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A neaste of vvaspes latelie fovnd out and discouered in the Law-countreys

yealding as sweete hony as some of our English bees [by William Goddard]
Goddard, William

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[At hells wide gates a souldyer once did stand]

At hells wide gates a souldyer once did stand
His reason was to veiwe th'infernall band
But as hee lea'nd to see eache troope passe by
Hee taken-was and doubted for some spie
What makst thou here? what art the divell cryes?
A Martialliste; a souldyer hee replies
The multitude of Monkes and fryers there
At name of souldyer, thus cry'de-out with feare
Oh divell, if thou dost loue vs convaie
That souldyer hence: withs passe pack him awaie

In quiet else wee nothing here shall doe
Theil vse our gods, our holie sisters too
And therefore out with him, tis fowle abuse
Yfanie but oue selues doe those things vse
This is the Cloister we allotted are
Therefore from vs all souldyers out debarr
Children the Divell cry'd yf it bee soe
That hee's a souldyer: hath naught with mee to doe
Nor I with him. God did ordaine theire birth
Not hell to trouble, but to vex the earthe
My charge lies heere: their'es on the earthe: both hath
A charge to shewe men our greate Maisters wrath
Souldyers, mens bodies are to fall vppon
I, on the soule, to see sharpe tortures done
Who for theire paines in heaun aboue must dwell
And I for mine, belowe in this darke hell
And therefore out hee shall, too's heaun Ile send him
Which yf hee likes not else where lett him mend him
Soe out from hell the souldyer straight was throwne
Since when in hell a souldyer nere was knowne.
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