3. The third sort of Miracles are those of later times contained in their Legends. And seriously, would the Jesuits persuade us that these are of equal authority with the Miracles mentioned in Scripture? or any whit like them? I have given you a taste of some of them in the former Disputation: more you may see of their ridiculous vanity in Doctor Franc. Whites Defence of his Brother, pag. 147.148. [We must believe aBaronius that Saint Fulbeck sucked our Ladies breasts: And Antonine bthat Saint Dominick walked in the rain and was not wet; and his Books lying all night in the river, were taken out dry and without hurt: That the same Fryer spied the Devil sitting in the Church like a Sparrow, and calling him to him, deplumed him, and so put him to a great reproach: And that he made the Devil hold him the candle in his bare fingers till they were burnt: that a lecherous Priest by kissing his hand, was cured of incontinency. That Saint Bernard by blessing their Ale, and giving it some ⟨p. 228⟩lewd persons to drink, caused Gods Grace to enter into them; That he made an old Grandam of above fourscore years old to give suck to the Infant, when the mother was dead: That he killed Flies by Excommunication: and excommunicated the Devil, and thereby disabled him from lying with women: cThat Saint Francis turned a Capon into a Fish, and water into wine: made the Rock send forth water, and Anchors to swim; Preacheth to Birds and Beasts, to praise God, till they were so attentive to his doctrine, that they would let him touch them, and would not depart till he gave them leave, and had blessed them with the sign of the Cross: converted a cade Lamb by preaching to him, so that he would frequent the Church of his own accord, and kneel before the Altar of our Lady at the Elevation of the Host: By which example, Surius calleth on the Heretics to learn to worship the Blessed Virgin, and to adore the Sacrament. Also, that he caused Swallows, Grasshoppers and a wild Falcon to join with him in the Praises of God.] Abundance more of the like, more foppish, and too many to be here meddled with, their Legends are full of; And these are their proofs of their true Church and infallibility by which they may be known by them that believe not the Scripture, I think indeed that these proofs are well said to be Independent of Scripture;
3. The third sort of Miracles are those of later times contained in their Legends. And seriously, would the Jesuites perswade us that these are of equal authority with the Miracles mentioned in Scripture? or any whit like them? I have given you a taste of some of them in the former Disputation: more you may see of their ridiculous vanity in Doctor Franc. Whites Defence of his Brother, pag. 147.148. [We must believe aBaronius that Saint Fulbeck suck't our Ladyes brests: And Antonine bthat Saint Dominick walk't in the rain and was not wet; and his Books lying all night in the river, were taken out dry and without hurt: That the same Fryer spyed the Devil sitting in the Church like a Sparrow, and calling him to him, deplumed him, and so put him to a great reproach: And that he made the Divel hold him the candle in his bare fingers till they were burnt: that a leacherous Priest by kissing his hand, was cured of incontinency. That Saint Bernard by blessing their Ale, and giving it some ⟨p. 228⟩lewd persons to drink, caused Gods Grace to enter into them; That he made an old Grandame of above fourscore years old to give suck to the Infant, when the mother was dead: That he killed Flyes by Excommunication: and excommunicated the Divel, and thereby disabled him from lying with women: cThat Saint Francis turned a Capon into a Fish, and water into wine: made the Rock send forth water, and Anchors to swimme; Preacheth to Birds and Beasts, to praise God, till they were so attentive to his doctrine, that they would let him touch them, and would not depart till he gave them leave, and had blessed them with the sign of the Cross: converted a cade Lamb by preaching to him, so that he would frequent the Church of his own accord, and kneel before the Altar of our Lady at the Elevation of the Host: By which example, Surius calleth on the Hereticks to learn to worship the Blessed Virgin, and to adore the Sacrament. Also, that he caused Swallows, Grashoppers and a wild Falcon to joyn with him in the Praises of God.] Abundance more of the like, more foppish, and too many to be here meddled with, their Legends are full of; And these are their proofs of their true Church and infallibility by which they may be known by them that believe not the Scripture, I think indeed that these proofs are well said to be Independent of Scripture;
- aBaron. an. 1028. c. 5.
- bAntonin. sum. hist. p. 3. tit. 23. c. 4. § 6. &c. 7. § 8. &c. 1. § 4. Math. Paris hist. Angl. in Henric. 2. pa. 92.
- cVita Bern. prafixa cj•• qaribu• ▪ Surius & Bonavent & Antonin. & Legend baec recitant
