_Bibbai_, whose name won't in Oblivion rot, For his great pains to hide the _Baalites_ Plot, Must be remembred here: A Scribe was he, Who daily damn'd in Prose the _Pharisee_. With the Sectarian _Jews_ he kept great stir; Did almost all, but his dear self, abhor. What his Religion was, no one could tell; And it was thought he knew himself not well: Yet Conscience did pretend, and did abuse, Under the notion of Sectarian _Jews_, All that he thought, or all that did but seem Foes to _Baal_'s Rites, _Eliakim_, and him. He was a man of a pernicious Wit For railing, biting, and for mischief fit: He never slept, yet ever in a Dream; Religion, Law, and State, was all his Theam. On these he wrote in _Earnest_ and in _Jeast_, Till he grew mad, and turn'd into a Beast, _Zattue_ his Zanie was, Buffoon, and Fool, Who turn'd Religion into Ridicule: Jeer'd at the Plot, did _Sanhedrims_ abuse, Mock'd Magistrates, damn'd all Sects of the _Jews_. Of little Manners, and of lesser Brains; Yet to embroil the State, took wondrous pains. In jeasting still his little Talent lay; At _Hushai_ scoft in's witless grinning way. These with the rest, of every size and sort, } Strove to be thought Friends to the King and Court, } With lyes and railing, would the Crown support. } Then in a Pageant shew a Plot was made, And Law it self made War in Masquerade. But fools they were, not warn'd by former ill, By their own selves were circumvented still. They thought by Bloud to give the Kingdom ease; Physick'd the _Jews_ when they had no Disease. Contingent mischiefs these did not foresee, Against their Conscience fought, and God's Decree. What shall we think, when such, pretending good, Would build the Nations Peace on Innocent Blood? These would expose the People to the Sword Of each unbounded Arbitrary Lord. But their good Laws, by which they Right enjoy, The King nor could, nor ever would destroy. And tho he Judge be of what's fit and just, He own'd from Heaven, and from Man a Trust. Tho Laws to Kingly Power be a Band, They are not Slaves to those whom they command. The Power that God at first to _Adam_ gave, Was different far from what all Kings now have: He had no Law but Will; but all Kings now Are bound by Laws, as all Examples show. By Laws Kings first were made, and with intent Men to defend, by Heav'n's and Man's consent. God to the Crown the Regal Power did bring, And by Consent at first, Men chose their King. If Kings usurp'd a Power, by force did sway, The People by no Law were bound t'obey. This does not in the People place a Right To dissolve Soveraign sway by force or might. To Kings, by long succession, there is giv'n A native Right unto the Throne, by Heav'n: Who may not be run down by common Cry, For Vice, Oppression, and for Tyranny. But if that Kings the tyes of Laws do break, The People, without fault, have leave to speak; To shew their Grievances, and seek redress By lawful means, when Kings and Lords oppress.