The story of Jetzer, taken out of Dr. G. Burnet's letters with a collection of miracles wrought by popish saints, during their lives, and after their deaths, out of their own authours, for information of all true-hearted Protestants : with a prefatory discourse, declaring the impossibility and folly of such vain impostures.

The manner of St. Kentigern's Birth.

A certain King of Britarmy, who was a Pagan, begot of his Wife a very beauti∣full Daughter, she having been a frequent hearer of Sermons, became a Christian,

and though she had not been baptized, yet she was addicted to the duties of Eccle∣siastical Discipline, as much as the fear of incensing her Father would permit: she bore so great Devotion to the fruitfull Virginity of the blessed Virgin, that, mov'd with Womanish presumption, she begg'd that she might imitate her in her Con∣ception and Birth. At length, as she thought, she obtained her desire, for she found her self with Child. Now it is not to be conceived that this happened with∣out the embraces of a man, notwithstanding who that man was, or in what man∣ner, or when this was done, she oft protested, and with Oaths confirmed it, that she was utterly ignorant. Her Father perceiving this, and not being able by fair speeches or threatnings to wrest from her, who was the Father of the Child, for she seriously protested, that she had never suffered the unlawfull embraces of any man; hereupon in a rage he determined to execute upon her the Law established by his Ancestors, by which it was enacted, That whatsoever young Maid should be with Child by Fornication in her Father's house, should be thrown down headlong from the top of an high Mountain, and the person corrupting her should lose his head. In conformity therefore to this Law, the young Woman was placed on the highest point of a Mountain in that Countrey, called Dunpelder, from thence to be thrown down, and torn in pieces: She therefore with deep sighs, looking up to Heaven, implored Mercy: After this, she was cast down; but by the Fall was neither bruised, nor received the least harm, but sliding down easily and slowly, came safe to the bottom. The Pagans ascribed this to the Magical Enchantments of Christi∣ans, therefore they carried her several Miles into the Sea, and there left her, desti∣tute of all humane help, in a small Boat made of Leather without Oars, but the Boat was carried to a far distant Haven with great swiftness; being arrived there, the young Lady went out of the Boat, and presently after was brought to Bed of a Son, without the assistence of a Midwife. The next morning St. Servanus came to the place, and seeing the Mother with her Infant, he took them into his care, and baptized them, and called the Mother Thanen, and the Child Kentigern. Cr. p. 231.

St. Iustinian having reproved his Servants for idleness, and mispending their time, they were enflam'd with fury against him, insomuch as rushing upon him they threw him to the ground, and most cruelly cut off his Head: But in the place where his sacred Head fell to the ground, a Fountain of pure water present∣ly flowed, by drinking of which in following times, many were miraculously re∣stored to Health. But Miracles greater than these, immediately succeeded his Death; for the Body of the Martyr presently rose, and taking the Head between the two Armes, went down to the Sea shoar, and walking thence on the Sea, past over to the Port called by his Name, and being arrived to the place where a Church is now built to his memory, it fell down, and was there buried by St. David. Cr. p. 234.

St. David being enjoined to preach, he commanded a Child which attended him, and had lately been restored to life by him, to spread a Napkin under his Feet, and standing upon it he began to expound the Gospel and the Law to the Auditory. All the while this Oration continued, a snow white Dove descending from Heaven, sate upon his Shoulders; and moreover the Earth, on which he stood, rais'd it self

under him, till it became a Hill, from whence his Voice, like a Trumpet, was clearly heard and understood by all, both near and far off. On the top of which Hill a Church was afterward built, which remains to this day. Cr. p. 235.

St. David when Priest, went to Paulens, who in a certain Island lived a holy Life, with him St. David lived many years; now it fell out that his Master Paulens fell blind, hereupon calling his Disciples together, he desired that one after another they would look upon his Eyes, and say a Prayer or Benediction on them. When they had done this, and that he received no ease or remedy, David said thus to him, Father, I pray you do not command me to look you in the Face, for ten years are passed since I studied with you, and in all that time I never had the boldness to look you in the Face. Paulens admiring his humility said, Since it is so, it will suffice, if by touching my Eyes thou pronounce a Benediction on them. Presently therefore, assoon as he touched them, Sight was restored to them. Cr. p. 238.

St. Iohn, a British Priest, avoided the sight of Men, confining himself to a lit∣tle Cell, where in a little Orchard, cultivated by himself, he had planted a few Laurel Trees, which are now so increased that they afford a very pleasing shade; his custome was, under these to sit, read, or write, as he thought fit. After his death, among the said Trees there was one which through age was withered; then he to whom the care of the Place was committed digg'd up the Roots of the said dry Tree, and of the Body of it hewed out a Seat or Bench, upon which he used to sit. After he had used the Seat for the space of above two years, a thought of re∣morse coming into his heart, he said, Alas, Sinner that I am! why do I for my own con∣veniency make use of a Seat framed of the Tree which so holy a Priest planted with his own hands? Having said this, he presently took a Spade, and digging a deep hole in the ground, he put the Seat into it, after he had cut off the Feet which supported it, and then covered it with Earth. Now behold a great wonder! The very next Spring, this dry Bench, thus buried, sprouted forth into green branches as the other Trees did, which prospered so well, that at this day there are proceeded from it several young Trees, five or six Foot high, and some higher, which every year do more and more flourish. Cr. p. 246. Here Mr. Cressy brags▪ that the Centuriators took notice of this Saint, and of the Orchard, but conceal'd this Wonder.