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 Since this time indeed, the Devil's affairs went very merrily on, and the clergy brought ſo many gewgaws into their worſhip, and ſuch deviliſh principles were mixed with that which we called the Chriſtian faith that, in a word, from this time the Biſhop of Rome commenced whore of Babylon in the moſt express terms that could be imagined; tyranny of the worſt ſort crept into the pontificate; errors of all ſorts into the profeſſion; and the proceeded from one thing to another, till the very Popes, for ſo the Biſhops of Rome were now called, by way of diſtinction; I ſay, the Popes themſelves, their ſpiritual guides, profeſſed openly to confederate with the Devil, and to carry on a perſonal and private correſpondence with him, at the ſame time taking upon them the title of Christ's Vicar, and the infallible guide of the conſciences of Chriſtians.

This we have ſundry inſtances of in ſome merry Popes who, if fame lies not, were ſorcerers, magicians, had familiar ſpirits, and immediate converſation with the Devil, as well viſibly as inviſibly; and by this means became what we call Devils incarnate.

Among the inſtances of Satan's appearances we have the following: Charles VI, of France, ſurnamed The beloved: was riding over the foreſt near Mans, a ghaſtly frightful fellow (that is to ſay, the Devil ſo clothed in human vizor) came up to his horſe and taking hold of his bridle, ſtopt him, with addition of theſe words, "Stop, king: whether go you. You are betrayed!" and in immediately diſappeared. It is true the king had been diſtempered in his head before, and ſo he might have been deceived; and we might perhaps have been led to have charged it to she account of a whimſical brain, or the power of his imaginations: but this was in the face of his attendants, ſeveral of his great officers, courtier, and princes of the blood, being with him, who all ſaw the man, heard the words, and immediately to their aſtoniſh-