A treatise co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of true & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…A treatice co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of trew & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…

Our friends be on our right hand. In whom Saint Peter declareth, that our evils and sorrows be mollified, in the first of. S. Peter, the fifth Chapter, where he saith. Resist the devil, being strong in faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that be in the world. Also the Church prayeth in their prayer, ordinarily that we being provoked by the example of the saints might follow the virtue of their passions, this is that they sing. How many torments have the saints suffered to the death, that they might come assuredly to the glorious crown of martyrdom? By these canticles the church willeth us otherwise to understand then to celebrate the feasts and memories of saints, or to build them temples, altars or Images.

OVr frendꝭ be on our right hand. In whome Saint Peter declareth, that our euelles and sorowes bee molified, in the first of. S. Peter, the fift Chapiter, where hee saith. Resist the deuell, being strong in faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethern that be in the world. Also the Churche praieth in their prayer, ordinarely that we beeing prouoked by the example of the saintes might folow the vertue of their passions, this is that they sing. How many tormentes haue the saintes suffered to the death, that they might come assuredly to the glorious crowne of martirdome? By these canticles the churche willeth vs otherwise to vnderstand then to celebrate the feasts and memories of saintes, or to build them temples, aulters or Images.

But after their example we should be incited and moved to suffer the ⟨p. 19⟩like evils and torments that they have suffered. This was used sometimes until the superstition of man had perverted and turned all these things to Idolatry. For if we honour them with temples, altars and Images: we may rightly be called superstitious, as now in these days, we see many which deck there Images and altars and celebrate their feasts & frequent their temples. And I pray you why do they these things, but because they will not suffer the persecution which the saints by their example and memory, have showed to be suffered? But in doing these things what desire they otherwise, but the contrary of that they should desire? that is to be made unlike to them, to whom they celebrate the feast, for e apostle to the Hebrews in the .12. Chapter, treateth very well this passage of consolation among other saying. Ye have not yet resisted to bludsheding, repugning against sin,