King James Against the Anti-Christians Psalme of thanksgiving for Englands most blessed deliverance from the most horrible intended Powder-Treason praised by the Synagogue of Satan the Romish Babilonians Now may England confesse and say truly It that theLord had not our cause maintained If that the Lord had not our right sustaind When Antichrist against us furioiusly Made his proud bragg and said we should all die Not long agoe they had devoured us all And swallowed qauicke for ought that we could deeme Such was their rage as we might well esteemd And as the Aouds with mighty force does fall So had they then our lives even brought to thrall Our King and Queen the Prince and Princely race Their Counsell gave and cheefe Nobility The Learned judges and tribe of Leni With all the prudent Statesmen of this land By powder force had perished out of hand The raging streames of Rome with roaring noise Had with great woe ore-whelmd us in the deepe But blessed Lord thou didst us safely keepe From bloudy teeth and their devouring jaws Which as a prey had griped us in their clawes But as a bird out of the Fowlers grin Escapes away right so it fared with us Broke were their nets and we have scaped thus God that made heavn and earth is our helpe then His mercy saved us from these wicked men Oh let us therefore with all thanks and praise Sing joyfully to christ our heavnly King Whose wisdome high thsi fact to light did bring Grant them O Lord we do the humbly pray Wee may accord to praise thy name alway -Francis Herring(Trans Vicars,John) from:Mischeefes Mysterie or Treasons Master Peece, The Powder-Plot London, E. Griffin dwelling in the Liddle Olde Bayly neere the figure of the Kings head,1617,London,DaCapo Press,Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd., Amsterdam, New York, 1971,The English Experience no. 317, ISBN 90 221 0317x (and now may God likewise deliver us from the Partys thundrous mess...and he will! CB apr97
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