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proportionate_a to_o the_o second_o the_o spiritual_a delight_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o virtue_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o only_o the_o religious_a enjoy_v and_o whereof_o the_o other_o be_v deprive_v thus_o the_o great_a happiness_n be_v have_v of_o such_o as_o approve_v religion_n and_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o have_v lose_v it_o as_o for_o thing_n of_o delight_n appertain_v to_o the_o body_n if_o they_o be_v entangle_v with_o sin_n they_o can_v be_v account_v pleasure_n as_o before_o but_o rather_o a_o double_a torment_n to_o the_o guiltye_n conscience_n of_o those_o which_o for_o the_o repose_n and_o rest_n of_o delight_n offer_v a_o violence_n unto_o nature_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v only_o that_o wherein_o the_o irreligyous_a can_v exceed_v and_o his_o excess_n be_v in_o his_o own_o affliction_n for_o i_o have_v prove_v before_o that_o actuallye_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o religion_n or_o no_o that_o all_o other_o external_a thing_n which_o may_v be_v account_v good_n of_o the_o body_n fortune_n or_o any_o extrinsicall_a preferment_n as_o riches_n honour_n peace_n rule_n and_o other_o prerogative_n of_o glory_n dignity_n &_o such_o delight_n have_v ever_o be_v more_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a to_o the_o religeous_a then_o to_o the_o impious_a and_o that_o this_o irreligious_a generation_n which_o only_o seek_v for_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n and_o to_o be_v free_a from_o misery_n by_o many_o decree_n have_v ever_o in_o this_o life_n be_v more_o afflict_v than_o the_o rest_n if_o it_o have_v ever_o chance_v so_o in_o former_a time_n though_o we_o shall_v deny_v the_o provydence_n of_o god_n to_o do_v the_o like_a in_o future_a age_n yet_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v rule_v by_o fortune_n and_o come_v by_o chance_n fortune_n be_v as_o like_a to_o favour_v professor_n of_o religion_n hereafter_o as_o heretofore_o and_o natural_a reason_n teach_v we_o that_o of_o necessity_n it_o must_v be_v so_o for_o there_o never_o be_v
lamentable_a experience_n we_o know_v that_o jew_n mahumetanes_n and_o other_o infidel_n have_v live_v in_o england_n without_o any_o distinction_n or_o different_a sign_n from_o christian_n such_o as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o wear_v in_o catholic_a country_n and_o further_o their_o wicked_a book_n as_o koran_n of_o mahumet_n &_o such_o other_o have_v be_v use_v and_o peruse_v of_o many_o unfit_a reader_n and_o examiner_n of_o such_o blasphemy_n etc._n and_o diverse_a protestant_n not_o only_o in_o germany_n and_o other_o place_n but_o of_o england_n have_v forsake_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o become_v circumcise_a miscreant_n i_o will_v brieflye_v in_o few_o reason_n prove_v the_o falsehood_n and_o error_n of_o all_o external_a infidel_n such_o as_o suppose_v the_o probation_n of_o so_o manifest_a a_o verity_n to_o be_v superfluos_fw-la may_v pass_v they_o over_o and_o begin_v with_o my_o argument_n against_o protestant_n and_o other_o internal_a enemy_n ¶_o chap._n ii_o the_o 1._o argum_fw-la for_o catholic_a christian_n religion_n against_o all_o external_a misbeliever_n ground_v upon_o the_o plain_a confession_n of_o all_o our_o great_a profess_a enemy_n upon_o who_o authority_n all_o other_o worship_n be_v found_v i_o suppose_v all_o know_a infidel_n and_o misbeliever_n set_v heretic_n one_o side_n with_o who_o i_o must_v deal_v in_o my_o next_o reason_n to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o â—â—mies_n â—â—sol_n and_o tide_n either_o of_o jew_n mâ—hâ—metaneâ—_n or_o idolation_n pagan_n for_o â—either_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n historian_n or_o traâ—â—ylors_n of_o country_n mâ—ke_v mention_n of_o more_o neither_o can_v i_o pâ—rceâ—â—â—_n in_o reason_n how_o any_o man_n not_o profess_v himself_o a_o christian_n be_v forâ—oâ—â—en_v and_o lesâ—_n out_o in_o that_o division_n for_o 〈◊〉_d the_o diveâ—siâ—â—e_n of_o misbelief_n towâ—dâ—_n châ—ist_o or_o deny_v he_o must_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—tension_n the_o diâ—ersitie_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o misbelieve_a or_o deny_v than_o all_o infidel_n either_o veterlie_o deny_v christ_n both_o in_o figure_n and_o verytie_n as_o general_o the_o gentile_n do_v neither_o receive_v he_o for_o the_o messiah_n inst_n or_o expect_v any_o other_o to_o worship_n but_o yield_a reverence_n to_o idol_n and_o feign_a god_n thal._n or_o else_o they_o confess_v he_o in_o figure_n and_o expectation_n before_o he_o come_v and_o in_o voâ—â—y_n &_o at_o his_o come_n deny_v he_o and_o sach_n be_v jew_n alcoran_n or_o eâ—â—e_v both_o confess_v before_o his_o come_n that_o he_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o world_n and_o after_o he_o be_v come_v do_v acknowledge_v his_o come_n but_o not_o in_o that_o manner_n wherein_o he_o be_v promise_v or_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o come_v or_o he_o alone_o but_o allow_v a_o other_o as_o mâ—humet_n and_o mahumetanes_n do_v confess_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v the_o true_a messiah_n and_o prophet_n promise_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o deny_v his_o divinity_n and_o receive_v mahumet_n a_o seducer_n for_o a_o prophet_n so_o that_o we_o see_v all_o infidel_n eâ—ther_o be_v jew_n mahumetanes_n or_o idolatrous_a pagan_n now_o to_o conclude_v the_o only_a truth_n and_o verytie_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o falsehood_n of_o all_o thâ—se_a erroneous_a worship_n by_o their_o own_o confession_n and_o testimony_n in_o such_o sort_n in_o one_o argument_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o jew_n by_o the_o very_a ground_n of_o his_o own_o religion_n or_o a_o pagan_a by_o the_o rule_n &_o ground_n of_o paganism_n or_o a_o mahometan_a by_o the_o law_n of_o mahumet_n to_o deny_v my_o argument_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o any_o of_o those_o misbeliever_n can_v desire_v i_o must_v suppose_v that_o which_o every_o jew_n pagan_n and_o mahometan_a will_v willing_o grant_v and_o all_o history_n and_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n affirm_v to_o be_v true_a that_o in_o every_o one_o of_o those_o profession_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a know_a rule_n and_o proposer_n of_o religion_n of_o who_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v instruct_v what_o to_o believe_v and_o do_v in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o their_o religion_n for_o if_o every_o man_n may_v have_v be_v a_o square_a and_o measure_n to_o himself_o no_o common_a worship_n or_o reverence_n can_v have_v be_v exercise_v among_o they_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o experience_n and_o sufficient_a testimony_n do_v prove_v there_o be_v therefore_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o christ_n when_o they_o be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o in_o true_a religion_n as_o both_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v now_o and_o christian_n confess_v and_o mahumet_n do_v not_o deny_v we_o all_o consent_n that_o the_o law_n which_o be_v deliver_v to_o moses_n and_o by_o moses_n to_o the_o israelite_n be_v the_o true_a worship_n and_o religion_n of_o god_n 26._o give_v and_o command_v by_o he_o by_o the_o testimony_n and_o sign_n of_o many_o and_o wonderful_a miracle_n and_o for_o the_o special_a protection_n of_o that_o people_n in_o true_a reverence_n and_o duty_n to_o he_o until_o by_o their_o disobedient_a apostasy_n they_o forsake_v he_o he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v they_o a_o high_a priest_n of_o who_o they_o be_v to_o be_v instruct_v 17._o if_o any_o difficult_a or_o doubtful_a thing_n shall_v happen_v but_o give_v they_o holy_a prophet_n inspire_v with_o knowledge_n to_o directe_v they_o and_o further_o command_v the_o same_o moses_n to_o make_v a_o propitiatory_a or_o oracle_n of_o most_o pure_a gold_n 5._o contain_v two_o cubit_n and_o half_a in_o length_n and_o a_o cubitte_n and_o half_a in_o breadth_n with_o a_o golden_a cherubin_n or_o angel_n on_o either_o side_n out_o of_o which_o place_n he_o promise_v to_o give_v answer_n and_o direction_n to_o that_o people_n and_o thither_o the_o high_a priest_n ressort_v to_o consult_v with_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n in_o matter_n of_o doubt_n or_o distress_n so_o that_o they_o which_o be_v thus_o teach_v either_o by_o prophet_n immediate_o and_o internallie_o illuminate_v of_o god_n or_o the_o high_a priest_n instruct_v likewise_o of_o he_o or_o of_o god_n himself_o give_v answer_n in_o that_o oracle_n can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v deceive_v for_o the_o misterye_n which_o be_v so_o reveal_v unto_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v true_a after_o this_o manner_n the_o pagan_a gentile_n proceed_v in_o the_o same_o matter_n for_o the_o god_n and_o idol_n they_o worship_v be_v divelle_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v 95._o and_o their_o destruction_n and_o utter_a ruin_n and_o other_o argument_n have_v prove_v which_o always_o be_v enemy_n to_o god_n and_o imitator_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o worship_n appoint_a flamen_n and_o archflaman_n as_o high_a priest_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o they_o and_o teach_v idolatry_n to_o their_o worshipper_n this_o all_o historian_n witness_v and_o country_n can_v record_n and_o england_n itself_o where_o so_o many_o archflaman_n and_o flamen_n be_v mon_fw-fr as_o in_o london_n gloucester_n and_o other_o place_n almost_o 30._o in_o number_n beside_o which_o they_o appoint_v certain_a oracle_n where_o themselves_o will_v give_v responce_n which_o be_v account_v for_o the_o high_a sentence_n in_o the_o pagan_a religion_n for_o be_v the_o sentence_n of_o their_o god_n as_o they_o call_v they_o who_o they_o do_v reverence_n no_o great_a or_o more_o infallible_a judgement_n can_v be_v expect_v such_o be_v the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n jupiter_n etc._n and_o at_o delphos_n memphis_n hermopolis_n rome_n london_n and_o almost_o of_o every_o city_n but_o beside_o these_o because_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o eternal_a beatitude_n concern_v all_o man_n and_o he_o will_v have_v no_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o excusable_a ignorance_n in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a moment_n he_o have_v true_a prophet_n among_o they_o for_o their_o instruction_n as_o job_n sibillae_n erithaea_n cumena_n and_o the_o rest_n and_o other_o prophet_n as_o their_o own_o author_n bear_v witness_v always_o to_o have_v be_v in_o great_a reputation_n and_o their_o write_n most_o religiousllie_v keep_v and_o believe_v last_o etc._n concern_v the_o mahumetanes_n their_o seducer_n know_v it_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n that_o no_o true_a supernatural_a religion_n can_v be_v ordain_v by_o man_n a_o natural_a creature_n feign_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o prophette_v send_v from_o god_n and_o to_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o that_o religion_n which_o his_o koran_n contain_v which_o be_v the_o chief_a rule_n of_o the_o mahumetanes_n to_o this_o day_n religion_n thus_o be_v manifest_a whereupon_o the_o religion_n of_o jew_n pagan_n and_o mahumetanes_n be_v and_o be_v found_v i_o will_v now_o show_v how_o they_o all_o demonstrative_o prove_v against_o themselves_o the_o only_o truth_n of_o christian_n doctrine_n and_o condemn_v their_o own_o for_o most_o erroneous_a and_o ridiculous_a and_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o pagan_a gentile_n
thalmud_n itself_o and_o all_o the_o world_n can_v tell_v not_o only_o that_o christ_n jesus_n descend_v of_o king_n david_n parentage_n and_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o city_n of_o bethlem_n 11._o but_o that_o above_o 1500._o year_n ago_o the_o family_n of_o king_n david_n by_o express_a command_n of_o vespasian_n that_o not_o one_o shall_v be_v leave_v alive_a that_o descend_v of_o that_o line_n be_v destroy_v because_o he_o know_v the_o messiah_n be_v of_o that_o lineage_n and_o soon_o after_o the_o city_n of_o bethlem_n be_v quite_o desolate_a and_o overthrow_v adrian_n in_o the_o time_n of_o adrian_n the_o emperor_n therefore_o as_o in_o the_o former_a reason_n this_o sign_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o any_o false_a or_o forge_a messiah_n to_o come_v for_o neither_o the_o town_n unknown_a nether_a the_o family_n either_o whole_o root_v out_o or_o most_o uncertainlie_o cofound_v with_o the_o rest_n can_v be_v a_o certain_a sign_n of_o so_o sure_a notice_n as_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v discern_v by_o etc_n three_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o jew_n offer_v in_o jerusalem_n their_o priesthood_n sacrament_n &_o ceremony_n of_o their_o religion_n there_o practise_v be_v most_o honourable_a in_o that_o people_n &_o not_o unknown_a to_o the_o great_a kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o as_o they_o have_v be_v keep_v &_o celebrate_v there_o with_o so_o great_a applause_n &_o concorse_n of_o so_o many_o nation_n 1400._o year_n together_o so_o they_o can_v not_o cease_v &_o be_v take_v away_o but_o with_o the_o knowledge_n &_o wonder_n of_o many_o people_n the_o cease_v of_o these_o thing_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o come_n of_o the_o mesias_n as_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n 1.2.3.5.6.24.28.25.29.32.48_o jeremy_n malachi_n osee_n isaiah_n &_o other_o and_o the_o sibyl_n themselves_o among_o the_o gentile_n have_v most_o playnelie_o describe_v but_o soon_o after_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n all_o these_o do_v cease_v jerusalem_fw-la their_o city_n where_o these_o 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deserve_v worship_n chap._n 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o divyne_a providence_n towards_o man_n and_o all_o creature_n for_o he_o and_o his_o religious_a duty_n for_o the_o same_o chap._n 4._o religion_n evident_o needful_a to_o obtain_v a_o supernatural_a and_o euerlastinge_a felicity_n for_o the_o immortal_a soul_n of_o man_n which_o can_v neither_o find_v any_o end_n in_o this_o life_n or_o perish_v in_o death_n chap._n 5._o the_o testymonie_n of_o holy_a scripture_n most_o certain_o reveal_v of_o god_n and_o their_o infallible_a authority_n chap._n 6._o the_o practice_n and_o evydence_n of_o all_o natyon_n state_n of_o people_n and_o particular_a parson_n chap._n 7._o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o intellectual_a creature_n chap._n 8._o the_o most_o certain_a and_o miraculous_a testimony_n of_o god_n chap._n 9_o the_o testimony_n and_o example_n of_o all_o creature_n even_o unsensible_a render_v a_o kind_n of_o reverence_n chap._n 10._o extraordinary_a punishment_n impose_v upon_o the_o irreligious_a for_o their_o impiety_n and_o rebellion_n of_o all_o creature_n against_o they_o for_o that_o cause_n chap._n 11._o the_o miraculous_a obedience_n and_o submission_n of_o all_o creature_n to_o the_o religious_a chap._n 12._o the_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o religious_a for_o which_o the_o epicure_n deny_v religyon_n be_v a_o manifest_a proof_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o the_o temporal_a honour_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o religious_a be_v often_o great_a and_o their_o misery_n less_o than_o of_o the_o irreligious_a chap._n 14._o the_o temporal_a honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o catholic_a christian_n in_o particular_a great_a and_o their_o affliction_n lest_o chap._n 15._o if_o by_o impossibility_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o reward_n for_o religion_n or_o punishment_n for_o irreligion_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o condition_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o religious_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v chap._n 16._o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o 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