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
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
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—
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