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The Iesuit confesseth, that Popish Images did sometimes speake a, moue b, &c. but then hee affirmeth, that this hap∣pened by miracle, and by the infinit power of God: but he must remember, that other learned Pontificians say, That this latter happened sometimes by the fraud of the Diuel, and chea∣ting [ E]
of Priests, as well as the fotmer, which he reporteth of Pa∣nims. [ A] Gabriell Biel saith a, That by the permission of God, punishing infidelitie, miracles are sometimes wrought by the Diuell, working by Images. And Espencoeus b hath these words, That some in the se∣cond Nicene Synod propugned Images, Doemonum spectris, by Ap∣paritions, which proceeded of the Diuell. William Malmesburie c re∣porteth how the Crucifix vttered a speech concerning S. Dun∣stan. But Polidore Virgill d in his Chronicle, speaking of the cre∣dit of this miracle, saith, It was thought by many, that this was ra∣ther an Oracle of Apollo, than of God, and that it proceeded from the fraud of men, and not from diuine power. [ B]
Simon 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Def. sacr. Imag. Centur. 7. c. 4. Ima∣go Christi Basilium Praesbyterum allo∣quitur.
Vincent. spec. hist. Quem à piscatoribus inuentum, & in Basilica Apostolorum principis loculo deporta∣tum, quaedam Sanctorum Imagines adorasse, & venerabilitèr salutasse visae sunt, palàm omnibus. Math. Paris. Chron. pa. 360. Quotiescunquè miles genua flexit, vt Imaginem adoraret, Imago Crucifixi ad genu flexiones eius, caput & collum humilitèr inclinauit. Catherin. d. sanct. glor. lib. 2. pag. 71. De Crucifixi Imagine Neapoli, illud Christi oraculum Thomas noster audiuit: benè de me scripsisti Thoma. B. quoquè Brigitta, &c.
Biel. Can. miss. lect. 49. lit. X. Quod si aliquando mira∣cula fiunt, homini bus etiam ad ea cō∣fluentibus, adiuto∣ria, aut sanitates praestantur, non baec 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tute Imagi∣nū sed virtute Dei, ministerio bonorū Angelorum, ad in∣tercessiones San∣ctorum contingunt vel etiàm nonnunquam operatione Doemonum, ad fallendum 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cultores, Deo permittente, exìgen∣te talium infidelitate.
Espenc. Com. 2. Timoth. c. 4. nu. 21. pag. 151.
Malmsb. d. gest. Reg. Ang. lib. 2. cap. 9.
Polider. Hìst. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. lib. 6.