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A Songe upon Benedictus Compyled by Johan Bale.
Benedictus dominus Deus Israel,
Whych hath overthrowne the myghty Idoll Bel,
The false god of Rome, by poure of the Gospell,
And hath prepared from the depe lake of hell,
Redemptionem plebis sue
Whych hath overthrowne the myghty Idoll Bel,
The false god of Rome, by poure of the Gospell,
And hath prepared from the depe lake of hell,
Redemptionem plebis sue
Et erexit cornu
of mercy helth and grace
That cruell tyraunt now clerely to deface
Whose bloudy kyngedome demynysheth apace
By the worde of God whych lately hath take place
In domo David pueri sui
That cruell tyraunt now clerely to deface
Whose bloudy kyngedome demynysheth apace
By the worde of God whych lately hath take place
In domo David pueri sui
Sicut locutus est
the lorde celestyall
That Romysh Antichrist is lyke to have a fall
With hys whole rable of sectes dyabolycall
And now the nombre wyll florysh over all
Prophetarum eius
That Romysh Antichrist is lyke to have a fall
With hys whole rable of sectes dyabolycall
And now the nombre wyll florysh over all
Prophetarum eius
Salutem ex inimicis
now we maye dayly heare
The enemyes of Christ with hym doth wytnesse beare
Saul is become a Paule and preacheth every wheare
Now maye we receyve most heavenly wholsom geare
De manu eorum qui oderunt nos
The enemyes of Christ with hym doth wytnesse beare
Saul is become a Paule and preacheth every wheare
Now maye we receyve most heavenly wholsom geare
De manu eorum qui oderunt nos
Ad faciendam misericordiam
The sonne of our God from hys hygh glory cam
To redeme the synne of the chyldren of Adam
And to remembre to faythfull Abraham
Testamenti sui sancti
The sonne of our God from hys hygh glory cam
To redeme the synne of the chyldren of Adam
And to remembre to faythfull Abraham
Testamenti sui sancti
Iusiurandum
whych God hath made afore
Unto our fathers he wyll kepe evermore
Promesed he hath if we regarde hys lore
Forsakynge the pope with hys dampnable store
Daturum se nobis
Unto our fathers he wyll kepe evermore
Promesed he hath if we regarde hys lore
Forsakynge the pope with hys dampnable store
Daturum se nobis
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Ut sine timore
from Romysh tyrauntes fre
The lorde graunt us grace that we maye speakers be
Of hys holy worde and therin to agre
That in the Gospell and christen lyberte
Serviamus illi
The lorde graunt us grace that we maye speakers be
Of hys holy worde and therin to agre
That in the Gospell and christen lyberte
Serviamus illi
In sanctitate
and purenesse of lyfe
Lete us now travayle both mayden man and wyfe
All ryghtwys doynges in us be ever ryfe
That we persever without debate or stryfe
Omnibus diebus nostris
Lete us now travayle both mayden man and wyfe
All ryghtwys doynges in us be ever ryfe
That we persever without debate or stryfe
Omnibus diebus nostris
Tu puer propheta
elected of the lorde
Kynge Edwarde the sixt to have Gods lawe restorde
Folowest Josias therof to take recorde
In all thy doynges and in Gods holy worde
Parare vias eius
Kynge Edwarde the sixt to have Gods lawe restorde
Folowest Josias therof to take recorde
In all thy doynges and in Gods holy worde
Parare vias eius
Ad dandam scientiam
for mennys helth and savegarde
Christes holy Gospel by the is frelye hearde
Wherin doth consyst their lyfe and full rewarde
With preservacyon from daungerouse jeoparde
Peccatorum eorum
Christes holy Gospel by the is frelye hearde
Wherin doth consyst their lyfe and full rewarde
With preservacyon from daungerouse jeoparde
Peccatorum eorum
Per viscera misericordiae
Christ our dere master us dayly overse
Least we here perysh in our inyquyte
Our medyatour contynually is he
Oriens ex alto
Christ our dere master us dayly overse
Least we here perysh in our inyquyte
Our medyatour contynually is he
Oriens ex alto
Illuminare, swete lorde, we the desyre,
To men in darkenesse and in the popysh myre
Lete not hys baggage thy faythfull servauntes tyre
But us delyver from them and from hell fyre
In viam pacis.
Amen.
To men in darkenesse and in the popysh myre
Lete not hys baggage thy faythfull servauntes tyre
But us delyver from them and from hell fyre
In viam pacis.
Amen.
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The commaundementes brevelye
Love thy lorde God. Sweare thu non othe.Thy sabbath kepe. Please thy fryndes bothe.
Wytnes non yll. Holde no mannys wyfe.
Brybe no mannys good. Slee not with knyfe.
Wysh no mannys howse, nor oxe, nor asse,
As thu wylt have, do thu lyke casse.
THUS ENDETH THYS COMEDY CONCERNYNGE THRE LAWES, OF NATURE,
MOSES, AND CHRIST, CORRUPTED BY THE SODOMYTES, PHARISEES
AND PAPYSTES MOST WYCKED. COMPYLED BY JOHAN BALE.
ANNO M.D.XXXVIII, AND LATELY INPRENTED
PER NICOLAUM BAMBURGENSEM.
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