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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Letter: Boston, 25 d. 10 m. 1699. A LETTER, Containing a Remarkable HISTORY, OF AN Impostor.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
At last the malice went so far, that they began to throw into my House, insolent, bitter, bloody Libels, wherein, albeit the nameless Writers Confess A great Esteem for me, for my moderate Spirit towards them that differ from me, yet they now in most venomous Terms of Rage, flew upon me for my Reviling an Eminent Worthy Stranger, (as they express it) and Persecuting one who had the Root of the matter in him, and one who had now the Liberty of a more Unstained Pulpit, than any of those which had been denied him. All these, and many more such things, wherein I heard the Defaming of many, I bore, I hope, I may say, Silently, and Patiently, & it was a great Fault in me, if not Prayerfully: & if I did not set my self, to consider, What Holy Lessons were to be Learnt out of such Temptations: In which Lessons I should have been sufficiently Requited Good, for the Cursing of all the Shimei's in the Town. But, thought I, what Spirit possesses these Touchy Folks, that they can't let me be quiet? I do nothing to Disquiet them: Or, Does that Spirit see, that his Time is but Short, ere the Displeasure of Heaven, put this Boutefeu and his Disciples, to the Blush, which had been foretold unto them? Truly; Sir, I had no Remedy, ⟨p. 45⟩but humbly to carry my Complaints unto the Lord, who knew my Faithfulness.
At last the malice went so far, that they began to throw into my House, insolent, bitter, bloody Libels, wherein, albeit the nameless Writers Confess A great Esteem for me, for my moderate Spirit towards them that differ from me, yet they now in most venemous Terms of Rage, flew upon me for my Reviling an Eminent Worthy Stranger, (as they express it) and Persecuting one who had the Root of the matter in him, and one who had now the Liberty of a more Unstained Pulpit, than any of those which had been deny'd him. All these, and many more such things, wherein I heard the Defaming of many, I bore, I hope, I may say, Silently, and Patiently, & it was a great Fault in me, if not Prayerfully: & if I did not set my self, to consider, What Holy Lessons were to be Learnt out of such Temptations: In which Lessons I should have been sufficiently Requited Good, for the Cursing of all the Shimei's in the Town. But, thought I, what Spirit possesses these Touchy Folks, that they can't let me be quiet? I do nothing to Disquiet them: Or, Does that Spirit see, that his Time is but Short, e're the Displeasure of Heaven, put this Boutefeu and his Disciples, to the Blush, which had been foretold unto them? Truly; Syr, I had no Remedy,