EBBA 32744
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
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THE TRUE
Protestant Lettany.
Hos fuge: Pestis enim nulla hac immanior: Hi sunt
Faex hominum, fons nequitiae, Sentina Malorum.
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FROM such as the honest Intentions oppose
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Of our true hearted Friends, and are led by the Nose,
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By the specious Pretences and Wiles of our Foes:
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Libera Nos Domine.
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From such as the Protestant Cause would betray,
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And give up their Lives to the Pope for a prey;
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If they will not sell Heaven as freely as they:
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Libera Nos.
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From Judges opprest with such dimness of sight,
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That they cannot discern what is wrong or what's right;
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If a Spiders Gold-Web do but hang in their light:
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Libera Nos.
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From those, who to finish their Treasons begun,
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When they fear'd that their Work would be left but half done;
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Did consult by the Stars how to darken out Sun:
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Libera Nos.
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From Persons, who under a handsome Disguise,
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Would perswade us the only way to be wise,
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Is to forfeit our Reason and put out our Eyes:
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Libera Nos.
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From those who would Learnedly make it appear,
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That 'tis Factious either to shun or to fear
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The most eminent Dangers, though never so near:
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Libera Nos.
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From Infallible Fopps, who would make us believe
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We must pin our Faith to their Catholick Slieve,
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Till we suffer a Bondage beyond a Reprieve:
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Libera Nos.
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From the Factors of Rome, who hither are sent,
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To raise causless dislikes of the Kings Government;
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And the seperate him and his Parliament:
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Libera Nos.
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From such as will whisper the Traytors Defence,
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And do own they believe their avouch'd Innocence,
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Thereby to disparage the Kings Evidence:
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Libera Nos.
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From Powisand Peters, and all the whole Crew,
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And from all that would have them come short of their due;
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From Friers and Priests, and from Jesuits too:
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Libera Nos.
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And lastly from all that wish ill to the King,
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Or Popery into this Nation would bring;
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Who merit no less than a Paddington Swing.
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Libera Nos.
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