Injoy

1598-1602, [author unknown], The Parnassus plays Stories of love, where forne the wondring bench, The lisping gallant might injoy his wench.

And symony they called this, to take and inioy any spirituall liuing at a secular mans hand.

And the Chriſtian beſeecheth God, that his will may be done, leaſt hee ſhould fall into that inconvenience, which Poets faine of King Midas: who requeſted of the Gods, that whatſoever hee toucht, might bee converted into gold: his prayers were heard, his wine was gold, his bread gold, the fethers of his bed, his ſhirt and his garments were turned into gold, he found himſelfe overwhelmed in the injoying of his deſire, and being enrich’t with an intolerable commoditie, he muſt now vnpray his prayers: […]

As ſick men doe their beds, ſo have I yet Injoy’d my ſelfe, with little reſt, much trouble: I have beene made the Ball of Love and Fortune, And am almoſt worne out with often playing.

As hee ſuppoſeth each Congregation ſuch, as to have the priviledge of injoying a Presbyterie, or companie of more or leſſe Elders, proper unto it ſelfe; ſo being thus Presbyterated, hee aſſerteth this incorporate body or ſocietie to be the firſt and primary ſubject of a compleat and entire power within it ſelfe over its owne members; […]