The vvhipper vvhipt being a reply upon a scandalous pamphlet, called The whip, abusing that excellent work of Cornelius Burges, Dr in divinity, one of the Assembly of Divines, entituled, The fire of the sanctuary newly discovered / inserti authoris, Qui Mockat, Mockabitur.

D. Burges cap. 3. pag. 68. line 20.

It was long since the Zealous Complaint of a Holy Man, that men could no sooner get up their names in the world, and be able readily and confidently to muster up a few places of Scripture, nothing to the

purpose, but they thought themselves sufficient to en∣counter Moses himself, setting upon him as furiously as Dathan or Abiram ever did: Happy were this age, had it none of that Temper.

Cal.

But has that holy man no name, Doctor? or, was it your own self? The man we know not, but his Intentions are apparent; name∣ly, to conclude none able for the Ministry, but such as have first their Ordination from your popish Bishops, from whose imposition of hands, they presently receive the spirit; till then, being neither called nor qualified: brave Iuggling! when the laying on of Sy∣monaicall hands must enable a drunkard, or a whore-master, or worse, to preach the sacred Word, and administer the holy Sacra∣ments, who now, by the virtue of this Hocas pocas, hath a capacity to forgive sins, being (though formerly very ignorant) now gift∣ed more or lesse, according to the gift he brings; where they that are called by the secret working of Gods spirit, inwardly, enlightned by knowledge, and especiall Revelation, and able for Interpretation (though never gifted with tongues) were not permitted to exer∣cize their ministeriall Function: but imprisoned, persecuted, and pilloryed.

Repl.

True, Cal. you hit the intention right; and have so plainly discovered yours too, that every fool may reade it; and (being converted by you) approve it, too: wherein, you intimate, how needlesse, Ordination and Learning are, to qualify a Minister; and, that any, who finds himself gifted, may execute the Priest∣ly office. Tel me, Cal. may any, that hath skill to make a shoe, a hat, or a suite, professe the Trade, till he be made free? Your Halls say, no: Why? he hath skill in the Mistery, and his Ap∣prentiship is served! what hinders him, he cannot practice? His Master must make him free, and he must performe the City Ce∣remony. And shall the calling of a Minister be undertaken by every unexamined tagrag? Shall every Coblor, Feltmaker, or Taylour intrude into that honorable calling, and be judges of

their own sufficiency? and leave their lawfull Trades for un∣warrantable Professions, according to their own humerous Fan∣sies? Our bodyes, Cal. expect the help of the most rationall and authoriz'd Phisitians; but our soules can be content with every Emprick, and accept of every Theologicall Mountibank: As for our Bishops you tearme Popish, How many of them have lately forsaken (for their Conscience sake) their lively-hoods, and fled from the Popish faction in Ireland, hither, where, instead of charitable reliefe, they are thrasht and tribulated, with another Flayle?