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<HEAD><L>An excellent Song wherein you &s;hall finde</L>
<L>Great con&s;olation for a troubled minde.</L></HEAD>
<OPENER>To the tune of Fortune my Foe.</OPENER>
<DIV2 N="1" TYPE="part">
<P><FIGURE>
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<LG>
<L>AYme not too hie in things aboue thy reach,</L>
<L>Be not too fooli&s;h in thine owne conceit,</L>
<L>As thou ha&s;t wit and worldly wealth at will,</L>
<L>So giue him thankes that &s;hall encrea&s;e it &s;till.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Be ware of pride the mother of mi&s;hap,</L>
<L>Who&s;e &s;ugred &s;nares will &s;eeke thee to entrap,</L>
<L>Be meeke in heart, and lowly minded &s;till,</L>
<L>So &s;halt thou Gods Commandements fulfill.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Ca&s;t all thy care vpon the Lord, and he</L>
<L>In thy di&s;tre&s;&s;e will &s;end to &s;uccour thee,</L>
<L>Cea&s;e not therefore to &s;erue him euery day,</L>
<L>Who with his blood thy ran&s;ome once did pay.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Dri<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e from thy heart ill thoughts that may offend,</L>
<L>De&s;ire of God his holy &s;pirit to &s;end,</L>
<L>Which will direct thy life in &s;uch a &s;ort,</L>
<L>As thou ther<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">by &s;halt find ioy and comfort,</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Except each day and houre when Chri&s;t &s;hall come</L>
<L>With power to iudge the world both all &amp; &s;ome:</L>
<L>Be ready then, and with the Bridegroome Chri&s;t,</L>
<L>Receiue reward in heauen among the highe&s;t.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Feare to offend his heauenly Maie&s;tie,</L>
<L>Faith doth confirme true loue and loyaltie:</L>
<L>Without which faith, as holie Scriptures &s;ay,</L>
<L>No man to heauen can find the perfect way.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Great is the Lord and mercifull doubtle&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>To tho&s;e that with true zeale their faults confe&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>But vnto tho&s;e in mi&s;chiefe dayly runnes,</L>
<L>He lets alone to ca&s;te what after comes.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Hope in the Lord, on him repo&s;e thy tru&s;t,</L>
<L>Serue him with feare, who&s;e iudgements are mo&s;t iu&s;t</L>
<L>De&s;ire of him thy life &s;o to direct,</L>
<L>That to thy &s;oule he may haue good re&s;pect.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Iniure no man, but loue thine enemie,</L>
<L>Though to thy hurt, yet take it patiently,</L>
<L>And thinke the Lord, although he &s;uffer long,</L>
<L>When time &s;hal &s;erue, will &s;oon reuenge thy wro~g</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Keepe thou no ranckor hidden in thy heart,</L>
<L>Remember well the word Chri&s;t did impart,</L>
<L>That is, forgiue offences ouer-pa&s;t,</L>
<L>As thou thy &s;elfe wilt be forgiuen at la&s;t.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Lay not thy trea&s;ure vp in hoarding &s;ort,</L>
<L>But there withall the poore feed and comfort,</L>
<L>If thou cold water giue in Chri&s;t his name,</L>
<L>Thrice double told he will reward the &s;ame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Mi&s;order not thy &s;elfe in any wi&s;e,</L>
<L>In meat and drinke let rea&s;on &s;till &s;uffice:</L>
<L>Moderate thy mind, and keepe thy &s;elfe content,</L>
<L>So &s;halt thou plea&s;e the Lord Omnipotent,</L>
</LG>
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<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The &s;econd part</HEAD>
<OPENER>to the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>NO man can &s;ay that he is voyd of &s;in,</L>
<L>For if he doe he's much deceiu'd therein:</L>
<L>The Lord doth &s;ay, the iu&s;t &s;euen times a day</L>
<L>Committeth &s;in, and runneth oft a&s;tray.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Obey his will, who to redeeme thy lo&s;&s;e</L>
<L>Did &s;hed his blood for vs vpon the Cro&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>Such was the loue that Chri&s;t did &s;hew to man,</L>
<L>Why &s;hould we be vngratefull to him than?</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Pittie the poore with &s;uch as God hath &s;ent,</L>
<L>And be not proud with that which he hath lent,</L>
<L>Remember well what Chri&s;t hath &s;aid to thee,</L>
<L>Doe this as though thou did&s;t it vnto me.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Quench fond de&s;ires and plea&s;ures of the fle&s;h,</L>
<L>Flie gluttonie, the Mother of exce&s;&s;e,</L>
<L>For whoordome is the very &s;inke of &s;in,</L>
<L>In which the wicked daily wallow in.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Root from thy heart malicious thoughts be &s;ure,</L>
<L>Which are a meanes Gods iudgements to procure</L>
<L>For he a&s;&s;ur'd when enuie beareth &s;way,</L>
<L>The feare of God departeth &s;oone away.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Subdue thy &s;elfe, let wi&s;edome be thy guide,</L>
<L>Suppre&s;&s;e ill thoughts, beware of hatefull pride,</L>
<L>De&s;pi&s;e the world, a vaile of vanities,</L>
<L>Le&s;t hedlong thou run&s;t on in mi&s;eries.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Turne vnto me, our Sauiour Chri&s;t doth &s;ay,</L>
<L>And I will heare they prayers euery day,</L>
<L>If any thing thou aske in Chri&s;t his name,</L>
<L>Be well a&s;&s;ur'd thou &s;halt obtaine the &s;ame.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Vaine exerci&s;e aboli&s;h from thy &s;ight,</L>
<L>De&s;ire of God his faith and holy Spirit,</L>
<L>Who will direct thee in the perfect way,</L>
<L>That leads to life, as holy Scriptures &s;ay.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>When Satan &s;eekes to tempt thee any way,</L>
<L>Call vpon God thy onely &s;trength and &s;tay,</L>
<L>And he a&s;&s;ur'd from out his holy hill</L>
<L>He will pre&s;erue thy life from danger &s;till.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Experience of his loue that lends thee life,</L>
<L>Mu&s;t make thee &s;eeke to liue deuoyd of &s;trife,</L>
<L>Let his loue be thy rule, who &s;o lou'd thee,</L>
<L>That death he vnderwent to &s;et thee free.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Yong men and maids, old men and babes repent,</L>
<L>Le&s;t for your &s;ins you at the la&s;t be &s;hent:</L>
<L>Be wi&s;e, that heed, doe not the time delay,</L>
<L>For Chri&s;t mu&s;t be our Iudge at the la&s;t day.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Zeale like to fire our good works let make bright,</L>
<L>That others thereof may behold the light:</L>
<L>Light vp your Lamps, and with the Virgins fiue</L>
<L>Haue oyle in &s;toore to keepe your Lamps aliue.</L>
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<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P>Printed at London by the A&s;&s;ignes of Thomas Symcocke.</P>
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