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A01091	Hoplocrisma-spongus: or, A sponge to vvipe avvay the weapon-salve A treatise, wherein is proved, that the cure late-taken up amongst us, by applying the salve to the weapon, is magicall and unlawfull By William Foster Mr. of Arts, and parson of Hedgley in the county of Buckingham.; Hoplocrisma-spongus.	Foster, William, 1591-1643.	1631 (1631)	STC 11203; ESTC S102476	41,047	74

HOPLOCRISMASPONGVS OR A Sponge to vvipe avvay the Weapon Salve A Treatse wherein is proved that the Cure late-taken up amongst us by applying the Salve to the Weapon is Magicall and unlawfull By WILLIWAM FOSTER Mr. of Arts and Parson of Hedgley in the County of Buckingham D. Augustinus de Trinitate lib. 2 in prooemio Non ero trepidus at proferendam sententiam meam in quâ magis amabo inspici à rectis quàm timebo morderi à perversis LONDON Printed by Thomas Cotes for Iohn Grove and are to be sold at his shop at Furniuals Inne Gate in Holborne 1631. To the Right Honorable ROBERT Lord Dormer Baron of Wing Viscount Ascot Earle of Caernarvon Lord Lievtenant of Buckingham shiere and Mr. of the Kings Majesties Hawkes my very good Lord. RIght Honorable and my very good Lord three things made me take in hand this unhandled argument 1. The insulting of a Iesuit and Dr. of Divinity Joannes Roberti Hee hath written against this strange and magicall Cure I had some light from him I often cite and alleage him Thus farre I commend him But because some Protestants practise this and Charactericall Cures which notwithstanding are more frequent amongst Papists he calles us Magi-Calvinists Characterists c. Hee makes that generally in vs all doctrinall which is but in some few personally practicall Herein I detest his Sophistrie discommend him 2. The second thing moving me was a commiseration of the case of some persons of quality reputed religious which vse the Weapon-Salve I pitty these I presume they imagine no harme in it I pray for them in our Saviour Christ his owne words Father forgive them for they know not what they doe Luke 22. 34. 3. Lastly there are some Friends of mine which presume more of my ability to give the world satisfaction in this question than I my selfe doe At their requests I tooke this unusuall taske on me For where I may do good little intreaty shall serve For the first of these the Iesuite his complices I would haue them pull downe their crestes Wee of the Church of England detest superstitious and magicall Cures Wee have many poore Parish Priests amongst us whereof my selfe is the meanest placed over but a decade of families consisting of eight times so many soules as were in Noahs Arke which dare handle an argument and write and preach against such practices if they know of them as well as their great Doctors and Vniversitie Readers For the second the Persons of worth practising this Cure I have written this Treatise for their reading They may suppose their Cure lawfull because no man amongst us hath as yet written to contradict it But I would have them know that till of late it was little known amongst us and therefore little or not at all inquired into But now growing every day more common so that I have seene the Salve in the very hands of women I have adventured with Gods helpe to shew the unlawfulnesse of it In reading of it I counsell them to annoint their eyes with the eye-Salve bought of Christ Revel 3. 18 and then I doubt not but the scales will fall from their eyes as from St. Pauls Acts 9. 18 and they will plainly see the vanity of their Weapon-Salve It is more ease and security for me to be silent I might say with St. Augustine Malle me legendo quàm legenda dictando labor are I had rather bee reading my selfe than be writing to be read by others But I had rather hazard mine owne reputation than they should their salvation And for the last my Friends at whose intreaty I condescended to this undertaking I desire them and others to know thus much from me that I esteeme not my selfe mine owne but Gods my Countries theirs While I am able I will shunne no labour for their sakes I am not of their garbe which writing nothing thinke it enough to purchase to themselves the repute of great Schollers if they can shake their head and play the malicious Critickes in the workes of others Nor am I of their minde which to become great by being counted good preachers preach not above twice or thrice a yeare and then lay all their strength on their Sermon My resolution is otherwise I will reade much write some what and preach often Reading in time may make one learned writing Iudicious and often preaching a ready man So I may do good I will be dainty of none of these when they are required Better is goodnesse without greatnesse than greatnesse without goodnesse These are the motives of sending abroad this my Treatise Comming forth to whom should I first give it but to your Lordship to whom I first gave my selfe To whom but to you for whom my prayers to God who gives Salatem sublimium orationibus humilium are that you may ever bee both good great I presume you will receive the worke because you have owned the Author It is like to passe through many a storme thundred against it by the malicious contradictions of some obstinate vnguentaries and peevish Censurers For most true is that of the Comoedian Obsequium amicos veritas odium parit But if your Honour out of your wonted candor will be pleased to shelter it and mee vnder your Wing I shall be safe from biting to hurt me though not from barking if I cared for it to fright me In confidence whereof I humbly prostrate to your Noblenesse this little worke together with Your Lordships devoted Chaplaine and humble Servant to be commanded WILLIAM FOSTER Omnibus Singulis eximiae artis Chirurgicae Magistris in Angliâ Scotiâ Hiberniâ praecipuè in inclyta Londini Civitate Commorantibus nominatim Ornatissimis doctissimis viris Richardo Watsono Armigero dignissimae Societatis Chirurgorum Londinensium Magistro Iosepho Fenton● Armigero propter egregiam eruditionem Chirurgorum omnium hac tempestate Antesignano Gulielmo Clouso Armigero Sorenissimo Principi CAROLO Magnae Britanniae Franciae Hyberniae Regi Atchi-chirurgo Iacobo Molinao artis Chirurgicae insigni spectato Magistro et amicis meis Ioanns Scot● Edwarde Charles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EA est viri gravissimi hujus Tractatiunculae natura ut non solùm magnatum potentium sed artis medicinalis peritorum Aesculapij filiorum egeat patrocinio Quamvis enim contra cacomagiam Theologus scribo tamen is est ingenioli mei faetus quem nunc parturio ut nisi artis vestrae limites aliquantulum pro modulo salutarem in lucem faelicitèr nunquam sit proditurus Nec opinor hoc factum conatum renuetis Nulla enim tam polita est ars aut sublimis scientia quae Sacrosanctae Theologiae non ambiat ancillari Sed esto haec proles ejus ope adjuta nunc producta Evenit huic human o partui non multum dissimile Inter nascendum mirum silentium postquam autem Lucina opem tulit mulieres