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A15761 The hunting of Antichrist VVith a caueat to the contentious. By Leonard Wright. Wright, Leonard, b. 1555 or 6. 1589 (1589) STC 26031; ESTC S120413 23,031 38

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to be gouerned by order They would be iudges of the lawe that disdaine to yéelde obedience to the lawe And would take vpon them to be reformers of Churches and states that will neither be reformed themselues for Prince nor Prelate I am verily perswaded and so are mo then I that Harding Dorman and Shacklocke with all the rest of that Romish rabble which haue written agaynst the Gospell and Ministerie in Englande since her Maiesties most happie reigne haue not doone more harme by all their pestilent Bookes then these and their factions by their péeuish prating and pernicious rayling When all Egypt was plagued for Pharaos offence Moses and Aaron went not muttering to the people but told their message plainly to the king himselfe When for Achabs offēce the whole coūtrie was like to starue for want of raine Elias went not murmuring to the people but boldly to y e king him selfe saying It is thou thy fathers house that hath brought this plague vpon Israel When Dauid had committed most grieuous offence agaynst God Nathan went not to discouer it vnto his subiects for feare of rebellion but to himselfe saying Thou art the man it is thou that hast done this déed When Herode had committed incest with his brothers wife Iohn Baptist went not to open his fault amongest the Commons but came to himselfe saying It is not lawfull for thee to haue her Nowe if it bee the propertie of true Prophetes for feare of mutinyes tumultes and diuisions to hide from the multitude most horrible crimes of the Magistrate no doubt such waywarde impes as dare obstinately resist and repugne a godly and Christian gouernment must néedes be most deuilish and false prophets their maners bewray their mindes Ex fructibus cognoscetis eos ex vnguibus Leonem Asinam ex vmbra The fruites of whose doctrine we finde by experience to bée these presumption and disobedience Euery hammering tinker dare nowe take vpon him to controll Stratonichus musicke Euery simple Cobler dare nowe presume to correct Apelles picture Euery hairebraind foole that haue scarce tasted of the schoole of humanitie dare nowe compare in iudgement with the best Doctours of Diuinitie And euerie inferiour Subiect dare nowe take vpon him to controll the whole state and prescribe lawes both to Prince and Prelate Surely this kinde of learning is too déepe for my vnderstanding If it stretch beyonde the boundes of Christian duetie and obedience to gouernours and teachers it passeth my capacitie I cannot comprehende it But this I haue read that Nearchus for iangling the strings of Orpheus Harpe was torne in sunder of dogges Marsias for proudly comparing his skill with Apellos cunning had his skinne plucked ouer his eares Oza for presuming to meddle with the Leuites office was stricken to death And those rebellious Leuites who with Corah and his fellowes resisted agaynst Aaron the high Priest were swallowed vp in the bowels of the earth And sure in my iudgement such fatte pampered Weathers or Rammes of the flocke as will not bée ruled but resist and push agaynst their shéepeheard breake the hedge of their boundes and runne where they list woulde either bée tied shorter or committed to the butcher for spoyling their fellowes That presumptuous Asse which dares turne his héeles and kicke agaynst the noble Lion is worthie of punishment And that disobedient subiect that dare obstinately resist her Maiestyes lawes established agaynst her crowne and dignitie what followeth Those shéepe that will not come into the folde by whistling the shéepeheard must baite in with his dogge or pull in with his hooke The guests that refused to come vnto the Kings feast by gentle intreatie were compelled by extremitie And séeing that neither by learned confutation nor gentle perswasion the Prelate can not preuaile with worde the rest which remayneth belongeth to the Princes swoorde By the lawes of Locris a Citie in Gréece if any priuate person shall take vpon him to resist gaine-say or stand agaynst anye part or percell of that which eyther in the Church or common Wealth is by order established the partie in the presence of the Magistrates and gouernours must stand foorth with a Haltar about his necke and there eyther prooue and defend his assertion against the best learned in the Citie or else for his sawcinesse be hanged vppe before he passe And if we had that lawe in England I doubt not but that our newe fantasticall reformers woulde soone be put to silence But me thinks I doe heare some inferiour Magistrates and officers put in trust to sée the Princes lawes obserued discipline duely executed conteptuous persons punished to whisper in mine eare and say they are so backt and borne withall of some and their cause so greatly fauoured a we dare not meddle with them Truely sirs in mine opinion you are farre deceyued Though perhaps by reason of their hypocrisie and smooth glosing tongues rowling in the eighth liberall science some euen of the best natures and most godly and zealous gospellers may bee greatly abused by such but to backe and maintaine them against law and order I thinke in my conscience they will not But haue you taken so great a charge vpon you and dare nowe deceyue both Prince and people that put you in trust Doe you preferre your owne securitie before the peace of the Church or safetie of the common wealth Then sure in stead of double honour you are woorthie of double punishment no doubt the Lord himselfe in iustice will reuenge It. Doe you not sée howe greatly through your intollerable negligence their number is increased and no maruell for the vulgar sort are alwayes vnconstant wauering desirous of nouelties wishing alteration and much delighted in hearing their superiours reprehended and themselues vntouched and easily drawen to follow tumultuous persons Corah Dathan and Abiram had no sooner stood vp agaynst Moyses and Aaron but they had their bandes of men readie to take their part Iohn Leadon in Munster had no sooner set abroch his pestilent doctrine but he had a multitude of followers to the great disturbance of the Church and so haue these no doubt whole swarmes of Disciples to ioyne with them some hauing riotously spent their patrimonie are tickled in the eares by hearing of the spoyle of Ecclesiasticall liuings some pettiefoggers wanting worke at Westminster hall in hope to haue their Clyents well increased may gape for the ouerthrowe of ecclesiasticall iurisdiction with some Atheists some Neuters some Anabaptists and some Brownings with the Familie of loue and such like who if they might once haue their purpose woulde soone giue vs the gentle thumpe not onely strippe the reuerend Prelate into his dublet and the dutifull pastor into his shirt but also robbe the Prince of her title and dignitie and bring the Church of England to vtter ruine and miserie being in many places of this land alreadie growne to this ripenesse as it is more offensiue to