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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

Universities he was a Star fallen from Heaven to Earth from the Gospel of Christ to humane Learning Melancthon termed the Universities houses of Lies saying further that Students in Universities are not people of the Gospel nor yet of the Law but are the people of Aristotles Morals Obj. These spoke against Popish Universities and they are otherwise now 'T is true saith Dell the outward form of gross Popery is taken away from them as from the Nation yet the Inner part of it remains as before the self same Statutes of the Universities remain in force which were first given by Popish Founders again the same Philosophy of Heathenism is instilled now into Youth as in the darkest dayes of Popery the self same outward and Antichristian Forms and Follies still remain as in the darkest o Popery even unto their Hoods Caps Scarlet Robes Doctoral Rings Gloves their Doctoral Dinner and Musick To this day presently after their Divinity Acts said this Dell they have their Prevaricator a notable Varlet picked out of the Universities who in the presence of all the Heads Students Scholars and the great resort of Ministers and People at their Commencement Abuses Derides and Jeers all sorts of persons of all Ages Sexes and Professions such works of Levity were never allowable among the Holy men of God Christ said have Salt in your selves Heavenly wisdom with which those that are seasoned cannot but savour and comprehend such things to be unsavoury Justin Martyr lived about the year 150. He as 't is related in his Dialogue with Trypho first joyned himself to that Sect of Philosophers called Stoicks after to the Peripatetic●s after to the Pythagorean Sect after to the Platonists being Converted he wholly left his Philosophy and Philosophical apprehensions and betook himself to the Scriptures Constantine the Emperor took care that the Scriptures might be taught to people judging it most meet that Christians should be instructed in the Faith of Christ and not in Heathenish Philosophy Euseb lib. 4. Through this Constantine the Sufferings of the Church vanished then Christians grew more Carnal and secure even in his days and began to seek after spoiling of Philosophy yet in all Ages God had some witnesses against it Berno who lived in the year 1008. Being furnished with all sorts of Learning said that he for many years had rejected Poetical Fictions Heathen Historians Worldly Learning as dung and was wholly minded to search out Heavenly things Berno in Epistola ad Magnifred Zuinglius in his Youth was exercised in all sorts of Learning In the end he intreated the Lord to vouchsafe him his own Light saying what he had Learned before from Philosophers procur'd him much trouble and he rejected Phylosophy and counted it as dung Zuingl de veritate Verbi Schools and Universities were at first corrupted by declining the pure word of the Gospel and entertaining Philosophy and Heathen Authors Dell. Matthias Parisiensis a Bohemian by Nation about the year 1580. wrote a Book against Antichrist wherein he affirms that Antichrist had deceived and misled all Universities and Colledges of the Learned so that now saith he they teach no sound thing neither give they true light unto Christians by their Doctrine Illeryc Flair Catal. Test Veritat Antichrist saith John Hus hath drawn men aside from the wisdom of God replenished with Salvation and with the Holy Spirit to the prudence and wisdom of men and of the Princes of this World de Antichristo cap. 30. Martin Luther said whosoever it was whether Alexander of Hales or Thomas Aquine who first instituted Universities he was a Star fallen from Heaven to Earth Luther de Captiv Babylon Abbas Joachim Calaber about the year 1230. in his Commentary on Jeremy speaks to this purpose that the first Angel mentioned in Revelations the ninth opens the bottomless pit and brings forth Philosophy into the Church and out of this smoak of this Doctrine proceeded Locusts and these Locusts said he are Schoolmen and Masters who sometime use Flattery to deceive sometime Rigour to subvert the simple and unwary The Lord stirr'd up Julian saith he to put down Heathen Learning in Christian Schools that it might appear that as the true Christian Religion is not helped by humane Learning so neither is it hindred by the want of it Rainold in his Orations saith the contrary of this Julian but times and ends being considered they are easily reconciled The Queen of the South neglecting the Magi Philosophers Heathen Wisemen came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear Wisdom of Solomon but Schools and Universities leave Christ greater then Solomon in whom are all Treasures of wisdom and knowledge and seeks knowledge from the Heathen as Aristotle Plato c. Dell. Socrates Scholasticus saith that for Christians thoroughly to imbibe the Learning of the Heathen it can no way advantage Christian Religion for it is not without danger for Christians to be instructed in Heathen Learning because it teacheth a plurality of gods that there are many gods lib. 3. cap. 14. My advice is saith Luther that Youth shun Philosophy and School Divinity as the death of the Soul Tom. 2. fol. 434. It is an Error to say that a Divine is not made without Aristotle rather a Divine is not made unless that be done without Aristotle Luth. Tom. 1. fol. 10. I truly judge that our English man Wicklif was a wise man who first of all as far as I know saw that Universities were Satans Synagogues Melancthon Seeing Christ Instituted not those Universities saith Wicklif or Colledges it seems evident that they as Graduations in them are vain Heathenism brought in in token of this both Collegiates and other Graduates seek themselves This Wicklif was Master of Baliol Colledge in Oxford Wicklif in speculo Militantis Ecclesiae cap. 26. We must make inquiry of Schoolmasters and other professors of Learning teaching Heathen Gods their Names Genealogies and Fables Yea we need not doubt but that they are guilty of Idolatry of divers sorts Tertul de Idolatr A Christian Schoolmaster by his frequent reading of Poets defilements of Idols he seems to allow of these things Regaltius in Tertullianum Socrates drove out of the City lewd Demons and Atchievers of Naughtiness handled by Poets and he taught men to shun Homer and other Poets and he exhorted them after the search of the living God whom they were ignorant of Justini pro Christianis apologio prima Abstain from all Heathen Books saith Clemens Romanus saying further what is wanting in the Law of God that thou should apply thy mind unto Heathen Fables lib. 1. cap. 6. What madness possesses the minds of men that they should regard Jupiter whom they do not only know to be an ungodly man Wicked Profane Whorish a patricid but also sing to him on the Stage The Ancients denyed these things but now through a pretence of instructing Youth the knowledge of these things is so incorporated in tender and simple minds as that