Superius Psalmes, Sonets, & Songs of sadnes and pietie, made into Musicke of fiue parts: whereof, some of them going abroad among diuers, in untrue coppies, are heere truely corrected, and th'other being Songs very rare & newly composed, are heere published, for the recreation of all such as delight in Musick: By William Byrd |
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XXXI. Care for thy foule
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Care for thy soule as thing of greatest price,made to the end to tast of poore deuine,
deuoid of guilt, abhorring sinne & vice,
apt by gods grace to vertue to encline,
care for it so, as by thy retchles traine,
it be not brought to tast, eternall paine,
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Care for thy corps, but chiefly for soules sake,cut of excesse, susteyning food is best,
to vanquish pride, but comelie clothing take,
seeke after skill, deepe ignorance detest:
Care so I say, the flesh to feede and cloth,
that thou harme not thy soule and bodie both.
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Care for the world to do thy bodie right,racke not thy vvit to winne thy wicked waies,
seeke not t'oppresse the weak by wrongful might,
to pay thy dew do banish all delayes:
Care to dispend according to thy store,
and in like sort be mindefull of the poore.
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Care for thy soule, as for thy chiefest stay,care for thy bodie for thy soules auaile,
care for the world for bodies helpe alway,
care yet but so as vertue may preuaile,
care in such sort that thou be sure of this,
care keepe thee not frō heauen & heauenly blisse.
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