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middeft of their Campc, and there placed the Arke vp- 

 pon an altare, in the fame manner as they have vfed in 

 the holy Chriftian Church. This done, they fowed 

 their land for bread and pulfes, which they vfed : and 

 they were fo addi&ed to the obedience of their god, 

 that if he commanded them to gather, they gathered, 

 but if he commanded them to raife their campe, all 

 was left there for the nourifhment of the aged, ficke^ 

 andwearie, which they left purpofcly from place to 

 place, that they might people it, pretending by this 

 meanes, that all the land fliould remaine inhabited by 

 their Nation. This going forth and peregrination of ^ 

 the Mexicames, will happily feeme like to that of Egyft , 

 and to the way which the children of 7/JW//made, fee- 

 ing that they, as well as thofe, were warned to go forth, 

 and to feeke the land of prornife, and both the one, and 

 the other, carried their god for their guide, confulted 

 with the arke,and made him a tabernacle, a'nd he advi- 

 fed themj giving them lawesand ceremonies,and both 

 the one, and the other,fpake many yeares in their voy 

 age to their promifed land , where we obfervethere- 

 fembhnce of many other things,as thchiftpries^of the 

 Mexicainss do report , and the holy fcripture teftifie of 

 the Ifraelites. And without doubt it is a true thing,that - 

 theDivell the prince of pride, hath laboured by the 

 fuperftitions of this Nation, to counterfaite & imitate 1 

 that which the mod high God did with this Nation: 

 for as is (aid before, Satan hath a ftrange defire to com* 

 pare and make himfrlfe equal with God.-foas this mor- 

 tall enemy hath pretended falfely to vfurpe what com 

 munication and familiaritie he hath pleafed with men. 

 Was there everdivell found fo familiarly converfant 

 tvith mcn,as this divell ritztifut^li* We may weliudgc 



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