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A90968	The pulpit incendiary: or, The divinity and devotion of Mr. Calamy, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Mr. Cranford, and other Sion-Colledge preachers in their morning-exercises, with the keen and angry application thereof unto the Parliament and Army. Together with a true vindication of the Covenant from the false glosses put upon it, and a plain indication of Covenant-breakers. Published according to order.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3346; Thomason E438_10; ESTC R203205	55,372	67

THE PULPIT INCENDIARY OR The Divinity and Devotion of Mr. Calamy Mr. Case Mr. Cauton Mr. Cranford and other Sion-Colledge Preachers in their Morning-Exercises with the keen and angry Application thereof unto the Parliament and Army TOGETHER With a true Vindication of the Covenant from the false Glosses put upon it and a plain Indication of Covenant-breakers Micha 3. 5 6. Thus saith the Lord concerning the Prophets that make my people to erre that bite with their teeth and cry peace and he that putteth not into their mouthes they even prepare warre against him therefore shall night be unto you that you shall not have a vision and it shall be darke unto you that you shall not divine and the Sun shall go down over the Prophets and the day shall be dark over them then shall the Seer be ashamed and the Diviners confounded yea they shall all cover their lips for there shall be no answer of God Verse 10. They build up Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity the Priests thereof teach for hire the Prophets thereof divine for money yet will they lean upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord amongst us none evill shall come upon us Published according to Order Printed by C. S. in the yeare 1648. THE Pulpit Incendiary IF the eare trieth words as the mouth tasteth meat we have cause to complain against some of our Citie Preachers whose profest function place calling is to be the faithfull Stewards of Jesus Christ appointed by him to give us our portion in due season viz. to breake unto us the bread of life that in stead thereof feed us with wormwood and make us to drinke the waters of gall as at other times so especially in their MORNING LECTVRES day after day affording us little else than in stead of the pleasant fruits of the garden of Eden and the sweet bunches of the land of Canaan the milk and hony the marrow and fatnesse of the Gospel of Christ the apples of Sodome bitter clusters and bitter herbs bitter waters from bitter vessels corrupting the streames of the waters of the Sanctuary and making them taste like the waters of Marah imbittering ou● spirits each against other filling our mouthes with bitter complaints making us to lead bitter lives whetting our tongues by their morning instigations like swords and shooting out arrowe● each against his brother all the day long even bitter words so perverting the naturall sweet and candid Genius of our English nation whose common propensity is to respect refresh and love one another that we are ready to be devouring and biting one another and in danger to be consumed one of another to bathe our hands in one anothers blood and sheath our swords in one anothers bowels We did hopefully expect that the powerfull predominancy of that divine Spirit of Jesus Christ which we hope is in them together with the wofull experience of continued peevishnesse each against other producing nothing but distempers in the mind and distractions in the State a sad estrangement from the life of God who will not dwell with a froward heart the due observance of the great law of our liege Lord that we love one another the lifting up of the hands of our enemies which did hang down the strengthening of their knees which were so much infeebled the refreshing of their fainting hearts that did wither like grasse the enlivening of their drooping spirits which did fall and pine and die within them we did hope we say that these particulars and the considerations thereof would at least have been like the tree cast into the waters of Marah to sweeten and heal the bitternesse thereof But alas we looked for healing but no good comes the morning Lectures which they are pleas'd to call the Ark of God in their frequent removals month after month from place to place are so model'd fram'd and constituted that they are not like the Ark of old in the Camp of Israel but like as that Ark was in Ashdod Gath and Ekron the Cities of the Philistines a judgement rather than a mercy the spirits of men that look into it like the men of Bethshemesh being smitten with ranchor frowardnesse and distemper each against other making a lamentable slaughter of those sweet affections of love kindnesse gentlenesse goodnesse patience each toward other which did so famously abound amongst English Christians in former dayes we cannot deny but with all thankfulnesse acknowledge that this Ark of God as they are pleas'd to tea●m it is sometimes drawn by milch kine we mean this morning Lecture sometimes performed by truly pious and ingenious Ministers feeding our souls with the milk and hony of the land of promise rejoycing our spirits with the blessed melody of the joyfull sound coming unto us with the fulnesse of the blessing of the Gospel of peace and furnishing our judgements with divine principles of faith towards God and love towards brethren and the Lord recompence their labour of love blesse them with all spirituall blessings powring forth into their soules the blessed streames of the waters of life and so supply them from day to day that out of their bellies may alwayes flow rivers of living waters But wofull experience makes us complain that this Ark of theirs seemes frequently to be drawn rather by Bulls of Basan than milch kine tossi●g and goring the Parliament and Army and their dissenting brethren from day to day malitiously fomenting contentions strifes and divisions even amongst the children of grace and love the sonnes and daughters of the most high God we did verily hope that our uniting together as by so many bonds of Nature and Grace so especially by the SOLEMNE LEAGUE AND COVENANT which we have taken in judgement and understanding as themselves have done would have been a soveraigne Balme to have healed our breaches but Simeon and Levi deceived the Sechemites by charming them into the bond of Circumcision and then destroyed them while they were sore but Jacobs curse will be upon such instruments of cruelty which is to be divided in Jacob and scattered in Israel but lest it should be said unto us as the Jewes said unto Christ Thou hast a Devill who goe about to kill thee we are slanderers in our assertions who have so abused the Parliament Army and people of God as these words expresse we have here set down some few and but a few of those froward expressions of this nature vented in pulpits from these morning preachers which though they have been so managed by some though not by all that they have blindfolded the Parliament and Army by cunning expressions as the Jewes did Christ yet they very well know it would be no hard matter for their audience to prophesie who it is that smites them the truth whereof will clearly appeare by these FEW instances for we are not willing to offend the palats of ingenious men with too many of such bitter clusters but if

by Mr. Calamy and his party what is this but what hath been Who governed the Kingdome almost when the Parliament was forced by the grand Assertors of Sion Colledge cause and their sturdy boye● to doe and undoe call and recall vote and revote what Orders and Ordinances they pleased Which of you have publickly declaimed against that unparaleld and horrible rebellion either in Pulpi● or Presse Doe you suppose that we can be so dim-sighted or so dull-headed that we neither perceive nor remember these things Had that villanous act been committed by the men of your wrath the non-conformists to your present practice how would you have beaten the eares of your auditors with the sound thereof What was in designe when Massie Poynz and other Reformadoes those famously pious and religious zelots for a blessed Reformation were entertained courted and advanced you know where by whom and by whose influence but for the raising of a factious party to destroy the Armies order the Parliament and govern the Kingdome almost Were they not the Prophets of Sion Colledge that said unto them Go on and prosper go out to meet with that proud and blasphemous Army the Lord hath delivered them into your hands though they have prospered in many battels and enterprises as that blasphemous Army of Senacharib did yet as that Army fell and was destroyed comming against Jerusalem so shall this Army comming to this City therefore goe out and feare them not Was it not the Oracle of Sion Colledge that deceived chanted and charmed severall of our weak and simple-hearted Citizens under the deceitfull notion of keeping covenant promoting reformation establishing religion suppressing error heresie blasphemy into such destructive wayes practices and courses which had not a hand of mercy from heaven graciously interposed would have engaged us all into another unnaturall bloody and cruell warre and without the mercy candor and goodnesse of the Parliament will prove the utter ruine of them and their families who were seduced thereby it was their Leaders that caused them to erre The truth is we commend your charity more in praying for their support in and deliverance from prison than your piety in exhorting them into such actions which brought them thither We shall say no more to your uncivill termes of men raised up from the dunghill to govern the Kingdome almost onely we are apt to beleeve your greatest trouble is that men raised up from the dunghill are not permitted to govern the Kingdome almost For do we not see the center of all your motions What is our reformation but Presbytery What is our solemne league and covenant but Presbytery What is our zeale for God the government of Jesus Christ religion c. but Presbytery Who are the Sectaries and Schismatickes of the times but non embracers of Presbytery And what is Presbytery Surely when we perceive that all that the Parliament hath done by Orders Ordinances c. to establish Presbytery in such a manner as may stand with the word of God and peace of the kingdome yet will not give you content but H●man-like you cry out what is all this so long as M●rd●cai sits in the Kings Gate and a Decree cannot be procured from the Parliament for the ruine of those whose lawes of Church government are divers from yours what can you meane by such a Presbytery but the meere exalting of men raised up from the dunghill to govern the kingdome almost Mr. Calamy civility doth as well become the Pulpit as Nobility the Throne Dunghill men doe not become the Seat of Magistracy nor dunghill termes the mouth of the Ministery Divinity doth not so much appropriate basenesse to mens persons as to mens practises evill words do corrupt good manners but never confirmes divine Doctrine When we come to hear YOU we expect to be instructed in Divinity and not to be corrupted in Civility if we had a desire to learn the language of Billinsgate we should not have gone to Michaels Cornhill in London especially when Mr. Calamy was the Teacher If by your base men you intended the Parliament that these are Dunghillmen raised up from the Dunghill it is a most impudent and intolerable scandall if the Army a most daring and unsufferable slander so that the best is scandalous or slanderous if you intended the Parliament the Army may better escape the reflection thereof than the Parliament can if you intended the Army For suppose you judge the Army not the Parliament the Dunghill men that doe governe the Kingdom almost it must needs be by their governing the Parliament almost and doe not you thereby represent the Parliament to be Dunghill men in suffering themselves to be governed by men raised up from the Dunghill Sir had we a pleasure to be dabling in such filth you have afforded enough of this nature once and again but we desire you would not offend our eares any more herewith Surely the waters of the Sanctuary if genuine are more pure and it is not corrupt communication which becomes the Pulpit but onely such which tends to the use of edifying and remember Sir that the words of the pure are pleasant words Proverbs 15. 26. Mr. Cawton Minister at Bartholomew Exchange London at a morning Lecture at Woodstreet about the 17. of February 1647 preaching upon the 17 of Job v. 8. The Innocent shall stirre up himselfe against the Hypoer●e did most uncivilly and maliciously inveigh against the Army thus Who drave awa● on● good members from the Parliament but THAT GENERATION OF VIPERS THE ARMY Who REBELLED against the authority of Parliament and denied to disband at Chèlmsford c. but that VIPEROUS BROOD THE ARMY proposing severall queries one after another making the answer to be in expresse tearmes the viperous brood the Army the generation of vipers the Army the rebellious Army And preaching upon the same Text the next moneth in Walbrooke at a morning Lecture said thus If the Army had not REBELLED and the Parliament had KEPT THEIR COVENANT we had a bless●d Reformation before this time c. And in Woodstreet speaking about Independents said thus This plot was discovered five or six yeares agoe those that then did set themselves against the hypocrites did clearly discern it but then the cry was Alas they are honest men and pious godly men and usefull in the Church of God and we must use moderation and they must come up into our Pulpits forsooth but now you see what your honest and moderate men are And speaking of the Army thus You must suffer them to goe through the Citie and they would doe no hurt c. But it was the greatest dishonour that ever fell upon the Citie professing his zeale in speaking plai●●y of these things and bewailing the mealy-mouthednesse of the Ministers in mincing and not speaking out these things to the people and in his prayers earnestly pleaded the cause of those worthy Citizens that were cast into prison for their faithfulnesse to the

from the dunghill who doe governe the Kingdom almost If so first what mean you by DUNGHILL MEN Secondly what by their governing the kingdome almost Do you mean men of base that is of mean and low bird your phrase raised up from the Dunghill doth intimate so much if it be so this is no new thing under the Sunne Was it not but as yesterday when BASE MEN intiruling themselves of the Tribe of Levi did govern the Kingdome almost and such as you Mr. Calamy did not onely subject themselves unto these base mens Injunctions ready to lick the dust at their feet by conformity thereunto but provoked the people unto a base submission unto their arbitrary Prelaticall government which plant of Rome is not so rooted up by Parliament and people Orders and Ordinances Vowes and Covenantr but a stump thereof is still remaining in Sion Colledge Lndon which like the Bramble contends for government and strives for the Crowne as if it had entred into a sacred covenant or resolution that it would reign as King and sit in the Throne though it made its way through the blood and misery of Parliament and people shaking the peace of the kingdome and removing its foundations out of their places And hence it is that like Absoloms snares of promising to doe justice to the people would they set him on the Throne thereby accusing the government of his father David we are so early solicited morning after morning with bitter invectives against Parliament and Army to withdraw the affections of the people from them and in true construction to advance basemen to governe the Kingdome almost But secondly by men from the Dunghill doe you mean men of corrupt dispositions that is men that will basely dispence with their principles of light knowledge and understanding who for fleshly ends and carnall interests doe things unworthy their own judgements and consciences what is this any more than hath been we have heard of Mr. Edmond Calamy we doe not know whether you know the man for some men doe not know themselves who in the times when the Priests did beare rule did subject to unworthy men who did govern the Kingdome almost obeying their Lawes Canons Injunctions Orders and Ceremoni●s we say not wearing the Surplice reading the Service book crossing in Baptisme c. which many honest and godly Ministers in those dark dayes did likewise performe but reading the second Service at the high Altar preaching in a Surplice and Tippet bowing at the name of Jesus and so zealous an observer of times and seasons that being sick and weak upon Christmas day yet with much difficulty got into the pulpit declaring himselfe there to this purpose that HE THOUGHT HIMSELF BOUND IN CONSCIENCE TO STRIVE TO PREACH UPON THAT DAY LEST THE STONES IN THE STREET SHOULD RISE UP AGAINST HIM And yet upon the wonderfull turne of the times ejection of Episcopacy and advance of Presbytery did presently and without delay not onely assert the same but instructed the people in Presbyteriall principles after such a rate of confidence and skill as if his education and condition had been some Superintendent among the Presbyterian provinces of the reformed Churches beyond-seas and not such a notorious conformitant unto and notable stickler for the Prelats fooleries in the county of Suffolke in the kingdome of England Would you not think Mr. Calamy that such a man once truly touched with the divine sence of former vanities could hardly if ever be bitter and rigid against his brethren for non-conformity to unknown Presbytery Did not many poore illiterate men re●use conformity to such idle vanities chusing rather to suffer afflictions with the people of God than to enjoy the benefit of such conformity with the troubles of their consciences for a season may we not thereby clearly perceive that unlearned men of low parts and cognizance in the things of the Gospel may see into some things of that nature which learned men yea Ministers themselves of no small name for eminency and greatnesse may not be able to understand which may be a continuall bi● and bridle in the lips of those who are calling for fire from heaven and the sword of the Magistrate to suppresse and molest their conscientious brethren for their non-conformity to their judgement in Ecclesiasticall discipline For may not he that was ignorant of the will of God in the times of Episcopacie be justly suspected for weaknesse and mistakes about his most perfect will in the dayes of Presbytery especially when the most pious godly and learned men of the kingdom have engaged themselves with all their might for severall yeares together to find out the will of God herein and cannot come at it If Mr. Calamies old conformitie to Episcopall ceremonies was at that time against the light of his judgement and conscience though we will not say such an one is a Dunghill-man but Christianly allow for the manifold temptations which may surprize him in those persecuting dayes knowing our selves to bee but men not having yet attained the resurrection and therefore we consider our selves obnoxious to the like temp●ations And as the Moon is not to be defined by her spots gold by its drosse the Jewell by its flawes and Peter by his deniall of his Master and Mr Calamy by his former conformity yet Mr. Calamy himself if truly touch'd with the feeling of his former infirmities and graciously sensible of the mercy obtain'd would he but suffer the consideration hereof to work genuinely and naturally in him is the most competent Judge to accuse arraigne and sentence himselfe for his former vanity and not inveigh against abuse and traduce his brethren for Heretickes Sectaries Schismaticks according to the example of the Doctors of the Prelacie for non-conformity to his new Presbytery For can we beleeve that that spirit which made Peter to weep for denying his Master and Paul to judge and sentence himselfe for persecuting the Church and his old conformity to the Scribes and Pharisees will suffer Mr. Calamy to run a contrary course viz. to vex and gall his weak brethren for their present refusall to Presbyterian subjection Was Mr. Calamy a man and therefore fallible in the times of Episcopacy And is he a ●od and cannot mistake having attain'd unto the state of Presbytery Againe is it not base for men to pretend one thing and practice the contrary to deale with the Parliament or Army as Ehud did with Eglon in words to pretend a salute and yet to stab them at the heart a● the same time or as Judas did with Christ to pretend a kisse and to betray them into the rage malice contempt and scorn of the people at the same time But secondly what meane you by governing the Kingdome almost Is it in plain English thus The Army governes the Parliament almost the Parliament governes the Kingdome therefore the Army men raised up from the Dunghill doe governe the Kingdome almost If it should be so