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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.

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[THE FIRST HEAD.]

1.

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.

2.

[THE SECOND HEAD.]

3.

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

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.

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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Wo be till him that hurdis vp his Corne,

[P]ro. xi.

Syne kepis it vp to dearth, fra morne to morne!
Bot Gods blissing sall lycht vpon his head,
That latis it furth, that pure men may get bread.