In Imitation of Hudibras The Dissenting Hypocrite, or Occasional Conformist; with reflections On Two of the Ring-Leaders, &c. Viz. I. Their Works and Writings. II. Their Professions and Principles. III. Their Qualifications and Parts. IV. Their Persons and Practices [by Edward Ward] |
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His Zeal, like Cannon-Balls, is hurl'd,
T'embroil and not to mend the World.
Pride's dangerous gross Exhalations
Turn into Light'ning and Vexations;
Should this Land take like any Tinder,
'Twould quickly burn it to a Sinder.
Such boist'rous Bigots never Thunder,
But 'tis for Sacred or State-Plunder.
For certainly he says his Prayers,
To set us all a-Fighting by the Ears,
And yet he writes devoutly Civil,
As any Puritanick Devil;
Who still appears in Rays of Light,
To hide the grizly Hypocrite:
He knows with any other Dress on,
He'd ne'er delude nor take Possession.
Thus he Cajoles the Cred'lous Nation
In Canting Terms of Reformation;
And is not this of Sense an odd Piece,
To Slander Good King Harry's Cod-piece?
As if his Tenents were not Good
Because he was of Royal Blood;
And writ a Book against Old Luther
To blast Fanatick coming Truth here.
T'embroil and not to mend the World.
Pride's dangerous gross Exhalations
Turn into Light'ning and Vexations;
Should this Land take like any Tinder,
'Twould quickly burn it to a Sinder.
Such boist'rous Bigots never Thunder,
But 'tis for Sacred or State-Plunder.
For certainly he says his Prayers,
To set us all a-Fighting by the Ears,
And yet he writes devoutly Civil,
As any Puritanick Devil;
Who still appears in Rays of Light,
To hide the grizly Hypocrite:
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He'd ne'er delude nor take Possession.
Thus he Cajoles the Cred'lous Nation
In Canting Terms of Reformation;
And is not this of Sense an odd Piece,
To Slander Good King Harry's Cod-piece?
As if his Tenents were not Good
Because he was of Royal Blood;
And writ a Book against Old Luther
To blast Fanatick coming Truth here.
Sedition ne'er so Rampant grew,
To damn the Old and bring up New
Inventions, to Purge, like strong Clysters,
Both Church and State of Good Ministers;
As if in his Dissension's Frolick,
They were all troubled with the Cholick.
This Schismatick false Quack's Endeavour,
Is not the Good from Bad to sever;
But raise the Humours to a Fever.
For all their Crimes, and there's an End on't,
Are Great, 'cause they're not Independent.
To damn the Old and bring up New
Inventions, to Purge, like strong Clysters,
Both Church and State of Good Ministers;
As if in his Dissension's Frolick,
They were all troubled with the Cholick.
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Is not the Good from Bad to sever;
But raise the Humours to a Fever.
For all their Crimes, and there's an End on't,
Are Great, 'cause they're not Independent.
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