TRUST

How God hath blissed you all men may see, For first at your entrance you conquered Lust, Not by your power, but by might of the deity, As all persons ought to do that be Just, Then through Sapience which God did you send, You bridled that brutish beast Inclination, And also ordered you with Contentation. Oh you Emperors, Pote ̄ tates, & Princes of renown, Learn of Just with trust your selves to associate, That Like as your vocation, by right does ask y e crown And also endue obedie ̄ ce, being y e appointed magistrate, So rule that at the last you may be resuscitate, And reign with y e almighty with perfect continued ̄ tinua ̄ ce, Receiving double crowns for your godly gouernau ̄ ce you noble men, whom God hath furnished with fame, Be mindful to walk in the ways of the Just, Add virtue evermore to your honourable name, And be not overcome of concupicence or Lust, Fle from love of Treasure, catch hold of me Trust. And then double felicity, at the last you shall possess, And in all earthly doings, God shall give good success. you poor men & commons, walk well in your vocation Banish Lust and desire, which is not convenient, Let trust work in you a full contentation, Considering that it leads to treasures more excel ̄ to For these are uncertain, but they are most permane ̄ to: your necessity supply with virtue and trust, And then shall you enjoy your crown among y e Just. Fear you not, shortly you shall have consolation, If I were once grown in you to perfection, Even thus goes it always with y e children of electio ̄ yea I must always associate the Just. Most blissed and happy I say are the Just, Even because they restrain their own Inclination, Thou therefore that hast made thy treasure of trust, Behold, I have brought thee here consolation. Receive this crown of felicity now at this space, Which shall be made richer in the celestial place. Our matter is almost brought to and end, Saving that Inclination in prison must be shut, Just carry him forth that uses to contend, And see that surely enough he be put. Let all men consider this good erudition, And not to put confidence in Lust nor Treasure, By these two examples receive admonition, And also of the sudden vanishement of pleasure. The treasure of this world we may well compare To Circe's the witch, with her crafty cautilitie, Where with many men's minds so poisoned are, That quite they are carried into all fidelity, They are conjured in deed, and bewitched so soar, That treasure is their trust, joy and delight, True trust is expelled they pass not therefore And against contentation, they continually fight But though wicked men follow their lust, Crying, on earth is our felicity and pleasure, yet God does so guide the hearts of the just, That they respect chiefly the celestial treasure.