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A08362	The meroure of an Chrstiane [sic], composed ... by Robert Norvell ...	Norvell, Robert.; Marot, Clément, 1495?-1544.	1561 (1561)	STC 18688; ESTC S100619	59,722	149

Is their more gre●ter honour land and gloir As to be portrait in euerie kinde of thing To Iesus Christ the Sonne of God our King Col. 3. At the last day with Christ our Master deir Like to him self saith Iohn we shall appeir Christ saith who that wold my disciple be Forsake him self againes the worlde stryue Luc. 9. Take vp my croce and beir it after me I grant ther is no creature on lyue But they wold all be saued man and wyfe Mat. 10. I confesse all wold reigne with Christ in blis But sewe are like the Sonne of God in this The Sonne of God our Master or he rang Receaued humilitie and abhorred pryde Mat. 2. Luc. 22. Was crucified and tholed paines strang And durst not long in to no place abyde Baneist and had no hole his heid to hide Ioh. 8. He was blasphemed they said say we not weill Away Samaritane possessed with the deill For who wold be like the Sonne of God Like him must shape their cleathing their weid Col. 3. Syne bear his croce through euerie pathe rod Mat. 16. If we wold reigne vncrucified in deid We are not like to Christ our cheffe and heid Mar. 8. God haith ordained all that with Christ shal ring Luc. 9. For to be like to Christ in euerie thing Their is no waye to entre in to gloir Rom. ● Their is no helpe their is none other choise ●uc 9. But as the Sonne of God hathe gone be●oir He is the waye his shepe they hear his voise Ioh. 10. They follow him thy bear his marke and croise Esa 50. God the Father in his counsell deuine Determined by suff●ing woo and pine That Iesu Christ shoulde entre in repose Since the diuinitie did so decreit Esa 62. So it behoued this blessed heauenlie rose Shoulde suffre death to make the worke cōpleit As God the Father had ordained in Spreit Some saith that the Scripture Prophettes trwe Luc. 9. Spake and meined but onelie of Christ Iesu I answer the prouidence eternall Ephes 1. Before the worlde as now it sees and saw Comprehending all thinges vniuersall 1. Cor. 11. The cermonicall Scriptures ye knaw Col. 1. Are finished in Christ end of the Law But yet the Scriptures follow vpon vs Rom. 8. That are membres of his Sonne Christ Iesus The holie Spirit of God saith Paull expresse That wirketh daye and night for our behoue To our spirit beareth record and witnesse That we are children of the Lord aboue Also coheritoures with Christ throw loue Saith Paull if we suffre with him in deid We shall be also with him glorifeid Except we suffre and our selues dant The holie Spirit maketh narratione Mat. 20. We shall no wayes be participant Mar. 10. Of Iesus Christes death and passione Except we bear the croce of tribulatione 2. Tim. 2 If we think shame his croce to bear and take Likewise saith Paull he will vs clene forsake In to the Leuitt Law God gaue cōmand Leuit. 2. To all Israell that they should neuer tyre To salt all sacrifice and all offrand But in the nynt of marke Christ doeth require His seruandes to be seasoned with fyre Mar. 9. If they will be of his religione To salt them selues with persecutione Prepair you o vnfeinzeid Christians To passe se that ye be all readie drest 1. Cor. 3. This purgatore to the Corrinthians That Paull in to the thrid theptour exprest Where euerie work shall be manifest In the daye of temptatione and of yre The croce of tribula●ione is that fyre That fyre shall trie our work ●s euen and od Id●m To riche nor poore it will haue no respect Their shall be sene who is like the Sonne of God Ioh. 16. It is neidefull that all the faithfull Sect 2. Tim. 3 Be tryed by fyre that are his trwe el●ct As were all they that loued Christes Impyre Iud. 8. Proued and tryed by that fellone fyre Abell the iuste by his owne brother Cain Gen. 4 7. Thogh he offended him in to no caice Was he not put to death by him and slaine Noye with all kind of soules and beastes raice Was closed on the sea an yeres spaice Abraham father of all fidelitie Rom. 4. Had he not dailie great aduersitie When sundrie tymes for dreddour of his life Gen. 12 14 20 22 23. For hongare famine and tribulatione Behoued to denie his propre wise Loth in Sodome had great v●xatione Isaac had he not great temptatione When his father obeying Goddes ' commande Vpon an altar lyke one lambe him band To cut his neck all readie was an knyfe Whill that his fa●her persaued well and saw That Goddes Angell came to saue his lyfe Twentie yeres durst not Iacob ye knaw Gen. 27. 17. Come to Canaan for feir of Esaw Iosephes owne brethren put him in an caue And syne him solde in Egypt for an slaue Where his masters accused him in dispite And into prisone impetiouslie was donne Gen. 39. For not fulfilling of her appetite Moyses walde rather with Godds people wōne Exod. 12 Nor to be called king Pharoes daughters sonne Heb. 11. Moyses thy Spirit before did clearlie se Where Salomon said it were better be With the humble in paines and distresse Nor with the glorious bothe night and daye Prouer. 16. To parte bushelles of gold and great richesse ▪ Iossue that still did the Lord obaye At whose request the Soune for him did staye What tribulatione had he or he wan Iosu 10. The land of promesse called Canaan Godlie Debora what she tholed in eard Iud. 4. When vnderneth the palme trie was her luges Beholde and read in Iudicum the feard Iud. 7. What Gideou suffred with smale refuges I do report me to the book of Iudges What petious paines had Iephteth Gilead●it When he his onelie daughter sacrifest Iud. 11. Samsone blessed of God omnipotent Iudi. 13 14. Nazarien that oynted was with oyle And for his strength Messias did present Had he not persecutione paine and dule They brest his eyne and vsed him as an fule Idem 16 Dauid prince of Prophettes in Spirit exparte That God did chese after his verie hart Againes Saull the moste part of his lyfe 1. Sam. 19 22 23. In woddes in willdernes and great exile He had but persecutione paine and strife After Saull Absolou within a● while His father chaist and did his bed defile Dauid su●fred all these probationes 2. Sam. 15. Without murmour or exclamationes Welcome he said welcome thy holie will Thy pleasure mot all waye in me be planted 1. Sam. 26. I haue su●fred and readie to su●fre still O worde deuine o outward man well danted O faith and hope in till an heart well hanted When Samuell by prophecie deuine Declared

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 ▪ 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 d●id Like as they did none of the Prophets spair But for to slay them thoght it sport and bourde M●t. 4 ▪ 〈◊〉 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. T●s ● 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 so●e Shoulde suffre death the Scriptures to fulfill Ma● 15. That wicked mē 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 stoūdes and distresse Act. 14. Two hundreth woūdes 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 th●ues molestatione And in great trouble with those of thy natione With false brethren in daingers many solde ● 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. T●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 gainstād 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 s●●e must be prepaired and readie shood And 〈◊〉 no shame before ●●inces nor kin●●● For till 〈◊〉 the trwe Gospell of God Rom. ● Which is the Euāgell 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 kep● 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 bu● and the newe To quenche and slocken the fyrie dartes fell Of Satanas the olde seigneoure of h●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. ● Collo ● 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. ● 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● 〈◊〉 O●●● father God which ●●● in heauēs 〈◊〉 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