Funebria floræ the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrates, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudenesse of people in this kind, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists for the time refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the cloze, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton.
Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.
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Funebria floræ the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrates, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudenesse of people in this kind, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists for the time refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the cloze, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton.
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FVNEBRIA
FLORAE
,
THE
Downfall
of
May-Games
:
WHEREIN
Is
set
forth
the
rudeness
,
prophaneness
,
stealing
,
drinking
,
fighting
,
dancing
,
whoring
,
mis-rule
,
mis-spence
of
precious
time
,
contempt
of
God
,
and
godly
Magistrates
,
Ministers
and
People
,
which
oppose
the
Rascality
and
rout
,
in
this
their
open
prophanenesse
,
and
Heathenish
Customs
.
Occasioned
by
the
generall
complaint
of
the
rudenesse
of
people
in
this
kind
,
in
this
Interval
of
settlement
.
Here
you
have
Twenty
Arguments
against
these
prophane
Sports
,
and
all
the
Cavills
made
by
the
Belialists
of
the
Time
refelled
and
Answered
.
Together
with
an
Addition
of
some
Verses
in
the
cloze
,
for
the
delight
of
the
ingenious
Reader
.
By
THO.
HALL
,
B.
D.
and
Pastor
of
Kings-norton
.
The
Third
Edition
Corrected
.
Yee
shall
keep
mine
Ordinances
,
that
yee
commit
not
any
of
those
abominable
Customs
,
which
were
committed
before
you
,
and
that
yee
defile
not
your selves
therein
;
I
am
the
Lord
,
Levit.
18.
30.
The
Customs
of
the
people
are
vain
,
Jer.
10.
3.
Populi
plaudunt
non
consultoribus
utilitatum
suarum
,
sed
largitoribus
Voluptatum
,
Aug.
de
Civit.
Dei
,
l.
2.
c.
20.
Bona
conscientia
prodire
vult
&
conspici
,
ipsas
nequitia
tenebras
timet
,
Seneca
Epist
.
98.
LONDON
,
Printed
for
Henry
Mortlock
,
at
the
Phoenix
in
St.
Pauls
Church-yard
,
near
the
Little
North-door
.
1661.
An
unknown
Friend
,
to
the
known
,
and
knowing
Author
,
upon
his
judicial
proceedings
against
the
MAY-POLE
.
NOw
six
times
two
impannell'd
are
to
pass
[
Alas
poor
Flora
!
]
upon
one
a
Goddess
.
Flora
complains
,
'
gainst
her
there
's
greater
odds
,
Than
when
one
b
Girl
assaulted
by
two
gods
,
And
challengeth
your
Jury
;
the
whole
List
,
Shee
sayes
,
was
pack'd
by
a
Misogynist
.
Bold
c
Caro
pleads
her
cause
,
and
speaks
her
fears
,
Because
you
do
not
try
her
by
her
Peers
,
That
y'
are
unjust
,
and
quotes
our
Old
Laws
for
't
,
The
Curtizan
excepts
against
the
Court
:
No
jurisdiction
of
Pres-ter-John
Ere
reach'd
the
skirts
of
this
our
Curtizan
.
Hold
then
,
cries
d
Maechus
,
e
Porneius
is
another
,
Who
with
f
Aselges
,
their
lascivious
brother
,
Pretend
to
guard
their
Deity
,
and
do
With
zeal
,
as
you
the
Schools
and
Pulpit
too
.
Whilst
g
Methos
marching
with
the
May-pole
rout
,
In
rescue
of
the
Pris'ner
,
does
not
doubt
T'protect
th'Protectrix
of
their
fruit
and
flowers
,
By
watring
weeds
,
with
most
intemperate
showers
.
Adjourn
your
Court
then
,
lest
it
prove
your
fate
,
To
pull
the
May-pole
down
upon
your
pate
.
A
tree
once
danger'd
h
Horace
by
its
fall
,
As
he
scap'd
then
,
so
now
I
wish
may
Hall.
Nor
for
these
Ranters
is
my
option
worse
,
Than
that
they
may
mount
Hamans
wooden
horse
;
That
who
with
Flora
sin
under
th'
green
tree
,
May
suffer
for
her
upon
that
that
's
dry
.
Tuus
Antifloralis
.
To
the
ingenious
Author
upon
his
Judicial
Proceedings
against
Dame
Flora.
INstead
of
Directory
Satues
,
when
I
found
Poles
rais'd
so
high
,
as
if
they'd
been
To
entertain
the
Cuckow
,
or
to
vye
The
clouds
that
in
the
Heavens
lowest
flye
;
I'gan
t'
thing
whither
at
length
I
should
come
,
To
reform'd
London
,
or
to
Popish
Rome
.
Aron
I
found
my self
in
London
,
and
Unsatisfi'd
as
yet
,
began
t'
demand
Th'
original
of
May-poles
,
where
I
found
Their
Author
Flora
was
,
and
Rome
their
ground
.
A
Declaration
there
was
entred
by
A
pert
Divine
,
shewing
th'
Idolatry
Of
such
Erections
:
h'
does
a
Jury
call
,
That
his
proceedings
might
bee
legal
all
.
It
is
the
speech
of
those
who
chose
each
light
A
fresh
god
,
whom
to
worship
until
night
,
This
thing
this
day
my
Deity
shall
bee
,
To
morrow
,
as
't
was
yesterday
a
tree
.
Wee
shall
invert
the
words
:
a
tree
to
day
,
To
morrow
wee
shall
to
it
worship
pay
.
A
bush
to
day
,
to
morrow
will
begin
To
have
th'
respect
of
him
that
dwelt
therein
.
But
loe
Jerubbaal
comes
in
his
might
,
(
With
open
zeal
,
not
Gideon-like
,
i
th'
night
)
Attended
,
not
with
ten
men
of
his
own
,
But
a
full
Jury
of
the
great'st
renown
,
And
fells
the
Grove
.
Go
on
brave
spirit
,
until
Idolatrous
Midian
understand
thy
skill
,
And
all
the
superstitious
crew
do
feel
The
mortal
fruits
of
thy
enraged
steel
.
This
is
no
Frog-fight
,
but
the
Eunuch's
zeal
,
Grapling
with
proud
and
painted
Jezabel
.
Beriah
Antistorali
.
THE
DOVVNFALL
OF
MAY-GAMES
.
THe
times
wee
live
in
of
late
have
been
very
Tropical
,
and
full
of
turnings
,
and
too
many
,
like
Weathercocks
,
have
turned
with
them
.
Lately
men
were
exorbitant
,
and
did
run
out
into
extream
opinions
;
now
they
are
exorbitant
,
and
run
out
into
extream
practices
:
Before
men
were
fanatick
and
wilde
in
their
Principles
;
now
men
are
fanatick
and
frantick
in
Practicals
;
they
rant
,
they
roar
,
they
sing
,
they
swear
,
they
drink
,
they
dance
,
they
whore
,
they
lye
,
they
scoff
;
yea
,
some
there
are
(
I
hope
they
are
not
many
)
that
put
their
own
blood
into
their
drink
,
and
then
drink
a
health
to
the
King
,
and
to
the
confusion
of
Sion
and
its
King
;
this
is
reported
to
mee
by
persons
of
good
repute
;
if
this
bee
true
,
as
sure
as
God
is
just
and
true
,
hee
will
bee
avenged
on
the
actors
of
such
horrid
blasphemy
.
Lately
wee
were
troubled
with
White
Devils
,
who
under
pretence
of
extraordinary
sanctity
,
published
open
Heresie
and
Blasphemy
against
God
,
his
Word
,
his
Works
,
and
Ordinances
;
now
wee
run
madding
on
the
other
hand
,
and
are
like
to
be
troubled
with
Black
Devils
,
viz.
blasphemous
Drunkards
,
blasphemons
Health-drinkers
,
blasphemous
Persecutors
,
scorners
of
Piety
,
Sabbath-prophaners
,
observers
of
superstitious
and
heathenish
customes
,
&c.
These
old
Beelzebubs
begin
to
put
out
their
horns
again
;
I
doubt
not
but
the
Lord
in
his
due
time
will
raise
up
the
Honourable
Houses
of
Parliament
,
as
Carpenters
to
saw
off
these
horns
,
Zach.
2.
19
,
20
,
21.
else
those
that
have
power
in
their
hands
to
cut
off
these
horns
of
the
wicked
,
and
yet
will
not
,
they
must
wear
them
.
Qui
non
vetat
peccare
cum
potest
,
jubet
.
'T
was
the
sin
of
Israel
that
when
the
Lord
by
a
signal
hand
of
providence
had
delivered
them
from
their
Egy●tian
bondage
,
yet
they
returned
in
their
hearts
,
and
desires
into
Egypt
again
,
Act.
7.
39.
and
longed
to
bee
at
their
Garlick
and
Onions
,
and
Flesh-pots
there
,
Numb
.
11.
4
,
5.
and
this
brought
a
very
great
plague
upon
them
,
vers
.
33.
The
Lord
commanded
Moses
to
bid
the
people
go
forward
,
Exod.
14.
15.
hee
loves
to
have
his
people
go
on
in
waies
of
piety
and
obedience
,
but
if
they
once
go
backward
,
hee
will
destroy
them
,
Isa
.
1.
4.
They
have
forsaken
the
Lord
,
and
are
gone
away
backward
.
See
what
follows
,
vers
.
7.
Their
Country
is
desolate
,
their
Cities
are
burnt
with
fire
,
and
strangers
devour
their
Land
in
their
presence
.
And
what
can
Englaud
expect
,
if
it
go
on
in
Apostasie
(
as
it
hath
done
of
late
)
both
in
doctrine
and
manners
,
but
the
sword
,
pestilence
and
famine
,
and
all
other
fearful
judgements
;
that
as
wee
have
been
notorious
for
sin
,
so
now
wee
should
be
notorious
for
suffering
?
Could
wee
but
once
keep
the
narrow
way
of
life
,
without
turning
to
the
right
hand
or
the
left
,
wee
might
yet
bee
an
happy
people
,
Josh
.
1.
8.
The
way
to
Heaven
,
is
like
the
way
over
a
narrow
bridge
,
under
which
is
a
great
gulf
,
into
which
a
man
may
fall
by
going
too
much
on
the
right
hand
,
or
too
much
on
the
left
hand
;
and
to
say
truth
,
the
Devil
cares
not
much
on
which
hand
men
fall
into
Hell
,
so
hee
can
but
get
them
thither
.
Wee
all
condemn
prophane
principles
,
but
a
man
may
go
to
Hell
sooner
for
prophane
practices
,
for
these
generate
prophane
principles
;
when
men
lead
lewd
lives
,
then
they
invent
lewd
and
licentious
Tenents
to
defend
their
lewd
and
loose
practices
;
as
wee
see
in
Popery
and
Quakerism
,
and
this
brings
men
at
last
to
love
and
desire
prophane
Preachers
,
and
such
as
will
sing
placentia
,
and
claw
their
sensual
itch
,
and
then
they
perish
without
remedy
,
Prov.
29.
18.
Isa
.
30.
9
,
10.
The
Prophet
Jeremy
complains
of
some
in
his
time
,
that
were
mad
on
Idols
,
Jer.
50.
38.
and
wee
have
those
in
our
times
that
are
mad
on
May-poles
,
Morrice-dancing
,
Drinking
Healths
on
their
knees
,
yea
in
their
Hats
(
as
in
the
University
by
Scholars
,
&c.
)
doating
on
old
,
superstitious
,
prophane
customes
,
returning
with
the
dogs
of
the
world
to
lick
up
that
filth
which
seemingly
they
had
long
since
vomited
up
.
And
all
this
acted
presumptuously
with
an
high
hand
,
against
much
light
and
love
,
against
many
wooings
and
warnings
,
against
many
prayers
and
vows
to
the
contrary
,
what
could
the
Lord
do
more
for
England
than
hee
hath
done
,
and
what
could
wee
do
more
against
him
,
than
wee
have
done
?
had
hee
been
our
deadly
enemy
,
wee
could
not
have
acted
more
vilely
&
villanously
against
him
,
both
in
our
principles
,
and
in
our
practices
,
than
many
of
us
have
done
;
and
if
after
all
Gods
cost
and
care
,
instead
of
the
grapes
of
obedience
,
we
bring
forth
the
wilde
grapes
of
disobedience
and
rebellion
,
we
shall
provoke
the
Lord
to
pull
up
the
hedge
,
to
let
in
the
wilde
beasts
,
and
to
consume
us
after
hee
hath
done
us
good
,
and
to
repent
of
all
the
mercies
which
hee
hath
bestowed
upon
us
.
Hee
will
take
away
his
Gospel
,
with
all
those
blessings
which
accompany
it
,
and
then
woe
unto
us
when
the
Lord
departs
from
us
,
Hos
.
9.
12.
When
God
goes
from
a
people
,
peace
goes
,
protection
goes
,
comfort
goes
,
health
,
wealth
,
and
glory
goes
.
I
do
verily
beleeve
there
hath
been
a
greater
flood
of
open
prophaneness
in
ten
weeks
past
,
than
in
ten
years
before
.
Do
wee
thus
requite
the
Lord
O
foolish
and
unwise
!
Is
this
the
thanks
wee
give
him
for
an
hundred
years
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
and
for
those
signal
mercies
in
bringing
down
blasphemers
,
and
Anarchical
ones
without
blood
shed
,
or
almost
a
blow
struck
.
As
King
Achish
said
sometimes
,
Have
I
need
of
Mad-men
?
So
may
I
say
,
Shall
we
have
Mad-men
still
?
shall
we
never
come
to
our
wits
again
,
living
soberly
,
righteously
and
religiously
?
When
shall
wee
once
be
sound
in
judgement
,
sincere
in
affection
,
and
unspotted
in
our
conversations
,
answering
our
Gospel
light
with
Gospel
lives
;
and
our
Gospel-principles
,
with
Gospel-practices
,
that
all
our
teaching
may
rise
at
the
last
day
for
our
justification
,
&
not
for
our
confusion
.
This
open
prophaneness
is
a
great
heart-breaking
to
the
faithful
Ministers
of
Christ
,
and
makes
them
cry
in
the
bitterness
of
their
spirits
,
Who
hath
beleeved
our
report
,
and
to
whom
is
the
arm
of
the
Lord
revealed
?
We
have
laboured
in
vain
,
and
spent
our
strength
in
vain
.
If
Moses
were
angry
when
he
saw
the
people
dance
about
a
Golden-calf
,
well
may
we
be
angry
to
see
people
dancing
the
Morrice
about
a
post
,
in
honor
of
a
whore
,
as
you
shall
see
anon
.
The
world
begins
to
loathe
Gods
Mannah
,
they
are
weary
of
preaching
,
and
sick
of
Sermons
;
and
therefore
't
is
just
with
God
to
ease
them
of
such
burdens
,
and
to
lay
upon
them
the
heavy
yoak
of
cruel
and
tyrannical
men
,
that
they
may
know
the
difference
between
Gods
service
,
and
the
service
of
the
Nations
.
Men
begin
to
cry
out
.
Isaiah
is
too
bold
,
Jeremy
too
harsh
,
Amos
is
too
plain
,
hee
must
go
further
off
.
'T
is
these
precise
Lots
that
will
not
let
the
people
go
quietly
to
Hell
,
that
are
the
troublers
of
Israel
;
if
once
they
could
but
bee
shut
of
them
then
they
might
sing
,
and
swear
,
and
rant
and
roar
,
and
be
as
safe
as
Sodom
was
when
Lot
was
gone
out
of
it
.
Let
such
prophane
ones
know
,
that
if
the
Lord
should
in
judgement
once
remove
his
faithful
Ministers
from
an
ungrateful
world
,
woes
and
sorrows
would
soon
surprize
them
.
The
glory
would
soon
depart
from
England
,
if
once
the
Ark
of
God
were
taken
.
'T
is
Liberty
,
Liberty
,
Liberty
,
that
wicked
men
long
for
.
As
many
men
were
lately
for
Liberty
,
and
tolleration
of
all
opinions
,
so
many
are
now
for
liberty
,
for
all
licentious
practices
and
if
these
be
not
restrained
by
the
Magistrate
,
who
must
not
bear
the
sword
in
vain
,
especially
towards
such
sons
of
Belial
,
God
will
take
the
sword
into
his
own
hand
,
and
will
proclaim
a
Liberty
for
such
Libertines
,
to
the
sword
,
to
the
pestilence
,
and
to
the
famine
,
and
as
hee
hath
wonderfully
brought
down
those
that
were
for
all
evil
opinions
;
so
hee
will
(
in
his
due
time
)
bring
down
those
that
are
for
all
evil
practices
,
—
Deus
dabit
his
quoque
finem
,
&
funem
.
It
hath
cost
mee
some
pains
to
finde
out
the
Original
of
these
prophane
revels
,
when
people
shall
understand
the
sinful
rise
and
tendency
of
them
;
I
beleeve
there
is
no
sober
man
but
will
abhor
them
.
The
Lacedaemonians
the
better
to
deter
their
children
from
drunkenness
,
would
bring
forth
a
Drunkard
,
and
lay
him
before
them
,
that
so
they
seeing
his
beastly
condition
,
might
learn
to
loathe
that
sinning
sin
of
Drunkenness
;
I
have
presented
these
●e●e●●icious
practices
naked
to
thy
view
,
that
thou
mayest
be
brought
to
an
utter
detestation
of
them
;
for
the
very
rehearsal
of
them
is
a
good
part
of
their
confutation
,
Haec
recitasse
est
re●●tasse
.
It
would
be
a
work
well
beseeming
the
Parliament
,
to
improve
the
power
which
providence
hath
put
into
their
hands
,
for
the
stopping
of
that
general
prophaneness
which
hath
over-spread
the
Land
;
and
to
encourage
Religion
in
the
power
of
it
,
especially
considering
that
noble
and
princely
expression
of
the
King
(
in
his
Letter
to
the
House
of
Commons
)
That
nothing
shall
bee
proposed
by
them
to
manifest
his
zeal
and
affection
for
the
advancement
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
to
which
hee
will
not
readily
consent
.
The
good
Lord
at
last
unite
the
hearts
of
King
,
Lords
,
and
Commons
,
for
the
promoting
of
this
work
of
works
,
without
which
wee
can
never
expect
to
prosper
.
Had
this
rudeness
been
acted
only
in
some
ignorant
and
obscure
parts
of
the
Land
,
I
had
been
silent
;
but
when
I
perceived
that
the
complaints
were
general
from
all
parts
of
the
Land
,
and
that
even
in
Cheap
side
it self
,
the
rude
rabble
had
set
up
this
ensign
of
prophaneness
,
and
had
put
the
Lord
Mayor
to
the
trouble
of
seeing
it
pulled
down
▪
I
could
not
out
of
my
dearest
respects
,
and
tender
compassion
to
the
Land
of
my
Nativity
,
and
for
the
prevention
of
the
like
disorders
(
if
possible
)
for
the
future
,
but
put
pen
to
paper
,
and
discover
the
sinful
rise
,
and
vile
prophaneness
that
attends
such
mis-rule
;
that
so
their
madness
being
made
known
to
all
,
they
might
proceed
no
further
;
and
the
eyes
of
Gods
jealousie
might
see
nothing
amongst
us
to
displease
him
,
but
that
wee
walking
as
becomes
his
people
,
hee
may
rejoyce
in
us
,
and
rejoyce-over
us
to
do
us
good
for
ever
.
My
record
is
on
high
,
that
I
have
no
sinister
end
in
this
work
,
but
desire
to
bee
found
in
the
number
of
those
that
study
the
real
peace
and
welfare
of
the
Land
:
I
have
therefore
exposed
the
work
to
the
censure
of
the
learnedst
and
severest
Criticks
that
I
could
gain
.
I
have
added
some
Poetry
,
and
made
it
as
inoffensively
pleasant
as
might
be
,
that
it
might
take
with
all
,
and
exasperate
none
.
The
experience
which
I
have
had
of
Gods
blessing
on
my
labours
against
Libertines
in
opinion
,
hath
emboldened
mee
to
go
forth
in
his
name
against
Libertines
in
practice
;
These
mountains
,
as
well
as
those
,
shall
become
a
plain
before
Gods
people
.
I
shall
not
trouble
you
with
a
crambe
his
cocta
,
for
I
know
not
of
any
one
that
hath
in
a
set
Treatise
(
not
scarcely
by
the
by
)
handled
this
subject
,
which
somewhat
encouraged
mee
to
set
upon
the
work
.
I
shall
be
concise
and
argumentative
,
because
I
would
not
tire
my self
nor
my
Reader
,
with
any
tedious
discourse
in
this
kinde
.
Arguments
against
May-Games
.
The
first
Argument
is
this
,
That
,
whose
Rise
,
Root
,
and
Original
is
evil
,
that
thing
cannot
be
good
:
But
the
Rise
,
Root
,
and
Original
of
May-Games
is
evil
,
Ergo
,
they
cannot
be
good
.
The
Major
is
clear
,
and
like
a
Mathematical
Principle
,
shines
so
bright
with
its
own
light
,
that
it
needs
no
demonstration
:
for
if
the
fountain
be
bitter
,
the
streams
cannot
be
sweet
;
if
the
root
be
naught
,
so
is
the
fruit
.
The
Minor
I
prove
thus
,
as
the
Revels
and
disorders
of
Christians
sprung
from
the
Pagans
Saturnalia
,
and
from
them
came
to
the
Papists
,
and
so
to
us
(
as
is
abundantly
proved
by
Mr.
〈◊〉
)
so
these
Floralian
May-Games
had
their
Original
from
the
Floralian
Feasts
,
and
enterludes
of
the
Pagan-Romans
which
were
solemnized
about
the
first
of
May
,
then
they
came
to
Rome
Antichristian
,
as
a
prop
to
uphold
their
supersticious
and
prophane
Kingdome
,
and
so
to
us
.
Their
Rise
briefly
was
thus
,
one
Flora
a
notable
Harlot
,
which
had
got
much
riches
by
whoring
,
at
her
death
bequeathed
her
substance
to
the
people
of
Rome
,
about
the
year
of
the
World
,
3760
,
and
before
Christ
242.
(
saith
Calvisius
)
shee
appointed
a
great
sum
of
mony
to
lye
in
stock
with
the
usury
of
which
they
should
yearly
keep
certain
Playes
called
Floralia
or
May-Games
,
in
singing
,
dancing
,
drinking
,
whoring
,
and
all
manner
of
lasciviousness
,
in
remembrance
of
her
.
By
sound
of
Trumpet
all
the
whores
were
called
to
these
sports
where
they
danced
naked
about
the
streets
,
with
Trumpets
blown
before
them
.
Hence
that
of
Juvenal
speaking
of
a
lewd
woman
,
hee
calls
her
a
Floralian
Curtesan
.
—
Dignissima
prorsus
.
Floralia
matrona
tuba
.
Juven
.
Sat.
60.
After
some
time
the
Senate
of
Rome
being
ashamed
of
the
Original
of
these
Floralia
,
invented
this
fig-leaf
for
a
cover
.
They
told
the
people
that
Flora
was
a
Goddess
,
which
had
the
tuition
of
Flowers
(
for
Pagans
and
Papists
have
Gods
and
Goddesses
almost
for
every
thing
,
as
St.
Loy
for
their
Horses
,
St.
Anthony
for
their
Piggs
,
St.
George
for
their
Wars
,
St.
Roch
for
the
Pestilence
,
St.
Apollonia
for
the
Teeth
,
St.
John
for
the
Day
,
St.
Stephen
for
the
Night
,
and
St.
Flora
for
their
Flowers
)
and
therefore
shee
must
bee
worshipped
(
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Heath●●nish
and
Idolatrous
Festivals
)
with
lascivious
sports
and
pastimes
in
May
,
that
shee
might
the
more
carefully
see
to
their
flowers
,
fruits
,
and
herbs
.
These
Floralian-sports
were
very
antient
,
for
I
finde
they
were
practised
in
Cato
the
Censors
time
,
who
flourished
about
the
year
of
the
world
,
3750.
His
gravity
(
saith
the
Historian
)
deterred
the
people
from
acting
those
obscenities
in
his
fight
.
Plutarch
in
the
life
of
Pompey
,
makes
mention
of
one
Flora
,
that
was
Pompey's
Curtezan
,
though
shee
were
one
ejusdem
farinae
,
Flora
by
name
,
and
Flora
in
deed
,
yet
shee
was
younger
than
the
former
by
a
hundred
years
;
for
the
Flora
wee
speak
of
,
lived
about
two
hundred
years
before
Christ
,
when
this
lived
about
one
hundred
years
before
him
.
A
second
Argument
is
this
,
All
Idolatry
is
unlawful
.
But
this
is
Idolatry
.
'T
is
a
forsaking
of
God
,
who
is
the
Fountain
of
living
waters
,
to
go
to
a
broken
Cistern
.
'T
is
a
robbing
God
of
his
honour
,
and
giving
it
to
a
whore
.
They
keep
a
feast
to
her
,
set
up
a
Pole
adorned
with
flowry
Garlands
,
Ribbons
,
and
other
ornaments
,
to
the
end
that
shee
may
preserve
their
fruits
and
flowers
.
Like
the
worshippers
of
Baal
,
who
danced
round
about
the
Altar
in
honour
of
that
Idol
,
and
to
procure
the
more
speedy
audience
from
it
.
1
King.
18.
26.
Neither
will
this
excuse
you
,
to
say
,
that
you
intend
no
such
thing
;
for
this
is
finis
operis
,
though
not
finis
operantis
.
The
action
must
be
judged
of
by
the
end
of
the
work
,
and
not
by
the
end
of
him
that
worketh
;
now
the
chief
end
for
which
this
feast
was
at
first
ordained
,
is
Idolatrous
.
The
Israelites
had
no
intent
to
worship
the
Calf
,
yet
that
was
finis
operis
,
and
therefore
God
chargeth
them
with
worshipping
of
it
,
Ps
.
106.
6.
How
unseemly
is
it
then
for
Christians
,
when
they
should
bee
praying
to
God
,
and
praising
him
for
the
fruits
of
the
earth
,
and
for
his
crowning
the
year
with
his
goodness
,
and
making
his
clouds
to
drop
down
fatness
on
us
,
to
bee
ranting
,
and
abusing
his
good
creatures
to
riot
and
excess
,
giving
the
glory
which
is
due
to
him
,
unto
an
Harlot
?
This
is
the
very
way
to
lose
all
,
Hos
.
2.
8
,
9
,
10
,
11
,
12.
Other
sins
stir
up
Gods
anger
,
but
this
provokes
him
to
jealousie
and
rage
,
and
puts
him
into
a
flame
against
us
,
when
wee
shall
thus
give
his
glory
unto
creatures
.
These
mens
actions
do
virtually
and
interpretatively
thus
speak
,
O
Goddess
,
Flora
,
bee
thou
our
helper
,
the
earth
is
now
adorned
with
fruits
and
flowers
,
O
do
thou
keep
them
from
barrenness
,
and
blasting
;
make
them
fruitful
,
that
wee
may
bee
the
fitter
for
thy
service
,
then
will
wee
sing
,
and
dance
,
and
drink
,
and
set
up
a
pole
to
thy
praise
;
hear
us
therefore
,
O
good
Goddess
Flora
,
for
our
flowers
and
fruits
,
for
on
thee
wee
do
depend
,
and
thine
honour
do
wee
celebrate
at
this
season
of
the
year
;
hear
us
therefore
wee
beseech
thee
,
and
grant
these
our
Requests
.
This
and
much
more
is
the
language
of
such
actions
;
I
beleeve
,
there
is
not
one
of
a
thousand
that
knows
or
considers
this
,
it
will
be
their
wisdome
,
now
their
folly
is
discovered
,
to
say
with
repenting
Ephraim
,
What
have
I
to
do
any
more
with
Idols
?
Hos
.
14.
8.
And
according
to
Gods
Commandement
,
wee
must
not
onely
cast
away
the
Idols
themselves
,
but
also
the
rellicks
and
appurtenances
of
Idolatry
,
saying
to
them
with
indignation
,
Get
you
hence
,
Isa
.
30.
22.
Arg.
2.
To
fear
men
more
than
God
is
Idolatry
(
Timor
tuus
,
Deus
tuus
.
)
But
here
is
a
fearing
of
men
more
than
God
;
for
divers
years
past
whilst
the
sword
of
men
was
over
our
heads
,
here
was
none
of
this
open
prophaneness
,
but
now
that
is
removed
,
men
fall
to
their
old
vomit
again
,
not
once
considering
that
God
beholds
all
their
doings
,
and
will
bring
them
to
judgement
for
all
these
things
,
Eccles
.
11.
9.
Arg.
3.
That
which
drives
Gods
fear
out
of
mens
hearts
,
may
in
no
wise
he
tolerated
:
But
these
sinful
,
sensual
sports
and
pastimes
drive
the
sear
of
God
out
of
mens
hearts
;
when
the
Taber
and
the
Timbrel
,
the
wine
and
lewd
women
are
in
mens
feasts
,
they
regard
not
the
works
of
the
Lord
,
but
they
say
unto
God
,
depart
,
Job
21
,
11
,
12
,
13
,
14
,
15.
Isa
.
5.
12.
Arg.
4.
That
which
debaseth
and
debaucheth
youth
(
which
is
the
flower
and
best
of
our
daies
,
and
therefore
ought
in
all
reason
and
equity
to
bee
given
to
God
,
who
is
the
best
of
beings
)
ought
not
to
bee
tolerated
:
But
these
sinful
,
sensual
pastimes
debase
and
debauch
youth
.
How
many
thousands
of
young
persons
have
by
this
means
got
habits
of
drinking
,
whoring
,
prophaneness
,
contempt
of
Gods
waies
,
&c.
so
that
all
their
friends
,
with
all
their
counsel
,
prayers
and
tears
,
have
not
been
able
to
reform
them
?
Evil
customes
are
not
easily
broken
,
Jer.
13.
23.
Young
Devils
usually
prove
old
Beelzebubs
.
Arg.
5.
All
lying
,
stealing
,
and
fighting
must
be
abandoned
:
But
here
is
lying
,
stealing
,
and
fighting
.
The
most
of
these
May-poles
are
stoln
,
yet
they
give
out
,
that
the
Poles
are
given
them
,
when
upon
thorow
examination
't
will
be
found
,
that
the
most
of
them
are
stoln
.
There
were
two
May-poles
set
up
in
my
Parish
,
the
one
was
stoln
,
and
the
other
was
given
by
a
profest
Papist
.
That
which
was
stoln
,
was
said
to
bee
given
,
when
't
was
proved
to
their
faces
that
't
was
stoln
,
and
they
were
made
to
acknowledge
their
offence
.
This
Pole
that
was
stoln
was
rated
at
five
shillings
;
if
all
the
Poles
one
with
another
were
so
rated
,
which
were
stoln
this
May
,
what
a
considerable
sum
would
it
amount
to
?
Fightings
and
blood-shed
is
usual
at
such
meetings
,
insomuch
that
't
is
a
common
saying
,
That
't
is
no
festival
unless
there
bee
some
fightings
.
Arg.
6.
All
ungrateful
and
dis-ingenuous
requiting
of
God
for
his
blessings
must
be
abandoned
:
But
these
prophane
practices
are
a
most
ingrateful
and
disingenuous
requtting
of
God
for
his
blessings
.
Now
in
the
Spring
,
when
hee
is
loading
us
with
his
mercies
,
for
us
to
load
him
with
our
rebellions
and
provocations
;
and
as
hee
renews
his
blessings
with
the
year
,
so
for
us
to
renew
our
disobedience
against
him
,
and
to
fight
against
him
with
his
own
favours
,
is
such
gross
ingratitude
,
that
the
Lord
calls
even
upon
the
inanimate
creatures
to
be
astonished
at
it
,
Isa
.
1.
2
,
3
,
4.
Arg.
7.
That
which
brings
no
profit
or
comfort
to
soul
or
body
,
may
not
be
practised
:
But
these
sensual
,
prophane
sports
,
bring
no
profit
to
soul
or
body
.
When
the
Romans
were
converted
to
the
Faith
,
the
Apostle
asks
them
,
what
fruit
they
had
of
their
former
loose
,
licentious
practices
,
whereof
they
were
now
ashamed
,
for
the
end
of
those
things
is
death
,
Rom.
6.
21.
The
Interrogation
is
a
strong
Negation
,
q.
d.
there
was
no
true
comfort
or
benefit
to
bee
found
in
them
;
where
hee
useth
three
strong
Arguments
to
deter
them
from
such
sinful
practices
.
1.
They
are
unfruitful
,
there
is
no
true
profit
comes
by
them
.
2.
They
are
shameful
.
3.
They
are
pernicious
and
deadly
,
they
bring
not
onely
temporal
,
but
eternal
death
upon
men
.
None
are
gainers
by
them
but
the
Devil
;
God
is
dishonoured
,
his
Ordinances
prophaned
,
his
Ministers
contemned
,
the
Land
defiled
,
the
Modesty
,
Chastity
,
and
Reputation
of
people
is
blasted
,
and
their
souls
debauched
with
idleness
,
effeminacy
,
incontinency
,
and
luxury
.
Arg.
8.
That
prophaneness
which
is
committed
against
great
Light
,
great
Loves
,
great
Patience
and
Forbearance
,
is
abominable
:
But
this
prophaneness
is
such
.
In
the
times
of
Ignorance
God
winked
(
as
it
were
)
at
such
practices
,
hee
took
not
so
much
notice
of
them
as
hee
doth
now
in
these
daies
of
light
.
This
is
the
condemnation
,
't
is
that
damning
sin
with
a
witness
,
that
when
light
is
come
into
the
world
,
yet
men
will
love
darkness
,
and
works
of
darkness
more
than
light
.
Though
Israel
play
the
harlot
,
yet
Judah
should
not
sin
,
Hos
.
4.
15.
Though
Pagans
,
Papists
,
and
Infidels
,
that
know
not
God
,
live
in
such
kinde
of
lewdness
and
licentiousness
,
yet
England
that
hath
been
better
taught
,
should
abhor
such
folly
;
for
us
that
have
had
such
famous
preaching
,
praying
,
printing
,
signal
victories
,
and
deliverances
continued
to
us
,
even
to
this
day
;
for
us
to
rant
and
roar
,
drink
Healths
,
bee
drunk
and
whore
,
and
with
the
dog
to
return
to
our
vomit
,
which
for
many
years
wee
had
left
;
this
is
such
an
high
aggravation
of
our
sin
,
that
God
will
not
brook
it
at
our
hands
.
When
men
sin
presumptuously
against
great
light
,
and
with
an
high
hand
,
they
must
dye
for
it
,
Exod.
21.
14.
Numb
.
15.
30
,
31.
We
should
think
it
too
much
that
in
the
daies
of
our
ignorance
wee
went
astray
;
these
bodies
and
souls
of
ours
which
sometimes
were
servants
to
unrighteousness
and
fin
,
should
now
become
servants
of
righteousness
and
holiness
,
being
wholly
devoted
to
the
service
of
God.
It
should
bee
as
natural
and
delightful
to
us
now
to
serve
God
,
as
ever
it
hath
been
to
sin
against
him
.
Arg.
9.
All
occasions
of
sin
must
bee
avoided
:
But
at
these
prophane
meetings
there
are
many
occasions
of
sin
;
ergo
,
They
must
bee
avoided
.
For
the
Major
it
is
clear
,
wee
are
oft
commanded
to
shun
the
appearance
of
evil
.
1
Thes
.
5.
22.
to
hate
the
garment
spotted
with
the
flesh
,
Jude
23.
and
to
keep
our selves
free
,
not
onely
from
the
gross
blots
,
but
also
from
the
spots
of
the
world
,
James
1.
27.
Wee
must
not
so
much
as
taste
of
the
Devils
broth
,
lest
at
last
hee
bring
us
to
eat
of
his
beef
;
Isa
,
65.
4.
Hee
that
will
no
evil
do
,
must
do
nothing
that
belongs
thereto
.
Hee
that
saith
Yea
to
the
Devil
in
a
little
,
shall
not
say
Nay
when
hee
pleaseth
.
'T
is
true
in
practicals
,
as
well
as
in
polemicals
,
that
one
absurdity
being
granted
,
makes
way
for
many
more
to
follow
.
When
men
once
begin
to
fall
in
this
kinde
,
they
know
not
where
they
shall
rest
.
Our
corrupt
nature
like
tinder
or
gunpowder
,
is
ready
to
bee
fired
with
every
sinful
temptation
,
and
therefore
wee
should
carefully
shun
them
,
else
wee
contradict
our
prayers
,
when
wee
pray
that
wee
bee
not
led
into
temptation
;
if
wee
run
into
them
,
wee
mock
God
,
and
ruine
our selves
;
for
hee
will
not
preserve
us
from
the
sin
,
if
wee
do
not
carefully
shun
the
occasions
of
sin
.
For
the
Minor
,
that
at
these
prophane
meetings
there
are
many
occasions
of
sin
,
is
too
apparent
.
Who
sees
not
what
drunkenness
,
swearing
,
cursing
,
fighting
,
stealing
,
lying
,
mixt-dancing
,
Morrice-dancing
,
Ribaldry
,
Debauchery
,
scoffing
at
piety
,
opposing
of
zealous
Magistrates
,
Ministers
and
people
,
prophanation
of
Sabbaths
,
mis-spence
of
precious
time
,
complying
with
Heathens
and
Idolaters
in
their
sinful
and
superstitious
customes
,
perverting
of
that
order
which
God
hath
set
,
turning
night
into
day
,
and
day
into
night
?
God
hath
ordained
the
night
for
man
to
rest
in
,
and
not
to
ramble
and
go
stealing
May-poles
in
.
So
that
as
in
one
Caesar
there
were
many
Marii
,
so
in
this
one
sin
there
is
a
confluence
of
many
sins
.
Physicians
say
,
that
morbi
complicati
sunt
periculosissimi
,
where
there
is
a
complication
of
diseases
,
there
the
cure
is
very
difficult
and
dangerous
.
How
perilous
is
it
then
to
tolerate
those
prophane
pastimes
,
which
open
the
flood-gates
to
so
much
sin
and
wickedness
,
as
the
sad
experience
of
all
ages
doth
testifie
?
So
that
if
I
would
debauch
a
people
,
and
draw
them
from
God
and
his
worship
to
superstition
and
Idolatry
,
I
would
take
this
course
;
I
would
open
this
gap
to
them
,
they
should
have
Floralia
and
Saturnalia
,
they
should
have
feast
upon
feast
(
as
't
is
in
Popery
)
they
should
have
Wakes
to
prophane
the
Lords
day
,
they
should
have
May-Games
,
and
Christmas-revels
,
with
dancing
,
drinking
,
whoring
,
potting
,
piping
,
gaming
,
till
they
were
made
dissolute
,
and
fit
to
receive
any
superstition
,
and
easily
drawn
to
bee
of
any
,
or
of
no
Religion
:
And
this
was
the
practice
of
the
late
Prelates
,
when
they
were
bringing
in
Popery
by
the
head
and
shoulders
(
as
is
made
apparent
to
the
world
out
of
their
*
own
writings
)
they
first
caused
the
book
of
sports
to
bee
read
in
all
Churches
for
the
prophaning
of
the
Sabbath
(
a
lesson
that
people
can
learn
too
fast
*
without
a
book
)
that
so
they
might
fit
the
people
the
better
for
the
swallowing
of
those
superstitious
innovations
,
which
shortly
after
followed
.
When
Balaam
would
draw
Israel
to
Idolatry
,
hee
first
draws
them
to
whoredome
,
and
by
this
means
destroyed
them
,
which
all
his
cursing
could
not
do
,
Numb
.
32.
16.
So
when
Israel
fell
to
Idolatry
,
then
they
fell
to
feasting
,
singing
,
dancing
,
according
to
the
custome
of
Idolatrous
festivals
,
Exod.
37.
6.
19.
but
see
what
follows
such
mad
mirth
,
vers
.
27.
the
sword
and
slaughter
follows
it
at
the
heels
.
God
is
the
same
to
the
same
sinners
,
and
if
wee
bee
like
them
in
sin
,
wee
shall
bee
like
them
in
suffering
.
Arg.
10.
That
which
is
of
evil
report
amongst
the
godly
,
may
not
bee
practised
,
Phil.
4.
8.
But
these
prophane
pastimes
are
of
evil
report
amongst
the
godly
.
I
never
yet
knew
any
godly
man
,
or
any
that
had
but
a
taste
of
godliness
,
that
ever
approved
,
either
by
speech
,
or
by
his
presence
of
such
prophane
meetings
.
Sure
that
must
needs
bee
very
bad
,
which
all
good
men
do
shun
and
abhor
.
Arg.
11.
That
which
incourageth
the
rout
and
raskality
of
a
people
to
behave
themselves
insolently
and
irreverently
toward
the
antient
and
the
honourable
,
and
all
superiours
,
that
may
not
bee
tolerated
(
for
't
is
reckoned
as
a
great
judgement
,
Isa
.
3.
5.
)
But
these
prophane
meetings
do
encourage
the
rout
in
their
insolency
against
the
antient
and
the
honourable
.
This
makes
the
servant
contemn
his
Master
,
the
people
their
Pastor
,
the
subject
his
Soveraign
,
the
childe
his
Father
,
and
teacheth
young
people
impudency
and
rebe●●●on
.
Arg.
12.
That
which
is
a
m●nifest
violation
of
our
Baptismal
Vow
,
must
bee
abandoned
.
But
these
prophane
pastimes
are
a
manifest
Violation
of
our
Baptismal
Vows
.
Then
we
promised
to
forsake
the
Devil
and
all
his
works
,
the
Pomp
and
Vanities
of
the
world
,
and
that
wee
would
not
be
led
by
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
.
Now
at
these
prophane
meetings
there
is
a
sad
Violation
of
this
sacred
Vow
;
for
if
the
Devil
himself
should
come
and
live
in
a
bodily
shape
upon
earth
,
he
would
drink
,
and
dance
,
and
swear
,
and
whore
,
and
fulfil
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
,
as
these
devils
incarnate
do
.
Arg.
13.
If
Christ
hath
redeemed
us
from
the
sinful
customes
,
Paganish
pleasures
,
and
vain
conversation
of
the
world
,
then
wee
may
in
no
wise
follow
them
.
But
Christ
hath
redeemed
us
from
the
sinful
customes
,
Paganish
pastimes
,
and
vain
conversation
of
the
wicked
,
Luk.
1.
74
,
75.
Gal.
1.
4.
Tit.
2.
12
,
13
,
14.
1
Pet.
2.
14
,
15
,
16
,
17
,
18.
&
1.
4.
2
,
3
,
4.
Arg.
14.
All
inticements
to
Idolatry
must
be
avoided
:
But
the
observation
of
these
Heathenish
and
Idolatrous
Feasts
is
a
great
enticement
to
Idolatry
.
Hence
it
is
that
Papists
,
and
Popish
persons
are
so
forward
to
give
people
May-poles
,
and
the
Popes
Holiness
with
might
and
main
keeps
up
his
superstitious
Festivals
,
as
a
prime
prop
of
his
tottering
Kingdome
.
By
these
sensual
sports
,
and
carnal-flesh-pleasing-waies
of
wine
,
women
,
dancing
,
revelling
,
&c.
hee
hath
gained
more
souls
,
than
by
all
the
tortures
,
and
cruel
persecutions
that
hee
could
invent
.
Hence
the
Whore
of
Babylon
is
said
to
have
her
wine
of
abomination
and
fornication
in
a
golden
cup
,
Rev.
17.
4.
the
better
to
intice
men
to
her
,
as
Whores
were
wont
to
give
inchanted
Potions
to
work
amorous
affections
;
so
doth
the
Whore
of
Rome
allure
men
to
her self
by
the
specious
baits
of
riches
,
liberty
,
pastimes
,
and
carnal
pleasures
;
hence
the
Lord
,
who
knows
our
frame
better
than
wee
our selves
,
hath
so
oft
forbidden
us
following
the
customes
,
feasts
,
and
fashions
of
Idol●●●rs
and
Heathens
,
for
fear
lest
they
should
bee
drawn
thereby
to
Idolatry
,
Levit.
18.
30.
Deut.
12.
29
,
30.
These
do
insensibly
steal
away
the
heart
from
God
and
his
Truth
,
they
are
the
Devils
bellows
to
blow
up
the
fire
of
lust
and
uncleanness
in
the
soul
.
Arg.
15.
That
which
is
the
joy
and
delight
onely
of
superstitious
,
popish
,
prophane
persons
,
must
needs
bee
some
vile
and
prophane
thing
;
for
like
will
delight
in
like
,
wicked
men
delight
in
those
things
which
sute
with
their
wicked
lusts
.
But
these
sinful
and
rude
pastimes
are
the
joy
only
of
wicked
men
.
Who
are
they
that
delight
in
the
fools
filthy
speeches
,
lascivious
gestures
,
and
the
mans
wearing
of
the
womans
apparel
,
contrary
to
Gods
express
command
,
Deut.
22.
5.
but
the
prophane
of
the
world
?
I
never
knew
any
good
man
that
ever
delighted
in
them
;
yea
I
have
known
some
good
men
,
that
in
their
youth
delighted
in
those
sensual
pastimes
,
which
have
abhorred
themselves
for
it
in
their
old
age
;
and
make
the
Observation
when
you
please
,
and
you
shall
finde
that
they
are
the
idle
,
effeminate
,
graceless
ones
that
are
the
upholders
and
frequenters
of
these
dissolute
meetings
.
So
that
as
Solomon
knew
the
true
Mother
of
the
childe
,
by
her
tender
affection
to
it
;
so
wee
may
know
,
that
the
Popish
and
prophane
sort
are
the
Parents
and
Patrons
of
these
abominations
,
by
their
pleading
for
them
,
and
promoting
of
them
.
And
as
it
was
some
signal
good
thing
which
Nero
(
that
monster
of
men
)
hated
;
so
it
must
needs
bee
some
notorious
vile
thing
which
such
vile
men
love
and
plead
for
.
Arg.
16.
All
mis-spence
of
precious
time
must
bee
avoided
:
But
in
these
licentious
pastimes
there
is
much
mis-spence
of
precious
time
.
What
a
sad
account
will
these
Libertines
have
to
make
,
when
the
Lord
shall
demand
of
them
,
where
wast
thou
such
a
night
?
why
my
Lord
,
I
was
with
the
prophane
rabble
stealing
May-poles
;
and
where
wast
thou
such
a
day
?
why
my
Lord
,
I
was
drinking
,
dancing
,
dallying
,
ranting
,
whoring
,
carousing
,
&c.
If
for
every
idle
hour
men
must
give
an
account
,
what
account
will
men
bee
able
to
give
for
all
those
sinful
dayes
,
nights
,
Sabbaths
,
&c.
which
they
have
mis-spent
in
sensuality
and
luxury
.
Arg.
17.
That
which
deprives
us
of
Gods
Fatherly
care
and
protection
,
must
bee
avoyded
:
But
this
frequenting
of
such
prophane
meetings
deprives
us
of
Gods
Fatherly
care
and
protection
.
Hee
hath
promised
to
keep
us
no
longer
than
wee
keep
his
wayes
,
Psal
,
91.
11.
which
are
the
wayes
either
of
our
general
calling
,
as
wee
are
Christians
,
viz.
praying
,
reading
,
meditation
,
good
conference
,
&c.
or
else
the
wayes
of
our
particular
calling
,
as
wee
are
superiors
or
inferiors
,
wee
must
walk
with
God
in
those
stations
in
which
hee
hath
set
us
.
If
wee
go
beyond
Gods
bounds
,
wee
cannot
expect
either
his
immediate
protection
,
or
the
protection
of
his
Angels
.
Arg.
18.
That
which
breeds
in
mens
hearts
an
hatred
of
the
power
of
godliness
,
must
bee
abandoned
:
But
such
prophane
meetings
breed
in
mens
hearts
an
hatred
of
the
power
of
godliness
.
When
men
do
evil
,
they
hate
the
light
of
Piety
in
others
;
as
the
Theef
hates
the
light
that
discovers
him
,
and
the
Judge
that
condemns
him
;
so
do
these
hate
the
godly
,
because
their
light
condemns
their
darkness
,
their
piety
the
wicked
mans
impiety
,
their
strictness
condemns
the
worlds
dissoluteness
,
and
their self
denying
the
worlds
self
pleasing
.
Wicked
men
love
their
lusts
as
their
lives
,
and
cannot
indure
such
as
hinder
them
in
the
pursute
of
them
;
hence
't
is
that
the
prophane
rout
raise
so
many
lyes
,
slanders
,
and
reproachful
nick-names
against
the
godly
,
and
all
because
they
run
not
with
them
into
the
same
excess
of
riot
.
Arg.
19.
That
which
hardens
wicked
men
in
their
sins
,
corrupts
their
minds
and
manners
,
and
indisposeth
them
for
the
service
of
God
,
that
ought
to
bee
totally
abandoned
:
But
these
prophane
sports
do
so
.
They
infatuate
and
besot
men
,
they
darken
the
understanding
,
and
cloze
up
the
eye
of
the
soul
,
so
that
it
takes
no
notice
of
Gods
judgements
;
either
imminent
or
present
;
These
sensual
pleasures
stupifie
and
cauterize
the
conscience
,
so
that
it
cannot
repent
.
They
expel
the
fear
of
God
,
and
all
godly
sorrow
for
sin
out
of
the
soul
.
They
estrange
the
heart
from
God
,
and
his
worship
,
and
make
it
burdensome
and
wearisome
to
them
,
Mal.
1.
13.
&
3.
14.
Arg.
20.
Those
prophane
practices
,
which
are
condemned
by
Scriptures
,
Fathers
,
Councils
,
and
other
pious
men
,
ought
in
no
wise
to
bee
tolerated
:
But
these
prophane
practices
are
such
.
The
Major
is
undeniable
;
the
Minor
I
shall
prove
by
its
parts
;
and
because
a
bare
recital
of
testimonies
,
would
be
too
flat
and
frigid
,
I
shall
therefore
(
to
quicken
and
delight
the
Reader
)
indict
and
arraign
this
Floralian
Harlot
,
and
impannel
a
Jury
against
her
.
This
way
of
clearing
things
cannot
justly
bee
offensive
to
any
,
since
't
is
but
a
kinde
of
Dialogue
,
and
Dialogues
have
been
ever
accounted
the
most
lively
and
delightful
,
the
most
facile
and
fruitful●est
way
of
teaching
.
Allusions
and
similies
sink
deep
,
and
make
a
better
impression
upon
the
spirit
:
A
pleasant
allusion
may
do
that
which
a
solid
Argument
sometimes
cannot
do
.
As
in
some
cases
Iron
may
do
that
which
Gold
cannot
do
,
—
Ridiculum
acri
,
Fort●us
&
melius
magnas
pl●rumque
secut
res
.
Horat.
Serm.
l.
1.
Sat.
20.
&
Quintil.
Instit
.
l.
6.
c.
34.
The
Indictment
of
Flora.
Flora
,
hold
up
thy
hand
,
Thou
art
here
indicted
by
the
name
of
Flora
,
of
the
City
of
Rome
,
in
the
County
of
Babylon
,
for
that
thou
,
contrary
to
the
peace
of
our
Soveraign
Lord
,
his
Crown
and
Dignity
,
hast
brought
in
a
pack
of
practical
Fanaticks
,
viz.
Ignorants
,
Atheists
,
Papists
,
Drunkards
,
Swearers
,
Swash-bucklers
,
Maid-marrions
,
Morrice-dancers
,
Maskers
,
Mummers
,
May
pole-stealers
,
Health-drinkers
,
together
with
a
rascalian
rout
of
Fidlers
,
Fools
,
Fighters
,
Gamesters
,
Whoremasters
,
Lewd-men
,
Light-women
,
Contemners
of
Magistracy
,
affronters
of
Ministery
,
rebellious
to
Masters
,
disobedient
to
Parents
,
mis-spenders
of
time
,
abusers
of
the
creature
,
&c.
Judg.
What
sayest
thou
,
guilty
,
or
not
guilty
?
Prisoner
.
Not
guilty
,
My
Lord.
Judg.
By
whom
wilt
thou
bee
tried
?
Pris
.
By
the
Popes-holiness
,
my
Lord.
Judg.
Hee
is
thy
Patron
and
Protector
,
and
so
unfit
to
bee
a
Judge
in
this
case
.
Pris
.
Then
I
appeal
to
the
Prelates
,
and
Lord-Bishops
,
my
Lord.
Judg.
This
is
but
a
tiffany
put
off
,
for
though
some
of
that
rank
did
let
loose
the
reigns
to
such
prophaneness
,
in
causing
the
book
of
Sports
,
for
the
prophaning
of
Gods
Holy-day
to
bee
read
in
Churches
(
for
which
God
hath
spewed
them
out
)
yet
't
is
well
known
that
the
gravest
and
most
pious
of
that
order
,
have
abhorred
such
prophaneness
and
mis-rule
,
as
B.
Babington
,
both
the
Abbats
,
B.
King
,
B.
Hall
,
D.
Davenant
,
&c.
Pris
.
Then
I
appeal
to
the
rout
and
rabble
of
the
world
.
Judg.
These
are
thy
followers
,
and
thy
favourites
,
and
so
unfit
to
bee
Judges
in
their
own
case
.
Pris
.
My
Lord
,
if
there
bee
no
remedy
,
I
am
content
to
bee
tried
by
a
Jury
.
Judg.
Thou
hast
well
said
,
thou
shalt
have
a
full
,
a
fair
,
and
a
free
hearing
.
Cryer
,
Make
an
O
yes
,
and
call
the
Jury
.
Cryer
,
O
yes
,
All
manner
of
persons
that
can
give
in
evidence
against
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
,
let
them
come
into
the
Court
,
and
they
shall
bee
freely
heard
.
Judg.
Cryer
,
call
in
Holy-Scriptures
.
Holy-Scriptures
,
My
Lord
,
I
cannot
get
in
.
Judg.
Who
keeps
you
out
?
Holy-Scriptures
,
My
Lord
,
here
is
a
company
of
ignorant
,
rude
,
prophane
,
superstitious
,
Atheistical
persons
,
that
will
not
suffer
mee
to
come
in
.
Judg.
Cryer
,
knock
those
prophane
persons
,
and
make
room
for
the
Holy-Scriptures
to
come
in
.
Cryer
,
Vouz
avez
,
Holy-Scriptures
.
Judg.
What
can
you
say
against
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
?
Holy-Scriptures
,
Very
much
,
my
Lord
,
I
have
often
told
them
,
that
the
night
of
ignorance
is
now
past
,
and
the
light
of
the
Gospel
is
come
,
and
therefore
they
must
walk
as
children
of
the
light
,
denying
all
ungodliness
and
worldly
lusts
,
living
soberly
,
righteously
,
and
religiously
in
this
present
world
.
I
have
often
told
them
,
that
they
must
shun
all
the
appearance
of
evil
,
and
have
no
fellowship
with
the
unfruitful
works
of
darkness
,
nor
conform
themselves
like
to
the
wicked
of
the
world
:
But
they
must
think
the
time
past
of
their
lives
too
much
to
have
lived
according
to
the
lusts
of
men
in
the
dayes
of
their
ignorance
,
but
now
they
must
live
according
to
the
will
of
God
,
making
his
glory
the
ultimate
end
of
all
their
actions
and
recreations
.
I
have
often
told
them
,
that
our
God
is
a
jealous
God
,
and
one
that
will
not
indure
to
have
his
glory
given
to
Idols
or
Harlots
.
Jud.
This
is
full
,
and
to
the
purpose
indeed
,
but
is
there
no
more
evidence
to
come
in
?
Cryer
,
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
Pliny
,
an
antient
Writer
,
who
lived
about
ninety
years
after
Christ
,
and
is
famous
for
his
Natural
history
.
Judg.
What
can
you
say
against
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
?
Pliny
,
My
Lord
,
I
have
long
since
told
them
,
if
they
would
beleeve
mee
,
that
these
were
not
Christian
,
but
Pagan-feasts
;
they
were
Heathens
,
and
such
as
knew
not
God
,
who
first
instituted
these
Floralia
and
May-Games
.
I
have
told
them
that
they
were
instituted
according
to
the
advice
of
Sibylls-books
in
the
516th
.
year
after
the
foundation
of
the
City
of
Rome
was
laid
,
to
prevent
the
blasting
and
barrenness
of
the
trees
,
and
fruits
of
the
earth
.
Judg.
Sir
,
you
have
given
us
good
light
in
this
dark
case
;
for
first
wee
see
that
the
rise
of
these
Feasts
was
from
Pagans
,
and
that
they
were
ordained
by
the
advice
of
Sibylls-books
,
and
not
of
Gods
book
;
and
for
a
superstitious
and
Idolatrous
end
,
viz.
that
hereby
Flora
,
not
God
might
bee
pleased
,
and
so
bless
their
fruits
and
flowers
.
This
is
clear
,
but
have
you
no
more
evidence
?
Cryer
,
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
Coelius
Lactantius
Firmianus
,
who
lived
about
three
hundred
years
after
Christ
,
who
will
plainly
tell
you
the
rise
of
these
prophane
sports
.
Judg.
I
have
heard
very
well
of
this
celestial
,
sweet
,
and
firm
defender
of
the
Faith
,
and
that
hee
was
a
second
Cicero
for
eloquence
in
his
time
.
Sir
,
what
can
you
say
against
the
prisoner
at
the
Bar
?
Lactan.
My
Lord
,
I
have
long
since
declared
my
judgement
against
this
Harlot
Flora
in
my
first
book
of
false
Religion
:
where
I
have
told
the
world
,
that
this
Flora
was
a
common-whore
and
one
that
got
much
mony
by
her
harlotry
;
at
her
death
shee
made
the
people
of
Rome
her
heir
,
and
left
a
certain
sum
of
mony
for
the
yearly
celebration
of
these
Floralian
sports
.
The
Senate
after
some
time
,
the
better
to
cover
this
foul
business
,
make
her
the
Goddess
of
Flowers
,
and
tell
the
people
that
they
ought
to
celebrate
this
lascivious
Feast
of
this
lascivious
Harlot
,
with
all
manner
of
lasciviousness
,
that
so
shee
being
pleased
,
might
prosper
their
fruits
and
vines
.
Judg.
This
is
plain
and
full
,
I
now
see
that
Lactantius
is
Firmianus
,
not
only
sweet
,
but
firm
and
constant
against
the
Whore.
But
have
you
no
more
evidence
?
Cryer
,
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
Synodus
Francica
,
which
was
called
in
Pope
Zachary's
time
,
Anno
Dom
742.
Judg.
What
can
you
say
against
the
Prisoner
at
the
Bar
?
Counc
.
My
Lord
,
I
have
long
since
decreed
,
that
the
people
of
God
shall
have
no
Pagan-Feasts
,
or
Enterludes
,
but
that
they
reject
and
abominate
all
the
uncleannesses
of
Gentilism
,
and
that
they
forbear
all
sacrilegious
fires
which
they
call
Bonefires
,
and
all
other
observations
of
the
Pagans
whatsoever
.
Judg.
This
is
clear
against
all
Heathenish
Feasts
and
Customes
,
of
which
this
is
one
.
But
have
you
no
evidence
nearer
home
?
Cryer
,
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
one
that
may
go
for
many
,
't
is
one
that
will
conquer
them
all
,
and
with
the
Sword
of
justice
will
suddenly
suppress
them
.
Judg.
Who
is
that
I
pray
you
?
let
mee
see
such
a
man.
Cryer
,
Why
my
Lord
,
't
is
Charls
the
Second
,
King
of
Great
Britain
,
France
and
Ireland
,
Defender
of
the
Faith.
Judg.
Truly
hee
deserves
that
Title
,
if
hee
shall
now
appear
in
defence
of
the
Truth
,
against
that
prophane
rout
which
lately
threatned
the
extirpation
both
of
sound
doctrine
,
and
good
life
.
I
hear
that
the
King
is
a
sober
and
temperate
person
,
and
one
that
hates
Debauchery
,
I
pray
you
let
us
hear
what
hee
saith
.
Cryer
,
My
Lord
,
the
King
came
into
London
,
May
29.
and
the
30th
.
of
May
hee
published
a
Proclamation
against
prophaneness
,
to
the
great
rejoycing
of
all
the
good
people
of
the
Land.
When
all
was
running
into
prophaneness
and
confusion
,
the
Parliament
sate
still
,
and
wee
poor
Ministers
had
nothing
left
but
our
prayers
and
tears
;
then
,
even
then
it
pleased
the
Most
High
(
in
whose
hand
is
the
heart
of
Kings
)
to
put
it
into
the
heart
of
our
Soveraign
Lord
the
King
,
eminently
to
appear
in
the
cause
of
that
God
,
who
hath
so
eminently
appeared
for
him
,
and
hath
brought
him
through
so
many
dangers
and
difficulties
to
the
Throne
,
and
made
so
many
mountains
a
plain
before
him
,
to
testifie
against
the
debauchery
and
gross
prophaneness
,
which
like
a
torrent
had
suddenly
over-spread
the
Land.
The
sum
and
substance
of
the
Kings
Proclamation
is
this
,
That
it
is
the
duty
of
all
to
take
notice
of
Gods
transcendent
goodness
to
us
,
and
to
walk
with
such
circumspection
,
integrity
,
and
reformation
in
our
lives
,
that
wee
may
not
drive
away
the
mercy
which
is
coming
to
us
,
by
making
our selves
unworthy
of
it
;
and
in
order
hereto
,
wee
think
it
high
time
to
shew
our
dislike
of
those
(
against
whom
wee
have
been
ever
enough
offended
,
though
wee
could
not
in
this
manner
declare
it
)
who
under
pretence
of
affection
to
us
and
our
service
,
assume
to
themselves
the
liberty
of
reviling
,
threatning
,
and
reproaching
others
,
and
as
much
as
in
them
lyes
,
endeavour
to
stifle
and
divert
their
good
inclinations
to
our
service
,
and
so
to
prevent
that
Reconciliation
and
Union
of
hearts
and
affections
,
which
can
onely
with
Gods
blessing
make
us
rejoyce
in
each
other
,
and
keep
our
enemies
from
rejoycing
.
There
are
likewise
another
sort
of
men
,
of
whom
wee
have
heard
much
,
and
are
sufficiently
ashamed
,
who
spend
their
time
in
Taverns
,
Tipling-houses
,
and
Debauches
,
giving
no
other
evidence
of
affection
to
us
,
but
in
drinking
our
Health
,
and
inveighing
against
all
others
,
who
are
not
of
their
own
dissolute
temper
;
and
who
in
truth
have
more
discredited
our
cause
by
the
licence
of
their
manners
and
lives
,
than
they
could
ever
advance
it
by
their
affection
and
courage
.
Wee
hope
that
this
extraordinary
way
of
delivering
us
all
,
from
all
wee
feared
,
and
almost
bringing
us
to
all
wee
can
reasonably
hope
,
hath
,
and
will
work
upon
the
hearts
even
of
those
men
to
that
degree
,
that
they
will
cordially
renounce
all
that
licentiousness
,
prophaneness
and
impiety
,
with
which
they
have
been
corrupted
,
and
endeavoured
to
corrupt
others
;
and
that
they
will
hereafter
become
examples
of
sobriety
and
vertue
,
and
make
it
appear
,
that
what
was
past
,
was
rather
the
vice
of
the
times
,
than
of
the
persons
,
and
so
the
fitter
to
bee
forgotten
together
.
And
because
the
fear
of
punishment
,
or
apprehension
of
our
displeasure
,
may
have
influence
upon
many
,
who
will
not
bee
restrained
by
the
conscience
of
their
duty
;
Wee
do
declare
,
That
wee
will
not
exercise
just
severity
against
any
Malefactors
sooner
,
than
against
men
of
dissolute
,
debauched
,
and
prophane
lives
,
with
what
parts
soever
they
may
bee
otherwise
qualified
and
endowed
,
and
wee
hope
that
all
persons
of
honour
,
or
in
place
and
authority
,
will
so
far
assist
us
in
discountenancing
such
men
,
that
their
discretion
and
shame
will
perswade
them
to
reform
what
their
conscience
would
not
;
and
that
the
displeasure
of
good
men
towards
them
,
may
supply
what
the
Laws
have
not
,
and
it
may
bee
cannot
well
provide
against
,
there
being
in
the
licence
and
corruption
of
the
times
,
and
the
depraved
nature
of
men
,
many
enormities
,
scandals
,
and
impieties
in
practice
,
and
manners
,
which
Laws
cannot
well
describe
,
and
consequently
not
enough
provide
against
,
which
may
by
example
and
severity
of
vertuous
men
bee
easily
discountenanced
,
and
by
degrees
suppressed
.
However
,
for
the
more
effectual
reforming
these
men
,
who
are
a
discredit
to
the
Nation
,
and
unto
any
cause
they
pretend
to
favour
and
wish
well
to
;
wee
require
all
Mayors
,
Sheriffs
,
and
Justices
of
the
Peace
,
to
bee
very
vigilant
and
strict
in
the
discovery
and
prosecution
of
all
dissolute
and
prophane
persons
,
and
such
as
blaspheme
the
name
of
God
,
by
prophane
swearing
and
cursing
,
or
revile
,
or
disturb
Ministers
,
and
despise
the
publick
worship
of
God
;
that
being
first
bound
to
the
good
behaviour
,
they
may
bee
further
proceeded
against
,
and
exposed
to
shame
,
in
such
a
manner
,
as
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
the
just
and
necessary
Rules
of
Government
shall
direct
or
permit
.
Judg.
Now
blessed
bee
the
Lord
,
the
King
of
Kings
,
who
hath
put
such
a
thing
as
this
into
the
heart
of
the
King
,
and
blessed
bee
his
Anointed
,
and
blessed
bee
his
Counsel
,
the
good
Lord
recompence
it
seven-fold
into
his
bosome
;
and
let
all
the
sons
of
Belial
flye
before
him
,
as
the
dust
before
the
wind
,
and
let
the
Angel
of
the
Lord
scatter
them
.
Prison
.
My
Lord
,
I
,
and
all
my
retinew
are
very
much
deceived
in
this
Charls
the
Second
,
wee
all
conceited
that
hee
was
for
us
.
My
Drunkards
cryed
,
a
Health
to
the
King.
The
Swearers
swore
,
a
Health
to
the
King
,
so
long
,
till
they
swore
themselves
out
of
Health
.
The
Papist
,
the
Atheist
,
the
Roarer
and
the
Ranter
,
they
all
concluded
that
now
their
day
was
come
,
but
alas
how
are
wee
deceived
!
Judg.
I
wish
that
you
,
and
all
such
as
you
are
may
for
ever
bee
deceived
in
this
kinde
,
and
that
your
eyes
may
rot
in
your
heads
before
ever
you
see
Idolatry
,
Superstition
and
Prophaneness
countenanced
in
the
Land.
Such
trulypious-frauds
are
pleasing
to
God
,
delightful
to
his
people
,
and
grievous
to
none
but
such
as
should
bee
grieved
for
their
villany
and
licentiousness
.
Judg.
But
have
you
no
more
evidence
to
produce
against
these
prophane
practices
?
Cry.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
an
Ordinance
of
Parliament
ready
mounted
against
them
.
Pris
.
My
Lord
,
I
except
against
this
witness
above
all
the
rest
,
for
it
was
not
made
by
a
full
and
a
free
Parliament
of
Lords
and
Commons
,
but
by
some
Rump
and
relick
of
a
Parliament
,
and
so
is
invalid
.
Judg.
Toto
erras
coelo
,
you
are
quite
deceived
,
for
this
Ordinance
was
made
by
Lords
and
Commons
,
when
the
house
was
full
and
free
;
and
those
the
best
that
ever
England
had
,
for
Piety
towards
God
,
and
loyalty
to
their
Soveraign
,
for
they
were
secluded
and
imprisoned
for
their
loyaly
and
fidelity
.
Let
us
hear
what
they
say
.
Ordinan
.
of
Parl.
My
Lord
,
I
have
plainly
told
them
,
that
since
the
prophanation
of
the
Lords
day
,
hath
been
heretofore
greatly
occasioned
by
May-poles
(
a
Heathenish
vanity
,
generally
abused
to
superstition
and
wickedness
)
the
Lords
and
Commons
do
therefore
ordain
,
that
all
and
singular
May-poles
shall
bee
taken
down
and
removed
by
the
Constables
,
Borsholders
,
Tything-men
,
Petty-Constables
,
and
Church-Wardens
of
the
places
and
parishes
where
the
same
bee
;
and
that
no
May-pole
shall
bee
hereafter
set
up
,
erected
,
or
suffered
to
bee
within
this
Kingdome
of
England
,
or
the
Dominion
of
Wales
;
and
if
any
of
the
said
Officers
shall
neglect
to
do
their
office
in
the
Premises
,
every
of
them
,
for
such
neglect
,
shall
forfeit
five
shillings
,
and
so
from
week
to
week
,
five
shillings
weekly
,
till
the
said
May-pole
shall
bee
taken
down
.
Judg.
This
is
to
the
purpose
,
and
may
pass
instead
of
many
Arguments
,
for
a
Parliament
of
Lords
and
Commons
,
so
pious
,
so
prudent
,
so
loyal
and
faithful
to
God
and
the
King
,
to
condemn
these
sports
as
a
vanity
,
a
Heathenish
vanity
,
abused
to
superstition
and
wickedness
,
and
to
be
supprest
under
a
penalty
;
This
may
clearly
convince
any
sober
man
of
the
sinfulness
of
such
practices
,
and
make
them
to
abhor
them
,
for
what
is
forbidden
by
the
Laws
of
men
(
especially
when
those
Laws
are
consonant
to
the
Laws
of
God
)
may
not
be
practised
by
any
person
;
but
these
prophane
sports
are
forbidden
by
the
Laws
of
men
,
and
are
herein
consonant
to
the
Laws
of
God
,
which
condemn
such
sinful
pastimes
.
But
have
you
no
more
evidence
besides
this
Ordinance
to
batter
these
Babylonish
Towers
?
Cry.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
one
that
may
go
for
many
;
'T
is
the
solemn
League
and
Covenant
,
taken
in
a
solemn
manner
,
by
King
,
Lords
,
and
Commons
,
the
Assembly
of
Divines
,
the
Renowned
City
of
London
,
the
Kingdome
of
Scotland
,
and
by
many
thousands
of
Ministers
and
people
throughout
this
Nation
.
In
the
second
branch
of
it
wee
vowed
the
extirpation
of
Popery
,
Prelacy
,
Superstition
,
Heresie
,
Schism
,
Prophaneness
,
and
whatsoever
shall
bee
found
contrary
to
sound
Doctrine
,
and
the
power
of
godliness
.
Pris
.
My
Lord
,
these
things
are
out
of
date
,
and
do
not
binde
now
our
troubles
bee
over
.
Judg.
The
sixth
branch
of
the
Covenant
will
tell
you
,
That
wee
are
bound
all
the
daies
of
our
lives
to
observe
these
things
zealously
,
and
constantly
against
all
opposition
;
and
I
suppose
every
good
man
thinks
himself
bound
to
preserve
the
purity
of
Religion
,
to
extirpate
Popery
,
and
Heresie
,
Superstition
and
Prophaneness
,
not
onely
in
times
of
trouble
,
but
these
are
duties
to
bee
practised
in
our
places
and
callings
all
our
daies
.
Besides
,
the
Royalists
do
plead
the
Covenant
at
this
day
,
for
the
preservation
of
the
King
;
and
if
it
bee
in
force
as
to
that
particular
,
as
indeed
it
is
,
then
much
more
doth
it
binde
us
still
to
the
observation
of
those
things
which
do
more
immediately
appertain
to
the
worship
of
God.
Since
Gods
honour
is
to
bee
preferred
before
the
honour
of
any
man
whatsoever
.
Now
if
our
May-Games
and
mis-rules
do
favour
of
superstition
and
prophaneness
(
as
't
is
apparent
they
do
)
if
they
bee
contrary
to
sound
doctrine
,
and
the
power
of
godliness
(
as
to
all
unprejudiced
men
they
are
)
then
by
this
solemn
League
and
sacred
Covenant
wee
are
bound
to
root
them
up
.
This
is
sufficient
,
if
there
were
no
more
;
but
because
men
are
loath
to
leave
what
they
dearly
love
,
let
us
see
whether
you
have
any
further
evidence
.
Cry.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
an
excellent
Order
from
the
Council
of
State
,
made
this
present
May
,
wherein
they
take
notice
of
a
spirit
of
prophaneness
and
impiety
that
hath
over-spread
the
Land
,
to
the
dishonour
of
God
,
and
the
grieving
of
his
Ministers
and
people
;
they
do
therefore
order
,
that
the
Justices
of
the
Peace
,
and
Commissioners
for
the
Militia
,
do
use
their
utmost
indeavours
to
prevent
all
licentiousness
and
disorder
,
all
prophanation
of
the
Sabbath
,
all
interrupting
or
discouraging
of
Ministers
in
the
work
of
their
Ministery
;
that
they
suppress
all
Ale-houses
,
and
all
ungodly
meetings
;
that
they
own
and
protect
all
such
as
have
adhered
to
the
Parliaments
cause
and
interest
,
and
all
good
men
in
their
sober
and
pious
walking
,
against
all
that
are
turbulent
,
malignant
or
disaffected
,
and
upon
just
cause
to
secure
them
.
The
Council
doth
likewise
command
them
to
have
a
special
care
to
prevent
prophaneness
,
and
disorders
of
people
about
May-poles
,
and
meetings
of
that
nature
,
and
their
rude
and
disorderly
carriages
towards
people
,
in
molesting
them
to
get
monies
from
them
to
spend
vainly
at
such
meetings
.
Ju.
This
is
full
,
and
to
the
point
indeed
,
blessed
be
God
,
and
blessed
be
their
counsel
.
But
have
you
yet
no
more
evidence
?
Cry.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
Mr.
Elton
,
a
man
eminent
for
Piety
,
and
of
known
integrity
in
his
time
,
hee
hath
long
since
told
us
(
in
his
Exposition
of
the
second
Commandement
)
that
such
filthy
company
,
where
there
is
such
filthy
speeches
,
and
lascivious
behaviour
,
with
mixt
dancing
at
their
merry
meetingss
,
are
great
provocations
to
lust
,
and
inducements
to
uncleanness
,
and
therefore
to
be
abhorred
of
all
sober
Christians
.
To
him
assents
that
great
School-Divines
Dr.
Ames
,
who
tells
us
,
that
those
who
will
shun
incontinency
,
and
live
chastly
,
must
shun
such
prophane
meetings
,
and
take
heed
of
mixt
dancing
,
stage-playes
,
and
such
incentives
to
lust
,
where
wickedness
is
presented
to
the
eye
and
ear
,
and
the
man
puts
on
the
womans
apparel
,
which
is
an
abomination
to
the
Lord
,
Deut.
22.
5.
Pris
.
My
Lord
,
these
were
old
Puritans
and
Precisians
,
who
were
more
precise
than
wise
.
Cry.
I
will
produce
men
of
another
strain
,
here
are
Bishops
against
you
.
B.
Babington
hath
long
since
told
us
,
that
these
sinful
pastimes
are
epulum
Diaboli
,
the
Devils
festival
,
the
inticements
to
whoredome
,
and
the
occasions
of
much
uncleanness
,
being
condemned
by
Councils
,
and
forbidden
by
Scripture
,
which
commands
us
to
shun
all
appearance
of
evil
.
Judg.
This
is
good
,
but
have
you
no
more
?
Cry.
Yes
,
my
Lord
,
here
is
one
more
,
't
is
B.
Andrews
,
a
man
of
great
note
for
his
learning
(
who
in
his
Exposition
on
the
seventh
Commandement
)
tells
us
,
that
wee
must
not
onely
refrain
from
evil
,
but
also
from
the
shew
of
evil
;
and
must
do
things
honest
not
onely
before
God
,
but
also
before
men
;
to
this
end
wee
must
shun
wanton
dancings
,
stage-playes
,
&c.
because
our
eyes
thereby
behold
much
vanity
and
a
man
cannot
go
on
these
hot
coals
,
and
not
bee
burnt
,
nor
touch
such
pitch
,
and
not
bee
defiled
,
nor
see
such
wanton
actions
,
and
not
bee
moved
;
Besides
,
there
is
much
loss
,
and
mis-spence
of
precious
time
,
at
such
prophane
meetings
.
Judg.
This
is
pious
,
and
to
purpose
,
here
is
evidence
sufficient
,
I
shall
now
proceed
to
sentence
.
Cry.
My
Lord
,
I
desire
your
Patience
to
hear
one
witness
more
,
and
then
I
have
done
.
Judg.
Who
is
that
which
comes
so
late
into
the
Court
?
Cry.
My
Lord
,
't
is
acute
and
accomplisht
Ovid.
Pris
.
My
Lord
,
hee
is
a
Heathen
Poet
,
who
lived
about
twenty
years
before
Christ
.
Judg.
His
Testimony
will
bee
the
stronger
against
your
Heathenish
vanities
.
Publius
Ovidius
Naso
,
what
can
you
say
against
Mistress
Flora
?
Ovid.
My
Lord
,
I
have
long
since
told
the
world
,
that
the
Senatorian
Fathers
at
Rome
did
order
the
celebration
of
these
Floralian
sports
to
bee
yearly
observed
about
the
beginning
of
May
,
in
honour
of
Flora
,
that
our
fruits
and
flowers
might
the
better
prosper
.
At
this
feast
there
was
drinking
,
dancing
,
and
all
manner
of
lasciviousness
,
by
a
harlotry
company
,
suitable
to
the
memorial
of
such
an
Harlot
,
who
was
light
her self
,
and
therefore
delighted
in
Jokes
and
pleasant
Comedies
,
but
not
in
sad
and
direful
Tragedies
.
Pris
.
Sir
,
you
wrong
the
Poet
,
and
may
,
for
ought
I
know
,
wrong
mee
,
by
wrapping
up
his
ingenious
narrative
in
so
little
room
.
Judg.
Grata
brevitas
,
I
love
those
whose
writings
are
like
Jewels
,
which
contain
much
worth
in
a
little
compass
,
yet
since
the
learned
and
ingenious
Reader
may
desire
to
hear
the
Author
speaking
in
his
own
language
(
since
hee
speaks
so
fully
and
clearly
to
this
purpose
)
you
shall
for
once
have
your
desire
.
Dic
Dea
,
responde
,
ludorum
quae
sit
origo
,
&c.
Convenere
patres
,
&
si
bene
floreat
annus
,
Numinibus
nostris
annua
festa
vovent
.
Mater
ades
florum
,
ludis
celebranda
jocosis
,
Distuleram
partes
mense
priore
tuas
.
Incipis
Aprili
,
transis
in
tempora
Maii
,
Alter
te
fugiens
,
cum
venit
,
alter
habet
.
Cum
tua
fint
,
cedantque
tibi
confinia
mensum
,
Convenit
in
laudes
ille
vel
ille
tuas
.
Circus
in
hunc
exit
,
clamataque
palma
theatris
,
&c.
Quaerere
conabar
,
quare
lascivia
major
His
foret
in
ludis
,
liberiorque
jocus
.
Sed
mihi
succurrit
numen
non
esse
severum
,
Aptaque
deliciis
munera
ferre
Deam
.
Ebrius
incinctis
phylirâ
conviva
capillis
Saltat
,
&
imprudens
utitur
arte
meri
,
Ebrius
ad
durum
formosae
limen
amicae
Cantat
,
habens
unctae
mollia
serta
comae
.
Nulla
coronatâ
peraguntur
seria
fronte
,
Nec
liquidae
vinctis
flore
bibuntur
aquae
.
Scena
lenis
decet
hanc
,
non
est
mihi
credite
,
non
est
,
Illa
Cothurnatas
inter
habenda
Deas
.
Turba
quidem
cur
hos
celebret
meretricia
ludos
,
Non
ex
difficili
cognita
causa
fuit
.
Non
est
detetricis
,
non
est
de
magna
professis
,
Vult
sua
Plebeio
sacra
patere
Choro
,
&c.
Cry.
Now
my
Lord
,
and
please
you
,
wee
will
call
over
the
Jury
,
that
the
prisoner
may
see
wee
have
done
her
no
wrong
.
Judg.
Do
so
.
Cry.
Answer
to
your
names
.
Holy
Scriptures
one
,
Pliny
two
,
Lactantius
three
,
Synodus
Francica
four
,
Charls
the
Second
five
,
Ordinance
of
Parliament
six
,
Solemn
League
and
Covenant
seven
,
Order
of
the
Council
of
State
eight
,
Elton
nine
,
B.
Babington
ten
,
B.
Andrews
eleven
,
Ovid.
twelve
.
These
,
with
all
the
godly
in
the
Land
,
do
call
for
Justice
against
this
turbulent
Malefactor
.
Judg.
Since
't
is
so
,
I
shall
proceed
to
sentence
.
Flora
,
thou
hast
here
been
indicted
by
the
name
of
Flora
,
for
bringing
in
abundance
of
mis-rule
and
disorder
into
Church
and
State
,
thou
hast
been
found
guilty
,
and
art
condemned
both
by
God
and
man
,
by
Scriptures
,
Fathers
,
Councils
,
by
learned
and
pious
Divines
,
both
old
and
new
,
and
therefore
I
adjudge
thee
to
perpetual
banishment
,
that
thou
no
more
disturb
this
Church
and
State
,
lest
Justice
do
arrest
thee
.
An
Answer
to
all
the
Cavils
which
are
of
any
weight
or
worth
which
are
brought
in
defence
of
May-Games
.
Vice
seldome
goes
bare-faced
,
it
usually
,
like
Harlots
,
paints
,
or
puts
on
the
vizzard
of
profit
,
pleasure
,
frugality
,
good
neighbour-hood
,
&c.
the
better
to
deceive
such
careless
sinners
as
devour
the
bait
,
but
forget
the
hook
.
The
naked
discovery
of
the
danger
which
attends
such
licentious
practices
,
is
half
the
cure
,
for
no
man
that
is
well
in
his
wits
,
will
run
on
in
such
paths
,
when
hee
plainly
sees
the
mischief
and
misery
that
attends
them
.
Object
.
1.
Young
people
must
have
some
Recreations
.
Answ
.
'T
is
true
,
modest
,
moderate
,
manly
Recreations
are
fit
for
them
,
but
sinful
,
sensual
,
sordid
Recreations
,
such
as
drinking
,
fighting
,
dancing
,
whoring
,
gaming
and
debauchery
,
these
emasculate
mens
spirits
,
and
make
men
deboist
,
and
unfit
for
the
service
of
God
or
man
,
these
must
bee
abolished
and
abandoned
in
a
Christian
Common-wealth
;
such
Recreations
are
meer
destructions
,
and
such
mirth
is
madness
,
Eccles
.
2.
2.
'T
was
a
good
resolution
of
a
good
man
,
I
will
chuse
such
Recreations
as
are
of
best
example
,
and
best
use
,
seeking
those
by
which
I
may
not
onely
be
merrier
,
but
better
.
What
Recreations
bee
unlawful
,
you
may
see
at
large
in
others
.
Object
.
2.
These
are
Customes
of
great
Antiquity
,
of
above
eighteen
hundred
years
standing
.
Answ
.
Antiquity
without
verity
is
of
no
validity
.
Christ
is
Truth
,
not
Custome
.
Old
Customes
,
if
they
be
evil
Customes
,
are
better
broken
than
kept
,
and
the
older
they
be
,
the
worse
;
the
more
Editions
,
the
more
Additions
.
The
customes
of
the
people
are
vain
,
and
to
be
abhorred
,
not
to
be
followed
by
us
,
Levit.
18.
30.
Jer.
10.
3.
The
Heathenish
Olympick-Games
,
and
the
Pagans
Saturnalia
,
where
they
invented
sports
for
the
honour
of
their
gods
,
and
gave
licence
to
all
to
be
as
lewd
as
they
pleased
at
those
seasons
,
these
were
antient
,
it
doth
not
therefore
follow
that
they
were
good
.
So
Episcopacy
is
antient
,
but
Apostolical
simplicity
is
more
antient
,
and
the
Church
flourished
most
without
it
.
Object
.
3.
These
May-poles
are
set
up
to
shew
the
season
of
the
year
,
this
was
the
plea
lately
of
a
fantastick
and
real
fanatick
.
Answ
.
I
should
think
that
a
green
and
living
tree
should
minde
us
of
the
season
of
the
year
,
better
than
a
dead
bush
;
and
a
living
man
better
set
forth
the
excellency
of
a
man
,
than
a
dead
man.
'T
is
not
without
cause
that
the
Apostle
calls
wicked
men
,
absurd
and
unreasonable
men
,
2
Thes
.
3.
2.
Object
.
4.
Our
Fore-fathers
practised
such
things
.
Answ
.
Our
Fore-fathers
were
Idolaters
,
it
doth
not
follow
that
therefore
wee
must
be
so
too
.
They
lived
in
times
of
ignorance
,
but
wee
live
in
daies
of
light
,
and
therefore
must
walk
like
children
of
the
light
,
renouncing
the
works
of
darkness
.
Wee
must
live
by
Rule
,
not
by
Example
,
and
follow
our
Fore-fathers
no
further
than
they
followed
Christ
,
hence
the
Lord
so
oft
forbids
us
to
follow
our
Forefathers
,
Psal
.
78.
8.
Ezek.
20.
18
,
19
,
20.
Zach.
7.
4.
Object
.
5.
If
men
bee
not
thus
imployed
on
Festivals
,
they
will
bee
idle
,
and
bee
worse
imployed
,
and
wee
have
no
ill
intentions
in
what
wee
do
.
Answ
.
There
is
no
necessity
that
people
should
bee
idle
on
holy-daies
,
for
by
the
Law
of
our
Land
,
if
men
will
keep
holy-daies
,
they
must
keep
them
holily
,
spending
them
only
and
wholly
(
saith
the
Statute
of
5
,
and
6.
of
Edw.
6.
chap.
4.
)
in
praising
God
,
and
praying
to
him
,
hearing
his
word
,
and
meditating
on
his
works
,
&c.
So
that
the
Statute
,
by
those
two
words
,
Only
and
Wholly
,
excludes
all
May-Games
,
revels
,
dancing
,
drinking
,
rioting
,
and
misrule
.
2.
They
cannot
likely
bee
worse
imployed
,
than
in
such
loose
,
lascivious
,
licentious
practices
,
amongst
rude
and
deboist
company
,
where
they
shall
hear
,
see
,
and
learn
all
manner
of
vice
and
villany
,
to
the
corrupting
both
of
their
minds
and
manners
,
and
the
undoing
of
themselves
,
both
here
and
hereafter
.
3.
Whereas
you
say
,
you
have
no
ill
intentions
in
so
doing
,
who
can
beleeve
that
you
will
joyn
your self
with
such
prophane
company
out
of
a
good
intention
?
can
a
man
touch
pitch
,
and
not
be
defiled
with
it
?
2.
Admit
your
Intentions
were
good
,
yet
that
will
not
warrant
you
to
do
evil
.
That
which
is
evil
per
se
,
can
never
bee
made
good
by
any
good
intentions
,
as
I
have
proved
at
large
else-where
.
Object
.
6.
I
can
see
no
hurt
in
May-Games
,
they
are
none
but
a
pack
of
precise
fools
,
who
are
enemies
to
the
King
,
that
cry
them
down
.
Answ
.
Who
so
blinde
as
those
that
will
not
see
?
Canst
thou
see
no
hurt
in
drunkenness
,
fighting
,
whoring
,
stealing
,
prophanation
of
the
Sabbaths
,
contempt
of
Religion
?
&c.
The
Devil
,
who
is
the
god
of
this
world
,
hath
blinded
thine
eyes
,
and
as
blinde
men
are
not
fit
to
judge
of
colours
,
so
thou
art
unfit
to
judge
in
such
cases
.
The
Devil
deals
with
thee
,
as
Elisha
did
with
his
enemies
,
hee
first
smit
them
with
blindness
,
and
then
brings
them
into
Samaria
into
the
midst
of
their
enemies
;
but
as
hee
prayed
for
them
,
so
shall
I
for
thee
;
Lord
open
their
eyes
,
that
they
may
see
;
and
the
Lord
opened
their
eyes
,
and
behold
they
were
in
the
midst
of
Samaria
,
2
King.
6.
18
,
19
,
20.
So
say
I
,
Lord
open
the
eyes
,
and
awaken
the
consciences
of
these
blinde
,
secure
sinners
,
that
they
may
see
,
and
if
the
Lord
shall
vouchsafe
you
this
mercy
,
then
will
you
see
your selves
in
the
Devils
camp
,
on
the
brink
of
destruction
,
and
thou
wilt
abhor
thy self
for
thy
vile
presumption
in
this
kinde
,
if
thou
doubt
of
the
truth
of
this
,
ask
any
gracious
,
awakened
,
inlightened
soul
,
that
knows
the
terrours
of
the
Lord
,
and
the
bitterness
of
sin
,
and
hee
will
tell
you
,
that
hee
durst
not
practise
such
prophaneness
to
win
a
world
.
2.
There
may
be
great
sin
in
that
which
the
blinde
world
counts
a
small
matter
.
To
eat
an
Apple
,
to
bow
to
an
Image
,
to
pick
a
few
sticks
on
the
Sabbath
,
&c.
These
,
and
many
such
,
to
a
carnal
eye
seem
small
things
,
and
yet
wee
know
God
hath
sadly
punished
such
as
acted
them
.
I
have
before
proved
that
these
practices
are
sinful
;
now
there
is
no
sin
simply
considered
in
it self
,
that
is
small
,
as
appears
,
1.
In
that
there
is
no
small
God
that
wee
offend
by
it
.
2.
No
small
price
was
paid
for
it
.
3.
No
small
punishment
is
prepared
for
it
.
This
is
a
complicated
sin
(
as
I
have
proved
before
)
and
therefore
is
not
to
bee
so
lightly
esteemed
of
.
3.
Whereas
thou
sayest
that
none
but
a
few
precise
fools
oppose
this
prophaneness
,
thou
art
much
deceived
.
Was
David
a
foolish
precisian
,
who
would
have
no
familiarity
with
the
wicked
,
but
bids
them
depart
from
him
?
and
prayed
the
Lord
to
turn
away
his
eyes
from
beholding
vanity
;
and
poured
out
rivers
of
tears
,
because
men
transgressed
Gods
Laws
.
Was
Paul
a
foolish
precisian
,
who
commands
us
to
walk
precisely
,
and
circumspectly
,
to
shun
the
appearance
of
evil
,
to
have
no
fellowship
with
the
unfruitful
works
of
darkness
,
but
reprove
them
rather
;
and
to
live
soberly
,
righteously
,
and
religiously
in
the
world
?
Were
the
Antient
Fathers
fools
,
who
do
unanimously
enveigh
against
such
prophane
practices
?
Were
Perkins
,
Babington
,
Dod
,
Andrews
,
Elton
,
&c.
precise
fools
,
who
do
condemn
these
prophane
practices
in
their
Expositions
of
the
seventh
Commandement
?
Sure
thou
art
some
singular
conceitedfool
,
that
thus
censurest
all
the
grave
and
pious
sages
of
former
and
latter
times
for
fools
,
and
all
because
they
oppose
thy
folly
,
which
will
bee
bitterness
in
the
end
.
4.
Whereas
thou
accusest
them
as
enemies
to
the
King
,
which
oppose
such
prophaneness
,
let
mee
tell
thee
,
the
King
hath
not
better
friends
in
the
Land
,
than
such
as
oppose
those
prophane
practices
;
nor
more
deadly
foes
,
than
such
as
do
promote
them
;
these
set
open
the
flood-gates
to
all
rudeness
,
disloyalty
,
debauchery
,
and
effeminacy
,
whereby
people
are
made
unfit
,
either
for
the
service
of
God
,
or
the
King.
Those
that
are
suffered
to
rebel
against
God
,
will
not
stick
(
when
a
temptation
comes
)
to
rebel
against
the
King.
'T
is
the
dark
and
ignorant
places
of
the
earth
,
which
are
habitations
of
cruelty
and
rebellion
.
Should
a
man
debauch
your
children
and
servants
,
and
take
them
to
such
prophane
meetings
,
where
they
should
learn
to
swear
and
swagger
,
to
rant
and
roar
;
I
know
no
wise
Parents
that
would
count
such
for
their
friends
.
These
licentious
exercises
are
the
very
nurseries
of
villany
,
the
bane
of
piety
and
peace
,
and
the
overthrow
of
those
Kingdomes
that
tolerate
them
.
The
Romans
,
when
they
grew
idle
and
luxurious
,
became
effeminate
,
and
lost
all
.
When
people
grow
exorbitant
,
and
transgress
Gods
Law
,
and
change
his
Ordinances
,
then
comes
a
curse
upon
a
Land
,
Isa
.
24.
5
,
6.
So
that
this
is
but
an
old
trick
of
the
Devil
and
his
Agents
,
when
they
would
destroy
Gods
people
,
to
put
ugly
titles
on
them
,
and
call
them
troublers
of
Israel
,
trumpets
of
rebellion
,
enemies
to
Caesar
,
raisers
of
sedition
,
the
Pests
of
a
Nation
,
&c.
Thus
,
as
the
Heathen
Persecutors
did
put
Bear-skins
on
the
backs
of
the
Christians
,
and
then
bait
them
like
Bears
;
so
the
limbs
of
Satan
,
when
crost
in
their
lusts
,
put
ugly
titles
upon
Gods
people
,
that
so
they
may
take
occasion
thereby
to
destroy
them
.
Thus
Elijah
was
called
the
troubler
of
Israel
,
when
indeed
he
was
the
chariots
and
horse-men
,
the
stay
and
strength
of
Israel
.
Jeremiah
was
counted
a
common
Barretor
,
a
man
compounded
of
nothing
but
contention
.
Amos
must
come
no
more
to
Bethel
,
't
is
the
Kings
Court
,
and
hee
that
comes
there
must
bring
silken
,
not
sharp
and
plain
language
.
Holy
Daniel
is
accused
for
a
factious
man
,
and
one
that
would
not
observe
the
Kings
Laws
,
Dan.
6.
12.
Christ
himself
,
in
whom
was
no
sin
,
yet
underwent
the
revilings
and
contradictions
of
sinners
;
hee
was
called
a
mad-man
,
an
enemy
to
Caesar
,
a
glutton
,
a
wine-bibber
,
and
one
that
had
a
Devil
,
Joh.
10.
20.
and
troubled
the
world
,
John
19.
12.
The
Disciple
is
not
above
his
Master
,
nor
the
Servant
above
his
Lord
,
and
if
they
have
called
the
Master
of
the
house
Beelzebub
,
what
may
the
servants
look
for
?
Thus
Paul
was
counted
a
pestilent
fellow
,
a
troubler
of
the
State
,
a
babler
,
a
mad-man
,
a
seditious
,
factious
fellow
,
and
yet
who
freer
from
these
crimes
than
hee
?
Hee
commanded
all
men
to
pray
for
Kings
,
and
those
in
authority
,
and
commands
every
soul
to
bee
subject
to
the
higher
powers
,
and
commanded
Titus
,
cap.
3.
v.
1.
to
teach
people
subjection
to
principalities
and
powers
.
Thus
they
dealt
with
the
Primitive
Christians
,
if
any
calamity
fell
on
the
Land
,
they
presently
cried
,
Away
with
these
Christians
to
the
Lions
,
't
is
they
that
are
the
cause
of
all
our
misery
.
When
Nero
had
set
Rome
on
fire
,
hee
laid
it
upon
the
Christians
.
The
Martyrs
in
Queen
Maries
time
were
accused
as
seditious
,
factious
,
turbulent
persons
,
that
so
they
might
bee
made
odious
both
to
Prince
and
people
.
Thus
Cochlaeus
the
Papist
gave
out
,
that
Luther
was
begotten
by
an
Incubus
,
and
strangled
by
the
Devil
.
Thus
Bolsec
tells
us
,
that
Calvin
was
a
branded
Sodomite
,
and
consumed
with
lice
.
Putean
saies
,
that
Beza
died
a
Catholick
,
with
a
thousand
such
like
.
For
Popery
hath
three
figures
which
uphold
it
;
the
first
is
Auxesis
,
the
extolling
and
advancing
of
her
Parafites
.
2.
Meiosis
,
a
debasing
of
her
opposites
.
3.
Pseudologia
,
lying
lustily
,
for
lying
and
murder
are
the
two
props
of
Popery
,
which
plainly
shews
that
it
is
a
devilish
Religion
,
John
8.
44.
There
are
some
that
in
Print
do
charge
Gods
people
as
enemies
to
Peace
and
Truth
.
The
Church
and
State
(
saith
one
)
ever
since
the
Reformation
,
hath
found
the
Old
Puritan
faction
to
bee
inveterate
and
irreconcilable
enemies
to
Peace
and
Truth
.
Whither
will
not
malice
,
and
hopes
of
preferment
carry
men
!
The
same
Author
yokes
Presbytery
and
Popery
together
,
Popery
and
Presbytery
(
saith
hee
)
both
in
opinion
and
practice
differ
in
many
things
,
onely
in
Terms
.
This
is
as
true
as
many
other
things
which
hee
hath
published
in
that
Invective
.
Doctors
in
Divinity
,
should
defend
the
Discipline
of
Christ
,
and
his
people
,
and
not
raise
slanders
on
them
.
But
let
such
know
,
that
it
is
not
Piety
,
but
the
want
of
it
which
breeds
tumults
and
sedition
in
a
Nation
.
'T
is
not
the
godly
,
but
the
ungodly
;
't
is
the
swearer
that
makes
the
Land
to
mourn
,
't
is
the
Atheist
,
the
Papist
,
the
Blasphemer
,
the
Fornicator
,
the
Drunkard
,
&c.
that
trouble
Israel
,
and
bring
calamities
upon
King
and
Kingdome
,
1
Sam.
12.
ult
.
A
*
Jesuited
Papist
(
standing
to
his
own
Principles
)
cannot
bee
a
good
Subject
.
None
can
bee
an
absolute
Papist
,
but
hee
must
needs
bee
an
absolute
Traitor
,
saith
a
learned
*
Professor
.
As
for
the
godly
,
they
are
of
those
that
are
peaceable
in
Israel
,
they
are
indued
with
the
wisdome
which
is
from
above
,
which
is
pure
and
peaceable
.
They
are
peaceable
in
themselves
,
and
labour
to
make
and
preserve
Peace
amongst
others
.
They
are
the
strength
and
glory
of
a
Land.
As
Sampsons
strength
lay
in
his
hair
,
so
the
Governours
of
Judah
shall
one
day
say
,
That
in
the
inhabitants
of
Jerusalem
lies
our
strength
,
Zach.
12.
5.
They
are
the
blessings
of
a
Nation
,
and
by
their
prayers
they
keep
off
many
a
judgement
.
By
a
Letter
from
Breda
(
May
10.
1660.
)
I
finde
that
his
Majesty
hath
oft
been
heard
to
say
,
That
the
prayers
of
his
subjects
will
most
advantage
his
cause
,
and
that
those
who
do
indeavour
to
express
their
affection
by
debauchery
,
may
ruine
themselves
,
or
at
least
stain
his
reputation
,
his
Majesty
desiring
no
such
attendants
.
An
excellent
saying
,
and
well
becoming
a
Prince
.
Religion
makes
the
best
subjects
,
the
best
servants
,
and
the
best
relations
.
Where
Religion
comes
in
the
power
of
it
,
there
men
obey
,
not
for
fear
(
as
wicked
ones
do
)
but
for
conscience
sake
.
There
are
no
better
Subjects
in
the
world
than
these
,
none
more
faithfull
to
their
trust
,
none
pray
more
for
their
Governours
,
none
pay
their
dues
more
freely
to
them
,
These
are
they
that
will
venture
their
lives
and
estates
for
their
good
,
when
such
as
serve
them
for
their
own
ends
,
will
leave
them
and
forsake
them
;
and
though
for
the
present
the
righteous
may
bee
condemned
as
Traitors
,
and
the
wicked
bee
exalted
to
honour
,
yet
in
Gods
due
time
hee
will
clear
the
innocency
of
his
servants
,
as
the
light
,
when
the
names
of
the
wicked
shall
rot
.
Especially
at
that
great
day
of
Revelation
,
then
shall
we
clearly
discern
betwixt
the
righteous
and
the
wicked
,
between
him
that
feareth
the
Lord
,
&
him
that
feareth
him
not
.
This
may
comfort
us
who
are
faln
into
the
last
daies
,
which
are
called
perilous
times
,
wherein
hee
that
refrains
from
evil
,
maketh
himself
a
prey
.
'T
is
criminous
now
adaies
amongst
many
men
to
bee
sober
and
pious
.
If
a
man
will
not
drink
Healths
,
or
give
mony
to
those
that
will
,
if
hee
will
not
rant
and
roar
,
and
run
with
others
into
all
excess
of
riot
,
this
is
enough
(
with
some
men
)
to
make
a
man
an
enemy
to
the
State.
I
have
a
little
experience
in
this
kinde
my self
;
This
last
May
opposing
some
Floralians
in
their
prophane
practices
(
whom
I
thought
after
above
twenty
years
preaching
should
have
learnt
better
things
)
they
gave
out
that
I
was
little
better
than
a
Quaker
,
a
Preacher
of
false
Doctrine
,
and
an
enemy
to
the
King
,
and
should
be
thrown
out
of
my
place
;
and
why
so
?
why
because
I
hindered
practical
Fanaticks
in
their
frantick
practices
,
Grande
nefas
!
See
how
these
people
who
never
studied
Machiavel
,
yet
are
natural
Machiavelists
,
one
of
whose
Principles
is
,
Calumniare
audacter
,
saltem
aliquid
adhaerebit
.
Lye
lustily
,
some
filth
will
stick
.
I
see
sying
is
coming
in
fashion
apace
,
I
shall
therefore
(
having
this
opportunity
)
clear
my self
and
my
brethren
in
the
Ministry
(
who
are
or
may
bee
aspersed
in
this
kinde
.
)
1.
For
Quakerism
,
I
have
preached
,
prayed
,
practised
,
and
printed
against
it
,
and
openly
(
as
occasion
required
)
opposed
them
and
their
blasphemous
principles
,
and
satanical
practices
;
and
thus
hath
every
faithful
Minister
done
(
according
to
the
measure
of
grace
received
)
and
therefore
for
shame
forbear
such
gross
slanders
.
2.
For
my
Doctrine
;
't
is
sufficiently
known
to
the
world
,
the
summ
and
substance
of
it
is
in
great
part
publisht
to
the
world
.
3.
That
I
am
an
enemy
to
the
King
,
is
as
true
as
all
the
rest
.
I
preach
for
him
,
I
pray
for
him
,
I
print
for
him
,
I
pay
to
him
,
and
command
men
so
to
do
,
and
am
ready
to
sacrifize
my
life
for
him
in
an
honourable
way
,
and
when
I
cannot
yeeld
Active
,
yet
I
shall
readily
yeeld
Passive
obedience
,
and
shall
say
with
Bradford
the
Martyr
,
If
the
Queen
will
banish
mee
,
I
will
thank
her
;
if
shee
will
imprison
mee
,
I
will
thank
her
;
if
shee
will
burn
mee
,
I
will
thank
her
.
Or
as
Chrysostome
(
before
him
)
said
to
the
Empresse
Eudoxia
,
If
the
Queen
will
,
let
her
banish
mee
,
the
earth
is
the
Lords
,
and
the
fulness
thereof
;
if
shee
will
,
let
her
saw
mee
asunder
,
Esay
suffered
the
same
.
If
shee
will
,
let
her
cast
mee
into
the
Sea
,
I
will
remember
Jonah
.
If
shee
will
,
let
her
cast
mee
into
a
burning
fiery
furnace
,
or
amongst
wilde
beasts
,
I
will
remember
Daniel
,
and
the
three
children
.
If
shee
will
,
let
her
stone
mee
,
or
cut
off
my
head
,
I
have
St.
Stephen
and
the
Baptist
my
blest
companions
.
If
shee
will
,
let
her
take
away
all
my
goods
,
Naked
came
I
out
of
my
Mothers
womb
,
&
naked
shall
I
return
thither
again
.
Thus
heroickly
hee
.
For
my
fidelity
to
the
King
,
in
refusing
the
Engagement
,
I
lost
two
hundred
pound
,
and
ran
the
hazard
of
my
whole
livelihood
;
for
I
had
no
Law
to
recover
a
penny
.
At
two
publick
Disputations
against
Sectaries
,
I
ran
great
hazards
,
at
the
first
1650.
there
was
a
great
rabble
of
Sectaries
met
together
,
who
gave
out
untoward
speeches
against
mee
.
In
August
1651.
About
a
week
before
the
King
came
into
Worcester
,
I
was
called
to
assist
in
a
Disputation
against
some
Sectaries
,
this
falling
out
at
that
juncture
of
time
,
I
was
look'd
upon
as
an
enemy
to
the
Common-wealth
,
and
therefore
the
Constable
was
commanded
to
bring
mee
in
prisoner
to
Worcester
,
to
be
there
secured
amongst
the
Royalists
;
and
lately
have
I
been
threatned
(
from
another
coast
)
with
an
Arrest
,
for
opposing
the
Millenarians
and
Fifth-Monarchy-men
.
I
mention
these
things
,
not
for
any
sinister
ends
of
fear
or
favour
,
but
to
prevent
,
or
at
lest
to
blunt
the
edge
of
those
vile
aspersions
,
which
are
cast
upon
the
Presbyterians
,
as
if
they
were
enemies
to
Caesar
;
when
I
dare
be
bold
to
say
,
and
it
were
easie
to
make
it
good
,
that
God
hath
not
better
servants
,
nor
the
King
better
subjects
,
than
those
of
this
Judgement
.
Who
were
it
that
God
made
Instruments
to
bring
about
the
great
change
which
is
now
wrought
in
the
Land
?
were
it
not
our
brethren
of
Scotland
?
Who
were
they
that
petitioned
in
Print
for
the
life
of
the
late
King
?
were
they
not
the
Presbyterian
Ministers
of
London
,
one
of
them
losing
his
head
not
long
after
upon
a
Royal
account
!
Who
where
they
that
opposed
the
Engagement
with
invincible
Arguments
in
Print
,
were
they
not
the
Presbyterians
of
Lancashire
?
who
are
those
that
strenuously
opposed
debauchery
and
prophaneness
on
the
one
hand
,
and
Sects
and
Heresies
on
the
other
,
when
others
were
dumb
,
and
did
tolerate
them
?
were
they
not
the
men
of
this
judgement
?
Now
those
that
help
to
keep
sin
and
errour
out
of
a
Land
,
those
are
the
best
friends
to
a
Land
,
and
the
Kings
best
subjects
.
If
any
shall
ob●ect
that
wee
were
for
King
and
Parliament
,
I
freely
confess
it
,
so
wee
were
,
and
so
wee
are
still
;
and
so
I
think
is
every
honest
hearted-subject
,
who
understands
any
thing
of
the
frame
of
this
Government
.
To
this
wee
are
bound
by
the
Protestation
,
Covenant
,
and
other
Obligations
.
I
look
upon
him
as
an
enemy
to
the
Land
of
his
Nativity
,
who
goes
about
to
separate
the
King
from
the
Parliament
,
or
the
Parliament
from
the
King.
As
for
the
lawfulness
of
the
Parliaments
war
against
those
that
withdrew
the
King
from
the
Parliament
(
for
there
was
not
the
lea●t
intent
in
them
to
hurt
the
person
of
the
King
,
and
therefore
they
were
imprisoned
by
the
Army
)
that
case
is
very
learnedly
and
modestly
cleared
by
Dr.
Austin
in
his
Allegiance
not
impeached
,
by
the
Parliaments
taking
up
of
Arms
(
though
against
the
Kings
personal
commands
)
for
the
just
defence
of
the
Kings
person
the
Laws
of
the
Land
,
and
Liberties
of
the
Subject
;
yea
they
are
bound
by
the
Oath
of
Allegiance
,
so
to
do
,
proved
from
the
words
of
the
Oath
,
from
Principles
of
Law
and
Nature
,
and
other
Testimonies
;
of
this
Judgement
is
Mr.
Pryn
,
Mr.
Rutherford
in
his
Lex
Rex
,
Yea
B.
Bilson
(
a
man
far
enough
from
faction
or
sedition
)
concurs
with
them
,
yea
so
doth
Grotius
and
Barclay
.
Obj.
7.
They
are
many
and
mighty
that
approve
of
such
prophane
practices
,
and
't
is
wisdome
to
go
with
the
tide
of
the
times
,
and
the
current
of
the
world
.
Answ
.
Indeed
,
if
you
mean
to
perish
with
the
world
,
you
may
do
so
,
but
if
you
will
bee
the
Lords
people
,
you
must
not
fashion
your selves
like
to
the
world
,
for
the
world
like
a
great
beast
,
lies
tumbling
in
its
own
filth
,
1
John
5.
19.
The
way
to
Hell
is
a
broad
way
,
and
hath
many
passengers
,
Matth.
7.
13.
Even
Seneca
that
wise
Moralist
could
say
,
that
't
is
one
of
the
worst
Arguments
that
a
man
can
use
,
to
say
that
the
multitude
doth
so
and
so
,
and
therefore
wee
'l
do
so
too
.
Wee
are
expresly
forbidden
to
follow
a
multitude
in
evil
,
Exod.
23.
2.
The
more
joyn
together
in
sin
,
the
nearer
to
judgement
;
generality
in
sinning
brings
generality
in
suffering
.
When
all
the
old
world
was
corrupted
,
then
came
the
flood
.
When
all
Sodom
burnt
with
lust
,
then
came
fire
from
Heaven
and
consumed
them
.
When
the
mean
man
boweth
down
to
Idols
,
and
the
great
man
humbles
himself
before
them
,
God
will
not
pardon
,
Isa
.
2.
8
,
9.
2
Few
great
men
are
good
men
,
1
Cor.
1.
26.
and
therefore
follow
not
any
bee
hee
never
so
great
or
good
,
any
further
than
hee
follows
Christ
;
yea
should
any
command
you
to
break
the
Laws
of
God
,
yet
you
must
chuse
rather
to
obey
God
than
man.
'T
is
no
dishonour
to
the
Kings
on
earth
to
see
the
King
of
Kings
obeyed
before
them
,
and
therefore
St.
Peter
bids
us
first
Fear
God
,
and
then
honour
the
King.
Obj.
8.
If
God
were
displeased
with
such
prophane
practices
,
hee
would
never
have
born
so
long
with
the
wicked
,
nor
suffer
them
to
prosper
as
they
do
.
Answ
.
1.
You
are
much
deceived
in
thinking
they
are
not
punished
,
for
this
prospering
in
wickedness
is
the
sorest
punishment
,
Deus
tunc
magis
irascitur
,
cum
non
irascitur
,
God
is
never
more
angry
,
than
when
hee
seems
not
to
bee
angry
,
but
lets
the
wicked
prosper
in
his
way
,
Psal
.
81.
11
,
12.
Hos
.
4.
14
,
17.
2.
Though
hee
bee
slow
to
wrath
,
yet
is
hee
great
in
power
,
and
will
by
no
means
acquit
the
wicked
,
Nahum
1.
3.
Though
hee
bear
long
,
hee
will
not
alwayes
bear
,
but
as
men
sin
against
the
Lord
,
so
first
or
last
let
them
bee
sure
their
sin
will
finde
them
out
;
for
as
Piety
▪
hath
the
Promises
,
and
though
no
man
should
reward
it
,
yet
't
is
a
reward
it self
;
So
Impiety
hath
the
Threatnings
annexed
unto
it
,
and
though
no
man
should
punish
it
,
yet
't
is
its
own
Tormentor
.
Gods
forbearance
is
no
acquittance
,
but
the
longer
hee
forbears
,
the
heavier
will
his
wrath
bee
when
it
comes
,
and
hee
will
recompence
his
patience
with
the
fierceness
of
his
fury
(
as
I
have
shewed
at
large
elsewhere
.
)
I
shall
conclude
all
with
that
sweet
and
seasonable
counsel
of
Samuel
,
1
Sam.
12
▪
24
,
25.
Only
fear
the
Lord
,
and
serve
him
in
truth
,
with
all
your
heart
;
for
consider
how
great
things
hee
hath
done
for
you
.
But
if
yee
shall
still
do
wickedly
,
yee
shall
be
consumed
,
both
you
▪
and
your
King.
As
a
Mantissa
,
and
little
over-weight
,
I
shall
give
you
a
Coppy
of
Verses
,
which
have
lain
long
by
mee
,
they
will
give
some
light
▪
and
some
delight
to
ingenious
and
ingenuous
Readers
.
HO
Passenger
!
knowest
thou
not
mee
?
Where
is
thy
cap
,
where
is
thy
knee
?
Thy
betters
do
mee
honour
give
,
And
swear
they
'l
do
it
while
they
live
:
Both
high
and
low
give
mee
respect
,
I
can
command
them
at
my
beck
:
I
think
thou
art
some
Puritan
,
Or
censuring
Precisian
,
That
loves
not
May-poles
,
Mirth
and
Plaies
,
But
cries
,
alas
,
these
wretched
daies
!
That
stop
their
ears
;
and
shut
their
eyes
,
Lest
they
behold
our
vanities
.
But
Goodman-Goosecap
,
let
them
know
,
I
do
disdain
their
holy
show
,
Their
peevish
humours
I
do
scorn
,
And
hold
them
wretches
all
forlorn
:
Their
Censures
all
I
do
shake
off
,
And
at
their
zeal
I
freely
scoff
,
I
will
stand
here
in
spight
of
such
,
And
joy
to
hear
that
they
do
grutch
.
But
prethee
fellow
learn
of
mee
,
My
Birth
,
my
Worth
,
my
Pedigree
▪
My
name
,
my
fame
,
my
power
,
and
praise
,
My
state
my
acts
,
my
honoured
daies
.
I
am
Sir
May-pole
,
That
's
my
name
:
Men
,
May
,
and
Mirth
,
give
mee
the
same
,
Dame
Flora
once
Romes
famous
whore
,
Did
give
to
Rome
in
daies
of
yore
By
her
last
Will
great
Legacies
,
Her
yearly
Feasts
to
solemnize
In
May-times
sportful
pleasantness
In
lust
procuring
wantonness
,
In
shews
and
sights
of
such
delight
,
As
mens
affections
ravisht
quite
.
In
Bowers
of
May-sprigs
gaily
built
With
Flowers
and
Garlands
all
bedilt
,
In
tuffs
of
trees
,
in
shady
groves
,
In
rounds
of
sounds
,
and
wanton
loves
,
And
thus
hath
Flora
,
May
,
and
Mirth
,
Begun
,
and
cherished
my
birth
,
Till
time
and
means
so
favoured
mee
,
That
of
a
twig
,
I
waxt
a
tree
:
Then
all
the
people
less
and
more
,
My
height
and
tallness
did
adore
;
Romes
Idol-gods
made
much
of
mee
,
For
favouring
their
Idolatry
;
When
thus
inlarged
was
my
Fame
,
Then
into
other
Lands
I
came
,
And
found
my
pomp
and
bravery
Increased
much
by
Popery
;
Sith
their
will-worship
I
advanc'd
,
I
was
most
highly
countenanc'd
:
All
Townships
had
mee
in
request
,
Where
ere
I
came
,
that
place
was
blest
,
And
to
say
sooth
,
I
'me
near
of
kin
Unto
that
Romish
man
of
Sin
,
And
why
?
'
cause
under
Heavens
Cope
,
There
's
none
I
say
so
near
the
Pope
.
Wherefore
the
Papists
give
to
mee
,
Next
Papal
,
second
Dignity
.
Hath
holy
Father
much
adoc
When
hee
is
chosen
:
so
have
I
too
:
Doth
hee
upon
mens
shoulders
ride
?
That
honour
doth
to
mee
betide
;
There
's
joy
at
my
plantation
,
As
is
at
his
Coronation
.
Men
women
,
children
,
on
an
heap
,
Do
sing
and
dance
,
and
frisk
and
leap
;
Yea
drums
and
drunkards
on
a
rout
,
Before
mee
make
a
hideous
shout
;
Whose
loud
alarms
,
and
bellowing
cryes
Do
fright
the
earth
,
and
pierce
the
skies
.
Hath
holy
Pope
his
noble
guard
?
So
have
I
too
,
that
watch
and
ward
:
For
where
't
is
nois'd
that
I
am
come
,
My
followers
summon'd
are
by
drum
.
I
have
a
mighty
retinue
,
The
scum
of
all
the
rascal
crew
Of
Fidlers
,
Pedlers
,
Jayi-scap't-slaves
,
Of
Tinkers
,
Turn-coats
,
Tospot-knaves
,
Of
Theeves
,
and
Scape-thrifts
many
a
one
,
With
bouncing
Besse
,
and
jolly
Jone
,
With
idle
Boyes
,
and
Journey-men
,
And
Vagrants
,
that
their
Country
run
:
Yea
,
Hobby-horse
doth
hither
prance
,
Maid-marrian
,
and
the
Morrice-dance
.
My
summons
fetcheth
far
and
near
All
that
can
swagger
,
roar
and
swear
,
All
that
can
dance
,
and
drab
,
and
drink
,
They
run
to
mee
,
as
to
a
sink
.
These
,
mee
for
their
Commander
take
,
And
I
do
them
my
black-guard
make
.
The
Pope
doth
keep
his
Jubilee
,
A
time
of
mirth
,
and
merry
glee
:
On
such
as
unto
Rome
will
go
,
Great
benefits
hee
doth
bestow
;
For
sins
past
,
yea
,
and
sins
to
come
,
Hee
saith
hee
can
free
them
from
doom
:
Hee
brings
men
to
transgression
,
With
hope
of
absolution
:
And
if
they
will
in
him
beleeve
,
Do
what
they
list
,
hee
'l
them
forgive
.
I
dare
avouch
in
doing
this
,
My
power
is
as
great
as
his
.
My
yearly
Jubilee
keep
I
,
Which
great
concourse
doth
dignifie
,
And
to
all
such
as
it
frequent
,
I
procure
mirth
and
great
content
,
I
do
inlarge
their
conscience
,
And
qualifie
each
great
offence
:
I
take
away
all
fear
of
evil
,
Of
sin
and
hell
,
of
death
and
devil
:
I
tell
them
't
is
a
time
to
laugh
,
To
give
themselves
free
leave
to
quaff
,
To
drink
their
healths
upon
their
knee
,
To
mix
their
talk
with
ribaldry
,
To
reel
and
spue
,
to
brawl
and
fight
,
To
scoff
and
rail
with
all
their
might
:
I
bid
men
cast
off
gravity
,
And
women
eke
their
modesty
:
Old
crones
that
scarce
have
tooth
or
eye
,
But
crooked
back
,
and
lamed
thigh
Must
have
a
frisk
,
and
shake
their
heel
,
As
if
no
stitch
,
nor
ache
they
feel
.
I
bid
the
servant
disobey
,
The
childe
to
say
his
Parents
nay
.
The
poorer
sort
that
have
no
coin
,
I
can
command
them
to
purloin
:
All
this
,
and
more
,
I
warrant
good
,
For
't
is
to
maintain
neighbour-hood
.
The
Pope's
a
friend
to
Letchery
,
Witness
his
Stews
for
Venery
.
In
this
I
come
not
far
behinde
,
I
give
them
leave
to
take
their
kinde
,
I
have
allurements
for
the
same
,
As
they
do
know
that
love
the
game
:
First
,
mirth
doth
make
their
passions
warm
,
Then
liquor
strong
their
lust
doth
charm
,
Then
dancing
gestures
,
looks
,
and
words
,
More
fewel
to
their
fire
affords
,
And
'
cause
their
works
do
hate
the
light
,
Wee
take
th'
advantage
of
the
night
,
Which
covers
with
dark
Canopy
,
The
means
producing
bastardy
.
The
Pope
doth
challenge
power
divine
,
I
next
to
him
may
say
't
is
mine
.
I
can
command
more
countenance
Than
can
the
Lords
own
Ordinance
:
They
do
to
mee
their
love
convert
,
That
from
the
Church
withdraw
their
heart
;
I
can
command
from
them
great
cost
,
Who
on
the
poor
would
think
it
lost
:
For
mee
they
will
adventure
life
,
They
flye
the
Gospels
threatned
strife
▪
The
honour
of
the
Sabbath
day
,
My
dancing-greens
have
ta'en
away
.
Let
Preachers
prate
till
they
grow
wood
,
Where
I
am
,
they
can
do
no
good
.
The
Pope
doth
every
where
beat
down
The
haters
of
his
triple
Crown
:
Bell
,
Book
,
and
Candle
do
defie
Such
as
will
not
on
him
relye
;
And
to
effect
his
dear
intent
,
New
Locusts
still
from
Hell
are
sent
,
That
fill
the
world
with
villanies
,
And
act
each
where
their
Tragedies
;
Sometimes
mens
lands
,
sometimes
their
state
Must
pay
for
't
,
'
cause
they
do
him
hate
.
And
have
not
I
as
powerful
wrath
,
To
work
the
world
as
great
a
scath
?
Have
not
I
vassals
like
the
Devil
,
To
pay
such
with
all
kinde
of
evil
,
That
'
gainst
mee
spake
,
or
dare
to
frown
,
Much
more
that
say
,
they
'l
pull
mee
down
?
These
brave
my
foes
unto
their
face
,
And
glad
this
office
to
imbrace
.
In
colour
that
they
plead
for
mee
,
They
'l
fight
against
all
honesty
:
To
make
their
foes
seem
odious
,
They
'l
first
proclaim
them
factious
:
They
'l
term
them
Rebels
to
the
State
,
And
say
they
seek
to
innovate
,
And
breed
disorder
in
each
thing
,
Yea
,
that
they
hate
their
Soveraign
King
:
And
if
they
be
not
purg'd
,
the
Land
,
Nor
Church
,
nor
Commonwealth
can
stand
.
Then
Libels
foul
are
cast
abroad
When
filthy
slanders
lay
on
load
.
Incarnate
Devils
wee
them
call
,
Of
men
most
vile
,
the
worst
of
all
.
Rogues
,
Theeves
and
Drunkards
,
saith
our
pen
,
Compar'd
with
these
,
are
honest
men
:
And
as
for
Papists
,
oh
!
they
are
Subjects
more
true
than
these
by
far
:
Yea
,
Puritans
wee
do
them
prove
,
All
such
as
do
not
May-poles
love
;
And
if
some
matter
there
bee
found
,
That
wants
good
proof
to
make
it
sound
,
Wee
have
whole
dozens
prest
to
swear
,
And
freely
false
witness
to
bear
:
Yea
,
when
my
Rogues
do
victuals
want
,
When
mony
,
cloths
,
and
all
grow
scant
,
Then
forth
a
forraging
they
go
,
And
fall
upon
our
common
foe
.
No
pillage
seemeth
half
so
good
,
As
what
is
stollen
from
th'
brotherhood
.
Thus
do
wee
joy
our
foes
to
grieve
,
And
't
is
our
death
that
they
do
live
.
And
lest
you
think
my
stately
port
,
Maintain'd
alone
by
th'
baser
sort
:
I
have
some
of
a
better
note
,
That
jet
it
in
a
silken
coat
;
I
cannot
boast
much
of
their
grace
,
But
this
I
le
say
,
they
're
men
of
place
,
Whose
Country-worship
hath
great
praise
For
May-polizing
now
adaies
;
Though
cold
enough
in
better
things
,
In
this
they
reign
like
Parish-Kings
;
Though
bit
to
th'
bare
by
Usury
,
Yet
prodigal
to
maintain
mee
:
Yea
,
Gentiles
of
the
Female
kinde
,
To
mee
devoted
have
their
mind
,
They
keep
my
Festivals
with
joy
,
And
fence
mee
from
my
foes
annoy
.
Themselves
sometimes
will
lead
the
dance
▪
And
Tomboy-like
,
will
leap
and
prance
:
And
though
they
seem
(
O
fatal
hap
)
As
light
as
feathers
in
their
Cap
,
Yet
how
much
bound
to
them
am
I
,
To
grace
mee
with
their
levity
!
And
more
than
these
,
some
learned
men
,
Perhaps
Divines
,
what
say
you
then
?
That
have
disputed
oft
in
Schools
,
I
hope
these
are
no
simple
fools
:
These
stifly
do
maintain
my
cause
,
To
bee
according
to
Gods
Laws
;
They
say
,
I
benefit
the
poor
,
And
help
t'
increase
the
Churches
store
,
They
'l
make
them
good
,
were
't
not
for
mee
,
All
love
would
perish
speedily
.
They
Champion-like
,
dare
to
maintain
,
That
Papists
to
the
Church
I
gain
,
Where
neither
fear
of
God
nor
man
,
Can
make
them
come
,
These
say
,
I
can
.
O
leap
for
joy
,
yee
Papists
all
,
Sith
these
do
you
my
Converts
call
,
And
cleave
no
more
to
Popish
Rites
:
You
are
Sir
May-poles
Proselites
.
Now
Traveller
learn
more
grace
to
show
;
And
see
that
thou
thy
betters
know
.
Thou
hear'st
what
I
say
for
my self
,
I
am
no
Ape
,
I
am
no
Elf
,
I
am
no
base
ones
Parasite
,
I
am
this
great
worlds
Favorite
,
And
sith
thou
must
now
part
mee
fro
,
Let
this
my
blessing
with
thee
go
.
There
's
not
a
Knave
in
all
the
Town
,
Nor
swearing
Courtier
,
nor
base
Clown
,
Nor
dancing
Lob
,
nor
mincing
Quean
,
Nor
Popist
Clerk
▪
bee
't
Priest
or
Dean
,
Nor
Knight
debaucht
,
nor
Gentleman
,
That
follows
Drabs
,
or
Cup
or
Can
,
That
will
give
thee
a
friendly
look
,
If
thou
a
May-pole
canst
not
brook
.
FINIS
.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A45334-e210
a
An
old
Roman
Strumpet
the
Goddess
of
May-Games
.
b
Una
dolo
Divúm
,
&c.
Aeneid
.
lib.
4.
c
The
Flesh
.
d
Adultery
.
e
Fornication
.
f
Lasciviousness
.
g
Drunkenness
.
h
Carm.
lib.
2.
Ode
13.
Notes for div A45334-e790
Hodie
mihi
Juppiter
esto
,
cras
mihi
truncus
eris
,
ficulnus
inutile
lignum
.
Notes for div A45334-e1310
Cantants
fremunt
,
perstrepunt
,
tumultuantur
,
&
fu●entibus
similes
insanire
videntur
.
Nicol.
de
Clemangis
,
de
novis
celebritatibus
non
instituendis
.
Vetus
fabula
,
novi
histriones
.
Quid
tristes
queremoniae
,
si
non
supplicio
culpa
reciditur
,
quid
leges
sine
moribus
vanae
proficiunt
?
Horat
.
Carm.
l.
3.
Ode
24.
Against
Healths
.
See
my
Comment
,
on
2
Tim.
3.
3.
p
94.
I
have
this
from
an
eye-witness
,
and
cannot
but
mourn
to
think
,
that
those
who
should
bee
teachers
of
others
,
have
learnt
no
better
themselves
,
Surgunt
indocti
&
rapiunt
coelum
,
&c.
Yea
in
some
places
Maids
drink
Healths
upon
their
knees
;
'T
is
vile
in
men
,
but
abominable
in
women
.
There
were
two
persons
of
quality
,
that
some
years
since
drank
this
Kings
Health
upon
their
knees
,
and
not
long
after
sought
to
betray
him
;
this
I
have
from
an
eye-witness
of
good
quality
.
Omne
tempus
Clod
or
,
non
omnes
(
atones
feret
.
Sen.
Epist
,
98.
V.
De
Croy.
Conformities
chap.
19.
Conform
.
1.
p.
44.
V.
Hospinian
de
Orig.
Festorum
p.
99.
Polydor.
Virgil.
lib.
4.
cap.
14.
&
lib.
5.
cap.
2.
Godwin
Antiq.
lib.
1.
sect
.
2.
c.
9.
p.
7
,
8.
&
l.
2.
sect
.
3.
cap.
3.
p.
87.
Floralia
in
honorem
Florae
;
è
meret●ice
Deae
factae
,
agebantur
à
meretricibus
exutis
,
omni
cum
verborum
licentia
,
motu●mque
obscaenitate
.
Farnab
.
in
Martial
.
Epig
lib.
1.
p.
2.
V.
Aug.
de
Civit
.
Dei.
lib.
4.
cap.
8
The
Heathens
had
thirty
thousand
gods
.
Weemse
on
2d
.
Command
.
chap
5.
p.
97.
Vol.
2.
Hi
ludi
celebrantur
cum
omni
laseivia
,
convenientes
memoria
meretricis
.
Nauclerus
Chronogra
.
Volat.
Gener.
24.
p.
48.
Cui
calculum
adjecit
Munster
in
Cosmographi
.
&
Rosinus
de
Antiquit
,
Rom.
lib.
5.
cap.
15.
Val.
Maximus
lib.
2.
c.
20.
sect
.
8.
&
Seneca
Epist
.
98.
Quid
de
effoeminata
dicam
juventute
,
quae
iuxu
illis
temporibus
ac
petualantiâ
dissoluta
,
cunctis
flagitiorum
generibus
implicatur
?
Clemangis
de
novis
celebritat
.
non
instit
.
p.
144.
Our
latras
?
furem
video
,
Philip
.
dixit
.
*
V.
The
Canterburian
Self-conviction
.
*
Ad
deteriora
faciles
sumus
,
quia
nec
dux
,
nec
comes
deesse
potest
;
&
res
ipsa
sine
duce
,
sine
comite
procedit
,
non
pronum
est
iter
tantum
ad
vitia
,
sed
praceps
.
Seneca
Epist
.
98.
Non
nisi
grande
aliquod
bonum
quod
à
Nerone
damnatum
Tertul.
advers
.
Gentes
,
cap.
5.
See
Reasons
to
move
us
to
redeem
time
,
in
Mr.
Ambrose
his
Sermon
on
Eph.
5.
16.
See
the
danger
of
carnal
pleasures
,
in
my
Comment
.
on
2
Tim.
3.
4.
P.
119
,
&c.
Bis
dicitur
,
quod
per
similitudinem
dicitur
.
Plin
Nat.
Hist
.
l.
18
c.
29.
Lactant.
de
falsa
Relig.
l.
1.
c.
20.
Fluvius
quidam
eloquent
:
â
Tulliana
Lactantius
.
V.
Ord.
of
Parliament
for
the
Lords
day
,
1644.
The
King
took
it
at
his
Coronation
in
Scotland
,
Jan.
1.
1651.
as
appears
by
an
excellent
Sermon
preached
by
Mr.
Robert
Douglas
,
p.
28.
V.
Dr.
Griffiths
Serm.
on
Prov.
24.
●●
.
p.
12.
preached
at
Mercers
Chap.
1660.
Ames
C●s
.
Cons
.
l.
5.
6.
39.
Babington
on
the
7th
Commandement
.
Floralia
cum
maxima
lascivia
,
ludis
,
atque
jocis
obscaenis
,
conviviis
luxuriosis
,
coronis
,
saltationibus
,
cultu
versicolore
&
luminibus
,
celebrati
fuere
,
Christianorum
cujusmodi
sunt
hodie
Floralia
eodem
mense
Maio
,
Stuckii
Antiquit.
Ovid.
Fastorum
lib.
5.
Ludi
florales
in
circo
sive
theatro
,
celebrati
.
Coronâ
cinctis
.
Nemo
malum
odit
,
nisi
qui
distincte
videt
.
Barlow
Exercit
.
Metaphys
.
p.
28.
Nullum
vitium
sine
patrocinio
.
Quae
major
voluptas
quam
fastidium
talis
voluptatis
?
Tertul
.
de
spectac
.
c.
29.
ubi
plura
.
B.
Halls
Meditations
and
Vows
,
cent
.
3.
med
.
47.
Perkins
Cas
.
Cons
.
l.
3.
s
.
4.
Q.
1.
p.
141.
Boltons
Directions
for
walking
.
p.
154
,
&c.
V
Mr.
Pryn
,
in
several
Treatises
against
Episcopacy
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
absurd
fellows
,
a
compact
of
meer
incongruities
,
solecising
continually
in
opinion
,
speech
,
action
,
and
whole
life
,
Dr.
Slatyr
.
In
my
Com.
on
Amos
4.
4
,
5.
The
great
danger
that
is
in
little
sins
,
you
may
see
in
an
accurate
little
Tract
.
of
Mr.
Peck
,
on
that
Subject
.
Gravissima
quaeque
persecutio
semper
suit
sub
praetextu
aliquo
honestissimo
,
queque
major
erat
crudelitas
,
co
semper
fuit
Praetextus
speciosior
.
Rolloc
.
in
Johan
.
Dr.
Griffith
in
his
Samaritan
revived
,
p.
65.
and
in
his
sermon
on
Prov.
24.
21.
p.
40
,
41
Quis
tulerit
Gracchos
de
seditione
querentes
?
Juven
.
*
V.
Dr.
Davenant
,
Determ
.
Quest
.
17.
p.
81
*
Dr.
Prideaux
,
Higgaion
Selah
sect
7
,
8.
p.
17
,
18
,
19.
V.
Mr.
Pryn
,
The
Treachery
and
Disloyalty
of
Papists
to
their
Soveraigns
.
Ille
est
publicus
inimicus
cui
haec
voluptas
displicet
.
Aug.
de
civit
.
Dei
,
l.
2.
c.
21.
Bilson
.
Philand
.
par
.
3.
p.
179.
Grotius
de
Jure
belli
,
l.
1.
c.
4.
Argumentum
pessimum
est
turba
.
Sen.
See
fifteen
reasons
against
following
the
world
.
Burroughs
on
Mat.
11.
29.
chap.
48.
p.
204.
Rectè
fecisse
praemium
est
.
Sen.
Maxima
peccantium
poena
,
est
peccasse
.
Nec
ullum
scelus
licèt
fortuna
illud
exornet
muneribus
suis
,
licèt
tueatur
ac
vindicet
,
impunitum
est
,
quoniam
sceleris
in
scelere
supplicium
est
.
Senec.
Epist
.
98.
In
my
Com.
on
Hos
.
13.
12.
p.
6
,
7.