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ANd in this particular they do not only Equall but outstrip the very Papists, for they hold only, That Ignorance is the Mother of Devoti∣on, yet they debar not Knowledge from their Preists, but these as well Speakers as Hearers, exclude All Knowledge and condemn it, sure they are no kin to Egyptians, for they were fearfull at their three days
Darknesse, these applaud it. they have some affinity to Bats Night Ra∣vens, and Owles, for they love Night better then Day, so these Dark∣ness rather then Light: They are not of Salomons mind, for he prayed for Wisdome and Knowledge and Ʋnderstanding; but these prate and preach against It: They cannot endure any Schoolmasters, because they Whip their Disciples for their Ignorance, they are utter Enemies to the society of Almanack Makers; because they discourse only of the Starrs, and the Heavens: And these never intend to trouble that place. They praise Greenland to be a very gallant Country, because ther is more Dark∣ness than Light, and there•• good store of their fellow Creatures, they live there as Bears and Foxes may go together, tis reported they intend to plant there, only they doubt the Bears, as the better Creatures will not yeild them Possession, tis thought its high time for them to be gon, for they have playd such Fox-tricks here, that our Country is weary of them, they hold that place of Scripture to be Apochypha, My Son, get Knowledge, and above all get Ʋnderstanding, they regard not knowledge because the Apostle Paul sayes, Knowledge puffs up, They applaud that for an excellent sentence of Agrippa unto Paul, Too much Learning hath made thee mad, and yet these are mad & yet without learning: they care not for that place of Scripture, which sayes, If the blind lead the blind they both fall into the ditch, and because the Scriptures do so much speak against Ignorance, the speak as much against Them, yet as ignorant as they be, they presume to Teach the learned and greatest Magistrates, who so bold as blind Byard, to conclude these, surely they were bred neere Dunstable, they are the Snuffers against Magistracy, they cannot endure to hear of the Schooles of the Prophets, they are like Naash the Ammonite desire to put out the Eyes of all Israel, they are clean contrary to God and Good men, for God, is Light, and his Chrildren are of the Light, these love Ignorance and affect Darknesse, but to proceed to the next; and that is.