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 the greatet part of the Nobility and ome part of the Minitery with the Generall ruine of all the people whereupon they rejoyced and were glad, who poiled the inheritance of the Lord, becaue ye were glad becaue ye rejoiced O ye destroyers of mine inheritance, becaue ye are growne fat as the Heifer at grae, and bellow as bulls. But how the Glory of God and mans alvation was promoted by this is not knowne, nor can ufficiently bee lamented.

2. For becaue in o great a number of Apotates from the Gopell, there were carce any who were perwaded within themelves that way which they were commanded to follow, was the true way of alvation, but meerely out of the fear of men, or ele to pleae men, or ome other blind and brutih inclination, mot of them followes the example of the ret, and offered violence to their conciences, and o forooke the truth; what can wee determine otherwie concerning the whole root then to ay with the Prophet (Iaiah 1. 4.) a infull nation, a people laden with iniquity, a eed of evill doers, children that are corrupters, they have foraken the Lord, they have provoked the holy one of Irael unto anger, they are gone backward.

3. Truly you have done very praie worthy, and you deerve very large trophies, you oul deceivers, you have made a company of Epicurians, who love their fleh