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heart_n	act_n	sin_n	thought_n	2,232	5	7.4706	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46897	The traitor to himself, or, Mans heart his greatest enemy a moral interlude in heroic verse, representing the careless, hardned [sic], returning, despairing, renewed heart : with intermaskes of intepretation [sic] at the close of each several act : as it was acted by the boys of a publick school at a breaking up, and published as it may be useful on like occasion.	Johns, William, b. 1644?	1678 (1678)	Wing J766; ESTC R1381	25,335	52

God Lupa An Herald or Messenger Affliction Scrutator One doubting the frame of his Heart   Interpres Interpreter of the meaning of the several passages   ANTIMASKE Scrutator After a Pause speaks LOst in the Shades of Night and lost at Home A Stranger there while Mans wild thoughts de Roam Searching abroad he thinks he something knows But then the knowledg of himself doth loose How vainly do Men boast of what they find While the great Mystery of Man 's own Mind Remains a secret an unridled doubt From which the World can never help me out But yet in vain I muse Foulding his Arms stands silently as studying Enter Interpres and speaks Who 's that in melancholly Dumps I see My Friend Scrutator He has need of me Goes to him Still in this musing Vein what means my Friend Will thy unsettled doubts nere have an end How now Man Planet strook cannot thy Tongue Propose its usual questions right or wrong Come come I can no longer this endure He to thy Melancholly give a Cure Scrut Pray Sir forbear I fear 't will be in vain My wound 's invisible an inward pain Afflict that part which I shall never see Nor ever understand my Misery Inter. Yet dear Serutator let Interptes know Under what doubts thy labouring Mind do's bow Friendly relief from me you 've often found Scru. That 's a confessed Truth and gives me ground To hope for satisfaction after you Have clear'd my cloudy mind and set in view What I with restless thoughts in vain have sought But now my doubt's be yond the reach of thought Inter. But yet conceal it not no doubt I fear But by the light of Knowledg I can clear Scru. Oft hath your kind assistance made me know How all things in the greater World do go Which when my thoughts had swiftly travell'd ore Just as the Sun when there remains no more I found my self where I set out before No more advanc'd then when I first began For there 's the little World a slender Span The unseen Heart the peevish part of Man I never travell'd that 's the Mistery That to my self I should a stranger be Now setting forth to travel o're my self I find I am thus struck upon the Shelf My Bark's unmoveable the Stormy Waves Of restlesas thoughts my crasy Vessel braves Threatning a Wrack or sinking in the Flood Nor can I see how one can be withstood Inter. This Rocky Mystery wherewith you 're toil'd Is that where all Philosophy is foil'd Scru. My Heart I fain would know but cannot see The various Intrigues of Policy That there transacted are though I do act I find my self a Stranger to the Fact What subtile Power Rules there that makes me do Those very things I can't consent unto When for my self I should do all things well My Heart betrays me to the works of Hell Inter. 'T is true Scrutator you a doubt have nam'd Which to find out all Humane help is maim'd But help Divine lends our weak Eyes a Light Whereby we 're guided how to judg aright And from that Light I 'le borrow one small Spark To bring your clouded Mind out of the Dark And in an Interlude this Evening show That hidden World which you desire to know In a short Parable which I 'le unfold The secret you desire here shall be told The great Imposter Heart I will discry With all its fatal Cheats and Treachery Against its self it s own most deadly Foe Which the experienced Souls with Sorrow know And will discover how this Traitor may Be taught the Paths of Truths most Holy way Scru. The ways of Truth may dwell in Poesy I 'le pay my Thanks and lend my Mind an Eye They Retire to the Curtain and stand as Spectators ACT I. SCENE I. Enter Cardian Sunidos Idos who walk on while Pathus and Anoetos stand bare at the Curtain as Servants Card. BRight as the Noon Days Sun my Glory stands This City prospers rul'd by my Commands Ali'd by Birth to our most potent King The Blood that fills my Vein's deriv'd from him On me depends the welfare of you all With me you stand If I but shake you fall Peace Plenty and Prosperity do fill My happy City and the Fields we Till What then remains but that our fond cares cease And we untroubled tast the Fruits of Peace Path. And of those Fruits who doth deserve to have The largest share but you who quiet gave Ano. Inferiours may a tast of those enjoy But Governours may all their time employ To bath themselves in the smooth streams of pleasure The richest safest most assured treasure Card. Well well Anoetiu you flatter me Ano. Not I my Lord 't is but what does agree With our great Governours most high renown The greatest happiness below the Crown Path. Your Princes favour is so good a Guard That you 'l abuse it with a Cowards fear To think that any Enemies so hard To dare assault you while his favours near 'T is folly then to give your self to care Since he cares for us do you that labour spare Card. Though Millions of my Foes my Walls assail I shall not fear that any shall prevail Ido Sir In this Cities welfare we have share And in the Government you use our care Nor can its peace without our care endure Though you are pleas'd to think your self secure Sunid 'T is from our potent Princes higher Throne Our safety comes he owns us as his own 'T is his high Power has fortified us so We need not dread what forreign Foes can do Strongest assaults we from abroad may scorne Yet may rebellion within our Walls be born The boldest forreign Enemy we brave Fear only danger from the home-born Slave Car. Still thy ill boding Mind Sunidos fears In midst of greatest pleasures Sighs and Tears Ido 'T is not great Sir our cowardise but Love That those expressions on our Tongues do move Nor in true safety would we dangers make But Reap those Joys our Prince gives leave to take But so to take that he may have renown Our Loyalty gives glory to his Crown Nor can we better Loyalty express Then when his strength our weakness we confess Nor do we that confess unless prepare In times of Peace for the assaults of War For how can we succour from him expect If we our selves and his commands neglect Sunid Our Prince is safe above the Sword of War But yet his Cities still in danger are And though the Governours his Favour boast If they their charge neglect his Favour 's lost The charge we know to see his Laws obey'd To have his Forces still in Arms array'd And trust me Sir our care can't be too great Since Enemies for our surprizal wait And though at present all things seem as calm The Seas smoath brow always foregoes a Storm Ido The time of Peace must not be thrown away In Idleness to Eat and Drink and Play But to prepare for Combat Swords

Prince Prince Car. My Prince that sent it must I trust him then Eccho Trust agen agen Ca. How dare I trust him who I 've thus disgrac't Eccho Thou maiest maiest Ca. How shall I then my Princes Favour find Eccho Kind kind Car. Thou bablest Eccho I dare not believe Eccho Believe lieve Car. Can I believe when thus he does torment Eccho Therefore sent sent Car. But then I must let forth Sunidos free Eccho Sunidos free free Car. This is no Eccho but Sunidos Tongue Suni within 'T is true Sir but I tell you nothing wrong To Councel then to councel straight 'T is the last turning of the fate If you this Messenger refuse The King will not another use Or should you flatter him away And in your former courses stray His angry Army then must take their turn The Town consum'd you in its flames must burn Car I now begin to fear all this is true And to all comfors I must bid adue Excunt End of the Forth Act INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator Meet Bow and walk on c. Scru. SIr this oblieging favour you bestow Binds me with all respect my thanks to show Bows I have observ'd each passage of each Scene But underfland not clearly what all mean Must beg your help to teach me once again Why in Security doth he complain Inter. The Heart of Man 's not satisfi'd with Sin Though as one ends another does begin For though in acts of Sin the Heart seems glad Yet in and after 't is in secret sad Scru. What means their secret councel that 't is unknown To him what is a doing till 't is done Inter. The Heart habituate to Sin still goes So blindly on he sins before he knows And therefore willing to have knowledg free For without that his way he cannot see In worldly things and therefore would confine Knowledg to them alone nothing Divine Cares he to hear But Knowledg can't forbear Scru. But while that Conscience under restraint doth stay The words of Knowledg are but cast away But yet his League of Peace is broke with Sin By that he 's seeming to return agen Yet moves but slowly Inter. Some spark of grace may be remaining still Though 't is so small 't is hardly visible But as a Man by dreadful lightning shot Has still some Life although he knows it not Scru. But who 's this new come Messenger that now With one small stroke makes all his strength to bow Who strongest Guards could not keep out yet he Says he had entrance by their Treachery Inter. This Lupa is Affliction which doth shake The strongest earthly Heart unfit to make A good Account before the King of Kings This to remembrance calls the forepast Sins They bring Affliction from Sin it first began Affliction shows how weak's the strongest Man Sin lets Affliction in Sid can't withstand When the most high by that lays on his hand The Worl's too weak to keep Affliction out Though fenc'd with worldly comforts round about 'T will find a passage to the Heart And though he threatens help of Sin to seek That cannot help but all its power 's too weak Scru. But yet the wicked Heart is loath to see The hand that does inflict this Miserie Inter. So Man forgets from whence affliction 's sent To Chance or Magick ascribes punishment Seru. Yet Luta tells that he doth bring no ill But only whence his evils come doth tell In. 'T is Sin that wounds Affliction doth but snow The wounds of Sin that make the Heart thus bow Scru. What means the bringing to the hollow Vail Inter. Conscience and Truth speak in the Oracle Sorrows to silent cogitations lead Seeking retirement or the afflicted bed Scru. Conscience here says this Message is the last 'T is favour too if scorn'd his ruine hasts Inter. Chastizing warnings find nor every one Some are cut off by swift destruction And swift destruction always does await Such as do scorn reproof and dare their fate By fond delaies Scru. Sir I have been to hold You by impertinence thus long too hold Inter. If these but pardon and are satisfi'd To the Presence I shall incourage you rather than chide Now view the end and and see how dreadful fear Pursues the trembling Heart in black dispair ACT. V. Curtains drawn Cardian discovered sitting in his Chair as melancholly Lupa Anoetus and Pathus attending him after a pause he starts up in a rage Curtains shut Car. AMartan O tame easy Fool that I ragingly strikes his Breast Should ever trust my deadly Enemy His fatal Poison reaches every part And with whole Legions now assaults my Heart Lays hand on Breast Ano. This is the kindness of your friendly King Lu. 'T is love to show the State you 've brought him in Pa. Can this be love to vex him thus with grief Lu. You vex his Prince calls him to seek relief Car A martan that vile Slave has poison'd me I fear it too was by your treacherie To Anoetus and Pathus Ano. What ours my Lord chear up we hope to see You merry once again from this stroke free Pa Shake that attendant off your Prince forget Points to Lu And there 's no doubt you may be merry yet Car. Flatter nor tempt no more I know you now Your falshood 't was that makes me weak and low I for Sunidos to the Prison sent Ano. His coming Sir will give you small content Instead of comfort he 'l your torment be Car. I fear his coming won't much comfort me But he that feels the pains that I endure Will ask of all he may to find a Cure Enter Sunidos lead in by Idos See where he comes who I so long did slight And now his very Presence does affright Turns away Though he 's my Servant I did so disgrace His faithful love I scarce dare see his Face Anoctus and Pathus run behind the Curtain Ido What do you hide your Heads 't is time to go That have you Master thus betray'd to woe Lu. 'T is time to go and fit you were confin'd That were most cruel when you seem'd most kind Sunid Sir you have sent for me but I 'm so weak By Wounds and Prison I can scarcely speak Car. 'T was I that gave those Wounds and now I feel My self am toucht by the envenom'd Steel O how I reel and totter that once though Staggers My strength too great to be to weakness brought Ido Had you our councel taken none of this Had ever come to interrupt your bliss But now your Friends are weak your strength surpriz'd By Rebels siding with your Enemies Su. Your Prince provok'd by your rebellion To your destruction swiftly hastens on Your self grown weak you cannor now oppose Your Princes strength nor comfort find in those You entertain'd as Friends and trusted to 'T is their infectious Wounds that ruine you Id. O! whether can you turn to seek for aid Lu. Or where indeed can any help be had Your Prince

will rust If not well us'd fatal polluting dust Will spoil our Arms if not sometimes put on Souldiers not muster'd will in need be gone If Councel err that to this care doth guide 'T is but an errour on the safest side Card. Then for our safety go do you provide I would not for a World the King should think I sleight my charge or at our dangers wink I 'le see due Execution shall be done In what you order Exeunt Sunid Ido So I 'm glad they 're gone Tell me of Fears and Dangers none can see But Cowards Eyes they nere shall trouble me Reach me my Chair I must sit down and rest To Sleep those thoughts out of my troubled Brest Ance. Pathus set a Chair Card. Sits Anoe Sit down my Lord ther 's no such cause of dread But we may well supply an Army's stead Path. Or should not all the Laws be obey'd in th' Town What need you fear for that the Princes frown Must you give answer for each petty thing That these Men would believe offends the King Car. What think'st thou Pathus of my Glorious State Path. A happiness above the reach of fate Car. And what Anoetus think'st thou of me Anoe A Glorious Prince above comparity The Glory of the World and wonder too Wise Honourable Prudent Knowing you Are all of these and in all these secure Sunid speaks within But if you sleep none of these will endure Car. How break my rest abuse the use of Night I 'le rather Night and Day sweet Sleep invite Sleeps Anoe So husht as Midnight why should you pursue A fear that will too soon appear in view Card. starts and calls Car. Anoetus Pathus Path. Sir we are here Although you Sleep wee don't forsake your Chair Car. What noise is that A noise within he starts agen Anoe Fear not my Lord we 're by Wee 'd guard you safe or in your quarrel Die Enter Idos hastily and wakes him Ido A wake my Lord the Town 's Beleagur'd round Innumerable Foes cover the Ground Their bloody Ensignes declare War in view And bid defiance to the Prince and you Car. This Army Man is but thy Coward Fear When Danger 's ten Mile off thou think'st 't is near Ido My Lord I saw Amartans Mighty Band Of many Legions under his Command Appolyon the grand Enginere begun To draw the Lines of their approach to th' Town And stops all Passages that no relief May come from our Kings General in chief Ano. Well let them come wee 'l easily defend The Fort till they their utmost courage spend Car. Go summon out your Forces Man the Line Prepare your Cannon Ido But they 'l Undermine Card Starts up Car. What though they do is not our Force enough Our Weapons good as theirs our Armour proof Ido 'T is true my Lord if you your self appear And with your presence all your Army chear And rally up your scatter'd Troops which stand Unmoveable though Sunidos and I Command 'T is all but vain Car I will not go Sleep bids a little stay Offers to sit down Ido Not go My I ord What weighty reason may Now Honour calls your Courage thus delay Can you to Sleep a Moments space afford When Honour calls and Triumph waits your Sword Car. Let Triumph hither come to it I will not go Stay till to Morrow 't is a civil Foe Ido But if my Lord we are surpriz'd this Night Car. Tell them I 'm not at leisure now to Fight I 'le venture all their Force what can they do I will not break my rest this Night for you And though they win the Town before to Morrow Sleeping to Night I shall not know my Sorrow Ano. Come in my Lord to rest and while you sleep You 'l fear no dangers rest in Peace doth keep In Sleep there is no fear of Fortunes frowns The Begger feels no want nor maimed Wounds Exeunt End of the First Act. INTERMASKE Interpres and Scrutator meet Salute and Walk on c. Scrut YOu 've undertook the task now I 'le impose Read me the Ridle of this first Acts close What careless Fool is this that hath this trust Yet neither to himself nor Prince is just Inter. This careless Man doth represent Mans Heart The Cities Man govern'd by that chief part Which boasts its self by Birth to be Divine Owning it doth by borrow'd Lustre Shine Trusting to that no want nor danger fears Resolving for it self to take no cares Scrut Who are his four attendents two of which Foster his Folly rub his careless Itch The other two seem to advise him well In real Love his threatning dangers tell Inter. These four are th' inbred Guests of th'natural Heart Passion and Folly Act the Flatterers part Cheating poor Man blind both his Ear and Eye He sees not Knowledg hears not Concience cry Those are the two oppose this Treachery Scrut Yet Knowledg both and Conscience speak his Power No force can win the Hearts united Tower But Rebels from within Inter. Man 's his own Foe His inbred Lusts betray himself to woe Scrut What means this Seige which Knowledg doth declare Inter. Man 's born a Combatant design'd for War Satan and Sin his Foes the Seige begin Mans Heart 's the Citi 's Fort weakly wall'd in Yet careless Heart it self doth care deny With Sloth endures all their Battery Mindless of its own good no watch doth keep But in the greatest Dangers Fosters Sleep And the next Scene shall set before your Eye The Hearts great danger false Security The Curtain drawn discovers Cardian Sleeping in his Chair Anoetus and Pathus behind him a Sword drawn with the point downward hanging over his Head Interpres speaks Inter. The careless Heart my dear Scrutator sees By irksome Folly taught to seek false ease The Sword of Vengeante drawn hangs o're his Head Yet careless Sleeps as if he 'ed nothing dread Scru. Will none awake him Inter. That this next Act will show Yet warnings slighted he 'l more careless grow They retire to standing at the Curtain ACT. II. Enter Kerux Idos Sunidos and walk to the end of the Stage Ker. WHat 's that I see suits this with the renown Of him that Governs this most famous Town Is this your care that have been thus prefer'd To be his Councel Sunid Sir we can't be heard We 've done our duty and his dangers shown Therefore he lest us thus to sleep alone Ker. Who blinds his Eyes and thus deludes his Mind Ido Sir there you see his Slaves attend behind Advanc'd to favour we excluded are And never call'd or if we press more near Lookt on but as Intruders tyresome Friends Whose Words against his inclination bends We 're weary Sir of being slighted so Whilst Pathus and that Slave for Favorites go Ker. Yet do your duty and be faithful still We may redeem him from the worst of ill Go and awake him tell him who is here Ido and Suni goe and shake him