PROLOCUTOR

A Fter his baptism Christ was Gods son de clared. By the father's voice, as you before have heard, Which signifieth to us, that we ones baptised Are the sons of God, by his gift & reward And because that we, should have Christ in regard, He gave unto him, the mighty authority, Of his heavenly word, our only teacher to be. Now is he gone fourth, into the desert place, With the holy Ghost, his office to Begin. Where Satan the devil, with his assaults apace, With colours of craft, and many a subtle gin, Will undermined him, yet nothing shall he win, But shame and rebuke, in the conclusion final, This tokenneth our raise, and his vnrecurable fallen. Learn first in this act, that we whom Christ does call. Ought not to follow, the fantasies of Man, But the holy Ghost, as our guide special, Which to defend us, is he that will and can, To persecution, lete us prepare us than, For that will follow, in them that seek the truth. Mark in this process, what troubles to Christ ensueth. Satan assaulteth him, with many a subtle dryft, So will he do us, if we take Christ's partly. And when that helpeth not, he seeketh and other shift, The rulers among, to put Christ unto smart, With so many else, as bear him their good heart. Be you sure of this, as you are of daily meat If you follow Christ, with him you must be beat. For assaults of Satan, learn here the remedy Take the word of God, lete that be your defence. So will Christ teach you, in our next Comedy, Earnestly prent it, in your quick intellygence. Resist not the world, but with meek Patience, If you be of Christ. Of this hereafter you shall, Perceive more at large, by the story as it fallen. Lete it not grieve you, in this world to be tempted, Considering your lord, and your high bishop Jesus, Was here without sin, in every purpose proved, In all our weakness, to help and succour us, Farthermore to bear, with our fragylyte thus. He is unworthy, of him to be a member, That will not with him, some persecution suffer. The life of Man is, a proof or harden temptation, As Job does report, and Paul confirmeth the same. Busy is the devil, and laboureth his damnation, Yet have no despair, for Christ hath goat the game. Now is it easy, his cruelness to tame For Christ's victory, is theirs that do believe. Where say take rotynge, the devil can never grieve. Resist (say Peter) resist that roaring lion, Not with your fastings, Christ never taught you so. But with a strong faith, withstand his false suggestion, And with the scriptures, upon him over go, Then shall he no harm, be able you to do. Now may you be bold, you have Christ on your side, So long as you have, his verity for your guide. What enemies are they, that from the people will have, The scriptures of God, which are the mighty weapon, That Christ left them here, their souls from hell to save. And throw them headlondes, into the devils dominion. If they be no devils, I say there are devils non, They bring in fasting, but they leave out, Scriptum est, Chalk they give for gold, soch Friends are they to the Be'st. Lete non report us, that here we condemn fasting. For it is not true, we are of no soch mind. But this we couere, that you do take the thing, For a fruit of faith, as it is done in kind, And only Gods word, to subdue the cruel find. Follow Christ alone, for he is the true Shepherd, The voice of strangers, do never more regard.