Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

But God, as it afterwards appeared, had another work to bring about, and the time of entering upon it was now fully come. At the same time, that Luther set himself to oppose the pardons in Germany, Zwinglius did the same Switzerland. And both of them, taking occasion from the work, they first engaged in, to search the Scriptures, so to find out the Truth of Religion, which they discovered to be horribly abused by the Pope and his Agents, proceeded farther in their discovery, then at first they were aware of. Many Nations, Princes, and people, multitudes of learned and pious men, up and down the world, that had long groaned under the bondage of the Papal yoke, and grieved for the horrible abuse of the worship of God, which they were forced to see and endure, hearing, that God had stirred up some learned men seriously to oppose those corruptions in Religion, which they saw and mourned under, speedily either countenanced them, or joined themselves with ⟨p. 268⟩them. It fell out indeed, as it was morally impossible it should be otherwise, that multitudes of learned men undertaking, without advising or consulting one with another, in several far distant Nations, the discovery of the Papal Errors, and the Reformation of Religion, some of them had different apprehensions and persuasions in, and about some points of doctrine, and parts of Worship of no great weight and importance. And, he that shall seriously consider, what was the state of things, when they began their work, who they were, how educated, what prejudices they had to wrestle with, and remember withal, that they were all Men; will have ten thousand times more cause to admire at their agreement in all fundamentals, then at their difference about some lesser things. However, whatever were their personal failings and infirmities, God was pleased to give testimony to the upright ness and integrity of their hearts; and to bless their endeavours with such success, as answered in some measure the Primitive work of planting and propagating ⟨p. 269⟩the Gospel. The small sallies of our Author upon them in some legends about what Luther should say or do, deserve not the least notice from men, who will seriously contemplate the hand, power, and wisdom of God in the work accomplished by them.

But God, as it afterwards appeared, had another work to bring about, and the time of entring upon it was now fully come. At the same time, that Luther set himself to oppose the pardons in Germany, Zwinglius did the same Switzerland. And both of them, taking occasion from the work, they first engaged in, to search the Scriptures, so to find out the Truth of Religion, which they discovered to be horribly abused by the Pope and his Agents, proceeded farther in their discovery, then at first they were aware of. Many Nations, Princes, and people, multitudes of learned and pious men, up and down the world, that had long groaned under the bondage of the Papal yoke, and grieved for the horrible abuse of the worship of God, which they were forced to see and endure, hearing, that God had stirred up some learned men seriously to oppose those corruptions in Religion, which they saw and mourned under, speedily either countenanced them, or joyned themselves with