GOD THE FATHER

Lete him than ̄ beware, how he our laws neglect Only to Angel, and Man we gave liberty, And they only fell, becoming a forward sect. Not by our motion. but their own vanity. For that we gave them, to their felicity, Abused they have, to their perpetual evil. Man is now mortal and Angel become a devil. Loose Man we will not, though he from ̄ us does fall Our love towards him, will be Much better than so Thu law of Nature, teach thu him first of all, His lord God to know, and that is right to do. Charge and enforce him, in the ways of us to go, Thu law of Moses, And Christ's law finally Raise him and save him, to our perpetual glory As you have seane here, how I have stricken with fire The pestilent vice, of Infidelity. So will I destroy, in the fearcenesse of mine ire, All sects of error, with their enormyte, Which hath risen out, of that inyquyte. For as it is said, that my hand hath not set, Shall up by the rote, no power may it let. The Apostle Johan, in the Apocalypse does say, He saw a new heaven, & a new earth aperynge. The old earth & see, were taken clean a way, That heave ̄ is ma ̄ nys faith, that earth his under standing, Whom we have renewed by our most secret working. The old cankered earth, exylynge with the see. Which is superstycyon, and Infidelity. A new Jerusalem, the said Johan also see, As a bewtyfull bride, prepared to her husband. Our true faithful church, is that same fair city, Whom we have cleansed, by the power of our right hand. As a spouse to Christ, in every Christian land. Bannyshynge the sects, of Babylonical popery, That she in the sprete, may walk to our glory. Resort you three laws, for you will I clear also, Of soch infections, as by Infidelity, You have received, That you with her may go, Declaring the ways, of Christian liberty, That us she may take, without perplexite, For her only God, and be our people Still. In our laws walking, according to our will. Approach nyghar than, and you shall be restored. Thu law of Nature, we first Begin with the, Restoring the again, to thy first puryte. Avoid Idolatry, Avoid vile Sodomy, We charge you no more, this law to putryfye. Keep Still that same heart, for a sign perpetual. That thu were written, in mannys heart first of all. Thu law of Moses, give me that vail from the, No longer shalt thu, neither blind nor crooked be. Hens thu Ambycyon, and cursed Covetousness, I here banish you, from this law ever doughtles. Loose not those tables, which are a token true, That thu in the flesh, shalt evermore continue. Thu law of the Gospel, though thu be last of all. In operation yet, thu art the principal. From the I exile, hypocrisy and false doctrine, With all that depend, upon the papystycall line. Reserve the same book, for a sign of heave ̄ lie pour. For that book thu art, that Johan from heaven dead devour. Thu law of Nature, shalt teach man God to know And that to refuse, whereby any ill may grow. The ache thu him also, to worship one God above, And his poor neyber, to prosecute with love. And thu shalt teach him, to love God in his heart. And those to forgive, by whom he suffers smart. Work thu in the heart, a knowledge necessary, In the flesh work thu, by outward ceremony. Change thu to the spret, the workings of these two, And cause our people, in a perfect way to go. Take heed Christ ̄ faith, to the teachings of these three And move our people, to walk in the verity. The promises we made, in all these three at Gospel, We would thu shouldst so, to our congregation tell. Our everlasting blessing, be with you evermore. I Am Deus pater, a substance inuy syble, All one with the son, & holy ghost in essence. To Angel and Man. I am income prehensyble, A strength infinite, a righteousness, a prudence, A mercy, a goodness, a truth, a life, a sapience. In heaven and in earth, we made all to our glory, Man ever having, in a special memory. Man I say again, which is our own elect, Our chosen creature, and servant over all, Above the others, peculyarly select, To do us homage and onour name to call, Acknowledging us for his author principal. Endued him we have, with gifts of special grace And laws will we send, to govern him in place. Step fourih you iii. laws, for gydau ̄ ce of Ma ̄ kind Whom most inteyrly, in heart we love and favour. And teach him to walk, according to our mind, In cleanness of life, and in a gentle behauer. Deeply instruct him, our mysteries to savour, By the works of faith, all vices to seclude, And preserve in him, our godly similitude. Our laws are all one, though you do three apere Like wise as our will, is all one in effect. But because that Man, in himself is not clear To time and person, as now we have respect, And as three teachers, to him we you direct, Though you be but one. In token that we are three, Dystyncte in person, and one in the deyte. Yea, for three ages, both guide and governor. From Adam to Noah, from Noah, to Abraham, And than to Moses, which is the son of Amram, In the heart of Man, his conscience for to steer, To righteous living, and to a joust believe, In token whereof, this heart to the I give. Thu shalt want no grace, to Comfort him with all, If he to the faith, of my first promise fallen. For three ages more, to the must he consent. From Moses to David from ̄ them to the Jews exile And so fourth to Christ, which will Man reconcile With soch harden rulers, as will the people compel. Our mind to fulfil, withuot vain gaudes of fables For a sign of this, hold these same stony tables. All they that observe, our laws inuyolablye, Shall every where prosper, increase and multyplye With the faithful foet , must thu continue ever. Thu shalt my people, return from far exile, And for evermore, to my grace reconcile. Take this precious book, for a token evident. A seal of my covenant, and a living testament. They that believe it shall live forevermore, And they that do not, will rue their folly soar, Blessed shall he be, that you my laws will keep. In city and field, whither he do work or sleep, His wife shall increase, his land shall frutyfye. And of his enemies, he shall have victory. The sky will give rain, wha ̄ seasonable time shall be, The works of his would ̄ des, shall have prosperity. Cursed shall they be, that will not our laws fulfil, Without and within, at market and at mill. Of corn and cattle, they shall have non increase, Within their own House, shall sorrows never cease Never shall they be, without boil, botch, or blain, The pestilence & pox, will work the ̄ deadly pain, Show this unto Man, & bid him take good heed, Of our righteousness, to stand always in dread. We visit the sin. and the great abomination Of the wicked sort, to third and fort generation. Thu law of Nature, instruct him first of all, Thu law of Moses, correct him for his fallen, And thu law of Christ, give him a godly mind. Raise him unto grace, & save him from the find. Our heavenly blessing, be with you every chone, Now have we destroyed, the kingdom of Babylon, And thrown the great whore, into the botto ̄ less pit, Restoring again, the true faith and religion, In the Christian church, as we have thought it fit, Depurynge these laws, so to continue y to . Man is our creature, & hath grace in our sight, To dwell with him now, is our whole hearts delight Man is our people, his God we are again, With him will we have, continual resydence. Away will we wipe, from him all sorrow & pain: He shall no longer, despair for his offence, Nor have I ̄ his soul, any careful doubt of conscye ̄ ce The old popishness, is passed which was Dam ̄ pnacyon, We have now renewed, our Christian congregation, Grand fourth Christ ̄ faith, & take our aduertyseme ̄ to We here appoint the, to govern our congregation. See thu do nothing, without the admonishment, Of these three laws here. Enprent their declaration Of my sweet promises, and than make thu relation, To my folk again, that they may walk to me. Without popish dreams, in a perfygt liberty. What though it b so? yet art thu principal, Our all the world, thy beams shalt thu extend, And Still continue, till the world be at and end.