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             A warning to come out of Babylon, in a sermon preached by Master Andrew Ramsay, minister at Edinburgh; at the receiving of Mr. Thomas Abernethie, sometime Jesuite, into the societie of the truely reformed Church of Scotland
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           A
           WARNING
           TO
           COME
           
             OVT
             OF
             BABYLON
          
           ,
           In
           a
           Sermon
           preached
           by
           Master
           Andrew
           Ramsay
           ,
           Minister
           at
           Edinburgh
           ;
           At
           the
           receiving
           of
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Abernethie
          
           ,
           sometime
           Jesuite
           ,
           into
           the
           societie
           of
           the
           truely
           reformed
           Church
           of
           SCOTLAND
           .
        
         
           
             LUKE
             XV.
             10.
             
          
           
             There
             is
             joy
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             the
             Angels
             of
             GOD
             ,
             over
             one
             sinner
             that
             repenteth
             .
          
        
         
           
             IN
             MY
             DEFENCE
             GOD
             ME
             DEFEND
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           at
           Edinburgh
           ,
           in
           
             King
             James
          
           his
           College
           ,
           by
           
             George
             Anderson
          
           .
           1638.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             REVEL
             .
             Chap.
             XVIII
             .
             Vers
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             And
             I
             heard
             another
             voice
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Come
             out
             of
             her
             ,
             my
             People
             ,
             that
             yee
             be
             not
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             and
             that
             yee
             receive
             not
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           AMongst
           other
           properties
           of
           GOD
           ,
           whereby
           He
           describeth
           himselfe
           to
           
             Moses
             ,
             Exod
          
           .
           34.
           
           He
           is
           said
           to
           be
           
             long
             suffering
          
           :
           But
           though
           he
           be
           
             a
             patient
          
           and
           
             long
             suffering
             GOD
          
           ,
           yet
           hee
           is
           not
           an
           
             Ever-suffering
             GOD.
          
           Long
           hath
           the
           Lord
           suffered
           the
           whoredomes
           and
           abominations
           of
           that
           mystick
           
             Babylon
             Rome
          
           ,
           but
           hee
           is
           not
           ever
           to
           suffer
           them
           ,
           for
           hee
           hath
           begun
           to
           poure
           out
           the
           vials
           of
           his
           wrath
           ,
           in
           that
           the
           fall
           of
           Rome
           is
           begun
           ,
           and
           shee
           shall
           continue
           in
           falling
           more
           and
           more
           ,
           untill
           the
           time
           the
           Lord
           hath
           
           totally
           and
           finally
           destroyed
           her
           .
           But
           it
           is
           usuall
           with
           GOD
           ,
           before
           he
           execute
           his
           judgements
           upon
           any
           citie
           ,
           nation
           ,
           or
           place
           ,
           where
           his
           own
           chosen
           people
           dwell
           ,
           to
           provide
           first
           for
           the
           safetie
           and
           securitie
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           before
           ever
           hee
           poure
           out
           his
           fierce
           wrath
           and
           indignation
           upon
           his
           enemies
           .
           GOD
           when
           hee
           was
           to
           destroy
           the
           World
           ,
           
           before
           hee
           loused
           the
           catarects
           of
           the
           Heaven
           from
           above
           ,
           and
           brake
           up
           the
           fountaines
           of
           the
           waters
           from
           beneath
           ,
           that
           hee
           might
           sweepe
           away
           with
           the
           besome
           of
           an
           universall
           inundation
           the
           wicked
           from
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           ;
           
           did
           remember
           Noah
           ,
           and
           inclosed
           him
           in
           the
           Arke
           ,
           prepared
           for
           his
           preservation
           .
           Before
           the
           LORD
           rained
           fire
           and
           brimstone
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           hee
           delivered
           Lot
           out
           of
           Sodome
           .
           The
           Christians
           dwelling
           in
           Jerusalem
           ,
           before
           the
           last
           destruction
           by
           Vespasian
           ,
           
           were
           advertised
           by
           a
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           to
           depart
           from
           thence
           ,
           and
           goe
           to
           Tella
           ,
           Heerefore
           is
           it
           ;
           that
           GOD
           being
           to
           destroy
           Babilon●
           a
           voice
           is
           heard
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           commanding
           his
           people
           to
           
             Come
             out
             of
             Babilon
          
           ,
           least
           
             being
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             they
             should
             receive
             of
             her
             plagu●s
             .
          
        
         
           In
           this
           Divine
           Oracle
           Wee
           have
           a
           commandement
           given
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           reasons
           for
           inforceing
           obedience
           to
           this
           commandement
           :
           In
           the
           commandement
           there
           bee
           these
           three
           observable
           ;
           First
           ,
           The
           authoritie
           of
           the
           commandement
           ,
           which
           is
           Divine
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           
             A
             voice
             from
             Heaven
          
           .
           Next
           ,
           the
           persons
           to
           whom
           this
           commandement
           is
           given
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           
             GODS
             owne
             people
          
           .
           Third
           ,
           the
           commandement
           it selfe
           ,
           that
           they
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babell
          
           :
           The
           reasons
           
           follow
           ,
           least
           
             being
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             they
             receive
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
           By
           the
           authoritie
           of
           this
           commandement
           (
           being
           Divine
           ,
           
           and
           a
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           )
           Wee
           learne
           what
           to
           answere
           our
           adversaries
           ,
           when
           they
           ask
           us
           what
           warrand
           and
           authoritie
           our
           Reformers
           had
           to
           depart
           ,
           and
           make
           secession
           from
           the
           church
           of
           Rome
           :
           They
           had
           (
           say
           wee
           )
           a
           double
           authoritie
           ;
           one
           extraordinare
           ,
           being
           furnished
           with
           an
           extraordinarie
           measure
           of
           grace
           ,
           in
           an
           extraordinarie
           time
           ,
           for
           the
           extraordinarie
           work
           of
           reformation
           .
           They
           had
           also
           an
           ordinarie
           authoritie
           ,
           and
           that
           threefold
           ;
           
           being
           Presbyters
           of
           the
           church
           of
           Rome
           ;
           next
           ,
           persecuted
           by
           them
           :
           and
           thirdly
           ,
           warned
           by
           this
           Divine
           Oracle
           ,
           to
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babell
          
           .
        
         
           If
           it
           bee
           objected
           that
           
             Christ
             Jesus
          
           did
           not
           make
           a
           separation
           from
           the
           corrupt
           Jewish
           kirk
           .
           I
           answere
           ,
           That
           the
           outward
           service
           in
           the
           Jewish
           kirk
           then
           was
           free
           of
           Idolatrie
           ,
           and
           might
           bee
           haunted
           therefore
           with
           a
           safe
           conscience
           :
           But
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Romane
           kirk
           became
           so
           idolatrous
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           necessitate
           to
           forsake
           her
           ,
           
           and
           come
           out
           of
           Babilon
           .
           Therefore
           by
           the
           same
           Oracle
           (
           whereby
           they
           were
           warned
           to
           come
           out
           of
           Babell
           ,
           because
           of
           her
           whoredomes
           and
           idolatries
           )
           wee
           cease
           not
           dayly
           to
           warne
           Gods
           children
           to
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babell
          
           ,
           least
           
             being
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             they
             receive
             also
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           The
           persons
           to
           whom
           this
           commandement
           is
           given
           ,
           
           are
           Gods
           people
           ;
           
             Come
             out
             my
             people
          
           (
           saith
           the
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           )
           &c.
           
           They
           are
           Gods
           people
           by
           free
           grace
           ,
           singled
           out
           of
           the
           corrupt
           masse
           of
           Adam
           ,
           predestinate
           through
           Christ
           unto
           life
           
           everlasting
           ;
           against
           whom
           the
           powers
           of
           Hell
           can
           never
           prevaile
           :
           The
           infallible
           consequent
           heereof
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           cannot
           totally
           nor
           finally
           fall
           away
           from
           grace
           ▪
           for
           the
           love
           of
           God
           the
           Father
           which
           continueth
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           
           and
           is
           unchangeable
           ,
           pleadeth
           for
           this
           perseverance
           :
           
           the
           efficacious
           intercession
           of
           Christ
           doeth
           the
           same
           ;
           
           as
           likewise
           the
           sealing
           of
           the
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           untill
           the
           day
           of
           their
           full
           and
           finall
           redemption
           :
           the
           chaine
           of
           salvation
           proveth
           the
           same
           ,
           
           seing
           it
           is
           impossible
           (
           as
           Christ
           saith
           )
           that
           the
           elect
           shall
           perish
           ;
           
           and
           that
           the
           calling
           of
           GOD
           is
           without
           repentance
           :
           
           and
           justification
           hath
           an
           individus
           all
           conjunction
           with
           glorification
           :
           Adde
           to
           this
           ,
           that
           Faith
           perisheth
           not
           ,
           
           as
           sayeth
           Peter
           ,
           and
           hope
           maketh
           us
           to
           rejoice
           of
           life
           everlasting
           ,
           as
           a
           thing
           most
           certaine
           ,
           Rom.
           5.
           2.
           and
           charitie
           faileth
           not
           ,
           and
           the
           Godly
           sin
           not
           ,
           
           that
           is
           ,
           not
           totally
           nor
           finally
           ,
           for
           the
           seede
           abideth
           in
           them
           :
           
           This
           seede
           is
           the
           habite
           of
           true
           grace
           ,
           
           or
           our
           habituall
           renovation
           ,
           which
           importeth
           a
           saving
           and
           abiding
           union
           with
           God.
           It
           rests
           then
           ,
           that
           Gods
           people
           are
           so
           his
           owne
           ,
           that
           none
           is
           able
           to
           plucke
           them
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           ;
           for
           the
           love
           of
           God
           to
           them
           is
           not
           a
           generall
           ,
           but
           a
           speciall
           love
           ,
           and
           because
           of
           this
           speciall
           love
           ,
           this
           warning
           is
           given
           to
           come
           out
           of
           Babylon
           .
           It
           is
           a
           mark
           of
           Gods
           speciall
           favour
           ,
           to
           call
           effectually
           from
           darknesse
           to
           light
           ,
           from
           dead
           idoles
           ,
           to
           the
           worshipping
           of
           the
           living
           GOD.
           Of
           this
           speciall
           love
           GOD
           called
           Abraham
           out
           of
           Vr
           of
           the
           Caldees
           .
           
           There
           were
           many
           widows
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Eliah
           ,
           
           yet
           he
           was
           sent
           to
           none
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           widow
           of
           Sarepta
           :
           Many
           leper●
           
           there
           were
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Elizeus
           ,
           but
           he
           was
           sent
           to
           none
           but
           to
           Naaman
           the
           Syrian
           :
           
           There
           were
           many
           covetous
           customers
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Christ
           ,
           whereof
           none
           was
           called
           to
           be
           an
           Apostle
           of
           Christ
           ,
           
           but
           Matthew
           the
           Publican
           :
           Many
           persecutors
           ,
           but
           none
           called
           as
           Saul
           ,
           
           to
           be
           a
           Paul
           ,
           to
           carrie
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           to
           the
           Gentiles
           ;
           and
           this
           of
           Gods
           speciall
           love
           towards
           them
           .
           Therefore
           it
           is
           a
           marke
           of
           GODS
           speciall
           favour
           to
           be
           called
           out
           of
           
             Babell
             ,
             that
             they
             bee
             not
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             and
             receive
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Babylon
           out
           of
           which
           they
           are
           commanded
           to
           come
           ,
           
           is
           not
           that
           royall
           citie
           ,
           situat
           upon
           Euphrates
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Kings
           of
           Caldea
           did
           reside
           ,
           but
           is
           Rome
           ,
           that
           mystick
           Babilon
           ,
           as
           evident
           by
           Antiquitie
           and
           Scripture
           .
           As
           for
           Antiquitie
           ,
           I
           might
           name
           many
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           content
           me
           with
           Hierome
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           preface
           of
           his
           exposition
           of
           
             Didymus
             de
             Spiritu
             sancto
          
           ,
           hath
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Cùm
             in
             Babylon
             versarer
             ,
             purpuratae
             meretricis
             colonus
             ,
             &
             jure
             Quiritum
             viverem
             ,
             placuit
             garrire
             allquid
             de
             Spiritu
             sancto
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           in
           Babylon
           ,
           being
           a
           servant
           and
           a
           tenant
           of
           the
           scarlet
           whoore
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           more
           clearly
           to
           Marcella
           ,
           in
           the
           name
           of
           Paula
           and
           Eustochium
           ,
           hee
           inviteth
           her
           to
           come
           out
           of
           Rome
           ,
           being
           that
           
             Apocalyptick
             Babylon
          
           ;
           whereby
           it
           is
           clear
           what
           Hierome
           did
           esteeme
           of
           Rome
           :
           And
           in
           the
           preceeding
           chapter
           ,
           the
           whore
           is
           said
           to
           sit
           cloathed
           in
           purple
           ,
           dyeed
           with
           the
           bloud
           of
           the
           Saints
           ,
           with
           a
           golden
           cup
           ,
           full
           of
           fornications
           in
           her
           hand
           ,
           having
           in
           her
           fore-head
           
             A
             mysterie
             Babilon
             .
             Rome
          
           therefore
           is
           that
           mystick
           Babylon
           ,
           the
           citie
           situat
           
           upon
           seven
           hilles
           ,
           which
           did
           reigne
           over
           all
           the
           kingdomes
           of
           the
           Earth
           at
           that
           time
           :
           And
           it
           is
           observable
           ,
           that
           the
           Popes
           ordinarie
           vesture
           is
           Scarlet
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           frontispice
           of
           his
           Mitre
           (
           as
           
             Joseph
             Scaliger
          
           witnesseth
           in
           his
           notes
           on
           
             the
             New
             Testament
          
           )
           is
           written
           Mysterie
           :
           which
           he
           learned
           by
           the
           report
           of
           Lord
           Montmorency
           ,
           who
           was
           certified
           thereof
           in
           his
           being
           at
           Rome
           .
           Moreover
           the
           same
           Scaliger
           sayeth
           there
           ,
           that
           the
           Masse
           in
           all
           languages
           hath
           the
           name
           of
           Mysterie
           ,
           which
           (
           I
           doubt
           not
           )
           is
           by
           Divine
           providence
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           full
           of
           mysteries
           in
           all
           the
           parts
           ,
           gestures
           ,
           actions
           ,
           and
           rites
           thereof
           ,
           in
           so
           far
           ,
           that
           for
           their
           exposition
           ,
           they
           require
           a
           voluminous
           treatise
           ,
           as
           
             Durandus
             Rationale
          
           ,
           and
           idle
           pennes
           of
           others
           imployed
           upon
           that
           superstitious
           subject
           doe
           testifie
           :
           Yea
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           part
           of
           their
           white
           garments
           ,
           that
           wanteth
           its
           mysterie
           ,
           wherefore
           the
           better
           reformed
           churches
           have
           rejected
           them
           ,
           for
           their
           forged
           operation
           ,
           and
           popish
           mysticall
           signification
           ;
           
             The
             scarlet
             ,
             the
             golden
             cup
             ,
             the
             mysterie
             ,
             the
             imperiall
             citie
             ,
          
           situat
           on
           
             seven
             hilles
          
           ,
           do
           evidence
           ,
           what
           that
           mystick
           
             Babilon
             Rome
          
           is
           ,
           and
           the
           pope
           who
           resides
           there
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           book
           of
           Divine
           Revelation
           ,
           Rome
           is
           branded
           with
           three
           titles
           and
           names
           ,
           of
           
             Egypt
             ,
             Sodome
          
           ,
           and
           Babilon
           .
           It
           is
           called
           Egypt
           in
           the
           
             XI
             .
             Chapter
          
           ,
           because
           it
           oppresseth
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           
           and
           maketh
           them
           worke
           in
           brick
           and
           clay
           of
           corrupt
           doctrines
           ,
           and
           humane
           inventions
           .
           It
           is
           there
           also
           called
           Sodome
           ,
           because
           of
           idlenesse
           ,
           and
           fulnesse
           of
           bread
           ,
           and
           that
           filthie
           and
           unaturall
           lust
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           named
           ,
           which
           made
           GOD
           to
           raine
           fire
           and
           brimstone
           thereupon
           ;
           
           for
           many
           idle
           bellies
           be
           there
           ,
           dumb
           dogs
           that
           preach
           not
           ;
           prodigalitie
           and
           luxurie
           do
           reigne
           amongst
           them
           ;
           and
           these
           unnaturall
           lustes
           wherewith
           the
           Sodomites
           were
           infamous
           ,
           so
           abounds
           in
           Rome
           ,
           that
           
             Petrus
             Damianus
          
           leaving
           Rome
           ,
           and
           betaking
           him
           to
           the
           wildernesse
           ,
           in
           detestation
           of
           this
           Sodomiticall
           villanie
           ,
           published
           a
           book
           ,
           intituled
           by
           him
           Gomorraeus
           ,
           which
           he
           did
           dedicat
           to
           Leo
           the
           ninth
           .
           
             Cardinal
             Baronius
          
           in
           his
           Annales
           clearly
           confesseth
           the
           same
           .
           And
           the
           Archbishop
           
             de
             la
             Casa
          
           ,
           was
           not
           ashamed
           to
           present
           to
           the
           view
           of
           the
           world
           a
           treatise
           ,
           
           in
           the
           commendation
           of
           filthie
           Sodomie
           ,
           which
           was
           printed
           ,
           and
           reprinted
           at
           
             Venice
             :
             O
             Coelum
             !
             ad
             haec
             non
             sadas
             ?
             O
             terra
             !
             non
             dehiscis
             ?
          
           O
           Heavens
           !
           doe
           yee
           not
           blush
           ?
           O
           Earth
           !
           doest
           thou
           not
           open
           thy
           mouth
           ,
           and
           swallow
           such
           vile
           and
           grievous
           sinners
           ?
           But
           ,
           
             O
             LORD
          
           ,
           great
           is
           thy
           patience
           ,
           which
           the
           impenitent
           abusing
           ,
           do
           treasure
           up
           to
           themselves
           wrath
           against
           the
           day
           of
           wrath
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           Rome
           is
           called
           Babilon
           ,
           which
           signifieth
           confusion
           (
           for
           the
           confusion
           of
           tongues
           at
           the
           building
           of
           Babell
           )
           because
           in
           Rome
           ,
           mystick
           Babilon
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           confusion
           of
           secular
           and
           ecclesiasti●k
           governement
           distinguished
           and
           divided
           by
           GOD
           himselfe
           ,
           in
           the
           persons
           of
           Moses
           and
           Aaron
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           (
           as
           is
           evident
           )
           in
           the
           reigne
           of
           Jehosaphat
           ,
           
           except
           in
           extraordinarie
           cases
           ,
           untill
           the
           dayes
           of
           the
           Macabees
           ,
           whose
           successours
           confounding
           church
           and
           policie
           as
           a
           thing
           ordinare
           ,
           did
           loose
           both
           church
           and
           policie
           :
           And
           unto
           Peter
           the
           keyes
           of
           the
           kingdome
           of
           Heaven
           was
           committed
           ,
           and
           not
           keyes
           of
           the
           kingdome
           of
           the
           earth
           .
           And
           
           the
           Canons
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           so
           called
           ,
           interdict
           ecclesiastick
           persons
           from
           medling
           with
           civile
           affaires
           .
           The
           prime
           and
           purer
           Antiquitie
           not
           onely
           condemneth
           the
           same
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           last
           and
           corrupt
           dayes
           
             Bernard
             .
             ad
             Eugenium
          
           enveyeth
           against
           all
           secular
           governement
           in
           the
           persons
           of
           Churchmen
           :
           
           But
           Babilon
           hath
           confounded
           these
           ,
           giving
           in
           both
           the
           plenitude
           of
           power
           to
           the
           Pope
           ,
           and
           from
           him
           as
           the
           source
           and
           spring
           all
           power
           to
           streame
           forth
           ,
           and
           bee
           derived
           at
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           in
           spirituall
           and
           temporall
           governement
           .
           This
           is
           a
           great
           confusion
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           a
           greater
           and
           worse
           ,
           in
           mixing
           and
           confounding
           trueth
           with
           errour
           in
           the
           worship
           of
           GOD
           ,
           for
           they
           have
           joyned
           with
           the
           word
           GOD
           ,
           their
           traditions
           ,
           with
           the
           two
           Sacraments
           of
           GOD
           ,
           their
           five
           bastard
           sacraments
           ,
           with
           the
           bloody
           sacrifice
           of
           CHRIST
           ,
           their
           unbloodie
           sacrifice
           of
           the
           Messe
           ;
           with
           the
           merit
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           merit
           of
           man
           ,
           with
           the
           adoration
           of
           the
           Creator
           the
           adoration
           of
           the
           creature
           ;
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           blood
           of
           Martyrs
           :
           And
           this
           way
           have
           built
           up
           their
           Babell
           of
           confusion
           :
           And
           because
           of
           this
           double
           confusion
           ,
           if
           they
           repent
           not
           ,
           double
           confusion
           in
           GODS
           just
           judgement
           is
           prepared
           for
           them
           .
           Therefore
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           eschew
           this
           confusion
           ,
           and
           GODS
           fierce
           vengance
           ,
           let
           us
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babell
          
           .
        
         
           To
           come
           out
           of
           Babylon
           is
           not
           only
           to
           come
           out
           with
           the
           feet
           of
           our
           body
           ,
           
           but
           three
           wayes
           we
           must
           come
           out
           of
           Babylon
           :
           In
           minde
           ,
           affection
           ,
           and
           action
           :
           In
           minde
           and
           judgement
           ,
           disproving
           and
           condemning
           their
           errours
           ;
           in
           heart
           and
           affection
           hating
           them
           ;
           in
           action
           ,
           in
           deed
           and
           body
           
           forsakeing
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           resolution
           never
           to
           returne
           .
           And
           he
           who
           in
           these
           three
           forsaketh
           Babel
           ,
           may
           bee
           said
           truely
           to
           come
           out
           of
           Babel
           :
           But
           this
           coming
           out
           of
           Babel
           presupposeth
           a
           residing
           and
           dwelling
           in
           Babel
           ;
           Whereby
           we
           may
           answere
           to
           these
           who
           aske
           us
           ,
           where
           our
           Kirk
           was
           before
           the
           dayes
           of
           Luther
           ;
           I
           aske
           likewise
           ,
           where
           they
           who
           came
           out
           of
           Babel
           was
           ,
           
           before
           their
           coming
           out
           of
           Babel
           ;
           It
           must
           bee
           said
           that
           they
           were
           in
           Babel
           .
           So
           our
           Church
           before
           the
           reformation
           (
           which
           was
           three
           hundred
           yeares
           before
           Luther
           )
           was
           in
           mystick
           Babylon
           the
           Romane
           church
           :
           But
           though
           it
           was
           in
           it
           ,
           it
           was
           not
           of
           it
           ;
           for
           if
           it
           had
           beene
           of
           it
           (
           as
           John
           sayeth
           )
           it
           had
           not
           went
           from
           out
           of
           it
           :
           It
           was
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           with
           it
           as
           a
           masse
           of
           metall
           consolidat
           of
           gold
           ,
           silver
           ,
           and
           tinne
           ,
           wherein
           though
           the
           gold
           and
           silver
           be
           mixed
           with
           the
           tinne
           ,
           they
           are
           no
           part
           of
           the
           tinne
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           melting
           of
           the
           skilfull
           founder
           ,
           are
           separate
           and
           distinguished
           one
           from
           another
           .
           So
           were
           the
           good
           and
           the
           bad
           mixed
           together
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           till
           GOD
           by
           the
           Reformers
           ,
           as
           so
           many
           skilfull
           founders
           ,
           did
           separate
           and
           divide
           his
           own
           Elect
           from
           the
           reprobate
           .
           If
           it
           bee
           further
           demanded
           ,
           who
           these
           were
           of
           our
           profession
           ,
           that
           did
           remaine
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           :
           I
           answer
           ,
           they
           were
           of
           three
           sorts
           ,
           
           
             Publick
             opponents
          
           to
           the
           Romish
           errours
           ;
           
             Private
             opponents
          
           ,
           and
           a
           third
           who
           were
           
             neither
             publick
          
           nor
           
             private
             opponents
             :
             Publick
             opponents
          
           I
           might
           name
           many
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           content
           mee
           with
           some
           most
           remarkable
           :
           When
           the
           
             Gregorean
             Liturgie
          
           was
           obtruded
           to
           the
           Christian
           Kirk
           in
           these
           
           Westerne
           parts
           ,
           these
           of
           Millan
           did
           oppose
           the
           same
           ;
           being
           better
           pleased
           with
           the
           Liturgie
           of
           Ambrose
           :
           these
           of
           Spaine
           did
           the
           same
           ;
           
           lyking
           better
           the
           Mosarabick
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           Isidorus
           ,
           then
           the
           Romane
           Liturgie
           :
           The
           religious
           Votaries
           of
           Bangor
           resisted
           the
           Romane
           liturgie
           till
           blood
           and
           death
           .
        
         
           What
           opposition
           was
           made
           against
           single
           life
           of
           Church-men
           in
           
             Germanie
             ,
             England
          
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           places
           ,
           it
           is
           notore
           to
           all
           that
           are
           not
           strangers
           in
           historie
           .
           When
           images
           were
           received
           in
           the
           Kirk
           ,
           with
           a
           relative
           worship
           ,
           about
           the
           seven
           hundred
           year
           of
           GOD
           ,
           the
           German●
           and
           French
           bishops
           did
           resist
           the
           same
           ;
           and
           a
           Councel
           was
           holden
           by
           
             Charles
             the
             great
          
           ,
           
           in
           Germanie
           ,
           at
           Franksurd
           ,
           where
           images
           with
           their
           worship
           were
           condemned
           ,
           and
           the
           books
           yet
           extant
           ,
           called
           
             Libri
             Caroli
             magni
          
           ,
           do
           evidence
           the
           same
           .
           A
           little
           after
           this
           there
           arose
           some
           disputes
           ,
           about
           the
           manner
           of
           Christs
           presence
           in
           the
           Sacrament
           ,
           when
           the
           seeds
           of
           Transubstantiation
           were
           in
           sowing
           ,
           Bertram
           stirred
           up
           by
           GOD
           ,
           did
           oppose
           the
           same
           :
           The
           like
           did
           
             Scotus
             ,
             Erigena
             ,
             Rabanus
          
           ,
           and
           after
           these
           Beringarius
           ,
           till
           Pope
           Innocentius
           the
           third
           ,
           with
           his
           prevailing
           faction
           ,
           in
           the
           1215.
           year
           of
           GOD
           did
           determine
           ,
           that
           monstrous
           errour
           of
           Transubstantiation
           .
           A
           litle
           before
           this
           time
           ,
           
           Hildebrand
           bishop
           of
           Rome
           ,
           was
           not
           only
           content
           to
           liberat
           himself
           from
           the
           investure
           of
           the
           Emperours
           ,
           but
           also
           did
           subject
           the
           Imperiall
           crown
           to
           this
           Priestly
           mitre
           ,
           and
           thereby
           put
           the
           Christian
           world
           in
           a
           combustion
           ,
           which
           he
           effectuat
           not
           without
           great
           opposition
           even
           of
           the
           Cleargie
           ;
           for
           the
           Cleargie
           of
           Germanie
           did
           resist
           ,
           and
           
           many
           Divines
           did
           account
           him
           to
           be
           the
           Antichri●●
           :
           And
           in
           this
           his
           more
           then
           sacrilegious
           jurisdiction
           ,
           usurped
           over
           the
           Kirk
           of
           Christ
           in
           councels
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           Cardinall
           of
           Arles
           ,
           Sorbonists
           of
           Parise
           ,
           but
           the
           generall
           councel
           holden
           at
           Constans
           ,
           did
           oppose
           and
           condemne
           .
           And
           in
           late
           dayes
           
             Valla
             ,
             Erasmu●
             ,
             Beatus
             Renanus
             ,
          
           with
           many
           others
           ,
           though
           they
           lived
           in
           the
           societie
           of
           the
           Romane
           Kirk
           ,
           did
           condemne
           many
           errours
           and
           abuses
           therein
           .
           Besides
           
             these
             publick
             Opponents
          
           ,
           there
           were
           many
           
             thousand
             private
             Opponents
          
           ,
           who
           were
           as
           
             these
             seven
             thousand
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Israel
             ,
             who
             bowed
             not
             their
             knees
             to
             Baal
             ,
          
           but
           if
           not
           openly
           ,
           yet
           secretly
           did
           oppose
           the
           same
           ;
           as
           Nicodemus
           lived
           amongst
           the
           Pharisees
           ,
           and
           Joseph
           of
           Arimathea
           amongst
           the
           Counsellours
           who
           condemned
           Christ
           :
           and
           these
           
             who
             had
             not
             defiled
             themselves
             ,
             but
             followed
             the
             Lamb
             ,
          
           mentioned
           ,
           Revel
           .
           14.
           4.
           
           There
           were
           thirdly
           many
           ,
           whose
           eyes
           GOD
           did
           illighten
           in
           the
           article
           of
           death
           ,
           who
           not
           finding
           any
           comfort
           in
           the
           intercession
           of
           Saints
           ,
           and
           doctrine
           of
           merits
           ;
           and
           therefore
           leaving
           these
           impure
           cisternes
           ,
           had
           their
           recourse
           to
           the
           living
           fountaines
           of
           waters
           ,
           which
           did
           spring
           out
           of
           the
           intercession
           and
           merits
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           the
           eternall
           refreshment
           of
           their
           souls
           .
           
           If
           it
           bee
           replyed
           ,
           how
           the
           Romane
           Kirk
           being
           (
           as
           we
           call
           )
           an
           adulterous
           Church
           could
           beget
           Children
           to
           GOD
           ,
           as
           also
           being
           
             a
             false
          
           and
           
             corrupt
             Church
          
           ,
           how
           shee
           could
           bring
           furth
           Orthodoxe
           and
           
             true
             professors
          
           .
           I
           answer
           ,
           An
           
             adulterous
             woman
          
           may
           bring
           surth
           Children
           to
           her
           Husband
           and
           to
           her
           Paramours
           ,
           as
           is
           evident
           .
           
             Hos
             .
             chap.
             2.
             vers
             .
             2.
             
             Pleade
             with
             thy
             mother
          
           (
           saith
           the
           LORD
           )
           
             That
             shee
             put
             away
             her
             whoordomes
             from
             betwixt
             her
             
             breasts
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Here
           sons
           of
           GOD
           ,
           and
           yet
           their
           mother
           is
           an
           adulteresse
           :
           Sons
           of
           GOD
           they
           are
           ,
           because
           they
           plead
           for
           GOD
           against
           their
           mother
           for
           her
           adulteries
           .
           So
           an
           adulterous
           Kirk
           may
           beget
           children
           to
           GOD
           ,
           as
           also
           a
           false
           and
           corrupt
           church
           may
           beget
           true
           professors
           .
           As
           the
           
             Jewish
             Church
          
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Christ
           ,
           for
           the
           
             leaven
             of
             the
             Scribes
             and
             Pharisies
          
           did
           infect
           the
           same
           ,
           
           and
           Christ
           commandeth
           his
           
             Disciples
             to
             beware
             of
             that
             leaven
             ,
          
           and
           yet
           to
           obey
           
             the
             Scribes
          
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           as
           they
           sate
           in
           the
           chai●e
           of
           Moses
           .
           By
           their
           leaven
           Pharisees
           did
           poyson
           the
           soules
           of
           many
           to
           their
           destruction
           ,
           and
           sitting
           in
           the
           chaire
           of
           Moses
           ,
           teaching
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           ,
           and
           not
           their
           owne
           inventions
           ,
           did
           beget
           children
           to
           GOD.
           After
           this
           manner
           the
           voice
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           sounding
           in
           the
           church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           thereby
           children
           was
           begotten
           to
           
             Christ
             ▪
          
           and
           the
           Antichrist
           .
           Thevoice
           of
           Christ
           was
           heard
           in
           
             holy
             Scriptures
          
           written
           for
           our
           consolation
           ,
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           is
           heard
           in
           
             his
             traditions
          
           :
           The
           voice
           of
           Christ
           is
           heard
           in
           
             the
             administration
             of
             Baptisme
          
           and
           
             the
             Lords
             Supper
          
           ,
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           in
           
             the
             administration
             of
             his
             five
             bastard
             sacraments
             :
          
           The
           voice
           of
           Christ
           is
           heard
           in
           
             the
             saving
             doctrine
             of
             his
             merite
             and
             righteousnesse
             ,
          
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           is
           heard
           in
           the
           doctrine
           of
           
             the
             merite
             and
             righteousnesse
             of
             man
             :
          
           The
           voice
           of
           Christ
           is
           heard
           in
           
             the
             blood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             that
             speaketh
             better
             things
             then
             the
             blood
             of
             Abel
             ,
          
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           in
           
             the
             forged
             satisfactorie
             blood
             of
             Martyres
             .
          
           If
           it
           be
           demanded
           ,
           how
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           the
           voice
           of
           Christ
           was
           known
           and
           distinguished
           from
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           ;
           I
           answere
           ,
           That
           Gods
           children
           
           have
           a
           discretive
           judgement
           given
           unto
           them
           ,
           whereby
           they
           know
           the
           voice
           of
           Christ
           from
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           .
           
           
             My
             sheep
             hear
             my
             voice
          
           (
           sayeth
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             )
             and
             they
             follow
             me
             .
          
           And
           this
           should
           not
           seeme
           strange
           ,
           for
           if
           the
           lambe
           amongst
           the
           bleeting
           of
           ten
           thousand
           sheep
           can
           discerne
           the
           voice
           of
           her
           mother
           ,
           much
           more
           the
           lambs
           of
           Christ
           Jesus
           can
           discerne
           the
           voice
           of
           their
           Father
           and
           Sheepheard
           Christ
           Jesus
           .
           And
           since
           GOD
           hath
           given
           by
           a
           naturall
           instinct
           unto
           the
           beasts
           ,
           by
           smell
           and
           taste
           to
           discerne
           what
           hearhes
           are
           wholesome
           and
           convenient
           for
           their
           food
           ,
           and
           what
           noysome
           ;
           shall
           wee
           not
           think
           ,
           that
           GOD
           much
           more
           will
           enable
           (
           by
           his
           grace
           and
           Spirit
           )
           his
           owne
           children
           ,
           bought
           with
           no
           lesse
           price
           then
           the
           blood
           of
           his
           Son
           ,
           to
           discerne
           what
           is
           hurtfull
           ,
           what
           conduceable
           for
           their
           salvation
           .
           Neither
           will
           it
           follow
           by
           any
           necessare
           inference
           ,
           that
           the
           Romane
           kirk
           is
           a
           true
           Kirk
           ,
           because
           by
           it
           children
           are
           begotten
           to
           God
           ,
           seeing
           this
           falleth
           out
           not
           properly
           ,
           but
           accidentally
           ,
           for
           Papacie
           tendeth
           not
           to
           beget
           children
           to
           Christ
           ,
           but
           to
           Antichrist
           .
           Therefore
           obey
           this
           voice
           from
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babylon
          
           .
        
         
           The
           reasons
           to
           move
           us
           to
           come
           out
           of
           Babylon
           here
           mentioned
           ,
           
           are
           two
           ,
           
             her
             sinnes
          
           ,
           and
           
             her
             plagues
             for
             her
             sins
          
           .
           Sins
           and
           plagues
           are
           copulative
           ,
           Who
           so
           sinneth
           shall
           bee
           plagued
           ;
           Therefore
           if
           we
           partake
           of
           her
           sins
           ,
           we
           shall
           partake
           of
           her
           plagues
           .
           If
           it
           be
           asked
           what
           be
           these
           her
           sins
           ,
           I
           answere
           ,
           what
           sins
           do
           not
           reigne
           in
           her
           ?
           But
           passing
           the
           generall
           ,
           I
           will
           mention
           five
           sins
           in
           speciall
           ,
           for
           the
           which
           Babylon
           shall
           bee
           plagued
           and
           destroyed
           ,
           
             viz.
             Pride
             ,
             Crueltie
             ,
             Deceit
             ,
             Idolatrie
             ,
             Heresie
             .
          
           Such
           is
           her
           pride
           ,
           that
           although
           
           there
           be
           besides
           her
           the
           Kirkes
           of
           
             Grece
             ,
             Syria
             ,
             Africa
          
           ,
           and
           Ethiopia
           ,
           which
           disclaime
           her
           power
           as
           Antichristian
           ,
           yet
           shee
           arrogantly
           usurpeth
           the
           title
           of
           the
           
             Catholick
             church
          
           ,
           as
           proper
           and
           due
           only
           to
           her
           ,
           when
           in
           effect
           shee
           is
           neither
           the
           
             Catholick
             Kirk
          
           ,
           nor
           a
           sound
           member
           of
           the
           same
           .
           Pride
           also
           in
           a
           high
           degree
           possesseth
           all
           her
           Cleargie
           :
           The
           meanest
           Priest
           is
           stiled
           as
           
             a
             Knight
          
           ,
           and
           the
           meanest
           Nunne
           as
           a
           
             Ladie
             of
             Honour
             :
             Bishops
          
           and
           Archbishops
           are
           as
           Lords
           and
           Princes
           ,
           and
           Cardinals
           above
           Princes
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Man
             of
             sin
             the
             Pope
          
           their
           head
           exalteth
           himselfe
           not
           only
           above
           Kings
           and
           Emperours
           ,
           
           but
           also
           above
           God
           himselfe
           .
           John
           the
           2.
           
           King
           of
           England
           by
           the
           Popes
           tyrannie
           was
           forced
           to
           do
           homage
           upon
           his
           knees
           to
           Pandulf
           his
           Legat
           ,
           and
           to
           resigne
           his
           crown
           .
           Henrie
           the
           second
           was
           whipped
           for
           putting
           to
           death
           
             Thomas
             Becket
          
           a
           Traitour
           :
           So
           also
           the
           Earle
           of
           Tulloes
           ,
           
           a
           Prince
           in
           eminent
           place
           ,
           was
           whipped
           for
           the
           death
           of
           a
           priest
           :
           And
           the
           
             French
             King
             Henrie
          
           the
           fourth
           ,
           was
           whipped
           by
           a
           Deputie
           Cardinal
           Perron
           ,
           
           before
           he
           was
           accepted
           in
           favour
           with
           the
           Pope
           :
           The
           Emperour
           Henrie
           the
           fourth
           was
           caused
           to
           stand
           barefooted
           in
           the
           cold
           winter
           three
           dayes
           ,
           and
           three
           nights
           ,
           at
           the
           gate
           of
           Hildebrand
           ,
           before
           hee
           gote
           accesse
           .
           
             Frederick
             Barbarosso
          
           was
           forced
           to
           lay
           down
           his
           neck
           ,
           upon
           the
           staires
           of
           the
           Kirk
           of
           
             Saint
             Marke
          
           in
           Venice
           to
           be
           trode
           upon
           by
           that
           proud
           
             Man
             of
             sin
          
           ;
           and
           his
           son
           after
           the
           Pope
           had
           crowned
           him
           ,
           was
           uncrowned
           ,
           the
           Pope
           kicking
           off
           his
           crown
           with
           his
           foot
           ,
           signifying
           thereby
           that
           it
           was
           in
           his
           power
           to
           King
           and
           unking
           ,
           to
           crown
           and
           uncrown
           at
           his
           pleasure
           .
           The
           book
           called
           the
           
             Book
             of
             〈◊〉
             onies
          
           teacheth
           
           us
           ,
           what
           are
           the
           base
           and
           servile
           dueties
           to
           be
           performed
           by
           Kings
           and
           Emperors
           to
           the
           Pope
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           inact
           the
           part
           of
           footgroomes
           ,
           in
           leading
           his
           bridle
           ,
           of
           supporters
           ,
           in
           holding
           his
           stirrop
           ,
           and
           mounting
           him
           upon
           his
           horse
           ;
           of
           pyoners
           in
           bearing
           him
           upon
           their
           shoulders
           ;
           and
           pages
           in
           holding
           water
           to
           his
           hands
           .
           Neither
           doth
           he
           exalt
           himself
           above
           Kings
           and
           Emperours
           only
           ,
           but
           above
           the
           Angels
           ,
           commanding
           them
           to
           transport
           soules
           out
           of
           Purgatory
           .
           Yea
           his
           pride
           is
           more
           then
           Luciferian
           and
           Divellish
           ;
           for
           the
           Divell
           when
           he
           made
           an
           offer
           of
           all
           the
           Kingdomes
           of
           the
           World
           to
           Christ
           ,
           he
           acknowledged
           that
           hee
           had
           received
           them
           of
           GOD
           to
           give
           to
           whom
           he
           pleased
           ,
           and
           in
           so
           doing
           would
           seeme
           to
           submit
           himself
           to
           GOD
           :
           But
           the
           Pope
           extolleth
           himself
           above
           GOD
           ,
           for
           he
           dispenseth
           with
           the
           Lawes
           of
           GOD
           ;
           and
           to
           dispense
           with
           Lawes
           is
           a
           note
           and
           marke
           of
           Superioritie
           ,
           for
           no
           inferiour
           may
           dispense
           with
           the
           Lawes
           of
           a
           superiour
           ,
           but
           a
           superiour
           may
           dispense
           with
           the
           lawes
           of
           an
           inferiour
           .
           This
           way
           dispensing
           with
           the
           lawes
           of
           God
           ,
           hee
           doeth
           lift
           himselfe
           up
           above
           God
           :
           Yea
           more
           then
           this
           ,
           hee
           is
           daring
           to
           repeale
           the
           lawes
           of
           God
           ,
           tolerating
           ,
           and
           allowing
           incestuous
           marriage
           ,
           condemned
           in
           the
           Word
           of
           GOD
           ,
           as
           also
           lying
           perjuries
           ,
           and
           equivocations
           ,
           murthering
           ,
           and
           killing
           of
           Princes
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Joine
           unto
           this
           pride
           their
           crueltie
           ;
           for
           the
           Kirk
           of
           God
           may
           say
           ,
           
           
             that
             from
             my
             youth
             they
             have
             persecute
             mee
             ,
             and
             the
             plowers
             have
             plowed
             on
             my
             backe
             ,
             and
             drawne
             long
             furrowes
             .
          
           Whatsoever
           the
           Kirk
           of
           God
           suffered
           by
           the
           Jewes
           and
           Herod
           ,
           by
           the
           ten
           persecuting
           
           Pagan
           Emperours
           ,
           by
           hereticall
           Emperours
           and
           Hereticks
           ,
           by
           Julian
           the
           Apostate
           ,
           by
           the
           
             Donatists
             ,
             Circumcellians
          
           and
           other
           Shismaticks●
           by
           Istigerdes
           and
           Gornoades
           Kings
           of
           Persia
           ,
           for
           the
           overthrow
           of
           their
           Pyr●um
           ;
           
           by
           the
           Gothes
           ,
           and
           Vandals
           in
           Africa
           ;
           by
           the
           Saracens
           after
           the
           dayes
           of
           Heraclius
           ,
           by
           Turks
           and
           others
           :
           whatsoever
           (
           I
           say
           )
           the
           Church
           hath
           suffered
           by
           these
           former
           Persecutors
           ,
           being
           paraleled
           with
           these
           her
           sufferings
           in
           the
           last
           dayes
           ,
           shall
           be
           found
           not
           to
           equiponderat
           in
           crueltie
           the
           Popish
           and
           antichristian
           persecution
           .
           Hovv
           many
           hundreth
           thousands
           of
           the
           Valdenses
           have
           beene
           murthered
           by
           them
           ?
           Hovv
           many
           Hussites
           and
           Taborites
           in
           Bohemia
           have
           suffered
           for
           the
           name
           of
           Christ
           ?
           Hovv
           many
           thousands
           in
           
             France
             ,
             Germanie
             ,
             Italy
             ,
             Pole
             ,
             Hungary
             ,
          
           
           
             England
             ,
             Scotland
          
           ,
           and
           
             low
             Countreyes
          
           ,
           since
           the
           reformation
           (
           begun
           by
           Luther
           and
           Zuinglius
           )
           have
           beene
           massacred
           and
           mutthered
           by
           them
           ?
           What
           river
           have
           they
           not
           dyed
           
             with
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             saints
             ?
          
           What
           fornace
           have
           they
           not
           made
           to
           smoake
           vvith
           their
           bones
           ?
           vvhat
           tovvn
           and
           citie
           have
           they
           not
           made
           a
           shambles
           to
           boutcher
           their
           bodies
           ?
           If
           the
           blood
           of
           one
           Abel
           cryed
           to
           heaven
           for
           a
           vengeance
           ,
           shall
           not
           the
           blood
           of
           so
           many
           millions
           whom
           they
           have
           martyred
           for
           the
           name
           of
           Iesus
           cry
           more
           shrill
           and
           loude
           in
           the
           eares
           of
           GOD
           for
           his
           just
           vengeance
           upon
           this
           mystick
           Babylon
           .
           Therefore
           come
           out
           of
           Babel
           ,
           lest
           being
           partakers
           of
           her
           sins
           yee
           receive
           of
           her
           plagues
           .
        
         
           Adde
           to
           these
           former
           the
           third
           sin
           of
           mystick
           Babylon
           ;
           
           which
           is
           deceit
           ,
           wherein
           they
           are
           so
           expert
           ,
           that
           they
           exceed
           all
           others
           mentioned
           in
           any
           historie
           .
           The
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisies
           never
           did
           compasse
           
           
           
           
           
           sea
           and
           land
           ,
           to
           gain
           proselyts
           more
           craftily
           then
           they
           do
           :
           for
           these
           fishers
           have
           baits
           to
           catch
           all
           sorts
           of
           fish
           ;
           these
           hunters
           have
           nets
           to
           insnare
           simple
           souls
           .
           They
           delude
           the
           ignorant
           with
           lying
           miracles
           ,
           the
           blinde
           Zelotes
           with
           superstitious
           rites
           and
           ceremonies
           :
           they
           spoile
           others
           with
           Philosophie
           ,
           or
           Sophistrie
           rather
           :
           others
           with
           pretended
           antiquitie
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           may
           gaine
           what
           they
           intend
           ,
           O
           what
           guile
           and
           deceit
           have
           they
           used
           ,
           in
           falsifying
           the
           writs
           of
           the
           Auncients
           ;
           by
           adding
           ,
           changing
           ,
           deleting
           ,
           as
           their
           
             Trent
             Indices
             Expurgatorii
          
           do
           make
           knowne
           to
           the
           world
           ?
           And
           such
           is
           their
           policie
           and
           craft
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           found
           out
           wayes
           ,
           to
           make
           themselves
           masters
           of
           moyens
           ,
           lives
           ,
           secrets
           ,
           and
           consciences
           of
           men
           .
        
         
           What
           bee
           their
           emunctorie
           and
           chetting
           arts
           ,
           to
           gain
           moyens
           and
           riches
           to
           themselves
           ,
           
           it
           is
           notore
           by
           their
           pardons
           ,
           purgatorie
           ,
           messes
           ,
           merits
           ,
           indulgences
           .
           At
           what
           rate
           doe
           men
           buy
           Heaven
           ,
           upon
           the
           opinion
           of
           the
           merite
           of
           good
           works
           ?
           What
           will
           any
           spare
           to
           lay
           out
           for
           remission
           of
           his
           sins
           ?
           And
           what
           charges
           will
           any
           refuse
           to
           give
           who
           is
           demented
           with
           their
           superstition
           ,
           to
           relieve
           his
           own
           soul
           ,
           and
           the
           souls
           of
           his
           fathers
           ,
           friends
           and
           familiars
           ,
           from
           the
           parching
           flammes
           of
           their
           supposed
           purgatorie
           ?
        
         
           By
           these
           cousenages
           they
           have
           enriched
           themselves
           wonderfully
           .
           
           As
           they
           this
           way
           catch
           the
           moyens
           of
           men
           ,
           they
           have
           brought
           the
           lives
           or
           men
           within
           the
           compasse
           of
           their
           power
           :
           for
           such
           is
           their
           opinion
           of
           their
           Tarpeian
           God
           ,
           the
           Pope
           whom
           they
           worship
           ,
           that
           they
           esteeme
           it
           proper
           to
           him
           to
           canonize
           ,
           and
           make
           saincts
           whom
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           whereby
           they
           are
           emboldned
           to
           adventure
           upon
           the
           killing
           
           
           
           of
           Princes
           ;
           and
           other
           such
           flagitious
           facts
           ,
           the
           promises
           being
           made
           to
           them
           of
           life
           everlasting
           ,
           by
           the
           Pope
           ;
           or
           in
           his
           name
           by
           their
           superiours
           .
           It
           is
           therefore
           most
           probable
           ,
           that
           the
           monstrous
           parricides
           ,
           committed
           against
           the
           royall
           and
           sacred
           persons
           of
           Henrie
           the
           3.
           and
           4.
           
           Kings
           of
           France
           ,
           were
           hatched
           by
           the
           Pope
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           at
           his
           command
           :
           For
           Thu●nus
           recordeth
           ,
           
           that
           Pope
           Sixtus
           the
           fifth
           was
           so
           rejoiced
           at
           the
           murther
           of
           Henrie
           the
           third
           ,
           that
           he
           gave
           thanks
           to
           God
           in
           full
           consistorie
           ,
           for
           that
           treacherous
           and
           bloudie
           fact
           ,
           and
           was
           so
           excessive
           in
           extolling
           it
           ,
           that
           hee
           was
           not
           affrayed
           to
           compare
           the
           same
           to
           the
           mysterie
           of
           the
           incarnation
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           was
           about
           to
           have
           canonized
           the
           Actor
           of
           that
           bloudie
           treason
           ,
           if
           hee
           had
           not
           beene
           disswaded
           for
           weightie
           respects
           .
           Such
           was
           that
           Poulder-plot
           ,
           transcending
           in
           crueltie
           all
           other
           in
           former
           ages
           ,
           conceived
           in
           the
           Consistorie
           of
           Rome
           ,
           extinguished
           at
           the
           houre
           of
           the
           birth
           ,
           by
           the
           mercie
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           wisdome
           of
           that
           Prince
           of
           blessed
           memorie
           .
           
             Bee
             wise
             therefore
             ,
             O
             Kings
             ,
             and
             be
             not
             inebriat
             with
             the
             cup
             of
             the
             fornications
             of
             that
             whoor
             .
          
        
         
           Neither
           bear
           they
           rule
           over
           the
           lives
           of
           men
           ,
           but
           also
           over
           their
           soules
           ,
           
           after
           this
           life
           imprisoning
           them
           in
           Purgatorie
           ,
           and
           inlarging
           them
           when
           they
           will
           ;
           and
           in
           this
           life
           the
           deepest
           thought
           ,
           and
           most
           inward
           secret
           of
           their
           soul
           must
           be
           revealed
           unto
           them
           ;
           that
           if
           they
           be
           sinfull
           ,
           or
           inclining
           to
           sin
           ,
           they
           upon
           their
           Confession
           may
           receive
           pardon
           ;
           and
           except
           all
           even
           their
           most
           hid
           sins
           be
           confessed
           to
           the
           priest
           ,
           and
           pardoned
           by
           him
           ,
           they
           can
           have
           no
           mercie
           from
           God
           ,
           nor
           hope
           of
           salvation
           .
           
           By
           this
           fond
           perswasion
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           dwelt
           in
           the
           breasts
           of
           all
           men
           and
           women
           ,
           they
           are
           made
           privie
           to
           their
           thoughts
           and
           actions
           ,
           and
           nothing
           is
           hid
           from
           them
           what
           hath
           beene
           done
           ,
           thought
           or
           spoken
           .
           
           By
           this
           their
           fraud
           also
           and
           craft
           ,
           they
           dominier
           ,
           and
           beare
           rule
           over
           the
           consciences
           of
           men
           ,
           ascribing
           to
           themselves
           a
           power
           of
           making
           lawes
           ,
           to
           binde
           and
           louse
           the
           conscience
           at
           their
           arbitriment
           .
           And
           least
           their
           deceit
           should
           bee
           knowne
           ,
           they
           have
           musted
           up
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           in
           an
           unknowne
           tongue
           ,
           and
           leade
           their
           blinded
           disciples
           whether
           they
           will.
           And
           this
           is
           their
           craft
           and
           policie
           ,
           whereby
           they
           reigne
           over
           the
           lives
           ,
           moyens
           ,
           secrets
           ,
           and
           consciences
           of
           men
           .
           But
           God
           who
           catcheth
           the
           craftie
           in
           their
           craftinesse
           ,
           and
           delivereth
           the
           upright
           and
           sincere
           ,
           will
           catch
           with
           the
           nets
           of
           his
           justice
           these
           deceitfull
           workers
           of
           iniquitie
           in
           Babylon
           Therefore
           
             come
             out
             of
             Babylon
             ,
             least
             being
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             yee
             partake
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           These
           former
           three
           vices
           ,
           
             Pride
             ,
             Crueltie
          
           and
           Craft
           ,
           have
           ever
           been
           esteemed
           to
           be
           badges
           and
           marks
           of
           a
           false
           and
           
             corrupt
             religion
          
           .
           The
           Pharisees
           for
           crueltie
           are
           called
           by
           Christ
           murtherers
           ,
           for
           craft
           serpents
           ;
           for
           pride
           ,
           
             to
             walk
             in
             long
             robes
             ,
             to
             covet
             the
             first
             salutations
             in
             markets
             ,
             and
             first
             seat
             at
             tables
             .
          
           Of
           these
           three
           pride
           is
           not
           the
           least
           and
           demonstrative
           of
           a
           false
           worship
           ,
           because
           that
           where
           it
           is
           ,
           God
           is
           robbed
           of
           his
           glory
           .
           
           Eusebius
           speaking
           of
           Samosatenus
           an
           heretick
           ,
           mentioneth
           his
           pride
           and
           
             arrogancie
             .
             Augustine
          
           the
           Monk
           sent
           from
           Rome
           ,
           to
           induce
           England
           to
           the
           obedience
           of
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           not
           daining
           himself
           to
           rise
           ,
           being
           saluted
           ,
           
           For
           his
           pride
           was
           esteemed
           of
           the
           beholders
           not
           to
           be
           sent
           of
           God.
           
           
             Optatus
             Milevitan●●s
          
           ,
           a
           learned
           and
           godly
           Bishop
           ,
           brandeth
           with
           pride
           Donatus
           that
           archschismatick
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           not
           so
           much
           called
           Donat
           bishop
           of
           Carthage
           ,
           as
           (
           out
           of
           pride
           )
           Donat
           of
           Carthage
           ,
           that
           is
           (
           
             stylo
             novo
          
           )
           lord
           of
           Carthage
           .
           With
           this
           leaven
           of
           pride
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Romane
           church
           is
           heeven
           up
           ,
           by
           their
           merit
           of
           condignitie
           ,
           works
           of
           supererogation
           ,
           possibilitie
           of
           fulfilling
           the
           Law
           ,
           with
           perfection
           of
           Faith
           ,
           and
           hope
           in
           this
           life
           .
           Notwithstanding
           these
           three
           former
           ,
           are
           only
           outward
           characters
           ,
           bewraying
           a
           counterfeit
           religion
           ;
           but
           idolatrie
           and
           heresie
           are
           deadly
           diseases
           ,
           destroying
           the
           soul
           ,
           and
           life
           of
           Gods
           true
           worship●
           with
           both
           these
           the
           Romish
           kirk
           is
           deeply
           infected
           .
        
         
           Her
           idolatrie
           is
           visible
           to
           all
           whose
           eyes
           are
           not
           blinded
           :
           
           For
           idolatrie
           is
           an
           idole-worship
           ,
           or
           a
           false
           worship
           :
           and
           worship
           is
           made
           up
           of
           three
           ,
           of
           the
           estimation
           of
           the
           minde
           ,
           subjection
           of
           the
           will
           ,
           and
           reverend
           gesture
           of
           the
           body
           :
           When
           these
           are
           either
           given
           to
           a
           false
           God
           ,
           
           or
           to
           the
           true
           God
           ,
           and
           an
           idole
           ,
           or
           when
           the
           true
           God
           is
           not
           worshipped
           truely
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           prescript
           of
           his
           Word
           ;
           the
           worshippers
           are
           guiltie
           of
           idolatrie
           :
           with
           all
           these
           sorts
           of
           idolatrie
           the
           church
           of
           Rome
           is
           stained
           .
           
           But
           I
           in
           a
           more
           popular
           manner
           will
           discover
           her
           whooredomes
           and
           idolatries
           ,
           both
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           Creator
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           creature
           :
           As
           to
           God
           the
           Creator
           of
           all
           ,
           they
           show
           themselves
           vile
           idolaters
           ,
           
           representing
           
             GOD
             the
             Father
          
           in
           the
           similitude
           of
           an
           old
           man
           ,
           
             GOD
             the
             Son
          
           in
           the
           similitude
           of
           a
           lamb
           ,
           
             GOD
             the
             holy
             Ghost
          
           ,
           in
           the
           similitude
           of
           a
           dove
           ;
           And
           
           in
           so
           doeing
           they
           are
           no
           better
           ,
           but
           rather
           worse
           than
           the
           idolatrous
           Gentiles
           ,
           who
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           sayeth
           )
           
             did
             transforme
             the
             glory
             of
             the
             incorruptible
             GOD
             ,
             into
             the
             similitude
             of
             corruptible
             things
             ,
             as
             of
             beasts
             ,
             foules
             ,
             and
             creeping
             things
          
           ;
           wherefore
           the
           Lord
           gave
           them
           up
           to
           unnaturall
           lusts
           ;
           and
           finally
           ,
           to
           a
           reprobate
           minde
           :
           And
           it
           is
           just
           with
           GOD
           so
           to
           do
           with
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           being
           guiltie
           of
           the
           like
           idolatrie
           .
           
           As
           to
           the
           creature
           ,
           they
           are
           in
           many
           respects
           idolatrous
           :
           for
           they
           worship
           the
           images
           of
           the
           Trinitie
           ,
           
           and
           crosse
           with
           a
           Divine
           worship
           :
           and
           although
           some
           would
           excuse
           it
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           Divire
           accidentall
           ,
           analogick
           ,
           or
           r●ductive
           worship
           ,
           yet
           their
           prime
           schoolemen
           (
           who
           are
           canonized
           as
           Saints
           ,
           and
           followed
           by
           many
           )
           attribute
           to
           them
           a
           divine
           proper
           worship
           .
           And
           so
           it
           appeareth
           to
           be
           by
           their
           prayers
           ,
           directed
           unto
           the
           Crosse
           for
           grace
           and
           par●on
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           
             O
             crux
             ,
             ave
             spes
             unica
             ,
             auge
             piis
             justi●iam
             ,
             r●isque
             da
             veniam
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           
             Haile
             Crosse
             ,
             our
             only
             hope
             give
             to
             the
             godly
             r●ghteousnesse
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             guiltie
             pardon
             .
          
           What
           greater
           worship
           would
           they
           give
           to
           God
           then
           this
           ?
           Do
           they
           not
           also
           honour
           with
           divine
           worship
           the
           blessed
           Virgine
           ?
           The
           Heretiques
           called
           Collyridiari
           did
           offer
           cakes
           unto
           her
           ,
           
           and
           so
           do
           the
           Romanists
           this
           day
           .
           Hath
           not
           Bonaventura
           transformed
           the
           Psalterie
           of
           David
           ,
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           
             Virgine
             Marie
          
           ,
           
           changing
           GOD
           in
           goddesse
           ,
           and
           Lord
           in
           Lady
           :
           And
           where
           it
           is
           said
           by
           
             David
             ,
             Praise
             the
             Lord
          
           by
           him
           it
           is
           ,
           
             praise
             the
             Ladie
          
           ,
           and
           for
           
             trust
             in
             the
             LORD
             ,
             trust
             in
             the
             Ladie
             :
          
           And
           in
           his
           35.
           
           Psalme
           are
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Incline
             the
             countenance
             of
             GOD
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             compell
             him
             to
             
             have
             mercie
             upon
             us
             .
          
           Sutable
           unto
           this
           is
           the
           Crown
           composed
           by
           him
           ,
           where
           this
           is
           one
           of
           his
           orations
           that
           is
           prescribed
           to
           be
           said
           ;
           
             O
             Empresse
             ,
             and
             our
             most
             kinde
             Ladie
             ,
             by
             the
             authoritie
             of
             a
             mother
             ,
             command
             thy
             most
             beloved
             Son
             ,
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
             that
             hee
             would
             vou●hafe
             to
             list
             up
             our
             mindes
             ,
             from
             the
             love
             of
             all
             earthly
             things
             ,
             unto
             heavenly
             desires
             .
          
           O
           blasphemous
           speaches
           !
           But
           whose
           speaches
           are
           these
           ?
           Are
           they
           not
           the
           speaches
           of
           their
           doctor
           exalted
           by
           them
           ,
           to
           the
           Seraphick
           order
           of
           angels
           ,
           a
           place
           not
           fit
           for
           an
           idolater
           ?
           In
           adoring
           the
           Pope
           their
           head
           they
           are
           no
           lesse
           transcendent
           idolaters
           ,
           in
           acknowledging
           his
           power
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           dispense
           with
           the
           law
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           repeale
           the
           same
           ;
           as
           likewise
           ,
           in
           ascribing
           the
           finall
           and
           last
           resolution
           of
           their
           faith
           to
           his
           determination
           .
           What
           bee
           their
           idolatrous
           absolute
           subjection
           to
           the
           Pope
           ,
           who
           so
           like
           to
           know
           ,
           
           may
           read
           it
           in
           Bellarmine
           his
           fourth
           book
           ,
           
             de
             Pont.
             Rom.
          
           2.
           chap.
           where
           he
           averreth
           impudently
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Pope
             ought
             to
             bee
             heard
             with
             obedience
             ,
             whether
             hee
             erre
             or
             erre
             not
             .
          
           And
           not
           only
           impudently
           ,
           but
           blasphemously
           hee
           affirmeth
           in
           the
           fifth
           chapter
           of
           the
           same
           book
           towards
           the
           end
           ,
           that
           if
           
             the
             Pope
             did
             erre
             ,
             commanding
             vice
             ,
             forbidding
             vertue
             ,
             the
             Church
             should
             be
             bound
             to
             believe
             vice
             to
             bee
             good
             ,
             and
             vertue
             to
             bee
             evill
             ,
             except
             shee
             would
             sinne
             against
             conscience
             .
          
           Likewise
           in
           offering
           incense
           to
           the
           Saincts
           in
           generall
           ,
           sweareing
           by
           them
           ,
           praying
           ,
           and
           vowing
           to
           them
           ,
           (
           which
           are
           partes
           of
           Divine
           worshippe
           )
           Doe
           they
           not
           commit
           vile
           idolatrie
           ?
           And
           in
           worshipping
           of
           images
           (
           forbidden
           so
           clearlie
           and
           frequently
           in
           Gods
           
           word
           )
           whether
           it
           be
           with
           relative
           ,
           terminative
           ,
           or
           conterminative
           worship
           ,
           in
           all
           these
           they
           prove
           idolaters
           .
           Further
           ,
           their
           Idolatrie
           doth
           manifest
           it self
           in
           worshipping
           Saint
           Christopher
           ,
           the
           three
           imaginarie
           Kings
           at
           Culen
           ,
           and
           others
           who
           never
           had
           life
           ,
           breath
           nor
           being
           ,
           as
           their
           Saint
           Longinus
           ,
           whom
           ignorance
           hath
           canonized
           ,
           transforming
           the
           speare
           that
           pierced
           Christs
           side
           ,
           called
           in
           Greek
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           into
           Longin●●s
           a
           religious
           Latine
           Saint
           .
           What
           credit
           is
           there
           to
           be
           given
           to
           their
           forged
           reliquies
           ,
           let
           any
           man
           judge
           ,
           when
           the
           heads
           and
           bodies
           of
           Saints
           ,
           parcels
           of
           the
           crosse
           ,
           nailes
           ,
           and
           speares
           that
           pierced
           Christ
           ,
           have
           exceeded
           ,
           and
           daylie
           do
           exceed
           their
           just
           number
           and
           quantitie
           .
           Neither
           are
           they
           inferiour
           in
           idolatrie
           to
           the
           prophane
           Gentiles
           ,
           who
           
             were
             aliens
             from
             the
             common-wealth
             of
             Israel
             ,
             without
             GOD
             ,
             without
             hope
             :
          
           for
           as
           they
           had
           tutelarie
           Gods
           for
           the
           protection
           of
           nations
           ,
           cities
           ,
           places
           ,
           and
           Gods
           for
           averting
           of
           evils
           ,
           and
           curing
           of
           diseases
           ,
           as
           also
           for
           conferring
           all
           manner
           of
           benefites
           :
           So
           also
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           they
           have
           their
           tutelarie
           saints
           for
           nations
           ,
           cities
           ,
           places
           ;
           for
           curing
           of
           diverse
           diseases
           ,
           and
           conferring
           of
           benefites
           .
           Finally
           as
           the
           Samaritans
           did
           worship
           that
           which
           they
           knew
           not
           ,
           and
           the
           Athenians
           ,
           did
           erect
           an
           altar
           
             to
             the
             unknowne
             GOD
          
           ;
           so
           also
           in
           the
           sacrament
           of
           the
           
             Lords
             body
          
           they
           worship
           and
           know
           not
           what
           they
           worship
           ,
           whether
           bread
           or
           the
           body
           of
           the
           LORD
           ,
           for
           seeing
           the
           change
           of
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           dependeth
           upon
           the
           Priests
           intention
           (
           as
           they
           affirme
           )
           and
           they
           being
           uncertaine
           of
           his
           intention
           ,
           do
           worship
           and
           know
           not
           what
           they
           
           worship
           ,
           whether
           bread
           or
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           .
           To
           conclude
           ,
           one
           of
           their
           cheif
           schoolemen
           Vazquez
           confesseth
           ,
           
           that
           they
           have
           no
           Scripture
           for
           the
           worshipping
           of
           images
           ,
           and
           is
           further
           bold
           to
           say
           ,
           
             that
             they
             may
             worship
             lawfully
             upon
             ignorance
             ,
             the
             divel
             ,
             lurking
             under
             the
             crucifixe
             .
          
           Therefore
           
             that
             we
             be
             not
             partakers
             of
             her
             spirituall
             whoordomes
             ,
             and
             idolatries
             ,
          
           and
           thereby
           
             receive
             of
             her
             plagues
             ,
             let
             us
             come
             out
             of
             Babylon
             ?
          
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           fift
           and
           last
           sin
           moving
           God
           to
           powre
           out
           the
           vials
           of
           his
           wrath
           upon
           Rome
           ,
           is
           her
           corrupt
           doctrines
           and
           heresies
           :
           for
           shee
           is
           loaden
           not
           with
           one
           heresie
           only
           but
           heaps
           of
           heresies
           .
           For
           clearing
           of
           this
           ,
           heresie
           is
           to
           be
           considered
           materially
           and
           formally
           :
           A
           materiall
           heresie
           is
           an
           erronious
           doctrine●
           opposing
           ,
           and
           everting
           the
           saving
           grounds
           of
           religion
           .
           A
           formall
           heresie
           ,
           when
           a
           doctine
           everting
           the
           saving
           grounds
           of
           Truth
           ,
           is
           maintained
           with
           obstinacie
           .
           Materiall
           errours
           was
           received
           into
           the
           Church
           of
           Corinth
           ,
           when
           the
           doctrine
           of
           
             the
             resurrection
             of
             the
             dead
          
           was
           called
           in
           question
           :
           The
           like
           befell
           the
           churches
           of
           Galatia
           when
           circumcision
           and
           the
           
             works
             of
             the
             law
          
           was
           thought
           necessare
           supplements
           to
           Faith
           to
           make
           up
           our
           
             justification
             before
             .
             GOD
          
           :
           Yet
           because
           these
           foresaid
           errours
           was
           not
           defended
           with
           obstinacie
           ,
           the
           maintainers
           were
           not
           formally
           hereticks
           .
           But
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           doctrines
           everting
           
             Ground
             trueths
          
           are
           defended
           with
           obstinacie
           ,
           and
           the
           opponents
           persecuted
           with
           fire
           and
           sword
           ;
           wherefore
           shee
           is
           justlie
           charged
           with
           heresies
           ,
           
           and
           that
           both
           against
           faith
           ,
           and
           the
           dueties
           commanded
           in
           the
           law
           ;
           as
           followeth
           .
           It
           is
           an
           hereticall
           doctrine
           maintained
           
           in
           the
           church
           of
           Rome
           with
           obstinacie
           ,
           that
           
             the
             Scripture
             is
             unsufficient
             for
             salvation
             ,
          
           and
           is
           but
           a
           partiall
           rule
           of
           our
           Faith
           ,
           seeing
           according
           to
           the
           Divine
           Apostle
           
             Paul
             ,
             It
             is
             able
             to
             make
             us
             wise
             to
             salvation
             ,
             and
             perfect
             to
             every
             good
             work
             .
          
           
           It
           is
           more
           hereticall
           then
           this
           to
           affirme
           ,
           that
           their
           church
           traditions
           (
           which
           are
           uncertain
           )
           shall
           equall
           the
           written
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           
             given
             by
             divine
             inspiration
          
           .
           
           There
           is
           a
           third
           hereticall
           doctrine
           ,
           that
           surpasseth
           the
           two
           former
           ;
           that
           the
           last
           resolution
           of
           our
           faith
           shall
           not
           be
           grounded
           
             upon
             Gods
             Word
          
           ,
           but
           upon
           the
           church
           ,
           
           that
           is
           (
           according
           to
           their
           glosse
           )
           upon
           the
           Pope
           ,
           who
           only
           (
           as
           they
           misbelieve
           )
           is
           priviledged
           from
           all
           errour
           .
           It
           is
           an
           hereticall
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           teacheth
           Christ
           to
           be
           offered
           up
           〈◊〉
           in
           an
           unbloudie
           sacrifice
           ,
           for
           the
           expiation
           of
           sin
           ,
           under
           the
           bare
           speces
           of
           bread
           and
           wine
           :
           being
           repugnant
           to
           the
           eternitie
           of
           Christs
           Priesthood
           ,
           
           who
           liveth
           for
           ever
           ,
           repugnant
           to
           the
           perfection
           of
           his
           sacrifice
           ,
           by
           reiteration
           ;
           
           repugnant
           to
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           who
           hath
           entered
           into
           the
           heavenly
           tabernacle
           in
           glory
           ,
           
           and
           is
           not
           any
           more
           Priest
           on
           earth
           :
           repugnant
           finally
           to
           his
           merit
           ,
           which
           being
           in
           it self
           infinit
           ,
           
           is
           redacted
           to
           a
           finite
           worth
           and
           measure
           ,
           at
           the
           pleasure
           of
           every
           Messemunging-priest
           :
           It
           is
           an
           hereticall
           and
           arrogant
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           teacheth
           man
           by
           the
           merit
           of
           condignitie
           to
           deserve
           life
           everlasting
           ,
           seing
           
             when
             we
             have
             done
             all
             we
             can
             ,
             we
             are
             unprofitable
             servants
             ,
          
           
           and
           when
           we
           have
           suffered
           what
           is
           possible
           to
           us
           ,
           
           
             these
             momentanie
             asslictions
             are
             not
             worthie
             of
             that
             infinit
             weight
             of
             glory
             ,
             layed
             〈◊〉
             for
             us
             in
             Heaven
             :
          
           And
           seing
           
             the
             righteousnesse
             of
             the
             most
             just
             ,
          
           
           as
           
           
           
           
           
           
             David
             ,
             Esay
          
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           
             can
             not
             stand
             before
             God
          
           ,
           it
           is
           an
           hereticall
           doctrine
           ,
           and
           preiudiciall
           to
           salvation
           ,
           to
           place
           our
           justification
           before
           God
           in
           our
           owne
           maimed
           inherent
           righteousnesse
           .
           It
           is
           a
           Divine
           trueth
           ,
           
           that
           
             there
             is
             no
             name
             under
             Heaven
             to
             be
             saved
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Christ
             .
          
           Contrare
           to
           this
           is
           that
           heretick
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           that
           the
           merits
           ,
           intercession
           ,
           and
           bloud
           of
           Saints
           and
           Martyres
           ,
           are
           mixed
           ,
           as
           satisfactorie
           for
           our
           redemption
           ,
           with
           the
           bloud
           ,
           merit
           ,
           and
           intercession
           of
           Christ
           .
           The
           Scripture
           telleth
           us
           ,
           that
           man
           in
           his
           creation
           was
           made
           
             according
             to
             the
             image
             of
             God
             ,
             perfect
             in
             holinesse
             and
             righteousnesse
             :
          
           
           The
           doctrine
           of
           the
           Romane
           church
           jumpeth
           with
           the
           heresie
           of
           Florinus
           ,
           which
           holdeth
           ,
           that
           God
           made
           the
           inferiour
           and
           sensuall
           part
           of
           mans
           soule
           ,
           with
           a
           propension
           and
           inclination
           to
           sin
           .
           In
           the
           doctrine
           of
           Free-will
           ,
           besides
           the
           fond
           opinion
           they
           have
           in
           advancing
           immoderatly
           the
           libertie
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           they
           have
           fallen
           upon
           sundrie
           hereticall
           positions
           ,
           in
           extolling
           the
           power
           thereof
           :
           
           for
           seeing
           man
           (
           as
           saith
           the
           Apostle
           )
           hath
           no
           aptitude
           in
           himself
           ,
           so
           much
           as
           
             to
             thinke
             a
             good
             thought
          
           ;
           
           and
           worse
           then
           that
           ,
           
             We
             are
             dead
             in
             sinnes
             and
             trespasses
          
           by
           nature
           ;
           and
           if
           worse
           can
           be
           yet
           ,
           our
           hearts
           are
           said
           to
           be
           meer
           stones
           :
           
           Is
           it
           not
           then
           an
           heretical
           assertion
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           in
           us
           any
           active
           power
           to
           do
           good
           ▪
           being
           in
           such
           a
           miserable
           condition
           ?
           Moreover
           ,
           such
           being
           our
           corruption
           ,
           that
           
             all
             the
             imaginations
             of
             our
             heart
          
           are
           altogether
           
             set
             upon
             evill
          
           ,
           
           and
           that
           
             without
             the
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
             we
             cannot
             say
          
           so
           much
           as
           
             the
             Lord
             Jesus
          
           .
           
           Is
           it
           not
           an
           heretick
           doctrine
           ,
           which
           teacheth
           ,
           that
           man
           unregenerat
           ,
           and
           voide
           of
           
           the
           sanctifying
           Spirit
           ,
           may
           inact
           ,
           and
           produce
           a
           good
           morale
           work
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           no
           sin
           ?
           Further
           to
           averre
           ,
           not
           God
           ,
           but
           the
           will
           to
           determine
           it selfe
           to
           the
           accepting
           of
           grace
           ,
           in
           the
           article
           of
           conversion
           ,
           is
           hereticall
           ;
           in
           so
           far
           as
           it
           is
           contradictorie
           to
           the
           sayings
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ;
           
             Who
             hath
             separate
             thee
          
           ,
           
           
             what
             hast
             thou
             ,
             that
             thou
             hast
             not
             received
             .
          
           A
           likewise
           ,
           
             It
             is
             not
             the
             runner
          
           ,
           
           
             nor
             the
             witter
             ,
             but
             God
             that
             showeth
             mercie
             .
          
           Lastly
           ,
           the
           Romanists
           prove
           hereticall
           ,
           in
           the
           cooperation
           of
           mans
           will
           with
           grace
           ,
           giving
           unto
           it
           not
           only
           a
           proper
           working
           by
           it
           selt
           ,
           but
           also
           the
           first
           place
           ,
           setting
           God
           beside
           the
           coushen
           in
           the
           second
           roome
           ;
           which
           hath
           a
           flat
           opposition
           to
           the
           Apostles
           words
           ,
           
           
             I
             dare
             not
          
           (
           faith
           he
           )
           
             speak
             of
             any
             thing
             which
             Christ
             hath
             not
             worught
             by
             mee
             ,
             to
             make
             the
             Gentiles
             obedient
             in
             word
             and
             deed
             :
          
           As
           also
           ,
           that
           
             every
             good
             gift
             ,
             and
             perfect
             donation
             is
             from
             above
             ,
             and
             cometh
             down
             from
             the
             Father
             of
             lights
             .
          
           
           I
           may
           joine
           to
           the
           ro●mer
           heresies
           ,
           these
           of
           the
           Semip●lagians
           of
           Massilia
           ,
           touching
           conditionall
           predeltination
           ,
           and
           free
           will
           ,
           mentioned
           by
           Prosper
           and
           Hilarius
           to
           Augustine
           ,
           which
           are
           now
           refined
           by
           the
           Jesuits
           ,
           and
           goe
           most
           curient
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           as
           best
           coine
           to
           be
           layed
           up
           in
           the
           treasurie
           of
           mans
           merits
           and
           rightreousnesse
           .
           The
           meanest
           of
           these
           foresaids
           heresies
           against
           faith
           ,
           are
           of
           greater
           moment
           then
           the
           old
           heresies
           of
           the
           Quartodecimani
           &c.
           recorded
           by
           
             〈◊〉
             Epiphanius
          
           ,
           
           and
           Augustine
           .
           Neither
           have
           these
           pes●●erous
           weeds
           of
           heresies
           spread
           their
           roots
           to
           the
           suppression
           of
           Faith
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           law
           .
           Teach
           they
           not
           that
           divine
           worship
           is
           to
           bee
           given
           to
           creatures
           ,
           against
           the
           first
           
           Commandment
           ;
           images
           to
           bee
           worshipped
           ,
           against
           the
           second
           ;
           and
           dispensation
           with
           perjuries
           ,
           against
           the
           third
           ?
           Saints
           dayes
           are
           among
           them
           in
           greater
           estimation
           then
           the
           
             Lords
             day
          
           ,
           contrare
           to
           the
           fourth
           commandement
           :
           they
           liberate
           children
           from
           obedience
           to
           parents
           :
           and
           Subjects
           from
           the
           oath
           of
           Alleadgance
           to
           their
           native
           Princes
           ,
           against
           the
           fift
           :
           They
           yoak
           Christian
           Princes
           in
           bloodie
           wars
           ,
           and
           persecute
           the
           Saints
           of
           GOD
           to
           death
           ,
           contrare
           to
           the
           sixt
           :
           They
           allow
           incestuous
           marriages
           ,
           and
           tolerat
           stewes
           ,
           prohibite
           in
           the
           seventh
           :
           they
           transferre
           Kingdomes
           and
           Empires
           at
           their
           arbitrement
           ,
           being
           a
           great
           injustice
           contrare
           to
           the
           eight
           :
           they
           tolerat
           lies
           ,
           equivocations
           ,
           and
           mentall
           reservations
           ,
           prohibite
           in
           the
           ninth
           :
           and
           lastly
           they
           deny
           concupisence
           to
           be
           formally
           sin
           after
           baptisme
           ,
           as
           if
           in
           any
           article
           of
           time
           it
           might
           be
           said
           of
           man
           ,
           
             that
             he
             is
             without
             all
             sin
             .
          
           Since
           then
           this
           
             Romish
             Babylon
          
           is
           so
           fraughted
           with
           heresies
           ,
           let
           us
           all
           obey
           the
           voice
           of
           God
           from
           heaven
           ,
           and
           
             come
             out
             of
             her
             ,
             least
             being
             partakers
             of
             her
             sins
             ,
             we
             receive
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           If
           it
           be
           demanded
           ,
           when
           ,
           and
           how
           these
           errours
           came
           in
           ,
           
           and
           what
           was
           the
           cause
           that
           being
           so
           grosse
           and
           palpable
           ,
           they
           get
           such
           acceptance
           of
           the
           learned
           .
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           many
           errours
           and
           a-abuses
           have
           creept
           in
           into
           the
           Romane
           church
           even
           of
           late
           ,
           since
           the
           reformation
           began
           by
           the
           Valdenses
           ;
           As
           that
           superstitious
           festivitie
           of
           the
           forged
           transubstantiat
           bread
           into
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           ,
           jubilees
           ,
           depriving
           the
           laicks
           of
           the
           cup
           ,
           erecting
           of
           images
           in
           resemblance
           of
           the
           blessed
           Trinitie
           ,
           schoole
           ▪
           
           divinitie
           ,
           more
           Aristotelian
           ;
           then
           Scriptur●li
           ,
           diverse
           orders
           of
           begging
           
             Monks
             ,
             Jesuites
          
           ;
           and
           others
           ;
           bowing
           at
           the
           name
           of
           Jesus
           ;
           and
           now
           lastly
           Pelagianisme
           doth
           prevaile
           so
           far
           ,
           in
           the
           doctrine
           of
           election
           ,
           conversion
           ,
           and
           freewill
           ,
           that
           GODS
           grace
           is
           made
           a
           subservient
           cause
           to
           nature
           :
           and
           the
           immaculate
           and
           pure
           conception
           of
           the
           blessed
           Virgine
           ,
           without
           originall
           sin
           ,
           against
           reason
           and
           Scripture
           ,
           is
           now
           almost
           universally
           maintained
           .
           These
           (
           I
           say
           )
           are
           the
           late
           cockle
           and
           dornell
           that
           have
           sprung
           up
           ,
           sowne
           by
           that
           ill
           One
           ,
           since
           the
           light
           of
           reformation
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           light
           of
           GODS
           word
           hath
           beene
           to
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           Sun
           to
           the
           clay
           ,
           to
           harden
           them
           more
           and
           more
           .
           
           As
           to
           the
           errours
           before
           the
           reformation
           ,
           though
           they
           pretend
           antiquitie
           ,
           it
           shall
           be
           found
           that
           some
           of
           them
           were
           unknown
           to
           the
           church
           for
           many
           hundred
           years
           ;
           and
           the
           most
           ancient
           of
           them
           hath
           nothing
           but
           an
           humaine
           antiquitie
           ,
           which
           being
           compared
           with
           Divine
           antiquitie
           ,
           is
           but
           a
           meer
           noveltie
           .
           Where
           was
           that
           doctrine
           of
           prayer
           for
           the
           dead
           ,
           
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Irenaeus
           ,
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           180.
           year
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           some
           others
           about
           these
           times
           ;
           and
           long
           after
           ,
           who
           thought
           the
           souls
           to
           rest
           in
           subterranean
           places
           ,
           
           till
           the
           last
           Judgement
           ?
           Where
           was
           the
           antiquitie
           of
           worshipping
           the
           Crosse
           ,
           when
           
             Minucius
             Felix
          
           (
           who
           flourished
           in
           the
           206.
           year
           of
           God
           )
           averreth
           in
           the
           person
           of
           Octavius
           his
           dialogist
           ,
           that
           Christians
           
             did
             neither
             wish
             ,
             nor
             worship
             crosses
             ?
          
           Where
           was
           images
           in
           the
           church
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           condemned
           in
           the
           councel
           ,
           holden
           at
           Eliberis
           ?
           And
           Epiphanius
           (
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           370
           year
           of
           God
           )
           seeing
           a
           vail
           ,
           haying
           in
           it
           the
           
           Picture
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           some
           saint
           (
           as
           hee
           sayeth
           )
           hung
           without
           the
           door
           of
           the
           temple
           of
           Anablet●a
           ,
           moved
           with
           an
           holy
           indignation
           ,
           did
           cut
           the
           same
           in
           twaine
           ,
           which
           doing
           is
           approven
           by
           Hierome
           .
           Was
           the
           worship
           of
           Angels
           received
           in
           the
           church
           ,
           
           when
           the
           councill
           of
           Laodicea
           did
           prohibit
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           Theodoret
           (
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           430.
           year
           of
           God
           )
           in
           his
           commentar
           upon
           the
           2
           Col●ss
           .
           condemneth
           it
           likewise
           ?
           Doeth
           not
           Gregorie
           ,
           
           bishop
           of
           Rome
           ,
           about
           the
           600
           yeare
           of
           God
           ,
           writing
           to
           Serenus
           bisop
           of
           Marsilia
           ,
           condemne
           the
           worship
           of
           images
           ?
           Was
           the
           Saints
           worshipped
           in
           the
           church
           ,
           
           when
           Augustine
           (
           who
           was
           in
           the
           420.
           year
           of
           God
           )
           in
           his
           book
           
             de
             verarelig
          
           affirmeth
           ,
           that
           
             they
             did
             honour
             the
             saints
             with
             charitie
             ,
             and
             with
             noworship
             :
          
           And
           in
           his
           22.
           book
           of
           the
           Citie
           of
           God
           ,
           
             We
             name
             the
             Saints
          
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           
             when
             wee
             pray
             but
             we
             do
             not
             pray
             to
             them
             .
          
           
           Was
           not
           these
           books
           which
           now
           the
           Romane
           church
           accounteth
           to
           be
           Canonick
           Scripture
           ,
           esteemed
           to
           be
           Apocryph
           in
           the
           councell
           of
           Laodicca
           ,
           and
           by
           Hierome
           ,
           in
           his
           prologue
           ,
           
           called
           Gal●atus
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Christian
           church
           in
           these
           dayes
           ?
           Was
           the
           imputation
           of
           Christs
           righteousnesse
           unknowne
           to
           the
           Ancient
           church
           ,
           
           when
           Augustine
           in
           his
           
             Enchiridian
             ad
             Laurentium
          
           clearely
           averreth
           the
           same
           ;
           as
           also
           Bernard
           in
           the
           larter
           dayes
           .
           Was
           the
           title
           and
           power
           of
           Oecumenick
           or
           universall
           bishop
           received
           and
           approved
           in
           the
           church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           when
           
             Gregorie
             the
             great
          
           did
           averre
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           did
           assume
           that
           style
           ,
           was
           either
           the
           Antichrist
           ,
           or
           the
           fore●unn●r
           of
           the
           Antichrist
           ▪
           
           Or
           was
           the
           supremacie
           of
           the
           Pope
           over
           the
           church
           acknowledged
           ,
           when
           Polycrates
           ,
           
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           eastern
           bishops
           did
           resist
           Victor
           ,
           
           bishop
           of
           Ro●e
           :
           The
           holy
           Martyr
           Cyprian
           did
           resist
           St●phanus
           and
           Corn●lius
           ,
           both
           bishops
           of
           Rome
           :
           
           And
           the
           bishops
           of
           Africk
           in
           the
           Milevitan
           councell
           (
           whereat
           Augustine
           was
           present
           )
           did
           inhibite
           all
           transmarine
           appellations
           to
           the
           Sea
           of
           Rome
           ?
           Was
           the
           doctrine
           of
           the
           substantiall
           changing
           of
           the
           bread
           in
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           (
           nothing
           remaining
           of
           the
           bread
           ,
           but
           naked
           accidents
           )
           received
           and
           approved
           ,
           
           when
           Theodoret
           plainly
           affirmeth
           ,
           that
           the
           bread
           doth
           abide
           in
           its
           substance
           unchanged
           ?
           The
           same
           doeth
           Gelasius
           bishop
           of
           Rome
           after
           him
           ,
           
           Bertrame
           ,
           and
           Scotus
           ,
           one
           of
           their
           chiefe
           schoolemen
           testisyeth
           ,
           
             lib.
             4.
             
             Senten
          
           .
           that
           before
           the
           Lateran
           councell
           ,
           which
           was
           near
           twelve
           hundred
           years
           after
           Christ
           ,
           transubstantiation
           was
           no
           article
           of
           Faith.
           In
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           the
           innocent
           person
           ,
           
           whether
           man
           or
           woman
           ,
           is
           debarred
           of
           the
           benefite
           of
           marriage
           after
           divorce
           .
           This
           was
           not
           of
           old
           ,
           as
           is
           manifest
           out
           of
           Fathers
           ,
           
           Councels
           ,
           and
           Decrees
           of
           the
           bishops
           of
           Rome
           .
           Was
           auricular
           confession
           thought
           to
           bee
           of
           Divine
           authoritie
           ,
           and
           necessare
           for
           salvation
           ,
           when
           Nectarius
           ,
           a
           learned
           and
           godly
           bishop
           of
           Constantinople
           ,
           did
           abrogate
           the
           same
           ,
           which
           also
           Chrysostome
           his
           successor
           did
           reject
           as
           unnecessare
           ?
           The
           like
           did
           after
           him
           Cassianus
           ,
           and
           in
           these
           our
           later
           ages
           Cardinall
           Cajetan
           ,
           ●
           .
           Rhenanus
           ,
           and
           Erasmus
           .
           Was
           the
           lording
           power
           of
           prelates
           over
           Presbyters
           received
           ,
           when
           they
           could
           determine
           nothing
           without
           their
           consent
           ,
           as
           is
           certaine
           out
           of
           Cyprian
           ,
           and
           the
           fourth
           councell
           of
           
             Carthage
             ▪
          
           Why
           are
           Presbyters
           now
           debarred
           from
           a
           definitive
           
           voice
           in
           councell
           ,
           which
           they
           had
           and
           enjoyed
           in
           the
           Christian
           church
           ,
           for
           many
           hundred
           years
           ?
           As
           is
           manifest
           out
           of
           many
           Councels
           ,
           as
           the
           second
           holden
           at
           Rome
           ,
           and
           these
           of
           
             Eliberis
             ,
             Sinuessa
          
           ,
           the
           fifth
           Toletan
           ;
           
           and
           that
           late
           Councel
           of
           Constans
           ,
           as
           is
           related
           by
           
             AEnaeas
             Sylvius
          
           ,
           in
           that
           hote
           contest
           which
           was
           between
           Panormitan
           and
           the
           Cardinal
           of
           Arels
           .
           Do
           not
           this
           day
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           Archimandritae
           ,
           do
           not
           the
           generals
           of
           religious
           orders
           to
           this
           day
           voice
           in
           their
           Councels
           ?
           And
           both
           of
           them
           are
           but
           Presbyters
           ,
           no
           Prelats
           .
           These
           and
           many
           mo
           pretended
           antiquities
           in
           the
           Romane
           Church
           are
           nothing
           but
           meer
           novelties
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           precise
           periode
           of
           time
           when
           every
           errour
           did
           enter
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           requisite
           to
           be
           knowne
           .
           
           When
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           asked
           Christ
           Iesus
           of
           unlawfull
           divocre
           ,
           pretending
           antiquitie
           for
           the
           same
           ;
           Christ
           answereth
           no
           other
           thing
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           
             was
             not
             so
             from
             the
             beginning
             .
          
           It
           is
           sufficient
           then
           for
           us
           ,
           though
           we
           point
           not
           out
           the
           precise
           article
           of
           time
           ,
           when
           errour
           did
           creep
           in
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           that
           it
           
             was
             not
             so
             from
             the
             beginning
             ,
          
           as
           we
           have
           demonstrate
           .
           If
           they
           reply
           that
           the
           precise
           period
           of
           time
           is
           known
           when
           
             Arrianisme
             ,
             Nestorianisme
          
           ,
           and
           other
           heresies
           had
           their
           beginning
           :
           I
           answere
           ,
           though
           it
           hold
           in
           some
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           hold
           in
           all
           .
           Who
           can
           designe
           the
           precise
           period
           of
           time
           of
           unlawfull
           divorce
           ?
           Who
           can
           designe
           the
           precise
           period
           of
           time
           of
           idolatrie
           ▪
           The
           Jewes
           against
           the
           word
           sacrifized
           upon
           Mountaines
           :
           but
           who
           knoweth
           the
           precise
           time
           ?
           The
           Saducees
           believed
           neither
           Angel
           nor
           spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           beginning
           of
           
           
        
         
         
           this
           damnable
           doctrine
           is
           not
           agreed
           upon
           .
           The
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           leavened
           the
           word
           of
           God
           with
           their
           traditions
           and
           inventions
           :
           But
           the
           originall
           of
           these
           errours
           who
           can
           tell
           ?
           Laicks
           were
           deprived
           of
           the
           cup
           at
           the
           communion
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           breach
           of
           Christs
           institution
           :
           The
           private
           and
           solitare
           communion
           of
           the
           Priest
           ,
           without
           the
           people
           ,
           used
           daylie
           in
           the
           Romane
           church
           is
           contrare
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           practise
           of
           the
           Ancients
           ,
           and
           Canons
           of
           Councels
           :
           and
           who
           knoweth
           the
           beginning
           thereof
           ?
           The
           communion
           was
           given
           unto
           new
           borne
           children
           before
           the
           use
           of
           reason
           ,
           and
           was
           universally
           received
           and
           approven
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           Cyprian
           and
           Augustine
           ,
           and
           who
           knoweth
           the
           originall
           of
           the
           same●
           The
           custome
           of
           the
           church
           of
           old
           was
           first
           to
           enjoine
           repentance
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           to
           give
           absolution
           :
           But
           now
           in
           a
           preposterous
           order
           absolution
           is
           first
           keeped
           ,
           then
           penance
           imposed
           to
           be
           performed
           afterward
           :
           The
           beginning
           of
           this
           change
           who
           can
           tell
           ?
           There
           was
           hereticks
           named
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           because
           the
           source
           and
           fountaine
           from
           whence
           this
           heresie
           did
           spring
           ,
           was
           unknowne
           .
           Shall
           we
           say
           that
           a
           man
           sick
           of
           a
           consumption
           ,
           is
           not
           diseased
           because
           we
           know
           not
           when
           his
           disease
           began
           ?
           The
           masse
           of
           errours
           wherewith
           the
           Romane
           Church
           is
           loadened
           ,
           is
           called
           a
           
             Mysterie
             of
             iniquitie
          
           ,
           because
           as
           a
           mysterie
           is
           dark
           ,
           they
           came
           in
           d●rkly
           ;
           And
           the
           good
           seed
           being
           sowen
           ,
           the
           ill
           One
           is
           said
           to
           have
           sowen
           cockle
           and
           darnell
           in
           the
           night
           .
           Now
           as
           darnell
           and
           cockle
           while
           they
           are
           in
           the
           blade
           ,
           can
           hardly
           ,
           be
           discerned
           from
           wheat
           but
           in
           the
           fruit
           they
           are
           discerned
           of
           all
           :
           so
           the
           errours
           
           of
           the
           Romane
           Church
           ,
           came
           in
           so
           ma●ked
           and
           disguised
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           not
           perceived
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           came
           to
           the
           fruit
           and
           maturity
           ,
           then
           were
           they
           sensible
           to
           all
           that
           had
           eyes
           to
           see
           .
        
         
           For
           clearing
           of
           this
           it
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           
           that
           three
           wayes
           errours
           have
           beene
           introduced
           in
           the
           Romane
           Church
           :
           first
           ,
           Secretly
           ;
           next
           ,
           openly
           ,
           undercolour
           of
           law
           ,
           thirdly
           by
           force
           and
           violence
           .
           Secretly
           invocation
           of
           Saints
           ,
           crosses
           ,
           images
           ,
           purgatorie
           ,
           the
           sacrifice
           of
           the
           masse
           ,
           authorizing
           of
           Apocryp●
           books
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           corrupt
           and
           erroneous
           doctrines
           :
           these
           (
           I
           say
           )
           were
           brought
           in
           secretly
           and
           mystically
           ,
           by
           certaine
           degrees
           unknown
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           till
           they
           did
           show
           themselves
           in
           their
           owne
           colours
           ,
           when
           they
           came
           to
           the
           fruit
           and
           maturity
           .
           Invocation
           of
           Saints
           had
           its
           originall
           from
           the
           festivall
           dayes
           dedicat
           to
           Saints
           ,
           first
           in
           the
           church
           of
           Smyrna
           ,
           for
           the
           commemoration
           of
           the
           martyrdome
           of
           Polyearpus
           bishop
           there
           ;
           but
           it
           did
           not
           stay
           at
           a
           bare
           commemoration
           of
           the
           death
           of
           the
           martyre
           ,
           and
           thanksgiving
           to
           God
           ;
           but
           this
           mysterie
           grew
           from
           a
           commemoration
           to
           publick
           banqueting
           in
           the
           annuall
           festivities
           of
           Saints
           ,
           and
           from
           publick
           banqueting
           to
           nomination
           in
           Church
           prayer
           ,
           from
           nomination
           to
           Rhetorick
           compellation
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           to
           invocation
           ,
           and
           consequentlie
           to
           idolatrie
           .
           Likewise
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           crosse
           was
           used
           for
           a
           symbole
           of
           gloriation
           ,
           that
           Christians
           were
           not
           ashamed
           ,
           but
           did
           glorie
           in
           the
           crosse
           of
           Christ
           ;
           then
           it
           became
           impetrative
           as
           a
           virtuall
           prayer
           for
           sanctification
           ,
           
           thereafter
           operative
           for
           expelling
           of
           divels
           and
           diseases
           ;
           and
           from
           aeriall
           crosses
           they
           
           came
           to
           materiall
           crosse
           ,
           and
           from
           a
           relative
           worship
           of
           them
           to
           a
           terminative
           inferiour
           worship
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           to
           a
           divine
           worship
           .
           Images
           was
           also
           first
           received
           as
           ornaments
           to
           beautifie
           the
           church
           ,
           thereafter
           as
           books
           to
           teach
           the
           unlearned
           ,
           then
           they
           became
           conduits
           only
           to
           convoy
           worship
           to
           the
           Samplate
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           they
           were
           adored
           .
           Prayer
           for
           the
           dead
           is
           not
           founded
           upon
           scripture
           ,
           (
           as
           Epiphanius
           against
           Aërius
           confesseth
           )
           but
           upon
           tradition
           ,
           
           which
           often
           is
           deceatfull
           and
           ever
           uncertaine
           :
           It
           was
           unknown
           to
           the
           apostles
           &c
           their
           disciples
           ,
           and
           others
           succeding
           them
           ,
           who
           thought
           the
           souls
           to
           rest
           sequestrat
           in
           secret
           places
           ,
           
           expecting
           the
           second
           coming
           of
           Christ
           .
           Afterward
           ,
           least
           the
           soule
           should
           seeme
           to
           be
           mortall
           and
           the
           Saints
           departed
           to
           be
           Gods
           (
           as
           witnesseth
           Epiphanius
           )
           they
           did
           broach
           this
           superstition
           ,
           which
           was
           advanced
           by
           a
           new
           conceit
           ,
           that
           the
           souls
           :
           after
           this
           life
           did
           either
           reside
           in
           the
           outward
           porch
           of
           heaven
           before
           their
           entrie
           ,
           
           or
           if
           they
           were
           in
           heaven
           ,
           did
           not
           attaine
           at
           the
           first
           to
           the
           full
           fruition
           of
           God
           ;
           which
           made
           Augustine
           to
           pray
           for
           his
           father
           Patricius
           and
           others
           ,
           whom
           he
           affirmeth
           to
           be
           in
           the
           heavenly
           Hierusalem
           :
           and
           if
           they
           were
           in
           the
           heavenlie
           Hierusalem
           ,
           why
           doth
           hee
           pray
           for
           them
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           might
           (
           as
           hee
           thought
           )
           come
           more
           speedily
           to
           the
           full
           injoyment
           of
           God.
           But
           the
           foolish
           braine
           of
           man
           evanishing
           in
           fond
           speculations
           did
           conceive
           ,
           that
           the
           souls
           not
           fully
           purged
           from
           sin
           .
           Flitting
           out
           of
           the
           tabernacles
           of
           this
           mortality
           ,
           before
           they
           did
           attaine
           to
           the
           fruition
           of
           God
           ,
           behooved
           to
           be
           purged
           by
           fire
           as
           most
           fit
           for
           that
           use
           :
           Whereupon
           was
           kindled
           
           this
           fire
           of
           Purgatory
           ,
           to
           wast
           and
           consume
           the
           moyens
           of
           the
           simple
           and
           credulous
           ,
           and
           warme
           the
           kitchines
           of
           the
           Romane
           church
           ▪
           And
           it
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           that
           this
           errour
           was
           not
           universally
           received
           ,
           for
           the
           Greek
           church
           to
           this
           day
           reject
           and
           condemne
           the
           same
           .
           
           As
           to
           altars
           ,
           Bellarmine
           confesseth
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           either
           ,
           of
           Priest
           ,
           or
           altar
           in
           scripture
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ;
           (
           for
           that
           ,
           whereof
           is
           spoken
           ,
           Heb.
           13.
           10.
           is
           Christ
           our
           altar
           in
           heaven
           ,
           upon
           whom
           we
           offer
           our
           prayers
           )
           and
           
             Minucius
             Felix
          
           ,
           who
           lived
           in
           the
           300
           year
           of
           God
           ,
           witnesseth
           ,
           that
           Christians
           in
           his
           time
           had
           no
           altars
           nor
           images
           :
           And
           though
           Tertullian
           ,
           who
           lived
           about
           that
           same
           time
           in
           the
           Latine
           Church
           ,
           mentioneth
           an
           altar
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           then
           no
           sacrifice
           of
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           ,
           seeing
           the
           same
           author
           against
           Marcion
           calleth
           the
           bread
           a
           figure
           or
           representative
           signe
           of
           the
           body
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           that
           kneeling
           at
           the
           altar
           ,
           recorded
           by
           him
           in
           his
           book
           ,
           intituled
           ,
           
             Of
             Repentance
          
           ,
           importeth
           no
           ordinare
           bowing
           to
           the
           altar
           ,
           but
           the
           humble
           gesture
           of
           a
           penitent
           ,
           which
           was
           performed
           sometimes
           at
           the
           entrie
           of
           the
           church
           without
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           within
           .
           With
           altars
           there
           came
           in
           sacrifices
           ,
           first
           representative
           ,
           and
           commemorative
           ,
           then
           subjective
           by
           faith
           and
           prayer
           ;
           then
           propitiatorie
           ;
           and
           at
           last
           ,
           the
           offering
           of
           Christ
           ,
           under
           the
           naked
           speces
           of
           bread
           and
           wine
           .
           The
           Canonick
           Scriptures
           dyted
           
             by
             Divine
             inspiration
          
           ,
           were
           first
           only
           read
           in
           the
           church
           ,
           as
           is
           evident
           out
           of
           
             Justine
             Martyres
          
           apologie
           ,
           
           Origen
           ,
           and
           the
           councell
           holden
           at
           Laodicea
           ,
           and
           other
           councels
           :
           But
           in
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           the
           400
           
           year
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           reading
           of
           Apocrypha
           ,
           in
           the
           kirk
           did
           open
           a
           doore
           to
           the
           reading
           of
           homilies
           ,
           and
           they
           to
           the
           reading
           of
           the
           acts
           of
           Martyres
           ,
           and
           thereafter
           the
           fabulous
           legends
           of
           Saints
           (
           fictitious
           for
           the
           most
           part
           )
           in
           stead
           of
           Gods
           word
           did
           sound
           in
           his
           church
           ;
           and
           〈◊〉
           last
           ,
           the
           reading
           of
           Apocryp●●
           ,
           and
           humane
           writs
           in
           the
           church
           made
           ,
           that
           these
           books
           called
           Apocrypha
           were
           esteemed
           Canonick
           ,
           and
           of
           no
           lesse
           authoritie
           ,
           then
           if
           they
           had
           beene
           dyted
           by
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           .
           Whereby
           we
           may
           clearly
           perceive
           ,
           how
           dangerous
           it
           is
           to
           give
           way
           to
           wil-worship
           and
           humaine
           〈…〉
           ,
           such
           as
           faiars
           dayes
           ,
           crossing
           in
           baptisme
           ,
           images
           ,
           altars
           ,
           reading
           of
           Apocrypha
           in
           the
           church
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           that
           Romishrubbish
           .
           Neither
           only
           after
           this
           manner
           secretly
           ,
           but
           openly
           errours
           were
           obtruded
           and
           imposed
           upon
           the
           church
           ,
           
           under
           colour
           of
           law
           ,
           by
           a
           prevailing
           faction
           ,
           to
           the
           regrate
           and
           grief
           of
           many
           good
           Christians
           ,
           who
           did
           in
           private
           mourne
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           their
           power
           resist
           the
           same
           ;
           as
           in
           the
           corrupt
           councels
           ,
           the
           second
           of
           
             Nice
             ,
             Lateran
          
           ;
           these
           of
           
             Constans
             ,
             Florencs
          
           ,
           &c.
           
           Besides
           this
           ,
           thirdly
           ,
           
           great
           way
           was
           made
           to
           superstition
           and
           idolatrie
           ,
           when
           the
           Gregorean
           liturgie
           by
           violence
           ,
           to
           the
           effusion
           of
           blood
           of
           many
           Saints
           ,
           was
           inforced
           upon
           the
           Christian
           world
           .
           Tha●
           have
           I
           declared
           ,
           that
           the
           Romane
           antiquitie
           in
           religion
           is
           no
           antiquitie
           ,
           but
           noveltie
           ;
           as
           also
           when
           and
           how
           errours
           had
           their
           original
           ,
           some
           closely
           and
           unknown
           in
           the
           ●owing
           and
           spring
           ,
           till
           they
           came
           to
           maturitie
           ;
           others
           appearing
           at
           the
           first
           in
           th●●r
           colours
           ,
           were
           opposed
           by
           the
           Godly
           ,
           which
           notwithstanding
           by
           a
           prevailing
           
           faction
           were
           established
           ,
           some
           under
           pretext
           of
           law
           ,
           others
           by
           violence
           ,
        
         
           It
           may
           seeme
           strange
           ,
           that
           the
           Romane
           religion
           being
           contrare
           to
           grace
           ,
           by
           the
           presumptuous
           merite
           of
           man
           ;
           
           contrare
           to
           peace
           ,
           by
           anxious
           doubtings
           ,
           whereby
           they
           keep
           the
           souls
           of
           men
           in
           perpetuall
           suspensions
           being
           also
           contrare
           to
           reason
           and
           sense
           ,
           as
           to
           maintaine
           a
           body
           without
           dimension
           ,
           a
           subject
           without
           accidents
           ,
           and
           accidents
           without
           a
           subject
           ;
           contrare
           to
           all
           societie
           ,
           by
           approving
           lying
           and
           equivocation
           ;
           Contrare
           to
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           ,
           dispensing
           with
           incestuous
           marriage
           .
           Contrare
           to
           magistracie
           ,
           in
           freeing
           subjects
           from
           the
           oath
           of
           alleadgeance
           their
           native
           Prince
           ,
           and
           teaching
           further
           man
           
             to
             scourge
             his
             body
             ,
             kill
             his
             King
             ,
             and
             eat
             his
             God
             :
          
           being
           (
           I
           say
           )
           such
           a
           religion
           ,
           it
           may
           appear
           strange
           and
           admirable
           ▪
           that
           men
           of
           great
           learning
           and
           understanding
           ,
           Thould
           be
           addicted
           and
           devoted
           thereto
           .
           But
           there
           be
           five
           reasons
           why
           it
           so
           falleth
           out
           :
           
           first
           ,
           they
           have
           transformed
           (
           as
           I
           said
           )
           the
           glorie
           of
           〈◊〉
           Eternall
           .
           God
           into
           the
           similitude
           of
           corruptible
           freatures
           ,
           and
           God
           therefore
           hath
           infatua●
           ,
           and
           given
           them
           over
           unto
           a
           reprobate
           minde
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           the
           ,
           Gentiles
           for
           the
           like
           sin
           ;
           ●
           They
           are
           drunk
           with
           the
           cup
           of
           fornication
           of
           the
           Babylonish
           whoor
           ,
           and
           as
           men
           drunk
           are
           bereaved
           and
           spoiled
           of
           their
           iudgement
           and
           understanding
           ,
           so
           are
           they
           .
           ●
           .
           They
           worship
           images
           ,
           the
           worshippers
           whereof
           (
           as
           saith
           the
           Psalmist
           )
           by
           Gods
           iustice
           are
           made
           like
           〈◊〉
           of
           them
           ▪
           and
           as
           the
           images
           have
           eyes
           and
           see
           〈…〉
           and
           heare
           not
           ,
           so
           are
           they
           .
           ●
           ▪
           Because
           the
           love
           of
           the
           Trueth
           is
           not
           in
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           gave
           over
           
           the
           Jewws
           to
           strong
           delusions
           ,
           so
           hath
           God
           done
           with
           them
           in
           Romane
           church
           ,
           who
           are
           enemies
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           forbidding
           the
           reading
           ,
           use
           ,
           and
           exercise
           thereof
           .
           Finally
           ,
           God
           fayeth
           by
           Esay
           ,
           because
           the
           Jewes
           did
           worship
           him
           after
           the
           precepts
           and
           traditions
           of
           men
           ,
           
           that
           their
           understanding
           should
           bee
           blinded
           ,
           that
           in
           hearing
           
             they
             should
             not
             heare
             ,
             and
             seing
             they
             should
             not
             see
             :
          
           To
           this
           judgement
           the
           Romane
           church
           ,
           by
           their
           vaine
           inventions
           and
           traditions
           ,
           have
           made
           them selves
           lyable
           .
        
         
           For
           〈◊〉
           therefore
           ,
           that
           we
           be
           not
           carried
           with
           the
           Current
           of
           errour
           to
           destruction
           ,
           it
           is
           expedient
           ,
           we
           beware
           of
           these
           fix
           rocks
           ,
           
           whereupon
           many
           have
           made
           shipwrack
           of
           their
           faith
           ,
           which
           are
           mentioned
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             Coloss
             1.
             chap.
          
           to
           wit
           ,
           
             Philosophie
             ,
             Traditions
          
           ,
           dead
           and
           unprofitable
           Ceremonies
           ,
           called
           ,
           
             the
             Rudiments
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             Wil-worship
             ,
             pretended
             humilitie
             ,
             and
             uncertaine
             speculations
             .
          
           The
           church
           of
           Christ
           hath
           felt
           the
           wounds
           of
           all
           these
           ,
           and
           is
           still
           bleeding
           therewith
           ,
           crying
           for
           the
           help
           and
           hand
           of
           a
           pitifull
           and
           skilfull
           Physiciar
           .
           The
           church
           was
           first
           wounded
           by
           Traditionar●s
           :
           as
           by
           Papia●
           ,
           the
           first
           of
           that
           number
           and
           others
           following
           ;
           Then
           by
           Wilworship
           ,
           as
           festivities
           and
           
             holy
             dayes
          
           to
           creatures
           and
           such
           like
           :
           Moreover
           by
           humane
           rites
           and
           ceremonies
           in
           the
           sacraments
           ,
           especially
           in
           baptisme
           as
           crossing
           ,
           spitle
           ,
           oyle
           ,
           salt
           .
           &c.
           What
           errours
           were
           brought
           in
           by
           
             Platonicke
             Philosophie
          
           in
           the
           prime
           antiquitie
           by
           Origen
           and
           others
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           latter
           ages
           by
           the
           Romish
           schoolemen
           ;
           what
           be
           the
           uncertaine
           speculations
           of
           the
           hierarchie
           of
           the
           Angels
           ,
           and
           pretended
           
           humilitie
           of
           worshipping
           of
           angels
           ,
           and
           mediating
           by
           them
           ,
           
           dolefull
           experience
           doth
           testifie
           .
           Therefore
           let
           us
           beware
           of
           these
           rocks
           ,
           and
           direct
           our
           course
           by
           the
           compasse
           of
           
             GODS
             word
          
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           greater
           authoritie
           by
           many
           degrees
           then
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           church
           ,
           not
           in
           it self
           only
           ,
           
           but
           in
           regard
           of
           us
           :
           
           for
           though
           the
           authoritie
           of
           
             John
             the
             baptist
             ,
             the
             miracles
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             testimonie
             of
             one
             sent
             from
             the
             dead
             ,
          
           
           
             the
             voice
             of
             an
             Angell
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             the
             voyce
             of
             GOD
             heard
             of
             the
             disciples
             in
             the
             Mou●●
             ,
          
           were
           of
           themselves
           divine
           and
           infallible
           ;
           yet
           in
           respect
           of
           us
           (
           as
           testifieth
           
             Peter
             )
             GOD
             will
             have
             his
             word
             to
             be
             of
             a
             more
             certaine
             authoritie
             .
          
           
           In
           it
           God
           hath
           judged
           and
           determined
           all
           contraversies
           ,
           and
           his
           decision
           registrate
           by
           the
           Prophets
           and
           Apostle●
           continueth
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           the
           duetie
           of
           the
           Kirk
           is
           to
           search
           out
           his
           decisive
           sentence
           ,
           conteined
           in
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           apply
           the
           same
           .
           Our
           adversaries
           to
           ●id
           this
           divine
           authoritie
           of
           Gods
           written
           word
           ,
           have
           forged
           four
           deceit
           full
           rules
           ,
           
             Antiquitie
             ,
             Councels
             ,
             Traditions
             ,
             and
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
          
           which
           being
           tryed
           shall
           be
           found
           no
           rules
           ,
           for
           
             the
             rule
             of
             faith
             must
             be
             inf●llible
             ;
             these
             are
             not
             so
          
           the
           Pha●●sees
           pretended
           Antiquitie
           ,
           which
           Christ
           rejected
           ;
           
           tradition
           ,
           which
           also
           he
           rejected
           ;
           
             the
             voice
             of
             the
             Church
          
           ,
           even
           of
           the
           doctors
           that
           sate
           in
           
             Moses
             chair
          
           ,
           
           the
           Lord
           bids
           the
           people
           beware
           of
           it
           ,
           calling
           it
           the
           
             Leaven
             of
             the
             Pharisees
          
           ,
           which
           he
           interpreteth
           to
           be
           the
           
             Doctrine
             of
             the
             Pharisees
          
           .
           
           Shall
           they
           alleadge
           Councels
           ?
           Christ
           ,
           His
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           their
           doctrine
           were
           condemned
           in
           them●
           yea
           ,
           and
           even
           by
           the
           testimonie
           of
           our
           Adversaries
           ,
           
           these
           rules
           shall
           prove
           no
           rules
           .
           The
           ancient
           Doctors
           and
           Fathers
           of
           the
           kirk
           have
           erred
           in
           many
           things
           ,
           which
           the
           Adversaries
           themselves
           confesse
           .
           The
           like
           they
           affirme
           of
           Councels
           .
           On
           traditions
           they
           never
           yet
           could
           agree
           :
           And
           as
           for
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           which
           by
           their
           glosse
           and
           commentarie
           is
           the
           voice
           of
           the
           Pope
           ,
           it
           hath
           beene
           by
           many
           of
           themselves
           condemned
           for
           heresie
           .
           
             Therefore
             let
             us
             come
             out
             of
             Babel
             ,
             least
             we
             be
             pertakers
             of
             her
             plagues
             .
          
        
         
           By
           these
           plagues
           is
           understood
           her
           destruction
           ,
           which
           shall
           not
           bee
           speedie
           ,
           but
           a
           lent
           destruction
           ,
           and
           by
           degres
           (
           as
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           that
           is
           ,
           a
           consumption
           importeth
           ,
           a
           Thess
           2
           )
           till
           at
           last
           she
           be
           totally
           and
           eternally
           destroyed
           .
           
           For
           as
           the
           mysterie
           of
           iniquitie
           did
           grow
           ,
           and
           advance
           by
           degrees
           ,
           so
           shall
           it
           fall
           by
           degrees
           :
           It
           was
           conceived
           (
           as
           holy
           Scripture
           witnesseth
           )
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           the
           Apostles
           ,
           it
           was
           quickned
           in
           the
           time
           of
           Victor
           ,
           and
           did
           stirre
           more
           powerfully
           under
           Stephanus
           and
           Cornelius
           ,
           bishops
           of
           Rome
           ;
           
           more
           yet
           under
           Damasus
           ,
           and
           others
           following
           ;
           most
           strongly
           did
           it
           move
           in
           the
           time
           near
           the
           birth
           ,
           under
           Leo
           the
           first
           :
           It
           was
           borme
           ,
           and
           brought
           to
           the
           view
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           by
           Boniface
           the
           third
           ,
           upon
           whom
           the
           title
           of
           universall
           bishop
           was
           conferred
           ▪
           by
           Phocas
           Emperour
           ,
           as
           a
           sythment
           ,
           and
           satisfactorie
           price
           for
           the
           bloud
           of
           his
           Master
           Mauriti●●
           ,
           cruelly
           ,
           and
           treasonably
           shed
           .
           This
           bruid
           of
           iniquitie
           did
           grow
           ,
           and
           was
           advanced
           much
           by
           the
           decay
           of
           the
           Greeke
           impire
           ,
           and
           donations
           of
           the
           western
           Emperours
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           it
           came
           to
           the
           full
           hight
           and
           maturitie
           in
           
           
             Hildebr
             and
          
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           Antichrist
           was
           so
           visible
           ,
           that
           many
           of
           the
           Cleargie
           in
           France
           and
           Germanie
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           did
           avow
           him
           to
           bee
           the
           Antichrist
           This
           destruction
           GOD
           shall
           bring
           to
           passe
           three
           wayes
           ,
           
           as
           Wee
           learne
           out
           of
           holy
           Scripture
           :
           First
           ,
           
             by
             the
             sword
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             2
             Thess●
             chap.
             2.
             vers
             .
          
           8.
           
           Next
           ,
           
             by
             the
             sword
             of
             the
             Kings
             on
             Earth
             ,
             Revel
             .
             17.
             chap.
             16
             ,
             and
             17.
             verse
          
           Lastly
           ,
           
             by
             the
             brightnesseof
             the
             Lords
             coming
             ,
             2
             Thess
             .
          
           2.
           8.
           
           God
           also
           hath
           wounded
           her
           
             by
             the
             sword
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           first
           in
           raising
           up
           the
           Valdenses
           against
           her
           ,
           of
           whom
           Frier
           Reinerius
           who
           wrote
           against
           them
           ,
           thus
           reporteth
           ,
           saying
           ,
           That
           
             they
             were
             of
             all
             the
             most
             pernicious
             s●ct
             ;
             for
             Antiquitie
             ,
             some
             holding
             they
             were
             from
             the
             Apostles
             time
             :
             for
             generality
             ,
             there
             scarce
             being
             any
             nation
             where
             they
             are
             not
             ;
             And
             tastly
             ,
             for
             shew
             of
             piety
             ,
             in
             that
             they
             live
             justly
             before
             men
             ,
             and
             believe
             all
             things
             touching
             GOD
             aright
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             articles
             of
             the
             Creed
             ,
             only
             they
             blaspheme
             ,
             and
             hate
             the
             church
             of
             Rome
             .
          
           By
           these
           Vaidenss
           the
           Romane
           beast
           gote
           so
           deep
           a
           wound
           ,
           that
           though
           by
           all
           meanes
           they
           laboured
           to
           cure
           the
           same
           ,
           yet
           shall
           it
           not
           bee
           cured
           ,
           but
           waxeth
           more
           and
           more
           incurable
           ;
           for
           the
           publick
           and
           open
           reformation
           begun
           by
           them
           ,
           did
           not
           so
           wound
           that
           Beast
           ,
           as
           the
           reformation
           by
           Wickleph
           ,
           who
           did
           more
           ,
           clearly
           espie
           ,
           and
           more
           sharply
           refure
           the
           
             Mysterie
             of
             iniquitie
          
           ,
           
           then
           others
           before
           him
           ;
           and
           that
           reformation
           by
           Husse
           made
           the
           wound
           yet
           deeper
           ,
           and
           after
           him
           by
           Luther
           and
           Zuinglius
           it
           was
           deepest
           of
           all
           ;
           so
           this
           wound
           is
           incurable
           :
           And
           as
           the
           
             mysterie
             of
             iniquitie
          
           rose
           by
           degrees
           ,
           so
           doeth
           it
           fall
           by
           degrees
           .
        
         
         
           Neither
           doth
           the
           article
           '
           O
           help
           their
           cause
           ,
           as
           if
           the
           Antichrist
           were
           one
           singular
           man
           ,
           seing
           it
           is
           usuall
           in
           Scripture
           under
           one
           to
           comprehend
           many
           .
           The
           woman
           in
           the
           Revelation
           ,
           cloathed
           with
           the
           Sun
           ,
           having
           the
           Moone
           under
           her
           feet
           ,
           
           though
           shee
           be
           but
           one
           ,
           representeth
           the
           Church
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           collective
           body
           ,
           and
           comprehendeth
           many
           .
           So
           the
           Angels
           in
           every
           one
           of
           the
           seven
           Churches
           is
           interpreted
           by
           many
           collectively
           ,
           
           for
           many
           Pastors
           and
           Messengers
           of
           God.
           And
           every
           one
           of
           these
           four
           beasts
           recorded
           by
           Daniel
           ,
           doth
           signifie
           not
           on●
           singular
           King
           only
           ,
           but
           a
           race
           of
           many
           Kings
           ,
           and
           Kingdomes
           ,
           as
           is
           clear
           by
           the
           23.
           and
           24.
           verses
           of
           the
           seventh
           chapter
           of
           Daniel
           :
           
           Yea
           ,
           the
           Popes
           of
           Rome
           abuse
           the
           name
           of
           Peter
           ,
           pretending
           his
           name
           to
           all
           their
           usurped
           tyrannie
           .
           Therefore
           it
           is
           that
           their
           large
           possessionm
           Italy
           are
           calleds
           
             Peters
             Patrimonie
          
           ;
           their
           Pole-money
           collected
           sometimes
           out
           of
           
             England
             ,
             Peters
             pence
          
           ;
           And
           their
           Plen●tude
           of
           jurisdiction
           ,
           they
           claime
           over
           the
           whole
           church
           
             Peters
             keyes
          
           ;
           and
           that
           one
           rocke
           in
           a
           popish
           glosse
           ,
           upon
           which
           they
           will
           have
           the
           church
           to
           be
           built
           ,
           is
           a
           lawfull
           succession
           of
           the
           Bishops
           of
           Rome
           ,
           which
           they
           affirme
           to
           have
           descended
           from
           Peter
           ,
           the
           blessed
           Apostle
           ,
           notwithstanding
           they
           be
           as
           far
           different
           from
           Peter
           in
           a
           doctrinall
           succession
           (
           which
           is
           the
           only
           true
           succession
           )
           as
           Cajaphas
           that
           condemned
           Christ
           was
           from
           holy
           Aaron
           ,
           first
           high
           Priest
           of
           the
           Jewish
           nation
           .
           It
           may
           be
           haplie
           objected
           ,
           that
           many
           Bishops
           of
           Rome
           were
           godly
           ,
           and
           suffered
           martyredome
           for
           the
           Christian
           faith
           :
           I
           answere
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           the
           antichrist
           and
           the
           antichristian
           Kingdome
           ,
           
           and
           not
           every
           person
           in
           that
           line
           that
           is
           appointed
           for
           destruction
           :
           for
           what
           is
           recorded
           of
           
             Victor
             ,
             Lee
          
           the
           first
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           being
           tickled
           with
           the
           itch
           of
           ambition
           ,
           aspired
           to
           a
           supremacie
           over
           the
           church
           ,
           doth
           not
           argue
           them
           to
           be
           reprobates
           ,
           but
           men
           compassed
           with
           infirmities
           ,
           Who
           were
           building
           Babylon
           ,
           not
           knowing
           that
           they
           were
           building
           Babylon
           ;
           even
           as
           faithfull
           
             Gideon
             ▪
          
           when
           he
           was
           making
           his
           Ephod
           of
           the
           ear-ring
           given
           him
           of
           the
           spoile
           of
           the
           Midianites
           was
           erecting
           a
           monument
           of
           idolatrie
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           knew
           not
           he
           was
           so
           doing
           :
           So
           the
           Bishops
           in
           affecting
           Soveraignitie
           ,
           were
           ignorantly
           promoving
           the
           antichristian
           Kingdome
           ,
           which
           God
           appointeth
           to
           destruction
           ,
           Therefore
           
             
               Come
               of
               Babylon
               ,
               the
               mother
               of
               whoredomes
               and
               abominations
               ,
               seated
               upon
               the
               seven
               imperiall
               mountaines
               ,
               where
               the
               whoore
               doth
               ●eside
               ,
               eleathed
               in
               purple
               ,
               dye●d
               in
               the
               bloud
               of
               the
               Saints
               ,
               having
               in
               her
               hand
               the
               golden
               cuppe
               of
               fornications
               ,
               making
               the
               world
               drunk
               therewith
               ,
               teaching
               and
               commanding
               doctrine
               of
               diwels
               ;
               forbidding
               the
               reading
               of
               the
               holy
               Scriptur●
               ;
               mutilating
               and
               depra●ing
               the
               Sacraments
               ,
               mu●●●ting
               up
               the
               worship
               of
            
             GOD
             
               in
               an
               unknowne
               language
               ,
               teaching
               for
               the
               word
               of
            
             GOD
             
               the
               vaine
               traditions
               of
               men
               ,
               approving
               lyes
               ,
               equivocations
               ,
               and
               mentall
               reservations
               ,
               allowing
               and
               dispensing
               with
               incests
               ▪
               to
               lerating
               filthie
               stewer
               and
               b●●●die
               houses
               ,
               depressing
               grace
               ,
               extolling
               nature
               :
               dep●sing
               Kings
               ,
               and
               disposing
               of
               their
               kingdomes
               ,
               transformaing
               the
               glory
               of
               the
               incorruptible
            
             GOD
             ,
             
               into
               the
               likenesse
               of
               corruptible
               things
               ;
               worsipping
               images
               ,
               and
               
               de●●ying
               creatures
               and
               commiting
               all
               mann●●
               of
               abomi
               nations
               :
               Come
               out
            
             (
             I
             say
             )
             from
             this
             
               Babylon
               ,
               least
               being
               partaker●
               of
               her
               si●●
               ,
               yee
               recet●●
               also
               of
               her
               plaguos
               .
            
          
           For
           as
           there
           is
           no
           fellowship
           betweene
           light
           and
           darknesse
           ,
           God
           and
           Belial
           ;
           so
           neither
           betweene
           Babylon
           and
           Sion
           ;
           and
           whosoever
           doe
           attempt
           any
           reconciliation
           with
           Rome
           ,
           are
           factors
           for
           the
           Man
           of
           Sinne
           ,
           and
           Panders
           for
           the
           whoore
           of
           Babylon
           ,
           to
           bring
           us
           back
           to
           her
           breasts
           ,
           and
           bosome
           againe
           .
        
         
           We
           of
           this
           nation
           are
           greatly
           obliedged
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           as
           he
           hath
           given
           to
           us
           ,
           to
           be
           ever
           free
           and
           unconquered
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           so
           did
           he
           honourus
           with
           the
           first
           Christian
           Kings
           ;
           for
           that
           which
           is
           reported
           of
           Lucius
           (
           with
           nevernce
           of
           the
           Authors
           )
           seemeth
           fabulos
           ,
           that
           a
           tributarie
           .
           Kings
           living
           under
           persecuting
           Emperours
           ,
           durst
           publickly
           avow
           the
           Christian
           faith
           ,
           and
           more
           also
           to
           be
           so
           daring
           as
           to
           change
           the
           twentie
           five
           chief
           Pagan
           Priesthoods
           of
           South
           Britinie
           ,
           and
           three
           Archpreisthoods
           ,
           
             (
             London
          
           then
           being
           on
           of
           the
           three
           )
           into
           twentie
           five
           bishopricks
           ,
           and
           three
           archbishopriocks
           ;
           which
           had
           beene
           more
           then
           to
           disclaime
           any
           subjection
           to
           the
           Romane
           Empire
           :
           I
           say
           therefore
           that
           as
           God
           honoured
           this
           nation
           with
           the
           first
           Christian
           kings
           ,
           
           (
           as
           witnesseth
           Tertullian
           and
           
             Abbas
             Clunicensis
             ad
             Bernardum
          
           )
           so
           also
           in
           the
           latter
           dayes
           with
           the
           most
           pure
           and
           perfect
           Reformation
           ,
           that
           we
           did
           not
           only
           concure
           with
           other
           reformed
           Churches
           to
           burne
           the
           flesh
           of
           the
           whoore
           ;
           but
           to
           hate
           her
           spotted
           garments
           .
           Our
           duety
           therefore
           is
           to
           be
           thankfull
           to
           God
           for
           his
           great
           mercie
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           looke
           backe
           
           againe
           to
           Babel
           ,
           and
           when
           any
           is
           coming
           out
           of
           Babel
           (
           as
           to
           Day
           this
           straying
           Sheep
           now
           returneth
           to
           Christs
           sheepfold
           )
           to
           rejoice
           ,
           as
           that
           Sheepheard
           ,
           when
           the
           lost
           sheep
           was
           brought
           home
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Father
           at
           the
           returning
           of
           his
           prodigall
           son
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           Angels
           of
           Heven
           rejoice
           at
           the
           Conversion
           of
           sinners
           ;
           so
           let
           Us
           this
           Day
           rejoice
           at
           the
           conversion
           of
           this
           sinner
           ,
           and
           therefore
           rendering
           glorie
           unto
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           Son
           ,
           and
           holy
           Ghost
           ,
           We
           close
           this
           present
           Exhortation
           ,
           giving
           place
           unto
           this
           Convert
           ,
           by
           his
           publick
           confession
           ,
           in
           all
           your
           presence
           to
           glorifie
           GOD
           ,
           who
           hath
           brought
           him
           out
           of
           Babylon
           to
           Sion
           ,
           where
           I
           pray
           God
           he
           may
           continue
           ,
           till
           he
           see
           the
           Lord
           in
           that
           heavely
           Sion
           ,
           and
           enjoy
           Him
           ,
           in
           whose
           presence
           is
           the
           fulnesse
           of
           joy
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           ;
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A10380-e160
           
             Genes
             .
             4.
             14.
             
          
           
             Genes
             .
             19.
             2
             
          
           
             Euseb
             .
             lib.
             3.
             cap.
             5
             
          
           
             A
             Command
             to
             come
             out
             of
             Babel
             .
          
           
             Our
             departure
             from
             the
             church
             of
             Rome
             .
          
           
             Why
             Jesus
             Christ
             made
             not
             secession
             from
             the
             Iewish
             ●ynagogue
             .
          
           
             Free
             election
             &
             perseverance
             of
             the
             Saints
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             13.
             1
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.
             24
             
          
           
             Eph.
             1.
             13
             
          
           
             Math.
             24.
             4
             
          
           
             Rom.
             11.
             29
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             30
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             5.
             7
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             8
             
          
           
             1
             Ioh.
             3.
             9
             
          
           
             Ioh.
             10.
             28
             
          
           
             Gen.
             12.
             1
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             17.
             8
             
          
           
             2
             King.
             5.
             9
             
          
           
             Mat.
             9.
             9
             
          
           
             Act.
             9.
             3
             
          
           
             Rome
             is
             Babylon
             ,
             Egypt
             ,
             and
             Sodome
             .
          
           
             Revel
             .
             11.
             8.
             
          
           
             Ioan.
             de
             la
             Casa
             ,
             arch
             .
             bisho●
             of
             Beneventanum
             .
          
           
             Chron.
             19
             19.
             
          
           
             Bernar.
             de
             Consid
             .
             lib.
             2.
             
          
           
             What
             it
             is
             to
             come
             out
             of
             Babylon
             .
          
           
             The
             true
             church
             in
             Babylon
             ,
             but
             not
             of
             Babylon
             .
          
           
             Three
             sort
             of
             beleevers
             in
             Babylon
             .
          
           
             Roderic
             .
             Archiep.
             Tolet.
             lib.
             6.
             cap.
             25.
             
             Beda
             de
             reb
             .
             gest
             .
             Angl.
             lib.
             2.
             
          
           
             Melchior
             Haiminsfild
             .
             Goldast
             .
             lib.
             Imperial
             .
             Decret
             .
          
           
             Author
             vitae
             Hen.
             4.
             
             Aventin
             .
             lib.
             5.
             
             An●●l
             .
             Boior
             .
          
           
             How
             an
             adulterous
             kirk
             may
             beget
             children
             to
             GOD.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             16.
             5.
             and
             23.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             Gods
             children
             know
             his
             voice
             .
             John.
             10.
             3.
             
          
           
             Reasons
             wherefore
             wee
             would
             come
             out
             of
             ●abel
             .
          
           
             The
             sins
             of
             Babylon
             wherefore
             shee
             is
             destroyed
             .
             Math.
             Paris
             .
          
           
             Hist
             .
             Valdeni
             .
          
           
             Babylons
             Pride
             .
          
           
             Crueltie
             of
             the
             church
             of
             Rome
             .
          
           
             Persecution
             against
             the
             Christian
             Church
             .
          
           
             The
             Romi●
             persecution
             exceedeth
             all
             the
             former
             .
          
           
             The
             deceit
             and
             craft
             of
             the
             Romi●h
             kirk
             .
          
           
             Deceit
             to
             catch
             the
             moyens
             of
             men
             .
          
           
             Craft
             to
             ensnair
             the
             lives
             of
             men
             .
          
           
             Thuā
             .
             hist
             .
          
           
             Craft
             to
             rule
             over
             the
             souls
             &
             secrets
             .
          
           
             Craft
             to
             binde
             the
             conscience
             .
          
           
             Euseb
             .
             hist
             .
             Eccles
             .
             lib.
             7.
             cap.
             24.
             
             Bed.
             de
             tempor
             .
          
           
             Opt.
             Mil.
             lib.
             3.
             
          
           
             The
             idolatry
             of
             the
             Romane
             kirk
             .
          
           
             What
             idolatrie
             is
             .
          
           
             The
             sorts
             of
             idolatry
             .
          
           
             Romish
             idolatrie
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             Creator
             .
          
           
             Aquin
             3.
             parte
             .
          
           
             Romi
             h●idolatrie
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             creatures
             .
          
           
             Epiphan
             .
             1.
             3.
             heres
             .
             ●9
             
          
           
             Bonaventura
             his
             horrible
             idolatrie
             .
          
           
             Bellarmins
             blasphemous
             speach
             .
          
           
             Vazquez
             in
             3.
             part
             .
             Thomae
             ,
             tom
             .
             1.
             disp
             .
             110.
             cap.
             3.
             his
             divellish
             idolatrie
             .
          
           
             Heresies
             against
             Faith.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17●
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             16.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             2.
             20
             
          
           
             Hebr.
             7.
             24.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             7.
             27
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             8.
             1
             ,
             2
             and
             10.
             12
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.
             12.
             and
             10.
             18
             
          
           
             Luk
             17.
             10
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             4.
             1●
             
          
           
             Psal
             .
             44.
             ●
             
          
           
             Act.
             4.
             12
             
          
           
             Gen.
             1.
             27
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             3.
             5
             
          
           
             Ephes
             .
             2.
             1
             
          
           
             Ezech.
             11.
             19.
             and
             36
             26.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             6.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             3
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             4.
             7
             
          
           
             Rom.
             9.
             16
             
          
           
             Rom.
             15.
             18
             
          
           
             Iam.
             1.
             17
             
          
           
             Heresies
             against
             the
             whole
             law
             
          
           
             Romish
             errours
             &
             abuses
             sinc
             the
             reformation
             .
          
           
             Romish
             errors
             before
             the
             reformation
             
          
           
             Iren.
             in
             fine
             lib.
             5.
             adversus
             heres
             .
          
           
             Iustin
             .
             Mar
             tyr
             .
             l.
             quaest
             qu.
             76.
             
             Tertul.
             cō
             tra
             Marc
             l.
             4.
             aug
             .
             enchir
             .
             c.
             41
             lib.
             8.
             
          
           
             Hieron
             .
             tem
             .
             2.
             ep
             .
             60.
             
          
           
             Greg.
             lib.
             9.
             ep
             .
             9.
             
          
           
             Aug.
             devera
             rel
             .
             cap.
             55.
             lib.
             2.
             charitate
             ,
             non
             servicute
             .
          
           
             Aug.
             Nominamus
             ,
             non
             invocamus
             san●
             ctos
             .
          
           
             Laodic
             .
             Concil
             .
             can
             .
             ult
             .
          
           
             ●ernard
             .
             serm
             .
             2●
             .
             in
             Cant.
             &
             ●erm
             .
             23.
             in
             Cant.
             
          
           
             Euseb
             .
             1.
             5.
             cap.
             23.
             
          
           
             Euseb
             .
             1.
             7.
             cap.
             3.
             
          
           
             Concil
             .
             M●ev
             .
             2.
             can
             .
             22.
             
          
           
             Theod
             dialog
             .
             2.
             orthou
             .
             re●p
             .
          
           
             Celas
             .
             de
             2.
             natur
             in
             Christ
             .
             adverius
             Euty
             chen
             .
          
           
             Cyp●
             ep
             .
             6
             &
             ep
             .
             44.
             edit
             .
             Pammel
             .
          
           
             Ambros
             .
             7.
             cap.
             in
             Deciet
             .
             Gratian.
             caus
             .
             32.
             quest
             .
             7.
             
             Soc.
             lib.
             5
             Chrys
             .
             ho
             de
             po●nit
             .
             &
             confe●
             .
             Renan
             .
             in
             com
             .
             Tert
             de
             poen
             .
             Cassian
             .
             lib
             ▪
             20.
             
             Collat.
             cap.
             8.
             
          
           
             Binnius
             &
             Garsius
             .
          
           
             The
             precise
             period
             of
             time
             when
             many
             heresies
             did
             enter
             ,
             unknown
             .
          
           
             Three
             wayes
             whereby
             errors
             wer
             introduced
             in
             the
             church
             :
             1.
             closely
             ,
             &
             secretly
             .
             Euseb
             .
             lib.
             4.
             histor
             .
             Augustin
             .
             lib.
             4.
             
             Confes
             .
             cap.
             2.
             &
             de
             civit
             .
             Dei.
             lib.
             9.
             cap.
             ult
             .
             A
             custome
             borrowed
             from
             Pagans
             .
             look
             Tertul.
             de
             testimonio
             animae
             ,
             in
             the
             word
             ,
             Myttaea
             ,
             so
             called
             by
             Pammelius
             ,
             or
             rather
             Myttia
             ,
             by
             De
             la
             Cerda
             .
          
           
             Bellar.
             de
             Cruce
             .
          
           
             Chrysost
             .
             hom
             .
             24.
             in
             1
             Corin.
             locum
             hunc
             appellat
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Bernard
             .
             Apoc.
             6.
             
             &
             Psal
             .
             84.
             
             How
             pleasant
             arethy
             tabernacles
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Tres
             inquit
             esse
             animarum
             status
             :
             1.
             in
             tabernaculis
             ,
             2.
             in
             atriis
             ;
             3.
             in
             domo
             Dei
             ,
             i.
             in
             beatitudine
             cōsummata
             ,
             Aug.
             confes
             .
             l.
             9.
             c.
             13
             
          
           
             Bellar.
             de
             Missa
             ,
             l.
             1.
             c.
             17.
             
          
           
             Origen
             in
             Exod.
             
          
           
             Errours
             openly
             obtruded
             to
             the
             kirk
             .
          
           
             Errours
             inforced
             upon
             the
             church
             .
          
           
             How
             absurd
             Poperie
             is
             .
          
           
             Five
             reasons
             why
             the
             romish
             doctorsare
             demented
             .
          
           
             Esai
             29.
             13
             14.
             
          
           
             Six
             rocks
             causing
             the
             romanists
             make
             shipwracke
             of
             their
             faitsi
             
          
           
             Scripture
             perficerule
             of
             faith
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             5.
             39
             ,
             and
             47.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             16.
             31
             
          
           
             Gal.
             1.
             
             ●8
             .
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             19
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             43
             
          
           
             Matth.
             15.
             
          
           
             Matth.
             16.
             6.
             and
             12.
             
          
           
             The
             destruction
             of
             Rome
             by
             degrees
             .
          
           
             The
             rising
             of
             the
             Antichrist
             by
             degrees
             .
          
           
             Three
             waies
             God
             is
             to
             destroy
             the
             Antichrist
             
          
           
             The
             woūd
             of
             the
             Apocalyptick
             beast
             ineurable
             .
          
           
             Revel
             .
             12.
             1.
             
          
           
             Dan.
             7.
             3
             
          
           
             The
             antichrist
             not
             a
             singulare
             person
             ,
             but
             a
             lineall
             succession
             in
             that
             proud
             hierarchie
             .
          
           
             Kings
             of
             Scotland
             most
             ancient
             Christiā
             kings
             .