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It is far better to suffer, then to offer wrong. Let savage persecution sit under the Ensigns of wolves; meekness and patience be our arms and armours.

It is far better to suffer, then to offer wrong. Let sauage persecution sit vnder the Ensignes of wolues; meekenes and patience be our armes and armours.

This outward malady of a Church, Persecution discovers the malignity of it self in many extensions. Especially, 1. in martyring her professors 2. in treason against her Sovereigns, 3. in seducing her Seers.

This outward malady of a Church, Persecution discouers the malignity of it selfe in many extentions. Especially, 1. in martyring her professors 2. in treason against her Soueraignes, 3. in seducing her Seers.

1 Martyrdom, God hath in all ages of his Church suffered some witnesses of his holy truth to be purified like gold in the fire. Though they are blessed that have so suffered, & the Church hath in conclusion gained by this loss. yet during the turbulent working of these thunder exhalations in our air, we have lamented miseram regionis f•ciem, the miserable state of our country, whose face hath bin scratched and torn by the bloody nails of these persecuting bears, Needs must the land be sick, where the Governors, like ill Physicians have purged away the good humour, and left the bad behind them. When they have imprisoned stripped, scourged, famished, drowned, burnt the innocent, and rewarded the wretched instruments of such deeds. When ⟨p. 45⟩the poor infant falling out (by the midwifery of fire) from the mothers womb. hath been call back again into the others flames. When the bodies and bones of the dead, which by the law of nature should rest in quiet have been digged out of their Sepulchres,