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Bishop Patrick cites a Roman Catholic lit.
any, wherein, after addresses to God, the


Trinity, and the Virgin Mary, there are IN
vocatons to St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and
St. Raphael, together with all the orders of
angels, to spray for u.s." He also instances
that in the old Roman nissal, and in the Sa-
rum missal, there is proper mass to Rapha-
el the archangel, as the protector ofpilgrims
and travellers, and "A skillful worker with
medicine. Likewise an office for the contin-
ual intercession Of ST.. Gabriel, and all the
heavenly militia. In these Catholic .servi-
ces St. Michael is invoked as .'most glosi-
Gus and warlike prince-chief officer of par
adise-Captan Of Coils hosts--1the receiy-
er of souls--the vanqpisher of evil spirits,
and the admirable general" After men
tionng several miracles attributed by the
Romanists to St. Michael, 1.-The Bishop saws
...You see from this legend, that when neo-
Die are mad with superstition, a story ola
cock and abull will serve their turn to found
festival upon, and to give occasion for the
further veneration Of a saint or an angel.
though the circumstances are never. 50 i'm
probable" He relates as an instance that
in a Romanish church-book, Michael is said
appeared to abshpp. whom he required to
so to a hilltop where, ifhe found a bull tied,
he was to found a church, and dedicate it
to God and ST. Michael The bishop found
the bull and proceeded tofound the church;
but rock on each side. hiniered the work;
wherefore, St. Michael Appeared to a man,
and badc him 20 and put away the rock, and.