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S105021 REfrain of youth thy. / vain desire. Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 44 A godly Ballad declaring by the Scrip / tures the plagues that haue insued whordome. A godly Ballad declaring by the Scriptures the plagues that have ensued whoredome. Printer John Allde ?-?

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REfrain of youth thy vain desire. subdue thy lusts inordinate: Suppresse thou sparks lest if the fire, to quenche them it wil be to late. Thou knowste not what a poison strong thou lettest breed within thy brest, Whiche if thou keep within thee long, wil cause thee care and muche unrest. Though it seem sweet in thy conceit, beware thou never nurish it: The Fish is by a plesant bait, constrained to the deadly bit. Like as the woorm in Affrick bred. whose sting destroith with venem colde: Is not so noisome to be fled, as lust that reigneth uncontrolde. If reason cannot rule thy wil, but vice wil reign through appetite: Then let thy harmes that happen stil, (through lusts) refrain thy fond delight. Remember eke that in Noes dayes, when vice through lust was rifly growne: The whole world by suche wicked waies, by rage of Rain was overthrowne. The King of Egipt Pharao, was he not plagued of God moste just: Bothe he and all his house also, onely for he gave place to lust. So read we of Abimelech, the mighty King of Gerera: That God gave him a grevous check, for lusting after Saraa. Lust did destroy the Sodomites, as is in Scripture manifest: For lust were slain the Sichamites, when Sichem Dina had opprest. Lust did the wits so muche inchaunt. of Putipher the gipcians wife: That Jofeph for he would not graunt, her sute she brought nigh from his life. Bethsaba naked in bath, bewitched so King Davids brain: That giltles he procured hath, her husband Ury to be slain. The cheef among the Israelites, for noughty lust and eke offence: Wrought by the meanes of Moabites, were hanged up by Gods sentence.
For lust Zimry the Israelite, as witnesseth Gods holy woord: And Cosby eke the Madianite, perished bothe through Zimphas swoord, The Israelites through fleshly lust, towards their enmies doughters were: Alluerd by them false Gods to trust, whiche all their thraldomes caused clere. Sampson the sonne of Monoa, that mighty Judge in Israel: For lust he had to Dalila, himself to kil greef did compel. Lo, him that none coulde foil in fight, whose puissant arme the Lion slew: Whose strength put thousands unto flight, by lust one woman overthrew. Lust in the tribe of Benjamin, cast twenty thousand down and five: So that in all for that one sin, were but six hundred left on live. If Ammons lust had not defilde, his sister Thamar with incest: He had not of his life been spoild, at Absolon his brothers feast. If lust had not impaird the name, of Salomon that witty King: He had not lost his roiall fame, nor fallen to Idolls worshiping. If Herod in his sinful life, had not by lust been sore misled: He had not kept his brothers wife. nor stricken of John Baptists head. Now what be these but tokens sure, that God wil plage all those that use: To lead their lives in lust unpure, and without fear themselves abuse? But some doo think God dooth not see, to eche mannes dooing in all things, Because some seem ful safe to be, and prosper stil in il livings. But if suche wil geve ear unto, Gods woord which dooth the truth us tel: Shal soon perceive those that live so, shall sudenly go down to hel. Therfore to God now let us pray, that he wil gide our harts aright: To flee from filthy lusts alway, and him to please with all our might. And also for our gracious Queene, that God long prosper her and then: Good dayes among us may be seene, whiche unto us he graunt. Amen.
Finis. A.J. Imprinted at London at the long Shop adjoining unto Sainct Mildreds Churche in the Poultrie by John Allde. Anno Domini 1566. Novembris. 25.