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A79875	Leaven, corrupting the childrens bread; or Christs caveat to beware of sectaries and their dangerous doctrines. In two sermons on Mark 8. 15. The former preached in the Cathedrall Church of Lincoln, at the lecture, on Wednesday, October 1. 1645. The latter in another auditorie. / By John Clarke, B. D. and pastor of the church of Fiskerton, neere Lincoln.	Clarke, John, d. 1658.	1646 (1646)	Wing C4477A; Thomason E354_15; ESTC R201098	49,476	63

vere nihil enim plane comedebant usque ad noctem aliquandiu post occasum solis Mont. Appar 7. Sect. 23. Theophylact Drusius in Luke 18.12 3. Phylacteries or small scrols of parchment (q) Ipsi simbrias protrahebant in oris earum spinas ligabant quarum assiduis punctionibus pedes tibiae sanguine aspersae monstrabantur ea solum ratione ut populis vitae poenitudinem ostentarent Tolet in Joan. cap. 18. in which certain select sentences of the Law were written by Gods own appointment Deut. 6 8 9. bound to the head hand skirts but the Pharisees in an hypocritical vain-glorious (r) Non ut exactam legis observationem praestarent sed quia his hominum gloriam existimationem ambibant idem Ambitionis animalia Mont. Appar 7. Sect. 4. 31. humour enlarged these above ordinary and are therefore censured by our Saviour Mat. 23.5 4. Praying often much in private (ſ) Privatis orationibus domi adeo incumbebant ut se somni privarent beneficio Epiphan aeneam sphaeram manu tenere consuescebat pelvi subjecta ut cum e manu sphaera in pelvim excidisset sono excitatus Pharisaeus somnum excuteret se componeret denuo ad orationem vid Montacut Apparat. 7. Sect. 17. and in publike Mat. 6.5 7. But with much superstition and hypocrisie 5. Paines to make Proselytes gather Churches Mat. 23.15 or scatter (t) in schismaticis vel haereticis congregationibus vel potius segregationibus Aug. de Verb. Dom. Serm. 11. rather Mat. 12.30 Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye compasse sea and land to make one Proselyte and when he is made ye make him twofold more the childe of hell then your selves (u) Miseri homines infelices qui per bona etiam opera gehennam licitarentur Secondly 2. Sadduces The Sadduces So named from Sadoc [w] Antigoni discipulo qui cum defecisset ad templum montis Gerizim a Manasse inter Samaritas constructum Alexandro Magno regnante haeresin intulit Sadducaeorum Godwin lib. 3. cap. 2. Antiq. hebraic others say tsedeck justitia ironice the founder of that Sect as Brownists from Brown and Arrians Arminians Donatists Pelagians Socinians c. from their first heresiarch were a sort of Samaritane miscreant mungrell-Jews who 1. Stuck stifly to the bare letter of the Law admitting onely the Pentateuch Moses 5 Books for canonicall Scripture but rejected 1. The Psalmes Prophets and all other Scriptures Hence our Saviour confutes them out of Moses Exod. 3 6. in the point of Resurrection which they denyed Mat. 22.32 2. All traditions and Comments on the Text and were thence called Karaim Biblers Scripturists 2. Denyed the Holy Ghost as also Angels Spirits Acts 23.8 The Sadduces say that there is no Resurrection neither Angel nor Spirit 3. Maintained the souls of men to be mortall to dye as the beasts and be annihilated no resurrection at all or future retribution to good or bad Luke 20.27 no heaven no hell thus putting off at once all sense of Religion prophane Atheists arrant Epicures (x) Dementiam potius Epicuream quam legis divinae jura sectabantur inquit Philastrius opening a wide gap to all licentiousnesse (y) Omnem religio ni●●ensum excusserunt carni ad effraenem peccandi licentiam viam aperuerunt Chemnit Harm cap. 82. and abominable practises 3. Herodians Thirdly The Herodians Were a Court-faction of seducing Parasites by Nation Jews (z) Drusius saith Greeks but trained up at Court or employed thence as Herods Agents Secta Aulica saith Master Calvin in Mat. 22.16 Herodis domestici Syr. Interp. Whose Religion like the Turkish Alcoran was a hotch-potch medley patcht up of Paganism and Judaism * novam quandam religionem ex Paganismo Judaismo conssabant Bez. in Mat. 22.16 nimirum mixturam quandam religionis ex Pharisaismo pariter Sadducaeismo conflatam ex utraque enim secta receperunt ea quae ad stabiliendam dominationem commodissima videbantur ut sic populum in regis sui partes traherent Chemnit Harm cap. 82. They who were tutor'd in this Court-Religion sowred with the leaven of Herod 1. Cryed up Herod among the common people as their promised Messiah (a) Herodem arbitrabantur esse illum Christum in prophetis in lege omnibus promissum ab omnibus expectatum Epiphan Hieronym in Mat. 22. Montac Ap. 7. Sect. 67. the Scepter now departed from Iudah and no other King of the Jews visibly appearing but he the Herodian-Chaplains Court-Parasites are prime sticklers to perswade the people to receive him for the expected Messiah 2. Honoured Herod with superstitious solemnities annually observing his birth-day Herodis venere dies Pers Satyr 5. 3. Humour'd Herod turn'd Sadduces Epicures were of his Atheisticall opinions followed his licentious living and loose (b) Bezain Notis Major in Mat. 22.16 fermentum Herodis quod est manifesta impletas profanus Dei contemptus estraenis licentia Chemnit Harmon Evang. cap. 61. practices were moulded into his lewd ungodly manners wretched and profane temporizers Mark 6.14.16.18 4. Were rigid exacters of Caesars tribute which was an Herodian principle of Court Divinity (c) aulicae etiam Theologiae subsidio fulcire regnum suum rather State-policie which this domineering usurper catechized his creatures into clean against the hair of the Jewish immunity from taxes anciently prescribed to by them point-blank crossing the popular maxime of a free State and liberty of the subject John 8.33 and was the occasion of sundry rebellions and broyls as that of Theudas Judas of Galilee Act. 5.36 This tribute did Herod squeeze out of their purses to gratifie Augustus and keep in at the Romane Court lest the Crown which Caesar had set on his usurping head he should again pull off This morsell of Herodian-Leaven lay heavy on the Jews stomach which though they were forced to swallow yet they could never well digest And thus having shewed you the Devils bakers (d) Diabolum in domo Domini pistorem agere velle habere suos quosdam incarnatos Pistorios qui diabolicum fermentum spiritualem fastum superbiam fidelibus admiscere conantur quo eos Deo insipidos hominibus molestos reddant Chemnit Harm cap. 61. who these Sectaries were and given you a taste or essay of their dangerous Leaven what they held The third particular of the Historicall part of the Text now follows What the carridge and demeanour of the Pharisees Sadduces and Herodians was towards our Saviour Christ his Gospell Disciples c. All these three sorts of hereticall Sectaries though at deadly feud among themselves (e) capitales alias essent ●inimicitiae 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 inter se discordabant Chemnit harm Evan cap. 49. cap. ●● Montacut Apparat. T. S. 21. and mortall enemies each to other in asserting their hellish principles yet they joyned hand in hand and were firmly

longissime summoveant Calvin praefat adv fanatic sect Libertin upon the walls of Jerusalem and will not blow the trumpet when the slie enemie under false colours a feigned word which he can give shall pretend he comes as a friend and so cut our throats Alas alas poore England thou hast many malignant watchmen that pretend to descrie and discover danger that are themselves most dangerous that have and do undo thee by daubing cursed silence in such a time as this Est 8.6 that are of thy enemies counsel are at a fee with him his pensioners If it were not so they would not betray the truth of God to vile sectaries as they now do O these carriages would make dumb stones speak It is irremissibile peccatum a sinne against the Holy Ghost saith Luther (t) In Epist ad Spalatin to be mealy-mouth'd when such pernitious leaveners poyson the bread of the houshold of faith 3 Every private Christian look to one look well about you Believe not every spirit but trie their doctrines whether they be of God or not 1 John 4.1 If any come that bring not this doctrine receive him not to house bid him not God speed 2 John 10. say thou of their clandestine meetings and adjure thy self as Jacob of Simeon and Levi Gen. 49.6 O my soul come not thou into their secret unto their assembly mine honour be not thou united Pray God by his power to keep thee to salvation Lead not thy self into temptation Julian the Emperour became an Apostate by going to heare Libanius the sophister declame against the Christians Come not near the doore of their house knowest thou not that the dead ar there and that their guests are in the depths of hell Prov. 9.18 If corrupt doctrine be so dangerous take thou heed to thy self in leavening times and places and companies heedfully mind every sermon opinion tenet every book and discourse thou hearest seest readest carefully look unto every bit of bread the least morsell thou puttest into thy mouth lest some unsuspected crumb of unsound leaven be mingled therewith And this is the second point which we are fallen upon and now followeth in order to be handled viz. that Doct. 2 The people of God must with all possible caution and circumspection preserve themselves from being leavened corrupted and seduced Take heed beware (u) Tribus verbis utitur quo Apostoli reliqui omnes intelligant rem illam a qua ipsos tam sancte et serio dehortatur esse modis omnibus detestandam Deus enim etiam levissimas purioris suae doctrinae corruptelas nullo modo ferre potest vult ut sui discipuli Christiani non instar caetorum mox cuivis spiritui applaudant sed spiritus probent Chemnit Harm cap. 82. Deut. 13.3 Thou shalt not hearken to the words of that prophet (w) vid. Vincent Lirin cap. 15. upon that place of Deuteronomy chap. 13. who excellently paraphraseth thereon for the Lord your God proveth you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart 8 thou shalt not consent unto him nor hearken unto him read the place from vers 1. to the 14. Jer. 23.16 Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesie unto you they make you vain they speak a vision of their own heart Matth. 7.15 Beware of false prophets (x) also on Math. 7.15 read Vinc. Lir. cap. 36. Mar. 4.24 Take heed what you heare Acts 20.28 Take heed therefore to your selves and to the flock 29 shall grievous wolves enter in among you 30 also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them 31 Therefore watch and remember that Phil. 3.2 Beware of dogs beware of evil-workers beware of Col. 2.8 Beware lest any man spoyl you through And good reason have we to be thus carefull in regard of 1 our Own souls 2 Sectaries and leavening Teachers 3 Doctrines delivered by them Reasons 1. In regard of our selves 1 In regard of our selves Because it is a matter which much concerneth us a businesse of great consequence our immortall souls which are more worth then all the world are in danger lie at stake may come to be perverted poysoned destroyed damned through our base neglect Matth. 23.15 they make him viz. The Pharisaicall leaveners make their proselytes two fold more the child of hell then themselves 2 Pet. 2.1 who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them ver 2. and many shall follow their pernitious wayes ver 3. with feigned words make merchandise of you The Apostles words are emphaticall and weighty 1. will not a wise Christian take heed of that which will bring upon him an irrecoverable losse that may undo him for ever and break his back heresies are damnable 2. would a man walk in a way which would bring him to some ill end these are pernitious wayes 3 would a wise and free-born man be bought and sold Like a slave or beast (y) Bez. not Major in 2 Pet. 2. tanquam pecoribus ad nundinationem these with feigned words make merchandise of you As therefore in fairs we look to our purses take heed of cheaters as in times of warwe gird on our swords and will not be unprovided for an enemies encounter as in times of infection we provide Antidotes comfort and preserve our spirits fence and corroborate the vitals so should we take as great care of our souls and blesse our selves out of the company of smitting and contagious leaveners seducers Touch not that pitch which will not easily be got off S. John that beloved disciple accidentally being in the Bath where Cerinthus was (z) Cerinthus maintained that the world was made by Angels that circumcision and other legal rites were to be observed that Jesus Christ was a meer man not risen again but should rise that Christ should reign a thousand years on earth and men should enjoy al sensual pleasures vid. Augustin de Haeres 8. he leaped out of the Bath unbathed because he feared the Bath should have fallen seeing that enemy to the truth was within Such feare and zeal had the Apostles saith Irenaeus that they would not communicate a word with them that adulterated the truth as Master Fox relateth it Acts Mon-vol 1. P. 48. Secondly because of the number nature of corrupting seducing Leaveners 2 In regard of false teachers 1 For number many false prophets are gone out into the world 1. John 4.1 not as many which corrupt the word of God 2. Cor. 2.17 many walk enemies of the crosse of Christ Phil. 3.18 Therefore as a man that hath a charge of money 1. Many in a way where many robbers haunt in a faire where many cheaters and cut-purses come had need look well about him be very wary and circumspect or as in times and places of the Pestilence where many be infected shut up and die of