The Sinners Care to Repent in due time:
Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath, and let us live in love one with another.
And call to God and be content,
That for our sins we may repent;
And not delay our time too long,
But call to God then everyone,
To fit us for our latter end,
That our Saviour Christ may be our friend;
That we may injoy a Heavenly rest
Amongst the Angels that are blest.
Tune of, The Sinners Redemption.
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GOod Christian people be content,
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Lets forsake our sins, and presently Repent,
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And not to Dwell in an Evil way,
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As many do at this present Day:
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For that man that has a Conscience clear,
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When Death does come he need not fear.
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Our sinful lives breeds mighty woe
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In our sinful Nation, this we know;
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One Neighbour will strive to wrong another,
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We cannot trust Sister nor Brother.
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But that man, etc.
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Cheating and couzening is every day,
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So by that means we do go astray,
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Their taking of Gods name in vain,
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They venture their souls, for worldly gain;
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But that, etc.
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Some will damn and swear, and curse and lye,
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And act their sins so very high,
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They think there is no God in Heaven,
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How shall such sinners be forgiven.
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But that, etc.
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Whoring and drinking's all the sport,
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It's a beastly thing, i'm sorry for't:
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With hateful pride and malice store,
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There is no pitty to the poor.
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But that, etc.
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To see when love we did imbrace,
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There was no want in any place;
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The poor they need not to complain,
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Their hungry bowels to maintain.
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But that, etc.
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But Pride doth carry all the sway,
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And Charity it is fled away:
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Plain-dealing is not to be found,
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But sin upon sin that does abound.
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But that, etc.
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Therefore we had need have a care,
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To leave our sins and go to Prayer;
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That our Saviour Christ he may be pleas'd,
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That our sinful souls they may be eas'd.
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But that man that has a conscience clear,
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When Death does come he need not fear.
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ANd not to sleep and snort in sin,
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That's not the way Heaven to win;
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But call for grace, and beg and pray,
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That God may guide us night and day.
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but that man that has a conscience clear,
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when Death doth come, he needs not fear.
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But so many cursed Cains there be,
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That follows murdering villany;
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And dangers souls and bodies sure,
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The pains of Hell for to indure.
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but that man, etc.
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There's not a sin in Sodom nam'd,
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But here in England it is fram'd,
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And us'd amongst us, it is so,
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Which fills our Kingdom full of woe.
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But that, etc.
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We are told of all these Sins be sure,
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Of Gods Messengers that are so pure:
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They tell the danger we are in,
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But yet we cannot leave that sin.
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but that man, etc.
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Both old and young, both great and small,
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You see the danger of it all;
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Let's mend our lives and call for grace,
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Our time is going on apace.
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but that man, etc.
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And lets live in love add be content,
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With everything that God hath sent:
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For Satan with his crafty wile,
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Mans fancy oft he doth beguile.
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but that man, etc.
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And lets live in love and pray for peace,
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That Charity it may increase:
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And have true Repentance for our sins,
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That we a new Life may begin.
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but that man, etc.
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So to conclude and make an end,
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Pray God his blessing amongst us send:
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And lets pray to God for his good grace,
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That we may all injoy a resting place:
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but that man that has a conscience clear,
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when Death does come he need not fear.
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