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Behold Romes Monster on his Monstrous Beast

John Vicars (1579 or 80-1652) · 404 words · 2 min

The source for this document is https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A95879.0001.001

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The source of this document is the Early English Books Online (EEBO-TCP) website. Those books were transcribed in a character for character manner and can be very cumbersome to read since there was no standard spelling during that time. Many spelling variations such as "unlesse", "vnlesse", and "vnles" regularly appear.

This project was conceived to clean up those books as much as possible and make them more accessible to the interested reader, leading to the creation of a massive list of variant spellings and their corrections. This was used to clean up the text, but is of course only as complete as the list itself. Because of the nature of the original transcription, some words have missing characters or places where the original language (e.g., Greek) was not transcribed. This effort does not change that. Be aware that the original transcription can also be faulty and in some cases entire sentences may be missing.

Although this is no substitute for a properly compared, proofed, and scholarly edition, I believe that the result is a document which is far more accessible, particularly for searching for terms using standard spelling. The document has been cleaned and presented in what I hope is a pleasing and useful format for the vast majority of Christian brothers and sisters who just want access to read these spiritually nourishing works.

However, a word of warning: The Puritans were a very diverse group of people and their age was characterized with godliness, but also much upheaval, disputation and strife. They disagreed on many doctrines and some of these works contain less orthodox or Scriptural views than others. The reader is strongly advised to read with discernment, particularly if it is unknown whether author is trustworthy.

This project took a huge amount of time and skill to bring to fruition. I would particularly like to thank David Jonescue for the initial list of Puritans he found on EEBO and the concept behind this project as well as the continuous, unceasing efforts toward seeing this complete. Without his labor, this would not be available. Alex Sarrouf was invaluable in providing the initial list of over 7,000 spelling variations he had identified and corrected, as well as continuing to review more than 16,000 additions to that list for any typos.

Logan West
(with David Jonescue and Alex Sarrouf)
www.puritansearch.org

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[ A] BEhold Rome's Monster on his monstrous Beast!
To fullness of his foulness (now) encreast!
How He in Papal Pride doth ride along,
And how his sons and shavelings thrust and throng
To see his sacred hollow-Holiness
His Babylonish Blasphemies express.
[ B] His Barrel-Bellied Beast on stilts doth stalk,
[ C] And with 7 hideous Heads doth proudly walk.
[ D] The heads, 7 Hell-spawn'd deadly sins do show.
Wherein Rome's Rabble rankly rise and grow.
[ E] Four faithless Feet, Deceit, Debate and Pride,
With ill-got-Gaine, his steps on stylts do guide;
To raise him up aloft, in supreme Seat,
Like Saturnes Son, ruling all Princes great.
[ F] His long-cloud-threatening fierce advanced Tayle,
The very stars (God's Saints) doth sore assayle:
Whereby is shown, Rome's bloody Inquisition,
Wasting God's Saints, hasting their own perdition,
[ G] Then Babels Bishops, Jesuits, Friers bace,
About the Beasts Posteriours flock apace,
[ H] And from his Barrel-Breech, the Dregs and Lees
Of Rome's all-rotten Relics, deer Decrees,
[ I] They fill full-Cups of Romish Fornication;
[ K] Which, by the Princes of Rome's domination,
[ L] So filled, are swill'd, and They made drunk thereby,
And in Destruction sleeping, snorting die.
As (thus) proud Babels Baud doth prowdly prance,
In Blood and Blasphemy Her-self toadvance
[ M] Gainst God and his deer Saints; Heavens indignation
Poures-down the Vials of dire Desolation
Upon Rome's Whore, and with his nostrils breath,
[ N] Sends his obsequious Servant, Sergeant Death,
[ O] Her to arrest, with his death-wounding Dart;
Who shoots his shaft and reaues and cleaves his heart.
Whom (as She in her hight of Pride did sit)
[ P] He, with his Rope of wrath, pulls to the Pit
Of Desolation and Destruction dire,
[ Q] To burn in Hels all-ever-burning fire.
Thus is proud Babel fallen, and in her fall,
Fallen are hir Vassals, Satan's Vessels all:
Even now, this work begins, for, Rome looks sickly,
Even so Lord Jesus come, oh Lord come quickly;
To right the wrongs of thy distressed Saints.
To send an end to all their woes and plaints.

Most humbly, heartily prayeth, JOHN VICARS.

Imprinted at London, and are to be sold by William Peake at his shop near Holborne Conduit, next the Sun Tavern.