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A25457 Anne Askew, intituled, I am a vvoman poor and blind 1670 (1670) Wing A3213; ESTC R33120 1,377 1

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Anne Askew intituled I am a VVoman Poor and Blind I Am a woman poor and blind and little knowledge remains in me Long have I sought but fain would I find what herb in my Garden were best to be A garden I have which is unknown which God of his goodness gave to me I mean my body where I should have sown the seed of Christs true verity My spirit within me is vered sore my spirit striveth against the same My sorrows do encrease daily more and more my conscience suffereth most bitter pain I with my self being thus at strife would fain have been at rest Musing and studying in mortal life what things I might do to please God best With whole intent and one accord unto a Gardiner that I did know I went and desired him for the love of the Lord true seeds in my garden for to sow Then this proud Gardiner seeing me so blind he thought on me to work his will And flattered me with words so kind to have me continue in blindness still He fed me then with lies and mocks for venial sins he bad me go To give my money to stones and stocks which was stark lies and nothing so With stinking meat then was I fed for to keep me from my salvation I had Trentals of Mass and Balls of Lead not one word spoke of Christs passion In me was sown all kind of fained seed with Popish Ceremonies many a one Masses of Requiem with other juggling deeds still Gods spirit out of my garden was gone Then was I commanded most strictly if of my salvation I would be sure To build some Chappel or some Chauntry to be pray'd for whilst the world doth endure Beware of a new learning saith he it is lies which is the thing I most abhor Meddle not with it in any manner of wise but do as your fathers have done before My trust I did put in the devils works thinking them suff●cient my soul to save Being worse then either Jews or Turks thus Christ of his merits I did deprave I might liken my self with a woful heart unto the dumb man in Luke the eleven From whence Christ caused the devil to depart but shortly after he took the other seven My time thus good Lord so quickly I spent alas shall I dye the sooner therefore O Lord I find it written in thy Testament that thou hast mercy enough in store For such sinners as the Scripture saith that will gladly repent and follow thy word Which I will not deny whilst I have breath for prison fire faggot nor fierce sword strengthen me good Lord in thy truth to stand for the bloody butchers have me at their will With their slaughter-knives ready drawn in their hand my simple carcass to devour and kill O Lord forgive me mine offence for I have offended thee very sore Take therefore my sinful body from hence then shall I vile creature offend thee no more I would wish all creatures and faithful friends for to keep from this Gardners hands For he will bring them soon unto their ends with cruel torments of fierce fire-brands I dare not presume for him to pray because the truth of him it was well known But since that time he hath gone astray much pestilent seed abroad he hath sown Because that now I have no space the cause of my death truly to show I trust hereafter that by Gods holy grace that all faithful men shall plainly it know To thee O Lord I bequeath my spirit that art the work-master of the same It is thine Lord therefore take it of right my carcass on earth I leave from whence it came Although to ashes it be now burned I know thou canst raise it again In the same likeness that thou it formed in Heaven with thee evermore to remain FINIS