This, even this is a wonder of wonders, and an infallible demonstration of the divine virtue of the Christian religion, that it having so few to publish it, and such as they were, and being encountered by all the Princes and Potentates of the world, it should notwithstanding so strangely prevail, as within a short time to be universally spread over the face of the whole earth. Who can now say but that it was protected and prevailed by the power of God: for the power of all the world was against it: and if the Christian religion had been no better protected by God than by men, alas it had perished long ago, yea, it had never lived until this day, but it had been choked even at the first uprising, & as it were in the cradle or infancy thereof. Let all wits therefore throw down themselves, and let all tongues freely confess the divine virtue of the Christian religion, which could not be stopped or suppressed, but was so mighty, as that the power of all the world, and of all the devils in hell joining with them, was not able to stay the course and passage thereof, but that it did prevail, and that within short space over all the earth. And therefore the Christian religion (without all doubt) is ⟨image 32⟩the only true religion, which came down from heaven, being brought by Jesus Christ the true Messiah, from the bosom of God his father. Of which (having so many and so infallible arguments to prove to every mans sense the truth thereof) none can doubt except he will also doubt whether the eye doth see, the ear doth hear, and the heart doth understand: the evidence thereof is so clear and manifest, as that it is able, if not to convert, yet to convince all gain-sayers whosoever, and to make us that already profess, firmly to hold the same, knowing for certain, that the Christian Religion is the only true religion in the world, and that salvation is no where else to be sought. For run over all the religions of the world, and where shall you find any so pure, so divine, so powerful, so miraculous? It hath all the signs, tokens, arguments, and proofs that may be, for the splendent truth thereof, and to demonstrate that undoubtedly it came from God.
This, euen this is a wonder of wonders, and an infallible demonstration of the diuine vertue of the Christian religion, that it hauing so few to publish it, and such as they were, and beeing encountred by all the Princes and Potentates of the worlde, it shoulde notwithstanding so strangely preuaile, as within a short time to bée vniuersally spread ouer the face of the whole earth. Who can now say but that it was protected and preuailed by the power of God: for the power of all the world was against it: and if the Christian religion had béene no better protected by God than by men, alas it had perished long ago, yea, it had neuer liued vntill this day, but it had béene choked euen at the first vprising, & as it were in the cradle or infancie thereof. Let all wittes therefore throw downe themselues, and let all tongues fréely confesse the diuine vertue of the Christian religion, which could not bée stopped or suppressed, but was so mightie, as that the power of all the worlde, and of all the deuils in hel ioyning with them, was not able to stay the course and passage thereof, but that it did preuaile, and that within short space ouer all the earth. And therefore the Christian religion (without al doubt) is ⟨image 32⟩the onely true religion, which came downe from heauen, béeing brought by Iesus Christ the true Messias, from the bosome of God his father. Of which (hauing so many and so infallible arguments to prooue to euery mans sence the truth thereof) none can doubt except hée will also doubt whether the eye dooth see, the eare doth heare, and the heart dooth vnderstand: the euidence thereof is so cleare and manifest, as that it is able, if not to conuert, yet to conuince all gayne-sayers whosoeuer, and to make vs that alreadie professe, firmely to hold the same, knowing for certayne, that the Christian Religion is the onely true religion in the world, and that saluation is no where els to be sought. For run ouer all the religions of the worlde, and where shall you finde any so pure, so diuine, so powerfull, so miraculous? It hath all the signes, tokens, argumentes, and proofes that may bée, for the splendent truth thereof, and to demonstrate that vndoubtedly it came from God.
