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Think of this feast, you riotous feasters in sin. There is a place called Hell, whither after the general and last assizes, the condemned shall be sent, through a black way, (death is but a shadow to it) with many a sigh and sob, and groans, to those cursed fiends, that must be their tormentors, as they have been their tempters. Behold now a new feast, a fatal, a final one. To sup in the vault of darkness, with the princes and subjects of horror, at the table of vengeance, in the chair of desperation. Where the difference on earth betwixt Master and Servant, drudge and commander, shall be quite abolished: Except some Atheistical Machiavell, or traitorous Seminary, or some bloody delegate of the Inquisition, be admitted the upper-end of the table: But otherwise there is no regard of age, beauty, riches, valour, learning, birth. The usurer hath not a cushion more then his broker. There is not the breadth of a bench between Herod and his Parasites. The Pope himself hath no easier a bed, then the poorest Mass-priest. Corinthian Lais speeds no better then her chambermaid. The Cardinal hath not the upper hand of his Pander. There is no priority between the plotter and the intelligencer; between the vestal and the Nun; between the proud Prodigal, and his unconscionable Creditor.

Thinke of this feast, you riotous feasters in sinne. There is a place called Hell, whither after the generall and last assises, the condemned shall be sent, through a blacke way, (death is but a shadow to it) with many a sigh and sobbe, and grones, to those cursed fiends, that must be their tormentors, as they haue beene their tempters. Behold now a new feast, a fatall, a finall one. To suppe in the vault of darknesse, with the princes and subiects of horror, at the table of vengance, in the chaire of desperation. Where the difference on earth betwixt Master and Seruant, drudge and commander, shall be quite abolished: Except some Atheisticall Machiauell, or trayterous Seminary, or some bloody delegate of the Inquisition, be admitted the vpper-end of the table: But otherwise there is no regard of age, beauty, riches, valour, learning, birth. The vsurer hath not a cushion more then his broker. There is not the bredth of a bench betweene Herod and his Parasites. The Pope himselfe hath no easier a bed, then the poorest Masse-priest. Corinthian Lais speeds no better then her chambermaid. The Cardinall hath not the vpper hand of his Pander. There is no prioritie betweene the plotter and the intelligencer; betweene the vestall and the Nunne; betweene the proud Prodigall, and his vnconscionable Creditor.