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From these two rules it will follow, that the best of the three forenamed religions, is no worship of God, but of the Devil: for all of them have such worship as is devised by man, & not of God; The Jew worships God out of Christ; and so doth the Turk: yea and the Papists worship God, but yet out of the true Christ; for (as hath been showed elsewhere) the Christ of the Papists is a counterfeit Christ. And in many other points of their religion, there is apparent repugnancy to the word of God: yea of their sacrifice of the Mass, we may as truly say as the Apostle did of heathen idol worship, that they sacrifice not unto God, but to the Devil; for therein is as vile, accursed and abominable idolatry, as ever was devised by man. So that it is plain the Devil doth mightily prevail in causing men to worship him. Yea he prevaileth thus not only in the world, but in Gods Church; for all such as (notwithstanding their outward profession) have their hearts set upon the world, more eagerly affecting the honours, profits and pleasures thereof then God and his word, do in deed and truth worship the Devil; for he is the ^aGod of this world, ruling in the heart of the children of disobedience, by the baits of honour, profit and pleasure he steals mens hearts from God, and so herein they doing the will of the Devil, must needs worship him; for look whereon a man seteth his heart, that he maketh his God.

From these two rules it will follow, that the best of the three forenamed religions, is no worship of God, but of the Diuell: for all of them haue such worship as is deuised by man, & not of God; The Iew worships God out of Christ; and so doth the Turke: yea and the Papists worship God, but yet out of the true Christ; for (as hath beene shewed elsewhere) the Christ of the Papists is a counterfet Christ. And in many other points of their religion, there is apparent repugnancy to the word of God: yea of their sacrifice of the Masse, wee may as truly say as the Apostle did of heathen idol worship, that they sacrifice not vnto God, but to the Diuell; for therein is as vile, accursed and abominable idolatrie, as euer was deuised by man. So that it is plaine the Diuel doth mightily preuaile in causing men to worship him. Yea hee preuaileth thus not onely in the world, but in Gods Church; for all such as (notwithstanding their outward profession) haue their hearts set vpon the world, more eagerly affecting the honours, profits and pleasures thereof then God and his word, do in deed and truth worship the Diuell; for hee is the