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A01218 Franklins farevvell to the vvorld, vvith his Christian contrition in prison, before his death Franklin, James, d. 1615. 1615 (1615) STC 11332; ESTC S117289 1,450 1

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❧ Franklins Farewell to the World With his Christian Contrition in Prison before his Death FArwell vaine World whose comforts all are Cares Whose gaines are losse whose liberty are Snares Whose Gold is Drosse whose wisedome is meere folly Whose wealth is woe whose seruice is vnholly Whose Life is Death whose Ioy is Griefe and Sadnes And all that 's in thee is a Map of Madnes Who so like me long in the world hath beene And hath so many alterations seene How some from Greatnes fall some Rise from little How mans foundation slip'ry is and brittle How Transitory things doe mount and fall At his Great pleasure that Created all Who so doth note and beare these things in minde Shall see how Fortunes breath like wau'ring winde Doth blow vp men like bladders with Ambition And cast them headlong downe to black Perdition That this is true the world may plainly see And view a fearefull spectacle in mee For I that had enough of fading pelfe And need not want except I would my selfe I that had Sence Discretion Reason VVit And could discerne things fitting and vnfit I whom my high Creator made a creature Adorning me with guifts of Art and Nature Yet of all this I made no further vse But Gods Kings Countryes and my soules abuse From crime to crime still plundging further in With my continuall adding sinne to sinne Till sinne on sinne at last brought shame on shame And shame on shame paid the desert of blame My thoughts surmis'd th' Almighties eyes were hid And that he saw not what I secret did But he whose sight eclipseth Moone and Sun Hath brought to light the deeds in darknes done He in his Iustice Iustly hath reueal'd My hainous faults which I had long conceal'd He hath laid open my notorious crimes To bee a warning to ensuing times That they shall neuer dare to doe the like Least like to me his vengeance them doe strike Then let a dying friend good counsell giue To all Estates and Sexes how they liue Oh let my ending of my loathed breath Make all men care to shun eternall death And though my life hath bin polluted foule Yet Iudge with charity my sinfull soule For were the Sinnes of all the world in me Yet with the eye of Faith I cleerely see That Gods great mercy like a boundles flood Through my blest Sauiour and Redeemers blood Hath freely pardon'd all that I haue done By th' intercession of his onely Sonne So that my stedfast faith doth me perswade My peace for euer with my God is made Hee that Raisd Lazarus from out his Graue He that vpon the Crosse the Theife did saue 'T is he alone and onely none but hee Hath raisd me vp from Death and saued me Yea though I all my life time haue liu'd euill A seruant and a slaue vnto the Deuill Yet heer 's the Ioy that makes my courage bolde My Sauiour Christ hath tooke me to his folde Hee true Repentance vnto me hath giu'n And for me through his merits purchas'd Heau'n Then World Flesh Sathan and grim Death auaunt Doe all your worst my Faith you cannot daunt He that for me hath conquer'd Death and Hell Hath granted me that I with him shall dwell And though my life Eternall fire did merit Yet God in mercy hath receiu'd my Spirit Farwell my Countrey by whose Iustice I For mine vniust and bloody action dye Farewell most Sacred and Renowned King Whose equall Iudgement through the world doth ring Whose zeale to Right and whose Impartiall hand Are the maine prop on which this State doth stand Long may he Raigne in his Maiestick-seate And as on Earth bee made in Heau'n more great Let his Posterity and Royall Race Be all Inspir'd with the supernall Grace And of his seed let vs haue Alwaies one To sway the Scepter of Great Britaines Throne Defend them Lord from soule and body harmes From home-bred Traytors and from Foreigne Armes That in thy fauour they may liue and dye And dye to liue with thee Immortally FINIS Printed at London for Henry Gosson