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A19671	The voyce of the laste trumpet blowen bi the seue[n]th angel (as is me[n]tioned in the eleuenth of the Apocalips) callynge al the estates of menne to the right path of their vocation, wherin are contayned xii. lessons to twelue seueral estates of menne, whych if they learne and folowe, al shal be well and nothynge amise.	Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588.	1549 (1549)	STC 6094; ESTC S105164	22,975	62

To aunswere for thine owne cōmons Let thy studie therfore I saye Be to rule thine owne subiectes well And not to maintaine warres alwaye And make thy contrei lyke an hell Let it suffise the to defende Thy limites from inuasion And therin se thou do entende Thine owne peoples saluation For marke this If thou do inuade And get by force commoditie The same shall certeinly be made A scorge to thy posteritie This haue I sayde to call the backe i. Reg. xiii From the Philistines station Trustynge thou wylte my counsell ta● And walke in thy vocacion The womans lesson WWho so thou be of woman kinde That lokest for saluation Se thou haue euer in thy mynde To walke in thy vocacion If thy state be virginitie And hast none housband for to please Then se thou do thy selfe applie i. Cor. vii In christen maners to encrease If thou be vnder a mesties Se thou learne hir good qualities And serue hir wyth all redines Haueyng goddes feare before thine eies If thou se hir wanton and wylde Then se thou call vpon god styll That he wyll kepe the vndefylde And kepe from the all maners yll Auoyde idle and wanton talke Auoyde nyce lokes and daliaunce And when thou doest in the stretes walk Se thou shewe no light contenaunce Let thyne apparayle be honeste Be not decked paste thy degre Neither let thou thyne hede be dreste Otherwise then besemeth the i. Timo. ii Let thine heare beare the same colour That nature gaue it to endure Laye it not out as doeth an whore That would mens fantacies allure Paynt not thy face in any wise But make thy maners for to shyne And thou shalt please all such mens eies As do to godlines enclyne Be thou modeste sober and wise And learne the poyntes of houswyfry And men shal haue the in such price That thou shalt not nede a dowry Studye to please the lorde aboue Walkynge in thy callyng vpright And god wil some good mans hert moue To set on the his whole delyte Now when thou arte become a wife And hast an housbande to thy minde Se thou prouoke him not to stryfe Lest haply he do proue vnkynde Acknowledge that he is thyne heade i. Co● xi And hath of the the gouernaunce And that thou must of him be led Accordyng to goddes ordinaunce Do all thy busynes quietly And delyte not Idle to stand But do thy selfe euer apply To haue some honest worcke in hand And in no case thou maiste suffer Thy seruauntes or children to playe For ther is nought tha● may soner Make them desyre to tenne awaye Se thou kepe them styll occupyed From morne tyll it be nyght agayne And if thou se they growe in pryde Then laye hand on the brydle rayne But be thou not to them bytter Wyth wordes lacking discretion For thyne housband it is fytter To geue them due correction But if thou be of such degre That it is not for the semely Emonge thy maydens for to be Yet do thy selfe styll occupye Do thy selfe occupy I saye In readynge or heary●g some thynge Or talkynge of the godly waye Wherin is great edifiynge Se thy children wel nurtered Se them broughte vp in the lordes feare And if theyr maners be wycked In no case do thou wyth them beare And if thyne housbande do outrage In any thinge what so it be Admonish him of his laste age Wyth wordes mylde as becometh the. And if he do refuse to heare Thy gentle admonition Yet se if thou can cause him feare Goddes terreble punission Do what thou canste him to allure To seke god by godly lyueynge And certenly thou shalt be sure Of lyfe that is euerlastynge For though the fyrste woman did fall i Timo. ii And was the chiefe occasion That synne hath pearsed through vs all Yet shalt thou haue salluation Thou shalt be false I say if thou Kepe thy selfe in obedience To thyne housband as thou dydste vow And shewe to hym d●e reuerence But in fayth must all this be done Or else it doe●h nothynge auayle For wythout fay●h nought can be wone Hebr. xi Take tho● neuer so greate trauayle Thou must beleue and hope that he Tha● bade the be obedient Wyll be ryghte well ●leased wyth the Because thou holdest the content Nowe if thyne housband be godly And haue knowledge be●ter then ●hou Then learne of him all thy dutie And to his doctryne se thou bowe Se thou talke with him secretly Of such thynges as do the behoue And se thou obserue thorowlye All such thynges as he shall aproue Seke to please hym in thyne araye And let not newe tryckes delyte the For that becometh the alwaye That wyth hys mynde doth beste agre Delyte not in vayne tatyllars That do vse false rumours to sowe For such as be greate babbelars Wyll in no case theyr duetie knowe Theyr commynge is alwaye to tell Some false lye by some honest man They are wrosse then the deuell of hell If a man would them throughly scanne They wyl fynde faute at thyne araye And saye it is for the to base And haply ere they go awaye They wyll teach the to paynt thy face Yea if all other talke do fayle Before the idle tyme be spent They wyll teach the howe to assayle Thyne housbande with wordes vehemēt Thou maste swere by goddes passion That longe before thou sawest his heade Thou hadest ech gallant fassion And wylt agayne when he is deade Thou must tell him that he may heare Wyth a lowd voyce eke words plaine That thou wilt some time make good chere With ryght good felows one or twaine I am ashamed for to wryte The talke that these gossepes do vse Wherfore if thou wylt walke vpright Do theyr cōpanie quyte refuse For they are the deuelles ministres Sent to destroye all honestie In such as wyl be theyr hearars And to theyr wycked reade applye But thou that arte Sarais daughter i. Pet. iii. And lokeste for saluation Se thou learne thy doctrine at hir And walke in thy vocacion She was alwaye obedient To hir housband and calde hym lorde As the boke of goddes testament Gene. xviii Doeth in most open wyse recorde Folow hir and thou shalt be sure To haue as she had in the ende The lyfe that shal euer endure Vnto the whych the lorde the sende Amen The Boke to the Reader ☞ It pleased mine Autor to geue me to name The voice of the laste trumpe as Sainct Ihon doth write Thinking therby to auoide al the blame That cōmunely chaunseth to suche m●● write Plainly to such mē as walk not vpright For truth getteth hatered of such as be il And wyl suffer nothing that bridleth theyr wyll I sought do displease you let me beare the wyre For I am the doer of that which is done I barcke at your faultes but loth I am to byte If by this barking ought might be won And for this entent I was firste begon That hearing your faultes ye might thē emende And reigne with your maister Christe at the ende ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Crowley dwelling in Elie rentes in Holburne The yere of oure Lorde God M.D.XLIX the .xxix. daie of Nouembre ☞ Auiore eodem Roberto Croleo ¶ Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum

¶ The voyce of the laste trumpet blowen bi the seuēth Angel as is mētioned in the eleuenth of the Apocalips callynge al the estates of menne to the right path of their vocation wherin are contayned x●i lessons to twelue seueral estates of menne whych if they learne and folowe al shal be well and nothynge amise ¶ The voyce of one criyng in the deserte Luke iii. ¶ Make ready the Lordes way Make hys pathes strayte Euery valey shal be fylled and euerye mountayne and little hyll made lowe And thyngs that be croked shal be made straight and harde passages shal be turned into playne wayes and al fleshe shal se the health of God Esa● xl The contentes of thys boke i. The Beggers lessone ii The Seruauntes lesson iii. The Yeomans lesson iiii The Lewde priestes lesson v. The Scholers lesson vi The Learned mans lesson vii The Phisicians lesson viii The Lawiers lesson ix The marchauntes lesson x The Gentilmans lesson xi The Maiestrates lesson xii The Womans lesson The beggers lesson WHo so would that all thinges were well And would himselfe be wythout blame Let him giue eare for I will tell The way how to performe the same Fyrste walke in thy vocation And do not seke thy lotte to chaunge For through wicked ambition Mani mēs fortune hath bene straūge ¶ The Beggers lesson IF God haue laied his hande on the And made the low in al mens sighte Content thy selfe with that degre And se thou walke therin vpright If thou I saye be very poore And lacke thine health or any limme No doubte God hath inough in store For the if thou wylt truste in him If thou wilt trust in him I say Esai xl And continue in patience No doubte he wyll fede the alwaye By hys mercifull prouidence Call thou on hym and he wyll moue The hertes of thē that dwell the bye To giue the such thynges for hys loue As serue for thy necessitie When Daniel was in the denne Dani. xiiii Of Lions hauing nought to eate Abacucke was sent to him then With a pot of potage and meate iii. Reg. xvii And when Elias fled awaye From Ahab and quene Iesabell The Rauens fedde him by the way As the story of kynges doeth tel Psal cxlvii And as kinge Dauid doeth recorde The Rauens birdes lefte in the nest Are when they crye fedde of the Lord Though they know not to make request Trust thou therfore in God aboue And cal on him with confidence Psa xxxii And doubtles he wil mens hertes moue To fede the of beneuolence But if at any time thou lacke Hebru xii Apoca. iii. Thinges nedeful yet do not despayre As though the Lord did the fo●sake Or did to the displeasure beate But in such case call to thy mind What plenty God hath to the sent Tob. xiii And thou shalt wel perceiue find That thou shalt many thinges mispent Then thinke Gods iustice could not leaue The vnplaged for that thou hast Sapi. x Mispente the gyftes thou didst receiue To liue vpon and not to waste Thē must thou nedes giue god glory For his vpright and iust iudgement Luke xv And be moste earnestly sory For that thou hast his giftes mispent But if thou find thy conscience cleare As fewe men can I am right sure Then let Iobs trouble be thi chere That thou maist patiently endure Yea though thou shouldest peri●he for fode Luke xiiii Math. v. Psa ix Yet be are thy crosse patien●ely For the ende shall turne to thy good Though thou lye in the streates dye Pore Lazarus died at the gate Of the riche man as Luke doth tel Luke xvi But afterwarde in rest he sate When the riche glutton was in hel S●ay thou thy selfe therfore vpon These examples confortable Mat. xi And doub●les thy vocation Thou shal● not thinke miserable Neith●r shalt thou grudge or repyne That thy pouertie is so greate But shalt thy selfe euer encline To Goddes wyll who doeth the viset Thou shalt not grudge when thou doeste craue Of any man his charitie Though at his hand thou canst nought haue But shalt praye for him hertely That if he haue this worldely riches And yet hath not Godly pitye The spirite of God will him possesse i Iho. v. Math. xxii Luke xx Act x. Rom. ii And teach hym to knowe hys duty Thus doing thou dost walke vpryght In thy callynge thou maist be sure And arte more preciouse in Gods sight Then men that be ryche paste measure Thus leaue I the in thy callinge ii Timo. ii Tob. iii. Exhortynge the therin to stande And doubtles at thy laste endynge Thou shalt be crowned at Gods hand ¶ The Seruauntes lesson BRother come hither vnto me And learne some parte of discipline For I am sent to enstruct the And teach the some Godly doctrine I am sente to call the I saye Backe frō thy stoute stubburne mind Take hede therefore and beare away Such lessons as thou shalt here ●inde Fyrste considre that thy callynge Is to do seruice and obey Luke xvii All thy maisters lawfull biddynge Bearinge that he shall on the laye If he be cruel vnto the And ouer charge the with laboure Call to the Lorde and thou shalte be Shortely out of his cruell power Remembre thou Iacobs kynred That in Egypt were sore opprest But when they were moste hard bested Exod. i. The Lord brought them to quiet rest They coulde not crye so sone but he Had heard and graunted their requeste Exod. i. iii. And ryght so will he do by the And se all thy great wronges redrest He will I saye deliuer the Out of bondage and seruitude And brynge to passe that thou shalt be Math. xxv Maister of a greate multitude And bicause thou didst walke vpright Shewynge thy selfe obedient Thy seruauntes shal haue still in sight Math. vii and .xiiii. The feare of God omnipotent And like seruice as thou hast done Thou shalt haue done to the agayne For sence the worlde was firste begone Neuer true seruaunt lost his payne Iacob serued full fourtene yere And dea●t truly with his maister As in the Bible doth appeare Gene. xxi● And was exceadinge riche after Fourtene yere he serued Laban Who was made riche by his labour But afterwarde Iacob began To groue to muche greater honour Laban was neuer of such might As Iacob was wythin shorte space For his true seruice in Gods sight Had purchast hym fauour and grace Thus seest thou how god doth regard The good seruice of seruauntes true And howe he doth in them reward The seruice that is but their due It forceth not what maner man 1 Petre. ii Thy maister is so that thou be In thy seruice a christian Doynge as Christ commaundeth the. But if thy maister be wicked And woulde haue the do wyckedly Then se that thy fayth be pitched On thy Lord God most constauntly Call to