Like a dove, and lighting upon him]
This was shadowed, of old, by Noahs dove lighting upon the Ark: and serveth to denote* 1.1 Christs innocency, purity, love to his little ones, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, saith Aristotle. And another thus;
〈◊〉〈◊〉 columba caret, rostro non 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & ungues Possidet 〈◊〉〈◊〉, pura{que} 〈◊〉〈◊〉.That was more then ridiculous (nay it was 〈◊〉〈◊〉) that those Pilgrims, that went to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to fight in the Holy war (as they* 1.2 called it,) did carry a goose before them, pretending it to be the* 1.3 holy Ghost. These were drunk with the wine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the whore of Babylons 〈◊〉〈◊〉: and not filled with the Spirit, as St Ste∣phen was, and Barnabas, and others of old; as of late, among ma∣ny, that famous Beza; de quo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 saepe 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉* 1.4 vivere. And himself reports of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and his colleagues, in an Epistle to Calvin, that, disputing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Spanish Jesuit about the Eucharist, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (saith he) called us vulpes, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, & ser∣pentes, foxes, apes, serpents. My answer was this, Non magis nos credere, quàm 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉. So that Angel John Brad∣ford (as one calleth him) when he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Ca∣stro; the Frier was in a wonderfull rage, and spake so high, that* 1.5 the whole house rang again, chasing with om and cho, saith 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Fox. But Bradford answered him with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of wisedom, and,* 1.6 like the waters of Siloe at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, ran 〈◊〉〈◊〉. He had been baptized with that holy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉 Sa∣viour, who received not the spirit by 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but had a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, not of abundance only, but also of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 1. 14