584 The ^jtturall and Moral! 



the North Ocean fea, vnto the South , being feared and 

 worfhiped not as a man, but rather as a god. Then was 

 it,that the moft high Lord had determined that that (tone 

 of Daniel, which diflblved the Realmes and Kingdoms of 

 the world, fhouldalfb diflblvethofe of this new world. 

 And as the lavvc of Chrift came whenas the Romanc 

 Monarchic was at her greatnes : fodid it happen at the 

 W r shindies , wherein we fee the iuft providence of our 

 Lord: For being then in the world, Imeane in Europe 

 but one head and temporall Lord, as the holy Dodors 

 do note , whereby the Gofpel might more eafily be im 

 parted to fo many people and nations. Even fo hath it 

 happened at the Indies , where having given the know 

 ledge of Chrift to the Monarkes of fo many Kingdomes, 

 it was a meaner that afterwards the knowledge of the 

 gofpell was imparted to all the people : yea, there is here, 

 in a fpeciall thinge to bee obferved, that as theLordes of 

 Cufco and Mexico conquered new landes,fo they brought 

 in their owne language, for although there were (as at 

 this day) great diuerfitic of tongues yet the Courtlic 

 fpeeche of Cufco , did and doth at this day runne above a 

 thoufand leagnes^and that of Mexico did not extend farrc 

 lefle,which hath notbeene of fmall importance 3 but hath 

 much profited in making the preaching eafie , at fucha 

 time, when as the preachers had not the gift of many 

 tongues, as in olde tymes. He that woulde knowe what a 

 helpe it hath beenefor the conversion of this people in 

 thcfetwo greate Empyres, and the greate difficultie they 

 haue founde to reduce thofe Indians to Chrift, which ac 

 knowledge no Soueraigne Lorde, let him goeto Florida^ 

 j?r^/7//,the 4xJcsand many other places, where they have 

 not prevailed fo much by their preaching in fifcie yeares, 

 *5 they have done in Peru and newe Spaine inleflethen 



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