A PANEGYRICKE. 



They spill with spite, what thou in pitty spend'st ; 

 They onely great, thou good, how ever small ; 

 Subversion they, Erection thou intend'st ; 

 They foes to most, but Thou a friend to all. 



Thy vertuous care to have thy God ador'd 

 (Among thy Paines and Pleasures] all will blesse : 

 Thy Pension for a (a) Preacher of his Word, 

 Shewes thou seek'st Heaven, and earthly happinesse. 



A Chappell and a Curate for the same 

 (The one maintained, the other built by Thee 

 For Gods Diurnall praise) shall make thy Name 

 In Rubricke of the Saints enrold to be. 



(a) Preacher 

 & Curate 

 for daily 

 service. 



Thine Almes-house for thy (b) haplesse Mechanicks 

 Shall blaze thy charity to After-ages ; 

 And longer last in Brests of men, then Bricks ; 

 Increasing still thy heavenly Masters Wages. 



If holy David had great thanks from Heavn 

 But for the Thought to make the (c) Arke an House; 

 Then thanks of all, to Thee, should still be giv'n 

 Whose purpose is to all commodious. 



(b) Any way 

 mischanc't 

 in their 

 Bodies, so 

 that they 

 cannot work. 



(c} 2. Sam. 7, 

 2, 16. 



O happy Captaine ! that hast past the Pikes 

 Of sharpest Stormes, still wounding Soldiers states, 

 To end thy Dayes in that which all men likes, 

 Joy, Mirth, and Fellowship which ends debates. 



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