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A51590	The Catholike scriptvrist, or, The plea of the Roman Catholikes shewing the Scriptures to hold forth the Roman faith in above forty of the chiefe controversies now under debate ... / by I.M.	Mumford, J. (James), 1606-1666.	1662 (1662)	Wing M3063; ESTC R32100	169,010	338

a number that for three dayes they could not take away the spoiles for the greatnes of the prey v. 25. And v. 28. The fourth day they entred into Ierusalem with Psalteries and Harpes and Trumpets into the house of our Lord. Thus by a Pilgrimage and Procession returning thanks for so great a victory got purely by a Pilgrimage and Procession accompanied with fasting and prayer as we usually accompanie our Pilgrimages and Processions How often do Protestants read these places and for want of practise in these devotions never understand them or note them 7. Againe what shall or can they say to that pious fact of Naaman generall Captaine of Syria cleansed from his Leprosie by washing seaven times in the river Iordan God prescribed the waters of the Holy Land for his cure though he had better in his Country as he sayd 2. Kings 5.12 But it is for a farr other reason why I speak of Naaman It is because beeing hartely converted by this miracle and resolved to serve only the God of Israël he sayd to Elizeus v. 17. Shall not then I pray thee to thy servant be given two mules burthen of earth For thy servāt hence forth will offer neither Burnt offering nor Sacrifice but unto the Lord. Where I observe that he apprehending how hard it was for one of his quality to come in Pilgrimage to Ierusalem and Sacrifice there and knowing himself because he was a stranger to be licensed to Sacrifice else where would notwithstanding carry the earth of that Holy Land a Land chosen by God for his service that upon the Holy earth he might raise an Altar and so do his devotions in a Holy place as well as circumstances permitted Yet how do our Adversaries scoss at us if we bring a little earth from about our Lords sepulcher or Mount Calvary upon which he shedde his blood more sanctifying that earth then ever earth was Sanctifyed When Daniel was captive and could not go to the temple to pray yet His windowes beeing open in his chamber towards Ierusalem he kneeled upon his knees thrice a day and prayed and gave thankes to his God as he did afore time Dan 6.10 Behould this was his usual devotion to turne towards a Holy place and pray when in body he cold not go thither 8. In the new Testament you have Matth. 2. the three sages or Kings coming an exceeding long Pilgrimage to adore in personall presence our new borne Saviour allthough they knew fullwell that he did as well see and heare all the respect and devout prayers performed to him by them in theyr own Countries as farr of as they were Yet they personally would shew theyr respect by waiting on him in person So we Catholikes personally will honour S Peter in presence of his body at Rome by going to that end so long a Pilgrimage allthough we full well know he could hear our prayers made at our own houses yet we know those prayers to be more acceptable to him as hath formerly been shewed concerning prayers made in Holy places expecially when those prayers receive so great force from so painfull and devout a Pilgrimage Again in the new Testament you have allso Io. 12. v. 20. That there were certaine Greeks who came up to worship at the feasts These Greeks were not obliged to the Iewish Law But theyr devotion exhorted them to this long Pilgrimage And though they were by birth descending from the Gentils yet theyr coming to worship makes it evident that they were true believers Now that this theyr Pilgrimage was gratfull to our Saviour it appeares by his divine providenc ordering things so that they should be introduced in to see him at such a time as a voyce came from heaven saying I have glorifyed it thy name and again I will glorify it v. 28. Likewise Philip by Gods speciall providence was sent to instruct convert and baptise that noble Eunuch of Candace Queen of Aethiopia who was come to Ierusalem to adore though he lived as farre of as Aethiopia A grattfull Pilgrimage to God though not commanded him by God See Acts 8. v. 26. evident therefore it is that some places are to be held more Holy then others and upon that account we do laudably go in Pilgrimages to them that is we go to them for devotion sake to do our best duty to God in those places Again because our Saviour was transfigured on Mount Thabor S. Peter calls that Mount a Holy Mount 2. Pet. 1.18 When we were with him in the Holy Mount So say I because our Saviour was so disfigured at Mount Calvary and all besprinkled that place with his sacred bloud that is allso a Holy Mount And farre more grattfull to God be all the devotions which are made in that Holy place 9. There is a memorable passage of Iohn e. 5.2 to confirme all that hath been sayd or that is believed or practized among us in this Point For there is in Ierusalem by the sheepmarket a Poole having five Porches in these lay a great multitude of persons blind lame withered expecting the stirring of the water And an Angel of our Lord descended at a certaine time into the Pond and the water was stirred and he that had gone down first into the Pond after the stirring of the water was made whole of what infirmity soever Interpreters affirme this great and constant miracle which was true though the former Scriptures never did sett it downe to have therefore been given to the water of this Pond which made so great recourse of Pilgrims to that Place because the Carcasses of the sheep Sacrificed in the Temple were washed in this Pond or else because the blood of them did runne into it Shall not the bloud of Martyrs Sacrificed for Christ more Sanctify any place where it was shedde thē the bloud of sheep Sacrificed in his honour Scarce any Relique hath lesse relation to the person whose Relique it is then this miraculous Pond had to that great Lord to whose honour these beastes were sacrificed Yet this Pond had an Angel of God deputed to look after it The miracle was constant and infallible And so no wonder a great multitude of persons came from remote places in pilgrimage to this place so allso many came or were brought even to S. Peters shadow as we noted in the former Point n. 5. His bones and other Reliques have a farre stricter relation to him then his shadow 10. Lett no man think that miracles now cease All England knowes that our Kings by touching with certaine Ceremonies cured and still cure the Kings Evell and all France knows theyr Kings do so to this day The first for S. Edwards sake the other for S. Lewis Our Saviour speaks home when he sayth and he sayth it without limiting any time He that believeth in me the workes that I do he allso shall do and greater then these shall he do Io. 14.12 Believe to find no true belief where there be no