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the_o anatomy_n of_o simon_n magus_n or_o the_o sin_n of_o simony_n lay_v open_a make_v not_o my_o father_n house_n a_o house_n of_o merchandise_n john_n 2.16_o london_n print_v by_o w._n bowyer_n for_o charles_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n at_o the_o west_n end_v of_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1700._o the_o content_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o simony_n what_o it_o be_v page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o several_a way_n whereby_o the_o gild_n of_o simony_n may_v be_v incur_v in_o the_o entrance_n upon_o a_o spiritual_a office_n p._n 35._o chap._n iii_o how_o simony_n be_v practise_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o a_o spiritual_a office_n p._n 73_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o simony_n p._n 98_o chap._n v._o whether_o they_o be_v to_o be_v repute_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n who_o enter_v by_o simony_n p._n 122_o chap._n vi_o a_o warn_v to_o young_a man_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o entry_n upon_o spiritual_a office_n in_o the_o church_n p._n 158_o chap._n vii_o a_o word_n of_o warn_v to_o patron_n p._n 182_o chap._n viii_o a_o humble_a advice_n to_o bishop_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 197_o the_o anatomy_n of_o simon_n magus_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o simony_n what_o it_o be_v as_o the_o great_a design_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o and_z giving_z himself_o to_o death_n be_v to_o purchase_v and_o purify_v to_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n which_o may_v be_v holy_a without_o blemish_n spot_n or_o wrinkle_n so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o his_o design_n to_o intimate_v how_o zealous_a he_o will_v be_v to_o have_v a_o glorious_a purity_n maintain_v in_o his_o church_n under_o the_o gospel_n than_o it_o be_v to_o reprove_v the_o jew_n profaneness_n that_o he_o take_v the_o scourge_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o with_o such_o authority_n drive_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n and_o overthrow_v the_o table_n of_o the_o money-changer_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o they_o that_o sell_v dove_n sharp_o thus_o rebuke_v they_o 21.13_o matth._n 21.13_o it_o be_v write_v my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o house_n of_o prayer_n but_o you_o have_v make_v it_o a_o den_n of_o thief_n and_o charge_v they_o say_v 2.16_o joh._n 2.16_o make_v not_o my_o father_n house_n a_o house_n of_o merchandise_n this_o be_v not_o do_v nor_o speak_v mere_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o old_a temple_n who_o glory_n be_v now_o tend_v to_o its_o period_n and_o whereof_o short_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n be_v to_o take_v possession_n but_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o with_o intuition_n to_o that_o purity_n and_o holiness_n which_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o require_v in_o his_o spiritual_a temple_n which_o be_v immediate_o to_o be_v set_v up_o and_o to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n wherefore_o origen_n expound_v these_o word_n say_v mystice_fw-la autem_fw-la templum_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v mystical_o mean_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o by_o these_o three_o sort_n drive_v out_o thence_o by_o christ_n be_v design_v three_o kind_n of_o covetous_a person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v account_v unworthy_a to_o be_v in_o the_o church_n and_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n by_o the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n be_v understand_v such_o as_o among_o christian_n be_v take_v up_o about_o nothing_o but_o the_o care_n of_o trade_n for_o worldly_a gain_n by_o the_o money-changer_n those_o who_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o poor_n alm_n do_v not_o acquit_v themselves_o faithful_o but_o mis-employ_a the_o fame_n or_o enrich_v themselves_o thereby_o and_o by_o those_o that_o sell_v dove_n be_v signify_v the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n who_o sell_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o church_n and_o than_o this_o last_o there_o be_v no_o corruption_n more_o dangerous_a nor_o be_v there_o more_o need_n of_o watch_v against_o any_o evil_n than_o to_o preserve_v the_o church_n from_o the_o impurity_n of_o this_o simoniacal_a malady_n which_o when_o suffer_v to_o creep_v in_o consume_v her_o very_a vital_n by_o fill_v her_o bowel_n with_o a_o corrupt_a priesthood_n for_o as_o say_v chrysostome_n 37._o super_fw-la matth._n hom._n 37._o si_fw-mi sacerdotium_fw-la integrum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la tota_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la floret_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la corruptum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la tota_fw-la fides_fw-la marcida_fw-la est_fw-la if_o the_o priesthood_n be_v find_v the_o whole_a church_n flourish_v but_o if_o it_o be_v corrupt_a than_o all_o faith_n and_o religion_n wither_v and_o decay_v wherefore_o how_o long_o that_o spirit_n of_o christ_n which_o make_v the_o zeal_n of_o god_n house_n to_o eat_v he_o up_o possess_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n it_o move_v they_o to_o make_v very_o strict_a and_o cautious_a law_n and_o canon_n for_o stop_v all_o those_o conduit_n whereby_o this_o corruption_n may_v be_v fear_v to_o enter_v and_o to_o inflict_v severe_a censure_n upon_o such_o as_o they_o find_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n but_o when_o that_o primitive_a fervour_n begin_v to_o decay_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n to_o take_v hold_n of_o the_o lukewarm_a clergy_n than_o begin_v simon_n magus_n again_o to_o set_v up_o the_o head_n be_v animate_v by_o the_o secret_a favour_n of_o a_o strong_a party_n in_o the_o church_n of_o who_o though_o he_o know_v they_o will_v not_o avowed_o own_o his_o interest_n he_o be_v confident_a they_o will_v prove_v clandestine_v abettor_n of_o his_o design_n and_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o lamentable_a policy_n of_o this_o degenerate_a age_n wherein_o though_o man_n be_v ashamed_a to_o espouse_v his_o odious_a name_n yet_o do_v they_o secret_o caress_n and_o nourish_v he_o and_o cover_v his_o deformity_n with_o such_o artificial_a dress_n as_o may_v best_o serve_v not_o only_o to_o deceive_v other_o who_o simplicity_n be_v easy_o abuse_v but_o also_o to_o impose_v upon_o themselves_o and_o make_v they_o yield_v up_o their_o own_o conscience_n to_o those_o voluntary_a deception_n which_o may_v prove_v advantageous_a to_o their_o interest_n wherefore_o out_o of_o a_o single_a principle_n of_o zeal_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o church_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n i_o have_v resolve_v not_o only_o to_o unmask_v but_o to_o anatomize_v and_o rip_v up_o the_o very_a corner_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o bowel_n of_o this_o monster_n that_o his_o nakedness_n be_v discover_v and_o his_o loathsome_a deformity_n lay_v open_a before_o the_o world_n those_o who_o have_v never_o full_o know_v what_o the_o sin_n of_o simony_n be_v may_v learn_v to_o understand_v it_o other_o may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o give_v it_o any_o countenance_n and_o such_o as_o have_v any_o way_n pollute_v their_o conscience_n with_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o may_v repent_v of_o this_o their_o wickedness_n and_o pray_v god_n if_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v forgive_v they_o my_o first_o work_n than_o must_v be_v to_o show_v what_o simony_n be_v i_o trust_v it_o be_v know_v to_o most_v who_o talk_n thereof_o that_o this_o sin_n of_o simony_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o simon_n magus_n yet_o must_v we_o not_o therefore_o suppose_v that_o it_o have_v its_o first_o beginning_n from_o he_o but_o that_o we_o read_v he_o to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o author_n thereof_o in_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n in_o a_o eminent_a degree_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v that_o it_o derive_v its_o denomination_n from_o he_o wherefore_o by_o consider_v what_o the_o fact_n of_o simon_n magus_n be_v we_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o define_v what_o the_o sin_n of_o simony_n be_v we_o read_v in_o the_o 8_o chapter_n of_o the_o act_n that_o this_o man_n be_v a_o sorcerer_n or_o magician_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v simon_n magus_n but_o when_o the_o people_n of_o samaria_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o baptise_a by_o philip_n he_o embrace_v also_o the_o faith_n and_o be_v baptise_a and_o when_o upon_o the_o report_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o samaritan_n the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o john_n come_v down_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o confirm_v they_o whilst_o he_o see_v that_o by_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o apostle_n hand_n the_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v give_v he_o thereupon_o offer_v they_o money_n 23_o act._n 8.19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o say_v give_v i_o also_o this_o power_n that_o on_o whosoever_o i_o lie_v hand_n he_o may_v receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o peter_n say_v unto_o he_o thy_o money_n perish_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d accuse_v thou_o have_v think_v that_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n may_v be_v purchase_v with_o money_n thou_o have_v neither_o part_n nor_o lot_n in_o this_o