Ne suitor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrativeNe sutor ultra crepidam, or, Brief animadversions upon the New-England Anabaptists late fallacious narrative

SECT. XIX.

2. But there is a thing or two in particular which he cannot pass, they touch him so near. Mr Mather chargeth them with the sin of Jeroboam, but they are not concerned in, or with it.) The Text alluded to, is, 1 Kings 12. 31. the Original is, Jeroboam made Priests of the extremities of the People; both ends comprehend the whole (see Diensi•s in Ezek. 33. 1.) It was Jeroboam's sin, that any that would ⟨p. 26⟩might (under him) be made Priest; fit, or unfit. The Belgic and others read it, of both ends of the People. If a fit man would accept it, so; if not, to the other end, and take one unfit. The Anabaptists would have a learned Man, if they could get one of their mind; if not, John Russel the Shoemaker. The learned Zepperus. De polit. Eccl. p. 186. lamenting the low and miserable estate of Religion, gives this for one reason of it; they make Ministros De extremitatibus populi, i. e. Sartoribus, Sutoribus, Idiotis, &c.

2. But there is a thing or two in particular which he cannot pass, they touch him so near. Mr Mather chargeth them with the sin of Jeroboam, but they are not concerned in, or with it.) The Text alluded to, is, 1 Kings 12. 31. the Original is, Jeroboam made Priests of the extremities of the People; both ends comprehend the whole (see Diensi•s in