The voyce of the laste trumpet blowen bi the seue[n]th Angel (as is me[n]tioned in the eleuenth of the Apocalips) callynge al the estates of menne to the right path of their vocation, wherin are contayned xii lessons to twelue seueral estates of menne, whych if they learne and folowe, al shal be well and nothynge amise [by Robert Crowley] |
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The Beggers lesson. |
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The Beggers lesson.
If
God haue laied his hande on the,
And made the low in al mens sighte:
Content thy selfe with that degre,
And se thou walke therin vpright.
And made the low in al mens sighte:
Content thy selfe with that degre,
And se thou walke therin vpright.
If thou I saye, be very poore,
And lacke thine health, or any limme:
No doubte God hath inough in store.
For the if thou wylt truste in him.
And lacke thine health, or any limme:
No doubte God hath inough in store.
For the if thou wylt truste in him.
If thou wilt trust in him I say,
And continue in patience:
No doubte he wyll fede the alwaye,
By hys mercifull prouidence.
And continue in patience:
No doubte he wyll fede the alwaye,
By hys mercifull prouidence.
Call thou on hym, and he wyll moue,
The hertes of thē that dwell the bye:
To giue the such thynges for hys loue
As serue for thy necessitie.
The hertes of thē that dwell the bye:
To giue the such thynges for hys loue
When Daniel was in the denne
Of Lions, hauing nought to eate:
Abacucke was sent to him then,
With a pot of potage and meate.
Of Lions, hauing nought to eate:
Abacucke was sent to him then,
With a pot of potage and meate.
And when Elias fled awaye,
From Ahab and quene Iesabell:
The Rauens fedde him by the way,
As the story of kynges doeth tel.
From Ahab and quene Iesabell:
The Rauens fedde him by the way,
As the story of kynges doeth tel.
And as kinge Dauid doeth recorde,
The Rauens birdes lefte in the nest:
Are when they crye fedde of the Lord
Though they know not to make request
The Rauens birdes lefte in the nest:
Are when they crye fedde of the Lord
Though they know not to make request
Trust thou therfore in God aboue,
And cal on him with confidence:
And doubtles he wil mens hertes moue
To fede the of beneuolence.
And cal on him with confidence:
And doubtles he wil mens hertes moue
To fede the of beneuolence.
But if at any time thou lacke,
Thinges nedeful, yet do not despayre:
As though the Lord did the forsake,
Or did to the displeasure beare.
Thinges nedeful, yet do not despayre:
As though the Lord did the forsake,
Or did to the displeasure beare.
But in such case call to thy mind
What plenty God hath to the sent
And thou shalt wel perceiue & find
That thou hast many thinges mispent.
What plenty God hath to the sent
And thou shalt wel perceiue & find
That thou hast many thinges mispent.
Then thinke Gods iustice could not leaue
The vnplaged for that thou hast:
Mispente the gyftes thou didst receiue,
To liue vpon and not to waste.
The vnplaged for that thou hast:
Mispente the gyftes thou didst receiue,
To liue vpon and not to waste.
Thē must thou nedes giue god glory,
For his vpright and iust iudgement:
And be moste earnestly sory,
For that thou hast his giftes mispent.
And be moste earnestly sory,
For that thou hast his giftes mispent.
But if thou find thy conscience cleare
As fewe men can I am right sure:
Then let Iobs trouble be thi chere,
That thou maist patiently endure,
As fewe men can I am right sure:
Then let Iobs trouble be thi chere,
That thou maist patiently endure,
Yea though thou shouldest perishe for fode
Yet beare thy crosse patientely:
For the ende shall turne to thy good,
Though thou lye in the streates & dye.
Yet beare thy crosse patientely:
For the ende shall turne to thy good,
Though thou lye in the streates & dye.
Pore Lazarus died at the gate,
Of the riche man (as Luke doth tel)
But afterwarde in rest he sate
When the riche glutton was in hel.
Of the riche man (as Luke doth tel)
But afterwarde in rest he sate
When the riche glutton was in hel.
Stay thou thy selfe therfore vpon
These examples confortable:
And doubtles thy vocation
Thou shalt not thinke miserable
These examples confortable:
And doubtles thy vocation
Thou shalt not thinke miserable
Neither shalt thou grudge or repyne,
That thy pouertie is so greate:
But shalt thy selfe euer encline,
To Goddes wyll who doeth the viset.
That thy pouertie is so greate:
But shalt thy selfe euer encline,
To Goddes wyll who doeth the viset.
Thou shalt not grudge, when yu doeste craue
Of any man his charitie:
Though at his hand thou canst nought haue
But shalt praye for him hertely.
Of any man his charitie:
Though at his hand thou canst nought haue
But shalt praye for him hertely.
That if he haue this worldely riches,
And yet hath not Godly pitye.
The spirite of God will him possesse:
And teach hym to knowe hys duty.
And yet hath not Godly pitye.
The spirite of God will him possesse:
Thus doing thou dost walke vpryght
In thy callynge thou maist be sure:
And arte more preciouse in Gods sight,
Then men that be ryche paste measure.
In thy callynge thou maist be sure:
And arte more preciouse in Gods sight,
Then men that be ryche paste measure.
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