A Discourse Apologetical, Title page – Table of contents
A Diſcourſ Apologetical; WHEREIN Lilies lewd and lowd Lies in his Merlin or Paſqil for the Yeer 1654. are cleerly laid open; His ſhameful Deſertion of his own cauſe is further diſcovered; His ſhameleſs Slanders fullie refuted; and his Malicious and Murtherous Mind, inciting to a general Maſſacre of Gods Miniſters, from his own Pen, evidentlie evinced.
Together with an ADVERTISEMENT Concerning two ALLEGATIONS Produced in the cloſe of his POSTSCRIPT.
And a POSTSCRIPT concerning An Epiſtle Dedicatorie of one J. Gadburie.
By The-Gataker B. D. Autor of the Annotations on Jer. 10. 2. and of the Vindication of them.
LONDON, Printed by R. Ibbitſon for Thomas Newberry, at the three Lions in Cornhil, neer the Royal Exchange. 1654.
The Contents of the enſuing DISCOURS.
LIlies Merlins meer Paſqils Page 1
His whole Anſwer, as uſuallie, a peece of meer ſcurrilitie 1, 6
His former grounds of his Art given by him deſerted. 2, 6
Not a word of the good Angels that firſt taught it ibid.
How uneqal a match for anie ingenuous perſon to deal with a Railer 3
By freqent railing, and being railed at, men grow ſhameleſs ib.
In ſuch bickerings no honor to overcome; to be overcome, no diſhonor 3, 4
Star-gazers for money can tell that of trifles, which of weightier occurrents they cannot 4
Jacob Behmens writings, of what ſtamp 4
A Northern Lilie propheſied of by him 5
Lilies immodeſt and ſcurrilous language unworthy regard 5, 6
To what purpoſe Mr. G. qotes Autors, Heathen, and others 6
Some neceſſity impoſed on him of anſwering ſome ſcandalous aſperſions 7
A good name, fo what worth, and how much to be regarded 7, 8
Yet a good Conſcience to be preferred before it 8, 9
No good duty to be omitted for fear of diſgrace 9
A great grace to be diſgraced for Chriſt ibid.
Mark the Emperor, tho a Stoick, how careful to cleer himſelf from calumnies 9, 12
From the imputation of Avarice, eſpecially 10
What care and caution Miniſters ought to have in this kind …0
The word foreign how taken, 1 Tim. 3. 6, 7. Eph. 4. 27. 10
A common liars word, no ſlander 11
Infamous perſons defamation, no infamie 11
Reproaches of ſuch rather matter of praiſe, their praiſes of diſpraiſe Page 11
The falſeſt reports, tho never ſo well cleared, leav ſome ſear oft behind. 11
Moſt folk ſuſpicious, and prone to ſuſpect the worſt ibid.
Mr. G…. reſolution to undertake this Apologie 12
Lilies former ſlanderous Charge 12
An ill preſage to begin ill, with a groſs untruth, eſpecially 12, 13
So begins Li…ie, that Mr. G. was ſometime a ſtiff Prelate 13 14, 23
And that then he preached impudent…ie for Sabbath-ſports 13, 15, 19, 23
Of the three Names given the Day, which moſt proper 14, 15
Mr. Gs. conſtant courſ of preaching for, and preſſing the due obſervation of the Lords day 15, 19, 22, 23
The Lords Day no Day for complemental Viſitations 15
Nor for entertainment of Clients 16
Nor for riding Circuits, or hearing Cauſes 19
The change of the Lecture-times at Lincoln-Inne, with the ground thereof 16
The Lords Day, Gods Mart, or Market Day 18
The Christian Sabbath 14 15
King James his book for Sabbath-ſports 20, 22
That Mr. G. preached in defence of it, a notorious untruth 20, 21
Mr. Gs. Treatiſe of Lots, and the ſubject matter thereof 21
How far forth Cards or Dice are therein juſtified 21, 22
No liberty therein for Sabbath-ſports allowed, but expreſlie oppoſed 22, 23
Another ſtander, that Mr. G. turned Presbyterian in hope of Biſhops and Deans lands 12, 23, 24
Mr. Gs. conſtant judgement both of Prelacie and Presbyterie 24, 25, 26
Men moderatelie minded ſuffer uſuallie from extreams on either ſide 26, 27
The frivolous pretended ground of Mr. G…. re…ol… 27, 28
Mr. Carpenters ſcurrilous Relation of the Presbyters birth, and baſe condition 28, 29
His Hiſtorical untruth of its firſt birth 30
Li…us latter ſlanderous Charge againſt Mr. G. of covetouſneſs Page 30
Seed of all ſin in all, but ſome more eminent then other 31, 32
This of covetouſneſs Mr. G. moſt diſclaims 32
Freqent ſhifting of charges deemed a note of Avarice or Ambition 32, 33
Mr. Gs. ſetled Miniſterie in two Places onelyonly, for two and fifty yeer 33
His entrance into his place at Lincolns-Inne 33, 34
His entertainment and ten yeers continuance there 34, 35
His Salarie, what it was there 35
Places elſwhere refuſed, during his abode there 36, 38
Ingenuous diſpoſitions what they deem of the good they do 38, 39
Their joy, when their kindneſs takes; grief, when it miſſeth 39 40
Mr. Gs. waving the Degree of Doctor 41, 42.
The general diſpoſition of Mr. Gs. Auditorie at Lincolns-Inne, not affecting noveltie, or varietie 43
The occaſion of his removal to Rederith 44, 46
His chargeable entrance there 47
His continuance there upward of two and forty yeer 47
His means what for the firſt ten yeer 47 48, 49
Tythe upon houſes formerlie paid how came t… thee intermitted 48, 49
How it, or ſomewhat in lieu of it, recovered 49, 50
The whole ſum, with the Addition then agreed on, far ſhort of what Lilie ſaith he receivs 50
As much expended one yeer with another, as the revenue of the place amounted unto 50, 51
Means of enlargment elſwhere offered, and refuſed 51, 52
His natural diſpoſition of what frame and temper 52, 53
Ambition and Avarice how far they prevail where they rule 53, 54.
Everie one his own firſt and chiefeſt Flatterer 53
The reſult of the premiſes concerning Mr. G. charged with either of theſe two Corruptions 54, 55
Avarice deemed the peculiar vice of old age 55, 56
Why compared to a root 55
Why it, and pride to the ſpleen ibid.
Why againſt reaſon for men to grow in old age more covetous 56
Of M. Gs. wilful ſilencing himſelf charged upon him by Lilie, ib.
His artendance at the Aſſemblie, and receipts there, p. 56, 57
His ſicknes that took him off from that attendance, and for ſome time from his paſtoral employment p. 57
The occaſion of his neceſſarie ſurceaſing to preach p. 58
His receipt of 200 l. a year a notorious untruth, and what his receipts are p. 58-60
The reaſon of his retaining a Title, with his deſire to be rid of it, p. 60, 61
The ſum of Lilies ſlanderous aſſertions andaſperſions; with a reſolve of future ſilence p. 61
Lilies malicious and murtherous mind and motion, to have the whole Presbyterie and Miniſterie removed by a general maſſacre. p. 62, 63
In the Advertiſement.
TWo Allegations in Lilies Poſtſcript. p. 64
The former, of one Cleavland, wherein the late Aſſembly at Weſtminſter is traduced. ibid.
The latter, parcel of a Latine Epiſtle, which Mr. G. muſt Engliſh. ibid.
The A…tor of it, ſometime a Popiſh Prieſt ibid.
By his own kind…ed ſuspected to be Popiſh ſtill p. 65
By ſome other cenſured another Spalatenſis ib.
Retaining ſtill divers Popiſh conceits and opinions p. 65. 66
His wiſhes concerning School-Divinity, and Myſtical Divinity p. 66, 67
His renunciation of Popery, with a tranſcendent commendation of it p. 67, 68
His charging our Preachers with belying of Papiſts. p. 68, 60, 70
His excuſing and extenuating of Popiſh corruptions p. 69
His Confeſſion of his Faith, no other then what he ſaith any knowing Papiſt will acknowledge p. 70
His Sermon no Sermon &c. what a Riddle p. 70
His traducing our Engliſh Verſion of the Bible, and beſpattering the perſons imployed in it p. 70, 71
His reqirie of repair to ſome perſons infalliblie guided, for everie reading and ſenſe of each word in Scripture, for ſure ground of Faith p 71, 72
How this puls to Rome p. 72
How i… p…ſhes to Atheiſm p, 73
He makes Gods Oracles meer Riddles and Intricacies, that may be turned anie way p. 74
He charges the Independents with doing the like p. 75
In his Engliſh he hath the ſame in effect, which he profeſſes to deliver, for fear of troubling weak ones, in Latine p. 75
He invites an Anſwerer, tyes him to Latin, promiſes to replie ſo onelie, but fails p. 75, 76
He puts off his Anſwer with ſqibs, and ſcoffs, and impertinencies p 77
He is for ſatisfaction of his difficultie ſent home to himſelf, and ſome other p. 78
No good proof that not joyned to Rome, becauſe he preaches as a Miniſter here p. 78, 79
His character impouring him to exerciſe and cure ſtrange diſeaſes p. 80
His ſcruple about his Marriage ibid.
Tho no profeſſed Jeſuit, not free from Jeſuiticall tricks p. 81
Writes himſelf Independent, and his reaſon why p. 81, 82
Yet maintains Dependencie, and reqires Epiſcopacie to the being of a Church p. 81
How partial herein for Rome p. 81, 82
Acknowledges Lilies practiſe and profeſſion condemned in ancient Councels p. 82
Lilie and he wherein alike p. 82, 83, 91, 92, 93
Hatred of anie thing riſes from the love of ſome other thing: Mans hatred of God from ſelf-love p. 83
The ground of Mr. Cs. hatred of Presbyterie ibid.
Manie preferred out of diſaffection to ſome others p. 84
So Mr. Carp. Schiſmatical and Heterodox Separatists, before Presbyterians and Calviniſts ibid.
His collation of Presbyterians and Independents p. 84, 85
His groſs abuſes of Scripture p 85
His manifold ſcurrillous termes given to the Presbyterians, …ainous charges, and abandoning of them p. 85, 86
His Lucian-like dream of a dance in a Mask with the P…e-diſh p. 86
His abſurd deduction of Kirk from foreign a tail p. 86, 87
B. Kings cenſure of Henoch Clapham p. 87
Mr, Carp. bringing the Pulpit upon the Stage, and the Stage into the Pulpit p. 87, 88, 89
His traducing the Presbyterians and Genevians, and defring them as Jeſuits p. 90
His charitable affection profeſſed to the Anabaptiſts p. 90
Malicious and murthero…s mind to the Presbyterian partie p. 90
Prieſt lie character how poor a curb to crueltie p 90, 91
His ſolemn abrenunciations of our Presbyters and Preachers p. 92, 93
His Latine peec…s in Lili…, at his reqeſt Engliſhed p. 93
An humble Addreſs to the Higher Powers p. 94, 95
In the Poſtſcript.
J. Gadburies Epiſtle to Mr. T. G. p. 96
His charge of him with ſcurrillous language p. 96, 97
With pretending to teach Hebrew, having little skil in it p. 97, 99
Mr. Gs. acceſs to Mr. Aylof… houſe p. 97, 98
His imployment there p. 98
M. Aylofs Wife, what manner of woman, and how affected p. 98 99
Her dailie retirement how managed p. 98
In all Arts and Sciences the more men know, the more they know their want of knowledge p. 99 100
Gadburies pretence of a contradiction in Mr. Gs. words p. 100
His helliſh miſconſtruction of them p. 100, 101
His ſcurrillous terms and aſperſions of the Miniſterie ibid.
Mr. Gs. entrance into the Miniſterie p. 101, 102
Why Lilie and Gadburie may j…ſtlie be termed Sycophants and Helhounds p. 102, 103
Mr. Gs. reſolution to meddle no further with them p. 103
How little, or nothing rather, of truth, they have been able to diſcover againſt Mr. G. in his life the one, in his writings the other p. 103, 104
His idle Qerie anſwered here and elſwhere p. 104