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A52171	Mentis humanæ metamorphosis, sive conversio, The history of the young converted gallant, or, Directions to the readers of that divine poem written by Benjamin Keach, intituled Warre with the devil here shewing the readers thereof how to read the same poem aright in these four respects, viz. I. in reference to the substance or history thereof, II. in reference to the intent or mystery thereof, III. in reference to the consequent doctrine thereof, IV. in reference to practical application thereof / compiled in a poem by J. Mason, Gent. ...; Mentis humanae metamorphosis	Mason, John, fl. 1676-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing M916; ESTC R7190	51,417	169

all would be Lords and Gods Yea every Peasant strives the best he can To be intit'led ' Squire or Gentleman The Academick and Mechanick stout In this agree in all things else fall out With Hair full long and Bonnet vayl'd full low Both would seem Gentlemen and be called so The Gown the Cloak the Tunick and the Vest The Cassock and Buff Coat with all the rest All in their Pride can complement and lye The two brave Badges of Gentility For Poynts and Tenets whilst with false pretence Most strive for glory and preeminence And so at last all such Gentile Religion Becomes that Scarlet Whore cal'd Babylon A Whore in State that now reigns uncontroll'd A Mystick Monster long ago foretold The Blest Apostle wondered at the sight Whilst he beheld her in a vision bright Riding in Scarlet on a Scarlet beast And deck't with Jewels on her back and breast Poysoning all Nations with her Golden Cup ' Though in his days she was not yet come up But lo I see her with an open eye As one full grown in her great Majesty And am amazed whilst I do behold The Truth of that was Prophecy'd of old Gentility at last she now is named Not for her Vertues but her Vices famed Drunk with the bloud of Saints and their sweet Goare Yet never fill'd she 's still a Thirst for more And now I 'le tell you how she first began And so upstart a formal Christian An outside Virgin and an inside Whore Who turn'd the real Christian out of door The Fifth Mystery of Iniquity opened Concerning the Original of Gentility among Christians THe Ancient Gentiles first this game began So our Gentility from the Gentiles came The Heathens first the Coat of arms contriv'd And so from them to Christians was deriv'd By Christians made far worse and much augmented For easie 't is to add to toys invented Rome caught it up so we became Romes Daughter And in her steps we follow now close after Nay we have got before her and out-run her And in her pride have here and there out done her Thus are the most bewitch't with this old trifle Whilst the true Christian cause they stab and stifle If thus we search the cause whence she begun And why a Whoring after her we run The Primitive Church she did at first defile And with brave shews their senses all beguile She from the Reign of Constantine the Great First brought up arms in her Imperial Seat Which Christ and his Apostles never knew Nor yet the Primitive Saints all just and true And so hath fill'd the World with arms ere since Church against Church and Prince against each Prince 'T was she first taught the Pride of Chivalry As Emblemes of her Magnanimity And thus that Cross which Primitive Christians knew Was turn'd to Crosses Argent Red and Blew With Bends Pales Bars and Cheverons in their Shields And rich Emblazures in their painted Fields Which might be good for mere distinction sake Did not vain pride these arms her Idols make And thus proud Rome became a Tyrant first Thirsting for bloud in wars and jars accurst And so continues till her time doth come That she for this must hear her final doom Except by Miracle she should Repent And so with tears her destiny prevent But she 's too wise too gallant and too high And scorns to own her old impiety And so I 'le shew you still if you will mind What vain examples she hath left behind Further Examples of Vanity proceeding From Romes Pride and Gentility I Grieve I grieve to write the Vanity Of Romes Apostate Christianity How she from her simplicity first fell And so began with pomp and pride to swell 'T was Rome that first presum'd to take upon her High Mighty Names and Titles of vain Honour Which Christ forbad and his Apostles all In Special the last and Principal Come out of Babylon saith the Text that is Leave your Gentility and the Worlds brave bliss For she 's condemned to the Fiery Lake As all those are who of her joys partake Sons of this Whore they are both more and less Who turn the Grace of God to wantonness 'T was Rome first taught the Protestants to fight Prancing on Horse back in their armour bright First against her and then against each other ' Though fair pretence sometime the cause may smother 'T was Rome first fill'd all Christendom with toyes And so from Men they turned were to Boys She set them all to School to cringe and bow So they became fine Fools they knew not how Rome is the dam of Vanity and Vice Of Sports and Plays of Masking Cards and Dice And Rome it was which first gave Toleration To Drink and Drab as lawful recreation From her we learn'd to swear lye and protest To laugh and quaff and make of sin a Jest All which is Popery Sirs and so all they Are Papists sure who follow that vain way VI. The sixth Mystery of Iniquity opened Concerning Moral Popery 'T Is not the Mass that doth a Papist make But Modes and Garbs which we from Papists take Where e're you view a Gallant He or She The same 's a Papist as to Gallantry Or a debauched person he or she The same 's a Papist in debauchery The Fashion doth no difference allow Between a Papist and a Protestant now Why do we fear that Popory may come in We Papists are already all in sin The Papists have their Frollicks so have we And thus in every Folly we agree So like we are in pride to one another As if we had one Father and one Mother Yet if we mark the Lutheran Reformation Consists in Life and perfect Conversation We to the Papists should example give In a pure life aad teach them how to live But Rome's the Miss to whom our lives are thrall Both high and low in life are Papists all Except the Wise which shall anon be told And in a whiter Catalogue inroll'd The Seventh Mystery of Iniquity opened Shewing that Rome is Catholick and Universal in point of Sin BUt why talk we of Rome as if there were But only one Alas Rome's every where Have you not heard the common Proverb tell ye There dwells a Pope in every mans own belly Ten thousand Romes there are and Popes good store And in their hearts all keep the Scarlet Whore For now Religion 's turn'd into a play The Mass and Mask keep equal Holy-day And every sin is turn'd into a jest Thus all are Catholick Sinners at the best Therefore let both expect when God shall strike Alike to fare since both thus sin alike The Authors Apology BUt what I speak of Rome or any place I speak it not in malice to disgrace Nor place nor person great do I offend The principle alone I here intend An Epidemick Plague a general taint My harmless Pensil thus in Love doth paint O let no noble souls be here offended These Moral lines are for their good

delight The Ignorant Vulgar Crew both high and low VVhether in Silks or homely VVeed they go He both declines and will at no time dwell VVith such as can't their Right from left hand tell But yet those lowly-Souls who are content To leave their vulgar confidence and repent Those he bids wellcome to his House and Table Both Rich and Poor the best that he is able For such a one each Gallant ought to be And so make good this Converts History The end of the six Degrees Descending with the six Vertues and Vices therein described as opposites The Uertues 1. Humility of Spirit 2. Impartiality in Judgment 3. Contempt of Gallantry 4. Rationality in Speech 5. Sobriety and Continency 6. Solitude or Separation The Uices 1. Haughtiness of Spirit 2. Partiality in Judgment 3. Pride of Birth and Gentility 4. Vaniloquy and Multiloquy 5. Sensuality and Excess 6. Vain Society The six Ascending Degrees follow The Entrance To the six Degrees of Conversion Ascending and sayling through the waves of this World THousands we see in their Preposterous Will Boast of Good works before they leave their Ill. Which is the cause of all Hypocrisie To those who still in unconversion lye But sure the vessel first they should Refine Before they pour therein the good New Wine As this wise Convert here hath well begun And so his first great cleansing work is done Who having learn'd the wrong way to descry Where splitting Rocks and swallowing Quick-sands Lye Kept safe from Shipwrack and the Syrens Baits By sayling wisely through the dangerous Streights He in his New-built Ark well Pitch't and Mann'd Now shoots the Gulf * into the New-found Land Where there are pretious Stones and Gold that 's good As in that place where Paradise once stood And so begins a second Voyage here And in the right good way his Course to Steer For having First descended that high Hill Of Pride and Greatness in his Wit and Will Unto that Holy Hill he next proceeds Of Grace and Goodness in his words and deeds Which none attain but those New-born of God First Taught of him and humbled by his Rod As this young Saint who to the world about him Stands a rare pattern ' though most fleer and flout him Yet such a one each Gallant ought to be And so make good this following History Advertisement HAving finished the six Degrees Descending the Hill of Pride in the Heart of Man through the six Virtues of Mortification and Repentance in the work of sin-denyal now remain the six Degrees Ascending the Hill of Holyness in the heart of man through the six graces of Obedience ond Renovation in the work of Self denyal as concerning this young Convert 1. The First Grace or Degree of his Conversion Ascending Namely his Resignation Trust and Dependance upon Gods Good-Will and Providence not relying on his wealth with industry Labour and Diligence in his Affairs and Calling which is Husbandry FIrst his n●w Course of Goodness he begins With leaving of the City and her sins London he quits and so himself doth Solace With lawful Joys in his own Country-Palace From Court to Cart he turns in Duty bound To manage his Estate with Judgement sound Wise to foresee and warie to prevent Each dangerous cross least he too late repent Yet if Afflictions happen or sad loss As sent from God he gently bears his Cross And now begins to exercise his hands In taking pains about his house and Lands To Plant and Set to Lop to Prune and Graft With all the Mysteries of the Rurall Craft To overlook his Cattle great and small His Herds and Flocks at pasture or at stall To see his Lands well Till'd and Closes fenc'd His grounds in season all well drain'd and trench'd And to avert the dregs of gentile sloth Which to the Soul 's a Canker and a Moth He sometimes puts his hand unto the Plow And sometimes to the Forke or Spade doth bow Sometimes perhaps he takes the Flayle in hand And with strong Nerves doth well the same command For God to Man this priviledge allows To eat his Bread with sweat of his own brows And 't is an Ordinance for ever blest Six days to labour and the seventh to rest Nor doth this Convert Gallant here ●eny His Grand-Sire NOAH'S Trade was Husbandry And he like him doth plant and plow and sow With his own hands nor scorns to reap and mow Without disparagement to'his birth or name His Honour Worship Credit or his Fame For there 's no Title do what Heraulds can Excell's the Primitive Name of Husbandman A Title Great and Good Knight ' Squire and Gent. Are all but upstart terms of Ornament And to themselves no good at all can do With their brave Swords and Belts and Feathers too It is the Plow that keeps them all alive Whilest they for Titles and Preferment strive And thus he spends his time in lawful pains Respecting more Gods Honour then his Gains To him alone he looks on him doth ' call For now he finds God's Blessin'gs all in all Gods favour and his blessing far surmount The high'st promotion in the World's account Therefore his Gold is not his God or Treasure But only doth depend on his good Pleasure And thus his lands and large revenues are All sanctifi'd and blest with pains and care And such a one each Gallant ought to be And so make good this Converts History The end of this Degree Ascending in the First step viz. Good Husbandry and Industry 2. The Second Degree in his Conversion Ascending Consisting of Sincerity Integrity upright dealing And the like Uirtues THe second step he takes up Sion hill Is Upright dealing in his business still The same that good King David doth commend As a blest rule of life tow'rds foe and friend To this new work he sets to dignifie His state and calling with integrity And as a Lyon all the Beasts doth awe His Brutish Swains he orders by a Law That no poor Neighbour may sustain oppression By him or his in all his large possession For he still makes a Conscience of his ways And what is due for Hire or work he pays Full Just and True and harmless as the Dove He nothing owes to any one but Love All Force and Fraud he hates all base extortion Ever content with his own Lot and Portion And rather suffers Wrong in any case Then do the least in his great pow'r and place But yet the willful Trespasser he pays In his own coyn that he may mend his ways Yea if that ought was by his Sire ill got He doth restore all back and keep it not Be 't house or Land Field Fen or piece of Ground Here Ten there Ten perhaps an hundred pound What e're was wrong he makes all right and eve● And by such Steps Ascendeth into Heaven Lo such a one each Gallant ought to be And so make good this Converts History The End of the Second Degree