The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The second conclusion.

To pray to Saintes departed, is a thing at the least vaine and needles.* 1.1 I prooue it, because God is most able and most willing to helpe vs. Most able, for that hee is omnipotent, the fountaine of all grace, and the giuer of euery good gift. Most willing, in that he hath not onely mercifully inuited vs to call vpon him, but withall faithfully promised to heare and graunt our petitions. If any man lacke wisedome saith S. Iames, let him aske of God,* 1.2 which giueth to all men liberally, and repro∣cheth no man, and it shalbe giuen him. If any man sinne saith S. Iohn, we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ the iust, and hee is the reconciliation for our sinnes, euen for the sinnes of the whole world. Call vpon me in the day of trouble

saith God by his prophet, and I will deliuer thee. The scrip∣ture telleth vs in many places that whosoeuer asketh any thing of God, shall receiue, and whosoeuer seeketh shall finde,* 1.3 and to euery one that knocketh, the dore shall be opened. And that whatsoeuer we shall aske in Christes name, we shall attaine the same vndoubtedly.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iob. 42.2. Gen. 17.1. Num. 16.31. Deut. 4.••4. Iac. 1.17.
• * 1.2

  I••••. 1. verse 5. 1. Ioan. 2. v. 1. Psal. 49. v. 15
• * 1.3

  Luc. 11. v. ••. Math. 7. v. 7. Mar. 11. v. 24. Ioan. 16. v. 23. 1. Ioan. 5. v. 14.