How Glorious our Church is in her Method and Order, that neither Obscures the Saints of God, by Ingratefull Oblivion, nor yet chargeth her Members with too much Observation, we may see by this ; She Commemorates the Apostles and Evangelists Particularly with the Capital Circumstances of our Saviors Life, and the Great Mysteries of our Redemption ; which are the Common fountains of our Joy and Salvation. For Other Saints, becaus they are so many that it would breed Distraction, and so Equal in Light and Beauty, that Chois is Difficult. becaus also they are Inferior, if Compared to the other, she appoints no Days in Particular for. only to shew that She believeth it Lawfull, and is Willing to reverence them. She commemorats S. Stephen the first Martyr, and the little Innocents that accompanied our Savior, with their Blood at His Birth.

So that she Celebrats the Apostles and Evangelists particularly, the Holy Angels Unitedly, and all the other Saints in one Glorious Constellation. Between Angels and Saints placing S. Luke,

Who was an Angel for his Intelligence,

A most Glorious Saint for his Diligence

An Evangelist in his Office

A Secretary of Heaven,

And a Servant upon Earth Laborious for his Master.

Who now also is Triumphing with the Blessed in the Kingdom of Glory

Since the Evangelists are the four Wheels which Draw the charet of the Gospel which brings us to Heaven, their Memories highly deserv Gratefully to be recorded. Among them therfore let us this Day Consider S. Luke, a Person Great in Parts and as famous for Sanctity.

What Eusebius and other Ancient Authors relate of Him, we will here recite The Truth of which, being Historical, obligeth us to a Moral Belief, tho not to a Divine and Infallible faith. For surely as our Church binds none to believ any thing but the Scripture for Absolut Verity, so tis pervers Incredulity, to denie Ecclesiasticall History ; that Handmaid of the Truth in after Ages.

From these we receiv many Truths which els would be Buried in Ignorance, which nevertheless it is our Happiness to Know, and our Benefit to learn.