1.41 The Ruineo fC9och Enemies t aredireetlyand profeffedlyenemies intoPiety, and to the truthand Religion ofGod, and feeke by all means how to root out and toabolifh it. Suchwere the Phsf%imt, the ailmorites,the dma/ekitet,the Midiennes,th'e : of old,andafter that the Babylonians,and otherMonarchs ,whorn Daniel prophe liedoft and fuchat thisdayare theTurkes, towhomeuen the very nameofa Chrifian is abominable, Another fortfirrowd themfelueavnder a nameof the Church and oftrueReligion , but yetindeed and in truth are enemies to the fincerity of Religion. And thefe mutt altobediftinguifhed t Comedoeprofeffe adifferent kind ofReligion , andvfe another manner ofworfhipping God then the true Churchvfeth; fuchwere the Samaritans inancient rimes, whoafter theirrent from theIewes, retained circumcifion, !maltedoftheirFathers, and peed i to[s.4.lá,r; .the Metfsas +,yetwere notGoibpeople k butwere deadlyenemies to the Iewes +, titotr.y.' And Inch now arethePapifts, whoboattthat theyonely are theChurch, but t3ohn 4.4. yet vnder this pretence perfecutethe Church, and arein acontinual! oppofiti. on thereunto t forwhich caufe theirChurch being typed out by the nameofAt toRou.t7.s, greet whore, is Paid tobe drtw4{a withthe bleedofSaintsend Martyrsm : whereof thefe latter timeshauehad,and (till hauevery plentiful! espericnce.Thefe Ene. winin their maliceagaintt Gods Church vIeadouble courfe. Theone is ofo- penhofluliry: Therefore theAntichrilîian Church inlaid tomktwore withtbe "Ecu.r3.7. ,$'Ù,u' : Andwhatwarres the Romifh Churchwith heralfitants hathmade, , and Both HillRudy tomake again( the Protettant Churches in thefe partsof the World,thereiano man, who knóweth anything, canbee ignorant. Theo_ theeèourfeisofrecretpraetiLng,whichisalfotwofold, Firft by feditions, fa- tritons, confpiracies,poyfoniogs,and all tobringconfufonupon Kingdomes, thatfo (ifitwere polfible) theymight quench the light of theGofpell,and ella- blifh their ownIdolatry,An euident infancewhereofwe haue had in thepow. der-Treafos, a device, which a man would thinke thediuell himfelfe thould be afhamed to father; andyet Pàpifts doenot blufh thattheir Religion Humid be the hatcher of fuch ahell4Htenterprife. Secondly, by priuy fuggeftions of eaThey .ó, their creeping. lefuitesandSeminaries,to corruptanddentine the winds,.of the pjat.u.to. vnfetled,andtopoyfon themwith their Popithdrugs. Theycome from theSea ofRomeinamongftvs, like the Summon and fills ofthat fort into the frells Ri. . tiersto doe theirkind,and tobegetanew fpawne and frieof Catholikes. Thefe Reu.16.: ;. be theFreggeewhich coneewe themonth of theDross*.1, thelittle Foxeswhich rCasa.r ;, the fpoufe complaineth of r, which like their predeceffors, commie Suand fM*Ga3':1. Land to nukeoneoftheirprofeffio. A Cecond rankeof theeEnemies throwded under thenaive of theChurch, are thole whichprofeffe true religion , but yet are aduerfaries to the life and Tim.;.s power of Religion. Suchour Church ispelirredwith at thisday, and ismen rExodto. t3: dark! with themas /Egypt with theGel(heppen°. Thefare they whichcannot endure theyokeoftheGofpell, whichwill not abide to be ruledby the Word *nddilcipliacof the Church, but refolue tobreakethafi hands , Andrece;tbofe xPG13.3. cordsfrets thema :Our Sauiour calleth thole hisEnemier,whe willnot thou be fhon/d yLuk. 15.a7. raigaeoner theoe.Such are they anwho are aduerfaries to the Wordpreached. hindring (as muchasia them Beth) thepaffageofit, and reeking (like8lfimee) XAft,13.8. tohone away. othersfrom it : All feemingwife,(for the rm /dameefthe flefhit en. Roma.7, miryegaiafGod. :) All couetous worldlings,(for,theamity efebt world is theen. blam4.4. why ofGodb:) AllEpicures and bdiij.Geda, (for,fuchateEnemies totheGrebe cPkil. ;aa,rsChrrffe:) All continuers in grolfe times. (for God[well willwowedthebeadof hie 41'14ea.,,. E,emiet,aadsbo hairypate ofhimthat walhetb rX hw fffnnet 4.) Thefeand Bach like, hue in the Church,and profeffe toknowGod, but yet are the LooniesofGod, and comewithindie compaffeofthis Prophecy. ' nowSirens The fecondthing to be laboured in, is an enquiry howSiferaperi(hed, that e" ,,,Wmay knowhowtheEnemiesof God Htallperifh. TheruinofSifna is
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