Compassionate counsel to all young men especially I. London apprentices, II. students of divinity,…

And 2. Whoever accuseth or reproveth them of sin, will be represented as an Enemy to the Church, & a dishonourer of his Ghostly Fathers, and one that openeth their nakedness which he should Cover: and so their Ulcers are as a noli me tangere; and fret as a Gangrene unremedied.

And 2. Whoever accuseth or reproveth them of sin, will be represented as an Enemy to the Church, & a dishonourer of his Ghostly Fathers, and one that openeth their nakedness which he should Cover: and so their Ulcers are as a noli me tangere; and fret as a Gangreen unremedied.

3. And their Place, Office, Titles, and Learning with many will give sin Reputation and Advantage. If a Drunkard in the Alehouse deride Godly men, as Heretics, Schismatics, Hypocrites, or Puritans, Sober men will not much regard it: But they think they owe more belief and reverence, to a Learned Reverend Preacher in the Pulpit, even when he preacheth against preaching, and against those that practise what he teacheth them at other times. O how much of his work hath Satan done in the World by corrupting Sacred Offices, and by getting HIS SERVANTS INTO RULE and ⟨p. 133⟩MINISTRY, TO DO HIS WORK AS FOR CHRIST, and his Church, and by his authority and in his name. Our natural enmity with the Serpent dissuadeth him from speaking or sending to us in his own name. Should one say in the Pulpit [Thus saith the Devil, hate Christs servants; silence his Ministers, call serious Godliness Hypocrisy,] (which is the contrary to Hypocrisy) I should not much fear his success with any. but if he be a lying Spirit in the mouth of Ahab's Prophets, and can get a Prophet to smite Michaiah for pretending to more of the Spirit than he had; or if he can get men in the Sacred Office to say (Thus saith the Lord) when they speak for sin or against the Lord, this is the Devils prosperous way.

3. And their Place, Office, Titles, and Learning with many will give sin Reputation and Advantage. If a Drunkard in the Alehouse deride Godly men, as Hereticks, Schismaticks, Hypocrites, or Puritanes, Sober men will not much regard it: But they think they owe more belief and reverence, to a Learned Reverend Preacher in the Pulpit, even when he preacheth against preaching, and against those that practise what he teacheth them at other times. O how much of his work hath Satan done in the World by corrupting Sacred Offices, and by getting HIS SERVANTS INTO RVLE and