Non-Specific Humans Woman Fanatics Man-Midwife Thief Shepherd Prosclyte A Catholic a Family Scullion The Greeks Men Copyholder The Pope
Proper Names Juvenal Lockier King Harry
Mythological Figures Devil Christ St. Peter
Animals Wolf Sheep Flock Fox Goose
[I]s one that takes the same Course, that the
IDevil (i) did in Paradise, he begins with the
Woman. He Despises all other (i)Fanatics (i) as Up-
starts, and values himself upon his Antiquity.
He is a Man-Midwife to the Soul, and is all
his Life-time in this World deluding it to the
next. (i) Christ (i) made St. (i) Peter (i) a Fisher of Men ;
but he believe it better to be a Fisher of Wo-
men, and so becomes a Woman's Apostle.
His Profession is to disguise himself, which he
does in Sheeps-Cloathing, that is, a Lay Habit ;
but whether, as a Wolf, a Thief or a Shep-
herd, is a great Question ; only this is certain,
that he had rather have one Sheep out of ano-
ther Man's Fold, that two out of his own.
He gathers his Church as (i) Fantaics do, yet des-
pises them for it, and keeps his Flock always in
Hurdles, to be removed at his Pleasure ; and
though their Souls be rotten or s*cabby with
142 #Center A POPISH PRIEST.
Hypocrisy, the Fleece is sure to be sound and
orthodox. He tars their Consciences with
Confession and Penance, but always keeps the
Wool, that he pulls from the Sore, to himself.
He never makes a Posclyte, but he (i) converts (i)
him to his very Shirt, and (i) turns (i) his Pockets
into the Bargain ; for he does nothing unless
his Purse prove a good (i) Catholic. (i) He never gets
within a Family, but he gets on the Top of it,
and governs all down to the Bottom of the
Cellar--He will not tolerate the Scullion un-
less he be othrodox, nor allow of the turning
of the Spit, but (i) in ordine ad Spiritualia. (i) His
(i) Dominion is not founded in Grace, (i) but Sin ; for he
keeps his Subjects in perfect Awe by being
acquainted with their most sacred Iniquities,
as (i) Juvenal (i) said of the (i) Greeks. (i)
#indent (i) Scire volunt secreta domus, atque in de timeri. (i)
By this means he holds Intelligence with their
own Consciences against themselves, and keeps
their very Thoughts in Slavery ; for Men com-
monly fear those that know any Evil of them,
and out of Shame give Way to them. He is
very cautious in venturing to attack any Man
by Way of Conversion, whose Weakness he is
not very well acquainted with ; and like the