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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B140720.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD><HI>Englands Gentle Admonition:</HI> OR, A Warning-Piece to all Sinners.</HEAD>
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<LG>
<L>From hateful Pride &s;ee thou thy heart keep clear,</L>
<L>From Covetou&s;ne&s;s In&s;truct thy Brother dear;</L>
<L>In Innocent Blood be &s;ure thou have no hand,</L>
<L>The Holy Scriptures the &s;ame doth us command.</L>
</LG>
</ARGUMENT>
<OPENER>The Tune is, <HI>Poor Toms Progre&s;s:</HI> Or, <HI>John Dory &s;ould his ambling Nag for Kick-&s;haws.</HI></OPENER>
<BYLINE>By <HI>Thomas Robins,</HI> a Well-wi&s;her to the Church of <HI>England.</HI></BYLINE>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<P><FIGURE>
<SP>
<P>Sin cau&s;eth Righteous be kill'd in the Gates.</P>
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<LG>
<L>GOod People all I pray draw near,</L>
<L>And to the&s;e Lines a while give ear;</L>
<L>For I purpo&s;e now to declare</L>
<L>poor <HI>Englands</HI> Mi&s;ery:</L>
<L>And the true cau&s;e of the&s;e our Woes,</L>
<L>I unto you will here di&s;clo&s;e,</L>
<L>The Lord Convert poor <HI>Englands</HI> Foes</L>
<L>from Envy.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But many are now &s;o Wicked grown,</L>
<L>The Scriptures true they will not own;</L>
<L>For Charity is little &s;hown</L>
<L>in the&s;e our Sinful Days:</L>
<L>That the Poor in &s;treets may &s;tarve and die</L>
<L>Yet Wicked Pride is mounted high,</L>
<L>And poor content doth a bleeding lye,</L>
<L>more pitty.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>But Extortion bears &s;o great a &s;way,</L>
<L>It brings all Trading to Decay;</L>
<L>Which makes the Poor cry out and &s;ay</L>
<L>have pitty Lord with &s;peed:</L>
<L>Both Rich and Poor we all do cry</L>
<L>To thee O Lord, that &s;its on High,</L>
<L>Defend us from Blood Tyranny,</L>
<L>in Mercy.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Go&s;pel pure O Lord defend,</L>
<L>We have none el&s;e to &s;tand our Friend;</L>
<L>Therefore thy helping hand down &s;end,</L>
<L>that it may flouri&s;h &s;till:</L>
<L>In &s;pight of <HI>Jew,</HI> of <HI>Turk</HI> or <HI>Pope,</HI></L>
<L>O Lord in thee is all our hope,</L>
<L>To let the Go&s;pel have full Scope</L>
<L>in <HI>England,</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>That neither <HI>Pagan, Turk</HI> or <HI>Jew,</HI></L>
<L>Or any of their Wicked Crew,</L>
<L>Have Power our Kingdom to &s;ubdue,</L>
<L>but &s;tand in our defence:</L>
<L>For&s;ake us not in our di&s;tre&s;s,</L>
<L>But pardon Lord our Wickedne&s;s,</L>
<L>And turn us Lord as thou thinks be&s;t</L>
<L>in Mercy.</L>
</LG>
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<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The Second Part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>To the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>For too many have we in this Land,</L>
<L>That plays their Game &s;o under hand;</L>
<L>It is hard for all to under&s;tand</L>
<L>the full intent they have</L>
<L>To bring us all to grief and woe,</L>
<L>Church-Government to overthrow,</L>
<L>O Lord above thy Mercy &s;hew</L>
<L>to <HI>England.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>It is hateful Pride and deadly Sin,</L>
<L>Which daily we do all run in,</L>
<L>God doth the&s;e judgements on us bring,</L>
<L>as a Warning-piece to all:</L>
<L>Therefore let all good Chri&s;tians pray,</L>
<L>Vnto the Lord both Night and Day,</L>
<L>That he would turn his Wrath away</L>
<L>from <HI>England.</HI></L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>What hateful Sin can any name,</L>
<L>Is not in <HI>England</HI> to our &s;hame,</L>
<L>A daily practice made in fame,</L>
<L>yet few doth &s;trive to mend:</L>
<L>If God do not us Mercy &s;hew,</L>
<L>But down his judgements on us throw,</L>
<L>When it is too late we all &s;hall know</L>
<L>our Folly.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>So many Sects now in <HI>England</HI> are,</L>
<L>We all &s;tand need to have a care,</L>
<L>That we be not catcht within the Snare</L>
<L>of that Rebellious Crew:</L>
<L>That would both King and State de&s;troy,</L>
<L>The Church and <HI>England</HI> to annoy,</L>
<L>But God I hope will turn their joy</L>
<L>to Mourning.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Innocent blood God would defend,</L>
<L>If we would our &s;inful Lives but mend,</L>
<L>And Night and Day on God attend,</L>
<L>by Prayer we may obtain</L>
<L>What ever we de&s;ire to have,</L>
<L>What Tongue can &s;peak or heart can crave,</L>
<L>If we repent we may receive</L>
<L>his Mercy.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>The Lord pre&s;erve our gracious King,</L>
<L>And rule his heart in every thing,</L>
<L>And at the la&s;t to Heaven him bring,</L>
<L>where Glorious Angels be:</L>
<L>The Commonalty O Lord defend,</L>
<L>Convert us Lord our Lives to mend,</L>
<L>That we may make a faithful End,</L>
<L>unto thee.</L>
</LG>
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<DIV1 TYPE="author's advice to Christians">
<P>Here followeth the Authors Advice to all true Chri&s;tians, to de&s;ire them that the&s;e my Lines may be no offence unto them, but rather take it as a gentle Admonition; for we can|not in&s;truct one another too much in the&s;e &s;ad times, for we do not know how &s;oon the Judgement of God will fall upon us, for the Lord hath given us a fair Warning to amend our &s;inful Lives, by his mercy in &s;taying the hands of tho&s;e cruel people, which by relation had an intent to de&s;troy &s;o much Innocent Blood: Which the Lord of his Mercy forgive them: And I de&s;ire that we may all de&s;ire the Lord to forgive them; for if we look to be forgiven, we ought to forgive, remember the Lords Prayer. But indeed the truth is, we be all axce&s;&s;ary to it; for it is our Sins that hath brought it on us, for there is not any &s;in that man can name, but it is committed in <HI>England,</HI> therefore how &s;hould we go unpuni&s;hed: And &s;o I conclude, de&s;iring the Lord of his mercy to give us all Grace to amend our &s;inful Lives, and in the conclu&s;ion always to &s;ay with the Publycan, <HI>Lord have mercy on me a &s;inner:</HI> Amen.</P>
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<P><HI>Printed for</HI> F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, <HI>and</HI> J. Clarke.</P>
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