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Tol. Truely if they have hardened themfelves in wicked- nefs, time cannot purge nor deanfe them ; or if they never (o much defire it, they can never be able to accomplim it j for there is no fpace of repentance, nor lime to recal that which is paft,given unto them.

Cajlor. Thou hart now declared that the Archangel that became an aportare, did draw away very many other Angels with him in his fall, that they might become Devils : could not he of his own proper infeparate malice after his fall fuffi- ciently rule over his own Province, without the Angels that fell with him? Why the Pol. He could : but being allured by that pride, which Devil hath mac j e him Co arrogantly affeft the Majerty of God, he did fo

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tar itnve to be like unco God, that he chofe very many Mi- nisters unto himfelf, to which in general he doth notcommit all things he would have efFefted^but diverfe things to divers Minirters,as may be gathered from the Hebrew Aftronomers. Demons Thofe which we call JovH, & Antemeridianii, which are falfe Jovu or Gods, that is, lyers, which defire to be cfteemed and adored ntemend. c ot q oc j s } anc j t j 1C y are appointed as Servants and flaves to- the Devil their Prince, that they might allure the people of the earth into a common love ofthemfelves,whichP£*fff faith, Is the fountain of all wickednefi-, that they may afpire to authority and great ne fa covet to be gorgeoufly clothed, to be called M 'o- narchs of the earth in perpetual power , and Gods upon earth. It Mat.*, isfatd, That it was one of thefe that fpoke to our Saviour, (hewing him all the Kingdoms of the earth, faying, All thefe things willl give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Cajlor. Certainly thefe Mcridtani,\ have almoft declared to South appear a madnefs in Libicus^ Sappho, znd Dioc/e/ian the Em- Spirits, peroutyvho accounted,the utmoft degree of bleffednefs was,

to be reputed for Gods. Liticm, ?°l' Truely, this is a certain natural foolifhnefs of the saphomi minde,and of humane nature : he began,having ta1<en certain DiocUJidtt, \' m l e birds to teach them by little and little to pronounce The c humane words, & fay, ulyti e«o< ^j jh-, that is, Sapho « a great m«nt of"" God. Which birds when they could pronounce the words sapbo. per-

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