IX. But when his painful gifts h' employs Not in the letter of the fenfe, But in the spiritual vehemence, The power and difpenfation of the voice, 180 And heavenly turnings of the eyes; The groans, with which he piously destroys 185 And drowns the nonfenfe in the noise; And grows fo loud, as if he meant to force To fright the Saints into falvation, Or fcare the devil from temptation; Can be made out of what he means: But, as the ancient Pagans were precife X. The ancient churches, and the best, To do it with the blood of those U 3 190 195 200 And And strives to carry on the Work, That mix'd it with new light, and cheat, To be held forth and carry'd on by war ; XI. For, as a Turk, that is to act fome crime So, when fome horrid action 's to be done, 205 210 215 220 Another fpirit, and lays by his own ; And, when his over-heated brain Turns giddy, like his brother Muffulman, 225 He 's judg'd infpir'd, and all his frenzies held The one believes all madmen to be faints, Which th' other cries him down for and abhors, And yet in madness all devotion plants, And where he differs moft concurs ; 230 Both Both equally exact and just In perjury and breach of trust ; So like in all things, that one Brother Is but a counterpart of th' other; And both unanimously damn And hate (like two that play one game) Each other for it, while they ftrive to do the fame. XII. Both equally design to raise 235 Their churches by the felf-fame ways; 240 With war and ruin to affert Their doctrine, and with fword and fire convert; To preach the gofpel with a drum, And for convincing overcome : And though, in worshiping of God, all blood 245, Was by his own laws difallow'd, Both hold no holy rites to be fo good, And both, to propagate the breed Of their own Saints, one way proceed; For luft and rapes in war repair as fast 250 Both equally allow all crimes, As lawful means to propagate a sect; For laws in war can be of no effect, And licence does more good in gofpel-times. 255 Hence 'tis that holy wars have ever been The horrid ft fcenes of blood and fin; For, when Religion does recede From her own nature, nothing but a breed U 4 260 UPON UPON MODERN CRITICS. A PINDARIC ODE. "T I. IS well that equal Heaven has plac'd The juft and virtuous are prepar'd, Beyond their reach, until their pains are past; And only take the devil's advice, As Adam did, how fooneft to be wife, So 'tis to take the pains to know: Which fome, with only confidence and face, For daring nonfenfe feldom fails to hit, Like scatter'd shot, and pass with fome for wit. Than with dull industry and care Endure to ftudy, think, and drudge, 10 15 20 For For that which he much fooner may advance II. For all men challenge, though in spite 25. 30 Not strive to take opinion by furprize, And ravish what it were in vain to wooe? Their homely nether-parts t' adorn), Can never fail to captive fome, 40 That will fubmit to his oraculous doom, And reverence what they ought to scorn; For folid judgment and deep fenfe : And credit purchas'd without pains or wit, III. Two felf-admirers, that combine 45 Against the world, may pafs a fine Upon |