New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

not the effect OF thought, nor any conclusion in
relation to the appearance. but the language OF
the Holy One spoken in my mind. The words were
Certain evidence of divine TRUTH and again
repeated. exactly in the manner; whereupon
the light disappeared"
BROWNIES "RELIGIo MEDIcI."
Sir Thomas Browne, IN his 'Religo Medci," pub
liShed in 1872 says:
ITO make a revolution every day is the nature
OF the sun. because of that necessary which
God hath ordained It, from which, by faculty
from that voice which first did give it motion, it
cannot swerve. There in philosophy.
in divinity. sturdy doubts ard boistercus objec-
tions, wherewith the unhappiness OF cur knowl-
edge too nearly acquainteth us More Of these
man hath known than myself; which. 1 confess,
conquered. in a martial posture, but on my
knees. For endeavors not only to combat
with doubts, but always to dispute with the devil
The villany OF that spirit takes a hint of inhdety
from studies. and by demonstrating neutral
ity in way. makes mistrust miracle in
other. Thus. having pursued the Archidoxes. and
read the sympathies Of things. ne would dis
suade my belief from The miracle Of the brazen
serpent: make conceit that image worked by
sympathy and was but Egyptian trick. to cure
their diseases without a miracle. Again, having
seen some experiments with btumen and having
read far more of naphtha, he whispered my
curiosity the fire OF the altar might be natural
and bade me mstrust miracle in Elias. when
inaammable substance yields not easily unto water
but flames in the arms antagonist. thus
would he inveigle my belief TO think The combus
ton OF Scdom might be natural and that there
asphaltick and bituminous nature in that
lake before the fire of Gomorrah I know that
mamma is plentifully gathered in calabria: and
Josephus tells in his days 1t plentiful
In Arabia. The devil. therefore. made the query.
Where then the miracle In the days OF
Moses? The Israelites but that, in his time.
which the natives of those countries behold in
ours Thus the devil played chess with me.
and yielding a pawn thought gain queen of
me- . l confess there in Scripture stories
that do exceed the fables of poets, and. TO cap
tious reader. sound like Gargantua Bevis
Therefore, for spirits. am so far from denying
their existence that could easily believe that not
only whole countries but particular persons, have
their tutclary and guardian angels there
Is heresy in II; and II not manifesty defined in
Scripture, Yet it is opinion OF good and whole
some use in the and actions of a mans life;
and would serve as an hypothesis to salve many
doubts whereof common philosophy afordeth no
solution DO but extract from the corpulency of
bodies. things beyond their first matter,
and you discover the habnatioR of angels
Il never vet married. and commend
their resolution who marry twice. Not that
1 disalow OF second marriage: neither in all
cases of poygamy, which, considering some times
and the unequal number of both sexes. may be also
necessary. The whole world made for man,
hut the twelfth part of man for woman. Man is
the whole world and the breath of God; woman,
the RIB. and crooked piece OF man. I speak
not in prejudice nor am averse from that sweet
sex but naturally of all that is beautiful
can look a whole day with delight upon hand
some picture, though Il be but of horse"
The old English OF Chaucer's Canterbury Tales"
looks like Greek the average person. Here is a
sample:
Whan that Aprille with his schowres swoote
The drought OF Marche hath perced to the roote1
And bathud every Veyne in switch lfCour.
OF which vertue engendred is the -FOUR
Whan ZephiruS eek with his Swete breeth
EnFpirud hath in every holJe and heeth
The tendre Croppes. and the yonge some
Hath in the Ram his halle cours i-ronne.
And Smale fowies maken melodie,
That slepen al the night with open yhe,
So priketh hem nature in here cOragcS:-
Thanne longen folk TO on pilgrimages.
palmers for 20 seeken StTaunge strondes,
To ferne halves, koutfe in sOndTy londesi
And specially, from every scl;ires ende
Of Engelond Canterbury they wende,
The holy bllsfu martir for TO seeke
That hem hat holpen whan that they were seeke |