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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A16168) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 55) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1090:15) The lofty bishop, the lazy Brovvnist, and the loyall author 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n.], [London : Printed Anno Dom. 1640. Verse - "VVhat would yee lazie Brownists have,". Place of publication from STC. Formerly Wing L2833. Reproductions of the originals in the Harvard University Library (Early English books, 1474-1640), and the British Library (Thomason Tracts (669.f.8[32]) and Early English books, 1641-1700 (Rox.III[712)). eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Brownists -- Early works to 1800. A16168 S124365 (STC 3090). civilwar no The lofty bishop, the lazy Brovvnist, and the loyall avthor. [no entry] 1640 1 696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2004-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2004-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-10 Sampled and proofread 2004-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2005-01 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE LOFTY BISHOP , THE LAZY BROWNIST , AND THE LOYALL AVTHOR .
1. The Bishop Sings . WHat would yee lazie Brownists have , you rage and runne away ; And cry us downe , our Church , and eke , the forme therein we pray . Oh Monstres great ! Abortive sonnes , your Mother to forsake ; To Church you doe refraine to come , your prayers there to make . You will admit no governement , in Church at all to stand , Without the which , would soone be seene , strange errors in the land . You doe assume your selves to be more holy then all people , Therefore 'mongst all , you will not come , to pray in Church or steeple . You 'l speake us faire and soberly , you will protest in speech , With eyes , and hands eke lifted up : yet will us over-reach . You doe presume , you have no sinne ; and that you have the spirit , And though you cosen and deceive , you heaven shall inherit . Oh , fie upon your idle life ! how dare you zeale pretend , To loyter here , and there all day a prating life to spend . What separatist in your Rout makes conscience of all sinnes , And in his calling paines doth take , so soone as day beginnes .
2. The Brownists Sings . YOur lofty Lord-shipp tearmes us lazie and runagadoes too , But I could wish you Bishops would but labour as we doe . Sure yee be monsters , for such members of Christ his Church as yee , I have not read of in Gods word allowed by him to be . Then you must rather be out of Christ , and in his Church impostors , For Christ allowes you Lordships none ; if you will be his Pastors . You did presume , you were cocke sure , and in your glory firme , Christs little flocke to tyrannize with countenance full stearne . The Apostles of our Saviour Christ , you pleade you doe succeede ; And yet would starve those soules , which they did labour for to feede . Though with your mouth , you Rome deny ; yet still her wayes you take , A strumpet you confesse she is , yet doe her not forsake . How dare you , who appointed are to Preach Gods holy word ; Sit in pompe and presume to beare in hand the temporall sword . Is any Pastor made a Lord , but soone's from preaching taken ; Yea though he laboured much before , this makes all be forsaken .
3. The Author laments . HEre 's lazie Brownists , lofty Bishops , and both accuse each other , As runagadoes , Monsters eke ; unto the Church their mother . And yet were both bread up by her , and yet Church Monsters too ; The one doth quite forsake the Church , the other would her undoe . But now the Parliament no doubt , these Monsters will destroy ; Or else will set them such a forme , whereby the Church may joy . The one in pride , the other in conceited puritie ; Doth trouble both the Church and State , such Monsters for to see . Whilst one dissembles , th' other doth affirme vaine things for truth , Whilst one in pompe , his time doth wast the other it spends in sloth . Whilst both doe wander from the way wherein the Church of God Directed is by him to walke , both other paths have trod . The Brownists noses , want a Ring ( to draw them with a Rope ; ) The Prelates wings doe cutting neede , ( least they fly to the Pope . ) That so the one in Church may Preach Gods word , the other heare ; That both may honour God , and eke his lawes may love , and feare .

Printed Ann Dom. 1640.