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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>An Expo&s;ition of the Browni&s;ts Pater-no&s;ter.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>BLe&s;&s;e us good Lord from that dull Sect, that &s;ay</L>
<L>We erre in twice repeating when we pray,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Our Father</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>They thinke them&s;elves made of a purer clod,</L>
<L>And giue us <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">o&s;t, forbid it, O my God.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>which art in Heaven,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>By them Barnes. Stables or what Roomes you &s;ee</L>
<L>More then our Churches are e&s;teemd to be.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Hallowed</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Word, the Word, they cry by them is teached;</L>
<L>But grant, good God by better Schollers Preached:</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Be thy Name,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The way, next Faith, I am addre&s;t to goe,</L>
<L>Is Prayer, &s;urely which mu&s;t leade me too</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Thy King|dome</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yet lea&s;t our Bells Ring out, they are forgot</L>
<L>For to our Common Prayers they will not</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Come</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When I was ble&s;t from Learnd <HI>Armah&punc;</HI> to heare</L>
<L>And honourd <HI>Potter</HI> of the &s;elfe &s;ame Sphere,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>thy Will</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Houres were but Minutes, but when the&s;e per&s;evere,</L>
<L>In tedious Preachments, I thinke they will never,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>be done</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Doctrine and U&s;e Men of a tedious rarity</L>
<L>Which both in Church and State requires a parity.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>in Earth,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>The&s;e we mu&s;t heare by In&s;piration ray&s;ed,</L>
<L>And mo&s;t pre&s;umptuous&punc; thinke thy Name &s;o Pray&s;ed,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>As it is in Heaven,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But Lord unto thy Syon, be not cruell.</L>
<L>Such as were <HI>Whitgift, Nowel; Hooker, Iewell,</HI></L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Give us</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>We have a <HI>Prideaux, Collins,</HI> and &s;o many</L>
<L>Their Sons more Learnd no Chri&s;tian Church hath any,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>this Day</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>By whom if we their gifts doe nor abhor,</L>
<L>We may be well in&s;tructed to pray for,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Our Dayly Bread.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>But the&s;e the &s;ole Elect, long breathed Men,</L>
<L>For our &s;ad patience doe prolong agen,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>And for|give us</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>That they &s;peake not of Councells Schoole-men Fathers</L>
<L>Is not their Ignorance but they are rather</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Our Tr&s;|pa&s;&s;es.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Which hinder us from things to be imparted,</L>
<L>To none &s;o foule and &s;o polluted hearted</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>As wee</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Their Semigraduats, Pedants, who knowes who,</L>
<L>Come up and teach us thus, and then we do,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Forgive them</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Their fir&s;t place, la&s;t place fifteene times &s;aid ore</L>
<L>Moreouer, and be&s;ides, and furthermore;</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>that Tre&s;|pa&s;&s;e</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Upon all Chri&s;tian patience, mu&s;t be heard</L>
<L>For el&s;e&punc; next time, a Sermon is prepard</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Again&s;t us.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>And if Epi&s;copacy be put downe</L>
<L>A Trade&s;man will &s;tep up in every Towne.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>And leade us</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>But whether they know not, nor greatly care,</L>
<L>So they have their opinions, that Bi&s;hops are</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>not</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Good God re&s;tore them to their Wits, and call</L>
<L>Them home, lea&s;t erring&punc; they doe fall,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>into Temp|tation,</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>And let not thy true Church, by &s;uch as the&s;e</L>
<L>Be brought, through ignorance and ea&s;e,</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>But deli|ver us</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Let in&s;pird Coblers&punc; Weavers, leade them &s;till,</L>
<L>Into Aegyptian darkene&s;&s;e, if they will.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>from evill.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L>Who at thy Foot-&s;toole, pro&s;trate lye full bent,</L>
<L>To ble&s;&s;e our King the State, and Parliament.</L>
<L REND="rightJustify"><HI>Amen.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>As for the Je&s;uits, Browni&s;ts or who pray</L>
<L>The contrary, to Tyburne be their way.</L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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