GOD THE FATHER

I N the beginning, before the heavens were create, In me and of me, was my son see ̄ mpyternall. With the holy Ghost, in one degree or estate, Of the high Godhead, to me the father coequal. his my son was, with me one God essencyall, hout separation, at any time from me. God he is, of equal dignity. the beginning, my son hath ever be, S father, in one essencyall being. e create, by him in yche degree, & earth, and have their diverse working. power, was never made any thing, wrought. But through his ordinance, e his strength, and whole continuance. him is the life, and the joust recoueraunce, Adam and his, which nought but death deserved. And this life to men, is and high perseverance, Or a light of faith, whereby they shall be saved. And this light shall shine, among the people darkened, With unfaithfulness: Yet shall they not with him take. ut of wyllfull heart, his liberal grace forsam e. Which will compel me, against man for to make, In my displeasure. And send plagues of correction, Most grievous and sharp, his wanton lusts to slake, By water and fire, by sickness and infection. Of pestilent sores, molesting his complexion By troublous war, by Dearth and peynefull fearsenesse, And after this life, by and extreme heauynesse, I well first Begin, with Adam for his lewdness, Which for and apple, neglected my commandment. He shall continue, in labour for his rashness, His only sweat shall, provide his food and raiment. Yea, yet must he have, a greater ponnyshment. Most terrible death, shall bring him to his end. To teach him how he, his lord God. shall offend. I wot it is so, yet art thu no less faulty, Than ̄ thu hadst be made, of matter Much more worthy, I gave the reason, and wit to understand, The good from the evil. And not to take on hand, Of a braynelesse mind, the thing which I forbade the. Then thu art blameless, and the fault thu layest to me? For that I put the, at thine own liberty, Thu oughtest my goodness, to have in more regard. Thu shalt die for it, with all thy posterity. For a closing up, take yet one sentence with the. Thu knowest I have given, to him convenient space. With lawful warnings, yet he amendeth in no place. The natural law, which I wrote in his heart, He hath outraced, all goodness putting a part, Of health the covenant, which I to Adam made, He regardeth not, but walks a damnable trade, No weakness is it, but wilful working all, That reigneth in man, through mind dyabolycall. He shall have therefore, like as he hath deserved. My true seruau ̄ to Noah, thy ryghtousnesse does move me, Somewhat to reserve, for mannys posterity. Though I drown the world, yet will I save the lives, Of the and thy wife, thy iij. sons and their wives, And of yche kind two, to maintain you hereafter. Why dost thu say so: Be bold to speak thy intent. I will drown them all, for their wilful wicked folly, That man hereafter, thereby may know my pour, And fear to offend, my goodness day and hour. After that this flood, have had his raging passage, This shall be to the, my covenant everlasting. The sees and waters, so far nevermore shall rage, As all flesh to drown, I will so tempre their working. This sign will I add, also to confirm the thing. In the clouds above, as a seal or token clear, For safeguard of man, my raynebowe shall apere. Take thu this covenant for and earnest confirmation, Of my former promise, to Adam's generation. Farewele than joust Noah, here leave I the behind. Mine high displeasure, must needs return to man, Considering the sin, that he does day by day: For neither kyndenesse, nor extreme handling can, Make him to know me, by any faithful way. But Still in mischief, he walks to his decay. If he do not soon, his wickedness consider, to is like doubtless, to perish all togydre. In my sight he is, more venom than the spider Through soch abuses, as he hath exercised, From the time of Noah, to this same season hither. And uncomely act, without shame Cham commised, When he of his father, the secret parts revealed. In like case Nemrod, against me wrought abusion As he raised up, the castle of confusion, Ninus hath also, and all by the devils illusyon, Through image making, up raised Idolatry, Me to dishonour. And now in the conclusion, The vile Sodomites, live so unnaturally That their sin vengeance, axeth continually For my covenants sake, I will not drown with water. Yet shall I visit, their sins with other matter. Abraham my servant, for thy most faithful meaning. Both thu and thy stock, shall have my plentouse blessing. Where the unfaithful, under my curse evermore, For their vain working, shall rew their wickedness soar. No truly Abraham, thu chancest upon the right. The thing I shall do, I will not hide from the, Whom I have blessed, for thy true fidelity. For I know thu Wilt, cause both thy children & seruau ̄ tes. In my ways to walk, and trust unto my covenants, That I may perform, with the my earnest promise. From Sodom and Gomor, the abominations call, For my great vengeance, which will upon them fallen. Wild fire and brimstone, shall light upon them all. At Sodom if I, may find joust persons fifty, The place will I spare, for their sakes verily. Say fourth good Abraham, for ill dost thu non intend. No, no, good Abraham, for I know thy faith is right. Could I find twenty, that city would I save. Spare not to utter, so Much as thu hast in store. The rest for their sakes, might so be safe and sound, And not destroyed, for their abomination, Loath and his howsholde, I will deliver all, For righteousness sake which is of me and not them. Well Abraham well, for thy true faithfulness, Now will I give the, my covenant or third promise. Look thu believe it, as thu couetyst ryghtuousnesse, Still so increases, the wickedness of man, That I am moved, with plagues him to confound His weakness to aid, I do the best I can, Yet he regardeth me, no more than does and hound. My word and promise, in his faith takes no ground, He will so long walk, in his own lusts at large, That nought he shall find, his folly to discharge. Since Abrahams time, which was my true elect, Ishmael have I found, both wicked, fierce, and cruel, And Esau in mind, with hateful muther infect, The sons of Jacob, to lusts unnatural fell, And into Egypt, dead they their brother fell. Laban to idols, gave faithful reverence, Dinam was corrupt, through Sichems violence. Ruben abused his father's concubine, Judas gate children, of his own daughter in law. Yea, her in my sight, went after a wicked line, His seed Onanspylte, his brother's name to withdraw. Achan lived here, without all godly awe. And now the children, of Israel abuse my pour, In so vile manner, that they move me every hour. I certyfye the, my chosen servant Moses. That people of mine is full of vnthankefuln Content they are not, with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair, As I sent Manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare, they many times complain. Over Amalech, I gave them the victory. I will first conclude, and then say on thy mind, For that I have found, that people so kind, Nor one of them shall, enjoy the promise of me, For entering the land, but Caleb and Joshua. Never will I spare, the cursed inyquyte, Of idolatry, for no cause, thu mayest trust me. Thinkest thu that I will, so soon change my decree? No, No, Friend Moses so light thu shalt not find me. I will ponnysh them, all Israel shall it see. Those great blasphemers, shall out of my book clean, But thu shalt not so, for I know what thu dost mean. Conduct my people, mine Angel shall assist the, That sin a a day, will not uncorrected be. And for the true zeal, that thu to my people hast, I add this covenant, unto my promises passed. Raise them up I will, a prophet from among them, Not onlyke to the, to speak my words unto them, Who so hears not, that he shall speak in my name, I will revenge it, to his perpetual shame. The pass over lamb, will be a token joust, Of this strong covenant. This have I clearly dyscust, In my appointment, this hour for your deliverance. FOr all the favour, I have showed Israel, Delivering her, from Pharao's tyranny, And giving the land fluentem lac & mell, Yet will she not leave, her old idolatry, Nor know me for God. I abhor her misery. Vexed her I have, with battles and decays, Still must I plague her, I see non other ways. I can not abide, the vice of idolatry Though I should suffer, all other vyllanye. When Joshua was dead, that sort from me dead fallen, To the worshipping of Asteroth and Baal, Full unclean idols, and monsters bestial. So long as they sin, so lo ̄ ge shall they have greuau ̄ ce. David my servant, somewhat must I say to the, For that thu lately, hast wrought soch vanity. Of late days thu hast, mysused Bersabe, The wife of Vrye, and slain him in the field. Thu shalt not die David, for this inyquyte, For thy repentance, But thy son by Bersabe, Shall die, for as Much, as my name is blasphemed. Among my enemies, and thu the worse esteemed. From thy House for this, the sword shall not depart, To further anger, thu dost me yet compel. Why didst thu numbered, the people of Israel? Supposest in thy mind, therein thu hast done well? Thu shalt of these iij. chosen which plague thu Wilt have, For that sinful act, that I thy soul may save. A scarsenesse vij. years, or else iij. months exile, Either for iij. days, the pestilence most vile. For one thu must have, there is no remedy, Of a pestilence, then iij. score thousand and ten, In iij. days shall die of thy most puysaunt men. Though thy sins be great, thy inward hearts continued ̄ trycyon. Does move my stomach, in wonderful condition. I find the a man, according to my heart, Wherefore this promise, I make the ere I depart. A fruit there shall come, forth issuing from thy body, Whom I will advance, upon thy seat for ever. His Throne shall become, a seat of heavenly glory, His worthy scepture, from right will not dysseuer, His happy kingdom, of faith, shall perish never, Of heaven and of earth, he was author principal, And will continue, though they do perish all. This sign shalt thu have, for a token special, That thu mayest believe, my words unfeignedly. Where thu hast minded, for my memorial, To build a temple, thu shalt not fynysh it truly. But Salomon thy son, shall do that action worthy, In token that Christ, must fynysh every thing, That I have begun, to my praise everlasting. I Brought up children, from their first infancy, Which now despiseth, my godly instytucyons. And ox knoweth his lord, and ass his Master's duty, But Israel will not, know me nor my conditions, O forward people, given all to superstitions. Unnatural children, expert in blasphemies, Provoketh me to bore, by their ydolatryes. Take heed to my words, you tyrants of Sodoma, In vain you offer, your sacrifice to me. Dyscontent I am, with you beasts of Gomorrha, And have no pleasure, when I your offerings see. I abhor your fasts, and your solemnity. For your traditions, my ways you set a partly, Your works are in vain, I hate them from the heart. For the wicked sin, of filthy idolatry, Which the x, tribes dead, in the land of Samarye, In space of one day, fifty thousand men I slew, Three of their cities, also I overthrew. And left the people, in soch captivity, That in all the world, they wist not whither tefle. The other ij. tribes, when they from me went back, To idolatry, I left in the hand of Sesack. The King of Egypt, which took away their treasure, Conveyed their cattle, and slew them without measure. In time of Achas, and hundred thousand and twenty, Were slain at one time, for their idolatry. Two hundred thousand, from them were captive led. Their goods dispersed, and they with penury fed. Seldom they fail it, but either the Egipcyanes, Have them in bondage, or else the Assyreanes. And alone they may, thank their idolatry. Wele, Isaiah, for this thy fidelity, A covenant of health, thu shalt have also of me. For Zions sake now, I will not hold my peace, And for Jerusalem, to speak will I not cease. Till that righteous lord, be come as a sum ̄ ne beam bright, And their joust savour, as a lamp extend his light. A rod shall shut fourth, from the old stock of Jess, And a bright blossom, from that rote will arise. Upon whom always, the sprete of the lord shall be, The sprete of wisdom, the sprete of heavenly practise, And the sprete that will, all godliness devise, Take this for a sign, A maid of Israel, Shall conceive and bear, that lord Emanuel. I will Johan I will, for as I said afore, Rigour and hardenesse, I have now set a partly, Minding from hens fourth, to win man evermore, By wonderful kyndenesse, to break his stubborn heart, And change it from sin. For Christ shall suffres make, In mannys frail nature, for his inyquyte, This to make open, my massenger shalt thu be. Long ere I made the, I the predestynate. Before thu Wertenberg born, I the endued with grace. In thy mother's womb, Wertenberg thu sanctyfycate, By my godly gift, and so confirmed in place, A Prophet to show, a way before the face, Of my most dear son, which will come the until, Apply the apace, thine office to fulfil. Preach to the people, rebuking their negligence, Doppe them in water, they knowledging their offence. And say unto them. The kingdom of God does cum. Thu shalt not say so, for I have given the grace, Eloquence and age, to speak in the desert place, Thu must do therefore, as I shall the advise, My appointed pleasure, fourth utter in any wise. My strong mighty words, put I into thy mouth, Spare not by speak them, to east, west, north and south. Go now thy way fourth, I shall the never fail. The sprete of Helias, have I given the already. Persuade the people, that they their sins bywayle. And if they repent, their customable folly, Long shall it not be, ere they have remedy. Open thu their hearts, tell them their health is coming. As a voice in desert, see thu declare the thing. I promise the sure, thu shalt was he him among them, In Jordan a flood, not far from Jerusalem. In thy mother's womb, of him hadst thu cognycyon. Have thu no fear Johan, him shalt thu know full well. And one special token, afore will I the tell. Super quem videris spiritum descendentem & manentem Super eum, hic est qui baptizat spiritum sancto Among all other, whom thu shalt baptise there. Upon whom thu sayest, the holy Ghost descend, In shappe of a dove, resting upon his shuldere. Hold him for the same, that shall the world amend. By baptism of sprete, and also to man extend, Most special grace. For he must repare his fallen, Restoring again, the justice original. Take now thy iournaye, and do as I the advise, First preach repentance, and than the people baptise. I am immutable, I may change no decree. Thu shalt die (I say) without any remedy. But art thu sorry, from bottom of thy heart? This is my covenant, to the and all thy ofsprynge. For that thu hast be, deceived by the serpent, I will put hatred, betwixt him for his doing, And the woman kind. They shall hereafter dyssent. His seed with her seed, shall never have agreement Her seed shall press down, his head unto the ground, Slee his suggestions, and his whole power confound, Cleave to this promise, with all thy inward pour, Firmly enclose it, in thy remembrance fast. Fold it in thy faith, with full hope day and hour, And thy salvation, it will be at the last. That seed shall clear the, of all thy wickedness passed, And procure thy peace, with most high grace in my sighs, See thu trust to it, and hold not the matter light. For that my promise, may have the deeper effect, In the faith of the, and all thy generation. Take this sign with it, as a seal thereto connect, Creep shall the Serpent, for his abomination. The woman shall sorrow, in painful propagation. Like as thu shalt find, this true in outward working. So think the other, though it be and hidden thing. I have be moved, to strike man dyuerselye, Since I left Adam, in this same earthly mansyon. For whyc he hath done, to me displeasures many, And will not amend, his life in any condition. No respect hath he, to my word nor monycyon. But does what him lust, without discrete advisement, And will in no wise, take mine advertisement. Cain hath slain Abel, his brother and innocent, Whose blood from the earth, does call to me for vengeaum ̄ ce My children with men, so carnally consent, That their vain working, is unto me Much grievance. Mankind is but flesh, in his whole dallyaunce. All vice increases, in him continually, Nothing he regardeth, to walk unto my glory. My heart abhorreth, his wilful misery, His cankered malice, his cursed couetousenesse, His lecherous, his vengeable tyranny, rcyfull mourther, and other ungodliness. ill destroy him, for his outragyousnesse. and not him only, but all that on earth do steer, or it repenteth me, that ever I made them here. If I among them, might find but five and forty Them would I not loose, for that joust company. Then will I pardon it, for those same forties sake. Utter thy whole mind, and spare me not hardly. May I find thirty, I will nothing do unto them Of many peoples, the father I will make the, All generations, in thy seed shall be blessed. As the stars of heaven, so shall thy kynered be, And by the same seed, the world shall be redressed. In cyrcumcysyon, shall this thing be expressed, As in a sure seal, to prove my promise true, Print this in thy faith, and it shall thy soul renew, Farwele Abraham, for hear in place I leave the. I gave them precepts, which they will not fulfil. Nor yet knowledge me, for their God and good lord, So do their vile deeds, with their wicked hearts accord, Whyls thu hast talked, with me famylyarlye. mountain, the space but of days forty, ghtes all, they have forgotten clearly, are turned, to shameful idolatry. For their God they have, set up a golden calf. I constitute the, a King over Israel, And the preserved, from Saul which was thy enemy. Yea, in my favour, so Much thu dedyst excel. That of thy enemies, I gave the victory. Palestynes and Syryanes, to the came trybutarye. Why hast thu then wrought, soch folly in my sight? Despising my word, against all godly right. First they had father's, than had they patriarchs, Than dukes, than judges, to their guides and monarchs, Now have they stout kings, yet are they wicked Still, And will in no wise, my Pleasant laws fulfil. Always they apply, to idols worshipping, From the vile beggar, to the anointed King. May the wife forget, the child of her own body? No more can I them, which will do my continued ̄ maundementes, But must preserve them, from all inconuenyentes. I Have with fearcenesse, mankind oft times corrected. And again I have, allured him by sweet promise. I have sent soar plagues, when he hath me neglected. And then by and by, most comfortable sweetness. To win him to grace, both mercy and righteousness. I have exercised, yet will he not amend. Shall I now loose him, or shall I him defend? In his most mischief, most high grace will I send. To overcome him, by favour, if it may be. With his abusions, no longer will I contend. But now accomplish, my first will and decree. My word being flesh, from hens shall set him from. Him reaching a way, of perfect righteousness. That he shall not need, to perish in his weakness. I say thu shalt die, with thy whole posterity. Than will I tell the, what thu shalt stick unto, Life to recover, and my good favour also.