3. When they make themselves the Matter of their preaching, prophesying lies and the deceits of their own hearts, Jer. 23. 16, 26. teaching for doctrines the traditions or commandments of men, Mat. 15. 9. making sad the righteous, and strengthening the hands of the wicked by their lies, following their own spirits, Ezek. 13. 3, 22. venting in the place and name of Christ their own passions, and animosities, their own interests and jealousies, their own private opinions and paradoxes, fomenting distempers, ingenerating discontents and divisions in the hearts of the people, corrupting the minds, perverting the judgements, ensnaring and entangling the consciences ⟨p. 22⟩of those that hear them; turning aside to vain jangling, departing from the faith, giving heed to seducing▪ spirits, speaking lies in hypocrisy, teaching things which they ought not, leading captive and deceiving the hearts of the simple, sowing tares in the Lords field, being the snare of a fowler in all their ways, walking in the Spirit and in falsehood, prophesying of wine and strong drink, causing the people to err through their lies and their lightness. That you may keep your selves from this crimson and bloody sin, often recount that dreadful intermination, Deut. 18. 20: The Prophet which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the Name of other Gods, even that Prophet shall die. See also Jer. 14. 14, 15. Jer. 23. 11, 12, 15, 30, 31, 32, 39, 40. Eze. 13. Eze. 34. Hos. 4. 6, 9. 5. 1. 9. 7. Mic. 3. 5, 6, 7. Mal. 2. 1, 2, 3. 8. 9. Mat. 23. 13.—29. 2 Cor. 11. 13, 14, 15. Gal. 1. 8, 9. 2 Pet. 2. 1, 2, 3.
3. When they make themselves the Matter of their preaching, prophesying lies and the deceits of their own hearts, Jer. 23. 16, 26. teaching for doctrines the traditions or commandments of men, Mat. 15. 9. making sad the righteous, and strengthning the hands of the wicked by their lies, following their own spirits, Ezek. 13. 3, 22. venting in the place and name of Christ their own passions, and animosities, their own interests and jealousies, their own private opinions and paradoxes, somenting distempers, ingenerating discontents and divisions in the hearts of the people, corrupting the minds, perverting the judgements, ensnaring and intangling the consciences ⟨p. 22⟩of those that hear them; turning aside to vain jangling, departing from the faith, giving heed to seducing▪ spirits, speaking lies in hypocrisie, teaching things which they ought not, leading captive and deceiving the hearts of the simple, sowing tares in the Lords field, being the snare of a fowler in all their wayes, walking in the Spirit and in falshood, prophesying of wine and strong drink, causing the people to erre through their lies and their lightnesse. That you may keep your selves from this crimson and bloody sin, often recount that dreadful intermination, Deut. 18. 20: The Prophet which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the Name of other Gods, even that Prophet shall die. See also Jer. 14. 14, 15. Jer. 23. 11, 12, 15, 30, 31, 32, 39, 40. Eze. 13. Eze. 34. Hos. 4. 6, 9. 5. 1. 9. 7. Mic. 3. 5, 6, 7. Mal. 2. 1, 2, 3. 8. 9.
