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A worke in Ryme contayning an Enter-lude of Myndes, witnessing the Mans Fall from God and Christ. Set forth by HN, and by him newly porused and amended. Translated out of Base-almaynes into English [by Christopher Vitell?]

Vitell, Christopher (fl. 1555-1579)

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Cogitacions.
Oh/that we haue liued thus ; in Euell; all this space:
Wheare shall we now becom, in this miserable Calamyte?

Understanding.
Turne your Hearts cleane about, in penitent Humilitee/
Yea, turne them now, to

Eze. 13.[illeg.] Ioel. 2.b.

God the Lorde, perpetuall

And so receaue to you, the Doctrine

The Evangelical Doctrine is the loue to God and to our Neighbour: and to haue Cōcord and Peace vvith each-other

Evangelical/
For the same shall rightly, reioyce you at the Hart.
Beleeue also the Trueth/and set it not apart:
To thend ye may becom, a

Iohn. 3.a. Gal. 6.b. Ephe. 4.c.

New reformed Creature/
Through Iesus Christ, as Gods very Figure.
See that you haue thissame, alwayes before your Eyes.

Lamentacion.
Take you heede of all false Inticements, likewyse/
Which, a false Opinion, in you forth do bring.
Haue regarde vnto the worde, be not Weakned in that thing.
And ; in all your Knowledg; be likewyse

Eccl. 2.a.

humble and meeke.

Understanding.
Beholde/theare haue you the Lawe, and the Prophets [illeg.]eke/

Heere is the Booke geeuen to the hands of Cogitacions.

Which do teach and direct you, to the Waye of Trueth aright:
The Gospell doth testify, to you the Cleernes bright,
Which God ; to

Ioh. 14.c.

such as Loue Him; hath promysed for to giue.
Thus behaue you vprightly, and in this good State now liue.
For we wil go-on our Iorney, as our Waye doth vs gyde

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