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IN COMMENDATION, OF THE NOBEL GEORGETTA, de Montenay, And her Emblemata.

Great wonder is, to the world,
If it be so, as niew and ould,
Clarkes doe write, for a certayne,
Such as is happnet in former time;
That the originall of Pallas,
Out of the brayne Iupiter was,
And the Iuno bracht fort Heben,
So soon she Lettice, had eaten;
Such lyke ar fables, as I beleeve,
To which no man shal credid give:
But this is true, as it can tel,
France, and Navarræ, very well,
That the Noble, wise, and fine,
Georgetta de Montenay
Hes Hundered godly Emblemes,
Elabourated, out of her braynes;
Wher former age, regarded not thier need,
Before all others, shee hes don the deed.
Lyke wise her Picture, standes hir behinde,
Torne some leaves, so shalt thou finde;
In our tongve, she is now besould,
And wished blessing manifould,
Vs English men, of God omnipotent,
Therefore let vs such a present
Embrace, and love, so long wee live.
An her for such, much thankes give;
Than they will showe vs very playne,
What wee shal doe, or refrayne,
In this World, of that wee may,
Finde before God, grace one day:
For in them is, the scripture all,
So wisli, breefe, and artificiall,
Of our God, declared in brasse,
Which doe all others, overpasse.
Therefore thou Nobel, Georgetta,
Heave thank, for thein Emblemata,
Delyke will doe, the whole Europe,
To thy alwayes, as I hope.
With prayse begin, so thus with thee I end:
Praying for those, that doe thy prayse extend,

I.

[See rohat a holy, and good intent]

See rohat a holy, and good intent,
Thus perform, this Queene prudent;
In bilding a Tempel, so fein and large,
To which no labour, time or charge,
See sperd; Wherin so well poor as rich,
Shall goe to pray, all in such;
To God, and their Savier stil,
Which sevs them from all Il.

II.

[To kill thy selfe, and so depart]

To kill thy selfe, and so depart,
Aut of this world, it is no art;
But to rise, and live agein?
Thou art not able it is certain;
Of ty self, but must like e stone,
Lye, til Iesus Creist, Gods Sonne;
Koms: For nun but he can cur thein wound
Or make thy reis from the graund.

III.

[This lively spring, thus help all them]

This lively spring, thus help all them,
Such as be bleind, sick or lem,
But the natur of man, if given stil,
To lev that good, and folow Il;
For such if seen of poor and rich,
How they alon, run after such;
And no ster reflex, they ins at all,
But sences alon, like a bestiall.

IV.

[See horo this Death, which lookes so wan]

See horo this Death, which lookes so wan,
Is watch full stil, til shee a maa,
Thus catch in her deadly sling,
No mater if he be, Princ or king;
Therefore ye men consider well,
An take this for a Exampel,
That ye alway herit patientley,
When God that yoke thus opon you lye.

V.

[Leike as the Magnet that Iron thus]

Leike as the Magnet that Iron thus,
Draw to him, and neuer refus;
So thus Creist, aur sauier deare,
Al such, which him truly fier;
And brings them, to his Father sweet,
Wher all the angels they shall meet;
For non but he, kan vs in to that pleas,
Help: Aut of this misery and distresse.

VI.

[The whole world, was most wiketley]

The whole world, was most wiketley,
With sinne, Satan and miserey
Opprest hard, so that no man could,
Mek him free of them, when he would,
Til Iesus Creist tru God and man,
Kam, and trad the sinne, and Satan,
Vnder his feet; for perpetuall
And so by him, we war freed all.

VII.

[This wolves, and ravens, they would so fein]

This wolves, and ravens, they would so fein,
Kindil a fyre, But, it is in vayne,
For Iesus Creist, that lifly tree,
Thus quenc aut such, as one may see.
With his blood so red, for aur sek,
That we of such no harm should take;
Therefore, let them doo what they will,
Their fyre shall, never Kindil.

VIII.

[Creist is the graund, opon which shall]

Creist is the graund, opon which shall,
Every Cristian continuall;
Bild, and set his hart alon,
That time he lives, has he won,
A ples of glory, which Creist for all,
Such hes preparet, from Eternall;
To enioy, when they doo goe,
Aut of this miserei and woe.

IX.

[All trees ar igudget, by ther fruits stil]

All trees ar igudget, by ther fruits stil,
If they ar good, or Il;
For, wher is a bad and wiket ground,
Ther ar the fruits, never saund;
The leicke one shall, know a mans hart,
If he thus looke his dids at,
Than wer is a tru, and saund belif,
Ther is also a godly lyfe.

X.

[Kurst is he, which for hilp thus flye]

Kurst is he, which for hilp thus flye,
To mortal men, and not onley,
To God; and his well belovet sonne,
From which koms all benediction,
But happy is he, that hes in Creist his confidence
Set alon, he shall be in his presence,
Wher is no chainging, no fall, no il,
But alon, heavenly glory stil.

XI.

[Like as this ship, which is but low]

Like as this ship, which is but low,
Thus through, all danger goe,
No kerit takes, that the windes with might,
Doo rage and blow, all day and neight,
But derevtley his kors takes to the starr,
Which shineth so bright aver all;
So shud a man, to God, and truth alwayes,
Runn, and not to Satan, or wordly lyes.

XII.

[If thou disirest the heavenly geat]

If thou disirest the heavenly geat,
See and feind, so must thou queit,
Versek all riches, and thein Land,
And take a pilgrims staffe in Hand,
Than such is knowen for a certaine,
That one trauayles and seekes in vaine,
If he not first, his wordly pride,
For ever from him layd a side.

XIII.

[I kan thy help, and from danger sev]

I kan thy help, and from danger sev,
So spealis aur God, if I thy hef,
Therefore so kom, and be not ferd at all,
I hould thy fast, thou canst not fall,
In to that Gulfe, which vnder thy,
Thus fall and maunt, very hye;
But they alon, that wil obtein,
With aut my, that Paradise so fein.

XIV.

[See how this bor with a bentit bowe]

See how this bor with a bentit bowe,
Thus stand and shuts his arowe,
Ageinst that anuil, of steel so thick,
Opon which they all brek so quik,
So thus aur God, from his enemyes,
Defend his word, and church alwayes,
In this world, and bringes them all,
To fall and shame continuall.

XV.

[Leik as the pipkens torn all]

Leik as the pipkens torn all,
So well the great as the small,
In the sunne: if they doo long,
In it stand, so hard and strong;
So thus the hart of men obdur,
The rich aswel, as the poor,
In this World in sinn, and vaniti,
In pride, lyes, and iniquiti.

XVI.

[That Reven which flyes, in the ayre alone]

That Reven which flyes, in the ayre alone,
Did Cast a nut opon a stone,
Which did break in pises very small;
That skes a bit could at all,
Be faund of it; so wil God alway,
Pull daun all them, that will so hey,
Maunt and kleim, stil in their pride,
Which by no Miens he can abeyde.

XVII.

[Looke how this claun, the spors kickes]

Looke how this claun, the spors kickes,
Til he him self, in them prickes,
But so soon as he feeleth, it did eake,
From them he quikly a runn did take;
So ar we mortal in this World,
Apt stil to be stobern and bould,
Ageinst aur God omnipotent,
Til we doo fil his punishement.

XVIII.

[A Spliter thou wilt drawe aut of meine eye]

A Spliter thou wilt drawe aut of meine eye,
But see, for thein thus a Tymerlay,
Therefore I pray, doo not molest my more,
But help thy self, of thein before,
Lykeweise wil manny wher is the Gospel tath
Com an speak, you goe rong path,
To heaven, alon we can show you the same,
But the Satan may goe with all them.

XIX.

[Yee migthi Kings, and Princes all]

Yee migthi Kings, and Princes all,
Consider, that you ar mortall,
And the thinges, in which you plesur taks,
God can and will, soon to noting make.
Therefore doo not, the poor opresse,
But help them stil, in ther distresse,
Els will the Death ageinst you vse,
Her sworde, if you them abuse.

XX.

[A King that hes great contryes to rul]

A King that hes great contryes to rul,
He mus indeed be steylful,
Deleyk his consel, and iudgefall,
In his Kingdom averall;
Els is the contry, not gouernt well,
If they in lernig doo not excell,
But ar to comper, un to this brute,
Which hes a trompet, and cannot stutte.

XXI.

[Behold what kraft, thus vse this Owle]

Behold what kraft, thus vse this Owle,
To git aut the lamp that Oyle,
Because, shee shinet by day and neight
Which thus hinder her, in heer fleeght
Therefore, shee vset the hand of man,
To steale aut such how shee can,
So thus the Satan, and the wiket stil
To quenc that good, and sett forth Il.

XXII.

[This is the Deuills mesenger]

This is the Deuills mesenger,
Which Creistes gospel wil hinder,
In this World, wher he can,
And plant the lyes, of Satan,
Ageinst such all, we shal resist,
For loue aur sauiour Creist,
So long we liu in this World,
That wil obscur his holy word.

XXIII.

[The wiket men of Babylon]

The wiket men of Babylon,
They did bild a towre, heig and strong,
For to sev them for all calamitie,
Such as dweleth in the cittie
But God did such, with winde, and fire,
Destroy ageinst their disire,
Because they would not trust in him,
But alon in their strong bilding.

XXIV.

[That hors is plegd of the bees and flys]

That hors is plegd of the bees and flys,
Which doo sitt opon his carcase alwayes
That makes him runn continuall,
Because he thinkes to loos them all,
But let him runn woder he wil,
They shal flee abaut him stil,
So ar the wiket of their Concient alway
Pricket, so well by neight as by day.

XXV.

[Theyer outwarde habit, is holy and good]

Theyer outwarde habit, is holy and good,
The tong so meek, and so smood,
But see her hart is great way beheind,
Reson of this, I cannot feind;
Alon, that theyer religion thus requeir
And with ernest, such thus desire
But God wil the tong, hart and meind
Togider hef, if one wil him feind.

XXVI.

[This man thus vse his cruwelty]

This man thus vse his cruwelty,
Ageinst that boy, that thus lye,
Innocent and naked, opon the ground,
But see he mus, feel selfe the wound,
This is the end, and reward,
Of all such tyranth, that not regarde,
Theyer God, but stil delight,
In cruwelty, by day and neight.

XXVII.

[So difficult, as is for a Camell]

So difficult, as is for a Camell,
Creist speaks in his gespell
To goe through the needle of eye,
So is for rich men when they die,
Enter in to that kingdome of heaven,
Because they did alwayes runn,
In this World after Mamon
And versook God, and his sonne.

XXVIII.

[I wonder that this lambe may goe]

I wonder that this lambe may goe,
To the lyons which do ror an blow,
To dewour it if they war but free,
But they can not, vse such iniquitie,
Lyke wise would the wiket, if God did permit,
Kill, and spoyl wher they taht war fit,
But God keeps them by a bridel stil,
To goe no forder, but woder he wil.

XXIX.

[Is this not a wiket Man?]

Is this not a wiket Man?
To seru God, and Satan,
Both with one harte so stedfast,
That he not should at last
Versek God, and to Satan flee
Ar one may see, so plainly
How he to Satan with his harte,
Kniels, and from him wil not part.

XXX.

[God ruls and keeps the hartes of Kinges.]

God ruls and keeps the hartes of Kinges.
And besid all other thinges,
Therefore, if thou wilt God vergit,
And to them thy onely submit,
So wil God thy pleg with miseri,
So long that thou him thus obey,
And see that he is the Lord indeed,
Which alon, helps thy in all need.

XXXI.

[When Fortun is alwayes with thy]

When Fortun is alwayes with thy,
So kanst thou laf merily,
But if shee heids her, for a litel weyl,
So thust thou, lament an cry,
Than schoulds thou, with thy remember stil,
That God somtimes crasses wil,
Send, to see if thou wilt by him stik
When he thy thus litle prick.

XXXII.

[God thus desire, of us all]

God thus desire, of us all,
In Loue, and Peace, liue continual
And not delight in contention,
As Satan thus, but in vnion;
Therefore, if thou louest thein God stil,
So dost thou knowe what he will,
That not shalt make, anger and strife,
In all that time of thy lyfe.

XXXIII.

[If one thus good, in this world]

If one thus good, in this world,
Of such he shall not prate a word,
Or be praud, above all measure,
Because he hes such a treasure,
But thinke that his treasure and landes
Togider ar, in Gods handes,
Which can take them, from thy stil,
And give away, to hom he will.

XXXIV.

[God knowes the heart, and meind of man]

God knowes the heart, and meind of man,
Whey thus his wiked person than?
Runne befor God, to make him self so kleer,
That he liues as he thus desire,
His habit is simple, the diet but fish,
And for riches, he thus not wish,
But God thus knowe, his hearte and meind
That in him, is no thruth to feind.

XXXV.

[His will is good, the snayre so fene]

His will is good, the snayre so fene,
But see no fish he can obteine,
Therefore to blem, is not this man.
Because he thus what he can;
Alon the fishes, that will not stay,
With him stil, but runne away,
So difficult is, that a Preacher can,
Draw from sinne, a wiked man.

XXXVI.

[Thou ar redy, thein cunning]

Thou ar redy, thein cunning,
Vs to teach very willing,
Aut of that Booke, which in thy handes,
Open alwayes, before thy standes,
Bot thou ar wiked, and canst not see,
Whey shal wee be lernet of thy?
Then one needs not goe, by a candle lyght,
When the sunn beames, shine to bright.

XXXVII.

[All rich men thincke early and late]

All rich men thincke early and late,
Opon that gould, and theyer playt,
And for greef they can not eat,
Of such a good, and dayntie meat;
But allwayes muse how they might,
Get more, by rong and ryght
Therefore the Death, is byter to them,
When they shall verseak all that same.

XXXVIII.

[Thou shalt not get, opon thy boord]

Thou shalt not get, opon thy boord,
A bit of bread, of my word,
Because thou lookest an other way,
And thein Horses doo, rest and stay;
But labour stil, and looke before thy,
So shalt thou see, is but miseri,
And trough no man in heauen comes
If he stil after such labour runnes.

XXXIX.

[The bushes of bramble, they grow so stout]

The bushes of bramble, they grow so stout,
To obscure that flowre, round about,
Because no man shal them admier,
And presently, might desier;
So will the wiked, that Godly Word,
Obscure with lyes, in this world,
But let them hynder what they can,
It shall be seen, of euery man.

XL.

[God thus commend vs to be wise]

God thus commend vs to be wise,
Not in vanitie, or in lyes,
But in his pure, and holy word,
So lang wee liue in this world;
And not imitate that serpent,
When wee shal heare such diligent,
Els will our God heyd ageine,
His kingdome, from vs so fine.

XLI.

[Many Philosophers, and shylful men]

Many Philosophers, and shylful men,
They write this, for a certaine,
That the serpents in generall,
Doo strippe theyer old skin all;
Betwiext twoo stones, so cunningly,
Which one may beleefue truly,
Of them wee should exampil take,
To strife for good, and that Il versake.

XLII.

[The flame, that thus mount so high]

The flame, that thus mount so high,
Such will the brath presentley,
Extingvische queit round about,
That no more schall, so high mount;
So thus, and wil, God the Prodigall,
Bring them all, to shame and fall,
And exalte the humbil men stil,
Because they doo performe his will.

XLIII.

[That litle bell, thus euery one call]

That litle bell, thus euery one call,
In his Capel continuall,
But no man comes so much I see,
They thinke all, it is to free;
To hear that pure Godly Word,
Which Creist wil hef, that wee should,
But goe you wiked, it is heyg time,
To heare, and to folowe that same.

XLIV.

[Wher dead carin, in a dith thus lye]

Wher dead carin, in a dith thus lye,
Ther will the rauens flee allway,
To feache thyer food euery houre,
Til they all such queit deuoure;
But our soule calles for food Spirituall,
Which is that best, to os mortall,
Such is that holy Sacrament,
Happy is he, that will such frequent.

XLV.

[Wher Amor and Fides is not used]

Wher Amor and Fides is not used,
Ther is euery one abused,
For they ar that bringe alwayes,
Kings, Princes, and enemyes;
To a perfect loue, and unity,
And to a Constant trancquility,
Therefore, one that can not them abeid,
He is indeed of Satans Kinde.

XLVI.

[When God hes thy, with riches blest]

When God hes thy, with riches blest,
So ar thou bound not rest,
But help allwayes, the sicke and poore,
When they do com for thein door.
And shalt not thinke, as he opon the hill,
To dwell ther for euer stil,
But God can him, from that hill,
Pull to ground, when he will.

XLVII.

[I wonder, that thie men not will]

I wonder, that thie men not will,
In this world, consider stil,
That they ar bat earth and dust,
And agein to mould they must;
Torn: But they wil not thinke opon such,
Alon, how to get riches much,
After which they doo allway,
Muse by nigt and day.

XLVIII.

[See how this Lyon, Wolue, and Lambe]

See how this Lyon, Wolue, and Lambe,
Togeder by an other stande,
No Danger expectes one from an other,
But they doo eat all of one fodder;
So shall a Iew, and a Infidell,
Imbrace one day, Cristes gospel,
For such a blessed and ioyful day,
Let us to God, pray allway.

XLIX.

[If thou art rich, and sapient]

If thou art rich, and sapient,
In this world, or eloquent,
Of this and all, thou or thein gould,
Because you both, ar but mold;
Not art the first originall,
But alon, God Eternall;
To hom wee shal, the glory attribute,
Because he alon such thus destribute.

L.

[King Lycurgus throug Sparta lande]

King Lycurgus throug Sparta lande,
Did giue ernest Commandement,
That all the plantes of a wein,
Should be cut downe presently;
Because the men, doo God abuse,
When they of such, make ause,
But see, the wein is not in faut,
Alon he, that drinkes much at.

LI.

[Wake op you wiked, and repent]

Wake op you wiked, and repent,
For Creist will come to Iudgement,
Soon: Therefore you need before that light,
Be extinguist from you queit,
Which is that holy Godly word,
That shines so bright in this world,
In which wee shall by night and day,
Vs exercise, and lern alway.

LII.

[Nothing is, that can indure]

Nothing is, that can indure,
Alon that gould, which is so pure,
The flame of fire, but wil combure,
Like straw, and goe away in fume,
So shal the lyes and Superstitione,
Of the wiked men, stil consume;
But Creistes gospel, in this world,
Shall be permanent, lyke that gould.

LIII.

[A man may runne, wher he will]

A man may runne, wher he will,
His shadow is behind him stil,
And will not leaue him so long he goes,
In shine of sunne but followe klose,
So thus this world, if they see one rich,
Followe a man, alon for such,
But if they perseue, that he is poor
Such one mus not, come neer the door.

LIV.

[I did alwayes, borne very bright]

I did alwayes, borne very bright,
So well by day, as the night,
But now mein norishment comes so fast,
Which wil extinguish my at last;
Lyhe wise may the wiked stil,
Consider that God will,
Come one day and doo the lyke,
No mater if they such mislyke.

LV.

[Thou desirest, that wee shall marke?]

Thou desirest, that wee shall marke?
The tru sonn shine, from the tarke,
And see, thou canst not selfe such discerne,
What a cause hes one of thy to lerne?
But thou needest selfe such first to knowe,
Before thou canst to others showe;
Such deceiuers, wil come to you many,
But do not you, giue credit to any.

LVI.

[I fersake no paines, by sea and lande]

I fersake no paines, by sea and lande,
To get much riches in my hande,
But Godly word, I leaue behinde,
Ar my hiles, til I can feinde,
A beter time, to fallowe much,
But kurst is he that thus such;
And all them, that will not regarde,
Gods Wort, and his commandement.

LVII.

[Creist did pitty us poor men]

Creist did pitty us poor men,
Therefore he cam from heauen,
In this world, to driwe a way,
The darknis, in which we lay,
That is the Satan, Death and Hell,
For no other could them repell,
From us: Because wee should after rise,
And enioy his fine Paradise.

LVIII.

[See how this winde with his blast]

See how this winde with his blast,
Oken try, did breake at last,
Because he would not bend at all,
Therefore he mus nouw breake and fall.
But looke, an other is growen so heigh,
Which before, by the ground did lay;
So will God, all stoberne men disgreasse,
And the humbil, they shall rise apease

LIX.

[The parents that feare God indeed]

The parents that feare God indeed,
They will not leaue in any need,
Theyer children, great and small,
Bur hilp, and loue, they shall all,
Feind at theyer handes, by day and night,
And not inuie, but do it straight,
Delyke thus God, to us mortall,
When wee to him, for hilp doo call.

LX.

[One that will the Vertue, see and feinde]

One that will the Vertue, see and feinde,
He mus nor care, for raine, and winde,
But come to labour, free and late,
Til he, her thus feind and get;
Lykewise if thou disirest to obtein,
Creistes Paradise which is so fine,
So needst thou stil goe, and heare his woorde,
That time thou liuest in this World.

LXI.

[He that will, of a Ocken tree]

He that will, of a Ocken tree,
Gut a bough presently,
Such thus not alon, his strenght disparcit
But the sharpnisse of the hatchet;
So if one, is to the poor liberall
In this world continuall,
He thus not such, aut his one acord,
But God, which rules him with his word.

LXII.

[A tree that bringes no fruits at all]

A tree that bringes no fruits at all,
Is worth nothing, but that he shall,
Be cut downe and cast in fire bright,
There te ashes consume queit,
So will God one day the falshood all,
Commit in a fire perpetuall,
Because they showed autsides uery holy,
But the heart whas full of folly.

LXIII.

[Looke how this Boy, his heart alon]

Looke how this Boy, his heart alon,
Houlds op to God, from destruction,
And not downe to riches, or to the world,
Than such he knowes is but mold;
Wherin the wiked, and the Prodigall,
Take delight continuall,
But the godly, will extime such forbad,
And doo lyke, this little Laadde.

LXIV.

[Happy is he, that hes that name]

Happy is he, that hes that name,
Iehova, for a diadeeme,
In his heart writen, and so firmly sette,
Which is that best, that he can get,
But he mus, be whatchfull, by day and night
Such not to loose, from him straight,
For Satan goes, about such all,
That he may bring them to a fall,

LXV.

[Adam did breake, Gods commandement]

Adam did breake, Gods commandement,
In Paradise ageinst his dissent,
Therefore he hyde him, vnder a tree,
Because his Lorde, him should not see,
But (alas) to God, is all thing euident,
Than he faunde him in a moment,
And will alwayes, such wiked men,
Feind, if they doo from him runn.

LXVI.

[A kose lookes daynti, and hes sweet smell]

A kose lookes daynti, and hes sweet smell,
As eueryone, can witnesse well,
But her busch wil one alwayes pricke,
Which agein, a man thus mislyke;
Lykewise will the falsch heartit men,
Schow them selfes so good and plean,
But theyer heartes, ar redy and quike,
One stil, lyke the busch to pricke.

LXVII.

[If one is persecutet, with a sworde]

If one is persecutet, with a sworde,
Because he loues, that Godly word,
Or is driwen in to a stron fire,
Such one mus neuer dispayre,
But thinke, that he not to such mus fraune,
If he wil ottein the heavenly croune,
And after thinkes, liue in Paradise,
Wher all the Angels, God doo prise.

LXVIII.

[This is the wiked whore of Babylon]

This is the wiked whore of Babylon,
That thus triumph, opon a Dragon,
And which med drunck, the whole Europe,
With such, that aut of the coppe,
Spauts so strong, in to tha fire,
That to extingvish is her desier,
But Iesus Creist, houlds op tha fire,
Foreuer to born bright, and kleer.

LXIX.

[Beleeue in God omnipotent]

Beleeue in God omnipotent,
And in him, which that serpent,
Queit hes traden, under his feet,
His name is Iesus, our sauiour sweet;
So shalt thou haue, stil te in weight,
If thou such, obseruest straight,
Than through beleeue thou must such get,
Therefore in him thein hear doo sette.

LXX.

[Do not, with thein brother striue]

Do not, with thein brother striue,
So thou wilt, long time liue,
And the Sonne, that shines so bright,
Shal no goe under from thi queit;
But liue, in Loue, and pesse alwayes,
So shalt thou see many dayes,
And God will giue thy, his benediction,
If thou liuest in loue, and union.

LXXI.

[He that is greedie to get gould]

He that is greedie to get gould,
So long he liues, in this world,
Or thus worshipp, te Idols stil,
For such one, is imposible;
That he shall see, or euer obteine,
That Kingdome, of heauen fine,
Because he worshippes, Idols and Mamon,
And fersakes God, and his Sonne.

LXXII.

[Gods desire is, that wee shall looke]

Gods desire is, that wee shall looke,
Alwayes, in his Beebel booke,
And not after pride, or vanitie,
Which is the moder of iniquiti;
Than Satan, through such did fall,
As is well knowen, to vs all,
Therefore all them, that be weis,
Will for pride, flee alwayes.

LXXIII.

[Love thou alwayes thy enemy]

Love thou alwayes thy enemy,
And give to him bread, and wein,
Thoug, he aske it not of thy,
No mater, be thou with such redy;
So shalt thou obtein, his heart and sword,
If thou dost so, of mein word;
Els standes thy body, in a great peril,
And all them, that such observe not will.

LXXIV.

[A Potter made, this pipkens all]

A Potter made, this pipkens all,
So well the great, as the small,
And can them all, breake agein,
If he sees, they ar not fine;
Lykewise can God, which is in heaven,
Procide stil, with us poor men;
But he is good, and marcifull,
To us mortall, wounder full.

LXXV.

[God hes vs given to that intent]

God hes vs given to that intent,
His word, and teene commandement,
That wee in them, vs shall behold,
So long wee liue in this World:
But let vs have, a better grace,
As he that spettes, opon that glasse,
When they us show, very kleer,
That wee not liue, as God thus desire:

LXXVI.

[This leifly spring, thus runne alway]

This leifly spring, thus runne alway,
So well by night, as that day,
For us poor men, to trinke aut stil,
So many times, as wee will;
Which now fersakes, this Quell so sweet,
And diges for a mody pit,
He shall indeed obtein the hell,
Because he skornet, Creist, and his Gospel.

LXXVII.

[That man is for ever spoyled]

That man is for ever spoyled,
Which thus lye, opon the world,
His heart, and minde, of that alon,
And not of Creist tru Gods Sonne:
Therefore thus Satan, such a trewande,
Presently cath in his bande,
And draw him, into a pit so darke,
Which all the wiked, may wel marke.

LXXVIII.

[See how this man, calls by day and night]

See how this man, calls by day and night,
For one to come, to him straight,
And expresse his vlcer, that is a autwarde,
His side, with fingers very harde;
In which thus lye, much corruption,
So stinking, thicke, and fulsome;
Delyke mus he, which is oppresset,
With sinne, call for his Saviour Creist.

LXXIX.

[He that is wiked, and will not pray]

He that is wiked, and will not pray,
To his God, by night or day,
That man shall him, neuer finde,
So long he thus not change his minde;
Alon he, that loues to pray, and call,
As Moyses did, continuall,
Such one, will God allwayes hould,
Because to him, his handes did fould.

LXXX.

[Before a Silber, or that Gould]

Before a Silber, or that Gould,
Can be current in this World,
But mus first, throug a gouldsmith skil,
In fire strong, be purifiet stil;
Lykewise if wee ar in generall,
Waschen, from our sinnes all,
Is therefore, not thein, or mine operation,
But only, Creistes purification.

LXXXI.

[Blessed is he, hus heart is cleane]

Blessed is he, hus heart is cleane,
Waschen by holy Gost so fine,
With Creistes blood, that stil thus runne,
From heaven, for vs poor men,
Than, he that is out of this Quell,
Waschen, he shall not Death, or hell,
See; but liue with Creist, in his glory stil,
Wher is no changeing, no fall or Il.

LXXXII.

[Every body consider alway]

Every body consider alway,
So well by night, as that day,
That our God sees all, and will feinde;
Him that hes a pervers minde;
Therefore do good, and leaue thut Il,
For Creist our, Saviour will,
See in thein hearte, continually,
If thou such dost ernestly.

LXXXIII.

[The World, Death, Hell, and Satan]

The World, Death, Hell, and Satan,
They thought, ower fall that man,
In a sleep, or disarmet at all,
But a(las) he did expect them all,
With a Buckler, and sound beleeue,
By which he did, seues his life,
Els had the arow, and Satans blast,
Him for ever, to ground cast.

LXXXIV.

[Lyke as the Henne, her chickens small]

Lyke as the Henne, her chickens small,
Seues under her winges all,
For the kite, that about thus flye,
To snatch them all, for her prey;
So thous our Saviour, every man,
Keepe from danger, and Satan,
He knowes well, that wee ar apt to fall,
If he us not seues, continuall.

LXXXV.

[Euery fowler, hes about his nette]

Euery fowler, hes about his nette,
Many lages, with finces sette,
Wherwith he intices, the other all,
They may, be great, or small,
In his snare: so in kinde of a amitie,
Will the wiked, to iniquitie,
One allure or to a damnet action,
But euery one, fley for such a faction.

LXXXVI.

[Two Cuppes stand hir, of one metall]

Two Cuppes stand hir, of one metall,
But one is great, and the oder small,
Filled with one liguor so good an fin,
Regarde the one, thus more conteine;
So thus our God, his blessing stil,
Distribute to vs, so much he will,
For much, or little, let vs alway,
Be thankful to him, euery day.

LXXXVII.

[If one in learnig, thus excell]

If one in learnig, thus excell,
He thanke his God, and not reuell,
But be carfull, and diligent
For to imploy such a Talent;
To his hanour, and in publik good,
Than such desires our God,
Of him, that is learnet and weis,
His Talent so, bestowe alwayes.

LXXXVIII.

[A Oxe that is strong and fatte]

A Oxe that is strong and fatte,
He will not goe, to plow or ceart,
Til his driuer, him thus pricke,
In his side, with a picke;
So ar the rich men in generall,
Before they will goe and call,
To God; but he mus them all hit,
That is, with sicknes first fisit.

LXXXIX.

[What a ioy, is to a godly man]

What a ioy, is to a godly man,
When he sees, the Death so wan,
Before him stande, and thus vnloose,
His body, out of this malitiouse,
World: in which he liued so long,
In misery, troble and wrong,
But see the wiked, they wil fraune,
When they perseue, the Death thus come.

XC.

[If thou dost see, a poor man lye]

If thou dost see, a poor man lye,
Opon a ground, in misery,
Him shalt thou help, with out delay,
For Creistes sake alway:
But let not such, the world knowe,
What thou to them dost bestowe,
This inough, tha our sauiour sweet,
From heaven all, such thus seet.

XCI.

[He that hes grafftet, he shall not see]

He that hes grafftet, he shall not see,
Opon a wilde olive tree,
Any fruit, all tough good plant,
Opon hes sett, with his one hande;
So is with a man, that hes not it,
The grace, of our saviour sweet,
Recived: ower which no man shall glee,
For, what wee ar, he can soon be.

XCII.

[When one thus come, with such a furye]

When one thus come, with such a furye,
Lyke as he would, thy presently,
Beat daun to ground, with his club,
To him shalt not, giue a bad worde;
But vse the armour, for thein defence,
Only of bounty, and not of violence,
So shalt thou such, reproc hes wrath,
Wherin he bornes, soon mitigat.

XCIII.

[It is a foolish presumption]

It is a foolish presumption,
Of him that thus, to the sunne,
Adde a bornig, of waxe a light,
When she with her beames bright,
Thus sheene; delyke doo many to that worde,
Of God so kleer, in this world,
Theyer wiked superstition,
But Creist will punish such a faction.

XCIV.

[Easi is, for all godly men]

Easi is, for all godly men,
To hit the way, to heauen,
Because they haue alwayes,
In theyer heart and eyes;
Iehova, that holy name,
Which te wiked, stil defame:
Therefore they doo, all defatigate,
Before they come, to the heauenly gate.

XCV.

[When wee that word, of our God]

When wee that word, of our God,
Shall hear, and lerne in this world,
So doo wee men fill op our eares
Stil, with other wordly cares;
And not regarde, or thinke at all,
That wee for such, answer shall,
Because wee would not that way goe,
which our God, did poynt and showe.

XCVI.

[Lyke as the winde, with all his fierse]

Lyke as the winde, with all his fierse,
Can not, in to our body pierce,
Altough he thus, stil in our eare,
Blowe when wee, goe hir and there:
So can that worde, not enter in,
Of our God, for the sinne,
In ones heart, before he thus,
with his finger, all such remooues.

XCVII.

[All men doo iudge, presently]

All men doo iudge, presently,
When they the boughes of fig tree,
Doo see in fields so greene stande,
That the sommer, is at hand:
Delyke shall wee alwayes hould,
For a certaine, when wee behould,
That Creist him self, is ther present,
Wher is his worde vsed, and Sacrament.

XCVIII.

[This shepard thus, with clob so strong]

This shepard thus, with clob so strong,
Persecute the wolues, ould and yong,
Because they come, stil lyke a theefe,
By night, and day, to kill his sheepe:
Therefore he will, not them pardon,
Bur abolish, in fourth generation;
So thus and will, the tyrants all,
Our God extirp continuall.

XCIX.

[When the foure, windes doo appyre]

When the foure, windes doo appyre,
And the Angel, sounds so cleer
For us to come incontinent,
Als than wil Creist, to iudgement,
Sitt; And giue each one his sentence,
That stande before, his presence,
So shall the wiked, lamend and cry,
But the other, shal prayes God and glee.

C.

[If one hes much, trouble and wrong]

If one hes much, trouble and wrong,
In this world, induret long,
Because he Creist, and his gospel,
By night and day, did love well;
Such one agein wil he recompence,
Therefore that him, did reuerence,
But the other he will punish for that,
Because they would not, goe his path.