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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

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

those lying lips which deceived Adam and Eve and all the inventions thereof even to the mouth of God the Well-spring of pure wisdom savoury knowledge and sound understanding Thus Moses being brought to that mouth which taught Adam and Eve in the state of innocency he streamed out Heavenly eloquence saying My doctrine shall drop as the rain my speech shall distill as the dew as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grass Deut. 32.2 No prophane Arts nor Sciences no Egyptian Mathematicks no Hieroglyphicks no Pagan Ethicks Physicks or Metaphysicks dropped out of his mouth Though Moses was excellent in the wisdom of the Egyptians yet he hath left us nothing thereof in writing nor encouraged any to learn the same Ambrose gives the reason of this because he had received Gods Spirit and Heavenly wisdom thereby so as Gods Servant was faithful in all his house he preserr'd Heavenly Truth before vain Earthly Philosophy and concern'd himself only in things whose tendency were to the furtherance of Faith Trapp on the Acts. Further Moses said unto Israel Exo 23.13 In all things that I have said unto you be circumspect and make no mention of the names of other gods neither let it be heard out of thy mouth He preached not up Egyptian learning nor the Egyptian gods nor any gods of the Heathen but to raze the memorial of them from off the face of the Earth saying make no mention of the names of other gods but Schools and Colledges shew forth another Spirit ringing with the names of Mars Bacchus Apollo and multitudes more which I forbear to mention Furthermore Moses speaking of the Statutes Judgments and Commandments of the Lord received from Heaven for the edification of Israel said Ye shall teach them to your children when thou sittest in thine house when thou walkest by the way when thou liest down when thou risest up Deut. 11.19 Here was Heavenly wisdom Statutes Judgments and Commandments received from the mouth of Eternity to be taught to Children not Egyptian Mathematicks Hieroglyphicks Ethicks Physicks Metaphysicks not lascivious Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy wherewith Schools and Colledges though professing Christianity and Reformation now abound Further Moses said to Israel When thou art come into the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those Nations Deut. 18.9 Now it is sealed in my inward parts that Heathen Poems Pagan Philosophy foolish Comedies Tragedies Fables c. taught in the Schools of Christendom are abomination in the sight of the Lord though of high esteem among men and driven as it were vi armis by force of Arms into tender years Joshua grew up in the pure knowledge of the Lord received Heavenly wisdom walked in it prized it above the Gold of Ophir so was a true Philosopher God promised to be with him as he was with Moses Jos 1.5 he taught Israel not to be defiled with the abomination of the Heathen nor to make mention of the names of their gods Jos 23. so the Serpent and his inventions he fenced out Schools and Colledges now professing Christianity Scriptures and the Gospel teaching the abominable inventions of the Heathen are not come to Moses who forbad these things death reigns there I am easie to perswade saith Theophilus Gale that the old Egyptians learned many things of Joseph concerning the Soul and the originality immateriality immortality and state of it after death and not only from him but from the Patriarchs and from the writings of Moses they received many things which they stained with the excrements of their own inventions as 't is recorded As for saving knowledge pure understanding sound judgment these are derived from the Lord the Well-spring of life After that Joseph had given Pharoah advice concerning the ensuing Famine and other things Pharoah prized him above all the Wise-men of Egypt Sorcerers Magicians Inchanters saying Can we find such a one as this is a man in whom the Spirit of God is Further he said unto Joseph In as much as God hath shewed thee all this there is none so discreet and wise as thou art Gen. 41.38 39. Thus the wisdom and discretion received from the mouth of God was preferr'd before wisdom received otherwise Bezaleel was filled with the Spirit of God in wisdom in understanding and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship to work in Gold and in Silver and in Brass in cutting of Stones in carving of Timber for the building of the Tabernacle Exod. 31. Thus he was qualified from Heaven without Ethnick education so was a true Philosopher implying that such as under the Evangelical dispensation are appointed for the building up of the living Tabernacle Sons or Daughters their qualification for that work is from Heaven and not from below Solomon the Lord gave unto him a wise and understanding heart whereby he knew the Lord and had great understanding in the Lords Creation without Ethnick education he was a true Philosopher 1 Kings 3.12 he builded the Temple and overlaid it within with pure Gold 1 Kings 6. What implies this but that such as under the Gospel ministration are prepared for the building up of the Spiritual Temple be they Sons or Daughters their preparation is of the Lord and that he had a clear understanding of the Lords Creation is demonstrable from Scripture records for he spake of Trees from the Cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the Hysop that springeth out of the Wall he spake also of Beasts and of Fowl and of creeping things and of Fishes 1 Kings 1. his wisdom excelled all the wisdom of the East-Country and all the wisdom of Egypt so that the Queen of the South whom the Ethiopian Chronicles call Mackeda came from the uttermost parts of the Earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon who was so taken with the Heavenly wisdom that dropped out of his mouth that she could have been content to have changed her Throne for his Foot stool he sed her not with Ethnick Serpentine wisdom but with what was Spiritual and Divine Trapp on Matth. 12. Jehoshaphat taught no Pagan Philosophy no Heathenism but the perfect Law and pure Statutes of the Lord the Lord was with him 2 Chron. 17. Ezra caused no Pagan Philosophy no Heathenism no saln wisdom to be taught in Israel to old or young but going from Babylon to Jerusalem the good hand of God being upon him he sought the Law of the Lord and taught the Statutes and Judgments of the Lord in Israel Ezra 7. Now who neglect the wisdom from above and propagate Earthly Serpentine wisdom which is from below such are in Babylon not come to the Jerusalem which is above Job of the Land of Vz perfect and upright fearing God and eschewing evil he knew that his Redeemer lived in the wisdom of his Redeemer he knew the Lord and saw much into the Creation of the Lord so was a true

and Divine Philosopher That he was wise in the Creation it appears he spake of Thunder of Vapours of Clouds of Rain of Snow of Hail of the Sea of Fountain of Metals as Gold Silver Iron Brass of Stones of precious Stones of subterraneous Fire of Stars of living Creatures of Earthquakes of Arcturus Orion and the Pleides of the Sun of the Heavens c. Asuph in the wisdom of God desired that the pure Statutes and Judgments of the Lord might be taught to Children not the ways of the Heathen Psal 58.5 6 7. he made Covenant with Jacob and gave Israel a Law which he commanded our forefathers to teach their Children that their posterity might know it and the Children which were yet unborn Isaiah seasoned with the inspiration of the Almighty prized the wisdom from above speaking of the Plow-man he said God doth instruct him to discretion and doth teach him Isa 28. So the Plow-man that is center'd in the fear of the Lord is taught of the Lord discretion in his calling without Heathen education Yea and prophesying of the glory of the Evangelical dispensation he testified thus They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Isa 11.9 Mark here the knowledge of the Lord is preach'd up that knowledge which he teaches which he accepts of this shuts out the knowledge and wisdom of this world brought in by the old Serpent the god of this world The living God gave knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom unto Daniel Shadrach Meshach and Abednego and Daniel had understanding in all Visions and Dreams and this was by the teaching of the Lord without recourse to Ethnick study and education Dan. 1. the King found them ten times wiser then all his Magicians and Astrologers What is the chaff to the wheat saith the Lord Jer. 23.28 all products of the Serpent all lascivious Poems wanton Comedies vain Tragedies frivolous Fables spoiling Philosophy the wisdom of the world which is foolishness with God these are but as Chaff to be scattered by Christs Fan. The Jews under the Mosaical dispensation had Schools in every City and Province built upon Hills as Writers tell us there is mention of the Hill Moreb that is the Hill of the Teacher Judg. 7.1 In these while they kept the charge of the Lord there was nothing taught but the knowledge of the Lord and of his Creation In these saith Theophilus Gale they taught the Priests and Levites their Offices being chosen of God thereunto In every Age and Generation such as were truly made alive unto God they held out the wisdom of God as the only Soulwishing treasure and bare testimony against the wisdom of the flesh pernicious as the poyson of Alps. The fear of the Lord saith Solomon is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the holy is understanding Pro. 9.10 and who come not to the beginning of wisdom the fear of the Lord such are strangers to Heavenly wisdom and to the precious effects thereof now as for lascivious Poems foolish Comedies vain Tragedies frivolous Fables bewitching Orations spoyling Philosophy taught in Christian Schools these proceeded from men not center'd in the fear of the Lord the same is foolishness with God The Law of thy mouth said the man of God is dearer unto me then thousands of Gold and Silver Here wisdom knowledge and understanding and sound Judgement is prefer'd before earthly treasures mark this it was the Law of the mouth of the Lord that he thus prized not earthly sensual and devilish wisdom the muddy and poysonous streams of the Serpent We read of certain Libertines Cyrenians Alexandrians Cilicians and Asians puft up with the breath of the Serpents bellows these in the wisdom of the flesh disputed with Stephen who was in the wisdom of the spirit and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake Acts. 6.9 10. Paul held out nothing but Christ and the same Serpentine-wisdom in Instruments of all sorts opposes and gainsays the in-breakings of Heavenly wisdom in this our Age and many witnesses raised out of the dust notwithstanding on their feet in the Dominion of Truth know that the Lord is now at work and that the Mystery of iniquity must be cast out not by outward Sword Battle Ax or any Instruments of War but by the breath of the Lords mouth and by the brightness of his coming Paul though he was profound in natural Parts Abilities and acquired accomplishments yet when Christ was revealed in him the Teacher of Heavenly wisdom at Rome as at other places he Preached the Kingdom of God and the things which concerned the Lord Jesus and plentious redemption in him not one word of Pagan Philosophy Acts. 28.30 31. Further Paul who had the mind of Christ he at Corinth a City abounding with Philosophers and Oratours Preached up the wisdom of God and bare record against the wisdom of the flesh Heathen Philosophy saying we speak wisdom among them that are perfect yet not the wisdom of this world nor of the Princes of this world which comes to nought Further faith he Which things also we speak not in the words which mans wisdom teacheth but which the Holy Ghost teacheth 1 Cor. 1. and 1 Cor. 2.6.13 Further Paul speaking of Christ said in him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Colos 2.3 out of Christ then there is no true wisdom or solid comfort to be found the depth saith it is not in me the worlds Wizards cannot help any to it Jer. 8.9 Lo they have rejected the word of the Lord and what wisdom is in them true it is who rejected the in-dwelling word of Faith or Patience of Reconcilation of Heavenly Wisdom there is no wisdom in them but unprofitable dross of foolishness Now seeing all the treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge are in Christ no part of this treasure is left out to inrich Heathen Philosophy which the Gospel casts out as a sandy dry barren desolate and unprofitable thing seeing these treasures all these treasures are in Christ the same then are to be sought of and in Christ not as Aristotle Plato or any other of the worlds Philosophers being but broken Cisterns not holding the water of life Solomon spoke feelingly the Lord gives wisdom out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding Pro. 2.6 While Adam stood to the Lords teaching he received the treasures of Heavenly wisdom sound knowledge and understanding peace joy and consolation as a stream but turning aside to the Serpents teaching to his mouth he left his Dominion in the Lord his blessed State and out of the Serpents mouth proceeded all wickedness all fleshly wisdom all frivolous Arts and Sciences now taught in Christian Schools so called so who run to Pagan Philosophers as Aristotle Plato or any lascivious Poet Comedian Tragedian they revolt from Christ the

treasury of Heavenly wisdom Who gives eternal life and an everlasting Inheritance and run a Whoring after faln wisdom so are guilty of Israels sin Jer. 2.13 Paul was first brought up at the feet of Gamaliel born in Tarsus that had read Aratus Meander and Epimanides Authors is clear by what he cited but while he stood in the Ethnick mind he was a grand persecutor idolized his Ethnick education but Christ being revealed in him the Store-house of Heavenly wisdom knowledge and understanding then he accounted Ethnick Learning as dung and dross Phil. 3.7 8 All his idolized magnified and highly prized Arts Parts and Attainments of faln wisdom he accounted but as dung wisdom from above being revealed the Lord called Paul wise in naturals and many that were ignorant thereof to Preach the everlasting Gospel Further Paul in the wisdom from above at the University of Athens he reproved their Idolatry Superstition and Heathenism he taught nothing but the living God and Christ Jesus Acts 17. In the comprehending life he saw these Philosophers Epicureans Stoicks and withstood them but they in the gloomy region of Heathenism saw not him nor the Heavenly wisdom that he Preached so called him a babler yet he fought not in vain but conquered several so prevailed that many renounced their Pagan Philosophy and curious Artists burned their Books of earthly Satanical wisdom thus Paul in the Armour of righteousness disarmed these pagan Philosophers the Devils Champions and brought them to be Sions Converts to receive her Armour Acts 19. James one of the Lords worthies writing to the twelve Tribes scattered said if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally James 1.5 He commends the ignorant to the Lord not to Aristotle Plato nor to any other Pagan Philosopher Further James the Apostle of the Lamb describing the nature and quality of Heavenly wisdom said the wisdom that is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle easie to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisie Jam. 3.17 Now no other wisdom then this was taught in the primitive Times in Christian Churches and Schools while the purifying and Victory giving Faith was kept the wisdom of the world was Preached against as foolishness with God Now whoever refuses Wisdom Knowlege and Understanding at the mouth of the Lord such learn Foolishness Ignorance Carnal wisdom and wickedness at the mouth of the Serpent and his wisdom nothing that 's good prospers under it CHAP. II. Of the Rise and Progress of Serpentine Wisdom that is the Wisdom of this World A Dam was Created a noble Plant a blessed Disciple while obedient to the teaching of his Creatour among many Pure Heavenly Sound Savoury and wholesom lessons this was one not to eat of nor touch the forbidden Tree lest they die Now the Serpent filled with subtilty laboured first to beget Eve into a questioning of the verity of Gods Heavenly Doctrine saying Yea hath God said Ye shall not eat of every Tree of the Garden Secondly the Serpent expressly contradicted Gods Heavenly Doctrine saying Ye shall not truly die Thirdly The Serpent informed Eve that by touching and eating of that Tree an advantage should accrue thereby to them Ye shall be as Gods knowing good and evil Gen. 3. the Serpent became prevalent Gods teaching was rejected the Serpents deadly Teachings and Insinuations Charms and Inchantments were entertained through this compliance the Serpent got the Chair as I may say and became Teacher than according to the Lords Heavenly word death entered in upon them even as a Consumption seizes upon mans body gradually in this compliance with the Serpent a seed of enmity was sown in mans heart and from that seed sprung another World even a World of wickedness savouring of the nature of the hellish seedsman Adam had never been driven out of the Paradise of blessedness but that through the Serpent being his Teacher he learned to know good and evil saith Cornelius Agrippa of the vanity of Sciences While man kept his Station in the vertue of the ancient of days he lived moved and had his being in him he thought spake and acted in him Yea his thoughts words and actions were the thoughts words and actions of God in him and through him here was a blessed Sabbath Christ said unto his Disciples travelling unto the pleasant Valley of Adams Innocency it is not ye that speak but the spirit of your Father which speaketh in you Matth. 10. yea and Peter an Apostle of the Lamb bare Record saying Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1.21 So that all the Holy Patriarchs Prophets Apostles Primitive Christians Children of Light Children of the Day who thought spake and acted in and through the vertue of the Lords presence in them their Language was the Language of the Lord 't is so now of what Nation Kingdom or Countrey soever such be yet they are living wirnesses of that Language promised by the Lord who said I will turn to the people a pure Language that they may call upon the name of the Lord to serve him with one consent Zeph. 3.9 In like manner Adam back-sliden from the Lord and complying with the old thoughts words and works from the miry lake of his power and his posterity center'd in the gloomy region of the same what proceeds from this hellish conjunction is the Language of the old Serpent the Language of the beast all wanton Poets Comedians Tragedians painted Oratours Pagan Philosophers are here found thus of Bethel that is the House of God man became Bethaven that is a House of iniquity and vanity Thus the Serpent prevailing and his Kingdom increasing his hellish Pills as I may say being swallowed man was wrought out of his right course and disposition hence issued a numberless number of internal Diseases As in a corporal Imposthume purulent and foul matter is gathered together in some part of the body so through joyning with the Serpent purulent and foul matter of sin iniquity transgression satanical Arts and Inventions are brought forth whereby the Sons and Daughters of men are defiled As in an external Atrophy or Consumption the body through the want of due and convenient nutriment by little and little pines way so through complying with the Serpent the mouth of faith came and comes to be shut which receives spiritual nourishment which not being received spiritual leanness stept and stept in yea a spiritual Consumption As in a corporal Lethargie there is an unsatiable propensity to sleepiness drowsiness and forgetfulness so Adam not keeping his Heavenly Dominion in his ●aker but attending to the evil one was thereby brought into a spiritual Lethargy into a sleepy drowsie and forgetful state this was Isaraels which occasioned the Lords complaint my people have forgotten me days without number Jer. 2.32 As through a depraved Appetite wholsom nourishment is refused nonconvenient unprofitable and Noxious things