Saygrace. You shall prevail, I would break off in the middle of a Sermon to do you Pleasure.
Mask. You could not do me a greater——except——the business in hand——have you provided a Habit for Mellifont?
Saygr. I have, &c.
Mask. have you stich'd the Gownsleeve, that he may be puzled and wast time in putting it on?
Saygr. I have; the Gown will not be indued without Perplexity. There is a little more profane, and abusive stuff behind, but let that pass.
The Author of Don Sebastian strikes at the Bishops through the sides of the Mufti, and borrows the Name of the Turk, to make the Christian ridiculous. He knows the transition from one Religion to the other is natural, the Application easy, and the Audience but too well prepar'd. And should they be at a loss he has elsewhere given them a Key to understand him.
For Priests of all Religions are the same.Absal. and Achi.[212]
However that the Sense may be perfectly intelligible, he makes the Invective General, changes the Language, and rails in the stile of Christendom.
Benducar speaks,
——Churchmen tho' they itch to govern all,