Good Advice to all Swearers and Blasphemers.
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ATtend good Christians now I pray attend,
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Unto these Lines which now I here have penn'd
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Enough to grieve a Christian Soul full sore,
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The like good Lord was never known before.
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Blasphemous wretches in this Age do Reign,
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who may vile Expressions often frame;
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Drinking blasphemous Healths too well 'tis known,
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Striving the Great Almighty to dethrone.
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A sad Society did use tu meet,
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And wieh those sad Expressions often Greet,
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Stiiing themselves by Names of those above,
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which would the Heart of any Christian move.
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I mean of the Almighty God on High,
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And likewise Jesus Christ who once did die.
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To save the Souls of sinful Man just lost,
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Tho' now they scoff against the Holy Ghost.
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Some call themselves after the Lord on High,
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Some after Jesus Christ who once did dle,
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To save we sinful wretches almost lost,
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One likewise calls himself the Holy Ghost.
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So the blest Trinity they oft abus'd,
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How can we think the Lord will them excuse,
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O sinful Mortal Man how can you be,
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So treacherous against the Trinity.
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They do our blessed Saviour Christ disdain,
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who once did die for sinful Mortals Man,
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Such sinful wretches sure was never known,
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Striving the great Almighty to dathrone.
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in the Strand those wretches us'd to meet
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With those Expressions they would often greet;
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Drinking Confusion to those Saints above,
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And likewise to our blessed Lord of Love.
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But Lord what can those sinful wretches think,
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when they those wibked Healths did use tu drink
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For to abuse the Blessed Lord above,
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who forfeited his Life for us in Love.
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Lord what a grievous thing it is foa us to see,
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Those wicked wretches to thts sad Degree,
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Thus to delight the Lord for to blaspheme,
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At Judgmen-day Lord what will be their Doom.
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But sure I hope they will in little time,
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Repent unto the Lord for this sad Crime;
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A Crime by Man sure ne'er was known before,
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Enough to grieve a Christians Heart full sore.
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Our gracious King likewise the Council too,
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An Order issued them to subdue;
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So let us strive to serve the Lord on high,
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when Death doth call we need not fear to die.
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For after Death when in the lifeless Grave,
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There's nothing but our Saviour can us save,
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Therefore Repent repent repent with speed,
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That we from heavy Judgments may be freed.
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