A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither

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Title: A view of the marginal notes of the popish Testament, translated into English by the English fugitiue papists resiant at Rhemes in France. By George Wither
Author: Wither, George, 1540-1605.
Publication: Printed at London :: By Edm. Bollifant for Thomas Woodcocke,; [1588]
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Matth. 9. 32.

The text.

But Iesus turning and seeing her, said, haue a good heart daughter, ∴ thy faith hath made thee safe.

The note.

Loe, her deuotion to the hemme of his garment, was not super∣stition, but a token of greater faith: so is the deuout touching of holy relikes.

The answer.

It is true that her deuotion was not superstition, but a token of faith mixt with many infirmities, which infirmities it pleased Christ (for such is his mercie toward his) not to impute, but to forgiue. And where you draw from this example an approbation of your superstitious touching holy relikes, you doe amisse. For her acte is not set downe for a common rule for others to follow, and though it were, yet it could not serue, but where the princi∣pall things to be considered of are alike, which wil farre disagrée in any relike that you can name vsed in Poperie.