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 but what is carnall; he blaphemes the Son with Arius, in denying his Divinity; he blaphmes the holy Ghot with Macedonius, affirming him to be the Creature of a creature; he blasphemes God alo, in making him the Author of his Alcoran, bragging that his name is written upon the Throne of God in that he is the greatet of the Prophets, who hath more knowledg then all the men and Angels of the world: and many other bragging words he uttereth of himelf, by which we may ee he is that little horn which purng up among the ten horns of the great and terrible beat of the Roman Empire, destroying three of the Roman horns, to wit, the Aians, Grecians, and Egyptians; ''this IS the horn that hath many eyes, as being crafty and vigilant, but his month peaks proud things, in blaspheming and bragging, as we have heard. Thirdly, of ridiculous Stories, and which are more unavory then the Golden Legend, or Lucians true Narrations; he tels us that he divided once the Moon, one half whereof fell into his lap, (this was not then the Man in the Moon, but the Moon in the Man) the other on the ground thee two pieces he ouldred again. Perhaps in memory of this lying miracle, the Turks ue yet the half Moon for their Arms: He tels us of a great army of men and Angels raied by Salomon, but much hindred in their march by an army of Flies, which Salomon rebuked, where we have a witles conference between Salomon and the Fly; he tels you trange Story of Noahs Ark, how there the Hog was generated of the Elephants dung, and a Rat of the Hogs dung, which gnawing a hole in the Ark, at which Noah was affrighted; he touching the Lion on the forehead, out of whoe brains leaped out a Cat, (as Minerva did out of Jupiters) which caued the Rat to run away: this is Phlloophy indeed for a Hog. Fourthly of Lyes, for he belyeth God, in making him author of his impietie and hereies; he belyes Chrit: in aying he was conceived by the mell of a Roe; he belyeth the holy Ghot, in affirming that he inpired Mahomet to write the Alcoran; he belyeth the Virgin Mary, calling her the daughter of Amram, and iter of Moes, confounding her with Miriam, whereas there were o many generations between;'' he