at Rome, fol. 650. as also de Martyrologio Romano, cap. 2. confesseth as much of Quiriacus and Iulitta, declaring plainely that their acts are written either by fooles or heretikes, and in his annotations vpon the Romane Martyrologie 23.  Aprill, he taketh vp Iacobus de Voragine for his leaden Legend of our English S. George, concluding in fine, that the picture of Saint George fighting with a Dragon is symbolicall, and not historicall.  If the Scripture be true [ag]_whatsoeuer is not of faith is sinne_:  then assuredly these men (as [ah]_Paul_ speaks) are damned of their owne selues in their owne conscience, who (notwithstanding all their doubts) pray still in their publike seruice, [ai]_Deus, qui nos beati Georgij martyris tui meritis & intercessione laetificas, Concede propitius, &c._ An Idoll as Paul affirmes, 1.  Cor. 8. 4. is nothing, Ergo, the Papists in worshipping S. George which is nothing, commit (euen themselues being Iudges) abominable Idolatrie.

  [Sidenote af:  Can. sanct.  Roman. dist. 15.]

  [Sidenote ag:  Rom. 14. 23.]

  [Sidenote ah:  Tit. 3. 11.]

  [Sidenote ai:  Missal.  Roman. ex Con.  Triden. decret. restit. in
  festo Georgij.]

As they worship some who were no men, so many who were not [ak]holy men, as a reuerend [al]Doctor of our Church accutely, Non martyres domini sed mancipes diaboli:  the Souldiour who peirced Christs holy side was a Pagan,[am] neither doth any storie which is authenticall speake of his conuersion, and yet they worship him vnder the name of S. Longinus, or Longesse, March 15. Papias (as [an]_Eusebius_ and [ao]_Hierome_ report) held the heresie of the Millenarians, and yet he is honoured as a saint in the Romane Calender vpon the 22. of Februarie. Becket was a bad subiect in his life, and no good Christian at his death, in that hee commended himselfe and the cause of his Church vnto S. [ap]_Denys_ and our Lady.  Yet S. Thomas of Canterburie was honoured at Canterburie in the daies of popish ignorance more then either the worlds Sauiour, or the blessed Virgine his mother:  in which relation I appeale to the records of that Church, as also to the very stones vnder his shrine worne with the knees and hands of such as came thither to worship him. Boccace reporteth how one Sir Chappelet a notorious Italian Vsurer and Cousoner came to be honoured as a Saint in France. Sanders among them is a saint, albeit he liued in plotting, and dyed in acting rebellion against his gracious Soueraigne Queene Elizabeth of famous and blessed memorie.  Nay Dauus is Diuus, Saul is among the Prophets, pater personatus, father Parsons all the daies of his life was a perpetual Martyr, as his fellow [aq]_Ribadeneira_ termeth him:  and yet one (who sometime was his inner man, and knew him as