JOHN BAPTIST

Manasses (lord) is passed, which turned from the his heart, Achas and Amon, have now no more a do. Iechonias with other, which dead themselves auarte. From the to idols, may now no farther go. The two false judges, and Bells wicked priests also. Phassur and Semeia's, with Nabuchodonosore, Antiochus and Triphon shall the displease no more. Three score years and ten, thy people into Babylon, Were captive and thrall, for idols worshipping. Jerusalem was lost, and left void of dominion, Brent was their temple, so was their other building, There high priests were slain, there treasure came to nothing The strength and beauty, of thine own heritage, Thus didst thu leave then, in miserable bondage. Oft had they warnings, sometime by Ezechiel, And other prophets, as Isaiah and Hieremye, Sometime by Daniel, sometime by Ose and Iohel, By Amos and Abdia's, by Jonas and by Sophonye, By Nahum and Micheas, by Agge and by Zachary, By Malachia's, and also by Abacuch, By Olda the widow, and by the prophet Baruch. Remember Josia's, which took the abomination. From the people then, restoring thy laws again. Of Rechab consider, the faithful generation, Who ̄ to wine drinking, no fryndshyppe night continued ̄ strain. Remember Abdemelech, the Friend of truth certain, Zorobabel the prince, which dead repare the temple, And Jesus Josedech, of virtue the exemple, Consider Nehemias, and Esdras the good scribe, Merciful Tobias and constant Mardocheus. Judith and queen Hester, of the same godly tribe, Devout Mathathias, and Judas Machabaeus. Have mind of Eleazar, and then Johannes Hircanus, Way the earnest faith, of this godly company, Though the other clean, fallen from thy memory. As thy pleasure is, so blessed lord appoint me, For my health thu art, and my souls felicity. High honour, worship, and glory be unto the. My God eternal, and patron of all puryte. Repent good people, for sins that now are passed, The kingdom of heaven, is at hand very nigh. The promised light, to you approaches fast, Have faith, and apply, now to receive him boldly. I am not the light, but to bear testimony, Of him, am I sent, that all men may believe, That his blood he will, for their redemption give. He is soch a light, as all men does illumyne, That ever were here, or shall be after this. All the world he made, by his mighty power divine, And yet that rude world, will not know what he is. His own he entering, is not regarded of his. They that receive him, are Gods true children plain, In sprete regenerate and all grace shall attain. Many do reckon, that I Johan Baptist am he. Deceived are they, and that will apere in space. Though he come after, yet was he long afore me, We are weak vessels, he is the well of grace, Of his great goodness, all that we have we purchase. By him are we like, to have a better increes, Than ever we had, by the law of Moses. In Moses harden law, we had not else but darkness, Figure and shadow. All was not else but night, Ponnyshment for sin, Much rigour, pain and roughness, And high change is there, where all is turned to light, Grace and remission, anon will shine full bright. Never man lived, that ever see God afore, Which now in our kind, mannys ruin will restore. Help me to give thanks, to that lord evermore, Which am unto Christ, a cryars voice in the desert, To prepare the paths, and high ways him before, For his delight is, on the poor simple heart. That innocent lamb, from soch will never depart, As will faithfully, receive him with good mind. Lete our voice then sound, in some sweet musical kind. Unmeet lord I am, Quia puer ego sum. And other than that, Alac I have no science, Fit for that office, neither yet clean eloquence. Show me yet good lord, whereby shall I know that ma ̄ . In the multitude, which will resort to Jordan? Yea, that was in sprete, I would now know his person.