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lecved, that of all the hearts of the earth , there is one 

 alone in heaven like vnto them, the which hath care of 

 their procreation and increafe. And To they did obferve 

 and-worfhip divers ftarres , as thofe which they called 

 ChMAn^TopAtarca^Mamantin, Mirco, Miquiquicay, and 

 many other. So as it feemed they approached fome- 

 what neere the propofitions ofP/atoes Idecs. The Mex^ 

 icaines almoft in the fame maner after the fuprcamc 

 God,worfhiped the Sunne: And therefore they called 

 HernwdoCoru^) as he hath written in a letter fen t vn 

 to theEniperour Charles thefift.J Sonneof the Sunne, 

 for his care and courage to cornpafie the earth. But 

 they made their greateft adoration to an Idol called 

 VitzAlifuzstlijhz which in all this region they called the 

 moft puiflant and Lord of all things : for this caufe the 

 Mexicawes built him a Temple , the greateft 5 thcfai- 

 reft, the higheft , and the moft fumptuous of all o- 

 ther.The fcituation & beautie thercof,may wel be con- 

 iedured by theruincs which yet remainein the midft 

 of the Cittic of Mexico&ut heere the Mexicaines Idola- 

 trie hath bin more pernicious and hurtfull then that of 

 the/#f#4*, as wee fhall fee plainer heereafter, for that 

 the greateft part of their adoration and idolatrie, was 

 imployed to Idols,andnot to naturall things,although 

 they did attribute naturall cflfeds to thefe Idolls , as 

 raine, multiplication of cattell, warre, and generation, 

 CTenasthc Greekesand Latins have forged Idolls of 

 Pbcebufy tJMercurie^ lupiter, rjMiwrvAyandotCWars. 

 To conclude, who fo (hall neercly looke into it , (hall 

 findcthis manner which theDivell hath vfed to de 

 ceive the Indians, to be the fame wherewith heehath 

 deceived the Greekes and Romans, and other ancient 

 Gentiles 3 giving them to vnderftand that thefe notable 



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