example_n of_o the_o courage_n and_o strength_n of_o our_o martyr_n for_o the_o design_n that_o we_o have_v in_o these_o letter_n be_v not_o to_o irritate_fw-la and_o provoke_v you_o against_o your_o persecutor_n but_o to_o comfort_v and_o edify_v you_o by_o the_o constancy_n of_o those_o which_o suffer_v upon_o this_o consideration_n and_o with_o this_o intention_n we_o will_v report_v some_o history_n which_o have_v be_v communicate_v to_o we_o which_o will_v learn_v you_o that_o thanks_o be_v to_o god_n our_o enemy_n have_v not_o accomplish_v the_o cruel_a design_n which_o they_o have_v form_v against_o we_o which_o be_v to_o hinder_v we_o from_o have_v martyr_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o refuse_v this_o name_n and_o honour_n to_o those_o which_o after_o they_o have_v be_v so_o weak_a as_o to_o sign_n i_o know_v not_o what_o form_n of_o abjuration_n of_o our_o religion_n have_v have_v the_o courage_n to_o raise_v themselves_o and_o to_o persevere_v even_o unto_o death_n in_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o truth_n we_o owe_v also_o the_o same_o honour_n to_o those_o which_o be_v dead_a amid_o the_o torment_n which_o the_o dragoon_n and_o persecutor_n have_v inflict_v on_o they_o and_o which_o have_v persevere_v even_o to_o the_o last_o breath_n in_o the_o bold_a profession_n of_o the_o truth_n to_o conclude_v it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o without_o extend_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n martyr_n too_o far_o we_o may_v give_v it_o to_o those_o who_o after_o suffer_v long_o and_o cruel_a torment_n have_v see_v death_n as_o very_o near_o they_o and_o have_v behold_v it_o as_o certain_a without_o be_v the_o least_o shake_v thereby_o so_o that_o without_o reckon_v those_o that_o be_v dead_a by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o hangman_n or_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o soldier_n former_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o religion_n behold_v three_o sort_n of_o martyr_n whereof_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v some_o estimation_n and_o of_o every_o one_o of_o these_o three_o order_n we_o will_v repoot_v unto_o to_o some_o example_n which_o have_v be_v write_v unto_o we_o a_o eye-witness_n have_v write_v to_o we_o that_o in_o a_o village_n of_o poictou_n call_v god_n town_n dannai_n a_o honest_a man_n call_v m._n palmenteir_n after_o have_v suffer_v all_o the_o first_o violence_n by_o the_o dragoon_n to_o wit_n blasphemy_n threaten_n plunder_v of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n not_o yield_v be_v treat_v as_o you_o shall_v understand_v and_o in_o conclusion_n dye_v amid_o the_o torment_n the_o archbishop_n of_o bourdeaux_n return_v from_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o clergy_n at_o paris_n about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o month_n september_n in_o the_o year_n past_a come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o say_v palmenteir_n and_o ask_v the_o dragoon_n why_o they_o have_v do_v their_o duty_n no_o better_o and_o whether_o there_o be_v no_o fire_n to_o warm_v this_o gouty_a old_a man_n after_o he_o have_v give_v this_o order_n he_o go_v up_o the_o chamber_n on_o high_a and_o the_o dragoon_n drag_v the_o weak_a old_a man_n out_o of_o his_o bed_n full_a of_o the_o gout_n for_o many_o year_n they_o drag_v he_o on_o the_o floor_n they_o apply_v a_o iron_n plate_n red_a hot_a to_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o foot_n and_o to_o his_o hand_n in_o this_o torment_n he_o utter_v dreadful_a cry_n the_o archbishop_n in_o the_o chamber_n above_o laugh_v at_o it_o and_o divert_v himself_o with_o it_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o say_v palmenteir_n come_v to_o the_o succour_n of_o her_o husband_n they_o knock_v she_o down_o with_o blow_n of_o their_o dagger_n and_o the_o butt_n end_n of_o their_o pistol_n she_o fellinto_a a_o swoon_n in_o this_o estate_n they_o bathe_v she_o with_o two_o or_o three_o bucket_n of_o water_n this_o punishment_n be_v endure_v a_o long_a time_n this_o poor_a man_n be_v so_o weak_a not_o to_o abjure_v his_o religion_n but_o to_o promise_v to_o use_v mean_n for_o his_o instruction_n and_o information_n the_o archbishop_n desire_v at_o least_o that_o he_o will_v sign_v this_o promise_n but_o the_o condition_n his_o hand_n be_v in_o not_o permit_v he_o to_o move_v they_o the_o archbishop_z sign_v for_o he_o and_o send_v the_o write_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o poicter_n entreat_v he_o to_o send_v missionary_n to_o convert_v this_o family_n this_o poor_a sick_a person_n have_v no_o soon_o consent_v to_o this_o signature_n but_o he_o retract_v it_o and_o cause_v a_o person_n to_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n that_o he_o have_v no_o need_n of_o instruction_n and_o will_v die_v in_o his_o religion_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o wound_n of_o his_o burn_a wherewith_o he_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o grow_v to_o inflammation_n and_o resist_v all_o remedy_n a_o fever_n join_v itself_o thereunto_o and_o he_o die_v within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o bewail_v without_o cease_v his_o weakness_n and_o repeat_v every_o moment_n those_o word_n of_o psalm_n 51._o god_n be_v merciful_a to_o i_o a_o sinner_n and_o repel_v courageous_o the_o temptation_n of_o a_o carmelite_n and_o a_o jesuit_n which_o persecute_v he_o to_o the_o last_o breath_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o shall_v refuse_v the_o honour_n of_o martyrdom_n to_o this_o man_n since_o he_o die_v confess_v the_o name_n of_o god_n amid_o the_o cruel_a wound_n that_o have_v be_v give_v he_o because_o he_o will_v not_o abjure_v it_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o refuse_v a_o place_n in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o our_o martyr_n to_o m._n de_fw-fr villiers_n a_o young_a brother_n of_o the_o house_n juigne_n a_o family_n sufficient_o know_v this_o gentleman_n be_v arrest_v at_o francy_n near_o to_o bolonia_n endeavour_v to_o save_v himself_o by_o flight_n they_o carry_v he_o to_o calais_n from_o whence_o the_o intendant_n send_v he_o to_o paris_n by_o the_o provost_n where_o he_o be_v put_v in_o prison_n in_o bishop-fort_n there_o he_o continue_v from_o jan._n 8._o till_o the_o 22._o of_o august_n last_o during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n he_o preach_v by_o his_o action_n and_o word_n after_o a_o manner_n the_o most_o efficacious_a in_o the_o world_n he_o be_v both_o learned_a and_o pious_a that_o he_o confound_v all_o the_o converter_n after_o a_o manner_n that_o edify_v the_o other_o prisoner_n which_o suffer_v for_o the_o same_o cause_n the_o chief_a precedent_n take_v the_o pain_n one_o day_n to_o come_v and_o see_v he_o they_o enter_v into_o discourse_n but_o there_o be_v find_v that_o inequality_n betwixt_o he_o and_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr villiers_n that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o leave_v he_o say_v what_o former_o a_o cardinal_n say_v to_o ariosto_n on_o occasion_n of_o his_o poem_n call_v orlando_n furioso_n oh_o god_n where_o have_v you_o get_v so_o much_o roguery_n a_o answer_n well_o worthy_a the_o gravity_n of_o a_o chief_a magistrate_n about_o so_o serious_a a_o affair_n m._n de_fw-fr villiers_n have_v to_o do_v with_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n man_n of_o the_o church_n and_o man_n of_o the_o sword_n assault_v he_o and_o he_o disengage_v himself_o from_o all_o their_o attack_n always_o with_o a_o admirable_a success_n the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o prison_n cause_v he_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o bloody_a flux_n whereof_o he_o die_v at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o week_n during_o his_o sickness_n they_o deny_v he_o all_o commerce_n with_o the_o other_o prisoner_n of_o his_o own_o religion_n he_o see_v none_o but_o persecutor_n and_o tempter_n but_o nevertheless_o
year_n on_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n of_o a_o martyr_n oblation_n for_o the_o dead_a say_v teruillian_n behold_v from_o whence_o come_v mass_n for_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o shadow_n of_o resemblance_n with_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v capable_a of_o dazzle_v you_o but_o observe_v these_o great_a difference_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v for_o the_o dead_a so_o they_o call_v they_o be_v not_o account_v true_a sacrifice_n much_o less_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n 2._o that_o they_o do_v not_o beg_v of_o god_n deliverance_n from_o the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n for_o purgatory_n be_v not_o know_v at_o that_o time_n the_o three_o be_v that_o they_o do_v not_o commemorate_v saint_n and_o martyr_n as_o they_o do_v at_o this_o day_n to_o have_v part_n in_o their_o merit_n or_o to_o offer_v their_o merit_n to_o god._n first_o of_o all_o it_o be_v indisputable_a that_o the_o church_n of_o the_o three_o age_n do_v not_o think_v that_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a join_v to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n i_o will_v not_o repeat_v the_o proof_n those_o that_o please_v may_v see_v they_o in_o the_o precede_a letter_n for_o since_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o account_n the_o eucharist_n in_o general_a a_o true_a sacrifice_n although_o they_o give_v it_o that_o name_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o can_v not_o account_v as_o a_o true_a sacrifice_n the_o prayer_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o eucharist_n for_o the_o repose_n of_o the_o dead_a so_o that_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o call_v that_o part_n of_o their_o worship_n which_o they_o call_v oblation_n for_o the_o dead_a sacrifice_n for_o any_o other_o reason_n than_o because_o the_o offering_n which_o be_v consecrate_v upon_o the_o holy_a table_n be_v there_o place_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o dead_a either_o by_o their_o order_n or_o according_a to_o their_o will_n and_o intention_n and_o because_o these_o prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a be_v join_v to_o the_o sacrament_n which_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n and_o the_o commemoration_n of_o the_o propitiatory_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o cross_n second_o we_o say_v that_o the_o end_n for_o which_o they_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o dead_a in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n be_v not_o for_o deliverance_n from_o purgatory_n whereof_o no_o discourse_n have_v be_v yet_o hear_v to_o be_v assure_v thereof_o there_o need_v no_o more_o than_o to_o hear_v the_o ancient_n concern_v it_o 1._o at_o the_o beginning_n they_o be_v only_o simple_a commemoration_n of_o the_o dead_a to_o give_v thanks_o that_o they_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god._n it_o be_v whole_o to_o this_o end_n that_o they_o make_v mention_v of_o the_o martyr_n s._n cyprian_n speak_v of_o two_o man_n of_o war_n who_o have_v suffer_v death_n say_v that_o they_o be_v true_a and_o spiritual_a soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o in_o overthrow_v the_o devil_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o have_v by_o a_o generous_a suffering_n be_v worthy_a to_o receive_v the_o palm_n and_o crown_n of_o the_o lord_n now_o you_o may_v remember_v say_v he_o that_o we_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o they_o observe_v the_o s._n cyprian_n say_v express_o that_o these_o two_o martyr_n be_v crown_v in_o heaven_n nevertheless_o he_o say_v that_o they_o offer_v sacrifice_n for_o they_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o to_o fetch_v they_o from_o purgatory_n how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o s._n cyprian_a and_o the_o ancient_n shall_v offer_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o fetch_v the_o martyr_n from_o purgatory_n when_o they_o believe_v they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o blessedness_n it_o be_v to_o do_v a_o injury_n to_o martyr_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o say_v they_o according_a to_o that_o say_n so_o much_o know_v among_o the_o ancient_n injuriam_fw-la facit_fw-la martyri_fw-la qui_fw-la orat_fw-la pro_fw-la martyr_n for_o it_o be_v to_o doubt_v of_o his_o happiness_n the_o same_o s._n cyprian_n say_v in_o another_o place_n observe_v well_o the_o day_n on_o which_o they_o die_v speak_v of_o the_o martyr_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v remember_v they_o when_o we_o celebrate_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o martyr_n although_o terullian_n our_o most_o faithful_a and_o devout_a brother_n have_v write_v to_o we_o and_o do_v write_v to_o inform_v we_o of_o the_o day_n in_o which_o our_o bless_a brethren_n which_o be_v in_o prison_n pass_v to_o a_o glorious_a immortality_n to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v here_o celebrate_v oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o their_o memory_n expect_v that_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n we_o shall_v celebrate_v they_o with_o you_o that_o which_o he_o call_v in_o the_o beginning_n remember_v the_o martyr_n he_o call_v afterward_o oblation_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o memory_n of_o they_o but_o if_o to_o the_o commemoration_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o praise_n which_o they_o give_v to_o god_n for_o the_o glorious_a death_n of_o the_o depart_a they_o add_v some_o prayer_n to_o god_n it_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o opinion_n then_o prevail_v touch_v the_o state_n of_o soul_n after_o death_n and_o these_o opinion_n be_v such_o as_o have_v their_o birth_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o age_n and_o be_v almost_o general_o establish_v and_o receive_v in_o the_o three_o 1._o that_o soul_n do_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o heavenly_a paradise_n till_o after_o the_o resurrection_n 2._o that_o they_o remain_v in_o a_o separate_a place_n and_o state_n till_o that_o day_n 3._o that_o they_o may_v go_v thence_o soon_o or_o late_a by_o a_o quick_a or_o slow_a resurrection_n for_o they_o think_v that_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o accomplish_v in_o a_o day_n but_o continue_v the_o space_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n at_o many_o and_o divers_a time_n 4._o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o soul_n pass_v through_o that_o fire_n which_o shall_v consume_v the_o world._n 5._o that_o in_o conclusion_n they_o present_v themselves_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n either_o to_o be_v absolve_v or_o condemn_v there_o be_v not_o a_o learned_a and_o upright_a man_n which_o do_v not_o acknowledge_v this_o be_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o three_o age_n yea_o and_o of_o those_o that_o follow_v so_o that_o with_o respect_n to_o these_o opinion_n then_o prevail_v they_o beg_v of_o god_n for_o the_o dead_a 1._o that_o he_o will_v fix_v they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o repose_n which_o they_o call_v locus_fw-la refrigerii_fw-la or_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n 2._o that_o he_o will_v increase_v their_o happiness_n in_o that_o place_n and_o moderate_v the_o desire_n they_o have_v to_o go_v from_o thence_o 3._o that_o they_o may_v go_v early_o thence_o and_o partake_v in_o the_o first_o resurrection_n 4._o that_o they_o may_v pass_v through_o the_o fire_n at_o the_o last-day_n without_o receive_v and_o damage_n 5._o and_o to_o conclude_v that_o they_o may_v be_v absolve_v when_o they_o present_v themselves_o before_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n all_o this_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n on_o the_o contrary_n they_o be_v conceive_v in_o general_a term_n it_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o those_o which_o make_v prayer_n for_o the_o dead_a but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o dispute_v far_o whether_o they_o offer_v mass_n for_o the_o repose_n of_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n at_o that_o time_n since_o we_o have_v ancient_a liturgy_n where_o we_o may_v see_v what_o they_o beg_v of_o god_n for_o the_o dead_a there_o be_v two_o liturgy_n of_o which_o one_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o st._n james_n the_o other_o of_o st._n mark._n we_o shall_v do_v they_o a_o great_a honour_n if_o we_o put_v they_o among_o the_o write_n of_o the_o three_o age._n the_o liturgy_n attribute_v to_o st._n james_n say_z lord_n god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n remember_v the_o orhtodox_n of_o which_o we_o have_v make_v mention_n and_o whereof_o we_o have_v make_v none_o from_o abel_n the_o righteous_a unto_o this_o day_n cause_v they_o to_o rest_v in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n in_o the_o bosom_n of_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n in_o thy_o kingdom_n in_o the_o delight_n of_o paradise_n and_o that_o of_o st._n mark_n cause_v the_o soul_n of_o our_o father_n and_o of_o our_o brethren_n which_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n jesus_n to_o rest_n etc._n etc._n cause_v they_o to_o rest_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o thy_o saint_n and_o give_v they_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n that_o composition_n which_o be_v call_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o four_o and_o it_o may_v be_v of_o the_o five_o age._n nevertheless_o we_o
hundred_o and_o sixty_o year_n justin_n martyr_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n ireneus_fw-la cyprian_n eusebius_n athanasius_n hillary_n and_o so_o many_o other_o shall_v not_o speak_v one_o word_n of_o this_o religious_a worship_n of_o creature_n if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o in_o use_n beside_o this_o negative_a proof_n we_o make_v use_v of_o all_o those_o positive_a proof_n which_o we_o have_v prove_v from_o the_o second_o and_o three_o age_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n invoke_a none_o but_o god_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o invoke_v even_o angel_n it_o be_v that_o which_o origen_n have_v plain_o tell_v we_o and_o it_o be_v that_o which_o ireneus_fw-la have_v say_v before_o he_o 58._o he_o iren._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 58._o that_o the_o church_n do_v nothing_o by_o the_o invocation_n of_o angles_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o wicked_a curiosity_n but_o by_o addressing_z pure_o plain_o and_o open_o her_o prayer_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o maker_n of_o all_o thing_n among_o these_o positive_a proof_n we_o have_v see_v some_o of_o they_o which_o formal_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o church_n neither_o worship_n invoke_v nor_o adore_v martyr_n such_o be_v the_o epistle_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o smyrna_n about_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o polycarpus_n be_v it_o not_o therefore_o a_o amaze_a boldness_n in_o your_o converter_n to_o mantain_n to_o you_o that_o there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n thereon_o in_o the_o four_o age_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o man_n do_v not_o invoke_v saint_n in_o the_o three_o age_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o begin_v to_o do_v it_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o it_o be_v therefore_o clear_a that_o a_o change_n do_v happen_v but_o they_o will_v say_v where_o be_v the_o author_n of_o this_o change_n where_o be_v the_o innovator_n this_o question_n be_v absurd_a it_o be_v not_o one_o single_a person_n that_o introduce_v this_o alteration_n in_o worship_n it_o be_v the_o superstitious_a people_n the_o great_a respect_n which_o the_o people_n see_v man_n have_v for_o the_o tomb_n of_o martyr_n carry_v some_o dotard_n to_o advance_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o martyr_n be_v about_o their_o tomb_n and_o it_o be_v apparent_o according_a to_o the_o conjecture_n of_o albespinus_n that_o which_o the_o thirty_o four_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o eliberis_n have_v respect_n unto_o eliberitan_n unto_o albasp_n annot_n in_o council_n eliberitan_n that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o light_v up_o torch_n in_o the_o day_n time_n in_o the_o coemetary_n lest_o we_o disturb_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o saint_n they_o imagine_v that_o these_o spirit_n flutter_v about_o their_o tomb_n may_v suffer_v inconvenience_n by_o the_o smoke_n of_o torch_n and_o candle_n be_v not_o this_o a_o pleasant_a imagination_n s._n jerome_n write_v against_o vigilantius_n do_v also_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o martyr_n love_v their_o ash_n hover_v about_o then_o and_o be_v always_o present_a with_o they_o we_o know_v that_o the_o vulgar_a be_v natural_o incline_v to_o superstition_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v how_o the_o people_n instruct_v in_o such_o a_o opinion_n shall_v conceive_v a_o extraordinary_a respect_n for_o those_o place_n where_o be_v the_o body_n and_o soul_n of_o martyr_n and_o conceive_v that_o these_o soul_n which_o converse_v about_o their_o tomb_n have_v also_o the_o liberty_n of_o fly_v back_o to_o heaven_n when_o they_o think_v good_a it_o be_v very_o easy_a for_o ignorant_a people_n to_o fall_v into_o a_o persuasion_n that_o it_o be_v very_o good_a to_o recommend_v themselves_o to_o their_o care_n and_o intercession_n there_o be_v therefore_o no_o need_n of_o a_o innovator_n or_o a_o new_a preacher_n nothing_o more_o be_v needful_a but_o to_o let_v the_o people_n do_v as_o they_o please_v mark_v this_o well_o all_o heresy_n have_v be_v introduce_v by_o doctor_n for_o there_o be_v need_n of_o wit_n and_o knowledge_n to_o innovate_v in_o opinion_n but_o all_o superstition_n have_v be_v introduce_v by_o the_o people_n for_o nothing_o more_o be_v needful_a to_o become_v superstitious_a than_o sottishness_n simplicity_n and_o ignorance_n therefore_o the_o author_n of_o innovation_n in_o doctrine_n may_v be_v observe_v for_o they_o be_v ordinary_o single_a person_n but_o we_o can_v observe_v the_o first_o innovator_n in_o matter_n of_o superstition_n because_o they_o be_v the_o people_n but_o it_o will_v be_v say_v why_o do_v not_o the_o doctor_n oppose_v themselves_o to_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o people_n first_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o the_o doctor_n do_v not_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o superstition_n at_o their_o birth_n s._n austin_n and_o s._n jerome_n himself_o blame_v the_o superstition_n which_o begin_v to_o take_v place_n in_o their_o age_n and_o which_o afterward_o overcome_v all_o contradiction_n but_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v they_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v yea_o that_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o they_o as_o other_o do_v because_o that_o these_o superstition_n be_v establish_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o that_o the_o beginning_n which_o the_o doctor_n do_v easy_o suffer_v because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a matter_n give_v place_n to_o the_o toleration_n of_o that_o which_o be_v introduce_v afterward_o which_o nevertheless_o be_v altogether_o intolerable_a to_o conclude_v it_o be_v of_o little_a importance_n to_o we_o how_o and_o why_o the_o doctor_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v carry_v into_o error_n and_o popular_a superstition_n the_o matter_n of_o fact_n be_v certain_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v indisputable_a by_o the_o proof_n that_o we_o have_v make_v thereof_o and_o by_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v make_v thereof_o in_o what_o follow_v our_o second_o proof_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o this_o worship_n in_o the_o five_o age_n be_v that_o then_o man_n do_v not_o invoke_v all_o the_o saint_n as_o it_o be_v do_v at_o this_o day_n yea_o they_o do_v not_o invoke_v those_o saint_n which_o be_v most_o eminent_a such_o be_v the_o apostle_n except_v s._n peter_n and_o s._n paul_n who_o relic_n be_v believe_v to_o be_v at_o rome_n other_o have_v not_o church_n temple_n memorial_n nor_o person_n devote_v to_o they_o s._n basil_n the_o most_o ancient_a of_o all_o those_o which_o speak_v of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n celebrate_v the_o memory_n only_o of_o the_o forty_o martyr_n that_o of_o julitta_n and_o the_o martyr_n mamas_n in_o this_o homily_n upon_o julitta_n the_o martyr_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o teach_v we_o they_o do_v invoke_v she_o in_o the_o homily_n upon_o the_o forty_o martyr_n he_o say_v indeed_o that_o person_n flee_v to_o they_o for_o refuge_n and_o that_o the_o pious_a wife_n pray_v there_o for_o her_o child_n that_o she_o there_o desire_v the_o return_n of_o her_o absent_a husband_n and_o his_o health_n when_o he_o be_v sick_a first_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o be_v the_o devotion_n of_o woman_n who_o be_v incline_v to_o superstition_n second_o it_o be_v not_o very_o clear_a that_o these_o prayer_n be_v address_v to_o martyr_n for_o in_o the_o beginning_n these_o prayer_n be_v address_v to_o the_o god_n of_o martyr_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o merit_n and_o suffering_n of_o martyr_n to_o who_o god_n will_v do_v honour_n by_o miracle_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o the_o homily_n on_o the_o martyr_n mamas_n the_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n appear_v more_o express_a but_o observe_v that_o this_o julitta_n this_o mamas_n and_o these_o forty_o martyr_n be_v obscure_a saint_n and_o of_o little_a reputation_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o apostle_n concern_v the_o invocation_n of_o who_o s._n basil_n speak_v not_o one_o word_n this_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n and_o that_o whereof_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o give_v we_o a_o reason_n make_v the_o same_o observation_n upon_o the_o passage_n of_o s._n austin_n which_o they_o quote_v unto_o you_o for_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n he_o there_o speak_v of_o the_o invocation_n of_o s_o protais_fw-fr and_o of_o s._n garvais_n good_a god_n what_o saint_n be_v these_o in_o comparison_n of_o s._n matthew_n and_o s._n john._n it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o father_n speak_v of_o the_o invocation_n of_o s._n stephen_n the_o first_o martyr_n but_o however_o eminent_a this_o great_a saint_n be_v he_o be_v but_o a_o deacon_n and_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o make_v he_o equal_a with_o the_o apostle_n nevertheless_o there_o appear_v no_o invocation_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o write_n of_o s._n austin_n i_o call_v not_o this_o a_o simple_a proof_n it_o be_v a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o novelty_n of_o this_o superstitious_a worship_n if_o the_o worship_n and_o invocation_n of_o saint_n be_v ancient_a if_o they_o be_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n why_o
be_v make_v by_o man_n behold_v a_o admirable_a divine_a which_o believe_v that_o a_o man_n can_v make_v a_o god_n and_o do_v a_o miracle_n if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v that_o exhaust_v all_o the_o divine_a power_n to_o conclude_v to_o these_o three_o or_o four_o word_n of_o st._n austin_n that_o none_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o jesus_n christ_n before_o he_o have_v adore_v it_o we_o ought_v to_o oppose_v what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o three_o book_n concern_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n 9_o doctrine_n de_fw-fr doctr._n christ_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o that_o every_o one_o know_v the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n and_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o lord_n that_o it_o be_v well_o know_v whereunto_o they_o have_v respect_n and_o that_o they_o be_v reverence_v not_o by_o a_o servitude_n i.e._n after_o a_o carnal_a manner_n but_o by_o a_o spiritual_a liberty_n here_o st._n austin_n desire_v that_o we_o give_v to_o baptism_n the_o same_o honour_n as_o to_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n we_o must_v confess_v if_o st._n austin_n do_v adore_v the_o sacrament_n we_o ought_v to_o make_v no_o scruple_n therein_o we_o owe_v he_o this_o complaisance_n for_o that_o he_o have_v speak_v as_o absolute_o concern_v it_o as_o ourselves_o for_o during_o the_o space_n of_o two_o hundred_o year_n past_a there_o have_v not_o be_v either_o zuinglian_a or_o calvinist_n which_o have_v speak_v more_o bold_o or_o more_o clear_o against_o the_o real_a presence_n and_o transubstantiation_n if_o this_o suffice_v not_o to_o know_v what_o kind_n of_o worship_n be_v give_v to_o the_o eucharist_n we_o must_v learn_v it_o from_o the_o history_n of_o matter_n of_o fact_n we_o learn_v from_o mr._n de_fw-fr valois_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o eusebius_n eccles_n eusebius_n euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 9_o hist_o eccles_n that_o the_o believer_n which_o be_v to_o communicate_v approach_v the_o altar_n and_o there_o receive_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o priest_n stand_v upright_o and_o not_o on_o their_o knee_n as_o at_o this_o day_n the_o author_n have_v pass_v for_o a_o good_a roman_n catholic_n he_o be_v learned_a and_o he_o be_v a_o modern_a writer_n so_o that_o he_o want_v nothing_o to_o give_v he_o a_o authority_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o new_a convert_v who_o refer_v themselves_o much_o more_o concern_v religion_n to_o what_o their_o new_a author_n speak_v of_o it_o then_o to_o what_o be_v say_v thereof_o by_o those_o that_o be_v more_o ancient_a and_o indeed_o how_o can_v they_o communicate_v otherwise_o than_o stand_v since_o they_o pray_v stand_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n and_o the_o fifty_o day_n which_o be_v from_o easter_n to_o whitsuntide_n in_o memory_n of_o the_o resurrection_n when_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o consecrate_v they_o put_v out_o the_o catechuman_n i.e._n well_o nigh_o half_a the_o christian_n be_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o will_v deprive_v they_o of_o the_o comfort_n of_o adore_v their_o saviour_n if_o it_o have_v be_v then_o the_o custom_n of_o adore_v he_o in_o the_o sacrament_n in_o those_o age_n they_o do_v communicate_v infant_n and_o how_o can_v they_o exact_v adoration_n before_o the_o manducation_n since_o infant_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o perform_v a_o act_n of_o adoration_n i_o may_v also_o reckon_v among_o those_o article_n concern_v which_o there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o the_o four_o and_o five_o age_n that_o of_o purgatory_n for_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o separate_a place_n where_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n without_o see_v the_o face_n of_o god_n but_o without_o suffer_v any_o thing_n there_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o those_o age_n of_o st._n ambrose_n st._n chrysostom_n st._n hillary_n st._n jerome_n and_o under_o name_n so_o great_a it_o may_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o it_o be_v the_o prevail_a opinion_n it_o be_v the_o three_o place_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o then_o be_v but_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v but_o few_o footstep_n of_o a_o four_o place_n see_v it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o these_o age_n a_o man_n may_v show_v you_o some_o passage_n of_o gregory_n nyssen_n and_o even_o some_o of_o st._n jerome_n which_o speak_v of_o a_o purgation_n of_o sin_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v make_v after_o death_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o penal_a fire_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o purgatory_n of_o popery_n it_o be_v that_o of_o origen_n according_a to_o who_o we_o have_v see_v that_o all_o intelligent_a creature_n without_o except_v devil_n and_o wicked_a man_n who_o die_v impenitent_o aught_o to_o be_v recover_v and_o reestablish_v originism_n do_v not_o die_v with_o origen_n and_o many_o famous_a father_n of_o the_o four_o age_n be_v infatuate_v with_o it_o those_o which_o know_v the_o history_n of_o the_o quarrel_n between_o st._n chrysostom_n and_o epiphanius_n be_v not_o ignorant_a thereof_o i_o think_v indeed_o that_o few_o man_n do_v then_o dare_v to_o maintain_v the_o opinion_n of_o origen_n crude_a as_o he_o leave_v it_o touch_v the_o future_a salvation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o damn_a but_o many_o endeavour_v to_o soften_v and_o smooth_v it_o and_o say_v at_o least_o christian_n who_o die_v in_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n but_o without_o holiness_n and_o repentance_n will_v one_o day_n be_v recover_v it_o be_v without_o doubt_n that_o this_o opinion_n mitigate_v and_o soften_v be_v one_o step_n which_o make_v the_o church_n fall_v into_o the_o error_n of_o purgatory_n for_o after_o they_o have_v restrain_v those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v purge_v by_o a_o penal_a fire_n to_o such_o as_o die_v without_o holiness_n and_o repentance_n by_o little_a and_o little_o they_o restrain_v they_o to_o such_o who_o die_v without_o repentance_n have_v not_o satisfy_v the_o canonical_a penance_n of_o the_o church_n st._n austin_n be_v not_o of_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v that_o ill_a christian_n die_v without_o repentance_n be_v to_o be_v purge_v by_o fire_n nevertheless_o he_o think_v it_o probable_a 67_o probable_a enchir._n cap._n 67_o that_o those_o who_o have_v too_o much_o affection_n for_o temporal_a good_a thing_n during_o the_o space_n of_o this_o life_n after_o death_n will_v be_v afflict_v with_o grief_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o they_o and_o that_o this_o will_v serve_v they_o for_o a_o castigation_n nevertheless_o he_o propose_v this_o but_o as_o a_o doubtful_a conjecture_n it_o be_v not_o incredible_a say_v he_o 69._o he_o enchir._n cap._n 69._o but_o that_o something_o of_o like_a nature_n happen_v after_o death_n and_o it_o may_v be_v dispute_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o that_o some_o believer_n shall_v be_v save_v soon_o or_o late_a by_o a_o purge_a fire_n according_a as_o they_o have_v more_o or_o less_o love_v these_o perish_a good_a thing_n by_o this_o purgative_n fire_n or_o purgatory_n he_o understand_v nothing_o but_o the_o grief_n of_o be_v deprive_v of_o these_o perish_a thing_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o mean_v in_o the_o same_o book_n 109._o book_n enchir._n cap._n 109._o that_o during_o the_o whole_a space_n of_o time_n between_o a_o man_n death_n and_o the_o last_o resurrection_n soul_n be_v in_o hide_a receptacle_n according_a as_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o repose_n or_o misery_n with_o respect_n to_o what_o they_o have_v be_v during_o this_o life_n a_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o this_o be_v purgatory_n in_o its_o birth_n but_o it_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o believe_v and_o receive_v of_o all_o the_o church_n nor_o have_v it_o be_v receive_v nor_o perfect_v any_o where_o but_o in_o the_o latin_a church_n behold_v that_o which_o i_o have_v to_o tell_v you_o concern_v the_o change_n happen_v in_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n i_o will_v not_o pass_v on_o to_o the_o follow_a age_n because_o it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n to_o give_v you_o a_o complete_a history_n of_o all_o the_o change_n which_o have_v happen_v in_o the_o church_n for_o 1700_o year_n i_o only_o desire_v to_o confound_v the_o boldness_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr meaux_n and_o suchlike_a which_o dare_v to_o affirm_v that_o christianity_n in_o their_o hand_n be_v in_o the_o same_o estate_n in_o which_o it_o be_v when_o it_o pass_v from_o the_o apostle_n to_o their_o immediate_a successor_n and_o that_o time_n have_v change_v nothing_o that_o be_v essential_a in_o the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n that_o insensible_a change_n whereof_o some_o man_n speak_v to_o you_o be_v but_o dream_n behold_v say_v i_o enough_o to_o ruin_v these_o rash_a affirmation_n of_o your_o converter_n for_o from_o this_o short_a history_n which_o i_o have_v give_v you_o of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 500_o year_n it_o appear_v 1._o that_o during_o these_o five_o age_n
the_o year_n 1606_o be_v make_v the_o treaty_n call_v the_o pacification_n between_o rodolphus_n emperor_n and_o king_n of_o hungary_n and_o stephen_n bothskey_n kis-ma-ria_a the_o first_o article_n whereof_o grant_n that_o the_o reform_a hungarian_n shall_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n be_v trouble_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o that_o all_o the_o church_n take_v from_o they_o during_o the_o trouble_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o they_o all_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n which_o have_v be_v since_o mathias_n ferdinand_n the_o second_o and_z ferdinand_z the_o three_o have_v confirm_v these_o privilege_n by_o their_o declaration_n to_o conclude_v the_o present_a emperor_n in_o the_o year_n 1655_o when_o he_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o hungary_n confirm_v by_o a_o express_a declaration_n all_o that_o his_o predecessor_n have_v do_v the_o eleven_o article_n of_o that_o declaration_n concede_v that_o for_o the_o conservation_n of_o peace_n among_o all_o the_o order_n and_o state_n of_o hungary_n the_o business_n of_o religion_n shall_v remain_v free_a without_o receive_v any_o disturbance_n according_a to_o the_o constitution_n of_o vienna_n and_o the_o article_n publish_v before_o the_o coronation_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n shall_v be_v entire_o free_a for_o the_o baron_n lord_n nobles_z free_a citizen_n and_o general_o for_o all_o estate_n and_o order_n of_o hungary_n as_o also_o for_o the_o town_n and_o village_n which_o will_v embrace_v it_o so_o that_o no_o person_n of_o what_o estate_n or_o condition_n soever_o may_v be_v hinder_v by_o his_o majesty_n or_o other_o temporal_a lord_n in_o any_o manner_n or_o under_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o from_o the_o free_a use_n and_o exercise_v of_o the_o say_a religion_n thing_n be_v in_o this_o estate_n in_o the_o year_n 1671_o when_o a_o jesuit_n name_v george_n barze_n titular_a bishop_n of_o warradine_n call_v himself_o counsellor_n to_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n publish_v a_o book_n with_o this_o title_n truth_n declare_v to_o all_o the_o world_n which_o make_v it_o appear_v by_o three_o argument_n that_o his_o imperial_a majesty_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o tolerate_v the_o lutheran_n and_o calvinist_n sect_n in_o hungary_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o understand_v what_o a_o work_n of_o this_o title_n that_o have_v a_o jesuit_n for_o its_o author_n do_v contain_v the_o design_n thereof_o be_v to_o justify_v the_o persecution_n which_o have_v be_v already_o make_v against_o the_o protestant_n of_o hungary_n as_o well_o as_o those_o they_o be_v prepare_v to_o make_v for_o already_o a_o long_a time_n before_o the_o publication_n of_o this_o write_n some_o particular_a lord_n have_v set_v up_o for_o cruel_a persecutor_n among_o other_o francis_n nadasti_n paul_n esthersiazy_a and_o many_o other_o at_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n have_v employ_v both_o fire_n and_o sword_n they_o have_v massacre_v the_o reform_a in_o their_o church_n hang_v they_o up_o on_o the_o bar_n of_o their_o church-door_n and_o many_o other_o they_o have_v throw_v headlong_o from_o turret_n the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o popish_a gentleman_n have_v thus_o use_v they_o and_o also_o pull_v down_o the_o church_n in_o the_o country_n which_o hold_v and_o depend_v on_o they_o the_o free_a city_n and_o those_o who_o depend_v only_o on_o the_o emperor_n be_v exempt_a from_o this_o storm_n but_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o turn_n on_o the_o occasion_n follow_v many_o great_a hungarian_a lord_n of_o the_o popish_a religion_n as_o the_o nadasty_n the_o seriny_n the_o frangipane_n join_v themselves_o to_o francis_n rakotsqui_n and_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o emperor_n for_o private_a quarrel_n the_o troop_n of_o austria_n on_o this_o occasion_n enter_v into_o hungary_n on_o the_o year_n 1670_o and_o defeat_v these_o rebel_n the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o jesuit_n of_o hungary_n think_v they_o must_v not_o let_v slip_v the_o opportunity_n they_o now_o have_v to_o persecute_v the_o protestant_n they_o serve_v themselves_o of_o these_o insolent_a &_o victorious_a troop_n in_o all_o the_o free_a city_n to_o do_v the_o same_o violence_n which_o have_v be_v do_v by_o particular_a lord_n against_o the_o reform_a without_o form_n of_o process_n they_o take_v away_o their_o church_n they_o banish_v the_o minister_n they_o put_v they_o in_o prison_n they_o massacre_v a_o great_a number_n they_o charge_v the_o people_n and_o even_o the_o nobility_n with_o tax_n soldier_n and_o garrison_n they_o offer_v a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o violence_n to_o oblige_v people_n to_o change_v their_o religion_n all_o the_o ecclesiastic_n every_o one_o by_o himself_o act_v like_o unbridled_a fury_n the_o prison_n be_v fill_v with_o these_o miserable_a wretch_n the_o church_n be_v raze_v everywhere_o in_o the_o most_o place_n there_o be_v horrible_a massacre_n and_o even_o whole_a village_n burn_v because_o they_o be_v whole_o inhabit_v by_o protestant_n they_o hang_v the_o minister_n at_o the_o door_n of_o their_o church_n there_o be_v one_o name_v john_n baki_n a_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n of_o comana_n who_o be_v burn_v at_o cassovia_n and_o posonium_n they_o put_v to_o death_n a_o great_a number_n of_o person_n of_o all_o sex_n of_o all_o age_n and_o all_o quality_n they_o banish_v all_o those_o who_o they_o dare_v not_o kill_v in_o one_o word_n all_o hungary_n become_v a_o place_n like_o hell_n for_o the_o reform_a where_o death_n punishment_n and_o torment_v present_v themselves_o everywhere_o before_o their_o eye_n to_o give_v some_o colour_n of_o justice_n to_o these_o violence_n they_o establish_v a_o chamber_n at_o posonium_n make_v up_o of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v find_v most_o cruel_a enemy_n to_o the_o protestant_n they_o summon_v the_o people_n before_o they_o summon_v their_o pastor_n hope_v that_o they_o will_v fall_v the_o more_o easy_o by_o the_o temptation_n and_o that_o fear_n will_v cause_v they_o to_o change_v their_o religion_n those_o which_o appear_v and_o support_v themselves_o on_o their_o innocency_n be_v cast_v into_o prison_n oppress_v with_o fines_n persecute_v after_o a_o hundred_o manner_n and_o constrain_v at_o last_o to_o change_v their_o religion_n to_o those_o which_o have_v courage_n enough_o not_o to_o renounce_v the_o truth_n they_o present_v a_o write_v to_o be_v subscribe_v by_o which_o they_o make_v they_o promise_v they_o will_v forsake_v their_o pastor_n that_o they_o will_v not_o protect_v they_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o oppose_v the_o priest_n in_o take_v possession_n of_o their_o church_n on_o which_o condition_n they_o promise_v to_o let_v they_o live_v in_o peace_n in_o hope_n and_o expectation_n that_o the_o spirit_n will_v enlighten_v and_o convert_v they_o some_o fell_a and_o make_v their_o subscription_n other_o perish_v through_o misery_n famine_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o prison_n when_o they_o have_v thus_o subdue_v and_o abuse_v the_o people_n they_o turn_v themselves_o to_o their_o pastor_n they_o establish_v three_o chamber_n of_o justice_n the_o one_o at_o tinew_n and_o two_o at_o posonium_n before_o who_o they_o summon_v at_o first_o a_o small_a number_n of_o pastor_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o augsburg_n they_o appear_v to_o the_o number_n of_o thirty_o two_o or_o thirty_o three_o the_o 25_o of_o september_n 1673_o they_o present_v they_o a_o write_v to_o be_v subscribe_v import_v that_o it_o be_v their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n that_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o to_o escape_v the_o sentence_n which_o may_v be_v pronounce_v against_o they_o for_o their_o rebellion_n they_o do_v consent_n to_o one_o of_o these_o three_o thing_n either_o to_o renounce_v all_o exercise_n of_o their_o office_n for_o ever_o and_o to_o live_v as_o good_a subject_n private_o in_o the_o realm_n or_o to_o go_v voluntary_o into_o exile_n with_o promise_n never_o to_o return_v again_o into_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o emperor_n or_o to_o embrace_v the_o catholic_n religion_n in_o which_o case_n they_o may_v remain_v in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o enjoy_v all_o sort_n of_o advantage_n there_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n permit_v this_o unjust_a and_o altogether_o unrighteous_a procedure_v to_o the_o end_n that_o these_o poor_a accuse_a person_n may_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o justify_v themselves_o from_o the_o crime_n of_o rebellion_n whereof_o they_o be_v accuse_v be_v it_o so_o that_o man_n use_v to_o proceed_v against_o those_o that_o be_v traitor_n and_o have_v it_o be_v usual_a to_o punish_v they_o with_o a_o voluntary_a exile_n or_o by_o a_o simple_a renunciation_n of_o their_o office_n and_o charge_n they_o do_v all_o that_o they_o can_v to_o oblige_v the_o pastor_n to_o subscribe_v this_o write_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o fear_v death_n do_v subscribe_v confess_v themselves_o culpable_a though_o they_o be_v innocent_a and_o go_v voluntary_o into_o banishment_n section_n this_o attempt_n have_v succeed_v sufficient_o well_o