A dyall of dayly Contemplacion, or deuine exercise of the mind ::

A dyall of dayly Contemplacion, or deuine exercise of the mind

instructing vs to liue vnto God, and to dye vnto the vvorld. First colected & published in Latin, at the request of a godly Bishop, and Reuerent Father, Richard, sometime Byshop of Dirham, and Lorde Priuie Seale. Novv nevvly Translated into Englishe, by Richard Robinson

Robinson, Richard

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THE AVCTHORS Commemoration for MVNDAY.

[Behold this worldly wretchednesse]

The Translators Application.

[This day therfore darknesse mundame]

[This volume breefe of sclender quantitie]

[These sentences before resemble by figure]

[Eche sentence here of foresayd Scripture]

[O wicked world wrapped in wretchednesse]

[O polisant graue and donghill clad with snawe]

[That prudent prince, and wyse kyng Salomon]

[Some are so choked with worldly businesse]

[O strong tyrant, traytour right treasonable]

[That morall man, and famous Philosopher]

[In weyghty matters geue personall presence]

[So dyd Cambises, which of Persia was kyng]

[VVere in a kyng such disposition kend]

[Nowe then would Princes to Churchly promotion]

[And as a Prince hath cheefe correction]

[Then should God in eche state honoured bee]

[Thus sythen in earth amongst men mortall]

[But where some Princes and leaders of the lawe]

[As Iustice is cause of peace and policie]

[In England then, trueth shewe thy stately style]

[Farre from vs, O God, expell corrupt iustice]

[To Kyng without colour that lyst to keepe Iustice]

[Nowe Princes, Lordes, and Nobles of renowne]

[Our hope, our happe, we set in worldlines]

[There is no reason our misrule can arrest]

[Therefore I counsell eache christian creature]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for TVESDAY.

[The state of innocencie heare]

The Translators Application.

[The state of innocencie cleare]

[The Aucthor figured here by the portrature]

[Right as white paper is redy to the print]

[VVhat seede men sowe, such corne they must sheare]

[The tyme os sowing is called tedious]

[But novve alacke youthy yeeres and innocence]

[Reuolue further yet yf any thou knewe]

[The soule of man so noble is of nature]

[Though corporall foode haue that quality]

[More sweetenesse tis vnto sound conscience]

[For right as mem enfeobled with labour]

[God graunt al states to keepe with diligence]

[Eche Communalty then standeth in good state]

[VVho euer yet conioyned in one person]

[In two poyntes dependeth principally]

[Good company is of so great vertue]

[Among the plagues of Egypt most horrible]

[All mortall creatures conceaued in sinne]

[VVherefore our God, meekely to thee we call]

[As nothing more maketh resemblance]

[Thy corporall health from sicknesse to conserue]

[Of our soules Lord we make record with ruthe]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for VVENSDAY.

[The damage due to deadly sinne]

The Translators Application.

[VVho liues then in this earthy vale]

[To define of sinne in sentences short]

[Sinne is the cause of our perdition]

[The mind of sinners is figured vnto hell.]

[Mans soule is a iewell incomperable]

[O happy is mortall kinde]

[A mighty medecine, a royall eke remede]

[Man is a brickle and fraile thing.]

[Thinke on thy corpes now delicately fedde]

[Death vnto the wicked, is terrible euermore]

[The memorie of the dead, for the liuing is a president]

[VVithout repentaunt turning, vve encrease eche day]

[As scriptures truely pronounce in sentence]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for THVRSDAY.

[Remember the iudgement generall]

The Translators Application.

[VVhyles we haue lyght, lets walke that way.]

[The Auctor figuring the generall iudgement]

[As God suffereth the wicked a time to lyue here]

[Oh mankind, rue on thy miserable estate]

[Be it by example of others imitation]

[To waye the wickednesse of corrupt nature]

[As lyfe and death from hence vncertaine are]

[VVhen sinne, the fyre of conflagration]

[All fleshe shall aryse from death to liue]

[Then shall our kyng, vvhich iudged vvas, vs iudge]

[This processe of iudgement is short vvithout tarying]

[Then shall Christe thus prononnce for conclusion]

[After the first sentence, the second folowe shall]

[Reuolue in mind the great perplexitee]

[Of worldly witte see the furious raige]

[Such worldly wyse make no prouision]

[Soone after sentence of generall iudgement]

[To conclude, thinke wee eache one of this case]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for FRYDAY.

[Christes passion print in minde]

The Translators Application.

[Gods blessing is woonderous great shewed heare]

[This louely leafe as Rose so rubicound]

[Here is the fountayne of humane felicitie]

[Thus the quotidian and fruitefull remembrance]

[Againe and againe within thy mind reuolue]

[VVhat troubles, terrours, and tormentes haue]

[Freendles among his foes in feoble plight]

[Christe was accused in presence of Pilate.]

[As Christe shrincked not his precious blood to shed]

[Vpon his head they put a crowne of thorne]

[His spirite commending to his fathers cure]

[Regard (oh man) this wofull disceuerance]

[And though that God by power Omnipotent]

[It shall behoue vs to consider well]

[VVherefore sweete Iesu, our loue and soueraine Lord]

[Ponishe not thy people, Lord God in thy greeuance]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for SATVRSDAY.

[Here thinke to eschew the hellishe payn]

The Translators Application.

[Amids these pleasures mortall man]

[After the sentence of finall damnation]

[O hart of man most hard and incensible]

[Hell is a place most vyle and venemus]

[All Saintes are enthronized in the Heauens hye]

[Hel is a hole of horrible darknes]

[In hell of flaming fyre is horrible heate]

[Man in thy mind make a resemblance]

[Thincke wee the Prophetes spent their time in sport]

[And in this torment which hath no temperance]

[Oh amazed witte, O soule congeled in sinne]

[Awake out of thy dreame, and speedely addres]

[Sythen wee see in sicknesse corporall]

[Slombring in sinne some dreame security]

[VVith this foresayd action I reade right ernestfull]

THE AVCTORS Commemoration for SONDAY.

[Remember here the ioyes of Heauen]

The Translators Application.

[This Sabbothes rest to keepe let vs.]

[Ther is perfection and flowre of al fairenes]

[VVho would be carefull, with deuoute diligence]

[VVhen men to things temporall doo beare affection]

[VVe shall in the heauens, of God haue inspection]

[Nathles in respect of that eternall glory]

[VVhen humane soule her selfe so dooth demene]

[Resume thy strength nowe as a knight spirituall]

[Remember man this solace shalbe sure]

[Nowe Heauens and Earth for witnes in I call]

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[In hell of flaming fyre is horrible heate]

In hell of flaming fyre is horrible heate,
VVhich fire without fayle, or distance shall endure,
Greeuously tormenting with furie to freate,
Both body and soule in payne passing measure:
O liuing death, euerlasting in languor,
O deadly lyfe of endles mortalitie,
Sowssed in sadnes and sorowe euermore,
Should not man than restraine from all peruersitie?

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[In hell of flaming fyre is horrible heate]