A New Balade or Songe / of the Lambes Feast.
I Hearde one saye:
Com
Math. 22.
a Luk. 14.
b.
now awaye /Make no delaye:
Alack / why stande yee than?
All is doubtlesse
In
Esa. 25.
a.
redynesse /There wantes
Math. 22.
a
but Gesse,To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest / / in verye deede /
That's found a
Apoc. 19.
a.
Gest / / in y
e Mariage-weede.
.2. THE Scriptures all /
Perfourmed
Act. 3.
c.
shallBee, in this my Call /
☞
Voyced-out by H. N. (than):I am Gods Love
1.
Iohn. 4
a
/Com from aboue /
All Men to moue
Math. 22.
a Luk. 14.
b. Apoc. 19.
b
,To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
.3. MAKE haste and speede /
I am indeede
That
Math. 22.
a.
Maryage-weede,That Those must putt-on, than /
Which shall bee fitt /
Or-els permitt
Downe for to
Luk. 22.
c. Apoc. 3.
c
sitt /At the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
.4. DO
Pro. 1.2.
Eccli. 6.
c.
not dispyseThys myne Aduyse /
Yee that bee wyse /
And lust for to eate than,
Of the
Apoc. 2.
a. b.
lyuinge Wood /Or heauenlye Food /
So pure and good /
In the Supper of the Lamb /
For Hee is now blest. &c.
.5. THAT Seede
Gen. 4.
d
of Seth /Which passe thorowe
Iohn. 3.
a. b Rom. 6.
Death(In Abrahams
Gen. 15.17.
a Rom. 4.
b.
Fayth)To Lyfe: They onlye than,
Shall be
Luk. 22.
c. Apoc. 3.
c
sett-downeWith great Renowne /
And weare the
2.
Tim. 4.
a 1
Pet. 5.
a Iam. 1.
b.
Crowne /In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
.6. ALL Scripture-wyse
That now surmyse,
How to dispyse
Mee / in their
1.
Cor. 1.
c
Wysedome, than /They shall no-dout
(Amonge all Stout)
Bee shutt
Math. 22.
a Luk. 14.
b.
wyth-outThe Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
.7. FOR none I saye /
Saue onlye thaye
That shall
Mat. 22.
a. Luk. 14.
b.
obaye,Myne holye Seruyce, than
(Which doth brynge-in
☞
The
Rom. 6.
Col. 2.
b.
Death of Sin)Maye enter-in,
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
THEN all that nowe
.8.
In
2.
Cor. 12.
c Gal. 5.
c.
Stryfe do growe /And wyll not
Pro. 1.
c. 2.
Tess. 1.
a. 2
b
bowe,To My louelye Warnynges, than /
Must now at last
Cleene out bee cast /
And
Math. 22.
a. Luk. 14.
b.
neuer tastThe Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
THEN runne apace /
.9.
Whylst there is Grace
2.
Cor. 6.
a. Gal. 6.
a.
/Or Tyme and space /
So fast as euer yee can /
To Syons
Esa. 2
a. 25.
b
Hyll:Wheare All that wyll
May eate their fyll /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
NEGLECT Mee not /
.10.
As they dyd
Gen. 19.
b. 2.
Pet. 2.
a.
LotLonge past / yee wot /
And perryshed all than:
My Loue pervse /
Make no
Mat. 22.
[...]. Luk. 14.
b.
excuse /Lest yee refuse
The Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
WHEN All were sett /
.11.
And furnysht nett
(Both small and great)
So was it foreseene than,
Of the Brydegroome /
That ther was
Math. 22.
a
roomeFor more to come /
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest &c.
THEN must I go
.12.
To the
Math. 22.
a.
Hye-wayes, so /And Hedges, tho /
And seeke them-vp all than:
All Those by name
☜
That's Blynde or Lame /
And compell thesame,
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
THE Lorde hath swore
.13.
Longe-tyme before /
That
Math. 22.
a. Luk. 14.
b.
neuermoreSuch as excused them than /
Shoulde tast or eate
Of the heauenlye Meate
Or Porcion geat,
In the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest. &c.
FOR that all Kynges /
.14.
Vnder Loues Wynges
(Without Grudgynges)
In Peace mought
Sap. 6.
a.
gouerne, than /Praye All: that trust
Amonge the Iust /
Or haue a Lust
To the Supper of the Lamb.
For Hee is now blest / / in verye deede /
That's found a Gest / / in the Mariage-weede.
FINIS.
ANother / out of Goodwill.
THe Grace from God
the
Rom. 1.
a. 1.
Cor. 1.
a. 2.
Cor. 13.
c. Ephe 1.
a.
Father hye /Which is of Mightes most a /
The Mercye
[...]ake from Christ our Lorde /
And Peace from the holye Gost a,
Com to All / / That now shall,
In
Iohn. 17.
c. Rom. 12.
b. 15.
a. 1.
Cor. 1.
a. Phil. 2.
a. 3.
b.
Loue with vs agree a /And consent / / With whole Intent,
To the Loues Soscietee a.
.2. LOVE the
Deu. 10.30
b Math. 22.
c.
Lorde aboue al-thinge,Is the first Precept by name a:
Loue thy Neyghbour as thy-selfe,
The second's lyke thesame a.
Thus wee see / / Loue to bee,
Written with
Exo. 24.34.
c Deut. 10.
a.
Gods-his owne Hande a /To
Iohn. 1.
a.
geeue vs Light / / And guyde vs right,Eauen
Iob. 10.
c. Esa. 5.
c. 60.
out of that darke Lande a.
.3. YOVNGE-men in your
Mat. 11
d. 18.
Littlenes,Remember what is sayde a:
Let all our Elders in the Loue,
Wyth Reuerence bee
Heb. 12.
b.
obayde a.Exercyse
1.
Tim. 4. 1.
Ioh. 3.
a. 4
b
/ / Amonge the
Ecch. 6
d. 8.
a 9.
c.
WyseThat holye Seruice, then a /
Which God hath wrought / / And also tought,
By hys Mynister H. N. a.
.4. IN Loues
1.
Cor. 13.
b. 1.
Iohn. 3.4.
Preceptes let vs proceede /And coupple arme-in-arme a /
The Serpentes Broode, that wolde destroye,
Shall ⁏then; doo vs
Gen. 3.
a. Mark. 16.
d.
no harme a.Loue shee sowndes / / All
Sap. 16.
c.
our Woundes,Wyth her most pleasant Wine a /
As wee
1.
Pet. 1.
b. 1.
Ioh. 3.4.
a b
obaye / / And lyue alwaye,In her Seruice diuine a.
.5. AGAINST the Sinne let vs putt-on,
Such
Ephe. 6.
b.
Armour as is best a /☞
Which in the Seruice of the Loue,Is perfectlye exprest a.
And let vs
Math. 6.
b.
praye / / To God alwaye /Eauen-lyke as wee are taught a /
So shall wee fynde / / Within our Mynde,
How Sinne shall
Mich. 6.
b.
go to naught a.
.6. THVS
2.
Cor. 7.
a. Phil. 3.
b.
ga-wee fourth, goodwillinglie /And haue no
Deut. 20.
a. Esa. 41.
a. Math. 10.
b.
doubt in mynde a /Although so
Psa. 3.
a. 27.
a.
manye our Enemyes were,As Heares on Head wee fynde a:
Loue shall make / / Them all to quake /
The Tyme is com-about a /
For with her
Esa. 11
a. 57
b 2.
Tess. 2.
a.
Breath / / If wee haue Faith,So shall shee cast them out a.
.7. AN vpright
1.
Tess. 4.
a. 1
Pet. 3.4.
a.
Lyfe in Lowlynes,Let vs expresse alwaye a /
Amonge such as wee deale-with-all,
In all Affayres I saye a:
So to
Psal. 134.13
[...] 140.
Col. 3.
b.
prayse / / God alwayse,Eauen-as is sayde aboue a.
☞
That's indeede / / As wee reede /The Seruice of the Loue a.
NO Godseruice els do wee knowe /
Nor none maye wee frequent a /
Without this most holye Seruice
Rom. 1.
a. 1.
Cor. 1.
a. 2.
Cor. 13.
c. Ephe 1.
a.
/With her godlie Intent a /
Hee is blest / / That's now prest,
To serue vnder Loues Bande a:
Shee shall
Iohn. 17.
c. Rom. 12.
b. 15.
a. 1.
Cor. 1.
a. Phil. 2.
a. 3.
b.
byde / / And neuer slyde /But euermore shall stande a.
AL-though that wycked Seede of Cain,
To
Deu. 10.30
b Math. 22.
c.
Rebellious-stryfe aryse a /Yet shall those seeke the
Exo. 24.34.
c Deut. 10.
a.
Peace and Rest,So manye as be wyse a.
For all must tast / / ⁏Now at the last;
Iohn. 1.
a.
Such Drincke as they do brue a /And what they
Iob. 10.
c. Esa. 5.
c. 60.
seeke / / That shall them meete:Thys thynge is verye-true a.
THAT Wanton-lust of
Mat. 11
d. 18
Lamech Lyne /Expell out of your mynde a /
And
Heb. 12.
b.
vnto her Lightmyndednes,Bee you in no-wise kynde a:
For with all Findes / / Or wycked Mindes
(Wheare Darknes doth remayne a)
Eauen in the
1.
Tim. 4. 1.
Ioh. 3
a. 4
b
Hell / / Theare shall shee dwell /With all that to her pertayne a.
THEN louinglye let vs stande fast,
In
Ecch. 6
d. 8.
a 9.
c.
brotherlye Accorde a /Lyke-as the Seruice of the Loue,
Requyreth in hys Worde a:
So Loue will / / Blesse
1.
Cor. 13.
b. 1.
Iohn. 3.4.
vs still /And woorke all for the best a:
If so bee / / Wee agree
Gen. 3.
a. Mark. 16.
d.
/And mynde the Peace and Rest a.
LET vs obeye the
Sap. 16.
c.
Gouernours /And lyue vnder their Lawes a:
And eake to them all Tribute paye /
Eauen for the Peaces cause a:
Yet Loue is
1.
Pet. 1.
b. 1.
Ioh. 3.4.
a b
free / / Though shee agree,That they shall haue such thynge a:
And what is right / / To God almight,
That
Ephe. 6.
b.
must wee to hym brynge a.IN
Math. 6.
b.
stilnes thus let vs go-fourth /(With
Mich. 6.
b.
Thankfulnes amonge a)Wyth fewe Woordes, as wee are taught /
And thus I ende my Songe a.
In Loues
2.
Cor. 7.
a. Phil. 3.
b.
Bande / / ⁏Hande-in-hande;Let vs proceede on still a.
O Israell / / Take this well /
As out of my Goodwill a.
FINIS.
PER VV. S. VERITATIS AMATOREM.
.ANNO. 1574.