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
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
â— That shall prâ—â—aâ—â—l againes at 〈◊〉 For an space thou shall in thâ—â—â—â—â—â—she 〈◊〉 As in thy â—â—d oâ— deathe with â—o and paiâ—e By my grace the faithfull shall the 〈◊〉 In laâ—goâ—r without force thou shall arriâ—e Rom. â— Whill that an certaine tyme be passed by 〈◊〉 â— â–ª â—â—to mannes â—â—eshe thou shall with laâ—gâ—â—r ly When thou hast bred deathe our corâ—â—ptioâ—e That death shall be thy owne diâ—â—râ—ctioâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â— When ended was this mightie parlament He said to the Law these worâ—es consequâ—â—â— Thogh thou toke thy beginning â—roâ—â—â—he 〈◊〉 ◠〈◊〉 In me is ended all thy strengthâ— and â—â—gh◠〈◊〉 â— â–ª I haue the made my subiect euermore And 〈◊〉 the as neuer did man 〈◊〉 Bothe sinne and deathe was nourest vnder the Thou hast not found one spot of them in me 〈◊〉 â— For I haue done thy pointes all fulâ—â—ll I am first borne that wroght my fathers will 〈◊〉 â— Inquâ—re thou now no more â–ª of Adams â—all 〈◊〉 â— I tak◠〈◊〉 charge and answers for them all Their neuer 〈◊〉 man sha◠〈◊〉 by thy way 2. Cor. 3. Obteine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 did 〈…〉 Thou shew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hell 〈…〉 Gal. 3. Thou not as lambe came but aâ— wouliâ—â—o â—â—â—â— And therfore I my selfe is come to take Thy heauie burdingâ—â— of my peoples backe Idâ—m Thoght thou shew sinâ—â— that mâ—â— not grace expell Thou hast no power to send down to hell My owne elect nor yet againes them pleid Thou may considdir in thy self and reid Or thy coÌ„ming how their was frome the heauen An promesse of grace to the fathers geuen Thou was ordained for an testament But Adams fragill nature indigent Idem Could neuer get of the but woand paine Their was no man content of the nor faine In promessing thou euer hast an sy That rather garres man in to langour ly Nor to shewe consolatione or remead And in despair â—ull oâ—t thou doest them lead Idem Thou shâ—wes rather sorow nor their sâ—â—ll For Ilk offence thow cryes slay and keill Thou bindes all a lyke vnder thy bandis Their is no grace nor sauour at thy handis For Adams sede alyke thou leades in thrall Who failze is in on they giltie ar in all Apoc. 14 Tâ—â—irfor I do confirme for mannes loue An testament eternall the aboue That to all nations shall be taught and shawne And through that world shal mak my mercy knawne Idem From the Orient vnto the Occident It shall be heard the 〈◊〉 of my Testament And nâ—we alliance spoâ—â—â— by my mouthe Which shall remaine in 〈◊〉 and trouthe For now and aye my wordes all and some Into the worlde of worldes for to come To make my promesse faithfull sure and sirmâ— â—ar â—â— Luc. 22. 1. Cor. 11 2. Cor. â— Iaâ— 1 â–ª 2. Gal. 3 4. I did the same with my hart blood confirme I sware be my owne selfe vnuariable It shoulde remaine for aye perdurable So with my death passion and sore torment I haue confirmed my newe Testament Whiche is another Testament I say Nor thy olde fearfull Law of mont Sinay For thou by it with rigour doest require To all sinners damnation death and syre But my alliance newe shall rather rinne Out through the inwarde man and pardon sinne Deut. 5. Thou was but for the outwarde man in letter Rest now therfore and mak place to thy better Rom. â— Thy tyme is runne finished and compleit Now mine is come I frelie powre my spreit â— Cor. â— Gal. 3. On all fleshe where they nede no pedagogue As thou had wont to be nor Sinagogue These weghtie words this purpose broght to end He said to his elect and made it kende My darrest spouse for whome my bloode is shed â—phe 5. Col. â— Come is the tyme I shall you spous and wed My spirite aboundantlie shall in you wirke 1. Ioh. â— â–ª Ye are my chosen and catholike Kirke Frostie winter is with all his surte past 〈◊〉 ilke blossome shall beir his fruâ—â— so sâ—st Apoc. 19 â–ª Rom. 1 â–ª 〈◊〉 is the tyme with myrth and ioye compl◠〈◊〉 I shall spouse you with 〈◊〉 spreit Thogh ye be many in nombre aâ—d in force Yet shall ye be but membres of onâ— corce Lâ—arne at me to be meke and bening â—ac 2. Deut. â—8 And sâ—ne the frutes of the spreit forthe bring Follow my holie worde and my doctrine Nether to right hand nor to left decline My worde and my command is sufficient Isay 3. Without additiones of your owne intent I am he that ye shulde alwaye inâ—ew Ioh. 1â— I haue chainged and done all thinges renew If ye in tymes past were strange and nyce 2. Cor. 5. And far exilid from my Paradice Yet but your merite I shall of my owne grace Ephe. 2. Restore you â—relie to the â—amin place Come all ye with sinne that is vnclene Ephe. 1. Col. 1. I haue with my owne pretious blood serene An holsome bath and stose prepaird for you Where ye shall be made whyte as aniâ— dow Of all my treasures nothing ye shall want Mat. 26. â—ocl 2. Exo. 28. But as my self thereof participant As aboundance of water christalline So shall I powre on you my grace deuine Right as the oyle was powred on Aarous head â–ª Which made his rayment all in to that stead Leuit 9. Smell of that balme of sauour dulce and sweit So shall my grace be powred in your spreit Act. 2. Which I shall make so plenteus on you rame That in to you shall not be found an vaine â— â–ª Cor. 2 3 12 Where as my holie sprite doeth not abounde Heb. â— â—â—â— And in my blood your sinnes shall be 〈◊〉 Syne when it shall come to confesse in 〈◊〉 From whence that all your vertue doâ—th procâ—â—â— Thâ—â—sâ— that ye confesse in euery place Ephe. â— Not of your selues but onelie of â—â— grace And of your filthie fleshe proceded noght Gal. â— That euer was good in warke word or thoght â–ª Rom. 13 Of my goodnes and grace I you it gaue Before the tyme ye did it aske or craue Except by me ye can nothing posseid Therâ—fore to me â–ª and to my word take hâ—id Ioh. 5 6 Act. 4. Luc. 2â— 2. Pet. 2. Reid bothe the olde and newe law ye shall sâ— â—â— haue no good but that which cometh of me If some mâ—n wolde by there inuentione found And so to big vpon an other ground Were it in heauen earth or firmament 1. Cor. â— Oroâ— the sea then say ye consâ—quâ—nt That sure building and fundam at their is none Except they found their fortressâ— me vpone These gratious wordes â—unished aâ— length This holie Sauiour in his might and strength Mat. 2â— Act. 1. Apo. 5 7 â–ª Propaird him by his vertue deuine For till ascend where all the heauens syne Decoud them selues with
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
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 〈◊〉
The prologue to my lord my lord 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ROULIN â—in minde the 〈…〉 estait Of mortall men and infortunitie The heuy laubour trauell and debait A mixt to theme frome their natiuitie Spaâ—ring no man of hâ—e nor lowe degre I sand nothing moir trewlie of to treait Than proue man subiect vnto miserie Yet seing that the worldlie foolishe men Can not parsaiue this sentence to be sure I thought it good for to prepair my pen This to discriue with all my busy cure Of sapience all thoght I be impure Yet know I well that God will grace him leu That callis on him with conâ—idence most sure Vpon non other therefore will I cry But onlie on that Lord celestiall Thoght poetis vsed in there poetry On many sindry goddesses to call How far frome wisdome did those â—oles fall On such a wise their pennis to applie Where help was none for to be had at all O Lord her 〈…〉 made 〈…〉 The Sunne 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 All sishe and 〈…〉 herbe and gâ—â—wing â—â—ie The starres rainebow aire and 〈◊〉 O thou that knowest my minde whole intent 〈◊〉 me with thy Spirit of veritie To dite and write my purpose subsequâ—â—t It is an Myrour Lord I muse to make Wherein all Christians may beholde and sie Their sinfull liues they lâ—â—d with shamâ— and lake In to this worlde and â—aâ—ll of mâ—serie It is aâ— glasse that paâ—â—tes ouâ— speciallie The sharpe threatningâ—â— the â—â—â— did oâ— vs take Declaring if we sinned we shâ—â—de die And how that Aedam our progenitour In Paradice did breck the Lordes command Heir may thou gentle reader any hour That cairfull caâ—ce perâ—â—telie vnderstand His enemies all that held Adam in band And how that Christ became his Saâ—â—our And made vs 〈◊〉 whom he in bandage fand The second part declares to the plaine Of the poore â—â—â—â—er an coâ—fessione How he hathe spent his life and tyme in vaine And how he doeth 〈◊〉 his great trâ—sgressâ—oâ—e Which he hathe vsed a contraâ—â—e his professione And how that Christ our Lord and soueraiâ—e Hathe saued him his sede and his successione And last of all here 〈…〉 thou see Now that all they 〈…〉 Must 〈◊〉 truble and 〈…〉 As did oure 〈…〉 And all his Prophetes frome the beginning â—ere persecute and 〈◊〉 patient lie As we muste do if we with Christ wold ring And when I had this volume fabricat And put in rime â–ª in rude and rurall stâ—â—â— With hart and hand I did it dedicat To you my Lord then maister of Argile Thogh frome your presence I was many mile â—et hearing of your honour auriat Bent to Goddis word I did the same compile And thogh it be of cloquence deâ—â—de It is no wondir for when this worke I wroght As I do yet then small I vnderstude Of bookes nor autours to studie had I noght Which vnto knowledge of Scripture should me broght For presoâ—er I was then to conclude In the Bastillie where such could not be boght Foure yeres in prison they held me their expresse Foure moâ—ethes and foure wekes al 's certaine Foure dayes foure houres in nombre and no lesse I did into the Bastillie remaine For Goddes word as it is known plaine And for no lawes that I had done transgresse Nether to God nor to my soucraine Heirfor 〈◊〉 it sinell not of 〈◊〉 But is of 〈◊〉 and cadeâ—â—â— clâ—â—ne conâ—â—â—â—â— All gentle 〈◊〉 I pray you hâ—â—â—tfullâ—e To holde me partlie in sâ—â—e caâ—se crcuâ—â—â— Seing I was then in presone incluâ—it Where I might no wise vse my libertie Thoght sâ—me disprayse it I â—ouet nonâ— to ruseâ—◠⧠Non est mortale quod â—â—to â–ª ⧠⧠The Myroure of aâ—e Christiane Composed and drawn fourth of the Scriptureâ— â–ª by Robeâ—â— Nornâ—ll men of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lord of â—â—â—ams 〈◊〉 burâ—â—g the tyme of his captiâ—iti◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Bashâ—lie for the 〈◊〉 of our Saâ—â—â—â—r â—â—sus Christ ⸪ THRâ— Inimics had Adam principall â— Cor. 3. Rom. â— Psal 14. 1. â—or 15 That maid him sâ—laue to theme after his fall The law was one that did torigour leid The nixt was sinne and the thrid so was deid The law by right did ruell and was his guide But sin right sone their vndir did him hide First vndir law sinne sand occasione To shawe him selfe then gaue possessione 1. Cor. â—â— To Satan as the law beareth witnes After that Adam knew the will expresse Of God then Satan raging gan to spring To tempt mannes fleshe and theirin to ring Where he maid it thrall to these fois thre 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Of sinne the law and deathes extremite The Law to man did Ceriouslie command 〈◊〉 12. â—al â— 1. â—or 15 To obey God the fleshe did it withstand Because it could not all the Law fulfill Maid place to sinne and leit him work his will So sinne to deaâ—h 〈…〉 passage by his might Then death began to 〈…〉 and was most wight Those thre didsoâ—e their high power persaue 〈◊〉 â— Heb. â— Their great impire and paussance they did haue â—pon an day their loude trompettes did blaw Exod. 19 On â—â— high rock sinne down to vs did shaw The sharpe decretes and lawes most austear Ephe. â— With sore threatninges right horrible to hear In wildiâ—nes which barraume was of frute Of herbe or grasse it was cleue destitute Men lost their tyme to laubour or manure Exod. 19 All was but stony rockes and haddry muâ—e Without moistues as do oure fathers tell Replete with dragons and with serpents fell This mounte was named in Hebrew Sinay And called Agar in Arrabic I say With fearful rockes so hie was neuer sene With mistie clowdes whose toppes was couerd clene His widdered head bald bentic black and baire Whose hiddious hight was moutid in the nire So that few durst approche or yet cum nere That vglie mont for terrour and for fere On that mont fand the Law a propre place For till disclose and shaw her rigorous face In middes of that mont aâ— seat was wroght Right riche and lucent where their lacked noght All rounde a bout that face an fyre did flow Exod. 19 That kest huge lyght with fyre and birning low Like as the hole mont wold consume and burne They thought suddanly it wold in puldiâ— turne One such an wise men thoght that fyre 〈◊〉 Deut. 4. wold burne the heauen the earth and 〈◊〉 Which signified an great puissance amoued With yre and wroth where al should be reproued Such sume with darknes A fyre proceding bold A stonist all the folk did it behold Aboue this fyre an ouglie cloude astayed Whose heauy hew all regions made affrayed None other wayes these vapours did appere Nor when the sonne is most serene and clere As when before the thundre cumnis one blot Likewise abode this blacke and heauie spot With sad and heauy wombe withouten mirth All readie to bring furth and beir anâ— birth Which signified to euery
no officer inâ—ernall That haith their maister moir seruit nor he 2. Cor. 4 Dar thou take suche an man of Law for the Their neuer was man that to him creddit gaue But he lost their cause did theme cleine dissaue Their is no such so to that word deuine As ignorance that leadis man to ruine 1. Corin. 14. Vnder whose winges as an bie byke or hyue Is bred all vice in any man on liue As Paull doeth write if thou thyselfe abuse Think not thy dotage shall thy selfe excuse Seing ignorance many haith deuoird Who dotis at length with daffing shall be sinoird Who will not ioine them selues to discipline But stil from knowledge wisdome wil decline Without the Law and be with vice inflammid Rom. 2 Without the Law so shall they be condemnid Their is some others wold an folie found Because the fleshe doeth in it felfe abound Rom. 8. And of it selfe from sinne can not abstene Those ignorantes without reasone maintene How all that lieth not in our fre will Shulde not to vs be holdin vice nor ill 3. Reg. 8 As who wolde say that God his creatâ—ure Wroght wronge to punishe the will of nature Esa 54. Hearken and heir an lyke similitude If in an harbere among floures goode Prouer. 21. Spraâ—g bryeres or weides of silth or bittirnesse Shulee men them pluck or lat them still incresse By this reason we shulde thoâ—e euery where The wolfe the fox the wod and bousteous bere To kill all kinde of tender bestiall Gal. 5. And lat all vermine work their naturall Thus when that the fleshe doeth in such errour raue It fredome seketh and wolde all pleasures haue Deut. 18 The nature of the fleshe doeth still delite To case the selfe and blame the holie write And wolde it wreist vnto an carnal sence Esa 3. Whose reasones oft are turned to offence Good intentes without charitie and faith Zacha. 1 Rom. 3 9. Prouokes oftymes Goddes yre and wraith Silence to all men is conuenient And not but why nor wherefore to inuent Oght of our selues that can no good considder Seing that it haith pleased him to confidder The sinnes of Adam vpon all his raice Esa 43. Is no remeid but call on him for grace Then after sinne come death right doutable Say 1. With birning brimstone and oyles horrible That no man might behold for sincke and stinke On Adam ran and said as I do thinke Sen thou and all thy raice haith done rebell I shall the with thy seid send down to hell Apoc. 6. Thus death in his right hand one coupe he bair Full of cursing of sorow wo and cair With hard and feirfull execrationes And with pestiferent inflammationes Death for Satan For the desires of death and his intent â–ª He drest him sprinkle his poisons pestilent On Iewe on Greke 〈◊〉 other nation But where as fell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—ation 〈◊〉 In haist they ware 〈◊〉 so appeir Where they with tormentes terrours with feir With double dolour and with wo tyrannicall Apoc. â— They harled ware to the paines infernall O poore Adam take head and now beholde How thy owne selfe hathe the wedsett and solde Vnder that hard and terrible tutoure Rom. 6. Before the was set fyre and water pure Thou had fre will to chuse in to that stead But thou râ—fused life and chosed dead Rom. 6. Thou chosed thy â—o for aye ouer the to ring That felloâ—e â—o was ouer the bothe Lord King To serue him as an sclaue did the compell And for rewarde â—â— promâ—sse gat bâ—t hell Take head of these thy soâ—s and considder How they haue sworne thy death all thre to gidder All thought a foir the wordles fundatione Before the coupe of indignatione Ephe. 1. Before the Sunne the Moone or element God the Father that is ommpotent 1. Pet. 1. Disposed and wroght thinges all and some As they haue bene and as they are to come Apoc. 5. Yet to himselfe the Lord he hathe reserued An certaine chosin whom he will haue preserued Ephe. 2. For to remaine with him in endles glore Where others shall thole paine for euermore Rom. 9. His elect people with grace shall be possest where the reprobat neuer shall haue rest In hell according to his iust iudgemenâ— â–ª 〈◊〉 With weping gnashing and with sâ—ir 〈◊〉 Thogh we our selues can not this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—et must we nedes beleue it so to be Saying also o maker of heauen and land 〈◊〉 â— Who can or may thy riches vnderstand How heigh how deipe and how inscrutable Are thy hid secrettes incomprchensable For thou hast thyne â—lect predâ—stmat Ephe. 1. With all thy treasures to be abumbrat Frome all dissaitfull doctrine malignant Rom. 8. Ioyning them to thy trew Churche melitant That hathe not vainlie taine thy talentes sweit But haue broght forthe thefrutes of the Spreit They are thy chosin by vocatione But not with rigour or with violatione Thou hast not suffred them to be infect Nor yet to death nor hell to be subiect But hast preserued an nombre clene ouer all â— Reg. 19. That haue not bowed their bodies vnto Baall â–ª To them was made the promesse infallable Of Christ with miracles inestimable To saue them all from reprehensione Rom. 4 8 11 12 And did dâ—creit In his intentione To cleith them newe with iudgement and iustice I meane with faith their mother and nurice Syâ—e with mercifull eyne ou them did call With ardent loue and petie paternall Act. 1. And where they war before with Satan solde For to fulfill his promesse then he wolde Gal. 4. Send down hâ—s holâ— word in earth vs till And with his word the promesse did fulfill Ioh. â— And then 〈◊〉 to make manifest Maâ— â–ª â—â— Where their shuld be conuened from east to west Of all nationes an Churche catholicall To prayse and loue Goddes Name perpetuall Col. 3. And wolde also that the eterue purpose Of the great sâ—bbothe and the great repose Shulde be confirmed for an Testament Heb. 2. 10. Col. 1 2. Abyding the ransome and the digne payment Of the lambes oblation for them all And wolde that the burdenes tyranicall Ephe. 2. The decrettes of the lawes bannishing Shulde die in them selfe with all manashing And wold that the enemies all and some Psal â—â—â— Shulde be distroyed vincust and ouercome For the of the power that they did obteine And wolde all thinges shulde be pure and cleine Act. 5. All Prophecies to be fulfilled syne Before the comming of his word deuyne This heauenlie word alwaye victorious Heb. 10. Bothe strong wight permanent and glorious Apoc. 6. By whiche the worlde and the heauens all Toke their beginning and originall Gen. â— This word cled with flesh made him readie than Ioh. 1 To feght
〈◊〉 that could not satisfie To their desires whill â—yme prefiâ—t said ho Then for to rule and reigne bigen also 〈…〉 The great â—ictie superbe and glorious That some tyme founded was by Romulus Whiche wan and conquest all the Orient And in short space subdewed all the Occident On suche an wise all landes and langage Become their subiectes and made them homage Carthaiâ—e ancient strong and mightie town They brack the walles and kest the cietie down Their gloir did so increase and multiplie Pryde promest it shuld still remane on hie Pryâ—â— But wheÌ„ approched their propre houre and tyme Presixt and set by prouidence deuyne From their impire they were ouerthrawn cast They might no longar reigne for tyme was past So toke an end the high Impire Romane That was so long fordged on blood humane The whole world could not by their great puissance Them veÌ„ques whill God by his puruiaÌ„ce Sewe in their sinnat ciuile seditione Which sprang and grew to their confusione Consâ—â—e in earth no thing is permanent Eccles â— But shall haue end for God omnipotent With dayes houres hathe euery thing prefixt That shall not be ouer past nor yet proliâ—t Here in this earth nothing is firme nor stable But Christes kingdome remanes 〈◊〉 â—â—â—◠◠〈◊〉 So biyâ—g seased â—ur 〈◊〉 Our â— buocat and 〈…〉 Vpon his Fathers right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for man 1. Tim. 2 Heb. 9. With 〈◊〉 his orisone 〈◊〉 Praying his Father God omnipotent To grante him these requestes consequent Ioh. 17. O supreme Father most worthie in aspect Since in my bodie that thou hast elect Hathe bene accomplished whole obedience Apoc. â— Hebr. 2 9 10 12. 2. Cor. 6 Rom. 7. Therefore I pray the with deâ—full reuerence The inobedience of the worlde remitte That they against the daylie do committe Thogh poysone entred in by Adames race Thou may remead it with thy might and grace For my goodnes and loue mende that misdead Rom. 5. Since that by Adam entred sinne and dead Grant throw my death which was superlatyne May entre peace and euerlasting lyue I make the most humble supplicatione Since thou hast pleised the oblatione That pietie hathe caused me to present Ioh. 15. Of my owne naturall bodie innocent That sinne nor death pretend no actione Heb. 10. But take my fleshe and blood for satisfactione Ephes 1. Of them that will with heart intrincicall Pray in my Name to the continuall Holding the as the Father eterne tutorne Ioh. 14. And me as brother iudge and gouernoure Matt. 6. That hopes in me and in none other wight For them o Father I pray the day and night The ardent loue and pietie paternall Ioh. 17. That thou hast borne to me contenuall Must cause the lykewise them to loue so weill That in their heartes they may persâ—ne and feill Ioh. 1â— How for my sake thou hast them all resaued As thy owne children Gotten and consaued When they by waiknes in temptatione fall 1. Cor. 10 O Father then haue mercy on them all Considder of themselues they haue no goode But imperfite and borne of fleshe and bloode Ioh. 14 16. Without our helpe they fall and may not stand To thy goodnes them all I recommand I know full well what may to them betyde So Sataâ— me assailled with his pryde Thus may I not alway in their vexatione Mat. 4. Contemple them without I haue compassione Heb. 2. Their cauâ—e and maters touches me so neir They are my blood elect and brethren deir Thy are my membres and my holie Kirke I must be their defence for them to wirke Ephes 1 2. I may not suffre that one of them be shent To ansuer for them all I me present By thy bontie eternall they are thyne 1. Cor. 3. Mat. 21. Ioh. 16 17. Yet by reasone I boght them they are myne Thou hast them put vnder my gouernance And promesed me to be their assurance Their aide their helpar and protectour propice Father I pray the for my Sacrifice Idem That thou wilt in their mindes and hartes pour Our odoriferrant balme and sweit licour With the feruent flambe and zeale of Charitie The liuelie Spirit condigne of our deitie And the sweit vnctioÌ„ that doeth from bothe proceid Musâ— be 〈◊〉 their solace and remeid Again 〈…〉 As well 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—iabolicall Ioh. 14. For their most 〈◊〉 and stroâ—◠〈◊〉 Their most persite and principall instructour The holie Gost for witnes and for gaige Ephes 1. 2. For 〈◊〉 and arles of our heritage Lat them with vs reignes o Father 〈◊〉 When they offend impute to me their crime Ioh. 17. And ended so this supplicatione He said to me for thy oblatione Heb. 9. Rom. 4 5. My dear beloued Sonne celestiall For the offence of men terrestriall Then payed for all au ransome most condigne Heb. 10. And I at thy request to them benigne My Sonne delice and substance of my sell Esa 9. Heb. 5. Proâ—or 8. 2. Cor. 4 Maâ— 28. Resaue all powere in heauen earth and hell Till damne till bind till Lousse and till releue Till saue them all that shall on the beleue Take all the treasures of the heauen celest Dispone and parte them where thou pleses best Sith I haue all this power to the geuen Psal â—â— Act. 2. Heb. 1 The earth the hell the Angelles of the heauen A geue the likewise in thy holy hand An rod of yron to strike who doeth ganestand If thou shall plese that rod without regaird Shall brecke breisse them as an pottars shaird Apo. 19. Our holie lambe ressaning all this charge To shewe him selfe bothe liberall and large The heauens oppened in haist with reuerence Mat. 18. Where he departed with magnificence 〈◊〉 â—â—â—asure and the holie gifte 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—he worlde plane and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And 〈◊〉 of all his promesse to fullfill Act. 2. The great conforteur come his 〈◊〉 With diuerse tongues and leides solatious And with zeraphricall windes gratious Ilke on of them in science newe did sleit With diuerse giftes of the sammyn Spreit 1. Cor. 2â— Where their was men of Mede and Parthians Of Pontus Pamphill and Cereneâ—us Of Capadoâ—e and Mesopotamia Of Asia Egypt Libia and Phrigia Act. 21. Their was Arab Iewe Greik and Proseleit Strangers of Rome of Candy and of Creit These nations all maruelled and was on sloght To here se what was by the Apostles wroght By verie vertue of their high doctrine Idem When all these nationes were before theme syne In their maternall tongues and propre leid Ilk one of them heard Christ preached in deid Fontaines of grace from them did slowe spring Throw Chrisis promâ—sse where his Spirit benig To Idiot men vnlearned hece on ground â—â—n 10. Their simplenes did prudent men consound Christ promised to leawe when he did ascend
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—
so be fleshe nor eye corruptable May not himse which is vncorruptable Nor yet their is no mouth nor hand mortall Nor that marchantes thereof thoght they be wraith May â—at or touchâ— his bodie naturall But all the faithfull as the Scripture saith Do â—at his â—lâ—she and drink his blood in faith And till he come hath left that ordinance In sâ—gne of his death and our deliuerance As for the oblaâ—ionâ— and sacrifice â–ª Malac. 1. Offred by ChaÌ„nons MoÌ„ckes Priestes Freris For quick and dead founded on auarice â—see 5. Their Sacrifice in Goddâ—s sight apperis As clothe polluted cum menstruo mulâ—eris Wâ—o will not coufâ—ssâ— â–ª all readie that Christ Is come in fleshe he is ane Aâ—techrist â— Ioh. 4 They dèny Christ those fals Prophetes prophane Sâ—ice he is come bothe dâ—ad and buried Heb. 9. That will hâ—n newlinges slay and kill agane â—al 2. The Sacrifice of the olde Law pacified Thâ— father whill his Sonne was sacrified â—om â— Which is come and offâ—â—d ons for all â—â—b 10. But â—â—â—ce that he is comâ— as saith samet Paull And for our sinnes hath suâ—â—red passione Sâ—ing that he is rissin and gloufied Idem The fathâ—r will no nâ—we oblatione He will be noâ— adored and maâ—nifieâ— Christ will no more for â—innes bâ— sacrified He will now be louâ—d feard sâ—rued and dred And will no more with Sacrifice be fed It is onelie thou o Iesu Christ my Lord It is thou o sweit Lambe immaculat 1. Ioh. 2. I pray the Lord to be misericord 1. Tim. 2 And thogh that I shuld be vituperat Of all my freindes and excommunicat â—oh 16. Rom. 7. Scorged scorned imprisoned and blamed Yet of thy worde shall I not be eschamed But I shall boldlie say in euerie steid And confesse before men bothe morne and euen Act. 4. That their is none other can giue remeid Nor yet none other name in earth nor heauen Luc. 20. That for saluatione is to mankinde geuen 1. Pet. 2. Nor grace nor life that can till vs inswe But onelie in the name of Christ Ieswe Act. 4. And yet til al them that his word doeth mock And dailie do their owne traditiones houlde Mat. 21. He his an stumbling stone and snapring block Psal 118 To all that wold entre in his shepe foulde By an other way nor him selfe hathe toulde Ioh. 10. To them that sâ—kes by inuentions subtiles Esa â—8 To saue them by their workes inutiles Ye that your owne good intentes estemes Idem To seke the word of God that is so sweir Arise and walk forthe of your sliprie dremes In slepe ye are charged and may not steir Ephes 5 With heauie burdinges impossible to beir Mat. 23. So that an greate fâ—bure moued with heit Hath surâ—montâ—d your senses and yur spreit Esa 16. Which makes you raif saye ye wait not what Osâ—c â— â— That Goddes worde holie Scripture blames An thousand thinges againes the trueth God wat A walk â—orthe of your â—ilthie drâ—ames uifames And vse the counsell of the Apostle Iames â—ho that hathe faute of sapiâ—nce saith he â—acob 1. Let aske of God which geueth aboundantke To euerie man and doeth none deceaâ—e Nor yet no kinde of natione will he lack â—oh 10. What thing ye ask in faith ye shall it haue Come all that will repent and be not slak Mat. 9. That he may take the burdinges of your back He is our Lord our Sauiour and Maister He makes the wound syne setteth on the plaister â–ª At his owne pleasure and not at our will None of vs are found iuste afore his face Rom. â— Our owne nature can wirke no good but ill If we haue goodnes it is not of our race Ephe. â— Nor yet of our selues but by Goddes grace By his grace I which was an oliue wilde Is grafted in faith and become his childe Rom. 11. Participant of the free oliue faire Where I was before bastard and none other Idem He haâ—he me made his lauchfull sonne and aire And â—ik partaker with my eldâ—st brother Luc. 15. Where I had but an concubine to mother And come last to laubour in the wyne Yet with the first I gat my iuste propyne Mat. 2â— That blindes the worlde with hi◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â— Be mercifull to him and let him se And persaue his owne preuaricationâ—â— Where with he blindeth all bind of nationes I lose my tyme for so he will not with For that vngodlie beast is no renieid Is he not cheif of his vnknowne kirk 1. Ioh. â—â— Sainct Iohn in his epistle biddeth me take heid Their is saith he an certaine sinne to deid For the which sinne I wishe no man to praye The beast coÌ„mitteth the sinne bothe night daye I meine the sinne against the holie â—prâ—it Heb. 6 10. With that sinne no man ought to play nor bouâ—d To pray for Goddes â—oo it is not meit He is his â—oo that â—oo is till his word Rom. 11. That ouer al where with paines fyre and sword Prouer. 2â— Doeth seke to slay and persecute expresse All them that will trwelie that word confesse Lord frie vs from his constitutiones And do not sufâ—re thine elect to fall Ioh. 17. Esa 3. Osâ—â— 12. In the pit of his deuilishe traditiones Which holdeÌ„ hathe so long thy Churche in thrall By his inuentiones Diabolicall Eiect him forthe and all his euen and od 2. Tes 2. The forlorue sonne that in the temple of God 〈…〉 him self hâ—â—h rong east west South And 〈◊〉 world after his solie 〈◊〉 Thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the spirit of thy mouth For till 〈◊〉 and kill that Antechrist 2. Tes â— For his presuming equalitie with Christ The refulgent splendour of thy comming Shall sone to darknes driue that beast maling Then shall the heauie burdinges importables Of mennes doctrines and their vaine command Alleged in their lawes deceiueables Mat. 2â— That none but them selues could vnderstand Luc. 11. Where with the conscieÌ„ce of simple meÌ„ they band Then shall their superstitiones in an stound With mekil shame be broght vnto the ground Apoc. 20 Then shal the word of God be shawn compleit Apoc. 7. Which shall darken the doctrine of the hure Ioh. 4. And God him self adored in saith and Spirit But not in images nor painted portrature Which are against the Law and the Scripture To make any kind of similitude Deut. 4. In heauen nor earth in water sea nor slude Nor till worship the werk of mennes handes But to set all idolatrie asyde As thow may planelie read in the commandes Exod. 20 Who maketh them or in them doeth confide Shall with them all in Goddes wrath abide Who worsheppes images it is no bourd Let them allone and follow Goddes word Psal 11◠〈◊〉
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
no woder I had no counsell nor experience Ecle 31. But thou hast red of many skoir and hunder That vine hes broght till inconuenience Thou can not the excuse of ignorance Thou knowes their beastlie end and brutall fall And yet thou followes still the same offence Of droncknes the roote of vices all I planted wine for recreatione Of mannes heart and not him to confuse To drincke at tymes with moderatione Ephe. 5. The wine is good and not for to refuse But not as some hes surfetlie done vse Away to waught their wittes naturall And with the wyne their braines till abuse Throw droncknes the mother of vices all Thogh wyne in cupe with cullour christalline â–ª Appear right cleir with taist mellufâ—â—ent Syne pleasaâ—dlie down to thy breist incline Proâ— 2â— I counsell the bewar and take good tent His stong is worse nor eddir or serpent And chaisses forth thy secreittes cordiall Where wine beareth reull all reason is absent Throw droncknes the roote of vices all The wine did Lot on suche an way molest That with his daughters twane to him vnknown With child them gat and did commit incest Throw beast lines he did abuse his own Gen. 1â— And of that wicked seâ—d the which was sown Sprang vp an people diabolicall The Moabittes and the Ammonites thrown Throw droncknes the ground of vices all The mightie King of Assyrie Banadab Came in battaill with two and threttie Kinges Accontrare Israell and al 's the king Achab But two hundreth and threttie Vnderlinges Oâ— Israell their seruandes and their dringes Assailzeit them in their exces brutall Ouercame them all and wan their great britin In droncknes the nouris of vices all Eâ—ath sometime great King of Israell By â—ambry his seruand thow may reid The king ouercome with wyne that tratour fell His maister slew â–ª syne he rang in his steid 1. Samuel 13. Ammon kyng Dauidis sonne of royall seid At one shepeshearing bancket estuall By Absolon his brother was broght till deid In droncknes the mother of vices all Of all vices that vice is till abhore So might say Holifernus lieutenand To the awfull king Nabuchodonosore Iudâ— 13. After his great conquestes in euerie land Suche pleasure on an tyme in wine he fand That Iudith in his tent with power small Strake of his heid left him still bledand In droncknes the mother of vices all Right as an roustie canker will not blin â— Cor. 6. Whill it consume the steill all round about So doeth exces an dronckard dig within And delwes all reasone clene forth of his snout So when this cankre that steill hath eattin out The roust is readye to flite chide to brall Then will he feght thogh he be nothing stout In droncknes the mother of vices all Exces is regent of the sinnes sewen 1. Cor. 6. She is the poole wherein they row and fleit No dronckard shall haue portioune in the heauen Ephe. 5. But perishe shall with bellie indiscreit Thou shuld be rather filled with the spreit Gall. 5. Vsand the doctryne of the postle paull Leif sobirlie vpone thy browes sweit For droncknes is mother of vices all Stories humane I could an thousand shaw To what effect for why we haue a new Of exemples in Goddes word and law The whiche are iust and faithfull stories trew 1. Cor. 6. Into the testamentes twane boith old and new To shaw to the whole world vniuersall The great mischeif that daylie doeth insew Through droncknes the mother of vices all Saying these wordes then he approched narre I grant thy youth hes had sompart of wite But thou art happie yf thou can be warre And leif that foull and beastlie appetite In times past where thou was imperfite For pennance thou shall haue perpetuall First to forbeir and syne alwaye to write Aganes droncknes the mother of vices all As I awoik he lap awaye full light For werray fear I fell in such an trance That all the heares of my heid stude vp right When I ouercome syne had remembrance How Noye had me iniuned suche pennance Streght way for ink paper did I call And wrait this ryme denude of eloquence Aganes droncknes the mother of vices all Who maid this sang for suith I shall you tell Somtime an brother of Bacchus beastlie band â—f ye wold know my name is Noruell That serued bacchus boith by sea and land Whill in his seruice so litill frute I fand That now I am becomâ— his foo mortall And shall gar abstnence bind boith foot and hand Of droncken bacchus the father of vices all Finis How death doeth answer maike and send to them that do him vilipend Translated forth of frainshe by the said Noruell BLindit people fallin in fantaseis Seduced â—drouned in doctrines humane Why make ye me suche pomp and obsiqueis Sith that your mouthes still exicrattes my name Ye curse and warie when I your freindes clame But when it confines the diriges to sing The pridfull papistes they do me nothing blame Cause gold and monie to them I do inbring So by this maner my pompes ordinair Amendeth moir the leuing nor the deid For paynted tombes torches doole nor cair They can not clenge the soull nor help at neid Their is but Christes blode can make remeid By liuelie faith which purgeth man and wyfe And yet but me whom ye bear still at feid Ye can not entre intil Eternall lyfe Thogh I be vglie vyle and vndesyred Yet am I ordained by God celestiall And of the faithfull rather is requyred Nor this inconstant lyfe terrestriall Appering sweit is more bitter then gall The longer lyfe the mo thy sinnes esteme It is for lack of knowledge spirituall Since I the loue that doeth me thus blaspheme How shall I lufe the thou loues not thy sell That wold alway into this world be sene And frome the gloir so long thy self expell That Goddes word hes promest fair and clene Thogh thou posses the earth and sea screne Beautie witt strength and rest wout mischeif Trusting the second lyfe for tyll obteine Thou wold me wyshe yf thou did so beleif The postle Paull and prophettes cheritable Augustine Ambros and many holie wight Whose liues to Goddes word was agreable They thrusted after me both day and night Althogh thy flesh do striue aganst my might Yet for the loue of thy Father celest I shall the shew how thou shall folow right Them that my dart did neuer yet molest Pray God onelie of his grace the to geue That liuelie faith that Paull hath preched trew Thy lyfe syne after theme confirme and leue Do de ligence the outward man subdew Syne glaidlie die to leue with Christ Iesw Where thou shall regne with him in ioye coÌ„tent So this faith shall the inward man renew Althogh thy fleshe theirto will not consent Thâ— soule is fire the bodie an tison Tisâ—â— is called an â—yerorâ— r. â— The soule