5 THEIR PRESƲMPTION.
THey have made their foreheads as hard as an Adamant, blu•…•…sh they will not, they are so impudent; ••'st not presumption to exclude all o∣thers from Communion with God, and only include themselves? to as∣sume an Office so high, without any lawfull Commission? to run furi∣ously not being sent? to presse impudently into the Wedding roome not being calld, nor having on a Wedding Garment? to sit the highest with out the leave of the master of the Feast? to undertake to teach others who were never learned themselves? to impropriate that to themselves, which is denyed to none? to brag of the assurance of Gods favour to them∣selves and that rather merited then given freely, and to debar all o∣thers from it? to esteem all others as drosse, and themselves the pure gold? they are much like theives that steal and take away other mens Goods, but at last hang for it, they are like to Froth cork, and black soape, strive to be uppermost, they as those wicked ones in Psal. 12. say, Our tongues are our own, who is Lord over Ʋs, they presume all our Ma∣gistrates are asleep, and so they may play their pranks, Other mens In∣dulgency and forbearance sets them on float, they are worse then the Scribes and Pharisees, for though they sate in Moses chair, yet that place belonged to them: but these rail at all that are lawfully in it; and take it to themselves, they hold all to be black but themselves, surely they are pur∣blind for they looke not on any man aright, they would perswade men that none live in the sun but themselves, nor are worthy of it because not of their New-found Land way; they are much like Icarus, will be flying though it be with waxen wings, and be drowned; or like Phaeton, will be in the Chariot of State, though they break their necks in the conclusion, They give our, their care is so much for Heaven, that they give no respect to men upon Earth; One would take them to be good fellowes, for they make all, and account the best of men scarce their fellowes, they are much like to flyes and gnats, play so busily about the Candle, till at last they burn their wings and themselves; these are the true preists of Baal, for they do Baul to the purpose; in breif, because they are not punished, they think they are not punishable; they intrench upon all mens jurisdi∣ctions