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
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
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
for loue and libertie of man Aganes Sinne death and Satan also Apoc. 19. That parsecute mankinde withoutten ho He wold of his goodnes vnder infirmitie Isa â— 6. Phil. 2. Hydâ— the greate power of his diuinitie Because that he was huâ—ble ouer all whair Mat. 1. His glorious â—o feared him the mair For our sakâ—â— come that captayne expart Psal 45 Ioh. â—â— That God diâ— cheâ—â—e after his very hart To gyde his people and be gouernour Ioh. 1. Wish curage came this hardie conquerour Teld with our fleshe infirme â—yne manfuâ—le Heb. 2. He faught with fo rs againes our foâ—s thre These enemies about him round arreyed Satan to tempt him haistelie asseyed 〈◊〉 4. In their assaultes thy war also assailled All thre ouercome their puissance not a vailled Syne death his dart at him threw in that stouÌ„d Apoc â–ª 20 But his dart him selfe wroght ye greittest wouÌ„d Death thinking on him to winne an aduantage In to that battaill lost bothe strength ruraige Heb. 1. So our victorious capitayne thus he châ—sed And thogh it best till lat him self be sesed Osâ—â— 13. In dying so he raised his fo rs agane To deathes preiudice and meikle pane Death thou art dead for all thy strength might 1. Cor. 15 Thou art no more now vailleand nor wight Where is thy aufull dart and widdert â—orce Where is become thy power and thy force Where is become thy puissance and thy glorie Death where is thy sting hell thy victorie O Lord of lordes thou by thy might and streÌ„gth Hast done fulfill to vs thy folke at length Deb. â— Thy holie promesse from the altitude Saying by the Sprite of thy Prophete gude Rom. 5. O death with death when thou shall gar me de Osâ—â—â—â— My death shall be thy death and vinques the O hart of maeâ— thogh thou war addamant Graue in â—hy self with an 〈…〉 â—â—amant 〈◊〉 â— â—ow Chriâ—â—s dead hathe 〈…〉 〈◊〉 And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to lyâ—e 〈…〉 〈…〉 â—is death 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â— â— And the soore sentence of the law haâ—â—he broâ—â—n The olde tribuâ—â— â–ª 〈◊〉 sâ—â—â—e he did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And haithe the draâ—â—â—s kingdome 〈◊〉 â—ul Law Now Sioâ— syâ—g with voice melodiâ—â—◠〈◊〉 1â— Syng on bothe 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 glorioâ—â— â—ow Christ brak thy boâ—des and made the srie Apoc. 7. Frome Satans sâ—râ—itâ—de and tyraâ—â—ie Prayse thou the Lord for thy deliuerance And loâ—fe the lambe for his newe alliaâ—ce 1. â—or 2. Magnifie him for now and â—uer more To Christ giue onelie honour prayse and glore That hathe so loued the that for thy saâ—k Hathe all thy foes subdewed at one straik This conqueroure in sâ—â—le hâ—roicall Spak as hauing the charge â—â—lâ—stiall â—say 43 Sâ—â— I am come I haue power compleit To breke the olde and make an â—â—we decrâ—â—â— And first of all to death he 〈◊〉 him neir 2. â—or 5. And said these wordes as ye shall after heir Death 〈◊〉 of man and pest capitall That vnder one wolde gouerne all equall 〈◊〉 4. Send downe to the inâ—erâ—all pitt plaâ—de Rom. â— Of hell obsâ—â—re against the I conclude My newe decreit and law that â—euer was 1. â—or â—â— Neglect them not for by them must thou pas Take head o death note well and vnderstand 〈◊〉 41. That in my fathers name I the command â—hen thou shall call my choâ—in and elect â—et haue to them a◠〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 respect I charge the 〈◊〉 thy â—acâ— thou shal them 〈◊〉 To â—raye them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Law And when thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â— â—ead not with the Sataâ— nor his coâ—â—â—â—t Nâ—ther temptation hell nor yet dispair 〈◊〉 nor 〈◊〉 thoght 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 aâ—â—air I command the â—at noâ— to tâ—â—mâ— appâ—â—â— Sadâ—es nor wo dâ—â—â— drâ—doâ—r dread nor â—â—ir â—ell nor his 〈◊〉 shall no wayes be prepaiâ—d Nor no daâ—â—atâ—on shall be one them declaâ—â—d Item To my elect that oâ— me will beleue â—how shall not haue no pâ—â—ssance them to greue Seâ— that my chosen wâ—â—h peace and patiâ—â—ce â—oâ—â—â—des â—â— me I shall be their desence Ioh. â—â— With bosâ—â—â—g of the Law come thou no more â—al â— â— 4. With Goddes wraith as thou was woâ—t before Come not with doloâ—â—s nor with aâ—â—â—ctions Come loâ—inglie with beneâ—â—ctions Psâ—l â—â— Come as my seruand and portar speciall Come as my posâ— and sâ—â—â—â—lie on them call Ioh. â— And syâ—e 〈◊〉 oppen thou my porte And say to my 〈◊〉 in this sorte â—â—ir is the end of your trauell be â—aâ—e 〈◊〉 â— â–ª 〈◊〉 â—â— â—ere is the end of all your wo and pane So thou shall wiâ—e the teares from their eyâ—â— And promâ—sse the more iâ—ye then thâ—y haue 〈◊〉 Thou that sometyme was their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â— Shall â—ow be chainged in beâ—â—dictioâ—e When thou hast serued of porâ—e then at last 〈…〉 〈◊〉 throw the â—â—â—t 〈…〉 th◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shall die 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And saâ—d to sâ—â—ne thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Syâ—â—e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 oâ— Sa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the second death Apo. â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 most 〈◊〉 O◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 foâ—â—â— and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 oâ— the coâ—â—â—â—able 〈◊〉 Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sulpâ—â—r Conâ—eaâ—ed and boâ—â—â— of the olâ—â— â–ª serâ—eâ—t Soâ—kar of his laitâ—lie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thou caâ—st wâ—ll 〈◊〉 iâ— volâ—ptâ—ous place To pâ—ysoâ—e Adames nature and his â–ª â—aiâ—â— With thy corrupt canâ—â—â— thou can attoâ—es Pollute his harte and gâ—awe his fleshe bones Psal 14. 〈◊〉 2â— Rom. 6. In so far that his fleshe force and puissance With thy â—eâ—â—ome broght till great greâ—â—â—ce Man is the marke at thou doest daâ—â—â—e shâ—te Of his warke 〈◊〉 day â—hou sâ—kes tribuâ—â— Thou art in him so 〈◊〉 and so graâ—ed â—sa â—â— That thou hast him 〈◊〉 and depraâ—ed â—â—t 〈◊〉 note well marke how that my graâ—â— Shall far surmâ—â—â— thy â—â—â—the in euery place â—om â— â—ll thogh fleshe aâ—â— blood of thy pâ—st redoâ—â—de â—â—t muche more shall my mercie abounde Thogh thou hast with thâ—â—â—â—soâ—e â— thy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the heauen 〈◊〉 fathers ire proâ—oke 〈◊〉 I hauâ— done â—â—thâ— â–ª heauen and â—arth fulfill With grace and 〈◊〉 â— wâ—oght my fathers wilâ— â–ª â— â—or 15 〈◊〉 â— Phâ—l ◠〈◊〉 â— Oâ— nâ— more valoâ—â— thou shall be repâ—ted For I hâ—â—e all thy power 〈◊〉 coâ—â—â—â—ed To my elect thou shall as drop of gall â—e â—â—xt in pypâ— of hoâ—y 〈◊〉 So shall bâ— melted all thy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And as an 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So 〈◊〉 art lesse â–ª in 〈◊〉 vnto me 1. 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the fleshe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I do 〈◊〉 And â—â—â—all to 〈◊〉 all to 〈◊〉 My 〈◊〉 shall work on such â—◠〈◊〉 aâ—â—hair 〈◊〉 â— That olde â—â—am shall masâ—â—r be 〈◊〉 We shall 〈◊〉 make an saâ—â—oth and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
plant his breist withinne Suche giftes of grace that he shuld neuer sinne Thou knowest their is no man on earth leuand Thaâ— can or may against thy will with stand Rom. 9. Sith thou art God our Lord Fathâ—r 〈◊〉 Why holdes thou vs in wo and miserie Why hast thou hardned thus our hearts minâ—â— And syld our â—yne we shuld not cleirlie sâ— The thing that may thy will and pleasure be Why doest thou not of thy beneuolence Excuse our saâ—tes we do throw negligence 4. Es â— Sith man is made of sinne bothe crope 〈◊〉 And can not drug but as thou lettes him drawe Why doest thou then that sinne to him impuâ—e The heart that shuld the fear and stand in awe Esa 54. Why doeth it worke against thy will and Lawe But as the iuste so hes thou made 〈◊〉 The murtherare for to distroye and â—eill Euen as the potter with an lompe of lame Doeth after his owne santasie direct Some pott to honour and other some to shame So hes thou lykwyse creat and elect Some to thy gloire and some to be deiect Rom. â—â— So of our sâ—lues we neuer haue sâ—e will For to do good but all mischeif and ill O sinsull wretche that doest thy self abuse Now damnable is thy frewoll argument Rom. 45. Will thou thy sinnes on the Lord excuse To dispute how dar thou thy self present With the deip wisdome of God omnipotent Esa 45. Sith ignorance hathe the dissaued plane Cry mercie for thy argumentes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Consesse the â—ord the Lord of veritie Esa â—3 1. Ioh. â— â—â— â—hes â— â—it â— 2. Tim. 2. Ioh. 1â— Rom. â— â—nd do not 〈…〉 sence pleid His iudgemente◠〈…〉 of equitie His â—â—nne is 〈◊〉 and remeid For all the sinnes that came of Adames seid Confesse at Baptisme how thow 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And sware the faithfull spouse to Iesus Christe Allas I fornicator full of cair All are spiritual fornicatours that wirshoppes not one God allauerhe Deut. 31 â—â—diâ— 2 8. Fornicatione for infidelitie and murmuratione against God NuÌ„b. 14 Following the apperite of lustes raige Dat not for shame my filthines declair For worldlie lust I lose my heritage I haue a pultered my whole mariage And followed hath my sensualitie I set at noght the word of veritie I grant my luste hathe me repâ—â—oâ—aâ— And hathe me caused to forsake allace My Sauiour Christ and spouse immaculate How day I me present before his face Or how dar Iâ— my spousâ— require for grace Sith I my self made separatione Commiting filthie fornicatione To follow my lustes I did neuer blinne Rom 3. Nor neuer wold against them contest I am broght vp and nourest in to sinne Pro. 20. With dolour now why am I not opprest Sith I haue done forsake my spouse celâ—st O vile 〈◊〉 hast thou no shame Mat. 10. Christ to renunce of whom thou beares the name For ignorance for pleasure and delite For fals doctrine that doeth all men confuse 1. Cor. 14 For gluttonnie and beastlie appetite For them why hast thou done thy self abuse Note how ignorance doeth no man excuse Ther is no way since thou art so infect â—â—hes 1. But onelie Christ the spouse of his elect An spouse and that full of benignitie Not looking on my lyfe luxurious Psal 45. That for my lufâ— hathe suffred death for me His dead hathe venquest death most furious Ephe. 5. And shewn him self an louer curious His grace and mercie most misericord Gal. 4. Hathe made my peace pointemeÌ„t with the Lord. Right as thou art my loue and Lord of blisse 1. Cor. 1. My Sauiour and God omnipotent Let thy sweit mercie me imbrace and kisse Epâ—e 2. On such an wise that in my heart thou prent Thy holie spreit thy Law and Testament Ioh. 14. And pardone me where I haue done rebell Eccle. â— I come for loue and not for fear of hell Dulce Lord sweit spouse take on me thoght and Shewe me the waye that leades me most euen cure Iacob â— Giue me the knawledge of thy trwe Scripture In sie dispair my sinnes hathe me dreuen That but thy grace I can not come to heauen Arme me with faith the springing streame well Râ—m 18 That I may venques the fleshe the Deuill hell Or thou do faill to them that thou doest loue Where faith is great as graâ—â— of mustard seâ—d Mat. â—â— The earth shall faill so shall the heauen aboue Rom. 5. I knowe thy mercie doeth right farre erceâ—d All my offence my sinne and wickâ—d dâ—id And since thou hast thy loue vpon me set Ioh. 1â— O Lord I knowe thou will not me forget Which maketh me cry on hight away despair Ephes 2 That so long tyme haith done molest my minde Sith Christ is so benigne bothe late and aire Col. 1. Moued with pretie he will not be vnkinde 1. Ioh. 4 Ioh. 5. For to forgeue his nature is inclinde For his great mercie as wrytes cunning clerkes Doeth farre transcend aboue his godlie werkes Esa 34 For our sinnes Lord we grant thy celsitude Ephe. 2. Of thy mere mercie and speciall grace Frelie thou wishe awaye with thy sweit bloode Heb. 9 1â— The whole iniquitie that came of Adames race And meased thy Fathers wrathe in to that cace Rom. 5. Where he stude right glaidlie well content With that one offring that thou did him present Col. 1. Because we could not wirke the Fathers will Gal. 3. We were subdewed to dampnatione Of death and hell whill Christ did it fulfill Ephe. 1. And shed his pretious blood for our saluatione Which is our health our lyfe and our purgatione 1 â—â—â—â— Hâ—b 9. We knewe their is no clen â—eing to conclude But our purgatione by Christes death bloode No purgatione is named euen nor od In holie Scripture Goddes word of veritie But onelie Iesus Christ the Sonne of God Hathe purâ—ed vs of our iniquitie Heb. 1. Where we were bouÌ„d the Lord hathe made vs fre From hell from deathe and euerlasting pane Sapt 7. And vs restored haith to lyfe agane It is no meruell thogh our hearttes befoâ—ie Sith we haue through our slouth and negligeÌ„ce â—â— libro sentenâ—â—â—â—â—â— Beleued to haue an other purgatorie When from this vaill of wo that we shall hence As writtey is in the booke of Sentence That we shall to an certane tyre returne And many hundreth yeres theirin till burne And shall not come to blesse uers the heauen But their till cry till fry till glour â–ª and gaip Whil for iche sume we haue burnt yâ—res seuaâ—â— Idem ◠〈◊〉 And no maner of waye forâ—â—ll eâ—chaip But by the Messâ— and paâ—â—â—ous of the paip If this be trwe as they 〈◊〉 preached plane TheÌ„ Christ hathe shed his prâ—tionâ— blood in vane The Father doeth no satisfactione knawe Psal 4â—
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
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
supernaturall In my weirs I hated vice and creweltie I set vp iustice and ciuilitie The furse of Bacchus I did refuse With all the dulce pleasures of sooâ—it Venuse â–ª Who are ennimyes at all tymes and hours To all vailzeand and noble Conquerours I say not this my self for to promote And wold be laith their honour for till blote But will defend vnto the day of dome The honour and the worthynes of Rome Mynos ye knowe the Romains do excell All nations better then my tongue can tell The sentence of Mynos Your martiall dedes with paines night daye Are broght to ende with many hard assay I say that all conquestes vnder the sonne Oght with reasone and vertue to be wonne So Scipion is worthie that did eschewe All kynd of vice and followed vertue The high tytle of honour pretious Before you two that were so vitious Wherefore we iudge Scipion to proceid And Alexandre Hanniball to exceid And yf ye thinke our sentence importune It is to you two to aske of fortune That fand her at all tymes so fauourable To fulfill your lustes insaciable That still without repose ye thoght it good To shed and spill the innocentes blood Without propose the world to molest Where vertue failes reason may not rest FINIS BY ME ROBERT NORVEL Non est mortale quod opto Psalm 5 ⧠werba mea auribus percipe Psalmus 5 Vnto the wordes that I shall say If it may pleis the len thy care To know the sore sighes and fear Of my poore hart boith nyght and day Lord I the pray To hear the voce and zeill ardent Of my distres my God and King My supplicatione I resing Onlie to the and my intent I do present Befoir the day in euerie place To hear me yf thy plesure be Ilk morning pray and ryght airlie To heauen heuand vp my face A bydand grace Thou art the ryghteous God bening Thou louest not an double man For euill doers neuer can Haue residence into thy ring Nor abiding Who folehardie and wicked bene That pleasure takes for till offend Ar odius that will not amend For such befoir the Lordis eine Dar not be seine Thy fearfull yre shall make agast Liears trumpours and homicides All suche wirkers of wicked dedes The Lord that reules all at last Shall them out cast But all shy lawes I shall leir Both heart and mynd I shall prepair Till honour the for euer mair Into thy house with heart inteir Vnder thy feaer Lord my God guyde me and conuoye For thy goodnes I the demand Forth of my ennimies hand And me conduct boith night and day In thy right way No trueth is in their mouth nor halse Their heart is couerd vnder cure Their throt an oppen sepulchure Full of falshead and flattrie false Their tonge is alse Lord let them be put vnto sack That whatsoeuer they take on hand Be them aganis and them gainstand For contrair the they vndertak Put them abak Thy chosen with magnificence Shall aye reioyse and hope in the For they shall euer blissed be That takes thy shield for their defence With patience The giftes of the Lord are large Vnto the iust O Sauiour Thou couers them with thy fauour For who will them assaill or charge Thou art their targe Finis ⧠The excusation of the maker to the maker to Iidder with the makero direction to his gooâ— Lord and maister my Lord Earle of Argyle ⧠Nou est mortale quod opto NOw art thou lytle volume broght to end Thogh thou be voyd of eloquence and bare Thy suithfast seÌ„tence on Goddis word doisdepeÌ„d As thy cotations right clearlie dois declaire Go searche the scriptures aÌ„d ye shall fid all their That I haue written it may be trid and kend For welfair of the commoun populair If I had treated of facttes bellicall Of heauenlie motions or of Astronimie Or how that men in loue bene bound thrall And subiect to his soueraine fair laidie I could haue showne many trim storeis That wolde haue pleased persons mundiall Hauing delite into suche vanities But thou small work coÌ„cernes not the fleshe For I the wroght for till instruct mannes spreit With diligence theirfore se thou dispeshe To spirituall men of conceince discreit For carnall men thou art not for them meit To gostlie men thou shal be found right freshe And in their mouthes right delicat and sweit Hast the theirfore with detfull deligence To euerie person thou findes spirituall And homage make to them and reuerence But I command the thou pas first of all â—o the Erle of â—â—â—ple in speciall For whose câ—â—â—e I wrote this sure senâ—ence Throw hearing of his Godlie gouernall Submit my humble seruice day and night Vntill his Lordshipe whill my lyfe may dure With all my force my power strength might At foote and hand with heart and besy cure By sea or land where euer he list to sure As it becommes my symplenes of right Shew him that I shall die his seruiture And now farewell ye gentill readeris all Farewell all ye that be professours trwe Of God the Fatheres word celestiall And of his Sonne our soueraine Christ Ieswe In whome all grace till vs poore seruaÌ„des grwe And saued vs from death perpetuall Farewell all faithfull I say no moir adew ¶ Noruelles Newyeres gyft to the Archeris of the gard when he was presoner at Paris â—â— the bastillie 1555. TO all the Archeris of the scottis gard I wyshe health honour and prosperitie If that I shuld seke them trewlie to reward Throw Scotland Englande France Ytalie Spayne Portugaill Yrelande Almanie Turkie Trace Medois and the Moirs of Ynde Syne rake hell and the bodum of theste I could not find so many so vnkynde Finis quod Noruell