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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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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[Remember man this solace shalbe sure]

Remember man this solace shalbe sure,
Altogeather voyde of worldly variaunce,
It shall without dreade or distance ay endure,
But in this lyfe is no continuance:
Ritches, pouertie, lyfe, and death, are but a traunce,
VVherefore in this worldly mutable estate,
Let vs seeke to liue after God his ordinaunce,
Least of that lasting blis, we make our selues frustrate.
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