°.r C-11A P,2. Epiffle to tbeTheffalonians. a R.to. 'heard? No doubt their found went out into all lands, and their words 'unto the ends of the world. t If the quere bee of them fFrflly feduced by Antichri(I, they all were children of the Church. % As to fucceeding generations, the feed of the wicl d, walking in the Reps of their fathers errour: and fuperflitian,thus farre was tender made them of grace. t Faith explicite was required of rudefi Laickes in depth of Poperie, Credendorum ; fo farre as the letter of the Creed might lead theca. Faciendcram, prefcribed in, the Decalogue. `f'etendoram, comprifed in the Lords prayer. Recipicnçlorum, tendered in the Sacraments. Be. fides of what in folemne fetliuities of Chrifls Natiuitie, Paffion, Refurrellion, Afcenfiòn, &c. Was reprefented tò their memorie and meditation. And, if credit may bee giuen to Popish relation, Parlors enioyned to explicate tri the people, thefe heads of Chritlian faith and religion. In which explications alto, you may obferue generals to bee mofily Orthodoxe ; particular glories, inferences, or eon - ccalements,onely erroneous.. Though God fisfered them, as Gentiles, to w.* in their dyne wages, neuertheleffe bee left not himfelfe without wit- nei fe, in times of grof efì ignorance. Railing vp in all ages Tome from amongfl themfelues, to oppofè corrupti- ons of preuailing fadiion. Neither were there things done is a corner : but the whole Church was filled with the tumult; prouidence fo difpofing, that the found of his truth might ring in the cares of befotted people : Betides fuffering of Martires, whole bonds and paionswere k mou in the very Popes Palace, and in all paces, that oc- r cation might be giuen to all of inquiring the carafe. 3 And of late the mountaine of the Lord bath Beene a- gnine ereIled on the top of the mountaines ; Churches fa- mous many in all quarters founded ; r Worlbipping God af- ter that manner; which thefe call bereft; yet teaching no other thing then Mofes, Prophets and Apotles haue fliokgn. And doubt you, but the people are bound thither to re- fort ? fee famous example of thofe in the ten tribes, whole hearts God touched, in the generali deprauation of religi- on, 157 r -¢ k Li 3. i Att. 24.14. ,r44,awai',.;: N;
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