CAP .17. 4 ler-pglatOtt oftbevipoca:lÿpfe. 581 names oftheFathers,whom the matt certain event loth teach,to have been exceedingly blinded with crrour, in the molt places of this book of the Revelation ? Thisisrtthe;notorious cunning and couze- nage ofthe lefuites, to call thofe men chiefly to witneffe, and to cite thofe interpreters, with wholevenerable ignorance they might hide and cover tlae Topes impiety , while thofe ancient Fathers lived, whichwas either before Anrichrift, or ffraightway after,& from the time ofhis infancy, they could not be much endangered by him. They underftood fuffi_iently,that which availed them to their fal- vation, God would have all other matters tobe wrapped up from them in darkenefs,till the time fore appointed came,that Reprobates fèeing, Jliould not (èe, and fo the way should be made to fulfill his Holy and juft decree. Awake therefore (Oye PopiJ7people) awake you that lie and have been lying fo long in fo dead a fleep , and at length open your eyes to behold the truth that íhineth fo brightly. Which if you fhall behold, to glitter more glorioufly , then it can be obfcured with any duskifhCavills and delufions, that the yudgling lefnites can call upon it; remember that which is here again inculca- ted by the Holy vhof, that all they who fhall admire and honour this Reaft, arenot Written in the Book of life, and then look well about you, as thewaightìnefs of the matters requireth,crfyou. Let me likewife adrnonith you (Omy brethren in a fewwords,for fo I account ofyou,while there is anyhope left ofyour repentance ) who change your Religion and turn Catholikes in leffe then two or three days, ye are fo giddy headed, and new fangled, you think it to be fine fporr, to revolt from the Truth to the Pope, but take heed left in good earncft ye tall your felves into Hell for a pafrime:what? will ye wilfully dafli.out your ownnames oat ofthe Book of life ? Ye make fhew as if you would be made Catholrkes, but confider that thole whom you call and count Catholikes , are called andcoun- ted flat Reprobates by the Holy Clhofl, vnleffe they will get them packingaway at length and that in all haft, out ofthe Popes Camp, whether you play the runnagates out ofthe Camp of your Captain Chrifi,and that as you pretend,for falvations fake.But this pretenced plea of feeking falvation by this your revolr, is but a toy ; I know where your fhooe pincheth you;you cannot liveat home but in po- verty,or difgrace and infamy,it may be for Tome ofyour lewd pranks you have plaid here,or elfe you cannot brook to fee others preferd& efteerned aboveyon.But what can yougain by it, ifyou get the largeft and ampleft reward,for your labor that can begivenyou in thiswork!, Eece if
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