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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88109	Yperaspistes or a buckler for the Church of England against certaine queries propounded by Mr Pendarvis (late lecturer of Wanting) called Arrowes against Babylon. By way of reply to the most remarkable passages contained in them, and an addition of severall anti-queries in the close. / By William Ley Minister of the Gospell at Wanting in Bark-shire.	Ley, William, b. 1620 or 21.	1656 (1656)	Wing L1888; Thomason E882_1; ESTC R207277	27,478	28

of the Jewish nationall Church Babylon old Romish State and painted Jezebell Sir was there ever any congregation in the world that was not mixed If you will not preach but to an unmixed Congregation you must with Acesius get a ladder and climbe up to Heaven alone Hypocrites make no confusion you cannot discerne all Tares from Wheate many times they excell others and as a Comet may make a greater Blazing then a fixed starre Painted Jezebell If England had any Romish paint or old varnish the heat of Gods fiery tryall and his angry breath hath dissipated it her face at present is rather furrowed and rough cast with adversity then levigated garish by prosperity Alas like Zion her teares for the late desolations are scarce wiped off her cheekes and can any man think shee can have an itch to painting and superstition M R. tells us his Highnesse is Jehu if then the Church State be Jezebell he will speedily overthrow it nay you your selfe seem to tell us such a thing in your Epistle your words are these Shee hath painted her face with more art then Jezebell or else some have lesse zeale then Jehu who having no great power on his side c. They are Jehu and they are not they have his vices but not his vertues no not Vmbram virtutis this similitude will never run currant for it hath but one foote instead of foure you may do well to think more candidly of his a Qui summum principent cui debetur obsequium dedecore affieit Dei majestati cujus est imago vivens ac spirans contumeliam infert Bodin de Rep. l. 1. c. 10. p. 192. Spuit in se qui spuit in Olympum Scalig. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jude 8. Highnesse and of the Church of England and to charge others to be afraid to speake evill of dignities But I shall have more opportunity to defend them in the next ensuing Queries Q. 16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whether the mystery of iniquity did not worke mainly to bring the Saints back to Moses killing Doctrine his rudiments and shadowes and whether the Apostle did not bend himselfe against the way of confounding the grace of God with mans workes and Moses old Law with Christs New Testament Ordinances A. What doe you meane by Moses Lawes is it the Morall Judiciall or Ceremoniall Law that you are offended with till you speake out I will take you in the best sence and be so charitable as not to think you an Antinomist Is there any man amongst us that stands up for ceremonies or is there any against all Ceremonies for without them it is impossible that the ordinances should be administred Take this rule from Godly Greenham a man whose counsell the Brownists afore time were forced to take whatsoever separates man from God or one man from another that is an abrogated ceremony But on the contrary whatsover joynes man to God or man to man that 's in force If any be ceremonious in the former sence Sir t is you and your pretended Church ' which for her ambition and fingularitie may come neere to Babylon for if a man have not a new marke in his forehead he must not pray nor receive with you though he may give as fair markes and evidences for Heaven as any of your Tribe yea and farre excell them the Apostle tells us Tit. 1.11 That a minister must not be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not selfe willed inflexible contumacious had you harkened to some overtures or peace made by some speciall friends to you and me you had not prostituted your reputation a sacrifice to publique fame nor extorted a line of contradiction from me Q. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whether the mystery of iniquity be not promoted and upheld by Humane and Serpentine wisedome with worldly power and policy exalting the creature above the Creator A. There is a mystery in this Query whether it be a mystery of iniquity I know not sure you desire with the Saepia to lye hid under your own inke are you against all wisdome or against all serpentiue wisedome Serpentine wisedome is commended by Christ to his Disciples would you not have us wise enough to descrie what designes are a brewing Perhaps by worldly power you may meane the head of the state and if so it is Serpentine wisedome indeed for all men to labour to defend a Publique Head as for naturall parts we honour them as Gods gifts yet we will not Idolize them parts without grace is like a Jewell in a swines snout Q. 18. God hath laid by many Instruments 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he will choose most unlikely instruments in mens account even the younger Bretheren as David among the Sonnes of Jesse wheether there are not many good men like to be deceived who looke as Samuel did on Eliab or some prudent men to be the only prime instruments for Gods worke which will not be done by power or might A. Sir in this you deale me thinkes rather like a States-man then a Minister I wish you to remember Funcius his a Disce meo exemplo mandato munere fungi fuge seu pestem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Motto to open this we must have recourse to the 1 Sam. 16.6 and it came to Passe when they were come that he looked on Eliab and said surely the Lords anointed is before him I will not say point-blanke who is Eliab and who is David in your account But I beseech you submit to those in Authority least you bring this Nation to a Babylon of confusion indeed The Greeks have a Proverbe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not to disturbe a bad stone well placed for feare of demolishing the whole fabricke how much lesse a good stone a Corner stone that seekes not to oppresse but to cherish Godlinesse in the highest spheare Q. 19. Whether the Faith and Prayers of Gods people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 were not as the Chariot wheeles to the great worke of God in this Nation and whether by leaning to mans Power and Policy they be not turned aside to crooked wayes A. Except some of your Church pray more I shall not account them Saints Let them deale more in Piety lesse in Policy or else they will not deserve the name Let us leave saith a Sua sibi habeant regna Reges suas Divites Divitias suam prudentiam prudentes relinquant nobis stultitiam nostram c. Lactantius to Governors their Goverment to Rich men their Riches to Wise men their Wisdome so we keep close to Christ it will be well with us in the meanest condition Q. 20. Whether the continuance of diverse Godly men in Babylon be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not an occasion c. It is well you acknowledge some Godly men to be amongst us no marvaile if you are mistaken in your account when Elijah was in his God no doubt hath many Thousands in England Every knee that