And blood was ready to be broach'd, With Squire and weapons to attack them; Shall faints in civil bloodfhed wallow 490 495 500 Of faints, and let the Caufe lie fatlow? "The Cause, for which we fought and swore 595 So boldly, fhall we now give o'er ? Then because quarrels still are feen 510 And Ver. 495.] Oeftrum fignifies the gad-bee or horfe-fly. Ver. 497.] Sir W. Waller was defeated at the Devifes. Ver. 503, 504.] Mr. Walker obferves, "That all "the cheating, covetous, ambitious perfons of the land, were united together under the title of the "Godly, the Saints, and fhared the fat of the land "between them;" and he calls them the Saints who were canonized no where but in the Devil's Calendar. And we that took it, and have fought, 515 For if Bear-baiting we allow, What good can Reformation do? The blood and treasure that 's laid out Is thrown away, and goes for nought. 520 Are these the fruits o' th' Protestation, The prototype of Reformation, Which all the faints, and fome, fince martyrs, Wore in their hats like wedding-garters, When 'twas refolv'd by either House 525 Six Members' quarrel to efpouse? Did they, for this, draw down the rabble, With zeal and noifes formidable,. And make all cries about the Town Join throats to cry the Bishops down? 530 Who Ver. 513, 514.] The Prefbyterians, in all their wars against the King, maintained ftill, That they fought. for him; for they pretended to diftinguifh his political perfon from his natural one; his political perfon, they faid, must be, and was, with the Parliament, though. = his natural perfon was at war with them. Ver. 530.] Good Lord (fays the True Informer, p. 12.) "what a deal of dirt was thrown in the Bifhops' faces !-what infamous ballads were fung! "what a thick cloud of epidemical hatred hung fud "denly over them! fo far, that a dog with a black. " and white face was called a Bishop.". Who having round begirt the palace 535 540 Some cry'd the Covenant, instead 545 Of pudding-pies and ginger-bread; And fome for brooms, old boots, and fhoes, Bawl'd out to purge the Common-House : Inftead of kitchen-ftuff, fome cry A Gospel-preaching Ministry; 550 And fome for old fuits, coats, or cloak, No Surplices nor Service-book: A strange harmonious inclination Of all degrees to Reformation. And Ver. 553, 554.] Those flights, which seem most extravagant in our Poet, were really excelled by matter of fact. The Scots (in their Large Declaration, 1637, p. 41.) begin their petition against the Common Prayer-book thus:-"We men, women, and children, and fervants, having confidered, &c." Foulis's Hift. of Wicked Plots. And is this all? Is this the end To which these Carryings-on did tend? up And run int' every tradefman's book, 555 560 And crowd as if they came too late? For when they thought the Cause had need on't, 365 Did they coin pifs-pots, bowls, and flaggons, 570 The Brethrens' offerings, confecrate, Like th' Hebrew calf, and down before it 575 The Saints fell proftrate, to adore it : So fay the Wicked-and will you Beafts more unclean than calves or fteers ? Have powerful Preachers ply'd their tongues, F4 Have they invented tones to win 585 The women, and make them draw in The men, as Indians with a female Have they told Prov'dence what it must do, 66 590 Discover'd Ver. 589.] It was a common practice to inform God of the tranfactions of the times. "Oh, my good Lord "God (fays Mr. G. Swathe, Prayers, p. 12.) I hear "the King hath fet up his ftandard at York against "the Parliament and city of London.-Look thou upon them, take their caufe into thine own hand; appear thou in the caufe of thy Saints, the cause in "hand-It is thy caufe, Lord. We know that the King is misled, deluded, and deceived by his Popish, Arminian, and temporizing, rebellious malignant "faction and party, &c."-"They would (fays Dr. "Fchard) in their prayers and fermons tell God, that "they would be willing to be at any charge or trouble "for him, and to do, as it were, any kindnefs for the "Lord; the Lord might now truft them, and rely upon "them, they fhould not fail him: they fhould not be "unmindful of his bufinefs; his work fhould not stand “still, nor his designs be neglected. They must needs "fay, that they had formerly received fome favours "from God, and have been, as it were, beholden to "the Almighty; but they did not much question_but "they should find fome opportunity of making fome "amends for the many good things, and (as I may "fo fay) civilities which they had received from him. "Indeed, as for those that are weak in the Faith, and are yet but babes in Chrift, it is fit that they fhould "keep at fome diftance from God, fhould kneel before "him, and stand (as I may fay) cap in hand to the 3 "Almighty & |