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A49809	Dagon's fall before the Ark, or, The smoak of the bottomless pit scoured away by the breath of the Lords mouth, and by the brightness of his coming written primarily, as a testimony for the Lord, his wisdom ... : secondarily, as testimony against the old serpent his wisdom, which is foolishness with God ... : wherein as in a glass, teachers in schools and colledges may see their concern, neither Christian nor warrantable / by Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing L724; ESTC R226480	38,604	101

in the Patriarchal Mosaical and Evangelical dispensations justified the same and in it by it and through it grew in clearness of understanding distinguishing persons so bare Testimoy against the old Serpent and all his products his spoiling Philosophy wisdom of the flesh introduced into the world by those lying lips that seduced Adam and Eve from their blessed being and welbeing in the Lord. Certain Philosophers of the Epicureans and of the Stoicks in wisdom of the Serpent encountred Paul who was partaker of Divine wisdom and called him a babler Acts 17.18 and how the Divine wisdom revealed in the lovers of simplicity is entertained by Philosophers now this Nation and others afford many examples yet the wisdom of the living God who are of God cannot but contend for the pure wisdom of the rock of Ages who said Heaven is my Throne and Earth is my Foot stool Act. 7.49 there are as Schools distinguish Bona throni the Treasures of Heaven Christ the repository of pure sou-Isaving soul-refreshing life-giving wisdom and knowledge and there are Bona Scabelli that is the fruits and riches of the Earth now the carriage and deportment of multitudes is such that their very life speaks that Earth is their Throne and Heaven their Foot-stool hot in the pursuit of the Earth the pleasures and delights thereof slighting the pearl of Heavenly wisdom the Duke of Alva said he had so much to do on Earth that he had no time to look after Heaven Trapp saith the frame of the spirits of men bespeaks them to be thus minded complying rather with the Divinity of Sardanapalus Ede bibe lude post mortem nulla voluptas then with the Doctrine of Christ who said learn of me the beforem-entioned Epicureans were a Sect of Philosophers so called from Epicurus who was born in Athens and lived in the time of Alexander the Great Ptolomy Lagus and Philadelphus he held that the world came of the Atomes or Motes in the Sun that the Souls dye with the Bodies that there is no providence that worldly pleasure is the Summum bonum the chiefest good these with others Philosophers resisted Paul Paul writing to the beloved of God in Rome called to be Saints bare this Record relating to the wisdom of the flesh and to the wisdom of the Spirit Rom. 8.6 to be carnally minded is death which being truly translated is thus the wisdom desire or mind of the flesh is death but the wisdom desire or mind of the spirit is life and peace the wisdom of the flesh is death and is not spoiling Philosophy lascivious Poems Comedies Tragedies frivolous Fables Inchanting Orations the Subject taught in Schools and Colledges of the wisdom of the flesh I say yes and that they are death and tend to Bind and Fetter Men in Chains of darkness in the Dungeon of death but the wisdom of the spirit gives the simple a residence in the fragrant Chamber of life and peace Paul further Testified to the Sanctified at Corinth saying Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the Gospel not with wisdom words least the Cross of Christ should be made of none effect for it is written I will destroy the wisdom of the wise Here the Serpents wisdom affected eloquence pompous and painted speech attained by satanical inspiration orhumane acquisition by Study perusal of Heathen Authors is decryed not wisdom of words saith he least the Cross of Christ the door through which pure Divine Heavenly wisdom enters the Tabernacle of mans heart should be made of none effect Further saith he the world by wisdom knew not God neither doth the world by its wisdom now know God to what purpose then are Youth and others so toiled for the attainment of that which is foolishness in the account of God and brings not to his knowledge 1 Cor. 1.17 19 20. Again this clear-sighted Apostle of the Lamb through Divine eye-salve distinguishing between the grounds natures and effects of the wisdom from above and the wisdom from below saith on this wise We speak wisdom among them that are perfect yet not the wisdom of this world nor of the Princes of this world that come to nought but we speak the wisdom of God in a Mystery which none of the Princes of this world knew for had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory which things also we speak saith he not in the words which mans wisdom teacheth but which the Holy Spirit teacheth 1 Cor. 2.6 7 8 13. Further he saith the Natural man knows not the things of the spirit of God because they are spiritually discerned 1 Cor. 2. 14. The Natural man though mounted to the very Zenith of Philosophick notions and stored with the quintessence of fleshes wittiness which in very deed is wickedness filled as a well loaded Vessel with acquired Arts and Parts yet being a natural man darkened with the smoak of carnal wisdom in that State he cannot receive the wisdom which is from above in his eye it is foolishness the world and its wisdom is a pearl in his eye the harmless Dove of Heavenly wisdom enters in at another window the Cross of Christ foolishness to them that perish Further the faithful Embassador and true witness Paul in the wisdom of God bare Record against the wisdom of the world saying The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God 1 Cor. 3.19 Adam in the wisdom of God knew God and the Creation Now the Serpent by his insinuations working man into a compliance with his will brought in a Sea of iniquity and confusion a world of unrighteousness and a wisdom favouring of his Nature now spoiling Philosophy Inchanting Orations wanton Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables are a part of of his wisdom taught in Schools and Colledges so is foolishness with God though highly esteemed among men yet are they abomination in the sight of God Luke 16.15 I am brought into the credence of this that as the rays of the Sun of righteousness are displayed in man as Heavenly wisdom is exalted as Nations become seasoned with the salt of the Kingdom these abominations will become burdensom yea and rejected as a Menstrous Cloath then shall Composers Printers Correctors Stichers Binders Stationers School-Masters Tutors in Colledges that have Traded in this dead Sea dregs of Satanism turn from their unlawful concerns as the evil thereof is discovered and justifie the wisdom that is from above Further this faithful Steward Paul writing to the Saints and faithful Brethren at Collosse exhorted them saying Beware least any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceipt after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ Colos 2.8 thus who keep not in Christ the wisdom of the Father but lend an ear to the Pagan Philosophick notions of false teachers they are led by them out of the right path bound and Captives thus Paul in the wisdom from above cautions them to beware of wisdom from below

by Charles the great from Rome to Paris about the year 791. Thus Cambridge was made an University by King Sigebert of the Romish Faith and the Lectures there were begun by four Monks Fryer Ode read Grammar Tericus read Aristotles Logicks Fryer William read Tullies Rhetorick Dilsebert read Divinity to them on Sundays and Saints days so called About the year 895. King Alfred through the perswasion of Monk Neotus made Oxford a publick University and appointed Maintenance for the Professors of Learning there as saith Georg. Lilius in Chron. Britt After both these places of Literature were made or confirmed Universities in Edward the first his time by the Court of Rome as Robert Remington affirms The very names of the Colledges discover their Founders as Christs Colledge Jesus Colledge Immanual Colledge Trinity Colledge Corpus Christi that is Christs body Colledge and one in Oxford for the help of all dead Souls and for their rescue out of Purgatory called All Souls Colledge Now how these Collegians shew forth the Spirit of Christ by their Fruits and how their deportment is to such as in faith and patience wait for the Kingdom of Christ and the righteousness thereof or whether they be as the Lilie among the Thorns or as the Thorns Heave another pen to discover Universities to gain the greater profit to themselves give divers Degrees and Titles as Bachelors of Arts Masters of Arts Bachelors of Divinity Doctors of Divinty whereby saith Dell they gain Honour Reverence and Reputation among all that are under the delusion of Antichrist true it is a principio non it a fuit 'T was not so from the beginning till the Star fell from Heaven to Earth and the smoak arose out of the Pit darkening Sun and Air these things were not in seven years in Universities they are Masters of Art as an Apprentice is Master of his Trade having served seven years Papists made their Ministers in these places as the Protestants do now the Philosophy there taught now is the same that the Heathen Roman Emperors set up they caused to be taught Grammar and Logick and most of the seven Arts as now The Vicechancellor admitting a Bachelor of Divinity to his Degree uses these words We admit thee to preach all the Apostolical Epistles in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Spirit But Admitting a Doctor of Divinity to his Degree he saith We admit thee to preach all the Sacred Scriptures both of the Old and of the New Testament in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit cap. 20. de Ceremoniis in gradibus conferendis Zuinglius In the Primitive times such as were called of the Lord they waited for Heavenly Abilities to be capacitated to beget others into the life of Righteousness and to build them up in the most holy Faith they did not ambitioussy affect Titles out of the God-serving life the Pharisees were guilty of this as formal Christians were After the ingress and inrode of Apostasy Zuinglius on Matth. 23. said Thou heare herest that the Titles of Masters and Doctors are not of God because Christ forbids this thing and those Titles that are not of God nor of Christ they are of Antichrist so to be denyed by such as are branches of the true Vine Further Wilson in his Compleat Christian Dictionary said that ambitious seeking after Titles ought to be eschewed Obj. In the Apostles days there were several Titles as Evangelists Apostles Prophets Pastors Doctors Ans True it is but these and the rest made use of or mentioned in the New Testament were significant names names of Office befitting and expressing the work they were called unto and concerned in as I might particularize as for Doctor it might more properly be translated Teacher so a name of Office Wicklif touching this thing said a name of Office differs much from the name of a School Degree brought in by the Heathen Wicklif in sermone domini in Monte. While the Primitive purity Life Power Faith and Order was kept he that ministred he was to do it out of the ability which God gave 1 Pet. 4.11 The power of the Ministry was derived from the pure Spring of Divine ability but this ability being lost Schools were erected Heathen Learning was entertained where men are qualified now for the Ministry this muddy lake open in Rome-Heathen steamed into Apostatised Rome-Christian drunk up in Protestant Countreys and Kingdoms now To draw to a Conclusion you Teachers of Schools and Colledges it being that the specious Fabrick of the World being finished God looked upon every thing that he had made and behold it was very good Gen. 1.31 were it not more God-like more Christian-like to instruct Youth in the knowledge of God whom to know is life Eternal and in the knowledge of his works being very good and useful and necessary things then in the knowledge of Heathen Arts and Sciences brought in by the Serpent which in every Age and Generation the holy men of God yea and such as have lived in the midnight of Apostasie with some glimpses of Divine light in their Goshen bare Testimony against as the fore-mentioned Testimonies with others that might have been subjoyned sufficiently evidence David in the wisdom of God said The works of the Lord are wonderful sought out of all them that have pleasure therein Psal 111.2 Such as have pleasure in the Lord cannot but have pleasure in his works Now you that make Heathenism your concern you neither have pleasure in the Lord nor in his works which are very good Further David in the consideration of the Lord broke out saying Lord how manifold are thy works in wisdom thou hast made them all the earth is full of thy riches so is the great and wide Sea also wherein are things creeping innumerable both small and great beasts Psal 104.24 25. If man should live the days of Mathuselah who lived 969. years yet is the Lord the Book of life and the Book of Creation sufficient for his observation I tell you in downright Tearms the Lord made man to eye him and his Creation but the Serpent dislocating man brought him to eye him and his products and all Heathen Authors Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy Pagan Ethicks Physicks and Metaphysicks are the products of the Serpent so see what you do and where you are Rainold in his Orations said he is to be accounted a wise man who knows things that are profitable not he that knows many things Now if Languages must be Learned were it not more Christian like that out of Latin c. Books for that purpose provided Children and Youth read the Natures of Trees Birds Beasts Fish Serpents Infects Earths Metals Salts Stones Vulgar and Precious as also rules for Gardening Agriculture Grazing of Cattel Buildings Navigation Arithmatick Geography Chronology sound History Medicine knowledge in Law Improvement of Lands Chirurgery Traffick Government ordering of Bees