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 Dedication Title. To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM, Earle of PEMBROKE, &c.

Calumniator.

Popery, and Superstition at the first dash! Dedication is a meer Popish Ceremony, begun by the Antichristian Hierarchy, derived from deo and dicatio, which is a vowing to God: It was first used when Steeplehouses, or Meeting-places were built, which Papists call Churches, dedicating them to God; or to those they honoured as much, Saints, whereof some of them are now roring in hell; un∣der which pretence, they juggled holynesse into them, more then into Barnes or Stables: Now this Book the Doctor dedicates to the Earle of Pembroke, whereby he secretly acknowledges him ei∣ther a God, or a Saint; If a God, he blasphemes; If a Saint, he lyes; for he was a Courtier, and preferd the King before the Elect;

whereas Saints imitate God, and should be no Respecters of per∣sons; in whose eyes, Kings and Subjects are alike.

Replyer.

When Ignorance hath shot forth her shady leaves, how quick∣ly Impiety budds! and, then, how suddenly Rebellion blossoms! Ignorance first taught thee a false Etimologie of a word; then, Impiety suggests a slight estimation of a Church; and then, Re∣bellion insinuates a disreputation of a King. Now, one lash more at schoole, would have helpt all this, by curing that Ignorance, and letting you know, that Dedication is derived from De, (here taken perfectivè) and dicatio, (which is an offering or a presen∣tation) which two words, joyned, carry the sense of a full or totall presentation of this Book to whom he presented it. Now Cal. where's the Blasphemic? or where's the Lye? Let them even both returne to the base mouth from whence they came; And that one lash more which might have cured thy Igno∣rance, in time, might save Gregory some labour; and thee, some paines, in an undedicated Meeting-place.