THE COBBLERS END, Or His (LAST) SERMON, Being A true Relation of that SERMON, Which was preached in St. George's Church in Southwark By a Cobbler last Sabbath day, being the 12. of December, 1641. who most impudently, and insolently stepped up into the Pulpit, and broached his Brownistical & Erroneous Opinions to his Auditors.  
This is none of your lying Flashes,  
But all is most real Truth.  
His Text was taken out of the 30. Chapter of Esaiah, and the last verse. For the fire of Hell is ordained from the beginning, yea even for the King it is prepared. etc.  
London, Printed for I. H. 1641.   

The Cobbler's End: OR His (last) Sermon.  
THe Brownists are acknowledged to be the Caterpillars of Religion, who do daily strive to contaminate the sincere purity thereof; for they will not be exhorted by Apostolical confirmation, and Prophetical Institution of the sacred word of God, but according to the traditions of their own roving fancies they ordain no Orthodox, but Heretical opinions, and (that I may use their own words) as the spirit of Errors moves them, they will broach new Doctrine to their long eared Auditors. But lest I should seem to deviate from my intended subject, I will with out any digressing aberration proceed herein.  
There have been a six reptitious Lecture continued in Saint George's parish in Southwark, in the succession of about three weeks, and last Friday (being the appointed day for the aforementioned ●ectur● one Vincent preached there at the same parish, but his Doctrine was so Schismatical, that there was a great mutiny among the confluxe of the popular vulgar. Yet notwithstanding by the peculiar, & particular suggestions of some of the said parish, being of his own tribe, he was appointed to preach on the Sabbath day immediately succeeding without the general assent, on consent of all the Parishioners, and being supposed by his external gesture to be some Scholar, he had more admittance, than otherwise should have been granted him. And being confident of his resolute insolency, he nominated his text, and proceeded according to the Tenor of these words following.  

HIs text was taken out of the 30: Chapter of Esaiah, and the last verse. For the fire of Hell is ordained from the beginning, yea even for the King is it prepared, etc.  
Which words he said like the four rivers, that were divided into four heads to water the garden. So his Text was divided into three parts.  

1. The Damnation ordained.  
2. The time when, from the beginning.  
3. The disrespect of persons, yea for the King it is prepared.   
And thus he began with his first point, viz. the Damnation ordained: that all those who would not preach as Cobblers, and Tinkers, were damned. Secondly, that those who heard the book of Common-Prayer (being in their imaginary supposition Popish) were damned. Thirdly, that those, who would admit of Bishops, and such Romish priests were damned. Fourthly, that those who preached or prayed otherwise, than the spirit moved him, did offend God, & those that offend God should be damned, therefore by consequence, he that did not pray extempore, or preach according as the spirit shall enable him, shall without doubt be damned.  
And with that he cried, fire, fire, so vehemently, that I wonder some did not spit on his face to quench and extinquish the flaming fire of his lustful mind, and concupiscence. Then he proceeded to his second particular, viz. the time when from the beginning: and then he affirmed positively that all men were from the beginning pre-destinated to be damned. But this we know (as his other) is a main point of blasphemy. And moreover that no learning, either moral, or divine, was requisite for the Ministerial function, but altogether as the spirit moved them.  
And withal he gave his assertion, and direct astipulation to hear rather a Cobbler, Feltmaker, Tinker, Horserubber, as those reverend fathers, Mr Greene, Mr. Marler, Mr. Spencer, etc. then any other Scholar, who shall premeditate his Sermon.  
Thus he proceeded in his erroneous opinions, and heretical doctrine, scolding, and railing at all men, and all professions, that he could recall into his memory, still crying with a deplorable exclamation, fire, fire, but to what effect I know not, unless he himself did fear Hell-sire for his abominable, and scandalous words.  
But to omit many of his ridiculous proofs, he at length came to his third point of doctrine, viz The disrespect of persons, it is appointed for the King himself: but if I should describe in an apparent declaration each particular Schism, that he obstinately produced in this regard, I should be more blamed for expressing it, than he was for speaking it: yea, I should be more ashamed to demonstrate that, which he was not ashamed to declare.  
Therefore (judicious Reader) I omit the subsequence of his facinorous inference to your better mental reservation: neither will I rub the Cicatrix of this wound, lest it should bleed afresh. Wherefore when the alarm of his obstreperous tongue was ended in this prior division, he proceeded unto some other particulars, which were not less dangerous, and heretical in explication, than the former.  

First he affirmed that all Bishops were contrary to the word of God, and therefore Diabolical.  
Secondly, that the book of Common-Service was diducted out of the Popish Liturgy, and therefore ought not to be admitted, or have any approbate allowance in our public Assemblies, and Congregations.  
Thirdly, that every one might exercise the talon, according as the spirit shall enable them: for first, whatsoever comes from the spirit is truth. Secondly, the spirit cannot suggest a man amiss. Thirdly, that the spirit guides a man's thoughts to the right object of heavenly things. Fourthly, that he which is led by the spirit, is an absolute child of God.   
Therefore he did assure them to embrace all those good Admonitions, which he had declared unto them; for he would warrant them that they did all proceed from the holy spirit.  
Also, divers other things he did peremptory affirm in his Pulpit, all which would be too long for me to relate. Therefore lest I should trespass too far on your element patience, I will consummate all in a word, and conclude; While my daily prayers shall be, that the Parliament would take these premises into their grave consideration, etc.   

The Relation of the Combustion in Saint George his Parish in Southwark,  
LAst Sabbath Day, being the 12. day of December, Mr. Mason the Curate of the said Parish Church should have preached, and there were divers Brownistically intended, that had presented the name of one Vincent unto him to preach for him, who was a Cobbler living in Holborn, and the Curate asked him whether he head warrant or not to preach, he answered, that it was nothing to him, and he would preach in spite of his teeth. With that he crawled up into the Pulpit, like a Jackanapes, and preached there according to his wisdom, I should have said according as the spirit moved him. And after Sermon there was a great hurrying over the pews, and many came to defend him, and flinging a grey Coat over his shoulders, they covered his knavery. But the Churchwardens, the chiefest of the Parishioners, and especially Sir john Lentle, Justice of Peace, commanded that he should be apprehended: who is now to answer at the Common-counsel for his blasphemous words.   
FINIS.