4 Againílellarrntne, CAP .2. But if therebe any credit to be given to the molt Holy oracles of the Scriptures, all that worfhipping of Images, invocation of.Saints, adoring of Chrilts new coined body in the Sacrament, w®rfhiping of Reliques,andmany filch abominable things,wch be in ufe and requeft amongft you, is horrible .Idolatry , and therefore A- pofrafy.But idolatry is a fprritaall fornication,and therefore as it isthe wayofawhorifh woman, who eateth,and then wipethher mouth, and faithI havewrought no iniquity, Proverb. 3o. ao. So is the way of Idolaters.; they can not be wrought by any meanes to acknow- ledge their impiety. This(hall bea true triall (ôBellarmine) before God and all his holy Angells,whoare Apoflates, you or wee ; The things which you propound are ridiculous. Youwould make us revolters,becaufe we have departed away from the fuperftition of our predeceffors, that is both from their do&rine, and their rites allo which be full of Idolatry ; as ifwewere not commanded togo out ofBabylon}and to have nothingat all todowith her. We have indeed revolted from the whorl , we have revolted from Anaichrsi ; that is, wehave re- volted from your Pope of Rome, but thanks be toGod, wehave by thisrevolt be taken ourfelvesand cleaved fait to that one true God, who for his infinite mercies fake in Chrift, will give us the crown of eternall life to reward this 1-loly revolt of ours, and who will for his Juftice fake render unto you everlafting fhame and confufion with all thofe that will not obey the truth unleffe youwill repent in time , and that asajáft guerdon of your wicked conftancy, or ra- thea devillifhobftinacy. New then call up all your accounts, and sake the totali fumme , and then fee , feeing Anrichrift is a wicked, and Apoft aticall Kingdome, and the Pope of Rome be the principali ringleaders of that Apoftafy , and they have been many , whether ánrichriît be a fingularperron or no. Chapter 3. Where it is (hewed that Antichrift iscome already. COncerning the coming of Antic/11V , we have fit down de- monftrations at the beginningof this Confutation, which may the moderateanddetermine eachof every queftions in this caufe, fo
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