A Divine Pater-noster (by way of reply to a scandalous Ode, or Pamphlet made by a nameless Author, who had more wit than honesty.) Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Prov. 26. 5. A Divine Ode. Bless us good Lord from that dull Sect which say, we err in twice repeating, when we pray Our Father They count themselves made of the purest clod and give us lost, forbid it O my God which art in Heaven, By them barns, Stables, and what rooms you see more than our Churches are esteemed to be hallowed The word the word by them, they cry is teached, but grant good God by better scholars preached be thy Name. The way next faith I am addressed to go is Prayer surely, which must bring me to Thy kingdom, Yet let our bells ring out, they are forgot, for to our Common prayers, they will not come. When I was blessed from learned Armah to hear and honoured Potter of the selfsame sphere thy will Hours were but minutes, but when these persever in tedious preachments, I think they will never be done, Doctrine, and Use, men of a tedious rarity which both in Church and State requires a parity in Earth These we must hear by Inspiration raised, who most presumptuous think thy name so praised, as it is in Heaven. But Lord unto thy Zion be not cruel, such men as Hooker, Reynolds, Whitegift, jewel, give us, We have a Prideaux, Collins, and so many their sons, more learned, no Christian Church hath any this day By whom, if we their gifts do not abhor we may be well instructed to pray for our daily bread. But these the sole Elect, long breathed men for our sad patience do prolong again and forgive us That they speak not of council, Schoolmen, Father is not their Ignorance, but rather our trespasses Which hinder us from things to be imparted to none of foul, and so polluted hearted as we Their semigraduates, Pedants, who knows who, comes up to teach us, thus and then we do Forgive them Their first place, last place 15. times said o'er, moreover, and besides, and furthermore that trespass Upon all Christian patience, must be heard, or else next time a Sermon is prepared against us. And if Episcopacy be put down, a Tradesman shall step up in every town and lead us But where they know not, nor do greatly care so they have their opinions, and that Bishops are not Good God restore them to their wits, and call them home, whom their own nought opinions fall into And let not thy true Church by such as these be brought into, through Ignorance and ease, Temptation. Let inspired cobblers, Weavers, lead them still in their Egyptian darkness, if they will but deliver us Who at thy footstool prostrately full bent and bless our King, our State, and Parliament, from evil, And for the Jesuit, Brownist, and who pray the contrary, let Tybourne be their way Amen. A Divine Pater-noster. Bless us good Lord from that blind Sect which say Full oft, but from their hearts can never pray Our Father They count themselves of better mould than clod, and gibe at others: mend them O my God which art in Heaven, By them the cope, and such like toys you see at Altar-worship, are esteemed to be hallowed The word, the word by them they cry is teached, but grant good God by better Doctors preached be thy name. Faith comes by hearing, without which to go and say Our Father will not bring me to Rom. 10. 17. Thy kingdom Yet let our bells ring out, they are forgot; For to a powerful Sermon they will not Come. When I was blessed from honoured Sibs to hear, and learned Goodwin of the selfsame sphere Thy will Hours were but minutes: but when these deliver Arminian fables, I think they will never be done Doctrine and Use in them work little charity who charge us to affect an outward purity in Earth, Yet these to double Livings still were raised who by a cross or Cringe think thy name praised as it is in Heaven. But Lo●● unto thy Zion have regard, such men as Reynolds, Rogers, Fox and Ward Give us We have a Twisse, a Preston, and so many more learned and godly scarce the world hath any this day By whom, if we their gifts do not abhor, we shall be well instructed to pray for our daily Bre●● But these encroaching Priests, whose power can (if you'll believe't) * They take upon them to forgive sins, not only declaratively, and ministerially, but also formally and judicially. absolve a dying man and forgive us That they affect a Schoolman and a Father more than the Word, is not their worth, but rather our trespasses Which have provoked the Lord to hold back much of his most sacred Oracles from such as we Their Chanc'llours, Doctors, Proctors, who knows who Scared us with Ignis fatuus, which we do Their Excommunications. forgive them Their Lord deliver us twice four times said o'er, and we beseech thee, twenty one times more In the litany. that trespass By undue repetitions, must be heard or else next time a censure is prepared against us. But Lordly Prelates being once put down sound Pastors shall arise in every town, and lead us True Apostolic Bishops; whose chief care is well to feed their Flocks, which Prelates are not Good Lord restore to men their wits, and call them home who fond and Popish tenants fall into And let not thy true Church by such as these be brought into (through lordliness and ease) Temptation. If pomp and pleasure they esteem so high, let them unto Rome's strumpet pack and fly, But deliver us Who at thy footstool prostrately are bent to bless our King, our State and Parliament from evil, As for the Jesuit, Atheist, and who pray the contrary, let Tybourne be their way. Amen. London Printed for Thomas Underhill, and are to be sold at his Shop, the sign of the Bible in Woodstreet.