A Scripture Looking Glass, Treatise – Epigraph 2
Speculum Scripturale Schiſmaticorum: OR, A SCRIPTURE LOOKING—GLASSE, MOST EXACTLY CHARACTERIZING ALL SORTS OF SCHISMATICKS: Wherein,
As, in a Looking-Glaſs, Face anſwers Face;
So, Scriptures paint Seducers Root and Race:
And, that they are the Seedſmen of all Evil;
And, muſt be ſhun'd, as Serpents, or the Devil.
Prov. 30. 11.
Ther is a Generation that is pure in their own eyes (ſuch are our Independents, and all ſorts of Schiſmaticks, who call themſelves Saints, and the Godly Party) but yet, is not waſhed from their Filthineſs. Who ſay, Stand by thy ſelf, come not neer me; for I am holier than Thou:
But, Theſe (ſaith the Lord) are a ſmoke in my noſe, and a fire that burns all the day.
Iſa. 65. 5.
ROM. 16. 17, 18.
Now I beſeech you, Brethren, Mark them which cauſe Diviſions and Offences among you, (And, do not Independents, and all Sectaries this among us?) contrary to the Doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them: For, they that are ſuch, ſerve not our Lord Jeſus, but their own bellies; and by good words and fair ſpeeches (juſt, as our Sectaries do) deceive the hearts of the Simple.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. 1. KOrah, Dathan and Abiram roſe up before Moſes and Aaron, with certain of the children of Iſrael, 250 Princes, men famous in the Congregation, and gathered themſelves together againſt Moſes and Aaron, and ſaid unto them; Ye take too much upon you, ſeeing all the Congregation of the Lord are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Wherefore (then) lift ye up your ſelves above the Congregation of the Lord? Num. 16. 1, 2, 3. But, for all their moſt wicked and proud pretence of Holineſs, Moſes pronounced them all to be moſt wicked and rebellious men, and they were moſt fearfully ſwallowed up alive into the earth, and ſo, periſhed moſt miſerably, for their Pride, Rebellion, and Hypocriſie. from ver. 26. to 33.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. I. Our Independents, Anabaptiſts, Antinomians, and ſuch like children of Errour and Schiſm (ſome of them, I confeſs, men famous in their Generation, for parts and guifts) have alſo from time to time gathered themſelves together (juſt like thoſe proud, rebellious and hypocriticall men) againſt our Magiſtrates and Miniſters (both in Pulpits, Printers preſſes, and private Conventicles) and moſt factiouſly and ſeditiouſly ſay of them, and unto them, To take too much upon you, in going about to confine and conjure all Religion and Worſhip of God into the power of the Parliament and Synodical Aſſembly of your Black-coats and Legal Preachers; ſeeing that all our Congregations are made up only of Saints, and a godly Party, even every one of them; and ſince that, only King Jeſus ought to reign and rule over us, both in conſcience and practice; therefore, no earthly coercive power is to be exerciſed over us, to compel us to worſhip and ſerve God, or to hold any other opinions in matters of Religion, than our own conſciences do preſcribe and dictate unto us. And are nor theſe words of ambition, pride, jealouſie and ſedition (as learned and religious Mr. Deodate wel notes) againſt the order and Government eſtabliſhed by God himſelf; as if Gods ordinary gifts of grace did free them from all manner of ſubjection, and did confound all manner of Order, by an equal popularity, or Agreement of the People; thus he. But, the Lord our God himſelf hath already begun moſt remarkably to declare and manifeſt unto us all, very many of theſe men to be moſt wicked, proud, rebellious, and moſt notorious ſelf-ſeeking Hypocrites and diſſemblers, who [thus] craftily and deceitfully endeavour to overthrow and deſtroy our rightfull Magiſtracie, and truly religious Miniſtry, and all godly Government, Order and Chriſtian unity; and (however they craftily pretend King Jeſus, only, to be their Governour, as Judas Iſcariot called Chriſt, Maſter, yet they cannot endure his preciſe and ſtrict Government, and therefore ſtruggle, though with all deceivableneſſe that may be) to introduce an accurſed and intolerable Toleration of all ſorts of Licentiouſneſs (eſpecially in matters of Religion) profaneneſſe, and atheiſticall Anarchie: And therefore, if ſome of the Grandecs and Heads of this Schiſmatical Faction dye the common death of all men, I ſhall [moſt juſtly] mightily admire it.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. II. Jeroboam, that notorious Idolater, who made Iſrael to ſin by his golden Calves, and deceitful trick of Eaſe to the people, in their worſhipping of God at Jeruſalem; added this wickedneſs, alſo, thereunto, That he made Prieſts of the loweſt and baſeſt of the People, which were not of the Sons of Levi. 1 King. 12. 31.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. II. The Independents, Anabaptiſts, Antinomians, and all other Sectaries and Schiſmaticks, unto their ſins of Separation from us, their Wil-worſhip, Rebellion againſt Magiſtracie and Miniſtry, and that notorious deceitful trick of theirs, Liberty, or Licentiouſneſs, of conſcience to do what they liſt in matters of Religion, eſpecially; Have added this wickedneſs alſo, That they make Mechanicks, Mercers, Linnen-Drapers, Taylers, Coblers, Glovers, Porters and Chicken-men, and ſuch like baſe, bold, and illiterate fellows (yea, they have not been aſhamed to make brazen faced Huſwifs, and impudent women) to be their Preachers; and all under the cheating-colour of guifted perſons, forſooth: And with moſt foul and groſſe diſgraces, do contemn and ſcorn the learned, godly, grave, and Orthodox Miniſters of the Lord, whom God himſelf hath ſet apart for the Miniſtry, both by an outward and inward miſſion and qualification of Parts and Piety.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. III. Now, this I ſay, (ſayes the Apoſtle Paul) that every one of you ſaith, I am of Paul, and I of Apollo; I am of Cephas, and I am of Chriſt: Is Chriſt divided? was Paul crucified for you? Are ye not, herein, carnall? in thus, dividing Chriſt into Sects and Schiſmes? And, are, thus, become children, toſſed to and fro, and carried about with every winde of Doctrine, by the ſleight of men, and cunning craftineſſe, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. 1 Cor. 1. 12, 13. & 1 Cor. 3. 3, 4. and Epheſ. 4. 14.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. III. And do not every one of our Independents, and Sectaries of all ſorts, ſay thus alſo? I am of M. T. Goodwins ſeparate Church-way; I am of J. Goodwins Church; I of M. Lockiers Church; I of M. S. Simſons; And I of learned K…ffin the Glovers Church. And, in their thus irregularly, and unauthoritatively dividing Chriſt into unwarranted Sects, Schiſms, factions and fractions, are they not carnal and earthly-minded men? yea, are they not (as the Apoſtle fitly terms them) vain and wanton children, never ſetled, never contented, but toſſed too and fro with every puff and winde of falſe, dangerous and deſtructive Doctrines, Blaſphemies, conceited New-Lights, empty and ungrounded Revelations and Enthuſiaſms, and thus moſt craftily cozening and deceiving, and being deceived, and under holy names ſeparating from the reſt of their faithful Brethren; and not conſidering, that though Chriſt hath divers Miniſters and Inſtruments in his Church; yet that all make up but one Church, one Body, one Kingdom.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. IIII. This, know alſo, my Brethren (ſayes the Apoſtle Paul) That in the laſt dayes, perillous times ſhall come; for, men ſhall be Lovers of themſelves, covetous, boaſters, proud, blaſphemers, diſobedient to parents, and without naturall affection, unthankfull, unholy, truce-breakers, falſe-accuſers, incontinent, deſpiſers of thoſe that are good, headie, and high-minded, traitours, having a form of godlineſſe, but denying the power thereof; from ſuch (my Brethren) turn away: for, theſe will not endure ſound Doctrine; but, after their own luſts, heap to themſelves Teachers, having itching ears, and turning away from the truth, being turned unto fables. 2 Tim. 3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, &c. 13.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. IV. And are not we (my deer Brethren) now in England and London, fallen into theſe perllious times, and dangerous dayes? And are not our Independents, and all other Sectaries of theſe our dayes (as here deſcribed by the Spirit of God) moſt notorious ſelf-lovers, and extreme covetous? Are they not (moſt of them) moſt proud boaſters of themſelves to be Saints, and the onelyonly godly Partie? Are they not moſt fearful blaſphemers? Witneſs Paul Beſt, John Goodwin, Price, and Quarterman two of Goodwins diſciples, with many others. Are they not diſobedient to Parents, and without all natural affection? yea, even down-right Paricides (and Regicides too) ſome of them, who upon conceits of pretended Revelations, and moſt falſe and fallacious impulſes of the Spirit, have ſlain their neereſt and deereſt of bloud unto them? as He in Ireland, who, thus, ſacrificed his own Son; And, a Souldier, very lately of S. Tho. Fairfax his Army, who on the marriage day of his own Siſter, having given his own natural Father a great blow on the ear (upon occaſion of a Revelation, as he told his Father, that he muſt kil him) vehemently endeavoured with his ſword drawn, to have murthered his Father, had he not been moſt violently reſtrained and hindered by company that came into the room to reſcue his Father, at an eminent Gentlemans houſe in Bow neer London? Are they not moſt unthankful wretches both to God and men for that work of Reformation begun among us, and juſt liberty to ſerve God from the Prelats Tyranny, which, ten yeers before that, they ſeemed (with us) moſt greedily to deſire; but now moſt extremely hate it, except onelyonly in their own fantaſtical way? Are they not moſt abominable Covenant breakers and abuſers? witneſs, wicked Cham, aliàs, Cann, the Printer; and moſt ſlanderous falſe-accuſers of our moſt precious Parliament-members, and other eminent Gentlemen in City and Country? Are they not (many of them) moſt filthily incontinent, witneſs Mr. Gun of Southwark, even one of their precious Preachers, and others alſo? Are they not moſt proud deſpiſers of all our beſt, graveſt and godlieſt Miniſters, whom they moſt contumeliouſly call Black-coats, and Antichriſtian Legal Preachers? endeavouring to ſtarve them up, and ſo to deprive us of them, in denying them competent maintenance. Are they not moſt inſolent and high-minded Traitors and Rebels? witneſs the moſt wicked endeavours of ſome of them to overthrow our fundamental Laws, and to introduce a moſt accurſed Toleration of all licentiouſneſſe, and a meer Chaos and confuſion in all things both ſacred and civil? And are they not notorious Hypocrites, having onelyonly an out-ſide form of Godlineſs, but utterly denying the power and practice of it in their private houſes, by holy duties with their families, profeſſing themſelves to be above Ordinances? And therefore is it not high time to take heed of, and to turn away from ſuch as they are?
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. V. And (as the ſame holy Apoſtle ſayes) of this ſort, alſo, are all thoſe that creep into mens houſes, and lead captive ſilly women (even as, Satan, the Divel, alſo, at the beginning, aſſaulted and ſurprized Eve, the woman, and, then, left her to entice and enſnare Adam, her husband. Gen 3. 1, 2, 3. &c.) So do theſe men. And like James and Jambres (thoſe wicked Magicians of Egypt, who withſtood Moſes and Aaron) they reject and reſiſt the Truth; being men of corrupt mindes concerning the faith. And theſe evill men and Seducers, though they go on, grow worſe and worſe, deceiving and being deceived; yet (certainly) they ſhall not long proceed: for, their folly and madneſſe breaks forth, and is more and more moſt notoriouſly made manifeſt to the world, even as the folly and madneſſe of thoſe wicked Inchanters and Magicians was. 2 Tim. 3. 6, 8, 9, 13.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. V. And, do not our Independents and all ſorts of Sectaries juſt the very ſame thing, by their Jeſuitical Emiſſaries, T. G. P. N. W. G. S. S. J. G. &c.? Who (at firſt, about four or five yeers ago, and ſo all along ſince) have moſt boldly and wickedly poyſoned the Kingdoms great Fountain, the Parliament Members: and after them, huge Peters, Oates, Kiffin the Glover, Patience the Botcher, Gorton the cheater, and other ſuch like engendred vermin of Religion; who alſo (like Sathan himſelf, and their elder Brethren, the Romiſh Jeſuites) crept into mens houſes, and, firſt, ſet upon and aſſaulted ſilly women, apt to be ſeduced, and apteſt to ſeduce their Husbands, children and ſervants, as we ſee by daily experience? And juſt as Jannes and Jambres withſtood Moſes and Aaron, ſo do theſe our Independents and Sectaries oppoſe and withſtand our Magiſtracy and Miniſtry, rejecting and reſiſting the Truths of Gods Word; being men of very corrupt mindes; yea, reprobate (or, abominable to God) in reſpect of their perverſe doctrines and unſoundneſſe of faith in Chriſt: And like evil men and crafty Seducers, they grow worſe and worſe [moſt of them] deceiving, and being deceived. But certainly, they ſhall not [long] thus continue; for their folly and madneſſe breaks forth daily more and more (even to their own ſhame, in very many of them) and is very manifeſt to all that are truly wiſe and religious, and whoſe eyes of their underſtanding the Lord hath graciouſly opened.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. VI. The Apoſtle Peter, alſo, tels us of his diſcovery of falſe-Prophets, or falſe Apoſtles that ſhall come in future Goſpel times, and who began to appear among the people in his time; who did, and would privily bring in damnable Hereſies (and blaſphemous Opinious) even denying the Lord Chriſt: And, that many ſhould and would follow their moſt pernicious wayes: by reaſon of whom the wayes of Truth would be evil ſpoken of. 2 Pet. 2. 1, 2.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. VI. And, are not our Independents, Anabaptiſts, Antinomiams and all other Sectaries of theſe our times [moſt directly] thoſe falſe Prophets and Pſeud-apoſtles here ſpoken of? who privily (that is, craftily and cunningly, under the painted and ſpecious pretences, or embroidred cloaks of Toleration, liberty, and freedom to tender Conſciences, new-Lights, rare Revelations, a glorious Church way, Saints, the godly Partie, &c.) ſhould and would bring in damnable Hereſies, and moſt accurſed and blaſphemous Opinions, even [many of them] denying the Lord Jeſus Chriſt (either, by a totall apoſtacie, or through want of ſincere obedience) both in his Deity, and in his incarnation; yea, denying the three glorious Perſons in the Trinity, and the ſacred Scriptures, or written Word to be the foundation of our faith; to omit many other. And, do we not ſee how many are drawn away by them to follow their pernicious wayes, that is, their peſtilent doctrines? and by reaſon of whom, and their perverſe pathes, the wayes of truth are exceedingly evill ſpoken of; and the bleſſed work of Covenant-Reformation is moſt ſlanderouſly termed by them Perſecution and Tyranny; and Chriſts Government is by them called and counted a bloudy, arbitrary and Antichriſtian ſlavery: and how [thus] they moſt exactly cry out with wicked Athalia, Treaſon, treaſon, Perſecution, perſecution; whereas they are the moſt cruel and crafty traitors and perſecutors themſelves: witneſs, that true Saint, indeed, Mr. Caughton, impriſoned by the Saints of theſe times; a ſtrange paradox in piety.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. VII. And the ſame Apoſtle goes on, and tels us, that through covetouſneſſe, they ſhall with fained words make merchandize of their Diſciples and Proſelites, whoſe judgment lingereth not, and whoſe damnation ſlumbreth not; but chiefly, thoſe that walk after the fleſh, in the luſts of uncleanneſſe, who deſpiſe Government, and preſumptuouſly ſpeak evill of Dignities: and, like brute-beaſts, ſpeak evill of the things which they underſtand not; and ſhall therefore periſh utterly in their own corruption, and ſhall receive the reward of unrighteouſneſſe. Spots they are and blemiſhes, ſpotting themſelves with their own deceivings, and ſeducing others, while they feaſt with you; Having eyes full of adultery, and that ceaſe not from ſin: Beguiling unſtable ſouls, their hearts being exerciſed with covetous practices. Curſed children, Wels without water, clouds carried with a tempeſt, to whom the mist of darkneſſe is reſerved for ever. Speaking great ſwelling words of vanity, and promiſing liberty to others, whenas themſelves are the ſervants of corruption, 2 Pet. 2. 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. VII. And does not the Apoſtle Peter here alſo moſt lively delineate our Sectaries and Independents practices, manners and conditions? Who, indeed, through covetouſneſs (witneſſe their many Lectures, and fat collections at their itinerary [or, rather, vagrant] preachings) by fained and painted words, framed to a ſhew of piety, mildneſſe, and charity, craftily endeavour to lay hold on their diſciples goods, with the ruine of their ſouls. Haſtening their own damnation by moſt ſeditiouſly contemning Government, and moſt inſolently and preſumptuouſly ſpeaking evil of Dignities, Kings, Lords, and Rulers; and therefore are juſtly left utterly to periſh in the corruption of their own minds, as foul ſpots and blemiſhes of Religion, ſeducing and deceiving thoſe that feaſt and entertain them. Being, herein, curſed children, in that they are, as it were, empty wels without water, barren and fruitleſſe in themſelves of any true good, and without ſap or moiſture of true ſoul-ſaving grace, to make others truly gracious and growing Chriſtians: yea, they are vapouring and vaniſhing clouds, driven to and fro with the fleeting blaſts and tempeſts of their moſt vain and hereticall mindes; for whom the miſts and foggs of infernal darkneſſe is reſerved for ever. Who uſe to ſpeak great ſwelling and ſwaggering words of vanity and boaſting hypocriſie of Saintſhip, and godly partie, &c. uſing a lofty and proud flaſhie ſtile, both in their writing and preaching, eſpecially (as reverend Mr. Deodate notes moſt truly, in his expoſition on this Scripture) with high ſoaring and cloudy notions, and ſpeculations to make their hearers admire them, though they little or nothing at all underſtand them; and oft times their words being extremely void of truth, or of any vertue of Gods holy Spirit to ſound edification. And thus they alſo falſly and fallaciouſly promiſe liberty to others (in ſuffering and inciting their novice-diſciples to commit groſſe ſins, and luſtful perpetrations under the vizard of Chriſtian liberty) whereas themſeles [as here the Apoſtle ſayes] are moſt ſervile ſlaves, and ſervants of accurſed Corruption.
The Scripture Looking-Glaſs. VIII. There are (ſaith the Apoſtle Jude alſo) certain men crept in, unawares, who were of old ordained to condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into laſciviouſneſſe. Filthie Dreamers, who deſpiſe Dominions, and ſpeak evil of Dignities: Who have gone in the way of Kain, and ran greedily after the errour of Balaam for reward, and periſhed in the gain-ſaying of Corc. Spots they are in your Feasts of Love, when they feast with you, feeding themſelves without fear. Clouds they are without water, carried about with winds; Trees whoſe fruit withereth; without fruit, twice dead, pluck'd up by the roots; raging waves of the ſea, foaming out their own ſhame; wandering Stars, to whom is reſerved the blackneſſe of darkneſſe for ever. Murmurers, complainers, walking after their own luſts, ſpeaking great ſwelling words, having mens perſons in admiration for advantage: Mockers, who walk after their own ungodly Luſts. Theſe are they who ſeparate themſelves, ſenſuall, and not having the Spirit, Jude, ver. 4, 8, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19.
The Schiſmaticall Reflection, or, Face anſwering Face. VIII. See here again (impartial & unprejudiced Reader) how moſt remarkably the Apoſtle Jude deſcribes the Independents, Anabaptiſts, and all other Schiſmaticks & Sectaries of our times, to be Corner-creepers, & ſly ſtealers into mens houſes & hearts, branding them alſo with the black mark of ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into wantonneſs and laſciviouſneſs, as if Gods word and free grace allowed them in any groſs ſin, under a falſe & wicked pretence of being in Chriſt, as falſ-hearted Feak maintains, and preachers; and therfore the Apoſtle gives them their doom; aſſuring us, that ſuch as theſe were ordained by Gods eternal decree unto everlaſting condemnation And ſo the Apoſtle goes on, and calls them filthy dreamers, or brain-ſick men, by their new Lights & enthuſiaſtick Revelations; deſpiſing, and ſpeaking evil of Government, godly Order and obedience to any Authority, ſave onelyonly that which is of their own ſetting up: And truly, this is very obſervable, that the Spirit of God ſets down this as a principal mark of Seducers & Hypocrites, in that, theſe Apoſtles do, ſo often, mention their deſpiſing Dignities, or Dominions, Kings, Lords, Magiſtrates and Miniſters, whom they cannot abide, becauſe they would keep them within the bounds of godly order and obedience. And then the Apoſtle proceeds to aggravate this ſin in them, comparing it to the wages of Cain, who was the firſt that wickedly departed from the true Church; and of baſely covetous Balaam, carried into errors by the bait of gain & worldly pleaſures; and imitating Core and his rebellious Companions, in riſing up againſt the true Paſtors and Governors of the Church of Chriſt, and therefore incurring the like unavoidable perdition that thoſe men juſtly ſuffered. Yea, the Apoſtle calls them ſpotted and crafty, ſeducing ſmel-feaſts, who abuſed that godly cuſtom of the Saints ſociety, unto gluttony and exceſſe. Vaporous clouds without rain; and ſuch [indeed] are almoſt all Sectaries, fluttering and flaſhing up and down, without any moiſture or ſolidity. Fruitleſſe trees, which alſo have neither life nor ſap, (like withered trees in Autumn) unfit to bring forth any good fruit of holineſſe in themſelves, or edification to others; yea, trees twice dead, by apoſtatizing and falling off from the life of grace, to ſin and death; and, as it were, pluck'd up by the roots, even cut off from ſpiritual union with Chriſt: Raging waves, and foaming ſeas, even unſetled and proud ſpirits, belching out abominable Doctrines, and blaſphemous Opinions. Murmurers and complainers, men of contentious and impatient ſpirits; Admirers alſo of mens perſons and parts for advantage, and to gain by them for their baſe and falſe flattering of them. Mockers and abuſers of other men far better than themſelves, in all reſpects: and, O how daily and ſadly do we ſee this practiſed, eſpecially in printed Pamphlets, and that with authority, wherein our moſt pious and painfull, learned and religious Miniſters are called no leſs than Baals prieſts, Sons of Belial, Sir Jack Presbyters, and ſuch like moſt baſe and ignominious names, by the mercenary Sectarian Pamphleters of theſe times; but to go on, and conclude; Separating themſelves from their Brethren (as ſenſuall and carnal ſelf-ſeeking men, who have not the Spirit) wilfully cutting themſelves off from the true ſpiritual Communion of Gods Church, and are thereby deprived of the life, grace, and holy Spirit of the Prince of Peace and Union, the Lord Jeſus Chriſt, John 15. 6.
Wo unto the world becauſe of offences; it muſt needs be that Offences come, but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh: For whoſoever ſhall offend one of thoſe little ones which beleeve on me, it were better for him that a milſtone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the Scan
Matth. 18. 7. 8.
Such are falſe Apoſtles, deceitfull workers, transforming themſelves into the Apoſtles of Chriſt; and no marvell, for Satan himſelf is transformed into an Angel of light: Therefore it is no great thing, if his Miniſters alſo be transformed, as the Miniſters of righteouſneſſe, whoſe end ſhall be according to their works.
2 Cor. 11. 13, 14, 15.
It is impoſſible for thoſe who were once enlightned, and have taſted of the heavenly gift, and have been made partakers of the Holy Ghoſt, and have taſted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come; if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance; ſeeing they crucifie to themſelves the Son of God afreſh, and put him to an open ſhame. The juſt ſhall live by faith; but if any man draw back (or fall away) my ſoul ſhall have no pleaſure in him.
Heb. 6. 4. and, 10. 38.
Conſult, then (O all ye backſliding and apoſtatizing Independents, Sectaries and Schiſmaticks) this fair and faithfull Scripture Looking-Glaſs; and ſee how neer ye come to the ſin againſt the holy Ghoſt, and fear, and tremble.
Qui cum Jeſu itis, non itis cum Jeſuitis,
vel Romanis, vel Schiſmaticis:
that is,
Who-ere, to walk with Jeſus Chriſt, delights,
Shun Romiſh and Sectarian Jeſuites.—
JOHN VICARS.
The Schiſmatical WOLF Sented.
MATTH. 7. 15.
Beware of falſe Prophets, which come to you in Sheeps clothing; but, inwardly, they are ravening Wolves: yee ſhal know them by their Fruits.
The Heretical FOX Hunted.
CANT. 2 15.
Take us the Foxes, the little Foxes that ſpoil the Vines; for our Vines have very tender Grapes.
FINIS.
London, Printed for T. M. 1649.
End of the text · John Vicars, A Scripture Looking Glass (1649)