And when that messengers of strange countries come before him, the meinie of the soldan, when the strangers speak to him, they be about the soldan with swords drawn and gisarmes and axes, their arms lifted up in high with those weapons for to smite upon them, if they say any word that is Displeasance to the soldan.
"The-Travels-of-Sir-John-Mandeville"
Mandeville, John, Sir
Did a soul view it thus, as it is represented in God’s sight, as it dishonours that glorious Majesty, and hath manifest rebellion in it against him, and as it defiles and pollutes our spirits; he could not, I say, thus look upon it, but he would find some inward soul abhorrence and Displeasance at it, and himself too.
"The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning"
Hugh Binning