The Court of Conscience or Dick Whippers Sessions With the order of his arraigning and punishing of many notorious, dissembling, wicked, and vitious liuers in this age. By Richard West |
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Godly Magistrate. |
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Godly Magistrate.
Like wall to Cittie in a Godly care,
Thou dost encompasse those the which thou guidest
Vpholding them in truth and virtue rare,
And from that forme and order neuer slidest,
Whip to disordred, riotous and rude,
Crowne, to the Godly, virtuous and good.
Thou dost encompasse those the which thou guidest
Vpholding them in truth and virtue rare,
And from that forme and order neuer slidest,
Whip to disordred, riotous and rude,
Crowne, to the Godly, virtuous and good.
Within thy liberty thou dost forecast,
To benefit the place wherein thou dwellest:
And all with plenty still thou surely hast
Vicious and wicked members thou expellest.
Weeding out cleane the Couchy stinking weed,
That faine within the ground would shed her seed.
To benefit the place wherein thou dwellest:
And all with plenty still thou surely hast
Vicious and wicked members thou expellest.
Weeding out cleane the Couchy stinking weed,
That faine within the ground would shed her seed.
To the sicke-man most apt th'art to extend
Thy Phisicke, therewithall to raise him vp:
To lame thou art a Crouch, an eye to blind,
The feeble Creatures Comfortable cup.
The orphans poore thou houerest with thy wings,
From the extortioners accursed stinges.
Thy Phisicke, therewithall to raise him vp:
To lame thou art a Crouch, an eye to blind,
The feeble Creatures Comfortable cup.
The orphans poore thou houerest with thy wings,
From the extortioners accursed stinges.
Now in this Iury we most surely meane,
That thou support and ayd vs with thy helpe
As the fift ballaster wheron we leane,
For punishment of wanton foolish whelpe.
Vnruly Creatures are so sprung and growne,
That of necessity they must be mowen.
That thou support and ayd vs with thy helpe
As the fift ballaster wheron we leane,
For punishment of wanton foolish whelpe.
Vnruly Creatures are so sprung and growne,
That of necessity they must be mowen.
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