by the goffiell. i 369 ___......______ , VERSE 3. ring that the Gotpell of Chrift had great fucceffe when it was moil refitted. All perfecutors (as S. Cyprianob- ferves) are like Herod, they take their times,and lecketo info/tram cbti- flay Chrift and overthrow hisKingdome in its infancie, ifi ft i qfludneto s re, p&er- and therefore at thattime doth hee moll ofall magnifie enteuqudm for- the power and prote6tion ofhis Spirit over the fame. meter (*elm Never were there fo many merixonverted as in thole in pix couverfa in nobi s, in tpfo fart-times ofthe Church when the dr4gon floodbefore ' tionis mitt° st the woman ready to devoure her Childe , as foone as it i extinguatur (hould bee borne. The great Potentates of the world, j Spirit sts,6-lufe. which did perfecute thenameolChrifl,were themfelves cetsr vsta juiti. at laft thereunto fubjeoled , NO14rep:Tuna:es Ida thix,pcmt.ela- moriextibui Chriitianis not by fighting but by dying sper'inanteicitep tiriaan. Chritiians. As a tree fhaken fheds the more fruit, and a Co- 'Cidagis. perfumeburnt diffufeth the fweeteti Savor;fo perfecuted ,4mg.Epill,41. Chriflianity doth the more flourifh by the power of that Holy Spirit, whofe foolifhneffe is with., and whole weakneffe is flrenger than all the oppofitions and con- tradielions ofmen. But if there bee fuch multitudes belonging unto .4%,.. gr.x4efi Chrins Kingdome,is not rixiverfality, anda vilible pompe 71's 4 Kitxhcigr a true note to clifceritc the Church ofChrift by? To this `61"",,': Ng' I anfwer , that a true charaaeritlicall note or difference V". -rat.25. ought tobee convertible with that of which it is madea t note , and onely futeable thereunto ; for that which is common unto many , canbee no evident note ofthis or that particular. Now univerfality is common to Anti- chriftian,idotatrous,&malignant Churches. The Arrian herefie invaded theworld, and by the Imperiall counte- nance fprcad it Idle into all Churches. The whore was Ito fit upon manywaters, which werepeoples, andmulti- ,,, , tndesondnatoonsond tolsies;the ICings of theearthwere 4.,eve,a7. I 5. di nations to drinke thereof. Therefore touching thefe 1 8.3. tobce made drunkwith thewineof herfornication: , and i multitudes in theChurch, weare thus to flare the point; Confider the Chsrehmitjeffe, and fo it is very vafi ba dy, ,
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