The devils banquet described in four sermons [brace], 1. The banquet propounded, begun, 2.…The deuills banket described in foure sermons [brace], 1. The banket propounded, begunne, 2.…

The Pope hath waters, not much unlike these of the Devils Banquet. Holy-waters; holy indeed, for they are con•ured with a holy exorcism, saith their Mass book. Of wonderful effects; either sprinkled outwardly, they refresh the receiver, as if his head was wrapped with a wet clout in a cold morning; or drunk down, they are powerful to cleanse the heart, and scour out the Devil. Oh, you wrong Romes holy water, to think it the Devils drink; when the proverb says, the Devil loves no holy water: yes, he will run from it, as a mendicant Fryer from an alms! To speak duly of it; it is a special river of hell, and drowns more,¹ then ever did the red Sea, when it swallowed ⟨p. 17⟩an whole Army of the Egyptians. Why, but holy-water is a special ransom to free souls out of Purgatory; and digged out of the fountain of Scripture. Asperges me, Domine, Hysopo: ²Thou shalt sprinkle me, oh Lord, with Hyssop: (for so their translation hath it:) the sense of which place, is, saith the Romist; that the Priest must dash the grave with a holy-water-sprinkle: for you must suppose, that David was dead and buried when he spake these words, and his soul in Purgatory. It is added that Dives desired in hell, a drop of water to cool his tongue: Oh then,³ how cooling and comfortable are the sprinklings of these waters on the graves of the dead. But if they can speak no bett•r for them, they will prove some of these waters, here served in at Sins banquet: for if Antichrist can make a man drunk with his holy-water, he will swallow all the rest of his morsels with the less difficulty.

The Pope hath waters, not much vnlike these of the Diuels Banket. Holy-waters; holy indeede, for they are con•ured with a holy exorcisme, saith their Massebooke. Of wonderfu•l effects; either sprinkled outwardly, they refresh the receiuer, as if his head was wrapped with a wet clowt in a colde morning; or drunke downe, they are powerfull to cleanse the heart, and scowre out the Diuell. Oh, you wrong Romes holy water, to thinke it the Diuels drinke; when the prouerbe sayes, the Diuell loues no holy water: yes, hee will runne from it, as a mendicant Fryer from an almes! To speake duely of it; it is a speciall riuer of hell, and drownes more,