The Mirrour of Mutabilitie or Principall part of the Mirrour for Magistrates. Describing the fall of diuers famous Princes, and other memorable Personages. Selected out of the sacred Scriptures by Antony Munday, and dedicated to the Right Honorable the Earle of Oxenford |
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THE COMPLAINT of Zedekia sometime King of Iuda, for neglecting his vovved othe and faithfull promise made to King Nabuchodonozor, in suffering all sinne and vvickednes to abound in his Kingdome, beeing iustly plagued of GOD therfore.
Caput. 11.
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the rest giue Zedekia place,
Iosias Sonne to tell his great mishap:
Whom Folly fond so greeuous did deface
As in my pomp depriu'de me at a clap.
Such crooked chaunce that for a time did smile:
But at the length displayd a hidden guyle.
Iosias Sonne to tell his great mishap:
Whom Folly fond so greeuous did deface
As in my pomp depriu'de me at a clap.
Such crooked chaunce that for a time did smile:
But at the length displayd a hidden guyle.
First was I King and ruled Iuda Land,
In promise that I constant would remain:
When as this Welth was brought into my hand
I suffred sin to much to haue the raine.
Gods woord was clean suppressed in the dust:
The Preests and Rulers sind in filthy lust.
In promise that I constant would remain:
When as this Welth was brought into my hand
I suffred sin to much to haue the raine.
Gods woord was clean suppressed in the dust:
The Preests and Rulers sind in filthy lust.
The Chaldies then Ierusalem destroyd,
The holy Temple burnd with flaming fire:
My Soldiars all with terror were annoyd,
I taken was, so did my sinnes require.
My sonnes were slayne (O greefe) before my face:
Mine eyes puld out in moste accursed case.
The holy Temple burnd with flaming fire:
My Soldiars all with terror were annoyd,
I taken was, so did my sinnes require.
My sonnes were slayne (O greefe) before my face:
Mine eyes puld out in moste accursed case.
Then captiue I to Babilon was led,
In fettered chaines with direfull dole yfraught:
My people poore with tirrany were fed,
All long of sinne which I (alas) haue wrought.
Thrise twentye yeeres and ten they bid the pain:
Till Cirus came their freedome to obtaine.
In fettered chaines with direfull dole yfraught:
My people poore with tirrany were fed,
All long of sinne which I (alas) haue wrought.
Thrise twentye yeeres and ten they bid the pain:
Till Cirus came their freedome to obtaine.
Loe thus I liu'd, loe thus I had my shame,
A guerdon iust to counteruaile my hire:
take heed therfore how you contemn Gods name,
For your reward is euerlasting fire.
My sinfull life, my death so voyd of grace:
Let now suffise to warn you in eche place.
A guerdon iust to counteruaile my hire:
take heed therfore how you contemn Gods name,
For your reward is euerlasting fire.
My sinfull life, my death so voyd of grace:
Let now suffise to warn you in eche place.
Fewe woords shall serue, in haste I goe my way,
And wish you well my perill to foresee:
Be rulde by trueth, let Uertue beare the sway,
Think on the end the daunger for to flee.
For I haue proou'd that which I rew with payn:
And wish to late I had not liu'd so vayne.
And wish you well my perill to foresee:
Be rulde by trueth, let Uertue beare the sway,
Think on the end the daunger for to flee.
For I haue proou'd that which I rew with payn:
And wish to late I had not liu'd so vayne.
FINIS.
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