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 hazard of their owne oules free you from all danger. With thee and the like ometime, flattering and inticing words, ometimes with threats and menaces, the hearts of the impler ort did begin to faile them. And many, becaue of the removall of the Miniters of the word, and debarring them the reading of profitable bookes, were o beotted, that as it were lulled aleepe with the charming of the Syrens, they uffer themelves to be ingulfed in the abys of all abomination.

3. Thee are the firt fruites of Apotates, who before they had uffered the leat croe forooke Chrit their Captaine, and entered into the Camp of Antichrit. Thoe who were found to be more tiffe and harder to be brought to their bow, having changed their flattering alurements into Savage cruelty, they goe about to torment with threates, procriprions, woundings, fines and imprionments, and other kinds of afflictions, of which heareafter.

N the meane while they appointed the Jeuites & Monks to be comiaries of the Reformation, joining unto them ome one Nobleman or more, or Baron, who paing through Towns and Villages, ued