C H A P.ß. Epirle to the 7'hegaloniaass. t1' E 11.3. I15 Diueil; purpof ly facrificing vnto him. a Maters of that hellifh Art to others ; Silueller the fecond, Gregorie the feuenth. 3 Poyfoners, and otherw ife murtherous, of all that flood in their way to the Popedome; one Hildebrand in thirteene yeares thus cruelly made away clement the fe- cond,`2)amafiu the fecond, Leo the ninth, Benedill the tenth,A7icolas the fecond, rilexander the fecond. 4 Pro - phane euen to horror. kHildebrand is angry at his breaden- God, for that he an(wers not how the good Empefour Henry the fourth might be defroyed, throwes him into the fire. S Luxurious, to lncef,Sodomie, beflalitie,tohn the twelfth': but why rake I in this dunghill ? when Bel- /amine confef eth thefe and many others amongft Popes to haue bin fo tainted as Stories defcribe them. That now we thinkes, if a man might be fo bold with him as John Baptif with our Sauiour, to aske, t eArt thou he that fhould come, or doe we look¿' for another ? like an- fwer fhould be returned, Coe and tell whatyou haue heard and feene; Diuels worfhipped, God contemned, Religi- on prophaned, Superflition hallowed, beafliall lull pra6ti- fed, Marriage fcoffed at as vnholy, Treafon, Rebellion, bloudfhed, crueltie, parricide not committed onely, but defended meritorious ; parum probi Homines, faith the Cardina.lthefe were;heartt he fo wincing their horrid hel- lifhnefle ; yet welfare ` Platina that cals them no/4ra and portantaHominum. Worthief of all Chriflians that euer I read of to be filed erfntichrifl; Pith fo without peere a man offinne. Muf we for all this, thínke hee cannot erre in faith ? needs vnder paine of damnation commit our felues to him as to the chiefe Shepheard, Bithop of our foules ? It was wont to be faid, gods fpirit dwell not in the foule that is fubiefl to finne. gentiles for leffe finnes were m giuen vp to a reprobate miracle : delufion n frong delufion Pent as pu- uifhtnent on all them that had pleafure in vnrighteoufnefle, the priuiledge of this wonfer is in depth of vaf alage un- der Sathan to be infallibly guided by Gods Spirit. I fay as Paul; If any will yet be foignorant,o let him be ignorant :for T z ST IV Y Benne y prc genftr. Mattb. Parxfenfss. 'Maul .3. Yfe. " Rom.1.z8, " a Thef,z.rr. ° t Corr 4.38. , -fir ,
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