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Divine Fancies

Digested into Epigrammes, Meditations, and Observations. By Fra: Quarles
  
  
  

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41. On Baals Preists.

Iehu's crown'd King; Iehu the King must fall
To Ahabs God: Iehu must worship Baal:
The gods-divided people must goe call
Baals sacred Preists: Iehu must worship Baal:
None must be left behind; They must come all;
Iehu must burne a Sacrifice to Baal:
The Priests come puffing in; both great and small,
Must wait on Iehu that must worship Baal:
Baals house is fill'd and crouded to the wall
With people, that are come to worship Baal:

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What must there now be done? what Offring shall
Perfume Baals nostrils? ev'n the Preists of Baal:
Baals holy Temple's now become a Stall
Of Preistly flesh; of fleshly Priests for Baal;
How would our Gospell flourish, if that all
Princes, like Iehu, would but worship Baal!