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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

Doe not forget but keepe in minde alwaies God to feare Let not cōceit withdraw your minds from that pure Word of God For if ye doe ye shall sure taste of his most heauie rodde To all true Christians And now at last a word or two vnto my brethren deare Who honour God and loue his Word his holy name to feare Goe on with speed and courage great your time it is but short And shew your selues in loue and each others to exhort peace Then he that bought vs deare will and meet vs in the cloudes come With Angels bright full cleare in to call vs forth of mouldes sight Then will Christ say Come blessed and stay on my right hand mine Yee lou'd me well ye sed the poore and here now ye shall stand Where wee shall raigne for euermore his glorie for to see Who hath redeem'd vs from our sins and now hath set vs free To him be praise let vs giue thankes in honour of his name Then happy we but cursed he that doth refuse the same A Prayer before meate MOst louing Father grant vs wee humbly beseech thee such patient spirits of humilitie that our bodies and soules beeing truely sanctified and fed by thy heauenly graces may be so freed f●…om that erroneous spirit of disobedience and false accusations that liuing heere in thy feare wee may hereafter depart in thy fauor and that for thy Sonne Christ Iesus sake Amen A Thanks-giuing after meate MOst mercifull Father wee yeeld thee hartie thanks for feeding our mortall bodies with these thy good creatures Lord continue thy blessings vnto vs still and so free our hearts from that high conceite of vaine glorie that our bodies and soules being continually sanctified by thy powerfull spirit of humilitie may still liue in thy fauour and heereafter depart in thy fauour for thy blessed names sake Amen LOrd protect our most gracious King and Queene and that hopefull progenie from the cruell rage of Satan and all his wicked instruments and grant wee most humbly beseech thee that his Highnes and his continuing in a godly feare may liue to praise thy most holy name vntill the comming againe of Iesus Christ and that for his owne names sake Amen To know a Puritane from a true Christian. IF any desire to know what a Puritane is looke in the second Epistle of Saint Paul to Timothie the third Chapter from the first verse vnto the ninth verse and there yee may plainly perceiue the qualities and conditions both of him and the Pope of Rome with all others of those Antichrists the which haue banded themselues against the Lord and his Anointed and although that they haue gotten themselues painted names yet Saint Paul tels vs and wee must beleeue him That they are mad men out of their wits whose madnesse saith hee is now euident vnto all men 9. verse Heere may the whole world perceiue all such which haue and doe persecute Christ Iesus in his members especially those two monstrous heads the which doe so cunningly labour in sheepes clothing the Pope and the Puritane Now if any desire to see Iesus Christ in his members which is the true Church of God looke from the ninth verse vnto the end of the Chapter and there ye may behold the true signe of the Sonne of Man where ye may perceiue all the elect faces of Gods children in that spirituall glasse of immortalitie especially his Euangelicall face of whom it may truely be said That he hath knowne the Scriptures of a child I meane our most gracious King whom the Lord of his infinite mercy for his honour and the good of his Church doth by his vnsearchable prouidence now protect amongst vs therfore most blessed hee and his who shall dwell in euerlasting peace and neuer die Farewell vnto the whole world FINIS Mat. 24. 29. Mat. 24. 21. 2. Pet. 2. 4. 2. Tim. 3. 8. Psal. 120. verse 5. Mat. 2. 9. Psal. 139. Psal 139. 21 ●…2 Matth. 7. 10 Mark 4. 24.

vpon thistles Againe And leade vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from all euill Here wee desire that God would not suffer Satan and our naturall corruptions to tempt vs aboue our strength and because out greatest strength is too weake to resist wee desire in the second place so to assist vs that by his speciall power he would deliuer vs from all euill Now whereas thou hast refused to pray vnto God in Christ in this most perfect prayer it is no maruaile that God in his iust iudgement hath giuen thee ouer vnto Satan and thy owne corruptions letting thee swimme in that sinfull sea of thy owne imaginations And thus may the world see how contrarie thou art to Iesus Christ and his prayer refusing the God of light betaking thy selfe to an Idol god of darknesse Our blessed Sauiour Christ saith And when thou prayest be not like the Hypocrite for they loue to stand and pray in the Synagogues Matth. 6. 5. and Saint Paul saith praving for the Ephesians I bow my knees vnto the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ Eph. 3. 14. Now as thou hast shewed thy selfe a contradicted spirit against both God and good men so now especially lest the world should not take more full notice of thy folly thou hast gotten thy selfe into the verie height of shame and as thy deformed conditions of disobedience haue burst out of thy in ward parts so now at last thou shewest likewise what a deformed creature thou art in thy outward parts for whē other are at their praiers vpon their knees thou and thy followers stand vp like May-poles amongst vs as though ye had no knees at all Now how true this is it cannot bee denied for both thy selfe and infinit multitudes of thy followers in all places of this Land doe manifest the same And as this is true in thy publike prayers in the Church where specially it is forbidden so likewise at the receiuing of the Sacrament although Iesus Christ be as truly there by the eie of faith after a spirituall manner as though we did beholde him and touch him as Saint Thomas did yet thou who neither fearest God nor reuerencest man as thou hast shewed thy selfe a deformed fellow from the beginning doest not blush to stand in receiuing this holy Sacrament when others are vpon their knees Now if the Officers of the Church come to reproue these thy followers because they are an offence vnto their brethren then must their vsurping guide say Sirra let them alone and thus are almost al the places of this Land abused with this disobedient Sect and that this is true wofull experience doth manifest the same If I should aske thee this question why thou wilt not pray kneeling thou wilt answer me It is not because thou thinkest it vnlawfull but thy reason is that thou canst pray with as good a deuotion standing as I can doe kneeling I doe not deny but that one may pray standing going riding sitting or lying But whereas our Sauiour Christ cōmands that we should not stand praying in the Synagogues or Churches Why wilt thou hauing conuenient roome not yeelde thy selfe vnto Christs command I did once make answere for thee before and because thou hast no good reason for thy selfe I will second an answere for thee once againe Because thou wouldest make the world beleeue that thou art better then thy neighbours in shew of thy outward actions therefore thou hast separated thy selfe from others and rather then the world should not take notice that thou art singular as Salomon saith of such in thy owne eyes still Prou. 16. 2. Thou now standest streight vp when others are kneeling that all men may now behold that thou art but a plaine Hypocrite Againe for thy behauiour both at thy first sitting down in the Church and likewise at thy appearance in the Pulpit thou art so far frō submitting thy selfe vnto God that without either priuate prayer or seeming to sing with vs there thou standest looking about th●…e as though thou wert come from that Indian Countrie whose prai●…rs thou imitat●…st Now seeing thou doest but intrude thy self prefuming too boldly into that place of sanctitìe if thou wilt neither pray nor sing with vs couer thy face or come there no more and bewaile these sinfull times wherein we liue as being the principall instrument for Satan thereof and be sure of this one thing that ifthou dost not feele a touch for thy sinnes vpon the sight heereof thou maiest perswade thy selfe that thou art in a most fearefull and lamentable case and be aduised how thou presumest into that holy place any more for assure thy sel●…e that Christ whom thou hast so grieuously offended in his members will one day and that verie shortly without present repentance require their blood at thy hands and will auenge their cause in that place where all Hypocrites shall haue their portion which burneth with fire and brimstone for euer One thing more I remember which I would not willingly haue omitted how that a reformed Minister submitting himselfe at his approch into the Pulpit as his maner is one of thy chiefest followers being a Ring-leader of this crue most shamefully burst forth into a scornefull laughter This is one of thy brood that being hatcht vnder such a Cockatrice no better fruit can come therof Now seeing that all thy outward actions are but flourisht like painted sepulchres and that from all thy actions both inward and outward nothing doth proceede but enuy and strife pride and vaine-glory hatred and malice and most cruel reuenge why dost thou not begin to tremble quake for feare seeing that the axe is alreadie laid to the roote of the tree and that euery tree which bringeth not soorth good fruite must be hewne downe and cast into the fire Mat. 7. 19 Our blessed Sauiour saith Hee that is not with me is against me Ma. 12. 30 Now who is he that seeth not how that thou opposest thy selfe against Christ and therefore as Saint Iohn saith an Antichrist of whom it is said That there are many gone out into the world whereby wee know that it is the last time I. Iohn 2. 18. Againe who knoweth not that thou art a starre fallen from heauen who by thy accusing iudgements in condemning both the quicke and the dead seeming to pull that peculiar rod foorth of Gods owne hands who therewith hauing condemned the members of Iesus Christ maketh the very powers of heauen to shake Mat. 24. 29 And againe who seeth not that by the frui●…s of thy life doctrine thou hast caused the Sunne to be darkened and the Moone to lose her light the Ministery of the Gospell to be bee e●…ill spoken of and loue and charitie to bee smothered And who is hee that doth but looke about and seeth not how that thou with the Pope of Rome are those two speciall false prophets which goe in sheepes clothing but inwardly are rauening wolues Mat. 7. 15. Whose qualities and conditions

dead and plucked vp by the roo●…s Iude 12. verse Euen of whom Saint Paul saith For these things whose mindes cogitations being vnsanctified the wrath of God is fallen vpon you being the children of disobedience Col. 3. 6. And therefore to giue thee a Title of an English Pharise or but an imitator of Religion all such which truely perceiue any thing may plainely see that I haue done thee no wrōg at al. And now at last because thou art conceited in thy selfe Of such Salomon saith there is no hope hauing ioyned thy selfe with the Pope of Rome in your false imaginations wherein yee thinke that yee doe God good seruice I must of necessitie seeing that the god of this world hath thus darkened your vnderstandings leaue you at your study of vanities to ponder vpon these places of Scripture vnder-written Iude 12. verse latter end 2. Pet. 17. latter end Rom. 13. 2. latter end Luk. 13. 27. latter end Mat. 7. 2. Rom. 2. 1. 1. Cor. 4. 5. For I must turne my selfe vnto such of whom as Saint Paul saith I perswade my self better things Heb. 6. 9 And who haue not thus learned Christ Ephes. 4. 20. which beeing taught by him walke as the truth is in Iesus Ephes. 4. 21. being renewed in the Spirit of their mindes Ephes. 4. 23. walke so as they haue Iesus Christ for an example who hauing put off that old man of sinne are now become so sanctified in their liues and conuersations that beeing clothed with that glorious garment and robes of righteousnes do walk worthy of their calling in true holinesse of life And now faithfull Brethren in Christ of whom I wish as to my owne soule seeing that this our elder brother doth so rest himselfe in this word only in Christ that neglecting such duties required at his hands runnes into all manner of sinne Let it be your speciall care and such a warning vnto you that you neuer cherish or har bour any one sinne at all and that not any one sinne may seeme pleasing in your eyes striue and endeuour against all sin For without holinesse no man shall see the Lord. And againe seeing that Christ doth command vs not onely to beleeue in him but to loue one another 1. Ioh. 3. 23. Let it not be as Saint Iohn saith in word and in tongue onely but in deede and in truth 1. Iohn 3. 18. For hee that hath this worlds goods and seeth his brother haue need and shutteth vp his compassion from him how dwelleth the loue of God in him 1. Ioh. 3. 17. Therefore I humbly intreat you in the bowels and compassion of Iesus Christ as you tender your owne soules that ye walk worthy of your vocation whereunto ye are called with all humblenesse of minde in meekenes with long suffering supporting one another through loue alwaies endeuoring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace hauing your lamps with those fiue wise Virgins so furnished with the oyle of Gods graces that our blessed Sauiour at his generall appearance may haue iust cause to say Come yee blessed of my Father possesse the Kingdome prepared for you before the foundations of the world Mat. 25. 34. For when I was an hungred ye gaue mee meate I thirsted and yee gaue mee drinke I was a stranger and ye lodged me I was naked and yee clothed mee I was sicke and yee visited mee I was in prison and yee came vnto mee Mat. 25. 35 36. Now enter into your masters ioy vnto the society of that blessed company of Angels Archangels and all holy men and women and children departed there to remaine in euerlasting comforts for euermore And here my faithfull Brethren I trust in Christ Iesus that we shall meete there very shortly to sing with that holy company euerlasting praise to the whole Trinitie to God the Father who hath created vs to God the Sonne who hath redeemed vs and to God the holy Ghost our comforter who hath doth sanctifie vs to whom bee endlesse praise for euer and euer And now at last that this glorious Kingdome may bee increased let mee intreat you once againe to ioine with me in our continuall prayers in often remembrance vnto this holy Trinitie that this little number which being the signe of the Son of man may be so aduanced now hard before hiscomming that these thicke cloudes of iniquitie being dispersed it may appeare more cleare vnto the view of the whole world And that this may be the better and sooner effected I most humbly desire the Lord of Hosts from the very bottom of my heart with heartie teares of humilitie vpon my bended knees that it would please him of his infinite mercy so to grace our most gracious and reuerend Bishops of this Land that they all in generall both in word and deede may bee so readie to stop the passage of these mystie cloudes of darknesse that the Gospell of Iesus Christ being the true light may shew it selfe like the bright morning Starre now at his last cōming to iudgement And againe grant deare Father for thy honour and blessed names sake vnto our most gracious and reuerend Bishops of this Land with all reformed Ministers of the same such a powerfull spirit of humilitie that they being able to beate downe these transcendēt spirits of iniquity thy glorie shining more cleerly the power of sinne and Satan may bee darkened speedily and that these most sinfull times may haue a speedie ende I humbly desire with thy seruant Iohn in the Reuelation Come Lord come Lord Iesus come quickly Amen To the Puritane THy disobedience it doth reach in height aboue the skies Thy hie conceit doth please thee well and therein thou art wise Disdaine within thy heart doth dwel fraught with reuenge an dire Thy words burst out in iudgements as hot as any fire deepe With singular eie thou do'st espy great beames in others sight And therin do'st thy self much boast with rayling words of might Leaue off for shame thou hast disgrast thy selfe in open view The Scripture doth reueale thee plain and therefore is most true Thy prayers long doe please thee wel against the Word of Christ In him thou wilt not rest alone by Satan thou art tiste Thou wilt stand vp in thy conceite in begging for thy neede Without remēbrance where thou art in full hope for to speede But hee that doth behold thy face whose face thou do'st not feare Will send thee away to thy disgrace where want shall be thy cheare Where t●…ou must stay and then subthy selfe in thra'l to dwell mit Where nothing is but fearefullcries in that deepe pit of hell Thus hauing climde in thy conceite in height aboue thy reach And with misconstring of the same the Scriptures for to search Thy height of pride hath brought thee for want of penitent speed low Wherein thou hast thy selfe disgrast thy humours for to feede To all A word or two in generall to whom these verses heere