creatures, the Sunne, Moonc, Swires, and Elements, 

 had power and authorise to doe good or harme to 

 men. And although God hath created all thefe things 

 for the vfe of man , yet hath he fb much forgottehinr- 

 felfe ? as to rife vpagainft him. Moreover 5 he hath imba- 

 iedhimfclfc to creatures that are infcriour vnto him- 

 felfc, wprfhipingand calling vpod their vvorkes, forfi- 

 king his Creator. As-thc Wile man faicth well in thefe 

 wordes, All men are vatic aftdabvfcd that have itotthz 

 # f ^ knowledge of God , feeing they could not know him, that />, 

 by the things that famed good vnto them: and although 

 they have behe id his workes , yet have they not at tamed to 

 know the anther and maker thereof, but they have beleeved 

 that thef.rejvwdcjfaift at re, the cow ft oft he flarres y great 

 rivers, with Sunns atidMoonc, were Gods and govern ours 

 cfthe world : and being in love with the beatttie ofthtfe 

 things, they thought they foouldefteeme them a* Gods. It Is 

 rea'bn they (liould consider how much more faire the 

 Creator is, feeing that he is the Author of beauties and 

 m'akcs all things/Moreover, if they admire the power 

 andeifeds of thefe things , thereby they may vnder- 

 ftandhovv much more mightiehee is that gave them 

 their being, for by the beautie and greatnes of rhecre- 

 atures,they may iudge \vhst the aMker is. Hitherto are 

 the wordes of the Booke of Wifedomc , from whence 

 \ve may draw a good and ftrowg argument, to over 

 throw the Idolatric of Infidclls Twho feeke rather to 

 fcrye the creature then the Creator , as the Apoftk 

 doth iuftly reprehend them. But for as much as this i^ 

 no t of our prefen t iiibied, and that it hathbeen fuffici- 

 ently treated of in die Sermons written againft the er 

 rors of the Indians, it (hall bee fufficientnow tofhew 

 that they did worihip the great God * and their vainc 



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