The Italian Convert, Newes From Italy of a Second Moses, or the Life of Galeacius Caracciolus, the Noble Marquesse of Vico: Containing the Story of ... of a Rich Marquesdome for the Gospels Sake - Hardcover

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Excerpt from The Italian Convert, Newes From Italy of a Second Moses, or the Life of Galeacius Caracciolus, the Noble Marquesse of Vico: Containing the Story of His Admirable Conversion From Popery, and Forsaking of a Rich Marquesdome for the Gospels Sake

And why ihouldl lhame to confell'e it a when that famous and renowned man of God,holy Calvina freely confelieth (as in the f equell of this fiory you {hall heare) that this noble mans example did greatly confirme him in his Religzon,and did revive and firengrhen his faith, and cheere up allthe holy graces of God in him. And fately (molt worthy Lord, and honourable Ladies) this cannot but eoufirme and comfort you in your holy courfes,and as it were pu t a new life unto the graces of God in you when you fee, what, not the common people, but even fuch as were like your felves have fuffred for Religion and when you fee that nor only the poore and bafer fort of< men, but even the mighty and honourable as your felves are) doe thimke themfelves ho noured by embracing Religion. Pardon my plainflhfle, and too much boldnelte with your honoufs,and vouchfafe to accept it as proceeding from one who mueh tendrcth your falvations,and rejoyceth with many thoufands more, to behold the mighty and gracious worke of 6 cd in you. Goe forward right noble Lord, in the name of the Lord ofholisdlill to honour that honourable place you hold, hill to defeat the vaine carpe fiation of G ods cnemic s; and to farisfie the godly hopes and defires of holy men: {tin to difcountenance Popery and all prophanenefle: flill by your perfonall diligence in frequenting holy exercifcs, to bring on that backward Citie by yourégodly difcipline zin your family to relorme or to condemne the dill'olurenc c and 'diforder of the molt great families in this Countryz'liill to minifier jafiice without delay; to cut up contentions,and fave the lawyerslabour: hill to relieve the latherlelie and the widow, and helpe the poore againfi their oppreli'ors: and which is all in all, fiill to fupplant fuperfiitionpopery, ignorance,and Wilfullbliadnefl'e and to plant and dil'perfe true Religion in that City,and chefe N orthernecounrries. By all there meanes fiill lhewing your felfe an holy and zealws Phinehes (under the great Phinehes our moft worthy Soveraigne) to execute Gods judgement, and to take vengeance on the Zimri and Cosbi o_fou~nation namely, on Pope: y and prophanenefl'e 5 the two great times which have pulled downe Gods plagues on our land, and the due and zealous punilhment whereofiwill be the meanes to remove them.

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