%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A new ballad intituled, Daniels siftyng in / these our dayes: aptly applyed to the true Preachers of the Gospell. / What God hath wylled vs, to that good eare geue: / For Daniels are abroad: siftyng with their Seeue. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1572-1572 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/30/2012 32153

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S121736 GOOd Daniels sifting, in Gods church aboute, / The footsteps out findyng: of those as be stoute. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 18288 A new ballad intituled, Daniels siftyng in / these our dayes: aptly applyed to the true Preachers of the Gospell. / What God hath wylled vs, to that good eare geue: / For Daniels are abroad: siftyng with their Seeue. A new ballad intituled, Daniels siftyng in these our dayes: aptly applyed to the true Preachers of the Gospell. What God hath wylled vs, to that good eare geue: For Daniels are abroad: siftyng with their Seeue. A new ballad entitled, Daniels sifting in these our days: aptly applied to the true Preachers of the Gospels. What God hath willed us, to that good ear give: For Daniels are abroad: sifting with their Sieve. Printer Richarde Johnes 1572-1572

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GOOd Daniels sifting, in Gods church aboute, The footsteps out findyng: of those as be stoute. Against Gods word devine, which all aught to knowe In their owne mother toung: what duty they owe. To God alone justly, to serve hym with love, For all are not trusty: as his worde doth proove. Now yf God we obeyd, as he hath us taught, Then were our fayth stayed: in him that us bought. By Daniels, the Preachers: so this understand, Which doo preach Christ truly: in every land. Without Pope or popery, our soules for to save, By faith in Christ onely, of whom we it crave. And Gods booke this Seeve is, that they in hand take, And his word the Ashes, there out for to shake. In Temples and Churches, where people resort, To have for their soules health: the food of comfort. The people is the ground, on whom now doth fall, Those high devine Ashes: that makes the true tryall. Whose footesteppes shal apeere without frawde or guile, Of young and olde people: now marke well this stile. By these footesteppes I meane, the whole lyfe of man, And of all women kynde: these things now well scan. Who so in these Ashes, now treadeth awrye, Their steps shal be well knowne: to God & mans eye. As was in Bels Temple, a God without lyfe, Whereas footyng was found: of Man, Chyld, & Wyfe. Who eate up the vittells, from that false God Bell, And deceyved the Kyng: as the text doth tell. But Daniell by siftyng, all them to lyght brought, And also Bels Pristes: that wickedly wrought. Even so now our Sifters, that siftes at this day, With Gods word shall finde out: those in the brode way. When they heare the law red, unto them full playne, As God hath commanded: so to be certayne. The which law and Gospell, receive in good parte, And out of the broad way: betimes looke ye starte. The footesteps that Adam, and Eve first dyd trace, To the forboden tree: brought them in woe case. And all we by their fall in bondage be set, Day by day masked styl in Sathans great net. The firste blody footesteps, that Cayne dyd commit, To his brother Abell: remaynes in some yet. As in Ruffians and Rogges, that desperate be, Whose footesteps from much sinne cannot scape free. The pryde of great Nemrode, that in hym dyd rayne, Was knowne by his footesteps, and all his whole trayne. So lykewyse shall theirs doe, that buyldeth excesse, In any kynd of trade: abusing Richesse. Queene Jezabell that dyd, Gods true Prophets kyll, Her footeyng was found out: agaynst her owne wyll. The Dogs her bloud lapped in Jezraell, This sore grevous plague: was cast on Jezabell.
So lykwyse the footsteps of Gods enemyes, Shall well be spyed: when as his wyll is. And have their reward due, for shedyng of bloud, Of Gods elect people: when the Lorde thinks it good. Remember how Pharao, though he was a King, His footesteps were found out: of persecutyng. He with his whole army, of men drowned were, In midst of the red sea: God dyd them not spare. Even so from tyme to tyme, you may read and see, How God plageth Tirants: for their iniquytye. He is the same God styll, sinners to correct, Except they repent now: he wyll them rejecte. Sodome and Gomorra, their footyng was found, What wayes they then walked: upon the Lords ground. They lived to them selves in the sinke of sinne, Tyll fyre and brimstone: therby they dyd winne. Let this be a warnyng, so now in lyke case, To whores and whoremongers: that yet lacketh grace. Whose close trippyng footesteps, wyll shortly appeere, By our Daniells siftyng: they can not scape cleere. The coveiteous footesteps, of Ahabs great spight, To have Nabaoths viniard: dyd come unto light. For the which the Lorde, with Ahab was wroth, And sent to hym Elyah: who tolde hym the troth. How the Lorde wold plague hym and all his houshold, For the death of Nobaoth: as Elyah hym tolde. Beware now by Ahab, to get worldly muck, For many one therby: hath had but yll lucke. Syr Rapax, syr Capax and syr Tenax also, And you master Userers: that now in wealth flow. Be not imps of Ahab, common wealth to annoye, Least you with your footesteps: the Lord doo destroy. The Scribes, the Pharasies, and Lawyers lykewyse, Their footyng was well knowne: of their enterprise. How they came unto Christ, to take hym in a trip, But he over came them: and gave them the slip. So Lawyers that wrest law, and matters prolong, Their footesteps wyll appeere of makyng right wrong. Woe be to such sayeth Christ, whose sentence is great, Wherfore repent in tyme: and for mercy intreat. Thus for to conclude now, let all men repent, And to leade a new lyfe: by Gods Testament. Ere death steale upon us, our footesteps to finde, Contray to Gods wyll: and to natures kinde. Wherefore siftyng Daniells, now ply your vocations, Declare Gods worde truely, unto all nations. God is your head Captayne, your shield and defence, Without feare or parcialytie, now doo your dilygence. By siftyng and sortyng, the good from the bad, Then God wyll be pleased: and his people glad. To heare what God wylleth, to that good eare geve, And to all such Preachers, as use wel the Seeve.
FINIS. Imprinted at London, by Richarde Johnes: dwelling in the upper end of Fleetlane, at the signe of the spread Eagle. And are to be solde: at his Shop joynyng to the Soutwest Dore of Saint Paules Church. The xxii day of October. 1572.