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[ 383] The danger of Division.
IT was agreed upon by both Armies of the Romans and the Albans,* 1.1 for the spa∣ring of much blood-shed, to put the tryal of all to the issue of a battel betwixt six brethren, three on the one side the sons of Curatius, and three on the other side the sons of Horatius: vvhile the Curatii were united, though they were all three sorely wounded, they killed two of the Horatii; the third remaining, though not hurt at all, yet not finding himself able to make his party good against all three, begins to take his heels, and when he saw them follow him slowly one after ano∣ther as they were able,* 1.2 by reason of their heavy Armour and sore wounds: he falls upon them one after the other, and slayes them all three. Thus it is the cun∣ning ••leight of the devil to divide us from one another, that he may prevail against us as Horatius did against the Curatii; It is with us as in the Church of Corinth, one saith, I am of Paul, another, I am of Apollos, another, I am of Cephas; so in our Church,* 1.3 one saith, I am of ••uther another, I am of Calvin, another, I am of Luinglius;* 1.4 one is Episcopal, another Presbyterian, a third Independent; all carnal, all 〈…〉〈…〉, as if Christ were divided, or the reformed Religion deformed.