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ANother / out of Goodwill.
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The Grace from God
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thea Father hye /
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Which is of Mightes most a /
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The Mercye eake from Christ our Lorde /
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And Peace from the holye Gost a /
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Com to All // That now shall /
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Inb Love with us agree a /
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And consent // With whole Intent,
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To the Loves Soscietee a.
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a Rom.1.a.
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1.Cor.1.a.
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2.Cor.13.c.
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Ephe 1.a.
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b John.17.c.
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Rom.12.b.
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15.a.
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1.Cor.1.a.
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Phil.2.a.3.b.
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LOVE thec Lorde above al-thinge /
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Is the first Precept by name a:
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Love thy Neyghbour as thy-selfe /
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The seconds lyke the same a.
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Thus wee see // Love to bee,
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Written withd Gods-his owne hande a /
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Toe geeve us Light // And guyde us right /
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Eavenf out of that darke Lande a.
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c Deu.10.30b
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Math.22.c.
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YOUNGE-men in yourg Littlenes,
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Remember what is sayde a:
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Let all our Elders in the Love,
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Wyth Reverence beeh obayde a.
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Exercysei // Amonge thek Wyse
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That holye Service, then a /
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Which God hath wrought // And also tought,
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By hys Mynister H.N.a.
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IN Lovesl Preceptes let us proceede /
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And coupple arme-in-arme a /
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The Serpentes Broode, that wolde destroye,
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Shall; then; doo usm no harme a.
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Love shee sowndes // Alln our Woundes,
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Wyth her most pleasant Wine a /
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As weeo obaye // And lyve alwaye,
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In her Service divine a.
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l 1.Cor.13.b.
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1.John.3.4.
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o 1.Pet.1.b.
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1.Joh.3.4.ab
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AGAINST the Sinne let us putt-on,
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Suchp Armour as is best a /
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Which in the Service of the Love,
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Is perfectlye exprest a.
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And let usq praye // To God alwaye /
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Eaven-lyke as wee are taught a /
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So shall wee fynde // Within our Mynde,
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How Sinne shallr go to naught a.
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THUSs ga-wee fourth, goodwillinglie /
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And have not doubt in mynde a /
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Although sou manye our Enemyes were,
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As heares on head wee fynde a:
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Love shall make // Them all to quake /
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The Tyme is com-about a /
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For with herx Breath // If wee have Faith /
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So shall shee cast them out a.
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.6.
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s 2.Cor.7.a.
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Phil.3.b.
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t Deut.20.a.
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Esa.41.a.
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Math.10.b.
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x Esa. 11a.57b
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2.Tess.2.a.
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AN uprighty Lyfe in Lowlynes /
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Let us expresse alwaye a /
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Amonge such as wee deale-with-all,
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In all Affayres I saye a:
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Go toz prayse // God alwayse,
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Eaven-as is sayde above a.
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Thats indeede // As wee reede /
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The Service of the Love a.
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y 1.Tess.4.a.
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1 Pet.3.4.a.
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z Psal.134.136
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140.
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Col.3.b.
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NO Godservice els do wee knowe /
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Nor none maye wee frequent a /
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Without this most holye Servicea /
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With her godlie Intent a /
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Hee is blest // Thats now prest,
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To serve under Loves Bande a:
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Shee shallb byde // And never slyde /
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But evermore shall stande a.
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AL-though that wycked Seede of Cain,
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Toc Rebellious-stryfe aryse a /
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Yet shall those seeke thed Peace and Rest,
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So manye as be wyse a.
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For all must tast // ;Now at the last;
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eSuch Drincke as then do brue a /
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And what theyf seeke // That shall them meete:
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Thys thynge is verye-true a.
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THAT Wanton-lust ofg Lamech Lyne /
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Expell out of your mynde a /
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Andh unto her Lightmyndedness /
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Bee you in no-wise kynde a:
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For with all Findes // Or wycked Mindes
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(Wheare Darknes doth remayne a)
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Eaven in thei Hell // Theare shall shee dwell /
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With all that to her pertayne a.
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THEN lovinglye let us stande fast,
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Ink brotherlye Accorde a /
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Lyke-as the Service of the Love,
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Requyreth in hys Worde a:
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So Love will // Blessel us still /
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And woorke all for the best a:
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If so bee // Wee agreem /
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And mynde the Peace and Rest a.
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LET us obeye then Governours /
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And lyve under their Lawes a:
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And eake to them all Tribute paye /
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Eaven for the Peaces cause a:
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Yet Love iso free // Though shee agree,
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That they shall have such thynge a:
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And what is right // To God almight,
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Thatp must wee to hym brynge a.
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INq stilnes thus let us go-fourth /
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(Withr Thankfulnes amonge a)
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Wyth fewe Woordes, as wee are taught /
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And thus I ende my Songe a.
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In Lovess Bande // ;hande-in-hande;
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Let us proceede on still a.
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O Israell // Take this well /
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As out of my Goodwill a.
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FINIS.
PER W.S.VERITATIS
AMATOREM.
.ANNO. 1574.
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