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The countrie mans comfort. Or Religious recreations fitte for all well disposed persons. Which was printed in the yeere of our Lord 1588. And since corrected, amended, and enlarged by the same author. I.R.
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Rhodes, John, minister of Enborne.
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1637
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THE COVNTRIE Mans Comfort OR Religious Recreations fitte for all well disposed persons Which was Printed in the yeere of our Lord 1588. And since corrected amended and enlarged by the same Author I. R. PSAL. 34. 11. Come ye Children in vnderstanding I will teach you the feare of the Lord. COL 3. 16. Let the words of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisedome teaching and admonishing your owne selues in Psalmes Hymnes and spirituall Songs singing with a grace in your hearts to the Lord. Printed at London by M. D. and are to be sold by Anne Boler at the signe of the Marigold in Pauls Church-yard 1637. To the Christian Reader grace and peace GOod Reader in the yeere of our Lord 1588. when the Divell Pope and Spaniard did rage against our late Q. Elizabeth never to be forgotten and this kingdome to haue both killed vs and to possesse the land and when God had so miraculously delivered vs from that invincible Navie as they termed it I wrote this Booke containing in it many good Songs Ditties Carrols for the comfort and solace of all those that are well disposed after so miraculous deliverance from our enemies the Pope and Spaniards If therfore it happen to light into hands that are wise and learned know this that I doe not count it so fit a booke for thee as for the Schollers of pettie Schooles the poore Coutrieman and his familie who wil aske these vain questions som times saying what shall we doe in the long winter nights how shall we passe away the time on Sundayes what wold you haue vs doe in the Christmas Hollydayes For such haue I made this booke wherein I shall no doubt please their merrie minds a little for that they are naturally given to sing if happily I may winne them to sing good things and forsake euill And when the gun-powder Treason was found out and bewrayed I began to looke over this little booke and finding as great cause to mooue vnto thankefulnesse now as then I did as my leasure serued me correct amend my former labors and added and augmented them more then was in the former booke and now haue finished the same I offer it to the view of all well minded persons and as for others that cannot take plaine labors in good part I leaue them to themselues and the rest vnto God The Lords poore and humble seruant I. R. The Countrymans comfort A song in stead of an Introduction to this worke worthy your reading and entituled A Table of good Counsell It will goe to the tune of in Create if you sing it FIrst learne to honour God aright Let loue and feare thereto provok Obey the King with all thy might Submit thy selfe to Parents yoke Imbrace the good and shunne the ill This is the summe of wisedomes skill To know thy selfe thou must apply And try thy friend before thou trust Content thy selfe clime not too hie Let word and deed be all waies iust Striue not to swim against the streame Account not of a drowsie dreame Wish not for wealth by parents death A friend farre passeth worldly good And while the body yeeldeth breath Seeke not for to exceede in foode For great excesse of meate and drinke Doth cause the soule in sinne to sinke Faint not though fortune fauour fooles Fret not at others good successe Delight to sit in learned schooles Thy former faults seeke to redresse Spurne not at him that tells thy crime Mend that against another time Spend sparingly yet not too nye And make accompt how wealth doth wast Hate Suretiship all debt bookes flie To giue thy word make thou no hast Let not apparrell sumptuous be But still remember thy degree Respect not only present time But marke also what may ensue For cracke of credit is a crime Change not an old friend for a new Take heed of brasen face past shame And loue to liue in honest fame Praise no man till thou dost him knowe Dispraise not rashly any wight Least shame thereby to thee may growe Speake but few words place them aright Into the world then maist thou goe And say thy friend hath taught thee so The summe of the Creed in Meeter IN Father Sonne and Holy Ghost Beleeue I stedfastly And that Christ Iesus Man became I hold as earnestlie He also suffered for our sinnes Himselfe still voyde of sinne Who did descend the manner how I say not much therein We find that Christ felt so much paine As satisfied Gods Ire And reconciled man to God That 's all we neede require And as for Christ in Pix in bread Or harrowing vp of Hell Of Purgatory Limbus twaine The Scripture doth not tell One true Church Catholike there is One earth still Millitant And I a member of the same Through Christ now Tryumphant This Church it hath Communion And God remitts their sinne To life and glory they shall rise And they shall neuer linne To sing out HALLELVIAH In euerlasting Blisse Wherefore beleeue and liue well here That so you may be his Amen The summe of the Tenne Commandements 1 None but Iehova haue for God 2 No Creature worship thou 3 Take not Gods holy Name in vaine 4 Keepe well the Sabboth now 5 Thy Parents honor and obey 6 No murder once commit 7 Be none adulterer at all 8 Steale not by hand or wit 9 False witnesse beare thou not I say 10 Ne couet not in heart Thy neighbors wife seruant or goods That God gaue for his part These Ten Commandements we deuide Still into Tables twaine And take them for our spirituall guide And our direction plaine First to the worship of our God And then to Christian loue That we may shunne the fiery rod And liue in heauen aboue Then doe not like to Papists adde Nor take from this his Law But downe with Images and all And euer liue in Awe And as the Lord did make vs all So let him teach vs too For he knowes what is best for vs And we blind what to doe FINIS A Briefe of the Lords Prayer O Father ours which art in heauen Still hallowed be thy Name Thy kingdome come thy will be done In earth without all blame As it performed is in heauen Ofsoules and Angels bright Where thou art serued without sin And praysed day and night Giue vs this day our daily bread Forgiue our sinnes likewise As we forgiue them that vs hurt When quarrells doe arise Into temptation lead us not So to be overcome As wicked persons euer are That lose thy sweet kingdome For thine is that celestiall place With power and glorie still Both now and euermore Amen Say we with right good will To pray to Saints or creatures then you see t is Po-pe-rie To haue a Picture in this worke Is idle certainely A Crucifix is nothing worth Ne Beades to count vpon For blind-men they must leaue those Paints And pray to God alone FINIS The Summe of the old Covenant or Testament with the