The Turks & the Jews at this day, & others ⟨image 113⟩the enemies of the cross of Christ, think there is no other true religion but theirs: & in it they are wonderful zealous, and stand in it unto death: no persuasion nor force can remove them. When the people of Ephesus heard of the 1preaching of Paul, they raised uproar, and filled the City full of tumult: they caught Gaius and Aristarchus men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions in his journey, and would have slain them: they made an outcry, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians, she is a goddess, she hath made Heaven and Earth, we have put our trust in her, we will call upon her, and she will hear us. Christ she weth his Disciples, 2The brother shall betray the brother to death & the father the son, & the children shall rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die, and ye shall be hated of all men for my Name. For zeal to their GOD, the Priests of Baal cut themselves with knives 3and lancers. Through zeal, many fathers slew their own children, and burnt them quick in fire, in the honour of the Idol Moloch. Circumcelliones, which were a sort of Heretics sprung out of the Donatists about 420. years after Christ, through zeal murdered one another, they threw them selves down from high rocks and destroyed them selves, and thought that, the only way to please God: so hot and fervent was their devotion. The ⟨image 114⟩children of light have seldom suffered more, or more willingly, or with more affiance, then the children of darkness: so strived they for God, but against God: and abused his name against him self, and wittingly and willingly went down to Hell. They have great zeal and earnest desire of the glory of GOD, but not according to knowledge. They contented them selves with that they had received of their Fathers, & would seek no further they thought they did serve GOD, but they blasphemed the Name of the Son of GOD. In such sort did God suffer them to walk in the blindness of their heart. In the latter day many shall say 4unto Christ, Lord, Lord, have we not by thy Name prophesied? and by thy Name cast out Devils? & by thy Name done many great works? We have prayed, and given alms for thy sake: was it not done of zeal & devotion towards thee?
The Turks & the Iewes at this day, & others ⟨image 113⟩the enemies of the crosse of Christ, thinke there is no other true religion but theirs: & in yt they are woonderfull zealous, and stande in it vnto death: no perswasion nor force can remooue them. When the people of Ephesus heard of the 1preaching of Paul, they raysed vproare, and filled the Citie full of tumult: they caught Gaius and Aristarchus men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions in his iourney, and woulde haue slayne them: they made an outcrie, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians, she is a goddesse, she hath made Heauen and Earth, we haue put our trust in her, we will call vpon her, and she will heare vs. Christ she weth his Disciples, 2The brother shal betray the brother to death & the father the sonne, & the childrē shal rise against their parents, and shall cause them to die, and ye shal be hated of al men for my Name. For zeale to their GOD, the Priestes of Baal cut themselues with kniues 3and launcers. Through zeale, manie fathers slewe their owne children, and burnte them quicke in fire, in the honour of the Idol Moloch. Circumcelliones, which were a sorte of Heretikes sprong out of the Donatistes about 420. yeeres after Christ, through zeale murthered one another, they threwe them selues downe from high rockes and destroyed them selues, and thought that, the onely way to please God: so hot and feruent was their deuotion. The ⟨image 114⟩children of light haue seldome suffered more, or more willingly, or with more affiance, then the children of darkenesse: so striued they for God, but against God: and abused his name agaynst him selfe, and wittingly and willingly went downe to Hell. They haue great zeale and earnest desire of the glorye of GOD, but not according to knowledge. They contented them selues with that they had receiued of their Fathers, & would seeke no further they thought they did serue GOD, but they blasphemed the Name of the Sonne of GOD. In suche sorte did God suffer them to walke in the blindenesse of their heart. In the latter day many shall say 4vnto Christ, Lorde, Lorde, haue wee not by thy Name prophecied? and by thy Name cast out Diuels? & by thy Name done many greate workes? Wee haue prayed, and giuen almes for thy sake: was it not done of zeale & deuotion towardes thee?
- 1Act. 19.
- 2Mat. 10.
- 31. King 18.
- 4Mat. 7.
