In Temples and at Altars, when the Priest

Whom he had vanquisht. After these appeard

Gods Altar to disparage and displace

Doubld that sin in Bethel and in Dan, [ 485 ]

Jehovah, who in one Night when he passd

His odious offrings, and adore the Gods [ 475 ]

For one of Syrian mode, whereon to burn

An九九藏書d Accaron and Gazas frontier bounds.

A Leper once he lost and gaind a King,

And injury and outrage: And when Night [ 500 ]

He also against the house of God was bold: [ 470 ]

And downward Fish: yet had his Temple high

Osiris, Isis, Orus and their Train

Or Altar smoakd; yet who more oft read.９9ｃsｗ.ｃoｍthen hee

Of Abbana and Pharphar, lucid streams.

Of Palestine, in Gath and Ascalon [ 465 ]

Belial came last, then whom a Spirit more lewd [ 490 ]

Both her first born and all her bleating Gods.

Reard in Azotus, dreaded through the Coast

Thir wandring Gods disguisd in brutish forms

Ahaz hisreａｄ•９9csｗ.ｃom sottish Conquerour, whom he drew

Him followd Rimmon, whose delightful Seat

With lust and violence the house of God.

From Egypt marching, equald with one stroke

Th infection when thir borrowd Gold composd

The Calf in Oreb: and the Rebel King

Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

With monstroureａｄ.９９cｓw•ｃoｍs shapes and sorceries abusd

In Courts and Palaces he also Reigns

Of riot ascends above thir loftiest Towrs,

Darkens the Streets, then wander forth the Sons

Where he fell flat, and shamd his Worshipers:

Dagon his Name, Sea Monster, upward Man

And in luxurious Cities, where the noyse

Was fair Damascus, on九-九-藏-書 the fertil Banks

A crew who under Names of old Renown,

Fanatic Egypt and her Priests, to seek [ 480 ]

Likning his Maker to the Grazed Ox,

Turns Atheist, as did Elys Sons, who filld [ 495 ]

Rather then human. Nor did Israel scape

Fell not from Heaven, or more gross to love

Vice for it self: To him no Temple stood