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not •mmediately by himself, but mediately by his Apostles, and Ministers; who otherwise durst never have been so bold. Neither was this a Personal promise, but re•ll to the Church, unto the end of the world. Now if this had been a cunning fable, •ome tale of Jupiter or Apollo, it could never have effected such a content of conscience, in forsaking of lands, liberties, wives, lives; in exposing us to calumnies, calamities, torments. Tell a Turk, the worshipper of a Mahomet, concerning riches, •onours, and carnal satisfactions that come to him by his Prophet; this pleaseth •is flesh and blood. But tell him of persecution, anguish, contempt, and death, which •is profession must call him to; he will none of that for any Idols sake. Yet preach CHRIST to the conscience, the value of the price he payed to redeem us: and then •et a thousand dangers stand in our way; prison, hunger, tyrants, torments, deaths, devils; we run through them all with patience, and overcome them with confidence. In •hese latter times, when the deluge of Popery overflowed; all piety was drowned, •itie and mercy lost, the Woman fled into the wilderness, Antichrist in his highest •uffe, Kings kissing his feet; when it was death to think of restoring the light. Yet against all clamours of Friars, excommunications of Popes, execrations of his Priests positions of Princes by sword and fire: the Truth was delivered from the jaws of error, set in a white chair of crystal sincerity, and most powerfully lodged in a bed •f peace. Where she reacheth forth to us her milken hand, guiding us to those everlasting doors, whereinto heresy and darkness shall never enter. O may this Sun shine to us, and our children after us, so long as the sun and moon in heaven en•ureth! Amen.

not •mmediately by himselfe, but mediately by his Apostles, and Ministers; who otherwise durst never have beene so bold. Neither was this a Personall promise, but rell to the Church, unto the end of the world. Now if this had beene a cunning fable, ome tale of Iupiter or Apollo, it could never have effected such a content of conscince, in forsaking of lands, liberties, wives, lives; in exposing us to calumnies, calamities, torments. Tell a Turke, the worshipper of a Mahomet, concerning riches, onours, and carnall satisfactions that come to him by his Prophet; this pleaseth is flesh and bloud. But tell him of persecution, anguish, contempt, and death, which is profession must call him to; he will none of that for any Idols sake. Yet preach CHRIST to the conscience, the value of the price he payed to redeeme us: and then et a thousand dangers stand in our way; prison, hunger, tyrants, torments, deaths, diels; we run through them all with patience, and overcome them with confidence. In hese latter times, when the deluge of Popery overflowed; all pietie was drowned, itie and mercie lost, the Woman fled into the wildernesse, Antichrist in his highest uffe, Kings kissing his feete; when it was death to thinke of restoring the light. Yet gainst al clamours of Friers, excommunications of Popes, execrations of his Priests ppositions of Princes by sword and fire: the Truth was delivered from the jawes of rror, set in a white chaire of chrystall sincerity, and most powerfully lodged in a bed f peace. Where she reacheth forth to us her milken hand, guiding us to those verlasting doores, whereinto heresie and darkenesse shall never enter. O may this Sun shine to us, and our children after us, so long as the sun and moone in heaven enureth! Amen.