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British Library - Roxburghe
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New Balade or Songe / of the Lambes Feast.

I Hearde one saye:
Coma now awaye /
Make no delaye:
Alack / why stande yee than?
All is doubtlesse
Inb redynesse /
There wantesc but Gesse /
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest // in verye deede /
Thats found ad Gest // in the Mariage-weede.

a Math.22.a
Luk.14.b.

b Esa.25.a.

c Math.22.a

d Apoc.19.a.

THE Scriptures all /
Perfourmede shall
Bee, in this my Call /
Voyced-out by H.N. (than):
I am Gods Lovef /
Com from above /
All Men to moveg /
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.2.
e Act.3.c.

f 1.John.4a

g Math.22.a
Luk.14.b.
Apoc.19.b

MAKE haste and speede /
I am indeede
Thath Maryage-weede /
That Those must putt-on / than /
Which shall bee fitt /
Or-els permitt
Downe for toi sitt /
At the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.3.
h Math.22.a.

i Luk.22.c.
Apoc.3.c

DOk not dispyse
Thys myne Advyse /
Yee that bee wyse /
And lust for to eate than /
Of thel lyvinge Wood /
Or heavenlye Food /
So pure and good /
In the Supper of the Lamb /
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.4.

k Pro.1.2.
Eccli.6.c.

l Apoc.2.a.b.

THAT Seedem of Seth /
Which passe thorowen Death
(In Abrahamso Fayth)
To Lyfe: They onlye than,
Shall bep sett-downe
With great Renowne /
And weare theq Crowne /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.5.
m Gen.4.d

n John.3.a.b
Rom.6.

o Gen.15.17.a
Rom.4.b.

p Luk.22.c
Apoc.3.c

q 2.Tim.4.a
1 Pet.5.a
Jam.1.b.

ALL Scripture-wyse
That now surmyse,
How to dispyse
Mee / in theirr Wysedom / than /
They shall no-dout
(Amonge all Stout)
Bee shutts wyth-out
The Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.6.
r 1.Cor.1.e

s Math.22.a
Luk.14.b.

FOR none I saye /
Save onlye thaye
That shallt obaye /
Myne holye Servyce / than
(Which doth brynge-in
Theu Death of Sin)
Maye enter-in /
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.7.
t Mat.22.a.
Luk.14.b.

u Rom.6.
Col.2.b.

THEN all that nowe
Inx Stryfe do growe /
And wyll noty bowe,
To [m]y lovelye Warnynges / than /
Must [nowe] at last
Cleene out bee cast /
Andz never tast
The Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.8.
x 2.Cor.12.c
Gal.5.c.

y Pro.1.c.
2.Tess.1.a.2b

z Math.22.a
Luk.14.b.

THEN runne apace /
Whylst there is Gracea /
Or Tyme and space /
So fast as ever yee can /
To Syonsb Hyll:
Wheare All that wyll
May eate their fyll /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.9.
a 2.Cor.6.a.
Gal.6.a.

b Esa.2a.25.b

NEGLECT Mee not /
As then dydc Lot
Longe past / yee wot /
And perryshed all than:
My Love peruse /
Make nod excuse /
Lest yee refuse
The Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.10.
c Gen.19.b.
2.Pet.2.a.

d Mat.22.a.
Luk.14.b.

WHEN All were sett /
And furnysht nett
(Both small and great)
So was it foreseene than /
Of the Brydegroome /
That ther wase roome
For more to come /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest etc.

.11.
e Math.22.a

THEN must I go
To thef Hye-wayes / lo /
And Hedges / tho /
And seeke them-up all than:
All Those by name
Thats Blynde or Lame /
And compell the same /
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.12.
f Math.22.a.

THE Lorde hath swore
Longe-tyme before /
Thatg nevermore
Such as excused them than /
Shoulde tast or eate
Of the heavenlye Meate
Or Porcion geat /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. etc.

.13.
g Math.22.a.
Luk.14.b.

FOR that all Kynges /
Under Loves Wynges
(Without Grudgynges)
In Peace moughth governe / than /
Praye All: that trust
Amonge the Just /
Or have a Lust
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest // in verye deede /
Thats found a Gest // in the Mariage-weede.

.14.

h Sap.6.a.


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