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A20498 A discourse of mans life Comparing him to things that quickly passe, as bubble, shuttle, blossome, streame, and grasse. To the tune of Ayme not too high. 1629 (1629) STC 6907; ESTC S118443 1,824 2

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A discourse of Mans life Comparing him to things that quickly passe As bubble shuttle blossome streame and grasse To the tune of Ayme not too high NOw to discourse of man I take in hand In what estate his fickle life doth stand Hée in this world is as a pilgrimage And maketh hast to trauaile to old age Mans life compared is vnto a Flower That grows and withers all within one houre And like to grasse that groweth in the field Or like true courage which is loath to yéeld The flower 's cut and now can beare no shew The grasse is withered w ch was gréen to view True courage wronged by or'e many foes And death doth make a man his life to lose Mans life is like the damaske Rose you sée Or like the blossome that growes on the trée Or like vnto the dainty flowers in May Or like the morning that begins the day The Rose is withered the blossome blasteth The flowers fade fast the morning hasteth Euen such is man whose thred is quickly spun Drawn out and cut and suddenly is done Mans life is like the Sun or like the shade Or like vnto the gourd which Ionas had Or like an houre or like vnto a span Or like vnto the singing of a Swan The Sun doth set and fast the shaddow flies The gourd consumes and man he quickly dies The houre is short for and the span not long The swan néer death mans life is quickly don Mans life is like the grasse that 's newly sprung Or like vnto a tale that 's newbegun Or like the bird which wée doe sée to day Or like the pearlie dew that is in May. The grasse is wither'd and the tale is ended The bird is flowne and vp the dew ascended Euen such is man who liueth by his breath Is here now there still subiect vnto death Mans life is like the bubble in the Brook Or like a glasse wherein a man doth look Or like a shuttle in a Weauers hand Or like the writing that is in the sand The bubble's broke and soone the looke's forgot The shuttle's flung for and the writings blot Euen such is man that liueth on the earth Hée s alwaies subiect for to loose his breath The second part To the same tune MAns life is like a thought or like a dreame Or like the gliding of a running streame Or like a race or like vnto a goale Or like the dealing of a rich mans doale The thought is past for and the dreame is gone The water glides euen so mans life is done The race soon run so is the goale soon won The dole soon dealt mans life is quickly done Mans life is like an arrow from the bow Or like swéet course of waters that doth flow Or like the time betwixt the floud and ebbe Or like vnto the Spiders tender web The arrowes shot for and the floud soon spent The time 's no time the Spiders web is rent Euen such is man and of as brittle state Hée 's alwaies subiect vnto Enuies hate Mans life is like the lightning in the sky Or like a Post that suddenly doth hye Or like a Quauer singing of a song Or like a iourney that 's not very long The lightning's past for and the Post must goe The Note is short and so 's the iourney too Euen such is Man the which doth heap vp sorow That liues to day and dyes before to morrow Mans like vnto the snow when summer's come Or like a Peare or like vnto a Plum Or like a tree that groweth fresh and gréen Or like the wind which can no waies be séen The Peare doth rot for and the Plum doth fall The snow dissolues and so wée must doe all The trée's consumd that was so fresh and faire The wind 's vncertaine that blowes in the ayre Man 's like the séed put into the earths womb Or like dead Lazarus that 's in his Tombe Or like Tabitha being in a sléep Or like to Ionas that was in the deep The séed it springeth Lazarus now standeth Tabitha wakes and Ionas he hath landed Thus are wée certain life wée shall obtaine Though death doth kill yet shall we liue againe God of his mercy grant to vs his grace That we may lead our liues in such a case That when wée are departed hence away Wee then may liue with him in ioy for aye Grant Lord that wee may please thy will divine Lord let thy louing fauour on vs shine And turne from vs thy heavy wrath and ire And grant vs mercy Lord wée thee require Lord make vs like the fruitfull Vines To bring forth fruits in our due tides times Vnto the honour of thy glorious name Amen good Lord grant wée may dee the same Now to conclude God blesse our gracious Charle● With all his worthy Subiects Lords Earles And grant vs Lord true faith with loue peace And let thy Gospell more and more encrease FINIS London Printed for H. G.