The second tome of homilies of such matters as were promised, and entitled in…The second tome of homilees of such matters as were promised, and intituled in…

but the Sea and waters have aswell special saints with them, as they had Gods with the Gentiles, Neptune, Triton, Nereus, Castor, & Pollux, Venus, and such other. In whose places be come saint Christopher, saint Clement, and divers other, and specially our Lady, to whom shipmen sing Ave maris stella. Neither hath the fire scaped their idolatrious inventions. For in stead of Vulcan and Vesta, the Gentiles gods of the fire, our men have placed saint Agatha, and make letters on her day for to quench fire with. Every artificer and profession hath his special saint, as a peculiar God. As for example, scholars have saint Nicholas and saint Gregory, painters saint Luke, neither lack soldiers their Mars, nor lovers their Venus, amongest Christians. All diseases have their special saints, as gods the curers of them. The pocks saint Roche, the falling evil saint Cornelis, the tooth ache saint Appoline. &c. neither do beasts and cattle lack their Gods with us, for saint Loy is the horseleech, and saint Anthony the swineherd. &c. Where is Gods providence and due honour in the mean season? who saith, The heavens be mine, and the earth is mine, the whole world and all that ⟨p. 101⟩in it is, I do give victory, and I put to flight, of me be all counsels and help. &c. Except I keep the city, in vain doth he watch that keepeth it, thou Lord shalt save both men and beasts. But we have left him neither heaven, nor earth, nor water, nor country, nor city, peace no war to rule and govern, neither men, nor beasts, nor their diseases to cure, that a godly man might justly for zealous indignation cry out, O heaven, O earth, and seas, what madness and wickedness against God are men fallen into? What dishonour do the creatures to their creator and maker? And if we remember God sometime, yet because we doubt of his ability or will to help, we join to him another helper, as he were a noun adjective, using these sayings: such as learn, God and saint Nicholas be my speed: such as neese, God help and saint John: to the horse, God and saint Loy save thee. Thus are we become like horses and mules, which have no understanding. For, is there not one God only, who by his power and wisdom made all things, and by his providence governeth the same? and by his goodness maintaineth and saveth them? Be not all things of him, by him, and through him?

but the Sea and waters haue aswell speciall saintes with them, as they had Gods with the Gentiles, Neptune, Tritron, Nereus, Castor, & Pollux, Venus, and suche other. In whose places be come saint Christopher, saint Clement, and diuers other, and specially our Lady, to whom shypmen syng Aue maris stella. Neyther hath the fyre scaped theyr idolatrious inuentions. For in steade of Vulcane and Vesta, the Gentiles gods of the fyre, our men haue placed saint Agatha, and make letters on her day for to quenche fyre with. Euerye artificer and profession hath his speciall saint, as a peculier God. As for example, scollers haue saint Nicholas and saint Gregorie, paynters saint Luke, neyther lacke souldiers theyr Mars, nor louers theyr Venus, amongest Christians. All diseases haue theyr speciall saintes, as gods the curers of them. The pockes saint Roche, the fallyng euyll saint Cornelis, the toothe ache saint Appoline. &c. neyther do beastes and cattell lacke theyr Gods with vs, for saint Loy is the horseleache, and saint Anthonie the swinehearde. &c. Where is Gods prouidence and due honour in the meane season? who sayth, The heauens be myne, and the earth is myne, the whole worlde and al that