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water_n	wind_n	wisdom_n	wise_a	39	3	6.6616	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49809	Dagon's fall before the Ark, or, The smoak of the bottomless pit scoured away by the breath of the Lords mouth, and by the brightness of his coming written primarily, as a testimony for the Lord, his wisdom ... : secondarily, as testimony against the old serpent his wisdom, which is foolishness with God ... : wherein as in a glass, teachers in schools and colledges may see their concern, neither Christian nor warrantable / by Thomas Lawson.	Lawson, Thomas, 1630-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing L724; ESTC R226480	38,604	101

Propagation of Plants by Roots Seeds Slips Layers Suckers by Grafting Inoculating Imping and of Geometry which one Proclus ascribes to to the Aegyptians who the River Nilus now and then overflowing confounding and disordering their Land-marks found out the use and benefit of Geometry by means of which every one came to be settled in their former and proper right I say were it not more Christian like that Children and Youth were instructed in the knowledge of the Lord of his Creation and of necessary and useful things whereby they might be qualified for the help benefit and advantage of others in their respective Generations then to be trained up in lascivious Poems wanton Comedies foolish Tragedies frivolous Fables Heathen Orations Pagan Philosophy being the Language of the old Serpent and of the smoak which darkened Sun and Air after the Primitive times Certainly saith Baptista Van Helmont in his Physick refined I could wish that the spring of Young-men might not hereafter be seasoned with such trifles and lying Sophistry they would learn in the seven years Arithmatick Mathamaticks Geography With the Circumstances of Seas Rivers Springs Mountains Provinces Minerals the property and custom of Nations Plants living Creatures c. So by way of recapitulation let me tell you the knowledge of the Lord of his Creation and of useful and necessary things I own and desire propagation thereof seeing in measure mans state and concern before Abbadon Apollyon the destroyer prevailed but the knowledge introduced by the old Serpent his Wisdom his Poems his Comedies vain Tragedies spoiling Philosophy Heathen Ethicks Physicks Metaphyficks as depriving and corrupting Youth I utterly deny Take the Testimony of the Reformer Martin Luther who said It is a serious thing a weighty thing that Youth be instructed in a Godly and in a Christian manner Obj. Didst not thou teach all usual School Authors how comest thou thus to inveigh against them I Answer true it is I taught these things being deeply plunged in the waters of Marah waters of bitterness but I found no peace therein but always entering into the Chamber of seriousness and commencing with the Lord in his Despensation of Grace to me committed I found the Mouth of Heaven open against them I saw them as the full and lothsome matter of an Ulcer as the Waters of Babylon transporting into the region of the shadow of death Spiritually a dead Sea in which no man can live unto God and though I used them after I knew them to be evil I had no peace therein but waited for a deliverance desiring of the Lord I might not dye therein in that heathenish muddy concern but he delivered me from the bewitchings of that Dalilah In secret retirements spiritual resignation the abomination and inchantments of the aforesaid is more and more discovered I have put off that Coat and have entertained a resolution never more to put it on I have washed my Feet how shall I be defiled therewith You that are bound with the delights bewitchings or profits of Heathenism of the seven liberal Arts or of any inventions of the Serpent as Samson was bound with seven green Wyths which he broke as a threed of Tow when it toucheth the Fire I tell you the Truth as it is in Jesus as the light which shines in darkness arises out of darkness and clears your understandings and gives you the knowledge of the excellency of Heavenly wisdom and of the danger of the wisdom from below in the lustre of this and in Heavenly strength received in it you will break asunder the seven green Wyths of the bewitching delights of Heathenism of Heathen learning and bear Testimony for an education of Youth in the knowledge of the Lord and of the Creation and of necessary things expedient for the accomplishment of Yougth for lawful and honest service in their respective Generation wherein as the Lord opens a door and encouragement is given I am ready to be serviceable being raised to that hope that Babylon must fall as in the particular so must he in the General and her Merchants cease Trading in her proud waves and that the knowledge which is Heaven-bred must cover the Earth as Water covers the Sea and that the wisdom which is from below must be scoured away as clouds before the wind so be wise and not pillars to support that putrified structure which the Lord is risen to overturn 't is not learning but unlawful learning not Schools but abuses and corruptions thereinto crept that this Testimony is against as the Intelligent Reader may understand CHAP. VI. Lastly A few Queries soberly proposed to the Consideration of such as Teach Heathen Authors in Christian Schools IF Adam and his posterity had kept the state of Innocency whether ever had we had wanton Poets and Poems lascivious Comedies feigned Tragedies frivolous Fables spoiling Philosophy yea or nay 2. Whether it ought to be the concern of Schoolmasters as of Ministers to eradicate or propagate what was introduced by the Author of the fall 3. Whether to have Teachers in every Parish vi armis as by force of arms to drive Heathenism into Youth be the way to eradicate the same yea or nay 4. Whether man was not created to eye his Creator and the Creation yea or nay 5. Whether the Serpent Prevalent over man laid not the foundation of another kingdom yea or nay 6. Whether wanton Poems lascivious Comedies and Tragedies frivolous Fables spoiling Philosophy taught in Schools be not the Language of that Kingdom yea or nay 7. Whether it be not a shame to Christian Schools and Colledges that Languages cannot or are not taught without being beholden to the Heathen yea or nay 8. Whether wanton Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy were taught to Youth in the Primitive Church before the fall of the Star from Heaven yea or nay 9. Whether wanton Poems lascivious Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy be not of the smoak that arose out of the bottomless pit which darkened the Sun and Air yea or nay 10. Whether wanton Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Phylosophy be not of the foam of that Sea which the beast arose out of yea or nay 11. Whether the Lord and his works which are wonderful be not sufficient to take up the short Age of man yea or nay 12. Whether wanton Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy be not of that knowledge which puffs up brought into the World through the breath of Satans Bellows yea or nay 13. Whether wanton Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Phylosophy were ever kindled in Christian Churches before the old Serpent kindled them by the breath of his Bellows yea or nay 14. Whether lascivious Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy be not of that wisdom which is earthly sensual and devillish yea or nay 15. Seeing all the Treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in Christ are they not deluded who seek the same at Aristotle's mouth or any other Heathen 16. Whether wanton Poems Heathen Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy and Idolatrous Traditions be not dregs of the Cup of Abomination and Fornication wherewith Kindreds Tongues and People were and are made drunk yea or nay 17. Whether such as Teach these things in Schools and Colledges be not the old Serpents Cooks preparing a deadly dish yea or nay 18. Whether such as Teach these Heathen things be not eating the forbidden Fruit yea or nay 19. Whether it be not Idolatry to Teach that Mars is the god of War Bacchus the god of Wine Apollo the god of wisdom yea or nay 20. Whether Teachers of a plurality of Gods be not transgressors of the Law of Moses and of the Gospel yea or nay 21. Whether God-fathers and God-mothers so called that vow that such and such Children shall forsake the Devil and all his works pomps and vanities yet concern themselves for their Education in lascivious Poems Comedies Tragedies Fables spoiling Philosophy be Vow keepers or Vow breakers 22. Whether such as are concerned in Teaching wanton Heathen Authors are not concern'd to keep that alive which Christ comes to destroy yea or nay 23. Whether such as Teach Heathenism in Schools or Colledges do not labour to keep the Sun and Air darkened by the smoak of the pit yea or nay 24. What is the great Star called Wormwood which fell upon the Rivers and Fountains of Waters and what are the Waters made bitter whereof many dyed mentioned Revel the 8th In Learning of Languages wholesome sound savoury useful and necessary matter being Learned a double advantage as was said before accrues to the Learner Pura decent puerum faedis eatemperat aetas A vitiis puerum nil nisi pura decent Virtutum dulces pueris infunde liquores Et mores aetas promet adulta bonos T. L.