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A79875	Leaven, corrupting the childrens bread; or Christs caveat to beware of sectaries and their dangerous doctrines. In two sermons on Mark 8. 15. The former preached in the Cathedrall Church of Lincoln, at the lecture, on Wednesday, October 1. 1645. The latter in another auditorie. / By John Clarke, B. D. and pastor of the church of Fiskerton, neere Lincoln.	Clarke, John, d. 1658.	1646 (1646)	Wing C4477A; Thomason E354_15; ESTC R201098	49,476	63

but heateth it is of an active fierie nature So doth the leaven of heresie heat enflame and enrage mens spirits sets Church Kingdome yea the whole Christian world in combustion and as Saint James saith of the tongue setteth on fire the course of nature and it is set on fire of hell Iam. 3.6 (x) profana Arrianorum novitas velut quaedam Bellona aut Furia non destitit universa miscere atque vexare privata ac publica sacra profanaque omnia Vinc. Lir. cap. 6. What heart-burnings doth it breed what jealousies suspitions bitter uncharitable censures doth it foment against (y) Master Hooker eccles polit in the preface all those that do not side and hold with them in all things they account them heathens publicans dogs devils They lowre brow-beat disdainfully frown and look sowrly upon them as Cain on Abel with a discontented and falne countenance like Richard Nevill the great Earle of Warwick who looked so terribly when he was moved that every wrinkle in his forehead was a grave for a Prince to be buried in How bitter are their speeches tongues like razors with what vinegar and gall do they write it would be tedious to particularize Who were more bitter persecutours of Christ then the Pharisees Paul himself while he was so breathed out threatnings and slaughter against the Church The Devil throweth in his gunpowder among their zeale sets all in combustion betwixt men of the same Church Kingdom Society Congregation Family Flesh that board and bed together so that even these lift up the heele the hand against each other Psal 41.9 (z) nec enim tantum affinitates cognationes amicitiae domus verum etiam urbes popull provinc●ae nationes universum postremo Romanorum imperium funditus concussum emotum est Vinc. Lir. de Arrian cap. 6. Acti in exillium sacerdotes oppleta sanctis ergastula carceres metalla ibid. David from experience of some harsh usage from such kind of furious fellows prayeth to be delivered 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the hand of the injurious leavened man * Prufracte violenter agentis ●uaterf Ainsworth in Ps 71.4 of such we say in the proverb totus est in fermento such hot spurres fierie fierce spirited men are most hereticall zelots witnesse the Anabaptists in Germany of whose outragious violences villanies cruelties Historians (a) Joan. Sleidan de stat relig reipub lib. 6. Mr Philpot that godly Martyr saith the Anabaptists be an inordinate kind of men stirred up by the Devil to the destruction of the Gospel Mr. Fox Acts Mon. vol. 3. page 607. relate and the Jesuite-leaveners whom one witrily caleth in one word Bombardo-gladio-fun-hasti-flammi-loquentes Alsted poetic very incendiaries to all Churches states as the Gunpowder Treason and sundry other Machiavilian plots of the Popish leavened crew especially the yet freshly-bleeding bloody rebellion in Ireland in which so many thousand Protestant-English innocents have been mercilesly murthered testifie 3. Swelleth 3 Leaven swelleth puffeth up heaveth raiseth the dough and maketh the bread light so doth the leaven of heresie and false doctrine puffe up men with an overweening conceit of their own parts persons graces (b) ut enim fermentum ●●●tam conspersam inflat efficit ut se in altum attollat ita etiam falsa doctrina hominem in altitudinem extollit non tantum adversus homines sed et●●m gratiam Dei inflat fiducia propriae justiciae Chemnit Harm●n cap. 61. as the pretious ones Saints on earth the excellent The proud Pharisees trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others Luk. 18.9 They affect singularity in their opinions practises are not wil not be do not as other men * Marry in the night receive the Lords supper at night anoint the sick with oyl enter into a Church covenant people make Ministers baptize in rivers use the holy kisse bring in widdows hymnes The Apostolici wash one anothers feet have all things common preach on the house tops c. No doubt but ye are the people and wisdom shall die with you Job 12.2 As the Chinoys highly conceited of themselves (c) Helyn hist of China p. 687. that they use to say they themselves have two eyes the Europaeans one and the rest of the people not one so are even the low-form Proselytes of leavened sectaries puft up with their horn book learning knowledge puffeth up 1. Cor. 8.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 6.4 vainly puft up by his fleshly mind Col. 2.18 Every novice is wiser then his teachers the spirit leadeth them into all truth they have abundance of revelations new lights see more know more then ordinary dull Christians yea then Ministers of the Reformed Churches hence they arrogantly take the chaire (d) In genere nullum animal magis est inflatum superbum quam sit haereticus Chemn expounding exercising in private resolving doubts wading into the deeps of Scripture prophesies mysteries alas poore pigmies thimbles full of dust yea saucily invade our pulpits in publick What say they must none preach but black coats And why not black coats I pray as well as gray coats and buffe coats and blue aprons I see no cause to be ashamed of a black coat the prophets and the prophets sonnes of old were known and distinguished by their habits (e) allusit Christus ad vestes ex quibus olim dign●sch●●tur prophetae Beza Not. Major in Math. 7.15 Neither know I any reason why that men that have been from their childhood trained up in the Schooles and Universities with great expence of time and meanes and principled in tongues and Arts besides many yeares study in the Scriptures with daily humble prayer to God for the right understanding of them and diligent searching out of ancient and modern expositors what is the meaning of the H. Ghost in them I see no reason I say but what talk I of reason to unreasonable men 2 Thess 3.2 why professed Scholars Graduates Divines Ministers Black coats should not be fitter to expound preach abler to dispense Sacred mysteries then quilibet etrivio every tailor tapster cobler baker and other mechanicks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 (f) hath not the God of o●der set several orders of men in his Church some Apostles some Prophets c. 1 C● 12.28 he gave some Apostles and s●●● Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Sal●te f●● the work of the ministry Ephes 4.11 12. Their trades sure come not by revelation their novices must serve out an apprenti●●ship ere they be masters of their art or fit to set up for themselves onely Divinity is soon learned easie to understand in an instant infused into every enthysiast for so they apply that of Joel 2.28 I will poure out my spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie which when they can do we will believe them as Luther from that