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The meroure of an Chrstiane [sic], composed ... by Robert Norvell ...
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Norvell, Robert.; Marot, Clément, 1495?-1544.
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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—
consumed in prodigalitie Luc. 19. Following my lust and sensualitie So now great hongare reignes in this lâ—â—b That all kinne people in parrell is to tyne For falt of Goddes worde and his command And I compeld till ear with mekill pyne Amos 8. That whiche is meiter for dogs and for swine Haue I not cause for to be sad and wo When I think on the house that I came sro Where their is an abouÌ„daÌ„ce of the heaueÌ„lie bread But I allas haue done my self misgyde That my sinnes theiron will not let me feid What shall I do or where shall I me hyde Rom. 7. Or shall I still into my sinne abyde With repentance is better that I murne And yet agane to my father returne Perchance he mercie will vpon me haue I trust he will me souccour in my nâ—id When with repentance I it aske and craue Then shall I pray him that he take no heid Ezec. 18. To my folie nor to my wicked deid And to my sinnes past haue no regaird Nor after my deseruinges me rewaird Ioh. 17. That his iustice to me haue no respect Where I haue walked long tyme vndiscreâ—e Rom. â—â— But that his mercie make me his elect And as I thoght these wordes in my spreâ—e Their did appeir to me an father sweit That notwithstanding my sinne did me imbrace And from my faâ—ltes he did remoue his fate Esa 44. Syne did command 〈…〉 That in the booke of life I 〈◊〉 rolâ— And cled me with an robe of innocence And on my finger put an ring of gold Whiche is the liuelie faith that I should hold Luc. 15. And with that hand where the ring did repose He gaue me bread to eat more sweit nor rose Syne for my loue the best fed calf was keild That worldlie wisdome on an croice gart bleid Act. 3. Which calf was Christ our onelie stay and beild Heb. 9. Who said to me my owne brother take heid Who trustes in me shall neuer see the deid And thoght they were inâ—iâ—me dead man wyse Ioh. 11. Yet shall they liue and haue eternall lyfe My liuelie dead I tholed for thy behoue Hathe AdaÌ„s ofspring froÌ„ Satans baÌ„des driued Col. 2. Thou mon belâ—ue with hope to reigne aboue O death in lyfe by Christes death arriued Heb. 2. We that were dead are by his death reuiued Gal. 2. We are all dead as concerning the Law Rom. 7. And yet we liue throw Christes death we knaw O Lord my God Christ my Mediatour 1. Ioh. 2. That tholed death for my saluatione Wâ—she clenge and purge my poysoned natoure Ephe. 5. With liuelie water of regeneratione Tit. 3. That I se no more the separatione Of the and me my Lord my God and King Ioh. 14. But in the heauen with the that I may ring But giue me knowledge of the holie Worde And cause it shrow my inward pâ—â—â—â—s rinne Heb. 4. Perce thou my heart with that two edged smorde And that it still remaine my harte withinne Whil thou this spirit take from this corps of sinne Then thy right waye shall I parsaue and finde Rom. 7. And walk no more stumbling as I were blinde To vnderstand that word shall giue me plane Deut. 4. If I with mekenes do it humblie reid What is the trwe meate of an Christiane Allanerlie since no man leues on breid But by the worde which doeth of God proceid Mat. 4. Lord thou art high brade lenth and latitude Stloth serene the pure and plesand slude I come to the to weshe me in that place Thou knowes well I am the blinde man borne Refuse me not but grant me of thy grace Since for my sake thou beatten was and torne Ioh. 9. Suffre me not o Lord to be forlorne Nor led with blinde thogh I blindnes desire To go and trampe in euerie dub and myre Oppen my inward eyne and giue me sight O Lord and make me one of thy appointed â— Ioh â–ª 2 4. Ephe. 2. Heb. 2 9 10. That I may iudge the darknes by the light And say that it is Iesus Godes oynted That with his precious â–ª blood hath me anointed And me redemed hathe from captiuitie And hathe me geuen the Spirit of libertie The 〈…〉 for the of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chace With 〈…〉 â— and 〈◊〉 That I 〈…〉 and it 〈◊〉 Esa 15. Luc. 1. Louse thou 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that I may 〈◊〉 expreâ— That holie worde and dailie it confes Sen thâ—â— hast said let not my yocke the greue 〈◊〉 â— â–ª For if thou will â—â—my promesse beleue Thou shall dwell in me and I in the remane If thou byde constant withoutten balt or hink To comfort the in thy trauell and pane In thy drouthe thou shall haue my blood to drink Ioh. 6. And in thy heart if that trwe faith can sink My bodie thou shall haue and fleshe to â—it To fede the inward man the lyfe and spreit Remembring thereby my death and passione Vntill I come kepe the same in memorie 1. Cor. 11 For they receaue their ownr damnatione That eattes this Sacrament vnworthelie Making no difference of the Lordes bodie Therefore let one man iudge him selfe and sâ—ne Let him come â—at the bread and drink the wyne 2. Cor. â—â— Right many are with maladiâ—s confused And do perishâ— at length without remeid Bâ—cause they haue â–ª 〈◊〉 Saâ—â—aâ—â—â—t abused 1. 〈◊〉 11. And many slepes to the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because they haue not thereof taken heâ—d Lord â—locken me with drink celestiall That no dregges nor poysone papisticall Haue puissance to entre my heart withinne Whose dregges hath done the whole world delude Which is but draffe and satlinges full of sinne Ioh. 6. The Lordes word and promesse is my fude He hath me fed in faith with fleshe and blude He is the bread of life the which shall geue Pardon of sinne to all that will beleue He is the Sacrament and lambe Paschall That oues for all hath made ane offring Leuit. 18 Deuâ— 21. Psal 4â— Heb. 1. Gal. 3. His precious bloode hath ransoued vs all He was for vs curst and on an ecoce did hing That curse till vs he chainged in blessing And to saue his elect for verye loue He gaue him selfe to death for their behoue And from the dead â–ª to life he roise againe In to his naturall bodie sensible Ioh. 21. Syne to his Apostles appeared plaine Mar. 16. That they might all see his bodie visible Syne to his Father that is inuisible He ascended from them thogh they did murne Act. 1. And promest at the last daye for to returne In that same bodie that he rose from deid Which bodie doeth remane in heauen alwaye And sitteth on Godds right hand as saith the creid Heb. 1â— â–ª And shall not steir nor moue as Paull doeth saye Whill the last trompet sound at domesdaye If it