The English Rogue: Continued in the Life of Meriton Latroon, and Other Extravagants: The Second PartHead, Richard
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The English Rogue: Continued in the Life of Meriton Latroon, and Other Extravagants: The Second Part
Head, Richard
Rogues and vagabonds -- England -- Fiction
_Magi’s_, _Physicians_ and _Church-men_, called _Darooes_; these Tracts
were devided into Chapters, seven were in the _Wisemen_ or _Jesopps_
Book, seven in the _Physicians_, and seven in the _Darooes_ Book; the
two first is unlawful or unnecessary, I shall omit it, and proceed to
the third. The Dicision of men being Laity and Clergy; and those of the
Clergy being ordinary or extraordinary, _It pleased God,_ say the
_Persees, to divide and apportion his Law among these men_. First,
therefore, to the _Lay-man_ God gave five Commandments:
1. To have shame over them, as a remedy against sin, for that will keep
them from oppressing his inferiours, from stealing, from being drunk,
and from bearing false witness.
2. To have fear alwayes present, that they might not commit sin.
3. When they go about any thing, to think whether it be good or bad, so
to do it or let it alone.
4. That the sight of God’s creatures, in the morning put them in mind to
give God thanks for them.
5. That when they pray by day, they turn their faces towards the Sun;
and by night towards the Moon.
These are the precepts enjoyned the Lay-men, those of the common
Church-man follow, who are bound to keep, not only these appropriated to
him, but the preceding precepts.
1. To pray after the manner is described in _Zundavestaw_, for God is
best pleased with that form.
2. To keep his eyes from coveting any thing that is anothers.
3. To have a great care to speak the truth alwayes, because _Lucifer_ is
the Father of falshood.
4. To meddle with no bodies business but his own, and not meddle with
the things of the world; for the Lay-man shall provide all things
needful for him.
5. To learn the _Zundavestaw_ by heart, that he may teach the Lay-man.
6. To keep himself pure as from dead carcases, or unclean meats, lest he
be defiled.
7. To forgive all injuries, in imitation of God, who daily forgives us.
8. To teach the common people to pray, to pray with them for any good:
and when they come to the place of worship, to joyn in common prayer
together.
9. To give Licence for Marriage, and to marry men and women, the Parents
not having power to do it without the consent of the _Herbood_.
10. To spend the greatest part of their time in the Temple, that he may
be ready on all occasions.
11. And last Injunction is, upon pain of Damnation, to believe no other
Law but that of _Zertoost_, and not to add to it, nor diminish it.
These are the precepts enjoyned the _Herbood_, the _Distoore_ being the
High Priest, who commands all the rest, is enjoyned not only these of
the _Layman_ or _Behedin_, these of the _Herbood_ or Churchmen, but 13
more of his own, which are these that follow.
1. That he must never touch any of a strange Cast or Sect, of what
Religion soever; nor any Layman of his own Religion, but he must wash
himself.
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