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The sixth day of the week. (Book 6)
IN my sleepe by night, I was instructed in the righteous judgements of our God, by com∣paring them with the judgements of men, thus. There are diverse States of governement in the world, and these all have their Religion se∣verall under their owne authority. If any of these Kingdomes doe send forth their spirituall authority to condemne and execute all within their Dominion, which (as they terme them) are Heretickes, Schismatickes, and Rebells a∣gainst the present religion or worship of God, constituted by their Authority: at the publi∣shing of this judgement, all that are guilty in their Consciences doe flee and hide themselves as from men, whereas all that are faithfull in that Religion, and devour in that will-wor∣ship, doe not scare but are more bold and con∣fident under the power of that God, knowing that every man shall be examined by name, whe∣ther he be Hereticke; if he be so found, it is examined, whether hee will repent, and con∣forme