It is written: my hovse is the hovse of prayer: &c;·
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A Trimers Character.
Who Can in the Twinkling of an eye Transform himselfe .vizt. to act the patriot and Saint. With two Hearts, two Tongues, and two Opinions for God or Baal like the Hedg-Hog’s Holes of refuge to fly too when a Storme Aproches, or the Barnacle both flesh and fish, Janus with two faces, or the Sea-gull that Swims as fish and flyes as fowl that hath a Double devotion Scotch and English, in one day’s duty. Half Surplice, and half Cloak both Priest and Presbeter. by way of Caution, be not led— misled I meane, but Mark these Monsters, who serve their own bellyes, and are onely fleecers, not feeders.
He would be stil a Rebel if he durst,
Turn-Coat in every Age for Interest.
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St. Alexander Carew, St. John Hotham, Captin Hotham & the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, beheaded on Towerhill for Treason against ye Parliament 1645.
[...] issue of blood in this more then miserable Kingdom; I shall desire, that I
may pray for the people too, as well as for my self: O Lord, I beseech thee
give grace of repentance to all people that have a thirst for blood, but if
they will not repent, then scatter their devices so, and such as are or shall
be contrary to the glory of thy great name, the truth and sincerity of Religion,
the establishment of the King, and his posterity after him in their just
rights and priviledges, the honour and conservation of Parl. in their ancient
and just power, the preservation of this poor Church in her truth, peace
and patrimony and the settlement of this distracted and distressed people,
[un]der the ancient laws, and in their native liberties; and when thou hast
[don]e all this in mercy for them, O Lord fill their hearts with thankfullness,
[and] with religious dutiful obedience to thee and thy Commandments all
[thei]r dayes: So Amen, Lord Jesus; and I beseech thee receive my soul to
[mer]cy. Our Father, &c.