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30.11. Be they never so many, we weigh not their numbers, so long as CHRIST is with us. It is his good spirit that can stanch the wounds, and dry up the festered blood wherewith our Syrophoenician woman, the Church hath been so long vexed. Indeed we must spend the Ink of our pens upon these creeping ring-worms: but be God only implored to cure the Lazar of his inveterate sore. They have not so many swords, as he hath shields: there cannot be so much venom in the seed of the Serpent, as there is Antidotes in the seed of the woman; saving health in Jesus Christ.

30.11. Be they never so many, we waigh not their numbers, so long as CHRIST is with us. It is his good spirit that can stanch the wounds, and dry up the festerd bloud wherewith our Syrophenician woman, the Church hath beene so long vexed. Indeed we must spend the Inke of our pens upon these creeping ring-wormes: but be God only implored to cure the Lazar of his inveterate sore. They have not so many swords, as he hath shields: there cannot be so much venome in the seed of the Serpent, as there is Antidotes in the seed of the woman; saving health in Iesus Christ.

They shall bring in;] here is the necessity, as the Apostle told us before of these Impostors; Erunt they shall be. Shall, though provision spend all her wit, and prevention all her strength; yet no avoiding it. Saint John tells us, that many spirits are gone abroad into the world, that would be tried before they be trusted. 2 Tim. 3.6. They creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, and led away with diverse lusts, Jud. ver. 16. You have the picture of them drawn to the life. Do you think it impossible for the truth to forsake some private breasts, yea even whole regions? This were a Popish conceit; so they give out of their infallible Rome; that she hath clipped the wings of Truth, as old Rome did once the wings of victory, that it might not flee away. This were to imagine the Holy Ghost bound to every Pulpit, as they bind him to their Chair. No, there shall be some perverters: some? yea too many. There be some yellow seeds that abound; we might well spare them, they mar the field. We daily pray for labourers in the Lords great harvest: but for such as labour for the Lord, not against the Lord. For such as row us in the vessel of the Church toward heaven; not such as hurry us in a man of war to bondage. For then we should complain of multitudes;