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A meruailous combat of contrarieties Malignantlie striuing in the me[m]bers of mans bodie, allegoricallie representing vnto vs the enuied state of our florishing common wealth: wherin dialogue-wise by the way, are touched the extreame vices of this present time. VVith an earnest and vehement exhortation to all true English harts, couragiously to be readie prepared against the enemie. by W.A.
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Averell, W. (William)
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it be by my help and furtheraunce so that if the Belly bidde the Tongue deceiue I poast out to performe it if y â— Back commaund the Hands to steale or shed blood then I haste to make them finish it so that in all actions I am a seruaunt in most vile slauery to these vniust oppressors and therefore haue as much cause to complaine of their tyranny in euerie thing as either of you in any thing The Tongue Certaine it is we all doo serue them dilligently we labour for them painefully and yet are rewarded slenderlie The Tyrants of Sicilia neuer oppressed their subiects with more violence then they doâ— vs with their exactions and yet we haue thereby no benefit for had wee any recompence it woulde asswage the burthen of our trauaile and make our labour swéete but such is the condition of these two that albeit we dailie giue them hourelie labor and continually prouide for them yet they neuer cease complayning that wee giue them nothing The Hande Yea for though I labour to day to féede the one and trauaile to morrow to clothe the other yet if I doo not the next day and the next day also giue them stil they complayne of myne idlenes of mine vniustice negligence saying I am vnnaturall vnkinde slothfull and giuen to ease and that I forget the ende wherefore I was made which is they say to serue them in all necessities what said I nay rather in all superfluities The Foote In the same state am I and so they deale also with mée for though I nowe fetch them in things not wholy needfull but for the most part curious it may bee that a while they will be contented but shortly after they crie it is too little and except I procure the one varietie of dainties and the other diuersitie of sutes they are neither contented so variable are they and ful of alteration so that I cannot tell what to compare them to except to the lake in the furthest part of Affrick among the people Trogloditae which is thrise in a day bitter and salt and yet anone pleasant and sweete The Tongue Nay rather they are like the gaping Gulfe in Sicil named Charybdis which euer deuoureth is neuer satis-fied or like the fire that the more it hath the more it still consumeth for Polypus had neuer more shifts then y â— Back hath suites nor the Camelion more cullers then y â— Belly Cookes The Hande I thinke the Crocodil is not more gréedy then the Bellie nor the Leopard more variable then the Backe Theyr nature is like y â— stone Siphnius which heated in Oyle wareth hard but let alone becommeth soft The more we pleasure them the more they displease vs and the more wee bestowe vpon them the more they are vnthankfull The Tongue Will you sée the patterne of a gluttonous Pantrey then looke vpon the Bellie for he is a smoking Kitchin of variable viands Gurmandâ—se is his Porter and Gluttony hys Cooke the lustfull Lyuer like a flaming fire boyleth vnder the great Kettle Cauldron of the stomack the breathing Lunges like blowing bellowes 〈◊〉 by the Liuer as by a Forge the Wealand pype as it were a Cestern bringeth in liquor to dresse the cates and the entrayles like a sinck conuay the filth downe the Fundament Nowe all this while who fareth the better for theyr coâ—kery nay which of vs are not the worse for the Bellyes vntemperancie and which of vs smarteth not for the Backs prodigalitie Wherefore Bretheren and fellow members let vs not be subiect to two such Cormorants which regarde not our benefit but theyr owne profit consider the seruillity they haue long kept vs in what labour and paine what carke and care they haue continually put vs to if we cast off their yeake we shall bee freed from slauerie if not wee liue in continuall drudgery they rule not by reason but by rigour their lust is a law and their will a warrant and therfore to stake off their oppression were wisdome and to liue at liberty wilbe our onelye happines The Hand Sister I promise for my part to yéeld to your perswasion and whereas in times past I haue wrought full harde for the maintenaunce of these my iolly Maisters I purpose now to take mine ease thinking it better to liue at rest theÌ„ to toyle and haue no thank for my labour and therefore let them worke for themselues if they wil for I neither meane to féede the one nor clothe the other The Foote Neither will I step ouer the threshold to fetch in anie thing for the sustenaunce of the one or maintainance of the other but meane to take my rest in mine Inne expecting howe these that haue so long ruled as Lordes can become nowe seruaunts to themselues The Tongue In this dooing wee shall abate their pride and plucke downe their Peacocks plumes so that though nowe they holde theyr heades full high yet within these two or thrée dayes I am sure my gluttonous Maister the Belly wyll sing a newe song for I promise for my part to be no instrument to feede nor no seruaunt to serue him and as for our gallant youth the Back I doo not doubt but y â— want of your seruice will make him in short time after beshrew himselfe But hushe Lupus est in fabula behold where they both come of whom we haue long talked let vs shrinke a side to heare their communication till opportunity serue for vs to speake The Belly What greater misery can happen in this life then when as in a naturall body where the members should serue each others necessitie and mutually helpe succour one another they shall not onely denie their ayde vnto the body but conspire also the death of the same by meanes of which not the body alone dooth consume and pine away but the members themselues doo consequently perish and yet are they so blinded with enuie and ledde on with selfe loue that they cannot perceiue their destruction at hand till present perrill doo teach them and their owne smart doo warne them what folly it is to be led by enuie whereby to make a mutinie in a naturall bodie in which there ought to be a cordiall consent of amitie and a tuneable harmonie of loue I knowe not what hath mooued my fellow members to this conspiracie for my part I haue naturally fedde them and louingly nourished them all yet they complaine and not of me alone but of the proude Back also whose pride prodigalitie hath oftentimes indéede depriued both them and me of our due sustenaunce and naturall nourishment euen this statelie and lordly Backe the pyllar of pryde the waster of wealth and the window opening to all wickednes a leader vnto luxurie and vncleane leacherie a bulwarke to beate backe chastitie the roote from whence all presumptuous pride dooth growe for whose faults it is no reason I should suffer the malice of the members that not onelie in mine
their owne wee seeke valiantly to defende our owne Thinke therefore swéete Countrimen vpon true religion your Countrie your wiues and children your landes and riches your friends and kinsfolkes and vpon your owne liues let the cowards buy it dearely and with price of theyr bloud that they get Fall downe vpon your knees before the Lord humble your hearts in his sight come vnto him with fasting and prayer in sackcloth ashes let euerie one turne from his wicked wayes Let our Priests leaue pride couetousnesse and sâ—â—â—nie let Lordes and Magistrates rule by iustice not vsurpe authoritie let stinking pride cease to bee called pretinesse and whoorish lust forsake the name of louingnesse let gréedie auarice be no more tearmed warines let the gluttonous bellie eate but that which sufficeth the dronken throte deuour no more than néedeth pluck from the backe to cloath the naked from the belly to féede the hungry weepe for your sinnes and lament for your misdéedes amend your liues and doe no more amisse flie vnto God in Christ Iesus and stedfastly comfort your selues in his mercie then rise with boldnesse méete your enemies with courage let there come thousands and ten thousands they shall fal vpon your right hand and vpon your left and neuer be able to doe you harme and that this may so come to passe let vs all begge it at the hands of God for Christs sake that hée will forgiue vs our sinnes and giue vs grace to amende our liues that he will defend his little flocke that he will fight our battayles both by sea and lande that neither the fraude nor force of our enemies hurt vs that he will aduaunce his Gospel and giue it the vpper hand that the wild Bore wast not his vineyard nor the bloudie wolfe deuour his flock but that we may stil heare the Trumpet sound in Sion and the goldeÌ„ bels ring in his Sanctuarie that our gracious Quéene may long liue among vs perfectly to restaure his decayed Temple that her aged counsaylours may counsayle wisely to the glorie of God and benefite of our Countrie that the Ministers and Preachers may vtter the worde zealously and performe it in their liuing also effectually that our common people may embrace penitencie and faithfully liue to Gods glorie so that wee may praise him for euer in his congregation to the propagation of his truth and confusion of Antechrist Amen ⧠A MOST NEEDFVLL Praier for this troublesome time HOW are wee able most deare Father to render due thankes vnto thée for thy wonderfull blessings bestowed vppon our sinfull land Our tongues are not able to vtter nay our harts cannot thinke the excéeding mercies whiche thou haste from time to time poured out in full measure vpon vs who by the multitude of our transgressions haue not deserued thy fauor but iustly merited thy wrath and indignation to consume vs vtterly from the face of the earth For albeit in pride we excéede all nations in dronkennesse whooredome and couetousnesse with other vices surpasse all others in our time so that our sinnes may be matched with Sodome and our iniquities with Gomorah for who is it among vs that doth not abuse himselfe in pride abundance yet hast thou not as a rigorous iudge executed thy iustice in our condemnation but as a mercifull Father spared vs when we deserued not an easie rod gently to correct vs but a smarting whip seuerely to scourge vs nay eternal death and hell fire to torment vs with a most iust depriuation of all fatherly benefites Notwithstanding thou hast hetherto blessed vs with the fruition of thy holy word sincerely and cléerly sounded forth as from a siluer trumpet thou hast purged our stinking channels of Popery thou hast taken awaie our stinking waters of Nilus and giuen vs the christal stremes of the cleane water of life The golden bels of thy Gospell ring euerie day in our eares superstition errour are bannished our Churches so that wee may all serue thée in puritie of spirit Thou hast giuen vs a most religious vertuous and gracious Quéene who as she hath till this time bene a mother in England and like a Deborah in Israel so we beséech thée make her a Iael to foyle Sisera a Iudith to vanquish Holophernes and an happie Ester to confound proud traitorous Haman with his posteritie Thou hast bestowed on vs a godly graue wise prudent counsel whoÌ„ we humbly intreate thee to make to her Maiestie as Nathan to Dauid in counsell or Ionathas in comfort and loue Thou hast endued vs with faithfull zealous Ministers that rightly diuide vnto vs the worde of truth who as they are to vs the messeÌ„gers of light so we beseech thée their light of good life may shine in such sorte vnto others that they séeing their good workes may glorifie thée our Father which art in heauen We haue had a long and prosperous peace wherein euerie man hath eaten of his owne vine drunke the water of his owne well wee haue had no warre in our gates nor danger in our houses but that we might each man sit vnder his vine and vnder his figge tree and eate the labours of his hands in peace And when thou scourgedst other nations about vs thou fatherly sparedst and mercifullie with-heldest from vs thy rod. These thy blessings deare Father we haue not regarded nor thought vpon the afflictions of our brethen and now for our vnthankfulnesse thou shakest thy rodde against vs and shewest vs the signes of thy displeasure thou hast brought against vs the Moabites Ammorites Agarims they haue consulted together and made a league against thée and vs they haue gaped on vs with theyr mouthes they haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent they haue laied a snare for vs and spread a net with cordes in our waie they haue bent their bowes whet their swords and go barking at vs like dogges they haue laide waite euen for our soules but Lord how long wilt thou be angrie O let not thy iealousie burne like fire let our sighings come before thee and according to thy mercy and mightie power preserue vs that are but children of death O giue vs helpe in these our troubles for vaine is the helpe of man remember not our sinnes and our iniquities but let thy mercie preuent vs O let not our enemies saie where is their God saue vs from the hands of bloudie Papists and from Spanish enemies that rise vp against vs for we put not our trust in the bow neither can our swordes saue vs but saue thou vs from our aduersaries and put them to confusion that hate vs suffer not the wicked to haue their desire but keepe vs from theyr snares and from the grinnes of these workers of iniquitie make them to fall into their owne nettes while wee escape their bloudie deceits so will wee praise thy name for euer and laude thy mercies in thy congregations so shall they see it and be ashamed that go about to ouerthrow thy truth so shall they confesse thy power and stand in feare to rise against vs we thy seruants will neuer forget thy mercies but sound forth dayly new songs of thanksgiuing graunt O deare Father these our petitions not for our merits but for thy mercies in Christ Iesus To whome with thee and the holie Ghost be al honor glory world without ende Amen FINIS Ezech 16 Exod 32 Gene 25 Philip. 3 Psal 7. 8 Iohn 6. 1. Cor. 10. 2 Chr. 32. 1. Sam. 17. Gen 19. Esay 3. Iere 1. Iohn 7 Apo. 21. Exod. 28. Iudg 4. Iudg. 5 Iudith 13. â—â—t 7. 2 Sam 7. 1. Sam. 18. 1. Sam. 20. 2. Tim. 2 Mat. 5 Esay 36. Mich. 4. Psal 128. 2 Chr 20. Psal 83 Psal 140. Psal 59 Psal 79. Psal 108 Psal 79. Psal 44. Psal 141.