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The minor poems of William Lauder

playwright, poet, and minister of the word of God, (mainly on the state of Scotland in and about 1568 A.D., that year of famine and plague) ... Edited from the unique originals belonging to S. Christie-Miller ... By F. J. Furnivall

Lauder, William (1520?-1573)

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Ane Godlie Tractate Or Mirrour.

The Contentis of this Buke.

THE DIUISIOUN OF THE TEXT.

[THE FIRST HEAD.]

THE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE FIRST HEAD.

ANE GENERALL DISCRIPTIOUN OF THAME THAT BYDIS NOCHT IN CHRIST.

ANE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THAME IN SPECIALL THAT BYDIS NOCHT IN TO CHRIST.

OF THE GREUOUS TORMENTIS PREORDINAT FOR THE WEKIT.

THE EXHORTATIOUN VPON THE FIRST HEAD.

[THE SECOND HEAD.]

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THE FIRST COMMODITE OF THAME THAT ABYDIS IN TO CHRIST.

ANE QUESTIOUN DIRECT TO ALL PAPISTIS, DEMANDING GYF CHRIST CAN BE SEPARET FROME THE FAITHFULL.

THE DISCRIPTIOUN OF THE SECUND COMMODITIE OF THAME THAT ABYDIS IN CHRIST.

ANE EXCLAMATIOUN AGANIS ALL FENȜEIT YPOCREITIS, AND SPECIALLIE AGANIS ALL GREDIE DISSEMBLIT FALS PROTESTANTES.

FOLLOWIS THE THRID PROFFIT OF THAME THAT ABYDIS IN TO CHRIST.

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The Lamenta[t]ioun OF THE PURE. TWICHING THE MISERABILL ESTAIT OF THIS PRESENT WARLD.

Ane prettie Mirrour Or Conference, betuix the faithfull Protestant and the Dissemblit false Hypocreit.

To the faithful Reder.

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Ane trew & breue Sentencius Discriptioun of ye nature of Scotland Twiching the Interteinment of virtewus men That laketh Ryches.

Ane GVDE EXEMPILL. BE THE BUTTERFLIE, INSTRUCTING MEN TO HAIT ALL HARLOTTRIE.

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And ȝit ȝe ar nothing of this eschamit;
Bot ȝe will all, Protestantis still be nemmit!

i. Ioa. [iii] et. iiii.

So ar ȝe nocht! for Ihone sayis ȝe do lie.
Ȝe knaw nocht God, nor ȝit his wourd trewlie,
That seis ȝour nedie Brother in distres,
Syne helps him nocht, bot layfis him mercyles.