28o Inflances oft hit circulAtién. For inflame : Themolt of the perlons whom the Papi(ls now keep holy dayes for, were very religious godly people : And the zealous Reli- gious people of that age, did think that the ho- nouring of the memories of the Martyrs , was a great means to invite the infidels to Chril+ianity, and to encourage the weak toflick to Chriít: And therefore they kept the dayes of their martyr- dome, in thankfgiving to God , and in honour ofthem. The wickedof that age hated and per. fecuted both theMartyrs and them that honoured them. In thenext age Religion being uppermofi in the world,the wicked did turn Hypocrites,and keepHoly dayes for the honour of their names whom their fore-fathers =inhered. Ac Taft when it was obferved that the Papifts who bur- sted the livingSaints , were the greatenhonou- rers of the dead, the molt religious people turn- ed quite to diflike and rejc& thofe very dayes, which their predeceffors had fet up in thankfgi- ving to God, for the doctrine, example and con- flancy of the.Martyrs. The fame all along I may fay about theRelics of Martyrs , and pilgrimages to their íhrines, which the Religious fort begun at firft, and loathe at laic. So alto thofe forms of Liturgy: which now are molt d iftafted, were brought in by the molt zea- lous religious peopleat the firfi : The many short invocations , verfïcles and refponfes which the people ufe, were brought in when the fouls of the faithful did abound with zeal , and in holy lervours break out into íuch expre[fions,and could not well endure tobe bare auditors, and not vo- cally.
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