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 bound to oppoe the enemies thereof: after the example of thoe glorious Emperors Contantine, who made war againt the Heathen Princes, Maxentius, Maxminus and Licinus, of Theodoius the elder againt the Tyrant Eugenius the worhipper of Herucles, of Theodoius the yonger againt the Saracens, of Honorius againt the Goths, all enemies of Chrit, by whoe aitance they got notable victories, and glorious triumphs.

13. We cannot do better ervice to our Countrimen, nor offer a greater affront to the Mahometans, then to bring out to the open view of all, the blinde Sampons of their Alcoran, which hath matered o many Nations, that we may laugh at it, of which even their own wie men are ahamed, and are orry it hould be tranlated into any other language, for they are unwilling that their grand Hypocrite hould he unmasked, or that the viard of his pretended holines hould be taken off, whoe filthy nakednes mut appear when he is deveted: they know that words and works of darknes cannot endure the light, Trepidantq; immio lumine manes, the infernal Ghots tremble at any glimpe of light; and the Wilde beats return to their dens, aith David, when the morning appears, not daring to eek their prey but in the dark night of ignorance; this great thief Mahomet hath detroyed many thouands, and under the Lyons skin, this As hath affrighted his beatly minded Saracens, therefore let us take away the ring from this Giges, by which he hath made himelf inviible, and let us with Hercules, pull out this theeving Cacus out of his dark, den where he ueth to hide and helter himelfy and expoe his deformed carkas to the pub-lick view, that we may wonder at it: and in detecting his errors, we follow the practie of Chrit, who dicovered to the world the damnable Tenets of the Scribes, Phariees, Hypocrites.

14. The Turks are prepoterouy zealous in praying for the Rh