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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78422	The depths of Satan discovered: or, the Jesuits last design to ruine religion. Being, some observations upon a pamphlet, called, The swords abuse asserted: by John Vernon. Presented to the consideration of the Armie. Citie. Kingdome. / By Philopatrius Philalethes.	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.	1649 (1649)	Wing C1625; Thomason E539_1; ESTC R205694	19,373	34

THE Depths of Satan DISCOVERED OR The Jesuits last Design to Ruine RELIGION BEING Some Observations upon a Pamphlet called The Swords Abuse Asserted By JOHN VERNON Presented to the Consideration Of the Armie Citie Kingdome By PHILOPATRIUS PHILALETHES REV. 2.24 To as many as have not this Doctrine and which have not knowne the Depths of Satan 2 PET. 2.18 19. For when they speake great swelling Words of Vanitie they allu●e through the Lusts of the flesh c. Those that were cl●a●e es●aped from them who live in Errour While they promise them Libertie they themselves are the servants of Corruption London Printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the Old-Bayley 1649. To the truely Christian Reader IT is very well knowne to every understanding Christian that there are two maine Pillar● of a Reformed State the two great Ordin●nces of God Magistracie and Ministrie And it s as easily obseruable that many there are whether ignorantly or intentially who are Sampson like laying hold of those two Pillars though they pull downe therewith the house of the Kingdome and Church upon their owne and others heads How much the latter the Ministrie hath beene undermind in all times especially within these last dozen yeares there 's no observing Christian but hath taken notice What Innovasions and subscriptions have beene Imposed upon godly and faithfull Ministers by the Prelates to drive them from their Stations and out of the Kingdome who doth not yet remember Within these last seven yeares the same Designe hath beene carryed on bu● in another dresse The great sesuiticall Project for they lye behind the Curtaine and Act it hath beene to make the Ministers whom they could not corrupt and Ministrie vile and contemptible which hath proceeded to a very high degree The 〈◊〉 to effect it hath beene this First To poure out upon them whole Dung-carts of the vilest Reproaches in Pamphlets that ever Christian eare heard thereby to expose them to the scorne of the people and so to nullifie the Successe of their Ministrie Secondly To cry downe their Office either as Antichristian or none Setting up Preachers of the basist of the people as Jeroboam made Priests admiring and adoring them above the most Learned Faithfull able Min●sters of the G spell from whom as Instruments under G d they re●●●ved the knowledge and grace they have if they have any yet now contemne them which true grace cannot doe as the dirt under their feet Thirdly To cry downe Learning Arts Vniversities as uselesse pretending to new Revelations which are the m●er delusions of Satan Fourthly The last but not least destructive to cry downe their setled Maintenance by Tithes and leave them to the cold and comfortlesse-Charitie of the people which will starve them out that are in and keepe others from entring in This alone will doe it if the rest faile For the former the Magistracie it hath beene the long policie of Antichrist to perswade the world that the Christian Magistrate hath nothing at all to doe in matters of Religion that so he might usurpe that power into his owne hands This damnable Doctrine destructive to Religion to State and Church hath long beene contended against by all the Reformed Churches and their Learned Champions And little could wee expect that any men that pretend to Reformation should herein have complyed with them But our feare and jealousie is they are acted and agitated either by strong delusions of Satan or by the subtile Insinuations of disguised Jesuites who have now at last transfrom'd themselves into Angels of Light in stead of their former fierce heat It 's knowne to all the world that the Protestant Religion in England is setled by Parliamentarie Power and Lawes by them established And whilst that stands in its faithfulnesse and vigour Poperie is not like to enter here Many wayes have beene attempted either to corrupt it or breake it in former and later times but blessed be God all in vaine But now of late there is at once a double designe upon it to breake the Being of it and the Authoritie of it in matters of Religion together or if not both the latter And this is the designe of the Pamphlet entituled The Swords abuse asserted Whither this Gentleman the Author of it or any in the Army have such Intentions I dare not say but the Positions lately offered to the world doe clearely ponderate that way This I find to be his Principle destructive enough which ●he asserts pag. 15. That Christians and Heathens in Civill Affaires are alike subjected to the Civill Sword but neither subject in Religious causes and there can be no Restraint where there must be no Superioritie than which no Jesuite could have spoken worse This he obscurely hinted in his Title Page but kept it for a Reserve till he had baffled his Readers eyes with some appearance of reasons against Restraint which is but one part of the Magistrates power Wee shall weigh what he sayes and cleare up to the Reader The Depths of Satan vailed therein The Depths of Satan DISCOVERED Quaere Whether the Civill Magistrate though he shall not compell yet may ●ot restraine those who professe not Christianitie from divulging their Principles especially by visible worship or practise in Idolary BEfore I come to debate this Controversie I shall say something by way of distinction to the stating of the question 1. For the Title of the Booke it might very well passe in a right sense as applyed to the distempers of the Times If he mean it of them to whom he speakes as he seemes to doe in that Dedication A word to the Armie viz. That it is an Abusing of the Martiall Sword to take upon them to determine of matters of Religion or to take power to themselves to limit or extend the Libertie thereof Wee should easily agree with him to assert it a very great Abuse for them a Parliament sitting from whom they have their Commission onely for Martiall Affaires to intermedle in matters of Religion as beyond their Spheare as he speakes But if he meane pag. 3. as he expressely discovers himselfe pag. 15. That the Supreme Magistrate hearing the Civill Sword hath nothing to doe about matters of Religion he abuses his Reader and his owne Reason to undertake to assert it as shall appeare in the sequell 2. Wee distinguish of Temple-worke as his Title Page calls it If he meane it thus That the Sword is an uselesse Toole his owne phrase for the first Erecting or Constituting Members of a Church gathered out from Heathens that is for the Conversion of men to the Christian Faith it s readily granted For Christs subjects must be all volunteers a willing people But if he meane that in a constituted Church the Christian Magistrate hath nothing to doe to restraine men from the violation of Christian Truths or the Rules of Religious worship in the externall Profession and exercises thereof he shall find himselfe miserably mistaken Conversion of