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his owne fnare , and kills him with his owne fword. Fi 

 nally, our God (who had created this people, and who 

 feeraed to have thus long forgot them,) when the houre 

 was come , hee would have the fame divells , enemies to 

 mankindc, whom they falfly held for gods, fhould give a 

 teftimony againft their will , of the true law , the power 

 of Chrift, and the triumph of thecrofle, as itplainely f ap- 

 peares by the prelages, prophefies, fignes, and prodiges, 

 heere before mentioned, with many others happened in 

 divers partes, and that the fame MiniftersofSathan, Sor 

 cerers , Magitians, and other Indians have confefled it. 

 And we cannot deny it, (being moft evident and knownc 

 to all the world,) that the Divell dareth not hifle,and that 

 thepradifes, oracles, anfwers, andvifible apparitions, 

 which were fo Ordinary throughout all this infidelitie, 

 have ceafed, whereas the Croffe of Chrift hath beenc 

 planted, where there are Churches, and where the name 

 of Chrift hath beene confeffed . And if there be at this 

 day any curfed miniftcr of his,that doth participate there- 

 of,it is in caves, and on the toppes of mounraines,and in 

 fecret places , farre from the name and communion of 

 Chriftians. The Soveraigne Lord be blefled for his great 

 mercies , and for the glory of his holy name : And in 

 truth, if they did governc this people temporally and 

 (piritually , in fuch fort as the law of lefus Chrift hath fet 

 it dovvne,with a milde yoake and light burthen 5 and that 

 they would impofe no more vppon them then they can 

 wellbeare, as the letters pattentsof the good Emperour 

 of happy memorie doe command, and that they would 

 imployhalfc the care they have to make profiteofthefe 

 poore mens fweats and labours , for the health of their 

 fbules, it were the moft peaceable and happy Chriftan 

 part of all the world. Butourfinncs are often an occafi- 



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