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<DATE>2008-10-06</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>A Politique CONFESSION OF FAITH: Calculated for the Meridian of both CHURCHES.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">So as Reading each Column by it &s;elf, it Suits with the belief of the mo&s;t Zealous Papi&s;t, but putting both together, as one Line, Agrees with the Tenets of every Good Prote&s;tant.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">Compo&s;ed for the A&s;si&s;tance of weak <HI>Catholicks,</HI> in the nece&s;&s;ary Art of <HI>Equivocation.</HI></HEAD>
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<Q><P>Quo teneam Protea Nodo.</P></Q>
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<CELL><L>I Still will Stick</L>
<L>To <HI>Catholick</HI></L>
<L>Holding for Faith</L>
<L>What <HI>Rome</HI>'s Church &s;aith,</L>
<L>Beyond who&s;e Pale,</L>
<L>All truth doth fail,</L>
<L>Doubting, I repair</L>
<L>To's Holine&s;s Chair,</L>
<L>And Bow my Knees</L>
<L>To Images</L>
<L>Where Kings are Head,</L>
<L>The Flocks mi&s;led</L>
<L>To Saints I pray,</L>
<L>'Tis the right way,</L>
<L>Gods Word I keep,</L>
<L>From &s;imple Sheep,</L>
<L>And hold no wrong</L>
<L>In a &s;trange Tongue</L>
<L>Dread Purgatory jayl</L>
<L>'Tis no idle Tayl,</L>
<L>Prayers, and Pence,</L>
<L>May Bail us thence,</L>
<L>Prie&s;ts are Ill-&s;ped,</L>
<L>Who dare to Wed,</L>
<L>My Creed Con&s;ents</L>
<L>Seven Sacraments,</L>
<L>VVhere th' Altar's dre&s;t,</L>
<L>People are Ble&s;t,</L>
<L>And he's an A&s;s</L>
<L>VVho &s;huns the Ma&s;s</L></CELL>
<CELL><L>To the Reformed way,</L>
<L>Adieu, It leads a&s;tray;</L>
<L>What <HI>Englands</HI> Church avows,</L>
<L>My Con&s;cience Di&s;allows:</L>
<L>Pure Doctrine's only Sown,</L>
<L>Where the Popes pow'r men own:</L>
<L>To Scriptures Deci&s;ion,</L>
<L>I An&s;wer with Deri&s;ion;</L>
<L>To the Laws of my Prince,</L>
<L>Paying &s;mall Reverence;</L>
<L>Subjects are not to blame,</L>
<L>To think the Pope Supream:</L>
<L>What VVor&s;hip can be true.</L>
<L>That is accounted New:</L>
<L>Free from all Super&s;titions,</L>
<L>I defend old Traditions:</L>
<L>I'th Common Pray'r, who &s;aith</L>
<L><HI>Amen,</HI> hath a &s;trange Faith:</L>
<L>I value not a Pin,</L>
<L>To Act a venial &s;in:</L>
<L>Merits I allow,</L>
<L>The People will have it &s;o:</L>
<L>VVho do A&s;&s;ert Confe&s;sion,</L>
<L>Honour mo&s;t their Profe&s;sion:</L>
<L>The Cup to'th Layety,</L>
<L>'Tis &s;ure Impiety:</L>
<L>Service is &s;carce Divine,</L>
<L>VVith Table, Bread, and VVine:</L>
<L>VVho that Communion flies,</L>
<L>Is Catholick and VVi&s;e,</L></CELL>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed for <HI>Benjamin Harris,</HI> in <HI>Bell-Ally</HI> in <HI>Coleman-street,</HI> at the &s;ign of the <HI>Stationers-Arms.</HI> 1673.</P>
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