Bible. Psalms CL -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800; Church of England -- Sermons; Sermons, English -- 17th century
As they worship some who were no men, so many who were not [ak]holy men,
as a reuerend [al]Doctor of our Church accutely, _Non martyres domini
sed mancipes diaboli_: the Souldiour who peirced Christs holy side was a
Pagan,[am] neither doth any storie which is authenticall speake of his
conuersion, and yet they worship him vnder the name of S. _Longinus_,
or Longesse, March 15. _Papias_ (as [an]_Eusebius_ and [ao]_Hierome_
report) held the heresie of the _Millenarians_, and yet he is honoured
as a saint in the Romane Calender vpon the 22. of Februarie. _Becket_
was a bad subiect in his life, and no good Christian at his death, in
that hee commended himselfe and the cause of his Church vnto S.
[ap]_Denys_ and our Lady. Yet S. _Thomas of Canterburie_ was honoured at
Canterburie in the daies of popish ignorance more then either the worlds
Sauiour, or the blessed Virgine his mother: in which relation I appeale
to the records of that Church, as also to the very stones vnder his
shrine worne with the knees and hands of such as came thither to worship
him. _Boccace_ reporteth how one Sir _Chappelet_ a notorious Italian
Vsurer and Cousoner came to be honoured as a Saint in France. _Sanders_
among them is a saint, albeit he liued in plotting, and dyed in acting
rebellion against his gracious Soueraigne Queene _Elizabeth_ of famous
and blessed memorie. Nay _Dauus_ is _Diuus_, _Saul_ is among the
Prophets, _pater personatus_, father _Parsons_ all the daies of his life
was a perpetual Martyr, as his fellow [aq]_Ribadeneira_ termeth him: and
yet one (who sometime was his inner man, and knew him as I presume,
better then euer did _Ribadeneira_) transposing the letters of _Robertus
Parsonius Iesuita_, found this _anagramme_, _Personatus versuti oris
abi_: the wit-foundred drunkard, _Henry Garnet_ (who did not according
to the Counsell of [ar]_Paul_ vse _vino modico_: but as [as]_Paulinus_
pretily _modio_) that lecherous treacherous Arch-priest, Arch-traitor,
Arch-diuell in concealing, if not in contriuing: in patronizing, if not
in plotting the powder intended massacre, is returned a Saint from
beyond the seas with [at]_a sancte Henrice intercede pro nobis_: his
action is iustified, his life commended, his death honoured, his
miracles and memorie celebrated by that _Ignatian_ spirit,
([au]_portentum nominis portentum hominis_, hauing a great deale of
name, though a very little modestie) _Andreas Eudaemon Ioannes Cydonius_:
but notwithstanding his apologie, the saintship of _Henry Garnet_ is so
buffeted by the replies and antilogies of our accuratlie learned
diuines, as that his straw face will hereafter hardly be worth a straw.
_Catesbie_, _Winter_, _Rookwood_, and the rest of the Cole-saints and
hole-saints (who laboured in the diuels mine by the Popes mint) are
numbred among the holy ones also: Babilon and Egypt praise God in them,
and for them. I haue heard much of _roaring_ gentlemen in _London_ and
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