The crucifying of the world

Because they are so importunate every where for the Interest of the Pope, that the People presently smell it to be but a selfish secular design. 2. Because when they have taken them from their Heathenish Idolatry, and taken down their Images, they set up the Divine Worship of the Host, and the Cross, and the Religious worship of the Virgin Mary and the Saints, with prayers to them, in the stead, with such abundance of Ceremonious additions, that the people think it is as good be where they are; as if it were but the taking down one Daimon or Divus to set up another in a kind of emulation and they think that every Country should continue the worship of their ancient Patrons or Daimons. Whereas if we went among them, with the plain & pure Gospel, not sophisticated by these superstitions, with a simple intention of their spiritual good, without any designs of advantage to our selves, its like we might do much more, and might expect a greater blessing from God; as Mr. Eliot and his helpers find of their Blessed labours in New England, where if the languages, and remote habitations (or rather no habitations but dispersions) of the inhabitants did not deny them opportunity of speech, much more might be effected. And though the Mahometans are more cruel then the Heathens against any that openly speak against their superstition and deceit, yet God would persuade some, its like, to think it worth the loss of their lives to make some prudent attempt in some of those vast Tartarian or Indian Countries, where Christianity hath had least access and audience. As difficult works as these are, the Christian Princes and people ⟨image 32⟩are exceedingly too blame, that they have done no more in attempting them; and have not turned their private quarrels, into a common agreement for the good of the poor uncalled world.

Because they are so importunate every where for the Interest of the Pope, that the People presently smell it to be but a selfish secular design. 2. Because when they have taken them from their Heathenish Idolatry, and taken down their Images, they set up the Divine Worship of the Host, and the Cross, and the Religious worship of the Virgin Mary and the Saints, with prayers to them, in the stead, with such abundance of Ceremonious additions, that the people think it is as good be where they are; as if it were but the taking down one Daimon or Divus to set up another in a kind of emulation and they think that every Countrey should continue the worship of their antient Patrons or Daimons. Whereas if we went among them, with the plain & pure Gospel, not sophisticated by these superstitions, with a simple intention of their spiritual good, without any designs of advantage to our selves, its like we might do much more, and might expect a greater blessing from God; as Mr. Eliot and his helpers find of their Blessed labours in New England, where if the languages, and remote habitations (or rather no habitations but dispersions) of the inhabitants did not deny them opportunity of speech, much more might be effected. And though the Mahometans are more cruel then the Heathens against any that openly speak against their superstition and deceit, yet God would perswade some, its like, to think it worth the loss of their lives to make some prudent attempt in some of those vast Tartarian or Indian Countries, where Christianity hath had least access and audience. As difficult works as these are, the Christian Princes and people