CHAP. IV.-PART II.-That Saint-worship was advanced by
fabulous legends, this proved from the acknowledged design
of the Latine legends, as also of that Greek legender
Simeon Metaphrastes; particularly his fabulous narrations
concerning Anastasi, S. Barbara, S. Blasius, S. Catharine,
S. Margaret, &c.
CHAP. V.-PART II.-An useful digression concerning the
time when Simeon Metaphrastes lived, and the occasion of
his writing. That his living within the time of the great
opposition against Saint-worship moved him to devise such
Stories as made for the credit and advantage of that Cause
then in danger-A brief Historical Account (even out of
the Records left by the Adversaries) of the great Opposi-
tion in the Greek and Eastern Churches against Worship-
ping of Images and of Saints: when it began, how long it
lasted, and under what Emperors-Of the great Council
held at Constantinople under Constantinus Copronymus
against Idolatry-An attempt to foist in Two Canons in
favour of Saint-worship frustrated-Several Slanders and
Calumnies fastened upon the Council and the Emperor
by the Idolatrous Faction-The original of these Slanders:
that they were notorious Lies, proved from the Decrees of
the Council
That Saint-worship was promoted by Counterfeit Writings
under the name of Antiquity-That Image-worship and
the Idolatry of the Mass-God were advanced by the Hy-
pocrisy of Liars-This illustrated from several Fabulous
Narrations-A foul Story made use of by the Second
Council of Nice in the Behalf of Image-Worship.....
CHAP. VII.-PART II.—
Ἐν ὑποκρίσει κωλυοντων γαμειν, απέχεσθαι βρωμάτων, &c.
That by these two Characters (forbidding Marriage and
commanding to abstain from Meats) are chiefly decyphered
Monks and Friars-That Prohibition of Marriage and ab-
staining from Meats are inseparable Characters of Monas-
tic Profession-That the Renouncing of Possessions or the
having no propriety in anything (another principle in