THE watchman's warning-piece, OR, PARLIAMENT soldier's Prediction. showing,  

THAT If our ARMIES lay down ARMS▪  
before the Work is at an end,  
We may expect yet worser Harms,  
More precious lives and States to spend.   depiction of a man on a mountainside.  
An Emblem of this Age, 'fore all is set,  
To show the thing that is not ended yet:  
Smile not thereon, for sure it is a sad one;  
For good men to be cheated by Abaddon,  

The Relation.  

THere was a plain, just, down right man indeed,  
Armed for truth's defence in time of need;  
His foes he conquered', thought the storm was o'er,  
Unarmed himself of weapons which he wore.   

Then on a sudden comes the Dragon fierce,  
With open mouth, and arrow●d tongue to pierce,  
The Leopard 'gainst the Lamb appeared most cruel:  
Venomous Serpent acts his part in duel.   

The Hart did start, the Lamb did stand in fear,  
When wild beasts came with open mouths to tear,  
When Reason saw it, he was at a stand,  
And went to take what was at his left hand.    

The Description.  

And what is by this EMBLEM represented?  
The STATE (by PLOTS of Papists) circumvented  
Shall I demonstrate still, to make you know,  
That these (PPP) are Papists all a-row.   

The Dragons He●d, the POPE doth represent,  
His sharp tongued shaft, Curses which he doth vent,  
His Teeth are ENVY, and his Horns are power,  
The dragon's Body, is Rome's Church, that whore.   

The Spotted Leopard also hath his Doom,  
This body pleads for prelates Brats of Rome.  
His jaws are Malice, Head episcopal.  
A gaping Mouth, Teeth, paws, tyrannical.   

The Crooked Serpent creeps upon the Earth.  
An Antichristian Pre●byter by birth,  
His Head's from Rome, his tail and Body so.  
With them to Aye-Perdition he shall go.    
But all the choicest Friends to Parliament,  
That join with one Unanimous Consent,  
A blessing may expect on their designs:  
Where Wisdom guarded with an Army, shines.