Chap.. eccordlr, t St M AT T H H V v. 287 lvl; weftChaplain to Bifftop Ridley: Wtó refuting todie in Chrifls caute with his Mailer, faid Maf1e againíl his coraeience. B. Lati- mer, in a Sermon afore K. Edward, tells of one Who fell away from the known truth, and became a ícorner of it, yet wasafter- ward touched in confcience for the fame. Bewareof this finne, faith he, for i have known no more but this that repented. 'oan- teesSpeiferur, Dottor of Divinity arms preacher at Aurborough in Germeny, Anno 1523. began to teach the truth of the Gofpel, and did it fo effeoually that diverfe common harlots were conver- ted, and betook themfelves to a better courfe of life. But he af- scutrer Snnal. terward revolted again to the Papas, andcame to amiferable end. pb da r a. The like is reported ofBrifonettwu Bithop of Melde, a townof France ten miles from Paris. And who doubts but Iudee the traytour was a great preacher, acaller out of devils, and doer of many great works in Chrill Name, as weil as other of the difci- pies ? Nicodemus was nothing to him. He, ( faith one) was a night- profeffòur only, but Iudae in the fight ofall. He was a flow Dike of de- Icholler, ludee a forward preacher. Yer at lafl when Was be ceiic. heart: trayed Chrill in the night, Nicodmus faithfully profeti him in theday. Therefore will Chrdl confdíehim before God, Angels and men, when Iesdet (hail hear, avaunt, thou worker of iniquity, I know thee not Neronis (Quantue ertifex pereo ?) guadra- bit in toperitutn etperitumm.Sedeatin fibril Suede, fed et fibril Gratia; quafoieverè flexanima Suede, et medulla Suede pene- D sra7 Tr trantiJ:na.. Sumrno1eré cavendstm divino preconi, ne diE a, ePadt'oln. fe5li, d-ficientibus, erubefcant. Let not the preacher give him- Pelfthe lie, by a lifeunfutable to his Sermons, eA'nd in thy name have done men, wonderfeell Works] ] By a faith ofmiracles, whereby a manmay remove moienteins, andyet mifcar'ry, r Corr 3.z. And here lush as workwonders may de- ceive themfelves in the main point oftheir own falvation : how much more may they deceive others in this or that particular point of,F1oc}rine ? The coming ofAntichrift is after the Working ofSatanWith all power, and figues, and lying wonders, andWith z Thef a q. aildeceavablenefie ofunréghteorefnef j'e in them that peril i. Lying wonders they are called in regard not sanelyof the end, which is to deceave, butof the fubllance. For the devil cannot doa true mira- cle, which is ever betide and againfl nature and fecond coules; filch as wfereof there can be no naturali reafon poflibly rendred, no though it belie' from us. The devil I fay, cannot do a miracle. U 2' He
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