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to_o stink_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n gen._n 34._o 30._o sure_o for_o moral_a honesty_n it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o even_o those_o heathen_n i_o have_v name_v marvailous_o exceed_v we_o in_o it_o and_o oh_o that_o christian_n will_v be_v make_v to_o blush_v at_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o christian_n that_o have_v the_o book_n of_o god_n for_o their_o direction_n where_o they_o may_v run_v and_o read_v their_o duty_n beside_o that_o book_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o only_a guide_n that_o people_n have_v to_o walk_v by_o yet_o that_o these_o who_o live_v in_o darkness_n and_o in_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n shall_v perform_v many_o of_o the_o strict_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n of_o bondage_n and_o christian_n who_o liâ—â—_n under_o a_o law_n of_o liberty_n liberty_n in_o and_o though_o christ_n jesus_n liberty_n i_o say_v for_o all_o those_o that_o do_v not_o abuse_v it_o shall_v be_v so_o blind_v with_o light_n that_o they_o perform_v not_o the_o thing_n no_o noâ—_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o most_o sad_a and_o horrible_a thing_n to_o consider_v what_o scandal_n there_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o christian_a religion_n by_o the_o looseness_n and_o remissness_n by_o the_o exorbitance_n of_o many_o which_o come_v among_o they_o who_o profess_v themselves_o christian_n of_o who_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v the_o native_n who_o live_v near_o the_o port_n where_o our_o ship_n arrive_v say_v thus_o in_o break_a english_a which_o they_o have_v get_v christian_a religion_n devil_n religion_n christian_n much_o drink_v christian_a much_o do_v wrong_n much_o beat_v much_o abuse_v other_o the_o unmatched_a extremity_n of_o tyranny_n and_o cruelty_n too_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o make_v it_o more_o cruel_a practise_v by_o the_o spaniard_n upon_o the_o people_n of_o west_n india_n be_v above_o all_o example_n and_o almost_o belief_n when_o their_o bloody_a outrage_n be_v such_o as_o make_v those_o wretched_a native_n to_o 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they_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o that_o after_o death_n they_o go_v to_o heaven_n upon_o which_o they_o give_v this_o judgement_n qualis_fw-la deus_fw-la iste_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la impuros_fw-la &_o sceleratos_fw-la filios_fw-la habet_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o christian_n which_o have_v such_o impure_a and_o wicked_a son_n and_o if_o he_o be_v like_o they_o there_o can_v be_v no_o goodness_n in_o he_o and_o if_o those_o christian_n go_v to_o heaven_n they_o will_v not_o desire_v to_o go_v thither_o for_o they_o will_v not_o be_v where_o the_o christian_n be_v and_o thus_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n the_o name_n of_o christianity_n by_o their_o most_o lewd_a and_o most_o cruel_a behaviour_n deride_v defame_v reproach_v by_o those_o which_o be_v infidel_n and_o paynim_n but_o to_o return_v again_o unto_o the_o people_n of_o east-india_n though_o the_o christian_n which_o come_v among_o they_o do_v not_o such_o horrible_a thing_n yet_o 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word_n of_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o peter_n in_o another_o case_n mat_n 16._o 17._o that_o flesh_n and_o blood_n have_v not_o reveal_v this_o unto_o they_o but_o certain_o it_o proceed_v from_o more_o than_o these_o and_o that_o be_v from_o those_o remnant_n &_o remain_n from_o those_o common_a impression_n &_o norion_n which_o be_v seal_v up_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o every_o one_o that_o have_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n a_o part_n of_o adam_n first_o integrity_n before_o his_o fall_n a_o substance_n or_o blessing_n in_o a_o tree_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v dead_a little_a spark_n rake_v up_o as_o it_o be_v under_o many_o ash_n which_o can_v never_o die_v nor_o be_v utter_o extinguish_v so_o long_o as_o the_o soul_n live_v hence_o the_o apostle_n speak_v this_o of_o the_o gentile_n ro_n 2._o 14_o 15._o that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o law_n do_v by_o nature_n the_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n which_o show_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n write_v in_o their_o heart_n etc._n etc._n but_o so_o much_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o morality_n of_o that_o people_n i_o come_v now_o to_o take_v notice_n section_n xv_o of_o their_o religion_n their_o priest_n their_o devotion_n their_o church_n etc._n etc._n and_o now_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o their_o religion_n i_o shall_v first_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n there_o profess_v that_o of_o the_o hindoe_n or_o heathen_n shall_v find_v a_o place_n wherein_o i_o may_v speak_v of_o it_o afterward_o but_o first_o of_o the_o mahometan_a religion_n because_o the_o great_a mogul_n with_o his_o grandee_n and_o allother_n of_o quality_n about_o he_o be_v mohometans_n which_o religion_n if_o it_o deserve_v that_o name_n take_v its_o first_o rise_n and_o begin_v to_o be_v profess_v in_o the_o world_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 620_o as_o have_v be_v observe_v by_o many_o writer_n the_o ringleader_n to_o
further_o section_n xvi_o of_o their_o votary_n where_o of_o the_o voluntary_a and_o sharp_a penance_n that_o people_n undergo_v of_o their_o lent_n and_o of_o their_o fast_n and_o feast_n etc._n etc._n among_o the_o mahometan_n there_o be_v many_o votary_n they_o call_v derveâ—ses_n who_o relinquish_v the_o world_n and_o spend_v all_o their_o day_n follow_v in_o solitude_n and_o retiredness_n expect_v a_o recompense_n as_o they_o say_v and_o be_v very_o well_o content_a to_o suffer_v and_o wait_v for_o it_o in_o that_o better_a life_n those_o very_a sharp_a and_o very_a strict_a penance_n which_o many_o of_o this_o people_n for_o the_o present_a voluntary_o undergo_v far_o exceed_v all_o those_o the_o romanist_n boast_v of_o for_o instance_n there_o be_v some_o who_o live_v alone_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o hill_n which_o be_v clothe_v or_o cover_v with_o tree_n and_o stand_v remote_a from_o any_o company_n and_o there_o spend_v the_o whole_a time_n of_o their_o follow_a life_n in_o contemplation_n stir_v not_o at_o all_o from_o the_o place_n they_o first_o fix_v on_o but_o ad_fw-la requisita_fw-la naturae_fw-la cry_v out_o continual_o in_o these_o or_o the_o like_a expression_n alla_fw-mi achabar_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n almighty_a look_n upon_o i_o i_o love_v thou_o i_o love_v not_o the_o world_n but_o i_o love_v thou_o and_o i_o doâ—_n all_o this_o for_o thy_o sake_n look_v upon_o i_o god_n almighty_n these_o after_o they_o thus_o retire_v never_o suffer_v the_o razor_n or_o scissors_n to_o come_v again_o upon_o their_o head_n and_o they_o let_v their_o naâ—les_n grow_v like_a unto_o bird_n claw_n as_o it_o be_v write_v of_o nabuchadnezzar_n dâ—n_n 4._o when_o he_o be_v drive_v out_o from_o the_o society_n of_o man_n this_o people_n after_o their_o retirement_n will_v choose_v rather_o to_o famish_v then_o to_o stir_v from_o their_o cell_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v relieve_v by_o the_o charity_n of_o other_o who_o take_v care_n to_o send_v they_o some_o very_a mean_a cover_n for_o their_o body_n for_o it_o must_v be_v such_o otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o it_o when_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n thereof_o and_o something_o for_o their_o bodily_a sustenance_n which_o must_v be_v of_o their_o courser_n food_n otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o take_v it_o and_o no_o more_o of_o that_o at_o one_o time_n than_o what_o be_v sufficicnt_v for_o the_o present_a support_n of_o nature_n some_o again_o impose_v long_a time_n of_o fast_v upon_o themselves_o and_o will_v take_v no_o food_n at_o all_o till_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n in_o they_o be_v almost_o quite_o spend_v and_o other_o there_o be_v among_o they_o they_o call_v religious_a man_n who_o wear_v nothing_o about_o they_o but_o to_o hide_v their_o shame_n and_o these_o like_o the_o mendicant_a friar_n beg_v for_o all_o they_o eat_v they_o usual_o live_v in_o the_o skirt_n or_o out_o side_n of_o great_a city_n or_o town_n and_o be_v like_o the_o man_n our_o bless_a saviour_n mention_n luk_n 8._o 27._o about_o the_o city_n of_o the_o gadarens_n which_o have_v devil_n and_o wear_v no_o clothes_n neither_o abode_n in_o any_o house_n but_o in_o the_o tomb_n and_o so_o do_v these_o make_v little_a fire_n in_o the_o day_n sleep_v at_o night_n in_o the_o warm_a ash_n thereof_o with_o which_o they_o besmear_v and_o discolour_v their_o body_n these_o ash-man_n will_v sometime_o take_v intoxicate_v thing_n which_o make_v they_o to_o talk_v wild_o and_o strange_o as_o some_o of_o our_o quaker_n do_v in_o their_o strange_a distemper_n and_o then_o the_o foolish_a common_a people_n will_v flock_v about_o they_o and_o believe_v they_o then_o prophesy_v harken_v unto_o they_o with_o all_o attention_n a_o very_a great_a difference_n betwixt_o that_o people_n and_o we_o for_o there_o they_o call_v madman_n prophet_n and_o among_o we_o there_o be_v many_o prophet_n which_o be_v account_v but_o mad_a man_n there_o be_v another_o sort_n among_o they_o call_v mendeâ—_n carry_v on_o likewise_o mere_o by_o misstakes_a and_o miss-conceiving_a in_o religion_n who_o like_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n mention_v 1._o k._n 18._o often_o cut_v their_o flâ—sh_n with_o knife_n and_o lancer_n other_o again_o i_o have_v there_o see_v who_o mere_o out_o of_o devotion_n put_v such_o mâ—ssie_a fetter_n of_o iron_n upon_o their_o leg_n as_o that_o they_o can_v scarce_o stir_v with_o they_o and_o then_o cover_v with_o blue_a mantle_n the_o colour_n of_o mourner_n in_o those_o part_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o be_v able_a go_v many_o mile_n in_o pilgrimage_n barefoot_a upon_o the_o hot_a parch_a ground_n to_o visit_v the_o sepulcher_n of_o their_o delude_a saint_n thus_o put_v themselves_o upon_o very_o great_a hardship_n and_o submit_v unto_o extreme_a sharp_a penance_n and_o all_o to_o no_o purpose_n o_o what_o pain_n will_v superstition_n put_v man_n unto_o it_o be_v say_v of_o idolater_n that_o they_o hasten_v after_o another_o god_n ps_n 16._o 4._o or_o they_o make_v post-haste_a after_o he_o the_o philistines_n flock_v early_a and_o in_o troop_n to_o the_o temple_n of_o their_o dagon_n a_o shame_n that_o christian_n shall_v go_v single_o and_o slow_o and_o many_o time_n late_o as_o they_o do_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o religious_a duty_n as_o schoolboy_n do_v very_o often_o with_o their_o lesson_n in_o mind_v every_o thing_n more_o than_o the_o business_n they_o be_v about_o what_o pity_v it_o be_v to_o see_v people_n so_o industrious_a in_o their_o miss-devotion_n in_o do_v thing_n very_o hard_o to_o be_v do_v which_o god_n never_o require_v at_o their_o hand_n which_o may_v make_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o if_o they_o be_v right_o make_v acquaint_v with_o what_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o do_v they_o will_v be_v careful_a in_o do_v it_o further_o it_o be_v very_o sad_a to_o consider_v if_o we_o think_v of_o many_o other_o bear_v in_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n that_o may_v be_v happy_a and_o 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