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And because those had not the knowledge ⟨p. 56⟩of God, therefore they worshipped Mars & Cupid, sun and moon, beasts & serpents: so the Philistines worshipped Dagon, ¹the Ephesians worshipped Diana, the Assyrians Nesroch, the Israelites worshipped a calf, Jeroboam worshipped Beelzebub, the Moabites worshipped Chamos, the Samaritans did worship unto Baal: so the truth seemeth falsehood, and error seemeth truth. As for example, that the world should be made of nothing, that the word became flesh, that God and man was joined together in one body, then one man may be righteous in the righteousness of another which is Christ, and that the dead shall rise again, these seemed foolishness unto the Gentiles, neither could they believe them. No more can some Gentiles amongst us at this day, which are but natural men, therefore they do not believe them: for when they professed them selves to be wise they became fools, saith the holy Ghost.

And because those had not the knowledge ⟨p. 56⟩of God, therfore they worshipped Mars & Cupid, sunne and moone, beasts & serpēts: so the Philistines worshipped Dagō, ¹the Ephesians worshipped Diana, the Assyrians Nesroch, the Israelites worshipped a calf, Ieroboā worshipped Belzebub, the Moabites worshipped Chamos, the Samaritanes did worship vnto Baall: so the truth seemeth falshood, and error seemeth truth. As for example, that the world should be made of nothing, that the word became flesh, that God and man was ioyned together in one bodie, then one man may be righteous in the righteousnes of another which is Christ, and that the dead shall rise againe, these seemed foolishnesse vnto the Gentiles, neither could they beleeue them. No more can some Gentiles amongst vs at this day, which are but naturall men, therefore they do not beleeue them: for when they professed them selues to be wise they became fools, saith the holy Ghost.

1. 1Jud. 5. Act. 19.