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Works Not Included in the Folio Volume of 1630; First(-Fifth) Collection
Works Not Included in the Folio Volume of 1630 First Collection - -Fifth Author:John Taylor General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1870 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: T?|7f|77T|7T77 A Plea for Prerogative: Or, Give Cczfar his due. TH E Divel's horne-mad, Religion here fhould florifli, Or England conftantly the Truth fhould nourifh .. And He (contriving with the RomijJi Secl) They foon a hellifh ftratagem project, That with a ftrange blaft of a Powder-blow, Into the Ayre the Parliament to throw, And with a whirle-winde terrour to appall Gods Word profeft, the Court, the State and all Records, Lawes, Statutes, Grants, Decrees and Charters, Men, women, children (piece-meale torne in quarters ;) Magnifique Buildings, pompous Monuments ; Illuftrious guildings, fumptuous ornaments ; King, Prince, Peeres, Commons, with one puffe fhould caper, And (in a moment) turn'd to ayre and vapour. The Divell and Rome are all ftarke mad at this, That they, their great defired aime fhould miffe, Devis'd more mifchiefes from th'infernall pit, To make us this deliverance to forget, And be ingratefull to that power above, Who this great danger from us did remove; For Sathan knowes, that bafe ingratitude Doth all, and every damned vice include; And therefore 'tis the totall of tranfgreffions To be unthankfull for Gods gracious bleffmgs : A 2 Ther's There's nothing elfe drawes down th'Almighties hate, It hath difmembred wretched Englands ftate ; Pride, avarice, luft, hath broke our happy peace, And daily do our fins, and fhames increafe. He's a wife man (that without danger) can Serve God his King, and be an honeft man ; For (in thefe dayes) to fpeak truth and do right, Is paid with fcandall, danger and defpight. Thus vi...« less