Parr.3.Secr.r. Love-Melancholy. Memb.3.Subf. 3 • 428 him, whereischariry~ Hethadhallfee menb fweare and forfweare lye b Tuft pro and bear falfe witneffe, to advantage thcmfelves, prt;judiceothers' ha. ~f. menmi zwJ goods, lives, fortunes, credit, all, to be revenged on their ene~ies '~~~"'':~~;~~men fo unlpeakablein their lulls, unnatural! in malice, luch bloody de: 1,; !;bent~ fignements, lta/ianblafpheaming,spanifo renouncing,&c.may wellaske meoti4r f, where is charity? Hcthadhall obferve fo many .Jaw-fuits, fuch endle!fe ~";;!:t,~ .:u contentions, fuch plotting, undermining,fo much mony fpent withfuch ptiurare,ut eagcrnelfe and fury, every man for himfelfe his own ends,the Divell for p.ul•':f'.j. all, fomanydillrdfedfoules, fuchlamentable complaints, fomanyfa- :;;;r.;.,:,.:; ctions, con!piracics, feditions,oppreffions, abules, injuries, fuch grud<>. forefcito. ing, repining, difcontent, fo muchemulation,envie, fo many brawle~ ~.a.;,~~·;:l- quarrels, monomachies,&c. may well require what is become ofcha: lioTacera, oc- rity~ when we fee & read offuch cruell warres, tumults,uproarcs,blou. cide,me• men· dy battles, fo many<men flaine, fo many cities tuinated,&c. (for what ~.~:;;::; elfe is the fubject of ~11 ourlllories almoft,but Bills, Bowes, &Gunnes!) • incendmef:· fo many murders and ma!facres,&c. where is Charityl Or fee men ·~;.~;.!,';;(:,:wholly devote to God, Churchmen, profelfedDivines, holy men, d to ~f Aurelian. make thttrumpet efthe Gofftllthetrr~mpetofwarre, acompa.nyof HellTamumfu dit borne Iefuits, and fiery fpirited Friers,focem pr..jerre to all feditions:as {-:J;,:; qui< fo man~ firebral)dsf~t all the world by theeares (! fay.n_othing of t~eir 'llini pota~it- contenuous and rayhng bookes, whole ages fpent mwmmg one agamft d ~v••f~" another, and that with fuch virulency and bitterne!fe, BiJn.tio fermonibm ~b:: ;.:;. & falenigro) and by their bloody inquifitions that in thirty ycares, BAI~ ""' ' iu pulpi· faith, confumed 39 Princes, 148 Earles,2 35 Barons, 1475 5·.Commons; ::,!.;~::·b:;'. wgrfethen thof~ ten perfecutions, may jullly doubt where is Charity~ !umfoadeot. ob(ecro vos quales hi demum ChriHiani! Are thefe Chrillians, I befeecb you tell mee( He that !hall obferve and leethefe things may fay to them ascato to C.tfor, &redo qu.t de inferiJ dicuntflt fal[a exijlimas, fure I thirik thou art ofopinion there is neither Heaven, nor Hell. Let them pretend religion, zeale, make what lhewes they will, give almes, peace makers, frcquentfermons,ifwe mayguelfeatthe tree by the fruir, they are no better thenHypocrites, Epicures,Atheills,with the • (Dole in their hearts 'I'fal.•J·'· theyfo1 there iJ no God. "Tis no marvell then if being fo uncharitable, hardhearted as we are, wehave fo frequent and fo many difcontems, fuch melancholy fitts, fo manybitter pangs, mutual! difcords, all in a combu!lion, often compl3ints, fo common grievances, general! mif- !~~~:f.•~•;, chiefes,ji tant.t interril traga:di.t, 9uibm labefaE1Atur, & mifl~e lmr~. , 6 . 'Puto Ji tur hr1manumgenm,'fo many pe!ltlences, warres,' uproares, lolfes,de. 7(!lmani "•: luges, fires, inundations, Gods vengeanceand all the plagues of EgyPt, :~;;;.ffi~;:~~~ come not upon us, fince w.e are fo currilh onetowar?sanotber, lo re(pekwu 1erre ctlelfe ofGod, and our nett;hbours,and by our crymg finncs pull thefe rU-voranda'!' mifcries upon our own beads. Naymore, tis juiUy to be feared, which ftdff~:J:I:= t Jofephm once faid ofhis Countrymen /ewes ,Ifthe Romamhad not come ~='peritura, when they Jidto Jack their City, [ur~ly it hAil been fwaUorved up with ••t Pjlmin• fomee.rth.qr~ake,deluge, ~r ftretl jr1rn HeAven MSodorne and qo'm9rrfh, ::,: ~~~dio their dejjerattmalice, wiclcednef!e andpeevi(hnefftwM fli&h. 'Tis to be fuP•fTurarn.o~ fpected, ifwe continue thele wretched waies, wemay looke fort~e hke Jelf~··:;, heavyvifitationstocomeuponus. Ifwe had any fenfe or feehng of ~h • ~
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