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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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 Creation products of his Power useful and necessary Knowledge capacitating people for the concerns of this Life Secondarily As a Testimony against the Old Serpent his wisdom which is foolishness with God his Arts Inventions Comedies or Interludes Tragedies lascivious Poems frivolous Fables spoiling Philosophy taught in Christian Schools Wherein as in a Glass Teachers in Schools and Colledges may see their concern neither Christian nor warrantable By Thomas Lawson Qui novit utilia non qui multa sapiens habendas Orat. D. Rainoldi Id verum quod prius prius quod ab initio ab initio quod ab Apostolis Tertul. Adam nunquam è beatitudinis paradiso pulsus fuisset nisi Serpente Magistro didicisset scire bonum malum Cornel. Agrip. de Van. Scient Printed in the year 1679. THE CONTENTS Of the following TREATISE Chap. 1. OF Heavenly wisdom and her Children being true and divine Philosophers Chap. 2. Of the rise and progress of Serpentine wisdom that is the wisdom of this World Chap. 3. Of the rise and progress of Pagan Philosophy worldly wisdom crept in among the Professors of Christianity and Testimonies of the Holy men of God against the same Chap. 4. A rehearsal of Testimonies borne by several men eminent in the Church since the Apostles days against Heathen learning or the teaching of it in Christian Schools as of others Chap. 5. A Memento to Schoolmasters and Tutors to turn from Heathen to the Godly and Christian education of Youth as also of the rise of Christian Schools and how the same came to be corrupted Chap. 6. Lastly a few Queries soberly proposed to the consideration of such as teach Heathen Authors in Christian Schools DAGON'S Fall before the ARK CHAP. I. Of Heavenly Wisdom and her Children being true and divine Philosophers THere is a wisdom whose Merchandize transcends the Merchandize of Silver whose gain surmounts the gain of the purest Gold more precious than Rubies than the Onyx Saphire Chrystal Coral or Topaz of Ethiopia her ways are ways of pleasantness all her paths are peace she is a Tree of Life By her Kings reign and Princes decree justice her fruit is better than Gold her revenue than choice Silver she was from everlasting or ever the Earth was before the Depths before the Fountains abounding with waters before the Mountains were settled before the Hills towered up before the Curtain of the Heavens was prepared before the Clouds above were established before the Sea had its decree before the foundation of the Earth was appointed before the Rain or pearly drops of Dew before the Ice and hoary frost of Heaven before the Pleides and the bands of Orion before Mazzaroth Arcturus and his Sons before the Bottles of Heaven were poured out In this wisdom Adam was created in purity innocency and righteousness a noble extract in this he had dominion over the Fish of the Sea over the Fowl of the Air over the Cattle over all the Earth and over every creeping thing through the virtue and influence of this he knew his Creator and had an understanding of the natures and properties of the Creation and gave names to all Cattle and to the Fowl of the Air and to every Beast of the Field and that significant names Through this Adam was all fair through a Garment conferred upon him out of the Wardrobe of Eternity while in the love and power of this he was a true Divine Philosopher that is a Lover of wisdom not tainted by the intermixture of the Serpent not his ensnaring inventions The living God saith the Paraphrast on the Samaritan Pentateuch formed Adam and filled him with the Spirit of wisdom and knowledge that from him as from a Fountain all useful Arts and Sciences might flow unto his posterity for besides the secret virtues of living Creatures of Plants of Stones of Metals and Minerals he perfectly knew the influences of supernal Bodies saith Theoph. Gale And if Adam and his posterity had persevered in that state of Heavenly wisdom innocency and sincerity in which he was created here had been no defilements of Astrologers Charmers Consulters with Familiar Spirits Diviners Inchanters Magicians Nicromancers Observers of Times Prognosticators Soothsayers Sorcerers Witches Wizards who all derive their power and foolish infernal knowledge from those lying Lips which seduced Adam and Eve from the Royal Court of the Lords blessed presence into the dead Sea of delusions and wicked estrangments from God Yea I say if Adam and his posterity had kept their standing in Heavenly wisdoms dominion we had had no lascivious Poems no wanton Comedies no vain Tragedies no foolish Fables no bewitching Orations no spoiling Philosophy no Pagan Ethicks Physicks or Metaphysicks which are the infatuating dregs of the Hellish dead Sea the smoak of the bottomless Pit as hereafter may more fully be touched About the tenth Generation after the Floud Abraham the Father of the faithful grew up among the Caldeans in the saving knowledge of the Lord he loved Heavenly wisdom and the products thereof the Creation so was a true Philosopher through Faith he obtained a good report and among other things this record remains concerning him Shall I hide from Abraham saith the Lord the thing which I do c. For I know him that he will command his children and his houshold after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord to do justice and judgment Gen. 18.17 18 19. This was the sum of Abraham's Doctrine to his Family this he and the faithful Patriarchs taught justifying Heavenly wisdom and the blessed order of it Heathenism they kept out through the shield of Faith and who are of Abraham they do the works of Abraham and shun Heathenism Moses grew up in the knowledge of the living God and of the Creation he loved the wisdom that was from above so was a true Divine Philosopher Clemens Alexandrinus wrote of him that he was a Divine and a Prophet Now if any alledge That Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians that is in prophane Arts and Sciences and was mighty in words and in deeds Acts 7.22 I answer True it is Moses was so learned which Egyptian learning faith Pererius was Pagan Mathematicks Ethicks Physicks Metaphysicks a chief part whereof was Hieroglyphicks but when he was to be concern'd for the living God to go his Message see how his prophane Arts and Sciences the Egyptian Hieroglyphicks furthered him he was mute Exod. 4.10 11 12. he said to the Lord O my Lord I am not eloquent The Lord said unto him Now therefore go and I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say Here he is drawn from the dirty puddle of prophane Arts and Sciences Egyptian wisdom Pagan Metaphysicks Hieroglyphicks In a word from