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[1] The reformed church is much diminished. The Reformation in the former times of it, as was observed before, was supposed […] take place through one half of Christendom, excepting the […] church; or that there were as many Protestants as Papists. But now it is not so; the Protestant church is much diminished. Heretofore ⟨p. 234⟩there have been multitudes of Protestants in France; many famous Protestant churches were all over that country, who used to me•• together in synods, and maintain a very regular discipline; and great part of that kingdom were Protestants. The Protestant church of France was a great part of the glory of the Reformation. But now it is far otherwise: this church is all broken to pieces and scattered. The Protestant religion is almost wholly rooted out of that kingdom by the cruel persecutions which have been there, a•d there are now but very few Protestant assemb••es in all tha• kingdom. The Protestant interest is also greatly diminished in Germany. There were several sovereign princes […] who were Protestants, whose successors are now Papists; […] particularly, the Elector Palatine, and the Elector of […]. The kingdom of Bohemia was formerly a Protestant kingdom, but is now in the hands of the Papists▪ and so Hungary was formerly a Protestant country; bu• the Protestants there have been greatly •edu•ed, and in a great measure subdued, by the persecutions that have been there. And the Protestant interest has no way remarkably gained gro•n• of late of the church of Rome.

[1] The reformed church is much diminished. The Reformation in the former times of it, as was observed before, was supposed 〈…〉 take place through one half of Christendom, excepting the 〈…〉 church; or that there were as many Protestants as Papists. But now it is not so; the Protestant church is much diminished. Heretofore