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A06736	Fuga sæculi. Or The holy hatred of the world Conteyning the liues of 17. holy confessours of Christ, selected out of sundry authors. Written in Italian by the R. Fa. Iohn-Peter Maffæus of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by H.H.; Vite di XVII confessori di Christo. English	Maffei, Giovanni Pietro, 1536?-1603.; Hawkins, Henry, 1571?-1646.; Baes, Martin, engraver.	1632 (1632)	STC 17181; ESTC S111891	465,460	588

in his functions and how he goeth to Ma●…i Bi●…op of Lesmo●… Chap. 3. BEhold how S. Malachy anon with his mystical tooles p●…ts himselfe to del●… vp stumps to breake vp lands to tread out path●…aies to louell banks with a Gyants hart to be a●…hād now heere now there He seemed to be a flame amidst the Forrests a hooke among naughty plants In lie●… of barbarous customes he inserts Ecclesiasticall rites All ranke superstitious which were not few all diabolicall charmes finally whatsoeuer heeretofore he iudged to 〈◊〉 disordinate indecent or out of square endured not long in his fight but as fruite with the hayle or as dust with winds So before the face of this holy Reformer abuses and vices were quite defeated or dispersed But as on euery side he endeauoured to set down Lawes Rules full of iustice and honesty yet laboured he still with particular care to incroduce the Apostolicall Constitutions the approued Councells and aboue all the Traditions and Obseruances of the holy Roman Church And hence it grew that whereas at first no●… so much as in the principall Cittyes of Ireland were Diuine Offices celebrated with solemne harmony now not only in Cittyes but in Townes and Villages also were sung the Masses and Canonicall howers no lesse then in the rest of Christianity Wherto it helped not a little that S. Malachy from a youth had attended to his part in Musique But that which more imports he renewed the vse of the Sacraments and in particular of Confession Confirmation and of Matrimony things that eyther out of malice or ignorance had bene heeretofore as it were wholy forgotten and dismissed Amidst these labours and trauailes and many others which for breuity sake are letpasse we may belieue for certayne this Seruant of Christ had receiued great gusts and consolations from heauen and yet neuerthelesse being as he was of a most delicate Conscience thinking very lowly of himselfe for that to him it seemed he had neyther practice nor Learning sufficient for so high employments those same delights came to be much watered with a continuall seare which he had least through his imprudence any opinions or customes might be introduced in some points discordant to the Custome of Catholique Institutes So as to get out of these anxietyes for his better instruction he was resolued with the approbation of the Prelats to transferre himselfe for a tyme to Malcus Bishop of Lesmor being a famous Citty of Momonia in the Southerne part of Ireland Which Malcus being now surcharged with yeares as well for profoundnes of wisedome as for singular sanctity of life likewise for the gift of Myracles which he had was held in those Regions as an Oracle of Truth and a common refuge of the afficted S. Malachy being courteously receiued by this good oldman while he carefully ministers to him and likewise with diligence goes on obseruing the things appertayning to diuine Seruice to the cure of Soules through an vnlook't for accident was a noble field laid open to him to exercise Charity How Cormacus King of Momonia repayres to Malcus and being put out of his Kingdome is by friendly saccours restored againe Chap. 4. IRELAND in those tymes as it likewise ought to be at this present was deuided into certayne little kingdomes and by consequence subiect to warres seditions and tumults Now there being a great discord risen betweene Cormacus King of Momonia a wicked brother of his the King being vanquished in battayle and thurst out of his seate made his recourse in persō to the Bishop Malcus to be succoured by him not for recouering his scepter but rather to saue his soule as being timourous of him who takes away the spirit of Princes as very much alienated from sheding of Christian bloud for temporall interests At the newes of such a Ghest did Malcus make preparation to receiue him with due honour but he would not consent thereto affirming his intention was to liue with him in a priuate and quiet manner and laying aside all memory of royall pompes to betake himselfe to the discipline and fare of the other Canonists Malcus at such a resolution by how much more astonished accepting the offer of a contrite hart assigned to the King a little howse to lodge in S. Malachy for his Maister with bread and water for his sustenance Nor did the Prince himselfe desire hence forth any cheere or delicates remayning in a place of all other sweetenes most satisfied with the incorruptible gusts and celestial viāds ministred him by S. Malachy Through which notwithstanding remayning more mollifyed he rightly bewayled his sinnes and extinguished the incentiues of the flesh with baths of the coldest water with Dauid crying to our Lord Behold my ●…asenes and my misery pardon me all my offences Nor were the Soueraigne Iudges eares found deafe to such a prayer but rather heard he the supplication made not only in the sense he vttered it wholy spirituall and internall but euen like wise conformable to his infinite Goodnes in the materiall and extrin●…ecall And as he reserues not all sentences to the Tribunall there he was pleased to succour likewise in this life the depressed innocency of Cormacus by exciting the spirit of a certayne King neere vnto Momonia into so great an indignation for the iniustice offered as that cōming in post to the Cell of the poore Penitent he laboured to encourage him to a generous returne in setting the goodnes of the cause before him the perfidiousnes of the Rebels the fauourable right hand of the Highest this for the more efficacy with feruent exhortations mingled with large promises With engines thus addressed he sought to stirre vp prouoke that afflicted Prince but perceiuing the obiects of Soueraignity and motiues of selfe-loue were not of force inough to preuayle with him he turned himselfe with dexterity to those of Christian piety and the publique weales most liuely representing to him the miserable oppressiō of his subiects the insolencies and iniuryes of the intruding Tyrant and the obligation which a lawfull and naturall Lord hath to deliuer to his power his vassals from so great afflictions and miseryes In which point the friendly King dilated himselfe with greater vehemency then before as hoping sure with such a battery at last to make the mynd of Cormacus to render vp its hold But finding him to be firme notwithstanding all this in his determinatiō more fixed then euer at last as to a sacred Anker he made his repayre to Malcus the Bishop and to S. Malachy who both being voluntarily enclined therto as to be the greater glory of God without much difficulty was he won to their opinion In such sort as Cormacus enforced through the authority and commaund of both the one and other did finally accept the humanity promptnes of his Neighbour and with his ayde and much more through his presence Who can do all the impious and wicked Intruder was put

manner the good Prelate went vp and downe afflicting himselfe and calling vpon his S. Malachy When on a suddaine amōg the wicked Persecutours was heard a terribly voyce nor could it euer be knowne from whence it came as if certayne other of their Neighbours with armed troupes had made some incursiō into their country and put all to fire and sword leading their wiues and children captiues without mercy At which rumour though vayne their boldnes immediately being repressed euery one betooke him to his heeles leauing the rest to shift for themselues and as it chaunceth in like tumults the confusion was so great as the hind most not hauing once heard the said voyce nor knowing wherefore let thēselues be led by the formost vntill such tyme as comming into their countrey and fynding there no such matter as they stood in feare of remayned ashamed and came to know how in recompence of the malice and pride which they had shewed to the messenger of S. Malachy they had through diuine Iudgment been giuen into the power of the Spirit of Lying Wherat the Bishop reioycing he speedily returned back to carry the newes to S. Malachy Who seeing things notwithstanding as yet very broken and still fearing new disorders determined to go thither in person to establish betweene those s●…uage Nations a sound and sincere concord indeed But yet neyther could he for the present seeme to bring his designe to passe in regard the Conditions being freshly renewed not without much adoe particular oathes hauing been takē of such as the busines concerned those who had been abused being mindful of the iniury done them before did impiously agree among themselues to cry quit●…ance with the periurious and perfidious people And so they went after them as sure to ouertake them embroyled with domestique cares wherby they might handle them as they list But it fell out through diuine dispensation that hauing easily passed ouer a certaine great Riuer which lay in the way they were yet stayed with a little brooke not farre off in despight of thēselues were constreined to make a stop For now to them it seemed to be more then the wonted brooke yea a very huge water which on euery side denyed them passage in so much as being al in admiratiō they said Whence comes this inundation the weather is fayre the moūtaines without snow there hath fallen no rayne of late and though it should chaūce to haue rayned yet which of vs can remember this little torrent with any waters euer to haue been swolne in this sort as to come thus to couer the land and to ouer flow the champaines The hand of God without doubt is heere He hath cut off our way for loue of this Saint whose pacts we haue not obserued and haue likewise violated his precepts So as these also without satisfying their greedy desires full of shame dread now turned their backs The fame whereof was spread all about and euery one blessed the Diuine Maiesty that knowes so well to catch the crafty in their owne snares to pull downe the crests of the proud and to exalt such as humbly and faythfully serue him Which is likewise made more manifest in the case we shall presently tell you Two other terrible examples of the iudgement of God shewed vpon the contemners of S. Malachy yet mingled with mercy for his sake Chap. 23. A Principall Gentleman of Ireland falling out with one of those Kings though he dealt about reconciliation yet by no meanes would he seeme to trust him vnlesse such a one as S. Malachy at least would seeme to interpose himselfe as surety between them And certaynely not without cause as the sequell will make apparent For asmuch as that Gentleman assuring himselfe not so much vpon the word of the King as on the authority and promise of the mediatour who was euen S. Malachy himselfe while appearing in publique he walked without feare at all behold vnawares is cast into prison by the King who could not subdue the inueterated passion in him nor Christianly forget that ancient hatred The friends kinsfolkes of the poore knight beholding him with their infinite sorrow in manifest perill of death recurre to S. Malachy vnder whose surety that other had put himselfe into the power of the King The Seruant of Christ being stroken heerwith and affronted withall at so iust a quarrell what he intends to do in this case we will declare Hauing so sure a foundation as the past promise of the King he quickly reares vp a strong Bull warke agaynst ensuing assaults and endeauours withall power to suppresse this enormous treason to effect which he musters vp a braue army to wit a good company of his disciples and with them presenting himselfe before the king demaunds the prisoner at his hands and being shamefully denyed You wrong saith he at once the diuine Maiesty your selfe me in violating the pact And if you haue no care therof yet haue I truly This good man was perswaded by me he founded himself vpon my word If he chaūce to dye I am he that haue betrayed him and am by consequence guilty of his bloud to what purpose would you seeme to make me a Traytour and you disloyall Then know for certayne that neyther I nor these of myne are resolued to tast any food vntill such tyme as the innocent be put into liberty as be ought That sayd he entred with them into the Temple where all that day with the next night they perseuered together in Fasting and Prayer But the King who dwelt hard by fearing least their prayers he being so neere might seeme to haue too much force vphim with a foolish caution and aduise tooke the resolution to absent himselfe from thence But he no sooner was departed but God who reserues reuenge vnto himselfe stroke him blind and hauing lost wholy his sight was glad to restore the prisoner and to be as an other Saul to Ananias so he to the holy Bishop being led vnto him where humbly crauing pardon and mercy through the benigne feruent intercession of him that could not be mindfull of iniuries with a double miracle he had presently his sight And in fine the Gentleman being deliuered an inuiolable friendship was accorded on This surely was a great demonstration of the diuine Iudgement but perhaps this other which God assisting vs we intend to declare will by the wise arbitratours be held no lesse We haue related aboue that S. Malachy accepting the Abbay of Benchor being content with the Church and Seate had voluntarily yielded the rents and demeanes to a certayne lay man This mā paying as commonly is wont so great a benefit with great discourtesy and ingratitude from the tyme he entred into the administration of those goods beganne to vse many insolencies agaynst the holy Abbot and agaynst his Religious annoying them in euery thing persecuting them on euery side and endeauouring alwayes to vilify and denigrate their actions and