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A04378	The height of Israels heathenish idolatrie, in sacrificing their children to the Deuill diuided into three sections: where is shewed in the first, the growth and degrees of this, and generally of other sinnes and idolatries. In the second, that the Deuill was the god of the heathen; with the meanes by which he obtayned that honour. With a large application to our times, against popery, shewing the pride thereof, and malice both against soule and body; together with the meanes, sleights, and policies by which it seduceth, killeth, and in the person of the Pope, raiseth it selfe to its present height. In the third, the blinde zeale of idolaters. Deliuered generally in two sermons preached at S. Maries in Cambridge: the first whereof is much inlarged: by Robert Ienison Bachelor of Diuinitie, and late Fellow of S. Johns Colledge in Cambridge.	Jenison, Robert, 1584?-1652.	1621 (1621)	STC 14491; ESTC S107702	160,311	208

languishing and decay there without speedy redresse and reformation Gods iust iudgements vsually breake in vpon those persons vpon that State and Common-wealth and layes all waste Thus were the Israelites by their Idolatry made naked among their enemies that is Exod. 32.25 27 28. destitute and depriued of God and his helpe and 3000. of them were slaine Thus were Corah and his complices for their sedition and schisme swallowed vp of the earth yea whole Israel for their prophanenesse and contempt of God and his Prophets added to their Idolatries suffered a fearfull slaughter and a long captiuitie of 70. yeares 2 Chron. 36.16 c. because they mocked the messengers of God and despised his words and misused his Prophets vntill the wrath of the Lord arose against his people till there was no remedie 2. And so where Sensualitie filthy lusts and pollutions Drunkennesse and Gluttony are suffered without controlment and condigne punishment there destruction and vengeance hangs ouer the head of such a Citie For what brought fire and brimstone vpon Sodome and the cities about it but their sinnes of Pride fulnesse of bread Ezek. 16.49 and abundance of idlenesse which as mother-sinnes brought forth vnnaturall lusts and these being finished brought forth death which Cities giuing themselues ouer to fornication and going after strange flesh are set forth for an example Iude verse 7. suffering the vengeance of eternall fire 3. Lastly Iniustice whether vniuersall by violence tyranny rapacity fraud deceits wrongs contumelies or yet particular as when Magistrates doe not render to euery man according to his deserts or otherwise neglect to doe their duty brings all to ruine at the length August de Ciuit. Dei lib. 5. cap. 12 Thus Saint * Augustine notes concerning the ancient Romanes who were once Lords of the world The more they gaue themselues to the exercise of iustice c. the lesse they gaue themselues to their pleasures and to the increasing of their priuate estates The exercise whereof was according to Virgils a Tu regere imperio populos Romane memento Hae tibi erunt artes p●cíque imponere morem Parcere subiectis debellare superbos Virg. memento Parcere subiectis debellare superbos namely to spare yea to fauour and incourage the good and humble subiect and to destroy and cut off the proud And then saith he the Common-wealth flourished when there was domi industria foris iustum imperium c. Industry at home iust and vnpartiall gouernment abroad c. But when that Common-wealth decayed the causes of it are noted in Catoes complaint b Pro his nos habemus luxuriam atque auaritiam publicè egestatē priuatim opulentiam Laudamus diuitias sequimur inertiam inter bonos malos discrimen nullum omnia virtutis praemia ambitio possidet neque mirum vbi vos separatim sibi quisque consilia capitis vbi domi voluptatibus hîc pecuniae ac gratiae seruitis Eò fit vt impetus fiat in vacuam Rempub. Postquam Luxu atque desidia ciuitas corrupta est rursus Resp magnitudine su● Jmperatorum atque Magistratuū vitia sustentabat In stead of the forenamed things saith he we haue luxury and couetousnesse a poore Common treasury but richly laden chests at home We commend riches and follow idlenesse no difference is made betweene the good and the bad ambition inioyes all the rewards due to vertue And no maruaile seeing you euery one of you take counsell for your selues apart seeing you giue your selues slauishly to your pleasures and doe all for money or fauour Hence it fals out that euery one makes a prey and violently ceazeth on the poore and desolate Common-wealth And after hee addes When once the City of Rome was corrupted with luxury and sloth then did the Common-wealth with her greatnesse sustaine and maintaine all the vices of the Empeorors and Magistrates Saint Austen concludes that God gaue so large an Empire to the Romanes inasmuch as they sought the good of their Country and made that their glory preferring the good and safety of the Common-wealth before their owne And that then that Common-wealth flourished when vertue and industry flourished a Cùm Aerarium esset opulentum tenues res priuatae Aug vt supr when the Common-treasurie was rich but each priuate mans estate meane That all the forenamed vertues may receiue incouragement and furtherance and the contrary vices so far as they are be weeded out in this towne it belongs to your care Right Worshipfull who must still take your selues bound to vse your sword and authority against two sorts of men especially Enemies 1. of Truth 2. of Holinesse 1. Zeale for the truth of God is required in each Magistrate who must first truely and sincerely embrace the truth of Religion himselfe in his owne heart and bosome This may bee knowne where it is for it wil make such an one seeke by all meanes to further Religion in others and to seeke Gods glory Such a Magistrate of Gods more immediate appointing was Ioshua Iosh 27.16.17.18 2 Sam. 6.20 c. such an one was Dauid who brought backe the Arke and danced before it That indeed is the best musicke and pipe to dance after and the Magistrate the fittest man to lead the dance and such were all the godly Kings of Iudah Secondly he must set himselfe accordingly to abolish all idolatry 1 Kings 15 1●.13 as did King Asa who remoud euen his mother from being Queen because she had made an idol in a groue which he also destroyed 2 Kings 18 4.5 and 23 4.5.6 And such an one was Hezekiah and Iosias Thirdly he must draw out the sword of iustice against Seducers as is commanded Deut. 13.6.7 c. as did Iehu ● Kings 20.25 who slew all the Priests of Ball. At the least hee must restraine them and keepe them from entring into the Lords Sanctuary and Inheritance Here the Magistrate must draw out his sword Gen. 3.24 and play the part of the Angell set at the doore of Paradise to keepe the way of the tree of life Psal 80.13 to keepe the wild Boare from entring Gods Vineyard As we therefore Gods Ministers do oppose our selues by teaching and as the Lords dogs and house-keepers by barking tell you of the approach of enemies so surely you must also awake and not suffer the house of God to be broken and digged through by theeues and robbers Iohn 10.10 who come not but to steale and kill and to destroy Either then shut your gates against such or expell them or bring the seduced to the curse Nehem. 10. ●2 and to the oath of allegiance both to God and to the Kings Maiestie You haue many very good lawes to this end Oh how much good seruice might you doe both to God and his Maiesty if you did wholly set your selues duly and vnpartially to execute the same at the least you might weary many of

and eating did otherwise conuict him or he by these did conuict his flatterers who would needs so perswade him But indeed such is the nature of mans ambitious desires that as one saith the whole round world cannot content and fill his heart for still the corners of it would remaine empty Others imitating their father the deuill being vsed of God either as his instruments only or as his stewards sacrifice all to their owne nets and therefore you shall haue them speaking of themselues in the first person vsing alwayes that pronounce Thus Esay 10. though the King of e●●●s●ur was only the rod of Gods wrath and his instrument to punish the Israelites yet thus he brags By the power of my hand haue I done it and by my wisdome for I am prudent and I haue remoued the bounds of the people and my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people Thus Nebuchadnezzar crowes on the top of his royall Palace Is not this great Babel that I haue built for the house of the kingdome by the might of my power and for the honour of my Maiestie By which examples we see the nature of pride which is first to attribute the good things we haue receiued from God vnto our selues our owne wits power and policie and secondly to vse them for our owne credit estimation and glory But I would this pride were onely found among the Heathen whom it best beseemes But this horrible and deuillish pride hath beene found and may be seene in the visible Church of God both Iewish and Christian For first we reade that about the time when Christ our Messias was expected to come into the world many rose vp and made themselues Christ as Thewdas and Iudas of Galilee So a certaine Egyptian and one Barcozba in the ●●●e of Agrippa and another of that name about fortie yeares after the destruction of the Temple All these tooke vpon them to be the promised Messias which if truly they ●ad beene they must haue beene gods though they intended only to haue become temporall Princes according to the common errour of the Iewes Thus also Herod was made beleeue by some courtiour-Rabbines that hee was the promised Messias Ma●●●●6 Ma●●●3 6 and ●3 of whom proceeded as is thought the Herodians who so often came to intrap our Sauiour in his talke But of all other Simon Magus his example is notable of whom Saint Augustine writeth Aug●st 〈◊〉 that he affirmed of himselfe that he was Christ he would also haue men beleeue he was Iupiter Simon M●●●● and that he gaue the Law in mount Sina in the person of God the Father and that in the reigne of Tiberius he appeared in the person of the Sonne but putatiuè and after that he came vpon the Apostles in the person of the holy Ghost in fiery tongues This man had his queane and harlot with him whose name was Selene or Helena for whose sake he descended downe from heauen to seeke and finde her being a lost sheepe whom yet he called a goddesse and the holy Ghost of whom he begot Angels He caused both their images to be made and got them afterward by publike authority to be set vp and worshipped in Rome as the images of the gods Tertul ●n A●●● g●● cap. 13 Tertullian tels vs that this sorcerer liuing at Rome had an image dedicated to him with this inscription Simoni sancto deo to Simon the holy god After him succeeded his chiefe scholler Menander a Samaritane and baptized as was Simon Menand●● who after the death of Simon affirmed of himselfe whatsoeuer Simon had formerly affirmed concerning himselfe Hee gaue himselfe forth to be the Sauiour of the whole world and not of Helena onely affirming that none could be saued vnlesse they were baptized in his name which if they were their dignity and power was aboue that of the Angels and that they should liue immortally here on earth Thus we see no sooner came our Sauiour into the world but the Deuill stirred vp ambitious spirits to staine his glory in which regard it was necessary our Sauiour should so timely admonish his disciples not to beleeue such as should make themselues christs Matth ●●● and ●● c. But this height of pride hath also ouertaken such as in word at the least professe themselues seruants of Christ yea seruants of the seruants of Christ 2. Christian being indeed meere Antichrists and enemies vnto him I meane especially that man of sinne The Pope 〈…〉 who is an aduersary to God exalting himselfe against all that is called God so that he doth sit as God in the Temple of God shewing himselfe that he is God This Antichrist of Rome patien●ly heares and suffers his clawbackes to call him by the name of Semi god and of Vice god yea and of God himselfe Thus the glosse of the extrauagant Cum inter of Iohn the 22. hath these words To thinke that our Lord God the Pope the author of the foresaid Decretall and of this had no power to decree as he hath decreed would be iudged an heresie Which glosse remaines vntouched euen after the correction of many other glosses appointed by Pope Gregory the 13. One of the Secretaries of the Popes chamber in the last Councell of Lateran speakes thus to Leo the 10. The ●●kes of your diuine Maiesty c. The said Pope Leo after the said Councell was written out approued of it In Italy vpon the gate of Tolentum there is this inscription To Paul the 3 the most high and mighty God vpon earth Now it is a vaine excuse to say the Pope is no otherwise called God then the Scripture calleth Kings gods for the word gods being attributed to Princes in the plurall was neuer but in a blasphemous arrogancy by any in the singular ascribed to himselfe in which regard the Scripture cals Satan the god of this world Now the Pope vsurps the name of God exclusiuely from all other Princes vnto himselfe and out of this rule gathereth by consequence that he should be adored euen of Princes and that he therefore cannot bee iudged of men if any temporall King denye to be iudged by him because Kings are called gods the Pope will not take this well answerably hereunto he cals his Decrees and Canons by the name of Oracles and his decretall Epistles Canonicall Scriptures He vsurpes also vpon the titles and ●aines of our Sauiour Christ calling himselfe often in his Canons and Decrees the Spouse of the vniuersall Church ●●●m Christo se●luso euen Christ set apart saith Bellarmine though Saint Paul make the husband of the Church to be ou● one And Leo the 10. in the Councell of Lateran is called the Lyon of the tribe of Iudah the root of Dauid the Sauiour of Sion With like modesty and humility he takes vpon him to make a new Creed and to adde twelue more Articles to the Creed

bookes for 15. yeares together and after came to light and was by Iunius left as a gift and monument of their shame in the study of the Count Palatine of Rheine The Spanish Index was found first and discouered by our English in the taking of Cales Now by the direction of these Indices the ancient Fathers and first Authours are made to speake not their owne words and meaning but what the late Councell of Trent hath deliuered The bookes thus purged or rather polluted are often reprinted and these latter Editions onely authorized all other are disallowed called in consumed with threats added against all such as shall presume to keepe them And as thus they deale with the printed bookes so in likelihood they haue an Index for the purging of the manuscripts also for in the Vatican library at Rome Iames appendix to the aduertisement prefixed to his booke of the Corruption c. certaine men being maintained onely to transcribe the Acts of Councels or Copies of the Fathers workes they haue beene seene in transcribing to imitate the letters of the ancient Copies as neere as can be expressed In which copying out of books it is to be feared they adde alter and take away at the pleasure of their Lord the Pope The euent may proue it so herein dealing with and deluding the world as the Gibeonites did Ioshua with old sacks old bottles old shooes and garments wherein they are said to worke wilily 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in●statia I●sh 9.4.5 Now by all these meanes the triall of a questionable point in religion is like that triall of a Nisi prius at the common law where for witnesses are brought not good Free-holders Probi legales homines but base wanderers burnt in the eare for Rogues who know neither father nor mother ● With corrupting euen the Bible at selfe Corruption of Fathers part 3. or at the best bribed and corrupted But what if these bold bauds goe about to corrupt the Bible it selfe by adding detracting altering To make a little further vse of Doctor Iames this easily appeares by the infinite varieties contradictions oppositions which may be seene of any that shall compare two Bibles set forth by two Popes Sixt. 5. Clem. 8. and that within 2. yeares 1590. 1592. The second Commandement is also quite discarded out of their vulgar Catechismes which they communicate with the people and to keepe the number of ten the last is made two Now whereas both the shame of the world and also the power of God keepes them from daring to attempt vpon the text of the Bible it selfe yet see how neare they come it by corrupting the glosse and marginall note In the Bible of Robert Stephens vpon Genes 15.6 where the words are And he Abraham beleeued in the Lord and he counted it to him for righteousnesse the note in the margent is Abraham fide iustus Abraham is iustified by faith yet these words which are all one with the words of the text euen as the Dowists read and translate them namely Abraham beleeued God and it was reputed to him vnto Iustice yet I say these words are commanded to be put our deleatur illud Abraham fide iustus Index Rom. pag 48. Rom. 4.3 Galat. 3.6 Iames 2.23 Index Rom. ibid And yet the authority of that place is vrged thrice in the new Testament So on Leuit. 26.1 they haue expunged the glosse or marginall note deleatur illud sculptilia prohibet fieri let this be put out say they God forbids the making of grauen images and yet God in the text forbids the making of them Lastly 1. Sam. 7.3 Samuel saith Prepare your hearts vnto the Lord and serue him onely the glosse saith in the margent Seruiendum soli Deo God only must be serued now saith the Romane Index deleantur illa verba Seruiendū soli Deo Index Rom. pag. 50. let these words be blotted out God only must be serued Hence iudge what they would doe to the Scriptures if they durst And thus we haue seene how by prohibiting and corrupting these diuine and ancient monuments they corrupt mens vnderstandings Yet this is not all To plant their errours they furthe● delude mens minds they haue other tricks of deceit and delusion whereby they not only supplant the truth but also plant their owne errours and make them passable Their next tricke then is to dazle the eyes of the simpler 4. With protestations of truth sort with Protestations of truth and swelling words of vanitie so that vnder pretence of preaching the Truth they supplant the truth Hilarie Antichrist saith a Father vnder colour 〈◊〉 preaching the Gospell shall be contrarie to Christ Euen so S Ambrose describes false teachers to be such as vnder the name of Christ Qu● 〈◊〉 nonum 〈…〉 preach against Christ so that the Lord Iesus is denied whilst men thinke he is preached And as the Deuils prophets of old tooke vpon them the glorious name of Prophets of God so seducers will be prophets of God and prophecie in the name of God though they so prophecie a lie and can with the true Prophets of God say Thus saith the Lord. Thus Nestorius though he were an Heretike yet could he couer himselfe vnder the vaile and shew of the Orthodoxe faith as said Theodoret of him and generally false prophets can vse the name of Christ to deceiue others thereby Ma● 〈…〉 concerning whom our Sauiour hath giuen vs a caueat saying Take heed that no man deceiue you for many shall come in my name and shall deceiue many In my name Some making themselues Christs and Sauiours some bearing my name not only of Christ but of Iesus some presuming to be my Vicars on earth some teaching lies and falsehoods in my Name and as my Doctrine Thus Iesuites yea the Pope himselfe shroud themselues vnder the name of the Lambe Mat 〈…〉 1 Ti● 〈…〉 but inwardly are rauening Wolues and speare ●i● the Dragon teaching indeed doctrines of Deuils This Whore of Rome giues out her false doctrines in a cup of gold Re●● 〈…〉 she hath in her hand Poculum Aureum Plenum Abominationum a cup of Gold full of Abominations where behold a Mysterie the initiall or capitall letters of these words written in the language of the Church of Rome whether casually or by speciall prouidence being put together are obserued to make vp the word Papa or Pope We may well compare the Deuill and all his instruments to craftie Pyrats who will hang out the same colours they will seeme to be what indeed they are not Thus the Arrian Heretikes of old bragd they only were Catholikes as for all the rest they called them sometime Ambrosianos sometime Athanasianos sometime Ioannitas So the Mahumetanes now though they deriue their pedegree from Agar the bond-woman yet will be called not Agarens but Saracens from Sara the free-woman Euen so the Iewes bragd they were Abrahams sonnes

vnderstand the feare of the Lord and find the knowledge of God The meanes then are first a diligent searching and digging in the mines of the Scriptures But this must be done with humilitie and prayer without curiosity and with desire of sauing knowledge and with purpose of reformation of life according to that word 2. Prayer by which we obtaine the Holy Ghost as is promised Luk. 11.13 Iohn 16.13 Reuel 3.18 1 Iohn 2 27. which is the Spirit of truth and will lead vs into all truth This is that eye-salue by which our blind eies receiue sight Which annointing if once we receiue then need we not that any man teach vs for it teacheth vs all things If then Psalm 143.10 with Dauid we can pray Let thy good Spirit lead me vnto the Land of righteousnesse wee shall heare the still voice of Gods Spirit behind vs Isa 30.21 saying as is promised This is the way walke ye in it which way by the way is not Popery 22. which reserues and worships Reliques for it followeth ye shall defile also the couering of thy grauen images of siluer and the ornament of thy molten images of gold Lastly to name no other Obedience to Gods will and a care to liue according to the measure of knowledge receiued hath a promise to be guided by true knowledge for as sayth our Sauiour Iohn 7.17 If any man will doe his that is the Fathers will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speake of my selfe And thus saith Dauid I vnderstand more then the ancients because I keepe thy precepts Knowledge is a talent and where any talent is rightly vsed and imploied it hath a promise Mat. 25.29 to him that hath it shall be giuen Looke then how good huswiues deale with their seruants they giue their maids their pensa towe on their rockes and set them other taskes which when they be performed more is giuen vnto them so God reueales himselfe to vs by degrees and where he sees any to indeauour himselfe according to his knowledge vsing it well God will not let him want a greater measure of further knowledge whereby himselfe is so much honoured And thus much of these idoll gods in my text who were Deuils and of the meanes how Satan became the god of the Heathen and of the Application thereof FINIS SECTION III. IDOLATERS BLINDE ZEALE In sacrificing their Children to the Deuill As also in many other particulars To the prouoking or else shaming of CHRISTIANS Deliuered in a Sermon preached at Saint Maries in CAMBRIDGE March 5. 1614. Newly published By R. I. Bachelour of Diuinity and late Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge LONDON Printed by G. Eld for Robert Mylbourne 1621. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL AND Reuerend Mr. Doctor Ward Archdeacon of Taunton and Vice-chancelor of the Vniuersity of Cambridge and Master of Sidney-Sussex Colledge R.I. wisheth all attainable happinesse in this life and hereafter Right Worshipfull Sir and Euer-honored Tutor WHEN I looke backe and consider as duty bindes mee in what age of the world in what ripenesse of the Gospell in what Climate and Region I was brought forth together with the means of my education and trayning Then doe I finde my selfe for euer bound in soule and body to the mercy and goodnesse of the Almighty Lord God who thus gaue me my life being and motion and all other my abilities with the blessed opportunity of place time and meanes of the Gospel with a call to the preaching of it for the eternall saluation of mine owne poore soule and others Yet so that my Parents Friends Kindred and Countrey as also my Instructors and Tutors may iustly vnder God and according to his will claime a share and interest in mee My desire is in some acceptable measure to bee answerable to my duty in all the parts of it Now my whole life and strength is and euer shall be consecrated to the Honour and Seruice of my Lord and Master IESVS CHRIST to whose glory I haue by his grace spared time from mine ordinary ministeriall paines to publish this present Treatise for the behoofe information and inciting of my Christian Brethren to glorifie God by a zealous walking with him And for my kindred and Countrey among other parts of my dutie daily performed on their behalfe I thought good to expresse my thankfulnesse to the whole State of the Towne and County of Newcastle by dedicating to them the two former Sections of this Treatise in respect not onely of my breeding among them but chiefly of that encouragement which from their bounty my studies and Ministeriall labours doe finde Now good Sir I should much forget my duty and respect to you who vnder God were the onely Tutor and formor of my studies in the Vniuersity if remembring my thankfulnesse to others I should passe by your selfe Though I forget not my mother the Vniuersity nor the Colledges Saint Iohns and Immanuel the latter whereof gaue me entertainment and lodged me with you sixe yeares the other nourished and helped to maintaine mee twelue yeares Other requitall then this thankfull acknowledgement for them I haue not at this present Giue me leaue then thus publiquely to expresse my dutifull respect and thankfulnesse to you also by dedicating to your name this third Section contayning a Sermon preached in your hearing March 5. 1614. at a solemne Assembly in Saint Maries in Cambridge Your right to it as to all other my abilities in this kinde is the greatest of any mans I spare to speake what further right you haue in mee and how much I am beholding in my particular to the example of your integrity and conscionable course of life of your great and continuall paines humility and modesty euery way you being as eminent in and for humilitie as humble in eminency of gifts But I dare not presume to presse these while I praise them I know you had rather so bee then be knowne to bee further then Gods glory and the necessity of the Church requires and so you neither are nor can be vnknowne I will conclude propounding the example of your wonderfull diligence and constant paines as also modesty to such as in the Ministery seeke their owne ease and follow their pleasures and by the Ministery seeke dignities and preferments to themselues Doubtlesse labouring with like singlenesse of heart and modesty of minde they should finde little cause to doubt so much of Gods Prouidence as to despaire of Prouision proportionable to their gifts You haue found it vnsought for but shall finde the fruit and reward much more hereafter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I will not presume to stirre vp you but my selfe and other sluggards in and with the words of Ignatius Ignat. epist 1. to one Mary 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And thus I end Newcastle vpon Tine April 19. 1621. Yours euer in the Lord ROBERT IENISON IDOLATERS BLINDE ZEALE PSAL. 106.37 Yea they

importunitie of labour will ouercome all things c 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Theocr. 2 Cor. 5.14 Ioh. 21.16 Ouid. Ioh. 14.15 Loue is strong as death and will compell vs you know to what to seede Christs sheepe Loue eyther of God others or our selues Qui non vult fieri desidiosus amet Hee that will not be slothfull in the worke of the Lord let him loue the Lord. If these three bee in you as they were all in the Thessalonians as you may see in one Verse Probatio dilectionis exhibitio est operis 1. Thess 1.3 They will make you that ye shall neither be barren nor vnfruifull But wherein must our Diligence appeare Operatur enim magna si est si verò operari renuit amor non est Greg. in homil 2. Pet. 1.8 My Text directs vs. In offering sacrifices euen of men and children but not vnto the Deuill Here we had need haue wisedome lest with these Iewes while wee intend greatest seruice to God by such sacrifices wee most of all dishonour him by pleasing his enemy Such in our dayes are they who first in great zeale pretending speciall seruice to God What sacrifices of men must we offer Not as Papists vow their children to that Profession which takes vpon it a yoake of perpetuall chastity Most of whom wanting this speciall gift must needs giue themselues either to contemplatiue vanities or practicall v●llanies And doe they not The proofe is too readily had Goe no further then our owne Land when Popery reigned and the witnesse against them will be that large Catalogue which before the dissolution of Abbeies Balaeus in prefat lib. de vitis Pontificum was by exact suruey taken and presented to that stout Prince containing the names of such as in their seuerall Abbeyes were found to be Fornicators Adulterers yea filthy and vnnaturall Sodomites abusers of themselues with mankind Now this burning in lust to whom is it an acceptable sacrifice but to him whose doctrine it is to forbid to marry 1. Tim. 4.1.3 The fruit of which is another sacrifice of children too to him as acceptable such as in Pope Gregory the first his time was found to haue beene made when in a Fish pond were found the heads of sixe hundred young children that there had beene drowned Againe the Lord is said to haue a sacrifice in Bosrah which was made by the sword of the Lord vpon his enemies Isa 34.6 Ier. 46.10 Such a sacrifice is now made of the silly and bruitish Americans where while their conuersion to God is pretended Popish cruelty hath made a supply of those ceased sacrifices of men which were there formerly in great abundance Lastly looke nearer home and wee shall see the time come Iohn 16.2 wherein such as kill Gods Children thinke they doe God seruice The seruice is a sacrifice and is made especially by Fire This sacrifice as it is acceptable to God in regard of the sufferers willing subiection to this fiery triall so also to Satan who both delights to sucke the blood of such sacrifices and so gaines the hearts and deuotions of the Sacrificers some of which spare not their owne children when once they become Gods Children As that King who gaue his owne and onely Heyre and Sonne to the Inquisition for his holy profession How shall they then spare others Anno 1605. Nouemb. 5. The time was and is yet fresh in memory when these sacrificing Priests had almost gotten the necke of this whole State on the blocke and altar and when a Holocaust or whole burnt-offering was intended to bee made thereof of head and body and all together when the House of Parliament was appointed the Altar Popish Gunpowder treason and the vaults of Hell where their zeale was kindled should haue vomited vp fire to haue consumed the sacrifice It went for a iest of Iulian A●●m●●n Mar●●●● l. 25. that if he had returned victor in his last encounter with the Parthians that the whole kinde and race of Buls and beasts should haue failed by meanes of his monstrous excesse in sacrificing So with vs if the fire had taken the whole number of Christs sheepe in this Land should haue beene brought to a small summe And fire is that by which they hope to preuaile against vs. See their fiery spirits But according to our callings speciall and generall But such sacrifices must not wee make ours must bee within the Compasse of our calling generall or particular Each Christian is a Priest in common Ministers must sacrifice others to the Lord. and some are so by speciall deputation yet Christian onely not Mosaicall Priests first with Ieremie to present before the Lord the peoples praiers Secondly Priests to consecrate as holy to our Master and his glory the fruits not of the wombe but of our braines our labours sermons writings Hieron lib. 3. contr Pelag. Thirdly Priests to kill and slay all errours and false doctrines Ille haereticum interficit qui haereticum non patitur saith S. Ierome He killeth an hereticke that suffers him no longer to be an hereticke Especially Priests should we be to destroy the adulterous seed and doctrines of that idolatrous whore of Rome These are children of the daughter of Babel of whom it may be said Psal 137.9 Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones The chiefe foundation stone being Christ Iesus vpon whom whatsoeuer falleth shall be broken Here to be cruell is both pietie and also pittie to them and to our selues Ier. 48.10 for cursed is he that keepeth backe his sword from bloud This sword is the word of God by which and by the spirit of God we bring others for an offering vnto the Lord as was prophesied by Isaiah which offering vp of them by our word and ministerie is acceptable to God Isa 66.20 Rom. 15.16 being sanctified by the holy Ghost Act. 10.13 Of this sacrifice Acts 10. Rise Peter kill and eat 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 First must these wilde and foure-footed beasts be knocked downe with the hammer of the Law and slaine with the sacrificing knife thereof Ier. 23.29 that is by zealous and by powerfull preaching of it for by preaching plausibilia things pleasing men are bolstered vp and fatted for another sacrifice Then must a spirit of life be put into them by a diligent preaching of the Gospell whereby Christs sacrifice takes place in them as thus being daily crucified and sacrificed before our eyes Gal. 3.1 For thus are men sprinkled with his bloud and as S. Chrysostome saith 1 Pet. 1.2 Chrysost l. 3. de Sacerdotio they are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 intincti quasi purpurâ died with his purple bloud as if his bloud had beene but newly shed for them Herein is the honor of our priesthood that we are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 15.16 ministring Priests of Iesus Christ and