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Praie for all estates.

Take hede in tyme, and note this well,
Be ruled alwaies by councell.
Learne of the Just, to leade thy life
Being free from enuie, wrath and strife,
Presumption, pride, and couetousnesse,
With all other ungodlinesse.
Learne of them alwayes to obey
The Lordes preceptes from daye to daye.
That thou maiest walke as he doth wyll,
And labour thay fonde affectes to kill.
Alwayes subdue thy beastly luste,
And in the Lorde put hope and truste,
Bridle thine inclination
By godly conuersation.
The counsell of the wyse embrace,
The fooles aduise doe then deface.
Watche fast and praie with good delight,
That Adam may be killed quite.
That ioy in us may still encrease,
That God the Lorde may giue his peace,
That we may be content with Truste,
To haue our crowne among the Just.
Finis.