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<HEAD>&leaf; All the Letters of the A. B. C. by euery &s;ondrye Letter wher|of, ther is a good Document &s;et-fourth and taught in Ryme.</HEAD>
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<P>O Yee Young ones / haue a good regarde vnto the&s;e Sentences / and take the In&s;truction of tho&s;e-&s;ame effectu|ally to Heart. Enterpri&s;e not / nor-yet take; in any-wy&s;e; vpon you, to reade many or great Bookes, er-euer yee haue well exerci&s;ed you in the A. B. C. / and can perfectly &s;pell all Woordes / to an apt Sentence.</P>
<P>Enterpri&s;e not al&s;o to be a Mai&s;ter or Teacher, er-euer yee haue obedientlie accompli&s;hed your Vocation or Callinge / in the Di&s;cipline of your Mai&s;ter.</P>
<P>But fir&s;t-of-all take-heede rightly in your Heartes / vnto the good Documentes of this Cro&s;&s;e-rowe or A. B. C. Letters. and in &s;o doinge, growe-vpp therin / till vnto the Olde-age of the manlye Vnder&s;tanding of Ie&s;u Chri&s;t: and &s;o becom repleani&s;hed with the godlie Wy&s;dome.</P>
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<HEAD>TAKE IT TO HEART.</HEAD>
<L><LABEL>A.</LABEL> _ATtend yee Young ones / and learne Vnder&s;tan|dinge<NOTE PLACE="marg">Pro. 2.4. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>B.</LABEL> BEare-fauor to the Loue / that &s;he in you may haue plantinge.<NOTE PLACE="marg">1. Cor. 12. d. 13. Col. 3. b. c.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>C.</LABEL> COm to the meetmynded Beeinge of Bounteou&s;ne&s;&s;e.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Zach. 9. c. Math. 11.21.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>D.</LABEL> DIrectlye the right Humilitie / to you it doth expre&s;&s;e.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Math. 11.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>E.</LABEL> EArne&s;tly &s;ett your Lu&s;t to the good Lyfe, &s;o cleare.<NOTE PLACE="marg">P&s;al. 1.2.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>F.</LABEL> FA&s;ten therin your Heart / &s;o &s;hall yee not feare.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ier. 17. b. Math. 7.16. Luk. 6. g.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>G.</LABEL> GEeue-eare to the Trueth / &s;o lyue hee vnmole&s;t.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Iohn. 8.14.17.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>H.</LABEL> HOly and wy&s;e is Hee / that &s;tandeth Therto pre&s;t:<NOTE PLACE="marg">Math. 7. d. 8. Luk. 11. b. c..</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>I.</LABEL> IN heauen nor on Earth / none other Re&s;t yee finde.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ier. 6. Math. 11. d. Act. 4. c.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>K.</LABEL> KEepe and turne therto / all your Heart / Lu&s;t / and Minde.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Deu.. 6. a. 10. Ioel. 2. Pro. 3.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>L.</LABEL> LEt not &s;uch thinges byde-back / for any Frinde therfore.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Math. 16. c. 19. Luk. 14. d.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>M.</LABEL> MEetly therto apply you / and hunt for no thinge more.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Pro. 2.2.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>N.</LABEL> NOte and haue regarde / to the good Beeinge alwaye.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Rom. 12.2.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>O.</LABEL> OPen your Heart / and receaue the Loue / I &s;aye.<NOTE PLACE="marg">P&s;al. 32. a. Ephe. 3. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>P.</LABEL> PA&s;ture your Spirit / vnder Gods Power and Will.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Eccl. 7. b. 1. Pet. 5. a.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>Q.</LABEL> QVell or vex not your&s;elues / with Cogitations ill.<NOTE PLACE="marg">E&s;a. 1. c. 15. a. Sap. 1. a.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>R.</LABEL> RVnne and call to the Lorde / in all your Sufferinge.<NOTE PLACE="marg">P&s;al. 17. a. 18. a. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 word"> 54.55.<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">6</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>S.</LABEL> SEeke in your Conflict / your Reioycinge.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Rom. 8. d. 11. b Ephe. 6. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>T.</LABEL> TAme &s;o your &s;elues / and your owne Mynde yee &s;hall.<NOTE PLACE="marg">1. Cor. 9. c. 10. Gal. 5. c. 1. Pet. 2. b. 4.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>W.</LABEL> WYllinglye loue God / and his Lawe / aboue all.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Deu. 6. a. 10. b. Math. 22. d.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>V.</LABEL> VNto flea&s;hlie De&s;yres fall not / ne haue therin delight.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Rom. 6. b. 8. b. Gal. 5. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>X.</LABEL> XErci&s;e you in Vertue / and prai&s;e the Loue vpright.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Ephe. 4. a. 5. Col. 3. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>Y.</LABEL> YMagine alwayes / what is right and re&s;onable.<NOTE PLACE="marg">1. Tim. 4. b. 6. Phil. 4. a.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>Z.</LABEL> ZElou&s;ly thinke vpon that which is peaceble.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Rom. 2. b. Heb. 12. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>&amp;.</LABEL> &amp; Becometh the Young ones / that they deale eauen&s;o.<NOTE PLACE="marg">Iohn. 13. d. 14. <GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter"> 15. b.</NOTE></L>
<L><LABEL>9.</LABEL> 9 Sider now the&s;e thinges / and yee &s;hall wi&s;ely go.<NOTE PLACE="marg">P&s;al. 1. a. Pro. 3.4. a. Math. 7. c.</NOTE></L>
<TRAILER>CHARITAS EXTORSIT PER HN.</TRAILER>
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<P>Tran&s;lated out of Ba&s;e-almune into Engli&s;h. <HI>Anno. 1575.</HI></P>
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