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A10089 Times anotomie [sic]. Containing: the poore mans plaint, Brittons trouble, and her triumph. The Popes pride, Romes treasons, and her destruction: affirming, that Gog, and Magog, both shall perish, the Church of Christ shall flourish, Iudeas race shall be restored, and the manner how this mightie worke shall be accomplished. Made by Robert Pricket, a souldier: and dedicated to all the lords of his Maiesties most honourable priuie Councell. Pricket, Robert. 1606 (1606) STC 20342; ESTC S115240 33,232 64

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curious cost As that the most haue best foundation lost Some thinke such power in them remaineth still As Gods commandements breake and keepe they will But if there did such strength in vs remaine God then should vse saluations meanes in vaine What Adam lost all humane race did lose And what he kept that for our part we chose Will to do good that force in Adam died Since when that grace was to his seed denied So in our selues sinne euery action staines That to do good in vs no power remaines From Heauen where God doth in his glory dwell By Adams fall he and his children fell And when to rise no meanes at all they knew The promisd seede did Death and hell subdue We are restor●●●●●d by our Redeemers hand Not of our selues but by his grace we stand Then let the soules of righteous men expresse That in their Christ doth liue their righteousnesse I sigh to heare some vilde ones vildly say That vnto life or death foredoomd are they A soule d●●●●●ownde vp in hellish desperation Saith he beleeues in Gods predestination Or heauen or hell or well or euill to do He hath or doth what hee 's ordaind vnto Taught by the deuil falsely affirme he can Without Gods will ther 's nothing done by man Our knowledge hath brought forth infectio●●●●●s fruite When hell borne ●●●●●mpes dares thus like deuils 〈◊〉 Eares stopt and hearts with burning Irons sear'd As ●●●●●uell are for Gods fierce wrath prepar'd Who thinkes of sinne that God the author is Shall be exempt from Gods eternall blisse The strength of Gods vncomprehended state Is that whereby we are predestina●●●●●e Yet doth he suffer what he doth not will Wherein his Power is vndeuided still The euill we doe he willes not to be done For in our selues that cause is first begun God by his Grace doth so mans soule attend As that we know what t is for to offend If euill we doe and shall his gr●●●●●ce reiect The fault is ours for done by our neglect Heauens iustice then most iustly doth dispence Presumptuous sinne is a most damn'd offence Doe well and then in Christ thy deeds are knowne Doe ●●●●●uill and sinne is in thy selfe thine owne Be not deceiu'd good workes thy faith must proue For God in Christ doth all good actions loue Christ dyed for me so each beleeuer saith As Infidels are men of fruitlesse faith Profession fi●●●●● it doth too much dissemble Not vsing that which most Christ doth resemble Where are the hands which should poore creatures cherish Christ saues not those that lets his members perish Do good to them that of faiths houshold be No the world delights their greatest wants to see On earth alas to whom should poore men flie In vaine their words tels forth their misery Honor which should the poore mans cause defend Helpes not that hope which doth thereon depend Compassion so in all estates is vanisht As by decree it were from all sorts banisht Religions name is but dessemblers mockery And seeming saincts are maskt in hells hipocrisie Oh in this age such is the worlds condition As this word poore doth spoile the poore petition Poore man poore hope poore to thy plaint not put Poore gainst it selfe it selfe al dores doeth shut The poore mans heart with griefe to death is stung In vayne he speaks that wants a goulden tongue Silent be he whose come his cause declareth A feeling sence which vnderstanding heareth An honest name diuine religion two Is bought and sould all this can money do Who to good fame by gou den steps can mount Him doth this world for worthiest man accompt Let vertue in a poore man cleerely shine A guilded gull is counted more diuine A sattin suite be dawb'd with siluer lace Beyond desart doth vildest clou●●●●●ship grace Immodest talke and shameles ribaldry With monstrous oathes is court like blasphemy In mony now there is such wondrous might As that a clowne will striue to be a knight Bright Honers wreath vaine idle fooles will craue it That want wherewith to keepe it when they haue it No doubt but now a gallant veluet company Three times a weeke may banquit with Duck Hum●●●●●ery In blood our gallants once cald to vse wor●●●●● 〈◊〉 With running they will swe●●●●●t most fearfully They le do no lesse vnto the fild once led Then Romes braue youthes for their great Pompay did Proud 〈◊〉 lookes in scorne of all disgraces Will turne their backes to saue their amorous faces A face starke nought in feare of present harmes Muffels it self with crosse wreth'd recreant armes whē once Sir mony Knight heares the fier'd mouth'd guns He startes and shakes and sweares and hence he runnes Disgrace not deares to touch the worthy merite Of any valiant well resolued spirit What i st the worst may not for money buy Honour much Loue and seeming honesty Rich let him be and who ca●●●●● hurt him then Knaues wrapt in wealth are counted honest men Honest if poore he this reward must haue Hang him ba●●●●●e roage proud begger impious knaue No place nor o●●●●●fice can the poore man buy Wealth neere so vilde can mount it selfe on high Such is the ●●●●●orce of this corrupted time Downe trampled poore helpes wealth aloft to clime Wealth doth so much from natures lawe digresse As that it feedes vpon the poore mans flesh Seauen lea●●●●●e beasts had of seauen fat oxen power But now seauen ●●●●●at do seauenty leane deuoure Rich men do make poore trad●●●●●s-men faint and sweat Who in their wants their cloathes and tooles must eate The science which made Englands weale to florish And of the poore did many thousands non●●●●●ish Must now inrich a forreine strangers store And leaue vs heapes of vnreleeued poore From England if raw cloathes might not be sent It would redresse poore p●●●●●oples languishment And pay farre more in taske and subsidy Then now is rais'd to Brittons Maiesty In common wealth a man may thousands see That common wealths-men doe disdaine to bee Selfe scraping gaine the children are of sloath In publique weale they are like mothes in cloath Monopoli●●●●●ans are they whose policy Commits a vilde yet vncheckt felony Let poore men thus of this or that complaine Rich men will hould the course whereby they gaine Who findeth fault with things that are amisse If he be poore he must affliction kis●●●●●e The poore man saith that Iustice wants a hand It beates the bad not helpes the good to stand That Soueraigne Mistres should the euill reiect But not refuse her children to protect Oppression swims amidst ex●●●●●ortions streames And doeth not know what restitution means Rich men do wrong no it 's right though it be wrong At lest he makes it so whose 〈◊〉 is strong A poore man struck his cry hates ●●●●●age doth threaten For crying then he must againe be beaten Poore men accus●●●●●d though no offence be proued Hate is th●●●●●ir meede they are of none beloued Do euill and then Iustice will seaze on thee Do well and
vnkind ●●●●●espising My time shal be my countries good deuising The times abuse let time to come amend For trifles let not time with truth contend A vnion and a vniforme conclude Oh let no shadowes this happiest time delude Vnto the Church a glorious time is sent Things now decreed must be worlds president Let then this time foresee with iudgements sight By sacred lawe to rule all actions right Time must suppresse all such vntimely fruit As doth it selfe in Scisme and Faction suite Condemne not those either of Scisme or Faction Whose liues are giuen to euery godly action Let goodmen vse wise wisdomes sound aduise Least causelesse feare makes them vnwisely nice Who so their wills before their wit preferre By wilfulnes may most vnwisely erre Indifferent things not hindring good deuotion Wise men for them should raise no vaine commotion No true Church can her glory dignifie Whose power Commands gainst written veritie Wee may obserue what ere the wrangler saith Rules that are held within the list of faith True faith in which saluations strength is found It must it selfe vpon the scriptures ground Things done which doe not hinder faiths beleife Why should they seeme to worke Religious greife Me thinkes we doe vnto religion wrong By seeming weeke when faith should make vs strong Foxes dumbe doggs let no man them prefer Nor such as those that too contentio●●●●●s are Let not diuines like phisick doctors be The more the worse and most lack honestie Nor let our hope vpon this motion rest To keepe the worst and cast away the best Those tri●●●●●les which doe now dissturbe our peace Could men be wise they of themselues would cease The consort of a lawfull ministr●●●●●e Must be on earth heauens sweetest harmonie Oh let them then that doe Gods vineyard keepe Watch preach and pray and not like sluggards sleepe Paul shau'd his head and did thereby intend His course might not his brethren weake offend Ioyne in on tru●●●●●h with blessed vnitie Great Britaines ●●●●●ame adorne and beautifie Feare not but know for it is Albions dome Her kings shall neuer yeeld their Crowne to Rome Then let heauens flock with patient soules abide Although like gold they must be seauen times tri'de When God doth meane to scourge a land for sinne At his owne house the blow must first beginne Who so will be the glorious Bridegromes Bride Must in afflictions flames be purified The path to glory is no pleasant way Take vp thy crosse and seeke eternall ioy Whilst Preachers preach of Christ his sacred deitie Where are the deeds of Mercy Loue and Piety Where are the fruites Religion should bring forth When Saint-like shew vngodly actions doth Ou●●●●● seeming zeale doth this report preserre We scornefull proud and meerely faithlesse are A seeming friend will friendships name delude And staine himselfe with hels ingratitude One by his friend both raisde to wealth and credit His thankes shall be to cut his throat that did it Let but a muck-heape possesse great heapes of gould And Honour then shall be by him contrould Each witlesse peasant by his wealth made proud Thinkes he talkes well and if he speakes but lowd A seruile minde his hopes at lowest ebbe Worships as God the golden Calse in Hereb Though by the poore the rich are honoured Yet by the rich the poore may starue vnfed Our lamenesse must with skilfull Arte be dressed So out of ioynt are all our actions wrested Great Britaine know a time will come to thee In which thy sinne shall sharply punisht bee Therefore repent least iudgements follow fast First plague then dearth and vse of swords at last Be reconcilde though God will not abhorre thee Yet he prepares an angrie iudgement for thee Thy pride and proud contempt of Gods pure word Makes Heauen gainst thee to draw a wr●●●●●thfull sword Thy whordoms lust and drunkards blasphemie Extortion bribes and hatefull vsinie Lyes fraud deceipt and poores oppression Slownesse to good from God thy swift digression Will bring on thee a wrath to plague thee so As thou shalt groane with se●●●●●se of feeling woe With seeming Saints the time not temporize A broken heart to God is sacrifice Wraths 〈◊〉 ●●●●●eares shall whip thee for thy sinne Vnlesse thou doest for to repent begin Such iudgments doe gainst thee themselues assemble As were they seene would make hels Ruffins tremble Heauens gracious God be pleasde for thine elect Faire Albions good with safetie to protect Direct vs so that we to thee may turne That then gainst vs thy wrath may cease to burne The swarmes sent from the Antechristian beast Confound them Lord let them in no place rest And those by whom our harme is yet concealed In thy good time be all their plottes reuealed Great Britaine doe thou not despaire but mourne In sorrow let repentant robes be worne That when thou sightst for thy Redeemers name Thy deeds in warre may dignifie thy fame From forreine coasts the thing which most thee harmes Is Englands Armour wanting English armes And English-men from vse of warre exempt Are oft prou'd cowards in the first attempt A Souldiers name though now it be refused A time will come when Souldiers must be vsed Not euery one that beares a Souldiers name If rightly tride will be approued the same It is not he that drinkes sicke healths and sweares That in a Tauerne proudly swagger dares Nor he that doth a misled Mistresse keepe And vowes for her his sword in bloud to steepe Nor he that feareth neither God nor diuell Whose daily actions are the worst of euill He is no Souldier that wanteth vertues stay Who loues to make a desperate drunken ●●●●●ray That is no valour nor resolution right That vainely will for worthlesse trifles fight But they doe best a Souldiers name approue Who wisely doe their reputation loue Be he a Souldier worthy praise to winne Who feares his God and hates the deeds of sinne He whose body and stomack can disgest Heat colde hunger thirst much paines and little rest He that can well imbattell soone his men And knows in clouds o●●●●● smoake to skirmish then He that leads on and with discretion leads And least dismaide when most in bloud he treads He that when thousands doe with thousands fight By word or signe can giue directions right He that so can both charge and make retraite As Honour still vpon his steps shall waight That Fortitude ioynd with sound iudgments sense Is wrought of more then natures quintessence Those Souldiers are of greatest excellence Whose liues and deaths haue honours recompence A poore man if a Souldier rightly tride King Harry would haue plac'd him by his side Those spirits which are fit for warre esteem'd Amongst the best be they the worthiest deem'd Be they imbrac'd with loues respectiue arme Whose hands know how to shield our peace frō 〈◊〉 I doe not wish but doubt warres ratling drumme Ere long to armes will summon Christendome The Red-crosse though it may some times retire At last his