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[ 908] Prejudice in Judgement, very dangerous.

THe mad Athenian standing upon the shore,* 1.1 thought every Ship that came into the Harbour to be his own: Pythagoras Schollars were so trained up to think all things were constituted of Nombers, that they thought they saw Nom∣bers in every thing: Thus prejudice in judgement, and prejudicate opinions, like co∣loured Glass, make every thing to seem to be of the same colour, when they are look∣ed through; And it is most true, that when Men have once mancipated their Iudge∣ments to this or that error, then they think every thing hits right, whether pro or con, that is in their fancy; all the places of Scripture that they read, all the doctri∣nall parts of Sermons that they hear, make for their purpose; and thus they run into monstrous absurdities, and dangers inevitable.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ro. Willam's Serm. at Visi∣ta••. in Essex, 1627.