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A49809	Dagon's fall before the Ark, or, The smoak of the bottomless pit scoured away by the breath of the Lords mouth, and by the brightness of his coming written primarily, as a testimony for the Lord, his wisdom ... : secondarily, as testimony against the old serpent his wisdom, which is foolishness with God ... : wherein as in a glass, teachers in schools and colledges may see their concern, neither Christian nor warrantable / by Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing L724; ESTC R226480	38,604	101

the same can scarce by any way or means be rid out of them Recognit Clement lib. 10. Augustin Bishop of Hippo commanded Poetry to be driven out of the City of God so also did Ethnick Plato out of his Common-wealth Cicero forbad the same to be entertained Cor. Agrip. Devan Scient Augustin called Heathen Poetry the Wine of Error drunk of drunken Doctors Jerom called it the meat of Devils Logick is nothing but the Art of Contention and Darkness whereby all other Sciences are made more obsure and more hard to be known Cornel. Agrip. de vanitate Scientiarum Almost all the rabble of Schollars busied in the inventions of Philosophers or Sophisters seems to do no more then learn to commit Error and to make the Truth more obscure or to lose the same Carnel Agrip. de vanitate Scientiarum Queen Elizabeth enjoyned that Schoolmasters should accustom their Schollers reverently to learn such Sentences of Scriptures as should be most expedient to induce them to all godliness Tindal a Martyr said whosoever ordained Universities be it Alexander of Hales Thomas Aquinas or any other he was a Star fallen from Heaven to Earth for there are brought in saith he Moral vertues for Faith Opinions for Truth and said they were a confused cloud Tindal of the Revelation of Antichrist CHAP. V. A memento to Schoolmasters and Tutors to turn from Heathen to the godly and Christian education of Youth as also of the rise of Christian Schools and how the same came to be corrupted NOw O Schoolmasters and instructers of Youth in Schools and Colledges let me come nearer unto you 't is not Schools but corrupting spoiling and depraving abuses therein managed I speak against Cicero could say we cannot any wise do the Common-wealth more service then by teaching and instructing Youth provided saith I it be in the knowledge of the Lord of his Creation of savoury and necessary things and useful accomplishments Let me tell you I oppose not Teaching or Learning of Languages as of Latin Greek or Hebrew c. Knowing there may be a service therein for the management of Forreign Transactions and Negotiations and Correspondence with other Nations but it being that all savoury and sound knowledge relates primarily to God secondarily to the knowledge of the Creation and of the useful and necessary imployments My Testimony is that Children should be instructed in the aforesaid in the fear of the Lord it being the door of Heavenly wisdom How precious were it if their Souls like Gideons Fleece did drink up betime the pearly dew of Divine Grace and Heavenly vertue 'T is honourable saith Ambrose for Youth to be found in the fear of the living God 't is the Devil his Books and his wisdom which is earthly sensual and devilish I speak against if in learning of Languages useful profitable and necessary matter were learned a double advantage would accrue unto the learner cannot Languages be learned except in the Devils Books and Arts I testifie that all lascivious Poems wanton Comedies vain Tragedies frivolous Fables inchanting Orations spoiling Philosophy Pagan Ethicks Physicks and Metaphysicks now taught in Christian Schools are the muddy streams of the lying Spirit and to be denyed by serious Christians You may read that the Patriarchs before the Law taught their Children and Housholds to walk in the ways of the Lord they taught them not Heathenism nor Serpentine Inventions Gen. 18.17 19. Under the Mosaical Despensation the Prophets had Schools wherein they taught Youth the knowledge of the Lord the Book of Moses and the Prophets then extant they taught no Heathenish learning no Egyptian Philosophy nor the Smaragdine Table of Hermes Trismegistus during the continuance of that Ministration Oh that there were such an heart in Israel said the Lord to fear me and to keep all my Commandments always that it might go well with them and with their Children for ever Deut. 5.29 Solomon wise in the wisdom of God said Train up a Child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it Prov. 22.6 He should go in the way of holiness in which the ransomed of the Lord walk with songs of deliverance in their mouths Children are to be trained up in the Lords way not in Heathenism Serpentine inventions Heathen Philosophy lascivious Comedies and Tragedies frivolous Fables these things are in the Devils way I saw it in the glass of Immortality in the lamp of Eternity in the sin-discovering dispensation of the Almighty that such as teach these things they are Satans Cooks preparing a deadly dish Satans Butlers making Youth drunk with the Cup of Abomination and Fornication a rusty Channel through whom a stream of folly enters into those committed to their charge which nothing but a Divine rod can drive out Prov. 22.15 David the sweet singer of Israel enquired saying Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way in taking heed thereto according to the word Psal 119.9 He commends young men to the word the word of Faith of Patience of Reconciliation of Vivification that they may be cleansed and purified thereby he commends them not to Paganism Ethnick Education spoiling Philosophy The Lord saith the holy man of God established a Testimony in Jacob and ordained a Law in Israel which he commanded our Fathers that they should teach their Children that Children which should be born should stand up and declare it to their Children Psal 78.5 6. The Testimony and Law of the Lord was to be propagated and taught to young and old in that Dispensation the wisdom of God which causes the face to shine and fills the inward parts with joyful Melody not Serpentine wisdom the wisdom of this World the Dictates of the Internal Dragon drowning men in perdition Further the Lord said Learn not the way of the Heathen Jeremiah 10.2 Now all Heathen Philosophy Ethicks Physicks and Metaphysicks Heathen Poets Comedies Tragedies and Fables are the way of the Heathen so not to be learned the language of the Serpent to be rejected when Israel was stained with the Inventions of the Heathen the Lord raised complaints against them Psal 106. As the holy men of God in the Patriarchal and Mosaical dispensations through the shield of Faith fenc'd out the wisdom of the Flesh So in the Evangelical dispensation the Disciples and Apostles of the Lamb kept the same and laboured in the vertue and strength of Divine abilities committed to them to bring them to Christ the Magazine Repository and store-house of Heavenly wisdom and knowledge Christ Jesus saith Hospinian de Origine Scholarum instituted the first Academy in the New Testament and called twelve Disciples whom he diligently instructed in Heavenly Doctrine he taught them no Heathen Philosophy nor Traditions of men After the Resurrection of Christ the Apostles being well confirmed in his School and furnished with the gifts of the holy Spirit went out into the World according to Christs command and commended unto others what they had

Again Paul writing to Timothy his own Son in the Faith exhortshim to charge some not to give heed to Fables and endless genealogies which minister questions rather then godly edyfying which is faith 1. Tim. 1.3 4. Now what a muddy stream of Fables and fabulous Poems Comedies and Tragedies are gushed into Christian Schools how the fabulous Pedegrees of the Heathens Gods are as I may say driven by force of Arms into tender youth hopeful if not depraved and corrupted by Ethnick education I leave to the wise in heart to Judge who have known these things and the burden of them further he saith to Timothy refuse prophane and old wives Fables and exercise thy self unto godliness 1 Tim. 4.7 The Apostle James writing to the twelve Tribes scattered abroad draws his Sword as I may say against Serpentine wisdom saying if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts c. This wisdom descends not from above but is earthly sensual devilish James 1.14 15. Mark earthly sensual devilish O that Christendom would consider this in whom the hellish spark hath not only kindled them into strife and envy but to be as a prey to the mouth of the Sword Christendom is become as Golgotha a place of Skulls as Aceldama the Field of Blood the Apostle writing to the Church said ye are taught of God to love one another 1 Thes 4. Now where strife envy and bloodshed is of whom are they taught even of the Serpent who was a Murderer from the beginning the Author of that wisdom which is earthly sensual and devilish a true Character of that wisdom which is from below it is called earthly because it arises from the earth keeps man in an unregenerate state out of Heavenly mindedness wholly concerning man for earthly ends sensual as wholly concerned in the pursuit of carnal sinful and transient pleasures devilish as inspired by him doing his work and brings to his end wisdom from above Rescues from his tyranny In the Apostles days such as knew the Lords call into the Ministry they were Stars in Heaven setlted in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus they had the Heavenly Key which opened to them the Royal Cabinet of Heavenly Treasures they received no wisdom in Church or School but what was Heavenly but a Star being faln to the earth Mark this to the earth then an earthly Key was thrust into the hand even the Key of the bottomless Pit then arose a Smoak Which darkned the Sun and the Air what is this Smoak even Serpentine wisdom which steamed into Churches and Schools the gradual rise of this spoiled the glory and beauty of Primitive Christianity at this door crept into the Church Traditions Heresics Scysms Doctrinal errours Superstition Idolatry Pardons Indulgences Trentals Soul-masses Dirgies Purgatory Canonization of Saints In a word devilish errors were set a broach Mabomet steamed out his Alcoran for Divine Scriptures into Schools steamed also in spoiling Philosophy bewitching Orations pompous and painted Rhetorick lascivious Poems vain Comedies foolish Tragedies frivilous Fables Pagan Ethicks Physicks and Metaphysicks whereby Youth is corrupted as the Sea Monster called Physeter as naturalists write mounts above the tops of Ships standing upright in the Sea like a Pillar and spouts out great flouds of water whereby it overwhelms or indangers them so upon the fall of the Star from Heaven the Sea-Monster Satan got up into the Church and spouted out great flouds of errors false Doctrines and of earthly wisdom into Schools and Churches whereby they sunk down into the depth of ignorance spiritual blindness Idolatry and corruption but Heavenly wisdom is displaying its power vertue and influence and Serpentine wisdom be it in Church or School must be scoured away CHAP. IV. A rehearsal of Testimonies born by several men eminent in the Church since the Apostles days against Heathen learning or the teaching of it in Christian Schools as also of others By what hath been spoken 't is evident that the holy men of God acknowledged by all to be inspired of God bare sound Record and a living Testimony in the wisdom of God against the wisdom of the Serpent the wisdom of the World many also who have lived since the Apostles days yea and since the fall of the Star from Heaven in the gloomy night of Apostasie in that measure of Heavenly wisdom then made known have born Testimony against teaching Heathen Authors spoiling Philosophy wanton Poets in Christian Schools or Colledges Yea and have spoken freely against Universities defiled with the same in confirmation of this assertion a few Testimonies are presented to the consideration of the Reader Eusebius brings in Plato sharply blaming that first Education as destructive which was used by the Greeks in reading the feigned Comical and Tragical inventions of Poets Cap. 49. p. 618. As far as I can gather from the writings of the Ancients Philosophy is very hurtful unto him that is much addicted to the study thereof Joh. Pic. Mirand All the discord of Divines hath proceeded from Philosophers for as much as Divines in later Ages have mixed the muddy water of Philosophers with the living vein of Divine Oracles Joh. Pic. Mirand that is have mixed Heathen Philosophick Notions with the Scriptures of truth It is known by lamemtable experience how dangerous a thing it is to be exercised in the writings of Ethnick Philosophers and how easily the plague of lies and vanity creeps through the same into mens minds Theo. Gale In the times of the Hasmoneans this Decreee made let him be accursed who teacheth his Son the Philosophy of the Greeks Theo. Gale What but Greek Philosophy was the first Seminary or seed-Plot of principle Errors in the Churches in the Apostles days and in Churches immediately succeeding Whereupon Tertullian called Philosophers the Patriarchs of Hereticks The. Gale It is not hard to shew saith the same Authour that the whole Mystery of iniquity and the whole System of Antichristianism which hath molested the Christian Church for so many Centuries ought to ascribe their rise and progress to Heathen Philosophy There are saith Andrew Sympson who spend much precious time upon vile Pamphlets curious Arts prophane Stories lascivious Poems c. Most of the Heresies that have been in the Church have come in by Learned men rather then by Ignorant men Ed. Calamy Jerome a Father of the Church who lived about the year 384. reading the Book of Cicero was as 't is said rebuked by an Angel because that he being a Christian minded the Fictions of the Gentiles Jacobus Laurentius de libr. Gentil pag. 41. Gratian put out a Canon that a Bishop should not read Heathen Books Jac. Laur. pag. 41. Gregory the Great saith Jac. Laurentius de libris Gentilium forbad all Bishops the reading of Heathen Books pag. 41. Pernicious Books are to be burned no regard is to be given to the price of them Piscat on Acts. All the wisdom of a man is in this one thing that he know and

by Charles the great from Rome to Paris about the year 791. Thus Cambridge was made an University by King Sigebert of the Romish Faith and the Lectures there were begun by four Monks Fryer Ode read Grammar Tericus read Aristotles Logicks Fryer William read Tullies Rhetorick Dilsebert read Divinity to them on Sundays and Saints days so called About the year 895. King Alfred through the perswasion of Monk Neotus made Oxford a publick University and appointed Maintenance for the Professors of Learning there as saith Georg. Lilius in Chron. Britt After both these places of Literature were made or confirmed Universities in Edward the first his time by the Court of Rome as Robert Remington affirms The very names of the Colledges discover their Founders as Christs Colledge Jesus Colledge Immanual Colledge Trinity Colledge Corpus Christi that is Christs body Colledge and one in Oxford for the help of all dead Souls and for their rescue out of Purgatory called All Souls Colledge Now how these Collegians shew forth the Spirit of Christ by their Fruits and how their deportment is to such as in faith and patience wait for the Kingdom of Christ and the righteousness thereof or whether they be as the Lilie among the Thorns or as the Thorns Heave another pen to discover Universities to gain the greater profit to themselves give divers Degrees and Titles as Bachelors of Arts Masters of Arts Bachelors of Divinity Doctors of Divinty whereby saith Dell they gain Honour Reverence and Reputation among all that are under the delusion of Antichrist true it is a principio non it a fuit 'T was not so from the beginning till the Star fell from Heaven to Earth and the smoak arose out of the Pit darkening Sun and Air these things were not in seven years in Universities they are Masters of Art as an Apprentice is Master of his Trade having served seven years Papists made their Ministers in these places as the Protestants do now the Philosophy there taught now is the same that the Heathen Roman Emperors set up they caused to be taught Grammar and Logick and most of the seven Arts as now The Vicechancellor admitting a Bachelor of Divinity to his Degree uses these words We admit thee to preach all the Apostolical Epistles in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Spirit But Admitting a Doctor of Divinity to his Degree he saith We admit thee to preach all the Sacred Scriptures both of the Old and of the New Testament in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit cap. 20. de Ceremoniis in gradibus conferendis Zuinglius In the Primitive times such as were called of the Lord they waited for Heavenly Abilities to be capacitated to beget others into the life of Righteousness and to build them up in the most holy Faith they did not ambitioussy affect Titles out of the God-serving life the Pharisees were guilty of this as formal Christians were After the ingress and inrode of Apostasy Zuinglius on Matth. 23. said Thou heare herest that the Titles of Masters and Doctors are not of God because Christ forbids this thing and those Titles that are not of God nor of Christ they are of Antichrist so to be denyed by such as are branches of the true Vine Further Wilson in his Compleat Christian Dictionary said that ambitious seeking after Titles ought to be eschewed Obj. In the Apostles days there were several Titles as Evangelists Apostles Prophets Pastors Doctors Ans True it is but these and the rest made use of or mentioned in the New Testament were significant names names of Office befitting and expressing the work they were called unto and concerned in as I might particularize as for Doctor it might more properly be translated Teacher so a name of Office Wicklif touching this thing said a name of Office differs much from the name of a School Degree brought in by the Heathen Wicklif in sermone domini in Monte. While the Primitive purity Life Power Faith and Order was kept he that ministred he was to do it out of the ability which God gave 1 Pet. 4.11 The power of the Ministry was derived from the pure Spring of Divine ability but this ability being lost Schools were erected Heathen Learning was entertained where men are qualified now for the Ministry this muddy lake open in Rome-Heathen steamed into Apostatised Rome-Christian drunk up in Protestant Countreys and Kingdoms now To draw to a Conclusion you Teachers of Schools and Colledges it being that the specious Fabrick of the World being finished God looked upon every thing that he had made and behold it was very good Gen. 1.31 were it not more God-like more Christian-like to instruct Youth in the knowledge of God whom to know is life Eternal and in the knowledge of his works being very good and useful and necessary things then in the knowledge of Heathen Arts and Sciences brought in by the Serpent which in every Age and Generation the holy men of God yea and such as have lived in the midnight of Apostasie with some glimpses of Divine light in their Goshen bare Testimony against as the fore-mentioned Testimonies with others that might have been subjoyned sufficiently evidence David in the wisdom of God said The works of the Lord are wonderful sought out of all them that have pleasure therein Psal 111.2 Such as have pleasure in the Lord cannot but have pleasure in his works Now you that make Heathenism your concern you neither have pleasure in the Lord nor in his works which are very good Further David in the consideration of the Lord broke out saying Lord how manifold are thy works in wisdom thou hast made them all the earth is full of thy riches so is the great and wide Sea also wherein are things creeping innumerable both small and great beasts Psal 104.24 25. If man should live the days of Mathuselah who lived 969. years yet is the Lord the Book of life and the Book of Creation sufficient for his observation I tell you in downright Tearms the Lord made man to eye him and his Creation but the Serpent dislocating man brought him to eye him and his products and all Heathen Authors Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy Pagan Ethicks Physicks and Metaphysicks are the products of the Serpent so see what you do and where you are Rainold in his Orations said he is to be accounted a wise man who knows things that are profitable not he that knows many things Now if Languages must be Learned were it not more Christian like that out of Latin c. Books for that purpose provided Children and Youth read the Natures of Trees Birds Beasts Fish Serpents Infects Earths Metals Salts Stones Vulgar and Precious as also rules for Gardening Agriculture Grazing of Cattel Buildings Navigation Arithmatick Geography Chronology sound History Medicine knowledge in Law Improvement of Lands Chirurgery Traffick Government ordering of Bees