The schismatick stigmatized wherein all make-bates are branded : whether they are eves-dropping-newes-carriers, murmurers, complainers, railers, reproachers, revilers, repining reformers, fault-finders, quarrell-pickers and corner-creepers : with all the rabble of brain-sicks who are enemies to old Englands peace / by Richard Carter. Carter, Richard, 17th/18th cent. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A34793 of text R10295 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C664). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). 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A34793) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 97697) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 256:E179, no 14) The schismatick stigmatized wherein all make-bates are branded : whether they are eves-dropping-newes-carriers, murmurers, complainers, railers, reproachers, revilers, repining reformers, fault-finders, quarrell-pickers and corner-creepers : with all the rabble of brain-sicks who are enemies to old Englands peace / by Richard Carter. Carter, Richard, 17th/18th cent. [4], 4, 7-20 p. Printed by J. Okes for Francis Coles ..., London : 1641. Partly in verse. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Great Britain -- Religion -- 17th century -- Sources. A34793 R10295 (Wing C664). civilwar no The schismatick stigmatized. Wherein all make-bates are branded; whether they are eves-dropping-newes-carriers, murmurers, complainers, rail Carter, Richard 1641 7269 2 5 0 0 0 1 422 F The rate of 422 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the F category of texts with 100 or more defects per 10,000 words. 2006-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-08 Jason Colman Sampled and proofread 2006-08 Jason Colman Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion The Schismatick Stigmatized . Wherein all Make-bates are branded ; whether they are Eves-dropping-newes-carriers , Murmurers , Complainers , Railers , Reproachers , Revilers , Repining Reformers , Fault-finders , Quarrell-pickers , and Corner-creepers ; with all the rabble of Brain-sicks , who are enemies to Old Englands Peace . Neminem dum possis offendas , Et Gemmam pacis offendes . Offend no man ; be meek in minde , And thou the Gem of peace shalt finde . Bono probari malo , quam multis malis . By RICHARD CARTER . LONDON , Printed by J. Okes , for Francis Coles , and are to b● sold at his shop in the Old Baily . 1641. To the Reader , Peace , Health , and Happinesse . PEace in all ages : She hath still had enemies , and slanderers ( amongst those who know her not : ) But none so bad as Schismaticks ; For one Thiefe in the house , is worse than many without doores : Our Blessed Lord Iesus saith , A mans enemies shall bee those of his owne house . God himselfe first laid the foundation of his Church in peace ; our blessed Saviour he is the chiefe corner stone , and Prince of peace from age to age , to this present : God hath , and still doth maintain and uphold the same by the Ministrie of Christian Kings , Queens , Princes , and Prelates , who doe succeed our Lord and his holy Apostles . The Devill seeing this , stirreth up all the Rebell of Schismaticks , like Sampsons Foxes , not onely tyed taile to taile , but also tongue to tongue , with balls of wild-fire , or rather hell-fire to disturbe our peace , and set fire on all at once . But I shall still desire of God , that those Foxes may be prevented and taken , and this wild-fire quenched : I know it belongeth to Master-builders to build a house : but being on fire blame me not , bringing my Bucket to helpe quench the flame . We did all promise this when we were Baptized , to fight against the Devill , the World , and the Flesh , under the Banner of Christ ( which is his Crosse ) and to continue Christs faithfull Souldiers and servants to our lives end . If any shall finde their knowledge increased hereby , or their memories rub'd and refreshed in things already knowne , then give me thy best wishes , as thou hast mine . Thy friend ( could I befriend thee , ) R. C. Conscius ipse sibi , de se putat omnia dici . The Contents of this great Volume . FIrst , Schismaticks are Stigmatized ( according to my reading ) with brands in number 20. Secondly , I have conceited a Phantasie Dialogue-wayes between Tom-ass Pragmaticus , the great Petifogger , and Nickall-ass Non-sence , his close companion . Thirdly , and last ; to winde up the bottome , because Schismaticks cannot brooke Church-Musicke calling the same the Devills-Bag-pipes ; and our singing of Psalmes , they prophanely terme Geneva-gigs : in spight of their teeth , their hearts and tongues must sing with me this my home-spunne-plaine-song . Reader , in reading my insuing Lines , ( I pray thee ) be not currish but courteous : in the 17. Stigma I name divers Trades-men : I blame no good Trade , but presumptuous Trades-men who dare to climbe up into Pulpits , and make themselves bold Ambassadors of the great King of Kings , to declare the will of Almighty God to his people . This is horrible wickednesse , and Devillish damnablenesse . Hereby they doe horribly dishonour both God and our King and abuse the people who doe give credit to them . But praised be God for ever , who doth continue our Kings sacred Majesty in his former royall resolution , ( to continue the Gospell of Peace , and the peace of the Gospell ) that hee may still uphold the Doctrine , and Discipline of Old Englands Church . Pray we all for the Lords annoynted , that God would knit his sacred heart with both his Parliaments in England , and Scotland . for the rooting out of all Traytors , Rebells , Heretikes , and Schismaticks , and compose those great differences in Great Britaine : and I know all true hearted Subjects to this will say , Amen . The Schismatick Stigmatized . Stigma 1. SCHISMATICKS in all ages , have been , and still are Pragmaticall , peremptory , presumptuous Pettifoggers : they will not goe to the Devill alone ; but they are ever stirring up others to Rebellion , Schisme , and Faction : this all ages , and all Nations must witnesse . Stigma 2. They are horrible crosse to the proceedings of Kings , Princes , and Parliaments , abusing them with Crosses , and crosse Bills and Petitions . Stigma 3. They raile against our Church-government , and Governours , Slandering , and loading them with a world of contumelies , defamations , and opprobrious detractations ; not once to be named among Christians ; I may fitly compare them to the Schismaticall-Rebells , Korah , Dathan , and Abiram , who murmured against Moses and Aaron . Numb. 16. Stigma 4. They are like the Anabaptists , as Sleidan reporteth : The Devill stirred up giddy-headed , Brain-sick Preachers , who did not onely prate against the Bishop of Rome , but they railed against Luther also . Those Schismaticks here are as like the Anabaptists , as one egge is like another of the same kind : for they raile not onely against Rome , but Old England also . But I know the Pope is in one extreame , and Schismaticks in another : for they crie downe all our Orthodoxe Divines , and set up mechanicks . When a sound Divine hath lived in a parish 30. or 40. yeares : Schismaticks in his charge have preferred a Bill against him ; to bring in a blinde guide . And a wife hath put up a Bill in a publick Congregation against her husband , and her selfe to bee prayed for , because shee loved another man better than her owne husband . I suppose her husband gave her , ( Poculum Charitatis , in the stead of Copula Cannositatis . ) But they doe with our sound and old Divines as the husbandman doth with his old Oxe : when the poore harmlesse creature hath ploughed the ground , and dragged the Harrow , and drawed his Corne into the Barne , then for his reward , hee hath an Axe to beate out his braines , and a knife to cut his throat . Stigma 5. They hang together in private Conventicles , as Mr. Calvin compareth them to the old Hereticks ( the Donatists ) who in their Conventicles gave mutuall oaths each to other : so that they grew to such multitudes in Germany , they could not bee vanquished untill there were a hundred thousand of them slaine by the Princes of Germany . See Sleidan . lib. 7. Stigma 6. And in their Conventicles they pretend nothing but Reformation , humiliation , fasting , and prayer , perswading poore ignorants , that they are all for Reformation , Reformation , and nothing but Reformation , ( forsooth ) hereby they disturbe the peace of our Church wonderfully : as Bullenger saith Lib. 6. cap. 10. Advers. Anabapt. and Gualiher in 1. Cor. Epist. Dedicat. doth most lively set them forth . Stigma 7. They would have a parity , and equality of Ecclesiasticall persons , like the Anabaptists , as Bullenger saith Gastius , and Hemingius reporteth the same , De Erroribus Catabaptist , those Owles , Growes , and Mag-pyes , would have our Church like Polyphemus , without eyes , and without order , like the confused Chaos : so bring the Minister of the Gospell into contempt , forgetting that Solomon was a Preacher as well as a King , and Nicodemus was a Ruler of Iewes , and a Preacher also . But prate they of parity , and brawl their brains out of their brain-sick browes , there is no wise man will give credit to them . September 1. 1641. The orders from the house of Commons concerning Images was good ; but now the disorderly Rout doe pretend this order , but intend nothing but disorder , for they pull downe , and teare up all ancient Monuments of all Benefactors , without any respect to that good order at all . They fling and throw , pull , teare , and hale , deface and demolish what they please , raging and raving like a shee-Beare robbed of her Whelpes , playing the Devill for Gods sake . But wee hope those damnable differences will bee composed , and these fearefull sparkles quenched before long time , or else they will break forth into a devouring flame . They raile against us , because wee will not raile against those things which are enacted by former Parliaments , and also sealed with the hearts-bloud of many Martyrs : and the Papists they call us hereticks . Good Lord now helpe us . Stigma 8. They preach , ( prate I should say ) that all Christian-liberty is lost , if we obey any thing that is imposed on us by man . But Mr. Perkins in his Treatise of Conscience saith well ( wholsome Laws of men concerning things indifferent doe binde the conscience , by vertue of Gods Law , which doth commend , and command the Authority of the Magistrate so he that transgresseth the Lawes of the King , doth transgresse the Law of Almighty God also , ) Rom. 13. Stigma 9. They are peevishly perverse , against the laudable , and Christian orders of our Church . When we stand up reverently , they unmannerly sit on their Bums . When we kneele , they either sit or loll on their elbowes . When we are bare-headed , they have their Bonnets , and Hats on their zealous Noddles . When we fast they will feast . And againe , when we feast they will fast . They will nibble on a red Herring on Christmasse day , but feast liberally on good-Friday , like Zoilus , and Momus , carping at every thing but pleased with nothing , but with Schisme Faction , and Rebellion . These have ever resisted our blessed and happy beginnings , and preceedings in Old-England ever since the beginning of Queene Elizabeths Reigne . Now all the learning , prudence , pietie and policy of this Kingdome , both King and Subjects are joyned in one high and honourable Assembly . I may safely say , there is not onely the whole Body of great Britaine , but the soule also . Yet behold , the long-winded Prickecare doth dare , not onely to divert , but also correct , both soule and body , pricking and prating this shall bee , and this or that shall not be done . They compare Old England to Egypt , and themselves to the onely true Israelites ; and they ( forsooth ) are holden in bondage under cruell Taske-masters . But our eyes are up to the hills , from whence our helpe commeth , ( Oh Lord ) helpe us , and send us prosperity : and pray we all for the Lords annoynted , and with one heart say ( helpe oh King , helpe oh King . ) Stigma 10. And when they are most justly punished for their villanie , oh how they glorie brag and boast , saying that they doe sufter for Righteousnesse-sake ; when indeed it is for railing against Dignites : We all know , it is not the suffering , but the cause that maketh a Martyr : for he that giveth the cause wherefore hee is punished , he doth punish himselfe . Stigma 11. They raile and rave against all our Vniversity-Degrees saying , all those are nothing in the world , but the swelling Titles of Antichrist , and Romish Reliques . At Rome there is Anti-christ , and in England here is Anti-Iesus , and both are enemies to God , and our King . Stigma 12. They cram and stuffe their Schismaticall Pamphlets with a world of quotations , to great purpose ( I warrant you ) see these two allegations for all the rest . When they would prove it unlawfull , to use Interrogations in Baptisme , ( then they quote Galat. 6. 7. And when they would prove that Ministers must not weare Gownes , Caps , Surplesses , Hoods , and such like , then they alledge Matth 26. 48. By these two we may ghesse at all the rest . One of them reproved me once , and his Text was Luke the 29. to whom I replyed , God made 24. Chapters in the holy Gospell of St. Luke , but the Devill and Schismaticks have added five Chapters more of their owne . Stigma 13. They allow not any set formes of Prayer , because set formes doe limit and bind the Spirit ( forsooth ) but these Mag-pies with their chattering and vaine babling , doe horribly limit the devotion of all understanding men , who have that ill hap to heare their vaine babling , as ah Lard , and eh Lard , a hundred times over and over in one prating : for prayer I dare not terme the same . Stigma 14. They approve not of God-fathers , and God-mothers for infants in Baptisme ; but the whole Congregation must witnesse for the Child . Stigma 15. They do not onely bafely reproach out Reverend Clergie in these dayes , but they vilely esteeme all the Classicall and principall Bishops , Doctors , ancient Fathers , Counsells and Synods of the Primitive Church ; who did succeed our blessed Saviour , and his holy Apostles ; who were indeed the very eyes of the Church , and the hammers to all Schismaticks , Hereticks , Rebells , and Traytors . Stigma 16. They cannot brook an Orthodoxe Divine , because hee useth to speake sometimes in his Sermon , Hebrew , Greeke , and Latine ; because these three were accursed on the Crosse : and Latine ( forsooth ) is the language of the whore of Rome : they are like the Fox who despised the Grapes which indeed he could in no wise come at : and like the old Fox , having lost his taile perswadeth all his fellow Foxes to cut off theirs also , thereby to hide the foule deformity , and to bury his owne ignorance in the common confused heap . Stigma 17. And in stead of Orthodoxe Divines , they set up all kinde of Mechanicks , as Shooe-makers , Coblers , Taylers , and Botchers : Glovers , who preach of nothing but Mag-pies , and Crows , Boxe-Makers , and Button-Makers , Coach-men , and Felt-makers , and Bottle-Ale-sellers , these predicant Mechanicks , and lawlesse lads do affect an odde kind of gesture in their Poopits , vapouring and throwing heads , hands , and shoulders this way , and that way , puffing and blowing , grinning , and gerning , shewing their teeth , and snuffling thorow their noses : hereby they astonish and amaze the poor ignorant multitude , perswading them that he is a fellow that looketh into deeper matters , than the common sort : when indeed hee hath lately rub'd over some old moth-eaten Schismaticall Pamphlet : then he stampeth with his feet , and belaboureth the poore Cushion , and maketh the dust thereof flye about both his eares , beating the Pulpit with both his fists , in a passion of blinde zeale , able to drive his unlucky Auditors out of their little wits , or seven sences . Stigma 18. They do imperiously take upon them to teach and direct all men ; harping on no string , but Reformation , Reformation ; they will reforme all abuses with a wet finger , and in a trice . They will not leave the matter to the King , and to the Lords spirituall and temporall , with the House of Commons assembled in the High and Honourable Houses of Parliament . They pretend an extraordinary inspiration , like the Gold-smith , that blinde Prophet in Germany , who proclaimed Iohn of Leidon the Cobler , that he should be Emperour of all the world : and that he should destroy all Princes , Potentates , and Prelates , but should spare all the common rout , who are the onely lovers of sincerity , This was in the yeare 1533. Here was the like braine-sick Schismatick in England , Hacket by name ; he was proclaimed King by other Schismaticall Rebells , in the 33. of Elizabeth , read Conspira . pag. 66. and the Annalls of England , collected by Iohn Stow , pag. 1288. Also in the same 33. yeare of Queen Elizabeth . I read of another Braine-sick Rebell , who with trayterous words reviled her Majesty , and defaced her Armes , and pierced in that part of her picture which did represent her breast and heart : for the which treason , hee was justly put to death , July 26. in the yeare above named : Read the fore-named Iohn Stow his Annals , p. 1289. Almighty God , who hast delivered Queen Elizabeth , and K. Iames from all their enemies , preserve also King Charles his sacred Majesty , from all his , and our mortall phanatick , and Braine-sicke Schismaticall foes . Amen . Stigma 19. They revile Gods Divine Service , prophanely tearming the same Porredge , and the Popes Masse-booke : yea , their blinde zeale will not permit the reading of the Sacred Scriptures in publick , no nor to use our blessed Lords Prayer , neither first nor last , all our Service is no better than Masse ( if you will believe Schismaticks . ) And being grossely scandalous with whoring couzenage , and drunkennesse , and slandering : they put it oft , saying it is the flesh , for they are altogether spirituall ( forsooth . ) Stigma 20. Last of all , they are miserable close-fisted when our Kings Majesty demandeth his due , for his Royall supportation and for the safety and defence of his Kingdomes . I have read , that on a time Constantinople was besieged a long time together : and at last the enemy was minded to give over the siege , and bee gone , but newes came to the enemy , that the souldiers within the City were growne verie weak , and discontented for want of their pay ; the enemy then returned , and in short space took the City ; there they found infinite store of gold , and all manner of treasure ; the hundred part thereof would have payed the Souldiers , and so have kept out the enemy , and preserved all . The enemy himselfe seeing the treasure hid basely , hee lamented their folly : and this is a Proverb to this day among the Turks when one becommeth very rich : You have beene at the siege of Constantinople . I leave this Bone for all hide-bound , close-fisted Schismaticks to gnaw upon . I will adde what King Iames of ever blessed memory saith in his learned {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} , verbatim his words are these in the 42. page of the said Booke : These are very Pests in Church and Common-weale , whom neither oathes , nor promises can bind , breathing out nothing but sedition and calumnies , aspiring without measure , and rayling without reason : making their owne imaginations ( without any warrant of Gods Word ) the square of their consciences . I protest before the great God , and since it is no time for mee to lye , being now upon my Testament ; ( that yee shall never finde with any hy-land , or border-theeves , greater ingratitude , and more lyes , and vile perjuries than with these Phanatick spirits . Read the rest of this Page , and the 43. of this most excellent Booke . I will adde what I read in the Book of Homilies , Tome 1. p. 36. The world from the beginning till now , was ever prompt and ready to fall from God , and his holy Commandements , in seeking other devices of their owne braines ; and a devotion found out by the Devill and themselves : the which idle dreames and devices , they ever set up above Gods Commandements : What man of learning and sound judgement doth not see , how hypocrisie , schisme , and faction , and heresie doe not daily more and more creep into our Church . The foure Leaven thereof , doth almost foure the unleavened lumpe . I will conclude with that reverend Bishop Iuell , indeed the Juell of our Church : whose Workes are famous in our severall Churches : He saith , O immortall God , have all our Orthodox Divines beene out of the way : and now are a sort of Schismaticks onely in the truth ? God forbid , God forbid : It hath been an old complaint , even from the first time of the Patriarchs and Prophets , confirmed by the writings and testimonies of every age : ( veritatem in terris peregrinam agere , & interagnotos , facile inimicos , & calumniatores invenire . Apologia Eccles. Ang. And God affect all our hearts with a serious and frequent cogitation of sicknesse , death , and the last judgement : that we may all feare God , and honour our King , and live in peace , as good subjects should doe , according to Gods holy Word , and blessed Ordinance : that in whatsoever we do think , or speake , wee may ever minde that terrible voyce , ( Surgite mortui , & venite ad judicium . ) St. Hieron. de Reg. & Monarch . Chap. 30. Saint Hierom oft did well record , The second comming of our Lord : When this huge Globe shall with fire flame , And all the creatures in the same : Therefore all minde that dreadfull doome , Arise you dead , to judgement come . Here followeth my Phantasie , or Conceit , between Tom-asse Pragmaticus , and Nick-all-asse Non-sence . THomas thus began to vapour : Oh brother Nickallas , come , come , give me thy hand , give me thy hand : well met , well met : what newes about religion ? the time is come we looked for : there are rods in ( these popish times ) in pisse , for all those papisticall Protestants , and for this Episcopall Dependant Government , and Governours : what saist thou Nickallas ? Nick . Ha , ha , he : well emet , well emet , brother Tom , ge me thy han , ge me thy vest ( I say : ) I con but laugh , ha , ha , lie . Oh my zide , oh my belly ( I zay : ) what did you hire of the Protestation protested , wherein thuck zweet Teacher ( you know who ) doe say , that this government is popish , as indeed 't is my Creed . Tom. But what saist thou to this R. C. who hath written two Poems besides this ? and in all three he doth extoll this Anti-Christian government to the skies ? Nick . I can him thurty or vorty years better than thuck that maden : and no man knoweth what 's in hem : but I c ham zure , he hath a little Pope in 's belly : vor he is ever pooring in books , and mooping by himzelfe : and this is the unjust cause he giveth thanks vor Zaints departed , and zets up Zaints in the Church ; ha , ha , he , I have hit the naile on the head , c ham zure of that , ha , ha , he , oh my belly , and my side ( I say . ) Tom. I hit that in his teeth , and he said that he did put up one picture of St. Iames , in St. Iames his Church : and because he stood bare-headed at the time of Divine Service ; therefore we have puld it downe : But the next time hee shall bee set up with his hat on his head , sitting on his Bum. I asked him why he gave thanks for Benefactors : and he replyed . The practise of Oxford-Schollers was Christian ; for they rehearse in the Pulpit a large Catalogue of Benefactors , by name ; and giving God thanks for them all , because they loved our nation , and have built us Synagogues : I heard him say also that authority have removed the railes from the Communion-table , but Brairsick Schismaticks have brought all their railings into Pulpits : where they prate of Mag-pyes , Cocks-combs , Rooks , and Wood-cocks , Jack Dawes , Crowes , Ravens , their cousen German : and of Crossing , and lyes , Psal. 59. 12. Nick . Zay him what he woll , who hem doe call praters are zweer Teachers ; they con stond under the originalls ; but not one word of Latine : vor Latine ( God blesse us ) is the language of the whore of Rome . And a zet up a Zinc of Richard and Iohn Dorothing , and a zaith they were Benefactors to their Church : but though o was a Benevactor , th a pulden downe with a vengeance , because a had on a Bishops Cap on 's head ; ha , ha , he . Oh my side , I say , ho , ho . Tom. Brother Nickallas he set up Verses to this purpose . Saint James , and both Derothings , we Record , And for all such we blesse and praise the Lord . And againe : Such , and their workes we high esteeme . What ever Brain-sick fellowes deeme . And againe : This Church repair'd the time I fixe , Sixteen hundred thirtie sixe . And this following : Behold , a blessed sight to see , When men in peace and truth agree : Concord with truth , makes strong all things , This pleaseth God , and Christian Kings . But discord hath great mischiefes wrought , And Kingdomes great hath brought to nought . Therefore good Christians all accord , In peace , and truth still please the Lord : Devills doe joyne , tempt , and conspire , Alwayes to bring all to hell-fire : But men who doe concord reject , Are worse than Devills ( in this respect . ) Nick . Oh brother Tom-asse , he makes us all worse than Devills : ha , ha , he : I con but lafe . Tom. I asked him who he meant by those Brain-sick fellows ? and he said , he did well hope they had beene all at Roter-dam , or Amsterdam . But being my poore harmlesse Verses have done their Errand , and Schisme and Faction hath made application , therefore now downe with them , downe with them , even to the ground : thus we see his ignorance . I asked him where the soule of Lazarus was while his body lay in the ground ? and whether he did inherit his lands againe when he was restored to life ? and he smiled ( as indeed his common manner is ) and said he would not answer a foole in his folly . I demanded of him also , what God was doing before he made the world ? and hee said , for ought he knew , God was preparing hell-fire to torment Brain-sick fooles , ( unlesse they doe repent in time . ) Nick . I harden zay , that which we call porredge and Masse is Gods Divine Service ; what zaist thou ? Tom. I heard him compare the same to Nectar and Ambrosia ; yea sweeter then the honey and the honey-combe . Nick . Zay what he woll , wee zure must have all-turd this zourvice now or never . Tom. Ay true-ly brother Nick , away with this dependant government , both head and taile , root and branch . Downe with all Universities , Colledges , and Schooles , they doe but maintaine Learning , an enemy to us . Downe with Churches , Hospitalls , and Almes-houses , they doe but helpe the widowes , fatherlesse , blinde , sicke and lame , these were most of them founded by Papists . Downe with all these Crosses in generall , especially that Idolatrous Crosse in Cheap-side . Away with all Orthodoxe Divines , as Doctors , Bishops , and such like : these all the swelling Titles of Anti-christ , and have a Pope in their bellies ; being Papists in graine . Up with a Barne , a Cow-house , a Stable , a Hogs-stye , a Dogs-kennell , a private house , or Privy house ; the Woods , fields , in a Ditch , under a hedge , all those places are consecrated , as well as their Popish Churches . Nick . Ha , ha , he ; gramarcy , gramarcy brother Tom-asse ; ge me thy vest ; I zay I zee thy zeale : away too with the zhitten smock of the whore of Rome . Tom. Away with the whore , strip her starke naked , make her a very Adamite , that silly sencelesse sinlesse shamelesse sister of ours . Nick . Brother Tom , I hope zhortly to zee thee vapour up into a Poopit vorzooth , as they are Coblers , Boxe-makers , Felt-makers , Button-makers , Coatch-men , Bottle-Ale-sellers , Taylers and Botchers , and zuch like ; these are all zweet Teachers : and all the happinesse these poopish vellowes have , ( next to the bloud of Christ ) they are beholding to us vor the zame . And I zee the Zaints on Christs , and they zay the Zaints in heaven too are worshipped ; therevore I see no reason but they must all downe . Tom. Brother Nick , I would not part from thee thus , but wee have a private meeting anon : I pray thee meet mee there . Nick . Ha , ha , he ; zaist thou zo ? they zay our Prevemeetings are called Tickles , I connot tell wot . Chivoz never zo joviall zince thouze ebore , ha , he , ha . Oh what zhall I zay ? I can but laugh : O my sides . Tom. Call they our meetings what they please : In a word , Mr. Faction doth teach to day ; and he came lately from Amsterdam , or Rotterdam , or some other new Plantation , in Tom-Turbulents Ferry-Boat , with a huge Spring-Tide , the last great Beare-baiting , and he landed at the Isle of Dogs . And Mr. Tickle he will tickle them in five places . Nick . Cha haden bevore now : there woll be no Masse nor Poredge : Zames , nor Glori Patria , no vurst nor zecond Lezon , no Epistle nor Gozpell , no Pater noster , vor that is a zin and Poperie to zay our Vather : no ten Commandements ; no Collects , no standing up at the Creed ; nor no kneeling downe , but all zitting on our Bummes , and our Hats on , shim as we zate by the vire zide : vor there 's no prayer vor King or Queene nor their Children : no prayer vor vaire weather nor a nont vowle , and no prayer a nont word , vamine or zicknesse : But Mr. Vaction hath abundance of indiscretion , and a negligent care to prevent all good meanes to zee every thing our of order , and nothing as it should be . Oh brother Tomasse who would have thote to zee this zweet deformation : ha , he : I con but laugh ; Oh my belly ( I zay , ) Tom. There will be more than a good many , well knowne to thee and to me : these by name , besides Master Faction and Master Tickle , there will be also Sir Iohn Lack-Latine Nebula Newes-carrier , Marmaduke Murmurer , Cabillus Complainer , Ralph Rayler , Roger Reviler , Randall Repiner , Rodrick Reprocher , Rodulphus Reformer , and Rowland Renegado Clement Corner-creeper , Edgar Etonist , Triston Trakite , Patrick Peevish , Anthony Antinomist , Quintillian Quarrell-picker Pheb . Phanaticus , Sim Separatist , Franck Familist , Bat Brownist , and Hercules Hatefull . Not onely all those subtle Buzzards , but also a rout of our sweet sistren : as Agnes Anabaptist , Kate Catabaptist , Franck Footbaptist , Penelope Punck , Merald Make-bate , Ruth Rake-hell : Tabitha Tattle , Pru Prattle , and that poore silly , simple , sencelesse , sinlesse , shamelesse naked wretch , Alice the Adamite . As bare as ones naile : She shames not her taile . These for brevitics sake : the rest we shall see anon , and enjoy their sweet company . Then I conceited , I heard the fore-named Rout and Rabble whispering , crooking , and hissing , like Toads , Snakes , Adders , and Serpents , bussing , and hussing like whole swarmes of Bees , Waspes , and Hornets , thus croking , hissing , buzzing , and hussing on both sides mine eares , which rouzed me up : and now I know my Dreame is out . For their Preaching , ( or prating rather ) against me is nothing but cursing , and lyes , as I sald above , Psal. 59. 12. But while they curse me , I will pray for them , as our blessed Saviour hath taught us all : ( Father forgive them , they know not what they doe ) and as the Proto-Martyr , St. Stephen prayd for his mortall enemies , ( Lord lay not this sinne to their charge , ) and as our Church in Old-England doth , teach us all to pray ( that it may please thee to forgive our enemies , persecuters , and slanderers , and t turne their hearts : ) We beseech thee to heare us ( good Lord . ) For as much as Schismaticks cannot brooke Church-Musick , calling the same the Devills Bag-pipes : I shall now sing them a plaine-song , and so wind up the Bottome for this time . OLD Homers Mastyx , Zoilus thou art , And carping . Momus , bitter , sharp and tart ; You learned Poets spare my ignorance ; The lesse I am , the more I you advance . Contraria juxta se posita , magis manifestant . All Schismaticks in generall , Against our Church doe vent their Gall , Like Cerberus , the Dog of Hell , At peace , and truth , they yelp and yell . In prayer they say , Lard , Lard , Lard , Lard , Lard , Lard , a hundred times is hard : But our Lords-prayer they despise , Because they are blind and precise . Behold , how they will brag and boast , Blaspheming still the Holy Ghost ; They say the Spirit doth them lead ; Because Gods Word they heare and read . Gods sacred word they ever wrest , And make it speake what faction list : Whereby they hide great villany , With damned deep hy-po-cri-sie . Poore widowes , and poore fatherlesse , They make no bones still to oppresse : And for pretence , long prayers make , Because men should no notice take . The Mote within his brothers eye , The Schismatick will soone espy , But his owne Beame doth cloud his sight , Hypocrisie doth him benight . Like painted Tombes they doe appeare , With rottennesse full fraughted are : Their hearts and tongues doe not agree , To God nor King will bend their knee . Behold , when they doe pray or fast , Their hands and eyes to skies they cast , Sighing foole-lowd , grone glout , and lower , Wringing a crabbed face most sower . But when the poore doe crie for bread , The hide-bound slave doth hide his head : With words Demure , he feeds the poore , False-frothy-food , he gives great store . As Iosephs Mistris cunningly , Chaste Iosephs garment laid her by , To shew before her Husbands face , To hide her whorish lust most base . Thus Schismaticks to Church will flock , But use Religion for a cloak ; Unto Brownes Church they shew great zeale , Despising Church , and Common-weale . Fault-finders they will sing no song , But babble loud , in prayer long : No shew of good in them is found : But Factions Trumpet loud must sound . With vestures , gestures , and such things ; White-Surplesse , Rotchets , Hoods , and Rings , The Schismatick will prating bee , Still Mint & Annis Tieth will he . Mens vertues fooles will seldome name , But blast mens vices to their shame ; Foule flies , such suck foule matter still , Rooting Swine-like , in each Dung-hill . Caesar when he demands his due , Then startleth this braine-sick crew : They prate forthwith some Scripture Text , To spare his money ( being vext . ) Far from Saint Paul , behold he saith ; That man denyed hath the faith , Worse than an Infidell he is . Who doth not all provide for his . The Divell had his Scriptum Est , But sacred Writ he still did wrest . He tempts the Church , and Christ our Lord , As holy Scripture doth Record . By heards into Brownes Church they come , And squot them downe upon their Bum , Gods Service they doe all despise , They are so fond , blinde , and precise . They still pretend a publique good , But for Faction is understood , Our King and State , may sinke , or swim , Peace seemeth nothing unto him . Against disorders fooles will prate , Controlling King , the Church , and State ; Bishops preach wrong , but Coblers right : ( If judge may be the Brain-sick-wight . ) Their trade is all to prate , and heare , Because they are all mouth and eare ; Like hounds , they harke , and barke about ; Our Church is combred with this rout , They keep no calling honestly , But loyter , laze , catch , cheat , and lie , And when honest mens goods they nim , Free-holders still they prove to him . They read no books , but sacred Writ . But yet ( God knowes they have no wit ) A sencelesse sence , themselves will give : None but a dunce will them believe . As holy-water scares a sprite , So learning frights the hy-po-crite : All our fore-fathers they despise , Grave Bishops , Doctors , Godly-wise . These reverend Fathers , fooles reject , Tom-Cobler will himselfe direct : In pulpits , trades-men they extoll ; But King , and Church they all controll . They seeme a Papist to abhorre , For Idolls vaine they doe adore : If one be bad , neither is good ; With two faces under one Hood . A Drunkard , Theefe , or whore-Master , Rogues , Ruffins , Bawds , I far prefer Before false-faining , seeming-good , Having two faces in one Hood . Sectaries still doe Idolize , Vaine factious fansies as their eyes , But none can blind our God of light : No Devill , nor no hy-po-crite . Saint James , why shouldst thou now have blame , Because our Church doth beare thy name ? Moses and Aaron blessed are : No Catharists De-rothing were . Saints and their works we high esteeme , What ever Brain-sick wise-men deeme : Benefactors we all record : And for all such still praise the Lord . Blinde Zelots with blinde zeale are bent , ( Against order of Parliament : Their eares they prick up like an Asse , And quarrells pick in Glasse , and Brasse . He that shall at my Verses stick , Perhaps may prove some Schismatick : Sectaries , Brain-sick heads are sick , All spur-gald Jades will wince and kick . Fables and Factions fooles love best , Fractions , and Factions I detest : What our King Charles doth defend , In that I live ( and hope to end , ) The Catholick undoubted-Creed , I doe believe , and hold indeed : No way to blisse I know but one : That is ( by Iesus Christ alone . ) Lord blesse King Charles his Majesty , His Queen , and royall Progeny : Elizabeth , with her off-spring , Their praises all the Muses sing . The Honourable Counsell grave , Thy Counsell ( Lord ) for them we crave ; And thus we pray with one consent : ( Lord ) helpe our present Parliament . God Almighty send peace among all Christians , and blesse Great Britaine ; But principally increase , and also confirme and continue peace more and more between Old England and Scotland . Soli Deo , Honor & Gloria . Richard Carter . FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A34793e-320 Behold the guilty man doth dreame , All what I write puts him to shame . Notes for div A34793e-650 Sutor ne ultra ●repidam Notes for div A34793e-4000 Matth. 4.