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many, by Magick, &c. He tells a Story of one of their 
Gods, who had promifed Succour to one Sick, and' re- 
ceiving Money for it, the Perlon dying, was Profscuted, 
and the Temple rafed , believe their Gods in ^onkies. 
Dragons or Eiephants, &c. 
The Third is ot the Eftablifliment and Progre(s X)f the 
Chriftian Religion in Chifia, which our Auchor (ays was 
Preached by S, Thomas, he f peaks of a Monummt Erected 
in Chha^ fignifying the receipt of the Chriftian Religi- 
on there,about 636,in 782 it was Erefted,this was forgot 
ixWXavler arrived in i552.after him i^icdthe moft con- 
fiderable, he teJis us, Grafiioppers were removed there by 
ehriftians Prayers ; the predidions of Mffioaaries were 
truer then Chinefi, VerlkH founded Brafs Guns for the 
Chinefe^ and got Credit to the Miffionarief, which was 
loft by the conteft between the Pope and K. of Portugal^ 
about Apoftolick Vicars and Bifliops, fo that the Biihop 
of Heltopolk going to China, and being drove to Manilla^ 
isfent through Mexico homeagain,but goes again thither 
and dyes in China, he was. Succeeded by others, and at 
laft by fix fentby Lewis XIV. inftrudted in Mathema- 
ticks. The Pope approves three Vortuguefe Bifliops for 
Pekin, Nankin and Macaa^ gnd refoives to ftate and agree- 
the feveral Interefts there. 
The Fourth Letter is of the manner each Miflionary 
Preaches the Gofpel in China^^ind fervour of new Chrifti- 
ans;a Peace was concluded at Nipchou^hy means of one of 
the Fathers who went between thtMufcovites and Chinefe; 
Catechifms and many ot her Books of Devotion are print- 
ed in China, but neither MifTal nor Bible, for important 
Reaibns; Women once in 15- days are at Church. Monks 
live on Rice, Peaie and Water. The Chinefe are uneafie 
to believe the Myfteries of the Chrill :f?ns, t id to do Ju- 
ilice required by them ; They believe Cnriftians Fools^ 
becautbpoor, many Wives and Corciibines hinders alfo 
ihe progrefs of Religion, 200 Churches and Chappei :, 
aud 300000 Chriftians are in Chin^. Fifth 
