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ARise and wake from wickednesse, repent and thou shalt live: Or else with sword and pestilence, the Lord God will thee grieve. BEware of Lust and Lecherie, keepe thou thy body chast: Or else frequent the remedy, that Paul doth say thou mayst. COnfesse thy sinnes as David did, and turne unto the Lord; He will thee heare before thou call, so Esay doth record. DEale with thy neighbour mercifully, deceive no man by guile: Take heed of all extortion, it will thy soule defile. EXamine well thy wicked life, hide not thy councell deepe: The Lord God threatneth woe to them, that secret sinnes doe keepe. FLy theft and all unworthinesse, and labour in the Lord: The ground of sinne is idlenesse, with vices it is stord. GIve almes unto thy children deare, and turne not from the poore: Lend to the needy man thy goods, his pledge to him restore. HUrt not thy neighbour wittingly, in body goods or name: Remit offences willingly, lest God revenge the same. IF God doe blesse thee with his gifts, of worldly goods, and store: Let not thy heart on them be set, but praise the Lord therefore. KEepe not thy hyrelings wages backe, God will his cry regard: In poore mens matters be not slacke, the Lord will thee reward.
LOve every man unfainedly, hate no man in thy heart: Despise the way of wicked men, pray God they may convert. MInister Justice Magistrates, you Masters kindly deale: You Parents all lest Gods curse fall, let youth correction feele. NO guilefull speech, nor lying talke use thou in any wayes: Eschew all evill, in goodnesse walke, if thou wilt see good daies. OPpresse no man by usury, refuse unlawfull gaine: Give plenteously unto the poore, Christ will thee pay againe. POssesse your soules with patience, against the wicked world: Powre out your prayers with reverence, before the living Lord QUarrel with none quench such desire, to anger be not bent: Remember God is mercifull, when sinners doe repent. REdeemed from the curse we are, by Christ to live with him: Our members let us mortifie, which are all bent to sinne. SAnctifie the Sabbath, serve the Lord, from labour see thou rest Then God will have regard on thee, and make thy labour blest. TAke heed you love no swearing false, sweare not by God in vaine: Let all your talke attend unto the honour of his Name. USe no deceit nor unjust meanes, to compasse worldly wealth: Extortion, fraud, and usurie, and all such things are stealth.
WAlke not in worldly lusts and sin, such worldly darkenesse shun But walke as children of the light, as Christ himselfe begun. XAmples many are set forth, against the drunken sort: What deadly plagues are due to them, the Scriptures doe report. YOng folke be sober and chast of minde, let Gods word be your guide: Make cleane your hearts before the Lord, and never from him slide. ZAche a Publican Saint Luke doth tell what zeale to Christ he had: But to behold our Jewish hearts, alas it is too bad. & Plainely Luke doth specifie, of that mans Godly mind: How to the poore most liberally, halfe his goods he assignd. EST, in English doth specifie, in speech a Latine Verbe: Into our hearts Lord powre thy Spirit, whereby we may be stirrd TO sigh and groane unfainedly, with sorrow for our sinns: And for to seeke the remedie, a new life to begin. AMen, God grant we lose no time, to walke whilst we have light, That finally we may pessesse, the heavenly joyes most bright. OUr noble King with Nestors yeeres the Lord God long endue, With Sampsons strength and Salomons wit, his foes for to eschew. GOd grant his grace, great Joy & ho-nour with pleasure here beneath: To rule and reigne the Royall seat, so long as he hath breath.
Printed at London for Henry Gosson. FINIS.