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Fourthly, Gods severity and mercy hath been observable about the first planting of the Gospel. For when a people have lived rebelliously and sinfully under it a long time, then he takes it away, and gives it to another Nation. Thus God began with the Jews, told them, That to them the Word must be fi•st preached, but seeing they had rejected the counsel of God, they were to go to the Gentiles. And Rom 11. shows at large, how that the breaking off of the Jews, was the engrafting of the Gentiles. And thus, if we consider, those famous places, where the Word was at first planted, we shall see them for their barrenness and unfruitfulness turned into a dung hill. The seven Churches of Asia, Where are they? This Corinth, What is become of it? Those that would not obey Christ, whose yoke was easy, are forced to endure the iron chains and bonds of Mahom•t. Rome in this Apostles time had her faith published over the whole world, but is so apostatized, that her Idolatry and Heresy is as much proclaimed: Insomuch that the Epistle ad Romanos, is now in, or contra Romanos. The Epistle to the Romans is an Epistle against them, because of the gross corruption of those main points of Predestination and Justification, and other material points. Thus you see, how Gods administration is very various and dreadful, he gives it to one Nation, and takes it from another. It's the judgement of some men, That the Gospel will be taken from all these western parts of the world, and given to the East Indies, and other parts; but how certain this is, none can tell. In these later days, we hear not of any Heathenish Nation converted, some glimmering light the Natives in New-England have received, that is the most that hath been done lately ⟨p. 81⟩For as for the Jesuits boasting of their conversion of the Indians, the bloody cruelty and horrible violence they have used, deplored even by some of their own parties, makes that but a fable It's the opinion of all, That Heathens and Pagans are not to be compelled to the true Faith, because they are without the Church; and she hath nothing to do with those that are without the Church. Though Heretics, and such as are within may be compelled to the means of truth and salvation. Why then in these later days Heathenish Nations do not receive the faith, as in former times who can divine?

Fourthly, Gods severity and mercy hath been observable about the first planting of the Gospel. For when a people have lived rebelliously and sinfully under it a long time, then he takes it away, and gives it to another Nation. Thus God began with the Jews, told them, That to them the Word must be fist preached, but seeing they had rejected the counsel of God, they were to go to the Gentiles. And Rom 11. shews at large, how that the breaking off of the Jews, was the ingraffing of the Gentiles. And thus, if we consider, those famous places, where the Word was at first planted, we shall see them for their barrennesse and unfruitfulnesse turned into a dung hill. The seven Churches of Asia, Where are they? This Corinth, What is become of it? Those that would not obey Christ, whose yoke was easie, are forced to endure the iron chains and bonds of Mahomt. Rome in this Apostles time had her faith published over the whole world, but is so apostatized, that her Idolatry and Heresie is as much proclaimed: Insomuch that the Epistle ad Romanos, is now in, or contra Romanos. The Epistle to the Romans is an Epistle against them, because of the grosse corruption of those main points of Predestination and Justification, and other material points. Thus you see, how Gods administration is very various and dreadfull, he gives it to one Nation, and takes it from another. It's the judgement of some men, That the Gospel will be taken from all these western parts of the world, and given to the East Indies, and other parts; but how certain this is, none can tell. In these later dayes, we hear not of any Heathenish Nation converted, some glimmering light the Natives in New-England have received, that is the most that hath been done lately