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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.
This Evil Worker now applied himself unto the Anabaptists, with private Intimations, That for four or five years, he had been convinced in his Conscience, that their way was the Right way, and that he was now in some Trouble of Conscience for his having Delayed so long to Declare himself, but it should not now be long before he did. When Things were now become just Ripe, for the Devices of Satan, to take effect; behold, how the Wonderful Providence of Heaven defeated them! The Lord sent an Evil Spirit, between this man and the Anabaptists that had adhered unto him. Even They began to find their Eminent Worthy Stranger, Guilty of such Lying, and such Lewdness, and such Damnable Covetousness, (especially, when upon their not carrying Money to him, on a Lords-Day, wherein he Preached not, he flew out as I am told, like a Dragon, spitting this among other Fire, at them, I see, no longer Pipe, no longer Dance!) that they came to fear, he was a Cheat, and wished, they had never seen him. While things were thus operating, the Guilty Fellow having bubbled the silly Neighbours of incredible scores of Pounds, and thinking that the Answers of my Letters to Europe about him were not far off, all on the ⟨p. 46⟩sudden, he will be gone; and none of the charming offers that were made him, if he would continue, could procure his continuance any longer in the Country. He that had often told us, his coming from England, was with a purpose to see his Uncle in Virginia, whom it may be, no man else ever saw, now without one look towards Virginia, Ships himself to Return for England. But, God will no longer be mocked!
This Evil Worker now apply'd himself unto the Anabaptists, with private Intimations, That for four or five years, he had been convinced in his Conscience, that their way was the Right way, and that he was now in some Trouble of Conscience for his having Delay'd so long to Declare himself, but it should not now be long before he did. When Things were now become just Ripe, for the Devices of Satan, to take effect; behold, how the Wonderful Providence of Heaven defeated them! The Lord sent an Evil Spirit, between this man and the Anabaptists that had adhered unto him. Even They began to find their Eminent Worthy Stranger, Guilty of such Lying, and such Lewdness, and such Damnable Coveteousness, (especially, when upon their not carrying Money to him, on a Lords-Day, wherein he Preached not, he flew out as I am told, like a Dragon, spitting this among other Fire, at them, I see, no longer Pipe, no longer Dance!) that they came to fear, he was a Cheat, and wished, they had never seen him. While things were thus operating, the Guilty Fellow having bubbled the silly Neighbours of incredible scores of Pounds, and thinking that the Answers of my Letters to Europe about him were not far off, all on the