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A71285 The infallibility of the Roman Catholick church and her miracles, defended against Dr. Stillingfleets cavils, unworthily made publick in two late books, the one called An answer to several treatises, &c., the other A vindication of the Protestant grounds of faith, against the pretence of infallibility in the Roman church, &c. / by E.W. ; the first part. E. W. (Edward Worsley), 1605-1676. 1674 (1674) Wing W3615; ESTC R21280 182,231 392

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together and made à house of Again who ever built à house or Chappel without material Foundations This Sacred Chappel hath none but stand's upon it's own weight without Support and so also it stood in Dalmatia 3. This 3. volume is contained in his 2. Tome As Silvester Petra Sancta Observes Volum 3. Thaumasiae under the Title Miracula perpetua Cap. 3. P. 30. Though the Stones of this Chappel in colour and figure appear like Brick yet in real truth they are true Stones as hath been tried and of such à nature as The stones of the Chappel not found in Europe are not to be found in Picenum now called Marca Anconitana nor in all Italy nor in any part of Europe From whence this Author infer's that the house was miraculously translated and not built by Workmen at Loreto These Arguments which I hold unanswerable the Dr takes no notice of but iogg's on in his pilgrimage how and in what manner we shall presently discover 8 In the mean while please to hear briefly the story of this Chappels Miraculous Translation Horatius Torsellinus relates it at large in five books Silvester Petra Sancta now cited more compendiously Canisius Cardinal Baronius Bzovius and others write of it 9. This Holy house where the Angel saluted the Blessed Virgin and Christ our Lord S. Hierome and S. Paula visited this Chappel had his education with his sacred Mother and S. Joseph stood first in Nazareth S. Herome lib. 8. c. 30. and Epist ad Eustoch 27. who visited the place with S. Paula a noble Roman Lady call's it Nutriculam Domini the Nurcery of our Saviour and was in great veneration even after the Saracens had taken Hierusalem There the generous Commander Tancredus when that most Christian Heros Godfrey of Bullion had taken Hierusalem enriched this Chappel with noble Donaries then standing in the Church which Helena the Emperesse had built Who enriched is about it Se Tyrius lib. 3. belle Sacri There Iacobus Vitriacus Patriarch of Hierusalem sometimes said Mass on the Feast of the Annuntiation Se Jacobus Vitr in Descript Terrae sanctae Finally S. Lewis the most Christian King and 9.th of France after much fufferance in that holy war would not return from Palestine S. Lewis prayed devoutly there before he had visited this Sacred house which he did with all veneration on the Anniversary day of our Lady March 25. Se Ludovic Elicon Serm de S. Ludovic To relate here how all Palestine was lost and made subject to Christs Enemies would be too long a work and no way to my present purpose The Reader is yet to know that the Miraculous Transmigration of this house soon followed the last overthrow given to Palestine when the King of Egypt conquered by force Tripoli and Potlamais the only Holds left poor Christians in Syria This happened in the Month of April Anno 1291. Se. Ioan Villan lib. 7. a known Historian 10. The next Month after and the same year VII Idus Ma●as The house was Miraculously When the house was by Miracle translated carried by the power of God and his Angels from Nazareth many thousand Italian Miles to the Country of Ill●●icum or part of it Called Dalmatia and stood neer Tersactum and The place where it first stood and who saw it Flume two sea Townes on à little Hill as Hierome Angelita after à diligent search made into the Annals of Illyricum amply relates The People next morning amazed at the wonder to se à house stand there torn from its Foundations took à view of it circumspectly regarded the height breadth and little furniture within whereof you have à more ample Description in Tursellin lib. 1. c. 3. and Silvester petra Sancta p. 19. These things much spread abroad came to the knowlege of Alexander the Prelate of Tersactum who then lay very sick in bed The virtuous Prelate dear saith Tursellin to God and man mighty desirous to se the Wonder addressed himselfe by earnest prayer to the Blessed Virgin implored her help in order to his speedy recovery and was graciously heard For behold about midnight the Mother of Mercy enlightned the chamber where the sick The Translation confirmed by Miracle Patient lay and told him the house he desired to se was that where she was born where the Angel Gabriel brought her the tydings of conceiving by the Holy Ghost and where in fine the Divine word was made flesh Now to the end thou may'st bear witness of these things so the Mother of God spake and gain credit in divulging them abroad Sanus est● In this very moment be thou quit of thy long Infirmity thy health is perfectly restored This said and done The Sacred Virgin disappearing Alexander The Miracle manifestly proved sound strong and full of courage forthwith left his bed ran to the Miraculous Chappel and there with eyes and hands lifted up to Heaven first gave God and the Blessed Virgin humble thanks for his cure and afterward most Zealously declared to all in the open Streets and high wayes what he had heard and seen in so much that the Inhabitants there came Alexander's zeal and forvour flocking about him and admired to se the Venerable old man who the day before lay at deaths doore now lively and contrary to his gravity run up and down and vigorously speak as if God by à Miracle had spoken in him Tursellin for these Things cites in his margent the Annals of Flume written by Hieronymus Angelita whereof more presently 11. At this very time when the worthy Prelate Alexander was cured Nicolas Frangipanius of a noble Roman Progeny then Lord of Tersactum and supream Ruler of that whole Country accurately weighing what had passed resolved at last to send some choise men to Nazareth with command to enquire whether this house yet remained there or no Alexander and three more deputed thither at their arrival found in the Temple built by S. Helena Messengers sent to Nazareth found by clear signs where our Ladies house lately stood that the little house had been rased from the foundations and as it were taken thence by force which manifestly appeared both by the tracks and marks left there in the Floor or Pavement where it had been as also by à wide Opening made in the height of S. Helen's Temple through which it passed These four Persons upon their return gave à full account to the Lord Frangipanius as also to the Inhabitants of what they had seen attesting that they had measured the Footsteps of the foundation and found those exactly answerable to the dimensions of The Chappel removed thence this Chappel and withall recounted what complaints they heard from the people about Nazareth for the losse of this great Treasure which Alexander upon several occasions publickly preached and made known all over 12. Three yeares and seven months the Chappel remained in Dalmatia when behold towards the middle of December that is Anno