A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed for Richard Davis bookseller in Oxford
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1679
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A70803 ESTC ID: R18054 STC ID: P2196
Subject Headings: Christian life; Church and state -- England; Dissenters, Religious -- England;
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In-Text (I cannot be thought to speak of fixt, but of erratick and wandring Stars. ) The common fallacies of the world do onely couzen the peoples senses, and so impose upon their Reason. But these at first dash do even bewitch their very reason, and so beguile them of their Religion. A spiritual Cheat, or false Teacher, is so incomparably hurtfull; (especially when his false and seditious Doctrin is such as easily runs out at his fingers ends,) that Lucifer himself, to become such, did first of all turn Devil. For as if his Devilship were his Qualification, He was first an Apostate, and then a Preacher. The forbidden Tree was his Text, forbidden Knowledge was his Doctrin, Horrid Rebellion was his Ʋse, and so he concluded with just Damnation. (I cannot be Thought to speak of fixed, but of erratic and wandering Stars.) The Common fallacies of the world do only cozen the peoples Senses, and so impose upon their Reason. But these At First dash do even bewitch their very reason, and so beguile them of their Religion. A spiritual Cheat, or false Teacher, is so incomparably hurtful; (especially when his false and seditious Doctrine is such as Easily runs out At his fingers ends,) that Lucifer himself, to become such, did First of all turn devil. For as if his Devilship were his Qualification, He was First an Apostate, and then a Preacher. The forbidden Tree was his Text, forbidden Knowledge was his Doctrine, Horrid Rebellion was his Ʋse, and so he concluded with just Damnation. (pns11 vmbx vbi vvn pc-acp vvi pp-f vvn, p-acp pp-f j cc vvg n2.) dt j n2 pp-f dt n1 vdb av-j vvi dt ng1 n2, cc av vvb p-acp po32 n1. p-acp d p-acp ord n1 vdb av vvi po32 j n1, cc av vvi pno32 pp-f po32 n1. dt j n1, cc j n1, vbz av av-j j; (av-j c-crq po31 j cc j n1 vbz d c-acp av-j vvz av p-acp po31 ng1 n2,) cst np1 px31, pc-acp vvi d, vdd ord pp-f d n1 n1. c-acp c-acp cs po31 n1 vbdr po31 n1, pns31 vbds ord dt n1, cc av dt n1. dt j-vvn n1 vbds po31 n1, vvn n1 vbds po31 n1, j n1 vbds po31 vvi, cc av pns31 vvd p-acp j n1.




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