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A14660	The English pharise, or religious 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 disicpline. By Iohn Walker, dwelling at Leeds in Yorkshire.	Walker, John, dwelling at Leeds in Yorkshire.	1616 (1616)	STC 24962; ESTC S102097	38,058	238

vnderstand that both the true Church and the false is in this little Iland called England and as there are many false Churches in the world and but onely one true The world may likewise perceiue that as the true Church of GOD is alwaies accompanied as Saint Paul saith with some heresies for the better triall thereof 1. Cor. 11. 19. So now especially is it at this present time for there are three sorts of Teachers amongst vs whereof one of these is the true Church of Christ and the other two with all the rest doe but oppose themselues Now of these two latter being both false the one of them doth teach in priuate the other doth preach in publike Now for this priuate teacher it is needelesse to speake any thing of him seeing that the Church of God doth know him sufficiently how that he degrading Christ of his Offices challengeth such prerogatiues vnto himselfe as are onely peculiar vnto Christ and therefore no true member thereof And as this priuate teacher is a knowne enemie vnto Iesus Christ so likewise I am readie to prooue by the Word of God that thou who restest in thy owne conceit hauing separated thy selfe from thy brethren being become a rash accusing iudger of them that thou art so farre off from being either a teacher or a scholer in the Schoole of Christ that thou art an enemie thereunto teaching onely in the vanitie of thy owne imagination And that this is true our blessed Sauiour seeming to teach the whole world the way vnto the Kingdome of heauen hath erected vnto the view of the whole world a large free Schoole wherein he teacheth that whosoeuer would bee a teacher or a scholler therein must learne this lesson of meekenesse and lowlinesse Matth. 11. 29. And lest his children should swerue or goe astray from this his milde Commandement hee giues a speciall warning in the sixth Chapter of Saint Lukes Gospell and thirtie seuenth verse in these words Iudge not that yee bee not iudged condemne not and yee shall not be condemned forgiue and yee shall be forgiuen Luk. 6. 37. Now there are diuers and sundrie sorts of people which doe perswade themselues that they are true teachers in this schoole of Christ which indeed are not and therfore to resolue a doubt which may either arise in th●…●…gnorant or in such w●…ich do●… mis●… 〈◊〉 a●… the Papi●… and diu●…rs doe I will therefore make plaine one place of S●…ripture that the ignorant may not onely be better satisfied but likewise that their vnderstādings may be more apt to conceiue of things afterwards And for this purpose Saint Iohn saith Trie the Spirits whether they bee of God or not 1. Ioh. 4. 1. and in the next verse he saith Heereby shall yee know the Spirit of God Euery spirit which confesseth that Iesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God 1. Ioh. 4. 2. Now heere thou must take heede how thou vnderstandest these words if thou take them litterally as the Papists doe in the sixt Chapter of Saint Iohns Gospell concerning the Sacrament then thou art in an errour for thē not only the Papists but specially the Puritan with diuers other sects should receiue benefit by Christs death which being rightly vnderstood thou maist plainly perceiue that they haue no right nor interest therein For they that degrade Christ of his offices as the Papists doe or seeme to to seuer that vnion betwixt Christs members as the Puritan doth doe separate themselues both from Iesus Christ and h●…s members And therfore to cleare this point before I proceede the Prophet Esay saith This people come neere me with their mouth and honour me with their lippes but their heart is farre from me Esa. 29. 13 And our blessed Sauiour saith Not euery one that saith vnto me Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of heauē but he that doth the will of my father which is in heauen Mat. 7. 21. And to make this more plaine our Sauiour Christ saith further Many will say vnto mee in that day that is the day of Doome Haue wee not prophesied by thy name and by thy name cast out deuils and by thy name done many great workes yet for all these outward actions wanting loue and charitie vnto the members of Christ thy answer shall be Depart from me thou worker of iniquitie I know thee not Mat. 7. 2 3. So that wee see by these proofes that it is not an outward profession only which God requireth but likewise an answerable conuersation But now to the purpose And whereas thou perswadest thy selfe to bee a Teacher in the Schole of Christ the world shall plainly see that thou dost but flatter thy self in thy owne imagination being quite contrarie minded to the true teachers therin And that this is true I will first set down a true disciple and a follower of Christ who according to our blessed Sauiours commaund approouing himselfe both in his life and doctrine teacheth with the spirit of humilitie and patience as appeareth by that blessed Apostle Saint Paul who speaking of himselfe and all true Teachers in this Schole of Christ saith in these words Wee giue no occasion of offence that our Ministerie should not be repreh●…nded 2. Cor. 6. 3. but in all things wee approue our selues as the Ministers of Christ in much patience 2. Cor. 6. 4. And lest others should mistake thēselues who are to deale sometimes with such an aduersarie as doth oppose himselfe against the truth he likewise aduiseth Timothie To instruct such with the words of meekenes and hee hath set downe a reason why for per aduenture God may give them repentance 2. Tim. 2. 25. Now Brother whether thou art a Teacher after this manner or but a Teacher after thine owne conceit I appeale vnto such words as flow from thy fierie spirit of accusing Iudgements and likewise from such fruit as doth appeare by thy general doctrines for powring forth the Wine of Gods iustice in such fearefull manner against the wounded members of Christ as thou doest reseruing the oyle of Gods mercies without due consideration vnto thy selfe what is this but to feede thy own idle and most absurd conceit making beames in thy brothers eyes and but motes in thy owne Heerein thou makest thy selfe no better then a plaine hypocrite as appeareth by our Sauiour Christ saying in these words Hypocrite first cas●… out that beame which is in thine owne eye and then shalt thou see more clearely to cast out the mote that is in thy brothers eie Matth. 7. 5. Here mayst thou see how opposit thou art to Christ and his followers but that as Saint Iohn saith darkenesse hath blinded thy eyes 1. Iohn 2. 11. Againe our bl●…ssed Sauiour saith Iudge not that yee bee not iudged Mat. 7. 1. and Saint Paul as a true disciple of Christ doth giue a sufficient reason wh●… we should not iudge of others For saith hee thou that iudgest others thou condemnest thy selfe Rom. 2. 1. Now how

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 Greeneb●…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 H●… 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