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A10746	The pilgrime of Loreto Performing his vow made to the glorious Virgin Mary Mother of God. Conteyning diuers deuout meditations vpon the Christian and Cath. doctrine. By Fa. Lewis Richeome of the Society of Iesus. Written in French, & translated into English by E.W.; Pélerin de Lorète. English	Richeome, Louis, 1544-1625.; Walpole, Edward, 1560-1637, attributed name.; E. W. (Edward Worsley), 1605-1676, attributed name.; Weston, Edward, 1566-1635, attributed name.	1629 (1629)	STC 21023; ESTC S115933	381,402	480

law of God in what sort soeuer and in the end say Pater Aue. In the 4. point he must say Confiteor knocking his breast for his faults found with dolour and dislike and also with hope to knocke at the gate of Gods mercy humbly crauing pardon for the snnes we find our selues to haue committed The 5. point is to make a firme purpose neuer by the help of Gods grace to fall againe into the like and with the first commodity to goe to Confession so to end with Pater Aue And Credo This is the dayly exercise of all that be carefull and solicitous of their owne saluation commanded by the Scripture and practised by the Saints Eccl. 28.29 Locke vp thy gold siluer sayth the Wise man and make a weight vnto thy wordes and put a strict bridle in thy mouth That is vaunt not of thy vertue nor glory in thy good actions weigh and examine all euen vnto thy wordes and keep thy selfe from euill and haue a purpose to abstaine for afterward Iob sayd I feared all my workes Iob. 9.28 knowing that thou dost not pardon the offender And this without doubt was because he weighed all in the ballance of Gods iustice which he knew left nothing vnweighed Dauid Psalm 76. I meditated in the night with my hart I did exercise my selfe I did sweep cleanse my spirit Vpon which wordes S. Augustine sayth He enquired of himselfe he examined himselfe and he iudged himself within himselfe He examined in the night the fit and proper tyme in silence with attention hauing his eyes shut to other thinges he exercised himselfe in good earnest with all his hart with feruour and vigour of deuotion and not with a distracted and wandering cogitation dead without motion of life and sorrow My sinne is alwayes before me Psal 50. Because he was in continuall examination of his actions alwayes finding some defect and heereof he sayd to God Psal 18.14 Who is he that knoweth his faultes Deliuer me from my secret sinnes and pardon thy seruant the sinnes of others He that doth not his diligence to performe this once a day sheweth himselfe to haue no great care of his owne soule for he putteth himselfe fondly in danger to be surprised and sodainly arrested by the executioner of the supreme Iudge hauing the accountes of his life ill ordered charged with debts which he shal neuer be able to discharge The deuout Christian doth it often in the day How often in the day the deuout Christiā should examine his conscience Our Pilgrime shall do it thrice in the morning when he riseth he shall examine the night past at noone examine the morning and at night when he goeth to bed shut vp the account and reckoning of the whole day A generall distribution of what the Pilgrime should do euery day And first of the Credo CHAP. VII Clem. Const Apost l. 7. c. 25. THE dayly prayers and spirituall exercises of the pilgrime are distributed into three tymes of the day Morning after dinner and Night according to that distribution of K. Dauid who sayd In the Euening and Morning and at Midday I will pray to thee O Lord and speake thy prayses and myne owne necessityes Psal 54. Which also Daniel practised in his captiuity as before him all iust men in their owne dwellings Dan. 6.10 In the Morning he shall make the principall meditation at Noone and after he shall make others or els if he be loath to change the subiect hauing some tast thereof in the Morning he may goe ouer it againe by way of repetition at euery one of these three tymes of prayer he must still repeate the Credo Pater Aue Confiteor as a true child of the Church who reciteth them in the midst among other prayers she maketh he that prayeth must haue Fayth Hope and Charity Fayth is the foundation of the others by fayth he doth often say in his prayers the Creed as making profession of his fayth comprised therein by these 12. Articles 1. I beleeue in God the Father almighty creator of heauen earth 2. And in Iesus Christ his only Sonne our Lord. 3. Who was conceaued by the holy Ghost borne of the Virgin Mary 4. Suffered vnder Pontius Pilat was crucified dead and buried 5. Descended into hell the third day he rose againe from the dead 6 He ascended into heauen sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty 7. From thence he shall come to iudge the quicke and the dead 8. I belieue in the holy Ghost 9. The holy Catholike Church the Communion of Saints 10 The forgiuenes of sinnes 11. The resurrection of the body 12. And life euerlasting Amē This is a summary of fayth called the Symbole collection or gathering because it was composed by the Apostles euery one bringing and contributing his part as they doe at a reckoning after a banket representing by the number of the Articles the 12. Authors and compounders thereof for which cause S. Ambrose calleth it the Apostolike fayth Amb. ser 38. Aug. ser 1●1 de tempore Leo c. 13. ad Pulchr composed by those 12. Artificers also the key whereby is discouered the darknes of the Diuell that the light of Iesus Christ might appeare S. Augustin calleth it the Apostolike fayth because it contayneth the abridgment thereof and would haue euery one learne it by hart The Symbole or Creed sayth he is short in wordes and great in mystery let euery one therefore that is come to the yeares of discretion learne the Apostolike fayth which he hath professed in Baptisme by the mouth of his God-father These twelue Articles containe all that euery Christian ought distinctly to belieue of God and his Church The 8. first teach vs the beliefe we must haue of the B. Trinity one God and three persons and specially of the mystery of our Redemption The foure last deliuer vnto vs what to belieue of his Church Of the Pater Noster Aue and Consiteor CHAP. VIII THE Pater noster is the summary of our hope as the Creed was of our fayth contayning seauen petitions in forme of prayer as followeth 1. Our Father which art in heauen hallowed be thy Name 2. Thy kingdome come 3. Thy will be done in earth as it is in Heauen 4. Giue vs this day our daily bread 5. And forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespasse against vs. 6. And lead vs not into temptation 7. But deliuer vs from euill Amen The foure first demand the guift of good thinges the three last deliuerance from euill The 3. first aske that which pertayneth to life euerlasting the foure last that which concernes this temporall to attaine vnto the other as S. Augustine sayth Aug. euch c. 115. serm Dom in montel 2. cap. 17. This is a prayer made and dictated from the mouth of the Sonne of God the richest and worthyest of all the

be thus disguised what should wee seeke for in the wood with our Pilgrimes weapons Do theeues carry Pilgrimes slaues to performe their robberies This merchant who calleth vs robbers saying we would haue spoiled him hath no cause so to say The truth is that seeing him yesterday wander in the wilde fieldes thinking he had lost his way we approched to him to direct him to make him partaker of our dinner if he would haue taried but he vanished I know not how And he that deposeth against our companion may not cause him to be condemned for his deposition doth not accuse him of being a theefe but of being in their company whereof I suppose he gaue you good reason when you did examyne him and declared why he was otherwise attired then we As he spake in this sort stept forth one of the company saying My Captaine theeues are alwayes innocent if you will heare them talke They were found amongst theeues with weapons in their handes and taken as I may say in the manner who can doubt what they are If you heare my aduise let them passe the pikes and then this matter is dispatched The Captaine was perplexed not well knowing what to do for Lazarus tale had touched him without hearing him speake he saw in their countenances markes rather of good soules then of robbers and determined in himselfe to delay the matter as long as he could At the same instant came two other saying Syr why doubt we of the guiltines of these good fellowes behold heere a man whome they haue murdered and bringing him six paces off they shewed him a man lying al along dead and a dogge by him This was the body that Lazarus and Vincent had seene a little before They were all three brought thither where lifting vp their handes to heauē they protested that they were innocent of this crime and sayd no more The Captaine found himselfe more troubled then before In the meane time behold there came a troope of Archers bringing two of those robbers whome they had sought after whereof he was very glad not onely for that they were taken but that he hoped by them to haue some certaine intelligence of the fact of Theodosius He examined thē a part if they knew such a man whome he made be brought before them they sayd they knew him and told all the story of his taking and of the changing of his apparell iust as Theodosius had told it before which did greately iustify discharge him He asked if they had killed the man stretched there vpon the ground they knew nothing thereof they sayd They called another footman then to be examined vpō the matter and as soone as he approched to the dead body the dog did fly vpon him with gre●t fury whereat euery man was astonished tooke it for a sure signe that this man was guilty The Captaine commanded him to confesse if he knew any thing hereof He confessed the truth saying it was a merchāt whome he had spoiled a little before with some of his companions without the knowledge of their Maister A murderer discouered by a dog This was a great iustification to Theodosius and his fellowes but that which proued them altogether playnly innocent was that one of the Archers a tall fellow well esteemed of the Captaine who had knowne them at Loreto and lodged them at his house came at the same time Plut. de industria animalium and remembring them imbraced them straight testified their honesty and offered to be bound his life for theirs to the Captaine All the company then began to intreat for them saying they were declared innocent by proofes diuine rather then humane The Pilgrimes released The Captaine hauing his owne inclination fortified with the witnesse and intreaty of so many not onely deliuered them but also gaue them a guard to conuey them through the wood vntill they were out of danger and halfe a dozen crownes to beare their charges in the way Lazarus and his companions thanked them in the best sort affectiō they could specially the Archer his good host calling him his Deliuerer But they told the Captaine they had no need of mony and desired him not to trouble any person for their conuoy for they hoped the danger was past but he would needes haue them take it in title of Almes and sent six Archers with their old good host who would needes be one to set them out of the wood they durst not refuse but tooke their leaue of all the company Theodosius spake a word in the Captaines eares which no man heard but himselfe and gaue the sword he had to the good host for a pledge of their friendship so they were conducted by the Archers who returned to their Captaine at a place appointed loaden with thankes and full of contentement that they had helped to the deliurance of so honest persons But who can tell the great ioy that these good Pilgrimes had with what harts and wordes they thanked the diuine prouidence and the glorious Virgin for hauing deliuered them from so imminent a danger of death and infamy brought them so happily togeather or with what imbracings they saluted ech other after they had dimissed their conuoy God quoth Vincent to Lazarus put it well in our mindes to resolue so soone of comming to Millet hath moreouer heaped good fortune vpon vs and giuen vs much more then we looked for and that with a remarkeable demonstration of his goodnes towardes vs. But O my good friend quoth Lazarus to Theodosius where were you yesternight when we spake of you to the good old man at the farme-house who presaged what we see now present Where were you at midnight when in my dreame you did earnestly solicity me to help you in your great need But do not I dreame now quoth Theodosius seeing you and hearing you speake For when I remember my fortune and my danger me thinkes it is not possible that I should so suddenly be set in your company nor yet to be deliuered out of the hands of the Robbers 1. Theodosius taketh his pilgrimes weed againe 2. He relateth his fortune 3. The conuersion of Tristram 4. How he found occasion to same himselfe 5. The Robbers forsooke their Fort. 6. Theodosius escapeth out of their company CHAP. VII DISCOVRSING in this sort Theodosius taketh againe his pilgrimes weed they came to the towne called Bompas to bed where they found againe the Pilgrime that had Theodosius his habit who marked it straight way meruailing and smyling said to Lazarus how commeth this to passe saith he behold I am found againe you sought one Theodosius and we haue found two It is true saith Lazarus if the habit make a Pilgrime But if this good man be not Theodosius yet hath he giuen occasion of fynding him and recounted vnto him what the Pilgrime had tolde them a little before Well replied Theodosius I must needes haue my habit

that with a deliberate purpose despise the riches of the earth This doctrine is very high and altogether a paradoxe to worldly men who call rich men happy and care litle for the Kingdome of heauen The 2. Happy are the meeke 2. The meeke shall possesse the earth of the liuing Psal 2● 141.6 Orig hom 26 in Num. Bas in Psal 33. for they shall possesse the earth This is the earth of the lyuing This is also a paradoxe to the world who esteemeth aboue all other those that haue their choller and their hand ready at commaundement and know how to be reuenged of their enemies children and heires of the earth but of the earth of the dead not of the liuing The 3. Happy are those that weep for they shall be comforted The world loueth better to laugh in this life although they should be comfortlesse euer after thē to bewayle their sinnes heere and after to enioy the euerlasting comfort of heauen The 4. Happy are they that hunger thirst after iustice for they shall be filled the hunger and thirst of this world is hungerly to seeke and desire the transitory goods and honours that fill but satisfy not The 5. happy are the merciful for they shall obtaine mercy The worldlings are counted magnanimous if they be vnmercifull and fierce rather seeking to make others miserable for their particular profit than to shew themselues mercif●l vnto them in their necessity for Gods sake The 6. Happy are they that are cleane of hart for they shall see God the eye of the soule is the intentiō cleane hart this is the eye which shall see God the obiect of eternal felicity whereof the foule and vncleane soule is vncapable The 7. Happy are the peace-makers for they shal be called the children of God The louers of peace concord shall carry this goodly title honoured with the marke of their Father who is God of peace as contrariwise they that make onely account of warre to sow discord and dissention shall be called the children of the Diuel The 8. Happy and those that suffer persecution for iustice for to them appertaineth the Kingdome of heauen This last clause encountreth right with the iudgment of men who put their felicity in the friendship fauours and countenance of men and accounteth him accursed that suffereth persecutiō Iesus-Christ therfore opening his mouth hath controled the false opinion of the world and sheweth how honourable a thing it is to suffer for the honour of God and that by his practise fortifyed the proofe of this his paradoxe hauing himselfe chosen labours persecutions the death of the Crosse the toppe height of all persecution heere Lazarus concluded in these words O sweete Iesus excellent teacher of truth and truth it self The praier giue me the grace well to vnderstand thy doctrine and holily to practise it to be poore in spirit and rich in thy blessings and aboue all for thy loue to suffer the wants and persecutions of this life and with thee to be partaker of that hire which thy doctrine promiseth in the other Thus prayed Lazarus Theodosius and Vincent met in many points of their meditation and all did conceiue A sermon of Perfection that this sermon was a lesson of Apostolicall perfectiō contein●ng the doctrine of most high Christian vertues the recompence that shall be rendred to euery one according to the measure of their merit This done they prepared thēselues to confession for to receiue for they vnderstood by the Porter that the good man had faculty of the Bishop to administer the Sacraments when occasion should be offered Math. 16.21 Rom. 2.6 He came to visite them in the morning and giuing them the good morrow he inuited them to Masse which he beganne hauing heard their confessions they receiued an admirable comfort to see this heauenly old man celebrate the Sacrifice and yet more in receiuing the body of our Sauiour 1. The description of the world 2. Her lawes 3. Her fayth 4. The good mingled with the wicked in this life 5. Horrible sights 6. To serue God is a thing honourable CHAP. XVII THEIR deuotion ended the Hermite brought them to the chamber to take a litle refection for the necessity of their iourny Lazarus for himselfe and his companions sayd my good Father we cannot eat nor drinke hartily except first we may enioy the performance of your promise may see that Citty neerer which yersterday you shewed vs a farre off and made vs wonder at the meruailous qualities you recounted thereof it is to early to eat yet neyther can we haue a better breakfast at your hand than the hearing of such a lesson I remember well my promise quoth the Hermite I will acquit my self but it shall be in walking with you for I will be your companion some peece of the way you shall be so much the forwarder on your iourny giuing his benediction he deuided the egs which he caused to be sodden in the shell and to giue them example began himselfe first When they had done which was soone well saith he let vs now go on Gods name The porter gaue him in his hād his staffe of pear-tree to rest himself on shutting the doore after him he went out with them the sunne being about an houre high The Pilgrims were very aager and attentiue to heare the exposition of the allegory which the good Hermit began in this sort The description of the world S. Aug. 14 de ciuit c. 26. The Citty which I haue described vnto you my good friends is the world the assemby and Citty of the diuell foūded in the midst of the earth for those wicked persons who make this Citty whersoeuer they be they are in the midst of the earth euery part of the earth being his midst as euery line of a Globe in the midst of his circumferēce The situation is a ma●ith ground a place of durt myre ill assured as her hopes base and vncertaine It is neere to the sea neere I say in qualities tossed with a thousand windes and tempests full of daungers of vices and sinnes as the sea is of rockes sandes monsters and such like S. Aug. in Psal 142. The founder is Self-loue the eldest sonne of rebellion Two loues saith one Saint built two Citties Sel-floue built that of the Diuell to the contempt of God The Loue of God built the Citty of God vnto the contempt of our selues and this is founded in heauen in the midst of the Kingdome of God Hee of it is that Abell the first member of that Citty built nothing vpon the earth Why Abell built no citty but Cain because he was a Pilgrime Cain the first reprobate and cittizen of Satans Citty and of the world built a towne therin This citty is a refuge of rebellion a den of rake-hels enemies to God and preuaricatours of his law Insteed of walles it hath deep ditchs and great rampires

then dye to heauen reuiue As the Hermit said these things and they entred further within the wood a great lion came vpon them with most terrible roring the Pilgrims and the good porter were seized with an extreme feare and Lazarus thought this had been the day of his funerall but the Hermit knew presently that it was the Diuell in likenes of a lion he made the signe of the Crosse and the lion vanished Then they came to a litle Oratory of S. Anthony whither this good old man was wont to walke his station where kneeling downe and saying Pater noster and Aue and demaunding the intercession of the Saint he aduertised them to take the right hand when they were out of the wood and to lodge if they could at the Conuent of the Charterhouse monks called Bon-heur The Cōuent of Bon-heur which was six leagues of and weeping he kissed them all three and bad them farewell with his benediction as they did him and his companion with a thousand thanks After they had done the deuotions of the day they kept silence a while walking on Lazarus thought of that the good Hermit had told him of his funerals as also vpon the verses written in the paper He thought that his funerals should be the lamentation of them who would be grieued that he should dye to the world in leauing it and that the same afterward should be comforted but he was troubled to penetrat the sense of the verse yet he did interpret the last day the death which he so much desired if it were the good pleasure of God but he could not accord the resurrection of the dead without dying nor their funerals How saith he shall the dead see one another after their funerals It shall be then in heauen after they are dead vpon earth such a sense did he finde for these foure verses When they had walked somwhile without saying a word they beganne to discourse of diuers things pleasant and pious Vincent had alwayes ready in his mouth some pretty iest and often touched Theodosius and so they marched all that day without disturbance but at night they found themselues in a pecke of troubles For being entred into a great forrest wherin they thought to haue seene the Conuent of Bon-heur and hauing entred a good way in without fynding any issue after many turnings and returnings they were ouertaken with night and must needs staye whereat they were much amazed for they were very weary and faint and had but one lofe and a litle wine left and which troubled them most was that they found themselues in this solitary forrest in euident danger of wolues and other wild beasts So vpon their knees they cōmended themselues to God and the glorious Virgin to S. Iohn Bapt. S. Anthony S. Bruno crauing their help in this necessity In praying they seemed to heare a voice saying Get vpon the tree There were hard by diuers great Oakes and two especially very commodious to rest vpon and easy to clime they chose one Lazarus first made Theodosius Vincent ascend and helped them with his shoulders and bad them tye a cord which they had to a high branch of the tree to help himself vp after them he reached them all their three staues and holding the cord he mounted last clasping and clyming very nymbly they placed thēselues as high as they could about 20. foote from the ground and found many branches of the greater boughs which serued for formes to sit or sleep vpon without daunger they eat a litle bread they had and some peares and dranke the litle wine was left in their botle The repast ended Vincēt said now behold we are lodged at the signe of the oake the Sar vpon a higher stage iwis by much then we were foure dayes since in the green castle with the hare But if it raineth what shall we doe We wil doe answered Theodosius as they doe in Normandy And what doe they there replied Vincent They let it raine quoth Theodosius After such prety deuises of honest recreation they sayd their Litanies by hart made their examen of consciēce sayd their beads and commended themselues to the protection of God the B. Virgin and of their good Angell with the best deuotion they could It was about two houres after sunne set the sky was very cleare and many starres did shine the moone was in the first quarter so that they might see reasonably in the shadowes of the night Theod sius and Vincent slept but Lazarus neuer shut his eyes but tooke singular pleasure in the present occasion of suffring somewhat for the loue of God in beholding the heauens and starres he drew matter to admire and praise the Creatour of those goodly creatures which he beheld with great attētion Psal 18.1 often repeating in his hart the words of King Dauid The heauens do declare the glory of God and the firmament doth shew the works of his hands he saw the signe of Libra that of the great Serpent approching toward the south which shewed that the sunne being then in the 21. degree of Taurus for it was the 11. of May had already dispatched halfe of his course vnder the horizon of the Antipodes and that it was about 11. clocke A horrible spectacle As he was fixed in the consideration of these heauenly bodies there was presented before his eyes a horrible spectacle for he saw by the moone light a man accōpanyed with a woman who caried in the aire lighted like two flying owles vnder the oake next to the Pilgrims This fellow hauing made a great circle with a wand he had in his hād mūbling certaine words which he seemed to read in a booke he caused to appeare also two other women with a Goate of a monstrous bignes and falshion carying betwixt his hornes a light candle which seemed to be of some black stuffe like pitch the light burning blew somewhat blackish in the same instant he saw arriue diuers persons men and women yong and old to the number of 66. euery one bringing their candle which they must light at the goates candle doing him homage and kissing vnder his taile Lazarus perceiued streight that it was an assembly of Sorcerers remembring what at other times he had read and heard remēbring withall that it was Friday a day which the Diuell detesteth aboue all other and dishonoureth all he can and namely by such assemblies 11. a nūber of ●ll signification and a marke of sinne as the Church doth honour with holy ceremonies to be a memoriall of our Sauiours victory gotten against these infernall troupes the houre was also suspicious for at eleuen of the clock in the night a number of misfortune and a marke of sinne the Diuell hath a custome to do his solemne abhominations and the number of persons 66. that is 6. S. Aug. l. 15. de ciu c. 20. times eleuen did agree to that of the time Theodosius Vincent

of earth for that her defences are but bottoms and hils of errour and pride The first founder made himself vassall and tributary to a Titant for Selfeloue all the burgesses of that citty are alwayes rebels to God tributary to the Diuell him they haue loued to him they haue bowed their knee though a tyrant of all tyrāts the most cruell that euer was seeke help of him against their God The fundamentall lawes of that Citty are those fiue I touched before the first for each man to loue himself The laws of selfe-loue and the world and euery thing for himselfe for the humour of the world worldly men is to affect onely their owne particular profit hauing clean banished out of their hart the loue of God and their neighbour The 2. to haue no Religion to vse and abuse all for their temporall commodity this is to too much verified by the experience of all the children of this world whose common custome is to make Religion a pretext of their designements and to make vse of the name of God for their owne glory very hypocrites and sacrilegious impostors To haue no Religion To authotize vice and disgrace vertue The 3. to cast down vertue and set vice aloft according to this law the world prayseth those that liue in delights as most happy and the pleasures of the body as the ioyes of felicity It cōmendeth the couetous as prudent to aduance further their own affaires It bosteth of the ambitious calling them men of valour and courage and therefore it is that this Citty is filled with the brood of these families To sow discord all great courtiers of Mere-folly The 4. is to loue and sow dissention and to entertaine subiects with false reports calumniations and other malicious meanes thinking that by their discord and debility their estate should be strong and firme And as the Kingdom of God is peace and charity and his spirit is to nourish and mainteine peace so the Kingdome of the Diuell the estat of the world is trouble hatred the spirit of the world is to make discord when there is question to do euill To promise riches The 5. is to entice deceiue men by the promise of riches honours which passe vanish so many abused do perceiue whē they come to dy though late that all they haue gotten is but shadowes dreames Psal 75.6 The rich men saith Dauid haue slept their sleep in the end found nothing in their hands They haue passed this life as a dream resting themselues on the saffran bed of their riches and at the end haue found their braines troubled with fumes their hands empty of good workes their conscience loaden with sinnes These are the lawes of this world and of this Citty And as her lawes are but disorders so is her fayth perfidiousnes her end nothing els but to ruine her acquaintance and to send them to the slaughter that serue her best and are most faithful vnto her will you see this Cast the eyes of your memory vpon the histories of all ages passed how many gallants hath she precipitated into confusion after they had a while runne the race of their vanity in the sight of men How many hath she most miserably strangled that had to her performed most faithfull seruice Was there euer any that more honoured or better serued her then the Assuerus Caesars Alexanders Pompeies Neroes Diocletians Decians and other like Princes and Lords of her Court great admirers of her maiesty sighing seeking nor breathing any thing els but her greatnes hath she not made them all dye death euerlasting Thousands see this at euery moone and euery day but the world is such a cosener that it bereaueth mortall men of their senses and men are so foolish and simple that stil they suffer themselues to be seduced by her gaudies present delights so that they honour and serue her as their soueraigne Lord not able to open their eyes to behold eyther the misfortune of others or their own danger nor their eares to heare the voice of the iustice of God who threatneth them The good mixed with the bad in this world and perseuer in such sort vntill they be ouerwhelmed in the ditches of their enemie without help or hope euer to come out Now God who is our soueraigne King will ruinate this Citty raze it to the ground for he must iudge the world drench the obstinate but because there be diuers of his owne seruāts amongst these sinners as of Lots in Sodome he doth not yet exterminate the world but expecting in fauour of the good and by patience inuiting sinners to pennance in the tyme of mercy not to incurre at the day of iudgement the seuerity and rigour of his eternall iustice This is the Citty of which I told you yesterday out of the which by the grace of God you haue beene long since sequestred and shall be yet more if you be good Pilgrims as I esteeme you Thus did the Hermit expound his Allegory often looking vp to heauen and sighing The Pilgrims heard him with great attention and contentment their way seemed short Lazarus seeing him hold his peace sayd vnto him My reuerend Father you haue set before our eyes a wholsome picture of the Citty of this world and of the vanities of worldly men you haue bound vs in eternall benefit we desire to be bound vnto you also for your praiers and to obtaine for vs of our Lord that as he hath already drawn vs from the snares of this deceifull world so that he would giue vs grace to perseuer vnto the end in his loue and feare He will do it sayth the Hermit do only what is in you walk on euery day from good to better like good Pilgrims be perfect before him and you shall come by Gods grace to your desired country The B. Virgin whome you serue will help you with the assistance of her praiers the holy Apostles our good Fathers the Hermits S. Iohn S. Paul S. Anthony S. Hilarion S. Bruno and others who haue trampled vpon the world with the feet of constancy lyuing in the deserts as Pilgrims vpon the earth will procure you ayd happily to finish your course You haue yet som way to dispatch and some crosses to endure you shall passe not without paine and trauaile but with the profit of your soules As for you Lazarus you shall be lamented of many and your funerals shall be kept before your death and those that shall most mourne for you shall be most comforted in your fortune and that you may the better remember what I haue foretold you keep this and gaue him a litle paper folded like a letter conteining these foure verses At that fayre Day the last which you desire Two dead reuiu'd without death shall ech other see And being seene after their funerals kept Shall to the world