The devils banquet described in four sermons [brace], 1. The banquet propounded, begun, 2.…The deuills banket described in foure sermons [brace], 1. The banket propounded, begunne, 2.…

The third person here inserted, is the Attempted: the new guest whom she strives to bring in to the rest. He is described by his ignorance, Nescit: He knoweth not what company is in the house, that the dead are there. It is the Devils policy, when he would ransack and rob the ho•se of our conscience, like a thief to put out the candle of our knowledge. That we might neither discern his purposes, nor decline his mischiefs. He hath had his instruments in all ages, to darken the light of knowledge. Domitian turns Philosophy into banishment. Julian shuts up the School-doors. The barbarous soldiers under Clement the seventh, burned that excellent Vatican library. Their reasons concurred with Julians prohibition to the Christians. [Greek or Hebrew]: least they kill us with our own weapons. For it is said even of Gentile learning. Hic est Goliae gladius, quo ipse Goliah ingulandus est. Hic Herculis clava, qua rabidi inter Ethnicos canes percutiendi sunt. This is that Goliaths sword, whereby the Philistine himself is wounded. This is that Hercules club, to smite the mad dogs amongst the heathen. Habadallus, Mahomets scholar, that Syrian Tyrant, forbade all Christian children in his dominions, to go to school; that by ignorance he might draw them to superstition. For [Greek or Hebrew]. To be destitute of learning is to dance in the dark. These were all Satan's instruments; yet they come short of the Pope; whose policy to advance his Hierarchy, is to oppress mens consciences with ignorance: teaching that the fullness of zeal, doth arise from the emptiness of knowledge: ⟨p. 177⟩even as fast as fire flasheth out of a fish-pond.

The third person here inserted, is the Attempted: the new guest whom she striues to bring in to the rest. He is discribed by his ignorance, Nescit: Hee knoweth not what company is in the house, that the dead are there. It is the Deuils pollicie, when hee would ransacke and robbe the ho•se of our conscience, like a theefe to put out the candle of our knowledge. That wee might neither discerne his purposes, nor decline his mischeefes. Hee hath had his instruments in all ages, to darken the light of knowledge. Domitian turnes Philosophie into banishment. Iulian shuts vp the Schoole-doores. The barbarous souldiours vnder Clement the seauenth, burned that excellent Vatican library. Their reasons concurred with Iulians prohibition to the Christans. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: least they kill vs with our owne weapons. For it is said euen of Gentile learning. Hic est Goliae gladius, quo ipse Goliah ingulandus est. Hic Herculis claua, qua rabidi inter Ethnicos canes percutiendi sunt. This is that Goliahs sword, whereby the Philistine himselfe is wounded. This is that Hercules clubbe, to smite the madde dogs amongst the heathen. Habadallus, Mahomets scholler, that Syrian Tyrant, forbad all Christian children in his dominions, to goe to schoole; that by ignorance hee might draw them to superstition. For . To be destitute of learning is to dance in the darke. These were all Sathans instruments; yet they come short of the Pope; whose pollicie to aduance his Hierarchie, is to oppresse mens consciences with ignorance: teaching that the fulnesse of zeale, doth arise from the emptinesse of knowledge: