One and Thyrtye Epigrammes wherein are briefly touched so many Abuses, that maye and ought to be put away. Compiled and Imprinted by Robert Crowley |
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Of Blasphemous swerers |
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Of Blasphemous swerers
The sonne of Syrachwryteth playnelye,
Of suche menne as do
sweare blasphemouselye,
The manne that sweareth muche
shall be fylled, sayeth he,
Wyth all wicked maners
and iniquitie,
In the house of that manne
He shalbe styll plaged
either more or les.
Christe byddeth all his
affirme and denie,
Wyth yea, yea, nay, nay,
affirmyng no lye.
Whatsoeuer ye ad more (saith he)
cometh of iuell,
And is of the wycked
suggestion of the Deuyll,
But we can not talke
wythouten othes plentye,
Some sweare by Gods nayles
hys herte and his bodye,
And some sweare his fleshe
his bloude and hys fote,
And some by hys guttes,
hys lyfe and herte rote.
Some other woulde seme
all sweryng to refrayne,
And they inuent idle othes,
such is theyr idle brayne.
By Cocke and by Pye,
By the crosse of the mouse fote
and by saynte Chyckyn.
And some sweare by the Diuell
such is theyr blyndenes,
Not knowyng that they call
these thynges to wytnes.
Of their Consciences in that
they affirme or denye,
So boeth sortes commit
moste abhominable blasphemie.
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