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A warning to the flocks against wolves in sheeps clothing. Or, A faithful advice,…A warning to the flocks against wolves in sheeps cloathing. Or, A faithful advice,…
A warning to the flocks against wolves in sheeps clothing. Or, A faithful advice, from several ministers of the Gospel, in and near Boston, unto the churches of New-England, relating to the dangers that may arise from impostors, pretending to be ministers. : With a brief history of some impostors, remarkably and seasonably detected written, by one of the ministers in Boston, to assert that advice, and prevent future mischiefs. : [Five lines of Scripture texts]A warning to the flocks against wolves in sheeps cloathing. Or, A faithful advice, from several ministers of the Gospel, in and near Boston, unto the churches of New-England, relating to the dangers that may arise from impostors, pretending to be ministers. : With a brief history of some impostors, remarkably and seasonably detected written, by one of the ministers in Boston, to assert that advice, and prevent future mischiefs. : [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by B. Green and J. Allen, 1700
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One of the Ministers, in Boston, immediately sent after him, a Letter under a flying Seal, Solemnly charging him, to leave off the presumptuous and Blasphemous course, that he had thus taken up, and return unto his ⟨p. 21⟩Family and Employment; and giving him to understand, that the Justices every where should be informed of him, as being, A Vagabond. Hereupon, the Vagabond, as I am told, changed his Name into Berry, & Ran away to a place called, Cape May, where I am also told, the people were so Bewitched with him, that they were almost ready to tear in pieces any man, that should speak diminutively of him.
One of the Ministers, in Boston, immediately sent after him, a Letter under a flying Seal, Solemnly charging him, to leave off the presumpteous and Blasphemous course, that he had thus taken up, and return unto his ⟨p. 21⟩Family and Employment; and giving him to understand, that the Justices every where should be informed of him, as being, A Vagabond. Hereupon, the Vagabond, as I am told, changed his Name into Berry, & Ran away to a place called, Cape May, where I am also told, the people were so Bewitched with him, that they were almost ready to tear in pieces any man, that should speak diminutively of him.
§ 7. BUT tho' this Bird flew away to the Southward, unto Cape May, another, whose pretended Name was May came upon this Coast about the same Time. And on that Occasion, an Excellent and Ingenious person, wrote unto me such passages as these.
May uses to prove Pleasant and Healthy; but the Mob are wont to Dance, at the Entrance of it, let it prove how it will. Mr. Parker used to say, The people love to Tap a New Barrel. I think, I once told you of E. F. and M. J. but lest I have not, I'll give you a word of each.