C H A P.z. Epiftleto the7'heyilonians. V a R.9. 147 yours, to aduance and fupport you : happy Dome; mifera- ble Proteflants, but that the Lord on high is mightier. If that xz7a denote proportion, femblable you (Ball finde the Popes aduancement to the courfe of Satan : by r Ignorance, the Prince of Darkneflè : fee alto 2 Cor. 4. Nairn /J.6. Chriftocs. 2 Pompa feculi. Apee. r 3.4. r6. 21(jnn fic Chri /fit s. r Cor. t. 26,27. ` ; Bloudie ci ueltie. Apoc. r 3. 1 S. & 17.6. So net c Chriff. Semen eel fanguis Chrifti. anorum. q. Humoring voluptuoufneflèoffenfuall nature. 2Pet.2.153,19. Chriff not fo; But by the holy conuerfa- tion of his children prepares aliens to conuerfion. r Pet. a.r2.0.3.1. Pow camel and faine is the Lord to worke and encreafe in vs deteilation of Poperie : before he bath defcribed the Sternfman, a Irian of finne, a childe of perdition : h,s faith and Religion a myfterie of Iniquitie : if this he too little, he here mindes vs of the firft founder and maine fupporter of that Bate, the diuell and Satanas : its good which the di- uell hates<euiIl,that he fauours : Extremely,Hellifhly euill, which he fo much fauours,as withal! his might and maine to aduance and fupporr. The good Lord giue you eyes to fee, hearts to confider, that if any of you be entangled in the leaf} fauourable inclination to Poperie, yee may be refcued out of the (hare of the Diuell : if any yet not feared, bee may bee watchfull againfl the entangle- ment. e Tut vpon you the whole Armour o f God for in wrafl- ling with Poperie, you wrafrle not with Alb and bloud,but with principalities and powers, r c. With all power ,andj7rnes,andlying wonders.The nmeanes of his aduancement : dbyatus, Caiatane expounds fecular pompe : All power, that is, power of all forts, riches, ho- nour,dominion, &c.that herein he may appeare'yzt Qes-os : an oppofite to Chrift, of whom the Prophet, Behold thy King commeth meeke y, fitting on an Aye, & c.And fuch the pompe of Poperie. Read Bernard ad Estóenium. But were it not Atpaferc fingular, why might wee not fuppofe it to fignifie the fame thingg,wieh vattela and .tí4? places gix,"4.' jr? `Pbil.r r;,r4. Tertwl,in ..apol. Yfe r. APoc.r7. L 2 t*.
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