Withers Redevivus In a Small New-Years-Gift, Pro Rege et Grege: And to His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange. Wherein is a Most Strange and Wonderful Plot, lately found out and Discovered. And Recommended to all the Imposing Members of the Church of England, to be by them acted, as part of their last Lent Confession. Viz. To all Roman Catholick Priests and Jesuits of Persecuting Principles and Profession. With the Arraignment and Tryal of Innocent the XIth. Present Pope of Rome. Refused last Lent to be Licensed, by reason of the Matter therein contained. By T. P. |
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Epilogus aut Conclusio.
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Epilogus aut Conclusio.
What though the Church of England is so high?What though the Kirk of Scotland is laid bye?
Though the same time she is a Crafty Spy.
What though the Church of Rome plays, Have at All?
What though Dissenters cry, No Church at all?
Were better much, than to have such a Church,
As leaves all others but themselves i'th' Lurch.
What though, last Spring, two Churches lay at Stake?
And neither would a saving Bargain Make:
One Church did hope to get the Upper Hand,
The other still would have the sole Command:
One Church, by chance, did get the Weather Gage,
Then smoke of Gun-shot made the other Rage:
One would not stoop, the other would not yield,
And by consent they both did take the Field.
They both were sullen, and were both so High,
And neither would with our fair Muse comply
To give her License, though if then they had,
For ought they know, times had not been so bad
With some of them, yet still we hope to see
All things to end in Perfect Amity.
No Warlike Drums within our Streets shall hear,
But all our Churches Orange Flowers bear;
All Antichristian Laws shall be abhor'd,
And all with Meekness serve the Highest Lord.
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