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A33471 A cloak for knavery, or, The Scottish religion worn out 1642 (1642) Wing C4718; ESTC R36030 1,507 1

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A CLOAK for KNAVERY OR The Scottish Religion worn out under which was hid much iniquity which now in time is discovered Sr. Georges Cross FOR England Religion Persecution Emulation Discord Mu●●●● Dissimulatiō Rebell●●● Rapine Rebelion Plunder Fornication Whoredomes Theft Crueltie Invasion Intrusion A good Com̄onwelths Man Religion is made a Covering For every wicked and Rebelious thing Errors are hid heer on the right and left Rebelion Idolitry and Theft Plunders and Rapins Whordoms Fornications Dissimulations Flateries and Invasions By Time this Cloake is 〈…〉 of their Back So their 's discover'd many a Knavish Knack Sr. Andrews Cross FOR Scotland Behold now how these two Popish Crosses cross one another THe Scots have worn out their religion It is broken forth into open Rebellion their civility is turned into hostility They proclaim their sin like Sodom they hide it not Woe unto their souls for they have rewarded evil unto themselves EMULATION which before was hid behind in the nape of their neck since these Weather-cocks have turned their blew-bonets and cockt up their caps it is upon the frontlets of their Knaves-heads as eminent as a Coxcomb So much for emulation A deceived heart hath carryed him aside so that he cannot deliver himself nor say is their not a lye in my right hand he hath the mark of the beast Sr. Andrews Cross is his Ensign PERSECUTION his Banner an instrument of cruelty for as Sr. Georg's Cross for England so is Sr. Andrews for Scotland Alas poor fools to make Crosses more Common then signs in the streets His Arms in his Doublet sleeves by which he should fight to keep the Liberties of England he useth as limbs of REBELLION And as IDOLATRY is in his right hand so in his left THEFT Thus he doth evil with both hands and errs every way this is an Heritick indeed to commit so many errors on the right hand and on the left too He 's a meer Imposter INVADER and INTRUDER trespassing upon his neighbours goods and lands taking away other mens Wives yea and their precious lives also He● full of DISSIMULATION in his brest is no true Royalty nor Reality Trust him not for there are seaven abomination● in his heart In his scabbord is an instrument of CRUELTY girt about him with DISCORD and MURDER He per●e●utes the true Church the Bride the Lambs Wi●● upon His right thigh is FORNICATION and on his left WHORDOMS and his brats are of Babell not of Sion He delighteth in Wars his feet are swift to shed blood destruction and misery are in his ways and the way of peace he hath not known He careth not for the King Christ he Raveneth and is full of RAPINE King Charles is in his mouth but his Belly is his Soveraign Lord It s that he makes his God for he can feed himself without fear and glut himself therewith when it costs him nothing He is double hearted if he pretend half an heart to the English with him it is but as his half Crowns which will not pass current in England and the Scots two-pences are of the same kind He will cheat you if he can or at the best you shall have of him thistles instead of Roses unless he light upon some of our new Cross Coyn which he may pay his Popish Crew withall for it may be they will like them as well as Jacobusses I am sure they esteem such Crosses above Crowns and Angels too And Jamee is somwhat like them witness his Flag of Defiance the Standard of Sir Andrew their Popish God under whose Banner they can persecute apace and joyn with Papists and other Malignants but when Jemy seeth them too weak for him this treacherous Rogue will turn his back upon Pistol bullets and then you shall see that which is written on his back-side as well as on his fore-side for he will turn a meer Coward And as he gave up Ahab so hee 'l bring Jezabel to a small scantling and glad he can scape so too and destroy the posterity of Ah●● and Baals Priests too if need be Any thing for a quiet life And then the rest of his Bonny-Lads will prove like English Blades and the Lasses will be no more ridden with Papists and other Malignants like Asses