but what is carnall; he blaſphemes the Son with Arius, in denying his Divinity; he blaſphmes the holy Ghoſt with Macedonius, affirming him to be the Creature of a creature; he blasphemes God alſo, in making him the Author of his Alcoran, bragging that his name is written upon the Throne of God in that he is the greateſt of the Prophets, who hath more knowledg then all the men and Angels of the world: and many other bragging words he uttereth of himſelf, by which we may ſee he is that little horn which ſpurng up among the ten horns of the great and terrible beaſt of the Roman Empire, destroying three of the Roman horns, to wit, the Aſians, Grecians, and Egyptians; this IS the horn that hath many eyes, as being crafty and vigilant, but his month ſpeaks proud things, in blaspheming and bragging, as we have heard. Thirdly, of ridiculous Stories, and which are more unſavory then the Golden Legend, or Lucians true Narrations; he tels us that he divided once the Moon, one half whereof fell into his lap, (this was not then the Man in the Moon, but the Moon in the Man) the other on the ground theſe two pieces he ſouldred again. Perhaps in memory of this lying miracle, the Turks uſe yet the half Moon for their Arms: He tels us of a great army of men and Angels raiſed by Salomon, but much hindred in their march by an army of Flies, which Salomon rebuked, where we have a witleſs conference between Salomon and the Fly; he tels you ſtrange Story of Noahs Ark, how there the Hog was generated of the Elephants dung, and a Rat of the Hogs dung, which gnawing a hole in the Ark, at which Noah was affrighted; he touching the Lion on the forehead, out of whoſe brains leaped out a Cat, (as Minerva did out of Jupiters) which cauſed the Rat to run away: this is Phlloſophy indeed for a Hog. Fourthly of Lyes, for he belyeth God, in making him author of his impietie and hereſies; he belyes Chriſt: in ſaying he was conceived by the ſmell of a Roſe; he belyeth the holy Ghoſt, in affirming that he inſpired Mahomet to write the Alcoran; he belyeth the Virgin Mary, calling her the daughter of Amram, and ſiſter of Moſes, confounding her with Miriam, whereas there were ſo many generations between;
