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Verses written for a requisite remembrance
of the earth quake which happened on Wednesday
the 6. of Aprill. 1580. betwene 5. and 6. of the clocke at night of the same day.
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Verses written for a requisite remembrance of the earth quake which happened on Wednesday the 6. of Aprill. 1580. betwene 5. and 6. of the clocke at night of the same day.
When
man doth least {accompt} of this his end,
And as he thinkes doth safely sit at rest:
Then suddenly or euer he be ware,
Doth Death aproch, his corps for to inuest,
And in a moment all his pompe and pride
And glory vaine, is quickly laide a side.
And as he thinkes doth safely sit at rest:
Then suddenly or euer he be ware,
Doth Death aproch, his corps for to inuest,
And in a moment all his pompe and pride
And glory vaine, is quickly laide a side.
His house the which he takes for his Defence,
And as it were doth make a sure grounde:
Presuming that it standeth firme and fast,
Foundation such not likely to confound
By any chaunce, except the ground do fall?
The which high Ioue hath ready at his call.
And as it were doth make a sure grounde:
Presuming that it standeth firme and fast,
Foundation such not likely to confound
By any chaunce, except the ground do fall?
The which high Ioue hath ready at his call.
Oh gratious God how wonderful are thy workes,
Thy secretes not known to mind of man:
Thou send'st vs signes, and tokens of thy wrath,
And if with grace we rightly do them scanne,
We may thus thinke, and also vnderstand,
Thy iudgemente day is very ny at hand.
Thy secretes not known to mind of man:
Thou send'st vs signes, and tokens of thy wrath,
And if with grace we rightly do them scanne,
We may thus thinke, and also vnderstand,
Thy iudgemente day is very ny at hand.
Yet mercifully thou doest vs all forewarne,
And wouldest not that we should sinke in sinne,
But penetently thy mercy for to craue,
And leaue such leawdnesse as we do beginne
Too much to vse, alas the more the {ruth},
And God will scourge no doubt, for our vntruth.
And wouldest not that we should sinke in sinne,
But penetently thy mercy for to craue,
And leaue such leawdnesse as we do beginne
Too much to vse, alas the more the {ruth},
And God will scourge no doubt, for our vntruth.
Oh sudden motion, and shaking of the earth,
No blustering blastes, the weather calme and milde:
Good Lord the sudden rarenesse of the thing
A sudden feare did bring, to man and childe,
They verely thought, as well in field as Towne,
The earth should sinke, and the houses all fall downe.
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Good Lord the sudden rarenesse of the thing
A sudden feare did bring, to man and childe,
They verely thought, as well in field as Towne,
The earth should sinke, and the houses all fall downe.
Well let vs print this present in our heartes,
And call to God, for neuer neede we more:
Crauing of him mercy for our misdeedes,
Our sinfull liues from heart for to deplore,
For let vs thinke this token doth portend,
If scourge nere hand, if we do still offend.
And call to God, for neuer neede we more:
Crauing of him mercy for our misdeedes,
Our sinfull liues from heart for to deplore,
For let vs thinke this token doth portend,
If scourge nere hand, if we do still offend.
Yet neuer was Gods word more diligently
Preached vnto vs, then it is at this day:
But out alas, what boote is it to heare,
And presently forget what they do say.
For he which layes his hand vpon the plowe,
And turneth backe, shall speed you know as how.
Preached vnto vs, then it is at this day:
But out alas, what boote is it to heare,
And presently forget what they do say.
For he which layes his hand vpon the plowe,
And turneth backe, shall speed you know as how.
The wantonnesse and lewdnesse now adayes,
Is much to write, therefore it is but vaine
To seeme at large the same for to expresse:
The grauer sorte do much of it complaine,
And wish there were amendment of ill life,
Which euery where alas is too too rife.
Is much to write, therefore it is but vaine
To seeme at large the same for to expresse:
The grauer sorte do much of it complaine,
And wish there were amendment of ill life,
Which euery where alas is too too rife.
Pride is too pearte and falshood florisheth much,
Deceipte is deepe, good Lord how it is vsed:
Enuy is rife, blaspheming doth not want:
Wel, in effect each thing is now abused.
Lord graunt we may conuert, and that with speede,
For well we know, we neuer had more neede.
Deceipte is deepe, good Lord how it is vsed:
Enuy is rife, blaspheming doth not want:
Wel, in effect each thing is now abused.
Lord graunt we may conuert, and that with speede,
For well we know, we neuer had more neede.
Let vs not linger and driue from day to day,
We haue beene warned sufficiently we know:
The Lord is angry, and not without good cause,
And though he do but signes vnto vs shew:
Well let vs thinke if we do thus exceede
In sinne so ryfe, we shall it feele in deede.
We haue beene warned sufficiently we know:
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And though he do but signes vnto vs shew:
Well let vs thinke if we do thus exceede
In sinne so ryfe, we shall it feele in deede.
Amend your liues for the kingdome of God is at hand. Mat. 3.
None good but God.
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