O England ! Is it a Time to solace thy self in Musick and ●●●cing ? Is not the Time exceeding Precious ? and wilt 〈◊〉 spend thy Pretious Time in Pleasure and Vanity ? O 〈◊〉 many wicked Societies that are gathered together in thee , O Na●●●●… some to Carding and Dicing , others to Drinking and Feasting , 〈◊〉 upon the Stages , many to the May-Games , Horse-Matches , F 〈…〉 Matches , Ringing o● Bells , Musick going up and down thy Stre●●●… When alas , O Nation , for ought thou knowest , the Vials of 〈◊〉 Wrath may even be ready to be poured out without Mixture ; 〈◊〉 Wo ! Wo from the Lord God to all Magistrates and Rulers , tha●●●fer such Ungodliness as this to abound .

Oh England ! Thou hast far exceeded Sodom in thy Prophane●● How hath Wickedness spread it self over the Land ? How 〈◊〉 Oaths and Drunkenness abound in the Nation ? How 〈◊〉 gross Darkness cover the Hearts of the People , as though they 〈◊〉 made a League with Death , and an Agreement with Hell ? 〈◊〉 your League with Death must be disannulled , and your Agreem●●● with Hell it must not stand : For the Lord God he is arisen ; an● hath raised a Seed , that can never bow to Man ; and he hath 〈…〉 up a Poor People in whom he will place his Power , which Po●●● must confound the Wisdom of the Wise .

Oh thou Land of my Nativity ! for whom my Soul breathes 〈◊〉 travels , Lay aside thy great Excess and Wantonness in Appa 〈…〉 and put on Sack-Cloth , and Cry mightyly unto the Lord , if 〈…〉 adventure he may Repent him of the Evil , and spare thee .

And Friends , you who are put in Power to be Governours of 〈◊〉 Nation , O exercise your Power for God , and put a speedy S 〈…〉 to this Prophaneness , lest that your Power be given 〈…〉