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<DATE>2011-04-05</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<STC T="W">R1914B</STC>
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<VID>191981</VID>
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<HEAD>Elizabeth Rones SHORT ANSVVER TO ELLINOR JAMES's LONG PREAMBLE, OR VINDICATION OF THE NEW TEST, &amp;c.</HEAD>
<L>THe Book call'd Mi&s;tre&s;s <HI>James</HI>'s Vindication,</L>
<L>Doth &s;eem to me but her great Indignation</L>
<L>Again&s;t the <HI>Romans,</HI> and Di&s;&s;enters too:</L>
<L>She for the Church of <HI>England</HI> makes adoe,</L>
<L>Calling her Chri&s;ts Spou&s;e, yet &s;he's mi&s;taken,</L>
<L>Chri&s;ts Spou&s;e is &s;he that is by Her for&s;aken:</L>
<L>In every form the Innocent are his,</L>
<L>They'r &s;uch as truly give him Ki&s;s for Ki&s;s.</L>
<L>The New Church and <HI>Calvins</HI> are alike,</L>
<L>When they get up, they do their Brethren &s;trike;</L>
<L>They both are Per&s;ecutors, and I find,</L>
<L>Such &s;illy Formali&s;ts are very blind</L>
<L>To things of God; for none of them can tell</L>
<L>What is in Truth, either in Heaven or Hell;</L>
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Or God, or Devil, they all court the Letter,</L>
<L>And yet I &s;ee their evil doth them fetter,</L>
<L>They would have <HI>Liberty,</HI> but cannot love</L>
<L>Their Neigbour as them&s;elves, but &s;till do move,</L>
<L>That they may have Dominion over others;</L>
<L>That is the Daughters trick, and eke the Mothers</L>
<L>Though at each other they do chide and baul,</L>
<L>No Barrel the better Herring among&s;t them all.</L>
<L>Our Gracious King doth keep the Peace,</L>
<L>And yet their wrath and mallice does not cea&s;e.</L>
<L>Leave of debate, and learn to live in Love,</L>
<L>Then you will know what is the God above,</L>
<L>And eke his Son, whom you do &s;eem to Honour,</L>
<L>Yet never come to fight under his Banner;</L>
<L>Again&s;t the evil Nature in your &s;elves,</L>
<L>And &s;o you run upon the &s;ands and &s;helves;</L>
<L>Of vain contention, and vain jangling, for</L>
<L>I &s;ee you all the ways of Truth abhor.</L>
<L>You &s;aw that Con&s;cience is no perfect guide,</L>
<L>And therein I do find that you back&s;lide;</L>
<L>For that doth never guide us to do evil,</L>
<L>He that denies the Truth, he is a Devil.</L>
<L>You like <HI>Goliah</HI> think to run me down;</L>
<L>But I have little <HI>David</HI> (though you frown)</L>
<L>Can &s;mite you with his &s;tone, that is the truth,</L>
<L>Though you have been a Warriour from your Youth:</L>
<L>I matter not your Spear, nor yet your Shield,</L>
<L>I know the power I have &s;hall make you yield;</L>
<L>With your own Sword I make no doubt to tame ye,</L>
<L>Though your proud Doctors at your Church do blame me.</L>
<L>I plead for Truth, and for true innocence,</L>
<L>That keeps the Con&s;cience void of all offence</L>
<L>To God or Man, that loves you every one,</L>
<L>And would have all build on the Corner Stone;</L>
<L>The Rock of Ages, and not harm each other,</L>
<L>But have re&s;pect to Charity our Mother;</L>
<L>And do your duty al&s;o to your King,</L>
<L>That you may come and <HI>ALLELUJAH'S</HI> Sing.</L>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>D. K.</HI> in the Year 1687.</P>
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