No Age, hath had a people, to professe _Religion_, with a shew of holinesse, Beyond these times; nor, did men _sacrifice_, According to their foolish fantasies, More oft than at this present. One, bestowes On _pious-workes_, the hundreth part, of those Ill-gotten goods, which from the poore he seazed, And, thinkes his _God_, in that, is highly pleased. Another, of her dues, the _Church_ bereaves: And, yet, himselfe a holy man conceives, (Yea, and right bountifull) if hee can spare From those his thefts, the tenth, or twentieth share, To some new _Lecture_; or, a _Chaplaine_ keepe, To please _Himselfe_, or, preach his _Wife_ asleepe. Some others, thinke they bring sincere _Oblations_, When, fir’d with zeale, they roare out _Imprecations_ Against all those, whom wicked they repute: And, when to _God_, they tender any sute, They dreame to merit what they would obtaine, By _praying-long_, with Repetitions vaine. With many other such like _Sacrifices_ Men come _to God_: but, he such _gifts_ despises: For, neither _gifts_, nor _workes_, nor _any thing_ (Which we can either _doe_, or _say_, or _bring_,) Accepted is of _God_; untill he finde A _Spirit-humbled_, and a _troubled-minde_. A _contrite Heart_, is that, and, that alone, Which _God_ with love, and pitie, lookes upon. Such he affects; therefore (_Oh Lord_) to thee; Such, let my _Heart_, and, such, my _Spirit_ bee. _A =King=, that prudently Commands, Becomes the glory of his =Lands=._ [Illustration: REGNI CORONA REX ILLVSTR. XVI. _Book. 2_]