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that can lament the death of Dido, which came by overloving Aeneas, and not lament his own death, which comes by not loving the Lord? Psal. 23.4. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear none evil. Calamity is this shadow; there is no comfort in it, but only the light and presence of CHRIST.

that can lament the death of Dido, which came by overloving Aeneas, and not lament his own death, which comes by not loving the Lord? Psal. 23.4. Though I walke thorow the valley of the shadow of death, I will feare none evill. Calamity is this shadow; there is no comfort in it, but onely the light and presence of CHRIST.

3 Caligo Ignorantiae, the darkness of Ignorance, the worst kind of cecity. The seeing man says in the night; Adsunt mihi oculi, sed deest lumen; The blind man says in the day; Adest lumen, sed desunt mihi oculi; The blind Papist among Christians may say, Here is light, but I have no eyes. The believing Christian among Papists must say; I have eyes, but here is no light. The Infidel fails in both; he hath neither an eye for the light, nor light for the eye: neither the Truth visible, nor an understanding capable; this is a wretched darkness. Pagans have Lucem nullam, a darkfull night: Papists have Lucem dubiam, a doubtful light, we call it Twi-light: we have Lucem lucidam, the broad day. Our eyes have seen thy salvation, Luke 2.30. When I considered well that same Popish doctrine, how they extol and obtrude ignorance to their people; yea, justify it to the world, and commend it as the special means to hold them to the line of obedience, and within the lists of Gods service. Me thought I did wonder, which of Satan's transformations had brought Rome to this inextricable darkness. First, he came like a Lion, roaring out Persecution, and blood: there he tried the Patience of the Church,