And thottgh hy leasonof their sins, Christ Ka;tli
nofte to preach his name in, those > regions,' yet
he hintselfijjreacheth for himself, and declareth
it by his own niQst holy virtues in such manner
timt the natians of those ooUntries believe in
Christ."

Mams Sobenais writes, that " AgMusiUwmmi
ed.mith theFaitHi, Gebal land ,JSuz, and the
Q9»sts ^fjSindia,. and the adjacent countries as
far as G-0g .and Magog." , Ebedjesus saysj
''.i/^iK Persia^ all parts of.Assyiiiamtd iAmtenic^
t^nd Media, and the regions about Babtfiott,
X^tz, . and Gala, to the cor^nes of India, > as far
osiGog aud.Magogi received the priesthood from
i4^hem, the silkr-weaver, mtd discipie of the
fipiessik Addeus."

M^igog wasone of the sons of Japheth^ Genl
oil. X. his land and- people were also called
Gog, and his seat was in the northern parts of
Asia, Ezek. ch. xxxvii. He is called the chief
Prince of Meshech and .TvJkiI, ,nai;nes implying
Jh^wer^of.t,hejl/iqm,m^ifff^ngi(!Mih so j,agis
j^.y<tesGrdptbVie of the.«ho*des > in I'aFtary: they
are -also '^described as warriors, and famious
horsemen, ibid- ver. 15. The Togarn^ahs, or
western Tartars, were famous for breeding-
horses in ^zel^jel's time, as ,th^y ?^jfex,tQ.ihis
day ; ibey supplied the markets of Syria siad



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PaHfe^thiiB with liiors&s and lAutes, Ezek, xxvife
14. Tbfere can be lio doubt «f the identity 6f
th^fe* people; aind that by Gogi^ihd Mago^,
\^e rrtsy understand the whole of the Tairtai*
iiatidtt» -i^'h

As -for tljie (hBchtte of ©hristianity in , the
\«'hble of AiSia/ the cowtinilanEe of heatheti and
idolatfdus pfactiees, and the jirc^ffessr of MPb-
h^hrmM^nism dtrioiig them; the reason is evi<<
detjt to air Whiy hkvetb«' least knowledge of
those (Joontries : evigd 'A'bat is said abov^ df
thfeir chUi-ches vfritfaottl; priests, id enoo^ti to
Convince aby' on^ ^b& ^r6dtt^ that report; that
v^h^t^^er w^>th6 state of CHristiielnity form^"
ly in thosef parts, &\^ <*^nt of Christian priests
has beeii the ruin df Religion there, as in otb^r
cduntrife^,^specidly'F'e»siaahrf'India, afe hath
been' alreiidy re[haj*ked, {jdge Ml To dompiete
the rnitJ; reyolt and war dbsolated those couw-
trieis, and left them an easy prey to" the Mo-
hahim^d^n conquerors, under Gb^ngis K.hSn,
in the twelfth centiiry, sinde wMcii' pferiofd
/;jZd»ti'*»i has greatly sjjread'in all Tartafy.
