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
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
The prologue to my lord my lord 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ROULIN â—in minde the 〈…〉 estait Of mortall men and infortunitie The heuy laubour trauell and debait A mixt to theme frome their natiuitie Spaâ—ring no man of hâ—e nor lowe degre I sand nothing moir trewlie of to treait Than proue man subiect vnto miserie Yet seing that the worldlie foolishe men Can not parsaiue this sentence to be sure I thought it good for to prepair my pen This to discriue with all my busy cure Of sapience all thoght I be impure Yet know I well that God will grace him leu That callis on him with conâ—idence most sure Vpon non other therefore will I cry But onlie on that Lord celestiall Thoght poetis vsed in there poetry On many sindry goddesses to call How far frome wisdome did those â—oles fall On such a wise their pennis to applie Where help was none for to be had at all O Lord her 〈…〉 made 〈…〉 The Sunne 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 All sishe and 〈…〉 herbe and gâ—â—wing â—â—ie The starres rainebow aire and 〈◊〉 O thou that knowest my minde whole intent 〈◊〉 me with thy Spirit of veritie To dite and write my purpose subsequâ—â—t It is an Myrour Lord I muse to make Wherein all Christians may beholde and sie Their sinfull liues they lâ—â—d with shamâ— and lake In to this worlde and â—aâ—ll of mâ—serie It is aâ— glasse that paâ—â—tes ouâ— speciallie The sharpe threatningâ—â— the â—â—â— did oâ— vs take Declaring if we sinned we shâ—â—de die And how that Aedam our progenitour In Paradice did breck the Lordes command Heir may thou gentle reader any hour That cairfull caâ—ce perâ—â—telie vnderstand His enemies all that held Adam in band And how that Christ became his Saâ—â—our And made vs 〈◊〉 whom he in bandage fand The second part declares to the plaine Of the poore â—â—â—â—er an coâ—fessione How he hathe spent his life and tyme in vaine And how he doeth 〈◊〉 his great trâ—sgressâ—oâ—e Which he hathe vsed a contraâ—â—e his professione And how that Christ our Lord and soueraiâ—e Hathe saued him his sede and his successione And last of all here 〈…〉 thou see Now that all they 〈…〉 Must 〈◊〉 truble and 〈…〉 As did oure 〈…〉 And all his Prophetes frome the beginning â—ere persecute and 〈◊〉 patient lie As we muste do if we with Christ wold ring And when I had this volume fabricat And put in rime â–ª in rude and rurall stâ—â—â— With hart and hand I did it dedicat To you my Lord then maister of Argile Thogh frome your presence I was many mile â—et hearing of your honour auriat Bent to Goddis word I did the same compile And thogh it be of cloquence deâ—â—de It is no wondir for when this worke I wroght As I do yet then small I vnderstude Of bookes nor autours to studie had I noght Which vnto knowledge of Scripture should me broght For presoâ—er I was then to conclude In the Bastillie where such could not be boght Foure yeres in prison they held me their expresse Foure moâ—ethes and foure wekes al 's certaine Foure dayes foure houres in nombre and no lesse I did into the Bastillie remaine For Goddes word as it is known plaine And for no lawes that I had done transgresse Nether to God nor to my soucraine Heirfor 〈◊〉 it sinell not of 〈◊〉 But is of 〈◊〉 and cadeâ—â—â— clâ—â—ne conâ—â—â—â—â— All gentle 〈◊〉 I pray you hâ—â—â—tfullâ—e To holde me partlie in sâ—â—e caâ—se crcuâ—â—â— Seing I was then in presone incluâ—it Where I might no wise vse my libertie Thoght sâ—me disprayse it I â—ouet nonâ— to ruseâ—◠⧠Non est mortale quod â—â—to â–ª ⧠⧠The Myroure of aâ—e Christiane Composed and drawn fourth of the Scriptureâ— â–ª by Robeâ—â— Nornâ—ll men of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lord of â—â—â—ams 〈◊〉 burâ—â—g the tyme of his captiâ—iti◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Bashâ—lie for the 〈◊〉 of our Saâ—â—â—â—r â—â—sus Christ ⸪ THRâ— Inimics had Adam principall â— Cor. 3. Rom. â— Psal 14. 1. â—or 15 That maid him sâ—laue to theme after his fall The law was one that did torigour leid The nixt was sinne and the thrid so was deid The law by right did ruell and was his guide But sin right sone their vndir did him hide First vndir law sinne sand occasione To shawe him selfe then gaue possessione 1. Cor. â—â— To Satan as the law beareth witnes After that Adam knew the will expresse Of God then Satan raging gan to spring To tempt mannes fleshe and theirin to ring Where he maid it thrall to these fois thre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of sinne the law and deathes extremite The Law to man did Ceriouslie command 〈◊〉 12. â—al â— 1. â—or 15 To obey God the fleshe did it withstand Because it could not all the Law fulfill Maid place to sinne and leit him work his will So sinne to deaâ—h 〈…〉 passage by his might Then death began to 〈…〉 and was most wight Those thre didsoâ—e their high power persaue 〈◊〉 â— Heb. â— Their great impire and paussance they did haue â—pon an day their loude trompettes did blaw Exod. 19 On â—â— high rock sinne down to vs did shaw The sharpe decretes and lawes most austear Ephe. â— With sore threatninges right horrible to hear In wildiâ—nes which barraume was of frute Of herbe or grasse it was cleue destitute Men lost their tyme to laubour or manure Exod. 19 All was but stony rockes and haddry muâ—e Without moistues as do oure fathers tell Replete with dragons and with serpents fell This mounte was named in Hebrew Sinay And called Agar in Arrabic I say With fearful rockes so hie was neuer sene With mistie clowdes whose toppes was couerd clene His widdered head bald bentic black and baire Whose hiddious hight was moutid in the nire So that few durst approche or yet cum nere That vglie mont for terrour and for fere On that mont fand the Law a propre place For till disclose and shaw her rigorous face In middes of that mont aâ— seat was wroght Right riche and lucent where their lacked noght All rounde a bout that face an fyre did flow Exod. 19 That kest huge lyght with fyre and birning low Like as the hole mont wold consume and burne They thought suddanly it wold in puldiâ— turne One such an wise men thoght that fyre 〈◊〉 Deut. 4. wold burne the heauen the earth and 〈◊〉 Which signified an great puissance amoued With yre and wroth where al should be reproued Such sume with darknes A fyre proceding bold A stonist all the folk did it behold Aboue this fyre an ouglie cloude astayed Whose heauy hew all regions made affrayed None other wayes these vapours did appere Nor when the sonne is most serene and clere As when before the thundre cumnis one blot Likewise abode this blacke and heauie spot With sad and heauy wombe withouten mirth All readie to bring furth and beir anâ— birth Which signified to euery
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 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
Sprite and consolature But he after his owne Sprite at his will 1. Ioh. 5. Toke aboundance and gaue all others till He is the fontaine â—â—oode and springing strande Apo. 21. He holdes lyfe and death in to his hand In that sweit lambe we haue our hole hauing Phil â— Gal. 3. From him doeth al our health and welfair spring Aboue this rob their was an brawe brodoure In golding lettres conteining this scripture Apoc. 19. Rom 14 Esa 5. Act. 2. Lord of lordes King of kings supreme Monarke This is his Name his title stile and marke This holie lambe crowned with gloir might With great triumphe ascended to the hight Psal 9â— Where as the cloude right riche and radious Of his splendour with Angelles gratious On knees they kneled and sweitlie him adored Welcome o lambe the whiche hathe death deuorâ—d Deb. 1. Saying to gidder with admiratione What people or cietie realme or natione What conquerour syn first the wolde began Apoc. 5 â—â— 15. May be compair to Christ bothe God and man That hath done all his soes ouercome and thâ— â—â—poc 5 1â— â— 15. â—auing his seruandes by his might and graâ—â— â–ª No wight is worthie this 〈◊〉 and chariat But the victorious lambe 〈◊〉 Welcome said they o lambe celestiall That venquest hes the dragone infernall And fred thy folk for the of that vglie steid That did beleue in the to haue remeid Welcome o lambe that band with chaine insect Apoc. â— â–ª Fals Satan â—o to all thy trwe elect O Sonnes of Adam be ye glaid and sing Reioysse whill heauen earth redound and ring Col. â— With lande and prays reioysse with notes new Giue all honour onelie to Christ Ieseu And sing how that all louing lait and air Parteines to him for now and euer mair Reioyse foutane and forest amiable Reioyse moutane and valaye delectable Apo. â—â— â–ª Reioyse feildes sloodes and christall springes Reioyse beastes and all kume foule that singes Before ye were polluted one and all And now ye are deliuered out of thrall Now all to gidder laude the lambe in ane In eccon langage loude sing and say Amen O heauens we did se and considder When ye persauit the lambe and death to gidder Met. 17 Then were ye all ouer spred and cled with sable Luc. 23. With double doole and teares lamentable The Sunne in habite obscure did cleith him sell And did his christall beames bright expell When Titan saw that death had power sick His golden face 〈…〉 black as pick. When he saw tha◠〈…〉 heill did trampe Psal â—1 Then was blawâ—â—ut the ligâ—â—es and the lampe Of the palyce celesi where 〈◊〉 iâ— deid The heauens cled in doole and murning weid Then for to weip ye had occasione But now since that the Lord and King of Sione Is ascended to you on life leuand â— Pet. 3. Act. 3. â—â—â— 10. Siti and on Goddes right and holie hand Therefor be glaid and louinges him prepair For now that lambe may suffred death no mair Resaue agane your colour christalline Psal 68. For now the Sunne and lampe of light deuine That beres more strength nor Phebus did before Is come to you and shall yow newe decore Though he be cled with fleshe and blood humane Mat. 3. He is the Sonne of God and souerane Esa 43. Holding these faithfull purpose singuleirs Amonges the regious planeites and the speirs The lambe commanded then in speciall That throw the whole worlde vniuersall His herroldes should proclame to euery natione The glaide tydinges of the worldles saluatione Rom. â— Syn suddanlie the cloud preordinat With fyres of ioye full fair illuminat Couered the lambe with beames christalline So he ascended by his might deuine Act 3. Where as Phebus kneiled with golden face And to his God right reuerentlie made place Saying o maker I am right farre eshamed Because some men for God haue me proclamed 〈◊〉 so me the whole 〈◊〉 suprâ—â—me 〈◊〉 be annext to thy 〈◊〉 Into compair of the I am farre lesse Nor sparke or gleid of syre I do confesse By thy might to mtotde their ignorance Thou hast caused me oft with great greuance With paill coloure to hyde my beames bright Absenting oft my seruent force and might But now is come the tyme where faith grace Shall all such errours with their felowes chace Eph. â— â— â–ª Therefore with mirth I take my cope saconde To hang my golden palice rubiconde That I may better bear forme and figure Of the o lyuelie Sonne that shall indure Now I reioyse to serue the of image To that effect that all leuing lyuage Esa 9 â— 43. Hold me but as the lamye etheriall And thou the leuing lyght celestiall Thou art the spring the strength force and valour Ioh. â—â— That ruelles all the regimentes of natour That hes done sinne with hel and death subdewe Lord of thy elect and chosen people â—rewe Lykewise him honored the celest legions 1. Cor. 1. In ordour him adored the twelue regions Apoc. 5 â—â— â— 19. Râ—m â—â—â—â—b â— Psal 12. Him as their Lord and God they did confesse With Cherubins and Scraphins expresse Of high spreittes the ordores superuall Him magnified with voice Angelicall Saying on high o Sapience profounde That taketh the sinnes from the earth ground Holie holie Word that euer shall remane Lyâ—e â—â—â—â— substance of the 〈◊〉 Esa â— Praâ—er â— â— Cor. 1. word that hast made by 〈◊〉 and by 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 the sea the 〈◊〉 bread 〈◊〉 Haill 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Haill holie lambe worthie of all honoure Ephes 2. Phil. 2. Esa 5. Apoc. 21. Lande 〈◊〉 glorie and adoratione Force 〈◊〉 strength and dominatione For 〈◊〉 and euer must to the be geuen Aswell in earth as is into the heauen Thus being ended this orisone deuine All creatures on knees did incline Redring dewe wirshepe reuereÌ„ce lande gloire Apoc. 19 To that most migthie king for euer moire Kinges of the earth and Emperours I say Your dayes and yeres shall vanishe sone a way The heauen shall passe earth I make you sure But my trwe word shall euermore indure Psal 1â—2 Heb. 1. One word thereof nor iote shall neuer faill Tyll euery thing completed be and haill Thogh Babilone many regioÌ„s drew them till And conquest to that migthie â—euer Nill The first Impire Syne feast their force and power suribound Where then succeded to the Impire secound Cyrus whose crown and sceptre high decored 〈◊〉 In Asia for long tyme was adored Macedone peirs and Syrie Syne after them came the breue seignorie Of Macedone where Peirs and Cyrie To be masters had so great affectione That to comfirme their pryde made directione Thinking to lytill their rowmes and their rent Vnto their boundes sone they did agment All 〈◊〉 Inde Egypt and Arabie With 〈◊〉
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
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