she had paid the reckoning over-night, the Attendants upon examination
of the matter justified their Lady; onely Truth confessed there was nothing paid
and was therefore compel'd to pay for all; The next night the Lady did the
like, but withall committed a great out-rage, and being for the same brought
before the Judg, Impudency and Hypocrisy began to justify their Lady, Perjury
cleared her, Slander and detraction laid all the fault on poor Truth, who must
now suffer death for that it never did; The Judg demands what she had to say
for her self, she could say nothing but, Not guilty, neither had she any friend
that would plead for her; At last steps up Time, a grave experienced Counsel∣lour, and an Eloquent Advocate, and desires favour of the Court to sift and
search out the matter a little better, lest the Innocent might suffer for the no∣cent;
The motion was granted, then Time began to expell the clouds from the
Ladies Chariot, unmask'd her ugly face, unvail'd all her followers, and made it
appear at last that the Lady Lye was guilty of all the Villany, and poor Truth
was thus by the help of Time cleared and set at large. And thus it is that though
Truth is great and will prevail at last, yet it doth not alwa••es appear, but may
fall down in the street, and be trampled under-foot for a time, may be abused,
banished, and made to come behind lyes and falshood, yea executed, buried
when it cannot have time to clear it self, untill it be too late to save it; hence
is it that the Apostle doth not say, Now remaineth Truth, because Truth is often
banished, but now remaineth Charity; Faith, Hope and Charity, graces which
give a being to every Christian, of which sort, Truth mainifested is none, for I
can believe in Christ, hope for Heaven, and love my Enemies, though I be belyed,
but without these I can be no Christian.