The trial of spirits, both in teachers and hearers. Testified from the Word of God to the University congregations in Cambridge. By William Dell, minister of the Gospel, and master of Convil and Caius College in Cambridge. Whereunto is added, a plain and necessary confutation of divers gross errors deliver'd by Mr. Sydrach Simpson, in a sermon preach'd to the same congregation at at the commencement, Anno 1653. Wherein (among other things) is declared, that the universities (according to their present statnies and practices) are not (as he affirmed) answerable to the schools of the prophets in the time of the law; but rather to the idolatrous high places. And human learning is not a preparation appointed by Christ, either for the right understanding, or right teaching the Gospel. With a brief testimony against divinity-degrees in the universities. As also Luther's testimony at large upon the whole matter. and lastly, the right reformation of learning, schools and universities, according to the state of the Gospel, and the light that shines therein.

Date:

1759