BAXTER'S PQ(EMS. 41 Hun with the herd: mirth and the rabble's noise Drown reason's plea, and God's reclaiming voice: Death is forgot : · Conscience cannot. be heard, Hell and damnation now are little feared: They have their curse, and their own sentence pa8$ ~ Away with Jesus! give us Barabbas! · Away with preachers, who disturb our game! Talk not of judgm~nt: let us bear the blame ! Whilst grieved preachers can but wish and groan,_ 0 that your day of mercy you had known ! 0 my dear God! how precious is thy love! Which looks on such with pity from above!' Now England's horrid civil wars began, . When God a sinful nation meant to fan. When sin; grown high and bold,outfaced the ligllt;. When pride and faction pleaded divine right;· When moiit their love, and some their patience lost; When proud malicious men must not be cross'd;. When wisemen seemed fools, and fools seem'd wise,, And when the worst were best in their awn. eyes ; When piety with Lazarus was loathed ; And sin with purple and fine linen clothed:: And when the sacred tribe, despising_ souls, Through love of wealth and honour blow'd the c0als ~ When Demas for the world deserted Paul; And (heir own matters were first sought by all; When they that sought their good things in this life Had banish'd love, andfill'd the church with stl·ife ! Where striving factions charity defied, And carnal councils did the church divide! When swiniRh Gadarene3 did Christ refuse, And the prophane his servants did abuse.
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