Thu.  If this be possible,
What will become of earth? men will no more
Respect Society or strive to save
Humanity alive:  henceforth theyle seeke
For lost fidelity on Caves or topps
Of untrodd Rocks, and plight their trothes to beasts;
Commix with them and generate a race
Of creatures, though less rationall, yet more
Indude with truth.  O Clariana, can
There be a motive able to convert
This pretious Christall temple, built for purity
And goodnes adoration, to a faine
For Idoll falshoods worship?  But I cannot
Labour my wandring Judgment to beleife
Thou speakst thy meaning.  If I have not lovd
With that essential perfectnes thy worth
That man could doe, in charity declare
My Ignorant defect, and Ile amend it
With more then zealous industry.

Cla.  Tis vaine: 
You may as easily penetrate the cloudes
With a soft whisper, as my eares, then which
Noe thunders deafer. Thurston, tis not cause
I have in the intemperate heate of blood
Given up my soule to a new choyce, that breeds
This soddaine mutability:  I will
Preserve my affection as inviolate to you
As Anchorites their vowes, and in my grave
Interr my virgin glory.  Teares will not
Permitt more conference:  fare you well; Ile keepe
My passion up till I have none to weepe. [Exit.

Thu.  Shees gon!  What vapor which the flattring sunn
Exhales to heaven as to create a starr,
Yet throwst, a fading meteor, to the earth,
Has falne like me?  Divinity, that tells
Us there are soules in women, Ile no more
Credit thy dubious Theorems nor thinke
Thy lawes astring us to preserve our faith. 
Let the nice Casuists, that dispute each clause
Belongs to conscience with a[l]ternate sense,
Dispense with breach of promise and prescribe
Equivocacons to evade all oathes
Without offending, or shees damnd.

    Enter Lovell.

Lov.  Well, Companion, at my friends Intreatie I am content to be reconsyld; but have a care, goe to, ha, oh ho, youle[104] ... more; why, goe to then ... pledge the companion ... heeres to thee:  what, what!

Thu.  Heres one perchance will satisfie me. 
Sir, your habit speaks yer understanding: 
Please you resolve me one thing which disturbes
The quiet of my conscience.

Lov.  Revenge may slumber but can never sleep: 
He that lets slip an Injury thats done
Takes the next course to draw a greater on.

Thu.  You counsell well.  I pray, in all the volumes
Your learning has perusd, did you ere find
Any conclusion that allowd it lawfull
To breake an oath?

Lov.  If she neglect and throw[105] disgrace on thee, Fly’t thou as much and be thy scorne as free.

Thu.  An Oracle speakes in him; but, pray, tell me Ist lawfull then to breake an oath?