The works of George Swinnock, M.A

Answ. In Answer to these things, I shall first lay down one or two Distinctions, and then some Positions.

1. Distinct. There are sinners of several forms in Satan's School. Some that learn too much the lesson he sets them, but quarrel not with the Scholars of a contrary Master; though they are ungracious, yet they are not out-ragious, these are wild Beasts in a Cage, or in Chains, that a man may sometimes take notice of without any hurt. Others do not only study the lectures he sets them, be they never so full of blasphemy and debauchery; but seek to make Proselytes, and cast scorn and contempt upon all piety, and rail at those that will not learn their black art; these are in his upper form, and have proceeded from standing in the way of sinners, to sitting in the seat of the scornful, and will be ready in a short time to be sent to Hell, the only Academy to which he prefers his Scholars; these are worse then the Dogs of Egypt, they when the Israelites marched towards Canaan, not stir their tongues, but these bark at all that sets out for Heaven. Many who had risings and spots in the skin of the flesh, were not to be judged unclean, and shut out of the Camp, but those that had the scab spreading much in the skin (typifying those whose sinful courses were gaining and growing upon themselves or others, Levit. 3. 3, 4, 8.) they were to be thrust out of the Camp.

1. Distinct. There are sinners of several formes in Satans School. Some that learn too much the lesson he sets them, but quarrel not with the Scholars of a contrary Master; though they are ungracious, yet they are not out-ragious, these are wild Beasts in a Cage, or in Chains, that a man may sometimes take notice of without any hurt. Others do not onely study the lectures he sets them, be they never so full of blasphemie and debaucherie; but seek to make Proselites, and cast scorn and contempt upon all piety, and rail at those that will not learn their black art; these are in his upper form, and have proceeded from standing in the way of sinners, to sitting in the seat of the scornful, and will be ready in a short time to be sent to Hell, the onely Academy to which he prefers his Scholars; these are worse then the Dogs of Egypt, they when the Israelites marched towards Canaan, not stir their tongues, but these bark at all that sets out for Heaven. Many who had risings and spots in the skin of the flesh, were not to be judged unclean, and shut out of the Camp, but those that had the scab spreading much in the skin (typifying those whose sinful courses were gaining and growing upon themselves or others,