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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03945	An example for all those that make no conscience of swearing and forswearing shewing Gods heauy iudgement vpon a maid-seruant in London, who forswore her selfe, and now lies rotting in S. Bartholomewes Hospitall in Smithfield, where many resort daily to see her. To the tune of, Aime not too high.	H. I., fl. 1625.	1600 (1600)	STC 14050A; ESTC S106260	2,142	2

An example for all those that make no conscience of swearing and forswearing 〈◊〉 Shewing Gods heauy Iudgement vpon a Maid-seruant in London who forswore her selfe and now lies rotting in S. Bartholomewes Hospitall in Smithfield where many resort daily to see her To the tune of Aime not too high Lo wiicked swearers all example take ●● they of God a mocking stocke do make Although he sits in heauen and nothing sayes yet he doth sée and marke our wicked wayes He se●rches in the closet of our hearts Where he suruayes our good and euill parts The soule he made to be the bodies guide That it should rule vs when we went aside But when we let the Duill enter in Who still doth tempt vs vnto wicked sin Then grace is fled and God on vs doth frowne Who with a glory vs in heauen would crowne Our soule must answer for our bodies déed As in thesacred Scriptures you may read 〈◊〉 euery sinner must receiue their hyre Without Gods mercy in eternall fire The Lord hath said that he reuenge will take Vpon such sinners as do him forsake And t is most sure for God he will not lie But vengeance take for our iniquity 〈◊〉 late in London and in other parts Swearers and lyers they haue felt his smarts One that commited had an euill crime 〈…〉 e forsweare it at the very time And wisht that she might sinke into the ground Or that bright heauen might her soule 〈…〉 nd yf she had done it and did séeme to cry And then the ground did open presently Two others that the like had done in sight Wisht that Gods Iudgement might vpon thē light And is it did for straight they fell starke dead The Lord aboue knowes where their souls are fled But now a Story to you I will shew Of a poore wretch that is distrest in woe That did the like and did her selfe forsweare Which sore example let each Christian heare She being in an honest seruice plac't Hath wrought her shame all her friends disgrac't Did steale and pilfer many things away Which now hath wrought her to this déepe decay When things were mist she did deny the same And with great impudence deuoyd of shame Wisht before God and men that she might rot It that such things she euer saw or got Yet she to prison straight way wa● conuey'd And presently before she long had laid She did begin to rot and stinke so sore That they were forst to turne her out of dore To Smithfield Hospitall she then was led Where hundreds flocke to s●●● 〈◊〉 in her bed Her toes and fingers do fal● 〈…〉 ●●d rot With other ioynts such is her heauy lot The Surgeons striue to do their chiefest Art And do apply their skill to euery part But still she rots her ioynts do fall away And God knowes when shall be her dying day SHe is repentant for her wicked sinne Which in her former time she liued in She cals to God for mercy euery day And to the Lord most earnestly do pray She doth confesse that she that fact did do For which she now doth feele such griefe and wo Wishing each seruant might example take That she may be a warning for their sake And all forsworen wretches in that kind When then do ill to beare her in their mind For feare the Lord doth giue to them their hyre As she did instly of our great God require Gods mercie 's great when sinners do repent When in their soule they truly do recent Christ dy'd to saue those that the truth beléeue And in his mērcy will them sure relieue As I to hope that he will saue her souls Although her crime was very bad and foule For she repentant is and craues for grace And hopes in heauen to haue a resting plece Could we but thinke of Gods all-séeing eyes That nere were blind to our iniquities Our earthly minds of heauen will haue a part Our tongs would speake from trunesse of our heart Though we may thinke to blind the eyes of men Committing sins forswering them agen Yet them at last our conscience shall report Before a wiser Iu●●●●nd higher Court. Let no forswearer 〈…〉 ke themselu●● 〈…〉 re Though with their only tongues t●●● 〈…〉 all 〈…〉 Oh let them not presume but let 〈◊〉 know Gods hand is heauy though i● 〈…〉 t flow Oh may this néedlesse swearing be forborne Oathes are the plagues for which a land doth mourn Oh let vs mourne 〈◊〉 oathes and mourne our fill Oh may we do it now not sweare we will Wish not for euill falsly on thy brest Thinking that God will spare with thée the rest God pardons sins that no man might despaire God scourges some that all men may beware Who knoweth whether himselfe the person be That God will punish for iniquity Oh with what face can men for mercy craue That wish themselues ill and their wishes haue Gehezi did of Naaman once require Gold and two shifts of raiment for a hyre They that will séeke for profit by a lye Shall lose their gaines and gaine a leprosie Yet is the Lord to those that do conuert More kind then our desire or our desert And in the midst of our iniquities His Iudgement doth but go his merce flyes Looke downe O Lord on his distressed one That doth not looke to thée but with a groane And for her wisht affliction if you please Comfort her soule and giue her body ease Or if the Iustice farther will porcéed To punish her for her periorious déed Lord grant her sins may thr 〈…〉 be forgiuen Giue her affliction here her 〈…〉 ●●auen Let seruants that are often pu● i● trust Fly dealing false and follow dealing inst Although your ill got goods may seeme full faire Your seeming substance proues infectious ayre H. I. FINIS Lon●●● 〈…〉 ted at for I. W.