hat
the picture of Saint _George_ fighting with a Dragon is _symbolicall_,
and not _historicall_. If the Scripture be true [ag]_whatsoeuer is not
of faith is sinne_: then assuredly these men (as [ah]_Paul_ speaks)
_are damned of their owne selues_ in their owne conscience, who
(notwithstanding all their doubts) pray still in their publike seruice,
[ai]_Deus, qui nos beati Georgij martyris tui meritis & intercessione
laetificas, Concede propitius, &c._ An Idoll as _Paul_ affirmes, 1. Cor.
8. 4. is nothing, _Ergo_, the Papists in worshipping S. _George_ which
is nothing, commit (euen themselues being Iudges) abominable Idolatrie.

[Sidenote af: _Can. sanct. Roman. dist. 15._]

[Sidenote ag: _Rom. 14. 23._]

[Sidenote ah: _Tit. 3. 11._]

[Sidenote ai: _Missal. Roman. ex Con. Triden. decret. restit. in
festo Georgij._]

As they worship some who were no men, so many who were not [ak]holy men,
as a reuerend [al]Doctor of our Church accutely, _Non martyres domini
sed mancipes diaboli_: the Souldiour who peirced Christs holy side was a
Pagan,[am] neither doth any storie which is authenticall speake of his
conuersion, and yet they worship him vnder the name of S. _Longinus_,
or Longesse, March 15. _Papias_ (as [an]_Eusebius_ and [ao]_Hierome_
report) held the heresie of the _Millenarians_, and yet he is honoured
as a saint in the Romane Calender vpon the 22. of Februarie. _Becket_
was a bad subiect in his life, and no good Christian at his death, in
that hee commended himselfe and the cause of his Church vnto S.
[ap]_Denys_ and our Lady. Yet S. _Thomas of Canterburie_ was honoured at
Canterburie in the daies of popish ignorance more then either the worlds
Sauiour, or the blessed Virgine his mother: in which relation I appeale
to the records of that Church, as also to the very stones vnder his
shrine worne with the knees and hands of such as came thither to worship
him. _Boccace_ reporteth how one Sir _Chappelet_ a notorious Italian
Vsurer and Cousoner came to be honoured as a Saint in France. _Sanders_
among them is a saint, albeit he liued in plotting, and dyed in acting
rebellion against his gracious Soueraigne Queene _Elizabeth_ of famous
and blessed memorie. Nay _Dauus_ is _Diuus_, _Saul_ is among the
Prophets, _pater personatus_, father _Parsons_ all the daies of his life
was a perpetual Martyr, as his fellow [aq]_Ribadeneira_ termeth him: and
yet one (who sometime was his inner man, and knew him as I presume