The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomized together with a description of the heavenly and…The monster of sinful self-seeking, anatomizd together with a description of the heavenly and…

What I affirm of Papists and Jesuits, the like I say of all the Errors and Heresies that have been broached in the Christian world; The Apostle tells us, that the first Authors of Heresies and Schisms were great self seekers. Men greedy ¹of filthy lucre, who served not the Lord Jesus, but their own bellies, who made merchandise of the Souls of people, making gain their godliness, not godliness their gain. But though they were such, yet they did not appear to be such, but seemed to be very holy and self-denying: Therefore Christ calls them, Wolves in sheeps clothing, ravening Wolves inwardly, ²though innocent Sheep outwardly. They honied over the poison of their Doctrine, with good words, and fair speeches, to deceive the hearts of the simple, Rom. 16. 18. Such a one was Pelagius (one of the greatest enemies to the Doctrine of Grace that ever the Church had) who made such a show of godliness, that when Hierome first wrote against his Heresies, ⟨p. 27⟩he was forced to conceal his name, lest by appearing to write on purpose against him, his book should have been rejected by the people, who did so highly magnify him.

What I affirme of Papists and Jesuites, the like I say of all the Errors and Heresies that have been broached in the Christian world; The Apostle tells us, that the first Authors of Heresies and Schismes were great selfe seekers. Men greedy ¹of filthy lucre, who served not the Lord Jesus, but their owne bellies, who made merchandise of the Soules of people, making gaine their godlinesse, not godlinesse their gaine. But though they were such, yet they did not appeare to be such, but seemed to be very holy and selfe-denying: Therefore Christ calls them, Wolves in sheeps cloathing, ravening Wolves inwardly, ²though innocent Sheep outwardly. They honied over the poison of their Doctrine, with good words, and faire speeches, to deceive the hearts of the simple,