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
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 〈◊〉
plant his breist withinne Suche giftes of grace that he shuld neuer sinne Thou knowest their is no man on earth leuand Thaâ— can or may against thy will with stand Rom. 9. Sith thou art God our Lord Fathâ—r 〈◊〉 Why holdes thou vs in wo and miserie Why hast thou hardned thus our hearts minâ—â— And syld our â—yne we shuld not cleirlie sâ— The thing that may thy will and pleasure be Why doest thou not of thy beneuolence Excuse our saâ—tes we do throw negligence 4. Es â— Sith man is made of sinne bothe crope 〈◊〉 And can not drug but as thou lettes him drawe Why doest thou then that sinne to him impuâ—e The heart that shuld the fear and stand in awe Esa 54. Why doeth it worke against thy will and Lawe But as the iuste so hes thou made 〈◊〉 The murtherare for to distroye and â—eill Euen as the potter with an lompe of lame Doeth after his owne santasie direct Some pott to honour and other some to shame So hes thou lykwyse creat and elect Some to thy gloire and some to be deiect Rom. â—â— So of our sâ—lues we neuer haue sâ—e will For to do good but all mischeif and ill O sinsull wretche that doest thy self abuse Now damnable is thy frewoll argument Rom. 45. Will thou thy sinnes on the Lord excuse To dispute how dar thou thy self present With the deip wisdome of God omnipotent Esa 45. Sith ignorance hathe the dissaued plane Cry mercie for thy argumentes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Consesse the â—ord the Lord of veritie Esa â—3 1. Ioh. â— â—â— â—hes â— â—it â— 2. Tim. 2. Ioh. 1â— Rom. â— â—nd do not 〈…〉 sence pleid His iudgemente◠〈…〉 of equitie His â—â—nne is 〈◊〉 and remeid For all the sinnes that came of Adames seid Confesse at Baptisme how thow 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And sware the faithfull spouse to Iesus Christe Allas I fornicator full of cair All are spiritual fornicatours that wirshoppes not one God allauerhe Deut. 31 â—â—diâ— 2 8. Fornicatione for infidelitie and murmuratione against God NuÌ„b. 14 Following the apperite of lustes raige Dat not for shame my filthines declair For worldlie lust I lose my heritage I haue a pultered my whole mariage And followed hath my sensualitie I set at noght the word of veritie I grant my luste hathe me repâ—â—oâ—aâ— And hathe me caused to forsake allace My Sauiour Christ and spouse immaculate How day I me present before his face Or how dar Iâ— my spousâ— require for grace Sith I my self made separatione Commiting filthie fornicatione To follow my lustes I did neuer blinne Rom 3. Nor neuer wold against them contest I am broght vp and nourest in to sinne Pro. 20. With dolour now why am I not opprest Sith I haue done forsake my spouse celâ—st O vile 〈◊〉 hast thou no shame Mat. 10. Christ to renunce of whom thou beares the name For ignorance for pleasure and delite For fals doctrine that doeth all men confuse 1. Cor. 14 For gluttonnie and beastlie appetite For them why hast thou done thy self abuse Note how ignorance doeth no man excuse Ther is no way since thou art so infect â—â—hes 1. But onelie Christ the spouse of his elect An spouse and that full of benignitie Not looking on my lyfe luxurious Psal 45. That for my lufâ— hathe suffred death for me His dead hathe venquest death most furious Ephe. 5. And shewn him self an louer curious His grace and mercie most misericord Gal. 4. Hathe made my peace pointemeÌ„t with the Lord. Right as thou art my loue and Lord of blisse 1. Cor. 1. My Sauiour and God omnipotent Let thy sweit mercie me imbrace and kisse Epâ—e 2. On such an wise that in my heart thou prent Thy holie spreit thy Law and Testament Ioh. 14. And pardone me where I haue done rebell Eccle. â— I come for loue and not for fear of hell Dulce Lord sweit spouse take on me thoght and Shewe me the waye that leades me most euen cure Iacob â— Giue me the knawledge of thy trwe Scripture In sie dispair my sinnes hathe me dreuen That but thy grace I can not come to heauen Arme me with faith the springing streame well Râ—m 18 That I may venques the fleshe the Deuill hell Or thou do faill to them that thou doest loue Where faith is great as graâ—â— of mustard seâ—d Mat. â—â— The earth shall faill so shall the heauen aboue Rom. 5. I knowe thy mercie doeth right farre erceâ—d All my offence my sinne and wickâ—d dâ—id And since thou hast thy loue vpon me set Ioh. 1â— O Lord I knowe thou will not me forget Which maketh me cry on hight away despair Ephes 2 That so long tyme haith done molest my minde Sith Christ is so benigne bothe late and aire Col. 1. Moued with pretie he will not be vnkinde 1. Ioh. 4 Ioh. 5. For to forgeue his nature is inclinde For his great mercie as wrytes cunning clerkes Doeth farre transcend aboue his godlie werkes Esa 34 For our sinnes Lord we grant thy celsitude Ephe. 2. Of thy mere mercie and speciall grace Frelie thou wishe awaye with thy sweit bloode Heb. 9 1â— The whole iniquitie that came of Adames race And meased thy Fathers wrathe in to that cace Rom. 5. Where he stude right glaidlie well content With that one offring that thou did him present Col. 1. Because we could not wirke the Fathers will Gal. 3. We were subdewed to dampnatione Of death and hell whill Christ did it fulfill Ephe. 1. And shed his pretious blood for our saluatione Which is our health our lyfe and our purgatione 1 â—â—â—â— Hâ—b 9. We knewe their is no clen â—eing to conclude But our purgatione by Christes death bloode No purgatione is named euen nor od In holie Scripture Goddes word of veritie But onelie Iesus Christ the Sonne of God Hathe purâ—ed vs of our iniquitie Heb. 1. Where we were bouÌ„d the Lord hathe made vs fre From hell from deathe and euerlasting pane Sapt 7. And vs restored haith to lyfe agane It is no meruell thogh our hearttes befoâ—ie Sith we haue through our slouth and negligeÌ„ce â—â— libro sentenâ—â—â—â—â—â— Beleued to haue an other purgatorie When from this vaill of wo that we shall hence As writtey is in the booke of Sentence That we shall to an certane tyre returne And many hundreth yeres theirin till burne And shall not come to blesse uers the heauen But their till cry till fry till glour â–ª and gaip Whil for iche sume we haue burnt yâ—res seuaâ—â— Idem ◠〈◊〉 And no maner of waye forâ—â—ll eâ—chaip But by the Messâ— and paâ—â—â—ous of the paip If this be trwe as they 〈◊〉 preached plane TheÌ„ Christ hathe shed his prâ—tionâ— blood in vane The Father doeth no satisfactione knawe Psal 4â—
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
consumed in prodigalitie Luc. 19. Following my lust and sensualitie So now great hongare reignes in this lâ—â—b That all kinne people in parrell is to tyne For falt of Goddes worde and his command And I compeld till ear with mekill pyne Amos 8. That whiche is meiter for dogs and for swine Haue I not cause for to be sad and wo When I think on the house that I came sro Where their is an abouÌ„daÌ„ce of the heaueÌ„lie bread But I allas haue done my self misgyde That my sinnes theiron will not let me feid What shall I do or where shall I me hyde Rom. 7. Or shall I still into my sinne abyde With repentance is better that I murne And yet agane to my father returne Perchance he mercie will vpon me haue I trust he will me souccour in my nâ—id When with repentance I it aske and craue Then shall I pray him that he take no heid Ezec. 18. To my folie nor to my wicked deid And to my sinnes past haue no regaird Nor after my deseruinges me rewaird Ioh. 17. That his iustice to me haue no respect Where I haue walked long tyme vndiscreâ—e Rom. â—â— But that his mercie make me his elect And as I thoght these wordes in my spreâ—e Their did appeir to me an father sweit That notwithstanding my sinne did me imbrace And from my faâ—ltes he did remoue his fate Esa 44. Syne did command 〈…〉 That in the booke of life I 〈◊〉 rolâ— And cled me with an robe of innocence And on my finger put an ring of gold Whiche is the liuelie faith that I should hold Luc. 15. And with that hand where the ring did repose He gaue me bread to eat more sweit nor rose Syne for my loue the best fed calf was keild That worldlie wisdome on an croice gart bleid Act. 3. Which calf was Christ our onelie stay and beild Heb. 9. Who said to me my owne brother take heid Who trustes in me shall neuer see the deid And thoght they were inâ—iâ—me dead man wyse Ioh. 11. Yet shall they liue and haue eternall lyfe My liuelie dead I tholed for thy behoue Hathe AdaÌ„s ofspring froÌ„ Satans baÌ„des driued Col. 2. Thou mon belâ—ue with hope to reigne aboue O death in lyfe by Christes death arriued Heb. 2. We that were dead are by his death reuiued Gal. 2. We are all dead as concerning the Law Rom. 7. And yet we liue throw Christes death we knaw O Lord my God Christ my Mediatour 1. Ioh. 2. That tholed death for my saluatione Wâ—she clenge and purge my poysoned natoure Ephe. 5. With liuelie water of regeneratione Tit. 3. That I se no more the separatione Of the and me my Lord my God and King Ioh. 14. But in the heauen with the that I may ring But giue me knowledge of the holie Worde And cause it shrow my inward pâ—â—â—â—s rinne Heb. 4. Perce thou my heart with that two edged smorde And that it still remaine my harte withinne Whil thou this spirit take from this corps of sinne Then thy right waye shall I parsaue and finde Rom. 7. And walk no more stumbling as I were blinde To vnderstand that word shall giue me plane Deut. 4. If I with mekenes do it humblie reid What is the trwe meate of an Christiane Allanerlie since no man leues on breid But by the worde which doeth of God proceid Mat. 4. Lord thou art high brade lenth and latitude Stloth serene the pure and plesand slude I come to the to weshe me in that place Thou knowes well I am the blinde man borne Refuse me not but grant me of thy grace Since for my sake thou beatten was and torne Ioh. 9. Suffre me not o Lord to be forlorne Nor led with blinde thogh I blindnes desire To go and trampe in euerie dub and myre Oppen my inward eyne and giue me sight O Lord and make me one of thy appointed â— Ioh â–ª 2 4. Ephe. 2. Heb. 2 9 10. That I may iudge the darknes by the light And say that it is Iesus Godes oynted That with his precious â–ª blood hath me anointed And me redemed hathe from captiuitie And hathe me geuen the Spirit of libertie The 〈…〉 for the of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chace With 〈…〉 â— and 〈◊〉 That I 〈…〉 and it 〈◊〉 Esa 15. Luc. 1. Louse thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that I may 〈◊〉 expreâ— That holie worde and dailie it confes Sen thâ—â— hast said let not my yocke the greue 〈◊〉 â— â–ª For if thou will â—â—my promesse beleue Thou shall dwell in me and I in the remane If thou byde constant withoutten balt or hink To comfort the in thy trauell and pane In thy drouthe thou shall haue my blood to drink Ioh. 6. And in thy heart if that trwe faith can sink My bodie thou shall haue and fleshe to â—it To fede the inward man the lyfe and spreit Remembring thereby my death and passione Vntill I come kepe the same in memorie 1. Cor. 11 For they receaue their ownr damnatione That eattes this Sacrament vnworthelie Making no difference of the Lordes bodie Therefore let one man iudge him selfe and sâ—ne Let him come â—at the bread and drink the wyne 2. Cor. â—â— Right many are with maladiâ—s confused And do perishâ— at length without remeid Bâ—cause they haue â–ª 〈◊〉 Saâ—â—aâ—â—â—t abused 1. 〈◊〉 11. And many slepes to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because they haue not thereof taken heâ—d Lord â—locken me with drink celestiall That no dregges nor poysone papisticall Haue puissance to entre my heart withinne Whose dregges hath done the whole world delude Which is but draffe and satlinges full of sinne Ioh. 6. The Lordes word and promesse is my fude He hath me fed in faith with fleshe and blude He is the bread of life the which shall geue Pardon of sinne to all that will beleue He is the Sacrament and lambe Paschall That oues for all hath made ane offring Leuit. 18 Deuâ— 21. Psal 4â— Heb. 1. Gal. 3. His precious bloode hath ransoued vs all He was for vs curst and on an ecoce did hing That curse till vs he chainged in blessing And to saue his elect for verye loue He gaue him selfe to death for their behoue And from the dead â–ª to life he roise againe In to his naturall bodie sensible Ioh. 21. Syne to his Apostles appeared plaine Mar. 16. That they might all see his bodie visible Syne to his Father that is inuisible He ascended from them thogh they did murne Act. 1. And promest at the last daye for to returne In that same bodie that he rose from deid Which bodie doeth remane in heauen alwaye And sitteth on Godds right hand as saith the creid Heb. 1â— â–ª And shall not steir nor moue as Paull doeth saye Whill the last trompet sound at domesdaye If it
breck forthe and saye Take holie Scripture spirituall The letter leadeth to dekaye The fleshe profytetes nothing at all In the sext of Iohne Christ doeth saye The verray bread of lyf am I I came frome heauen I am the waye Mankind to saue throw faith onelie Ye can not come to me trwelie Except my father do you call I am in him and he in me The fleshe profytetes nothing at all Your fathers in the wildernes They eat Manna and yet are deid After an other kinde expres Forâ—uthe I am the leuing breid Come down from heauen in to shissteid A am the bread celestiall My word throw faith it doeth you feid The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Except ye eat beleue and trow August in sermone ad inâ—uttes In my bodie and drink my blude I say ye haue no lyfe in yow For my bodie is verray fude Right so is drink I you conclude My bloode and take it spirituall For carnallie no man can dude The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Except ye eat ye haue no lyfe My fleshe and drink my blood he said â–ª But then amonges them grew such stryfe That some went back and was affraid And carnallie his wordes wraid Vntill their mindes sensuall And frome the faith they still dekaid The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all The Disciples murmurred amang Now can this man his fleshe vs giue But Christ knowing their thoghtes wrang Saying wherefore should this you greiue All thogh the Sonne of man should meiue To his glorie celestiall The spirit quickneth throw trwe beleue The fleshe prosfeitz nothing at all Sainâ—t Augustine writing full plane Against Adamant trwelie How the Lord douted not to saue This is my blood and my bodie August contra Adaman â—im When that he gaue to his meinzie The signe of his bodie corporall To kepe his death in memorie The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Al 's in an preface doeth he saye Where Christ did him self admit To his mandie on thuresdaye Saying take you now all and eat The holie sigure of me compleit And of my death memoriall My token trwe and promesse sweit The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all This fleshe ye se ye shall not eat â–ª Nor drinck the blood shed forth of me My Sacrament is drinck and meat That siedes the inwarde man trwelie Not for thy teith nor thy bellie I am no meat materiall Beleue and thou hes eatten me The fleshe prosfeites nothing at all Most gratious God illumiuâ— Our wittes waik and impâ—â—ent Incresse our saith so satigat Make worde and deid equiualent Our sinnes vyle for to repent And lead our liues more spirituall According to thy testament Which is the fleshe that profeites all ⧠Anâ— Ballade vpon the prayer or orisque of â—â—nasses King of Iuda when he was led presouerâ— and captiue in Babilone â–ª 2. Cron. 33. VIth teares great I sigh and Sob Bewaling my natiuitie O God of Abram and Iacob I make my wofull plainte to the Bound foote and hand with an cheinze As an slaue mocked and dispist In presoue and captiuitie Soulzeit with the vncircumcist Thou Lord that made the heauen on hight The earth with all her instrumentes Thou made also the daye and night The Sunne the Monne resplendisentes The fyre the aire the elementes Thy worde o Lord and thy command Hath gart the heauenlie ornamentes In till their curse and ordour stand The 〈◊〉 sea depe and prosound By thy vertue which dâ—â—th excell â—hose welicring walles suâ—â—bound Dare not attoure their brymmes swell â–ª Their bodumis furius and fell Of whirling waters stif and stark The Lord hath closed vp himsell And seald them with his seall and mark O fearfull God who may withstand Thy feruent Ire in any case No sinner on the earth leuand Thy furie may abide allace for none are iust before thy face But all are sinners yong and old All are denude and bare of grace And to the deuill and hell are sold I grant thou art the Lord abone Of Iacob Abram and Isac that sinned not as I haue done Nor thy commandementes brak But I sinner sleuthfull and slack For breking thy law and command â—es heaped mo sinnes on my back Nor is in nombre all the sand I haue prouoked thy Ire allace My pride and my Iniquite â–ª â—es wroght great ill before thy face I know their is no health in me I grant I 〈…〉 And worâ—hâ—â— of th◠〈◊〉 and rod Because in my 〈◊〉 I wold not know the Lord my God My great abhominatione That day and night hath done incres Hes bene the iust occasione Of all my wo and heauines I haue sinned I do confes Right greuouslie aganes the Lord Let not my sinne and wickednes Stop the to be misericord Yet thou hast in remembrance Thy promesse and thy holie aith The man that is of repentance To punishe him thou art right laith Though thou be angrie in thy wraith Thou art sone pacified we ken When that we call to the in faith For all the wickednes of meâ— Thogh we sinners deserue iustlie Dampnatione death and helles fyre Yet for rewarde thy great mercie Hes pacified thy wraith and ire And promest hes thy high impire Frelie to all that will conuart For thou doest not of vs require Except an trwe and faithfull hart For thy goodnes no more considder My silthie sinnes night nor daye But wipe them all awaye to gidder Sith that I do repent and praye I know thou castes not awaye No wight that will on the depend Nor willis nor their death no waye But wold that they should leaue and mend With knees of my heart contreit I kneill full law before thy grace With teares distilling that I greit I weshe my bailfull blaickned face O Good Lord hear me in this caice And grant me my petitione And for my sinnes not me chaice But gif me full remissione Now saue me Lord since that I praye Saue me o God omnipotent And I shall loif the night and daye Whâ—ll that my lyfe away be spent For all the vertues parmanent Of heauen the Angelles all and some They prayse the as most excellent In world of worldles for to come ⧠An Ballade against the foull and dâ—tâ—stable vice of dronâ—kinnesse ALl for douered 〈◊〉 in after drinck In an 〈…〉 I layeâ— Appeared suddamlie as I did shlâ—k Ould father Noye cled in an nyce arraye Shaikand his beird with asteirne voyce did saye Of all sinnes â—xcesse is principall And bringes the bodie sonest to dekaye Pro. 31. Throw droncknes the mother of vices all I was the first that wine did plant or presse Thinking to be his master and his gyde But he deceaued me I the confesse Gen. 9. And of my Sonne was scorned in that tyde Because I could not my own secreittes hyde I cursed Cham my sonne and made him thrall Tyll his two brethren seruand till abyde Throw droncknes the mother of vices all What thogh I was be gild it was
wight certaine Ben. 6. God readie to distroye the fleshe humane The golden bow was not sene readie bent Nor yet his purpour coâ—llours consequent That God him selfe of his beniguitie Gaue in token and gage to signifie By his deuine and royall ordinance That he by â—â—oudes nor waters aboundance No more againe the world he wold destroye Which leag of loue he made to father Noye And sindry tymes yet we may see our sell Ben. 9. Now that a cloude beginnes to grow and swell By Goddes might to molifie the grounde Numeditie makes fruites till abounde Great differeÌ„ce is betuix these Cloudes twane The one betokneth grace the other paâ—e With fyre slaughtis tumbling and sterilitie Exod. 19 With thundering roring and calamitie In middes of this cloude prodigious There sat the Lawe both holde and rigorous Rom. 8 With sad and heauie 〈◊〉 decreit To vex and noye of man the flesh and spreit Col. 2. O heauie sentence which we can not withstand Who shall vs plit forthe of thy yoke and band O hard and cruell art thou all to giddiâ— O iudgement sharpe and fearfull to considdir Ephe. 2. Deut. 11 17 â— 28. Leuit. 2. Saying that mercie ought not to be shawn To them that is with sinne infect and known Decerning vs all wicked and forlorue That is of sinfull sede consauit and borne Deut. 12 17. All man is curst was writtin there intill Which did not hole the lawes charge fulfill Who then neglectis they shall without remead Condamned be to suffre double dead Curst be his hous frute corne and bestiall That doeth not kepe these lawes preceptes all O Israel considdir consequent Deut. 4 5. Exod. 3 4. Deut. 11 17 18. Leuit. 2. The lawes of God in this his parliament I am saith he an God right Ielous That doeth beholde your leuing vitious On you shall byde my indignatione Vpon your sede and generatione I am the God that searches thy offence I send both hunger derth and pestilence I moue stronge warres cruell battalles saire I kill I slaye I venge both layt and aire He saith not heir he wold thy father be To draw the forthe of wo and miserie He said not heir thy sinne I wype awaye But with great bost and 〈◊〉 the did sraye His mightie thoÌ„dring voyce 〈◊〉 thou did heire 〈◊〉 â—â— Then prayed thou for terrour bread and feire He wold not speak but with thy trew coÌ„ductour Whom he prepaired to be thy iuste instructour His awfull sight did Moyses sore molest Yet had not bene his hindir parte celest Where he persauit the humble sueit visage Of Goddes Sonne and the perfite image For verraye feare he had died in that place No man on liue might looke him in the face O poore Adam who haith the â—astard wroght Exod. â—â— Why fled thou him that haith made the of noght Who haith the made so vyle and so sawaige To slie thy makers voyce and his langaige Who made the so but sinne that rest thy force Dishereist the then shew thy naked corce And sine when thou was made of 〈◊〉 al bare Thou wold not grant thy fault nor it declare Ben. â— But thou durst 〈◊〉 by one carnall way Excuse thy fault and to the Lord did say The woman that thou made marrow vnto me She gart me eat the aple of the tre Then sone after of sinne thou felt the price Yet weyed thou not the burden of thy vice Ben. â— Ecclesi â—â— Rom. â— â—â— Because that sinne was first by the committed All thy hole raice with the same sinot was sinitted Before the Law that sinne was not exprest But the Law made it plane and manifest As birning cooles vndir the ashes raâ—ked In syre do slepe yet when they ar awaked To their owne nature 〈◊〉 incline â—ull right 〈◊〉 their heat 〈◊〉 they shaw the light Likewise before the 〈◊〉 sinne laye as dead Rom. 5 â–ª 7. Osce 13. And had no strength to rise nor lift his head But when the Law with might and force began Then sinne vpstart and he inuadid man Rem 7. Heb. 2. â— Cor. 15 When he had wone the battail and the pryse He led man as him list at his deuise And made him thrall to all iniquitie And made him bair of blesse and dignitie Broght him in boÌ„daige wher he before was fraÌ„ck For water of life her filthie dubbis dranck Gen. 3. For odoriferant aire and frutes gude He gat but cankered mist and scrabs rude For constant conscience and tranquilitie 2. Esd 7 Exod. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. An trubled sprete ful of fragillitie This sinne I may compare to Pharo fell That neuer wold permit to Israel To part nor pas furth of that painfull place To honour God nor thank him of his grace Sinne that tyrane to augment their wo As sleughound tryed their traces to and fro Following the footsteps of the Law so nere Apoc. 12. Then subtell Satan sweftelie can appere Them to accuse with visage â—ul of scorne Sap. 2. Was neuer sene an monster so defornie His vglie eine howe holked in his hede Was like to fyrebrandes in an furnes rede Ane stinking breathe furth of his breast ran out Apoc. â—0 His â—ongue the gaullis of dragons furth did spout His monstrous mouth that many had opprest Of hydra all the vennom forthe it â—est His silthie singers foull were fabricat With blood of men they were ouerspred and wat Stryse debait blasphemie and occisione With torment ire wrothe and derisione Inuy pride furor and suche an wicked meinze war of his court all vnder an handseinze That he might better his propose fulfill Apoc. 6. Ire frome aboue did giue him strength at will And so persauing his force great strength might Iob 1 14. Then he began to tempt all kinde of wight There he red â—oâ—the an storie lamentable Saâ—ing I Satan gart man hold as fable Apoc. â—â— The worde of God and caused him neglect His first command and hold of none effect There was remembred the tre of saptence Gen. â— â— With heauy thoghtes and grudge of conscience There was how Adam interprised to be Esaiâ—â— Equall with God his Lord in all degre And how that he forsuke the word deuine And for his lust to Satan did incline There was also marked manifestlie Fraude and dissait proceding gre by grie with all abuses forfaltes and offence That man committis of will or negligence How sinne toke roote in maunis nature humaine Rom. 3. Is clearlie sene and how it dois remaine And how foolishe and ignairs war abused That thoght throw ignorance to be excused 1. Coriâ— 14. A man that is accused of an crime And wold defend his cause shulde he take syne Râ—m â— For aduocat and principal 〈◊〉 His accusars companion day and 〈◊〉 Sir Iohne ignorâ—nce is domesticall To thy so
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 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
myrth glaid curage To welcome him and makâ— him due homage There lambe that on the hid sâ—crettes did looke And was founde digne to oppen the holie booke That all the Angels had in suche esteime 1. Tim. â— 1. â—oh 2. Ioh. 17. Heb. 1â— This lambe ware on his head one diadeunâ— Where was writtin thre stiles singulair In 〈◊〉 letteres to him peculiar 1. Ioh. 2. Ioh. 17. Heb. 1â— On◠〈◊〉 did him 〈◊〉 call The sâ—cond sâ—yle our hie priesâ— principall The thrid sâ—â—lâ— was the Sauiour of all wight That in this worlde did bring to vs the ligâ—t And made his father who is our soueranâ— Lord On vs poor sinners to haue misâ—ricord This blessed Lord and Sauiour most hie Apoâ— 21. Exod. 20 Bothe heauen and earth togidder gartagrie In so far as the letter did conteane Promesse and law so of right shoulde perteane Isay 17. The Lord shuld promesse kepe and mercy shawe But man ought till obserue and kepe the Lawe Heb. â— â—10 So Christ Iesus to performe his office For that promesse to shewe his benefice Offred his pretious bloode his Father till And for oursake hathe done the Lawfulfill So dyeinge on croce that oblatione trewe Ended the Law and toke an stile of newe Ephe. 2. 1. Tim. â— 1. â—o 12. To be himself our onelie Mediatour He is that prince that with his manlie nature Hath vs redemed where we were daÌ„ned to pyne Reasone Scripture wolde that we shulde syne Giue him onelie the gloir and to none other Rom. 4. He is our Lord our Sauiour and brother In that diademe may be red in faith Heb. 2. 3 7 8 9 10 The lambe did meise the Lordes ire and wraith Where as before could do no bloode of beist He offred his owne bloode as mightie preist But not as offred the priestes Leuitticall That offred for themselues and syne for all Their sacrifice nor their oblatione Could neuer bring vs to saluatione For God the Father Lord omnipotent Was onelie with his Sonnes blood content So Christ our Lord was not bouÌ„d Priest considder But Melchisedech high Priest King to gidder King of all pietie peace and equitie And Priest that teached the word of verritie And entred ones in to the sanctuair By his owne blood his priesthoode to declair Where he offred his blessed fleshe also Sufficient for an thowssand worldes mo Blood of more strength nor the blood of â—hell Better nor Nabothes blood the trueth to tâ—ll Heb. 1â— That asked vengence fromâ— heauen to that place To fall on Iesabell and Iâ—habs race In dyeng Christ required with mightie voyce Maâ— â—6 Pardon to them that did him naiâ—l one croyce To death he neideth no more him self present That one oblatione for all was sufficient For death may now no more that lambe Arrâ—ist â—â—â— 5 â— 9 â—â— O lambe o King o high Bischope and Preist Betwix vs and thy Fathers furie stand Syne blesse vs with thy right and holie hand Gal. 4. Aâ—â— 4. O man if thou could with thy wit persaue The great ioyâ— that thou throw Christ dois haue Rom. â— Then shulde thy harte with hope and esperance Be more stable then rocke but variance 2. Para. 3. Thou shuld not cair of maÌ„ the threatning bostâ—s Nor yet regaird their strong and awfull hostes Thou shulde cure no punishment nor pyne Pâ—al â—4 â–ª Nor yet regaird pest hunger nor ruine Thou wold not seir fier death nor helles pane Phil. 4. All earthlie torment thou wold but repute vane If faithfull loue thou in shy harte doest beir To Christ our Lord and to his wordâ— most cleir He is our pleader for vs in to the lawes That venqueist Satan wan to vs our cawes Heb. 9. Againes his ornate speache and eloquence 1. Tim. 1 The heauen nor earth can make no resistance Satan nor death dar pretend no actione Gal. 3. Where Christ saith I haue made satisfactione This diademe most worthie to aduant Is garâ—eist with these stiles triumphant Isa 2 4. Whiche shulde not be attribute trust ye sure Vnto none other earthlie creature Nether to sainct nor Angell in the heauen Shulde those thre stiles in any wise be geuen Rom. 8 11. 1. Pet. 4. Exo. 34. None ought the stile of intercessione But Christ that bought it with his passione As in tymes past allace it may be seine How many haue worne an wail before their einâ— And stopped them to se the lyght most cleir Of the bright Sunne with eyne of hart inteir 2. Cor. 3. As Moyses ware before an mistie race An vaill to hide the bryghtenes of his face Right so doeth were this waill al theÌ„ that wolde Make Christes Law lyke to the lawes olde And may not se the lambes liberalitie That is to say who makes equalitie And wold compair the warkes of the Law Ephes 2 To Christes death that grace to vs doeth shaw Seking consaittes and fassions of their owne Iâ—bic 1 The lambe to theÌ„ will not be seyne nor knowne Because at others they haue soght remeid Forgetting Christ their cheif capitayne and hâ—â—â— Psâ—l 1 6 This soule errour that doeth their conscieÌ„ce 〈◊〉 Osâ—c 9 11. 2. Cor. 4 Procedeth from ignorance of holie writ Ferther read forth persaue and se the rest Beholde the vertue of this lambe celest The more that is considered his impire The more alway a man doâ—th him require With eye debonair dulce and petious That their was neuer man so dispitious Rom. â— â–ª Nor tyrane fell that blood humane did seike Beholding him he shuldâ— come dulce and meike Sunne on no day so bright did neuer shyne Apoc. â—1 â–ª Nor in Aurora bright starre matutyne In heauen nor earth is found nothing so fair â—aâ—t 1 2 3 4 â–ª That to his golden face I may compair The lyllie whyte consect in vermeill rose Vnto his bewtie can be no peir nor chose To his cleir colour of brightnes triumphant No pretious stone sapheir nor diamant Apoâ— â—1 Nor the charbonckle with his lucent strandes May be compaird to the brightnes of his handes He is so full of fragrant anâ—tie Sainâ—tes are enamourd with his bright bewtie Apoâ— â— 18 â— 19. Men in this earth left heritage and gude To winne his loue and serue his selcitude Rather chosing to be briâ—t at an slake Nor to renounce his loue and him forsake Câ—nt â— His vestament of golde pure and sâ—reue Double◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with purpur colouâ—â—â— Garnest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 resplendent With 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—nd with diament The gold â—â—â—ine 〈◊〉 signifie his glorie The colour sanguine his conquest and victoâ—â—â— Cant. â— The fair rubies riche and iuestimable Declares his noble giftes incomparable Of his excellent virtues herâ—icall Where as no Angell nor Catholicall Heb. 1. Psal 97 Did arriue for â—lke one of them by measure Ressaued the holie
till Eli his great ruine Eli said is he not master principall 2. Sam. 3 His wayes are iust and full of equitie His will mot be fulfilled on vs all Iob. 3. Tobie for afflictione nor miserie He neuer left the waye of veritie Patient Iob to thy booke I me reporte Iob â–ª 23. If thou hast past this fyre in double sorte What shall I saye what Prophet now let see What righteous man that to the trueth is geuen Hathe shawn the worde of God and scapit free In the actes for witnes I take sainet Steuen Act. 7. Saying these wordes in the cheptour seuen Which of the Prophettes that ye in writt of reid Hathe not your Fathers persecute till dâ—id Like as they did none of the Prophets spair But for to slay them thoght it sport and bourde Mâ—t. 4 â–ª 〈◊〉 17. So did they Iohn that Prophet was and mait Euen as the eunemies of Goddes holie wourd From the beginning with knife fyre and swourd As they his seruandes vsed with death and Rod So haue they done the verie Sonne of God 1. Tâ—s â— Since God the Father in his proper persone Hath not forborne but thoght it right and skill Rom. 8. That Iesus Christ his dear and onelie soâ—e Shoulde suffre death the Scriptures to fulfill Maâ— 15. That wicked meÌ„ might wirk on him their will Thus if we start for punishment vntrue Mat. 10. We are not like our master Christ Iesu No seruand should disdane nor yet abhore When with licence at table set he is Ibem To drink such drink as drank his Lord before Ioh. 15. For no disciple nor no seruand I wis Is greater nor his Lord and Master is Mat. 12. If Belzebub they did the master call How mekill more his houshold seruandes all Luc. 11. The enemies of Goddes word are borne 2. Cor. 11 For till rewarde with croce and double hire The postles as the Prophettes was beforne To be like Christ Paull thou had great desire Thou was oft purged and cleuged in that fyre When thou receaued with stouÌ„des and distresse Act. 14. Two hundreth wouÌ„des sauing one wound lesse They scourged thy bodie thre tymes attones 2. Cor. 11 Thy spirit in patience still it did abound Thou was left for dead stoned was with stones Act. 16 14 21. And was thre tymes in daingere to be dround Thou was at List rasnapped whil thou swound In dangere of thâ—ues molestatione And in great trouble with those of thy natione With false brethren in daingers many solde â— Cor. 11 Be land be sea in ceties not a few Act. 27. With nakednes in hongare thrist and colde For all these paines thou said o postle trew I gloir in to the croce of Christ Iesu And still thou bair that croce preaching the worde Gal. 6. Whill for the same thy life lost by the sworde From age to age the faithfull lost their liues From reigne till reigne such mercie did them len 1. Tâ—ss 2. And gat such grace as did the prematiues Vnto to this daye was persecute ye ken How many trwe and faithfull Christiane men Of Scotland borne good men and well leuand Had then this croce vpon their backes bearand Scatered with greuous tribulationes And hated for the worde of lucent light Throw all cuntrees realmes and nationes 1. Cor. 4. With patience louing the Lord of might With faith and hope lik one as Christes knight Feghting with force againes their foes fell Gal. 5. I meine the fleshe the worlde the deuill and hell Thy flesh may not these soir assaultes gainstaÌ„d For it is filthie fragill and indiscreit Except it be well armed fote and hand Proceding from the inward man and spreit Ephe. 6. With godlie armour for mannes saull most meit Who wold right arme a knight the price to winne At his solretz for seuthe he should beginne Thy sâ—â—e must be prepaired and readie shood And 〈◊〉 no shame before â—â—inces nor kinâ—â—â— For till 〈◊〉 the trwe Gospell of God Rom. â— Which is the EuaÌ„gell of peace glaid tythinges That health and life vnto the faithfull bringes Ephe. 6. Thy brest muste bear the plate of righteousnes And tarie by the trueth for all distres The Spirit of God shall the make narratione Rom. 8. 1. Tess 5. Esa 59. Ephe. 6. Heb. 4. Apoc. 19. When that thy helme hath biddin the fyre past That it shall shine vnto saluatione At all tymes thou must bind thy bodie fast With belt of trueth that euer more shall last Thy two edged sworde that no Papist may bide Shall be Goddes word that sheres on ether side For thy defence against all ire and wraith To kepâ— the dartes of the deuill vntrewe Ephe. 6. Bear hie on high the targe and sheild of faith Where must be written with lettres freshe of hewe 1. Tess 5. The Testamentes the olde buâ— and the newe To quenche and slocken the fyrie dartes fell Of Satanas the olde seigneoure of hâ—ll About thy targe must written be also Ephe. 2. I meine at the foure corners seuerall Per fidem saluabitur omnis caro With charitie the mother of vertues all That suremonteth hope and faith perpetuall Throw this armoure I make the sure and plane Their can no man be murdrest hurte nor slane 1. Cor. 13 To the last daye and houre thou may not tire Mat. 20. Marc. 8. Luk. 6. â— Collo â— To bear the croce and follow Christ Iesu To pas and repas throw this fellone fire The olde and outward man for till subdew And aye rub of his roust to make him new Do diligence to fordge him fote and hand To be obeying at the spreittes command When thou hast foghen with him on sindrie wyse And he rebell yet whil he all be worne Phill. â— Beginne a newe to feght and winne the pryse Which is the crowne of lyfe is the be forne Prepaird for the o knight or thou wast borne Apo. 1. Collo 1. If thou contenew constant to the end This armoure shall from Satan the defend I am assured that mine eyes shall see Amanges the Sainctes and Angel les glorious Thy bodie cled with immortalitie Phill. 2. And on thy head an crowne victorious In newe Ierusalem before the Lord thy spous Where thou shall reigne in liknes euer maire To Iesus Christ the Sonne of God and aire Non est mortale quod opto FINIS ⧠The Lord◠〈◊〉 Oâ—â—â— father God which â—â—â— in heaueÌ„s 〈◊〉 Thy holie Name be blest for euermoir Thy kingdome come thy will perpetuallie Be done in earth as is in heauen with the. Be gratious to vs good Lord at neid Giue vs this day our foode and dailie breid Forgiue our sinnes and our wickednes As we do them that doeth vs oppres Let vs not fall into temptatione But vs defend for Christis passione And saue