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 eng Coleman, Edward, d. 1678. Neville, Henry, 1620-1694. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2012-05 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-08 Sampled and proofread 2012-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE ANSWER OF Coleman's Ghoſt, TO H. N's. POETICK OFFERING. RISE Nevil, Riſe, and do not puniſh me, With the vain ſight of your Idolatry. You may with equal Reaſon call upon The good Saint Icarus or Phaeton, Who do the Sacred Name deſerve as far, As ſome who Bluſh in Roman Kalendar: With like Ambition I deſign'd to know No other Triumphs but of things below; And rather labour'd how there might be given, French Crowns, poſtponing all the Crowns of Heaven. Favour'd in this, becauſe kind Heaven declines My high Intrigues, and baffles my Deſigns. None with more covetous Zeal purſu'd our Cauſe, Or fell a more due Sacrifice to Laws. In that ſad Day when ſtrangled Life Expir'd, And the juſt flames my bloody Limbs requir'd, Whilſt my hot Soul in haſty flight retires, From Tyburns only Purgatory Fires. Immortal ſhapes crowd on in Troops to view, My Plotting Soul and ſtopt me as I flew, Such Spirits who Incarnate ever mov'd In their By-Paths, and never quiet lov'd. The Cunning Machiavel drew near and fear'd, Screek't at the ſight of me and diſapeard. Shewing how weak all human Plotts are laid, Where Hopes and Souls have always been betray'd. Scylla and Marius wondring at our Crimes, Pittied the near misfortune of our times, Sigh'd at thoſe ſtreams of blood which were to run, And curſt our Tables of Proſcription. Fierce Catiline our Villany decry'd, To whom the bold Cethegus ſoon reply'd, How New Rome imitates and yet exceeds In dire Conſpiracies our puny deeds! Great Caeſars Ghoſt with Envy lookt on me, That for Romes ſake I aim'd at more than he, To Conquer all the Iſles of Britanny, Yet blam'd the Cruelties which were to come, From that Dictator which now Reigns at Rome. Spiritual Dictator! who more controuls Than he, and claps his Fetters on our Souls? He told me Old Romes Walls had longer ſtood, If Romulus had ſpar'd his Brothers blood. And that Romes happineſs grew alwaies worſe, When it reſembled the fierce Wolf its Nurſe. Ah, my good Friend, how clearly do I find, In this new State the faults of human kind. Nothing procures ſo high a Place above, As univerſal Charity and Love, Infus'd and manag'd by the Heavenly Dove. Heav'n is a quiet Kingdom which we call Your injur'd Scriptures true Original. There no falſe Comments on the Text appear, Nor muſt Trents Spurious Council domineer. Sometime with me, Dear Nevil, you muſt grant, The Church Triumphant to be Proteſtant. If againſt them on Earth Romes malice thrives, 'Tis not Romes Cauſe prevails, but their ill Lives. So Babylon of old vext Iſrael, And wicked Men raiſe Enemies from Hell. As once on Earth I did your good attend, So now for Love I am your Ghoſtly Friend: Let your Soul hate all bloody ways and things, To ſubvert States and Laws, to murther Kings. Or you are ſure to equal my diſgrace, And without Mercy, you may name your place. FINIS.