Motes his Selfe.de, iaß. 45 anceftors hath lifted them up in their duehonour and their defervcd highe- fteem, with this Motto upon them, f fxeritisflewhi, eritisficto illi : be wee like thew inholydefires, for thehonour of religion,and thegood ofourcountrey; and we fha'l be now, and in the fuccce- dinggenerations like them, in a blared and glorious tnemoriall ofus. Honour likewife, and all pleafures anddelights that we enjoy, are tobee denyed for Ch iíf. It is true, they are the bleífings of God in themfelves: many of Gods fervants have enjoyed them, and mademuch ufe ofthem for God and his people; as fefeph, He /er, Mordecai Obadiah E ra Nehemiah, Daniel, the Lord deputy of Cyprns, AéYs 13. 2. the great Lord Treafuwerof the .Noe''e of the Etbyopians, Rd`s 8, 27. So it is laid, that hehad the charge of all her treafure and thofe that were of Caf rshou(hold, Philp,4 22. And fo inafter times. Church Hitto- ries relate unto us many worthyes of the Lordwho lived in the Courts of the greateft perfecuters of Chriftiata religion,andyet they kept their faith intire,
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