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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45334	Funebria floræ the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrates, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudenesse of people in this kind, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists for the time refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the cloze, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1661 (1661)	Wing H434A; ESTC R177805	36,599	55

That wee will not exercise just severity against any Malefactors sooner than against men of dissolute debauched and prophane lives with what parts soever they may bee otherwise qualified and endowed and wee hope that all persons of honour or in place and authority will so far assist us in discountenancing such men that their discretion and shame will perswade them to reform what their conscience would not and that the displeasure of good men towards them may supply what the Laws have not and it may bee cannot well provide against there being in the licence and corruption of the times and the depraved nature of men many enormities scandals and impieties in practice and manners which Laws cannot well describe and consequently not enough provide against which may by example and severity of vertuous men bee easily discountenanced and by degrees suppressed However for the more effectual reforming these men who are a discredit to the Nation and unto any cause they pretend to favour and wish well to wee require all Mayors Sheriffs and Justices of the Peace to bee very vigilant and strict in the discovery and prosecution of all dissolute and prophane persons and such as blaspheme the name of God by prophane swearing and cursing or revile or disturb Ministers and despise the publick worship of God that being first bound to the good behaviour they may bee further proceeded against and exposed to shame in such a manner as the Laws of the Land and the just and necessary Rules of Government shall direct or permit Judg. Now blessed bee the Lord the King of Kings who hath put such a thing as this into the heart of the King and blessed bee his Anointed and blessed bee his Counsel the good Lord recompence it seven-fold into his bosome and let all the sons of Belial flye before him as the dust before the wind and let the Angel of the Lord scatter them Prison My Lord I and all my retinew are very much deceived in this Charls the Second wee all conceited that hee was for us My Drunkards cryed a Health to the King The Swearers swore a Health to the King so long till they swore themselves out of Health The Papist the Atheist the Roarer and the Ranter they all concluded that now their day was come but alas how are wee deceived Judg. I wish that you and all such as you are may for ever bee deceived in this kinde and that your eyes may rot in your heads before ever you see Idolatry Superstition and Prophaneness countenanced in the Land Such trulypious-frauds are pleasing to God delightful to his people and grievous to none but such as should bee grieved for their villany and licentiousness Judg. But have you no more evidence to produce against these prophane practices Cry Yes my Lord here is an Ordinance of Parliament ready mounted against them Pris My Lord I except against this witness above all the rest for it was not made by a full and a free Parliament of Lords and Commons but by some Rump and relick of a Parliament and so is invalid Judg. Toto erras coelo you are quite deceived for this Ordinance was made by Lords and Commons when the house was full and free and those the best that ever England had for Piety towards God and loyalty to their Soveraign for they were secluded and imprisoned for their loyaly and fidelity Let us hear what they say Ordinan of Parl. My Lord I have plainly told them that since the prophanation of the Lords day hath been heretofore greatly occasioned by May-poles a Heathenish vanity generally abused to superstition and wickedness the Lords and Commons do therefore ordain that all and singular May-poles shall bee taken down and removed by the Constables Borsholders Tything-men Petty-Constables and Church-Wardens of the places and parishes where the same bee and that no May-pole shall bee hereafter set up erected or suffered to bee within this Kingdome of England or the Dominion of Wales and if any of the said Officers shall neglect to do their office in the Premises every of them for such neglect shall forfeit five shillings and so from week to week five shillings weekly till the said May-pole shall bee taken down Judg. This is to the purpose and may pass instead of many Arguments for a Parliament of Lords and Commons so pious so prudent so loyal and faithful to God and the King to condemn these sports as a vanity a Heathenish vanity abused to superstition and wickedness and to be supprest under a penalty This may clearly convince any sober man of the sinfulness of such practices and make them to abhor them for what is forbidden by the Laws of men especially when those Laws are consonant to the Laws of God may not be practised by any person but these prophane sports are forbidden by the Laws of men and are herein consonant to the Laws of God which condemn such sinful pastimes But have you no more evidence besides this Ordinance to batter these Babylonish Towers Cry Yes my Lord here is one that may go for many 'T is the solemn League and Covenant taken in a solemn manner by King Lords and Commons the Assembly of Divines the Renowned City of London the Kingdome of Scotland and by many thousands of Ministers and people throughout this Nation In the second branch of it wee vowed the extirpation of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schism Prophaneness and whatsoever shall bee found contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godliness Pris My Lord these things are out of date and do not binde now our troubles bee over Judg. The sixth branch of the Covenant will tell you That wee are bound all the daies of our lives to observe these things zealously and constantly against all opposition and I suppose every good man thinks himself bound to preserve the purity of Religion to extirpate Popery and Heresie Superstition and Prophaneness not onely in times of trouble but these are duties to bee practised in our places and callings all our daies Besides the Royalists do plead the Covenant at this day for the preservation of the King and if it bee in force as to that particular as indeed it is then much more doth it binde us still to the observation of those things which do more immediately appertain to the worship of God Since Gods honour is to bee preferred before the honour of any man whatsoever Now if our May-Games and mis-rules do favour of superstition and prophaneness as 't is apparent they do if they bee contrary to sound doctrine and the power of godliness as to all unprejudiced men they are then by this solemn League and sacred Covenant wee are bound to root them up This is sufficient if there were no more but because men are loath to leave what they dearly love let us see whether you have any further evidence Cry Yes my Lord here is an excellent Order from the Council of State made this