The asses complaint against Balaam; or, The cry of the country against ignorant and scandalous ministers.
Griffin, Lewis.
1661
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The asses complaint against Balaam; or, The cry of the country against ignorant and scandalous ministers.
Griffin, Lewis.
1 sheet ([1] p.)
s.n.,
[London :
1661]
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THE
Asses
Complaint
against
Balaam
;
Or
the
Cry
of
the
COUNTRY
AGAINST
Ignorant
and
Scandalous
Ministers
.
To
the
Reverend
Bishops
.
YEE
mitred
Members
of
the
House
of
Peers
,
The
Kings
Churchwardens
,
and
Gods
Overseers
,
Fathers
in
Christ
,
we
your
poor
Children
cry
Oh
give
us
Bread
of
Life
,
or
else
we
die
.
For
we
are
burd'ned
with
our
old
Sir
Johns
,
Who
when
we
ask
for
Bread
do
give
us
stones
;
And
only
cant
a
Homily
or
two
,
Which
Daws
and
Parrots
may
be
taught
to
doe
;
Drunkards
Cannonicall
,
Vnhallowed
Bears
,
That
name
God
oftner
in
their
oaths
then
Prayers
.
Into
what
darknesse
will
our
Church
be
hurld
If
such
as
these
be
call'd
The
light
o
th'
World
?
These
that
have
nought
to
prove
themselves
devout
Save
only
this
,
That
Cromwell
turnd
them
out
.
Mistake
us
not
,
we
do
not
mean
those
loyall
And
learned
soules
,
who
in
the
fiery
tryall
Sufferd
for
King
and
conscience
sake
,
let
such
Have
double
honour
,
we
shall
nere
think
much
;
But
this
our
tender
conscience
disapproves
,
That
Ravens
should
return
as
well
as
Doves
;
And
croak
in
Pulpits
once
again
to
bring
A
second
Judgment
on
our
Church
and
King.
Though
England
doth
not
fear
another
losse
,
'
Cause
God
hath
burnd
his
Rods
at
Charing
crosse
;
Yet
Clergy
sins
may
call
him
to
the
Doore
Ev'n
him
who
whip'd
and
scourg'd
them
out
before
.
Oh
therefore
ye
that
read
the
sacred
Laws
Eject
their
Persons
,
and
disown
their
cause
:
God
,
and
the
King
have
both
condemud
this
crew
,
Then
let
them
not
be
patroniz'd
by
you
.
'T
is
not
their
Cassocks
,
not
their
Surplices
We
quarrell
at
,
there
is
no
hurt
in
these
;
We
owh
their
Decency
,
yet
every
Foole
Cannot
be
call'd
a
Monk
that
weares
a
Cowle
;
Were
grace
,
and
learning
wanting
(
by
your
leaves
)
We
would
not
pin
our
faith
on
your
Lawn
sleeves
;
'T
is
Aarons
breastplate
,
and
those
sacred
words
Become
a
Churchman
best
,
THAT
THAT
my
Lords
Which
pious
Baxter
makes
his
livery
,
VVould
all
our
Curates
were
but
such
as
he
!
Pardon
my
Lords
,
we
do
not
make
this
stir
To
vindicate
the
factious
Presbyter
;
We
hate
his
ways
,
and
equally
disown
The
zealous
Rebell
,
as
the
Idle
Droan
;
And
beg
as
oft
to
be
deliver'd
from
The
Kirk
of
Scotland
,
as
the
Sea
of
Rome
;
We
pray
for
Bishops
too
,
Oh
may
ye
stand
To
heale
the
sad
distractions
of
the
Land
;
Then
give
us
Priests
loyall
and
painfull
too
,
To
give
to
Caefar
,
and
to
us
our
due
.
God
save
King
Charles
our
Christian
faiths
Defender
,
And
bring
Religion
to
its
wonted
Splendour
.
ADVERTISEMENT
.
LOyall
and
Orthodox
Reader
,
Judg
charitably
,
I
am
ne'ther
Presbyterian
,
nor
Phanatick
,
but
as
true
a
Son
of
the
Church
of
England
as
thy self
;
for
thy
further
satisfaction
,
I
shall
(
God
willing
)
present
thee
with
an
other
paper
,
to
clear
my
honesrintention
in
this
.
Lewis
Griffin
.