Is not their folly hereby evidently discovered, that in their troubleg Look not to the Holy one of Israel, nor seek the Lord, but look and trust to such as cannot deliver? Some toh weak flesh, othersi to wicked fiends, kothers to false gods. Much like to these are our adversaries the Papists, who in several evils have several Saints to fly unto, as in danger of shipwreck to Saint Nicolas, in time of war to Saint George, In captivity to Saint Leonard, In infection of plague to Saint Rochus, In fear of fire to S. Laurence, in travel of child-birth to Saint Margaret, in the fit of an Ague to Saint Petronil, in tooth-ache to Saint Rombal or Saint Apollonia: and in other distresses to other Saints.* Yea in their Ladies Psalter they have turned all the Petitions made to God for deliverance to the Virgin Mary, thus: Deliver me, ô Lady. How long doest thou forget me, and doest not deliver me in the time of trouble? To thee, ô Lady, do I lift up my soul, let not the snares of death prevail against me. In thee, ô Lady, have I hoped, let me not be confounded for ever. O thou blessed Lady, in thy hands our salvation is laid up. Have we not now just cause to cry out against them, as the Prophet Jeremiah did against the idolatrous Jews, and say,m Be astonished, ô ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid: for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water. 180, 181.
Is not their follie hereby euidently discouered, that in their troubleg Looke not to the Holy one of Israel, nor seeke the Lord, but looke and trust to such as cannot deliuer? Some toh weake flesh, othersi to wicked fiends, kothers to false gods. Much like to these are our aduersaries the Papists, who in seuerall euils haue seuerall Saints to flie vnto, as in danger of shipwracke to Saint Nicolas, in time of warre to Saint George, In captiuitie to Saint Leonard, In infection of plague to Saint Rochus, In feare of fire to S. Laurence, in trauell of child-birth to Saint Margeret, in the fit of an Ague to Saint Petronil, in tooth-ach to Saint Rombal or Saint Apollonia: and in other distresses to other Saints.* Yea in their Ladies Psalter they haue turned all the Petitions made to God for deliuerance to the Virgine Marie, thus: Deliuer me, ô Ladie. How long doest thou forget me, and doest not deliuer me in the time of trouble? To thee, ô Ladie, do I lift vp my soule, let not the snares of death preuaile against me. In thee, ô Ladie, haue I hoped, let me not be confounded for euer. O thou blessed Ladie, in thy hands our saluation is laid vp. Haue we not now iust cause to crie out against them, as the Prophet Ieremiah did against the idolatrous Iewes, and say,m Be astonished, ô ye heauens, at this, and be horribly afraid: for my people haue committed two euils: they haue forsaken me the fountaine of liuing waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisternes that can hold no water. 180, 181.
- gIsa. 31. 1.
- hIsa. 31. 3.
- i1. Sam. 28. 7. &c
- kJer. 11. 12, 13.Ier. 11. 12, 13.
- *Libera me Domina. Usq quo, Domina, oblivisceris me, & non liberas me in die tribulationis? Ad te, Domina, levavi animam: non praevaleant aduersum me laquei mortis. In te, Domina, speravi: non confundas in aeternum. O benedicta, in manibus tuis reposita cst nostra salus. Bonavent. In Psalt.Libera me Domina. Vsq quo, Domina, obliuisceris me, & non liberas me in die tribulationis? Ad te, Domina, leuaui animam: non praeualeant aduersum me laquei mortis. In te, Domina, speraui: non confundas in aeternum. O benedicta, in manibus tuis reposita cst nostra salus. Bonauent. In Psalt.
