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A11441
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A vvarnyng for the cittie of London that the dwellers therein may repent their evyll lyues for feare of Goddes plages.
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Samuel, William, fl. 1551-1569.
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1550
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STC 21690.8; ESTC S4878
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sellynge The crafte therin passe my tounge tellynge Hir prouoketh agaynst the Gospel great rebellyng Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ That they haue a delyght to walke in the nyght And can not abyde of the gospels syght Is sene in sellynge their wares with small lyght Repent ye citizyns of London ☞ Of greate Pentysis they haue no lacke Payntynge their howsys round about with blacke Though the ware be nought the pryse is not slacke Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ The lyght of the sonne they can not abyde Nor to haue their wyndowes open and wyde And this do they only that their craft be not spyde Repent ye citizyns of London ☞ ye and though the ware be starke nought yet wyll he sweare by him that vs bought That there can no better in Englande be sought Repent ye citizyns of London ☞ Fyrste he lyeth and sayeth that it is good Then he sweareth as though he were woode And him selfe forsweareth in the same moode Repent ye citizyns of London ☞ Here is a Plage for liynge a Plage for swering ☞ A Plage for periury y t deserueth helle tearynge ☞ Thre Plages ar deserued a heuey heareryng Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Hayll Brymstone and also wylde fyre Shall come frome Heauen to pay your hyere Unles shortly you recompence the byear Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ ye brynge the curse of God dayly on your heade whiche shall fall vpon you as heuy as any lead For Pouertie with you hath the strete for his bed Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Oh what Hordome Adultery and Fornycation ▪ Is vsed amonge you and not looked vpon with all kyndes of other abhomynation Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Amende Amende I saye and Repente And say not but warnynge God hath you sente If you do not you are lyke to be rent Repent ye sittizyns of London Acknowlege your synnes to y e lyuyng god almighty And repent frome y e bottom of your hartes hartyly And haue Fayth in y e Bloude of Iesu Christ only Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Pray vnto God to increse your Faythe And beleue all thynges that scrypture saythe And god shall saue you through Christis death Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ you may well saye that Fayth you haue Sufficient your soules to saue But your dayly workes do you depraue Repent ye citizyns of London ☞ Christe saythe that euery good tree By his Frute is knowne manyfestly your workes declare that Faythlesse you be Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Can thorns beare grapes by any meane ⧠Or Bryers Fygges was it euer seane So a corrupt Fayth shewe workes vnclene Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ A good tree must nydes brynge furth good Frut Exsample by Christ I may playnly dispute Whiche fyrste w t his dedes dyd the Iewes confute Repent ye citizyns of London ⧠Euery tree that bryngethe not forthe Good frut it is nothynge worthe But to be cast into fyere that all wayse 〈◊〉 Repent ye citizyns of London ¶ Lett your workes Afore mene soo shynne Acordynge vnto the scryptures Devynne That god may be praysed your Father and myne Repent ye citizyns of London And If amendement do not now apere That all mene may se it open and clyer Dowt ye not but more shortly you shall here Repent ye citizyns of London Lett the voyse of you vnto God be harde To pray for your Lorde and Kynge Edwarde Confessyng you haue not so good a kynge desarue◠Repent ye citizyns of London ⧠Also pray ye for the holle Counsell That the spryte of GOD in them may dwell And then no dowt they shall doo well Repent ye citizyns of London ⧠FINIS ⧠Quod Wyllyam Samuell Imprinted at London by me Humfrey Powell dewellinge aboue Holburne conduit And are to be soulde by Hugh syngelton at the signe of saint Augustine in Polles Churcharde