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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93664	Perfume against the sulpherous stinke of the snuffe of the light for smoak, called, Novello-mastix. With a check to Cerberus Diabolus, and a whip for his barking against the Parliament and the armie. And an answer to the Anti-quæries, annexed to the Light against the smoak of the temple. / Written by John Salt-Marsh, minister of God's word.	Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.	1646 (1646)	Wing S495; Thomason E333_21; ESTC R200759	4,108	12

PERFVME AGAINST THE SULPHEROUS STINKE OF THE Snuffe of the Light for Smoak CALLED Novello-Mastix With a Check to CERBERUS DIABOLUS and a whip for his barking against the Parliament and the Armie And an Answer to the Anti-Quaeries annexed to the Light against the Smoak of the TEMPLE Written by JOHN SALT-MARSH Minister of GODS Word WISDOM 17. 21 and 18 1. Over them onely was spread an heavie night an Image of darkenesse which should afterwards receive them but yet were they unto themselves more grievious then the darnesse Neverthelesse thy Saints had a very great light LONDON Printed by Elizabeth Purslow April 19. 1646. Perfume against the Sulphurous stinke of the Snuffe of the Light for Smoak CALLED NOVELLO-MASTIX A Finis being put to the Light of the Reverend Taper after all it's flames continued in the light it burnt in Cerberus barkes out a Novello-Mastix spits fl●shings of Fire like a Triple-headed Diabolus his ambition being highest to worrie the harmelesse tender but honest Conscience and swells with malice at nothing more then that the Armie where such are have done so much and made so faire a way to dis-throne Antichrist And because December ends the yeare before his malice is ripe enough he would have seven dayes run back to Taurus Viewing his Familiars he tells Pages and because C. D. make 600 figuratively he admits no passages beyond 66. which addition is that compleat number 666. the second beast In which attempt being vexed with single-sheeted brats whose jelly he would drinke but cannot crush he takes from Bacchus Sack and Claret untill he chatter himselfe into a Greeke Anagram Having pussled himself about questions and strife the disturbance and confusion of his muddie-Cranium in the first part puts him out of knowledge of himselfe in the second so that if he get but on a Master of Arts Goune he thinke every Willow should swell into a great Oake and all Rods be sulphur'd into Thunderbolts to scourge those that dare to jossle him and if imagination doe but fancie harme acted then he Tryumphs and glories to bring in bug-beares to fright good men but his thoughts cheat him being not able with all the Hellish Furies he can rayse against them to dash them out of countenance to discharge their consciences He goes to the Schoole of the Scepticks where expecting to find report but accommodated with nothing but Dregs and emptie Bottles he transformes his shape into the Poets Chimaera with his Triple-head abridged into one his neck transformed into an Horses and his Body beset with Birds feathers to which is joyned a Fishes taile but though the Pope Bishops and Papall Clergie would put on a Protestant Visage yet nothing but levitie can be hid under it and a swarm of Vipers breed in the taile thereof Consider the third off spring of the Serpent and you shall find the section full of poyson in which like Rome the Mother Citie the son becomes a slave to his own lusts his head is filled with effeminate thoughts in the first That to enjoy his wishes he could be transformed to any thing or weare a Fryers Weed to get admittance into close favour so that he though naturally incline to ruine honest men yet lustfull thoughts turne his practicke divisions into loves Theorick so that though he would act more mischiefe Providence prevents him yet the Steeds neck is too stubborne to admit a bridle in the second because unwilling to be curbed from trampling harmlesse soules under his brutish feet subordination to the Parliament that is accounted nothing conscientious ingenuitie is derided and to disparage the Parliament and discourage their friends He saith That those who will be disposed of onely by the determination of Parliament they will be independant in respect of all other Authoritie And in the third place behold the levitie of his feathered folly and you may easily judge how well he deserves the Cap and Bauble But besides all this the Chimaeras taile hath foure stings in it and he would cunningly fasten one in the Parliament one in the Army one in the Independants and one in the Passages of all but being not able to effect his will he playes with children and fooles it is well knowne where he playd away that reputation which the fixing of ● D. cannot regaine But this onely by way of private check View him in matters of breach of priviledges of Parliament First he thinkes to carry it too high to be apprehended though openly he tax both their minds and manners Secondly he limits them to M. Burroughs Irentron Thirdly he brings in Pope Gregory for a Rule Fourthly he turnes Spie to observe what is done not onely in Westminster-Hall and the Court of the Requests but presumes into the Painted-Chamber yea and peeps into the Parliament-House too tells his owne fancie for Newes to traduce the people and rayles against what is Printed because his owne invention fancies what is contrary Fifthly he presseth confidence to the Cabalaes of his own conceit barks where he cannot bite And then abusing the Assembly of Divins he wisheth that those he hates durst stand their judgement But why the Equipage of the Papall Holynesse and the Imperiall Majestie are brought in for presidents to have tender Consciences reproachfully called Independants confounded there is the mystery And to put us in mind that foure Bishops were chosen to sit with the Assembly at Westminster is as strange as the former though it is confest he doth not say that D. Usher D. Prideaux D. Westfield and D. Bromrig were Jure Divino In the next place he appeares amongst the Clerks there C. D. has no admittance but to be Clericus Diabolus and being received into practice foole and knave is his first imployment he would faine be a gowne man but is most tormented that he cannot by insinuation get in to serve Cler. Parl where finding opposition he breaths Sulphure and Spits Fire in their faces and like one frantick becomes Diabolos to abuse them Seeing himselfe so resented and by all honest men discovered and so avoyded he rayles and cals those that are imployed journey-men and asperse those whose worth are far above himselfe It may be wondred how he came to be Master of Arts except it was intended that C. should Commence D. Dunce yet he is more knave to speake truth then foole against those for sooth who act for the Parliament yet in the concoction of his Noddle he was quite lost in Master Saltmarshes quaeries and so vanished where leaving him 2 while In the next place this Clericus of the Lake is found after an objection to be transmitted to Pluto there he pleades propriety of seate and procures an accusation First against the Orthographie for impression calling the acts of honest men Heriticall Parodoxes but pleasant flowers are prepared against the stinking Sulphure of his offensive breathings the poyson of whose spirit is prepared to ruine others Secondly though his owne snuffe burnt not till

the tedious taper was quite finished yet the smoake offended more then the flashes lighted and his greatest envy was that his own deputation was so far behind in so base a Court and beheld younger yeares through more gravity of spirit intrusted in places of Reputation and Honour with good men Thirdly he soares high and would blemish those he cannot be indured by honest men to be heard to speake against yet some he dined at Hell with last Terme love such sedition fittest company for him but he feares a tell-tale and so concludes but let this be a warning lest all come out Lastly this furious Catch-pole brings in a paper wherein was written thus When other scandalous Books are brought in I doubt not but it that is Master Leys Book will be presented among them In the meane time he may doe well to allow Master Merideth something towards his great losse for Printing so uselesse a Booke to lye upon his hands for waste Paper and giving the lye to himselfe runs back seven dayes and fals into the Bull of December the 10. from whence he had stragled at the beginning and to speake truth there is many Bulls in his language but when he fals into thoughts of conscience he breakes off his discourse and like the lesuits to the Popish Legend he refers all to Epistles of those whose testimony he would have to be thought infallible and then what he sayes it must be Probatum est An answer to Novello-Mastix his Anti-quaeries being the 8. section of the Additionall papers to Master Leys Answer to Master Salt-march 1. WHether that man be in his perfest senses who questions another for answering that which himselfe first started Answer yes Master C. D. of Arts if the Answers be seditious you may be questioned when you abuse the Parliament or any other Authority by your scandals your Answer will not be taken jure divino except you can Answer men out of their senses 2. Whether an Independant Congregation be not as very a Bull in the Church as an Independant Army in the Common-wealth Answer yes the more silly they that call either of them so to asperse them and if C. D. had not beene both Calfe and Dunce he would never have writ so many Bulls though he speake little other language so farre as men submit to Order they are not Independant 3. Whether he be not the man that makes the faction who extols the Independant Army by him so called as doing so much good c. wherein others have done as much or more Answer the Catch-dolt might have said who and wherein tell us a president and wee shall extoll them as much nor doe any of those Worthies who have bin so active thinke it any disparagement when they heare it said that this Army hath done extraordinary things to say many Armies have done worthily but this excells them all will not be to the disparagement of any but like this silly Master of Arts who will never have the wit to be his Arts-Master to traduce their proceedings and call it faction to commend them for the good they have done us averring others to have done as much or more surely this must proceed from a Malignant humour and needs launcing lest it swell big and grow to be a Carbuncle in the Common-wealth 4. Whether if the Army be reproachfully called Independants he that is the Author of the Passages be not the man that reproacheth them being the first that called them the Independant Army Answer he is either very ignorant or hypocriticall for that reproach was cast upon them long before and it is remembred what the turne coat said not long since himselfe though now he would like the Cameleon seeme to change his complexion into other colours 5. Whether this Author be such an Ignoramus as not to know that some Members of the Parliament favour the Independants and some Members of the Assembly be Independants though the way and model of the Independants it 's true was never yet made knowne to the Parliament nor to the Assembly nor perhaps ever will be Answer one part of this Quaere compared with an other and all with the second of his owne will afford Bulls good store without either heads or tailes except the Monster become abroad to shew us some new Hocus-pocus tricks to act which though he would be knavish yet is too much a foole to attaine it high enough 6. Whether it be not fit to question this Pamphleter Answer truely it is to little purpose to question Novello-Mastix because the Dunce is distracted it is better to reduce his senses first in Bedlam and try if that will bring him to his wits if not then I know no reason but that he may be admitted a Brother of Gotham-Colledge during his infirmity and if he prove incurable then let him never be without the Cap and Bauble FINIS