CAP.LL afier the yeere 1550. 1073 and not to Phew any thing pail, Some knowledge of Chrift hath over-spread the Eafterne Countries many ages lince, but the floods have overwhelmed it, and the wealth & riches of the world have al. together choaked it;for not the leaf} part oftrue religionhath there beetle feeneby many ages. But at the length by Gods mercy the truth (hall plant her rootcs in thefe lands, which no ftorrne or tern- pelf (hall pull up, nor faire allurements fmall caufe it towither, Verse 8. Wehave a littlelifer, and Jl e bath no 6reatls : Whatfbed/ We dofor ourfiller in the day when fbeJhafI befpokenfor? He commeth now to the calling ofa newNation, we Paid was a- nother of the younger fillers. Our Divines fuppofe these to be the words of the old Church,and her wishes to us ventiles.But we have teen this Prophetic many yecres agoe,carried beyond the ageof that old Church, and now exercifed in the farthefl borders ofour earth- ly habitation. E'jay feemeth to teach (chap. 19. 18. a ;. &c.) who this peoplemay be in the latter times approaching;he joyneth three nations in a common profe(lion of the truth. The Afryrians, Iettes, and gyptian.r. Of the /ether and Affyrians, hath the `Paranymph fpoken'before,.and feemes to have referved the Egyptians for the Taft, which nationverily imbraced Chrift many ages lince, and was in times pail very famous in Churches much frequented; yet with- out doubt, the former times are not here refpecrled, but times yet to come, as the courfe of things fufflciently fheweth. It is very likely that their owne proper places were certainly given to each one in this long. Neithercan it be that Inch careful! order should faire sow at the Itfl. Efay exprefly coupleth Afjyria and e,ypt in the foa ciety of one Religion : which never hapned in times pall, when Egyptflourithed with true piety : whereunto Affyria was then alto- gether aflranger. This is cfpecially to be noted, that the calleth Egypt a little filler, exceeded by Aif ria onely in the latter times, . which was but a barren and thirily land whilft Egypt abounded with full channels. But at length Affyria (hall be overflowne by a fwift flreame if'uìngfrom the Temple, to whole Rivers theEgyptianNi- lue will be a very fmall fountaine. But Ioel faith, chap. 3. 59. Egypt (hall be defolate : and Zacharie,chap. i o. I I. faith, her Scepter shad be removed. It is very likely that all Alahnsnetans (hall be deflroy- ed there, before thofe places shall obtaine the Kingdome of Chrill but this blotting out ofthe wicked dothnot fignifie an utter deftru- &ion, but a laying the way open to better inhabitants,yeelding their power and.authority to Chrill his government. .Efay mentioneth the
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