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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18767	A warning for the wise, a feare to the fond, a bridle to the lewde, and a glasse to the good Written of the late earthquake chanced in London and other places, the. 6. of April 1580. for the glorie of God, and benefite of men that warely can walke, and wisely can iudge. Set forth in verse and prose, by Thomas Churchyard Gentleman. Seen and allowed.	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1580 (1580)	STC 5259; ESTC S105093	9,563	30

knowen as I néed not to write them This wunder came so vnlookd for that they forsooke their houses in feare with such things as they had in their hands rūning into the stréets gasing one vpon an other This beeing considered to shew our thankfulnes for so merciful a token let vs desire the Lord our God to accept our humble prayer A prayer O Heauenly father which of thy owne free wil and heauenly grace madest man like vnto thy self and commaundst all creaturs to obey him after that our forefather 〈◊〉 had transgressed by whose ●…al we became Children o●… death when thy maiestie was so mightily displeased that thou repe●…edst that thou madest man ●…et vpon thy fatherly good wil remembring thy mercy thou didst not disdaine to send thine owne Sōne to be born of the blessed Uirgin Mary And touching his manhood to take our ●…raile nature vpon him to liue heer in sorow anguish to be despised of sinners to be called be fore Rulers to be bu●…fetted to be spet at to be slaūdred cruelly misused to be betraied of his owne seruant Iudas to be folowed as a Murderer to be deliuered into the hands of sinners to be crucified vpon the crosse to be laughed at of his enimes to 〈◊〉 water and blood for out sakes to dye among ●…heeues and after to be buried then to rise again to be come fellow heire with the in thy euerlasting 〈◊〉 For remēbraun●…e of these and all thy other graces whē thy swoord o●… wrath is lifted vp ready to confound vs which rebel in sin against thy glo ry thē remember thy 〈◊〉 sonnes death cast a 〈◊〉 thy pitieful eyes beholde his gree●…us wounds that bleed a fresh to pacifie thy an ger for get O Lord the offences of our youth blot out of remē braūce y ● sinnes of our forfathers as it hath pleased thee to sēd so gē●…e a remēbrance as this earthquake when it was in thy hands to shake our bodyes to dust and our soules to he●… so merciful Father giue vs thy spirit of grace to takethy warning so thākfully so mortifie all worldly desires in our harts that we may iust for thy cō ming and humbly pray thee to hasten thy kingdome that wee may be pertakers of thy heuenly felicitie and felow sharers with thy Saints and martirs to glorify thy name Graūt this for thy deere sonnes sake to whōe be all honor praise glory world without end Amen YOu that desire to heare of Forrain newes or tales new ●…oynd by rumors rash report Lay by such care good fréends leaue of to muse the tale I tell shall sound in better sort No toy no trifle nor surmised iest But worthy wel to lodge in euery brest When Mountaines mooue as late they did in wales great signe it is y ● nature then is crost When Monsterous Infants tels such doctors tales the tokē shews sōe fauour hath bin lost With him that hath in charge y e vse of all To spill or saue to raise or let vs fall When bla●…g starres and bloody cloudes do●… show then time it is for men too serch a new And mark y ● stock from whēce these graffes doo grow the frute more straūge thē any gardner knew the Ai●…e is chockt w e vapour of our sin When such vnwoonted tokens call vs in The very seas of late haue chaung'd their tides tis not so straūge as true the Sailers know Few things or none in former state a bides such swelling floods such great and monstrous snow with other woonders to to straūge to tel A charme for flesh when nature would rebell The braunch of pride beares such a gallāt gra●… that plainnes now is thrust vnto the wall And c●…uetousnes hath conquerd such a place that charitie must let his action fall Such writs of error subtiltie brings in That Conscience verdit is not worth a pi●… The Childe desires his fathers death for welth bothe moste least make Idoles of their golde Forgetting death that cré●…peth in by stelth to kil desire if baiard be too bolde The siluer key now opens euery gate Such is the blindenes of our present state 〈◊〉 dooth kéep so great a coyle that Saints Martirs they are slain a new And Usury bréeds such a bloody broyle that Pouertie bids all his ioyes adieu Blindnes hyes him ●…ast to cut the cardes too smother law with bribes great rewardes Then Gl●…ttony dooth challenge for his share his earthly ioy which is his paunch too fill And wicked lust tha●… bids a figge for care dooth think this wanton world wil tary still With seuerall sco●…fes they doo not blush to say Put of repentaunce til an other day But if these tokens which be past and gon haue took no roote at all within your harts You néeds must graūt this earthquake to be one vnlesse you chalenge Heauen for desarts Our health of soules must hāg in great suspence When earth and Sea doo quake for our offence But now you Stewards which are put in trust prepare against your Captain call account See that your bookes and reconings fall out iust I feare your paiment wil your welth s●…rmosit Turst not in s●…uces nor a golden tale The law is hard the Iudge wil take no bale Let faith and trueth giue suerties of your life first honour God and then obey your Prince Use vpright dealing bothe to man and wife conquere eche cause that once may bréed offence So shall you liue deuoide of all complaints With Psalmes of ioy to sing among y ● Saints FINIS Richard Tarlton ¶ Imprinted at Lōdon by Iohn Allde and are to be solde at the West doore of Paules Church by Nicolas Ling.