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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.]

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2.

[THE SECOND HEAD.]

1.

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.

2.

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.

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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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[E]xod. xxii.

So on this wyse quhen that ȝe scurge the pure,

[A]bac. ii.

God sall ȝow Plaig agane for that, be sure!
Experience daylie teachis ws of this:

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Merk quhen ȝe please, ȝe sall nocht find it mis.