of Saluationand Vamnati.ori. 39 .Upr~jit14lft t1 t'ttt~b.tt~impri~Ht·, 1111d tDGorrefJ, .md" i•:1ro£J in rigbttouforjfi : thAt the m<~M/ God m") ~e abfoiMU, hting made perjefJ vnro ~tO g..dworl:!t. The Romilh Hierarchie is here aHo con– demned,frotn the parratourro the Pope: the gouernm:nt whereof is an expretft: image of the old Romane Empire, whether we confi– <ierth< regiment it fdfe , or the placeofth< Enpire , or the llrge circuit of thnt goucrn– mcnt. Reu. t 3. J s. .Andit Wad permittedto him, togiue •JPtrit to theim•!!! ofthcbe.jl,fo th41tbc im•gc oftht btajl jbo•lii fPt•kf ,•ndjh>uldc41lje, tlw tU"'"''"' would mt worjbip the i:n•g• of tht bt•ft,fhouldbekjllcd. 1X. h religiouoreuerence ofthe creature, when wee attribute more: vnto it then wee ought.Reuel.>>.8.whm I h•d he•rd•ndftmc, Ifc4 doYimcto 'Worjbipbeforcthtfutof tht An– -~rU, rrhi•bpmoed me theft tlnng1: lmt hu{aid vntome, Seetbt~utioe it not,for I amt~{tfl,~(trH~nt. Act.zo.ls.As Pturcamein, Corntli. uunet him, drtdfeUdowneat hit[ut, ttndwor– p,ipptd him: b•t Peter tooke him vp, foying, Stalld'l!p,ftr eu<nl myfoifeamMnan. Ifthen it bee fo hainous a thing to rcuc1-ence the creature; rnuchmore,topray vnto it, whe1her it be Saint or A~gell. Rom.1o.14. /1o'Wjhal/they t41/ vpcn him in ll>h•mthty ha~tc notbdteued. Math+ 1o. Thoujhaltr•orfl11p tht Lordthy God, •nd him•••iyfh•lt thou[trot. Neither 111ight we pray vnto Chrifr, m– ldfe as he is man,fo he werealfoGod: for we direct not our wodhip vote tbt: humanitie con!idered by it (dfe, but to theDeitie, to which the humaoirie is koit by an hypollaricaJI vnion. ' · This reacheth -s plainly, that inuocacion <>fany creature is vnlawfull:for we mull pray to them, that are able to know the fccrers of the heart, and difcerne the wifcdome of the fpirit: flOW none isable to doe thar,bur fuch a nature as is omnipotent. Rom. 8.2.7. He thnt (earcbcth the htarts, k_n1wtth what is the me.t– ningofthejpirit: for he m•~tthrcq••JI forrhc Sai11ts ACCRrding to thewi/J •(God. Neucrrheldfc,fuch as are Saints indeed are to be honoured by an approbation of Gods gifts in them, andby an honourable mention of them, and alfo by imitation ofrheirman. nersand liucs,.being as patternes for vsro walkeafrer. X. .Wor~ip. of diuels : I. Magique , <VhKh IS amJfch•euous Art, Accomplilhing wonders by Satans afs•flance. For it is ap. propriare to God to doe miracl<s; for he a. lone,borh be-yond, and againfl rhecourfeof nature, doth wonderfull things. Now the in– Uru•nencs which God vfetli in producing mi. racles, are onely they , who doe in the true Church ofGod,make profefsion ofd1e faith, Mark.t6.t]. Thtfefig•IIJh•llfolio'W them thAt ~e/ttHf. Albe.it the diuc!s cannot worke miracles ye:_may they effea meruaiks ~r wonder;, A & rhar,not by making anew thing,which be– fOreWflSnot at all : but rather by rnoouing, rranfporting,and appl) ing natura!I rhingsdJ– uerlly,by caHfing .tthinneb<idy ( astheayre) to be rhickc •nd foggie, and alfo by bewir– ching the; fences of men. The foundation of Magiquo is acotienant •.vith Satan. Ac~Nenant with Slta.nis fuch a contract~ by ••hich Magitians hlluc mutually to doe with the diucll. In thisobferue : The or(~in~llofthis mutua/1 contrllB:I.Satari maketh choiceof fuch men to be his fcruonrs as are bynatUie eithernotorious badpe1 fons or very !i!lyfoules.I J. He offercth vnto th<m B diuers mcancsjeithcr by other Magicians, or by fome bookes written by fuch : S>taoicall mc;mesl call thole, whicha<e v{cd in the pro· duciog offuch 2n effcC\,to thewhich they nei– ther by any exprdfe ruleoot of Gods word, nor oftheir owne nl ture,wcrc cuer ordained. Such are obfcur< wo;dJ~ words ofthe Scrip– ture wrcfied,&abufed, r9·rhegreat contume. ly and difgra<e of the Lord God; holy, or rather vnholywater,ficues,fr:ales,glaffcs,ima. ges, bowingsofthe knee, and fuch like diuers ge(lur<s. J !I: When,the wicked foe thefe tneanes offered vntorhcm, they prefently are nor a little glad,andaRur~dly bcleeue, th•t in rhofc thingsthere is vc:rtuc to worke wonders by. I V. They declare this their Satanical! c confidence,by theirearnell endeuour, praCii– fing,and abu!ing themeanes. Then the diudl is at rheirelbowes, beiflg thus aff<accl, that he m>y both afsifl rhem,and lhew them diuers rrickes ofhis legerdemaine, becauf~ he alone dorh by meanes, voide of all fuch vmue, elf,a rh1t which bis wicked inllrument in– tended. Againe,obferueSatanscotmttrfoiting if God. Hec is Goes Ape , and raketh vpon him as rhongh hce were God. I. As God hath his Word, his Sacraments, and Faith due vnto him, fo the diucll hath cerrainewordsof his owne, and to (i:ale them vnro the wicked' he annc:xctb certainc figncs, namely, ch:.1raCters, geflures,fact ificcsJ&c. as it were S;acramcnts, D that ooth (,e may fignifie his diuellilh pleafure to his Magicians, & they againe re!Hfie their Satonicall both ohedience and confidence to him. Il. As God heateth fuch 3S ea_! Ivpon, trufi in, and obey him ; fo the diucll i...; grt"::u:. ly delighted with magic2ll cr:remooics and m .. uocadons,bccaufeby them God is diO:orou– red, and he m2gnified : therefore,ifGodcut him not 01ort , hee is ready prdl ro afsi!t fuch, as!hall vfe fuch cerem~micsor inucc.– tions. The coueoant is either Secret , or Ex– prerfe. Stcrtt, or implicire, whcmone cloth not ex.. prdfdy compaa with Satan, yet in his heart allou,eth of his meanes; alfuredly and vpon knowledge bdecumg, rhat if !uch meanes were vfed, there might indeede rhar great won ...
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