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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19439	An armor of proofe brought from the tower of Dauid, to fight against Spannyardes, and all enimies of the trueth, by R.C.	Cotton, Roger.	1596 (1596)	STC 5865; ESTC S108854	18,101	34

them wake And what els more for this cause dost thou feele Thy body sicke with agues colde and hot with greeuous paynes from head downe to thy heele because of this doth fall vnto thy lot Yet were it well if bodyes payne were all but soule for this is still in bondes and thrall For it as blynde and lame doth range about and plundged is in pitts of crosses store and there doth lie when Gods worde helpes not out and so oft tymes with such floods is forlore but iustly then to helpe doth it refuse since oft it would but thou wouldst not it vse And what now wantes of all Gods plagues to thee now surely store there is yet more behinde But yet this one I would thee wysh to see the which to view I pray thee be not blinde the Spanyardes now with Armour braue them dight in hope to finde thy fayth but vayne and lyght Remember then thy former loue and zeale which thou to God and to his worde didst beare and let them now agayne with thee preuale and so no force of forrayne shalt thou feare None shall then moue thy Candlesticke from thee yf thou from it a lyght wilt take to see But is there nothing els for to be don Yes sure we are to haue both Shylde and Speare good Armour bright with Arrowes Bowes Gon. These being had we neede not Spayne to feare But if thou trust in these and strength of men then know as broken Reedes shall all proue then For woe to them that Egypts helpe do seeke or trust in store of Horse and Charrets strong or wit of man for none of these could keepe those anciant Townes or yet their peace prolong for noble peares of Zoan proued fooles yea so did all that wrought by such like tooles Samarias Oxe nor Bethels Calfe of golde nor Ieroboams fine deuice for wit could saue ten Tribes when God had them once solde to Asshurs Rod no helpe could saue from it For all such wysedome drunkennes became yea all deuice of man did then proue lame And so will now if these we make our ayde Wherefore agayne best helpe I will thee show To turne to God for so him selfe hath sayde and that well done will proue best fence I know But how to cast on mournyng for a day No no such fastes with God can beare no sway But this is it that shall thy Lord well please to reade his Booke with all delyght and care both nyght and day vntill thou know his wayes and that his lawes within thy hart writ are Which lawes well kept for weapons haue the name then for thy helpe I will bring foorth the same When Sinai hill and Horeb mount did burne and thunder clappes made Seir with them to shake When trumpet shrill did sound loude blew horne then Iacobs sonnes for feare thereof did quake they quakde for feare though God from Paran came with lawes to saue all those that keepe the same Yet thou deare frende needst not to feare or quake though Moses did and thousands more with feare for now no Sinai terror shall thee shake because a Lambe in Sion doth appeare On Sion hill there standes a Lambe most meeke who bids thee come in peace Gods lawes to seeke Ten thousand Sainctes did God attend when hee those glorious Lawes in sayinges ten proposed In which thy debts towardes God are all to see yea all thou owst towardes men are there inclosed inclosed are thy duties all therein the which to learne in time thou must begin First then the Lord requires of thee to heare that he alone from Egypts thrall thee brought None other Gods before thee must appeare nor none such serue as may be made of nought Of nought some Gods are made which men do serue as those of Wood and Stone which fine they carue But such the Lord commandes thee not to make nor any thing that may him represent in heauen or earth or yet from sea or lake one wyght to take whereon thy mynde is bent one wyght to take from none of these thou art to bow vnto or worshyp in thy hart For if thou doest the Lord thy God is hee a ielous God and therefore will not spare to punysh sinnes to third and fourth degree on those whose hartes on feigned gods set are Wherefore on him let all thy hart be set so mercies great to thousandes thou shalt get Thou must not take the name of God in vayne but thereof speake with trembling and with feare for if thou dost he hath in store great payne to power on thee and those that do him teare him teare by othes or speaches els prophane not meete to vse on his most holy name The Saboth day remember well to keepe both thou thy Man thy Mayde thy Oxe thy Asse Thy owne affayres in that day do not seeke ne from thy gate then let the Stranger passe for in sixe dayes thou labour mayest full free and God will cause thy blessignes store to bee Lyke as him selfe the heauens all did make the earth the sea and all that is therein within sixe dayes and seuenth rest did take so would he haue thee sample take by him by him the seuenth day was sanctified in which thy soule on him must be imployed Vnto thy Parentes honour thou must giue Thou must not kill nor whoredome once commit to steale abhor but labour hard to liue And witnes false to beare let none thee get To couet house or wyfe or man or mayde or oxe or asse of neighbours be afrayde These are the sum of many more all pure of which poore store though none canst thou fulfil yet haue no feare for all are writ most sure in Christ his hart and he hath done Gods will The will of God that Lambe hath done for thee and bids not feare his preceptes all to see These Lawes so pure good freende do thou esteeme aboue the golde the pearle the precious stone all Iewels rare shall nothing then be seeme thy Necke lyke them yf thou wilt put them on Yf all Gods lawes within thy hart thou hould more strength will be then can with pen be tould Thy soule to God they will conuert and turne Thy sight so dim they will make cleare and bright Thy thoughtes so foule they will consume and burne This will they do yf thou with them thee dight yf dight thy selfe with armour this thou wilt thy soule gaynst sinne shall dayly strong be built The Tower of Dauid they will be to thee wherein a thousand shyldes and targets strong yea many weapons more therein will bee for thy defence gainst those that would thee wrong That would thee wrong in soule in goodes or name gaynst euery harme a weapon for the same A Shylde for

in dayes of Iudges long before the Lord his solde to spoylers rounde about because their goddes they dayly did adore and praysed them whom God had bid thrust out but quite forgot the Lord who did redeeme their neckes from thrall him did they not esteeme And hath not this of vs yet taken holde Not full I hope for though great store therebe who make them Gods of wealth and wedge of gold of lustes of flesh and pleasures of the eye All those who loue their wealth or pleasure more then they do God to them Gods they are sure But yet this sinne on all hath not layde holde For though on some yet many more there bee who neuer sought to Gods yet made of mould or Sunne or Starres for such ne heare nor see To one they call who can their sute well heare and doth to them by worde and workes appeare To God alone we seeke in hope to finde by meanes of Christ eternall sonne of his who did our sinnes and foes to tree fast binde when he on earth Gods statutes none did mis yet death he tooke the wages due for sinne and so by death spoyld him that death brought in Who after death all glorie was to haue which earst he had with God before all time and there doth sit in shape of man to craue the lyke for all that are of him true vine Wherefore by him our prayers we present which are to God a sweete and pleasing scent We maruell much what foolysh doults do meane to fall to blockes or call to Saincts on hie since none on earth or heauen yet doth raigne but God alone who can our thoughtes espie For Abram knoweth vs not doth Esai say and Iacob wanteth eares to heare vs pray That Virgin pure most blessed was in deede in wose small wombe the Lord of lyfe did dwell yet for to know what time we stand in neede she hath no skill the Scripture playne doth tell for God alone our prayers all doth heare wherefore to him by Christ we still draw neare We holde them fooles that labour so in vayne to call on Paul or Peter or on Pope for had they eyes saint Iohn hath tolde them playne that who now sinnes Christ now must be his hope for he now only mediator is cause Arons trade our sinnes could not dismis We haue Gods worde to teach vs fayth and feare we learne by it all secrets meete to know No writ of man to vs yet is so deare or like esteemd Gods councels vs to shew We are most sure that God by it must gayne such wanderyng soules as must with Christ heere raine We haue the Sacramentes in perfect sort as Christ him selfe at first did them ordayne Our foes are false who giue vs this report that we holde not that Christ doth there remayne But how not Really as they do teach but there by fayth as learned heere do preach Yf this be true that all Gods trueth we holde what neede we then of Spayne to be afrayde For God I say hath neuer yet such solde to sworde of foe but still hath sent them ayde The trueth we haue yet therein walke not wee wherefore oft times God hisseth for a bee In deede Then must we all looke for the same for few there be that will of God do seeke but all degrees contemne his holy name Few rich or poore one Saboth true do keepe and all are bent their owne willes to obey but will of God we seeke it no one day For whereas we should spend our lyues and time in Gods owne Booke his will to see therein great store there be that neuer sought one lyne to write in hart that so they might know him And so Gods will of vs not being knowne he castes vs off to follow wayes our owne O Englande then consider well thy state oft reade Gods worde and let it beare chiefe sway within thy hart or els thou canst not scape the wrath of God for he will surely pay Yea diuers rods the Lord of Hostes doth vse to chasten such as do his worde refuse His sworde thou knowest he threatened sore to draw in eightie eight but then he did thee spare yet since that time in thee great sinnes he saw wherefore for thee great plagues he did prepare The Pestilence through out thy coastes hath bin and now with sworde to threat he doth begin Thy land as hard as Brasse hath oft bin made Thy heauens haue as Iron bin likewyse they both conspier to stay their wonted trade whereby to thee great darthes and famines ryse Thy corne fayre growen with blasting hath bin spoyld well gotten in yet meldeaw hath it soyld Thy Trees thy Vines thy Cow and clothing Sheepe all fruitefull thinges to thee oft fruiteles are because with God thou promise none dost keepe thy feeldes and fayth through barrennes are bare In steade of rayne much dust abrode doth fly for want of deaw thy ground doth burned ly Thy Oxe and Cow with blaynes and murrens mad thy Sheepe with rot destroyed oft haue bin Thy house with fire thy goodes thy foes haue had thy land and right the vile oft tymes do win Thy troubles great by law do dayly ryse because Gods worde can not yet make thee wyse And for this cause opprest thou art with wrong yea pylde and polde by tythes by toules by rent by Landlordes bad who thinke thy Lease too long by neighbours ill to mischiefe that are bent Thy owne bad minde to law oft moueth thee and wilt not cease tyll all be spent on fee. Thy foes and aduersaries dayly do aryse God styrreth them thy troubles to increase And all for this yet art thou not so wyse to know that he doth make them breake thy peace But rather thou the like for like dost lend whereas by them thou shouldst thy selfe amend Thy Seruantes they rebellious be and nought they fyltch they steale they rob seeke thy spoyle in goodes and name thy hinderance they haue sought they run range they daunce and keepe a quoyle Thy neighbours tongues by them are set on talke for prate and heare they must as they by walke And when a tale to some of them is tolde they can well add to bring thee in disgrace for thy deare name for nought by them is solde to many more that dwell in further place And by and by as ware that rots with them they make great hast to sell it other men And thus the land with wicked tongues is fraught whereby one may in maner playne descrne that Gods pure law by them is iudged naught for els by it to speake well they would learne Wherefore as men from flesh do wysedome take so fleshly rods do often times