St. Anthony's Arm, that precious Relic at Geneva, was kissed and worshipped with great Devotion, whilst Popery kept its ground; but when the Gospel came, and the Relic was produced, 'twas found the Pisle of a Stag, Calv. de reliq. propinitium. Possibly you may have heard of the Wonders that Relic had done; and of St. Decumanus, who carried his own Head after it was cut off, to a Spring, and there washed off the Blood from it. A Country Curate, saith Erasmus, getting Crabs, and fastening Candles to their backs, set them a crawling up and down the Church-Yard at Night, and in the Morning, after he had taken them in again, persuaded the People that they were poor distressed Souls in Purgatory, you must think such that wanted Masses and Alms▪ saith my Author; ye know the Proverb, No Penny, No Pater Noster: a fit Miracle to pick the Peoples Pockets. Lib. 22. Jo. Epist. p. 1529. in Epist. Edit. Basil. A Maid coming into a Garden, and taa Lettuce to eat it, crushed the Devil between her Teeth in the Lettuce; and this poor Devil, saith Du Moulin, whom she belike swallowed down together with the Lettuce, being commanded to go out, and checked by Equitius, excuseth himself, saying, Alas! what hurt did I? I was sitting quietly upon the Lettuce, and she came and bit me, the fault was in her for not making the Sign of the Cross when she gathered the Lettuce. Moreover, these ridiculous Impostors affirm, that when the Body of Pope Formosus was carried into St. Peters Church, all the Images of the Saints that stood there, did him Obeisance; but above all, the Miracle of the ass that left his Provender to worship the Hoest, seems most ridiculous to King James: see his Apology, &c. Many of their pretended Miracles were wrought, as Writers intimate, about the 4 and 5 Century, and were contrived to confirm the Popes Headship and Universal Supremacy, together with their idle stories of Purgatory, Images, Praying for the Dead, &c. Those that would see more, let them read Du Moulin, also a late Book Entitled, the Man of Sin.
St. Anthony's Arm, that precious Relick at Geneva, was kiss'd and worship'd with great Devotion, whilst Popery kept its ground; but when the Gospel came, and the Relick was produced, 'twas found the Pisle of a Stag, Calv. de reliq. propinitium. Possibly you may have heard of the Wonders that Relick had done; and of St. Decumanus, who carried his own Head after it was cut off, to a Spring, and there washed off the Bloud from it. A Country Curate, saith Erasmus, getting Crabs, and fastning Candles to their backs, set them a crawling up and down the Church-Yard at Night, and in the Morning, after he had taken them in again, persuaded the People that they were poor distressed Souls in Purgatory, you must think such that wanted Masses and Almes▪ saith my Author; ye know the Proverb, No Penny, No Pater Noster: a fit Miracle to pick the Peoples Pockets. Lib. 22. Jo. Epist. p. 1529. in Epist. Edit. Basil. A Maid coming into a Garden, and taa Lettice to eat it, crusht the Devil between her Teeth in the Lettice; and this poor Devil, saith Du Moulin, whom she belike swallowed down together with the Lettice, being commanded to go out, and checkt by Equitius, excuseth himself, saying, Alas! what hurt did I? I was sitting quietly upon the Lettice, and she came and bit me, the fault was in her for not making the Sign of the Cross when she gathered the Lettice. Moreover, these ridiculous Impostors affirm, that when the Body of Pope Formosus was carry'd into St. Peters Church, all the Images of the Saints that stood there, did him Obeysance; but above all, the Miracle of the ass that left his Provender to worship the Hoest, seems most ridiculous to King James: see his Apology, &c. Many of their pretended Miracles were wrought, as Writers intimate, about the 4 and 5 Century, and were contrived to confirm the Popes Headship and Universal Supremacy, together with their idle storys of Purgatory, Images, Praying for the Dead, &c. Those that would see more, let them read Du Moulin, also a late Book Intituled, the Man of Sin.
