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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

contrary thou art to Icsus Christ and to his followers doth appeare by the fruits of thy doctrin who by thy accusing and condemning iudgemēts hast not only caused many to fall from Christ vnto desperation which is most fearefull but likewise for all the rest which take liking to the same which are infinite in multitudes are becom such deadly haters of their Brethren euen vnto that height of sinne that they blush not to make good their hateful minds by the Scripture the place they alleage where Dauid by a most prophetical spirit against the enemies of God being bloud-thirsty men desired God not only to slay those wicked people but h●…e goeth on further in the sincerity of his hart as prophesying of them what should become of such saying Do not I hate them O God that hate thee yes O Lord I hate them with ●…n unfa●…ed hatred This exposition of this place of scripture which both thy self and those thy followers doe thus interpret is hatcht and fetcht frō the deuill and thy deuillish conceit for seeing thou canst neuer proue thy self to be of that Spirit which D●…uid had nor likewise canst neuer proue vs thy Brethren to deserue such imputation which those manslaiers the 〈◊〉 of God did how impudent and cruell art thou aboue measure to censure and iudge thus vncharitably against the members of Iesus Christ Again many of thy followers goe further and say that of their owne Parents being Protestants that they are already damned and that this is too true by wofull experience many places of this Land with the place where Idwell doe manifest the same That blessed Apostle S. Paul saith Let your patient mind be knowne vnto all men the Lord is at hand Phil. 4. 5. But thou by a contrarie spirit sayst vnto thy followers Let your hatred and malice bee knowne vnto all men and therefore thou hast iust cause to thinke that the Deuill is at hand This thy hatred hath so spred it selfe throughout the whole land that it cannot bee denied without a brazen face and that this is true I can shew thee an instance of experience offered against my selfe for taking occasion being moued by the Spirit of God as now to write this little booke I writ my letter vnto a principall man of thy sect and although reproouing him after a friendly manner his rage was so kindled thereat that his answere was that if he liued hee would reuenge it but if hee died let GOD reuenge it Againe another of thy Sect standing by did giue mee such cruell and disgracefull wordes that nothing did appeare but hatred and malice And amongst the rest of his speeches for writing that Letter hee iudged mee worthy to die some sodaine death I haue noted these words that the world may see what spirits the Diuell doth hatch in these very last times and likewise to let all men see how contrarie thou and thy Sect are vnto Iesus Christ and his followers who from the spirit of humilitie doth teach with patiēce beeing so farre off from reuenge that they are alwaies ready to forgiue their enemies Saint Iude speaking against disobedient spirits of authoritie saith That their rage is such that they fome out their owne shame Iude the thirteenth verse And that this is true of thy Sect one of thy Brothers hath alreadie spoken his malice against one of the chiefest pillars of this Land and I will tell thee how taking exception against a poore man but for a supposed fault got him bound ouer vnto the Sessions where his proofe failed but being not satisfied the poore man was troubled further where thy brothers proofe failing the second time to satisfie his reuenge further another Iustice warrant was sent for Now the poore man being in the fire twice before beeing driuen into great distresse he bethought him of a friend at London therefore he went trudging vnto him made his case knowne and beeing truely perceiued appearing more malice thē matter his friend procured a Supersed●…as for him vpon bayle giuen for his good behauiour as the vsuall manner is so that hee tooke his leaue and came trudging home againe and he no sooner approched but intelligence was giuen and needelesse to bid thy brother prosecute this warrant must presently be serued But the Constable perceiuing seeing a Supersedeas made it knowne Wherupon thy brothers rage beeing kindled to please the pride of his humour writ his Letter vnto the Iustices Clarke after this manner Friend whereas a warrant was directed from your Master against such a one it wil take no place for hee hath gotten a Su●…ersedeas I thinke hee hath beene at the Pope and gotten a Pardon for his sinnes past and to come And that this is true there is sufficient testimonie to proue the same I haue noted this First to discharge my conscience who ought not to keepe such words secret Secondly that the world may perceiue how that pride vaine-glory with an inuetered malice doth so raigne in the children of disobedience thatthey are ready likewise to burst forth into cursed speeches against Principalities and Powers O wick●…d generation aboue measure what may bee expected at thy hands if thou shouldst be suffred and mightst but haue thy owne will that from thy disloyall disobedience and rash accusing Iudgements such fruits as these doe spring there doth nothing appeare in thee but disobedience rash accusing Iudgements hatred and malice and cruell reuenge and all against the poore members of Iesus Christ whose number by thy inchanted doctrine thou hast so diminished that those of thy hatefull sect are growne infinite in multitudes Thou hinderest the fruits of the Gospel Thou causest the Ministerie to be euill spoken of thou resistest the truth by setting vp an Idol of thy owne imagination thou art so deepely plunged in the depth of thy owne conceit that as Salomon saith There is more hope in a foole then in him that is conceited Prou. 26. 12. Thouhast giuen vs great cause to complaine as Saint Paul did of Alexander the Copper-Smith Thou hast done vs much hurt But as he said I trust the Lord will reward thee thereafter 2. Tim. 4. 14. And yet for al this although thou hast caused Gods Name greatly to be dishonoured and loue and charitie smothered notwithstanding all this thou art still readie with those conceited Iewes who cryed The Temple of the Lord to excuse thy selfe and say The Lords Anointed the Lords Anointed Now if it were not that the god of this world had bewitcht thy thoughts thou wouldst blnsh for shame to make such a cry amongst them which know thee better then thou knowst thy selfe Suppose thou couldst speak as S. Paul saith with the tong of men Angels haue not loue thou art no better then sounding brasse or a tinckling Cimbal 1. Cor. 13. 1. Thou saiest thou preachest Christ it is true And as Saint Paul saith I reioyce thereat But what of this seeing that thou hast not onely

mee is against mee Mat. 12. 30. And Saint Iohn saith There are many Antichris●…s whereby we know that it is the last time I. Ioh. 2. 18. in the beginning of the next verse he saith They went from vs but they were not of vs. Now if any would know who these specially are which are against CHRIST and so as Saint Iohn saith become Antichrists Saint Paul Saint Peter and Saint Iude prophesying of these last times plainely describe and haue set them down by their qualities and conditions all agreeing as it were with one consent saying that they are spirits of disobedience as appeareth in the thirteenth to the Romans and second verse and in the second of Peter the second Chapter and the tenth verse And in Iudes Epistle the eighth Verse Now Saint Iude goeth on farther agreeing with Saint Iohns words and saith in the nineteenth verse that they haue separated themselues vpon which words of these two blessed Apostles Saint Iohn and Saint Iude I gather and finde that there is no sect vnder the whole cope of heauen which can so iustly deserue the title of this seuered imputation as this Sect now resident amongst vs commonly called Puritanes For although the Pope of Rome is not onely a disobedient spirit but likewise deserueth the highest roome amongst the Antichrists yet to say properly hee is gone from vs would but proue an improper speech because hee neuer was of vs now for this our elder brother it may truely and properly bee said how that hee is gone from vs for agreeing in this word onely in Christ may truely be said that he was of vs. Now the question is how and why he is gone from vs but the question is needelesse For who seeth not how that vaine glory and the very darknesse of his owne conceite hath so bewitched him that as Saint Paul saith hee hath but a shew of godlinesse denying the power therof 2. Tim. 3. 5. that as the dogge who had the substance but in his mouth seeing the shaddow in the water snatcht thereat and solost both euen so hath he done for hauing the substance no lowersettled then in his mouth spying some outward obseruations in that waterie ayre of his owne conceit hath leaped thereat so farre from Christ that according to the Prophet Esayes speech who saith They come neere mee with their mouth and honour mee with their lips but their heart is farre from mee Esai 29. 13. So that like hatefull Esau hauing sold his birth-right for meere vanitie Gen. 25. ●…4 is now become such a disobedient spirit and so fleshly minded as Saint Peter and Saint Iude saith 2. Pet. 2. 10. that he is not afraid to speake euil of dignities and despise Dominion Iude the eight verse who resisting power as Saint Paul saith resisteth the ordinance ordained of God Rom. 13. 2. So that it may be gathered by these blessed Apostles and finding it true by wofull experience that as Saint Iohn and Saint Iude say he being gone from vs in separating himselfe is now become such a sect that who seeth not how that both by his life doctrine hee doth nothing else but breake that vnion which ought to bee betwixt the members of Christ so that it may most truely bee said of him and al the rest of this sect especially that according to S. Iudes words They are become but wandring Starres Iude verse 13. being as our blessed Sauiour saith Starres fallen from heauen Mat. 24. 29. who resting themselues in their owne imaginations may truely be said to fall from Christ. Who hath by their disobedient practice euill conuersation darkened the Gospel ment by the Sunne and likewise smothered loue ment by the Moone who with their accusing and condemning Iudgements in their doctrin against the wounded members of Christ cause the very powers of Heauen to shake This interpretation was reueiled vnto mee by the Spirit of God I am no Scholler at all as your Honour knoweth and therefore not fit to diue into these secret mysteries I am only a poore man but yet not destitute of Gods Spirit euen on whom that old prouerbe is fallen None so w●…e begone As first a man and then none And therefore being in my priuate chamber musing of the causes of the sinfulnesse of this age many things came into my minde and amongst the rest I was induced to write and yet not knowing what to write the spirit suggested these things vnto mee the which I haue presumed to offer vnto your Honours view and although vnworthy to present such a weake thing vnto your iudicious eye yet for his cause who hath emboldned me I humbly intreat and craue your honourable fauor but to cast your eye thereon wherein nothing can bee found but the instruments of Sathan stil prosecuting their owne imaginations in persecuting the poore and despised members of IESVS CHRIST who by their life doctrine Gods Name is so greatly dishonored and loue and charitie so smothered that the Kingdome of Christ is hindered both in particular and in general but as that worthy Apostle Saint Paul faith Their madnesse beeing now euidently knowne vnto all men I hope they shal preuaile no longer 2. Tim. 3. 9. And thus may your Honour see and the whole world perceiue how that God who sitteth aboue hath alreadie decreed that in despite of Pope Puritan and all the rest which withstand Iesus Christ his Anointed that his Maiestie who loueth peace shall by Gods protection liue a peaceable time amongst vs and as he hath protected and deliuered him from many dangers will continue his loue vnto him and his and keepe them safe vnder the shaddow of his wings and hereafter will that God of peace carrie him by his blessed Angels into euerlasting peace vnto which peace God of his infinite mercie bring both you and yours for his honour and blessed names sake Amen I most humbly take my leaue and rest at your Honors command IOHN WALKER TO THE CHRISTIAN READER GENTLE or vngentle Reader I am to tell thee no strange thing onely to tell thee of that which hath been from the beginning which is now at this present and which shall be vnto the worlds end how that as Esau hated his brother Iacob in the beginning of the world how that the Israel of God is hated still and that the members of Christ shall be hated so long as the Sunne and Moone indureth Faithfull Christian I was enboldened by the Spirit of G O D to write this little Booke for thy good it was intended chiefly for thy profit and so many as l●…ve the peace of Sion And whereas by Gods goodnesse wee are liuing in the very latter ende of the world and left here by Gods prouidence as a very few Sheepe amongst many Woolues I haue onely by the helpe of Gods Spi●… it set down vnto thy view not only what great danger thou art in but likewise let thee see how that thou mayest escape the same And

with Iannes and Iambres not onely withstood Mos●…s in resisting the truet●… thy selfe But lik●… w●…se by thy inchantments hast dost draw dayly infinite of multitudes vnto thi●… thy wilfull disobedi●…nce in so much that thou hast iustly caused our gracious King not onely to cry out with the Prophet Da●…id Lord how are they increased that t●…ouble me many are they that rise against mee Psal. 3. 1. But likewise as iustly caused him with the same Prophet to say Woe is mee that I am constrained to dwell in Mesech and to haue my habitation in the Tents of Kedar And thus thou hast by thy disobedient inchantments caused such a contention in this Land that thou hast iustly deserued with Mesech and Kedar those Israelites which did degenerate from their godly Fathers beeing hatefull and contemning the faithfull that most fearefull Iron rodde of Gods wrath to bruise thee in pieces sodainely I must tell thee Brother and I am sorry that thou hast giuen mee such iust cause to tell thee so that if it were not for one crying sinne which that bloody and wandering Cain is branded in the fore-head withal I meane that most monsterous Beast of Babylon who denyeth the Offices of our Redeemer I say and speake it from the Spirit of God that thou art become so little inferiour in persecuting and murdering the soules of Christs members that thou hast not onely pledged the Pope of ROME a full health of the dregges of your conceited inuentions and false imaginations but as thou hast pledged him herein I feare me it will proue before wee part that thou hast begun another halfe pot to him againe And although thou doest not runne on with him in deniall of some fundamentall points of Religion yet I dare vndertake that thou resting thy selfe in thy owne conceit denying but the circumstances shaddowes therof whose substances cannot bee without dost more hurt by thy disobedience amongst vs herein then he doth or can doe being so publikely knowne as hee is And here as our Sauior Christ saith Thou art but a blind guide which straines out a gnat and swallows a Camell Mat. 23. 24. Thus Brother thou carriest this offence of disobedience vpon thy back and therefore thou canst not perceiue it thy selfe Now I haue made bold comming behinde thee to take it off haue layed the same as thou now seest before thy face For which if thou wouldst so keepe there and cast it no more behinde thee I shall be glad that it was my chance to remoue the same But if thou rest thy selfe in thy owne conceit casting obedience from thee and so become a carrier still of thy offences behind thee then wilt thou enforce mee to say with Salomon That there is more hope in a very naturall foole then of him that is conceited Pro. 26. 12. ver And this shall serue for a taste of thy disobedience and to let the world see That as Saint Iude saith Hauing separated thy selfe from the true members of Christ thou art become no better then a wandring Starre whose portion without repentance is blacknesse of darknesse for euer Iude 13. vers And therfore Brother let mee aduise thee to learne a lesson of that Starre which guided the Wise men from the East Countrie vnto Bethlem where our blessed Sauior CHRIST was as that Star did stand still when it came iust ouer where the Babe was and so left them there so thou who doest rest thy selfe but in thy owne conceit denying obedience vnto supreme power let it now be sufficient too much that thou hast settled thy affections in that East countrie of thy owne imaginations where nothing can bee found but Inchanters and Sorcerers And heere I must leaue thee and turne my self vnto those of whom as Saint Paul saith I perswade my self better things Heb 6 9. And thus faithfull Christian thou seest what great danger the children of disobedience haue broughtthemselues into Thou seest that our elder brother for his disobedience is counted no better in the iudgement of Saint Iude then a wandring Starre Thou seest what such haue prescribed in the Scriptures for their diet after this life S. Paul saith condemnation Rom. 13. 2. Saint Peter and Saint Iude saith blacknesse of darknesse for euer 2. Pet. 2. 17. Iude the thirteenth Verse Thou seest these blessed Apostles so speaking against these disobedient spirits as worthy of these fearefull iudgements And in briefe thou seest how truely these holy Apostles hath prophesied of these disobedient spirits in these very last times And againe thou seest how opposite these spirits are vnto the obedience of our blessed Sauiour Christ himselfe who paied Tribute vnto Caesar in his owne person who rather then hee would bee an ensample of the least offence although a freeman yeelded himselfe vnto a base Publican And thus may all men see the King of all Kings an ensample of obedience vnto the whole world And yet behold heere thou seest a disobedient spirit so full of contradiction that hee will transcend aboue principalities and powers But faithful Christian let this fearefull example be such a speciall warning vnto thee that thou keepe thy selfe in all loyall obedience vnto Princes especially and likewise let this example bee a warning vnto all sorts of people that they yeeld obedience vnto whom soeuer it is due As Children to Parents and Parents to their Children Wiues to their Husbands and Husbands to their Wiues Seruants to their Masters and Masters to their Seruants Col. 3. 18 19 20. And in a word al in general to our most gracious King Now that we may the better performe these duties let vs take counsell of that blessed Apostle St. Paul who speaking against such disobedient spirits saith Turne away from such 2. Tim. 3. 5. And thus faithful brother thou seest what danger our elder brother hath brought himselfe vnto in despising gouernment It resteth now in the second place to let thee see his disobedience in his doctrine and as in briefe thou seest his disobedience against man thou shalt likewise by Gods assistance see his disobediē●…e against both God and man who perseeuteth Christ in his members both thou and I haue felt the smart but faithfull brother I must leaue thee for a while And now brother by Gods assistance according to my promise I am readie to encounter with thee this second time And wheras I haue already reproued thee for thy disobedience against man not finding thee in this Combate to yeeld beeing prouoked further I am readie to manifest vnto the whole world how contrarie thou art to Christ and all good men by thy disobedience in thy Doctrine Likewise shewing the difference betwixt the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error But before I proceede I am to meete with an obiection which the whole world who being against the truth may propound and that is where the true Church of Christ is and therefore to giue satisfaction herein the world shall