146 111111111111.M. s Tim. 3. 8, 9. Ibid. verf. 5. verf. 3) 4.4. Verf.r. J. 8. Y9. The Secret Soutbfayer, or wrought againfi Mofes) which are in all the Sons of men and cited by the Apoßle, 2 Tim, 3.9. where he applys it to the workingofSatan in man. Now as Jannes andJambres withflood Motes, fo do thefe alfo refill. the truth, men of corrupt minds , reprobate concerning the faith : But they Thal pro- ceed nofarther for theirfoly¡hall be made mauifefl to all Wren, as theirs alfo was ; They would undertake to do the fame things by their power, which Mofes did by the finger and power of God : They wouldbe Apes and Imitators tomake theworldbeleeve they did the fame thing, and by the fame power : but it was made manifeft that they were no other but Deceivers, Inchanters, Magicians, and wrought by the Devil, and fuchfball all thofe bedifcovered to be who pre tend to obey Chrift and work by the power of Chrift, but areno other then Dreamers, Inchanters, and Charmers. And who thefe were, that we may know them, he plainly layes them forth there ; They were men, that had theform of Godlineffe, but denied thepower. thereof For they were lovers ofthemfelves, boaffers, proud, blafpbemers, untbanl/ ful, unholy, Truce- breakers, false accufers,feirce, defpifers of thofe that were trulygood, lovers ofpleafure more then lovers of God : Ofthis fort are they which creep into Widows houfes9 and lead captive filly women : and thefe men make the lafi daies perillous times: And as Danner and Jambres, refilled, and affronted, and labourcd.to waken thecredit of him who came with true miracles, andwith the power of God : So thefe refill and oppofe, and counterfeit the Spiritual Mofes,as iftheir works were wrought in God, anddone by the power of Chrift; all which is no other but Magic(,. Sorcery, Delufion, Charming, and Inchantment. Alfo, take one place more, that in Efa. 8. 19. And whet theyThal fay untoyou, feekunto them that have familiarfpirits, and lento wizzards thatpeep and mutter ; fhould not a people feekunto their God? for the living to the dead ; To the Law and to the Teffimonies. If they fpea(not according to this word, it . is becaufe there is no light in them, Now according to the Letter, there are none in words will openly counfel to go
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