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for the surmounting of which assault, men must often meditate upon those same large & comfortable discourses that are put down and contained in God his word for their comfort in that behalf, and to hold them back from the fearful fall of renouncing god his truth, having their eye fast fixed also upon the particular deliverances, that God in all ages hath wrought for his children: which are as it were so many seals set unto the writing; that he vvill always deal so graciously with his children, as shall make most for his own glory. and their eternal comfort. Sometimes he deceiveth other some, and that no small some by the bare name and visor of the Church alone; as we may see in that miserable sect of seduced Papists (unjustly called, and claiming unto themselves: the name of Catholics) who willingly embrace under the title of the Church, every fabulous falsehood & corruption whatsoever, not only not looking upon the things, given or offered: which every wise man vvill do, least he receive poison in stead of wholesome and nourishing food: but also not considering the person of the giver, neither yet what right and authority he hath to bestow the things given; which blockishness of the adversaries, is rather to be lamented, because it is altogether void of common sense and reason, than largely or learnedly confuted: And yet we see that many good men have not spared to take great pains in that behalf, both by preaching & ⟨image 6⟩writing, to win seduced souls unto Cod. Sometimes he setteth before other some, either the hardness that there is, to descry the true Church from the false Church by, (remember I pray you that when I give the name Church, to corrupted and counterfeited assemblies, I do it by abusion, as they say) or else layeth out the great jars and dissentions, that many times are in the same, that so he may discourage them from joining themselves, to that holy society, And indeed by this assault he specially prevaileth against them that are in some forwardness to incline to the truth: And yet by reason of some certain weakness in them, are easily turned the one way or the other: but these men, for the better stay of themselves, are to know, that there must be heresies, even among the godly; that they which are approved among them might be known. 1 Cor. 11.19. and to be exhorted;

for the surmounting of vvhich assaulte, men muste often meditate vppon those same large & comfortable discourses that are put dovvn and conteined in God his vvord for their comfort in that behalfe, and to holde them back from the fearful fall of renouncing god his truth, hauing their eye fast fixed also vpon the particular deliuerances, that God in al ages hath vvroght for his children: vvhich are as it vvere so manye seales set vnto the vvriting; that he vvill alvvaies deale so graciouslye vvith his children, as shall make most for his ovvne glorie. and their eternall comfort. Sometimes he deceiueth other somme, and that no small some by the bare name and vizor of the Churche alone; as vve may see in that miserable sect of seduced Papists (vniustly called, and claiming vnto themselues: the name of Catholiques) vvhoe vvillingly embrace vnder the title of the Churche, euery fabulous falshood & corruptiō vvhatsoeuer, not only not looking vpon the things, giuen or offred: vvhich euery vvise man vvill doo, least he receiue poyson in steede of vvholsom and nourishing foode: but also not considering the personne of the giuer, neither yet vvhat right and authoritie he hath to bestovv the thinges giuen; vvhich blockishnesse of the aduersaries, is rather to be lamented, because it is altogether voide of common sense and reason, than largely or learnedly confuted: And yet vve see that manye good men haue not spared to take great paines in that behalfe, both by preaching &