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To The Bishop Of Winchester.
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To The Bishop Of Winchester.
The Sword and Keyes to Church-men beene bequeathed,Since Paul and Peter were of life bereaued:
The Keyes, a type of Prayers, which unlocke
Heau'ns glorious gates, to let in those that knocke.
The Spirits zealous, and soule-sauing Word,
Is shadow'd by the sinne-subduing Sword:
Of Word and Sword th'incorporate qualitie
Ha's power to heaue base earth aboue the skie.
Your powerfull, and victorious elegance,
Which ouercomes bold vice and arrogance,
Do's proue, no weapons to the Church belong,
But such as Heau'n makes to encounter wrong:
Nor do's your Gentry differ: Lozenges
Are curing Cordials: Generous thoughts like these.
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