The Practice of Piety

A covetous flax-wife at Kinstat in France, ¹An. 1559. using with her maids to work at her trade on the Lords day, it seemed unto them that fire issued out of the Flax, but did no harm: the next ⟨p. 550⟩Sabbath it took fire indeed, but was quickly quenched; but not taking warning by this, the third Sunday after it took fire again, burnt the house▪ and so scorched the wretched woman with 2. of her children, that they died the next day: but through Gods mercy a child in the cradle was taken out of the fire alive and unhurt.

A couetous flaxe-wife at Kinstat in France, ¹An. 1559. vsing with hir maids to work at her trade on the Lords day, it seemed vnto them that fire issued out of the Flaxe, but did no harme: the next ⟨p. 550⟩Sabbath it tooke fire indeed, but was quickely quenched; but not taking warning by this, the third Sunday after it tooke fire againe, burnt the house▪ and so scorched the wretched woman with 2. of her children, that they died the next day: but through Gods mercy a childe in the cradle was taken out of the fire aliue and vnhurt.

1. 1Johan Finc. lib. 3. de miraculis.Iohan Finc. lib. 3. de miraculis.

On the 13, of January, Anno Dom. 1582. being the Lords day, the Scaffolds fell in Paris Garden, under the people at a Bear-baiting, ¹so that 8. were suddenly slain, innumerable hurt & maimed. A warning to such who take more pleasure, on the Lords day, to be in a Theatre beholding carnal sports: then