this season â—…sham ploâ—… and putative Treason And Whiggs had need to learn to think They sleep not all that seem to wink It 's folly with Kail Wives to flyte Some Dogs baâ—…k best after they bâ—…te Some snaâ—…ch the Heels and Taile about And so get all their Harns dung out A well train'd Royster fast will close His Jawes upon a mad Bull 's Nose Some Cowlies murders more with words Than Trowpers do with Guns and Swords The sore brunt Client makes Complaint Of those Pick pockets with consent Callingâ—…um more exhausting Thieves Thâ—…n High-way men that stealls and reaves Lawyers Advocats and Clerks May give their Thoughts and their Remarks On Laws who ever to this hour Gave them a Legislative Power Enough of this therefore I 'll had Lest all the Polland Dogs go mad Bâ—…fore their wonted time of Year When such poor Cowish Sâ—…ust they hear Juries should know how Matters stands Lest they with Pilate wash their hands Pomantick fellows should not be Advanc'd to too much Dignitie Some places Celia in a shrine And she for that makes them be seen With browes adorn'd witâ—… long dilemmas Which some repute no pleasant gemmas It 's like some think another thing If they be gifâ—…ed by a King â—…y horned Logicks I concludâ—… And very Pithily make good That thoâ—…e who for the Test give votes Are very Ignorants and Soâ—…s Either they this confession knew Or not And if the first be true They 're men of round spuâ—… noddle fictioâ—… Who understood not contradictions But if the second must hold foot I will affâ—… they 're â—…kant of wit Who in a Supream Court like that Will â—…umph and vote they wot not 〈◊〉 These Hornes pricks piâ—…hily the sideâ—… Of Ghostly Fathers our Church guides Buâ—… like these Sainâ—…s are in a 〈◊〉 Unto the mother of 〈◊〉 Without demurâ—…ing I will say it They are for order peace and quieâ—… Who 〈◊〉 would be content With a 〈◊〉 Form in Parliament The matters clear no more debâ—…e A vote 〈◊〉 all a speech in Sâ—…ate There are some persons I suâ—…one Would swime with all but sink with none Who darres to trust such snakeing slaveâ—… Are greater fools theâ—… they are knaves Some may be courted for a while Whom yet the Gallowes may beguile Corrupters have ground to suspect Corrupted persons and their neck Is very fair to bide a stresse When they have done their business They 'll bury us when we are dead Without a stipend at our head My talking wants top main and tail And my Concep ives seem to fail These have scarce Time and little Reason Would see they do not pâ—…atle Treason He set him down the Sophee rose With face so firie that his Nose Might have endangered Corn stacks And fired Powder Lint or Flax. And cryes Good Fellows ye may ken that Quos Jupiter perdit dementat He set him down And so I end Whom I have wrong'd let others menâ—… If any ask for the Conclusion Let them conclude it was Confusion Altho there wants not Inquisition If other Kirkmen did petition Whether they be exempt by paction By secret emption or transaction Or if there 's powder at its root I choose at present to be mute If Circumstances call to clear it Its like hereafter you may hear it Follows the Tenour of the Oath of the TEST To be taken by all Persons in Publick TRUST I A. B. Solemnly Swear in Presence of the Eternal GOD Whom I invocat as Judge and Witness of my sincere Intention of this my Oath That I own and sincerely profefs the true Protestant Religion contained in the Confession of Faith recorded in the first Parliament of King James the sixth And that I believe the same to be founded on and agreeable to the Written Word of GOD. And I promise swear that I shall adhere thereto during all the dayes of my Lifetime and shall endeavour to Educat my Children therein And shall never consent to any Change or Alteration contrar thereto And that I disown and renounce all such Principles Doctrines or Practises whether Popish or Phanatical which are contâ—… unto and inconsistent with the said Protestant Religion and Confession of Faith And for Testification of my Obedience to my most Gracious Soveraign CHARLES the Second I do affirm and Swear by this solemn Oath That the King's Majesty is the Only Supream Governour of this Realm over all Persons and in all Causes as well Ecclesiastical as Civil And that no Forraign Prince Person Pope Prelate State or Potentat hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction Power Superioritie Pre heminencie or Authoritie Ecclesiastical or Civil within this Realm And therefore I do utterlie renounce and foresake all Forraign Jurisdictions Powers Superiorities and Authoiries And do promise thaâ—… from henceforth I shal bear Faith and True Allegiance to the King's Majesty His Heirs and lawful Successors And to my power shall Assist and Defend all Rights Jurisdictions Prerogatives Priviledges Preheminâ—…ncies and Authorities belonging to the King's Majesty His Heirs and Lawful Successous And I farther affirm and swear by this my solemn Oath That I judge it unlawful for Subjects upon pretence of Reformation or any other pretence whatsoever To enter into Covenants or Leagues or to Convocat Conveen or Assemble in any Councils Conventions or Assemblies to Treat Consult or Dâ—…termine in any matter of State Civil or Ecclesiastick without His Majesties special Command or express Licence had thereto or to take up Arms against the King or those commissionated by Him And that I shall never so rise in Armes or enter into such Covenants or Assemblies And that there lyes no obligation on me from the National Covenant or the Solemn League and Covenant so commonly called or any other manner of way whatsoever to endeavour any change or alteration in the Government either in Church or State as it is now established by the Laws of this Kingdom And I promise and swear that I shall with my utmost power defend assist and maintain His Majesties Jurisdiction foresaid against all deadly and I shall never decline His Majestie 's Power and Jurisdiction As I shall Answer to GOD. And finallie I affirm and swear that this my solemn Oath is given in the plain genuine Sense and meaning of the words without any equivocation mental reservation or any manner of evasion whatsoever And that I shall not accept or use any dispensation from any Creature whatsoever So help me GOD. VERSES made upon the Death of that famous Gospel Minister Mr. ROBERT M KW AIRD. Who died in Holland after 18 years Banishment from Scotland his Native Countrey WAS it for nought that blustering sparkling Rayes Of strange stupendious Comets did the eyes Of Earths Inhabitants so long detain In dayes but lately past who can refrain Considering our stroak so great so sad Heightn`d with Circumstances dark and bad From saying sure these Portants did presage Some future Tragidie to this poor Age Which new`s begun so shrewdly for to think On
Gloss nor sweet Equivocation Distinction Mentall Reservation No Logick qua nor ens rationis Though Suarez Scotus de Raconis Though Thomas Compton Bone spei Were here to help would bear a sway To make a Man though of a dull wit If he knew a B by a Bull foot To undertake that drearie task And then put on the bootless mask Of some ill spun Equivocation Or Metaphysick Explication Let the explainer do his best The foresaid clause of this black Test Hocipso that he doth explaine Makes perjury his Conscience stain Since to that sense he 's bound to swear That the plain words do use to bear Your Clergie is not with a bubble Your Notions flee like dust and stubble Before the Winde where e're it blows You 'r fit to butcher a good cause To speak the thing I think my sell Let 's lay our compt with Death and hell With Contumelie slight and shame While we Inhabite this dull frame Let 's take the Test there 's no relief And bruike our pudding bread and Beeff Lye by our fires and warm our lends And sleep on coats of geese and hens Or els resolve on racked necks By some plutonick Carnifex And though you should dit up my mouth I`le swear this is the naked truth Thus having said he 's like to faint Gaunts like a Moâ—…k precise in Lent But this did raise the Sophees humor His face fum'd in blosie tumoâ—… His words came out by tuos together For one could not abide another They were so hastie to bate down That long lave Lugged Landward Lown That had the Sophee so abused Thus he broke out in words confused I knew some peevish Clâ—…nish Carlie Would make some noise hurly burlie You speak Sir and you wot not what Yet must be meuting like a Cat Another Trade sir sets you better Then to speak none sense in a matter Of such concernment Sir your skill Were some what fitter for the mill To Reconcile the hoop and clapper With Lyer Runner and the Happer We came not here with Fools to clatter Or wave our fingers in the water Let one that knows the case speak sense Aâ—…d he shall get an audience The Priest said nought but Bretheren truly This Gentlemen can not be throughly But then a Priest both wise and sage Who griev'd to see the Sophees râ—…ge Who did abhore his hight and Hâ—…ffings His Hectorings his stares and snuffings He could not bide his vain preâ—…ences Contriv'd to cheat Mens consciences Rose up and in a sober manner Began to speak whereof the tenor As follows is where ye may see His Candor and Fidelitie My Lord and Gentlemen I think It is no time for us to wink Or in our eyes to put our Thums Or to be meanac'd with threats glooms Well speak our minds Though we be weak For Soul and conscience is at stake But yet my Bâ—…ethren e're I trace Brave Sophee's sentiments in the cace His arguings and his probations Distinctions and his explications I 'am forc'd to beg your leave to tell If what we say he do refell As he hath now refel'd our Brother We need not speak I pray consiâ—…er He spake nothing might give offence The thing he said was wit and sense And if my judgement do not fail Upon the head he hit the nail And with one blow drive it so right That it 's not be revers'd this night But now I will come to the point And Sophee's Coupelings 〈◊〉 Which if I do not bring tâ—… passe There â—… otheâ—…s here that can canvass And show that they are wanâ—…ing weight To crook a conscience that is streight Bâ—…t now good Sophee I will trace you And think not that I do disgrace you If I enquire in Vâ—…ritie And lie not on Authoritie Siâ—… as to what you first assert I will not touch for my own part For though I think it wants probation And might abide sharp disputation It is not the perplexed Nexus That thus doth inâ—…ricate and vex us Whereas ye say we must perpâ—…nd The Causes Tendancie and End I do 〈◊〉 we so shal do And easilie shall gâ—…ant you to Both workerâ—… anâ—… woâ—…ks tendencie Iâ—… this did at the fiâ—…st aggree To banish Antichriâ—…ian â—…ables Masse Altars holy Grâ—…und and Tables Romes Ordeâ—…s Pennance and Precessions Iâ—…s 〈◊〉 Ear Confâ—…ssions Iâ—…s Hâ—…ly Waters and its Bells Iâ—…s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and Sâ—…th â—…un Wells Iâ—…s Puâ—…gatory and its Prayers For Dead iâ—… Monks and its Masse Sayers Its Friars Dependents and Abetors Encouragers and all Romes creaâ—…res Iâ—…s Saints Relicts Image Worship Which to poor Souls brought skaiâ—…h and hership Its Hieraâ—…chy all its Trashâ—…y That stain'd Mens conscience with its fashry The works intention is the same Since in the very words and frame Iâ—…s renovat confirm'd and Prest As the fiâ—…st clause of this new Teâ—…t And surely the Confirmers prâ—…ject Can come no better in our prospect Then by perpending usuall figns To wit words sentences and lynes By which â—…hey do themselves expresse And very plainly do proâ—…esse That all concern'd must sigâ—…e and swear In the same sense the words do â—…ear Which if we do we plainly losse The help of your Aurellion glâ—…sse But Sir it seems your explication Doth intervert iâ—…s Ordination This symbol was formâ—…d that we From Roman Harlotry should flâ—…e By it Church 〈◊〉 were instructed In Truth and Unity conducted By it thâ—…y saw how to evite The Pathâ—… of Babylonish feet But Sir your glosse â—…ends us to rake The dig'st that Popes and Devils make The same to â—…earch and fall a finding What part of this Symbol is binding A brave refuge I must confesse For a poor conscience in distresse Your arguing will lose it sale And turn as weâ—…sh as salâ—…less kail To any who thiâ—… Symbol reads And finds that there are several heads That doth oppose Catholiciâ—… And foster that which ye call Schiâ—…me Good Sophee I would have you minding That by your Clergie these are binding Because they 're opposite to Popery To Antichristian Trash and Foppery Yet their Validity you râ—…ze Since they promote the Whiggâ—…sh causâ—… That Christ is only Head and King Of his own Church thwarts the Designe Of Popery and for Whiggs do make Against the Explicating Act. Since iâ—… both Monarchs Kings and Popes And Princâ—…s from that Headâ—…hip Lopes And since the Pope doth not presume An â—…quall Heâ—…dship to assume But will be 〈◊〉 that He be esteem'd a Deligat A man of Reason must conclude This clause doth not only exclude A Head that is Coordinate But that which is subordinate So this Distingu's not well founded The rest I think no better grounded Pray Sir who ever yet did plead To be an Analogick Head Neither could such a Headship 'gree With our present Supremacie And what a monstruous Headship's that That floweth from the Magistrate Sir if your Logicks here be good The Church shall have a Mulâ—…itude Of heads and yet one Body still Let men say of
a Kildee When speaking of this Covenant Which wâ—…s confirm'd by Paâ—…liament â—…om what is said it is apparent That 〈◊〉 must be inherent Iâ—…to â—…he â—…rch since it 's a Maâ—…k How Men may ken an Honest Kirk Which graâ—…ted can Government be Affiâ—…â—…o Regal Digâ—…itie I cannot see it â—…nd think When I look it I not wink Brethâ—…en there is some other Ground Of sâ—…uples which I will profound Some Gâ—…ntlemen that 's apt to startle Some seem two Sentences to Tartle Contained in this Ancient Creed To wit a Preter Scriptural Deed Is evil and that Romes Baptising Bâ—… their Mass Priest Crossing and Greasing And Ordinâ—…tion is stark nought Since the Whoor â—…o heâ—… hight was brought For me I do not think it fit On our Reformer's Face to spit Without a very pâ—…essing Reason And this is â—… most dangerous season To drive out holes in our hedge dykes When Babel's Foxes and such Tykes Aâ—…e endeavoâ—…ring them to scale Yea rather to ding down the Wall Perpend but pray what deeds we call Omnino preter scriptural It 's not such Acting that a Man By solid Argumenting can Prove that the Scripture dâ—…th permit Though there be â—…o Command for it Precise Precedent or Example Of such Acts there are â—…umbers ample As to make Pots of Earth and Bâ—…es And Tombs of Lead or Marble Sâ—…ones To drink Brandie or Usquebaâ—… And Thatch with Heather Broom or Straw To smoak Tobacco and make Suins And drink of Barlie Pease or Beanâ—… And sâ—… with Guns in stead of Bowes And delve sâ—…eep Braâ—…s with spades and howe 's To wear Drogits and thousands such That were not necessar to touch But Acts that neither from command Nor Precedent can sit a stand Neither by sound Argumentation From Scripture can have cleaâ—… probation To be permitted These I shall Call Acts that's Preter Scriptural And such are baptizing of Bells Hallowing Altars Kirk and â—…ells Torturing of the Penetent Refusing to eat Flesh in Lent Imposing Nook'd-Caps and Cow'd Heads The wearing Relicts Cross or Beads To worship any of the three Is horrible Idolatrie Convents of Nuns Monks and Friars And Surplices which Curats wears For to impose gray Gowns or Mantles Or any such base Tritle Trantles If what I say be understood The first Assertion will be good To these that are the Truth confessing In heart or I loss skill in guessing As for the second I 'm content Before the black Council of Trent And â—…'re Reformers did presume To warn poor Souls to flee from Rome That Wâ—…oorish Mother of Confusion And Noxioâ—…s Nurse of Hells delusion E're Antichrist came to his height Romes Ordination might have weight But after Princedomes States and Nations Had com'd good length in Reformations After the Beast had sturr'd his Taile And set against them Tooth and Naile And rous'd the Emperoâ—…r and Kings And all under the Dragons wings To wedge a Warr against the Saints And to tread down the tender plants By which in formal Solemn manner He spread out Antichrist his Banner I must confess I 'm not so free To plead for the Validitie Of Roman Orders It smells sower That Antichrist in his full power And formall Warr against the Just Should yet retain this Power and Trust. Yea wâ—…ighty Reasons me inclines To think some Eminent Divines Makes their Assertions here to Thwart And one anothers Cheeks to scart In their asserting closs that he Who keeps each Point of Papacie And so remains till Life be gone Shall never have Salvation And yet will not say to the fâ—…ll Their Baptisms and Missions null I hope wâ—… shall not loose Instruction If I shall by a clear Induction About this Argue and shall seat The Basis of the whole Debate Upon the general Consents Of well Reformed Protestants To wit that in the Papacie As such compleat there cannot be Salvation and my Assenting Will make Charitie Relenting But my Iuduction I ll Exhibit Impugne it after cui libet Where no soul safty can be found No Faith can grow upon that Ground Where Faith cannot be I am sure None hears the Truth that 's Clean and Pure And where an Hearing cannot be There is no Real Ministrie Where this cannot be there 's no Mission So no such Power in their Possession Now having ended I will come A Primo to the Ultimum In Rome as such there 's no Salvation And so no Power of Ordination But pray you take my Tale together And rive not one Limb from another Either subvert my Broad Foundation Or suffer my Argumentation To stand lest striving it to trouble Ye Mire into a Hubble Bubble But Brethren what if one should say Tho Romes Missions in Genere Have strength and be acknowledg'd rate Yet they might be invalidate Within a Churches Jurisdiction The Church having made a Resection In general of any Power Conferred by that Pestsome Whore On any Man within their Border Sure all that loveth Peace and Order Will grant the Church hath power to Tax Church Officers for foulsome Facts For their unfitness want of Care Or going to a Romag Fair To buy a Mession and Reeal Their Ordination if it shall Be found Convenient pray you why Should Men unto the Church deny In bulk for to make null Men's Missions On weighty Causes and Conditions But here Objections and Replyes And Intricacies might arise I `ll close and will not search into Church Power and what a Church can do When well inform'd in their Directions And Acts against future Defections What they may clear evacuate And what they might Exterminate From them and their Posteritie Then having made a Courtesie With all due Rites in such a Case He set him down and held his Peace Then rose a Priest both brisk and bold He was both sturdy tight and Tall He roul'd his Visage round about As he had risen necks to clout He was so blosie some did think That he had got his Morning drink He threw a gruntle hands did fold Sometimes on his Kanes head took hold His clowdly brows and frizled hair Did tell he was thuart cross grain'd ware He looked just like such as we Say is for the cheek of a Plea Or like a fellow to be brief Into whose hands there 's a mischief He was not for the French Nig nayes But briskly to his Brethren sayes Good Gentlemen we may not doubt Wherefore the Duke of York's left out And is exempted from the Test Wherewith he doth turmoyl the rest In publick Trust in Church and State Menacing some at a great rate This is a very shrewd beginning I think I know what was the meaning He thinks not fit to flench and flatter But to prove gallant in the matter And when he his designs commences Rears up Romes Kennels yairds fences We shall not have the tale to cant Take up your King and Covenant A man of Sprit might Burn for Shame That Scotland thus should lose its Fame But Gentlemen when I do Read This our Reformers