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More haste than good speed, or, The Devil's got a horse-back being a winding-sheet for weathercocks and the turn-coats of the times : with the tryal of the Lord Kill-devil ... with divers others, and the arraignment and conviction of several malefactors.
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More Haste than good Speed OR The Devil 's got a Horse-back BEING A Winding-Sheet FOR Weather-Cocks and the Turn-Coats of the Times With the Tryal of the Lord Kill-Devil the Lord Never-be-good Sir William Slash the Lady Hoyden Mris. Tittle-Tattle Mrs. Bridget Boldface Mrs. Anne Ever-cross Mirs. Rachel Rattle-booby Deputy Tell-Money and Money-bag the Usurer With divers others And the Arraignment and Conviction of several Malefactors LONDON Printed for G. TOMPSON MDCLIX More Haste than Good Speed OR The Devil 's got a Horse-back BEING A Winding-Sheet for Weather-cocks and the Turn-Coats of the Times HE that sayls by the Compass of a Conscience not toucht by a good Spirit will undoubtedly erre in steering his course out of this Transitory Orb and split his Soul on the Rock of aspiring Honour Better is it therefore to frame and fashion his life according to an exact and perfect Idea of Virtue than like the Ape attire himself by the falâ—e Glasses of others Examples as too many do in these Rolling Times witness Madam Spot and Mrs. Paint the Lord Gallant and Mrs. Hopabout Sir William Spruce and Mrs. Flash These are them that drink down golden Bolls of Nectar at costly Banquets whilest many poor Souls lie starving in the streets These are such who cloath themselves in silk and Sattin and golden cloth of Tissue and often ride on poor mens backs as well as in their golden Coaches Let such know that when all is done the Bell must toll and they must dance to Death's pipe who are now singing like so many Nightingales their new inchanting Tunes and Syrian Songs and with the Rich man desire to live for ever Who abounding in wealth every day living in ryot and following his own delight and pleasure that he became so careless of Religion Christian piety and eternal salvation that he did not stick to say if he might always live so here upon Earth he would never envy God in the fruition of Heaven Shortly after before he was aware he died After his death every day in the Evening such strange Apparitions were seen in his stately houses that every body left them and no body durst inhabit them This rich Epicure appeared with his guests in the Dining Room which he had divided for his Delicecies and Dainties that servants stood by giving attendance with Light in their hands setting on golden Cups and Vessels upon the Table and filling it with most gallant Dishes the Fidlers moreover and Musicians were standing by no gallantry was wanting that this rich man usually enjoyed when he was alive By Gods permission and the operation of the Devil these spectrals were obvious to the eyes of men that others might be terrified from that horrid impiety and ungodliness of the Epicureans Consider therefore O ye sinful fading flowers of England That as onâ— sheet shall wind you up at your Death so let this be your Winding-sheet till you die That great will be your gain if you hearken to the silver voyce of the Turtle Dove and Gospel-Harmony in time for the groans sighs of dying Lords and Ladies as well as Back-sliders from the Truth are many times very sad and dolorous but the groans signs and tears of a damned Creature can never be imagined The licentious living of many Weathercocks in England for so they may be justly termed running out of one Dispensation into another denying the true Church and holding a Detestation of the Ministry at last falling off from somthing are extinguish'd into Nothing which hath caused the Divel to take footing to walk step by step amongst them To demonstrate which appears by the Satanical Delusions of divers Quakers in several parts especially in the West of England where many practise sundry abominable Diabolical Sorceries and Witchcrafts amongst the rest a poor Maid in Dorsetshire being ensnared by them the Devil became prevalent and made a Contract with her shewing her variety of stately Riches and Treasure and promising her if she would lye with him the choice of all or any thing the world could afford Which she assenting to and afterwards imparting the same to a Minister the Devil told her he would torment her and the next morning her skin was full of black and blew pimples being exceedingly full of anguish insomuch that some godly Ministers frequenting her one of them took her by the hand at which time the Devil held her by the other as she said but invisible to this worthy Divine although visible to the poor possessed Soul who it s hoped may be brought off from her deplorable state and condition all possible means being used by several Learned Divines To this we shall add the Diabolical practises of some others about Wrexam in Northwales who endeavouring to draw off some people to their wicked phantasms the Devil appeared in the shape of a tall black Gentleman who calling to one Peter Ramsey a constant hearer of the Word shewed him through a Cristal abundance of Riches Treasure and told him if he would go along with him he should not want for any thing No said Peter If thou want Company go to Hell for I have a better Master the Treasures of the Word of God doth far exceed the Riches of the World Whereupon the Devil being mounted a Cock-horse seem'd to set spurs to his horse but making more haste than good speed down he came and so vanished away in the shape of a black Dâ—g with long Ears hanging almost down to the ground Not long after the Devil again appeared in the shape of a young Gentlewoman with two Maids attending her but Peter being well armed against the snares of the Devil he said Depart O ye wicked Caitifs you shall have nothing to do with me nor mine we are Baptized and Redeemed by the pretious Blood of Christ and He will defend us against your Diabolical Machinations At these words the Devillish Impostors vanished leaving behind them a most noisome stink and the dead bodies of three Apostates But in a small Intervall of time it so sell out that a certain number of Impostors going towards Ragnal they met with two ignorant souls whom they desired to go to drink which they did but no sooner had one of them quaft down a boll of Ale the Devil going down his Throat like a Fly but immediatly he fell a skreeking yelling and roaring in such a hideous manner that the Dogs began to bark the Cattel to run to the great astonishment of all that heard the same Many such like Instances we might here insert but to amplifie the precedent Lines be pleased to take a Review of the ensuing Examples of Apparitions and Satanical Delusions viz. Mr. White of Dorchester being a Member of the Assembly of Divines was appointed Minister of Lambeth but for the present could yet no convenient house to live in but one that was possessed by the Devil This he took and not long after his maid sitting up late the Devil appeared