An Answer to the Geneva ballad

An Answer to the Geneva ballad

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AN ANSWER TO THE GENEVA BALLAD.

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AN ANSWER TO THE GENEVA BALLAD.

OF all the Drolsters in the Town,

Of Popish, or of Hobbian Race,

None draggs Religion up and down,

Or doth the Gospel such disgrace

As Spruce with Coat Canonical

Whose Conscience eccho's have at all,

Would a fat Benefice but fall.

He whom the Ruder VVitts adore,

And count his vile Lampoons Divine;

Who Pimps in Rhime for the Old VV [...]ore.

And fain would patch up Dagon's shrine,

A sacred Proteus one that can,

Blend Gospel with the Alchoran,

And takes Texts from Leviathan.

Yet if he list, this Motley Clark,

Himself as loud as smec can bray,

The Church he slaunders in the dark,

But Hectors for her in the day:

Of Late he scoft at Miter'd Peers,

Pul'd the old Gray-beards by the ears,

And call'd them Heavens Overseers.

Yet now he f [...]"wns on them again,

And grins in rage his foaming chaps,

wishes poor Presbyter in Spain,

And tears his Edifying capps,

So Cowards kill where Hero's spare,

And Renogades always are

More fierce then native Turks by far.

Thus with each Heifer he can plow

A Papist or an Independant,

What point the Gales of profit blow,

He always steers, and there's an end on't,

Was ever syke a Priest among

All Gloster Coblers fulsome Throng,

To pawn his Conscience for a Song?

Whilst Presbyter with active fist,

Makes it his work to preach and pray ▪

This modefi'd Episcopist,

Shews 'tis to Heaven a Iollier way:

With [...]gans and with Violin,

And Ballad new on merry pin,

He means to VVheedle souls from sin.

Geneva in a huff he kicks,

And sweats by's reverend Cassac-Coat.

The Leaman-Lakes a second styx,

Where none but damned souls do float,

Though wise men think its waters be,

From all such secret venome free,

Nor half so blackish as Romes See.

Perhaps the man has cause to stickle,

Since Interest leads him to complain,

F [...]aring some Neighbouring Conventicle,

His Incomes to Low Ebb should Drain;

But be not, friend! at that dismaid,

Should preaching prove a sorry Trade,

Ballading is not quite decay'd.

He varnishes his envious hate

With a pretended loyal zeal,

But would in truth subvert the state;

And all embroil the common-weel;

His business is but to divide,

wound Protestants through Calvins side

That Popelings once more might us ride.

See how he slyly acts his part,

Commends Queen Maries bloody days:

And doubtless should we sound his heart,

Such Bonefires here afresh would raise.

But Heav'n defend those sad extreams,

We hope to keep unfilled Thames,

Free both from Tweds & Tiburs streams

Cease then impertinently to Rant,

VVe understand the Stale Intrigue:

Remember the Scotch Covenant,

VVas copied from your gall:

Against blew bonnet swagger not,

VVe know who hatcht the powder-plot,

Not yet is Irelands blood forgot.

Our Soveraigns pleasure we'l obey,

But scorn to Truckle unto thine;

Since Charles does liberty display,

How dare such Phamleteers repine?

Peace, Becket Iunior, know your place,

Let no oblivion reach your case,

VVho Cyphers make of acts of Grace.

The constant Rules of Heaven we know.

VVhose Starrs in Various Orbs do move,

VVhich we may Copy here below,

VVhilst several parties live in Love.

VVithout Yoak of Conformity,

VVe can keep Christian Unity,

As different Notes make Harmony.

Yet well may each good shepherd cry,

Unto his flocks beware of Rome,

VVhen forraign wolves so oft we spy,

Making Domestick broils at home;

And in each corner of the Land,

Perceive those slye sheep-steelers stand,

To give them the Red-Letters brand.

VVith Holy Beads they teach to chaunt,

Their Ave's and their unknown prayers,

And all the while to Heav'n they mount,

Take special care to tell the stairs:

The Kitchin-wench comes into Matin,

And loyns her soul with shreds of Latine,

Like greazy Fustion fac'd with Sattin.

Their whole Religion is so Odd,

It seems a Dark Mysterious Trade,

To Disturb Kings, and Worship God,

Only in shew and Masquerade:

A Chaos of Deformity,

Made up of blood, hypocrisie,

fraud, treason, and idolatry.

Yet you as soon to Mass would Gad,

Alas! it is all one to thee;

He that Religion never had,

May easily a Papist be,

Where purchas'd pardons set him free

Beyond a Raners Libertee,

To wallow in Debaucheree.

Though he contrive to hide his Plot,

We yet can apprehend the snare,

Through the sheeps-cloathing he has got,

His foxes Ears do plain appear:

Protestant Drones, look to your lives,

He'd fain be burning of your hives,

And counts the Scriptures dangerous Knives.

VVe'l not Recriminate the case,

Nor make boast of our Loyalty,

But still with thankful hearts embrace,

Our Gracious princes clemency:

Yet hope to prove our innocence,

And actions void of just offence,

Against this slsanderous Pretence.

VVhen surplice was an useless thing,

And Miter a poor Relique lay,

The preaching Cloak brought back the King,

And turn'd our Dismal Night to Day:

Mun Calamy, and a few more,

Did then more on their Soveraigns score

Then troops of Railerists before.

FINIS.

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Printed in the Year. 1674.

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An Answer to the Geneva ballad

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1674

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