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A08590	The true Christian catholique or The maner how to liue Christianly Gathered forth of the holie Scriptures, and ancient fathers, confirmed and explained by sundrie reasons, apte similitudes, and examples. By the Reuerend Father F. Phillip Doultreman, of the Societie of Iesus. And turnd out of Frenche into Englishe by Iohn Heigham.; Vrai chrétien catholique. English	Outreman, Philippe d', 1585-1652.; Heigham, John, fl. 1639.	1622 (1622)	STC 18902; ESTC S113556	149,727	482

going to bed an Agnus Dei vpon the table forgetting to weare it about his neck and that if the glasse had bene greater he had bene dispatcht Then the Archbishop remembred him selfe indeed to haue bene one night without his Agnus Dei and that in the morning of the same night he found him selfe stricken with a troublesome disease which lasted him for some dayes after This boy going afterwards to the Prouost of the citie of Treues and you Sir also quoth he were in great danger for certaine witches haue bene twice attempting to betwich you but yet they could not because you beare I know not what hallowed about you It was also an Agnus Dei. Father Martin Delrio aboue 4. Not far from the citie of Arima in Iaponia in a place called Iamada a young youth of the age of fifteene yeares was very often tormented with the malignant spirit An oncle of his Bonze for so they call the religious panims of Iaponia laboured to deliuer him by his prayers and panim ceremonies addressed to Chami and Fotoqui their false gods but all in vaine Which the youth seeing he went and complayned to a certaine Christian woman She confiding in her holy faith puld forth her Agnus Dei and put it about the neck of this boy Instantly the diuell moued cried and kept a greuous stur and at the last was constrayned to dislodge Father Lewis Froez in the history of the Societie of the colledge of Arima anno 1595. What thinke you now ô Christians of Agnus Deies Is it not worth the while to carry them about you both night and day §. 6. Of the Reliques of Saintes Besides Agnus Deis many beare about them some reliques of Saintes which also serue them for armour against the diuells and for effectuall meanes to obtaine fauours and blessinges of almightie God For the councell of Nice in the 7. act calleth the reliques of Saints health-some fountaines which distill into vs the graces and giftes of almightie God And S. Basill saith that who so toucheth the bones of the holie Martyrs by reason of the grace which resideth in the bodies becomes partaker of their sanctification Hom. in psal 115. The bodies only of Saints saith S. Greg. Nazianzen haue the same power which the holy soules haue be it that they be touched with our hāds or that they be honored yea the droppes only of their blood and the very least signes of their passion haue the same power that their bodies haue Orat. 1. in Iulian about the midst S. Iohn Chrisostome saith that the diuells are not able to endure the shadow nor yet the garments of the holy martyrs Lib. cont gent. de vita S. Babylae Ant. ep●s Mart. The same S. Ambrose writeth ser 93. Nat. 55. Martij Nazarij Celsi EXAMPLES 1. How many perils did the Israelites escape for the space of fortie yeares in the desert The scripture noting that they carried with them the holie bodie of Ioseph and of the other holy patriarkes Exod. 13. 2. The Emperor Theodosius marching in battaile was wont to carrie in ●teede of a casket the litle cloake and ●oode of S. Senuphius Monke and for his launce the staffe of the same Saint esteeminge that those holie reliques would counter gard him a great deale better then all other sortes of armour whatsoeuer Acta Cyri Ioannis apud Metaphrast 31. Similia habet Glicas 4. p. ●nnalium 3. A certaine Ermit of the desert of Sennaar as the cheife of al those which were carried by Araches to Auenir Kinge of the Indes bore about his ●eck a litle purse made of haire full of reliques of the holie fathers of the de●ert S. Iohn Damascen in the life of ●arlaam and Iosaphat c. 22. 4. S. Antonie wore vpon the fea●tes of Easter and Whitsontide the garment of S. Paul the first Hermite wherof S. Hierom speakinge who wrote his life he saith at the end therof If God would giue if it me I had ●ather haue the robe of S. Paul with his garments then all the purple o● kinges with their kingdomes 5. S. Thomas of Aquin was neue● without reliques of S. Agnes whic● he had in a Reliquarie fastned abou● his neck Ribad in his life 7. of March 6. S. Bernard bore so great affection to the reliques of S. Thaddeu● Apostle which he receiued in the la●… yeare of his life from Ierusalem tha● not contented to haue honored them and borne them about him during hi● life he commanded that they shoul● be layd vpon his body in his tombe after his death Guliel Abbas subfine l. 3 c. 2. vitae eius From all this which hath bene said who seeth not that it is good to carr● about vs both night and day some reliques of Saintes And what I pray● you can the diuells doe against ● Christian which layes him down armed with a good conscience by th● excited act of contrition fenced wit● the weapons of holy water Agnu● Dei and reliques of Saints And marke in this place that euen as our holie mother the Church concludeth eache cannonicall houre with the prayer for the departed Et fidelium animae c. euen so oughtest thou to finish thy daies iorney recommendinge to God the same soules saying for their refreshinge one Deprofundis or one Pater and Aue. See for this purpose the 8. § of the 6. Chapter of this booke Loe in few wordes that which we must doe morning and euening Let vs now see that which we ought to practise during the day THE III. CHAPTER Of the three Theologicall virtues Faith Hope and Charitie IT is not enough to carry the exterior markes signes of a Christian soldiar who so expecteth recompence from his captaine for all those which shall say Lord Lord shall not for all this enter into the kingdome of heauen Mat. 7. but the interior must also be answerable to the exterior The interior signes of a true Christian are the virtues whereof the chiefe and most necessary of all other are Faith Hope and Charitie as the Apostle saith 1. Cor. 13. and S. Aug. l. 2. Retract c. 63. Enrichid c. 2. 3. §. 1. Of faith Faith is a gift of God and a light whereby a man being enlightned beleeueth and holdeth firmlie all whatsoeuer God hath reuealed to vs and is proposed to vs to beleeue by our holy mother the Catholique Church Canis de fide simbolo This virtu is the basis and foundation of all the others without the which we cānot approache vnto God nor obtaine his grace Heb. 11. 6. To shew that one hath a true faith he must beleeue simplie without enquiring curiouslie how this or that can be done submitting and captiuating his iudgment to all that which the Church proposeth One must beleeue firmely without sufferinge him selfe to be shaken for any kinde of opposition or contrarietie whatsoeuer Freelie and holding vpp his head without leauing or ommittinge any thinge of that which toucheth the profession of

Her the eldest sonne of Iudas was kild by the deuill Asmodeus and dyed an horrible death as Abulensis writeth as also his brother Onan for that retiringe him selfe in the coniugall act they polluted them selues Gen. 38. 7. And the scripture speakinge of Onan saith Therfore our Lord strooke him weigh well these wordes because he did a detestable thinge If God punished in this sort these two bretheren in an age so rude wherin there was so litle knowledge of the goodnes of God and malice of sinne how thinke you will he punish those which beinge enlightned with the light of the euangellicall gospell doe commit this detestable sinne 2. The admirable S. Christine saw vpon a day in spirit all the whole world repleat and drowned in this sinne and that for this cause God prepared most terrible scourges wher with to punish them who to the end to auert these horrible scourges he afflicted and chasticed him selfe with diuers horrible and strange punishments P. Cornel. a Lapide in c. 38. Gen. 7. Take heede sinner for it is a horrible thinge to fall into the handes of the liuing God Heb. 10. See the 7. cap. of this 1. booke § ● §. 5. Of the sinne of Enuie Enuie is a sadnes and hatred at the good and felicitie of another of superiors for that one is not their equall of inferiors for feare lest one be made equall to them of like because that one is equall to them Canis ex Aug. l. 11. de Genes ad lit 6. 14. Prosper sent 292. Her daughters are hatred whispering detraction leaping of the hart at others aduersities and afliction of spirit for their prosperitie The Enuious are like vnto the diuell for the wiseman saith By the enuie of the diuell death entred into the worlde and they follow him that are of his part Sap. 2. 24. Where Enuie is saith the Apostle S. Iames there is contention inconstancie and all sorts of wicked workes Iac. 3. 16. There is nothing more pernitious in the whole worlde then Enuie who hurtes none but its owne author S. Basil Hom. 11. var. argument Enuie saith S. Cyprian is the roote of all euills the fountaine of all misfortunes the schoole or seminarie of sinnes Serm. de zelo liuore S. Bonauent are saith that Enuie is as the worme to the wood the rust to the iron the mothe to the garment In diaeta salutis tit 1. c. 4. S. Basil compareth the Enuious to vipers who teare and kill their owne mothers Supra S. Chrisostome vnto madde or enraged dogges Hom. 41. in Mat. EXAMPLES Consider the grieuousnes of this vice by its effects 1. By Enuie Caine slew his brother Abell Gen. 4. 2. Iacobs children sould their own brother Gen. 37. 3. Saul seeing that Dauid was more extolled then him selfe sought to kill him and in the end kild him selfe 1. Reg. 18. 31. 4. A man enuyinge the honor which kinge Assuerus had done to Mardocheus conspired his death and the vtter ruine of all the Iewes but all fell vpon his owne head for he him selfe was hanged vpon the same gibbet which he had set vp for him and all his race and kinred was put to the sword Hester 7. 5. Finally it was this cursed Enuie which incited the Iewes to procure the death of the Sonne of God the author of life Loe from what degree of malice this vice doth throwe downe its owne seruant §. 6. Of Gluttonie and Drunkennes Gluttonie is a disordered appetite of eating and drinking S. Greg. lib. 30. Moral c. 27. S. Bernard l. de passione Dom. c. 42. Her daughters are immoderat laughter babling scurillitie filthines and impudicitie with stupiditie of the sences and vnderstanding l. 31. morall c. 31. Aug. l. 30. c. afore alleadged S. Gregorie declareth fiue maners or fashions by which one falleth into this vice 1. Preuenting the time to eate and drinke so Iona● has sinned the sonne of Saul 1. Reg. 14. 27. 2. Seeking for delicate and exquisite meates and drinkes as did the Israelites Num. 11. 4. 3. Commanding to prepare season meates albeit common with extraordinary licorish sauces like the sonne of Hely 1. Reg. 2. 4. Exceeding in the quantitie and measure as did the Zodomites Ezech. ●6 49. 5. Eating with ouer much greedines base and grosse meates as Esau did his dishe of pottage Gen. 25. 33. Let vs now see what the holy scriptures say Of surfet many haue dyed but he that is abstinent shall adde life Eccl. 37. 34. 31. 36. Psal 77. 29. 30. 31. Num 11. 33. Deut. 32. 15. 24. 32. 33 Pro. 21. 17. Looke well to your selues lest perhaps your harts be ouer-charged with surfeting and drunkennes Luc. 21. 34. A workman that is a drunkard shall not be riche Eccl. 19. 1. To whom is woe to whose father woe to whom broyles to whom ditches and dangers to whom woundes without cause to whom blood shedding eyes Is it not to them that passe their time in wine and studdy to drink out their cuppes Pro. 23 29. By wine is to be vnderstood all that which may make one drunke No drunkards shall posesse the kingdome of God 1. Cor. 6. 10. Gal. 5. 21. O see 4. 11. Pro 31. 4. Eccl. 19. 1. ● Woe to you that rise vp early to follow drunkennes and to drinke euen vnto euening Isay 5. 11. 22. 13. Pro. 23. 20. Amos 6. 6. Luc. 6. 25. Are not these thunder-darting sentences which the spirit of God doth launche forth against drunkards Let vs see if the holy fathers doe say any lesse S. Basill saith that drunkennes is a voluntarily deuill Hom. 14. The drunkard is worse then the Asse saith S. Chrisostom For an Asse can neuer be induced nether by faire meanes nor yet by force to drinke more then may suffice his thirst but the drunkard bursts him selfe with drinking without thirst or necessitie Hom. 29. in Mat. Where drunkennes is saith this Saint in another place there is the diuell Hom. 57. ad pop Ant. If this vice be so detestable in a man how much is it in a mayden or a woman A woman giuen to drunkennes is great anger saith the wiseman Eccle. 26. 11. and her contumelie and turpitude shall not be hid There is nothing more villanous and infamous then a drunken woman saith 5. Chrisostom Hom. 16. in Mat. 71. ad pop EXAMPLES 1. Noe being drunke presently was infamously vncouered mocked and dishonored by his owne sonne Gen. 9. 21. 22. 2. Lot being drunke fell into double incest Gen. 19. 33. c. 3. Holofernes readie to burst with wines and aboundance of other meates had his head cut off with his owne sword by a woman and his soule cast into the eternall flames Iudith 11. 12. 13. 4. Balthasar kinge of Babilon making him selfe drunke with his concubines and curtisans saw his sentence of death written with the fingar of God vpon the wall and the same night it was executed Dan. 5. 5. The rich glutton