NOAH

Most gentle maker, with his fraylenesse somewhat bear Man is thy creature, thy self can not say nay. Though thu ponnysh him, to put him somewhat in fear, His fault to knowledge, yet seek not his decay. Thu mayest reclaim him, though he goes now astray, And bring him again, of thy abundant grace, To the fold of faith, he acknowledging his trespass. All this is true lord, I can not thy words reprove, Lete his weakness yet, thy merciful goodness move. Blessed be thy name, most mighty merciful maker. With the to dispute, it were unconvenient. Shall the other die, without any remedy? As thy pleasure is, so might it always be, For my health thu art, and souls felicity. I will blessed lord, with my whole heart and mind. Most mighty maker, ere I from hens depart, I must give the praise, from the bottom of my heart. Whom may we thank lord, for our health & salvation? But thy great mercy and goodness undeserved. Thy promise in faith, is our iustyfycacyon, As it was Adam's, when his heart therein rested, And as it was theirs, which therein also trusted. This faith was grounded, in Adam's memory, And clearly declared, in Abel's innocency. Faith in that promise, Old Adam dead iustyfye, In that promise faith, made Evam to prophecy. Faith in that promise, proved Abel innocent, In that promise faith, made Seth full obedient. That faith taught Enos, on Gods name first to call, And made Mathusalah, the oldest man of all. That faith brought Enoch, to so high exercise, That God took him up, with him into paradise, Of that faith the want, made Cain to hate the good, And all his ofsprynge, to perish in the flood. Faith in that promise, preserved both me and mine, So will it all them, which follow the same line. Not only this gift, thu hast given me sweet lord, But with it also, thine everlasting covenant, Of truse for ever, thy raynebowe bearing record, Nevermore to drown, the world by flood inconstant, Making the waters, more peaceable and Pleasant. Alac I can not, to the give praise condygne, Yet will I sing here, with heart meek and benign. Loose him not yet lord, though he hath deeply swerved, I know thy mercy, is far above his rudeness, Being infinite, as all other things are in the. His folly therefore, now pardon of thy goodness, And measure it not, beyond thy godly pity. Esteem not his fault, farther than help may be, But grant him thy grace, as he offends so deeply, The to remember, and abhorrre his misery. Of all goodness lord, remember thy great mercy, To Adam and Eve, breaking thy first commandment. Them thu releuedest, with thy sweet promise heavenly, Sinful though they were, and their lives negligent. I know that mercy, with the is permanent, And will be ever, so long as the world endure, Than close not thy hand, from man which is thy creature. Being thy subject, he is vndreneth thy cure, Correct him thu mayest, and so bring him to grace. All lies in thy hands, to leave or to allure, Bitter death to give, or grant most suffren solace. Utterly from man, avert not then thy face, But lete him savour, thy sweet benyuolence, Somewhat though he feel, thy hand for his offence.