Fayth it is both sound and good A Sworde for Spirit a Plate for Brest well tryde A Helmet for thy health not made of Wood but made of Right and Trueth which will abyde Which will abyde thy health still to procure yf to thy sydes thou wylt them fasten sure Thy Loynes must be still gyrt with Veritie thy Feete still shod the Gospels peace to seeke Thy shute to God in prayer each day let be that from thy foes he would thee safely keepe He would thee keepe from ghostly foes great store which thee to spoyle seeke dayly more and more Since then thou art each day my freende to fight agynst the Flesh the Worlde and Ghostly foe with armoure tryde thy selfe each day bedight so shalt thou from their harmes still safely goe still safely shalt thou goe gaynst fende so fell yf all Gods lawes within thy hart do dwell Thus to conclude deare friend be strong in God put on the armour whole which he hath made which is his worde from ende to ende each iod and so no foe thy strength shall then inuade inuade can none ne yet thy soule annoy yf euery part thereof thou wilt inioy Stande vp therefore and corrage to thee take Cast off thy sinne and cloath thy selfe with right and then no noyse of Spanniardes shall thee shake or yet once quayle thy wonted force and might Thy might say I no God thy might hath bin and still will be if turne thou wilt to him Returne thou then returne o Shulamyte returne to God and so thy foes shall see an armie great with men of might to smite all forces downe that shall rise vp gaynst thee gaynst thee nay gaynst thy Lord they shall then fight when thou from sinne returnest cleare in sight Awake therefore and to the Lord giue eare thy hart lykewyse vnto his Lawes incline print all therein that so they may appeare to giue thee light in darke estate of thine and so no plagues of Spayne or Egypt olde shall lyght on thee the Lord hath thee so tolde For what if Spayne and thousandes ten such more should hem thee in or cumpas thee about yet will the Lord as Captayne go before and fight thy feelde agaynst the proude and stoute Since then he hath this promise past to thee be not afrayde yf Spannyardes thou do see For what are they Are they of Anake sonnes Suppose they were yet be not thou afrayde for though with slaues such speach of terrour runnes yet come gaynst thee they are full soone dismayde For thou a noble people art of name thy valiant actes sound through the worlde with fame Thy God hath thee now almost fourtie yeeres as his olde folke in Wildernes safe kept A wonder through the worlde as it appeares When they at warre then quiet thou hast slept and yet much more in this time hast thou wonne for now to all thy terror is begunne We are the men not Spannyardes well I know to whom God sayth This day do I begin to sende thy feare through out the worlde to show what God it is whose seruice thou art in The Lord of Hostes is he whom we do sarue But Gods of Spayne are mettals which they carue What neede we then of them to be afrayde For when they call their gods are oft a sleepe or els abrode as one of olde hath sayd and can not heare wherefore they houle weepe For though their gods the like gods do subdue yet fight gaynst ours their cases thus they rue Wherefore yf they should aske to feare the weake what were become of Sepharvaims gods Or what of Indians which they dayly breake with many more all which haue felt their roddes Yet answere thou They had no Gods at all no maruell then though Spanyardes gaue the fall And what yf they should once demaund agayne and aske thee of Samarias gods likewyse and tell how Assors Rod is now in Spayne And as hee then so they shall now surpryse Yet answere thou agayne thou mayest full true Samarias Gods were then of Heathens hue Euen so are all the Gods quite rounde about where euer yet the Spanyardes bore the sway though Christians names yet are they none no dout for Christ by them is driuen quite away and Cakes of bred with them are Gods in deede as Calues of golde to ten Tribes as we reade Yet thou Ierusalem which we now are hast no such Gods for thine in heauen dwelleth who doth for thee all good thinges still prepare and woundes thy foes thy blood so deare that spilleth yet doth he thee by them sometimes correct but yf thou turne he doth thee not reiect Returne therefore returne thou Shulamyte returne to God and his pure worde imbrace Returne in time and he thy foes will smyte when teares of greefe shall trickell downe thy face and ioyfull then his holy ones will be to strike thy foes that would haue sore stroke thee For wilt thou see how God of olde did deale with all the foes of his owne folke that were now sure to hell he sent each common weale that bent their force his owne poore folke to teare no Rod there was which God for his did hier but if too sharpe he cast the Rod in fier For didst thou Babylon olde Rod scape free Or hadst thou Rome new Rod for this cause peace No Babylon thy blowes all men may see And thou O Rome thy plague shall neuer cease Two instrumentes too hard for wrathfull ire were for that cause well mollyfied with fire What Rome why she is vp a loft agayne But what for that Shall shee as chiefe raigne still No no her beawtie can not long remayne but low in dust with Babel must she dwell As she of ancient Babel beareth name so both a lyke for mischifes shall haue shame But what became of Assur Ephraims rod Did he escape for seruice done gaynst him No sure for he the whip would needes be God the axe be hee who did the helue put in But he that tooke this instrument to hier his worke once done set instrument on fier And what became of Egypt that hard rod that rod which did foure hundreth yeeres long last Would not the Lord then shew him selfe a God to burne the same which did his people wast He did not burne but it in Sea he dround because therewith his people they did wound And what of Edom and of Pallistine Of Tyer and Zoan of Vz and Buz withall Hath not the Lord to all these drunke in Wine Yes wrathfull Wine more bitter then was gall Which cup of gall to Elam kinges he sent yea Iauan dranke till all that wrath was spent So now O Lord cause all thy foes to drinke this bitter cup which thou of olde didst fill to
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
Nations all whom thine to spoyle did thinke but yet could not one straw breadth passe thy will Repay them Lord with thine eternall fier for thou hast sayd that such shall be their hier And cursse O Lord yea Meroz folke cursse still which now are slacke thy poore flocke to defend But blesse our QVEENE the hand-mayde of thy will who doth with Iael thy foes sound blowes stil lend Our gratious QVEENE aboue all let be blest because alone she fights against the beast Be thou O Lord her buckler and her shylde her strong defence agaynst all forren power yea gaynst all foes that forces now do yeelde to helpe that Beast thy people to deuoure Confounde them Lord their faces fill with shame And helpe our QVEENE for honour of thy name Be thou her peace her plentie and her myght Arme her with fayth thy Gospel to defende Cause thou her Crowne to shine long fresh bright yea Dauids dayes twise double do her lende Cause her in peace with Sallomon to raigne in spight of all that now are ioynd with Spayne Make her O Lord a mother olde and graue for she to vs true Deborah hath bin So keepe her still thy people long to saue from those new Gods which former dayes brought in and let them not such Gods agayne erect for fayne they would but Lord do them reiect For yf they should they would then brag and vaunt and say to vs Where now is hee your God Yea thus they will thy seruauntes mocke and taunt yf now at last they should be made thy rod. Wherefore O Lord thy glorious name regarde and burne these rods that so would thine rewarde So will we prayse and magnifie thy name thy glorius name to ages we will show which is that was and still will be the same to all that seeke thy face in Christ to know Christ is the ende of Law for righteousnesse Beleeue in him Gods kingdome then possesse FINIS Ier. 25. 8. 9. Esa. 10. 5. 6. Haba 1. 6. Esa. 26. 16. Iere. 2. 20. 5. 23. Esai 1. 5 2. Pet. 2. 22 Iere. 8. 6. Pro. 20. 9. Reue. 19. 8. 3. 5. Esai 3. 16. to the ende 1. Pet. 3. 3. 1. Tim. 2. 9. Psal. 56. 8. Hebr. 2. 2. Pro. 24. 12 Iudges 2. 11. to 15. Iosu. 23. 15. 24. 20. Iere. 25. 6. Deu. 4. 26. 27 Psal. 78. 58 to 63. Pro. 13. 13. Iere. 6. 10. to 21. 7. 23. 30. 8. 9. 11. chap. Rom 1. 28. Iudg. 2. Leui. 26. Deu. 28. Iere. 5. 7. Of Ohim Zim Iem reade Esai 13. 21. 34. 11. to ende 2. King 25. 2. Cho. 36. Ezra Nehemiah Aggay Math. 24. Luke 21. Lamen 2 15. Psal. 48. 2. Lamen 2. 15. Dan. 9. 27. Math. 24. Luk. 21. 20. to 34. Ezek. 23. 4. 2. King 17. Micha 6. 16. Esai 28. and Ezek. 23. and Ier. 3. Hos. Iudg. 2. Iob. 31. 24. 1. Tim. 6. 17. 2. 3. 4. Math. 6. 24. Luke 16. 13. Phelip 3. 19. Deut. 4. 19. Psal. 65. 2. Psal. 19. and Deut. 4. 10. Psal. 147. 19. 20. Psal 50. 15. Math. 18. 19 Colo. 2. 14. 15 Psal. 40. 6. 7. 8 Heb. 10. 5. to 11. Rom. 6. 23. Heb. 2. 14. Iohn 17. 5. Luke 24. 26. 1. Ioh. 2. 1. 2. Heb. 4. 14. 7. 24. 25. 9. 10. Iohn 17. Seeing God hath sworne that euery knee shal how to him Esai 45. 23. Esai 41. 26. Psal. 65. 2. 139. 2. Esai 63. 16. Yet she needed a sauiour reioyced in him euen in Christ her sonne Lord. Psal. 65. 2. Heb. 10. 21. 23. Seeing the lord hath coÌ„maunded to call on him psal 50. 15. 1. Ioh. 2. 1. 2. Heb. 10. 1. 2. We learne not from y e precepts of men as those in Esay and the Papistes do Math. 26. 26 27. 1. Cor. 11. 23. to 30. It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profyteth nothing Iohn 6. 63. For the heauens contayne his body vntyl the end of the worlde Actes 1. Now froÌ„ south as of olde from north but not to haue the lyke successe Ier. 17. 21. to ende Esai 58. 13. 14. Iosh. 1. 8. Iohn 5. 39. Ephe. 5. 17. Deut. 6. 6. Iere. 6. 19. Rom. 1. 28. Be instructed o Ierusalem and let not the great thinges of the lawe which for thy sake are written be counted of thee as strange thinges Iere. 6. 8. and Hose 8. 12. Reade Leuit. 26. Deut. 28. Leuit. 26. 25. Deut. 28. Leui. 26. 25. Deut. 28. 21. Leuit. 26. 19. Deut. 28. 23. Leuit. 26. 20. Deut. 28. Iere. 5. 25. Iere. 2. 19. 20 5. 23. 25. Deut. 28. 24. Deut. 28. 31. 1. Cor. 6. 5. 6. 7. 8. Deut. 28. 29. 33. 1. Cor. 6. 8. 1. King 11. 14 23. But good Dauid was so wyse 2. Sam. 16 10. 11. As would the sonnes of Èœeruiah haue had Dauid to done to Shemei The wicked giue heede to false lyps and a lyer harkeneth to the naughty tongue pro 17. What good comes of these praters tale bearers reade Pro. 26. 20. 21. 22. and 1. Tim. 5. 13. Iame. 4. 11. 12 When y e wicked can do no other harme then wyl they smyte with the tongue as they did good Ieremie ler. 18. 18. Leuit. 26. 16. deut 28. 22 Deut. 28. 35. They shal wander from sea to sea from north to south to seeke the worde but shall not finde it Amo. 8. 12. pro. 1. 20. to the ende Reade Leuit. 26. all and Deut. 28. all Reue. 2. 5. Esai 55. 7. â—eue 2. 5. Iere. 17. 5. Esai 31. 1. Iere. 17. 5. Esa. 19. 11. 13 1. Kin. 12. 26. to the ende Hose 8. 5. Ezek. 23. 5. 7. 9. Psal. 108. 12. Iere. 17. 5. Esai 55. 6. 7. Mala. 3. 7 to 13. Esai 58. Psal. 1. 1. 2. Iohn 5. 39. Ioshu 1. 8. 9. Deut. 6. 6. to 10. Exod. 19. 18. Deu. 4. 10 Deut. 33. 2. Exod. 19. 13. 19. Exod. 19. 16. 20. 18. Ebr. 12. 20. 21 Deut. 33. 2. Deut. 4. 5 30. 15. to ende Ebre 12. 21. Exo. 19. 16 20. 18. Ebre 12. 22. 23. 24. Reue. 14. Rom. 10. 4. Deut. 33. 2. Exod. 20. Math. 22. 37. to 41. Rom. 13. 8. to 11. Ephe. 6. 4. Pro. 22. 6. Exod. 20. What folly is in them that break this commandement reade Esai 44. and 46. Deut. 4. 15. to 25. To whom wyll ye make me like or equal or compare me that I shoulde be lyke vâ—to him Esay 46. Exod. 20. Blessed is y e man in whose hart are thy wayes plas 84. 5. Bring the blasphemer without the hoast and let all that heard him put their hands vpon his head and let all the congregatioÌ„ stone him Exod 24. 14. Thou shalt not folow thy