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A Paraphrastical Exposition ON A LETTER From a Gentleman in PHILADELPHIA To his Friend in BOSTON Concerning a certain Person who compared himself to Mordecai.
Printed in the Year 1693.
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Proemium.
Strange Topsy-Turvey Words I hear of late!
And that from a great Man in Church and State;
More like Proud
Haman than poor
Mordecai,
Unto whom he compar'd himself, some say,
Ev'n in a Publick Meeting, where most kne
[...]
Let him say't ne'er so oft, it was not True.
J Wonder such words could from him proceed,
Except he had been much Reform'd indeed:
Nor wrong I him when boldly I say this,
No Man's more like Proud
Haman than he is:
If but with
Haman's State you his compare,
Note how exactly parrallel they are
Give heed to what here follows, and then you
Shall see by many things that it is True
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A Paraphrastical Parrallel bitwixt Haman & Mr.—
HAMAN was of an Unbelieving Race,
As all may know who have the Scriptures read
This Man 'gainst th'
Faith of Christ set his face
[...] to keep Believers all in dread.
Haman to Worldly Greatness did aspire,
[...] to make all others to't submit:
This to the same hath such a strong Desire
That he seeks all means to accomplish it;
3.
Haman arrived to be very great,
And partly gratifi'd his own Ambition:
This is already high in Church and State,
Yet thinks himself in a too low Condition,
4.
Haman with
Mordecai was sorely vext,
'Cause of Ambition he had not his fill:
This with a Person here as much perplext.
Because he can't subject him to his Will.
5.
Haman was likewise Wroth with
Mordecai
Because Respect to him he would not give
This is so
[...] with those
[...]
His Humor,
[...] hateth they
[...]
6.
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Haman was no Friend to the
Jewish Nation,
But sought to Ruin them by many Plots:
This Man before and since he's in this Station,
Hath been an Enemy unto the
Scots.
7.
Haman pretended th'
Jews kept not the Laws
[...] Land wherein they then did dwell:
The Man
[...] pretendeth the same Cause,
Concerning some whose Lot in this Land's fell.
8.
Haman was so Enrag'd, he Persecutes,
Poor
Mordecai, for Conference, not for Crimes
This Man for the same Cause now Executes
His Vengeance on the
Christians of these Times.
9.
Haman did threaten those who him Offended,
Although for Threats they never gave him cause
This Threaten all who have with him
[...]
Though rather than Frowns they deserv'd Applause.
10.
Haman 'gainst the poor
Jews was very hot,
And resolutely bent to work their Fall:
This saith, If he stretch out his Arm he'd not
Pull't in again till he hath quell'd them all.
11.
Haman the
Jews Religion did decry,
Because they could not stoop to his Ambition
This Clamours 'gainst True Christianity,
Because it will not suit his high Condition
12.
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Haman then quickly grew extreamly Diseas'd
In's Mind, his Will had not its through
[...]
This Man, in the like case is much displeas'd
He can't fullfill all that he doth project
13.
Haman
[...] Letters next about the
Jews,
And sent abroad that People to destroy:
This Man hath writ, and spread abroad false News,
That the poor Christians here he might annoy.
14.
[...] Ambition noted was by some,
[...] By-word he therefore did pass:
[...] Man, for it a Proverb is become,
[...] thought as
Proud as ever
Haman was.
15.
Haman's Wife against
Mordecai was bent.
But 'twas to gratifie her Husbands Will:
This hath a Wife 'gainst some is most intent,
But 'tis her Husband's humor to fullfill.
16.
Haman, no doubt, was a brisk Jolly Blade,
And much in Wine and Feastings took delight:
This Jovial Fellow doth not hate that Trade,
But lives in splendor to the very hight.
17.
Haman in Worldly Power took great pleasure.
And loathed much Competitors to have.
This prizeth it above all Earthly Treasure,
and would have each compar'd with him, a Slave.
18.
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Haman when at his Hight, began to Fall,
His Loftiness and Pride soon came to nought:
This Man knows not how soon decline he shall,
And be down equal to his Neighbours brought.
19.
Haman was after that by Justice sought,
And for his Sin receiv'd due Recompence:
Let this take his Example into Thought,
Lest Justice find him void of Penitence.
20.
Haman's Pride ended in his Overthrow,
And with his Loftiness, his Life he lost:
Let this then leave it, and learn to be low,
Lest when too late, he Rue it to his Cost.
So now my Promise being at an end,
I have almost fullfill'd what I intend;
For by what's done, most evident it is,
Haman and he hath great Resemblances,
And that he's no whit like poor
Mordecai,
I judge most men, who read these Lines, will say,
I mean such who know this Character's True,
They'l also say he has not half his due;
Which is most certain, for I've things in store
Will equal him with many Tyrants more;
But there are Proofs enough, and so apparent,
That Twenty more will give no better Warrant;
For he that's guilty of what here is writ,
What horrid Crimes is't he will not commit?
[Page 8] But yet I hope by this he'll warning take,
How he such like Comparisons doth make
For time to come, seeing hereby he'll find
That his false words will not the People blind,
Nor make them think, whatever he may say,
That
Haman's Spirit dwells in
Mordecai.
FINIS.