God's terrible voice in the city

5. The Errone us have been guilty of this sin; some and not a few in London, under this glorious Sun-shine of the Gospel, which hath come from Heaven, have lighted a Candle at the Fire of Hell, and laboured to set it up in opposition to the true Light of the Gospel, crying out, New Light, new Light. Satan himself hath appeared in London like an Angel of Light, and employed his Emissaries and wicked instruments (who have seemed to be Ministers of righteousness, but have had a wolfish ravenous heart under the dress and clothing of the sheep) to vent many damnable and destructive opinions in our Church, under pretence of new discoveries and revelations of the spirit; and though this false and Taper-light could never abide the test, and put forth any beams of convincing truth, but darkened and disappeared upon the approach of the Sun, where it shined in its power; yet too many whose eyes were too fore to look upon the glorious beams of the Sun, and yet withal their hearts too fearful to remain wholly in the dark without any show of light, did withdraw themselves from the former, and ⟨p. 93⟩sought after the later in dark corners, where alone such rotten wood could seem to shine, and such candles could give forth any light, and choosing night rather than day▪ they followed these false wandering fires, though they were led by them into many a precipice.

5. The Errone us have been guilty of this sin; some and not a few in London, under this glorious Sun-shine of the Gospel, which hath come from Heaven, have lighted a Candle at the Fire of Hell, and laboured to set it up in opposition to the true Light of the Gospel, crying out, New Light, new Light. Sathan himself hath appeared in London like an Angel of Light, and employed his Emissaries and wicked instruments (who have seemed to be Ministers of righteousness, but have had a wolfish ravenous heart under the dress and cloathing of the sheep) to vent many damnable and destructive opinions in our Church, under pretence of new discoveries and revelations of the spirit; and though this false and Taper-light could never abide the test, and put forth any beams of convincing truth, but darkned and disappeared upon the approach of the Sun, where it shined in its power; yet too many whose eyes were too fore to look upon the glorious beams of the Sun, and yet withall their hearts too fearful to remain wholly in the dark without any shew of light, did withdraw themselves from the former, and ⟨p. 93⟩