from the Lords Sabboths, such by whom the Lord is prophained, such as daub•• with untempered Morter, such as see vanity, and divine lyes; that say, Thus saith the Lord God, when the Lord hath not spoken; such as feed themselves with the flocke, cloath themselves with the wooll, and kill such as are fed, but feed not the flock; such as have not strengthened the diseased, have not healed that which was sick, nor bound up that which was broken, nor brought againe that which was driven away, nor sought that which was lost; but are such that by force and violence have ruled over them, such as teach for hire, and Divine for money.
And as these sorts of Prophets were contemners, and despisers of the Doctrine of the true Prophets of God, meerly seeking their owne advantage, so also doth the same Spirit foretell, that there shall in the last times arise such a sort of people, who shall also bend all their endeavours to contaminate the true Ministers of the Gospell, as wil also evidently appeare by the Writings of the Apostles; and to this purpose the Apostle Peter acquainteth us, that as there were false Prophets amongst the Brethren, even so there shall be false Teachers in the latter times, which shall main∣taine moct damnable Heresies, and bring upon themselves swift de∣struction; yea many (saith he) shall follow their pernitious wayes, by reason of whom, the way of truth shall be evill spoken of, and through covitousnesse shall they with unfained words, make Merchandise of you. Againe he saith, There shall come in the last dayes scoffers, walking after their owne lusts, and speaking per∣verse things.