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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67102	Reason and religion, or, The certain rule of faith where the infallibility of the Roman Catholick Church is asserted, against atheists, heathens, Jewes, Turks, and all sectaries : with a refutation of Mr. Stillingfleets many gross errours / by E.W.	E. W. (Edward Worsley), 1605-1676.	1672 (1672)	Wing W3617; ESTC R34760	537,937	719

Poterit de vniuersâ Numinis potentiâ dubitare He may as well doubt of all the power God hath They are plain truths rigorously and most seuerely examined testified by Eye-witnesses and now vpon Two certain Mirac●es related Record c. I am forced to omit innumerable latter Miracles The work would be Immense to recount but halfe yet one most certain and no less famous then certain you haue here set down Another truly wonderful followes in the next Chapter Sense Experience Reason and all humane Faith goe to wrack if either be boggl'd at Those iudgements are peruerse Those hearts harder then stones that dare deny them Credit The Admirable cure wrought by Blessed S. Xauerius in the Famous Citty of Naples vpon à worthy Religious Person called F. Marcellus Mastrilli à Noble man by birth and by Profession of the Society of Iesus The Proof hinted at aboue reassumed 18. In the year 1634. The Vice Roy of Naples Count Monterey pleased to keep à Magnificent Solemnity at his own Palace in Honour of the euer Blessed Mother of God Amongst orher Altars richly adorned to set forth the Festiual day The care of one Altar was committed to F. Mastrilli who standing on the lower steps of à ladder and casually looking vp at one that took of Tapistrie nailed to à higher part of the wall met Marcellus wounded with à sad Accident Behold à Hammer of two pound weight fell directly vpon the Temples of his head struck him down left him senseless and grieuously wounded In this Peril First taken vp by the hands of others Hee was presently carried in à Couch to his own Colledge Doctors of Physick and Surgeons without delay called for searched the wound and found it Mortal Forth with à burning feauer following vpon the hurt so increased the danger in that noxius aire à great enemy to wounds and vnseasonable winter time That all left hopeless despaired of Marcellus His wound iudged Desperate and why Recouery Besides his mouth by the Contusion of Nerues was so closed vp that the poor Patient could take no sustenance To help That The Doctors necessitated to vse violence forced it open and thrust an Instrument down towards his stomach hoping thereby to clear the passage and fit it to receiue some nourishment But with little good success For the Cruel Remedy became an vnspeakable torment to the afflicted Patient Soon after followed strong Conuulsion fits plain Symtoms of death and besides à Dead Palsie which wholly took away the vse of his left arme 19. Whoeuer desires to see more of this desperate danger And how neer Marcellus was at deaths doore may please to read Daniel Bartoli in his second Part of Asia lib. 5. at this Tittle L'Imperio dc Toxongum Page with mee 441. and. 442. And also Michaël de Elizalde Eorma verae Religionis Qust 27. N. 478. P. 329. who liued at Naples and wrote this Miracle not long after it happened In this condition Marcellus continued many dayes despaired of by the very best and most expert Phisitians Wherefore the Conclusion was to implore the mercy of God Death expected in his behalfe to commend him as the manner is to the prayers of the Community and finally to administer Extrem vnction For his obstructed Mouth and brest full of Clottered blood hindred the taking the Holy Eucharist or last Viaticum The Doctors The Doctors gaue Marcellus ouer prudently aduiced to prepare him for death For they found him now past all hope of Recouery Nay all of them with one Consent absolutely Concluded Marcellus could not liue till the next morning 20. Now here begins the Miracle The 3 .d of Ianuary four houres within night The Fathers that watched with dying Mastrilli The Miracle begins obserued He did not only moue and turn Himselfe to the wall but heard him speak also which seemed to them à wonder For before Hee lay speechles not able to vtter à word much less to moue his weak body But what followes clear's all The motion came from à stronger hand And thus it was 21. S. Xauerius appeared in à pilgrims weed very Glorious With S. Xaue●ius Apparition to Marcellus And with à Smiling Countenance demanded whether He would rather dye at present Or according to his former desire bee sent Missioner into the Indies In passing please to know the virtuous man euer languished after that Mission Though hindred from it by Superiours because of his tender and weak Constitution 22. Marcellus Answered I am ready to doe whateuer God pleases Yet according to my former purpose may that be grateful to the Diuine will and granted by Superiours I am in heart prepared to dye à Martyr for Christ amongst those Indians Xauerius herevpon pronounced the form of à vow which the sick man as the words were spoken by the Saint repeated after Him By this vow He obliged himselfe to renounce Country Friends and whateuer is in the world to bee sent to the Indian Mission You haue the Form of the vow in Bartoli now cited Page 444. In the Marcellus his vow Reliques Applied to the wound next place à Relique of the Holy Cross and some others also which Marcellus had about his neck were applyed by the help of S. Xauerius to the wound in his head Still the Fathers present heard Marcellus speak for à long time together some thought them words of à distracted brain others iudged Otherwise After these and many other Circumstances related by the Authors already quoted Xauerius Spake to this Sense Marcellus bee of S. Xauerius Comfortable words good Courage you are now perfectly cured Your desire is granted you shall goe to the Indies and there dye à Martyr This said the Saint disappeared 23. Without delay at all Marcellus loock'd on as à dying man reuiued instantly sate vp in his bed called for his cloaths The Miracle moct Euident Yea saith Elizalde Exilit è l●cto leap't out of his bed And with à stronge Cheerful voice said I am well I am perfectly Cured And so it was indeed For the Mortal wound cause of His Malady quite Closed vp appeared no more And which is à wonder the hair of his head cut of by the Chirurgeons to facilitate the cure was restored as formerly So Elizalde testifies n. 480. Restituti Capilli ad Vulneris Curationem ●rasi His Paleness and weaknes went away Colour strength and agility returned in that very Instant What need I say More Marcellus à Moment before at Deaths door becomes sound healthful and perfectly well 24. Those who attended Him called together the Fathers of the house many in number to bee Eye-witnesses of the wonder All came with ioyful hearts and First prostrate on the ground with much deuotion gaue immortal thanks to God for the cure then Embraced Marcellus who took à little sustenance which he had wanted for à long time That done the Superiour commanded him forthwith to write down exactly euery particular hee