THE ENGLISH PHARISE OR RELIGIOVS APE Being the weekes worke of a poore vnlearned professor of the Gospell of CHRIST zealously and truely checking the counterfeit professor but open persecutor of Christs true doctrine and discipline 2. TIM 2. 7. Consider what I say and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things By Iohn Walker dwelling at Leeds in York shire Printed Anno Dom. 1616. TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE AND THAT MOST Worthy Gouernor William Greenebâ—…ry Lord Maior of the Citie of Yorke RIGHT HO AMONGST many worthie and true Professors of the Gospel I haue presumed and emboldened my self to dedicate this little book vnto your Hâ—… view and although not worthy your acceptation being not done scholler-like yet for that good wil I beare vnto the truth and for the truthes sake I humbly entreat your Honor to accept thereof and howsoeuer it may seeme distastfull vnto all disobedient and vnsanctified spirits which haue as Saint Iude saith separated themselues yet vnto all faithful Christians which truely fight vnder the banner of Iesus Christ I know that such will not onely accept my good will but likewise louingly and thankfully bee ready to embrace my poore indeuors herein seeing that I haue kept my selfe being guided by the Spirit of God in that sanctified place of Christs Vineyard alone and yet for all this I know that the malice and mischiefe of Sathan is such that from all those haters of their brethren who with hateful Esau haue separated themselues contemned their birth-right I expect no better gratuitie at their hands then deadly hate and reuenge and my reason is this because Grapes cannot grow vpon Thornes nor Figs vpon Thistles If that kingly Prophet DAVID had great cause to complaine of his times how that his enemies were greatly multiplied his sorrowes much increased by how much more hath our most gracious King iust cause to complaine seeing that Sathan now worketh after such a strange and most fearefull manner by his wicked instruments as the like was neuer heard nor seen from the beginning of the world vntill this present time of which times Saint Paul hath truely prophesied should bee most perilous that this is true who is he that liueth in our daies and seeth not that prophesie the which our blessed Sauiour fore-tolde should come to passe euen hard before his comming to Iudgement how that it is now by the children of disobedience most fearefully working amongst ys that is how that the Sunne should be darkned and the Moone should lose her light how that the Starres should fall from Heauen and the powers of heauen should be shaken Againe who is he that doth but look about him and likewise seeth not how that those immediate tribulations the which our blessed Sauior foretold should come to passe euen hard before these fearefull signes are now alreadie finished part of them in our late and gracious Queenes time of famous memorie and likewise the rest of these tribulations being the greatest in his Maiesties time especially since his Highnesse came amongst vs For who is hee that knoweth not how that bloudy Cain that man of sin would not haue left one Abel aliue if that God himself had not stood in the gap for vs Now for these tribulations I doubt not but that the very strengths of them are alreadie past and that this most fearefull plot of Gunpowder Treason what else was the very last shake of the glasse These and such like persecutions and tribulations haue at all times and in all ages displayed themselues against the poore despised Church of CHRIST but of all those engines which Sathan by his instruments hath deuised was neuer the like heard of as that fearfull plot of Gunpowder which they offered to shake vs withall and yet behold most worthy Sir there is such a fearefull shaking by the children of disobedience now amongst vs as for the time neuer was nor I hope neuer shall be untill the day of iudgment we haue but yet spoken of the shaking of our mortall bodies But behold and yee shall see further how that Sathan by his sharpest most hot instruments doth now shake the verie powers of heauen For Iesus Christ who now sitteth in heauen hauing receiued all power from God his Father is so shaken at this present time in his wounded members that except God of his infinite mercy vnto his little Church had appointed and ordained our most gracious King as aspecial meanes to hinder Sathan in his progresse herein I am verily perswaded that hauing preuailed so far alreadie as hee hath done that if hemight but bee suffered to haue his intent further that according to our blessed Sauiours speech no flesh should bee saued and therefore for this cause I most humbly craue vppon my bended knees that as GOD by his mighty power and loue vnspeakeable vnto his church hath so often stood in the gap against the power of Sathan and his most wicked instruments to deliuer his Sacred Maiestie from so many eminent dangers that now at last it would please his Grace in some recompence of so many and vn-vtterable great fauours receiued to stand once more in the gap for him then as we haue had alwaies iust cause our comforts beeing increased and our spirits further emboldned to cry still from the bottom of our harts with heartie teares of repentance vnto the Lord of Hosts that as hee hath so many seuerall times miraculously defended and protected his Maiesty so it would please him still for the great honor of his Name and the great comfort and good of his Church to defend protect him still vnder the shadow of his wings and not onely himselfe but likewise our most gracious Queene with that most blessed and hopefull Progenie that it wold so please him to protect them all in safetie peace that neither the wild Bore of the Forrest nor Esau this most wicked hunter which hunteth cruelly within this English Pale may euer preuaile or take any further rooting herein and here once againe let no man bee offended that seeing this vnnaturall brother hath not only broken that vnion which should bee amongst Christs members and so fallen from Christ himselfe but doth likewise dayly withdraw infinite multitudes by his life doctrin to become deadly haters of their brethren in so much that loue charitie hath lost her sight therefore still vpon my bended knees I most humbly craue that seeing the Lord of heauen and earth is by them so greatly dishonored it would please his sacred Maiestie to stop the passage of these violent Hunts-men which wilfully spoile and destroy the game Then according to our blessed Sauiours speech that last signe of the Sonne of Man immediately before his last comming to Iudgement shall more cleerely appeare amongst the clouds then shall there bee such cause of reioycing as meeting Iesus Christ our Redeemer we shall reioyce with him for euermore Our blessed Sauiour saith Hee that is not with
ordinance is quoted in some Bibles onely of ciuill gouernement but I appeale vnto the iudicial censure of the learned whether that Caesar hath his whole right herein or not I hope there is not any that hath the Spirit of God but they wil confesse that our gracious King is as well supreme Head and Gouernor ouer all causes Ecclesiasticall as Ciuill Now this word ordinance being guarded with these two words all manner I see no reason in my iudgement of any lesse importance then both spirituall and temporall and I thinke I haue also the spirit of God But now to the point our gracious King hauing commanded many things to bee obserued in this Church of England and yet as Saint Paul saith nothing but that which is agreeable vnto the Word of God being both decent and comely I would very gladly know thy reason why thou shouldest shew thy selfe thus disobedient Salomon saith A diuine sentence shall be in the lippes of the King his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement Prou. 16. 10. Brother heere thou standest in thy owne conceit and thinkest that no King in the world is so wise as thy selfe Ergo thou wilt refuse gouernment which doth inferre that thou despisest the Gouernour Wilt thou see a samiliar example by a plaine cōparison how contrary thou art to Christs command who saith Giue vnto Caesar that which is Caesars Mat. 22. 21 Amongst the temporall Lawes of this Land it is commanded that the poore therein shall bee k◅pt maintained within their seuerall Parishes Now som sturdy beggers there be which will not submit themselues vnto this command but being guided by their own conceit wander abroad making themselues no better then Rogues by the Statute of which sort Saint Paul saith If they will not worke they must not eate 2. Thes. 3. 10. Brother what sayst thou of this disobedient begger or how likest thou of Saint Pauls prescription of this sturdy Rogues diet or what dost thou thinke of this example by thy s◅lfe Thou canst not deny how disobedient thou art vnto the Lawes and ordinances which our gracious King hath command◅d thee therfore as this sturdie begger is become a rogue by the statute of this land so thou being a conceited obstinate hast made thy selfe by the statute of God no better as S. Iude saith then a wandering starre whose dyet without repentance S. Paul hath likewise set downe in the 13. to the Rom. and 2. verse If thou bee put to silence as to be feared thou art not then thou beginn◅st to cry out as the conceited Iewes did The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord Ier. 7. 4. Thou criest the Lords anointed Anointed of the Lord. Now this is such a crie as may become a wonder vnto the world who seeth thee in the very height of disobedience shall a father command his childe that thing which he may very easily doe without any danger at all and shal this childe refuse his fathers command pleade not worthie correction because hee is his childe this thou wilt confesse is very absurd how canst thou then excuse thy selfe dost thou think that thy disobedience vnto our gracious King being contrary vnto CHRIST himself his command to pleade the Lords anointed because thou preachest Christ therfore worthy no correction nor punishment why this is too absurd nay Brother flatter not thy selfe for before we part I feare me that thou wilt proou◅ no better a Preacher then as Saint Paul saith of enuie and strife Phi. 1. 15. Therfore bee aduised by the Prophet Ieremy Amend your waies and your workes and no doubt as he saith there ye may dwel in this place Ier. 7. 3. Otherwise what may bee expected but a casting away of your selues as of the whole seede of Ephraim Ier. 7. 15 If our gracious King had denied vs any fundamentall point of Religion the which thou wilt confesse he doth not or decr◅d any thing which as the Prophet Esay saith had been grieuous in keeping backe the poore from iudgement or any such like things which wicked Kings doe Esai 10 1 2. then mightest thou haue had iust cause to complaine and we al cause to lament But seeing hee is so merciful and so louing vnto all his subiects commāding nothing but that which is agreeable vnto the word of God who art thou and what a contradicted spirit art thou of that in stead of loyall dutie and loue art become thus disobedient vnto so louing and gracious a King But alas what hast thou done Hast thou not with all those disobedient spirits in the old Testament transgressed most fearefully against both God and good men nay further thou hast swerued from the cōmandement of Christ Matth. 22. 21. and as Saint Paul saith resisted the ordinance ordained of God Rom. 13. 2. striuing against principalities and powers Titus 3. 1. speaking as S. Peter saith against dignities 2. Peter 2. 10. despising dominion lude the 8. verse boasting thy selfe as Salomon saith before the King Pro. 25. 6. in a word thou hast in the very height of pride transcended thy selfe aboue all power exalting thy selte aboue measure And now what may be expected thinkest thou without a speedie and sodain repentance but such a most fearefull fall for this thy disobedience as Saint Iude hath alreadie prescribed euen blacknesse and darknesse for euer Iude the 13. verse Brother I will shew thee such an ensample of obedience that if there be but one spark of grace in thee thou wilt neuer deny to follow him For behold our blessed Sauiour himselfe although a free-man frō all Subsidies or Taxes or what else which was due vnto Caesar by strangers yet rather then he would seeme to disturbe a common peace or become an example of offence in the least degree he commanded Peter to cast his angle into the water and the first Fish saith hee thou takest open his mouth wherein thou shalt finde a piece of Siluer of twenty pence take it and pay for mee and thee Mat. 17. 25 26. verses Thou seest heere how willing and ready our blessed Sauiour was in Obedience in his owne person thou seest him pay tribute vnto Caesar although a free-man nay further rather then hee would becom an ensāple of the least offence thou maist perceiue him yeelding vnto a base Publican Now if our Sauiour Christ did not think that ciuill policie was taken away by the Gospell what may the whole world thinke of thee in denving obedience refusing but rites and ceremonies which are seemly in the Church beeing lawfully commanded I am sory to see thee moūt thy selfe into this verie height of pride thou art become little inferiour vnto those disobedient spirits that for their pride fell from Heauen to Hel. Thou hast as the Prophet D◅uid saith banded and io◅ned thy selfe with the wicked of this world against the Lord and his Anointed Psal. 2. 2. Nay thou hast done much more then I haue yet spoken of For thou hast
am contented with any thing that is reasonable but because thou doest wrongfully charge me to fauour any religion but that onely which I professe I must tell thee brother before we part seeing that thou art neither conformable vnto the Law of God nor man I say thou art no better then a flourishing tree without fruit Puri Wherein canst thou prooue me a flourishing tree without fruit seeing that I preach the Word of God very zealously and lead my life very strictly PRO. I am able by the Spirit of God to reproue thee both in thy life and doctrine Puri As how PRO. In thy doctrine concerning thy rashe iudgements against the members of Christ and in thy disobedience against man being the principal member thereof In a word I am ready to reprehend thee for thy disobedience against both God and man according to our Sauiour Christs owne words Hee that despiseth you despiseth mee and hee that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me Luk. 10. 16. Puri I perceiue that thou beginnest to bee angrie but if I had better remembred my selfe I would haue giuen thee no aduantage of my words PRO. I looke for no aduantage in thy words for denying in thy practice a thing lawfully commanded it matters not whether thou hold thy peace or seeme to excuse it with thy tongue Puri Wherein canst thou disprooue mee for any thing lawfully commanded PRO. I can iustly reprooue thee in many things but two or three shal be sufficient to proue thee but a flourishing tree and a wandring star first thy disobedience vnto eccle siasticall gouernement which the Church of his Land hath commanded Secondly thy want of charitie hauing seuered thy selfe from Christ in pronouncing rash and accusing iudgements against his members Thirdly thy contradiction against Christ in the length of thy praiers with the manner and likewise of thy behauiour therein Puri I had thought we might haue conferred after another manner but I perceiue now that I haue kept thee cōpany but too long Thou hast promised to goe forward therein thou maist please thy selfe for I am pleased to turne my backe PRO. Brother thou hast not deceiued mee for as Salomon saith Ineuer tooke thee for any other but for such a one as scornes reproofe Prou. 9. 8. But seeing that thou hast so scornfully turned thy backe and separated thy selfe without iust cause denying to haue any more conference wherein thou deseruest iustly to bee reproued I will not faile by Gods assistāce to let the world see that thou art no better as Saint Iude saith Then a whithered tree twice dead and fit to bee plucked vp by the rootes Iude 13. v. Now because thou shalt take no exception wherein I may offer thee the least wrong I am ready to reprehend both thy life and doctrine onely by example in the Scripture and therefore let mee intreate thy patience if thou haue any for the thing that I ayme at is thy conuersion and not thy destruction And as wee are taught in the Word of God to reproue either friend or foe with the words of meekenesse euen so my elder brother I am willing and ready to reprehend thee onely with the words of meeknesse and loue and although thou doest not thinke thy selfe vnworthy of reprehension because thou carriest thy offences behinde thee yet seeing that others doe see that in thee which thou canst not perceiue thy selfe I haue presumed to lay open vnto the view of the whole world that a publike offence deserues an open rebuke LOuing and faithfull Christian I must tell thee before I goe any further that whereas I was determined to goe forward after a dialogue maner thou seest here how that my elder brother hath already preuented mee and therefore am constrained to take another course intending by God◅ permission to goe forward wherein I haue promised The Spirit of God saith I haue chosen the foolisb things of this world to confound the wise and weak things to confound the mightie Louing Christian beeing no Scholler thou must not expect that at my hand◅ which I haue not onely my good will wherein the Lord hath enabled me by his holy Spirit that specially by his especiall grace I will freely offer thee but being not fit to ◅iscourse of things at large I will only point at some heads wherin thou maist plainly perceiue the Spirit of truth from the spirit of error and for this purpose thou must vnderstand that there are in this land two sorts of teachers amongst vs the one sort is reformed and the other sort much deformed the one sort doth teach in Christs Schole with the words of meeknesse the other seemeth to teach therein with the words of accusing Iudgements the one is guided with the spirit of humilitie the other with the spirit of iniquitie the one with the spirit of obedience the other with the spirit of disobedience the one teacheth and resteth himselfe in the schole of Christ the other maketh but a proud flourish therein resting himself in hi◅ owne conceite in a word the one hath the Spirit of truth and the other but the spirit of error And first against the spirit of errour our blessed Sauiour himself Saint Paul Saint Peter Saint Iohn and Saint Iude with others hauing prophesied of these very last times wherein we liue doth tel vs in plaine words the qualities and conditions of such false prophets as are now resident amongst vs. And now to our elder brother to whom I must tell thee before I proceede that seeing it is a thing subiect to flesh and bloud not onely to passe ouer offences vnto others from themselues but likewise imputeth many faul◅s only to one whi◅h somtimes appertaine vnto diuers herein doth shew it self ◅ great indiscretion of iudgement as appeareth sometimes in quotation of our English Bibles for example S. Peter saith in the◅e words and chiefly th◅m which walk after the flesh in the l◅st of vncleann◅sse and d◅spise gouernmen◅ which are bold and stand in their owne conceit not fearing to speake euill of dignities 2. Pet. 2 10 Herein I know that the Church of Rome iustly and worthily deserues this imputation Now who is so blind and seeth not how that thou likewise art not onely fleshly minded and despisest dominion as S. Iude saith but likewise agreeable vnto Saint Pauls words resistest the ordinance ordained of God Rom. 13. 2. And to proue this further bec◅use thou art ready to take exception without cause S. Peter speaking of the Ministery doth seeme to teach thee thy dutie both to superiour and inferiour Magistrates his words are these Submit your selues vnto all manner ordinance of man for the Lords sake 1. Pet. 2. 13. And in the verse going before he giues a reason why the words are these That they which speake euill of you as of euill doers may by your obedience which they shall see glorifie God in the day of visitation therefore saith hee submit your selues 1. Pet. 2. 12. This word
contrary thou art to Icsus Christ and to his followers doth appeare by the fruits of thy doctrin who by thy accusing and condemning iudgemeÌ„ts hast not only caused many to fall from Christ vnto desperation which is most fearefull but likewise for all the rest which take liking to the same which are infinite in multitudes are becom such deadly haters of their Brethren euen vnto that height of sinne that they blush not to make good their hateful minds by the Scripture the place they alleage where Dauid by a most prophetical spirit against the enemies of God being bloud-thirsty men desired God not only to slay those wicked people but hâ—…e goeth on further in the sincerity of his hart as prophesying of them what should become of such saying Do not I hate them O God that hate thee yes O Lord I hate them with â—…n unfaâ—…ed hatred This exposition of this place of scripture which both thy self and those thy followers doe thus interpret is hatcht and fetcht froÌ„ the deuill and thy deuillish conceit for seeing thou canst neuer proue thy self to be of that Spirit which Dâ—…uid had nor likewise canst neuer proue vs thy Brethren to deserue such imputation which those manslaiers the 〈◊〉 of God did how impudent and cruell art thou aboue measure to censure and iudge thus vncharitably against the members of Iesus Christ Again many of thy followers goe further and say that of their owne Parents being Protestants that they are already damned and that this is too true by wofull experience many places of this Land with the place where Idwell doe manifest the same That blessed Apostle S. Paul saith Let your patient mind be knowne vnto all men the Lord is at hand Phil. 4. 5. But thou by a contrarie spirit sayst vnto thy followers Let your hatred and malice bee knowne vnto all men and therefore thou hast iust cause to thinke that the Deuill is at hand This thy hatred hath so spred it selfe throughout the whole land that it cannot bee denied without a brazen face and that this is true I can shew thee an instance of experience offered against my selfe for taking occasion being moued by the Spirit of God as now to write this little booke I writ my letter vnto a principall man of thy sect and although reproouing him after a friendly manner his rage was so kindled thereat that his answere was that if he liued hee would reuenge it but if hee died let GOD reuenge it Againe another of thy Sect standing by did giue mee such cruell and disgracefull wordes that nothing did appeare but hatred and malice And amongst the rest of his speeches for writing that Letter hee iudged mee worthy to die some sodaine death I haue noted these words that the world may see what spirits the Diuell doth hatch in these very last times and likewise to let all men see how contrarie thou and thy Sect are vnto Iesus Christ and his followers who from the spirit of humilitie doth teach with patieÌ„ce beeing so farre off from reuenge that they are alwaies ready to forgiue their enemies Saint Iude speaking against disobedient spirits of authoritie saith That their rage is such that they fome out their owne shame Iude the thirteenth verse And that this is true of thy Sect one of thy Brothers hath alreadie spoken his malice against one of the chiefest pillars of this Land and I will tell thee how taking exception against a poore man but for a supposed fault got him bound ouer vnto the Sessions where his proofe failed but being not satisfied the poore man was troubled further where thy brothers proofe failing the second time to satisfie his reuenge further another Iustice warrant was sent for Now the poore man being in the fire twice before beeing driuen into great distresse he bethought him of a friend at London therefore he went trudging vnto him made his case knowne and beeing truely perceiued appearing more malice theÌ„ matter his friend procured a Supersedâ—…as for him vpon bayle giuen for his good behauiour as the vsuall manner is so that hee tooke his leaue and came trudging home againe and he no sooner approched but intelligence was giuen and needelesse to bid thy brother prosecute this warrant must presently be serued But the Constable perceiuing seeing a Supersedeas made it knowne Wherupon thy brothers rage beeing kindled to please the pride of his humour writ his Letter vnto the Iustices Clarke after this manner Friend whereas a warrant was directed from your Master against such a one it wil take no place for hee hath gotten a Suâ—…ersedeas I thinke hee hath beene at the Pope and gotten a Pardon for his sinnes past and to come And that this is true there is sufficient testimonie to proue the same I haue noted this First to discharge my conscience who ought not to keepe such words secret Secondly that the world may perceiue how that pride vaine-glory with an inuetered malice doth so raigne in the children of disobedience thatthey are ready likewise to burst forth into cursed speeches against Principalities and Powers O wickâ—…d generation aboue measure what may bee expected at thy hands if thou shouldst be suffred and mightst but haue thy owne will that from thy disloyall disobedience and rash accusing Iudgements such fruits as these doe spring there doth nothing appeare in thee but disobedience rash accusing Iudgements hatred and malice and cruell reuenge and all against the poore members of Iesus Christ whose number by thy inchanted doctrine thou hast so diminished that those of thy hatefull sect are growne infinite in multitudes Thou hinderest the fruits of the Gospel Thou causest the Ministerie to be euill spoken of thou resistest the truth by setting vp an Idol of thy owne imagination thou art so deepely plunged in the depth of thy owne conceit that as Salomon saith There is more hope in a foole then in him that is conceited Prou. 26. 12. Thouhast giuen vs great cause to complaine as Saint Paul did of Alexander the Copper-Smith Thou hast done vs much hurt But as he said I trust the Lord will reward thee thereafter 2. Tim. 4. 14. And yet for al this although thou hast caused Gods Name greatly to be dishonoured and loue and charitie smothered notwithstanding all this thou art still readie with those conceited Iewes who cryed The Temple of the Lord to excuse thy selfe and say The Lords Anointed the Lords Anointed Now if it were not that the god of this world had bewitcht thy thoughts thou wouldst blnsh for shame to make such a cry amongst them which know thee better then thou knowst thy selfe Suppose thou couldst speak as S. Paul saith with the tong of men Angels haue not loue thou art no better then sounding brasse or a tinckling Cimbal 1. Cor. 13. 1. Thou saiest thou preachest Christ it is true And as Saint Paul saith I reioyce thereat But what of this seeing that thou hast not onely
separated thy selfe from the body of the Church but likewise wantest humilitie patience and charitie thou doest no better then the same Apostle saith Then preach Christ of enuie and contention Phil. 1. 15. If thou wouldst giue vs cause to reioyce with S. Paul how that thou preachest Christ as thou doest thou must get thy selfe to Virginia or some other place where Christ was neuer heard before where no doubt their good workes far exceede thine then would be iust cause of reioycing where Gods Name would become greatly more honoured and they and we both more comforted But to stay heere like an vnskilfull Physicion amongst the wounded members of Christ powring in the wine of Gods Iudgements reseruing the oyle of Gods mercies vnto thy selfe I will vndertake whereas thou curest one soule thou killest a thousand so that in stead of reioycing there is nothing to be expected from thee but iust cause of great sorrow therefore as Saint Paul saith We haue good cause to refuse thy company 2. Tim. 3. 5. Saint Iohn saith If wee walke in the light as hee is in the light wee haue fellowship one with another and the blood of Iesus Christ his Sonne clenseth us from all sinne I. Ioh. 1. 7. Brother thou beleeuest that the bloud of Iesus Christ the Sonne of God doth clense vs from all sinne And thou canst not deny but that I beleeue the same Now a question may arise wherin are wee separated and whether of vs haue separated our selues I haue alreadie shewed the difference herein sufficiently For the tree is known by his fruit But I will tell thee Brother if that thou hadst looked as seriously and stayed thy self in the beginning of this verse as thou hast done in the latter end thou mightst better haue perceiued not onely who it is that goeth about to breake this vnion which is betwixt Christ and his Church butlikewise who it is that doth separate themselues herein This Verse is sufficient to confute and confound both the Pope of Rome and thy selfe the latter end is sufficient to confute him the fore-end sufficient to confound thee he hath cut off himselfe in denying that the blood of Christ doth clense vs from all sinne and thou hast cut off thy selfe beeing separated from the fellowship of thy brethren according to Saint Iohns words Hee that hateth his brother is in dâ—…rkenesse and walketh in daâ—…kenesse and knoweth not whither hee goeth because that drakenesse hath blinded his eies 1. Ioh. 2. 1. 〈◊〉 I haue sufficiently shewed how that thou hast not onely separated thy selfe from vs but likewise prooued by the fruit of thy accusing Iudgements how that both thou and thy followers are become deadly haters of thy brethren and thus the world may plainely see how that by hating ofvs thou art become as Saint Paul saith Onely a louer of thy selfe 2. Tim. 3. 2. Our blessed Sauiour saith Blessed are the meeke far they shall inherit the earth Maâ—…th 5. 5. Vpon these words I gather that thou art but an intruder in thy calling and liuest by the sweate of other mens browes that as the wandring and sturdy begger doth eate the bread of others so thou beeing but a wandring Starre and impatient doest eate the bread of thy brothers Thou preachest long Sermons and often therein I blame thee not it is the manner only that marres all for in steade of that fierie Spirit of zeale and sinceritie of the heart to preach Christ in loue and humility thou preachest Christ in accusing and condemning iudgements with the fiery spirit of iniquitie And heere thou makest the verie powers of heauen to shake Matth. 24. 29. But Saint Paul being of a contrary spirit saith To the weake I become as weake that I may win the weake I am made all things to all men that I might win some 1. Cor. 9. 22. Saint Paul heere to winne men vnto Christ did not respect these outward things of indifferencie but is content to obserue all times and to eate and drinke with all sorts of people to winne some vnto God And for this ende our Sauiour Christ was content to debase himselfe To conuerse and to eate and drinke with Publicans and sinners Luk. 5. 29. But thou who scornest all company but those of thy owne sect Bindest heauie burdens and layest them on mens shoulders but as for thy selfe thou wilt not mooue them with one of thy fingers Matth. 23. 4. Thou like the proud Pharise preachest the Law very strictly and thou seemest in outward shew to goe before vs and if wee doe not make an outward appearance as thou doest then presently thou entrest into vncharitable iudgement of condemnation and yet who seeeth not how fleshly-minded thou art both in thy wordes and deedes and how thou temptest God to lay a yoke on the Disciples neckes which neither our Fathers nor wee are able to beare Acts 15. 10. Beeing contrarie to Christs words who saith My yoke is easie and my burden light Matth. 11. 30. Saint Paul saith Who art thou that iudgest thy brother or why doest thou set thy brother at nought we must all appeare before the Iudgement seat oâ—… Christ Rom. 14. 10. Herein thou hast caused vs with Saint Paul to bring thy name in question and to say Who art thou as though wee knew thee not but the truth is wee know thee but too well for we finde thee altogether as Saint Paul saith Without naturall affection 2. Tim. 3. 3. But alas what hast thou done in iudging thus vncharitably Thou hast done no lesse then ioyned thy selfe with the Pope of Rome who is ready to iudge all but will be iudged of none and therefore making thy selfe hayle fellow well met with him thou hast with him and all the rest of the whole world which doe oppose themselues against the LORD and his Anointed yeelded your selues so farre vnto the vanitie of your owne imaginations that yee wilfully haue drowned your selues in the redde sea of Iudgements And thus I haue let thee see first thy disobedience secondly thy impatient and accusing iudgements wherein the world may plainely perceiue how that nothing doth proceed nor can be gathered from them but contention enuie hatred and such inuetered malice that thereby thou hast caused the Sunne to be darkened the Moone to lose her light and the very powers of heauen to shake In a word thou hast iustly caused Gods most sacred name so greatly dishonored that without a very speedy and suddaine repentance thou shalt haue for thy better satisfaction as Saint Paul saith such a recompence of reward as is prescribed in these two wordes Indignation and wrath Rom. 2. 8 Now Brother concerning these thy most cruell iudgements against the members of Iesus Christ which are now liuing thou hast not contayned nor contented thy self hâ—…rein For one of thy Sect taking occasion in a publike Sermon to speake of the yong man in the Gospell who came to our blessed Sauiour Christ to know what