Of this you have a compleat account in the history of the Popes decrees against the Count _de Thoulouse_, and the _Waldenses_ and _Albigenses_, with the crusadoes and massacres which follow'd upon them, wherein to do _the Devil_'s politicks some justice, he met with all the success he could desire; the zealots of that day executed his infernal orders most punctually, and planted religion in those countries in a glorious and triumphant manner, upon the destruction of an infinite number of innocent people, whose blood has fatten'd the soil for the growth of the Catholick faith, in a manner very particular, and to Satan's full satisfaction. I might, to compleat this part of his history, give you the detail of his progress in these first steps of his alliances with _Rome_; and add a long list of massacres, wars, and expeditions in behalf of religion, which he has had the honour to have a visible hand in; such as the _Parisian_ massacre, the _Flemish_ war under the Duke _d' Alva_, the _Smithfield_ fires in the _Marian days_ in _England_, and the massacres in _Ireland_; all which would most effectually convince us that _the Devil_ has not been idle in his business; but I may meet with these again in my way, 'tis enough, while I am upon the generals only, to mention them thus in a summary way; I say, 'tis enough to prove that _the Devil_ has really been as much concerned as any body, in the methods taken by some people for propagating the christian religion in the world. Some have rashly, and I had almost said maliciously charg'd _the Devil_ with the great triumphs of his friends the _Spaniards_ in _America_, and would place the conquest of _Mexico_ and _Peru_ to the credit of his account. But I cannot join with them in this at all, I must say, I believe _the Devil_ was innocent of that matter; my reason is, because, _Satan_ was never such a fool as to spend his time, or his politicks, or embark his allies to conquer nations who were already his own; that would be _Satan_ against _Beelzebub_, making war upon himself, and at least doing nothing to the purpose. If they should charge him, indeed, with deluding _Philip_ II. of _Spain_ into that preposterous attempt call'd _the Armada_, (_anglice_, the _Spanish Invasion_,) I should indeed more readily join with them; but whether he did it weakly, in hope, _which was indeed not likely_, that it should succeed; or wickedly, to destroy that great fleet of the _Spaniards_, and draw them within the reach of his own dominions, the elements; this being a question which authors differ exceedingly about, I shall leave it to decide it self.