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Noah sendes out a Rauen to seeke,
And afterward a Doue most meeke,
And when the Flood is come and past,
They all depart the Arke at last.
How Noah built an Alter faire,
And Sacrifice did offer there.
And of corruption naturall,
In Hart of Man terrestriall.

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And God that no tyme wil forget,
such as do trust in hym,
Remembred Noah in the Arke,
and all that were therin.

2

And did a wynd bring on the Earth,
which made the Waters cease,
And stopt the Fountaynes of the depth,
they should no more increase.

3

The Windowes of the Heauens aboue
he shut, and they were still,
And did forbid the Reyne to fall,
and it obeied his will.

4

Thus when as three tymes fifty Dayes,
expryred were and done,
The Waters from the Earth agayne,
did backe agayne returne,

5

And Noahs Arke of Monthes the seuenth,
and on the seauentinth day,
Upon the Mount of Ararat
found place thereon to stay.

6

The Waters then decreased still
and so could passe a waye,
Until the .x. Month did begynne,
and on the same first Day,

7

The toppes of lofty Mountaynes hye,
began themselues to showe,
By reason of the Waters fall,
which then away did goe.

8

And after Forty Dayes were past,
the Windowe opened hee
That in the Arke was made, and forth
he sent a Rauen to flee.

9

Which euer went, and came agayne,
and found no place of stay,

Because the Waters from the Earth,
not yet wer gone awaye.

10

And after that, a Doue he sent,
hoping therby to knowe,
Whether the Waters from the Earth
were gone away or noe.

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And when the Doue long tyme had flowen,
and footing none could spye,
She did Returne vnto the Arke,
the Waters were to hye.

12

And Noah then his hand put forth,
and toke her in agayn,
Where in the Arke amonge the rest,
she longer did remayne.

13

And after seuen Dayes more were past,
a Doue as erst was tolde,
Agayn was sent, and in the Euen,
within her Mouth, behold,

14

An Oliue leafe she thether brought
late plucked from the Tree,
Whereby the Waters he perceiu'd,
abated for to be.

15

And Noah yet seuen other Dayes,
did in the Arke remayne,
And then a Doue be sent to flye,
which came no more agayne.

16

Sixt Hundreth yeare and one it was
of Noahs age: and Daye
The first, of month the first, when as
the Flood was dryde awaye.

17

And Noah toke the hatches of
that on the Arke did lye,
And stode and lookt vpon the Earth,
the face wherof was dry.

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So in the second Month it was,
dayes Twenty sixe and one,
The Earth was drye, and Waters all
consumed were and gone.

19

Then God to Noah spake and sayd,
come from the Arke and see,
Bothe thou, thy Wife, also thy Sonnes,
and thy Sonnes wyues with the:

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And all the Beastes, that are wyth the,
what euer Fleshe it haue,
Foule and Cattel, andy Worme that crepes
That I from Flood did saue

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Bryng out with thee, that they the Earth,
may once agayne possesse,
And grow thereon and Multiplie
with infinite encrease.

22

Then Noah came out from the Arke,
and his three Sonnes also,
His Wyfe, and his Sonnes Wyues likewyse
with him from thence did goe.

23

And al the Beastes, the Wormes, and Foules,
with Noah that went thether,
Departed also from the arke,
all of one kynde together.

24

And Noah then an Alter made,
vnto the liuing God,
And toke al maner Beastes that's cleane
th' vncleane was him forbodde.

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So of al sortes of Foules that's cleane
he offered on the same,
For Sacrifyce of thankfulnes,
to Gods most holy name.

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And as the Sacrifyce he made
vpon the Alter brent,

Almighty God wel pleased was,
with swetenes of the sent.

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And God in hart this promise made,
the Earth no more to curse,
For Mankinde sake: for Man is ill,
and waxeth worse and worse

28

His hart can but Imagin ill,
which from the first begonne:
Yet wil I not al Fleshe destroye,
henceforth as I haue donne.

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Ne yet, saith God, shal Sowing tyme,
and Haruest with encrease,
Cold and Heate, Winter and Somer,
ne Day and Night ere cease,

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So long as any Man shall liue,
or that the Earth indure,
Though Man by Sinne and Wickednesse,
my Wrath do stil procure.