Theendof rail) and fntul beats. 36i, injudicious profeffours, whodrew in their Tex chers to humour them in countenancing toomuch of their diforders. Hiflorians tell us that when King Francis of France had forbid the refroach- ing of the Papifts way of woríhip, and filenced the Minifters for not obeying him ; many of the hot brain'd people, took up the Way ofprovoking them by fcornful pi&ures & libels 1 an.ting up and down in the fireets fuchridieulous and reproach ful rhimes and images : But this (which was nose of the way of God) began that perfecution (by provoking the King) which colt many thoufands; if not hundred thoufand lives before it ended. And the Synod at Rocbel which .refufedthe grave coutafel of Dm PleJJis,DmMoulin and many fuch o thers, was furred up by the peoples zeal; and ended in the bloodof many score thoufands, and the ruine of the power of the Proteflants in France. Abundance of fuch fad infiances might be given , if England need to go any whether elfe for matter of warning than to it felf, He that after the experiences of this age, will think it fit to follow the conduct of injudicious zealots, is left as unexcufable as almof any man, that ne- ver had a fight of hell. The dreadful ruine of jeruPlrm according to Ghrifls predióion (fuch as the world hath fcarce feen befides) was juff in the like manner brought about, by thofe fu- riois ones whom Jofephns calleth the zealots. But if you will do all things good and lawfrsl to win men,and cffend them by, no annereffary thing ; and yet Eland your ground, and fir not an inch from truthor f bernefs, piety or peace, to pleafe a- ny'perp±e in the world, This way shall do you
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