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 in Church and State, that his Majety’s good Subjects are, by this Means, furnished with a Set of Songs, which repreent, (in their proper and lively Colours,) the Madnes and Horrors of the Great Rebellion; whereby they may be taught to ing themelves inenibly into a ettled Loyalty, and (if poible) to make thoe, who are of a contrary Opinion, ahamed, if not convinced, of the Naughtines of their Principles.

For, when all’s aid and done, your erious Dicoures will not make that Impreion upon Minds, full of themelves, and deeply prejudiced againt Conviction, as will a witty Banter, or pleaant Turn, which hews the Man to himelf, and ets his Opinion in a new and urprizing Light: Inomuch, that we may venture to ay, all the erious Arguments, which, for thee many Years, have been advanced in behalf of Epicopacy and Monarchy, will not have the Effect upon a rigid Non-Conformit, either to overcome his Obtinacy, or make him give up the Debate, as will, the Curtain Lecture, the Round-Head’s Race, the Scotch War, the Mad Zealot, the Holy Pedlar, or Cuckolds all a-row; the Scots Curanto, or Schimatick Rotundo’s; the Independents Reolve, the Levellers Rant, or almot