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A96065
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A watch for a wise-mans observation.
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1650
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Wing W1037; Thomason 669.f.15[9]; ESTC R211175
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A Watch for a Wise-mans observation I. ONe God there is of Wisedome Glory Might One Faith there is to guide our soules aright One Truth there is that errours doth descry One Baptisme for to know all Christians by II. Two Testaments there are the Old and New Wherein the Law and Gospel thou maiest view The one for Works Deeds doth precepts give The other sayes the Just by faith shal live III. Three Persons in the Glorious Trinity Make one true God in perfect Vnity The Father Sonne and Holy Ghost these three For ever equall and Eternall be IV Foure holy blessed Sanctified men For comfort of all Christians that did pen Our Saviours Birth Life Death and passion Whereon depends our Soules salvation V Five Senses do in every man maintaine A government of power to Rule and Reigne Thy Hearing Seeing Tasting Feeling Smelling Which all at Death will leave thee and their dwelling VI Six dayes thou hast allow'd to labour in So Mercifull and good thy God hath been Of seven to himselfe he takes but one Oh rob him not of that to leave him none VII Seven liberall Arts by a Divine Instinct Vnto Mans understanding soule are linckt Rhetorique Grammer Musicke Geometry Arithmeticke Logicke and Astronomy VIII Eight Persons in the Arke of righteous Noah Were saved when for Sinne God did destroy The fowle defiled World all creatures drown'd Which in that Ship of safety were not found IX Nine Muses like unto the Heavens Spheares To Sacred tunes intice inclining Eares To elevate sad melancholy mind And cheare the heart that 's dolefully inclin'd X In ten Precepts God hath his Law declared Man breakes them all and so unlesse God spared And in his Mercy did our Sinnes remit Our just reward were the Infernall Pit XI Eleven Disciples did with Iesus pray When Judas did the Sonne of God betray Through Covetousnesse for greedy gain he fell To be Perditions child condemn'd to Hell XII Twelve Tribes there were amongst our fathers old Twelve Articles our Christian faith doth hold Twelve Gates to new Ierusalem there be Vnto which City Christ bring thee and mee The Emperor King Noble and Beggar all Must yeeld to Death and come when he doth call Where is Alexander Where is Plato Where is Croesus Mortuus est O Earth of Earth observe this well When Earth in Earth shall come to dwell Where Earth with Earth shall close remaine Till Earth from Earth do rise againe And Earth before his Judge doe come For to receive a finall doome If Earth on Earth had lived so That Earth no fruits of Faith can show Then what reward shall Earth expect That did on Earth his God neglect Oh serve the Lord with all thy power For here thou hast no certaine houre Remember man when thou cam'st here How naked poor thou didst appeare And how againe what ere thou have Thou naked must returne to Grave Thy wooden Chest a narrow place A Coffin lid close up thy face Thy soule if sav'd to heaven flyes Thy body here a rotting 〈◊〉 Forsaken of thy friends and â—â—â—ine As thou on Earth hadst never been When they have brought thee to the grave And yeelded Earth what Earth doth crave They backe returne from whence they came Till others do the very same In following them as they did thee This course with all the world will be And here 's thy portion and thy lot With men thou shalt be soon forgot And so into oblivion passe With such a man sometimes he was But neither beauty riches strength Could give his life a minutes length Therefore O man thinke on thy state Before thy life be out of date Unto thy God for Mercy pray That at thy last and dying day The glorious Angels may thee bring Where blessed Saints for ever sing Amen London Printed by R. I. for Samuel Rand dwelling at Holborne-Bridge 1650.