%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A soluntary SONG, for all stubborn Sinners to amend / their Lives and evil Ways. / For uncertain is mans life one day / For many you see are snatcht away / We stand in need then every minute & hour. / To pray for Gods Grace to give us power / To repent our lives and mend our ways / We are in great danger in these days. / If Death do come and we be unprepar'd, / There will be then a bad reward; / Therefore we had need to watch and pray / That our Sins they may be all washt away; / There's but one way that we can have, / There's no Repentance in the Grave. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer 1685-1685 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/21/2014 32881

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R227379 2 The Sinners Redemption UNKNOWN The Sinner's Redemption to the same Tune UNKNOWN to the same Tune GOod People mind what here is penn'd / and understand what I do say The naked man see that you cloath, / the hungry Person see you feed, Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 456 A soluntary SONG, for all stubborn Sinners to amend / their Lives and evil Ways. / For uncertain is mans life one day / For many you see are snatcht away / We stand in need then every minute & hour. / To pray for Gods Grace to give us power / To repent our lives and mend our ways / We are in great danger in these days. / If Death do come and we be unprepar'd, / There will be then a bad reward; / Therefore we had need to watch and pray / That our Sins they may be all washt away; / There's but one way that we can have, / There's no Repentance in the Grave. A soluntary SONG, for all stubborn Sinners to amend their Lives and evil Ways. For uncertain is mans life one day For many you see are snatcht away We stand in need then every minute & hour. To pray for Gods Grace to give us power To repent our lives and mend our ways We are in great danger in these days. If Death do come and we be unprepar'd, There will be then a bad reward; Therefore we had need to watch and pray That our Sins they may be all washt away; There's but one way that we can have, There's no Repentance in the Grave. A Soluntary SONG, for all stubborn Sinners to amend their Lives and evil Ways. For uncertain is mans life one day For many you see are snatched away We stand in need then every minute & hour To pray for God's Grace to give us power To repent our lives and mend our ways We are in great danger in these days. If Death do come and we be unprepared, There will be then a bad reward; Therefore we had need to watch and pray That our Sins they may be all washed away; There's but one way that we can have, There's no Repentance in the Grave. 1685-1685 P. Brooksby

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GOod People mind what here is penn'd and understand what I do say Repentance by no means prolong be your own another day, Happy's that sinner to be sure, That true Repentance can procure, For when that I am dead and gone you find these words for to be true, Forsake your Sins then every one, before you bid the world adieu, Happy's that Sinner, If you are not prepar'd for Death, when he doth give the fatal stroak And comes to stop your mortal Breath, your Souls undone and Hearts are broke, Happy's that Sinner,
The Riches of this world have wings and oft you see do fly away Then mind you that which comfort brings that never fades nor will decay Happy's that Sinner, Do Righteous things to every one as thou wouldest have them to do to thee By this a good man may be known by his good works and piety, Happy's that Sinner. Cherish the poor that are in need the Rich do seldom want a friend But he that gives the poor indeed, doth to the God Almighty lend, Happy's that Sinner to be sure, That true Repentance can procure.
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The naked man see that you cloath, the hungry Person see you feed, These things observe false dealing loath and thou shalt happy be indeed, Happy's that Sinner. Frequent the Church where Godly men, Gods word do preach and cry down sin, Keep Gods Commandements and then a blest condition thou art in, Happy's that Sinner The Widow be thou kind unto and help the Orphant that's opprest, For he that all these things will do there is no doubt but he is blest, Happy's that Sinner, And he that hath mercy loves to show, shall mercy find himself at last, But Cruelty will overthrow and all the other vertues blast, Happy's that Sinner. Flee that which loathsome is to man, and hatefull in Gods blessed sight 'Tis drunkenness that here I mean, wherein so many take delight, Happy's that Sinner, Take Pleasure in Gods Holy Word, and therein set your hearts delight, Such Pleasure 'twill your Hearts afford that you will find advantage by't, Happy's that Sinner. Pride was you know the Devils Fall, as Holy Scriptures plain do tell; 'Twill also bring mans Soul to thrall and is a plain path-way to Hell, Happy's that Sinner,
And oft the holy Bible read therein you may great Comfort find, For wounded Souls there's help indeed and Comfort for the troubled mind, Happy's that Sinner. Mind not the Peoples vain applause but let your actions speak your praise Keep Gods Commands and obey his Laws, and thou shall happy be always, Happy's that Sinner. Repent thee of thy wickedness and do it most unfeignedly, So in thy life God will thee bless and save thy Soul when thou shalt dye, Happy's that Sinner. Do not delay Repentance for without doubt a great offence, And that which Conscience will abhor, when thy poor Soul is gone from hence Happy's that Sinner. Then mortal man since Death is sure put thou thy confidence in him Who only can thy help procure in time of need when Death looks grim Happy's that Sinner. Now the God of Heaven be our guide, that we all may make a happy end, That we all our Sins may lay aside to pray our Saviour Christ be our friend, Happy's that Sinner to be sure That true Repentance can procure.
This may be Printed, R.P. Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden ball in Pye corner.