PERFUME AGAINST THE SULPHUROUS STINK OF THE Snuff of the Light for Smoak, CALLED, Novello-Mastix.  
With a Check to CERBERUS DIABOLUS, and a whip for his barking against the Parliament and the Army.  
And an Answer to the Antiquaeries, annexed to the Light against the Smoke of the TEMPLE.  
Written by JOHN SALT-MARSH, Minister of GOD'S Word.  WISDOM. 17. 21, and 18, 1. 
Over them only was spread an heavy night, an Image of darkness, which should afterwards receive them: but yet were they unto themselves more grievious than the darkness.  
Nevertheless, thy Saints had a very great light.  
LONDON, Printed by Elizabeth Purslow, April, 19 1646.   

Perfume against the Sulphurous stink of the Snuff of the Light for Smoak, CALLED, NOVELLO-MASTIX.  
A Finis being put to the Light of the Reverend Taper, (after all its flames continued in the light it burnt in) Cerberus barks out a Novello-Mastix, spits fleshing of Fire, like a Tripleheaded Diabolus; his ambition being highest, to worry the harmless tender but honest) Conscience, and swells with malice at nothing more, then that the Army (where such are) have done so much, and made so fair a way to dis-throne Antichrist, And because December ends the year, before his malice is ripe enough, he would have seven days run back to Taurus.  
Viewing his Familiars, he tells Pages, and because C. D. make 600 figuratively, he admits no passages beyond 66. which addition, is that complete number 666. the second beast.) In which attempt, being vexed with single-sheeted brats, whose jelly he would drink, but cannot crush, he takes from Bacchus' Sack and Claret, until he chatter himself into a Greek Anagram.  
Having pussled himself about questions, and strife, the disturbance and confusion of his muddie-Cranium in the first part, puts him out of knowledge of himself in the second; so that if he get but on a Master of Arts Gown, he think every Willow should swell into a great Oak, and all Rods be sulphured into Thunderbolts, to scourge those that dare to jossle him, and if imagination do but fancy harm acted, than he Triumphs, and glories to bring in bugbears to fright good men; but his thoughts cheat him, being not able (with all the Hellish Furies he can raise against them) to dash them out of countenance to discharge their consciences.  
He goes to the School of the Sceptics, where (expecting to find report, but accommodated with nothing but Dregs and empty Bottles) he transforms his shape into the Poet's Chimaera, with his Triple-head abridged into one, his neck transformed into an Horses, and his Body beset with Birds feathers, to which is joined a Fish's tail; but though the Pope, Bishops, and Papal Clergy, would put on a Protestant Visage, yet nothing but levity can be hid under it, and a swarm of Vipers breed in the tail thereof.  
Consider the third off spring of the Serpent, and you shall find the section full of poison, in which, (like Rome the Mother City) the son becomes a slave to his own lusts; his head is filled with effeminate thoughts in the first, That to enjoy his wishes he could be transformed to any thing, or wear a Friar's Weed, to get admittance into close favour; so, that he though naturally incline to ruin honest men, yet lustful thoughts turn his practice divisions into love's Theoric; so, that though he would act more mischief Providence prevents him, yet the Steeds neck is too stubborn to admit a bridle in the second; because unwilling to be kerbed from trampling harmless souls under his brutish feet, subordination to the Parliament, that is accounted nothing, conscientious ingenuity is derided, and to disparage the Parliament, and discourage their friends, He saith, That those who will be disposed of, only by the determination of Parliament, they will be independent, in respect of all other Authority. And, in the third place, behold the levity of his feathered folly, and you may easily judge how well he deserves the Cap and Bauble.  
But, besides all this, the Chimeras tail hath four stings in it, and he would cunningly fasten one in the Parliament, one in the Army, one in the Independants, and one in the Passages of all; but being not able to effect his will, he plays with children and fools: it is well known where he played away that reputation, which the fixing of ●. D. cannot regain. But this only by way of private check.  
View him in matters of breach of privileges of Parliament: First, he thinks to carry it too high to be apprehended, though openly he tax both their minds and manners: Secondly, he limits them to M. Burroughs, Irentron: Thirdly, he brings in Pope Gregory for a Rule: Fourthly, he turns Spy, to observe what is done, not only in Westminster-Hall, and the Court of the Requests, but presumes into the Painted-Chamber; yea, and peeps into the  too, tells his own fancy for News, to traduce the people, and rails against what is Printed, because his own invention fancies what is contrary: Fifthly, he presseth confidence to the Cabalaes of his own conceit, barks where he cannot by't: And then abusing the Assembly of Divins, he wisheth, that those he hates durst stand their judgement: But why the Equipage of the Papal Holiness, and the Imperial Majesty are brought in for precedents, to have tender Consciences reproachfully called Independants, confounded? there is the mystery: And to put us in mind, that four Bishops were chosen to sit with the Assembly at Westminster, is as strange as the former; though, it is confessed, he doth not say, that D. Usher, D. Prideaux, D. Westfield, and D. Bromrig, were Jure Divino.  
In the next place he appears amongst the Clerks, & there C. D. has no admittance, but to be Clericus Diabolus, and being received into practice, fool and knave, is his first employment; he would feign be a gown man, but is most tormented that he cannot by insinuation get in to serve Cler. Parl▪ where finding opposition he breathes Sulphur, and Spits Fire in their faces, and like one frantic becomes Diabolos to abuse them.  
Seeing himself so resented, and (by all honest men) discovered and so avoided, he rails and calls those that are employed journeymen, and asperse those whose worth are far above himself. It may be wondered how he came to be Master of Arts, except it was intended that C. should Commence, D. Dunce, yet he is more knave (to speak truth) than fool against those (for sooth) who act for the Parliament, & yet in the concoction of his Noddle he was quite lost in Master Saltmarshes queries, and so vanished: where leaving him 2 while.  
In the next place, this Clericus of the Lake is found (after an objection) to be transmitted to Pluto, there he pleads propriety of seat, and procures an accusation.  
First, against the Orthography for impression, calling the acts of honest men Heretical Parodoxes: but pleasant flowers are prepared against the stinking Sulphur of his offensive breathe, the poison of whose spirit is prepared to ruin others.  
Secondly, though his own snuff burned not till the tedious taper was quite finished, yet the smoke offended more than the flashes lighted, and his greatest envy was, that his own deputation was so far behind in so base a Court, and beheld younger years (through more gravity of spirit) entrusted in places of Reputation and Honour with good men.  
Thirdly, he soars high, and would blemish those he cannot be endured (by honest men) to be heard to speak against, yet some (he dined at Hell with last Term) love such sedition, fittest company for him: but he fears a tell-tale, and so concludes; but let this be a warning, lest all come out.  
Lastly, this furious Catchpole brings in a paper, wherein was written thus: When other scandalous Books are brought in I doubt not but it (that is Master Leys Book) will be presented among them: In the mean time, he may do well to allow Master Merideth something towards his great loss, for Printing so useless a Book, to lie upon his hands for waste Paper; and giving the lie to himself, runs back seven days, and falls into the Bull of December the 10. from whence he had straggled at the beginning; and (to speak truth) there is many Bulls in his language; but when he falls into thoughts of conscience, he breaks off his discourse, and (like the lesuits to the Popish Legend) he refers all to Epistles of those whose testimony he would have to be thought infallible, and then what he says, it must be Probatum est.   

An answer to Novello-Mastix his Antiquaeries, being the 8. section of the Additionall papers to Master Leys Answer to Master Saltmarch.  
1. WHether that man be in his perfest senses, who questions another for answering that which himself first started?  
Answer, yes, Master C. D. of Arts, if the Answers be seditious, you may be questioned when you abuse the Parliament, or any other Authority by your scandals, your Answer will not be taken jure divino, except you can Answer men out of their senses,  
2. Whether an Independent Congregation be not as very a Bull in the Church, as an Independent Army in the Commonwealth?  
Answer, yes, the more silly they, that call either of them so to asperse them, and if C. D. had not been both Calf and Dunce, he would never have writ so many Bulls, though he speak little other language: so fare as men submit to Order, they are not Independent.  
3. Whether he be not the man that makes the faction, who extols the Independent Army (by him so called) as doing so much good, etc. wherein others have done as much or more?  
Answer, the Catch-dolt might have said, who and wherein; tell us a precedent, and we shall extol them as much: nor do any of those Worthies, who have been so active, think it any disparagement, when they hear it said, that this Army hath done extraordinary things; to say many Armies have done worthily, but this excels them all, will not be to the disparagement of any, but like this silly Master of Arts (who will never have the wit to be his Artsmaster) to traduce their proceed, and call it faction, to commend them for the good they have done us, averring others to have done as much or more; surely this must proceed from a Malignant humour, and needs lancing, lest it swell big, and grow to be a Carbuncle in the Commonwealth.  
4. Whether if the Army be reproachfully called Independants, he (that is the Author of the Passages) be not the man that reproacheth them, being the first that called them the Independent Army.  
Answer, he is either very ignorant, or hypocritical, for that reproach was cast upon them long before, and it is remembered, what the turn coat said not long since himself, though now he would (like the Chameleon) seem to change his complexion into other colours.  
5. Whether this Author be such an Ignoramus, as not to know, that some Members of the Parliament favour the Independants, and some Members of the Assembly be Independants, though the way and model of the Independants (it's true) was never yet made known to the Parliament, nor to the Assembly, nor perhaps ever will be.  
Answer, one part of this Quaere compared with an other, and all with the second of his own, will afford Bulls good store, without either heads or tails, except the Monster become abroad to show us some new Hocuspocus tricks, to act which though he would be knavish, yet is too much a fool to attain it high enough.  
6. Whether it be not fit to question this Pamphleter?  
Answer, truly it is to little purpose to question Novello-Mastix, because the Dunce is distracted, it is better to reduce his senses first in Bedlam, and try if that will bring him to his wits; if not, than I know no reason but that he may be admitted a Brother of Gotham-Colledge, during his infirmity, and if he prove incurable, then let him never be without the Cap and Bauble.  
FINIS.