vs Lord from all maner of ill According to thy pleasure and thy will For strength and might perteneth onelie to thâ— To whom be gloir and prais eternallie So be it ⧠The 12. articles of our beleuÌ„ I Trow in God the Father Lord of all That made the earth and heauen celestiall And in Christ Iesu his onelie Sonne most sweit Our Lord consaued by the holie Spreit And of the blissed virgin Marie borne By Pilat falslie iudged rent and torne Crucified dead syne laid in buriall Descended to the helles infernall From death to lyfe he rose on the thrid day Ascended to the heauen where he alway Doeth sit on the right hand of God celest Where bodilie he doeth â—emane and rest â—t the last day from thence shal come with speid Iustlie to iudge the leuing and the deid I beleue in the holie Spreâ—t Their is an Church of God discreit Of holie sainctes communione And of our sinnes remissione The rising of the fleshe mortall And after lyfe perpetualâ— In this faith I for euermore Will trust thogh I should die theirfore So be it ⧠The ten Commandementes LIft vp your heartes oppen your eares Hard harted people for till heir The word of God that now appeares And his Commandementes leir I am thy God celestiall From seruitude deliuered the. Thou shall not haue therefore at all No other goddes but onelie me No image to the make thou shall Painted nor carued curious Nor on thy knees before them fall For I thy Lord am ielious His Holie name most venerable Take not in vaine nor it dispryse For God will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 culpâ—â—â—â— That him blâ—sphâ—mes in any wyse Sex dayes wirk but on the seuen Rest thou thy seruand and thy beast For that ylk day the God of heauen Reposed â–ª and his workes blest Father and mother honour aye That thou may long the earth posses And so the ground to the alway Her frutes shall yeild with great Incres In couatice desire thou noght Frome thy nighbour by thoght nor stryfe That which is his or he hath boght His beast his seruand nor his wyfe Be no man killer nor homicid Adulterar nor witnes fals Be not an these in thoght nor deid No sclanderare nor lier al 's O Lord thy wordes of efficace Are clearer nor the somers day Intill our heartes Imprint thy grace After this law the to obay So be it ⧠Grace before dynner O Souerane Lord Pastour and heid Loke and behold this compangnie Of thy goodes suffre vs to feid And vse our selues soberlie Without excesse or glouttonie For who that doeth the fear and dreid Thou takes thought on them dailie Their bodies for to cleith and feid So be it ⧠Grace after dynner â–ª O Lord that gaue vs in command To take no thoght for the nixt daye For this that we do vnderstand Thou feidis vs we prayse the aye Since it hath pleased the alwaye With meat and drinke to feid our fleshe So with the bread of lyfe we praye Thou will our sinfull soules refreshe So be it ⧠The Pellicane â—iguring Iesus Christ THe Pellicane of the forest celest Amonges his workes notable and new After the heauen the Angelles and the rest He made his birdes of diuers sindrie hew Allone them left and sine awaye he flewe And gaue them their â—rewill and libertie In to the forest of Parradice to be Where that the tre of lyfe it grew and stude Set by the Pellicane of humilitie To saue his birdes that spared not his blud But as they sang sweit and melodious Into that wood as plesand nightingailles An fouler false vgsume and odious Their with his nettes and girnes soir assailles Syne baneist them the gairdings the vailles Because till ouer high frute they did pretend To wilsome vailles dailles theÌ„ were they send Where they remaned long in seruitude Abiding the Pellicane their mis for till amend To saue his birdes that spared not his blude Down from the wood of Angelles bright cleir This Pellicane for loue did swiftlie flie Where he â—and Rawens did his smal birdes deir And shed his blood in streimes â—rwellie Withoutten reuth this Pellicane they gart die Denud of mercie they did him rug and ryue With patience to death he thoild them driue His faltles fleshe because their was no â—ude Nor medicicine could saue his birdes lyue Whill from his tendre heart they reâ—t his blud The Rauens at the Iewes full of feid Vniustlie put this Pellicane to deid Which doeth betoken Christ both God and man The birdes are the creatures humane The fals fouler the laithlie serpent rude That gart misknow the heauenlie Pellicane To saue his birdes that spared not his blude O Iesu Christ my Lord so sweit That for me vile sinner indigne Thou suffred from the heid to feit Thy bodie for till scorge and ding Thy face ouerspred with foull spitting In to derisâ—one with great skorne Syne on thy head did thrust and thring An kene and crwell pricking thorne To saue me sinner full of vice Thou was the obligatione Thou made the contract and the price That thou should suffce passione To saue me frome dampnatione That was prepared for Adames seid Frome hell vnto saluatione Thou boght me with thy pretious deid I know Iesus thy patience Hath borne my great fragilitie My sinnes eik and my offence Thou bure them to the death with the. Since thou hes borne suche loue to me and suâ—fred hast such paines fell To saly ray death and miserie That spared not to die thy sell Lord I the pray with heart and minde Lay not to me my sinfulnes Sith thou hast benâ— to me so kinde And tholid hâ—s so great distresse The vinagre and bitterues The scourges skornes and the strife Mot fil me with the great sweitnesse Of peace and euerlasting lyfe Thy holie death surmount and slaye The dolent dead now of my saull Thy pretious blood mot weshe awaye My vncleinnes and vices all The sufflettes suffred in the haull The bandes that band thy handes and feit Mot breck now and perpetuall That bandes of sinne that hurtes my spreit The nailles and the crown of thorne The spitting the strokes and the speir The noddes the shamefull death and skorne The wicked wordes that thou did heir The heauie croce that thou did beir The tormentes of thy death crewell Mot draw my soule to the full neir And saue me frome the paines of hell Lord thy glorificatione Mot clenge my soule and my bodie And in the resurrectione Reforme my great iniquitie Sen I am figurat to the That aye shall regne perpetuum An leuand God in persones thre In world of worldles for to cum ⧠Ane Ballad of the spirituall and carnall vnderstanding of Christes wordes This is my bodie and blood c. Iohn 6. ALlone musing as I forthe went An suddane slepe did me assaye I thoght my spirit was frome me rent Vpon the ground where as I laye I heard an voyce
breck forthe and saye Take holie Scripture spirituall The letter leadeth to dekaye The fleshe profytetes nothing at all In the sext of Iohne Christ doeth saye The verray bread of lyf am I I came frome heauen I am the waye Mankind to saue throw faith onelie Ye can not come to me trwelie Except my father do you call I am in him and he in me The fleshe profytetes nothing at all Your fathers in the wildernes They eat Manna and yet are deid After an other kinde expres Forâ—uthe I am the leuing breid Come down from heauen in to shissteid A am the bread celestiall My word throw faith it doeth you feid The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Except ye eat beleue and trow August in sermone ad inâ—uttes In my bodie and drink my blude I say ye haue no lyfe in yow For my bodie is verray fude Right so is drink I you conclude My bloode and take it spirituall For carnallie no man can dude The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Except ye eat ye haue no lyfe My fleshe and drink my blood he said â–ª But then amonges them grew such stryfe That some went back and was affraid And carnallie his wordes wraid Vntill their mindes sensuall And frome the faith they still dekaid The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all The Disciples murmurred amang Now can this man his fleshe vs giue But Christ knowing their thoghtes wrang Saying wherefore should this you greiue All thogh the Sonne of man should meiue To his glorie celestiall The spirit quickneth throw trwe beleue The fleshe prosfeitz nothing at all Sainâ—t Augustine writing full plane Against Adamant trwelie How the Lord douted not to saue This is my blood and my bodie August contra Adaman â—im When that he gaue to his meinzie The signe of his bodie corporall To kepe his death in memorie The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Al 's in an preface doeth he saye Where Christ did him self admit To his mandie on thuresdaye Saying take you now all and eat The holie sigure of me compleit And of my death memoriall My token trwe and promesse sweit The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all This fleshe ye se ye shall not eat â–ª Nor drinck the blood shed forth of me My Sacrament is drinck and meat That siedes the inwarde man trwelie Not for thy teith nor thy bellie I am no meat materiall Beleue and thou hes eatten me The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Most gratious God illumiuâ— Our wittes waik and impâ—â—ent Incresse our saith so satigat Make worde and deid equiualent Our sinnes vyle for to repent And lead our liues more spirituall According to thy testament Which is the fleshe that profeites all ⧠Anâ— Ballade vpon the prayer or orisque of â—â—nasses King of Iuda when he was led presouerâ— and captiue in Babilone â–ª 2. Cron. 33. VIth teares great I sigh and Sob Bewaling my natiuitie O God of Abram and Iacob I make my wofull plainte to the Bound foote and hand with an cheinze As an slaue mocked and dispist In presoue and captiuitie Soulzeit with the vncircumcist Thou Lord that made the heauen on hight The earth with all her instrumentes Thou made also the daye and night The Sunne the Monne resplendisentes The fyre the aire the elementes Thy worde o Lord and thy command Hath gart the heauenlie ornamentes In till their curse and ordour stand The 〈◊〉 sea depe and prosound By thy vertue which dâ—â—th excell â—hose welicring walles suâ—â—bound Dare not attoure their brymmes swell â–ª Their bodumis furius and fell Of whirling waters stif and stark The Lord hath closed vp himsell And seald them with his seall and mark O fearfull God who may withstand Thy feruent Ire in any case No sinner on the earth leuand Thy furie may abide allace for none are iust before thy face But all are sinners yong and old All are denude and bare of grace And to the deuill and hell are sold I grant thou art the Lord abone Of Iacob Abram and Isac that sinned not as I haue done Nor thy commandementes brak But I sinner sleuthfull and slack For breking thy law and command â—es heaped mo sinnes on my back Nor is in nombre all the sand I haue prouoked thy Ire allace My pride and my Iniquite â–ª â—es wroght great ill before thy face I know their is no health in me I grant I 〈…〉 And worâ—hâ—â— of th◠〈◊〉 and rod Because in my 〈◊〉 I wold not know the Lord my God My great abhominatione That day and night hath done incres Hes bene the iust occasione Of all my wo and heauines I haue sinned I do confes Right greuouslie aganes the Lord Let not my sinne and wickednes Stop the to be misericord Yet thou hast in remembrance Thy promesse and thy holie aith The man that is of repentance To punishe him thou art right laith Though thou be angrie in thy wraith Thou art sone pacified we ken When that we call to the in faith For all the wickednes of meâ— Thogh we sinners deserue iustlie Dampnatione death and helles fyre Yet for rewarde thy great mercie Hes pacified thy wraith and ire And promest hes thy high impire Frelie to all that will conuart For thou doest not of vs require Except an trwe and faithfull hart For thy goodnes no more considder My silthie sinnes night nor daye But wipe them all awaye to gidder Sith that I do repent and praye I know thou castes not awaye No wight that will on the depend Nor willis nor their death no waye But wold that they should leaue and mend With knees of my heart contreit I kneill full law before thy grace With teares distilling that I greit I weshe my bailfull blaickned face O Good Lord hear me in this caice And grant me my petitione And for my sinnes not me chaice But gif me full remissione Now saue me Lord since that I praye Saue me o God omnipotent And I shall loif the night and daye Whâ—ll that my lyfe away be spent For all the vertues parmanent Of heauen the Angelles all and some They prayse the as most excellent In world of worldles for to come ⧠An Ballade against the foull and dâ—tâ—stable vice of dronâ—kinnesse ALl for douered 〈◊〉 in after drinck In an 〈…〉 I layeâ— Appeared suddamlie as I did shlâ—k Ould father Noye cled in an nyce arraye Shaikand his beird with asteirne voyce did saye Of all sinnes â—xcesse is principall And bringes the bodie sonest to dekaye Pro. 31. Throw droncknes the mother of vices all I was the first that wine did plant or presse Thinking to be his master and his gyde But he deceaued me I the confesse Gen. 9. And of my Sonne was scorned in that tyde Because I could not my own secreittes hyde I cursed Cham my sonne and made him thrall Tyll his two brethren seruand till abyde Throw droncknes the mother of vices all What thogh I was be gild it was
myrth glaid curage To welcome him and makâ— him due homage There lambe that on the hid sâ—crettes did looke And was founde digne to oppen the holie booke That all the Angels had in suche esteime 1. Tim. â— 1. â—oh 2. Ioh. 17. Heb. 1â— This lambe ware on his head one diadeunâ— Where was writtin thre stiles singulair In 〈◊〉 letteres to him peculiar 1. Ioh. 2. Ioh. 17. Heb. 1â— On◠〈◊〉 did him 〈◊〉 call The sâ—cond sâ—yle our hie priesâ— principall The thrid sâ—â—lâ— was the Sauiour of all wight That in this worlde did bring to vs the ligâ—t And made his father who is our soueranâ— Lord On vs poor sinners to haue misâ—ricord This blessed Lord and Sauiour most hie Apoâ— 21. Exod. 20 Bothe heauen and earth togidder gartagrie In so far as the letter did conteane Promesse and law so of right shoulde perteane Isay 17. The Lord shuld promesse kepe and mercy shawe But man ought till obserue and kepe the Lawe Heb. â— â—10 So Christ Iesus to performe his office For that promesse to shewe his benefice Offred his pretious bloode his Father till And for oursake hathe done the Lawfulfill So dyeinge on croce that oblatione trewe Ended the Law and toke an stile of newe Ephe. 2. 1. Tim. â— 1. â—o 12. To be himself our onelie Mediatour He is that prince that with his manlie nature Hath vs redemed where we were daÌ„ned to pyne Reasone Scripture wolde that we shulde syne Giue him onelie the gloir and to none other Rom. 4. He is our Lord our Sauiour and brother In that diademe may be red in faith Heb. 2. 3 7 8 9 10 The lambe did meise the Lordes ire and wraith Where as before could do no bloode of beist He offred his owne bloode as mightie preist But not as offred the priestes Leuitticall That offred for themselues and syne for all Their sacrifice nor their oblatione Could neuer bring vs to saluatione For God the Father Lord omnipotent Was onelie with his Sonnes blood content So Christ our Lord was not bouÌ„d Priest considder But Melchisedech high Priest King to gidder King of all pietie peace and equitie And Priest that teached the word of verritie And entred ones in to the sanctuair By his owne blood his priesthoode to declair Where he offred his blessed fleshe also Sufficient for an thowssand worldes mo Blood of more strength nor the blood of â—hell Better nor Nabothes blood the trueth to tâ—ll Heb. 1â— That asked vengence fromâ— heauen to that place To fall on Iesabell and Iâ—habs race In dyeng Christ required with mightie voyce Maâ— â—6 Pardon to them that did him naiâ—l one croyce To death he neideth no more him self present That one oblatione for all was sufficient For death may now no more that lambe Arrâ—ist â—â—â— 5 â— 9 â—â— O lambe o King o high Bischope and Preist Betwix vs and thy Fathers furie stand Syne blesse vs with thy right and holie hand Gal. 4. Aâ—â— 4. O man if thou could with thy wit persaue The great ioyâ— that thou throw Christ dois haue Rom. â— Then shulde thy harte with hope and esperance Be more stable then rocke but variance 2. Para. 3. Thou shuld not cair of maÌ„ the threatning bostâ—s Nor yet regaird their strong and awfull hostes Thou shulde cure no punishment nor pyne Pâ—al â—4 â–ª Nor yet regaird pest hunger nor ruine Thou wold not seir fier death nor helles pane Phil. 4. All earthlie torment thou wold but repute vane If faithfull loue thou in shy harte doest beir To Christ our Lord and to his wordâ— most cleir He is our pleader for vs in to the lawes That venqueist Satan wan to vs our cawes Heb. 9. Againes his ornate speache and eloquence 1. Tim. 1 The heauen nor earth can make no resistance Satan nor death dar pretend no actione Gal. 3. Where Christ saith I haue made satisfactione This diademe most worthie to aduant Is garâ—eist with these stiles triumphant Isa 2 4. Whiche shulde not be attribute trust ye sure Vnto none other earthlie creature Nether to sainct nor Angell in the heauen Shulde those thre stiles in any wise be geuen Rom. 8 11. 1. Pet. 4. Exo. 34. None ought the stile of intercessione But Christ that bought it with his passione As in tymes past allace it may be seine How many haue worne an wail before their einâ— And stopped them to se the lyght most cleir Of the bright Sunne with eyne of hart inteir 2. Cor. 3. As Moyses ware before an mistie race An vaill to hide the bryghtenes of his face Right so doeth were this waill al theÌ„ that wolde Make Christes Law lyke to the lawes olde And may not se the lambes liberalitie That is to say who makes equalitie And wold compair the warkes of the Law Ephes 2 To Christes death that grace to vs doeth shaw Seking consaittes and fassions of their owne Iâ—bic 1 The lambe to theÌ„ will not be seyne nor knowne Because at others they haue soght remeid Forgetting Christ their cheif capitayne and hâ—â—â— Psâ—l 1 6 This soule errour that doeth their conscieÌ„ce 〈◊〉 Osâ—c 9 11. 2. Cor. 4 Procedeth from ignorance of holie writ Ferther read forth persaue and se the rest Beholde the vertue of this lambe celest The more that is considered his impire The more alway a man doâ—th him require With eye debonair dulce and petious That their was neuer man so dispitious Rom. â— â–ª Nor tyrane fell that blood humane did seike Beholding him he shuldâ— come dulce and meike Sunne on no day so bright did neuer shyne Apoc. â—1 â–ª Nor in Aurora bright starre matutyne In heauen nor earth is found nothing so fair â—aâ—t 1 2 3 4 â–ª That to his golden face I may compair The lyllie whyte consect in vermeill rose Vnto his bewtie can be no peir nor chose To his cleir colour of brightnes triumphant No pretious stone sapheir nor diamant Apoâ— â—1 Nor the charbonckle with his lucent strandes May be compaird to the brightnes of his handes He is so full of fragrant anâ—tie Sainâ—tes are enamourd with his bright bewtie Apoâ— â— 18 â— 19. Men in this earth left heritage and gude To winne his loue and serue his selcitude Rather chosing to be briâ—t at an slake Nor to renounce his loue and him forsake Câ—nt â— His vestament of golde pure and sâ—reue Double◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with purpur colouâ—â—â— Garnest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 resplendent With 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—nd with diament The gold â—â—â—ine 〈◊〉 signifie his glorie The colour sanguine his conquest and victoâ—â—â— Cant. â— The fair rubies riche and iuestimable Declares his noble giftes incomparable Of his excellent virtues herâ—icall Where as no Angell nor Catholicall Heb. 1. Psal 97 Did arriue for â—lke one of them by measure Ressaued the holie
〈◊〉 that could not satisfie To their desires whill â—yme prefiâ—t said ho Then for to rule and reigne bigen also 〈…〉 The great â—ictie superbe and glorious That some tyme founded was by Romulus Whiche wan and conquest all the Orient And in short space subdewed all the Occident On suche an wise all landes and langage Become their subiectes and made them homage Carthaiâ—e ancient strong and mightie town They brack the walles and kest the cietie down Their gloir did so increase and multiplie Pryde promest it shuld still remane on hie Pryâ—â— But wheÌ„ approched their propre houre and tyme Presixt and set by prouidence deuyne From their impire they were ouerthrawn cast They might no longar reigne for tyme was past So toke an end the high Impire Romane That was so long fordged on blood humane The whole world could not by their great puissance Them veÌ„ques whill God by his puruiaÌ„ce Sewe in their sinnat ciuile seditione Which sprang and grew to their confusione Consâ—â—e in earth no thing is permanent Eccles â— But shall haue end for God omnipotent With dayes houres hathe euery thing prefixt That shall not be ouer past nor yet proliâ—t Here in this earth nothing is firme nor stable But Christes kingdome remanes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—◠◠〈◊〉 So biyâ—g seased â—ur 〈◊〉 Our â— buocat and 〈…〉 Vpon his Fathers right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for man 1. Tim. 2 Heb. 9. With 〈◊〉 his orisone 〈◊〉 Praying his Father God omnipotent To grante him these requestes consequent Ioh. 17. O supreme Father most worthie in aspect Since in my bodie that thou hast elect Hathe bene accomplished whole obedience Apoc. â— Hebr. 2 9 10 12. 2. Cor. 6 Rom. 7. Therefore I pray the with deâ—full reuerence The inobedience of the worlde remitte That they against the daylie do committe Thogh poysone entred in by Adames race Thou may remead it with thy might and grace For my goodnes and loue mende that misdead Rom. 5. Since that by Adam entred sinne and dead Grant throw my death which was superlatyne May entre peace and euerlasting lyue I make the most humble supplicatione Since thou hast pleised the oblatione That pietie hathe caused me to present Ioh. 15. Of my owne naturall bodie innocent That sinne nor death pretend no actione Heb. 10. But take my fleshe and blood for satisfactione Ephes 1. Of them that will with heart intrincicall Pray in my Name to the continuall Holding the as the Father eterne tutorne Ioh. 14. And me as brother iudge and gouernoure Matt. 6. That hopes in me and in none other wight For them o Father I pray the day and night The ardent loue and pietie paternall Ioh. 17. That thou hast borne to me contenuall Must cause the lykewise them to loue so weill That in their heartes they may persâ—ne and feill Ioh. 1â— How for my sake thou hast them all resaued As thy owne children Gotten and consaued When they by waiknes in temptatione fall 1. Cor. 10 O Father then haue mercy on them all Considder of themselues they haue no goode But imperfite and borne of fleshe and bloode Ioh. 14 16. Without our helpe they fall and may not stand To thy goodnes them all I recommand I know full well what may to them betyde So Sataâ— me assailled with his pryde Thus may I not alway in their vexatione Mat. 4. Contemple them without I haue compassione Heb. 2. Their cauâ—e and maters touches me so neir They are my blood elect and brethren deir Thy are my membres and my holie Kirke I must be their defence for them to wirke Ephes 1 2. I may not suffre that one of them be shent To ansuer for them all I me present By thy bontie eternall they are thyne 1. Cor. 3. Mat. 21. Ioh. 16 17. Yet by reasone I boght them they are myne Thou hast them put vnder my gouernance And promesed me to be their assurance Their aide their helpar and protectour propice Father I pray the for my Sacrifice Idem That thou wilt in their mindes and hartes pour Our odoriferrant balme and sweit licour With the feruent flambe and zeale of Charitie The liuelie Spirit condigne of our deitie And the sweit vnctioÌ„ that doeth from bothe proceid Musâ— be 〈◊〉 their solace and remeid Again 〈…〉 As well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—iabolicall Ioh. 14. For their most 〈◊〉 and stroâ—◠〈◊〉 Their most persite and principall instructour The holie Gost for witnes and for gaige Ephes 1. 2. For 〈◊〉 and arles of our heritage Lat them with vs reignes o Father 〈◊〉 When they offend impute to me their crime Ioh. 17. And ended so this supplicatione He said to me for thy oblatione Heb. 9. Rom. 4 5. My dear beloued Sonne celestiall For the offence of men terrestriall Then payed for all au ransome most condigne Heb. 10. And I at thy request to them benigne My Sonne delice and substance of my sell Esa 9. Heb. 5. Proâ—or 8. 2. Cor. 4 Maâ— 28. Resaue all powere in heauen earth and hell Till damne till bind till Lousse and till releue Till saue them all that shall on the beleue Take all the treasures of the heauen celest Dispone and parte them where thou pleses best Sith I haue all this power to the geuen Psal â—â— Act. 2. Heb. 1 The earth the hell the Angelles of the heauen A geue the likewise in thy holy hand An rod of yron to strike who doeth ganestand If thou shall plese that rod without regaird Shall brecke breisse them as an pottars shaird Apo. 19. Our holie lambe ressaning all this charge To shewe him selfe bothe liberall and large The heauens oppened in haist with reuerence Mat. 18. Where he departed with magnificence 〈◊〉 â—â—â—asure and the holie gifte 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—he worlde plane and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And 〈◊〉 of all his promesse to fullfill Act. 2. The great conforteur come his 〈◊〉 With diuerse tongues and leides solatious And with zeraphricall windes gratious Ilke on of them in science newe did sleit With diuerse giftes of the sammyn Spreit 1. Cor. 2â— Where their was men of Mede and Parthians Of Pontus Pamphill and Cereneâ—us Of Capadoâ—e and Mesopotamia Of Asia Egypt Libia and Phrigia Act. 21. Their was Arab Iewe Greik and Proseleit Strangers of Rome of Candy and of Creit These nations all maruelled and was on sloght To here se what was by the Apostles wroght By verie vertue of their high doctrine Idem When all these nationes were before theme syne In their maternall tongues and propre leid Ilk one of them heard Christ preached in deid Fontaines of grace from them did slowe spring Throw Chrisis promâ—sse where his Spirit benig To Idiot men vnlearned hece on ground â—â—n 10. Their simplenes did prudent men consound Christ promised to leawe when he did ascend
Nor no sie vaue consautes 〈◊〉 reaâ— But by his Sonne that â—ath fulfilled the Lawe And satisfâ—ed the Father ones for all Heb. 9. 1â— By offâ—ing of his bodie naâ—urall Vpon the â—â—oce for vs sinnerâ— to die Whose death and passione made vs captiues fre Ephe. 5 Where we were dead in sinne and did remane Rom. â— And was condempned after Moyses Law Gal. â— â—et hathe his death vs broght on liue agane And shewes to vs the yock that we should drawe Heb. 2 9 The word of God the which doeth planelie shawe 1. Cor. 15 1. Tim. 2 Now we are onelie by Christ all iustified And by his rising are also glorified Wherefore great cause we haue to be content Thogh for thy sake we suffre wo and pâ—ne Sith we are perteners of thy Testament Of thy promesse and of thy word deyune Esa 4â— As Isai saith in the fourtie and nyne May any mother suffre hir eyes beforne Hir sonne to pereshe of hir bodie borne And thogh she do forget hir childe so deir Yet all the slock that will on me depend Idem I shall not them forget I to you sweir And when my people haue done me offend By the contrair I 〈◊〉 them to amend Come saith Christ who will their sinnes coÌ„sidder Ezec. â—â— That I may giue them life and health to gidder Come with innocence thogh ye shuld be slaine Come to me for I am ane rightious iudge Gen. 4 7 1â— 22. I am iust Abell I am not wicked Came Come to my arke and seke at me refuge For I am Noye and the second deluge Come to me in faith as did Abraham And Isaac that signified the lam Come all sinners for your owne beâ—oue 〈…〉 Come not as the Scribes with hypocrisie Come vnto me for kindnes and for loue Come as Naaman for I am 〈◊〉 Come on and I shall 〈◊〉 your leprosie I am Moses and I osâ—e that wan To you the frutefull 〈◊〉 of Canaaâ— Come till me I am faithfull I osias â—â—â—g 23. 1 Sam. â—◠〈◊〉 â—5 〈◊〉 â— I present Dauid Scripture makes mentione I â—lewe your olde enemie Golias For your defence I am migthie Samsone Sicke my 〈◊〉 for I am Salomon Come with faith as the Fathers and Propheites Come with repentance as the 〈◊〉 Ionas â— Come all that are liper Lazere and deif Mat. 12. Come all that are with maladie molest Come brigand 〈◊〉 and come theif â—ar â— Come sâ—ke at me 〈◊〉 and â—â—â—e in rest â—e that are mad and with the deuill 〈◊〉 Come to me ye that loâ—g tyme blinde haue beâ—â—e Luâ— â— That I maye oppen your mindes inward 〈◊〉 Come ye that walk in darknes night and daye So that ye will â–ª so my â—â—x take regand 〈◊〉 â— Come vnto me for I cast none awaye That will repent with heart and minde inward Knock on your 〈◊〉 and â—â— shall be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 â–ª Be not â—educed by 〈◊〉 doctrine nor 〈◊〉 Come 〈◊〉 at me 〈◊〉 and ye shall 〈◊〉 Eternall lyfe that euer shall remane 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not on the paines corporall Ioh. ◠〈◊〉 ye were dead yet shall â—e liue agaâ—â— Come all sinners that will for mercie call Come vnto me and I shall saue you all That bound and settred is in sinnes barge Come vnto me I shall you cleue discharge Maâ—â— â—â— Come to me vsâ—tairs aâ—aritious Come all that wrangâ—slie haue boght and solde Come gredie worines on earth so couettous Luc. 19. Climme vp the treis of your conscience colde Climme as did Zacheus me to beholde That restoird foure folde for ilk 〈◊〉 Syne of his goodes the half gaue to the pure Come with an liuelie faith firme and stable As did the Cananian in the Gospell That required as dog vnder the table Mat. â—3 To gadder croÌ„mes from Goddes word that fell To heall hir doghter and to saue hir sell Come also ye women of lyfe prophane Come with repentance as did the Magdalane The death of an sinner I do not desire All thogh he haue bene long tyme deafe and dum Ezec. 19. But rather that he shuld life at me require O Lord these are sweit sayinges all and sum Yet without the I can not to the cum Conuert thou me then shall I be conuerted 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 thou me then shall I be dâ—uerted From sinne o 〈◊〉 that doeth me soir molesâ— Since thou to me 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so fair an triâ—ie without the Lord my coâ—â—â—ence hes no rest Strengthen my spirit and to thy selse it tiste Ioh. 1â— I pray the in the Name of Iesus Christ Which hathe vs said what thing ye aske â—raâ—â— My father in my Name ye shall it half In Christes Name we should onelie demand Sith he hathe â—led him self with our natoure And at none other him selfe did so command For that 〈◊〉 Christ is our Mediatoure For our offence to God the plasmatoure â— Ioh. â— Our aduocar our freynd and 〈◊〉 our iudge Our asperance our comfort and refuge Now will I no more stand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To entre in thy holie house and temple Psal â—â— My Lord my God to come and drawe the neiâ— For consolation in heart I shall contemple Thy holie parable and godlie sweit exemple As in sainct Lukes Gospell is written plane Their was an certane man had sonnes twane Luc. 15. The yongest sonne before his father stude And him beâ—oght of his 〈◊〉 That he might haue his 〈◊〉 parte of gude Idem Whiche his father deuided equallie 〈◊〉 he went forthe in till an strainge cuntrie Where his parte â—â—sum din one while In prodigalitie and â—â— pleasures vile Syâ—â—e after hav suche honger and suche neâ—â— Eriled from his father and his kinne That with the swyne he was compeld to sâ—â—â— Idem But when that he betâ—oght him of his sinne How many are my Fathers house withine Of â—ryed seruandes that hes bread at will And I his Sonne for falt is like to spill I will vnto my my father and confesse How I am worthie for to be reproued I will him grant my sinne and wickednesse But the father before with pietie moued Idem â— â–ª â—â—â— Ranne till his sonne and said my dear beloued Thou art welcome and cled him from the colde Syne on his finger put aâ—â—ring of golde And siewe the â—at calf that was holden deir Thogh the eldest sonne their on wold not feid To welcome his yongest sonne make good cheir Idem Then said the father let all blithnes proâ—eiti My 〈◊〉 is toâ—â—â—â— oâ— luse that before was deid Lord here I seâ— thy great beatitude And do constdder my owne â—ngratitude It is I wretche from the father exild It is I my conscience hathe me accused Rom. 2. Iâ— is I Lord that is the wandring child The giftes thou me gaue I haue abused And contrare thy command haue them parused And them
consumed in prodigalitie Luc. 19. Following my lust and sensualitie So now great hongare reignes in this lâ—â—b That all kinne people in parrell is to tyne For falt of Goddes worde and his command And I compeld till ear with mekill pyne Amos 8. That whiche is meiter for dogs and for swine Haue I not cause for to be sad and wo When I think on the house that I came sro Where their is an abouÌ„daÌ„ce of the heaueÌ„lie bread But I allas haue done my self misgyde That my sinnes theiron will not let me feid What shall I do or where shall I me hyde Rom. 7. Or shall I still into my sinne abyde With repentance is better that I murne And yet agane to my father returne Perchance he mercie will vpon me haue I trust he will me souccour in my nâ—id When with repentance I it aske and craue Then shall I pray him that he take no heid Ezec. 18. To my folie nor to my wicked deid And to my sinnes past haue no regaird Nor after my deseruinges me rewaird Ioh. 17. That his iustice to me haue no respect Where I haue walked long tyme vndiscreâ—e Rom. â—â— But that his mercie make me his elect And as I thoght these wordes in my spreâ—e Their did appeir to me an father sweit That notwithstanding my sinne did me imbrace And from my faâ—ltes he did remoue his fate Esa 44. Syne did command 〈…〉 That in the booke of life I 〈◊〉 rolâ— And cled me with an robe of innocence And on my finger put an ring of gold Whiche is the liuelie faith that I should hold Luc. 15. And with that hand where the ring did repose He gaue me bread to eat more sweit nor rose Syne for my loue the best fed calf was keild That worldlie wisdome on an croice gart bleid Act. 3. Which calf was Christ our onelie stay and beild Heb. 9. Who said to me my owne brother take heid Who trustes in me shall neuer see the deid And thoght they were inâ—iâ—me dead man wyse Ioh. 11. Yet shall they liue and haue eternall lyfe My liuelie dead I tholed for thy behoue Hathe AdaÌ„s ofspring froÌ„ Satans baÌ„des driued Col. 2. Thou mon belâ—ue with hope to reigne aboue O death in lyfe by Christes death arriued Heb. 2. We that were dead are by his death reuiued Gal. 2. We are all dead as concerning the Law Rom. 7. And yet we liue throw Christes death we knaw O Lord my God Christ my Mediatour 1. Ioh. 2. That tholed death for my saluatione Wâ—she clenge and purge my poysoned natoure Ephe. 5. With liuelie water of regeneratione Tit. 3. That I se no more the separatione Of the and me my Lord my God and King Ioh. 14. But in the heauen with the that I may ring But giue me knowledge of the holie Worde And cause it shrow my inward pâ—â—â—â—s rinne Heb. 4. Perce thou my heart with that two edged smorde And that it still remaine my harte withinne Whil thou this spirit take from this corps of sinne Then thy right waye shall I parsaue and finde Rom. 7. And walk no more stumbling as I were blinde To vnderstand that word shall giue me plane Deut. 4. If I with mekenes do it humblie reid What is the trwe meate of an Christiane Allanerlie since no man leues on breid But by the worde which doeth of God proceid Mat. 4. Lord thou art high brade lenth and latitude Stloth serene the pure and plesand slude I come to the to weshe me in that place Thou knowes well I am the blinde man borne Refuse me not but grant me of thy grace Since for my sake thou beatten was and torne Ioh. 9. Suffre me not o Lord to be forlorne Nor led with blinde thogh I blindnes desire To go and trampe in euerie dub and myre Oppen my inward eyne and giue me sight O Lord and make me one of thy appointed â— Ioh â–ª 2 4. Ephe. 2. Heb. 2 9 10. That I may iudge the darknes by the light And say that it is Iesus Godes oynted That with his precious â–ª blood hath me anointed And me redemed hathe from captiuitie And hathe me geuen the Spirit of libertie The 〈…〉 for the of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chace With 〈…〉 â— and 〈◊〉 That I 〈…〉 and it 〈◊〉 Esa 15. Luc. 1. Louse thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that I may 〈◊〉 expreâ— That holie worde and dailie it confes Sen thâ—â— hast said let not my yocke the greue 〈◊〉 â— â–ª For if thou will â—â—my promesse beleue Thou shall dwell in me and I in the remane If thou byde constant withoutten balt or hink To comfort the in thy trauell and pane In thy drouthe thou shall haue my blood to drink Ioh. 6. And in thy heart if that trwe faith can sink My bodie thou shall haue and fleshe to â—it To fede the inward man the lyfe and spreit Remembring thereby my death and passione Vntill I come kepe the same in memorie 1. Cor. 11 For they receaue their ownr damnatione That eattes this Sacrament vnworthelie Making no difference of the Lordes bodie Therefore let one man iudge him selfe and sâ—ne Let him come â—at the bread and drink the wyne 2. Cor. â—â— Right many are with maladiâ—s confused And do perishâ— at length without remeid Bâ—cause they haue â–ª 〈◊〉 Saâ—â—aâ—â—â—t abused 1. 〈◊〉 11. And many slepes to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because they haue not thereof taken heâ—d Lord â—locken me with drink celestiall That no dregges nor poysone papisticall Haue puissance to entre my heart withinne Whose dregges hath done the whole world delude Which is but draffe and satlinges full of sinne Ioh. 6. The Lordes word and promesse is my fude He hath me fed in faith with fleshe and blude He is the bread of life the which shall geue Pardon of sinne to all that will beleue He is the Sacrament and lambe Paschall That oues for all hath made ane offring Leuit. 18 Deuâ— 21. Psal 4â— Heb. 1. Gal. 3. His precious bloode hath ransoued vs all He was for vs curst and on an ecoce did hing That curse till vs he chainged in blessing And to saue his elect for verye loue He gaue him selfe to death for their behoue And from the dead â–ª to life he roise againe In to his naturall bodie sensible Ioh. 21. Syne to his Apostles appeared plaine Mar. 16. That they might all see his bodie visible Syne to his Father that is inuisible He ascended from them thogh they did murne Act. 1. And promest at the last daye for to returne In that same bodie that he rose from deid Which bodie doeth remane in heauen alwaye And sitteth on Godds right hand as saith the creid Heb. 1â— â–ª And shall not steir nor moue as Paull doeth saye Whill the last trompet sound at domesdaye If it
so be fleshe nor eye corruptable May not himse which is vncorruptable Nor yet their is no mouth nor hand mortall Nor that marchantes thereof thoght they be wraith May â—at or touchâ— his bodie naturall But all the faithfull as the Scripture saith Do â—at his â—lâ—she and drink his blood in faith And till he come hath left that ordinance In sâ—gne of his death and our deliuerance As for the oblaâ—ionâ— and sacrifice â–ª Malac. 1. Offred by ChaÌ„nons MoÌ„ckes Priestes Freris For quick and dead founded on auarice â—see 5. Their Sacrifice in Goddâ—s sight apperis As clothe polluted cum menstruo mulâ—eris Wâ—o will not coufâ—ssâ— â–ª all readie that Christ Is come in fleshe he is ane Aâ—techrist â— Ioh. 4 They dèny Christ those fals Prophetes prophane Sâ—ice he is come bothe dâ—ad and buried Heb. 9. That will hâ—n newlinges slay and kill agane â—al 2. The Sacrifice of the olde Law pacified Thâ— father whill his Sonne was sacrified â—om â— Which is come and offâ—â—d ons for all â—â—b 10. But â—â—â—ce that he is comâ— as saith samet Paull And for our sinnes hath suâ—â—red passione Sâ—ing that he is rissin and gloufied Idem The fathâ—r will no nâ—we oblatione He will be noâ— adored and maâ—nifieâ— Christ will no more for â—innes bâ— sacrified He will now be louâ—d feard sâ—rued and dred And will no more with Sacrifice be fed It is onelie thou o Iesu Christ my Lord It is thou o sweit Lambe immaculat 1. Ioh. 2. I pray the Lord to be misericord 1. Tim. 2 And thogh that I shuld be vituperat Of all my freindes and excommunicat â—oh 16. Rom. 7. Scorged scorned imprisoned and blamed Yet of thy worde shall I not be eschamed But I shall boldlie say in euerie steid And confesse before men bothe morne and euen Act. 4. That their is none other can giue remeid Nor yet none other name in earth nor heauen Luc. 20. That for saluatione is to mankinde geuen 1. Pet. 2. Nor grace nor life that can till vs inswe But onelie in the name of Christ Ieswe Act. 4. And yet til al them that his word doeth mock And dailie do their owne traditiones houlde Mat. 21. He his an stumbling stone and snapring block Psal 118 To all that wold entre in his shepe foulde By an other way nor him selfe hathe toulde Ioh. 10. To them that sâ—kes by inuentions subtiles Esa â—8 To saue them by their workes inutiles Ye that your owne good intentes estemes Idem To seke the word of God that is so sweir Arise and walk forthe of your sliprie dremes In slepe ye are charged and may not steir Ephes 5 With heauie burdinges impossible to beir Mat. 23. So that an greate fâ—bure moued with heit Hath surâ—montâ—d your senses and yur spreit Esa 16. Which makes you raif saye ye wait not what Osâ—c â— â— That Goddes worde holie Scripture blames An thousand thinges againes the trueth God wat A walk â—orthe of your â—ilthie drâ—ames uifames And vse the counsell of the Apostle Iames â—ho that hathe faute of sapiâ—nce saith he â—acob 1. Let aske of God which geueth aboundantke To euerie man and doeth none deceaâ—e Nor yet no kinde of natione will he lack â—oh 10. What thing ye ask in faith ye shall it haue Come all that will repent and be not slak Mat. 9. That he may take the burdinges of your back He is our Lord our Sauiour and Maister He makes the wound syne setteth on the plaister â–ª At his owne pleasure and not at our will None of vs are found iuste afore his face Rom. â— Our owne nature can wirke no good but ill If we haue goodnes it is not of our race Ephe. â— Nor yet of our selues but by Goddes grace By his grace I which was an oliue wilde Is grafted in faith and become his childe Rom. 11. Participant of the free oliue faire Where I was before bastard and none other Idem He haâ—he me made his lauchfull sonne and aire And â—ik partaker with my eldâ—st brother Luc. 15. Where I had but an concubine to mother And come last to laubour in the wyne Yet with the first I gat my iuste propyne Mat. 2â— That blindes the worlde with hi◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â— Be mercifull to him and let him se And persaue his owne preuaricationâ—â— Where with he blindeth all bind of nationes I lose my tyme for so he will not with For that vngodlie beast is no renieid Is he not cheif of his vnknowne kirk 1. Ioh. â—â— Sainct Iohn in his epistle biddeth me take heid Their is saith he an certaine sinne to deid For the which sinne I wishe no man to praye The beast coÌ„mitteth the sinne bothe night daye I meine the sinne against the holie â—prâ—it Heb. 6 10. With that sinne no man ought to play nor bouâ—d To pray for Goddes â—oo it is not meit He is his â—oo that â—oo is till his word Rom. 11. That ouer al where with paines fyre and sword Prouer. 2â— Doeth seke to slay and persecute expresse All them that will trwelie that word confesse Lord frie vs from his constitutiones And do not sufâ—re thine elect to fall Ioh. 17. Esa 3. Osâ—â— 12. In the pit of his deuilishe traditiones Which holdeÌ„ hathe so long thy Churche in thrall By his inuentiones Diabolicall Eiect him forthe and all his euen and od 2. Tes 2. The forlorue sonne that in the temple of God 〈…〉 him self hâ—â—h rong east west South And 〈◊〉 world after his solie 〈◊〉 Thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the spirit of thy mouth For till 〈◊〉 and kill that Antechrist 2. Tes â— For his presuming equalitie with Christ The refulgent splendour of thy comming Shall sone to darknes driue that beast maling Then shall the heauie burdinges importables Of mennes doctrines and their vaine command Alleged in their lawes deceiueables Mat. 2â— That none but them selues could vnderstand Luc. 11. Where with the conscieÌ„ce of simple meÌ„ they band Then shall their superstitiones in an stound With mekil shame be broght vnto the ground Apoc. 20 Then shal the word of God be shawn compleit Apoc. 7. Which shall darken the doctrine of the hure Ioh. 4. And God him self adored in saith and Spirit But not in images nor painted portrature Which are against the Law and the Scripture To make any kind of similitude Deut. 4. In heauen nor earth in water sea nor slude Nor till worship the werk of mennes handes But to set all idolatrie asyde As thow may planelie read in the commandes Exod. 20 Who maketh them or in them doeth confide Shall with them all in Goddes wrath abide Who worsheppes images it is no bourd Let them allone and follow Goddes word Psal 11◠〈◊〉
Is their more greâ—ter honour land and gloir As to be portrait in euerie kinde of thing To Iesus Christ the Sonne of God our King Col. 3. At the last day with Christ our Master deir Like to him self saith Iohn we shall appeir Christ saith who that wold my disciple be Forsake him self againes the worlde stryue Luc. 9. Take vp my croce and beir it after me I grant ther is no creature on lyue But they wold all be saued man and wyfe Mat. 10. I confesse all wold reigne with Christ in blis But sewe are like the Sonne of God in this The Sonne of God our Master or he rang Receaued humilitie and abhorred pryde Mat. 2. Luc. 22. Was crucified and tholed paines strang And durst not long in to no place abyde Baneist and had no hole his heid to hide Ioh. 8. He was blasphemed they said say we not weill Away Samaritane possessed with the deill For who wold be like the Sonne of God Like him must shape their cleathing their weid Col. 3. Syne bear his croce through euerie pathe rod Mat. 16. If we wold reigne vncrucified in deid We are not like to Christ our cheffe and heid Mar. 8. God haith ordained all that with Christ shal ring Luc. 9. For to be like to Christ in euerie thing Their is no waye to entre in to gloir Rom. â— Their is no helpe their is none other choise â—uc 9. But as the Sonne of God hathe gone beâ—oir He is the waye his shepe they hear his voise Ioh. 10. They follow him thy bear his marke and croise Esa 50. God the Father in his counsell deuine Determined by suffâ—ing woo and pine That Iesu Christ shoulde entre in repose Since the diuinitie did so decreit Esa 62. So it behoued this blessed heauenlie rose Shoulde suffre death to make the worke coÌ„pleit As God the Father had ordained in Spreit Some saith that the Scripture Prophettes trwe Luc. 9. Spake and meined but onelie of Christ Iesu I answer the prouidence eternall Ephes 1. Before the worlde as now it sees and saw Comprehending all thinges vniuersall 1. Cor. 11. The cermonicall Scriptures ye knaw Col. 1. Are finished in Christ end of the Law But yet the Scriptures follow vpon vs Rom. 8. That are membres of his Sonne Christ Iesus The holie Spirit of God saith Paull expresse That wirketh daye and night for our behoue To our spirit beareth record and witnesse That we are children of the Lord aboue Also coheritoures with Christ throw loue Saith Paull if we suffre with him in deid We shall be also with him glorifeid Except we suffre and our selues dant The holie Spirit maketh narratione Mat. 20. We shall no wayes be participant Mar. 10. Of Iesus Christes death and passione Except we bear the croce of tribulatione 2. Tim. 2 If we think shame his croce to bear and take Likewise saith Paull he will vs clene forsake In to the Leuitt Law God gaue coÌ„mand Leuit. 2. To all Israell that they should neuer tyre To salt all sacrifice and all offrand But in the nynt of marke Christ doeth require His seruandes to be seasoned with fyre Mar. 9. If they will be of his religione To salt them selues with persecutione Prepair you o vnfeinzeid Christians To passe se that ye be all readie drest 1. Cor. 3. This purgatore to the Corrinthians That Paull in to the thrid theptour exprest Where euerie work shall be manifest In the daye of temptatione and of yre The croce of tribulaâ—ione is that fyre That fyre shall trie our work â—s euen and od Idâ—m To riche nor poore it will haue no respect Their shall be sene who is like the Sonne of God Ioh. 16. It is neidefull that all the faithfull Sect 2. Tim. 3 Be tryed by fyre that are his trwe elâ—ct As were all they that loued Christes Impyre Iud. 8. Proued and tryed by that fellone fyre Abell the iuste by his owne brother Cain Gen. 4 7. Thogh he offended him in to no caice Was he not put to death by him and slaine Noye with all kind of soules and beastes raice Was closed on the sea an yeres spaice Abraham father of all fidelitie Rom. 4. Had he not dailie great aduersitie When sundrie tymes for dreddour of his life Gen. 12 14 20 22 23. For hongare famine and tribulatione Behoued to denie his propre wise Loth in Sodome had great vâ—xatione Isaac had he not great temptatione When his father obeying Goddes ' commande Vpon an altar lyke one lambe him band To cut his neck all readie was an knyfe Whill that his faâ—her persaued well and saw That Goddes Angell came to saue his lyfe Twentie yeres durst not Iacob ye knaw Gen. 27. 17. Come to Canaan for feir of Esaw Iosephes owne brethren put him in an caue And syne him solde in Egypt for an slaue Where his masters accused him in dispite And into prisone impetiouslie was donne Gen. 39. For not fulfilling of her appetite Moyses walde rather with Godds people woÌ„ne Exod. 12 Nor to be called king Pharoes daughters sonne Heb. 11. Moyses thy Spirit before did clearlie se Where Salomon said it were better be With the humble in paines and distresse Nor with the glorious bothe night and daye Prouer. 16. To parte bushelles of gold and great richesse â–ª Iossue that still did the Lord obaye At whose request the Soune for him did staye What tribulatione had he or he wan Iosu 10. The land of promesse called Canaan Godlie Debora what she tholed in eard Iud. 4. When vnderneth the palme trie was her luges Beholde and read in Iudicum the feard Iud. 7. What Gideou suffred with smale refuges I do report me to the book of Iudges What petious paines had Iephteth Gileadâ—it When he his onelie daughter sacrifest Iud. 11. Samsone blessed of God omnipotent Iudi. 13 14. Nazarien that oynted was with oyle And for his strength Messias did present Had he not persecutione paine and dule They brest his eyne and vsed him as an fule Idem 16 Dauid prince of Prophettes in Spirit exparte That God did chese after his verie hart Againes Saull the moste part of his lyfe 1. Sam. 19 22 23. In woddes in willdernes and great exile He had but persecutione paine and strife After Saull Absolou within aâ— while His father chaist and did his bed defile Dauid suâ—fred all these probationes 2. Sam. 15. Without murmour or exclamationes Welcome he said welcome thy holie will Thy pleasure mot all waye in me be planted 1. Sam. 26. I haue suâ—fred and readie to suâ—fre still O worde deuine o outward man well danted O faith and hope in till an heart well hanted When Samuell by prophecie deuine Declared
is heauâ—nlie the bodie inutill And is but an obscure or law preson Where as in laugour lyeth the soule gentill Of that prison I haue key subtill Which is my dart that for the soule is geuen To louse it out of that soull preson vile Where I it send with mekle ioy to heauen Holde fâ—irme thy faith on an God vndefild And for thy father take him and him call Ys he be so then art thou sure his child Mat. 6. And aire of his kingdome Celestiall Yf he hath fred the frome death perpetuall Befoir or euer thou had tyll him regaird Rom. 5. Dout not but and thou loue him cordiall With mekell better he shall thy selfe rewaird And as concerning the fleshes actione It can not liue without sinne and delite Nor yet it can not make satisfactione Rom. 6. For sinne to God wherof it had the wyte But right as Iesus vpon an croce perfite Died for our sinnes so most our fleshe expire And die with Christ yf that we wold be quyte Of endles death sinne and of Hellis fire Who striketh this stroke but death thou knowest weill So I am to all christians man and wyfe The end of sinne beginning of their seill The end of cair and thoght most pungetyfe And the beginning of euerlasting lyfe Why wold thou Aigâ— returne to youth againe To pas the vaill of woo and mortall stryfe Which thou hast scaped with so mekell paine Yf thou will say when I come the arreist That I the do great wrong and violence Saying thou hast no paine but ioy and fâ—ist With all delite withoutten indigence I say that pleasure turnes to impatience When it at length leadeth to dampnatione My death is pleasure to all hath sapience When ye from death turne to saluation What displeasure haue I here to the named To fear my dart nay nay I say not so But for Christis sake to suffer and be blamed To take in patience truble paine and wo The losse of goodes and dignities also Wanting pleasurs that somtime thou had ryfe So dyeng vnder my dart to pas them fio In place of them shall haue Eternall lyfe For fear of me be not contrist nor wo But haue firme hope and faith for till conforme The will of God and syne let gladlie go Ryches and friendes with all thesaures enorme For an cleir sky betoknes that the storme Will sone throw the Aire make seperatione Suche faith in persones departing doeth performe Sure signes and tokens of their trew saluatioÌ„e To this effect thou shuld not fear at length Iesus for vs would first the death assay His death hath venquest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 might strength Theirfore thinke not to dye thogh I the slay He me ouercame to sâ—ue the frome dâ—â—ay So I am but port and passage manifest That thou shuld gladlie â—ine throw night day Frome this fals world to heauenlie gloir celest Somtyme in figure as Scripture declair can An brasin serpent Moyses did raise on hight Which serpent to behold did heall an man That had bene stonged by â—yrie serpents slight Lykewyse all they that by trwe faith hes sight Of Christ is death is heiled of my band As of the secound death I haue no might Christ hath that pouer rest forthe of my hand Great folie is in the custome humane To mourne for men when I them lay on sleip Yf thou beleues he shall with God remane Wâ—y doest thou then lament with sighing depe Orwould thou here alway on lyfe him kepe Will thou him frome his great profit defend Since it is Goddes will thou shuld not wepe In doing so I know thou doest offend Let pagains rore let turkes take terrours That hope to haue none other habitatione The lake of faith is cause of all theare Errours Like Eathâ—â—quâ—s ignorant of their saluatione As to the black dooâ—es frequentation Ipocricie did shaipe that feyned sorow Some for their father maketh dooll ád deploratione That for their mother wold it weire the morrow Messess of Requâ—â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 excellis To the great profite of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 With rouâ—ing roring and 〈◊〉 of bellis Their gredines forth sheweth their wicked waâ—â— â–ª For yf ye had no vailzeand to your â—â—kes Be ye assured that after youre deceirs None of the rabill that wearres the markes Wyll for you ringe or singe or say an veirs For the prepair no suche solemniteis Nor for thy buriall bâ— thou no wayes trist In Goddes sight they are but vaniteis Sauitie doeth not in earth nor tombe coÌ„sist An Faithfull man shall in the heauen be blist Where euer his fleshe or bodie buried be The wickits soull shall in the hell â—e thrist Thogh he were buried whith all solemnitie At short to end now with my first purpose Fear not me death nor ban me I the pray For who wold in the heauenlie Hous repose Must first beleue goddes promese I saye Vho wold be with his angelles nyght daye Vho wold the face of God behold and se And who wold dwell in paradice for aye Yet before all I death must gar him die Confesse me to be good and gratious For whill I come thou art with sinne repleit Confesse thy lyfe bitter and Eigerous Confesse my dart plesand holsome sweit Also confesse and grant althogh thy spreit Ware mortall as thy filthie 〈◊〉 immound Yet shuld thou hold me as thy freiud discrte That 〈◊〉 the from thir worâ—â—li◠〈◊〉 pro â—ound FINIS Where followeth The Iudgment of Minos Vpon the preserment of Alexander the great Conquerout Hanniball of Carthage and Scipion the Romain surnamed Affrican 〈◊〉 forth of Frayâ—ce in scoâ—tes by the saide Noruell My vailÈeant heart full of honor gloire May not suffre HaÌ„niball to pas before Me intill armes and dedes martiall For suthe I thinke no man that is equall Ought in dedes of armes for to compair There worthynes or actis vnto myne Hanniball I will defende and manteyne the contrair Reporting me vntill God Mynos syne Iudge infernall and Lord of wo and pyite The aufull sworde of iustice to mantyne Where ryght and reason alway shal be seyne For euerie man alike bothe freind and sone Mynos That I may heare fyrst tell to me anone What are ye that disputis heare alone Of high honours to haue the aduantage Alexandre This is the Duke Hanniball of Carthagâ— And I Alexandre the great Empriour Of all the world Kyng and Conquerour That wan and sâ—bdwed euery Natione Mynos Your names are of great existunatione Worthie of honour glorie and land supreyme With lawreir crowned is your diadeyme I meruell ye shuld haue debaite togidder â–ª Alexandre Bot Mynos I thinke ye shuld consider My birth forâ—uâ—â— silicitie and werde And how I wold suffer no man in erde To be my compagnion nor perregall But as the Eigle that suremountis all Other foules most highest in the aire So may no man himselfe to me compaire In high curage and furour bellicall Wherefore I will not that