Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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CHAP. LI.
This Spanish Inquisition is a Trappe, so slyelie sett,As into it Wise, Godly, Rich, by Blanchers bace as fett.
Direct or indirectly then to answeare all is one,
From those Inquisitors escape but verie fewe or none.
Euen so by racking out the ioynts, or chopping off the heade,
Procustes fitted all his Guests vnto his iron beade.
Aue Maria, Credo, and the Paier noster say
In Latin, els they pennance thee, and take thy goods away.
Nay, these though satd, both say and doe as they, yeat all for nought,
They will exact by Torture what thou thinkest, and hast thought
Of Masse, the Pope, and Popish points, til in the Lapse thou fall:
Then, Mercie God, amongst those men no mercie is at all:
A bloodier Law vsde bloodierly was neuer heard or shall:
Tormenting men vntill they gesse by whom they are acus'de,
Which gessed, it against themselues for Euidence is vs'de:
As who would say, to be it must, because it so is mus'de,
Phillip, abusiuely seduc't, and World-deceiuing Pope,
Peruse all Lawes, euen Paganizme, past vnder heauens coope,
And rightly pondring those with this, thē speak your thoughts indeed,
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Here adde for badde we might your League, if That of This had neede.
O happie and thrise happie Realme of ours, and other Lands,
Wheare, touching death by Clergie doomes, the Pollicy withstands.
Then freated Paule, Pope Paule the Third, whē Peter came in Plea:
No Maruell, Luther preached gold and glorie from his Sea.
But, see an helpe: Ignatius then conceited had his Sect,
And crau'd Confirmance of the Pope, which Paule did then reiect.
But when he heard that Orders vowe might cheefly him auayle,
Them Iesuistes he incorporates, nor they his Pope-ship fayle:
But for his onely Doctrine are Apostles, and as trew
As to the Diuell the deadly-Sinnes to Popes this Order new.
Yeat these be those are vnder-hand deceiu'd whilst they deceaue:
Witnes the Gallowes, wheare for most they end those webbes they weaue.
For vnaduise are, me thinks, our Iesuistes in this,
In Cell-life since so strict, and here they hanging seldome mis,
That, for applause at least (although euen so weare bacely badde)
They change not teachers vnto them to whom from vs they gadde.
But better course then either weare secure at home to staye,
And theare with loyall hearts attend what Subiects should obaye,
Wheare no tyrannizing is ore the Conscience, though it straye:
And Men of ciuill carriage, though in bodies not imployde,
Win good report, they shiftles shame that with their Home destroyd.
No Maruell, Luther preached gold and glorie from his Sea.
But, see an helpe: Ignatius then conceited had his Sect,
And crau'd Confirmance of the Pope, which Paule did then reiect.
But when he heard that Orders vowe might cheefly him auayle,
Them Iesuistes he incorporates, nor they his Pope-ship fayle:
But for his onely Doctrine are Apostles, and as trew
As to the Diuell the deadly-Sinnes to Popes this Order new.
Yeat these be those are vnder-hand deceiu'd whilst they deceaue:
Witnes the Gallowes, wheare for most they end those webbes they weaue.
For vnaduise are, me thinks, our Iesuistes in this,
In Cell-life since so strict, and here they hanging seldome mis,
That, for applause at least (although euen so weare bacely badde)
They change not teachers vnto them to whom from vs they gadde.
But better course then either weare secure at home to staye,
And theare with loyall hearts attend what Subiects should obaye,
Wheare no tyrannizing is ore the Conscience, though it straye:
And Men of ciuill carriage, though in bodies not imployde,
Win good report, they shiftles shame that with their Home destroyd.
Yoong English Fooles, for cause too trew, we pittie you indeed:
First for ye are our Countriemen, then for that ye proceede
Gainst Scripture, Lawe, and Nature, and Fooles palpable, in that
Ye note not how your follies make our English Foxes fat:
Allen at Rome, Others else-wheare, that liue hand-ouer heade,
By tasking you to broach those faults for which themselues be feade.
Whilst these lie burrowed, safe frō skath, mongst you adoptiue Cubs,
They doe obserue the pregnanst wit, whom Discontentment rubs,
Of Atheist, factious, desprate, or vaine-glorious, him they schoole,
And then transport to England, thear to play the dangerous Foole:
Seducingly insisting on performance of their vow,
That doth Rebellion, Regecide, and breach of Othes allow.
Though Dauid knew his Soueraigne Saul disfauored of God,
And might haue kild, and then bin crownd, such sin his soule for-bod.
Which of the Patriarks, Prophets, or Gods People, whilst they saru'd
Euen Ethnicks traytrously vnto their owne Affections caru'd.
But thus do ye, nay worser, for your Darnell giddieth so,
As Gods Annoynted and Belou'd ye censure for his Foe:
But woorst of all, by murthring her to merite Heauen ye troe.
First for ye are our Countriemen, then for that ye proceede
Gainst Scripture, Lawe, and Nature, and Fooles palpable, in that
Ye note not how your follies make our English Foxes fat:
Allen at Rome, Others else-wheare, that liue hand-ouer heade,
By tasking you to broach those faults for which themselues be feade.
Whilst these lie burrowed, safe frō skath, mongst you adoptiue Cubs,
They doe obserue the pregnanst wit, whom Discontentment rubs,
Of Atheist, factious, desprate, or vaine-glorious, him they schoole,
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Seducingly insisting on performance of their vow,
That doth Rebellion, Regecide, and breach of Othes allow.
Though Dauid knew his Soueraigne Saul disfauored of God,
And might haue kild, and then bin crownd, such sin his soule for-bod.
Which of the Patriarks, Prophets, or Gods People, whilst they saru'd
Euen Ethnicks traytrously vnto their owne Affections caru'd.
But thus do ye, nay worser, for your Darnell giddieth so,
As Gods Annoynted and Belou'd ye censure for his Foe:
But woorst of all, by murthring her to merite Heauen ye troe.
Put case the diulish Act were done, to scape yeat lacks your Charter,
And ye with Torments dead, the cause not paine doth make the Marter
Say that the Pope lacks Malice, Say your selues doe loue the State,
Too grosly yeat your Doctrine faults in things of greatest wate.
Which your Absurdities do our Diuines confute, I wot:
Ye say his Popeship cannot erre, We proue ye erre in, Not.
Nor in the Sacrament that Christ is really we hold.
Your Transubstantiation we iustly haue controld.
Yours for the Liuing and Deceast Propitiatorie, Masses,
And Purgatorie, should we graunt, ye might conclude vs Asses.
Your Worshipping of Images, and Inuocating Saints,
And Supererogation, vs with your Defects acquaints.
Besides the Supper of our Lord, and Baptisme, we reiect
Moe Sacraments: Howbeit ye Fiue other doe erect:
As Confirmation, Penance, with Priest-Order, Marrage too,
And extreame Vnction. Ouer more too much applause yee doe
Workes Meritorious, Of the Cup the Laye ye do bereaue:
And of translated Scriptures, so, vnspied, to deceaue.
Dirges, Vowes, Indulgences, Confession in the eare,
Dissoluing Subiects from the Faith they should their Princes beare,
Dispensing with the Scriptures, for Reuenge, to please, or gaine,
Your Pardons, Pilgrimages, and your halowed Paltries vaine,
Pope, and what-so is, Papistrie, well may we call profaine.
Ambitious Rome, that for thy Pompe not sparest Soules to baine,
Once wearr thou truly Catholique, corrupted fouly now,
Not outed quite the Church, A sparke in her we thee allow:
And wish thou weart, as then thou weart, when as the Fathers good,
As touching Anti-christ, and whence, in both mis-vnderstood.
No Maruell, euen to Daniels-selfe in Mysterie it was:
And dye did those good Fathers ere that Scripture came to pas.
But now, who-so can Anti-christ but etymologize,
And knowes the Pope and Rome, the Place and Man of sinne descries.
Sheep-clothed Wolues, Christs Pro contra, the Popes haue bin and be:
No place but Rome for Anti-christ, none but the Pope is he.
And ye with Torments dead, the cause not paine doth make the Marter
Say that the Pope lacks Malice, Say your selues doe loue the State,
Too grosly yeat your Doctrine faults in things of greatest wate.
Which your Absurdities do our Diuines confute, I wot:
Ye say his Popeship cannot erre, We proue ye erre in, Not.
Nor in the Sacrament that Christ is really we hold.
Your Transubstantiation we iustly haue controld.
Yours for the Liuing and Deceast Propitiatorie, Masses,
And Purgatorie, should we graunt, ye might conclude vs Asses.
Your Worshipping of Images, and Inuocating Saints,
And Supererogation, vs with your Defects acquaints.
Besides the Supper of our Lord, and Baptisme, we reiect
Moe Sacraments: Howbeit ye Fiue other doe erect:
As Confirmation, Penance, with Priest-Order, Marrage too,
And extreame Vnction. Ouer more too much applause yee doe
Workes Meritorious, Of the Cup the Laye ye do bereaue:
And of translated Scriptures, so, vnspied, to deceaue.
Dirges, Vowes, Indulgences, Confession in the eare,
Dissoluing Subiects from the Faith they should their Princes beare,
Dispensing with the Scriptures, for Reuenge, to please, or gaine,
Your Pardons, Pilgrimages, and your halowed Paltries vaine,
Pope, and what-so is, Papistrie, well may we call profaine.
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Once wearr thou truly Catholique, corrupted fouly now,
Not outed quite the Church, A sparke in her we thee allow:
And wish thou weart, as then thou weart, when as the Fathers good,
As touching Anti-christ, and whence, in both mis-vnderstood.
No Maruell, euen to Daniels-selfe in Mysterie it was:
And dye did those good Fathers ere that Scripture came to pas.
But now, who-so can Anti-christ but etymologize,
And knowes the Pope and Rome, the Place and Man of sinne descries.
Sheep-clothed Wolues, Christs Pro contra, the Popes haue bin and be:
No place but Rome for Anti-christ, none but the Pope is he.
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