should wée him caa 76 For Antichrist sith hee is knawne And sinfull secrets all foorth shawne Wherby he hath this long time drawne The flocke from Christ away Let vs therefore in time looke vp And drinke no longer of his cupe Lest of these plagues wee féele the whip Which shall him wracke for aye 77 Last for the calling of the Iewes To Christ their King and sprituall Spouse Their 's sundry of that sort that bowes Vnto the Fayth each day And if the Iewes conuert not all Of this let bs assure our sell That his Elect the Lord shall call Of them before that day 78 For of that people rebellious God hath now cald Tremellious â— conuert most commodious Vnto his Kirke this day Most learned in the Hebrwe phrase That was since the Apostles dayes The Bible doth giue him that prayse Which hee translated this day 79 Now sith the tokens all and some â—re come and few or none to come We should not be like blind and dumbe That nothing can persaa But should bée marking euermore Both with our eye and with our eare Lest that the Lord come at vnware And call vs to that day 80 And though that day bee horrible To Faythlesse wratches miseable And to contemners terrible And gar them cry and say O Craigs and Mountains monstruous Fall downe at once and couer vs From that just Lambe the Lord Iesus VVho shall vs judge this day 81 Let not the Faithfull bée dismaide Nor of that day bee ought affraide But joyfully lift vp their head To méete their Groome that day And when they sée the signes appeare Let them rejoyce and make good cheare For their Redeemer draweth neare VVho shall them blesse for aye 82 Their buried bodies hée shall raise From earth vnto eternall ease And in a moment change all these That bée aliue that day They shall bée rest into the aire To méete that King shall end their faire And giue them joy for euermaire VVhich neuer shall decay 83 For then shall this corruption Be cled with incorruption And this mortalitie put on Immortalitie for aye Then shall the soule bee satiate VVhen body is resussitate And with their head glorificate Triumphantly that day 84 No sorrow shall bée in their spleine And all teares wyped from their eine Both soule and body then shall shiene Like Sunne in Summers day When they shall get that Crowne of glore Preparde for them so long before VVhich they shall brooke for euermore VVithout change or delay 85 Though this bée calde the VVinters Night It is a verie Lampe of Light To guide vs to the Heauen aright By Christ the onely way Then méete it were wée did it cleare And had the same in prompe perquiere This Winter Night it endeth here To God bée praise for ay 86 Christ Prince of Pastors defend and kéepe The little Flocke of thy poore Shéepe From Sathan that doeth neuer sleepe But waites them night and day â—nd from all earthly enmity â—rom bloody Papists especially Who both by craft and cruelty Séeke to destroy them aa 87 God saue the Kings Majestie Thy graces on him multiplie That hée may know his duetie And doe the same alswa Thy blessed word to fortifie And purge this Realme of Papistrie And to doe Iustice equally Both to the great and smaa 88 God grant him in his perfect age A vertuous Quéene in marriage Come of a godly Parentage That yoke with him to draw And grant them good posteritie To know and loue the veritie To reignâ— and rule in his Country So long as day doeth daa 89 Court Counsell and Nobility Lord purge from all Impiety And namely from Hypocrisie And Auarice with aa And as their heartes meane inwardly To thee and to his Majestie To thy pure Kirke and this Countrie Reward them one and aa 90 Blesse Lord thy Pastors Spirituall With giftes supernaturall That thy true word they may vs tell Aâ—â—â—â—ed with mans laa Yea shining lights and sauorie salt In word and deed they may bee that And Christs cause stoutly to debate Say contrare who will say 91 Purge Lord thy Kirke and make it cleane From Baalams Priests that therein beene Who not thy glorie but their owne meane And vantage all the way Lord make the King once vnderstand The great corruptions in that band Them to reforme hee may holde hand According to thy Laa 92 And from dumbe Dogs that cannot barke From wastefull Bées thaâ—â—ake no warke â—Vho neuer aime at the right marke Lord purge thy Kirke this day â—hey suppe the Milke and worrie the Yow â—o fill their ydle bellies fow â—oth slocke and heard they plucke and pow Most cruelly this day From Idolater and Hypocrite â—rom Athist Papist and Iesuite â—â—d from the vsurs of Sathans sprite By Witch-crafe any way â—â—om oppression Murder and Mischiefe â—â—om Bellie gods from Hoore and Thiefe â—â—om Auarice of others chiefe Lord purge this Land this day â—4 Inspire the common Populare â—â—â—pire their heart and open their eare That they may heare thy word with feare Belieue and eke obey Lord make vs thankfull vnto thee That blessed sight hastâ— let vs sée And grant vs therein constancie How euer you vs faa â—â— Glore to the Father full of might Glore to the Sonne our Day so bright Glore to the holy Ghost that Light That lets vs sée our Day One GOD equall in Maiestie And yet distinct in persons thrée As was is now and aye shall bée Beyond all Night and Day So bee it euen So bee it
you tidinges mikell worth To you is borne a blessed birth In Bethlehem this day 17 His Starre al 's in the Firmament The wise men from the Orient Did call them foorth incontinent And guid them on the way Till they came to the selfesame place Where Christ our King then new borne was That Stare would then no farder passe But stood still in a stay 18 Then came they in right courteously Acknowledging his Majestie Offering to him these gifts thrée Gold Incense Mirh that day The Gold because hée was a King Incense because God euerlasting The Mirh in token of burying Thus learned Doctours say 19 Iust Simeon into his Song Who for that day did looke so long Said Lord let now thy seruant gang In peace and passe away Sith that mine eyes haue séene this sight Of thy swéete Sonne the Gentles light And of the Iewes the glorie bright Whom thou hast sent this day 20 Iohn Baptist did his way prepare And pointed with his finger there Behold the Lambe of God so faire That takes our sinnes away Bade them belieue and him imbrace Repent and mend while they had space Or otherwise they get not no grace But die in sinne that day 21 When Iohn in Iordane him baptized The Fathers voyce him authorized This is my Son in whom I am pleased Heare him what hée doth say And farder in the peoples sight The holy Ghost did on him light And with him bode to show his might As God and Man that Day 22 The diuine doctrine that hée taught The wonderous works that he wrought In suckring all that to him fought And saying no man nay His bright transfiguration His patience in his Passion And glorious Resurrection Did proue hée was our Day 23 For neuer man did speake as hée Causde deafe men heare and blind-borne sée Hée praide for them that causde him die And rose on the third day Then fourtie dayes remained here With his Disciples and did them lere And gart them know the Scriptures cleare Before hée past away 24 When hée had fully pacified His Fathers wrath and him obeyed Vnto the death and purified Our sinne as white as Snow Then sent hee his Apostles out In all the world to teach about And put all people out of doubt That come was his first Day 25 Then with our flesh before them plaine Hée did goe vp to Heauen againe Whereas his manhood must remaine Till the dreadfull Doomesday But when that dreadfull Day shall bee No creature knoweth certainly Except the Father and that onely So doubtsome is that Day 26 Wherefore the Lord bade all men watch â—nd let not sinne nor sleuth them catch Incase vnwares hée with them match When they least thinke that Day Is with the Virgines which playde the foole That had their Lampes but lacked Oyle They got not in but causde recoole And barred out that day 27 The many tokens that wée read That second day which should proceede Are come already in verie déede Both come and gone away As well into the Heauen aboue As in the Earth almost are done Which significes it shall come soone As pleased God that day 28 As for the signes celestiall For longsomnesse I leaue them all And treat of the terrestriall That should procéede that day In Scripture which are specified Wée shall them find accomplished To sée the same then verrified Attend what I now say 29 First shall bee Battels and bloody Warres That people and policie downe beares VVe heare their rumour with our eares Increasing euery day Both Forraine Warres and Intestiene That Realmes and Countreys wracketh cleane Wée sée this token before our eine Accomplished this day 30 And yet the world most certainly Is setled in such securitie They thinke not once that they must die And answere to that day 38 Loue towards God is almost gone And loue to Neighbour colde as stone No loue now but selfe-loue alone Amongst all beares the sway In Gods owne cause no feruencie The poore opprest are cruellie All séeke themselues so narrowlie Promise and Loue is quite away 39 The fourth shall bée defection From Christ and his correction By folke of vile affection Before that second day That of his word they shall take loath And with true Preachers bée so wroth That when Christ comes scarsely shall Faith Bée found in Earth that day 40 This token for to testifie That it is now come certainly The manifest Apostasie That many make this day From Christes Kirke and little Flocke Which heare his word and beare his yoke Whome these Apostates doe but mocke By word and writ each day 41 There is two sorts of Apostates Some from Christes word are run-a-gates Themselues that excommunicates From Christes Kirke and Fay. Of this sort are our Iesuites The sliest sort of Hypocrites That Sathan sent with lying spirites In Earth this many day 42 For to aduance their fained fame Of Iesus they vsurpe their name And yet they traitors thinke no shame His trueth for to betray More méete of Iudas Iudaites Or of Sus suis bee calde suites Ad volutabrum of Romes ruites They had their name perfay 43 For Iesuites in generall Are traitors to Christ Iesus all And séeke to gar his Kingdome fall With all the might they may Omitting none occasion To furder their inuasion By pestilent perswasion Both by night and day 44 Their doctrine is but Papistrie Set out with subtile Sophistrie Founded to foster Idolatrie By learned leys alway For to maintaine the Popes Empyre They are vpholden with his hyre But at the length into the myre Both hée and they shall faa 45 They haue forsaken the wholsome strands Of Gods owne word and his Commands And digged vp with féete and hands And Padels of Papists Laa And though they drinke while that they buâ—â—st Those pooles shall neuer sâ—aike their thirst But make their soules drinke as they list More drie from day to day 46 The fond opinions of Papistrie In euery point particularlie Are else confuted cunningly By moe than one or twa It were but labour then in vaine To tread the same ouer againe Christs written word hath so them slaine They haue no more to say 47 Yet they pretend Antiquitie So doe they discens Linallie And locall Visibilitie From Christ vnto this day In Christs time no Papistrie They are degenerate whollie And brooke that place by tyrannie Against Christ euery day 48 And to performe their interprise They leaue not off with once or twise But vp againe they mint to rise The trueth to stope and stay But when that Light they cannot smâ—re Which in their spite shines more and more This is the last they make them fore True teachers to mislay 49 These truethlesse trukers without all shame Name sundrie Pastors by their name Them and their Doctrine to defame Loude lies abroad they lay The Iewes they calde our Soueraigne Possest sinfull Samaritane Yea Drunkard and vylde Publicane Who knew no sinne at aa 50 No seruant is
aboue his Lord To bide such bragges then make vs ford Remembring aye our Masters word Who shewde it should bée sa Sith it is for the trueths owne sake The godly will no slander take What euer leasings these Lyars make On one or yet on aa 51 Full many of our Nation Scots Spread daylie foorth of their foule spots Who would bée glade to cut our throats If they might sée their day Yet though they would our bodies slay If wée may lawfull for them pray Wée would them show in the right way Of Christ and of his Laa 52 Though they haue pleasure in despite Which they spue out by word and write In such pastime wée not delite Neither in earnst or play This God doeth know good men perceiues If wée speake ought against these Knaues Their lies and raylings this same reaues Out of our hands this day 53 The other sort doe swerue in life In whom all sinne aboundeth rise Who will not mend but stirre vp strife Against the Kirke alway And for their vitious vilanie And this kind of Apostasie The pure Kirke from her companie Doeth cut off euery day 54 That is the true Catholicke Kirke Of Gods owne word that doth not irke But thereto frames all that they worke Both Faith and Fact alswa Our Kirke is builded thereon sure â—nd shall by Gods good grace indure But Romish Kirke that Babels Hoore Hath cast it cleane away 55 Can shée bee calde a faythfull Spouse â—er Husbands word that no wayes trowes â—or at his bidding neuer bowes But still doth disobey â—o more can Romish Synagogue â—ée calde the Spouse and Kirke of God â—or Dan Bethell Gog or Magog That did forsake his Lay. 56 They will not make the Scripture Iudge â—or them they should finde no refuge â—ut from their lurking gart deludge And leasings lay away â—it will bee Iudges vnto it â—â—d wrest it to their worldly wit And so in mens conscience sit As Antichrists this day 57 Fift Antichrist shall be reuealed That man of sinne Sathans childe And by the Sprite of Christ be kilde His breath it shall him slay And make that Monster manifest Which hath the Kirke of Christ opprest And Christes place proudly possest On Earth this many a day 58 That same is very Antichrist Whose law and life is contrare Christs And Christs Shéepe doeth boast and tyst From Christ to come away And him imbrace in Christs stead Of Kirke as vniuersall Head And kéepe the statutes hée hath made Contrarie to Gods Laa 59 Though Antichrists full many béene Since Christes time as may bée seene Was neuer Antichrist so kéene As is the Pope this day The Kirke of Christ for to deceiue And Christs glore to steale and reane Most craftily hée playes the Knaue Aboue all other this day 60 Of seruants Stiles him seruiture Yet hee vsurpes Diuine honours And maketh all both xich and poore On groufe before him faa And will no nearer them admit But kisse the Pantone on his féet When hée vpon his throne doeth sit As Antichrist each day 61 If there were made comparison Twixt Christ and this companion Great would bée that diuision Should bée betwéene them twa In euerie point contrarious The Pope is to the Lord Iesus Should hée not then bée odious To faythfull one and aa 62 Christ is the Sonne of Veritie Begotten of God eternally Sent to the world to shew mercie On all that on him caa The Pope the sonne of Lucifiere The father of lies and first lier Most like his father a murderier Of all that Christ will knaa 63 Christ being God in Deitie To shew his great humanitie Came Man in our humilitie From Hell to saue vs aa The Pope a man of earth earthly To shew his pridfull tyranny Will bee like God in dignity To lose himselfe and aa 64 Christ would not be an earthly King Nor yet a Iudge in worldly thing But had his pleasure in publishing His Fathers will and Laa The Pope a worldly King will bée Yea more a mixed Monarchie To that effect hath Crownes thrée And both the swords will draa 65 Christ did abhorre Idolatrie So did hée vaine Hypocrisie And vsed but simplicitie Into his Kirke alway The Pope maintaines Imageries Wide Coules side Caps with Philatries With shauing jowking and juglaries Into the Kirke each day 66 Christ made but once a Sacrifice Whereby so full hée paide our price Wée neede no moe to purge our vice Nor it make ouer each day The Pope will it not haue alone But Sacrifices many one And al 's the same made ouer againe By his Masse-Priest each day 67 Christ taught Iustification To come fréely by Fayth alone Without any satisfaction Of our Workes any way The Pope with his corrupted Clerkes Apply a great part to their workes Such euill séede their wicked sparkes Sow in the Kirke this day 68 Christ preached full remission From fault and paine solution To all of true contrition On him that fixt their Fay. The Pope affirmes that paine remaines In Purgatorie that place of paines And neuer slakes till hée get gaines To take the paine away 69 Christ bade all people more and min Come vnto him opprest with sinne Hee shall them of that burden twin It fréely take away The Pope bids all opprest with sinnes Come buy his pardons in shéepe Skins They are best hearde that first beginnes And offers most that day 70 Christ bade vs all our prayers frame To God aboue and in his Name Assuring vs t' obtaine the same Our askings one and aa The Pope bids pray to creatures In name of moe mediatures Or otherwise hée vs assures Wée shall get nought at aa 71 Christ knew no prayer for the dead â—ince faythfull from all paine are fred â—nd for the damned no remead After they goe away The Pope for dead folke bids all pray â—o ease their paine in purgatorie Soule-masse and drierie Dirigie To take their paine away 72 Christ into his New Testament Ordained not a Sacrament Safe Baptisme and the Supper meant These two but any moe The Pope to these hath added fiue And Sacraments made seuen beliue So as hée lists doth clampe and ryue Christs ordinances each day 73 Christ lawfull Marriage approued To eate all meates all men lieued That no mans conscience should bee grieued No state no time no day The Pope forbiddeth Matrimonie To all estates of his Clergie And who eateth flesh sinnes deadly In Lent or on fryday 74 Christ came to breake the bond of sinne And gaue none leaue to lye therein But bade all mend both more and min And lay that yoke away The Pope to sinne giues libertie To Bordels and vylde lecherie Which payeth him yearly tributie In Romes towne this day 75 Then his Religion is impure A monstrous Maske and vylde mixture Of Gentiles Rites and Iewes for sure And made vs of these twa And eke his life licentious A world of vices monstruous Is both to Christ contrarious What then